Jehovah's Witnesses where in the scriptures are groups of prophets found?

Question

Here's what I'd like every single JW to ask themselves--

WHERE IS THE BIBLICAL PRECEDENT HAT GOD USED AN HUMAN ORGANIZATION TO BE GOD'S SPOKESPERSON?

Where? Where? Where?

Organizations were NOT USED! Individual prophets of God--were used. Show me ONE PLACE in scripture that has more than one prophet--a GROUP of prophets was ALWAYS FALSE!!! Look at your scriptures!!!!

Q & A Queen--
slave is in the singular--show me verses that show a collective a GROUP, more than one, plurality. Please.

Answer 1

There is no place in scripture where a group is considered "a prophet"

Abdijah quotes 1 Sam 10:5 - however this verse makes your point not his.

Again - no place is a group recognized as "a prophet".

Answer 2

You said, "Show me ONE PLACE in scripture that has more than one prophet--a GROUP of prophets was ALWAYS FALSE!!!"

O.K. For the sake of brevity, I'll just show two:

"And he gave some as apostles, some as prophets (PLURAL), some as evangelizers, some as shepherds and teachers." (Eph. 4:11)

"And God has set the respective ones in the congregation, first, apostles; second, prophets (PLURAL); third, teachers." (1 Cor.12:28)

GOD Himself selected these and so they would certainly not have been false! These scriptures also show an ORGANIZED group of people.

But a more important issue that needs to be addressed is the current misconception of the current English word, ('Prophet').


The Fundamental meaning of ('Prophet') is NOT that of prediction.

The English word `prophet' comes from the Greek `pro phe' tes.' `Pro phe' tes' and literally means `a speaker out' [Gr. pro, `before' or `in front of,' and phe-mi, `to speak'], and thus describes a proclaimer, one who makes known messages attributed to a divine source. (Compare Titus 1:12.) Though the English word retains this same basic meaning, to many persons today it conveys only the restricted thought of a predicter of the future. But, as the foregoing information shows, the fundamental meaning of the word is NOT that of prediction.

For more, see:


http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JWquestions-and_answers/message/986

Answer 3

Many have spoken well of the Bible, but no endorsement is as compelling as that of Jesus of Nazareth. He recommended the Bible not only by His words but by His life. In times of personal temptation, public teaching, and personal suffering, He made it clear that He believed the Old Testament Scriptures were more than a national tradition ( Matthew 4:1-11; 5:17-19). He believed the Bible was a book about Himself. To His countrymen He said, "You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life" (John 5:39-40 ).

Answer 4

It would seem that the questioner ignores the existence of the nation of Israel, which was quite organized as God's instrument on the earth for hundreds of years.

Even after the founding of the Christian congregation, the Scriptures make it quite clear that there was organization in place. The modern "Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses" performs a work similar to that of the first century governing body, who met in Jerusalem. The bible calls that ancient group "the apostles and the older men" and also "governors of you [Christians]" (see Hebrews 13:7 or its footnote).

(Acts 15:6,23) And the apostles and the older men gathered together to see about this affair. By their hand they wrote: “The apostles and the older men, brothers, to those brothers..."

(Acts 16:4,5) Now as they traveled on through the cities they would deliver to those there for observance the decrees that had been decided upon by the apostles and older men who were in Jerusalem. Therefore, indeed, the congregations continued to be made firm in the faith and to increase in number from day to day.


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http://www.jw-media.org/beliefs/membership.htm

Answer 5

Actually this is a misleading question:

Jehovah's Witnesses have never claimed to be inspired Prophets.

At Acts 15 the body of older men made the decision on circumcision.

These men became the servant told about in Matt 24.

Since we have Jesus, the complete Bible, and the faithful slave, we do not need prophets today.

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Answer 6

Elijah and the prophets of Baal are the most notable example.

Prophet is singular. God brings prophets but not in pairs or as governing bodies.

1 Samuel 16:
11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.

12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.

13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

14 But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.
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If you want to use Isaiah 43:10-12 better us the whole chapter. But I will only post one here along with the Hebrew:

Isaiah 43:3

“For I am the LORD your God,
The Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
I have given Egypt as your ransom,
Cush and Seba in your place.

3.

ג כִּי, אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ, קְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל, מוֹשִׁיעֶךָ; נָתַתִּי כָפְרְךָ מִצְרַיִם, כּוּשׁ וּסְבָא תַּחְתֶּיך

For I am the LORD thy God, The Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour; I have given Egypt as thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

John the Baptist was the last prophet. < do you see the period?

Jesus the Savior states this in Luke 16:16 The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.

Answer 7

I am a Christan, this is not to answer your question. This is for someone else...

"Since we have Jesus, the complete Bible, and the faithful slave, we do not need prophets today"

We do need prophets today, I tell you the truth. Who do you think the faithful servant is? In Matthew 24 Jesus is talking about the end times. He is saying that the servant He puts over the rest of His servants, is to feed them the truth of God, and to wait for God, waiting for His master to return at any monment. He wants servants to wait for their master. He wants His people to seek Him with all that they are everyday, waitng for Jesus to come back to the Earth.

There are many many prophets today, and without them having that calling on their lifes, we'd be pretty much over. There are so many "Christians" out there then NEVER spend any time with God outside of church, how are those people to know that God is coming to this Earth with His judgment if not for the prophet? People are prophesying about what God is about to pour out on this earth. I know of alot of prophets to this day that are prophesying. I know friends that are not prophets, but are prophesying. Read Joel 2, a prophet is prophesying about how God is going to pour out His Spirit on all living flesh. "Your sons and daughters will prophesy".

Through the Holy Spirit, God speaks to His people who are waiting for Him, His faithful servent's and He is giving them dreams and visions, and giving them Your sons and daughters will prophesys! He is doing that to people now. God has not changed, He is the same God today as He was back in the day of the bible. The only thing that has changed are the people. I mean who drops their jobs, boats, family's, homes, money, friends, to follow Jesus? Like the 12 disciples? Those Christians that follow Jesus, and are Faithful Servents, have His spirit poured out on them.....just like in the book of Acts.

I know this is not put together that well, but I am tired, and need to go. Good bye.

Answer 8

well it sounds like you are a reader of the bible which is awesome! if you read the bible you can agree that god tells us to be like jesus. many times in the bible jesus asks anyone who wants to to follow him and learn from him.
(Luke 18:18-23)
22 After hearing that, Jesus said to him: “There is yet one thing lacking about you: Sell all the things you have and distribute to poor people, and you will have treasure in the heavens; and COME BE MY FOLLOWER.”

Matthew 28:19, 20.
19 Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded YOU. And, look! I am with YOU all the days until the conclusion of the system of things.”

(Acts 5:42) Every day in the temple and from house to house they continued without letup teaching and declaring the good news about the Christ, Jesus.

the bible tells us to go door to door preaching. we never claimed to be prophets in the dictionary sense.
1A person gifted with profound moral insight and exceptional powers of expression.
2A predictor; a soothsayer.

i cant predict the future and i dont have any powers, but i can tell you what will happen in the future because the bible tells us. and i honestly believe that what the bible says is true.

Answer 9

Isaiah 43:10-12, KJV:

"Ye are my witnesses, [PLURAL] saith the LORD [JEHOVAH], and my servant [SINGULAR] whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
I, even I, am the LORD [JEHOVAH]; and beside me there is no saviour.
I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, [PLURAL] saith the LORD [JEHOVAH], that I am God."

So, Jehovah's PLURAL Witnesses are his SINGULAR servant or slave.

Likewise, annointed Christians (Plural) make up the Body (Singular) of Christ.

One Body; Many members: -- Romans 12:4, 5.

As to a GROUP of PROPHETS, please note 1 Samuel 10:5 which mentions one such group:
"After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:"

Answer 10

Here >> Here >> Here >> Matthew 24:45 talks about a "faithful and discreet slave whom his master has appointed over his domestics to give them their food at the proper time." The word prophet is not used, but it clearly points to a "slave" that would provide spiritual enlightenment in the last days (if you look at the context of that chapter)