The prophet's handbook

Foreknowledge means that the Lord wrote everything down in eternity to manifest as prophecy in due time. God’s writings translate to prophecy. What the Lord wrote in advance affects the events of the lives of those He recorded in His prophetic ordinations.

Hebrews 10:7 exemplifies how a volume of the book in which each of our lives are recorded exists. Its variables are accounted for and yet remain immutable for prophets to declare. 4.Numbers 12:6—Emphasis: The visions and dreams used to induct prophets into office.

Visions and dreams are the primary media of prophetic induction. Dreams and visions are decidedly the best ways to awaken the prophet’s spirit. What makes prophets inherently susceptible to God’s spiritual activation is their prophet’s spirit. The passage contributes to, complements, and supports the prophetic’s reception and transmission.

5. Acts 15:18—Emphasis: Eternity and time are known to God.

This links to Hebrews 10:7 and Psalm 139:15–16. Prophetic Prayer

Needless to say, more than with most other ministers in the New Testament church, the prophet’s chief responsibility is prayer. Prayer for the prophet is above prophesying, for without prayer, the prophecies the prophet gives may not be totally accurate, relevant, or timely. Prayer synchronizes the prophet’s clock