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	In numerous religions, including [[Abrahamic religion]]s, [[Jah]] religions, [[Sikhism]], and many forms of [[Paganism]], a '''prophet''' is an intermediary with a [[deity]], particularly someone who claims to speak for the deity or interprets the deity's will or mind. A prophet usually operates through some means of [[divination]], channeling, or extra-sensory perception, and the prophet's pronouncements in the name of a deity are sometimes called [[revelation]]. Some utterances foretelling the future may be interpreted as having been prophesies. Some "prophecies" seem to have been made after the event; these are given the technical name ''vaticinia ex eventu''.		In numerous religions, including [[Abrahamic religion]]s, Jah religions, [[Sikhism]], and many forms of [[Paganism]], a '''prophet''' is an intermediary with a [[deity]], particularly someone who claims to speak for the deity or interprets the deity's will or mind. A prophet usually operates through some means of [[divination]], channeling, or extra-sensory perception, and the prophet's pronouncements in the name of a deity are sometimes called revelation. Some utterances foretelling the future may be interpreted as having been prophesies. Some "prophecies" seem to have been made after the event; these are given the technical name ''vaticinia ex eventu''.

	The concept of a prophet is an old one, and the concept is important in numerous religions. The Greek [[oracle]]s were inherited from autochthonous sacred sites that preceded the Greeks' arrival in the Aegean. The ''[[Bible]]'' refers to prophets of Yahweh, [[Baal]], and other regional deities. [[Christianity\|Christian]]s refer to [[John the Baptist]] as a prophet of the Christian God, and [[Muslim]]s refer to [[Mohammed]] as ''The'' Prophet, the last and greatest of the prophets of [[Allah]], or God. Latter Day Saints also commonly refer to Joseph Smith, Jr. and his successors as ''The'' Prophet.		The concept of a prophet is an old one, and the concept is important in numerous religions. The Greek [[oracle]]s were inherited from autochthonous sacred sites that preceded the Greeks' arrival in the Aegean. The ''[[Bible]]'' refers to prophets of Yahweh, [[Baal]], and other regional deities. [[Christianity\|Christian]]s refer to [[John the Baptist]] as a prophet of the Christian God, and [[Muslim]]s refer to [[Mohammed]] as ''The'' Prophet, the last and greatest of the prophets of [[Islamic godforms\|Allah]], or God. Latter Day Saints also commonly refer to Joseph Smith, Jr. and his successors as ''The'' Prophet.

	==References==		==References==
	*Wikipedia. (2005). ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophet Prophet]''. Retrieved on July 15. 2005.		*Wikipedia. (2005). ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophet Prophet]''. Retrieved on July 15. 2005.

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In numerous religions, including [[Abrahamic religion]]s, [[Jah]] religions, [[Sikhism]], and many forms of [[Paganism]], a '''prophet''' is an intermediary with a [[deity]], particularly someone who claims to speak for the deity or interprets the deity's will or mind. A prophet usually operates through some means of [[divination]], channeling, or extra-sensory perception, and the prophet's pronouncements in the name of a deity are sometimes called [[revelation]]. Some utterances foretelling the future may be interpreted as having been prophesies. Some "prophecies" seem to have been made after the event; these are given the technical name ''vaticinia ex eventu''.

The concept of a prophet is an old one, and the concept is important in numerous religions. The Greek [[oracle]]s were inherited from autochthonous sacred sites that preceded the Greeks' arrival in the Aegean. The ''[[Bible]]'' refers to prophets of Yahweh, [[Baal]], and other regional deities. [[Christianity|Christian]]s refer to [[John the Baptist]] as a prophet of the Christian God, and [[Muslim]]s refer to [[Mohammed]] as ''The'' Prophet, the last and greatest of the prophets of [[Allah]], or God. Latter Day Saints also commonly refer to Joseph Smith, Jr. and his successors as ''The'' Prophet.

==References==
*Wikipedia. (2005). ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophet Prophet]''. Retrieved on July 15. 2005.

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