Are We Satisfied to Have All Our Prophets Dead Prophets?

This week's Sabbath School lesson notes that in Ephesians 3:1-6, Paul receives new light on the mystery of the gospel, that is – that it is to go to the Gentiles. Paul tells us that this mystery was made known to him, and also to the other apostles and prophets, and that this mystery was something that was not known to previous generations. In other words, this mystery revealed to Paul and the other apostles and prophets was radically new light for the people of their day, but, as the lesson said, not much of a surprise to us in our day. Basically, this mystery was "present truth" to the people of Paul's day, but not for us in our day. For us, this is a past truth.  As we know from John, Jesus did not give all the light that could have been given to His disciples, as they could not yet bear it. So, Jesus told them that He would continue to communicate with them through the Holy Spirit, who would guide them into all truth.  As SDAs, we know that all the light that could be given was not given to the first century apostles and prophets. In this study, we look at the introduction to Ellen White's book, Spiritual Gifts Volume 1, written by pioneer Roswell Cottrell, who was commissioned by Ellen to address the question of the continuance of revelation of new light for the church in the last days.  Do Cottrell's arguments that show we should expect more prophets after John the Revelator also show we should expect more prophets after Ellen White? For further study, see: "What Is the Spirit of Prophecy? SDA Edition," by Trent Wilde, http://www.bdsda.com/what-is-the-spirit-of-prophecy-sda-edition-2/  Sabbath School Q3 2023: Ephesians - Week 6, The Mystery of the Gospel."  A Branch Davidian Seventh-Day Adventist perspective on the Sabbath School lesson.  www.bdsda.com