The modern church system disallows anyone from interrupting the preacher, this is the opposite of what God expressed for the New Testament assembly.
Everyone is participating as led by the Holy Spirit, no one person is leading and there is no formula or traditions of men in play here.
1 Corinthians 14:29-32
30 But if a revelation is made to another who is seated, then the first one is to keep silent.
31 For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all may be exhorted; 32 and the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets; 33 for God is not a God of confusion but of peace.
The word "prophesy" here means to expound on the existing Word of God, it is not future-telling.
1 Thessalonians 5:20-21
"Do not treat prophecies with contempt, / but test all things. Hold fast to what is good."
1 John 4:1
"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world."
Acts 17:11
"Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true."
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