The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

of sin, or parts of them, or redemption of those they serve. The chief reason for this task is the providential mercies of God. He seeks to bring people to repentance and redemption and not destroy them. The burden-bearer role of the prophet includes symbiotic prophetics, prophetic intercession, and vicarious punishments or discomforts at times. The most pronounced example of this prophetic requirement is found in the ministry of the prophet Ezekiel. Many of his early object lessons included the Lord laying burdens upon him, much like He did the Aaronic priests the judgments earned by His people. In modern times this responsibility when given to a prophet can mimic sickness, disease, catastrophe, extreme emotional duress, and psychological stress. These are only alleviated when the season of the suffering has past. They may also be eased when the suffering prophet spends time in intense spiritual prayer or supernatural warfare. Our Savior’s entire earthly ministry consisted of this cumbersome service for the sake of our salvation, for the Scripture says, “The Lord has laid on Him the iniquities of us all” (Isaiah 53:6 nkjv). See Isaiah 53:4–10; Matthew 8:17; Hebrews 4:15. Typically, only highly devoted prophets who spend more time ministering to the Lord in His presence than to His people are chosen for this weighty responsibility. That is because strict obedience and prayerful diligence and vigilance are paramount for the purposes of God to be achieved through this means. 1099. Prophetic Change Signals/Signs—A word that supports ongoing prophetic awareness of the times and seasons of the Lord and the prophet’s duty to remain so. The phrase defines the inner sensations that alert the prophet to the signs received from God that indicate He is implementing and/or igniting something prophesied previously. The earlier prophecy that came forth emerged with a recognition sign announced with it as a tag-on. It was included for the prophet to see the sign attached to the word as an indication that the primary word was about to come to pass. The impending word’s imminent manifestation could not come about without, or apart from, the change indicated by the prophetic tag-on sign. Sometimes the signaled change is felt by the prophet within. At other times, it is only discernible through a correlating prophetic experience. In any case, an encounter with the natural event that is decidedly prophetic in origin prompts the prophet of the activation of the other word.