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Most readers of the Bible associate the prophets, as messengers of God, with the Old Testament. God sent them to encourage the Israelites to follow His commandments-or reprimand them when they didn't. And some of them made predictions about the future-that God would send a Savior-the Messiah-to save humanity from its sinfulness and usher in the Kingdom of God.But what about the New Testament? Yes, we know so much about the Twelve Apostles and their central place in the ministry of Jesus, but were there prophets in the New Testament as well? Turns out that there were quite a few, and the roles they played may have been much more multifaceted than serving only as messengers. Are you familiar with Anna and Agabus? How about Silas, Manaen and Lucius? The list goes on and on-and these prophets (and the roles they played) may be one of the best kept secrets in the New Testament! So take a look at what these unsung hand-picked servants of the Lord have to offer!

Ordinary people are sometimes called to do extraordinary things - and when that call comes from God, well, “extraordinary” is raised to the highest heights! Throughout the Old Testament, God chose a number of common folk - farmers, priests, herders, even children - to deliver messages to His People. Sometimes these messages were words of encouragement, other times they were words of accusation and condemnation. But either way, His chosen messengers were often placed in awkward, difficult, and even life-threatening situations as they addressed audiences that were either apathetic or openly hostile. These pages tell their stories, ranging from the heroic to the horrific, from the inspirational to the incredulous. Yesterday’s heroes with messages for today.