Prophecy seminars?????

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Hi brother! Good to chat with you again!

Frank Vandenburg wrote:
 
> Maybe I'll just throw my two cents into the ring. ($0.02 CAN= $0.012 US) :-)
> First of all I would like to point out that very often we say we are
> talking about prophecy when really we are specializing in eschatology
> (events of the End Times) I think when we look at the multitude of prophecy
> in the Bible which is fulfilled, and was used by the Apostles to lead
> people to Jesus, we recognize that both Bro. Bassett and Bro. Blume have a
> lot they can agree on.

Agreed.  Also, I would like to point out that "prophecy" is simply
th egiving forth of truths that were previously "mysteries".  Anything
unknown to the human mind that is from God is a spiritual thing.  And
without God's Spirit we cannot know these things (1 Cor 2:12).  And when
anyone ministers these truths, these mysteries are "prophesied".  That
does not only include knowledge of future events before they happen.
Preaching the truths of salvation is "prophesying".

The angel revealed to John the TRUE SAYINGS from God.  John fell down
to worship the angel.  The angel then responded telling him to
stop praising him, since the "spirit of prophecy is the testimony
of Jesus."  Now, realize that this
was a response to John's reaction after the angel gave him the "true
syaings" of God.  The "spirit of prophecy" is a manner of saying the reason 
prophecy can be given at all - the reason the true sayings can be delivered.
the spirit of prophecy means the very breath-force of prophecy.  It is the 
reason prophecy occurs and exists.  Prophecy is simply any revelation
of any truth at all concerning God which eye and ear cannot receive, and
requires God's Spirit teaching an individual in His unique way.

And the angel told John that the reason prophecy occurs is due to the
"testimony of Jesus."  The fact that Christ died on the cross and was risen
again for our justification is the reason mankind can receive these
"prophecies" or utterings of truth and reality.  And this takes
us back to the retrieving of the sealed scroll in Rev 5.  The request
for John to "come and see" the "revelation" or "prophecy" was given after
Christ, the slain lamb, took the book when no man could take it beforehand.

So a paradign of the definition of "prophecy" must be dealt with.  Prophecy
is not only the foretelling of future events.

> The one event which stands out most clearly in End Time teaching is the
> return of Jesus. We are told in Acts in what manner he will return, where
> he will return to and elsewhere in Scripture what type of church he is
> returning for.
> 
> Clear. Simple. No interpretation necessary. IMHO all other end time issues
> pale when compared with this one. 

Exactly.
[...]

> >I remind all that the reading and understanding of the prophecy is not
> >in any way a factor in finding the gates of salvatiion (Deut 6:4, John
> >20:28, John 3:5, Luke 24:47-49, Acts 2:1-14, 2:38, etc etc), and
> >living for Him (Titus 2:11-13... etc), AS LONG AS one BELIEVES that
> >the Lord will return for a PREPARED CHURCH. This is ESSENTIAL.
> >(1 John 3:3)
> >
> One correction to this comment. During the period of the Incarnation the
> reading and understanding (or lack of understanding) of prophecy was the
> very reason many rejected Jesus. If we note the preaching which preceded
> Acts 2:38 we notice that the theme of the sermon is Jesus' fulfillment of
> the Messianic prophecy and the spirit as fulfillment of the prophecy in
> Joel. Peter was relying on his hearers' reading of prophecy, and the power
> of the spirit to convince them of the truth of his words.
> 
> Well theseare my rambling little thoughts. Hope they edify.
> 
> God Bless,

When one understand salvation properly (Acts 2:38), and one lives the 
christian life as the Bible teaches it and disagrees with
a pre- mid- or post-trib reasoning, whenever the rapture takes place, that
person will find him\herself going up too!
 
I think this is what Bro. Bassett is saying.

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In Christ,  
Michael F. Blume   
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