God Gives a Prophecy and a Promise to Youth
What a day to be alive!
God wants to pour out His Spirit upon us to enable us to serve Him.
Young people, (and everyone) please read this powerful promise with prayer, pray about this often.
Joel 2:28-30
And it shall come to pass afterward, [that] I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.
And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke...
Let us learn some of the things that God's prophets have in common.
Prophets and Prophetesses
Num. 11:11-17, 25-29. Seventy prophets associated with Moses, but none did his work.
Num. 12:1-12; Ex. 15:20. Miriam, a prophetess, was not allowed to criticize Moses.
1 Kings. 18:13. There were one hundred prophets in Elijah’s day; none but Elijah dared meet Ahab.
2 Kings 9:1-10. A young prophet helped Elisha, but he did not take Elisha’s place.
1 Chron. 21:9; 29:29; 25:1-5. David had ten or more prophets, but David led the people.
Luke 2:36-38. Anna, the prophetess, is mentioned only once.
Acts. 11:27-30; 21:10-13. Agabus gave personal local testimonies, but the burden of all the churches did not rest upon him.
Acts. 13:1-4. There were prophets at Antioch, but their work was local.
1 Cor. 14:29-33. Corinthian prophets failed to recognize order among prophets.
1 Cor. 14:36, 37. They were to recognize Paul as a leading prophet.
While God may reveal Himself to many, there is only one leading prophet at any
one period of time upon whom God places the burden of directing His church.
Leading Prophets
Isa. 63:12. The Lord led Israel by the hand by Moses.
Deut. 18:15, 18. Moses was symbolic of Christ. (Theologians refer to him as a "type" of Christ, meaning that he symbolized Christ in his life and work here on earth)
Deut. 34:10; Num. 12:7, 8. There was no other prophet like Moses.
Ex. 32:32, 33; Hosea 12:13. Moses offered his life for the people.
Joshua 1:1-9. Before Moses died on the borders of the promised land, he wrote the instruction which, if followed, would have led Israel safely into the land.
Jer. 15:1. Moses and Samuel had special power in prayer for the people.
1 Sam. 7:8, 9; Ps. 99:6. Samuel’s prayers saved the people from their enemies.
1 Sam. 3:20; 4:1; 7:5; 6. Samuel was a leading prophet; he led the people.
1 Sam. 3:19. He delivered all of God’s words.
Ps. 89:20-37. David’s throne, was symbolic of God’s throne. (another "type")
2 Sam. 6:14-19. David was a priest-king. He wore the ephod and offered sacrifices.
1 Kings. 17:1. Elijah, the Tishbite, a grand character.
1 Kings. 18:4, 17-19. There were one hundred prophets, but only Elijah reproved Ahab.
1 Kings. 19:15, 16; 2 Kings 8:12, 13; 9:13. Elisha carried forward the work of Elijah; they together completed one great work.
1 Kings 17:17-23; 2 Kings 4:32-36. Each of these prophets raised the dead; they were both leading prophets. (can you imagine that?)
Mal. 4:4-6; Luke 1:17. Elijah’s work was a type of the closing message. Matt. 17:10-13;
Isaiah was a leading prophet. He also gave testimonies to the surrounding nations. Remember Chapters 13-23.?
Jer. 1:1-10. Jeremiah was chosen before his birth. He also was a prophet for
the nations.
Jer. 1:17-19. Jeremiah lived in a crisis.
Jer. 7:16; 11:14; 17-22. Like Moses and Samuel, he carried a burden for the people, and prayed for them even when God told him not to pray to them.
Luke 7:24-30. John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, was the greatest prophet that ever lived. (did you know that?)
2 Cor. 11:28. Paul carried the burden of all the churches. Through him God gave instruction for the organization of the Christian church.
In each important period of the world when the law of God has been honored, God has had a leading prophet through whom He has led His people.
God wants to pour out His Spirit upon us to enable us to serve Him.
Young people, (and everyone) please read this powerful promise with prayer, pray about this often.
Joel 2:28-30
And it shall come to pass afterward, [that] I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.
And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke...
Let us learn some of the things that God's prophets have in common.
Prophets and Prophetesses
Num. 11:11-17, 25-29. Seventy prophets associated with Moses, but none did his work.
Num. 12:1-12; Ex. 15:20. Miriam, a prophetess, was not allowed to criticize Moses.
1 Kings. 18:13. There were one hundred prophets in Elijah’s day; none but Elijah dared meet Ahab.
2 Kings 9:1-10. A young prophet helped Elisha, but he did not take Elisha’s place.
1 Chron. 21:9; 29:29; 25:1-5. David had ten or more prophets, but David led the people.
Luke 2:36-38. Anna, the prophetess, is mentioned only once.
Acts. 11:27-30; 21:10-13. Agabus gave personal local testimonies, but the burden of all the churches did not rest upon him.
Acts. 13:1-4. There were prophets at Antioch, but their work was local.
1 Cor. 14:29-33. Corinthian prophets failed to recognize order among prophets.
1 Cor. 14:36, 37. They were to recognize Paul as a leading prophet.
While God may reveal Himself to many, there is only one leading prophet at any
one period of time upon whom God places the burden of directing His church.
Leading Prophets
Isa. 63:12. The Lord led Israel by the hand by Moses.
Deut. 18:15, 18. Moses was symbolic of Christ. (Theologians refer to him as a "type" of Christ, meaning that he symbolized Christ in his life and work here on earth)
Deut. 34:10; Num. 12:7, 8. There was no other prophet like Moses.
Ex. 32:32, 33; Hosea 12:13. Moses offered his life for the people.
Joshua 1:1-9. Before Moses died on the borders of the promised land, he wrote the instruction which, if followed, would have led Israel safely into the land.
Jer. 15:1. Moses and Samuel had special power in prayer for the people.
1 Sam. 7:8, 9; Ps. 99:6. Samuel’s prayers saved the people from their enemies.
1 Sam. 3:20; 4:1; 7:5; 6. Samuel was a leading prophet; he led the people.
1 Sam. 3:19. He delivered all of God’s words.
Ps. 89:20-37. David’s throne, was symbolic of God’s throne. (another "type")
2 Sam. 6:14-19. David was a priest-king. He wore the ephod and offered sacrifices.
1 Kings. 17:1. Elijah, the Tishbite, a grand character.
1 Kings. 18:4, 17-19. There were one hundred prophets, but only Elijah reproved Ahab.
1 Kings. 19:15, 16; 2 Kings 8:12, 13; 9:13. Elisha carried forward the work of Elijah; they together completed one great work.
1 Kings 17:17-23; 2 Kings 4:32-36. Each of these prophets raised the dead; they were both leading prophets. (can you imagine that?)
Mal. 4:4-6; Luke 1:17. Elijah’s work was a type of the closing message. Matt. 17:10-13;
Isaiah was a leading prophet. He also gave testimonies to the surrounding nations. Remember Chapters 13-23.?
Jer. 1:1-10. Jeremiah was chosen before his birth. He also was a prophet for
the nations.
Jer. 1:17-19. Jeremiah lived in a crisis.
Jer. 7:16; 11:14; 17-22. Like Moses and Samuel, he carried a burden for the people, and prayed for them even when God told him not to pray to them.
Luke 7:24-30. John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, was the greatest prophet that ever lived. (did you know that?)
2 Cor. 11:28. Paul carried the burden of all the churches. Through him God gave instruction for the organization of the Christian church.
In each important period of the world when the law of God has been honored, God has had a leading prophet through whom He has led His people.
posted by Michael A. Redwine at Thursday, May 19, 2005
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