Actually, what you actually claim is far worse than a claim to being a prophet. Let me expound as to why.
In response to
@Josheb stating this::
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You replied with this:
So, by your own words, you are "expert", a man far above brother
@Josheb here - since you claim to exceed him in the knowledge and understanding of God (you claim to be an expert as opposed to someone who simply might parse Scripture well sometimes - and are telling him through your demeanor below that it is required of him to bow to your understanding and interpretation.
by your own words below:
When, as an "expert" who is "expert" by his own witness (not the witness of the church through whom the Holy Spirit resides and operates as means)
expresses anger and/or
frustration with those who are "
unable to understand what is written in
the law of God" -
specifically as defined by you,
instead of the Church - we have
a person before us who is essentially making messianic claims.
Sure!
In the thread created to welcome you, when asked the following by
@DialecticSkeptic :
the following response was given by yourself,:
Then, in response to the probing request again made by
@DialecticSkeptic :
The following response was given by yourself:
This a grievous matter that must be addressed with sober judgment, clarity of doctrine, and zeal for the honor of Christ and the purity of His gospel.
Here laid before us is a series of statements wherein a man—by his own testimony—rejects the apostolic witness, stands outside the communion of the Church, and elevates private experience and personal investigation above the revealed Word of God.
The matter is not merely heterodox—it
could be considered blasphemy and the spirit of antichrist. Let's examine and expose this claim, not with malice, but with the precision of the Word and the confessional theology handed down by faithful men.
I. CLAIM TO DIVINE AUTHORITY: A Functional Self-Anointed Messiah
This man speaks as one who has received exclusive divine reveation and ascribes to himself a mediatorial role by which others are to believe—not through the Scripture, nor through the teaching of Christ’s Church, but through him and his experiences.
Key Red Flags Indicating a Messianic Claim:
Exclusive Revelation Through NDE and Private Visions:
He states that God showed him hell, and a spirit of a friend, and taught him directly over a five-year “investigation.”
He claims these experiences constitute divine proof, a revelation superior to theology or Scripture.
This is a prophetic and mediatorial claim—he is not merely testifying, he is claiming divine insight to correct the Church.
Rejection of the Apostles and Scripture:
He calls the Apostles and disciples false teachers. This is no minor error—it is to sit in judgment upon Christ Himself, who chose, commissioned, and confirmed the apostles (John 15:16; Luke 6:13; Acts 1:2–8).
He thereby claims a superior authority to Christ’s appointed messengers, which is precisely what false prophets and cult founders have always done (see Galatians 1:8–9).
Condemnation of Theology:
He declares that faith should be built on “evidence, not theology,” implying that God prefers empiricism to divine revelation.
This strikes at the very heart of the Reformation principle of Sola Scriptura—that Scripture is the sole infallible authority for faith and practice.
Theological Diagnosis:
Such a one, even if sincere, walks in the spirit of Korach, who rose up against Moses, saying: “You have gone too far! For all in the congregation are holy...” (Numbers 16:3). But the Lord judged him, because he refused God’s appointed mediator.
He also walks in the way of Diotrephes, who “loves to put himself first and does not acknowledge our authority” (3 John 9).
II. SCRIPTURAL RESPONSE TO CLAIMS OF PRIVATE AUTHORITY
1. Revelation Is Complete in Christ and the Apostolic Witness
“Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke... by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son” (Hebrews 1:1–2).
“Contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3).
God’s final Word has come in Christ. The Apostles bore witness to Him. To claim new revelation that corrects or supersedes theirs is to deny Christ’s Word and to declare the canon incomplete.
2. The Church Is the Pillar and Buttress of Truth
“If I delay, you may know how one ought to behave... in the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth” (
1 Timothy 3:15).
To stand outside the church and claim to be the sole bearer of divine truth is to defy Christ’s own institution.
3. False Prophets Are Known by Their Fruit and by Their Doctrine
“Many false prophets have gone out into the world” (1 John 4:1).
“If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house” (2 John 10).
This man’s fruit is the division of the Church and the defamation of Christ’s apostles. His doctrine places personal revelation above Scripture. These are the marks of a deceiver.
III. THE REFORMED CONFESSIONAL WITNESS
The Westminster Confession of Faith speaks clearly:
“The whole counsel of God... is either expressly set down in Scripture, or by good and necessary consequence may be deduced from Scripture; unto which nothing at any time is to be added, whether by new revelations of the Spirit, or traditions of men” (
WCF 1.6).
And further:
“9: The infallible rule of interpretation of Scripture is the Scripture itself: and therefore, when there is a question about the true and full sense of any Scripture (which is not manifold, but one), it must be searched and known by other places that speak more clearly.
2 Peter 1:20–21; Acts 15:15–16 (
WCF 1.9).
“The visible Church, which is also catholic or universal under the gospel (not confined to one nation, as before under the law), consists of all those throughout the world, that profess the true religion, together with their children; and is the kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ, the house and family of God, out of which there is no ordinary possibility of salvation."
(
WCF 25.5, 2).
IV. CONCLUSION AND WARNING
This man lays claim to divine authority while rejecting God’s Word, God’s Church, and God’s appointed messengers. That is not enlightenment—that is rebellion. It is to place oneself above the apostles, above Christ, and functionally as a messianic figure who brings the “true” gospel through personal insight.
Let the Church be warned. As Paul declares:
“Even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.” (Galatians 1:8)
May we cling not to private visions or personal wisdom, but to Christ, who is the prophet, priest, and king, revealed in the Scriptures, known through faith, and exalted by the Church.
