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:''…Listen to my words: ‘When a prophet of the Lord is among you, I will reveal myself to him in visions, I speak to him in dreams.’<ref>Numbers 12:6</ref> | :''…Listen to my words: ‘When a prophet of the Lord is among you, I will reveal myself to him in visions, I speak to him in dreams.’<ref>Numbers 12:6</ref> | ||
This text reveals how God gives information to a prophet. When a prophet speaks, people do not know '''whether the prophet is lying''' (speaking out of his own imagination) '''or if the prophet has actually received a dream or a vision from God'''. God told Israel to listen to everyone who claims to have received a vision from Him because such persons must either be believed or destroyed! | This text reveals how God gives information to a prophet. When a prophet speaks, people do not know '''whether the prophet is lying''' (speaking out of his own imagination) '''or if the prophet has actually received a dream or a vision from God'''. God told Israel to listen to everyone who claims to have received a vision from Him because such persons must either be believed or destroyed! The question is - '''What is the REAL Biblical test of a prophet?''' | ||
===Performing miracles proves '''NOTHING'''=== | ===Performing miracles proves '''NOTHING'''=== | ||