在上期视频中，魏泰德牧师谈到了属灵恩赐。今天，他将会谈到其中的一个属灵恩赐，那就是预言的恩赐。

启示录12:17写道：“龙向妇人发怒，去与她其余的儿女争战，这儿女就是那守神诫命，为耶稣作见证的（原文为“有耶稣的见证”）。”在19:10告诉我们：“预言中的灵意乃是为耶稣作见证（或作“耶稣的见证就是预言之灵”）。”

因此，基督复临安息日会基本信仰第18条宣称：“圣灵的恩赐之一是先知。这项恩赐乃是余民教会的一项特征，它曾显现在怀爱伦的工作中。她既是主的使女，她的著作乃是真理的延续，可信的原始资料，供给教会安慰、引导、教训、及督责。这些著作也清楚说到，圣经是一切经验与教训必须接受试验的标准。”

在旧约时代，一直在使用预言的恩赐。例如，当亚伦和米利暗反叛摩西的领导时，上帝对他们说，“你们且听我的话：你们中间若有先知，我耶和华必在异象中向他显现，在梦中与他说话。”（民数记12:6）

摩西在临死前告诉以色列人：“耶和华你的 神要从你们弟兄中间给你兴起一位先知像我，你们要听从他。”（申命记18:15）

这预言藉着约书亚和接续他的先知应验了。但弥赛亚的出现最终应验了这个预言

，他是先知，带领上帝的子民脱离罪恶的奴役，进入天上的迦南地。

同时，预言的恩赐在新约时代也同样运行着。保罗写给以弗所教会，预言恩赐仍旧保留教会“直等到我们众人在真道上同归于一，认识 神的儿子。”（以弗所书4:13）

/保罗写给以弗所教会，提到教会仍旧会保有预言的恩赐“直等到我们众人在真道上同归于一，认识 神的儿子。”（以弗所书4:13）

上帝也把预言的恩赐赐予一位名为怀爱伦的女士。她的一生大部分生活在19世纪，有着非凡的属灵恩赐。

她写了5000多篇期刊文章和40多本书，其作品对全世界数百万人产生了翻天覆地的影响。这些书刊主题包括宗教、教育、社会关系、福音、预言、出版、营养和管理。

怀爱伦不仅是一位很有天分的作家。她还被上帝任命为特别的信使，来吸引世界注意《圣经》，并为基督的第二次降临做准备。

从17岁到70年后去世，上帝给了她2000个异梦和异象。她通过这些启示获得的知识和建议都写在她的著作中。因此，我们——基督复临安息日会信徒，接受她的著作是受上帝启示的。

再者，“怀爱伦的著作不能代替《圣经》。它们不可被置于与《圣经》同等的地位。只有《圣经》是独一的标准，她的著作及别的著作都必须受《圣经》的衡量，并必须依从《圣经》。”（《基督复临安息日会基本信仰》227页）

事实上，怀爱伦是一位非凡的女性，她符合了《圣经》中对真正先知的所有考验。她帮助建立了基督复临安息日会。通过她的劝勉，上帝给予教会极大的赐福。

在历代志下20:20呼吁提醒我们说：“信耶和华你们的 神，就必立稳；信他的先知，就必亨通。”

让我们接受上帝所赐给教会的预言的恩赐。

更多关于预言恩赐的资料请登录网站：www.adventist.org/gift-of-prophecy/the-gift-of-prophecy/ 或怀爱伦著作网站：www.egwwritings.org.

In the previous episode, Pastor Ted Wilson talked about spiritual gifts. Today, he’s going to discuss one of these, the gift of prophecy.

We read in Revelation 12:17 that “the dragon was enraged with the woman and he went to make war with the rest of her offspring, who keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.” And verse 10 of chapter 19 tells us that “the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

In connection, the eighteenth fundamental belief of the Seventh-day Adventists states: “The Scriptures testify that one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit is prophecy. This gift is an identifying mark of the remnant church and we believe it was manifested in the ministry of Ellen G. White. Her writings speak with prophetic authority and provide comfort, guidance, instruction, and correction to the church. They also make clear that the Bible is the standard by which all teaching and experience must be tested.”

The gift of prophecy was in operation throughout the Old Testament times. For instance, when Aaron and Miriam rebelled against Moses’ leadership, God said to them, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the Lord, make Myself known to him in a vision; I speak to him in a dream” (Numbers 12:6).

Before his death, Moses told the Israelites, “The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. Him you shall hear” (Deuteronomy 18:15).

This prophecy was fulfilled through Joshua and the prophets who succeeded him. But its ultimate fulfillment was in the appearance of the Messiah, Who was the Prophet to lead God’s people from the slavery of sin into the heavenly Canaan.

Meanwhile, the gift of prophecy was working in the New Testament times as well. Paul wrote to the Ephesians that it would remain in the church “till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God” (Ephesians 4:13).

God bestowed this gift of prophecy on a woman by the name of Ellen G. White. She was a woman of remarkable spiritual gifts who lived most of her life in the nineteenth century.

She wrote more than 5,000 periodical articles and 40 books. Her writings made a revolutionary impact on millions of people around the world. These cover subjects including religion, education, social relationships, evangelism, prophecy, publishing, nutrition, and management.

Ellen White was more than a gifted writer. She was also appointed by God as a special messenger to draw the world’s attention to the Bible and prepare them for Christ’s Second Advent.

From age 17 until her death at 70, God gave her 2,000 dreams and visions. The knowledge and counsel she received through these revelations were all in her writings. Thus, we, Seventh-day Adventists, accept her writings as inspired by God.

However, “the writings of Ellen White are not a substitute for Scripture. They cannot be placed on the same level. The Holy Scriptures stand alone, the unique standard by which she and all other writings must be judged and to which they must be subject” (Seventh-day Adventists Believe…, p. 227).

Indeed, Ellen White was a remarkable woman who met all the tests of a true prophet as in the Scriptures. She helped found the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Through her counsels, God has blessed the church immensely.

As an appeal, 2 Chronicles 20:20 reminds us to “believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets and you shall prosper.”

Let us embrace this gift of prophecy God has bestowed upon the church.

More about the gift of prophecy at http://www.adventist.org/gift-of-prophecy/the-gift-of-prophecy/ and Ellen White’s writings at http://www.egwwritings.org.