Acts 11:25-27 - Some prophets came down from Jerusalem

11:25,26

There are two key purposes of this chapter. One is the continued moving of the gospel into the Gentiles world, the other is the Introduction of Paul into this world,. At this point Paul is still referred to as Saul. Barnabas deliberately went out to look for him. Barnabas was probably aware of God's word to Saul that he would take the gospel to the Gentiles, and he was aware of what was happening.  Barnabas found Saul and brought him to Antioch, and they taught many people in the church. It was here that the disciples were first called Christians. At this point Paul's work was primarily among believers.

11:27

We now get a little vignette concerning some prophets that came down to Antioch from Jerusalem. There are those, called cessationists, who say the spiritual gifts were only for the time of the time of the apostles. I really cannot see an ounce of Biblical evidence for such a belief, nor does the way the gifts operated give any grounds for this.