Counsel #2 — Types Of Prophets

Picture: Counsel #2 — Types Of ProphetsCCW 165.1

One common argument against the prophetic ministry of Ellen White is that since the canon of the Bible has been closed, there can be no more prophets. This argument doesn’t consider the distinction between canonical and non-canonical prophets. Several prophets wrote books of the Bible or featured heavily in them. But many other prophets ministered in ways that were relevant only to their particular community or time. Some of these included Nathan and Huldah in the Old Testament and Philip’s four daughters in the New Testament.^{[245]https://www.adventistbiblicalresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/AuthorityEGWwritings.pdf}CCW 165.2

“And in these days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch. Then one of them, named Agabus, stood up and showed by the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine throughout all the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius Caesar.” Acts 11:27, 28 NKJVCCW 165.3

“During the ages while the Scriptures of both the Old and the New Testament were being given, the Holy Spirit did not cease to communicate light to individual minds, apart from the revelations to be embodied in the Sacred Canon. The Bible itself…. [mentions] prophets in different ages, of whose utterances nothing is recorded. In like manner, after the close of the canon of the Scripture, the Holy Spirit was still to continue its work, to enlighten, warn, and comfort the children of God.” Ellen White in The Great Controversy, p. viii.1CCW 165.4

Reflect: Why did God not preserve the writings of all prophets in the Bible?CCW 165.5