Having
a good grasp of the prophetic genre is essential for understanding the message
of God through His spokesman; the prophet that is. In this teaching by the
senior pastor at the Omega Fire Ministries (OFM) worldwide, Apostle Johnson
Suleman entitled 'The Mystery of Prophecy', the gift and mystery behind
prophecy are dissected and traced back to the Holy Book, the Bible.
The
firebrand preacher in this special session, breaks down the topic to such an
extent that any dedicated believer and new convert can understand. The topic
particularly enlightens the audience and most importantly tells how to obtain
the gift of prophecy so that one can fulfil God's designed destiny.
He
gave the teaching first from Genesis 15:13.
''...and He said unto
Abram, 'know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is
not their's; and shall serve them and they shall afflict them for four hundred
years...''
Following
up, he read from Exodus 12:30.
''...now
the sojourning of the Children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred
and thirty years...''
In
other words, Satan, he said, added 30 years. Therefore, he warns, ''if you do
nothing about prophecy, time lingers. Every prophecy is a prayer point. Every
prophecy is a battle. It took the Children of Israel 430 years for the prophecy
to come to pass.''
These
teachings by Apostle Suleman have answered questions like; what are the things
that man needs to imbibe the prophesy and how prophecy affects man's secular
life, which really will change how prophecy is viewed at by believers.
Taking
from Joshua's pronounced solemn oath, the servant of God cited Joshua 6:26; ''Cursed before the Lord is the one who undertakes to
rebuild this city of Jericho: at the cost of his firstborn son he will lay its
foundation; at the cost of his youngest he will set up its gates.''
The
prophecy came to fulfilment 70 years later when, according to 1 Kings 16:34,
Hiel did undertake the rebuilding of Jericho in defiance of the divine warning,
laying the foundation with death of Abiram his first son and completed it with
death of Segub, his youngest son.
Also,
in 2 Kings 4:16; Elisha said to her,
''about this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms..'', which she didn't believe but came to pass one year
after.
According
to Apostle Suleman, all these and other Biblical instances do represent the
certainty of the accomplishment of God's warning; a most striking proof of the
divine foreknowledge.
A
passionate preacher of truths who carefully researches from established
knowledge, Suleman speaks on topics that directly affects human productivity,
happiness and creativity and carefully examines the teachings of the Bible
aiming to show people life giving truths that would help them overcome any
obstacle, live above all of life's challenges and become a revolutionary world
changer.
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