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by borasalama on December 9th, 2008

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Just before the time of Jesus how many more prophets were expected to appear?

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  • by borasalama on January 12th, 2009

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    In New Testament times, the Jews were still expecting the fulfilment of the prophecy of 'ONE LIKE MOSES', refer John 1:19-25. When Jesus claimed to be the Messiah of the Jews,the Jews began to enquire as to where was Elias? The Jews had a parallel prophecy that before the coming of the Messiah, Elias must come first in his second coming. Jesus confirms this Jewish belief.

    The Jews were understandably sceptical of people claiming to be their awaited Messiah. They went to great lengths to investigate such claims. This the Gospel of John confirms: "and this is the record of John,"(the Baptist) "when the Jews sent priests and levites from jerusalem to ask him, who art thou? and he confessed and denied not; but confessed, I am not the christ." (This was only natural because there can't be two Messiahs at the same time. If Jesus was the Christ then John couldn't be the Christ!) "and they asked him, what then? art thou Elias? and he saith, i am not."
    Note that the last questions posed to John the Baptist by the Jewish elite was "art thou THAT prophet? and he answered, no."(John 1:21)

    Three Questions!
    There were thus three different and distinct questions posed to John the Baptist and to all three his answer was an emphatic "NO". These three questions were:
    1) ART THOU THE CHRIST?
    2) ART THOU ELIAS? And
    3) ART THOU THAT PROPHET?
    There are those who will somehow argue that only two questions are implied., but you can clearly see there are THREE.

    Anyway, to make doubly clear that the Jews definitely had THREE separate prophecies in their minds when they were questioning John the Baptist, read their follow-up question in which they list all the possible authorities under which John could be baptising:
    "and they asked him, and said unto him, why baptizest thou then, if thou be
    (1) NOT THAT CHRIST,
    (2) NOR ELIAS,
    (3) NEITHER THAT PROPHET?"(John 1:25)

    You see the Jews were waiting for the fulfilment of THREE distinct prophecies:
    1 - the coming of CHRIST,
    2 - the coming of ELIAS, and
    3 - the coming of THAT PROPHET.

    "THAT Prophet"
    If you look up a Bible which has a concordance or cross-references, then you might find in the marginal note, where the words "the Prophet", or "that Prophet" occur in John 1:25, that these words refer to the prophecy of Deuteronomy 18:15 and 18.

    MUSLIMS FULLY ACCEPT THAT JESUS WAS THE "MESSIAH", the "Christ". You can claim a thousand and one prophecies about the Messiah and Muslims wont contest them, but don’t try to squeeze Jesus into the prophecy in Deuteronomy 18:15, 18 because as shown through overwhelming evidence @ http://www.answerbag.com/a_view/3517713 this prophecy about 'the prophet like Moses' fits the Prophet Mohammed so very well.

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  • by philosopher-saint on January 12th, 2009

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    Six for poker or ten for volleyball!
    ;-)

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  • by thatsJustme on January 12th, 2009

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    John the Baptist....last prophet...the Bible does not say anymore will appear..only, many false prophets....
    maybe when Jesus said Blessed are you who have seen & believed & even more blessed are who have not seen and believed...we dont need prophets ..God gave us the WORD& the Savior......

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  • by Rinky Dinky Do on December 11th, 2008

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    Three - their names were Moe, Larry and Shemp

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  • by seahorse on December 11th, 2008

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    Prophets in the Christian Greek Scriptures. The Greek word pro·phe′tes corresponds to the Hebrew na·vi’′. The priest Zechariah, father of John the Baptizer, acted as prophet in revealing God’s purpose concerning his son, John, who would be “called a prophet of the Most High.” (Lu 1:76) John’s simple mode of life and his message were reminiscent of earlier Hebrew prophets. He was widely recognized as a prophet; even Herod felt some restraint because of him. (Mr 1:4-6; Mt 21:26; Mr 6:20) Jesus said John was “far more than a prophet.”—Mt 11:7-10; compare Lu 1:16, 17; Joh 3:27-30.

    Jesus, the Messiah, was “The Prophet,” the long-awaited one foretold by Moses. (Joh 1:19-21, 25-27; 6:14; 7:40; De 18:18, 19; Ac 3:19-26) His ability to perform powerful works and to discern matters in a way beyond the ordinary caused others to recognize him as a prophet. (Lu 7:14-16; Joh 4:16-19; compare 2Ki 6:12.) More than all others he was one in God’s “intimate group.” (Jer 23:18; Joh 1:18; 5:36; 8:42) He regularly quoted earlier prophets as testifying to his divine commission and office. (Mt 12:39, 40; 21:42; Lu 4:18-21; 7:27; 24:25-27, 44; Joh 15:25) He foretold the manner of his own betrayal and death, that as a prophet he would die at Jerusalem, “the killer of the prophets,” that his disciples would abandon him, that Peter would deny him three times, that he would be resurrected on the third day—many of these prophecies being based on earlier prophecies in the Hebrew Scriptures. (Lu 13:33, 34; Mt 20:17-19; 26:20-25, 31-34) Beyond this, he foretold the destruction of Jerusalem and its temple. (Lu 19:41-44; 21:5-24) The precise fulfillment of all of these things within the life of those hearing him gave solid basis for faith and conviction as to the fulfillment of his prophecies relating to his presence.—Compare Mt 24; Mr 13; Lu 21.

    Pentecost, 33 C.E., saw the foretold outpouring of God’s spirit on the disciples at Jerusalem, causing them to ‘prophesy and see visions.’ They did this by declaring “the magnificent things of God,” and by inspired revelation of knowledge about God’s Son and what this meant for their listeners. (Ac 2:11-40) Again it should be remembered that prophesying does not mean solely or necessarily predicting the future. The apostle Paul stated that “he that prophesies upbuilds and encourages and consoles men by his speech,” and he held prophesying forth as a proper and particularly desirable goal for all Christians to strive after. Whereas speaking foreign tongues was a sign for unbelievers, prophesying was for believers. Yet even the unbeliever attending a Christian meeting would benefit by prophesying, being reproved and closely examined by it so that “the secrets of his heart become manifest.” (1Co 14:1-6, 22-25) This, too, indicates that Christian prophesying did not consist mainly of prediction but instead often dealt with things relating to the present, though clearly proceeding from a source beyond the ordinary, being inspired by God. Paul counseled on the need for good order and self-control in congregational prophesying, so that all could learn and be encouraged.—1Co 14:29-33.

    There were, of course, certain ones particularly selected, or gifted, to serve as prophets. (1Co 12:4-11, 27-29) Paul himself had the gift of prophesying, yet he is primarily known as an apostle. (Compare Ac 20:22-25; 27:21-26, 31, 34; 1Co 13:2; 14:6.) Those especially designated as prophets, such as Agabus, Judas, and Silas, appear to have been outstanding spokesmen for the Christian congregation, second only to the apostles. (1Co 12:28; Eph 4:11) Like the apostles, they not only served locally but also traveled to different points, gave discourses, and also foretold certain future events. (Ac 11:27, 28; 13:1; 15:22, 30-33; 21:10, 11) As earlier, some Christian women received the gift of prophesying, though always subject to the headship of the male members of the congregation.—Ac 21:9; 1Co 11:3-5.

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