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It is believed that prophets are chosen and called by the one God. The first list below consists of only those individuals that have been clearly defined as prophets, either by explicit statement or strong contextual implication, (e.g. the purported authors of the books listed as the major prophets and minor prophets ) along with the biblical ...
Portrait of the Welsh prophet, Rhys 'Arise' Evans. Rhys Evans, (1607 – c.1660) who later renamed himself 'Arise Evans' was a Welsh prophet who travelled to London to spread his premonitions. He was arrested and imprisoned around 1650 at Newgate Prison for impersonating Christ. [1] [2]
Amariah son of Hezekiah, an ancestor of the prophet Zephaniah mentioned in the genealogy of Zephaniah 1:1. A late 8th – early 7th century BCE bulla reading "[belonging to] Amaryahu, son of the King" might refer to him. [175] Asaiah, servant of king Josiah (2 Kings 22:12). A seal with the text Asayahu servant of the king probably belonged to ...
Isaiah, an important Biblical prophet, in fresco on the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo. In religion, a prophet or prophetess is an individual who is regarded as being in contact with a divine being and is said to speak on behalf of that being, serving as an intermediary with humanity by delivering messages or teachings from the supernatural source to other people.
He also claimed to be the prophet predicted by the Báb as "He Whom God shall make manifest" [79] His followers have also claimed that his coming fulfilled prophecies of various smaller (often native) religions. Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895–1986), in 1929 renounced the status of Messiah and Maitreya incarnation given him by the Theosophical Society.
Guan Yu was deified as early as the Sui dynasty and is still popularly worshipped today among the Chinese people variedly as an indigenous Chinese deity, a dharmapala in Buddhism and a guardian deity in Taoism. He is also held in high esteem in Confucianism. In Hong Kong both police and gangsters consider him a divine object of reverence.
Cindy Jacobs (born August 1951) is an American prophet, speaker, author and teacher, and member of C. Peter Wagner's New Apostolic Reformation movement. [1] With her husband, Mike Jacobs, she cofounded Generals International in 1985. The couple has two children, Daniel and Kyrin. [2]
Adventists believe church co-founder Ellen G. White was a prophet, understood today as the New Testament "gift of prophecy". [25] White preferred to describe herself as a "messenger". [26] She was one of about 200 claimed prophets in New England at the time. [27]