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To: Boogieman
"....were written after God had caused the spirit of prophecy to depart from Israel..."

That term is most often associated with LDS and Seventh Day Adventists they both differ in its meaning. What context are you referring to it?

So when did the spirit of prophecy depart Israel? Wasn't John the Baptist a prophet?

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9 posted on 04/03/2013 4:36:48 PM PDT by Natural Law (Jesus did not leave us a Bible, He left us a Church.)
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To: Natural Law

“That term is most often associated with LDS and Seventh Day Adventists they both differ in its meaning.”

I’m neither of those sects, nor do I put much stock in their peculiar beliefs. I’m basing my assessment on the beliefs of those who probably know best, the Jews themselves. For example:

“God communicated to people through prophecy for nearly the entire biblical period, from Adam until Malachi. According to a prevalent Jewish tradition, prophecy ceased with Malachi, not to be renewed until the messianic age.”

http://www.jewishideas.org/articles/end-prophecy-malachis-position-spiritual-developmen

Now, of course I believe John the Baptist was a prophet, but he was a prophet serving a particular purpose: to announce the coming of Christ and prepare Israel to receive Him. So, he is actually the first prophet of the Messianic age, not a prophet of the Old Covenant, even though the Jews failed to fully recognize him.


19 posted on 04/03/2013 5:36:56 PM PDT by Boogieman
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