The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

perspectives and conform their souls from the darkness of the world to the light of the Lord Jesus Christ. Study Ezekiel 34. 995. Pastor/Prophet Collaborative—Like the apostolic/prophetic collaborative, this arrangements speaks to the prophet assigned to the local church. The distinctive trait of this collaborative lies in the basis of the prophet’s being the higher officer according to 1 Corinthians 12:28–29 and Ephesians 4:11. In routine prophetic environments, this distinction would be insignificant, but in the setting of the local church it can create difficulty unless the prophet understands the place of the ministry in the church. In a pastor/prophet collaborative, the prophet voluntarily submits his or her mantle under the pastor for the duration of the assignment, much like the Lord Jesus did in coming to earth as the divine-human agent of the Godhead. The Bible says that He emptied Himself, or set aside His divine privileges or Godhood. See Philippians 2:7. The pastor on the other hand interacts to the prophet as more of a contractual agent, if the officer is sent in by God, or a compeer if the prophet grew up under the pastor. The ideal arrangement is based on the pastor’s vision and calling and the prophet’s ability to support and advance it. The prophet’s authority is exercised as a complement to the pastor’s, not as usurpation. The sheep of the flock are to see the pastor as their shepherd and the prophet as a staff officer. Prophets, in addition, are to endeavor to keep the pastor as the head of the church in the congregants’ minds. See Pastor. 996. Paternal—That which pertains to the father’s and fatherhood. 997. Patriarch—The father’s rule and authority as the head of the family line, a tribe, or a clan. 998. Patriarchal—A) The rule of the father in the home. B) Male headship. C) Excessive male domination in leadership. 999. Patriarchs, the Twelve—The term applied to Jacob’s twelve sons who fathered the entire nation of Israel, Jacob’s covenant name. Their names are Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Zebulun, Asher, Issachar, Dan, Gad, Naphtali, Joseph, and Benjamin. 1000. Paul the Apostle—The fourteenth apostle of Jesus Christ according to Acts 13–14. Barnabas was the fifteenth one, with whom Paul was in partnership. Paul authored thirteen books of the New Testament as the apostle to the Gentiles, Peter’s counterpart.