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It is not surprising, then, that when we read the New Testament we find several times when the apostles are connected with the Old Testament prophets, but New Testament prophets, by contrast, are never connected with Old Testament prophets in the same way.<ref>Wayne Grudem, The Gift of Prophecy (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2000).</ref> | It is not surprising, then, that when we read the New Testament we find several times when the apostles are connected with the Old Testament prophets, but New Testament prophets, by contrast, are never connected with Old Testament prophets in the same way.<ref>Wayne Grudem, The Gift of Prophecy (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2000).</ref> | ||
==What identifies | ==What identifies an Old Testament prophet?== | ||
God knew that His people would have trouble identifying true and false prophets so the Bible contains some very clear identifications of a true prophet. | God knew that His people would have trouble identifying true and false prophets so the Bible contains some very clear identifications of a true prophet. | ||