Your Sons & Daughters Shall Prophesy - Prophetic Gifts Today In The New Testament Church

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21. See Ned B. Stonehouse, "Special Reve lation as Scriptural," Carl F. H. Henry, ed., Rev elation and the Bible (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1958), chapter 5. 22. Henry Barclay Swete, The Holy Spirit in the New Testament (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1976 reprint of the original 1910 edition), p. 388. 23. Charles Hodge, Systematic Theology (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1989 reprint), Vol. 1, p. 154. 24. Ralph Earle, "2 Timothy," Frank E. Gaebelein, gen. ed., The Expositors Bible Com mentary (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1978), Vol. 11, p. 409. 25. Alan M. Stibbs, "Witness of Scripture to Its Inspiration," Revelation and Bible, p. 109. 26. Harold Lindsell, The Battle for the Bible (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1976), p. 34. 27. Ibid, pp. 50-51. Quoted from Edward J. Young, Thy Word Is Truth, pp. 20-22. 28. Simon J. Kistemaker, Peter and Jude, New Testament Commentary (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1993), p. 273. 29. Stibbs, "Witness of Scripture," p. 110. He also has an excellent page and a half dealing with the right of Scripture to vindicate itself: "Place of Self-Authentication," pp. 108-109. 30. As of Hosea in Romans 9:25; of David in 1 Corinthians 15:27; and oflsaiah in 2 Cor inthians 6:2,17. 31. Hebrews 1:6-8; 2:12; 3:7; 4:3-4; 5:5; 7:21; 8:8; 9:8; 10:5, 15-16; 12:26; 13:5. 32. Acts 1:16; 4:25; 13:47; 28:25-27. 33. Matthew 1:22; 4:14; 8:17; 12:18. 36. Romans 2:16; 1 Corinthians 2:9, 13; 14:37-38; 2 Corinthians 13:3; Galatians 1:6-12; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 4:8, 15; 5:27; 2 Thessalonians 3:6, 14; 2 Peter 3:2, 15-16; Revelation 1:3; 22:18££. Paultreatshis own writ ings as sacred documents, urging the churches to read and circulate them (Colossians 4:16; 1 Thessalonians 5:27). 37. I believe that the Bible is the Word of God given in the words of men in history, so I am not offended by an honest evangelical attempt to evaluate the historical context or to research the text studiously. We do not have the original manuscripts, nor do we speak the original languages as they did, so we need a total trust in the original Word God gave, as well as sincere efforts to bring that Word into meaningful contemporary expression. For a helpful outlook, see George Eldon Ladd's New 34. Matthew 2:17. 35. Matthew 21:5.

9. Twelve in the OldTestament:Abram, Bal aam, Samuel, Nathan, Iddo, Zechariah, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Obadiah, Nahum and Habakkuk; and five in the New Testament: Zacharias, Peter, James, John and Paul. 10. Charles H. Spurgeon, Lectures to My Students (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1977 reprint), p. 49. 11. Story by Pytches, Does God Speak, pp. 48-49. Taken from The Early Years, the first volume of Spurgeon's autobiography. 12. Robert L. Alden, "Ecstasy and the Prophets," Bulletin of the Evangelical Theo logical Society, 9 (1966), p. 155. This article gives a good summary of the various interpre tations available. 13. See MacRae's article "Prophets and Prophecy," Section H, "Ecstasy and the Prophet," p. 891££, where he answers the arguments for the seven most-quoted Old Testament references used to argue that the prophets had abnormal psychological conditions or behavior. 14. Theodore Robinson, Prophecy and the Prophets, p. 50. I picked up this book in Eng land at an old bookstore, expecting a more pos itive approach by one of the most notable expo nents of Hebrew prophecy in England. 15. David E. Aune, "Ecstasy," Geoffrey W. Bromiley, gen. ed., The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 14. 16. Cecil M. Robeck Jr., Prophecy in Carthage (Cleveland: Pilgrim, 1992), p. 102. 17.Usually Sunday school classes picture Samuel as younger, say six years of age, proba bly because of the use of the word boy (1 Samuel 2:11, 18, 21, 26; 3:1, 8). A. M. Renwick in his commentary on 1 Samuel in The New Bible Commentary (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1953), p. 265, suggests that Samuel was "now about twelve years old," which seems reason able to me. 18. This was the evaluation of Jesus (Matthew 11:11). 19. For a more thorough explanation, see F. F. Bruce, The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable? (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 5th ed., 1959), chapter 3, "The Canon of the New Testament." Also, Josh McDowell, Evi dence that Demands a Verdict, Vol. 1 (San Bernardino: Here's Life, 25th printing, 1986), chapter 3, "The Canon." 20. Michael Harper, Prophecy: A Gift for the Body of Christ (London: Fountain Trust, 1964), p. 11. • 392