Chapter I

A Glorious Thought--Should Prophets be Expected in our day?--God's
Word Indicates that a Prophet should Come--Prophets sent to
Announce all Important Events--Positive Promise of the Lord to
send a Messenger--Necessity of Prophets and Apostles in the
Church--Church Founded upon Prophets and Apostles--Power given
Apostles and Prophets--Object of Inspired Men in the Church-How
long they should Remain--Is the Canon of Scripture Full?--Without
Modern Revelation Bible Prophecies Cannot be Fulfilled--Treatment
of Prophets in Past Ages--Jesus a Stumbling Stone--Many Prophets
Rejected--Persecution to Follow all Inspired Teachers--Conclusions
Drawn from Scriptures Quoted.