Editing Prophecy (section)

===Christianity===
{{See also|Bible prophecy|Prophets of Christianity|Predictions and claims for the Second Coming of Christ|Unfulfilled Christian religious predictions}}
According to [[Walter Brueggemann]], the task of prophetic (Christian) ministry is to nurture, nourish and evoke a consciousness and perception alternative to the consciousness and perception of the dominant culture.<ref>[[Walter Brueggemann]], The Prophetic Imagination, (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 1978), 13.</ref> A recognized form of Christian prophecy is the "prophetic drama" which [[Frederick William Dillistone|Frederick Dillistone]] describes as a "metaphorical conjunction between present situations and future events".<ref>F.W.Dillstone; Christianity and Symbolism; London 1955, p275; referenced in 'The function of prophetic drama' in "The place is too small for us": the Israelite prophets in recent scholarship, by R. P. Gordon, 1995 Eisenbrauns, (cf Galatians 4:24)</ref>

==== Later Christianity ====
In his ''[[Dialogue with Trypho]]'', [[Justin Martyr]] argued that prophets were no longer among Israel but were in the Church.<ref>''Dialogue with Trypho'', Critical edition by Philippe Bobichon, Editions universitaires de Fribourg, 2003, 51, 1-3; 119, 1-5 [https://www.academia.edu/7280008/JUSTIN_MARTYR_Dialogue_avec_Tryphon_Dialogue_with_Trypho_%C3%A9dition_critique_VOLUME_I_Introduction_Texte_grec_Traduction_Coll_Paradosis_%C3%A9ditions_universitaires_de_Fribourg_Suisse_no_47_1_2003_563_pages text online] ; Philippe Bobichon, "Salomon et Ezéchias dans l'exégèse juive des prophéties royales et messianiques, selon Justin Martyr et les sources rabbiniques", ''Tsafon'' 44, 2002-2003, pp. 149-165 [https://www.academia.edu/7758381/_Salomon_et_Ez%C3%A9chias_dans_lex%C3%A9g%C3%A8se_juive_des_proph%C3%A9ties_royales_et_messianiques_selon_Justin_Martyr_et_les_sources_rabbiniques_Tsafon_Revue_des_Etudes_juives_du_Nord_44_automne_2002_hiver_2003_p_149_165 online] .</ref> ''[[The Shepherd of Hermas]]'', written around the mid-2nd century, describes the way prophecy was being used within the church of that time. [[Irenaeus]] confirms the existence of such [[spiritual gift]]s in his ''[[Against Heresies]]''. Although some modern commentators claim that [[Montanus]] was rejected because he claimed to be a prophet, a careful examination of history shows that the gift of prophecy was still acknowledged during the time of Montanus, and that he was controversial because of the manner in which he prophesied and the doctrines he propagated.<ref>[http://newadvent.org/fathers/250105.htm Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History, Book V, Chapter 16 & 18] Montanus...became beside himself, and being suddenly in a sort of frenzy and ecstasy, he raved, and began to babble and utter strange things, prophesying in a manner contrary to the constant custom of the Church handed down by tradition from the beginning.... His actions and his teaching show who this new teacher is. This is he who taught the dissolution of marriage; who made laws for fasting; who named Pepuza and Tymion, small towns in Phrygia, Jerusalem, wishing to gather people to them from all directions; who appointed collectors of money; who contrived the receiving of gifts under the name of offerings; who provided salaries for those who preached his doctrine, that its teaching might prevail through gluttony.</ref>

Prophecy and other spiritual gifts were somewhat rarely acknowledged throughout church history and there are few examples of the prophetic and certain other gifts until the Scottish [[Covenanter]]s like [[Prophet Peden]] and [[George Wishart]].{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} From 1904 to 1906, the [[Azusa Street Revival]] occurred in Los Angeles, California and is sometimes considered the birthplace of [[Pentecostalism]]. This revival is well known for the "[[speaking in tongues]]" that occurred there. Some participants of the Azusa Street Revival are claimed to have prophesied. Pentecostals believe prophecy and certain other gifts are once again being given to Christians. The [[Charismatic Movement]] also accepts spiritual gifts like speaking in tongues and prophecy.

The [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]] is a denomination that traces its history to the [[Millerite Movement]] and the [[Great Disappointment]]. Seventh-day Adventists "accept the biblical teaching of spiritual gifts and believe that the gift of prophecy is one of the identifying marks of the remnant church." The church also believes [[Ellen G. White]] to be a prophet and that her writings are divinely inspired.

Since 1972, the [[neo-Pentecostal]] [[Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International]] has expressed a belief in prophecy. The church claims this gift is manifested by one person (the prophesier) laying their hands on another person, who receives an individual message said by the prophesier. Prophesiers are believed to be used by the [[Holy Spirit (Christianity)|Holy Ghost]] as instruments through whom their God expresses his promises, advice and commandments. The church claims people receive messages about their future, in the form of promises given by their God and expected to be fulfilled by divine action.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idmji.org/index.php/en/historiaiglesia|title=Iglesia de Dios Ministerial de Jesucristo Internacional - History|date=October 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025080417/http://www.idmji.org/index.php/en/historiaiglesia |archive-date=25 October 2012 }}</ref>

==== Apostolic-Prophetic Movement ====
{{Anchor|Holy laughter Vineyard movement}}

{{See also|New Apostolic Reformation}}

In the [[Apostolic-Prophetic Movement]], a prophesy is simply a word delivered under the inspiration of the [[Holy Spirit in Christianity|Holy Spirit]] that accurately communicates God's "thoughts and intention".<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Hamon|first1=Bill|title=Prophets and Personal Prophesy. God's Prophetic Voice Today. Guidelines for Receiving, Understanding, Fulfilling God's Personal Word to You|last2=Roberts|first2=Oral|date=October 2010|publisher=Destiny Image |isbn=9780768412802}}</ref>

The Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders was a council of prophetic elders co-convened by [[C. Peter Wagner]] and Cindy Jacobs that included: Beth Alves, Jim Gool, [[Chuck Pierce]], [[Cindy Jacobs|Mike and Cindy Jacobs]], Bart Pierces, John and Paula Sanford, [[Dutch Sheets]], [[Tommy Tenney|Tommy Tenny]], Heckor Torres, Barbara Wentroble, [[Mike Bickle (minister)|Mike Bickle]], [[Paul Cain (minister)|Paul Cain]], Emanuele Cannistraci, Bill Hamon, [[Kingsley Fletcher]], Ernest Gentile, Jim Laffoon, James Ryle, and Gwen Shaw.<ref name=":68">{{Cite book|last=Wagner|first=C. Peter|title=Apostles and Prophets: The Foundation of the Church.|year=2000|isbn=9780800797324|pages=118, 123|chapter=Emanuele Cannistraci Had Told Me|publisher=Baker Publishing |quote=[P]rophesy from Emanuele Cannistraci ... in 1996 ... 'When you break from your present position as professor and instructor, you are going to be a pastor to pastors, an apostolic leader to a whole new breed of men and women'... this explains why I received no revelation of WLI until the day I resigned from Fuller." "Who are the Prophets on the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders? ... Emanuele Cannistraci ...}}</ref>

====Latter Day Saint movement====
{{See also|Joseph Smith|Revelation (Latter Day Saints)}}
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The [[Latter Day Saint movement]] maintains that its first prophet, [[Joseph Smith]], was visited by [[God in Mormonism|God]] and Jesus Christ in 1820. The Latter Day Saints further claims that God communicated directly with Joseph Smith on many subsequent occasions, and that following the death of Joseph Smith God has continued to speak through subsequent prophets. Joseph Smith claims to have been led by an angel to a large hill in upstate New York, where he was shown an ancient manuscript engraved on plates of gold metal. Joseph Smith claimed to have translated this manuscript into modern English under divine inspiration by the gift and power of God, and the publication of this translation are known as the [[Book of Mormon]].

Following Smith's murder, there was a [[Succession crisis (Latter Day Saints)|succession crisis]] that resulted in a great schism. The majority of [[Latter-day Saints]] believing [[Brigham Young]] to be the next prophet and following him out to Utah, while a minority returned to Missouri with Emma Smith, believing Joseph Smith Junior's son, [[Joseph Smith III]], to be the next legitimate prophet (forming the [[Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]], now the Community of Christ). Since even before the death of Joseph Smith in 1844, there have been numerous separatist [[List of sects in the Latter Day Saint movement|Latter Day Saint sects]] that have splintered from the [[Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)|Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]]. To this day, there are an unknown number of organizations within the Latter Day Saint movement, each with their own proposed prophet.

The [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church) is the largest Latter Day Saint body. The current [[President of the Church (LDS Church)|Prophet/President]] of the LDS Church is [[Russell M. Nelson]]. The church has, since [[Death of Joseph Smith|Joseph Smith's death]] on June 27, 1844, held a belief that the president of their church is also a literal prophet of God. The church also maintains that further revelations claimed to have been given through Joseph Smith are published in the [[Doctrine and Covenants]], one of the [[Standard Works]]. Additional revelations and prophecies outside the Standard Works, such as Joseph Smith's "[[White Horse Prophecy]]", concerning a great and final war in the United States before the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, can be found in other church published works.