The Mysterious Communication Between Prophets and God: A Biblical Perspective
God bless you and your family in the Mighty name of Jesus. Amen. I get all of it. Angels, talking to me through dreams, visions, and even rainbows. I’ve had red man angels come into my classroom while I was reading American History about Indian wars. They said, 'This is not the truth.'
Is there Need for Human Witnesses?
Objection, but you have to have a witness. God said, 'Let there be light' when there was no human to witness it. But maybe even the talking snake.
Moses said, 'But your Lord your God said you shall utterly destroy Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hittites, Hivites, Jephtheites, and you shall destroy anything that breathes in that city.' These verses are from Genesis 1, Genesis 3, and Deuteronomy 20:17. Though, this is based on the assumption from the book of the talking snake and a flood that never could happen.
The Role of Love and the Holy Spirit
I like the concept that 'God is love' and lives within you, and 'God is light, no darkness at all; God is spirit.' However, as far as I can tell, God does not speak with a voice directly. The Bible emphasizes that God’s communication with prophets can be indirect.
So, some might say, 'When the sky opened up, and God spoke, saying, "Listen to Him." '
The Spirit of Christ
Through the Spirit of Christ, the Holy Spirit, we can explore the mysterious ways in which prophets communicated with God. The Bible references the Holy Spirit in 1 Peter 1:10–12, where it talks about the prophets wanting to know more about the salvation prepared for us:
In the spirit of Christ, this salvation was something the prophets wanted to know more about when they prophesied. They wondered about the time and situation during which the Spirit of Christ within them was speaking about Christ’s suffering and his great glory afterward. They were told that their messages were not for themselves but for you. Now this gospel has been preached to you by those who preached in the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. It is all so wonderful that even the angels are eagerly watching these things happen.
The Role of the Holy Spirit
2 Peter 1:20–21 reinforces the idea that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophet's own understanding or from human initiative. Instead, the prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit and spoke from God:
Above all you must realize that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophet's own understanding, or from human initiative, but men and women spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
This Biblical perspective highlights the divine inspiration of prophets and the pivotal role of the Holy Spirit in guiding and revealing God's will through them.
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