Messages with tag - Prophets

After Christ’s ascension to Heaven, many believed in Him and on the day of Pentecost received the Holy Spirit and became the body of Christ. Now what? How would this new entity called the Church be administered? Listen to this lesson to hear a lucid and compelling overview of how the Apostles began to organize these believers. Learn that the term elder is the most-used term in the New Testament for the leader of a local church and why pastor is now conventionally used instead. Find out the difference between a descriptive and a prescriptive view of the Book of Acts.

During this class Dr. Dean referenced the Textual Criticism course (taught by Ron Minton) available on the Dean Bible Ministries website.

What is an apostle according to the Bible? Listen to this lesson to learn about gifts bestowed on men designed for the local church. Hear nine facts about biblical apostles. See three things indicative of apostles. Hear six facts about prophets and find out the difference between Old Testament and New Testament prophets. Understand that the purpose of these two foundational spiritual gifts was to establish the local church at its beginning.

Click here for the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) book Dr. Dean referenced during this lesson.

Also, at the 2020 Pre-Trib Study Group conference, Dr. George Gunn made an informative presentation on the NAR.

• The Bible's Commentary on the Blessings and Curses
• The Eternal Promises of Land, Seed, Blessing
• The Unresolved Mystery of the Prophets
• Is the role of the prophet active in the Church today?

Is the role of the biblical prophet active today? Listen to this message to learn why the gift of prophet is not a part of the Church Age. Hear a description of the unconditional covenants of God in the past and future. See the unresolved mystery of the ancient prophets on how man can go from being unrighteous to righteous through the Lord Jesus Christ.