The Church of Smyrna (Revelation 2:8-11), Part 4 of 4

Send us Fan Mail“God told me” can comfort, inspire, or manipulate and we think Christians should treat that phrase with real seriousness. We sit down for a frank, sometimes heated conversation about dreams, visions, prophecy, tongues, and whether any of it should be treated as God’s ongoing revelation today. If you’ve ever wondered how to respond when someone claims a private message from God, you’ll hear exactly how we reason through it.We move through key passages like Jeremiah 23, Hebrews, and 1 Corinthians 13 to make a case for the sufficiency of Scripture and the completion of the biblical canon. We also talk about why the apostolic era is unique, why the Holy Spirit’s role is to guide us into truth through the Word, and why chasing supernatural experiences can quietly replace simple faith with a hunger for signs. Along the way, we address common modern claims, from “prophetic dreams” to self-styled apostles, and why those labels can become spiritually dangerous.Personal stories raise the stakes. When someone shares a life-changing dream and real fruit that followed, we push on the difference between God using providence to draw someone toward the gospel and someone receiving new, authoritative revelation. We finish by tying the debate to Daniel 9:24 and the idea of “sealing up vision and prophecy,” plus a practical call to test every thought and claim by Scripture alone.If this conversation sharpened your discernment, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find it. Where do you draw the line between personal experience and God’s Word?Support the showBE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!