If Christians believe their will be no Prophets After Jesus then why do some call Rabbi Saul(Paul) a Prophet?

Question

When someone mentions Mohammed...... then Christians urgently say there are no Prophets after Jesus.

When we mention that Rabbi Paul wrote most of the bible and he never even met Jesus then most Christians say that he was a divenly inspired Prophet equal to a messenger.

Then when we mention other writers of the gospels included in the NT then again people call them divenely inspired apostles or Prophets...

So which is it ?

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Answer 1

I have asked that question many times of my sister. In her church there are Prophets and Prophetess' and they tell people things. When I asked her about that question she simply said that it is the coming of God and so He has chosen some people to be Prophets and Prophetess'. I don't believe her however and I think she is in a bad place right now but that is her choice.

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Answer 2

The early Christian church recognized prophecy as a gift of the Holy Spirit. Anyone could potentially prophesy under the influence of the Spirit. But these were temporary gifts. No one was considered a professional prophet.

Those who spread the message of Christianity were called either Apostles or Evangelists. Their preaching was not considered new revelation but an amplification and clarification of what was already revealed by Christ. Paul was regarded as an Apostle, even though his encounter with Christ was a vision. He preached essentially the same message wherever he went, and any innovations he preached had also been revealed to the other apostles.

Mohammed is not accepted by Christians because he preaches a different message than Christianity does. In the same way, Christianity is not accepted by Jews. The younger faith sees a natural progression, the elder faith sees heresy. And they are usually both right in some way.

Answer 3

Paul Was An Apostle.
All Prophets After Jesus Are False Prophets. Its Been Foretold

Answer 4

Excellent question but why assume all Christians believe there are no longer prophets of God?

Prophets have a perfect knowledge of Jesus Christ as did Peter and Paul. (They were both rabbis as the word "rabbi" means in the Hebrew culture, of which they were a part, "teacher" and they did indeed teach and testify of Christ).

Prophets act by the authority given to them by the premortal Christ, or Jehovah, and then the mortal Messiah, and then the immortal, resurrected Jesus Christ himself.

It was the church of the 4th Century A.D. that perverted the gospel for popularity, power, and gain. Protestantism greatly tried to reform it but as Roger Williams and other reformers wrote and taught, a complete Restoration, or restitution of all things as the NT states,had to occurr.

Traditional Christians adhere to the philosophical principles of the Nicene creed but Classic Chistians, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, embrace the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ which acknowledges living prophets, apostles, etc. This is the only foundation upon which the true and only church of Christ rests as set forth in the New Testament.

Answer 5

I've never head a Christian or even the Bible refer to Paul as a prophet. The writers of the letters of the NT are apostles. The definition of APOSTLE is "follower of Christ."

Paul was a Jew and a Pharisee until he heard the Truth. He was also considered a Gentile; I think because of his place of birth.

1 Corinthians 14:22 Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers; prophecy, however, is for believers, not for unbelievers.

1 Corinthians 13:8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.


Prophecy and tongues have all ceased. Tongues were for the Jews because they demanded a sign and did not believe until they had their signs. Prophecy was for believers for around 30 years after the death of Christ. Prophecy of Christianity ended around that time and false prophecy picked up about 100 to 120 years ago with Penecostalism, Jehovah Witness, and Mormonism. All of which are false religions that also do not put Christ on the pedastal He deserves (as he is Messiah, Saviour, and GOD).

Answer 6

Paul did have a huge impact on christian faith and also had a vision of Jesus from the clouds so what more do you need for divine intervention. St Augustine did a lot as well as Emperor Constantine, and not just for catholicism but for christians in general. Paul was probalby into the roman polytheistic religion, but he could've been a rabbi. He was definetly a prophet. Even St John (i think) whoever wrote revelations recieved a divine prophecy.

Answer 7

#1: No Christians ever say there will not be any prophet after Jesus.

#2: No Christian ever claimed Paul to be a rabbi.

#3: The only reason any Christian would ever deny anyone being a prophet is for the same reason God teaches us in his word...."if anyone denies that Jesus is the Christ."

Shucks, boy, I talked to a prophet last week! The gifts of the Spirit are fully functional today.
I'll prophesy over you: If you deny Jesus, He will deny you on the day of judgement.
Happy Landings!

Answer 8

Jesus was spoken as a Rabbi, a Teacher sent from God. Even through Jesus was "The Prophet" of the scriptures prophecy, as for as my knowledge does not refer to him as a Prophet.

And the Disciples and the Apostles were referred to as Disciples and Apostles, and not prophets, even though some did prophecy.

Answer 9

Who said Christians do not believe that there will be no further prophets? The bible makes clear that there will be, but that the final word came from Christ. The prophets of today are mainly exhorters and encouragers. To some, God in fact gives word of things to come, but in no case will any prophecy over turn the scripture. "And he gave some to be apostles, some to be PROPHETS, some to be evangelists, some to be pastors and some to be teachers until we all come together to the unity of the faith, unto the perfect man, unto the measure of the fulness of Christ." Eph 4:10 In other words, none of the ministerial gifts to the church are done away with until the church is perfect and completely Christ like.

If the church is not so, and it seems obvious that it isn't, then there are still prophets, thought none give a word superior to that of Christ.

Tom

Answer 10

i see no reason why there would be no other prophets. Jesus was not only a prophet but the Son of God. Many people today even are divinly inspired and some even seem to have divine powers (im not talking about people creating miracles like healing people on the spot, but musicians, artists, authors, etc.) i am Christian and i do believe that there are many other prophets after Jesus and that there are some among us today! anything is possible with God!

Answer 11

Paul was not a Rabbi. He rejected the Old Testament Law. Read Galatians.

He was an Apostle. One chosen by Jesus Christ directly to be a witness.