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7341 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 195.5 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… brothers referred to are not believers in general but the prophets.. .. This is the point of v.10c. If they have the marturia Iesou, they have the spirit of prophecy …
7342 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 196.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… Jesus” refers to the historic testimony of Jesus that he bore in His earthly life and ministry. Thus, the term “the spirit of prophecy” is not restricted to a chosen …
7343 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 196.3 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… he refers to as “the word of God” and “the testimony of Jesus” (verse 2). These things he passed subsequently to the church as the words of prophecy (verse 3).
7344 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 196.4 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… (LXX) refers regularly to the prophetic vision (cf. Hos. 1:1; Joel 1:1; Mic. 1:1; Hag. 1:1; Zech. 1:7 ). Thus, by referring to the contents of Revelation as “the word of God,” John shows …
7345 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 196.6 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… is referred to as “the spirit of prophecy” because it is the Spirit who inspires and puts into the mouth of the prophet the words of Christ enabling them to communicate …
7346 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 197.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… :10 ) refers not to all believers in general but only to those called by God to prophetic ministry. Likewise, the expression “the testimony of Jesus” in Revelation …
7347 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 197.3 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… specific references to the Spirit go, those we have so far examined concern exclusively the Spirit’s inspiration of Christian prophecy addressed to the …
7348 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 198.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… to satanic spirit/spirits. Four times the Spirit is referred to as “the seven Spirits” ( Rev. 1:4; 3:1; 4:5; 5:6 ) and 14 times as “the Spirit.” Of these 14 references, seven …
7349 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 198.3 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… 18 refer to the Holy Spirit. Of the 18, 17 refer to John’s inspiration of prophecy, while Revelation 19:10 refers to the prophetic office in general. The Holy …
7350 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 198.4 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… the reference to the Holy Spirit concerns prophetic inspiration and the communication of the prophetic message. The activity of the Holy Spirit is administered …
7351 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 199.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… is referred to in Revelation as the “false prophet.” That is why God’s end-time people need Christ’s special guidance conveyed to them by means of the spirit …
7352 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 203.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… other references about Jesus as the Christ are taken from sources heretofore unknown to us. This data suggests that the spirit of prophecy in Barnabas was …
7353 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 203.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… now referred to as the works of the Apostolic Fathers, that we find most of the references to prophets. The first reference summarizes the core meaning of …
7354 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 205.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… “prophet,” referring here to the Hebrew Scriptures, which foretold the “coming of our Lord.” Immediately after the parallel mention of apostles and prophets …
7355 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 206.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… last references to prophets in the Didache (15:1, 2) is a command that the local church should elect bishops and deacons ( episkopous kai diakonous ) who “would …
7356 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 207.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… , it refers to the Hebrew Scriptures. Ignatius gives no hint of any legitimate itinerant teacher/prophet/apostle who should be considered divinely inspired …
7357 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 207.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… ]). All references to Church Fathers are from The Ante-Nicene Fathers, ed. and trans. Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson (New York: Christian Literature, 1885 …
7358 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 209.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… who referred to Christ, as a manifestation of the prophetic gift, Irenaeus—in Against Heresies (Adversus Haereses) — limited the prophetic gift only to those …
7359 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 210.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
The reference to Montanism and other groups who claimed to have the Spirit of God shows that Christians existed who still believed in the presence of prophecy …
7360 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 210.3 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)
… positive reference to the Hebrew Scriptures or a negative label (false prophet) to current individuals who claim to have a divine message (truth) outside …