The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

mantle are awakened and initiated for God’s service. The awakening involves the Lord’s visitation to present Himself as the prophet’s covenant God. Usually new prophets are initiated in visions and dreams according to Numbers 12:6. Other means of prophetic awakening can be the training and grooming of a chief prophet that leads to the spiritual visitation. The awakening is often accompanied by a test assignment or special object lessons in preparation for such an assignment. Amos’ awakening was something like this. Also, the young man Samuel was awakened in a similar manner, with an assignment to take a word to his mentor Eli. Sometimes the awakening comes through a human agent as in the case between Elijah and Elisha. The older prophet summoned the younger by throwing his powerful mantle upon him. Gathering in a prophet’s forum or answering the summons of an older prophet is another way for the prophetic gifting to be awakened by God. Awakening does not immediately constitute anointing or appointment. It is simply the first step in a long process whereby the prophet is made ready spiritually, mentally, and practically to serve the Lord in ministry at the appointed time. The danger to the prophet’s future in the awakening stage of the induction process is in treating the awakening as a release to serve. This can be tragic, as a novice in the prophetic is no different than a novice in any other critical profession. The training program and its preparatory elements are merely stepping stones on the way to installation in official ministry. 1095. Prophetic Barrage—The immediate attack of invisible spirits at the word or prayer of prophets to the calculated detriment of their hearers. A prophetic barrage comes through words that are deprecatory. They spring from bitterness, anger, or faultfinding in the prophet that when released, summon the unclean forces who attack their victims at their words. The victim feels the affects of the barrage in the way of unusual demonic visitations, ghoulish apparitions, intangible bodily assaults, and hindrances of all kinds. The potential of such consequences is the reason devoted prophets need to engage in relentless intercession for those they cover. It is also the reason why prophets want to refrain from saying everything that comes to mind and negatively or impulsively reacting to all the negativity they hear about a person or ministry. Had Balaam’s curse been permitted, he would have subjected Israel to unrestricted hosts of wickedness waiting to frustrate the will of God in their