PROPHETIC GUIDELINES.
I am very much in favour of Prophets and prophetic ministries at Church or individual level, but sometimes problems may arise. Simple guidelines serve to reduce problems to a minimum but these are not always in place.
There follows some of my thoughts on how to deal with prophecies which cause concern, given to you by other christians.
If you have a concern or uneasy feeling, ask yourself these questions.
1. Is the person who gave you the prophecy a recognised Prophet acting under local authority to prophesy in this context? Could you check the line of authority?
2. Is the person who gave you the prophecy a recognised person that is under local authority to prophesy in this context? Could you check the line of authority?
3. Is the content of the prophecy in any shape or form unbiblical?
4. Have any churches brought a question mark over a previous prophecy brought by this person? This may not be detrimental to its authenticity. e.g. the complainant may not believe in prophecy.
5. Has the person bringing the prophecy been told not to prophecy in this context?
6. Have allegations of a moral, financial or other serious nature been made against the person bringing the prophesy? Can this be checked?
7. Does the prophecy indicate that you become in any way subject to the person giving the prophecy for supplying money, goods, time or similar?
8. Does the prophecy have a clause which could include a penalty e.g financial ruin, ill health or death if you do not comply?
9. Is there a time factor to comply or you will suffer loss of some kind? This does not rule out the possibility that God is warning you of potential setbacks.
10. Did the person deliberately take you to one side to give you this prophecy? If so why?
11. Was the prophecy recorded?
12. If you show concern, would they be prepared to write the prophecy down?
13. Would the person be prepared to repeat the prophecy to someone else in authority?
14. Have you received any other prophecies containing the questionable material, or has anyone not connected with the person prophesying suggested anything similar to you?
15. Has the person ever been involved in any form of the occult?
16. Have you got faith not to be too alarmed without acting on the prophecy before it is confirmed independently by another prophetic ministry?
17. Have you been left with a fear as a result of this prophecy?
18. Was the prophecy given in the context of a questionable conversation?
19. Was the prophecy in anyway based on information previously given to that person, especially following on from close questioning?
On May 14-15, Chuck Pierce joined Christian International Europe with Martha Lucia and Sharon Stone to launch the Watchman School in the UK. Chuck provided the following report and prophetic word from the gathering. It is a rather sobering word. Please join us in prayer for our brothers and sisters in the UK to rise up in response to God’s words.
Blessings and thanks to all,
Dana on behalf of
The Watchman Network
ENGLAND
We left Germany early on Friday morning and flew into Birmingham, England. Again, our luggage did not arrive with us. Many of you who will be reading this report have roots of inheritance here in England. I believe its very important we pray for England at this time. The team and I found it very interesting that the burden of the Lord came on us in England more than the other two countries we have been in. As a team, we met to pray before I spoke that afternoon, after I spoke, and then before I spoke again that night. We felt it was very important that we hear the Lord’s message for this nation. Dr. Sharon Stone with Christian International Europe is doing a great work here in this country. However, the county overall is very weak prophetically.
When I got there Friday afternoon, Sharon stood up before the crowd and said, “We don’t want to hear a good preach. We want to hear the message of God for England.” I began by exhorting them the following way: “Prophets in England, you’ve got your work set out before you. You are in a difficult time. This is a season where prophets need to meet together, worship, cry out and press into revelation. The enemy has a plan to suppress the vision of God in this land. Do not get discouraged. You need to keep saying what needs to be said even if it seems no one in this land is listening.”
Then the Lord began to speak, “There is an unholy alliance being negotiated now in this nation. This alliance will be devastating to this nation in day’s ahead. This is a very formative time for the future of this nation. I have worked in time’s past to prevent this nation from forming this type of alliance. However, now it will be your choice whether you align wrongly or align with Me. I say to the people of England, you will be contending concerning this alliance. Prophets need to contend. Intercessors need to contend. Apostles need to rise up. This is a time of choice. I will be sure that My message is heard in this land so the choice is clearly determined. Two prophets in this land will go into high places of governmental authority to tell them the dangers of this wrong alignment. For if this alignment takes place, in five years you will be overtaken by false gods. You are on the verge of being overtaken now. However, there is still time to choose Me. You have three years of choice that will set your course and determine your direction for the next seven years. I am raising up the intercessory call in this nation. Watchman must have a single eye in the land. This is not a time for divided minds and double mindedness. I will offer an opportunity for this land to align with My covenant people Israel. However, if they reject this alignment they will find another alignment with Germany and France at their door. Syria will also be a part of this wrongful alliance and coalition. England, you have a choice. For the next 18 months a window of opportunity to change this alignment has been positioned over this nation. I am calling My people in this nation into a time of worship to create portals that My Glory and favor can enter into the nation and bring My choice of life. There is a sound in England that is like none other in My people. Join that sound with My sound from heaven now, and this sound will begin to cover and permeate into high places in this nation. If you will allow worship to develop in a new way in this nation, My presence will begin to rule in a new way throughout the land. Join your present sound of intimacy and exaltation of Me with My sound of war. Do not just sing these songs with your mouth but allow the message of these songs to pierce and activate your spirit man for war. I am forming doors in heaven. As you worship, these doors will move into the earth realm and give you opportunity to enter in and present My message to this land. I am calling you to celebrate in a way that your enemies come to My table. I am preparing a table before you and anointing your shield for war. Do not resist in this season of war. Raise your shield of faith high. Do not become complacent and sympathetic with the enemy that is in your land. If you do, your land will be overtaken. Watch the key banquets that are occurring in this land. Governmental and social banquets should be watched carefully. Prepare the way for Me to enter in and move during these banquets sayeth the Lord. I will give prophets and intercessors and the watchman of this land favor in this 18 months. From the center of this land a gate is being formed. Determine at this gate whether hell will rule or I will rule sayeth the Lord. The rulership at the gate of England is being determined now.”
We are in a seven year war season. Seasons are determined by God. It is amazing to see how nations are aligning in war. In this third year of the seven year war season, alignments are becoming very clear. Choices are being made. During August of this year economic decisions and change will begin to occur. Autumn is an important time for incredible new beginnings in the earth realm in the way we process and gain our supply for the future. A new anointing for administration is coming into God’s people. We will begin to administrate as Joseph did. Joseph gained authority and understanding over the agricultural realm, livestock, land and the people of that day. We are entering into different times of administration. These times may become hard in the natural, but God has a plan for us to multiply. England is at a door of choice on how they will begin to move into this season which sets the course for their future.