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7321 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 176.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… 20 references occur in chapter 14 alone (“prophecy,” two times; “prophesy,” eight times; and “prophet,” four times). Nearly two-thirds of chapter 14’s references are …
7322 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 178.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… Revelation refers to how “the God of the spirits of the prophets” is at work to show what is to take place ( Rev. 22:6 ). It also explicitly links the Spirit and prophecy …
7323 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 181.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… , 28. Referring to Pentecost, Ellen White asserts: “From this time forth the language of the disciples was pure, simple, and accurate, whether they spoke in their …
7324 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 182.3 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… of reference beyond the local congregation that would clarify both their authenticity and authority, i.e., Old Testament Scripture and apostolic writings …
7325 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 182.4 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… of reference. There is a larger and prior revelatory oversight of historical authority and internal completeness against which inspired and revealed …
7326 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 182.5 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… of reference (which they themselves provided in their own writings) for evaluating the veracity and authority of the other [prophets]? The text is not clear …
7327 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 183.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… , Paul refers to “false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ” ( 2 Cor. 11:13; cf. Rev. 2:2 ). Being a prophet was not enough if Paul kept …
7328 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 183.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… it refers either to (1) those who do have the gift and how they are to handle themselves in a community worship context (i.e., apostolic coworkers); or (2) a hypothetical …
7329 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 185.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… is reference to the believer’s “testimony of Jesus,” i.e., “their testimony of Jesus.” See my discussion of prophetic apocalyptic worldview implications of …
7330 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 186.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… :2 refers to false apostles, and Rev. 18:20 and 21:14 refer to the apostolic Twelve who are the counterpart of the OT prophets. On the other hand, prophets are mentioned …
7331 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 187.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… Testament references to prophets and prophecy reveal a lively prophetic phenomenon in the church’s missionary and nurture enterprise. This prophetic …
7332 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 190.3 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… would refer to the testimony borne by Jesus (i.e., His testimony) during His life on earth and later through Christian prophets, while the latter refers to the …
7333 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 191.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… , with reference to, of”) as may be seen from the following text: dioti ou paradexontai sou marturian peri emou (“because they will not accept your testimony about …
7334 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 192.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… testimony refers to somebody else’s rather than a person’s own testimony, as in the case of Jesus’ statement: “But the witness which I have. .. the very works that …
7335 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 193.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… not refer to the testimony that the end-time believers bear about Jesus. It rather denotes that the end-time believers are in possession of the testimony …
7336 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 193.4 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… exclusively referred to prophetic ministry. The Jewish Encyclopedia explains that somewhere toward the end of the Second Temple period, the “Holy Spirit …
7337 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 194.6 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
These references are only representative; other similar texts may be added here. They all show how the phrase the spirit of prophecy was commonly used in …
7338 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 195.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… is referred to as the author of certain passages in the Bible, such as Song of Songs 8:5 or the passages in which God Himself is represented as speaking.” The rabbinical …
7339 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 195.3 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… prophecy” refer to the Holy Spirit with whom all Christians are filled for their task of witnessing in the world, or does it refer to a specific gift of the Holy …
7340 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 195.4 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… prophecy” referred to the Holy Spirit speaking through specific persons called prophets, rather than to the whole body of believers in their prophetic …