No More Prophets

A recent post by Dr. Bill Barrick brought up the topic of prophets and prophecy. Dr. Barrick’s theme is “The Authority of Scripture in the Book of Jeremiah.” The post is worth reading, I’d like to expand on a few points he raises at the end of the post. These days many Christians misunderstand prophecy.…

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New Testament Prophecy

The Nature of Prophecy The word prophecy in Scripture means “to speak the words of another.” A man-to-man example of this occurred in the Old Testament when Moses gave words to his brother Aaron to speak on his behalf (Ex 4:15). In this arrangement, God described Levi as the prophet of Moses because he spoke…

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Why Study End Times and Revelation?

Dan Greenfield This doctrine (“end times,” or eschatology) is often relegated to— “Non-essential,” dividing believers Last thing (irony!)—if ever—covered in doctrinal studies and Bible surveys Too difficult to understand, so why bother invest the time Over generalization—specifics and particulars are mixed in to a vanilla ice cream “Jesus will raise the dead and all will…

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