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The Abiding Gift of Prophecy

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    The Prophetic Gift Restored

    Here is clearly a most definite promise of a renewal of the prophetic gift to the church in the last days. Irrespective of earlier applications, it would include the literally last period of the church. Indeed, it is more than a promise of a renewal—it is rather a promise of a special, marked impartation of the gift of prophecy in this eventful period.AGP 236.4

    That this prophecy includes the last days of human history, and the last period of the church of Christ, is evident from the statements that follow what has been cited before: “I will show wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath: … the sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come.” Acts 2:19, 20.AGP 236.5

    How could language be plainer, and promise be more positive? There is coming, and coming soon, a “great and notable day of the Lord.” The days leading up to that great day will be “the last days.” During those days there will appear striking signs of the approach of the “great and notable day.” In connection with those signs, there will be the manifestation of the prophetic gift in “the remnant whom the Lord shall call.” Joel 2:32. As a remnant is the last part, the remnant church must beAGP 236.6

    the last period of the church of Christ on earth. Through that church the Lord has promised to make Himself known in visions and dreams.AGP 237.1

    The same assurance is found in the writings of the apostle-prophet John, who in vision on the barren, rocky island of Patmos, saw the remnant church. He says:AGP 237.2

    “The dragon was wroth with the woman [symbol of the church], and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.” Revelation 12:17.

    This entire twelfth chapter of Revelation is devoted to the history of the church of God in her conflict with her mortal enemy, the devil. At the close of the conflict, it is the remnant church that is involved, and this remnant is to be marked by “the testimony of Jesus Christ,” which is plainly defined elsewhere as “the spirit of prophecy.” Revelation 19:10.AGP 237.3

    It is evident, therefore, that this wonderful gift has been especially promised to the remnant church for guidance and correction in her great work in the closing drama of the world’s history. The Scriptures plainly teach that the church will be deeply involved in the perils of the last days, and will be in sore need of this divine guidance.AGP 237.4

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