Profecia
A profecia é a voz de Deus revelada ao seu povo. Através dos profetas, Deus comunicou seus planos, advertiu contra o pecado e anunciou a vinda do Messias.
Profecia e revelação divina
A profecia na Bíblia não é invenção humana, mas homens santos de Deus falaram movidos pelo Espírito Santo, revelando os mistérios divinos.
21 For these words did not ever come through the impulse of men: but the prophets had them from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.
7 Certainly the Lord will do nothing without making clear his secret to his servants, the prophets.
5 And hearing this, they had baptism in the name of the Lord Jesus.6 And when Paul had put his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they had the power of talking in tongues, and acting like prophets.
Profecias messiânicas cumpridas
As profecias do Antigo Testamento sobre o Messias se cumpriram em Jesus. Seu nascimento, ministério e sacrifício foram anunciados séculos antes.
14 For this cause the Lord himself will give you a sign; a young woman is now with child, and she will give birth to a son, and she will give him the name Immanuel.
22 Now all this took place so that the word of the Lord by the prophet might come true,23 See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.
9 Be full of joy, O daughter of Zion; give a glad cry, O daughter of Jerusalem: see, your king comes to you: he is upright and has overcome; gentle and seated on an ass, on a young ass.
21 But now without the law there is a revelation of the righteousness of God, to which witness is given by the law and the prophets;22 That is, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ, to all those who have faith; and one man is not different from another,
Discernimento profético
A Bíblia nos alerta para examinar tudo e reter o que é bom. Nem todo que profetiza fala da parte de Deus — devemos provar os espíritos.
1 My loved ones, do not put your faith in every spirit, but put them to the test, to see if they are from God: because a great number of false prophets have gone out into the world.
4 You are of God, my little children, and you have overcome them because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
21 Let all things be tested; keep to what is good;22 Keep from every form of evil.
15 Be on the watch for false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inside they are cruel wolves.
12 All those things, then, which you would have men do to you, even so do you to them: because this is the law and the prophets.
2 And if I have a prophet's power, and have knowledge of all secret things; and if I have all faith, by which mountains may be moved from their place, but have not love, I am nothing.
19 So then you are no longer as those who have no part or place in the kingdom of God, but you are numbered among the saints, and of the family of God,20 Resting on the base of the Apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief keystone,
5 Go back and say to Hezekiah, the ruler of my people, The Lord, the God of David your father, says, Your prayer has come to my ears, and I have seen your weeping; see, I will make you well: on the third day you will go up to the house of the Lord.