2007-12-20 07:14:03 · 9 answers · asked by Link strikes back 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm here...and I see a question forming in your future...
2007-12-20 07:19:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
If the question is wether we need a prophet, yes we do!
Though, you'll be surprised that there are more then you think there are.
Most of them go hidden, and only prophecy very little.
Those who do prophecy get banned, or seen as a zealot, an extremist (who doesn't really do harm other then speak the truth) or as a preacher of false teachings.
Even the bible tells us that: 'God send us many prophets'.. and Isaiah writes: 'Oh, Israel, that stones the prophets'.
in other words, prophets are rejected, because in telling the truth, they are not able to make people see that reveiling their mistakes is not to harm them, but to help them come to the truth, and become a better person.
2007-12-20 15:50:32 · answer #2 · answered by ProDigit 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, we are, but I feel that we will have to wait untill these two come along:
Revelation 11:1-14 (New International Version)
1I was given a reed like a measuring rod and was told, "Go and measure the temple of God and the altar, and count the worshipers there. 2But exclude the outer court; do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles. They will trample on the holy city for 42 months. 3And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth." 4These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. 5If anyone tries to harm them, fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies. This is how anyone who wants to harm them must die. 6These men have power to shut up the sky so that it will not rain during the time they are prophesying; and they have power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they want.
7Now when they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will attack them, and overpower and kill them. 8Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city, which is figuratively called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was crucified. 9For three and a half days men from every people, tribe, language and nation will gaze on their bodies and refuse them burial. 10The inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth.
11But after the three and a half days a breath of life from God entered them, and they stood on their feet, and terror struck those who saw them. 12Then they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, "Come up here." And they went up to heaven in a cloud, while their enemies looked on.
13At that very hour there was a severe earthquake and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
14The second woe has passed; the third woe is coming soon.
2007-12-20 15:20:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is a current prophet for the world, for those who wish for the truth (without the biasness of religion present) about spiritual teachings and such matters. His name is Billy Meier, who sets the record straight about 'Jesus' and his original teachings, etc etc.
www.figu.org (English Discussion Forum)
Use the search engine.
He brings to light 'The Talmud Jmmanuel' which is the original text from which the gospel writers used for the New Testament.
www.tjresearch.info/overview.htm
There is a video lecture of James Deardorff who gives a detailed comparison between that of the Talmud Jmmanuel and New Testament text.
Also you should be able to find a transcript somewhere of Dietmar Rothe summary of the Talmud Jmmanuel teachings via a slideshow presentation. Or the video lecture of it.
2007-12-20 15:42:53 · answer #4 · answered by TruthBox 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
God alwready gave us prophets since 182? AD (1st known after 1800 AD as Joseph Smith
2007-12-20 15:19:51 · answer #5 · answered by ><)))>certain Mormon< 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
We have a lot of them of the "forthtelling" kind. I don't think we still need the "foretelling" prophets. All we have to know about God and His ways are in the Bible.
2007-12-20 15:20:36 · answer #6 · answered by Averell A 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Two prophets have already been sent.
You might try examining The Baha'i Faith?
The bible mentions both of them.
2007-12-20 15:20:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
"Repent for the Kingdom of God is near".
2007-12-20 15:27:35 · answer #8 · answered by parkituse j 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Don't worry...God will be sending two pretty soon!!!
2007-12-20 15:17:53 · answer #9 · answered by Jed 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋