Is Bible prophecy being fulfilled today, during today’s “dispensation of the grace of God”?

Are there prophets of God today, during today’s Gentile pure grace age of “the church, the body of Christ”?

We need to understand what Biblical Prophecy really is. In the Bible, the Greek word for “prophecy” means the “inspired speech” (Louw & Nida Greek Lexicon) spoken by men, whether that speech is inspired of God’s Holy Spirit or inspired of Satan’s sin-spirit.

Prophecy in The Old Testament

“for prophecy was not ever uttered by [the] will of man, but holy men of God spake under the power of [the] Holy Spirit.” (2 Peter 1:21 (Darby)

The Prophets of the Old Testament were speaking forth or ‘forthtelling,’ as they spoke the Holy Spirit inspired words of God concerning His eternal plan and purposes for mankind and then directly for Israel, who He “set above all people” (Exo. 19:5). These inspired words for Israel sometimes included words of foretelling of judgements to come upon Israel, and/or its enemies, as reproof for their disobedience. Often these inspired words for Israel held out the promise of the Kingdom of Heaven on earth.

All Old Testament Bible prophecy ultimately concerned Israel and/or its enemies, one way or another.

Prophecy in the New Testament

Holy Spirit ‘inspired speech’ exists in the New Testament by the inspired words Jesus of Nazareth, as “a minister to the circumcision (Israel)” (Rom. 15:8), Some of Jesus’ words were direct foretelling (eschatological) meaning they were words concerning ‘things to come’ for Israel. Some the inspired words Jesus of Nazareth were seen by His “parables,” which being interpreted were largely prophetic of Israel. Most of the parable concerned His plan to return in wrath (Matt. 25), and as King to judge and divide the wheat from the tares (Matt. 13:40) and then set up His Millennial Kingdom of Heaven on earth, in which the believers of Israel would co-reign with Him forever (cf. Rev. 5:10, 20:6).

Prophecy in The Acts Period:

During the Acts Period of 30-years or so, there was only inspired forthtelling (No Foretelling) that came from The Twelve Apostles of Israel as the ministered to “the circumcision” (Gal 2:7-9).

Paul, as “the Apostle to the Gentiles” (Rom. 11:13), at that time spoke inspired words, forthtelling as he preached the cross to the “Jew first” and throughout the Acts period. This occurred only until when Paul had completed the written “word of God,” adding heretofore new information found nowhere else, as Paul’s “revelation of the mystery” had been “kept secret” (Rom. 16:25) until Jesus form heaven revealed it to Paul for the Gentile “body of Christ” (Eph. 3:15).

“of which I (Paul) became minister, according to the dispensation of God which [is] given me (Paul) towards you (the body of Christ) to ‘complete’ the word of God,” (Colossians 1:25 (Darby).

Thus, Paul wrote here of the end of “Prophecy” and all the other forms of “inspired speech” that were active during and up to the end of the Acts period.

“Love never fails; but whether ‘prophecies, they shall be done away;’ or tongues, they shall cease; or knowledge, it shall be done away.” (1 Corinthians 13:8 (Darby)

The Old Testament and the Gospels contain prophecy concerning Israel unto the end of the ages. However, Israel rejected not only God in the Old Testament, and then Jesus in the Gospels, they in Acts 7 rejected the witness of the Holy Spirit speaking ‘inspired words’ through Stephen. With that, Israel’s Prophetic program was set aside for a time (Rom. 11:10-11, 25), during the age of the “nations (the Gentiles).”

“I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, of this mystery, that ye may not be wise in your own conceits, that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the nations (Gentiles) be come in;” (Rom. 11:25 (Darby)