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PROPHETS, MANIFESTATIONS AND GIFTS
Part 1 - The Office Of Prophet: Definition & Purpose
by Yashah Ben-Y'shua
Surely YHWH Elohim does nothing unless He reveals His secret to His servants the prophets.
- Debarim [Deuteronomy] 28:68
For those of us who believe the Bible to be the inspired word of YHWH, the historical role and function of the prophet lies at the very heart of our worship experience.
The Torah, or first five books of the Law, were written by a prophet - Moshe (Moses). That great prophet did prophesy that YHWH would raise up another prophet from the midst of the people like unto himself, and that the people must follow him. And when Israel went astray from the true spiritual meaning and purpose of Torah, YAH raised up prophets to lead His people back to paths of righteousness for His holy name's sake...
In the fullness of time, when YAH revealed His Son to Israel, He first raised up a prophet - Yehochanan (John the Baptist) - to prepare the way for His appearing. And of course, Mashiach Himself stood in the office of prophet during His earthly ministry; before ascending to the Right Hand of the Majesty on High to assume His role as the "... Apostle and High Priest of our profession, "Christ Jesus" [Y'shua Ha Mashiach]... " (Heb. 3:1).
And then, giving gifts unto men, He also gave us prophets as a key part of His ministry of perfecting the saints in love. Then, and now, the office of prophet is absolutely indispensable.
And yet at this hour, with iniquity and lawlessness abounding, the office of prophet has become woefully misunderstood, and its holders despised, slandered, and rejected in the tradition of those who have gone before...
As the faithful remnant of Yisrael in Christ, we are duty bound by the commandment of YAH through the divine unction of the Holy Spirit not only to receive His true prophets, but to come to understand their true purpose and function, and accept their vital role in bringing the remnant to maturity.
While the office of prophet is a point of doctrine needful of in-depth and
comprehensive teachings to fully understand, for purposes of this study we will center on the basic
definition and purpose of the prophetic
office - the first in a three-part series covering the office of prophet,
the various forms of prophecy, and the prophetic gifts as they manifest
among the remnant at large...
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