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21921 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 72.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… of spiritual gifts in 1 Corinthians 12-14 has triggered quite a number of questions, especially when it comes to the gift of prophecy. We do not need to return …

21922 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 72.4 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… with spiritual gifts, among them prophecy. In 1 Corinthians 12 various spiritual gifts are listed. Such lists are found also in other Pauline writings (e.g …

21923 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 77.6 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… of spiritual gifts Paul’s main point might be overlooked. He seems to attempt to cool down the debate by pointing out that the text should not be over interpreted …

21924 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 78.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

Those who argue in favor of the permanence of the prophetic gift (and/or all spiritual gifts) may follow two different approaches. One of these approaches seems to be more pragmatic and the other one more biblical.

21925 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 79.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… that spiritual gifts will not also endure until the parousia. They too remain in the present time, though they will not continue beyond the end.” In his A Pauline …

21926 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 79.3 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… the spiritual gift, using two texts in 1 Corinthians ( 1:6, 7; 13:9, 10 ) and one in Ephesians ( 4:13 ). The unity in faith, knowledge of Jesus, and maturity will be realized …

21927 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 80.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

1. Spiritual gifts are essential for the church to function as a body. Cessation of spiritual gifts would lead to a disintegration of this body of Christ on earth.

21928 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 80.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… the spiritual gifts cannot be demonstrated from Scripture, not even in 1 Corinthians 13. The context points to the parousia and the resurrection as the end …

21929 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 92.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… ; idem, Spiritual Gifts [Battle Creek, Mich.: James White, 1858], 1:176), but in such cases she is not referring to the words used by the biblical writers. She uses it to …

21930 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 117.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… a spiritual return to the Lord ( Isa. 10:20, 21; Jer. 23:5-8; cf. Eze. 37 ). As we have seen, an important aspect of the Isaianic Servant’s mission was to bring about this return …

21931 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 117.3 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… ); one spiritual temple ( Eph. 2 ); one eschatological virgin ( Rev. 12 )—capping all of these images is John’s vision of the New Jerusalem having the names of the 12 tribes …

21933 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 151.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… path, spiritually as well as literally.”

21934 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 156.4 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… them” ( Spiritual Gifts [Battle Creek, Mich.: James White, 1860], 2:292, 293; republished in idem, Selected Messages [Washington, D.C.: Review and Herald ®, 1958], 1:36). “Although …

21935 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 157.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… : Sexuality, Spirituality, and the Bible [Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003], 18). Carr ( ibid., 17-26) counters this notion with solid biblical data from throughout …

21936 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 163.3 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… idem, Spiritual Gifts (Battle Creek, Mich.: Steam Press of the Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association, 1864), 3:49; idem, The Story of Redemption (Washington …

21937 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 165.4 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… books, Spiritual Gifts, I fortuitously encountered this electrifying statement: “God presented before Moses a miniature model of the heavenly sanctuary …

21938 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 167.5 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… the spiritual realm: “merchandise. .. of the souls of men.”

21939 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 171.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

The spiritual gift of prophecy was pervasive during New Testament times. The numerous biblical references to prophets and prophecies in relation to the …

21940 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 172.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy” ( 1 Cor. 14:1 ,); “now I wish that you all spoke in tongues, but even more that you would prophesy; and …