Donna,
1 Thess 5:20 Despise not prophesyings.
5:21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
PROVE THIS NOW TO ME TO BE FALSE OR TRUE.
http://www.whiteestate.org/issues/rev-insp.html
The Prophetic Gift in Operation
Before the entrance of sin, God communicated with human beings directly
through face-to-face contact and personal fellow****p. With the advent of
sin
this relation****p was ruptured and man was alienated from his Maker. To
bridge this separating gulf, God employed as many as seven modalities of
communication--the divers manners of Hebrews 1:1--as He sought to bring
mankind back into a personal relation****p with Him.
Prophetic night dreams and open visions during the day were the methods
God
most frequently employed in communicating with men and women of His
special
choosing who came to be known as seers, prophets, or special messengers.
The lot of the prophet was seldom an easy one, as Jesus intimated by His
oft-cited observation that a prophet is not without honour, save in his
own
country, and in his own house.
Seventh-day Adventists believe, upon the basis of biblical evidence. as
well
as empirical data, that one masterbuilder (1 Corinthians 3:10) of their
denomination, Ellen G. White, was the recipient of the gift of prophecy.
Solomon averred that there is no new thing under the sun (Ecclesiastes
1:9),
and criticism of the prophets continues to this day.
Misunderstanding also continues concerning the manner in which the
prophetic
gift operates. Satan has a vested interest in creating confusion as well
as
rejection of the prophetic gift by the people it was intended to benefit,
for this reason: Satan cannot have so clear a track to bring in his
deceptions and bind up souls in his delusions if the warnings and reproofs
and counsels of the Spirit of God are heeded.. The very last deception of
Satan in the Seventh-day Adventist church just before Jesus returns will
be
the twofold work of (1) destroying the credibility of Ellen White as an
authentic, reliable prophet of the Lord, and (2) creating a satanic hatred
against her ministry and writings--satanic in its intensity as well as in
its origin..
Satan's special object in these last days is to prevent this light from
coming to the people of God who so desperately need it to walk safely
through the minefield that the enemy of all souls has so artfully booby
trapped..
And what is Satan's methodology for securing this objective? He will work
ingeniously, in different ways and through different agencies.. For
example,
in addition to the two methods mentioned above, satanic agencies seek to
keep souls under a cloud of doubt,. in a hurried state, and in a state of
disappointment.
This is Satan's plan--his goal and his strategy. This minicourse is
dedicated to the proposition that he shall not succeed!
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