did away with the need for prophets and the prophetic ministry. The coming of the Holy Spirit, the birth of the Church, and the writing of the Bible did not eliminate the need for the prophetic voice of the Lord; in fact it intensified that need. Peter insisted that the prophet Joel was speaking of the Church age when he proclaimed, “I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and your sons and daughters shall prophesy” (Acts 2:17). Paul emphasized that truth when he told the church at Corinth to “covet
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