The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

God’s agenda, will, and wisdom typically dominates. Unlike Saul’s attitude toward leadership where the people’s voices overrule God, prophetic leaders are God-minded. They communicate and transmit a fear of the Lord based on fresh revelations that leaders of the revealed word of God tend to downplay. Prophetic leaders are concerned about knowledge with spiritual intelligence. They are people developers who see people’s growth as potential and productive instruments in God’s hands. Prophetic leaders are Scripture-driven but can also be too ethereal and somewhat cryptic in their teaching when not grounded in God’s wisdom. With prophets who are leaders, plans, projects, and divine direction are important. What God wants to do, when He wants it done, and the way He wants it done are constant themes in prophetic leadership to the point of being occasionally narrow and rigid in their views, inconsiderate of those they assign tasks and delegate responsibility. A strong pastoral influence tempers prophetic extremes to balance a prophet’s lofty spirituality with people-oriented practicality. Order, timeliness, and structure as well as achievement are important. 1144. Prophetic Makeup—In accordance with the prophet’s spirit, the prophetic makeup is the deliberate design of the God of the prophets. There are distinct expressions that reflect the potential to occupy and execute the prophet’s office, or to be consistently used by the Lord in prophecy. Twenty traits make a prophet a prophet. These are: 1) propensity for visions and dreams; 2) sensitivity to spiritual things; 3) comprehension of prophetic matters; 4) apprehension of the role and place of prophecy in everyday life; 5) awareness of God; 6) capacity for revelation discovery; 7) peculiar interpretive skills; 8) extraordinary wisdom and instinctual human insight; 9) great sense of practical application; 10) heightened spiritual discernment; 11) inordinate grasp of Scripture; 12) deep hunger for the knowledge of God; 13) potential for inspired utterance; 14) remarkable accuracy of divine communication; 15) strong literary skill; 16) impressive elocution and oration ability; 17) unusual judicial aptitude; 18) notable organization ability; 19) outstanding leadership ability; and 20) influential government ability. All prophets—whether they serve the Lord Jesus or not—show a great many, if not all, of these traits from childhood. They are how the Lord equips them to be able to handle their ministerial and prophetic calling and the means that He approaches them prophetically expecting a preordained response. 1145. Prophetic Manifestations—A) The appearance of a prophecy in its visible and natural form; prophecy fulfilled. B) The materialization of the word