Paul says: "Let women keep silence in the church for it is not permitted for them to speak." When God showed me I was to be a minister, what I said to God, is, "How can I speak after what Paul said?"

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...

 

God said to me:  "Look at what these women were doing."

 

I went back to I Corinthians 14 to see: 

 

34 Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.

 

35 And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.

 

It appeared to me that these women were interrupting the gathering of the church by asking questions.  

 

This would not be proper.

 

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Then God showed me these women speaking in the church as prophets in the Bible:  Anna, Philip's 4 daughters, and Deborah who judged Israel.

 

Anna:

 

Luke 2:36-38

 

36 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;

 

37 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

 

38 And she coming in that instant (when they brought the baby Jesus into the temple) gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of HIM to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.

 

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The 4 daughters of Philip who did prophesy:

 

Prophesy is for the church:  Ezekiel 3

To prophesy the person would have to speak to the church.

 

Acts 21:8-9

 

8 And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.

 

9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.

 

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Deborah: 

 

Judges 4:1-9

 

1 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.

 

2 And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.

 

3 And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.

 

4 And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.

 

5 And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.

 

6 And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedeshnaphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?

 

7 And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand.

 

8 And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go.

 

9 And she said, I will surely go with thee:

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(Comments by Joan Boney)

 

By these things, I was persuaded I was to do the ministries of Jesus in the offices of apostle & prophet.

 

And God showed me apostles today are anointed by Jesus to deal with scriptures and to establish the church in the doctrines of Christ, for in the last days many churches will "fall away" from doctrines of the Bible. (antichrist of the end times)  And NT apostles will try to return them to Bible doctrines in the church.

 

Prophets are sent to the church with messages from God.

 

Ministries of the NT churches:

 

Ephesians 4:8; 11-12

 

8 Wherefore HE (Jesus) saith, When HE ascended up on high, HE led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

 

11  And HE gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

 

12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

 

Some churches today teach there are no prophets in the NT church today:

 

In Ephesians we see Jesus, from heaven, put the ministries of apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor and teacher.

 

Also in the book of Acts, we see many scriptures showing prophets working in the NT church:

 

Acts 11:27  And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.

28 And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar. 29 Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:

 

Acts 15:32  And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.

 

I Corinthians 12:27-28  Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

 

28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

 

I Corinthians 14   (Paul instructions for the NT Church)

 

26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

 

29 Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.

 

30 If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.

 

31 For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.

 

32 And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.

 

33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

 

Acts 13:1  Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

 

Acts 21:10-11  And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.

 

11 And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.

 

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