4 1 ▁and ▁ 2 3 : 3 4 , ▁John ▁ 1 3 : 2 0 ▁and ▁ 1 5 : 2 0 ▁and ▁Act s ▁ 1 1 : 2 5 – 3 0 , ▁ 1 3 : 1 ▁and ▁ 1 5 : 3 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁Did ache ▁gives ▁extensive ▁instruction ▁in ▁how ▁to ▁distinguish ▁between ▁true ▁and ▁false ▁proph ets , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁commands ▁regarding ▁t ith es ▁to ▁proph ets ▁in ▁the ▁church . ▁I ren ae us , ▁wrote ▁of ▁ 2 nd - century ▁bel ie vers ▁with ▁the ▁gift ▁of ▁prop he cy , ▁while ▁Justin ▁Mart yr ▁argued ▁in ▁his ▁Dialog ue ▁with ▁Try ph o ▁that ▁proph ets ▁were ▁not ▁found ▁among ▁the ▁Jews ▁in ▁his ▁time , ▁but ▁that ▁the ▁church ▁had ▁proph ets . ▁The ▁She ph erd ▁of ▁Herm as ▁describes ▁revel ation ▁in ▁a ▁vision ▁regarding ▁the ▁proper ▁operation ▁of ▁prop he cy ▁in ▁the ▁church . ▁E use b ius ▁mentions ▁that ▁Qu adr atus ▁and ▁Am m ia ▁of ▁Philadelphia ▁were ▁both ▁prominent ▁proph ets ▁following ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁the ▁Tw elve ▁Apost les . ▁T ert ul li an , ▁writing ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁meet ings ▁of ▁the ▁Mont an ists ▁( to ▁whom ▁he ▁belonged ), ▁described ▁in ▁detail ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁prop he cy ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 nd - century ▁church . ▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁later ▁Christian ▁sain ts ▁were ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁powers ▁of ▁prop he cy