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Prophetess Tyear McCrary has written a dynamic and insightful book that every believer must read. This book will be a great tool that will help prophets and those called to be prophets to walk in accuracy. It will challenge and provoke you to press more into the presence of God to hear him in exactness without compromise. This is a must read for anyone who wants to know more about the prophetic office. Prophetess Tyear McCrary thank you for giving the church a book that will bring order back to the Office of the Prophet and integrity to the seers. Pastor Ty Watts Remnant Family Worship Center Houston, TX

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Prophetic Basics By: Prophetess Tyear Wilson McCrary

Prophetic Basics © Copyright 2009 Prophetess Tyear McCrary For Sovereign Reign Publishing All Rights Reserved. This book is protected y the copyright laws if the United States of America. This book may not be copied or reprinted for commercial gain or profit. Without expressed written permission of its author. Unless otherwise identified, scripture quotations are from the King James Version of the Bible. Please note that Sovereign Reign Publishing style capitalizes certain pronouns in Scripture that refer to the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit, and may differ from some publishing styles. ISBN: 978-0-9823473-9-3

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1

Prophetic Understanding……………………….…1

Chapter 2

How can I be sure I am a Prophet…………….…..6

Chapter 3

Prophetic Sensitivity and Mindset………………10

Chapter 4

Prophet VS Psychic……………………………..13

Chapter 5

Developing Your Prophetic Ministry…………...19

Chapter 6

Prophetic Gifting VS Prophetic Anointing……..21

Chapter 7

The Prophetic Assignment……………………...25

Chapter 8

Prophecy Revealed…………………………….27

Chapter 9

Misconceptions of the Prophet’s Office……….31

Glossary of Prophetic Terms…………………………………35 ABC’s of Prophetic Ministry....................................................52

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Prophetic Understanding

What is prophecy? Prophecy is the heart and will of God expressed through the person God has designated as His mouthpiece. It is inspired communication from God and comes from the Hebrew word naba meaning to flow, boil up and gush forth. Most people rely on the truth that Word of Knowledge and operating in Word of Wisdom are both prophecy alone. They are not! Just because you have prophesied fifteen times in a row does not make you a prophet or an accurate mouthpiece from God. There is a difference between a person who is an ordained prophet versus the spirit of prophecy resting upon a person to speak as God leads. For instance let’s take Jeremiah as an example. God specifically spoke to him about his divine mission on the earth. God spoke to him saying, Before I formed you in the belly, I knew you and before you came out of the womb I sanctified you and ordained you a prophet unto the nations. Jeremiah was an ordained into the office as a prophet before ever being born on earth. (Jeremiah 1:5) To engage in the true understanding of the prophetic we must first start with the four realms of prophecy.

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PROPHETIC BASICS The first realm of prophecy is the prophecy of scripture. Knowing this first that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in the old time by the will of man but the Holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. (II Peter 1:20-21) God’s word is the first prophecy that we must first seek to understand. It contains no errors, mistakes or imperfections. Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines the Word of God as an inspired supernatural influence without the mixture of error. The Bible has falsehoods but no errors! The Greek word is logos, which in its literal meaning is the highest and purest form of the written word of God but is not the same as oral prophecy. The second realm of prophecy is the spirit of prophecy. The spirit of prophecy can fall on a person when they are in the atmosphere of a prophetic flow. It is the anointing of the Holy Spirit that enables a person who does not have the gifts of prophecy or the office of a prophet to speak under the inspiration of God. Thus, there is an atmosphere created that is conducive to prophesying and operating the manifested Word of the Lord. Any person who may not necessarily be a true prophet can operate in this atmosphere to bring forth the Word of the Lord. Once the anointing of the Holy Spirit left Saul he still prophesied accurately because of the spirit of prophecy in the atmosphere was accessed. God can use somebody who is willing and his or her unction will release a powerful presence of God.

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PROPHETIC BASICS The third realm of prophecy is the gift of prophecy. The gift of prophecy is given to certain believers and is not the preaching of the word of God. Enaggelizo is the Greek word meaning to preach, announce the good news and to declare a particular message of good tidings. It is reflected in I Corinthians 9:16. This is different from the Greek word Prophetia or Prophesy that means to predict, foretell events or to speak under divine inspiration and give a divine revelation from God. When a person is operating in the gift of prophecy they are supernaturally enabled through the Holy Spirit to speak a word of wisdom, knowledge, operate in prophetic discernment or prophecy. It is imperative to remember that not all preachers have the gift of prophecy and it is not the same as the ministering of preaching.

For to one is given by the Spirit the Word of Wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; to another faith by the same spirit, to another gifts of healing by the same Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another divers kinds of tongues to another the interpretation of tongues. But all these worketh that one and the self-same Spirit, dividing to every man severally as He wills. ( I Corinthians 12:8-10

“Those with the gift of prophecy should not be encouraged to move prophetically outside of their realm of edification, exhortation and comfort.”

Frank Damazio, Developing the Prophetic Ministry. Many people confuse Word of Knowledge and Word of Wisdom. Let’s discuss the difference: Word of Knowledge is knowledge in a phrase that describes one of the nine manifestations of the Holy Spirit where the Spirit of God delivers information or knowledge supernaturally. It is 3

PROPHETIC BASICS information that you may not ordinarily know. In many cases the word can be just that a word, or a short phrase, or single word sentences that provide information for the hearer to act on while being used of God. It is the supernatural revelation by the Spirit of God of facts in the mind of God concerning people places or things. It is always in the past or present tense. Word of Wisdom is the communication of the Holy Spirit that tends to emerge more elaborately. The information given is more of a practical sort rather than revelatory or predictive and it is tied to specific circumstances that the hearer may be facing. Word of Wisdom can also be an understanding of something that previously happened or that you have not encountered. With a Word of Wisdom you will usually be given the “How To” of a situation, especially if it is tied into a prophecy.

The fourth realm of prophecy is the office of the prophet. Prophets are vessels from God that function consistently and accurately in at least two of the revelatory gifts: Word of Wisdom, Word of Knowledge, Discernment of Spirits, Confirmation, Revelation, Illumination, Prophetic Utterance, Prediction, Visions, Correction and Ministry Confirmation.

Here is a quick reminder of the five fold ministry and what they do. And he gave some apostles and some prophets and some evangelists and some pastors and teachers. For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the Body of Christ. (Ephesians 4:11) Thumb- The Apostle gives the balance and holds things together. 4

PROPHETIC BASICS Pointer- The Prophet points the way through correction and edification. Tall Finger- The Evangelist reaches the furthest with ministry to the world. Ring Finger- The Pastor is married to the church and is there to shepherd and guide. Pinky Finger- The Teacher attends to the small details making sure that the flock gets precept upon precept. Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge. If anything be revealed to another that sits by, let him first hold his peace. For ye may all prophesy one by one that all may learn and all may be comforted. And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. (I Corinthians 14:29-32)

Not everyone who has the ability to prophesy is a prophet. In Acts 21:9-14 you see two instances of prophecy being revealed. First let’s look at the four daughters of Philip. They operated in the simple gift of prophecy and more than likely created a presbytery to prophesy the Word of the Lord, and then later in the scripture you see where Paul mentions Agabus who operated fully in the office of the prophet. Paul encourages the entire church to covet to prophesy in I Corinthians 14:1 Then he gives the definition of what simple prophecy is in verse three “But he that prophesies, speaketh unto men to edification, exhortation and comfort”.

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How can I be sure I am a Prophet? The characteristic of a true prophet requires spiritual maturity and monitoring ones’ hearing ability, accuracy, and clearness of heart, emotions, motives and skillful technique. In its original intent prophecy is not to be manipulated or presumed but to be shared with love, authenticity, care and Godly character. It is not for the novice but for those who are anointed. Signs and wonders will follow those who have submitted to training and a regimented lifestyle of obedience to God. A true prophet is committed to the Kingdom of God. – Prophetess Tyear McCrary

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You possess a burning desire to minister to the Body of Christ. This is not just a casual invitation to Christ but one that is a great excitement to actually see people walk in the faith-filled promises of God. You may be one who constantly warns people of the traps of enemy or you have a desire to constantly encourage and build them up. Not many people share your enthusiasm or burden for ministry. You will get discouragement from others not to “rock the boat”, or take the safe road and do something else. If you have been rejected, ostracized or accused of going against the general flow then there is a good chance that the early signs of ministry have begun to flow in your life.

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Your desire is for others to succeed more than yourself. You will gladly give up things that are important to you so that other people may benefit from your actions. You are servant-minded and it is likely to cost you a lot. Over a period of time you find yourself ministering to a particular area of need more than others. You always seem to be ministering to those who need encouragement and direction in their lives People are commenting on how much you have helped them when you weren’t so aware of your actions. Sometimes others can see your ministry more clearly than you. You feel unqualified to do the work of the Lord and usually feel unworthy to push yourself forward. When appeals are made for help you wait for everyone else to step forward first before you offer your services. You possess the heart of an intercessor you tend to spend a lot of time praying for others. You have the ability to usher in the anointing in a church meeting. Often praise & worship leaders can cause this type of move of God. You have suffered preparation for prophetic ministry for several years by being battered, broken and brought to nothing and taught how to trust God for everything.

*Taken from the Destiny Leadership Institute, School of the Prophets, Fall 2006.

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Once you have examined the call of God on your life it is imperative that you realize prophetic ministry is never about you! And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes, that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that none of you be puffed up for one against another. (I Corinthians 4:6) The call comes from God and not you. If not consistently on guard the enemy will puff you up to make you believe that you are more than what you really are and it will cause arrogance to fester in your life. You must be careful to only say what God is saying! Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him. Do not add to His words lest He rebuke you and you be found to be a liar. (Proverbs 30:5) God will expose anyone who claims to have a word of prophecy from him and does not. It is a very dangerous place to believe that you alone are able to access this information without the anointing of God. You must continuously stay connected to the Spirit of God by reading His Word and Praying in the Holy Spirit to operate on an accurate and consistent basis. A true prophet of God must possess something I like to call “prophetic competence”. You must be processed to be 100% accurate. If you are human you have the ability to error. Beware that there is a dangerous pitfall of the “lying spirit” that can attack a prophet. (Read the Story of Micaiah who would not allow this spirit to come out of his mouth II Chronicles 18).

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PROPHETIC BASICS When you are prophesying and God shows you something do not give your own interpretation he shows you based on what makes sense. Remember the word tells us that you understand in part and prophesy in part. Don’t compare yourself to anyone else. Be very careful it is all right to be in the process. It takes time to get seasoned – Ten years of being trained, submitted, mentored, faithfulness will prepare you as a seasoned prophet. The process will break you down and get you chastened and ready for God’s use as His mouthpiece.

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Chapter 3

Prophetic Sensitivity & Mindset As a prophet you may notice that you are sensitive to everything. No one can hurt or get hurt like a prophet but understand there is a vaccination in the spirit that is needed and you have to mature and grow up to receive it. True prophetic officers are trained always to be sensitive to what the Lord is saying. The prophets’ responsibility is to always speak as God is speaking. A prophet must also have the heart for the sheep. You are the mail carrier of the spoken will of God-it is your responsibility to deliver regardless of the emotions you may want to attach to the word God is speaking. You cannot be emotional or console the recipient and babysit them through the process. Just deliver the message! God will give you a way to tell them how to fulfill the request he is asking of the hearer. Always remember to never prophesy mad or out of pain or based on pre-gathered information you receive from a human source. Moses smote the rock because he was caught up in his emotions. He was supposed to speak to it! It is very easy to need the validation of others, don’t be swayed by their personal evaluations of what you said. You are there to give a life-giving sustaining word. It is imperative that the word you give-evokes life. Everyone can have a moment of “genius”. It still takes training and anointing to minister accurately in public meetings outside of a one on one basis.

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Every word has the ability to operate in two realms/two powers: To bring it to pass or to war against it! When you give or receive a prophetic word it will usually reflect the opposite. For example, let’s reflect on the story of Noah. God spoke to him that it would rain and he also gave him the plan to be safe when the word finally came to pass. Imagine if Noah never took God seriously because all he saw was sunny days. When God speaks a word or a warning there will always be “days of contradiction”. The promise is for an appointed time- if you make mistakes in your delivery you could cause the word to be delayed! When the Lord gives you something just say what God says and leave it alone. A doubting spirit can cause you to second guess what you heard, so say what God says only and leave your opinions out of it. If you are a true prophet you will encounter people who will not believe you. You better know that it is God before you speak. The bible clearly states, “Signs and Wonders shall follow them that believe”. You cannot speak the thing unless you believe it will come to pass. Have confidence and based on your account with God you can ask God for something that does not exist and have the power to get it. “Once someone has gained access to heaven’s hidden treasuries, prayer and belief in prophetic utterance shape and conform their request to divine purpose”. Dr. Paula Price—Church Prophets

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When prophesying you must be mindful of the spiritual climate of your surroundings. Witches and Sorcerers and those who delve in cultic or satanic activities will be attracted to your anointing. They will come and attempt to distract you and manipulate your time of ministry. Be wise in addressing that spirit. Make sure you are a clean house before you go in for the kill. You don’t want to get manipulated in the process and embarrass the kingdom of God.

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Chapter 4

Prophet vs. Psychic Prophet- is a true spokesperson for God solely reliant upon the Lord to speak through and to them. Psychic- operates through the Prophetic Divination, predictive prophecy and manipulation. When prophesying you must learn how to understand your prophetic stream. Is it evil, about death, bareness, and famine? Your stream is what is in you, your issue. Your prophetic stream is the collection of words that God causes you to embody to bring faith and a word at that appropriate time. When you mix your stream you mix prophecy & divination. You tend to pick up God’s voice then allow other voices in the vicinity to affect you. What is divination? Divine power words in the spirit realm given by a spirit other than God! If you don’t have specific discernment and prophetic learning you’ll take any voice and call it God because you don’t know the difference. It is imperative that you make sure you are not bringing a curse through a fallen angel or by what is known as a demonic influence. True Prophets avoid the pitfall of prophetic manipulation...

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Manipulation is the act of “controlling the will and the emotions of another person by exploiting feelings, such as guilt or affection, to ones own ends; shrewd or devious effort to manage or influence for one’s own purposes, to appropriate or to control by skilled use.” The most serious pitfall awaiting those who minister in the prophetic is the temptation to manipulate people and circumstances with the gift of prophecy. Prophetic people who are rich in emotion and abundantly gifted can readily arouse people’s interests and stir their hearts. Their capacity to hear from God allows them to serve as powerful magnets, drawing to themselves those who thirst for a word from God. As a result they quickly win accolades and favor, making it easy for them to manipulate most believers. This stands in direct opposition to the purpose of the prophetic. Prophetic ministers are called to support and confirm the will of God in people’s lives not to manipulate them. Excerpt from Developing Prophetic Accuracy, by Dr. John Tetsola, pg 43. Recognizing Prophetic Deception Beloved believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God, because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God; every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God. And every spirit that confesses not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God; and this is the spirit of the antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come, and even now already is in the world. I John 4:1-3

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There will be people who will mishandle and misappropriate the information that they receive. It’s called filibustering. They will give you a little bit of the word to hook you then give you their opinion and will deceive you or better yet they will say God said to cater to your emotions and God did not. Let’s take for example the story of the women God showed Ezekiel who were prophesying out of their own heart. Likewise son of man set thy face against the daughters of thy people, which prophesy out of their own heart, and prophesy thou against them. And say, thus saith the Lord God, Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will you hunt the souls of my people, and will you save the souls alive that have come unto you? And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live by your lying to my people that hear your lies? Because with lies you have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life. Therefore you shall see no more vanity nor divine divinations for I will deliver my people out of your hand, and ye shall know that I am the Lord. Ezekiel 13:17-19,22-23.

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Prophesying out of your heart or selling the anointing to win the approval of people automatically disqualifies you for prophetic ministry. God cannot trust you to deliver His Word and you will fall into the dangerous trap of prophetic deception and divination. False Prophets & Diviners There shall not be found among you anyone that makes his son or daughter to pass through fire, or that uses divination, or an observer of times, an enchanter, or a witch. For all these things are an abomination unto the Lord and because of these abominations the Lord thy God will drive them out before thee. (Deuteronomy 18:10-12) *Please take God seriously he hates liars, propha-liars and those who use divination to sway his people. Prophetic Divination A term applied to wannabe prophets habitually speaking the obvious and usually prophecies that use natural observances or prior knowledge for their delivery. Perceptual prophecies are a favorite of such ministers. Perceptual prophesying is that which springs from the messenger’s mental opinions of the subject of their words. Examples of this are quite obvious in perceiving outward character to be prophetic. For instance, two people sitting next to each other does not automatically mean that they are married. This simple error can produce perceptual prophesying where the word or the messages are the product of the prophet’s private interpretations, empirical deductions and personal conclusions. And my hand shall be against the prophets who see empty, false, and delusive visions and who give lying prophecies. They shall not be in the secret council of my people, nor shall they be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor shall they 16

PROPHETIC BASICS enter into the land of Israel, and you shall know that I am the Lord God. (Ezekiel 13:9)

Prophetic Divination earns its title by relying on objects, the tangible and the physical to the deliver the Word of the Lord. Birth dates, handling personal objects, or querying individuals at a gathering before a meeting for later prophetic ministry are other tactics that support it. In addition prophetic divination is chronically humanist and secular in scope. It is totally the product of what is in the heart of the prophet. Supposition, opinions, theology, and religious traditions figure prominently in these types of messages. Its hedge judge for a reward and a bribe and its priests teach for hire and its prophet’s divine money; yet they lean on the Lord and say, is not the Lord among us? No evil can come upon us. (Micah 3:11)

God will not be mocked, diviners, witches, and those who mislead God’s people will suffer his wrath in Hell and God will deal with them harshly. You can find out about their demise in Jeremiah 33. Know the difference between the Spirit of God and the Familiar Spirit. A Familiar Spirit is a divining demon working through a person. It is a distinct class of spiritual beings credited with empowering and dispensing the wisdom of the dead or demonic influence. It comes from the Latin root famulus, which is defined as an attendant. Familiar spirits are deceiving spirits that are of evil character. You don’t have to be afraid or scared off because of an evil familiar spirits that is in operation. They are familiar with people that they communicate with and the one in whom they operate through. One example is when people claim to be able to 17

PROPHETIC BASICS communicate with the dead. Or they say a loved one appeared to me and gave me direction on a specific issue, post burial. In the worship setting a familiar spirit can come in as a counterfeit to the anointing and move of the Holy Spirit. For example in Exodus chapter seven after God led Israel out of Egypt and Aaron threw down the rod and it turned into a serpent, the magicians did the same thing, however Aaron’s rod swallowed up the rods/serpents of the other magicians. God will always prevail and he can top anything the devil can do. Wherefore I give to you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed, and that no man can say that Jesus is Lord, but by the Holy Spirit. (I Corinthians 12:3) In context, this scripture simply means that when the Holy Spirit is in operation He will always point to Jesus as Lord and not man. A familiar spirit will exalt man and attract to the human and not God. In discerning the difference you must ask the questions. Does the manifestation of the spirit operating bring glory to Jesus? Does it bring blessing to people? Does it bring them nearer to God? Or does the manifestation bring glory to man and exalt man along with God. The devil is not trying to be God he is trying to be equal with God. God is a Spirit, they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. (John 4:24)

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Chapter 5 Developing Your Prophetic Ministry “For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all churches of the saints”. (I Corinthians 14:3)

It requires Spiritual Maturity & Prophetic Integrity. Prophetic Integrity is the deliberate decision of a prophet to adhere to and perform according to the biblical, ethical and moral standards for the sake of God’s glory and the benefit of those served by the ministry. Release your faith to prophesy! You must constantly hear & study the Word. The greater the faith, not presumption of a Christian enables you to access the greater the depth of prophecy. Flow with the Holy Spirit! As you yield to the Holy Spirit and listen you will grow in the prophetic anointing. Move at the right time. Prophesying anytime you want to is inappropriate. Know the move of the meeting. Make sure the “Word from God” is not solely for you first. A good way to be perfected in timing is to be observant or mentored by a “seasoned” prophet. Discern your thoughts from the Holy Spirit’s voice. Jesus rebuked Peter for allowing Satan to speak through him. Be aware not to open yourself up to interpretation & divination. Cleanse your heart and renew your mind. (Romans 12:1-3, I Cor 10:1-6). Cultivate a hunger. 19

PROPHETIC BASICS You must a have a true desire to see it operate with full manifestation and power with unselfish reasons. Be sensitive to the lifting. Don’t perform- as soon as the will of the father is communicated. STOP! (If you have the microphone, pass it and Sit Down). Speak Boldly. (Proverbs 28:1, Philip 1:14, Eph 6:19-20) Don’t be afraid. Fear the Lord- Don’t Lie on Him.(Ezekiel 13:6-7), (Eph 5:21) Examine Yourself Check your motives (II Corinthians 13:5) Avoid carnal ambition (Prov 25:6) Don’t worry about recognition (Prov 18:6) Don’t Exalt Yourself or become High Minded (Prov 17:19) Don’t become enamored about how God used you learn to be more humble than anything. (I Peter 5:6) Don’t monopolize the time. (Prov 18:12) Get rid of the Cliché. Don’t give into popular antics of others. Don’t use “The Lord said” loosely. (I Sam 3:19). In the Old Testament the Hebrews believed that when the name Yahweh was uttered that something exciting and dynamic was about to happen. It was never used as an attention getter or to manipulate.

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Prophetic Gifting VS. Prophetic Anointing Once the Word of Wisdom began to operate in my life I could see and hear in the realm of the spirit. By age 13 the three revelation gifts---discerning of spirit, word of knowledge and prophecy operated in my life on a consistent basis. That’s when I stepped into the prophetic office. But, even then, I didn’t stand in the prophet’s office publicly until 2004. -Prophetess Tyear McCrary

Prophetic Gifting is a word commonly understood as the native traits and endowments prophets receive from God to do their jobs. Prophetic gifting speaks more to natural talents and instincts prospective prophets are born with more than their enhancement upon elevation to the prophets’ office. Once this happens the gifts take a more official operational condition. They are now solid tools, weapons, and implements rather than soft talents used at the discretion of the user outside the exercise of the prophet’s mantle. More than that prophetic gifts start out being intermittent, unreliable expressions used causally. Once the training, development, and practice needed for prophetic competence is complete, the gifts are transformed into resources the prophet draws on to accomplish the purposes assigned to his or her mantle. Prophetic Anointing on the other hand is a term that applies to the move of the Holy Spirit within a person to move them to prophesy. The prophetic anointing is typical equipment for the official prophet, the psalmist, the seer and the intercessor. When the Holy Spirit manifests in one of the children of God, the prophetic anointing and the words of wisdom and knowledge manifest. The prophetic anointing is tangibly felt in the 21

PROPHETIC BASICS abdomen, the heart as a burning, the belly which the Lord Jesus made reference to in John 7:38, and the intestines—what people recognize as a gut instinct and in many instances unshakeable. All the early prophets talk about the fire in the belly or burning in the joints. Others talk about the pounding within to signify the activation of the word of the Lord. They, as well as an inner movement that precedes the utterance of prophecy further refer to a moving of the bowels.

When the Lord Speaks Through A Prophet… The words of the Lord are pure words as silver tried in a furnace of the earth, purified seven times. Thou shall keep them, Oh Lord; thou shall preserve them from this generation forever. Psalms 12:6-7 True prophecy will come to pass. Your responsibility is to pray, watch and expect God’s word to come to pass if it lines up with what the Bible says. Please remember that personal prophecy is not fixed or automatic. You are responsible for its fulfillment or failure according to Luke 8:15b after having heard the word keep it and bring forth fruit with patience. You can act in obedience to God’s Word to you or you can operate in carnal rebellion. You must obey the direct commands of the prophecy that has been given. God does not violate your free will. It takes your faith and participation. You must be careful not to allow the devil to discourage you, confuse your mind and steal from your heart the word that God has spoken to you through the prophet. Beloved believe not every spirit but try the spirits whether they are of God, because many false prophets are gone out into the world. (I John 4:1)

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Have I received this through prayer? Can I bear witness to what has been spoken? Does it line up with the Word of God? Have I taken the time to meditate and wait for this word? Is this confirmation of something God has already spoken to me? Does this build me up, strengthen and encourage? Was the word presented with Love? Does the person speaking reflect the true character of God?

All of these questions combined will help you to test the word that has been given to you. Be careful not to over-analyze but use discernment and wisdom when receiving or giving a Word from Lord. Just remember that time is the barometer of truth and accuracy to your prophetic word. Once you have received a prophetic word and you have weighed it with the questions above, time will have to work its way in your life and cause a manifestation to come. Many people hinge their future on a prophetic word. There are some things that God gives us a choice in. Be very careful and mature in discerning when God will honor your will versus interjecting His will for your life that is not debatable. Despise not prophesying. Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. But test and prove all things until you recognize what is good; to that hold fast. (I Thessalonians 5:20-21). AMP

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PROPHETIC BASICS What do you do when you have received what you believe is an accurate prophecy and it does not come to pass after you have followed the directions you were given? The answer is table it and be in prayer about the situation and if it is dated on (June 16, 1980 you are going to have a baby boy) And it does not come to pass that person may have missed it. So you need to move on with your life. Prophets are human and subject to error if they are not seasoned or make the mistake of trying to interpret what they hear and or see.

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PROPHETIC BASICS Chapter 7 The Prophetic Assignment “God never ask you to do anything that you can’t do. It is your will to do so. When you respect what God says to you, obedience is not an option”.-Prophetess Tyear McCrary One of the most important things you can do in regard to fulfilling your purpose in life is to discover your assignment. If someone gives you a map and tells you the proximity of where the treasure is, it is up to you to follow the signs and get what is yours. You must get a desperate glimpse of your potential. You know what God has for you. Get the exact plan and specifics. Then become excited and passionate about it and take it seriously. Find ways to make it happen. “Push down the doors---remember you cannot look at a door and determine whether or not it is open. A closed door is not always a locked door. If you add a twist to it, it will open for you.” -Prophetess Tyear McCrary You must take the responsible stance that the world is depending upon you. What would your life look like if you have not done what God had said? You will flourish when you are in your assignment. Ask yourself the simple questions of: Where am I supposed to be? What am I supposed to be doing? How will I get it done? Revisit these questions and keep the vision before you. Know your position What is your ranking in the spirit realm? Does the enemy say to you Jesus I know, but you I do not? In order to fulfill your prophetic assignment that is spoken into your life or operate in the anointing that you need to speak into others you must walk in the spirit on a continuous basis. Spend time studying the word, praying in the spirit, spending time in intercessory prayer for 25

PROPHETIC BASICS others, fasting, and cultivating the words that have been spoken into the earth. Don’t get distracted by life’s circumstances, new levels require mastery of new devils. Be responsible, be consistent and mature in fasting, reading and prayer. This is God’s spiritual diet to get all the led out and cleanse you of the impurities in the spirit and in the natural. He wants to reveal you to you, so that you won’t have to be exposed by others. This is His way of bringing order to your life. Your obedience will outweigh the sacrifice. Listen for the direction of the Holy Spirit; don’t place God in a box. Meditate on His Word, keep your focus and finish the work that God has created for you to do. I have fought the good fight. I have finished my course. I have kept the faith. (II Timothy 4:7)

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Chapter 8 Prophecy Revealed “Zeal without knowledge will be a catastrophe.” -Prophetess Tyear McCrary

Seven Ways of Listening What God is saying right now? And how is he saying it? You must realize that prophecy is not always spoken. It is an utterance in the spirit that is conveyed through the moving and timing of the Lord. In the Old Testament the way that the Prophets knew that God was speaking was through the Urim and the Thummim. The prophets did not have an internal anointing it was only external. They were totally reliant upon God moving upon them and giving them a word. You will see several times in the scripture where prophets would say phrases such as; “The Lord has hidden this thing from me, I do not know what is happening”. If God did not give the revelation they would not know what was going on. The Urim and the Thummim were two stones that were embedded in the breastplate of the ephod worn by the priest or they were two stones contained in a pouch that was on the side of the ephod. Somehow these stones would give external direction from God. However, there were times when God would not answer people through this method. This was sort of like thumbs up or thumbs down depending upon the direction of the stones. It was not specific, just a yes or a no. After Jesus’ ascension he imparted the Holy Spirit, which serves as our internal indicator of a yes or no from God. Fortunately, the Holy Spirit’s job is to guide us into all truth if we are tuned in and listening. 27

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Here are the seven ways prophecy can be revealed to you. But as it is written, Eye has not seen nor has ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for them that love him. But God has revealed them unto us by His Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, yea, the deep things of God. (I Corinthians 2:9-10). Receiving Out of Your Spirit The Spirit of God should be connected to your spirit. When you pray in the Spirit on a consistent basis God will begin to speak mystery to you out of your Spirit. You will begin to have more unction’s from the Holy Ghost and hear his voice much clearly. Dreams & Visions Dreams are influences that come out of your spirit when you are asleep. Your spirit is able to communicate through internal and external dreams. Healing & Purging Dreams can come through this vehicle also. Trance Vision is simply an influence that is so strong on you that your natural senses are suspended so that you do not see or hear anything that is going on about you. You are taken up in a vision just as you would be a dream. Open Vision is when you can look at your surroundings and you see something else superimposed on your surroundings.

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Prophetic Utterances Through tongues and words of prophecy this alone will bring forth a wellspring of wisdom. When you pray in the Holy Spirit according to Jude 20 it builds you up and something begins to take place in the spirit realm. The Holy Spirit operating through you now is in control and the words that may come through your mouth will not be from your own understanding. When you need to hear from God desperately and you need to hear his voice right now, pray in the Spirit! Also rely on the prophecy to come forth it can be general or personal. General Prophecy will be a word that will come in the midst of the service that everyone can latch on to. Versus personal prophecy when God will speak directly to you or through you to an individual. Angels God will send his Angels to speak to you. This was very popular in the Bible prior to the arrival of Jesus. God would send messenger angels to carry out the word of the Lord. An angel appeared to Mary to tell of the coming of Jesus. There can also be an angelic influence that can directly come on your mind without coming via your spirit. God will bring a messenger externally to give confirmation of His Word.

The Inner Voice You are going to hear a still small voice when everything is quiet around you. In I Kings 19, there is an example of how God spoke to Elijah after he ran away in fear from Jezebel. When he was at the end of his rope and wanted to give up, he heard a still small voice. God was then able to get his attention and speaking to Him. Sometimes God has to wait for you to just sit still. He will then be able to speak to you in a very quiet, deep and inner voice. Face-to-Face Relationship 29

PROPHETIC BASICS Moses saw the presence of the Lord through His Shekinah Glory being revealed. In Numbers 12:5 it says, And the Lord came down in the pillar of the cloud and stood in the door of the tabernacle. What an awesome way to hear from God is when he shows up through his divine visitation. It is possible for us to enter a face-to-face relationship with Him in the Spirit, where we can speak to Him and His Glory will be revealed in your presence.

Journaling You must chart your conversations with God and reflect on your question and what God has spoken to you in the other ways. This will help you to mirror what He is saying or has said to determine the accuracy and fulfillment of prophecy in your life or the lives of others. You may also want to journal your dialogue with God as he is speaking to you. Remember prayer is conversation not a monologue.

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Chapter 9 Misconceptions of the Prophet’s Office

“Some people who have been called of God, anointed and equipped by Him to stand in a certain office have thought, “I am obligated to perform”. So when the Holy Spirit is not in manifestation, they try to operate something themselves. That is a dangerous place to get into. If the manifestations are there, fine. If it is not---don’t try to produce it yourself.” Kenneth E. Hagin

Many think a prophet is supposed to do nothing but prophesy. But the foremost ministry of the prophet is to preach or teach the Word. Many think the laying on of the hands goes with the prophet’s ministry.

Many think that a prophet should always know everything about everyone and everything that is happening round about him. That could not be so. If it had been so, Gehazi, the servant of Elisha would have known he didn’t stand a chance in a million of getting by with what he did (2 Kings 5:20-27) In this story if Elisha had always known everything about everyone and all that was going on around him, Gehazi, who was with Elisha continually, would have known that.

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The Lord only tells a prophet what he wants him to know. He does not tell a prophet everything. Other scriptures also indicate the prophet does not know everything. For example, when the Shunamite woman came to Elisha the prophet and caught him by the feet after her son has died, Elisha said,”…her soul is vexed within her; and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me. (2 Kings 4:27)

Some think that because one is a prophet, they can ask him at anytime. Do you have a word for me? You cannot conjure up things as you will. God may give you a word and He may not. The majority of the times He will not. The following are facts that you should be made aware of: •

FACT: You can grieve the Spirit of God so He won’t show you anything else because He can’t trust you.

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FACT: If God did call you to an office, you couldn’t step into it immediately. You’d make a mess of it if you did. But God will add a little here and a little there. If He does have in mind to put you in that office, eventually, if you’ll be faithful, when He sees He can trust you with it, He will set you in it.

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I can see the wisdom of God in my own ministry. As a teenage girl mentally immature as well as spiritually, if I had been thrust into some offices and places I fill now, I would never have made it. I would have fallen by the wayside. When God used me, my head would have gotten so big I couldn’t have walked out of the door. Don’t be impressed with name and titles. And don’t go out and say, “I’m a prophet.” You may be one day, and then again you may not be. But if you are called to the prophetic office, let God set you into it. Don’t try to set yourself in a particular office. Be patient and wait on God to do it. You will know when it is the correct time. The word of knowledge, the word of wisdom, discerning of spirits, as well as prophecy, operate in the office of the prophet. Because these are spiritual gifts, they will also operate in the life of any Spirit-filled believer as the need may arise or as the Lord wills. But the occasional operation of these gifts does not make one a prophet.

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Glossary of Prophetic Terms

Ecclesia The Greek word for church inducted by Christ into His kingdom as a term to identify His body of believers. The Spiritual confederacy of the Creator God. His new creation state; based on ancient Greek institution compromised of citizens who were inducted in the organization to handle community business and collaborate with royalty and government in various judicial, political and military matters. Prophet A divine functionary who serves as the spokesperson for a deity. Nabi (plural) Nabbiim- Hebrew Prophet, more than one in a prophetic counsel. (2Sameul 10) Hozeh- Another word for Chozeh for seer or prophet of the Lord. Chief Prophet A senior prophet likely to have charge of trainee prophet preparation. The head of a company of prophets or a prophetic school. A prophet with a statewide or higher responsibilities or duties. Referred to in the Bible as a “man of God” ie: Elijah to Elisha, Moses to Joshua. Gifting vs. Operation In the sphere of the prophetic, the distinctions between these two is of fundamental importance. Frequently people are said to have a prophetic gifting, while the Bible more often uses the term operation. The difference between the two is a matter of expression over deliberate exertion. Prophetic operations (Pneumatikos, or prophetic pneumatics) involve applying divine skill to divine human issues to accomplish pre-determined results in this world. 34

PROPHETIC BASICS House Prophet A term for a prophet who serves in a local church as its’ spiritual watchman, guardian & covering and they can also be assigned to a ministry without a church. Prophetic Mantel The term for the cloak (Spiritually) worn by the prophets to designate their authority in their ministry, community and in the spirit realm. However, the prophets in the Bible such as John and Elijah wore mantles made from Camel’s hair that were gathered at the waist with a wide leather belt.

Prophetic Discernment The ability of the prophet to detect manifestations, influences, and apparitions or psycho-emotional conditions normally unseen or overlooked by non-prophetic types. Further an ability of the prophet’s to recognize and accurately attach prophetic significance to human affairs and events. Prophetic discernment is a cultivated gift that relies on experience, exposure to a wide range of prophetics, and insight into a breadth of human situations. Collectively, these facilitate the active and accurate exercise of prophetic ministry. Scripture Reference: Luke 12:56 You hypocrites! You know how intelligently to discern and interpret and prove the looks of the earth and sky; but how is it that you do not know how to discern and interpret and apply the proof of this time?

Prophetic Dream A dream had by a prophet, or by one who is not a prophet, indicative of a prophecy because of its predictive or revelatory implications. Prophetic dreams serve the discrete purpose of being divine and spiritual communication vehicles. Genesis 20:3 35

PROPHETIC BASICS Prophetic dreams impart visions, deposit God’s words or establish spiritual truth. They are often used as precursors to a move of God and confirm something He has just done in the spirit realm that has yet to appear in physical form. Prophetic dreams differ from prophetic visions in that the prophetic dream, though predictive or revelatory in nature, is communicated in language and symbolism that is relevant to the dreamer’s sphere of life. Metaphors and parables are delivered using images and vernacular the dreamer can relate to when probing the dream upon waking. A prophetic dream, furthermore, is one in which, upon waking, the dreamer finds details vividly etched in his or her mind. The experience of a prophetic dream means the Lord is implanting a message in the dreamer’s heart or mind. The familiar emblems of the dream may pertain to the dreamer’s profession, cultural background or history, family tree, or experience. Visions present themselves, although sometimes within a dream, in language and imagery that is independent of these. This holds true even if the subject mater of the dream is one to which the dreamer can relate. Job 33:14-16

Prophetic Economy A term that describes the unique economic dispensation assigned to prophetic mantles to be dispensed by the prophet. The economy is not limited to money dispensed by the prophet. The economy is not limited to money or wealth, but contains the administration of the Creator’s supernatural provisions for the earth that are delegated by Him to His messengers. This is why the prophet’s mantle unavoidably attracts and releases wealth. Whatever God’s treasuries hold for the earth, seasoned prophets through prophesying, teaching, training, and spiritual warfare can and will dispense. This action lies at the heart of the Bible’s use of the term dispensation. 36

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Prophetic Environment The setting where prophetic activities are fostered and may freely operate among a group. A prophetic company, conference, forum, or summits are all good examples of this. Samuel 10:5, 10-12, and 19:24. Psalmist, prophetic praise, and supernaturally suggestive teachings are typical catalysts for creating prophetic environments. Prophetic Germination The term for the prophet’s deposit of a word that is destined to come to pass sometimes in the future. The prophet Isaiah’s annunciation about the virgin who would bring forth a child is a good case. The prophecy he gave although the events surrounding it were completely against its possible fulfillment— was uttered for one reason: to germinate the ground of creation and to ignite a foreordained manifestation though ages away in time. The prophet’s act was watered from time to time by subsequent prophets who reiterated it. The eminence of prophetic germination is its saturation of the ground or a sphere of life with what the Lord ideally ordained to happen even though for a while He will seem to be doing the contrary. The Lord’s word to Jeremiah before the deportation of his countrymen is another example. In the biblical account, the Lord spoke to His prophet to purchase a piece of land and then to bury a deed in it. The act, which was an instance of prophetic drama, had the effect of germinating the ground with the eventual performance of the word of the Lord to reverse something He was about to do that seemed to be the direct opposite of what Jeremiah had done. The act on the part of the prophet was to insure that a seed remained in Israel’s ground, germinating over time, until the word of the Lord came to pass. When it did, the prophet who suffered so brutally at the hands of those who resented and resisted the word 37

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Prophetic Guard The term given for the shield of spiritual force that prophets emit to deflect the assaults and stratagems devil throw at the people of God. These are very vital in the local churches of today. Prophetic guards pray, intercede, compel provision manifestation, and enforce New Testament obedience upon the forces of darkness. Prophetic Hedge A hedge is an enclosure that surrounds an area or territory. Spiritually it refers to the guardrail prophets create to encircle their charges. Prophetic hedges extend about their spheres and changes to shamar (Aramaic for guard-Strongs-8104) them in the Lord. The hedge is to strengthen those over whom they have custody and see that what is granted and provided them by God is released and that their blessing flow is unimpeded. Prophets do this by keeping the word and will of God fresh and current in their lives. Through prophesying they also build and strengthen the hedge, by teaching the true doctrine of God and keeping the church in the righteousness of Christ. If they are to be effective, prophets must not allow a spiritual gap (the spiritual condition of the broken hedge {the situation whereby the hedge of protection around a person’s life is shattered or removed to allow the enemy to come in at will to pillage and plunder that life} in human life, along with all its causative consequences and calamities) They must guard against sin and call for repentance should it occur. Once the proper restoration requisites have been performed the prophet is to instigate resumed worship of the living God. Failure to do so makes a prophet liable for vulnerability and attack of the enemy as well as the subversion of those in his or her care. That failure or dereliction of duty is what the Lord is citing the prophets of Israel for in Ezekiel 13:5. 38

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Prophetic Incubation A term to describe the season of the separation and often isolation whereby divine messengers are groomed for service by the god who called him or her to it. Prophetic incubation is where the spirit of the prophet is awakened to the calling and filled with the elements of the ministry. In the past, this incubation took place in caves or similar underground dwellings; sometimes they were sent to the wilderness for the same purpose. Once there, the only life the novice encountered was that of the deity orientating him or her for service. Visions, dreams, inner conflicts, and tumultuous wrestling with the opposers mantles occupy the novices’ time in incubation. During that time, they are expected to confront and conquer every fear, inhibition, or resistance arising to resist who and what they are called to become. The idea of prophetic incubation is that the initiate would learn the ways of the spiritual world and the means by which he or she would bring forth prophecy, oracles, and supernatural emanations of all kinds. Familiarity with the invisible spheres of creation and the higher unseen powers of the land/ or the covenant god, as well as the confidence in receiving and understanding the messages there from are what the incubation period is to bring about. John the Baptist, Moses, the apostles and the prophet Elijah all underwent prophetic incubation. David spent quite a bit of time in the cave of Adullam before his ascension to the throne of Israel. This seemingly insignificant situation was customary for anyone who would rise to positions of power, even though David’s was also viewed as a hiding place and refuge from Saul’s pursuit.

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PROPHETIC BASICS symbolism and signs play a more obvious role in their lives. Suddenly they see the unction of their calls in everything. For this season, whatever they handle and encounter reverberates back to what the Lord is summoning them to enter into. Prophetic induction can take a long time before the prophet actually accepts the call to office. Over the induction period they find their dream life intensifying, spiritual communications multiplied , and the gain a heightened awareness that a deeper understanding of God exists. In addition the prophet discovers that he or she is confronted dramatically with the prophetic features of their past culminated in their present. They recall dreams that were once vague but now are clear. They will remember spiritual encounters that took place perhaps during childhood that intrigued them but failed to make sense. Now under the anointing of the induction those memories rush back into their minds and the pieces finally come together to make sense. All those incidences were the mile markers on their road to their divine destiny. Standing at the crossroads of their obedience and connection is made. The Lord is surfacing their prophet’s spirit along with the years of supernatural deposits. He has been making to use them in official prophetic ministry. (Jeremiah 1.)

Prophetic Intercession The term for the peculiar high powered prayers of prophets whereby revelatory insight, historical experience, and official authority unite to cause the petition of the prophet to be granted by God Once heard, the words they utter take on the effect of altering static situations and conditions that others may have no affect upon. Prophetic intercession involves prayer, declarations, commands and decrees, and various supernatural executive or legislative acts prophets are authorized by the Lord to influence. These official actions on behalf of the Most High compel the holds of darkness to release themselves from their captives, objects, and their possessions. Prophetic intercession involves the prophets’ intervention, interruption, and interjections 40

PROPHETIC BASICS interposition and interjection of the will, word and works of God in a human situation or earthly affair. In a word the prophet’s intercession licenses the power, authority and sovereignty of the Lord to be exercised by them. Prophetic Leadership The phrase pertains to the unique leadership style, methods and motivations of the prophets. The office being one of inherent leadership means that getting God’s tasks and projects done through His people and moving them forward in the Lord’s purposes are innate to the position. Prophetic leadership, best illustrated by Samuel and the other prophets of Scripture over congregations, tends to be more inflexible and can be more intrusive than others. Prophecies and revelations aside, with prophetic leaders, 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 down play. 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.

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PROPHETIC BASICS Prophetic Presbytery ( I Kings 18:20,22) The term given to the eldership of prophets who minister collectively to a body. Generally, this group forms a company of prophets who cast an alliance for the purpose of prophetic covering and uniform dispensation of the word of the Lord. Ahab’s contingency of prophets is an example of this as well as the companies of prophets referred to in Scripture repeatedly. They are also referred to as the sons of the prophets. Prophetic Presence The discernable presence of the prophet’s spirit operating or apparent in a person. The behavior, conversation, and spiritual attitude that designates someone as a prophet or called to be one. The woman Jesus met at the well was impressed with His prophetic presence. John 4:6-43. Prophetic Repetitions/Reiteration The Lord’s practice of repeating and re-sending prophecies to people to assure they hear and receive His word, comprehend its effects in their life, and confirm what they heard is true from Him. Throughout the Bible it is recorded that God sent several prophets on several occasions to restate a prophecy already heard. Sometimes, the same prophet will have to keep repeating it because the hearer fails to take the word seriously or recklessly rejects the messenger. At other times, the word that may have come years earlier is ready to come to pass. To remind the person that what is about to happen to or for them is a direct result of prophecy. God will send a new rash of prophetic voices to them to renew the prophecy and condition the hearer for the word’s manifestation in its time. Later deliveries of the word may add conditions or stipulations that would have been meaningless when the prophecy first came forth. Prophetic repetition and reiteration are often initiated with unique divine arrangements that set the person up to receive the reiteration. God supernaturally maneuvers circumstances that place their addresses before the prophet so they do not miss the timing and 42

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Prophetic Sign Images and events that are either received or given by prophets that betoken or more significant events to come.

Prophetic Songs Prophecy delivered in melodious, lyrical forms where the prophet signs and /or rhymes the word of the Lord. This method of prophetic delivery is particularly suited to the critically wounded or defeated in spirit. The soothing sound of the word of the Lord musically declared has the twofold effect of healing and encouragement at the same time. People who have been crushed in spirit due to repeated setbacks or rejection respond well to a prophetic song. Prophetic Task The prophet’s duties and labors to God as carried out. These may be errands to give the word of the Lord to someone that may only involve the prophet and the subject. Another example may be to go and anoint someone to office or to go and pray for someone else to be healed. Prophetic warfare, prophetic intercession, even temporary or interim prophetic watch care may all qualify as prophetic tasks. Even speaking engagements that promise little more than obedience to the Lord incidental and often short-term. Samuel’s anointing Saul and David is a biblical example of a high prophetic task. Nathan and Gad’s ministry to David when he sinned with Bathsheba and the counting of the Israelites are others. Amos, Jonah, and other prophets’ dispatch to the rulers of the lands are more prophetic tasks.

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Prophetic Teaching Teaching that is delivered by a prophet and focuses on what God has done, which is normally undetected by His followers. It expounds on what the Lord is doing that is hidden from those to whom it pertains, and what He will do in a future generation. The teaching is instructive and contains strong revelatory and admonitory overtones. Prophetic Teaching sees its greatest impact in prophetic settings where other prophets or prophetic vessels are present. It is also extraordinarily efficacious among up and coming prophets. Instruction in righteousness, insight on nature, character, and manifestations of Creator God, and how the Lord works subtly through his protocratic agents of creation are also emphasized. Prophetic teaching easily facilitates an understanding of the immaterial side of creation as it manifests itself in our world. Besides that, prophetic teaching grasps spontaneously from the spirit world how God did and does what He does. It answers questions that are often obscured by traditional theology and religious thinkers. Insight, practicality, and guidance usually characterize its type of meaty wisdom. Anatomizing the prophetic is what is does best. Establishing guidelines for trying prophecy and testing those who say they are prophets is another feature of such teaching. With the anatomizing, prophetic teaching enables a finite understanding of the predictive and elementary modes of prophetics.

Prophetic Training The sum of activities and events that go into making a prophet ready to undertake the official functions and duties of his or her mantle. These often include trials, tribulations, austere life object lessons, and consistent rejection and alienation. The prophet’s call is such that much of what he or she says will cause people to 44

PROPHETIC BASICS react negatively. The negative reactions can manifest themselves as rejection, abandonment, resistance and abuse. Prophets can find themselves victims of harsh retaliatory measures up to and including lost opportunities that negatively affect their income. Isolation from peers and colleagues who are convinced by slander and tales of imagined or perceived injurious prophecies can also occur. People offended by the word of the Lord from the prophet’s mouth attempt to shield themselves from the word’s fulfillment by amassing a force of avengers to condemn the prophet and vindicate themselves. During their years of prophetic preparation, prophets experience the real events and await them when they embark upon the officiating of their call. By the time the prophet is released for duty, he or she has a wellrounded understanding of what awaits him or her in God’s service. Completion of the training program can take years. Rarely is it accomplished in under ten years through the normal course of life. A senior prophet or a prophetic institution best accomplishes Prophetic Training. Prophetic training is a requisite according to Scripture. It involves getting a team of prophets equipped to be used by the Lord in His service. The idea of ongoing training would assure the Lord had a well-trained force of prophetic voices and watchmen to draw on, as He needed. These were situated throughout the country. In ancient days, the prophetic was an official institution of all communities. Prophets were not casual voices screaming in the wilderness. Rather they were competent professionals whose job it was to bring the relevant, consultative, and spontaneous word of the Lord to His people. This was true for all peoples and deities in all lands. Prophetic training is indicated in Isaiah 8:16, I Sam 10:5, 2Kings 6:1. Prophetic training groups are known in the Bible as a company of

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PROPHETIC BASICS Deborah, the woman who judged Israel and brought the country through a victorious war, according to Judges 5, won her battle as a prophet going to war. The plenipotentiary prophetess ascribed her success to the collaborative encounters she had with Yahweh and His deployment of military angels who assisted her and Barak in their confrontation with the enemies of Israel. A poetic psalm is uttered by her after her victory, which her recollection of the seen and unseen events of the battle show she was acutely aware of the spiritual hosts God sent to help her win. She referred to hem as the stars from heaven that fought with her. Seer A) One who sees into the spirit realm and prophesies what is seen. Samuel, the first judge of ancient Israel, was called a seer early in his ministry. Later, the standard term for a prophet, nabi, was used to separate its official functions from those of the classic seer (hozeh/chozeh) prophet’s characteristics. B) In the Bible Gad, Iddo, and Asaph were seers. C) A seers gestures can mimic other spiritual activities that somewhat mirror the official prophet. D. Seer manifestations may also be observed in strong intercessors. Christians who pray in the spirit diligently smoothly escalate with the ascent of their prayers. After awhile, constant practice produces the discipline to cause the appearance of citizens, objects, or events of the supernatural in our realm. Often seer manifestations exhibited by fervent intercessors have the effect of showing themselves as prophetic. This classic mistake has led many to believe peculiarly sensitive prayer warriors to be prophets when they are not. One can know the difference between the two by the absence or minimal appearance of other prophetic distinctive's that in the official prophet. Likewise Psalmist, too, can be mistaken for the official prophet. This is because of their exalted praise and worship activities enable them to soar so high in the spirit realm that they easily see 47

PROPHETIC BASICS and sometimes retrieve spiritual information normally outside the scope of the typical minstrel’s access. Seer-Manifestation A term to express the appearance of normally invisible and imperceptible activity of God’s spiritual creation. Visions, observance of supernatural and futuristic scenes, and various apparitions are examples of these. Seer manifestations always emphasize the visual over the audible. Spiritual Bankruptcy This phrase, significant to prophetic understanding, explains the barrenness, delayed or unanswered prayer and constant lack experienced by a person. Often when a person gets born again, they enter the kingdom of God with little or no spiritual economy to their account. During the early years, usually the third year (Luke 13:7-9, Deuteronomy 14:28 and 26:12), they build up fruit and value in the spirit realm if they are obedient to the principles of God. The economy comes from service, sacrifice and tithing, giving and suffering. These al combined create a sphere of economic sustenance and ultimately substance in a person’s life. When withdrawals are made or other spiritual drains are placed

upon these kingdom reserves from disobedience, wavering faith, unrighteousness, and sin the economy starts to shrink. If unattended these dry up and eventually created a spiritual bankruptcy.

Spiritual Dream A sleep dream that unfolds the activities of the invisible realm using as its communications the normal language of the dreamer in the sleep. The spiritual dream employs the symbolism of creation applied by Creator God to His world. Prophecies and prophetic visions are obtained this way. Spiritual dreams often need interpretation for the dreamer to understand, act on, and 48

PROPHETIC BASICS correctly apply their truth in daily affairs. Spiritual dreams maybe had by anyone. One does not need to be a prophet or prophetic to receive one as they are communiqué’s of the invisible world to those of earth. Jude 8 talks of the negative sort of spiritual dream where impious behavior and lewd conduct may be the objective. Nonetheless, the meaning of the word for dream there implies the imaged were divinely (spiritually) inspired. However, according to Acts 2:17, there are Holy Spirit inspired dreams that serve God’s purposes. Spiritual dreams may also be brought on by God’s dream angels. Nebuchadnezzar’s dream in Daniel is an example of this. (Judges 7:13, Numbers 12:6). Seers and potent intercessors are likely to have frequent and extensive spiritual dreams particularly after they have frequent and extensive spiritual dreams particularly after they have engaged in intense intercession. This is because the effect of their spiritual visitation in the high places succeeded in opening them up to the world of the spirit and the things of the spirit world to them.

The spiritual dream may also emerge as a prophetic dream, though not necessarily as seen with Balaam’s dreams where the Lord responded to his inquiry on behalf of Balak who engaged him to attack Israel. Balaam’s first dream concerning the matter was spiritual, since it created a meeting where the Lord talked to the prophet as a Superior to an employee. (Numbers 22:8-13) Another example is the dreams Pilate’s wife had concerning her husband’s role In the trial and Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Matthew 27:19 say’s that she suffered many things in a dream that day (a spiritual dream) because of the intense spiritual activity surrounding the Lord’s crucifixion. While she did not get a prophecy, she got a warning. Matthew 1:19-25 is another illustration.

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PROPHETIC BASICS In the spiritual dream the Lord releases something embedded in the dreamer’s spirit that strong intercession incubated and propelled into the soul realm of the dreamer. In this instance, the dream responds to intercessory inquiry. These are revelatory in that they answer concerns the dreamer over a proposed action, or they allay the dreamer’s fear over something the Lord wants done. What makes this type of dream more spiritual than prophetic is the impetus for the dream. It is not necessarily a predictive force that triggers it but rather the initiative of God in response to the dreamer’s emotional concerns over the revealed or suspected will of the Lord. Though spiritually motivated, it is nonetheless not a beforehand declaration, but a simple exposure of the dreamer to the Lord’s invisible world’s and agents. Spiritual dreams may also be instigated at a critical time in the dreamer’s destiny path.

The natural dream has none of these influences involved and appear only as a result of something going on in the dreamer’s waking life, inner desires, suppressed will, or emotional existence. Ecclesiastes 5:3, 7 states that these are the products of a busy life and overactive imagination. Furthermore, the human spirit can engender a dream, but it is routinely expressed in terms of worship, spiritual activity, or questions concerning them, or work out the dreamer’s curiosity over spiritual and supernatural matters. Generally, they are rarely self-motivated, addressed, or inspired, but triggered by something the dreamer’s spiritual posture intends. Genesis 28:12. .

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PROPHETIC BASICS Spiritual Manifestation The acts or processes that cause something or someone to manifest: that is to appear in its physical or literal form. Prophets are manifestants.

Spiritual Manipulation A term used to describe the imposition of personal desire and individual wills upon others whose decisions conflict with his own. I Kings 21:1-19.

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ABC’S OF PROPHETIC MINISTRY Adhere to the voice of God. Believe His Word is true. Commit to a lifestyle of Holiness. Develop your character. Expect God to speak through you or His servant. Forget about your agenda. Fulfill God’s will. Guard your heart. Humble yourself. Imitate the greatest Prophet who ever lived- Jesus. Journal your experiences, dreams & visions. Know the difference between your voice and God’s voice. Learn when to stop speaking, sit down or pass the microphone. Make a conscious effort not to manipulate God’s people. Navigate your call into ministry. Operate in God’s Love when speaking a word.

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PROPHETIC BASICS Pray without ceasing. Quench not the Holy Spirit. Repent on a consistent basis. Speak only what God is saying. Trust in the Lord. Understand the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Verify the word that has been spoken. Walk in spiritual maturity. X-ray and examine your motives. Yield to the Holy Spirit. Zero out your voice and emotions. Written by: Shar-Reese Alfred

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Recommended Reading & References Developing The Prophetic Ministry, by Frank Damazio Developing Prophetic Accuracy, by Dr. John Tetsola. The Ministry Gifts, Kenneth E. Hagin. Signs of Prophetic Calling, A compilation of articles & research. By Prophetess Tyear McCrary for the Destiny Leadership Institute School of the Prophets. Church Prophets, by Dr. Paula Price. The Prophet’s Dictionary, by Dr. Paula Price. All Prophetic Terms were taken from this dictionary.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Prophetess Tyear McCrary is an accurate and anointed mouthpiece sent by God to bring an uncompromising end-time Word from Lord to the nations. At the age of nine, Prophetess Tyear recognized her calling into the prophetic realm and ministry. And since has been tirelessly dedicated to evoking change into a lost generation by ministering the Gospel of Christ. To her credit she instructs the “School of Prophets”, designed for those needing to discover and be matured in their prophetic gifting. Prophetess Tyear is the founder of Women of Excellence and Daughter’s by Design in both ministries she mentors pastors, pastors’ wives, and those endeavoring to enter into ministry. 55

PROPHETIC BASICS Prophetess is known for her candid fire-ball style of presenting the Word of the Lord. She has the anointing of a modern-day Deborah and her high-impact Preaching, Teaching and Prophetic Articulation causes acceleration in the lives of all who partake. She is not only anointed to preach and teach the Word, but she also a dynamic psalmist and author. Prophetess Tyear received her formal educated at Rhema Bible College in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is the Co-Pastor of Ecclesia Fellowship International Word of Faith Church in Cleveland, Ohio. She is happily married to Senior Pastor Scott McCrary and has two sons. One encounter with Prophetess Tyear McCrary Ministries and you will experience a true impartation from God that will not only change your heart but also propel you into your life long destiny.

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