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Prophets and Prophecy

Prophets and prophecy

1. who is a prophet, and examples of what false prophets have done

2. Warning against those who call themselves prophets

Mathew 24:11

Mathew 24:24

3. How God spoke through time

Hosea 12:10

4. How important is the ministry of the prophets

Amos 3:7

5. can we expect the gift of prophecy to be present in planet earth today

Joel 2:28,29

6. How does God reveal His will to prophets

Numbers 12:6

7. Whose influence enabled prophets to speak on behalf of God

2 Peter 1:21

8. Has God encouraged believers in Jesus to accept the genuine gift of Prophecy?

2 Chr. 20:20

Thessalonians 5:20,21

9. what are the test for the genuine gift of prophecy

Jeremiah 28:9

Deuteronomy 13:1-3

Isaiah 8:20

Mathew 7:15,20

10. Do Mediums and fortune Tellers have a God given gift?

Deuteronomy 18:10-12

11. Why is the gift of prophecy absent from majority of churches today?

Lamentations 2:9

12. Where is the gift of prophecy to be found?

1 Corinthians 12:28

13. is the gift of Prophecy intended to take the place of the bible

Ephesians 4:8,11,12

14. Has God said the gift of prophecy will be found in the church during the last days?

Revelation 12:17

“The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. God makes it clear that the Gift of prophecy is an identifying mark of his last day church. according to God Himself the church at the end of time must possess the genuine gift of prophecy. ”

A. Rise after AD 1798 Rev. 12:6,14

B. Believe the original teachings of the christian church Revelation 12:17

C. Be a global movement Revelation 14:6

D. Proclaim the everlasting gospel Revelation 14:6-12

E. Believer in all of Gods commandments including the sabbath. Revelation 12:17;14:12

F. Teach that death is a peaceful rest until the resurrection Revelation 14:13

G. Believer in the words of the prophets and in teh gifts of the Holy spirit, including the git of prophecy Revelation 12:17; 19:10

15. How did God place the gift of prophecy within His end time church?

As Gods end time church began to emerge, God plaed his hadn on a young woman named EGW and blessed her with the gift of prophecy.

God wanted to guide the growing church, and through the writings and instructions of EGW God was able to counsel and encourage this growing group of mission minded believers

Talk about the effects of her book today

will the gift be available in the last days

Joel 2:28,29

Are doctrinal belief derived from the Bible, the gift of prophecy or both?

Mathew 4:4

while it true that prophets have been used by God to clarify Gods word the prophets themselves were not used by God to originate new beliefs that have no basis in the Bible.