“…Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit
of prophecy.”
(Revelation 19:10)
This scripture plainly
states that if you are not testifying of Jesus; there is no prophecy. The testimony
here refers to the witness about Jesus. Biblical prophecy is contingent upon the
work of Christ and its kerygmatic declaration (1 Peter 1:12). To worship any
person, ideology or object other than God is idolatry.
Remember in the OT when
Moses refuted God’s appointment as ambassador to speak to Pharaoh on His behalf
and God then selected Aaron as Moses’ prophet? The point here is that God does
not NEED any of us to do His will. It is
an honor for us to serve Him and carry out an assignment for God in the
earth. When God wanted a prophet, even
Moses was pushed to the side in favor of Aaron. His will be done!
Moses and Aaron in the Wilderness...
In short, a
true prophet is one who carries a “burden” (responsibility) of communicating the
will of God to the people without fail.
Specifically, an authentic prophet will ALWAYS say EXACTLY what God
tells him to say and NEVER inject his own thoughts, ideas, perspectives or
“interpretations” into the message (prophecy).
The “message” God gives to a prophet comes in the form of
some type of revelation. This
message is usually given to depict some type of warning that will either
sustain or terminate the relationship with the Almighty and, in turn, preserve
or destroy the life or lives of the individual or group in question. This might be a reference to a current or impending situation. In either case, the fact remains that God
told him to say it. The modern day false prophet is prone to exaggeration,
embellishment and hyperbole! He is only interested in drawing attention to
himself and “growing his brand.” The prosperity gospel is saturated with these
soothsayers, fortune tellers and witch doctors.
The ability to foretell a particular situation or
occurrence “accurately” confirmed the authenticity of the OT prophet. Those same attributes should be relevant
today. An “educated guess” is NOT prophecy.
“The law of “probability” is NOT prophecy. A true prophetic release will cause
the believer to submit wholeheartedly because of one profound point; and that
is, “a son knows the voice of his Father.” With regard to having insight into
the will of God, the prophet exhibited the gift of exhortation and challenged
men to walk out the ordinances of God. Conversely, the prophetic anointing also
gives us detailed clarity into the plans of God for His people. In this case,
God would either release His blessings or His wrath upon His subjects and this
message was transmitted verbally, visually or in written form.
A self-proclaimed prophet is like "a cloud with no
rain." He poses no threat to the kingdom
of darkness. As a matter of fact, he is
a tool of the enemy and glories in his false predictions, misrepresentations
and flat-out lies!
This man is indeed an enemy of God and servant of Satan...
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