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Adult Bible Study Guide
Jan • Feb • Mar 2009
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The Prophetic Gift
Contents
1. Heaven’s Means of COMMUNICATION
2. The Prophetic GIFT
3. SPIRITUAL Gifts and Prophecy
4. The Gift of Prophecy and God’s REMNANT Church
5. The INSPIRATION of the Prophets
6. TESTING the Prophets
7. The WORK of the Prophets
8. The AUTHORITY of the Prophets
9. The INTEGRITY of the Prophets
10. The MESSAGE of the Prophets
11. INTERPRETING the Prophetic Writings
12. The BLESSINGS of the Prophetic Gift
13. CONFIDENCE in the Prophetic Gift
The Prophetic Gift
Our Goal {5}
The real focus is on the Gift-Giver.
We’ll learn about the Lord who loves this
world so much He gave Himself, in the person
of Jesus, as the sacrifice for our sins.
That’s the God we serve, and that’s the God
we seek to reveal in this quarter’s lessons.
The Prophetic Gift
Lesson 3, January 17
Spiritual Gifts and Prophecy
Key Text
1 Corinthians 12:4-6 NKJV
“There are diversities of gifts, but the
same Spirit. There are differences of
ministries, but the same Lord. And there
are diversities of activities, but it is the
same God who works all in all.”
Spiritual Gifts and Prophecy
Initial Words {33}
Seventh-day Adventists believe in the
existence of spiritual gifts.
As we believe in the gifts of the Spirit,
including prophecy, but we also believe that
everything should be tested by the Word
of God.
Spiritual Gifts and Prophecy
Quick Look
1. Spiritual Gifts
(Ephesians 4:11)
2. Counterfeit Gifts
(Matthew 7:22, 23)
3. Gift of Prophecy
(1 Corinthians 12:8-10)
Spiritual Gifts and Prophecy
1. Spiritual Gifts
Ephesians 4:11 NKJV
“And He Himself gave
some to be apostles,
some prophets, some
evangelists, and some
pastors and teachers.”
1. Spiritual Gifts
“Charismata” {34}
Spiritual gifts (Greek charismata) are
known as spiritual because they originate
with the Holy Spirit, who apportions them to
each according to His will (1 Cor 12:11).
In addition, the Holy Spirit is given to
Christians so that they may understand and
appreciate these gifts (1 Cor 2:10-13).
1. Spiritual Gifts
Purposes {34}
According to the New Testament, spiritual
gifts are given for the completion of the
mission entrusted to the church.
This includes the nurture and edification of
the church, as well as the proclamation of the
gospel to the world.
1. Spiritual Gifts
Two Views Today {36}
Some believe that edifying gifts, such as
knowledge, wisdom, teaching, exhortation,
faith, and mercy, are permanent gifts but the
sign gifts, such as prophecy, healing,
tongues, and miracles, ceased with the death
of the apostles.
Other Christians believe that all the spiritual
gifts will be present until the Lord comes.
Spiritual Gifts and Prophecy
2. Counterfeit Gifts
Matthew 7:22, 23 NKJV
“ ‘Many will say to Me, “Lord, Lord, have we
not prophesied in Your name, cast out
demons in Your name, and done many
wonders in Your name?”
And then I will declare to them, “I never knew
you; depart from Me, you who practice
lawlessness!” ’ ”
2. Counterfeit Gifts
Their Origin {38}
By the power of Satan the Egyptians
magicians could copy the first two plagues.
From the third plague onward, they were
unable to counterfeit God’s miracles.
(1) Satan can produce miracles that look
like the genuine article.
(2) Satan can work only within the limit set
by God.
2. Counterfeit Gifts
Their Origin {38}
Counterfeit gifts are not just a perversion of
the true gifts of God but can be similar
manifestations from a different source—Satan
1. Can be done by those professing the name
of Jesus. 2. There will be miracles, miraculous
signs and wonders, powerful enough to
deceive many. 3. Satan is working to do what
he can to deceive as many as possible.
2. Counterfeit Gifts
Gift of Tongues {42}
The church in Corinth had problem concerning
the use of the gift of tongues (1 Cor 14:1-5).
The tongues in 1 Cor 14 are of the same
nature as the tongues in the book of Acts (2:111), because the same Greek word
glossa is used for tongues in both books.
Tongues in both places were the supernatural
ability to speak in foreign languages.
2. Counterfeit Gifts
Gift of Tongues {42}
Some understand the gift to apply also to
instances in which a person speaking in one
language is understood in another language or
languages by those listening.
In either case, this undoubtedly rules out the
common and popular notion of tongues today,
in which people babble in unknown languages.
Spiritual Gifts and Prophecy
3. The Gift of Prophecy
1 Corinthians 12:8-10
NKJV
“For to one is given the
word of wisdom through
the Spirit, to another …
prophecy….
3. Gift of Prophecy
Predictions {40}
Nostradamus predicted the great fire of
London of 1666. Irish seer Cheiro warned of
the drowning of journalist W T Snead who
died when the Titanic sank.
Jean Dixon published a vision of a Democrat
elected president of the United States only to
be assassinated in office.
That was John Kennedy.
3. Gift of Prophecy
Predictions {40}
How can we account for these exact
predictions by people who had little in
common with the biblical prophets?
The purpose of the prophetic gift is to provide
a means of communication between the
Creator and His creatures. The emphasis
was not on predicting the future but on setting
forth what God wanted His people to hear.
Christ’s Object Lessons 328
Final Words {44}
“The special gifts of the Spirit … includes all
gifts and endowments, whether original or
acquired, natural or spiritual.
All are to be employed in Christ’s service.
In becoming His disciples, we surrender
ourselves to Him with all that we have.
These gifts He returns to us purified and
ennobled, to be used for His glory in blessing
our fellow men.”