False Prophets, Kingdom Prophets who Prophesy Falsehood, Prophets in Training and Mature Prophets.

In properly addressing matters regarding the Prophetic Ministry in the Nation, it is important to lay this important foundation, that there is a difference between a False Prophet — whose origin is of the devil — and Prophets originally called by The LORD, who eventually deviated and began to intentionally prophesy false and misleading messages, and Prophets in Training, whose delivery of The Word of The LORD may be a little less precise because of the learning gap in discernment.

Without properly discerning the current state of the prophetic ministry from a National standpoint, and surgically separating the wheat from the chaff, we may in attempt to address important issues, put the axe on the Prophetic Tree as a whole, and cause more damage to the much needed Prophetic Ministry that’s yet emerging — before it gets a chance to attain maturity.

No doubt, there are snakes lurking in the “Prophetic Tree” masquerading as “Branches”, and there are also “Poisonous Fruits” on certain branches of The Prophetic Tree masquerading as “Meals”.

Do we then put the axe to the whole Tree, leaving the tree to bleed out completely — without giving chance to the true branches and fruits to grow?

Elijah lived in a time where there were prophets of Baal, who were clearly false prophets ordained and employed by Satan.

He also lived in a time when there were prophets of The LORD, who had not attained the level of maturity and boldness He had attained.

These “emerging” prophets Elijah dismissed quickly and boldly, declared to The LORD how he [Elijah] was the only Prophet of The LORD left — we know how that conversation went.

There’s a big difference between:

• False Prophets, who are ordained and employed by Satan,
• Prophets originally called by The LORD, but began to deviate into delivering falsehood, and
• Prophets in Training, who having not fully attained a certain level of discernment, may not be fully precise in delivering The Word of The LORD.

False Prophets are not in any way prophets of The LORD. They were never called by The LORD from the onset, neither are they of The LORD. They are workers of Satan, sorcerers, workers of witchcraft, called and empowered by Satan himself.

“And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus.” Acts 13:6

“Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.” Revelation 2:20

“And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.” Revelation 16:13-14

However, there are Prophets who had their calling from The LORD from the onset, but deviated and began to prophesy lies, because of compromise, material gain, lust for influence and fortune.

“The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means, and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?” Jeremiah 5:31

“For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness, and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.” Jeremiah 6:13

“Then The LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.” Jeremiah 14:14

“He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art, and an angel spake unto me by the word of The LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.” 1 Kings 13:18

Then there are those Prophets in Training, who are being trained in The LORD’s School of The Prophets in receiving and delivering The Word of The LORD.

These being trained are learning to receive and deliver The Word of The LORD and because of the learning gaps, they may not be completely precise in the delivery of The Word of The LORD — yet we must recognize that they are of The LORD.

The Prophet Samuel heard the Voice of The LORD and thought it was the voice of Eli.

“That The LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I. And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I, for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not, lie down again. And he went and lay down.” 1 Samuel 3:4-5

The Prophet Jonah was told to preach to the City of Nineveh about their sins being full, but he went ahead and delivered a prophetic word of judgment.

“Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it, for their wickedness is come up before me.” Jonah 1:2

“And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.” Jonah 3:4

When The LORD would Release Jeremiah into his prophetic ministry, The LORD had to test Jeremiah to see that what The LORD was showing Jeremiah and what Jeremiah was seeing and understanding of what The LORD was showing him in his heart were in sync.

“Moreover the word of The LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree. Then said The LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.” Jeremiah 1:11-12

Sometimes, because of the necessity of time and the need for The Word of The LORD to go forth, The Kingdom may send a Prophet in Training to deliver a significant message — these may come with a little less precision in delivery because of the discernment gap in the mind – of what he is being shown and what he is seeing — in this, The LORD knows how to Graciously keep his ministers in the path of growing into fullness as they grow in discernment in receiving and delivering The Word of The LORD.

The LORD needs mature prophetic voices who can prophetically discern and state and stature of the prophetic ministry on a national level and steward the authority to surgically remove the “snakes masquerading as branches”, and “poisons masquerading as fruits”, without causing harm to the labors of The Spirit of The LORD in rebuilding the Prophetic Ministry much needed in the Nation in this season.

A wind is certainly blowing — discernment is critical lest the wheat be uprooted with the tares.

When a Nation is given the blessing of true prophets and receive this blessing of true prophets of The LORD Jesus accordingly, the prophets reward comes to bear in that nation — being the birthings and facilitations of the prophetic purposes and destiny of that Nation and the people of that Nation.

 

~ by Abel Praise

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Abel Praise, serving as Team Lead, Ministries Of Abel Praise is committed to working with apostolic and prophetic ministries across nations to raise up a new generation of leadership in The Body of Christ, by making teaching and training resources available and stewarding Ministers In Congress Conventions. See also: RighteousLegislations.com

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