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PROPHETS, MANIFESTATIONS
AND GIFTS
Part 2 - Manifestations: The
Seven Forms of Prophecy
Continued...
III. Revelatory Prophecy
This popular area of prophecy imparts knowledge of
future events or circumstances that not only provide
steering and direction for the saints, but builds and
sustains patience, and inspires hope through the
inevitable testing and trials that precede the season of
divine harvest.
Scriptural examples:
Abraham
And He said unto Abram, Know of a surety that your seed
shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall
serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and
afterward shall they come out with great substance.
(Bereshith [Genesis] 15:13-14).
Yo'el (Joel)
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out My
Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall
prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young
men shall see visions: (Yo'el [Joel] 2:28).
Paul
And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be
with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship,
but also of our lives (Acts 27:10).
IV. Inspirational Prophecy
Beyond enlivening and refreshing one's spirit, inspirational
prophecies strengthen one's faith, as well as provide
much-needed comfort and encouragement.
Scriptural examples:
Moshe (Moses)
And Moses said unto the people, Fear not, stand still, and
see the salvation of YHWH, which he will show you today:
for the Egyptians whom ye have seen today, you shall see
them again no more, forever. YHWH shall fight for you, and
you shall hold your peace. (Shemot [Exodus] 14:13,14).
Chaggai (Haggai)
Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, says YHWH; and be strong,
O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong,
all you people of the land, says YHWH, and work: for I am
with you, says YHWH of hosts: According to the word that I
covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt, so My
Spirit remains among you: fear not. For thus says YHWH of
hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the
heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; And I
will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall
come: 'and I will fill this house with glory, says YHWH of
hosts. The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, says YHWH of
hosts. The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of
the former, says YHWH of hosts: and in this place will I give
peace, says YHWH of hosts. (Chaggai [Haggai] 2:4-9).
Paul
And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be
no loss of any man’s life among you, but of the ship. (Acts
27:22).
V. Messianic prophecY
This all-important form of prophecy simply serves to reveal
and glorify the true Messiah. Even Y'shua Himself studied
the Messianic prophecies to come to the fullness of
revelation concerning His purpose and mission on earth.
Scriptural examples:
YeshaYahu (Isaiah)
Therefore YHWH Himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a
virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name
Immanuel (YeshaYahu [Isaiah]7:14).
Hoshea (Hosea)
When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son
out of Egypt (Hoshea [Hosea] 11:1).
Y'shua ['Jesus']
The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected
of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and
be raised the third day (Luke 9:22).
VI. Radical Prophecy
Radical prophecies and radical actions by prophets are
often necessary to awaken the remnant out of chronically
sinful conditions, spiritual lethargy or complacency - to
gain such people’s attention.
Scriptural examples:
YeshaYahu (Isaiah)
At the same time spoke YHWH by YeshaYahu Ben-Amotz
(Isaiah the son of Amoz), saying, Go and loose the sackcloth
from off your loins, and put off your shoes from your feet.
And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. And YHWH said,
like as My servant Isaiah has walked naked and
barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt
and upon Ethiopia; So shall the King of Assyria lead
away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians
captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even their
buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt (YeshaYahu
[Isaiah] 20:2-4).
Hoshea (Hosea)
The beginning of the word of YHWH by Hoshea (Hosea). And
YHWH said to Hoshea, Go, take unto yourself a wife of
whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land
has committed great whoredom, departing from YHWH
(Hoshea [Hosea] 1:2).
Y'shua ['Jesus']
Then Y'shua ('Jesus') said unto them, Truly, Truly, I say unto
you, except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink
His blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats My flesh,
and drinks My blood, has eternal life; and I will raise him up
at the last day. For My flesh is meat indeed, and My blood is
drink indeed. He that eats My flesh, and drinks My blood,
dwells in Me, and I in him. As the living Father has sent Me,
and I live by the Father: so he that eats Me, even he shall
live by Me. This is that bread which came down from heaven:
not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that
eats of this bread shall live forever. (Yehochanan [John] 6:
53-58).
VII. Apocalyptic Prophecy
Apocalyptic or eschatological prophecies concern events
that pertain to the end-times or 'latter days' - the
culmination of the rule of the Gentiles. More than
providing interesting spiritual debate and speculation,
these prophecies, like all foretelling, are intended to
provide hope and inspiration to endure.
Scriptural examples:
Daniel
And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that
shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall
be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
And he shall speak great words against the most High, and
shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to
change times and laws: and they shall be given into his
hand until a time, and times, and the dividing of time. But
the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his
dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. And
the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the
kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the
people of the saints of the Most High, whose kingdom is an
everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey
him. (Daniel 7:23-27).
Yechezkel (Ezekiel)
And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell
carelessly in the coastlands: and they shall know that I am
YHWH. So will I make my holy name known in the midst
of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute My holy
name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am
YHWH, the Holy One in Israel. (Yechezkel [Ezekiel] 39:6-7).
Yehochanan (John)
And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and He
that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in
righteousness He does judge and make war. His eyes were
as a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns; and
He had a name written, that no man knew, but He Himself.
And He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and His
name is called The Word of YHWH. And the armies which
were in heaven followed Him upon white horses, clothed in
fine linen, white and clean. And out of His mouth goes a
sharp sword, that with it He should smite the nations: and
He shall rule them with a rod of iron: and He treads the
winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty YHWH.
And He has on His vesture and on His thigh a name written,
KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. (Revelation 19:11-
16).
Finally my brethren, it is written, "Believe in YHWH your
Elohim, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so
shall you prosper." (2 Divrei HaYamim [2 Chronicles] 20:20).
That which is written has now become the 'logos' or letter
of the word. The spoken or 'rhema' word is that which
speaks specifically to current circumstances or conditions.
Hear O Yisrael - the prophecies we read in scripture are
documentations of prophetic utterances by the Hebrew
prophets of Israel; but in truth, and without fear of
contradiction, the prophetic utterances of His true
prophets of this final hour are just as needed, and in
some ways, carry as much weight as those of scripture...
The Commonwealth of Israel as a whole must finally come to
realize that the prophetic utterances of a TRUE prophet, even
in this final hour, are not merely suggestions or advice -
they reveal the very mind of YAH!
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