[HarleyD]

I am simply saying that it is an error to state that all revelation from God ceased when the Scriptures were compiled. There is not an ounce of Scripture to support that position,.

Sorry but this is a most dangerous position to maintain. Please remember that Balaam and Caiaphas both prophesied revelation. And, yes, there is scripture to tell us prophesy is closed. Please note:

2Pe 1:21 For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

2Pe 2:1 But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.

Peter places prophets in the past tense. He contrast them to the false teachers that we now have (and had at the time of Peter).

You may also remember the warning from John:

Rev 22:18-19 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book.

To me that is rather clear. Some may say that John's warning only refers to Revelation but combined with what Peter states, the message is rather clear-God is very serious about adding to or deleting from the Word of God.

As far as "treasured hymns", I don't place this in the same genre as prophetic utterance. They don't include new revelations or additions to scripture. People may be inspired or moved by God to give glory to Him, but there won't be an 11th commandment.

[Migraine]

If you will read my posts, there was no place where I made any reference to prophecy. I know that a lot of the dialogue here was about prophecy. I, however, addressed only the “all direct revelation ceased” portion of Macarthur’s devotional.

And never did I say that anything going on today is on par with scripture. Nothing is.

Specific, personal guidance, however, is an awesome thing. I never want to leave home without it. And, if that’s not hearing from God (i.e., direct revelation), then I don’t know what is.