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Chapter two - Ángel M. Rodríguez 59FactThe Bible teaches us how to test a prophet. It also counsels, “Despise notprophesyings. Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.” 1 Thessalonians5:20-21.We must be ready to hear God’s voice, wherever that is. Why should we limitGod’s words by only reading the Bible? Why would God send us the Spirit ofProphecy in the last days if it was not important? God does nothing withoutrevealing it to his servants the prophets. (Amos 3:7.) If God loves us enough tosend us messages for the last days, should we not listen to the messages?Deceptions will come, but the genuine always does too. Let us not be so afraidof being deceived that we shun all messages. Otherwise, our salvation is atrisk.SummationIt is true that we need to be aware of deceptions, but we also need to be carefulwe do not reject God’s messages. Whenever God has sent a messenger in thepast, the majority have always rejected that messenger. Will it be any differentwith Ernie?ConclusionIn one breath, Elder Rodríguez says that Ernie’s dreams may influence peopleto rely upon them more than the Bible, and in the next breath, he admits Godwill send prophets in the last days. Both of these conclusions are contradictory.God never sends a prophet without a message. It is sad that Elder Rodríguez,one of our leading scholars, is unable to determine the origin of Ernie dreamsby comparing them with the plain tests given in the Word of God. It is evenmore sad that one who holds such a responsible position can only resort to hisown tests that have no basis in the Bible or Spirit of Prophecy.Chapter conclusionFor someone who is the director of the Biblical Research Institute of theSeventh-day Adventist Church, Adventists deserve better than ElderRodríguez’s letter. Apart from the tithing issue, no other point raised is a validtest of a prophet. Instead, Elder Rodríguez resorts to unsubstantiated facts andgossip.Is it not alarming that in Elder Rodríguez’s short paper criticizing Ernie and hisdreams, he does not give a single Bible verse or Spirit of Prophecy quote toshow the dreams are out of harmony with God’s Word? For a man in hisposition to merely give his opinions and assumptions about someone who sayshe is receiving dreams from God is irresponsible. Should not one of ourforemost Bible scholars be able to give Bible verses or Spirit of Prophecyquotes to show error in the dreams?From Ernie’s dream, “Repent, as I AM Coming,” November 12, 2008“Some have said that there are errors in the messages but when askedto show the errors, they cannot. That is because all messages that comedirectly from the throne of God do not have errors.”