Power and Perils of the Prophetic
By James W. Goll

The Purpose of the Prophetic

1. Revelation 19:10
   
   
   1. To have a personal revelation of Jesus Christ.
   2. To know Him and to make Him known; to carry a testimony of Christ - this is the primary purpose of the prophetic.
      
   3. To know the future is not the primary focus of the prophetic.
      
      
2. Matthew 16:13-17
   
   
   1. Jesus said to them (Disciples) “Who do you say that I am?” (v. 15).
      
   2. And Simon Peter answered and said, “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God”  (v. 16).
   3. ...“Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven”  (v. 17).
   4. Peter’s bold confession of who Jesus was came by prophetic revelation, not by natural understanding.
   5. It takes God to know God!
      
      
3. I Corinthians 12:3
   
   
   1. Paul said," ... No one can say 'Jesus is Lord,' except by the Holy Spirit."
      
   2. The true prophetic purpose is to reveal the Lordship of Jesus.
      
      
4. The True Prophetic Pierces Defenses
   
   
1. Read John 1:35-51 - In this passage Nathaniel’s barriers are overcome by piercing revelation of words of Knowledge and discerning of spirits through Jesus.
   
   
2. John 4:7-26 - In this lesson of the woman at the well, we see demonstrated how the prophetic pierces our defenses and barriers:
   1. She was a woman.
   2. She was met by a single man.
   3. They were not of the same race.
   4. She was a “half-breed” Samaritan.
   5. She worshipped false gods.
   6. She was an adulteress.
      

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