OT prophets but people living in Paul’s own time who were prompted by the Spirit to speak a particularly relevant message to an individual (1 Cor. 14:24–25) or to the church (Acts 11:27–30; 15:32; 21:10–11). The messages that prophets communicate seem to come at particularly critical moments in the lives of people or in the history of the church. The Spirit reveals “mysteries” to prophets that they then communicate to the church for its edification and encouragement (1 Cor. 13:2; 14:3–4, 31) and