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Prophets of Christianity
St. John the Baptist Preaching ,
c. 1665 , by
Mattia Preti
In
Christianity , the figures widely recognised as
prophets are those mentioned as such in the
Old Testament and the
New Testament . It is believed that prophets are
chosen and
called by God.
The
first list below consists of only those individuals that have been clearly defined as prophets, either by explicit statement or strong contextual implication, (e.g. the purported authors of the books listed as the
major prophets and
minor prophets ) along with the biblical reference to their office. The
second list consists of those individuals who are recorded as having had a
visionary or prophetic experience, but without a history of any major or consistent prophetic calling. The
third list consists of unnamed prophets. The
fourth list contains the names of those described in the Bible as prophets, but who are presented as either misusing this gift or as fraudulent. The
final list consists of post-biblical individuals regarded as prophets and of post-biblical individuals who are claimed to have had visionary or prophetic experience.
Main list
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Horace Vernet , Jeremiah on the ruins of Jerusalem (1844)
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Unnamed prophets
Minor prophets
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Biblical people with claimed prophetic experiences
Men of God
False prophets and prophets of Baal
Claimed post-biblical prophets
The following persons are considered by some Christians to be prophets, or to have had prophetic experiences.
Quadratus of Athens (2nd century, sometimes considered one of the seventy apostles)
Montanus ,
Prisca , and
Maximilla (2nd century, founders of Montanism)
Quintilla (3rd century, founder of an offshoot movement from Montanism)
Iarlaithe mac Loga (6th century, founder of the
School of Tuam )
Merlin (6th century, likely invented by
Geoffrey of Monmouth from older legends, first appears in the
Prophetiae Merlini )
Palladius of Embrun (6th century,
Bishop of Embrun )
Columba (521–597, credited with spreading Christianity in Scotland)
Saint Malachy (1094–1148,
Archbishop of Armagh and author of
Prophecy of the Popes )
James Salomoni (1231-1314)
Joan of Arc (1412–1431)
Nostradamus (1503–1566)
Justus Velsius (1510-1571, Dutch faith healer who debated against
John Calvin )
Eleanor Davies (poet) (1590–1652)
Ann Bathurst (17th century, member of the
Philadelphians )
Martha Hatfield (17th century,
Puritan )
John Bull (prophet) and
Richard Farnham (17th century, claimed to be the
two witnesses of the
Book of Revelation )
Margareta i Kumla (17th century, claimed to have seen angels and demons fight over her soul)
John Robins (prophet) (17th century,
Ranter rescued from
Roundhead recourse by recanting his revelations)
Anne Wentworth (prophetess) (17th century, persecuted by Baptists)
John Reeve (religious leader) (1608-1658, co-founder of
Muggletonianism )
Lodowicke Muggleton (1609-1698, co-founder of
Muggletonianism )
Mary Cary (prophetess) (1621-1653, supporter of the
Fifth Monarchists )
Eva Margareta Frölich (1650–1692) (
Millennialist ,
pietist author and critic of the
Church of Sweden )
Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772, founder of
Swedenborgianism )
Joanna Southcott (1750-1814, author of prophecies kept in a box to be opened in times of national crisis, claimed judgement day would happen in 2004)
Public Universal Friend (1752–1819, preacher who claims to have died and been reborn without gender)
George Rapp (1757-1847, founder of the
Harmony Society )
John Ward (prophet) (1781–1837, claimed successor of Joanna Southcott)
William Miller (preacher) (1782–1849, founder of
Adventism )
John Wroe (1782–1863, founder of the
Christian Israelite Church )
Bernhard Müller (1788-1834, founder of an offshoot from the Harmony Society, that would later start the
Germantown Colony )
Helena Ekblom (1790–1859, Swedish preacher who was put in an asylum for refusing to comply with the Church of Sweden's doctrines)
Joseph Smith (1805–1844, founder of the
Latter Day Saint movement )
Hong Xiuquan (1814-1864, founder of the
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom )
John Bosco (1815–1888, founder of the
Salesians of Don Bosco )
Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910, founder of Christian Science)
Ellen G. White (1827–1915, co-founder of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church )
John Alexander Dowie (1847–1907, founder of the
Christ Community Church )
Nona L. Brooks (1861-1945, founder of the
Church of Divine Science )
Siener van Rensburg (1864-1926, advisor to
Koos de la Rey , influenced the
Suidlanders )
E. W. Kenyon (1867–1948, possible line of transmission between the
New Thought and
Word of Faith movements)
Helena Konttinen (1871-1916, a "
Sleeping preacher " who started a revivalist movement)
Felix Manalo (1886-1963, founder of the
Iglesia ni Cristo )
Padre Pio (1887–1968, Catholic saint, purportedly predicted the
papacy of John Paul II )
William M. Branham (1909–1965, influence on televangelism)
A. A. Allen (1911–1970, Pentecostal evangelist and faith healer)
Kenneth Hagin (1917–2003, pioneer of the Word of Faith movement)
Oral Roberts (1918–2009, considered the godfather of the charismatic movement, founder of the
Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association and
Oral Roberts University )
T. L. Osborn (1923–2013, Pentecostal evangelist and musician)
Pat Robertson (1930–2023, chairman of the
Christian Broadcasting Network , host of
The 700 Club , noted for
controversial statements )
David Wilkerson (1931–2011, author of
The Cross and the Switchblade and founder of the
Teen Challenge )
Reverend Ike (1935-2009, noted for his slogan "You can't lose with the stuff I use!")
Kenneth Copeland (1936–present day,
televangelist noted advocate of
prosperity theology , and for claiming to have ended the
COVID-19 pandemic )
Robert Tilton (1946–present day, televangelist noted for his prosperity theology infomercials and questionable fundraising practices).
Roch Thériault (1947-2011, founder of a polygamous
doomsday cult called the Ant Hill Kids)
John Paul Jackson (1950-2015, author noted for dream interpretation)
Benny Hinn (1952–present day, televangelist noted for faith healing and prosperity theology)
David Koresh (1959–1993, leader of the
Branch Davidians during the
Waco siege )
Creflo Dollar (1962–present day, televangelist noted for prosperity theology)
T. B. Joshua (1963–2021, televangelist and founder of
Synagogue, Church of All Nations )
Joshua Iginla (1969–present day, televangelist, prosperity theology preacher, and megachurch pastor)
Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin (1972–present day, founder of the Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry, criticized for flamboyant ministry)
Daniel Obinim (1977–present day, minister noted for controversial actions and statements)
See also
References