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Questions tagged [prophets]

A tag for any of the Bible's prophets, including the writing prophets (Isaiah to Malachi) and the non-writing prophets such as Samuel, Nathan, Elijah, or Elisha, as well as prophets from the New Testament era such as Agabus.

A prophet is someone appointed by God to speak on his behalf. A recognized office in the Old Testament, and also used of people with this gift in the New Testament. Some denominations recognize people as prophets in modern times.

Use this tag for questions about any people carrying out this task in ancient or modern times. There is also the tag for questions about the process itself.

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How do we know prophets are prophets?

Some like Elijah, and Moses, can create miracles, like Jesus. Many of the miracles are not that public though. Still, it's reasonable. Some, like Abraham have "voices" in their head. Most of the time, we call those people shizoprenia. What do we…
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To which prophets does Peter refer in 1 Peter 1:10-11?

To which prophecies does Peter refer in these verses? 1 Peter 1:10,11: 10 Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: 11 Searching what, or what manner of time the…
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Who did God talk to in Scripture?

I think I know at least 2: Abraham and Moses. Are there any others? Were the Prophets just inspired or did any of them talk to God?
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How do we identify false prophets?

Possible Duplicate: How to test the spirits and identify false preachers one of the gifts of Holy Spirit is the gift to receive Prophecys. (1 Corinthians 12) Jesus also warns us in Matthew 24:24 For false Christs and false prophets will appear…
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What are some biblical basis for judging between a true and false prophet?

How do you discern between a false prophet and a true prophet? In the Bible it says to beware of false prophets but does not say on how and what to look for either way? Is there any kind of test for this?
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What prophets did Messiah mean in Luke 16:16 when we see yet more prophets thereafter?

Luke 16:16 The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. Matthew 11:13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. Comparing with: Acts 21 8 And…
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