Was Apostle Paul a Prophet?
1) Direct Answer
Yes. Paul was an apostle-prophet—a sent messenger who received the Word by direct revelation and spoke it with prophetic authority.
2) Scriptural Explanation
- Acts 13:1 shows Saul (Paul) listed among “prophets and teachers” at Antioch. That places him in a prophetic company from the start of his ministry.
- Galatians 1:11-12 and Ephesians 3:3-5 declare that his Gospel and the mystery were given “by revelation of Jesus Christ,” revealed to “His holy apostles and prophets.” Paul stood in that revelation realm.
- 2 Corinthians 12:1-7 records “visions and revelations of the Lord,” even being caught up to the third heaven—clear prophetic experience.
- Acts 16:9; 18:9-10; 23:11; 27:23-25 show repeated visions, angelic visitation, and accurate foretelling (the shipwreck deliverance) that came to pass—hallmarks of a prophet.
- 1 Corinthians 14:37, Paul says, “the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord,” marking his words with divine, prophetic authority.
- Ephesians 2:20 shows the church built upon the foundation of “apostles and prophets.” Paul laid that foundation in doctrine, proving his foundational, prophetic role.
- 2 Peter 3:15-16 counts Paul’s writings with “the other scriptures,” confirming the inspired, prophetic nature of his message.
3) Simple Clarifying Logic
A prophet is one to whom God reveals His Word and who speaks it by inspiration; an apostle is a sent one who lays foundation. Paul did both: he planted churches (apostolic) and received/declared the mystery by direct revelation with visions and fulfilled predictions (prophetic). Saying he was only an apostle ignores Acts 13:1 and his own testimony of revelation. If he wasn’t operating prophetically, why the visions, the angelic messages, the foretelling, and the claim that his writings are the Lord’s commandments?
4) Reinforcing Statement
You see, God set Paul as the pattern messenger to the Gentiles—an apostle with a prophet’s revelation—so the church could be founded solidly on the revealed Word.
Ask a Follow-up Question
What did the Laodicean Church Age (our age) Angel (- messenger) Say about this?
Ranked passages from the local William Branham sermon and Church Age Book database. Relevance is relative, not a statement of doctrinal certainty.
Melchisedec, the Great Prince and King
55-0109M §28
A few nights ago in a prayer meeting a man said to me, "The Holy Ghost wasn't given only to the twelve on the day of Pentecost." I said, "Well then, what about the hundred and twenty was there at the same time that received it? How about on down at the house of Cornelius when the Gentiles received it? Thirty-three years later when Paul asked the Baptists if they had received the Holy Ghost since they believed, and he laid his hands upon them and they received the Holy Ghost... Setting the church at Corinth in order...
Church Ages, part 8: The Philadelphian Church Age
60-1210 §104
Now let's get Ephesians 2:19, over at the church of Ephesus. You know, you have to go back to Ephesus. That was the beginning. Is that right? All right, let's go back to Ephesus, where Paul was---the church that he established. And let's see now where we're at. All right. The church of Ephesus... Let's go back now, and see what this foundation is back there, and see what Paul said about the foundation, back in that first church age there. Now he's talking to the Ephesians: Now therefore ye are no more strangers or...
Why?
63-0626 §41
...ng. You put that corner down here somewhere, you'll never get the building built. You've got to be laid on the foundation. And the foundation is the Bible---doctrine of the apostles, and prophets, and so forth, of the Bible. The king's own stubborn way---he just didn't want to stand down there. It wasn't very popular. God's real true way of living has never been popular. It never will be popular, "for the preaching of the gospel is foolishness to them that perish." Paul said, "I'm not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus...
The Godhead explained
61-0425B §17
Now, Paul was giving his interpretation of what the prophet said, and what Moses said was coming to pass. And he met Jesus on the road in a vision. And this Jesus called out to him---which... It should not have been a hard thing for those Jews. As he said, "Most noble Festus," and so forth, that, "would it be a strange thing to you that God would raise the dead? Because if you know what God was back there by the Scriptures, surely you would know that He's able to raise the dead." Then he gave them the experience of...
The Inner Man
53-1212 §64
...ngs not to have an ear to be deaf. He made man with mouth. He never will make man without mouth, nose, so forth. That's the members of the body. And just as sure as my hand was ... God made my hand to be my hand. God put some in the church to be gifts of healing, that's prayer of faith, of course. Some of them in there to be teachers and evangelists. Now, what we've done, we've took all the rest of the body away and just said, "No! Teachers and evangelists, that's all there is." See? "Teachers and evangelists." We...