The study of prophecy in the christian faith and the mission of the prophet is a central theme in the first epistle to the Corinthians: "Follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy.", 1 Corinthians 14:1. The gift of prophecy is the gift of adult life, to be a prophet is to be a mature, a complete person. Being complete means that you possess by nature everything that you must possess. Completeness is conformity to Christ.
The nature of the seed is the tree that bears fruit, the nature of the worm is the butterfly, the nature of man is the prophet.
This is why Paul teaches us: "The spirits of prophets are subject to the control of prophets" 1 Corinthians 14:32; that is, the spirit of maturity must be controlled by adults.
The spirit in the bible is the substance of God, that is, the wisdom present in the heart of man. It is by this spirit, this life-giving creative wisdom that we understand divine realities. The gift of prophecy is one of the most important spiritual gifts (perfect virtues) of the holy spirit. The purpose of prophecy is to edify, correct, instruct, know: "For you can all prophecy in turn so that everyone may be instructed and encouraged", 1 Corinthians 14:31; through this gift we capture the personality of God: listen (perceive with attention), meditate with intuition and inspiration, decide with creativity.
Prophecy should not be confused with prudence, prudence comes from reason and is related to the faculties of the soul, imagination and fantasy; instead prophecy with the faculties of the spirit: intuition, creativity, inspiration.
In the gospels, the function of prophecy is to announce the mysteries of the kingdom of God (the mysteries of wisdom): "The law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing their way into it.", Luke 16:16; "The secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables.", Mark 4:11
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