PROPHETS & PROPHECY FOR TODAY 75th Prophetic Memoir

Prophets and Prophecy For Today
First, I do not think you would be reading this article unless you believed that God is still appointing prophets to His Church. By reading 1 Corinthians 12:28, you will find the verse clearly establishes this fact, and I do not believe you can find an equal verse that says God has removed His prophets from His Church. Therefore, let us take a look at the difference between the prophets of the Old Testament and the New Testament.
 
Most people say there is a difference; I, on the other hand, disagree. When discussing this topic with others, I find a quick referral to the verse that gives us the definition of what prophecy is as we read from 1 Corinthians 14:3: "But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men."
 
However, I believe we can all agree that Apostle Paul prophesied in Acts 13 when, "...filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him [Elymas] and said, 'O full of all deceit and all fraud, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease perverting the straight ways of the Lord? And now, indeed, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a time.'"
IN THIS CASE - This word Apostle Paul prophesied was not edifying, exhorting, or comforting. He spoke of blindness being put upon another, so what gives?
 
In 1 Corinthians 14, Apostle Paul is giving instruction about the gift of prophecy to those who are NOT walking in one of the ascension gift ministries found in Ephesians 4:11-12: "And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the Body of Christ..."
 
We see in the Book of Revelation that there will come a time when prophets will prophesy plagues upon nations, probably in our lifetime. During the war between the two realms, this world and the spiritual, we find miracles exploding in the open streets. Now this sounds more like Old Testament prophets, but in fact, it is New Testament writings:
 
"And I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth...if anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouth and devours their enemies. And if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this manner. These have power to shut Heaven, so that no rain falls in the days of their prophecy; and they have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to strike the earth with all plagues, as often as they desire" (Revelation 11:3-6).