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.
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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.
Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ
63-0717 §19
Now, you can hardly imagine Paul regarding himself a prisoner, a born-free man filled with the Holy Spirit, but yet, he calls himself a prisoner. And now we find out when he's addressing the Corinthians ... "Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ..." Another time, "Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ ..." by the will of God, when he's speaking to Timothy and different ones. Now, when he's writing here to Philemon he says, "Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ", "Paul, an apostle." I'd like to preach one night on that. "Paul, a s...
Blind Bartimaeus
56-0414 §3
...t fine. The Bible does teach to anoint with oil. And anything the Lord does, why, and blesses, I'm sure for it. But now if you'll just watch, the Scripture doesn't say that Paul anointed the handkerchiefs; they said, "They took from the body of Paul, handkerchiefs and aprons." Acts 19. And see, they had noticed that God was with the apostle, and so they just ... they knew that. And you know where I think Paul got that in the Scripture? When the Shunammite woman, her baby that had been promised to her by Elijah the...
The Super Sign
63-1129 §32
...will remind you, or reveal these things that I have told you, and also will show you things to come." Now the Bible... The people say today, "There is no such a thing as a prophet, in the world." Well, why is it Paul set it in the church? "There were first apostles, prophets, teachers, pastors, and evangelists." Certainly, there was. The Holy Ghost is a prophet. "When He the Holy Ghost is come upon you, He will reveal, or teach you, show you. These things that I've told you has all been in a riddle, you don't unde...
It becometh us to fulfil all righteousness
61-1001M §81
It was becoming to St. Paul. After being a critic, and on his road down to Damascus one day there, that pillar of fire that had led Israel from Egypt into the promised land, that had been made flesh and dwelt among them and returned back to God, spoke to him. And he wondered, "How could this be Jehovah? How could it be? And there He is, in the same pillar of fire, hanging there. Lord, who are You that I persecute?" He said, "I am Jesus." Oh, my! He commissioned him, give him his ministry. Commissioned Paul, give hi...
Church Ages, part 3: The Ephesian Church Age
60-1205 §102
False revelation, not with the Word, but called them liars, false apostles, false prophets. But the true church held on to the original teaching of St. Paul, and the baptism of the Holy Ghost with signs following, and confirming the Word that Paul taught. Amen! Show me where God will ever confirm the word of sprinkling. Show me where God will ever confirm and bring speaking in tongues, and great things, just by shaking hands with the pastor somewhere, and putting your name on the book; and still chewing, smoking, d...