# Are the sign gifts meant for the church and is the canon of Scripture complete? In his commentary on Acts, [[Chuck Missler]] makes an interesting assertion regarding sign gifts and their continuation throughout the Church Age. This would be an argument for [[Continuationism]]. [Peter] is not implying that total prophecy is fulfilled, but the prophecy in Joel included that which they had just seen happen. Now, this is the argument that escaped me for many years, because there are some very prominent seminaries which argue, try to argue, that the gifts of the Spirit that were characterized by many epistles came to an end, the "sign gifts" and so forth. They have these elaborate arguments. But there are several rebuttals to those arguments, but this one to me is persuasive. This includes that this phenomena can be expected during the entire period, because Joel says it's going to start. Peter is confirmed by the Holy Spirit that it has started. Nowhere is there any allusion to it ending until it's ended at the end. You with me? So, there are cosmic events that come. So, that does not mean that a lot of things that masquerades as sign gifts are authentic. It could be a lot of other things. Don't misunderstand me here. And that's a very complex area we want to study carefully downstream here. The gifts though are for today. Our Lord announces them in John Chapter 14, 15, 16, and 17.” And they're without termination. No doctrine can be built upon the completion of the canon. One of the big arguments that one of the major seminaries argue is that the gifts were just until the canon was complete. Well, I think the canon is technically complete and yet there's an exception. They argue that from 1st Corinthians 13:10, when that which is perfect is come, then that which is done in part will be done. When they say that which is perfect is the canon, no, that which is perfect is the return of our King when he comes. The canon is not complete. And when I first advanced this argument, I can remember someone thought I was being facetious because I sometimes am very facetious. No, in Revelation Chapter 10:8, seven thunders utter their voice and John was about to write and he said, See thou, do it not. So he scratches that out and he doesn't write it. He obviously understood what they said, he was about to write it, but he is not allowed to. Why?” Because the canon won't be complete until those seven thunders utter their voices. And I think you can find those seven voices in the Bible, but not in the writings from Patmos, that's a whole other study. But the point is, the canon technically isn't complete until those seven thunders utter their voices. Now Peter here is quoting Joel, obviously. Obviously that implies the gifts are for today. And by the way, one valid example of the gifts punctures the seminary argument. So all you need to do is find one legitimate, well-documented example, and there are many, of sign gifts, and you'll discover that punctures the theological speculations against them. Now what drives them to that point of view, of course, is there's so much abuse and strangeness that goes on accompanying some of those things. There's a lot of excesses and so forth, and that's a whole other problem to get into. From Daily Radio Program for Chuck Missler: Episode for Monday February 10th - Acts Chapter 2, Feb 8, 2025 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/daily-radio-program-for-chuck-missler/id1523400352?i=1000690697934&r=830