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Q: Are you a prophet?
A: Hello, and thanks for your question. It’s one I believe is critically relevant to the times we’re currently navigating.
My answer: YES, I am a prophet. Moreover, if you are a bona fide Christian, so should you be. Here’s why:
The commonly understood definition of a Christian prophet is someone who speaks for God—typically by sharing His revelations about near- or long-term future events by divine inspiration. But let’s examine this more deeply, through the lens of Isaiah 28:10 & 13, which outlines what I believe to be The Lord’s strategic pattern for how He has downloaded insights to humanity since the days of Adam.
During the 2nd age when The Old Testament was written, prophets relied heavily on what The Lord had revealed to Moses in the Torah--the first five books of The Bible. But they didn’t make the mistake of relying solely on the written text. They also developed and practiced faith to receive unwritten, divine inspirations, derived from the Torah. This pattern—faith-filled meditation and practice, leading to Spirit-given insights—is exactly what The Lord expects of us today.
As New Testament (3rd age) believers, we’ve been given access to far greater revelation than Moses ever had. Therefore, we are expected to receive far greater unwritten insights, by faith. The pattern is clear.
This pattern was turbo-charged by The Lord’s clear promises in Joel 2:28-29 and Acts 2:17-18, where He declared He would pour out more divine inspiration—beyond His written Word—especially in the closing years of this current age. Those of us who limit divine inspirations to only what was written in The Bible, over two millennia ago, are, in effect, denying this reiterated promise, and are sitting in the seat of the Pharisees, who rejected both Jesus and the apostles for teaching concepts beyond what Moses had written. Imagine that~
To remove all confusion, The Lord even allowed an angel, in John’s Revelation, to emphatically state:
The testimony of Jesus is The Spirit of Prophecy.
(Revelation 19:10)
That’s why I believe every true Christian is called to be a prophet—both in the predictive sense--testifying about the 18-to-20% of yet-fulfilled. prophecies in Scripture, and moreover, as a living testimony of Jesus Christ.
Eight Ways We Prophesy by Testifying of Jesus
I perceive bona fide Christians are called to testify of Jesus Christ from various perspectives: through our lifestyles, our words, and our actions—especially when we are under demonic pressure. These three avenues help us answer eight strategic questions that relate directly to The Lord’s Multi-millennial Strategic Plan for Humanity—The Bible:
1. Who is Jesus—generally and personally to us?
(See: Is Jesus God? (Series))
2. What has He done for us—and for the world?
3. What has He promised to do for us—and for the world?
4. When has He promised to do it?5. How has He promised to do it?6. Why has He promised to do it?7. Where has He promised to do it?8. What are His promised rewards—and consequences?(Read/Meditate: Revelation 20 - 22)
You may perceive even more ways we can testify of Jesus. Regardless, our prophetic calling is not only real—it’s critical.
Why This Matters Now
The Lord expects each of us to grow in the knowledge, understanding, and application of both His written Word and His revealed insights. Those of us who ignore His calling, risk being ‘spiritually vomited out’ of His mouth—just as He warned He would allow the promised land to vomit out ancient Israel and Judah for similar rejection of His Word. This was also His clear warning, in Revelation 3, to the Church at Laodicea. Note how these warnings debunk the ‘once saved, always saved’ lie.
Paul reminds us that the church (3rd age Christians) is spiritually grafted into Israel. Thus, the same expectations and warnings that applied to ancient Israel, also apply to us Gentile believers. And tragically, those who ignore this prophetic responsibility, may find themselves part of what I call, ‘the beheaded multitude’—former Christians who will have become lukewarm or fully apostate during the closing years of this current, 3rd age, then return to faith in Christ during the pending tribulation age (the 4th age), and are ultimately martyred for refusing the mark of the beast. (See: Revelation 7)
Bottom Line
The Lord has no pleasure in stillborn Christians—those who never mature spiritually. The antidote? Align our lifestyle, words, and actions to serve as living, faithful answers to the questions above.
In other words: Practice prophecy.
