Some of the Jews were vipers, not all of them. Again, it has nothing to do with demographics.The apostles (and many of the followers of Christ) were Jews. Christ was a Jew Himself. But He had also heathen followers and also heathen friends. Indeed, one of his closest friends, was a heathen...
The ones who were called vipers (and corresponding passages, where other words are used) (the words vipers was by John the Baptist, who was a great prophet himself), were the ones who were children of the devil, but pretended to be priests of God.
Because it is one thing to be a child of the devil, it is another thing, to pretend that one is a priest, while one is a devil. These are the ones, who will receive double condemnation. Because they also corrupt the ways of others.
The true meaning of the word Jew, as a people of God, are those who follow in His ways. Those are the real people of God, which has nothing to do, with demographics. Nor with being born into a religion, which means absolutely nothing. (Again, anyone with at least half of a brain can understand this fact.)
No, I am no prophet. But I have personally known one and a know of a few living prophets today. I also know a few prophets from the previous centuries, who have written extremely profound texts.
And remember, in Biblical doctrine, a prophet is someone who has the gift of prophecy and that gift can be acquired, when one really strives after it. After the sacrifice of Christ, God has come closer to his creation, not farther away. We, as humans, need prophets, because they constitute the base of the church of God on earth.
An american prophet I accept as a true prophet is for example Bobby Conner who is alive today (but there are many, many more who receive revelations and prophetic Words, all around the world). Prophets I value greatly of the past centuries are Jacob Lorber and Emanuel Swedenborg. Both of which have had extremely extensive Word of God.
I will past a link to one of the most profound prophetic experiences Bobby conner received. (This prophetic experience is like the experiences the apostles John and the apostle Paul had, but there are many, many more.)
And of course in first instance, Muslims shall deny the possibility that prophets still exist, because they are taught that Muhammad was the last one and not only that but that there were no prophets between Christ and Muhammad. Which is totally untrue. As can be seen from the Bible, both Paul and John (of which the revelation of John, at the back of the Bible is famous and profound) had revelations and prophetic experiences.
There is no such thing as the seal of the prophets, indeed, God has come closer to His creation, after the sacrifice of Christ. And the 12 apostles, all received the major Spiritual gifts. Because a apostle has the same rank as a prophet. A apostle is a prophet send on a mission. To claim that there weren't prophets between Christ and Muhammad is problematic. Indeed, anyone who claims this to be the case, is a fraud...
BobbyConner.org