SHALOM SAINTS!
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PROPHET MESSENGER AND PROPHET OF THE FIVE-FOLD MINISTRY
Major prophet
In Smyrnaen Church Age the prophet says one messenger for each age receives what the Spirit has to say to that age and that one messenger is the messenger to the true Church.
In Laodecian Church Age the prophet says the prophet-messenger of Revelation 10:7 must already be in the land. Once more THUS SAITH THE LORD must be here, ready to be manifested with infallible vindication.
So from the above quotations we can see that in every age or generation God sends one messenger(major prophet) with his word to that age. That prophet will be a promised prophet like Malachi 4:5 who is the prophet of our day or Isaiah 40:3 the one crying in the wilderness. just to mention a few.
Minor prophet
In 1Kings 18:4 There was Elijah and also other 100 prophets of God. I can point Elijah as the major prophet or messenger of that age. We don’t even know the names of these minor prophets.
In 1Kings 19:18 There is Elijah and other 7000 prophets which never bowed down to Baal but Elijah did not know any of them.
From the scriptures we can see that there is a difference between a major prophet and a minor prophet. Another example given by our Sunday School Superintendent of Saint Paul and prophet Agabus can also help us to see that these two prophets are different.
Conclusion
In Ephesians 4:11 It says He gave them apostles, prophets ……. and from this scripture we can see that it speaks of prophets [plural] which are the prophets of the Five-fold Ministry{many membered ministry for the perfection of the bride}. In Malachi 4:5 it speaks of a prophet [singular] who is the prophet of the age we are living in. So l believe there is a difference between the two prophets.
