Are there prophets in the world today

Jeremiah This year you are going to die, because you have counseled rebellion against the Lord. And because Jeremiah was a true prophet of the Lord, his clear and specific message happened exactly as God said it would.

No true prophet of God ever had a prophecy fail, because no prophet spoke out of emotion, opinion, or selfish motivation. When we evaluate the words of those who claim to be prophets, we must expect every prophecy to be fulfilled because anything else would require God to be incapable of doing what He says will happen.

But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil. Hebrews The world is filled with truth claims. Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

We are called to glorify God with our minds, using them to hold up everything against His timeless truth. We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ 2 Corinthians When it comes to prophecy, we need to look beyond what we think it is, and instead go directly to the entire Bible to understand what it truly is. Over the centuries, especially recently, there has been a lot of tradition added to our understanding of what it means for a person to be a prophet.

The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

Acts Pray that we can be worthy of that same praise as we evaluate claims of prophecy. The subject is certainly interesting as it easily captures our imaginations and wonder. And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ Ephesians He gave the church prophets when they needed them the most.

If we have the complete word of God, why would we need prophets to add to it? The author of this article has encountered Christians who appeared to prophesy in front of her. Although the author of this article does believe in some sense prophecy does exist today, she does acknowledge many Christians do not believe this to be the case.

The litmus test of true prophecy is if it aligns with what Scripture says. Hope Bolinger is a literary agent at C. More than of her works have been featured in various publications ranging from Writer's Digest to Keys for Kids. She has worked for various publishing companies, magazines, newspapers, and literary agencies and has edited the work of authors such as Jerry B.

Jenkins and Michelle Medlock Adams. Find out more about her here. Share this. What Are Prophets in the Bible? Do Prophets Still Exist Today? What Is a Prophet? This article will abide by this definition: A prophet receives messages from God, mainly concerning events that will take place in the future, and conveys them to a certain group of people or singular person, whom God intends to hear the delivered message.

In some ways, a prophet is an advocate or mediator between God and a group of people. Why Did We Need Prophets? John the Baptist was chosen to prepare the world for the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Through Joseph Smith, a latter-day prophet, the Lord restored the Church. Joseph Smith also translated the Book of Mormon while a young man. We have a prophet living on the earth today. He has the right to revelation for the entire Church.

The President of the Church is assisted by his counselors in the First Presidency and the members of the Quorum of the Twelve, who are also prophets, seers, and revelators. We should do those things the prophets tell us to do. President Wilford Woodruff said that a prophet will never be allowed to lead the Church astray:.

It is not in the programme. It is not in the mind of God. Many people find it easy to believe in the prophets of the past. But it is much greater to believe in and follow the living prophet.

We raise our hands to sustain the President of the Church as prophet, seer, and revelator. How can we sustain the prophet? We should pray for him. His burdens are heavy, and he needs to be strengthened by the prayers of the Saints. We should study his words. We can listen to his conference addresses. We can also subscribe to the Ensign or Liahona so we can read his conference addresses and other messages he gives.