God

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Gods Prophetic Word The Nature Design
of Prophecy
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What is a Prophet?

• Exodus 415-16 I will be with thy mouth
• He (Aaron) shall be thy spokesmanhe shall be to
  thee instead of a mouth.
• Exodus 71 Aaron thy brother shall be thy
  prophet.
• Jeremiah 14-10 and touched my mouthI have
  put my words in thy mouth.

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A Prophet was an Inspired Teacher of Gods Word

• 2 Peter 120-21
• Did not give his own invention
• Was moved by the Holy Spirit

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He was a Forthteller a message for his
immediate audience

• It might be to inform
• or to rebuke
• or to correct
• To explain the consequences of not obeying the
  Lord

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He was a Foreteller He looked to the future

• The Test of a True Prophet
• Deuteronomy 1818-22 - How shall we know?
• If the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that
  is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken

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2 Peter 119
OT Prophecy Light in a dark place Mystery
New Testament Day dawns Day Star Gospel
Age Mystery Revealed
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Near and Distant Fulfillment
Spiritual Remnant Of Grace
Prophet
Romans 115
Remnant Shall Return
Jeremiah 2910 Ezra 11
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Design of OT Prophesies about the Messianic
Kingdom
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Messianic Prophesies pointed to the First Coming
of Christ and Events of the Gospel Age

• Acts 319-26
• v. 21-22 Christ was that prophet
• v. 24 all the prophetsforetold these days
• v. 26 Days when God blesses all nations in
  turning them from sin takes place through the
  Gospel

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Acts 13

• v. 25 John fulfilled his course
• v. 27 they fulfilled them in condemning him
• v. 29 when they had fulfilled all that was
  written of him
• v. 32 promises made unto the fathers
• v. 33 God hath fulfilled the same unto their
  children
• v. 38 Through this man is preached unto you
  the forgiveness of sins.
• v. 40-41 If you despise and reject him, Beware
  lest that come upon youspoken by the prophets
  and YOU PERISH!

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• Romans 11-2
• The Gospel of God (which he had promised afore
  by his prophets in the holy scriptures)
• Romans 1625-26
• Mysterynow manifestby the scriptures of the
  prophets

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I Peter 110-12

• v. 10 Prophets spoke of the grace that should
  come unto you
• v. 11 Spirit in them testified beforehand, the
  sufferings of Christ and the glory that should
  follow
• v. 12 They (prophets) ministering to us things
  now reported by those who preached the
  gospelwith the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven

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To Postpone These Prophesies and Their
Fulfillment

• Bypasses the New Testament
• Falsifies the Prophets
• Deprives Us of Salvation thru the Gospel
• Minimizes the Gospel Age
• Means Christ is Not Now the Fullness of God
  (Col. 29) and
• The Church is Not Yet the Fullness of Christ
  (Eph 123)

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Gods Prophetic Word The Nature Design
of Prophecy