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What matters most is what John said. After all, you wrote that last night and this morning.
I'm a pastor. I preach. That makes me a preacher. I teach. That makes me a teacher. Whether or not I'm great at it is beside the point. I am what I do. If John declares this Jezebel is teaching the people, then she's teaching. You can't get any plainer than that.
BTW, this was Jesus as King of kings and Lord of lords telling John that. That pretty much nails it.
I'm a pastor. I preach. That makes me a preacher. I teach. That makes me a teacher. Whether or not I'm great at it is beside the point. I am what I do. If John declares this Jezebel is teaching the people, then she's teaching. You can't get any plainer than that.
BTW, this was Jesus as King of kings and Lord of lords telling John that. That pretty much nails it.
John inspired by the Holy Spirit even claims she referred to herself as a prophetess, ie one claiming to hear directly from God as the source of her teaching.
She didn't claim just to be a teacher.
She claimed to be a prophetess.
20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess,
If she claimed to be a teacher, then John would have said..
20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a teacher.
There is a difference between a teacher who teaches from scripture, and a teacher who teaches the stuff they claim God is declaring to them from office of prophetess.
Therefore John IS indeed showing us that the Jezebel types will be doing more than claiming to have the right understanding of what is already revealed. They' claim to hold the office of someone speaking directly for God verbatim.
20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess,