Prophet

worthwhile. There are no exemptions or negligence about any parts of the bible. However, there might be a slight chance that the twelve prophets (also known as the Minor Prophets) are not treated as holy or worthy as other parts of the bible where Christians normally read a lot. For instance, There are four prophets and people call it “the Major Prophets”. And the Minor Prophets are Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. The…

original bearer held land.” The difficulty trying to identify the False Prophet is the lack of biblical information to make that determination until he steps into the fullness of his role as the False Prophet, at which point, he will throw unwavering support behind the Antichrist; accompanied with seemingly super-natural powers. In response, the whole world at that time will worship him (Rev. 13:13). Could Pence be the False Prophet? He could be, but not necessarily. Another could arrive at a…

The Prophet for Profit: Motivation of Mainstream Media in the Harry Potter Series The Harry Potter series tells an enchanting story about the magical world with the theme of love and death. Though Hogwarts, the school of magic, has been the dream place for millions of readers alike, not all the elements of the wizarding society are desirable. The power-loving Minister of Magic—Cornelius Fudge, leads the Ministry of Magic until the end of the fifth book, the Order of the Phoenix. Though the…

one must love the Prophet (PBUH). To love someone for a long period of time one must love the perfections of the person’s qualities. In the hadith, seerah and Quran there are many instances were the great characteristics of the Prophet (PBUH) are talked about. These tell us that the Prophet (PBUH) was merciful from a young age, was trusted by everyone he met and had ultimate consideration for the things around him For forty years before prophet hood and the revelation Quran, Prophet Muhammad…

reading about prophets in Carvalho many questions came to mind. The first question that came to mind was how do prophets come to be? How does God choose who is a prophet, and how does God communicate with them? One aspect I did not know was that there are many different kinds of prophets. Growing up I assumed that the only prophets were the ones listed in the Bible, such as Moses, Elijah, and Joseph. However, this is not the case, according to Carvalho, there were hundreds of prophets just…

2. The Twelve Minor Prophets at Qumran and in the New Testament The Twelve Minor Prophets is one of the biblical books found in several copies at Qumran. Therefore it is generally considered as one of the biblical books that had already gained an authoritative status, possibly as a collection, in the late Second temple period. However, the manuscripts of the Twelve at Qumran present a complicated and confusing picture because of its damage, mostly fragments, even small fragments exist. In…

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the genre that is described as prophecy. Biblical prophecy can be described as a passage that containing any type of prophecy. This particular literary genre can be consistently found throughout Old Testament writings as well as a few New Testament passages. Throughout the course of this paper, there will elaborate information on supporting points such as essential elements of biblical genre, examples of biblical genre throughout text, interpretive…

The first few verses of the book of Obadiah identify him with YHWH through the title and role of prophet. The role of prophet here is one who speaks for God, but is a concept the bible borrows from other places. Originally God wanted to speak directly to his people (Exodus 1:19) but per Israel’s request he spoke to them through Moses. The people understood figures that spoke for the king in order to inform them of his word. There would have been figures like this in Egypt taking on a leadership…

Surprised by the Voice of God by Jack Deere reflects the author’s ideas about prophecy, revelation Revelation Deere talks much about revelation. Deere suggests that people need to hear the voice of God outside of the Scriptures. He suggests that people do not have a choice if they should believe other peoples’ visions over the Bible. Antidotes Many, many stories are presented by Jack Deere seemingly to substantiate his points. Deere’s denial of the Sufficiency of Scripture While discussing…

Introduction Isaiah, son of Amoz, was a prophet of Yahweh whose revelations to the nation of Judah are accepted as part of the biblical canon in the Old Testament. Isaiah was both a husband, and a father of at least two sons; Shear-Jashub and Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz (Isaiah 8:3-4). Isaiah was commissioned by the Lord and served Yahweh faithfully as a prophet from approximately 740 B.C.- 700 B.C. Isaiah’s ministry officially began after his vision of the Throne Room of God in Isaiah 6, towards the…