Not everyone who calls themselves a prophet is a prophet. True prophets are authorized spokesmen of the Lord God, They speak the word of God, straight from the throne room of God, and their words do not fall to the ground, because it is what God said. The Bible state clearly that prophets are given to the Body of Christ today.
This is clearly stated in Ephesian chapter 4
10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
11 And he gave some, apostles; and some,
prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the foulness of Christ:
In verse 12&13 the purpose of the the full five fold offices are given.
12 For the
perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the
edifying of the body of Christ:
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To understand the role of prophecy and prophets in the local churches it is of paramount importance to to understand the nature of prophecy itself.
This verse in from Revelation 19 is a key to understanding the prophetic and prophets.
At this I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “Do not do it! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”
The prophetic is the Lord himself giving his testimony concerning a matter.
When the Lord himself gives a message by inspiration of the Holy Spirit through a person this is the biblical defintion of the prophetic. The Hebrew word for prophet means , one who speaks through divine inspiration.
The greek word for prophet refers to an authorized spokes person.
So a prophet is one who is called by God as his spokes person, and speaks messages from God by inspiration of the Holy Spirit. The role and office of the prophet has not changed since the time of Adam.
The Bible gives us what God has said and is perfect...
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