Continuationism is the belief that the “gifts of the Holy Spirit”, like healing, speaking in tongues, prophecy, continue to be poured out on the church to this day. This is contrasted with Cessationism, which is the belief that those gifts died out at some point in the past, usually posited to be around the time that the last of the first generation apostles and disciples died.
Charismaticism is the extreme form of continuationism, since it posits that these gifts not only continue to exist in the church, but that they are available to ANY believer, and charismatic churches encourage all members to freely exercise them, usually quite publicly and dramatically.
Thanks for the explanation. I would say, if one takes Jesus’ letters to the seven churches/assemblies as describing the history of the Church Age, more or less, one can see the gifts kind of taper off into lukewarmness, but there is always a remnant. There are indications that prophecy sort of spikes near the end of days, when things get more “Acts” like with the circumcised component of believers, Messianic Jews, increasing.
I looked at that picture, and I thought it was a picture of people who make money off leading the flock in circles, and will all go with the False Prophet on a one-world religion. Heck, the False Prophet could even be in that picture. ;-)
Maranatha!