# The guru model behind modern prophecy > [!quote] > "Instead of letting the Holy Spirit be the one to teach and guide, they say, 'the Holy Spirit spoke through me, I'm the one' — and by default that also means [everyone depends on him]." Bob Scott traces how charismatic prophecy recreates a single-mediator authority the Reformation tried to remove, accelerated by media-conferred rank and competitive escalation. ## Links - [[3. Resources/Permanent Notes/The Guru Model - Single-Mediator Authority Persists Despite Protestant Reforms]] — the source traces how prophetic authority recreates dependence on one spiritual intermediary - [[3. Resources/Permanent Notes/Zet · Media access confers instant unaccountable religious authority]] — the media-rank observation explains how the guru model scales without communal vetting - [[3. Resources/MOCs/Faith & Theology MOC]] — applies-in: the MOC lists this note under Connected Literature Notes (synthesis 2026-07-21 — run 4). - [[3. Resources/MOCs/NAR and Charismatic Authority Critique MOC]] — applies-in: the MOC lists this note under Connected Literature Notes (synthesis 2026-07-21 — run 4). ## Source - [Reader: The Guru Model Behind Modern Prophecy | Bob Scott | Ep 630](https://read.readwise.io/read/01ktwhs9q43d8rrv90t6b7bqx6) *(vault source note pending next Readwise sync)*