“A Fake Bible-Reference Test Can Prove Someone Lacks a Prophetic Gift”
THE CLAIM
If someone claiming prophecy cannot instantly detect an invented Bible reference or answer a demanded test, that proves he cannot have a genuine prophetic gift.
SHORT ANSWER
That is not a biblical test. A true prophet is not omniscient and does not receive revelation on demand from another person. Elisha himself said the LORD had hidden a matter from him.
WHAT WOULD HAVE TO BE TRUE
The argument must produce a biblical rule that a genuine prophet must instantly know every fact or respond to every challenge with supernatural information.
Quick Bible Check
Scripture Gives a Counterexample
Elisha says, “the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.”
A genuine prophet could lack information until God revealed it.
Use Biblical Tests Instead
A claimant may still be false. The point is that an invented-reference trick is not itself the scriptural standard. Test prophetic claims by Scripture’s actual criteria rather than by a challenge the Bible never gives.
BOTTOM LINE
The stronger Church of Christ conclusion must be proved from the text. Where the passage establishes less than the claim, the added conclusion is not established.