Coram Deo
Puritan Board Junior
Lately I have been studing the office's of the church.. I understand why Apostle and Evangelist Office have ceased. They saw Christ and could testify and they received direct call from Christ to the office of Apostle or from the Apostles to Evangelist as delegates of the Apostles.. Also Both Apostles and Evangelist had special powers that ceased at the end of the Apostle's Era.
I also know that Pastors are Normative and see the office of Teacher as distinct from the Office of Pastor by the same reasons that are listed in Westminster Standards.....
How should we see the office of Prophet? They did not need to be directly called by Christ but had to be called by God as per the Old Testament Prophets... We also see Prophets in Revelation in Chapter 11 that seem to indicate that the office continued after the Apostle's Era.
I am not talking about inspiration of Scriptures, we all know that ended.. But Prophets had other functions. I also do not mean the quacks of the Charismatic movement....
I am just curious.... I am also curious how you handle Revelation 11 in regards to Prophets?
P.S. No I am not going Prophetic on everyone .... I do not see the Office of Prophet continuing but am having trouble reconcilling Revelation 11.
I also know that Pastors are Normative and see the office of Teacher as distinct from the Office of Pastor by the same reasons that are listed in Westminster Standards.....
How should we see the office of Prophet? They did not need to be directly called by Christ but had to be called by God as per the Old Testament Prophets... We also see Prophets in Revelation in Chapter 11 that seem to indicate that the office continued after the Apostle's Era.
I am not talking about inspiration of Scriptures, we all know that ended.. But Prophets had other functions. I also do not mean the quacks of the Charismatic movement....
I am just curious.... I am also curious how you handle Revelation 11 in regards to Prophets?
P.S. No I am not going Prophetic on everyone .... I do not see the Office of Prophet continuing but am having trouble reconcilling Revelation 11.