God the Holy Spirit, Mentor's Guide, MG14

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e. Saul’s messengers and Saul himself, 1 Sam. 19.20, 23-24

f. A future generation of God’s people, Joel 2.28-29

2. New Testament

a. According to Paul, the Holy Spirit spoke through Isaiah, Acts 28.25-26.

b. Those in the Upper Room at Pentecost, Acts 2.16-18

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c. John the Baptist’s disciples at Ephesus, Acts 19.6

d. The example of Jesus, Luke 4.18; John 3.34

B. Prophecy is described as a gift from the Holy Spirit.

All may agree that there appears no new revelation to be expected concerning God in Christ. But there appears to be no good reason why the living God, who both speaks and acts (in contrast to dead idols), cannot use the gift of prophecy to give particular local guidance to a church, nation or individual, or to warn or encourage by way of prediction as well as by reminders, in full accord with the written word of Scripture, by which all such utterances must be tested. Certainly the NT does not see it as the job of the prophet to be a doctrinal innovator, but to deliver the word the Spirit gives him in line with the truth once for all delivered to the saints (Jude 3), to challenge and encourage our faith. ~ J. P. Baker. “Prophecy.” New Bible Dictionary , 2nd ed. J. D. Douglas and others, eds. Leicester, England-Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1982. p. 985.