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Why do Christians NOT believe Jesus was a prophet?

[jimwalton]

Jesus is a prophet in the sense that he delivers the message God has for the people:

• In Matthew 21.11; Luke 7.16; 24.19; John 6.14; 7.40, et al., the people identify Jesus as a prophet.
• In John 1.45, a prospective disciple considers Jesus to be the prophet written about by Moses (possibly referring to Deuteronomy 18.15).
• Jesus considered himself a prophet (Matthew 13.56; Mark 6.4; John 4.44)
• After Jesus's resurrection and ascension, his followers considered him a prophet (Acts 3.22, referring to Deut. 18.15; Acts 7.37, 52-53

At the same time Jesus is consistently identified as more than a prophet. While he did have a prophetic role and was at times referred to as a prophet, the Scripture is clear that He was more than a prophet in the sense that He is the Son of God (multiple places), the Word of God (Jn. 1.1-14), and God Himself (Jn. 10.30). Hebrews 1.1-2 is clear to that end also.