1 Thessalonians 5:20

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Summary

Despise not prophesyings.

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So, he who rejects this is not rejecting man but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you.

Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to him; and He took of the Spirit who was upon him and placed Him upon the seventy elders. And when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But they did not do it again.

Afterward you will come to

the hill of God where the Philistine garrison is; and it shall be as soon as you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and a lyre before them, and they will be prophesying.

Then Saul sent messengers to take David, but when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, with Samuel standing and presiding over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul; and they also prophesied.

And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking with tongues and prophesying.

Every man who has something on his head while praying or prophesying disgraces his head.

and to another the effecting of

miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the

distinguishing of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues.

If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.

And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,

And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for twelve hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”