Pentecostals believe that the spiritual gift (Greek: charisma) of prophecy is a special (supernatural) ability given to them. They believe that the gift of prophecy is the ability to receive direct revelation from God. However, this special gift of prophecy ceased after the Apostolic age. Of course, Jesus Christ is the true Prophet since He is the Word of God. The Holy Spirit of Christ gave us the Bible. Prophecy was a necessary gift to edify the Apostolic church because the Bible was not yet complete. However, upon completion of the New Testament by the Apostolic Church, this gift of prophecy ceased. Prophecy is still very important today. In essence, all true Christians today are prophets because they share the Bible and the hope of eternal life with others. People today who claim to be prophets are actual false prophets. Please click on the link below to view a You Tube video on this topic. Or, please visit the Gift of Prophecy page on this website.
