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Originally Posted by Sister Alvear
Philip’s Daughters
Acts 21:9: And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy. Here we have a quartet of gospel women, who while living out their lives among heathen neighbors, continued doing God’s will.
Notice these “girls” were in the company of Paul who said in 1 Corinthians 14:34,35: “women keep silence in the church.” Along with their father Philip, they were prophetesses. Do you think Paul said girls, don’t prophecy; it is not permitted for you to speak? Of course not!
To prophesy is to preach according to Webster (National Dictionary of English Language P. F. Collier & Son, New York 1937). Prophetess “female preacher” (Young’s Analytical Concordance pg. 781).
Some are quick to say they prophesied only in homes, and not in church, but Ephesians 14:12 says, “Even so ye, for as much as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.” |
I see your reading Scheel again. Let me explain. Webster is a westernized dictionary, not a part of the original languages, nor translation process. And Scheels here ignores Strong's/Vine's etc. definitions of "Prophetess" [which is entirely missing in the NT, save Jezebel in Rev., hmmmm??] & simply finds a concordance rarely used anymore by scholars to butress his position. Besides, quote the rest of Young's Concordance regarding this term.
And for the 20th time now, "
PROPHECY IS PRIMARILY FORETELLING....NOT DELIVERING SCRIPTURAL EXPOSITIONS TO MEN...........GOOD GRIEF!
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