Embraces the Last Days of Time

But the prophecy of Joel reaches to the last days of time—to “the remnant whom the Lord shall call.” Joel 2:32. It includes “the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ;” and this “testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” Revelation 12:17; 19:10.AGP 172.2

Thus it is clear that the manifestations of this prophetic gift were not to be limited to the apostolic age or to any one century. The prophecy extends to the special signs of Christ’s coming, to the remnant of His people, and to the great and terrible day of the Lord. A remnant is incontrovertibly the last. The remnant church is therefore the last period of the church of Christ that will live on this earth—the people of God who will be living and waiting for translation when He comes.AGP 172.3

If this understanding of the prophecy is correct, we may reasonably look for, and expect to find, the prophetic gift manifested here and there among the followers of Christ from Pentecost to the end of time.AGP 172.4