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7381 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 …

7382 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 …

7383 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 …

7384 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 …

7385 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 …

7386 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 …

7387 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 …

7388 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 …

7389 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 …

7390 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 …

7391 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 …

7392 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 …

7393 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 …

7394 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 212.4 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… fewer references. Clearly they are perverters of the truth. In 2 Peter 2:1 and 1 John 4:1-3 these perversions are related to the incarnation of Jesus as Messiah …

7396 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 215.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… we refer above about J.N.D. Kelly’s analysis of the early church construction of the “rule of faith,” that the solution against falsehood is a hermeneutical …

7397 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 222.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… repeatedly refers to visionary encounters with the virgin Mary and her role in the loving relationship between Jesus and humanity (intermediary) and seems …

7398 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 222.3 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… when referring to the Hebrew Scriptures. So, prophets were largely a thing of the past by the Middle Ages.

7399 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 225.2 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… without references to sacrifice, the real presence of Christ, and the removal of images in churches. Some of these changes led to episodes of fanaticism, which …

7400 The Gift of Prophecy, p. 229.1 (Dr. Alberto Timm & Dwain Esmond)

… any reference to visionary experiences or special revelations; Calvin simply commented on the Schleitheim Confession of 1527. See John Calvin, Treatises …