I find nothing in the scriptures to suggest prophesy or “tongues” have passed. I know there is the verse in 1 Cor 13 saying “…tongues, they will cease” but it also says “…knowledge, it will be done away with”.
Having experienced a few “dreams” and “visions” myself, I have always been very cautious in saying whether these were or were not from the Lord and I maintain a dismissive attitude with them. I have found no scriptural way to verify where they come from and apparently others feel the same way. They lead only to divisiveness.
When I was a kid growing up in a non-Christian home a friend of mine and I found an Ouji Board while playing in the garage. As a lark we thought we would try the thing out. Skeptic that I am I ask the board a tough question my friend could not possibly have known the answer to (and it was not a yes/no question). That board spelled out the correct answer and, no, I did not “guide” the control. Even now I shutter when thinking about it. While the board was correct, it was not coming from God.
Dreams, visions, speaking in tongues, etc is playing in dangerous territory. You are in the twilight between Heaven and Hell and its best never to go there.
I see your point but I know the Lord told me if I asked for a piece of bread, He would not give me a stone. What is Faith? Just plain ole TRUST. I don't remember dreams unless they are prophetic, so basically in 50 yrs. I have had 4 dreams that I can still give you exact detail about, they are burned into my brain, and I can't find my glasses 1/2 the time, so that says how sharp I can be. I don't believe a single one to be from the enemy. I don't look for signs, I don't care about them. I feel blessed and somewhat afraid when the Lord shares something coming with me. Does He always? NO!!! 4 dreams in 50 yrs. is not a weekly proclamation of "Thus sayeth the Lord." Only one brought complete and total destruction of a church, with the forewarned Pastors wife dieing in a freak..freak accident. He should have listened, but then who am I and dreams are just dreams aren't they? That dream was not only for that time but for what is coming upon the church businesses set up in this country.
Usually...He just tells me. My second open-heart, I needed a valve replacement. A brand new mechanical one was the choice of all the cardiologists and family and friends. Would last me 400 yrs. It was very pretty. I said no...I will take the porcine valve. Everyone was furious, HOW could I be so stupid. Those only last 2-10 yrs. I said...God told me to take the porcine valve and that is the one I want, end of discussion!!! I didn't care what kind of facts they were giving me. Nor did I question God's telling me what I should do. Surgery was done, pig valve put in place and 2 yrs. later there was a recall on the mechanical one, it was popping the center piece and people were dropping over dead. My pig valve went for 15 yrs. and I now have a human valve, which I knew the Lord would give me one day. I was just kind of hopeing for the sky to open and great rays of light to come down on my head and that pig valve to be transformed....rofl. Didn't get it that way. Do I still consider it a miracle? Yes. He has always kept man's knowledge just ahead of me and He has still kept me. God also told me not to abort each one of my 3 children, I was told I would never bear children, the Drs. tried to take each one. I have all 3 and did great, no problems.
Why with my lifes experiences, why would ANYONE.. think I would care two hoots and a hollar about what their opinions are about God. Talk to me after you have beat all the odds given you and laid your life on the line a few times KNOWING and having faith in what He has told you. Otherwise take a hike...you vainly imagine to know of what you know nothing about.