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Well, there’s hearing from God in revelation of Scripture and then there are claims of hearing from God in new revelation.

But if it’s *new* revelation that matches up to Scripture, then it’s not really new and could have got by God’s leading.

If it’s new revelation that does not line up with Scripture, then it’s not from God and can be tossed.

What I’ve noticed recently is that *prophecy* has become the new popular gift du jour, and everyone has a *prophetic word* for someone else. And very often, they either are unverifiable or simply wrong.

So it depends some on what you mean by hearing from God.

Is it the pastor following the Spirit’s leading as we all do, or receiving *new* revelation not previously found in Scripture? I would be very wary of the second one.