Prophecy

- Is the foretelling of future events
Ge 49:1; Nu 24:14
 
- God is the author of
Isa 44:7; 45:21
 
- God gives, through Christ
Re 1:1
 
- A gift of Christ
Eph 4:11; Re 11:3
 
- A gift of the Holy Spirit
1Co 12:10
 
- Came not by the will of man
2Pe 1:21
 
- Given from the beginning
Lk 1:70
 
- Is a sure word
2Pe 1:19

 
- THEY WHO UTTERED

• Raised up by God
Am 2:11
 
• Ordained by God
1Sa 3:20; Jer 1:5
 
• Sent by God
2Ch 36:15; Jer 7:25
 
• Sent by Christ
Mt 23:34
 
• Filled with the Holy Spirit
Lk 1:67
 
• Moved by the Holy Spirit
2Pe 1:21
 
• Spoke by the Holy Spirit
Ac 1:16; 11:28; 28:25
 
• Spoke in the name of the Lord
2Ch 33:18; Jas 5:10
 
• Spoke with authority
1Ki 17:1

- God accomplishes
Isa 44:26; Ac 3:18
 
- Christ the great subject of
Ac 3:22-24; 10:43; 1Pe 1:10,11
 
- Fulfilled respecting Christ
Lk 24:44
 
- Gift of, promised
Joe 2:28; Ac 2:16,17
 
- Is for the benefit of after ages
1Pe 1:12
 
- Is a light in dark place
2Pe 1:19
 
- Is not of private interpretation
2Pe 1:20
 
- Despise not
1Th 5:20
 
- Give heed to
2Pe 1:19
 
- Receive in faith
2Ch 20:20; Lk 24:25
 
- Blessedness of reading, hearing, and keeping
Re 1:3; 22:7
 
- Guilt of pretending to the gift of
Jer 14:14; 23:13,14; Eze 13:2,3
 

- PUNISHMENT FOR

• Not giving ear to
Ne 9:30
 
• Adding to, or taking from
Re 22:18,19
 
• Pretending to the gift of
Dt 18:20; Jer 14:15; 23:15
 
- Gift of, sometimes possessed by unconverted men
Nu 24:2-9; 1Sa 19:20,23; Mt 7:22; Jn 11:49-51; 1Co 13:2
 
- How tested
Dt 13:1-3; 18:22

Torrey's Topical Textbook

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