The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

and relevance. It also explains further how prophets tend to know each to be prophets when they have never met. Their attendance at God’s meetings, usually conducted when He plans a major shift in the earth, enabled them to meet and learn about each other in the spirit. Sod encounters with God exceed dreaming or being brought into a vision by Him. In this context the communication transmitted is sent to where the prophetic dreamer is. It is different with the sod dreamer who is brought to the very presence of God and included in the meeting to receive what the Lord wants to say and disseminate firsthand. So the prophet returns to earth with the word of the Lord clearly burned in his or her understanding. The meeting exposed the prophet to the Lord, His court and audience, and His activities as an eyewitness is strengthened for the assignment. Under these circumstances, God seeks to convey to the prophet that what he or she is witnessing is pivotal to the next plan and will be greatly resisted by the forces of darkness. That resistance, God assures, is only a smoke screen because the order has gone down to earth to notify the forces and agents of darkness their assignment on the matter at hand is up. That is what happened when Jesus began His ministry by announcing that the kingdom of heaven was at hand. In the Zechariah 4 account, the prophet was part of a celestial meeting where the Angel of the Lord, the Lord Himself, and Satan were in attendance. The spirit of Zerubbabel was brought in to cleanse and inaugurate him to leadership. The devil stood at his right hand to oppose him, the account says, but the Lord rebuked the devil and so things progressed as God planned. Although the actual coronation took place later, it was completed, resolved, and sealed from eternity as witnessed by Zechariah the prophet who was to execute the matter on Jehovah’s behalf. Zechariah 4:5–6, 8–10. 1389. Sodom—Consuming, burning. One of the two cities the Lord destroyed for its homosexuality and the accompanying lewdness and perversion that identified it. 1390. Sodomite—A) A male prostitute who uses sexual immorality as part of his worship of and service to his deity. B) A bisexual or homosexual male. Deuteronomy 23:17; 1 Kings 14:24, 15:12, and 22:46; 2 Kings 23:7. 1391. Sofa—An article of socialization, conversation, meeting, and reclining. In ancient times sofas were also where people reclined to have their meals. They were low-lying articles of furniture that served as entertainment chairs and for meetings. Also couch. 1392. Soil—See Sand and Dirt.