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1 posted on 10/31/2004 8:10:42 AM PST by missyme
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To: missyme

Prophesy now means "to be willing to stand up on behalf of God even when no one else will".

The idea the prophesy is wrapped up in somehow predicting the future is rather misguided. In large part, the Prophets knew what God would find wrong in Israel's behavior. As a result, they knew what God had done before when His people strayed and that He would do such things again.

God did speak through them and tell them of more; however, being a true prophet is wrapped up in the definition mentioned above.


2 posted on 10/31/2004 8:17:14 AM PST by ScottM1968
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To: missyme; Lijahsbubbe; BearWash; the-ironically-named-proverbs2
Moreover, prophecy can only exist in the Holy Land when it is inhabited by the majority of Israelites in the world.

What is the definition of a prophet? One who accurately prophecies about the future? I encountered a prophet in Jerusalem during Purim in 1990.

5 posted on 10/31/2004 9:08:43 PM PST by Thinkin' Gal
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