I've never had a prophetic dream, but I have had a dream where someone who died let me know everything is OK.
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I've never had a prophetic dream, but I have had a dream where someone who died let me know everything is OK.
The Bible "rings true." It simply makes the most sense when understood and carefully considered. It provides an explanation for and a solution to humanity's condition, rather than carrying our failures into the next life the way other religions do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rizzo
Not condemning out of hand either persons or warnings they may receive, something to consider is what transpired in Acts 16, where the girl had an evil spirit of divination or rather Python (the Delphic serpent) in the Greek before the old Englishmen got hold of it.
Where our father gives us warnings, the devil can do his counterfeit in the world as well.
We were talking about it over breakfast, that Paul messed with the financial rewards received by the people running the Delphi temple somewhat as Jesus messed with the financial rewards received by the people running the Jerusalem temple.
well said.
A question for anyone...
Are there any published prophetic voices after the New Testament that you pay attention to?
the inconvenient truth concerning this subject...Quote:
Originally Posted by Good Cheer
https://biblia.com/bible/esv/1%20Cor%2013.8%E2%80%9310
Best read the entire chapter for context rather than cherry pick.Quote:
Originally Posted by barnabus
IMO, If you believe in God you have to know evil exists and that there is a spirit world and at times we interact with the spirit world. Not all of these spirits are "Godly" or have God's interest in mind. If one has a dream or develops some type of notion from what seems to be "other than from themselves" it could be or maybe was something weird. It might even be breathed from God. The best to do in a case like this is to balance whatever it was against the entirety of scripture, God will never lead you into something that's not Godly.
IMO Rev 22 is in a future time when the mystery that Paul, speaks about is lifted.
I've had several experiences with this at times in my life. Usually around stressful events. The range has been from beautiful to scared and even attacked. Don't go looking for it, it will happen when it happens.
Spot on pmer. Going looking for it is like turning on the porch light in July; you're gonna attract some bugs.
read it may times the word stands as written.sorry that verse throws cold water on your theology...Quote:
Originally Posted by Good Cheer
OK, what are you saying it says?
And how does it throw cold water on my theology?
Please if you would explain your thoughts.
I went and looked. I don't see how that says God doesn’t give the future to men anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gobeyond
Reading what Paul was saying in chapters 12 through 14, I wish you'd responded with an explanation of what you meant.Quote:
Originally Posted by barnabus
Amos 3:7
Certainly the sovereign LORD does nothing without first revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.
Some fun spooky stuff from a US government spook.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRTon6qgVws
Does the watchman requirement of Ezekiel 33 kick in here?
Are you required to speak up? I'm not seeing any way out of it.
[For me] Absolutely NOT. John the Baptist was the last prophet. Then Christ came...the Word is complete in Him. The disciples and Paul especially were extraordinary teachers. There are good TEACHERS even to this day. But....All post John prophets are liars. Our Father can tell us ANYTHING through His Word. Mark 13:23 ....Did HE say I told you most things? Did he tell us all things pertaining to so & so? NO....HE said I have foretold you ALL things. There's NOTHING new under the sun, an answer to anything and everything can be found through prayerful study. I wouldn't be shocked if Our Father could use His Word to simplify Ikea assembly instructions for an end table.Quote:
Originally Posted by Good Cheer
Paul was much more than just a "teacher", he was an apostle, and he says that several times, and he was THE apostle to the Gentiles, and it's the gospel he wrote in 1st Corinthians 15:1>4 that is preached today, (or should be).
In 2nd Corinthians 12:1>5 he, (speaking in the third person,) specifically states that he was taken to heaven and given that gospel and the mysteries by God himself to share/preach.
In Romans 2:16, 16:25, and in 2nd Timothy 2:8 Paul calls it "my gospel", and it and the mysteries were given to no other, look at Acts 17:19>21.
Of course it was "God's gospel/gospel of Jesus", but it was given to Paul firsthand.
It's no wonder that Peter in 2nd Peter 3:16 said that Paul's writings were hard to understand.
Paul also wrote prophetically in sections of both 1st/2nd Thessalonians.
Paul's expressions are often difficult to sort through, as though he forbade using a word where he could find room for two or three. Dealing with translations from the specificity of his Greek has led many into confusion, which makes individual study oh so important.
We have two thousand years of the church and people within it who have received prophetic knowledge from our creator. Recorded in the word there are prophets of old and also the acknowledgement and some instruction to those in the church who experience being given prophetic knowledge. So I thought to ask: "A question for anyone... Are there any published prophetic voices after the New Testament that you pay attention to?" But perhaps a more pressing matter could be how would you determine who to pay attention to as there is but one test for the veracity of prophecies. As if to say, unless you personally know someone and have sufficient confidence in them as to take their words to heart, all you could do would be to sit back and observe; i.e., inaction. But prophecy is intended for edification and warning, a prompting to action. So it's a bit of a conundrum for me as a Christian, for while I would not automatically dismiss all prophetic voices neither do I embrace any as necessarily being received from God. But if they're merchandising their words, eh, what can you do but roll your eyes and move on?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nines&Twos