I do not pay attention to modern-day prophets. God gave us everything we need to live by faith, we need not know the future events more specific than what the Bible gives us.
Remember when someone gives a date for a prophesy it is impossible that the whole world would be on the same date at the same time. It is Saturday here, Sunday in one part of the world and Friday in another part.
God gave us all we need in His Word, the rest we do not know we trust Him for guidance at the time that it is needed.
There is only one mediator between God and man and that is Jesus Christ Who lives in the born-again believer. I have no need for someone to come and warn me about something in the future, I trust God for each day.
I notice something very significant, those who are continually looking to modern-day prophets never come back to us and tell us that the prophecy didn't happen, but all of them do not happen and yet no one comes to say it.
Deuteronomy 18:22 "when a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord if the thing follows not nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously; thou shalt not be afraid of him."
Leviticus 20:27
"“A man or a woman who is a medium or a necromancer shall surely be put to death. They shall be stoned with stones; their blood shall be upon them.”
Future telling is forbidden by God. We have the Bible from God's own mouth we need nothing more in this age of grace.
Those who seek after signs lack faith, they must see and be excited to feel spiritual. However, the strong believer who relies on the Bible and Christ in him needs nothing more than Him and His Word.
Matthew 12:38-39 "38Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.” 39 Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. "
We are seeing many so-called "prophets coming forward to claim they have a word from the Lord but they ultimately end up glorifying themselves with the speaking of their prophetic dream or vision only to end up being embarrassed and going silent when their prophecy does not come to pass.
I do not listen to modern-day prophets, I do not look for future events to be revealed beyond what God already gave us in the Bible. Why? Because I walk by faith with the Holy Spirit living in me Who knows all things all the time. I do not want to rely on false prophets to feel excited or worried, I rely on Christ alone and He leaves me steady and joyful all the time.
Mark 8:12
"Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, "Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation."
Did we see that statement by Christ? "No sign will be given this generation".....referring to the church age.
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