The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

leader, pastor, or mentor to do something they did not want to do. In addition, prophets who mentor are regularly criticized for their strength and discipline by the mentoree who originally perceived their mentorship to be more convenient, less intrusive, and certainly more fun and advantageous. Correction, discipline, and structure were never in their initial visions of prophetic work, and when they came, the result was disastrous. Faced with the real requirements of the mentoring relationship, many novices initially assigned to a prophet bristle at the call to obedience, respect for authority, or the stringent demands of service as an apprentice. In retaliation, they tend to claim manipulation to cover their own insubordination to the development program the Lord assigned them. Far too often their self defense strategy works well because naïve listeners conditioned by unbalanced teaching, and perhaps their own biases or pet peeves, relieve the accuser of their responsibility of qualifying their charges against a man or woman of God. Instead, they simply take what they hear and repeat it without proof to the damage of the reputation of the minister. Unsuspecting souls hearing the now greatly perverted story perpetuate the cycle until a wise one stands up and desires more details before circulating it as truth. When the case is the fault of the prophet, as it many times is, the matter should be brought to the attention of a responsible, well-balanced authority who can and will rescue the novice from the unproductive association. 822. Manna—A) Literally “what” or “the what” because of the Israelites question, “What is it?” B) It signifies the divine provisions of grace demonstrated in the miraculous. C) Also indicates nourishment that can only come from God. Therefore, Christ referred to it in John 6:31–58 as nourishment in the Person of Himself. The Bible says the Lord fed manna to the Israelites in the wilderness. D) Manna was considered the food of heaven. As divine nourishment, it represented spiritual thoughts and ideals. See Psalm 78:25; Exodus 16; Joshua 5. In John 6 we learn the manna to be our Lord Jesus Christ, and Revelation 2:17 adds that it is spiritual in origin. 823. Mantic—A) The Greek word for a technical fortune-telling function with divination, omens, and augurs as products of natural phenomena and machinations. B) Crafted schemes or thoughts that are blended with magic. C) Ancient mantics relied on hierscopy for a good amount of their divinatory information; that is, they studied severed organs for predictions. D) Occult word for a prophet. E) A soothsayer or diviner. F) One whose message deliveries are usually given in frenzied and frantic states, often induced by intoxicating drinks.