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which specific hebrew prophets are you considering when you ask this question?

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2 Peter 1:20-21

knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of private interpretation. For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but holy men of God spoke, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

This passage comes from the New Testament letter of 2 Peter, written likely in the late first century CE. The author is reminding his readers about the trustworthy nature of prophecy, contrasting it with false teachings that were circulating.

how do you discern the difference between a personal insight and a message understood to be from God?

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  • Deuteronomy 18:20-22

    This Old Testament passage provides criteria for distinguishing true prophets from false ones.

  • 1 Corinthians 14:29-33

    Paul discusses the discernment and ordering of prophetic gifts within a community setting.

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