Testing Mordern day Prophets by the Word of God

 Testing the Gift of Prophecy

Prophetess Celestial's Jaw-Dropping Prophecy: Should we take Heed?

Passages for the spiritual gifts.

1 Corinthians 12:4–6. ...
1 Corinthians 12:7–11. ...
Romans 12:4–8. ...
1 Corinthians 12:26–31. ...
Ephesians 4:11–16. ...

1 Thessalonians 5:20-22 (CSB) 20 Don’t despise prophecies, 21 but test all things. Hold on to what is good. 22 Stay away from every kind of evil.

1 John 4:1 (CSB) Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

How to identify a True Prophet. 

• Make predictions that “come to pass” (Jeremiah 28:9)

• Glorify God rather than themselves (John 16:13)

• Do not give their own private interpretations (2 Peter 1:20, 21)

• Point out sin (Micah 3:5–8)

• Warn of coming judgment (Isaiah 24:20, 21)

• Edify the church (1 Corinthians 14:3, 4)

• Give messages that harmonize with the Bible (Isaiah 8:20)

• Teach that Jesus came in the flesh (1 John 4:1–3)

• Have a Christ-like character (Matthew 7:16–20).

• Are obedient to the will of God (Deuteronomy 18:18).

Make predictions that “come to pass” (Jeremiah 28:9)

3 Types of Prophetic Predictions

• Conditional 

• Classical

• Eschatological

1. The prophecy must come to pass.

Deuteronomy 18:22 (KJV)

When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that [is] the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, [but] the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.

2. The prophecy has to be in harmony with the rest of the Bible. 

Deuteronomy 18:20 (KJV)

But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.

Ezekiel 22:28 (KJV)

And her prophets have daubed them with untempered [morter], seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken.

3. The prophet must always lead to true worship. 

Deuteronomy 13:1-2 (KJV) 1 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, 2 And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;

Deuteronomy 13:3 (CSB) “do not listen to that prophet’s words or to that dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to know whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and all your soul.

John 14:29 (KJV)

And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.

The prophecy must contain specific details and spiritual insights.

Details in prophecy

a. The destruction of Babylon 

Isaiah 13:17-22 (CSB) 17 Look! I am stirring up the Medes against them, who cannot be bought off with silver and who have no desire for gold. 18 Their bows will cut young men to pieces. They will have no compassion on offspring; they will not look with pity on children. 19 And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overthrew them. 20 It will never be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation; a nomad will not pitch his tent there, and shepherds will not let their flocks rest there. 21 But desert creatures will lie down there, and owls will fill the houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about. 22 Hyenas will howl in the fortresses, and jackals, in the luxurious palaces. Babylon’s time is almost up; her days are almost over.

Details that the impending ruins of Babylon would be avoided by travelers, the city would never again be inhabited, and that its stones would not even be moved for use as building material

b. King Necuchadnezzar's Dream - Daniel 2

Specific Details

The Revelation and interpretation The amount of Kingdoms The types of kingdoms The economic status of the kingdoms The timing of the kingdoms The division of Kingdoms The Fate of the Kingdoms The Everlasting kingdom of God.

C. The messianic prophecy.

Micah 5:2 (KJV) But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, [though] thou be little among the thousands of Judah, [yet] out of thee shall he come forth unto me [that is] to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth [have been] from of old, from everlasting.

Judah - Nation Bethlehem - State Ephrata - a small city A Ruler - Jesus Shepherd Israel Origin : From Everlasting

My Final Analysis.

• There is a lack of specific details and spiritual insights in her prophecies which leaves room for reinterpretation. 

• Some of her doctrinal expositions do contradict other fundamental teachings throughout the rest of the scripture. 

• There is a sense of spiritual conviction in her claims, but not enough spiritual inspiration to sustain the claims. 

• The prophetic claims seemingly fail to lead her audience to repentance and to place their faith in Jesus Christ. 

• This is my personal analysis after studying the Bible. And I am willing to reconsider as God gives further light on this woman. 

• Come up with your own analysis and conclusion of her work.

What do you think?