The Gift of Prophecy
The gift of prophecy does not belong to any one age. Both the Old Testament and New Testament Scriptures have come to us through this gift of the Spirit, manifested through the various Bible writers. Through the prophets of the Old Testament it was revealed that the gift of prophecy would be manifested in New Testament times. This is pointed out in a very direct and positive manner by the prophet Joel in the following words:TOJ 27.2
“It shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will 1 pour out My Spirit. And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the Lord come. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call.” Joel 2:28-32.TOJ 27.3
This prophecy began to be fulfilled on the day of Pentecost. Answering the charge of their critics that the men filled with the Spirit on this occasion were under the influence of strong drink, the apostle Peter declares:TOJ 28.1
“This is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel: And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: and on My servants and on My handmaidens I will pour out in those days of My Spirit; and they shall prophesy: and I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke: and the sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: and it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Acts 2:16-21.TOJ 28.2