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the New Testament, pp.93,143;DavidHill, New Testament Prophecy, pp. 2-9;JackHayford, The Beauty of Spiritual Language: Unveiling the Mys tery of Speaking in Tongues (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1996), chapter 7. 4. As, Acts 13:2; 19:6; 21:11; 1 Corinthians 14:3, 29-31. This, of course, is the ideal;faulty prophecy and the problems of people errors will be dealt with later. 5. Hayford, Spiritual Language, p. 121. 6. James D. G. Dunn, Jesus and the Spirit (Philadelphia: Westminster, 1975), p. 228. 7. Fairbairn, Prophecy, p. 14 (emphasis added). 8. Forbes says, "There is virtually no evi dence to suggest that Christian prophecy was practiced outside the gathering together of Christian groups." Prophecy and Inspired Speech, p. 246. 9. 2 Corinthians 1:21;1 John 2:20, 27. Any ministry can be "anointed" in the sense that the Holy Spirit is empowering its function, but there is an anointing of the Spirit unique to each gift ing. Thus a preacher can be preaching under the impetus of the Holy Spirit, yet this is not the same as a prophecy. 10. William Barclay, The Letters to the Cor inthians (Philadelphia: Westminster, 1975 revi sion), pp. 127-128. 11. See Forbes, Prophecy and Inspired Speech, chapter 8, for an excellent discussion. 12. Dunn, Jesus, p. xx. Also, Gordon D. Fee, The First Epistle to the Corinthians, The New International Commentary (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1987), p. 595. Also, Grudem, Gift of Prophecy in the New Testament, chapter 6. 15. J. Rodman Williams, The Era of the Spirit (Plainfield, N.J.: Logos, 1971), p. 28. 16. Romans 12:6-7; 1 Corinthians 12:28; 14:6; Ephesians 4:11. See also Acts 13:1 and 2 Peter 2:1. 17. Best, "Prophets and Preachers," p. 142. 18. Cooke, Prophetic Gifting, p. 18. This is not an ironclad rule. Preaching can impart the express purpose of God in a current situation, and prophecy, God's principles for life, growth and service. But prophecy usually speaks to a more specific and immediate situation. 19.David Schoch, The Prophetic Ministry (Long Beach, Calif.: Bethany, 1970), p. 22. 20. One criticism of prophecy by non charismatics concerns the practice of writing down an orally delivered prophecy and treat- 13. Houston, Prophecy, p. 96. 14. I.Howells, Prophecy, 3, p. 2.

21. Isaiah 61:6;1 Corinthians 14:1, 31, 39; 1 Peter 2:5, 9;Revelation 1:6;5:10;20:6. 22. Harold Horton, The Gifts of the Spirit (Burbank: World MAP, 1979 reprint), p. 161. Horton believes there is also a "prophetic office" in the New Testament Church. 23. Grudem, Gift of Prophecy in the New Testament, p. 32. 24. Mike Bickle, Growing in the Prophetic (Orlando: CreationHouse, 1996), p. 95. 25. Young, My Servants, p. 101. 26. Such as Paul and Silas (Acts 14:14; 15:32, 40). 27. E. Earl Ellis says "the term 'son of parak lesis,' applied to Barnabas in Acts 4, 36, possibly represents, 'son of prophecy."' Prophecy and Hermeneutic in Early Christianity (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1978), p. 131. 28. Carl F. H. Henry, "Divine Revelation and the Bible," John F. Walvoord, ed., Inspira tion and Interpretation (Grand Rapids: Eerd mans, 1957), p. 257. 29. See Young, My Servants, chapter 1. 30. Ellison, Men Spake, p. 17. 31. CliffordHill, Prophecy, pp. 296-297. 32. David Blomgren, Prophetic Gatherings in the Church (Portland: Bible Temple Publica tions, 1979), p. 41. 33. Brunner, Misunderstanding, p. 19. 34. Roxanne Brant, How to Test Prophecy, Preaching, and Guidance (O'Brien, Fla.: Rox anne Brant Ministries, 1981), p. 184. 35. Gordon D. Fee, Paul, the Spirit, and the People of God (Peabody, Mass.:Hendrickson, 1996), p. 172. 36. Ted J. Hanson, The New Testament Prophet (Bellingham, Wash.: House of Bread, 1996), p. 69. 1. Matthew 7:15, 22; 24:11; Luke 1:67; John 11:51; Acts 2:17; 11:27; 13:1-2; 15:28, 32;16:6;19:6;20:23;21:4, 9-11;Romans12:6; 1 Corinthians 11:4-5;12:10, 28-31;13:2, 8-9; 14:3, 4-6, 22, 24, 29, 31-32, 39; Ephesians 2:20; 3:5; 4:11; 1 Thessalonians 5:20; 1 Timo thy 1:18;4:1, 14;1 Peter 1:10;1 John 4:1;Rev elation 1:3;10:7, 11;11:3, 6, 10, 18;16:6, 13; 18:20, 24;19:10;22:6-7, 9-10, 18-19. 2. See Aune, Prophecy in Early Christianity, p. 190. 3.Houston, Prophecy, p. 97. See also the fol lowing discussions: Grudem, Gift of Prophecy in Chapter 10: Definition of Christian Prophecy

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