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Is a "New Testament prophet" the same as an "Old Testament prophet"?  What does the Bible teach?
Is a "New Testament prophet" the same as an "Old Testament prophet"?  What does the Bible teach?
=Old Testament prophet = New Testament apostle?=


One marked parallel between the Old Testament prophet and the New Testament apostle is that an apostle was commissioned by Christ, “sent” by him on a specific apostolic mission just as Old Testament prophets were “sent” by God as his messengers.  
One marked parallel between the Old Testament prophet and the New Testament apostle is that an apostle was commissioned by Christ, “sent” by him on a specific apostolic mission just as Old Testament prophets were “sent” by God as his messengers.