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.
The Deep calleth to the deep
54-0624 §42
Well then, God puts in the church some, apostles, prophets, gifts of healing. Is that right? They were all for the perfecting of the church. Paul said, "If there come... If you all speak with tongues and the unlearned comes in, won't he say, 'You're all mad?' But if one prophesies and reveals the secrets of the heart, won't they fall down and say, 'Truly God is with you.'" Is that right? Is that the Gospel? Well, wasn't that Jesus Christ yesterday? Isn't He today? You can believe Him by speaking with tongues; you c...
Testimony
53-1129E §67
...h, and believe first that this is the Word of God, and this is only a confirmation of His Word. Any preaching, any teaching that's done outside this Bible is not the truth. Paul said, "If an Angel from Heaven would come preach any other thing to you, let him be unto you accursed." Is that right? Well, a visitation of angels, did Paul preach that? Sure he did. He said he had an Angel of authority that stood by him. Said, "The Angel of God whose servant I am stood by me last night," saying, "fear not, Paul." Is that...
The way of a true prophet of God
62-0513M §128
See they're off of the foundation which Paul said that the Bible... The Bible speaks that the church of God is founded upon the doctrine of the apostles and the prophets. The prophets and apostles has to be the same. Sure. What? We went off of that foundation of the Word to denominational foundations. Listen now in closing. Put on your spiritual hearing aid. Listen, we've got off of the foundation of the Word and on the foundation of a denomination. How long could I stay on that? Another three hours. Off of the fou...
An Absolute
63-1201M §20
All those prophets were men just like we are. The Bible said so, St. James 5: "Elijah was a man subject to like passions as we are." He had his ups and downs, his ins and outs. And he prayed earnestly it might not rain. And Paul was the same kind of a man, like we are. He had his flusterations, his doubt. And he was an honest man. He was going to one of the finest sect of religions that there was in the world. And he was becoming a teacher of that sect, taught under a great teacher, Gamaliel, which was one of the m...
Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ
63-0717 §71
Have we got another ten minutes? I'll real quickly get to another character: I see one before me now. His name is Joseph. He was an elected son. He was a perfect type of Jesus Christ. He was born a prophet. He's a prophet also. And now, he could see visions, and when he was yet a little boy, he saw a vision of himself sitting on a throne and his brothers bowing to him. But watch. He felt like he was a great guy. See, and all---but what did God have to do? He done the same thing that He did to the rest of them, beca...