* Luís Alberto Alves
In the New Testament we have the figure of John the Baptist, known as "the voice that preaches in the wilderness," as the Gospel of Matthew tells, chapter 3, verse 13, when he makes clear the coming of Jesus Christ, who will have power to baptize the Christians with the fire of the Holy Spirit.
It is in this passage that it is very clear that the last prophet passes the staff to his cousin, Jesus Christ, the son of Isabella and the priest Zechariah. From the age of 30, Jesus Christ begins his ministry, at that age, a man in Judaism can act as a rabbi, but because he is the son of God, he is the teacher of the teachers, the high priest who goes to make the perfect sacrifice, which no man has been able to accomplish since the beginning of the world, and also the prophet of the prophets.
During the three years that he lived with his disciples he showed in practice what every prophet should have, emphasizing that in Judaism, the figure of the prophet is highly respected, because he speaks under divine inspiration. It is worth mentioning that in Israel the most important offices were those of prophets, priests and king. The prophet must have three qualities: he must teach, have prediction, and work miracles. These three offices Jesus Christ fulfilled to the letter as it is written in Deuteronomy 18.15, Acts 3.22; Mt. 13:57; Luke 13.33 and John 6:14.
Contrary to what many think, God himself will severely charge those who do not heed the words of this prophet. "And whosoever shall not hearken unto my words, which he shall speak in my name, I will require of him" (Deuteronomy 18:19). Today many people call themselves prophets, speaking words that do not come from the Lord, but from the flesh, with prophecies that will never be fulfilled, inducing different Christians to discouragement and even apathy, ending with a departure from the Lord's ways.
* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor
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