The prophet's handbook

28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34.

certainty of God’s final judgment on man and earth.

eagerness to see the end of this age. need for God’s continuous fellowship.

strong sense of duty.

regard for the gravity of official ministry service.

knowledge of the scope of responsibility of prophetic office. knowledge of the full impact of the office’s demands and influence on self and the world.

35. 36.

comprehension of the outcome of prophetic work.

relentless hunger for God’s presence. These all sanctify and empower by the chrio anointing the basic traits and the character of all prophets irrespective of their salvation in Jesus Christ. How Does One Become a Prophet? Strictly speaking, one cannot, in the classic sense, become a prophet. According to Scripture, primarily Jeremiah 1, people are born prophets from their mothers’ wombs. God merely awakens the prophet spirit in everyone called to the ministry. He does this by summoning them through visions and dreams. (See Numbers 12:6.) The idea that a person can just step into and occupy the office of the prophet, no matter how much the ministry is desired, is nonbiblical. While it is popular to lead Christians to believe that if they want to prophesy or serve as prophets, all they need to do is to want it badly enough, Scripture says this cannot happen. Prophets must have the spirit for the office. They must be able to receive and interpret divine communications, convey them to those of their era, and fortify their gifts with the license to enforce their words on the stubborn forces that would obstruct their manifestations. Quick Study Chart What Makes Prophets to Be Prophets? Heightened by the salvation process, the following traits are called the natives of the prophet’s makeup. They are: