AY Honors/Spirit of Prophecy/Answer Key
1. What is the prophetic gift?
The gift of prophecy as demonstrated by those who are given the gift of Prophecy. Prophecy is the gift from God to see before something happens what is to come to pass.
2. What are the main characteristics of a true prophet?
3. How can you make sure that a prophecy is true?
Isaiah 8:20 "To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, [it is] because [there is] no light in them." That which is true will not contradict the Bible in any manner. Feelings, emotions and the like do not make it so if it is of God it will be new light but it will not be old doctrine of God in His Word. The Fountain of Life.
4. How can a false prophet be identified?
- Matthew 7:16 - 20
7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
7:16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
7:17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
7:18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither [can] a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
7:19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
7:20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven;
but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name?
and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
- Isaiah 8:20 To the Law of God and to the testimony that comes from their mouth and they say it is from God and if God be not glorified and self abased then they are not a true prophet there is only one other kind of prophet and that is a false prophet. most talk smooth things and do not give God the glory due him.
When a person talks of self and what self wants and self desires then they can not be a true prophet and one who prophecies without God telling him to prophecy is not a true prophet. If what they say contradicts God's word they are not a true prophet.
5. Who was Ellen G. White? What was her importance to the Seventh-day Adventist church?
6. Read and present a report of at least two of the following groups of books of the Spirit of Prophecy:
a. The Great Controversy: The Story of Redemption; or The Great Controversy and Last Day Events
b. History: Patriarchs and Prophets; Prophets and Kings; and the Acts of the Apostles
c. Testimonies for the Church Series: Any three books of your choice within this series
d. Diet: The Ministry of Healing; Counsels on Diet and Foods; Temperance; and Counsels on Health
e. Charitable Service: Christian Service; Gospel Workers; and Welfare Ministry
f. Missionary Series: Faith and Works; Steps to Christ; Christian Service; and Early Writings
g. Education: Education; Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students; Fundamentals of Christian Education; or The Adventist Home and Messages to Young People
h. Devotionals: Our High Calling; The Upward Look; That I May Know Him
i. The Life of Christ: Christ's Object Lessons; The Desire of Ages; Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing
j. Any other series of books of your preference that has at least three books
7. Find within the books of the Spirit of Prophecy texts of at least two of the following topics:
a. Biblical stories
b. Christ's second coming
c. Health reform
d. Healthy habits
e. Family structure
f. Leadership
g. Church organization
8. How can the study of the Spirit of Prophecy help in understanding the Bible?
1. The Bible is represented as the sun and The "SOP" is the representation of the moon. 2. The Moon reflects the rays of the Sun and shines into the night to give light. Not as bright as the sun and not as strong in distinction of matter but it still show the path and brightens the path that needs to be taken. 3. It does not replace the Bible it shines bright as possible to show what the sun shins doses when there is no light in the night of moral darkness. God's moral Law militant and expressive. 4. The sun glorious and triumphant over darkness.
