Before I get accused again of my own "private interpretation"-- let's get one thing straight:
Why is it that most seem to think that revelations must be delivered on a silver platter by the consensus of a learned group of peers? That's not biblical--not even! God even sent a donkey! The closest thing to what most expect would be by the mouth of two or three witnesses among the apostles or the early church fathers--of which Christ had "somewhat against" 5 out of 7. Even among them were disagreements.
Scripture on the other hand is not a product of the consensus of men and their teachings, but rather from among them only what is approved by the providence of God alone--no man or group of men [actually] have the last say.
As for "special revelations", they are not "private interpretations" (which no scripture is). "Private interpretation" means according to one's own understanding. Heaven forbid, that is the actual source of what is taught...and yet it commonly is the case. Many teachers, preachers, pastors, leaders, and even seminaries do exactly that. The hand-me-down teachings of men are made popular by the common lack of understanding known otherwise to be the best of learned minds among scholarly Christian men, by their own assumptions and conjecture are then published and made official...which have been corrupt from the beginning, as the anti-Christ spirit was "already at work" even then.
So, no, Christians cannot out vote what is true and what is not. Many have, and many continue to try--but it doesn't work that way. As a result, church history is full of heretics calling "Heretic!" against many who may very well have been speaking the truth. Just take the apostles--many of whom were persecuted and killed (as were the prophets of old) for telling the truth.
Meanwhile the history of the church and this age was to include (as foretold) "false teachers" bringing in "destructive doctrines" and lies causing "strong delusion"--making everything we have learned suspect... While at the same time, we were to received the revelation of "all truth" being lead by the Holy Spirit, which is to be "finished" before the sounding of the seventh angel. What does that even look like? It looks very much like the past when Israel carrying the water of the truth from God...killed the prophets, and marched on to eventually crucify their own Messiah sent to them.
In other words, as history will attest, Israel rejected "special revelations", just as the church has also.
What's the answer then? It is written, "test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world." But also expect that God has been and is doing just as He did in times of old. And how is that? Look it up--read it for yourself that you may be convinced! What was His method then? I tell you He "is the same" even now!
All revelations from God are "special."
Why is it that most seem to think that revelations must be delivered on a silver platter by the consensus of a learned group of peers? That's not biblical--not even! God even sent a donkey! The closest thing to what most expect would be by the mouth of two or three witnesses among the apostles or the early church fathers--of which Christ had "somewhat against" 5 out of 7. Even among them were disagreements.
Scripture on the other hand is not a product of the consensus of men and their teachings, but rather from among them only what is approved by the providence of God alone--no man or group of men [actually] have the last say.
As for "special revelations", they are not "private interpretations" (which no scripture is). "Private interpretation" means according to one's own understanding. Heaven forbid, that is the actual source of what is taught...and yet it commonly is the case. Many teachers, preachers, pastors, leaders, and even seminaries do exactly that. The hand-me-down teachings of men are made popular by the common lack of understanding known otherwise to be the best of learned minds among scholarly Christian men, by their own assumptions and conjecture are then published and made official...which have been corrupt from the beginning, as the anti-Christ spirit was "already at work" even then.
So, no, Christians cannot out vote what is true and what is not. Many have, and many continue to try--but it doesn't work that way. As a result, church history is full of heretics calling "Heretic!" against many who may very well have been speaking the truth. Just take the apostles--many of whom were persecuted and killed (as were the prophets of old) for telling the truth.
Meanwhile the history of the church and this age was to include (as foretold) "false teachers" bringing in "destructive doctrines" and lies causing "strong delusion"--making everything we have learned suspect... While at the same time, we were to received the revelation of "all truth" being lead by the Holy Spirit, which is to be "finished" before the sounding of the seventh angel. What does that even look like? It looks very much like the past when Israel carrying the water of the truth from God...killed the prophets, and marched on to eventually crucify their own Messiah sent to them.
In other words, as history will attest, Israel rejected "special revelations", just as the church has also.
What's the answer then? It is written, "test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world." But also expect that God has been and is doing just as He did in times of old. And how is that? Look it up--read it for yourself that you may be convinced! What was His method then? I tell you He "is the same" even now!
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