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November 28, 2006
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James
Goll: "THE ANATOMY OF A PROPHETIC WORD--A TEACHING OF PROPHETIC
REVELATIONS"
 There are a number of factors that must be taken into consideration concerning
revelatory gifts. Failure to understand these factors can lead to dismissing a
genuine word as being "off" or missing the impact that God intended for it to
give. Therefore, it behooves us to learn the many facets concerning the anatomy
of a prophetic word.
SOURCES AND MODES OF REVELATION
Sources:
1. God--I John
4:1, "...test the spirits to see whether they are from God..."
2. Self--Jeremiah 23:21, "...I did not speak to them, but they prophesied."
(See
also Ezekiel 13:1-2.)
3. Satanic--I John
4:3, "...this is the spirit of the antichrist..." and
Matthew 16:23, "...Get behind Me, satan!..."
Modes:
Numbers 12:6, "...Hear now
My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the
Lord, shall make Myself known to Him..."
1. A vision.
2. A dream.
3. Mouth-to-mouth.
4. Dark sayings.
5. Parables--Hosea 12:10.
6. Natural things--Jeremiah 18:1.
INTERPRETATION
The following Scriptural references show how revelation must be wedded with
proper interpretation. Numerous genuine words have been judged as false because
of a wrong interpretation.
1. Acts 10:9-17, "...Peter was greatly perplexed in mind as to what the vision
which he had seen (revelation) might be
(interpretation)...." (verse 17).
2. I Peter 1:10-11, "...seeking to know what person or time
(interpretation) the
Spirit of Christ within them was indicating (revelation) as He predicted the
sufferings of Christ...." (verse 11).
3. Zechariah 1:8-9, "I saw at night (revelation)...then I said,
'...what are
these?'...." (interpretation).
4. Daniel 8:15, "...I, Daniel, had seen the vision (revelation)...that I sought
to understand it...." (interpretation).
5. Acts 16:10, "And when he had seen (revelation)
the vision...concluding
(interpretation) that God had called us...."
6. Genesis 40:5-13, "Then Joseph said to him,
'This is the interpretation of
it'...." (verse 12).
7. Genesis 41:25, "Now Joseph said...'God
has told to Pharaoh what He is about to do.'"
APPLICATION
A Comparison of Acts 21:10 and Acts 20:23:
1. "We...began
begging him not to go up to Jerusalem" (Acts 21:12).
2. Notice that those who heard Agabus were convinced that God was warning Paul
not to go to Jerusalem. Paul, however, interpreted the word differently. This
obviously made his application the exact opposite of what others had hoped it
would be. Paul received the word not as a warning not to go, but as a
confirmation of his sensing that he was to count the cost of what would lay ahead.
APPROPRIATION
Various keys unlock God's prophetic word to be appropriated or fulfilled
in our lives.
The following are some simple keys:
Faith--Hebrews 4:2, "...the word...did not profit...because it was not united by (with)
faith...."
Right Soil--see Luke 8:4. The parable of the sower of the seed portrays the importance of
having the proper condition of the soil of your heart. The same seed was sowed
to all, but had various results due to the condition of the soil.
Diligence in Seeking--see
Daniel 9:2-3, 16. Here Daniel finds that the desolation of Jerusalem is to be
for 70 years. His response was to give himself to seeking the face of the Lord
through prayer and fasting.
CONDITIONS
What are the conditions that must be met so that the promise can be fulfilled?
Sometimes, these conditions are present in the heart of God, but are not spoken
to the mind of man. Therefore questions must be asked.
Jeremiah 18:8, "...if that nation...turns...."
II Chronicles 7:14, "If My people who are called by My name...."
Jonah 3:4-10, "Yet forty days and Nineveh will be overthrown...God relented."
II Kings 20:1-6, "...Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live...."
THE TIMING OF A MATTER
There is a "Kairos" appointed and strategic timing for a matter to come into
being. This takes patience and wisdom to discern.
Genesis 37:5-8, "...Joseph had a dream....'Are you
really going to rule over us?'...."
Habakkuk 2:3, "For the vision is yet for the appointed time...though it tarries, wait...."
Galatians 4:4, "...when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth His Son...."
Mark 4:28, "The soil produces...first the blade, then the head, then the mature grain...."
Isaiah 9:6, "For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given...."
MOTIVATION
God looks deeply into the heart of man. What is our true inner motivation? Do we
want glory for the Lord or promotion before man?
Ezekiel 14:4-5, "...'Any man...who sets up his idols in his heart, puts right before his face the
stumbling block of his iniquity, and then comes to the prophet...give...an
answer (according to)...his idols...."
Psalm 106:13-15,
"They quickly forgot His works; they did not wait for His counsel, but
craved...and tempted God...so He gave them their request...but sent
leanness into their souls...."
CONTRADICTION
In some occasions, the Holy Spirit has spoken very clearly. However, the birth
of the promise can appear differently than expected, especially in infant
stages. Again, we must cry out to the Lord that we miss not the day of visitation
due to the manner of which that promise has first appeared.
Isaiah 9:6, "For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given...."
Matthew 1:18-25, "...Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her,
desired to put her away secretly...." (Joseph was changed from being a man of
principle into a man of faith).
I Kings 18:41, "...There is the sound of the roar of a heavy shower."
DISCERNING PROPERLY
We must be careful how we listen. One of the potential problems for the
prophetic person, is that he is assumed to be in the "prophetic mode" all the
time and every time he speaks. This not only shows lack of wisdom on the part of
the listener, it also dishonors the prophetic person. Let us prayerfully, and
with Godly trusted counsel, seek proper discernment.
II Samuel 7:1-15, "...Nathan the prophet...said...'Go, do all that is in your mind...the Lord is
with you'...Go...say to...David, 'Are you the one who should build me a
house?'...."
I Samuel 16:6-7,
(Samuel) "...He looked...and thought, 'Surely the Lord's anointed is'...BUT THE LORD
SAID...."
FINAL STATEMENT
When all of these wisdom perimeters are put in place, let's create an atmosphere
of faith, and ask the Holy Spirit to move freely. Let us not err on the side of
"license," nor on the side by "stifling" the Holy Spirit's presence and power.
But with these understandings in place, let us walk on into fruitful prophetic
maturation.
James W. Goll
Encounters Network
www.jamesgoll.com
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