THEPROPHETS

Thewor
d“PROPHET”Comesf
rom t
he
Thedi
cti
onar
ydef
inesi
tas

pr
ophet
noun

1.onewhout
ter
sdi
vi
nel
yinspi
redr
evel
ati ORoner
ons, egar
dedbyagr
oupof
f
oll
ower
sast
hef
inalaut
hor
it
ati
ver
eveal
erofGod'
swi
ll
,
2.onegi
ft
edwi
thmor
ethanor
dinar
yspi
ri
tual
andmor
ali
nsi
ght

3.onewhof
oret
ell
sfut
ureev
ent
s:pr
edi
ctor
4.anef
fect
iveorl
eadi
ngspokesmanf
oracause,
doct
ri
ne,
orgr
oup

WHYDOWEHAVEPROPHETSANYWAY?(
WhyGodGav
ePr
ophet
s)

1.1Cor
int
hians12:
1,7Nowconcer
ningspi
ri
tual
[gi
ft
s],
bret
hren, dnothav
Iwoul e
youi
gnor
ant
.Butt
hemani
fest
ati
onoft
heSpi
ri
tisgi
vent
oev
erymant
opr
ofi
t
wi
thal
.

-Intheabovever
ses,Godwouldhavenonebeignor
ant,andthatwe
knowitthatt
hegif
t(ofpr
ophesyi
ng/pr
ophet
)isforourprof
it…

- ThissamecanbeseeninEphesi
ans4:11-
16; And he gav e some,
apostes;andsome,PROPHETS;andsome,ev
l angel
ists;andsome,
pastor
sandt s;Fort
eacher heperfect
ingofthesai
nts,fortheworkof
themini
str
y,fort
heedifyi
ngofthebodyofChr
ist
:Ti
llweallcomein
theuni
tyofthefai
th,andoft
heknowledgeoft
heSonofGod,untoa
perf
ectman,untothemeasureofthest
atur
eofthef
ulnessofChr
ist
:
Thatwe[ henceforth]benomor echi l
dren,t
ossedt oandfro,andcarried
aboutwi thev erywi ndofdoct ri
ne,byt hesleightofmen,[and]cunni ng
craft
iness, wherebyt heyli
ei nwai ttodeceiv e;Butspeaki
ngt hetrut
hi n
l
ov e,maygr owupi ntohimi nal lthings,whichisthehead,[even]Christ
:
From whom t hewhol ebodyf i
tl
yjoinedt ogetherandcompact edbyt hat
whichev eryjointsuppl i
eth,accor dingt otheef f
ectualworkingint he
measur eofev erypart,makethi ncreaseoft hebodyunt otheedifyi
ngof
i
tselfinlove.{Emphasi sAdded}

- So,f
rom Ephesi
answegetmor
eknowl
edgeofwhatt
hepr
ofi
tisal
l
 about
,li
stedasf
oll
ows:

o Perf
ecti
ngusint
oHI Si
mage,
o TohelpHISmini
stry
o Toedif
ythechurch
o Forustocometotheunit
yoff
ait
h&knowledgeofChr
ist
o Thatwebenotcar ri
edawaybutthei
r(f
alsepr
ophet
s)wor
kof
decept
ion

2.1Cor
int
hians14:
3 Buthet
hatpr
ophesi
ethspeaket
hunt
omen[
to]edi
fi
cat
ion,
andexhor
tati
on,andcomfort
.
- Nowf rom Paul
,theApost
le,
welear
nt hatapr
ophet
’swor
kist
oedi
fy,
as
pr
evi
ousl
ysaidearli
eri
nEphesi
ans,andnowheaddsEXHORTATI
ON&
COMFORT.

Nowt
osum upal
lreasons,
theyar
easf
oll
ows:

i. Perf
ecti
ngusi nt
oHI Si
mage,
i
i. TohelpHI Smini
stry
i
i
i. Toedif
yt hechurch
i
v. Forustocomet otheunit
yoff
ait
h&knowl
edgeofChr
ist
v. Thatwebenotcar ri
edawaybutt
hei f
r(al
seprophet
s)wor
kof
decept
ion.

War
ningsf
rom GodonPr
ophet
s

Someti
mes, peopl
ewoul
dsay
,hey
!!
!Wai
t.
.!
!Don’
tjudgeort
alkagai
nstapr
ophet
,
i
tsunchr
ist
ian!!

Nope!
!theyar
ebei
ngunchr
ist
ian!
!why
???Let
’sseet
hef
oll
owi
ng,

1.Mathew7: 15Bewareoff alsepr ophets,whi

chcometoyouinsheep'
scl
othing,
butinwardlyt
heyareraveni ngwol ves.
- Chr i
stlongfor
etol
doff alsepr ophet
swhoseemstobeinnocentChr
ist
ians,
butaswolves,soaret heirintenti
ons,t
odestr
oyourf
ait
hinGodandChr i
st
Hi
mselfandalsorobeust
her
easonwhyGodHi
msel
fhaspl
acedont
hegi
ft
pr
ophets/
prophecy!

- Ther
efor
e,whoev
erisaChr
ist
ian,asChr
istsai
d,WI
LLTAKEHEED.NOT
NEGOTIATI
NGTHISCOMMANDTO“ BEWARE”

2.1John4:
1 Bel
ov bel
ed, ievenotever
yspi
ri
t,butt
ryt
hespi
ri
tswhet
hert
hey
 ar
eofGod:becausemanyf
alsepr
ophet
sar
egoneouti
ntot
hewor
ld.

- Here,
wearetoldnottobeli
eveever
yonethatcomesprofessi
ngt
obea
pr
ophetorhavethatgi
ftofthespi
ri
t,butr
ather
,TESTFIRST!!

3.2Pet
er2:
1 Butt
her
ewer
efal
sepr
ophet
sal
soamongt
hepeopl
e,ev
enas
thereshal
lbefal
seteacher
samongyou,whopri
vi
lyshal
lbri
ngindamnabl
e
heresi
es,evendeny
ingtheLor
dthatboughtt
hem,andbr
inguponthemsel
ves
swi
ftdestructi
on.
- Clear-
cutmessage,t hesef al
seprophetsbringdamnabl eheresi
es,andas
Christi
ans,whytol
erateanythi
ngdamned?Fori ti
swritt
en,“Wherefor
ecome
outf r
om amongt hem,andbey eseparat
e,saiththeLord,andtouchnott
he
unclean[thi
ng];
andIwi l
lrecei
veyou,”2Corinthi
ans6:17

4.Jer
emi
ah23:
16 Thussait
htheLORDofhost s,Hear
kennotuntothewor ds
oft
heprophetsthatprophesyunt
oyou:theymakeyouvain:t
heyspeakavision
oft
hei
rownhear t,[
and]notoutofthemouthoftheLORD.
- Nowt hereasonwhynott ohearkenorli
stent
othem i
salsogi
venhere,they
makeusVAI
N.
- IFTESTED,&FOUNDWANTI NG,donotl
ist
ent
othem…a“
ThusSai
tht
he
Lor
d”…aclear
-cuti
nst
ruct
ion.

5.2John1:9“Whosoevertr
ansgr
esset
h,andabi
det
hnoti nthedoctr
ineofChrist
,
hat
hnotGod.Het hatabi
dethi
nthedoctr
ineofChri
st,hehathboththeFather
andtheSon.Iftherecomeanyuntoyou,andbringnotthisdoctri
ne,r
eceive
hi
m notint
o[your]house,nei
therbidhim Godspeed:Forhet
hatbi
ddet
hhi
m
Godspeedispart
akerofhisevildeeds.
”

- Readt hatagain,
- Now, ifyouarethepar t
akeroftheiri
niqui
ty,
willGodspareyou?Hehassai dit
clearl
y,Andt
“ hereshallinnowi seenteri
ntoitanythi
ngt hatdefi
let
h,nei
ther
[whatsoever]wor kethabomi nati
on,or[ maketh]alie:butt heywhichar e
wr i
tt
enintheLamb' sbookoflif
e.”Revel
ati
on21:27
Now,wi ththisv erseinmi nd,doy ouhav ehopeofent eringheavenify ou
partakeofthem?BEHONEST

Thest
andar
dofaTr
uePr
ophetasOut
li
nedi
nScr
ipt
ure:

Letusr
emembersomebasi
csf
rom t
hef
oll
owi
ngt
ext
s,

 Matt.24:24.-Forther
eshal
larisef al
seChri
sts,andfal
seprophets,andshal
l
show greatsignsandwonders;insomuchthat,if[
itwer
e]possibl
e,theyshal
l
deceivetheveryel
ect.
 o Thatt
her
ewi
l
lbef
alsepr
ophet
s.

 1John4:1.-Belov
ed,
beli
evenoteveryspi
ri
t,butt
ryt
hespi
ri
tswhet
hert
heyar
e
ofGod:becausemanyfal
seprophet
saregoneoutint
othewor
ld.

o Weneedt
oTestal
lpr
ophet
s.

 Phil
ippi
ans4: 8-Finally,bret
hren,whatsoevert hi
ngsar etrue,whatsoeverthings
[ar
e]honest ,what soever things [
are]j ust,what soever things [ar
e]pur e,
whatsoeverthings[are]lovel
y,whatsoeverthings[are]ofgoodr eport
;if[
therebe]
anyvirt
ue,andi f[
therebe]anypr ai
se,thi
nkont hesethings.

o AcceptONLYTHETRUE

Atthi
spoint,
weneedt
olear
nfr
om bot
htheOl
dandNewTest
ament
,andwewi
l
lst
art
fr
om theold.

1.Godwi l
lspeaktothem i
ndr
eams,vi
sions,andtosomefacetofaceaccording
toNumber s12:
6(Andhesai
d,Hearnowmywor ds:Ift
her
ebeapr ophetamong
you,[
I]theLORDwi l
lmakemysel
fknownunt ohiminavisi
on,[
and]willspeak
untohiminadream).

2.Accor
dingt
oDeut
er 1,Thepr
onomy13: ophetwi
llgi
vesi
gnsandwonder
sthat
al
wayscomet
opass.
 I
fthereari
seamongyouaprophet
,oradr
eamerofdr
eams,and
gi
veththeeasi
gnorawonder
,….

3.Deut.13:
1-4.-Iftherear
iseamongyouapr ophet,oradr eamerofdreams,and
gi
v et
htheeasi gnorawonder ,Andthesignorthewondercomet opass,
whereofhespakeunt ot
hee,sayi
ng,Letusgoafterothergods,whichthouhast
notknown, andletusservethem;Thoushaltnothear kenuntothewordsofthat
prophet,
ort hatdreamerofdreams:
f ort
heLORDy ourGodprovethyou,toknow
whetheryel
ovetheLORDyourGodwi t
hallyourhear
tandwit
hallyoursoul
.Ye
shal
lwalkaft
ert
heLORDyourGod, andfearhim,andkeephi
scommandment s,
andobeyhisvoi
ce,andyeshal
lser
vehim, andcl
eaveuntohi
m.

 ShouldExal heONETr
tt ueGod.Nopr ophetshoulddiver
tour
rel
ati
onshiptoothergods,NEVER!!
 Evenift
hemi racl
eshavet r
ulyoccur
red,theprophetshouldnev
er
tel
lustobreakGod’slaw( 10Commandment s).

4.Deut
eronomy18:18“
Iwil
lrai
set
hem upaProphetfrom amongt hei
rbr
ethr
en,
l
ikeuntothee,
andwi
l
lputmywordsi
nhismouth;andheshallspeakunt
othem
 al
lthatIshal
lcommandhi
m.”

Accor
dingt
othi
sver
se,
 Nopr ophetshouldspeakhi
s/herownwor ds.Yahuwahwil
lput
thewor dsintheprophet
’smouth,theprophetwil
lnothav
et o
gleanthethought
sorwordsf
rom othersour
ces.

 From Deut
eronomy18:20–t hosewhospeakwhatGodhasnot
saidaredoomedtodie,cur
sedi not
herword… (
Butt
hepr
ophet
,
whichshallpresumet ospeakawor dinmyname,whichIhave
notcommandedhi mt ospeak,orthatshal
lspeaki
nthenameof
othergods,eventhatprophetshal
ldi
e.)

 Godisagainstsuchsai
dpr
ophet
sasal
socanbeseenf
rom
Jer
emiah23:30-
32:

Ther
efor d,I[
e,behol am]agai
nstt
hepr
ophet
s,sai
tht
heLORD,
thatstealmywor dsever yonefrom hisneighbor.
Behold,I[am]againstthepr ophets,sait
ht heLORD,t hatusetheir
tongues,andsay, Hesaith.
Behold,I[am]againstthem t hatprophesyf al
sedreams,saiththe
LORD,anddot el
lthem,andcausemypeopl et oerrbythei
rlies,
andbyt heirli
ghtness;yetIsentt hem not,norcommandedt hem:
theref
ore,theyshallnotprofi
tthispeopleatall,sai
ththeLORD.

5.Evenwhenspeaki
ngi
nthenameofGod,
thewor
dsmustcomet
rue.
 Deuteronomy18:21,
22-Andi fthousayinthi
neheart,How shal
l
weknow t hewor dwhi chtheLORDhat hnotspoken? Whena
prophetspeakethinthenameoft heLORD,i
fthethi
ngfoll
ownot,
norcomet opass,that[is]t
het hi
ngwhichtheLORD hat hnot
spoken,[but]theprophethathspokenitpresumptuousl
y:thou
shaltnotbeafrai
dofhim.

 Remembert
hataf
alsepr
ophet
'swor
dsmaycomet
rue,Deut
.
13:
1-3.

6.CanhaveOpenorpubl
icvi
sionswi
thwi
tnessespr
esent
.Thesewi
tnessesr
elat
e
whatt
heyhaveseen.
 Dan.10:
7;
 Acts9:
7,8.

7.I
fanew r
evel
ati
ononoldmatter
shasbeengivenort herecomesaneedof
r
ewr
it
ingt
hefor
merinf
ormat
iongi
venbyGod,noprophetremovesorsubt
ract
s
 theearl
i
erwordsbutratheraddswhatGodhasaddedt othenewtothefor
mer
.
ThiscanbeseenonJeremiahchapt
er36,butouri
nter
esti
sonv er
ses32:

 36:
32ThentookJer
emiahanot
herr
oll
,andgav
eitt
oBar
uchthe
scr
ibe,t
hesonofNerah;whowr
i ot
etherei
nfr
om t
hemout
hof
Jeremiahal
lthewordsofthebookwhi
chJehoiaki
m kingof
Judahhadburnedi
nthef
ir
e:andt
her
ewereaddedbesidesunt
o
them manyl
i
kewords.

 Deut
eronomy4:2 -Ye shal
lnotadd unt
ot he wor
d which I
commandyou,nei
thershal
lyedi
mini
sh[ought]f
rom i
t,t
hatye
maykeept hecommandmentsoftheLORD yourGodwhi chI
commandyou.

8.I
sa.8:20.–Tot helawandt ot hetest
imony :i
ftheyspeaknotaccor
dingt
othis
word,
[iti
s]because[t
hereis]noli
ghtinthem.
 Test edbythelawandt het esti
mony.Thewordsofatruepr
ophet
willharmonizewi ththel aw ofGod and t
het est
imonyofal l
previ
ouspr ophetsofGod.Onewhocl aimstobeapr ophetmay
ful
fil
leveryothertest
,butifhi
sinst
ruct
ioni
scontrar
ytotheBibl
e
andt hetest
imonies,heproveshi
mselftobefal
se.

ThatmarkedtheendofOl
dTest
ament
,nowwecr
ossov
ert
otheNewTest
ament
Perspect
iveofPr
ophet
s.

9. Mat
t.7:
15-
23Knownbyf r
uits.
 Bewar eoff alseprophets,whichcomet oy ouinsheep'sclothing,
buti nwardlyt heyareraveningwol ves. Yeshal lknow them by
theirfrui
ts.Domengat hergr apesoft horns,orfi
gsoft histl
es?
Ev ensoev erygoodt r
eebr ingethf or
thgoodf r
uit
;butacor r
upt
treebringethf ort
hev i
lfruit
.Agoodt reecannotbr i
ngforthev i
l
fruit
,neit
her[ can]acorrupttreebringforthgoodf rui
t.Everytree
thatbringethnotf or
thgoodf rui
tishewndown,andcasti nt othe
fi
re.Wher eforebytheirfrui
tsyeshal lknowt hem.Notever yone
thatsaithuntome,Lor d,Lord,shallent
erintot hekingdom of
heaven;buthet hatdoet
hthewillofmyFatherwhi chi
sinheaven.
Many wi llsay to me int hatday ,Lor
d,Lor d,have we not
prophesiedinthyname?andi nt hynamehavecastoutdevi ls?
andi nthynamedonemanywonder fulworks? Andt henwillI
professuntot hem,Ineverknew you:depar tfrom me,yet hat
worki ni
quit
y.

10.
Thesepr
ophet
sshouldnoti
ntoduceanot
r herGospel
.
 Galat
ians1:9 Aswesaidbef
ore,
sosayInowagai
n,I
fany
[
man]pr
eachanyot
hergospelunt
oyout
hant
hatyehave
 r
ecei
ved,
lethi
m beaccur
sed.

11.Mustconf
essChr
istcameinthef
lesh.
 1John4:2,3.-Her
ebyknowy
etheSpi
rtofGod:Ev
i eryspi
ri
tthat
conf
esseththatJesusChristi
scomei nthefleshisofGod:And
ever
yspiri
tthatconfesset
hnotthatJesusChr i
sti
scomei nthe
fl
eshisnotofGod:andt hi
sist
hat[spi
ri
t]ofanti
chr
ist
,wher
eofye
hav
ehear
dthati
tshoul
dcome;andev
ennowal
readyi
siti
nthe
worl
d.

Reachi
ngthi
sfar,t
he11point
s,howev
ernotexhaust
ivebutgi
veoutt
hebasi
cs,can
hel
pusarr
iveatatr
uepr
ophet.

From t
hispoi
nton,wewil
lbeappl
yingthesetestsonEl
lenGouldHarmonWhi e(
t OrMrs.
White/
E.GWhi t
eetc.asfr
equent
lycall
edbasedonpr efer
ence)toseeifshereall
yfi
ts
i
ntothepoint
sprevi
ousl
yseenandifshequalif
iestobeatrueprophet
.Otherv
erseswil
l
helpusalsot
houghnotl
ookedatonlistprev
iously
.

Leti hat“
tbeknownt Afai
tht
hatbel
i
evesEl
l
enWhi
tet
obeat
ruepr
ophetwi
thouta
wil
li
ngnesstotestal
lherpropheci
estoseei ftheymeetthe100%accur acystandardof
Scr
iptur
e,isnothonest.A t r
uet estmusti ncludeevent hemat eri
alsthatfelli
nto
di
sgraceandhavebeenl onghiddenfrom vi
ewbywel l
-meaningf
olkswhoseekt osave
Mrs.White’
sreput
ati
on,beli
evi
ngtheyareprotectingt
hecauseoftruth.
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