That is a rather serious accusation, and I am not calling anyone in Scripture a liar. I simply showed you that the apostle John was the last genuine prophet, and you will not be able to prove otherwise. But I am calling today s so-called prophets liars, since the book of Revelation CLOSED OUT GENUINE PROPHECIES.
The Apostolic Fathers -- Clement of Rome, Polycarp, Ignatius, Papias, etc -- who followed on the heels of the apostles, could have claimed to be prophets (or identified prophets during their time). But they never did. That should be sufficient proof.
*In examining every work of the Early Church Fathers, all 37 volumes, there is not one reference to the continuing of the true prophetic office. The early church after the death of the apostle John ceased to acknowledge the office of apostle and prophet being in existence.
However, in 26 of the 37 volumes there is quite a bit written about the work of false prophets among the church. These references are partial, and I have not included all of them due to space considerations. There are several reference sites you can surf to read these entire accounts. I have cited just a few of these references below...*
*What Early Christians believed about PROPHETS OUTSIDE THE APOSTOLIC AGE
I named those who have testified that you are wrong, for they all foretold the truth of these times, including prophets, the gift of prophecy, and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon all flesh which includes prophecy.
It's all in the same book you have picked and chosen from to come up with your own doctrine against the whole truth of God. Anyone who has actually read it knows better.
Joel 2:28
“And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall
prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions.
John 16:13
However, when He,
the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into
all truth;
Acts 2:16-17
But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: ‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall
prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams. Your old men shall dream dreams.
Romans 12:6
Having then
gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us,
let us use them: if
prophecy,
let us prophesy in proportion to our faith;
1 Corinthians 12:4-11
There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us. A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge. The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing. He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to
prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages, while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said. It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts.
He alone decides which gift each person should have.
Revelation 1:3
Blessed
is he who reads and those who hear the words of
this prophecy,
Revelation 22:18-19
For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of
this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in
this book; and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of
this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in
this book.
...Perhaps you should read
all the books yourself, instead of listening to the teachings of men. His promises are so much more!
But thanks for showing just how off the church fathers were. Can you believe it!?
