OFFICE CLOSED
- UnstoppableRevKev
- Sep 10
- 3 min read
📖 Scripture: “Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,” —1 Peter 1:10-12
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.”
—Matthew 5:17-18
🔎 Reflection: God’s Word reveals a unified, unbroken plan of redemption. The Old Testament prophets, moved by the Spirit of Christ, foretold the sufferings of the Messiah and the glory that would follow (Isaiah 53; Psalm 22; Zechariah 12:10). Yet even they knew their prophecies were incomplete; they searched and longed to understand the full picture, which would be revealed only in Christ (1 Peter 1:10-12).
King Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:17-20 make clear: He came not to abolish but to FULFILL the Law and the Prophets. His life, death, resurrection, and ascension mark the completion of that prophetic stream. Hebrews 1:1-2 confirms: “God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets… in these last days has spoken to us in His Son.” This is the decisive break between the old covenant shadows and the full radiance of Christ.
This also means the prophetic and apostolic -OFFICES- were not meant to continue indefinitely. The prophets pointed forward to Christ; the Apostles bore eyewitness testimony to Christ. Both offices were foundational (Eph 2:20) and therefore temporary. When the foundation is laid, you don’t keep laying it again and again. Any person today who claims the title or office of “prophet” or “apostle” in the biblical sense, or who peddles “fresh revelation,” “new rhema words,” or “upgrades” to God’s revelation, is by definition opposing Christ’s sufficiency and Scripture’s authority and finality.
Scripture warns repeatedly of such false prophets (Deuteronomy 13:1–5; Matthew 24:24; Galatians 1:8–9). Their teaching springs not from the Spirit of Christ but from deceitful spirits (1 Timothy 4:1). The modern “prophetic” and “apostolic” movements—including the New Apostolic Reformation—are not harmless innovations; they are direct challenges to Christ’s completed work and Scripture’s sufficiency, designed to lead people astray from the final Word delivered once for all to the saints (Jude 3).
True believers must see this contrast clearly:
Prophets of old spoke by the Spirit of Christ, pointing forward to the coming Savior.
Modern counterfeit prophets speak by a different spirit, pointing people away from Christ’s sufficiency.
“Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron.” -1 Tim 4:1-2
🤺 Action: Scripture calls us to test every claim, every teacher, every movement against the sixty-six God-breathed books of Scripture. We can do this by asking:
Does this teaching exalt Christ as the final WORD, or does it subtly imply His WORD is incomplete?
Does this person claim ongoing authority equivalent to Scripture, or do they humbly submit to the written WORD?
Do I base my salvation, sanctification, and hope on Christ alone or on spiritual “experiences,” “prophetic words,” or charismatic personalities?
The answer reveals whether one is truly anchored in the foundation Christ already laid or tossed about by every wind and wave of false doctrine.
🙏 Prayer: Father, thank You for speaking through the prophets revealed in Scripture and for fulfilling them perfectly in Your Son, Jesus Christ. Thank You that Jesus is the perfect once-for-all fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets, our final and sufficient Prophet, Priest, and King. Please guard me from the lies of modern prophets and apostles, who are liars and heretics. Keep me anchored to Christ in Your perfect, sufficient WORD and rejoicing in the finished work of Christ. Amen.
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Blessings & love,
Kevin M. Kelley
Pastor
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