"When someone reports that God told him something this specific, It is usually a sign that he wants to promote his own personal opinion, and give it credibility (at least among the snake-handling zealots)by claiming that it came from God."
Good thing you weren't around in Jesus' time. There have been, and will be, genuine prophets in this world. That there are far more people who delude themselves into believing that they, themselves are prophets, changes nothing.
OK, do you know any of these prophets personally, and do you have any examples of their divine predictions coming true?