▁a ▁voice , ▁" voice ▁of ▁God ") ▁exists . ▁ ▁Christian ity ▁ ▁Trad itional ▁definitions ▁ ▁In ▁Christian ity , ▁a ▁proph et ▁( or ▁se er ) ▁is ▁one ▁inspired ▁by ▁God ▁through ▁the ▁Holy ▁Spirit ▁to ▁deliver ▁a ▁message . ▁Some ▁Christian ▁denomin ations ▁limit ▁a ▁proph et ' s ▁message ▁to ▁words ▁intended ▁only ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁church ▁con greg ation , ▁ex cluding ▁personal ▁messages ▁not ▁intended ▁for ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁bel ie vers ; ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁Bible ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁occasions ▁proph ets ▁were ▁called ▁to ▁deliver ▁personal ▁messages . ▁The ▁reception ▁of ▁a ▁message ▁is ▁term ed ▁revel ation ▁and ▁the ▁delivery ▁of ▁the ▁message ▁is ▁term ed ▁prop he cy . ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁" pro ph et " ▁applies ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁receive ▁public ▁or ▁private ▁revel ation . ▁Public ▁revel ation , ▁in ▁Catholic ism , ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁De pos it ▁of ▁faith , ▁the ▁revel ation ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁completed ▁by ▁Jesus ; ▁whereas ▁private ▁revel ation ▁does ▁not ▁add ▁to ▁the ▁De pos it . ▁The ▁term ▁" de pos it ▁of ▁faith " ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁entire ty ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ' s ▁revel ation , ▁and ▁is ▁passed ▁to ▁success ive ▁gener ations ▁in ▁two ▁different ▁forms , ▁sacred ▁script ure ▁( the ▁Bible ) ▁and ▁sacred ▁tradition . ▁ ▁The ▁Bible ▁terms ▁anyone ▁who ▁claims ▁to ▁speak ▁God ' s ▁words ▁or ▁to ▁teach ▁in ▁his ▁name ▁without ▁being ▁a ▁proph et ▁a