The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

account in Psalm 24:1 and 89:11, along with many other passages of Scripture that declare our God, the Father of Jesus Christ, to be the Possessor of heaven and earth. 1036. Potency—Intrinsic strength to exert effective force and exercise inherent power. In the New Testament the Greek word that best describes this is dunamis. 1037. Power—Ability to perform; strength to exert pressure or release force. See Potency. 1038. Praetor—A New Testament word to describe an officer of the Roman Empire’s magistracy. 1039. Praxis—A term that defines the acts and duties of a specially charged official of a god or a government. It is applied to the apostles of the Lord Jesus Christ in their functions and duties to Him of carrying out the gospel, birthing and developing His church, and overall executing their mantles of apostleship. The word emphasizes the business of such doings as well as the deeds done. 1040. Prayer—Worshipful supplication made to petition a god or higher force. Entreating a deity. 1041. Prayer Manipulation—Prayer uttered to declare, compel, or provoke its desire upon another irrespective of his or her will, needs, or desires. Such prayer also ignores the Lord’s will or purposes in people’s lives. Balaam’s contract against Israel taken out by Balak is an illustration of this. See Balaam in Numbers 22. 1042. Praying in the Holy Ghost—A) Praying in other tongues. See Jude 1:20. B) Taught in the New Testament as a benefit of the New Birth. The capacity for doing so was bestowed on the early church on the Day of Pentecost when the Holy Ghost fell on the one hundred twenty gathered together awaiting Him in the upper room as commanded by Jesus. The arrival of the Spirit of God, also known as the outpouring of the Spirit, manifested itself in tongues of fire and was expressed in everyone baptized as speaking in a language they had never learned. The result of the occurrence was that those who heard them were able to hear about Creator God and His wonderful works in their own tongue. Since then, the glorious gift of the Holy Spirit has become the standard means of knowing those who have been born