Summary

While there is some kind of discontinuity between the Old Testament and the New Testament, affecting also prophecy, there is even more evidence for continuity between the gift of prophecy in the Old Testament and the New Testament. The case of basic continuity is supported by similar prophetic figures appearing and similar life experiences of the prophets happening in both Testaments; Old Testament prophecy being integrated in the New Testament; the same vocabulary for the prophetic ministry being used in both Testaments; and the divine call of the prophet and the role of the community of believers being similar. In both the Old Testament and the New Testament, prophets experience divine revelations and inspiration. They transmit their messages to the intended audience. There is similarity in the prophet’s messages. Both the written messages of a number of Old Testament prophets and a number of New Testament prophets became the canon of Scripture.GOP 68.3

As Jesus did not abrogate the law, as can be seen in the Sermon on the Mount, and heightened the believers’ awareness of its full meaning, so the gift of prophecy continues in New Testament times with a broader focus, a strong emphasis on the life, death, resurrection, and teaching of Jesus, the Messiah.GOP 68.4