The Call Of Isaiah

The Call Of Isaiah
The introduction of this passage in Isaiah the six chapter begins by giving the reader an account of
what is known as the "the call of Isaiah". We also can see that Isaiah is more than just a prophet, but
he is a visionary, leader, priest, and a messenger of things to come. Not much about Isaiah is known
except the names of his father, and last two sons. We also see in Scripture, according to Isaiah 8, that
he is married, and his wife is a prophetess, but her name isn 't mentioned in Scripture. There has
never been a vision in scripture so clear that depicts God as "sitting on a throne". Yet the
imaginative details of Isaiah 's vision opens the door for the reader allowing him/her to see an active
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For years the king had lived in alienation and separation, under divine displeasure (2Ki. 15:5; 2Ch.
26:16ff.), and as his death approached he remained, to the human eye, uncleansed. Thus, Uzziah, as
the darkness of death closed in upon him, was symbolic of Isaiah 's view of the nation, its plight and
its problems.
Another question that arises during the reading of this narrative is, what is the tension between the
prophetic office and the political position? Again, as stated before, this is unusual behavior for a
prophet to make mention during the time of his call. I can understand that Isaiah is possibly standing
in the office of priest during this time but how does this transitional calling influence the people
around and the culture of the social climate. In looking into the later parts of the vision, it could be
possible that the position of God sitting on a throne is a revelation that mirrors God being identified
as Lord and moving Isaiah from one office of responsibility to the next.
Next Isaiah gives a picture description of the beginning part of the vision. He references God
"sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and his train feeling the Temple". This for some scholars has
given implication that Isaiah is present in the Temple during the time of the vision, thus suggesting
that he is also a priest during the time of his call. But the divine was not present alone in this
experience. Isaiah also mentions the presence and the attendance of
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The Prophetic Word to the Church in The Prophetic...
The Prophetic Imagination compiled by Brueggemann, demonstrates both the validity of and
complexity involved in dealing with prophetic word to the Church. This text examines the witness
of the prophets toward the nation of Israel. Brueggemann's book contains seven chapters, along with
the last section of Notes which includes a brief summary on each chapter. Walter Brueggemann
wrote the preface. Brueggemann particularly focused on monarchy and applies his critique towards
the contemporary stage the church finds itself. He identifies that Jesus fulfilled his role as the
sacrifice and passed the ministry of the Kingdom to the church. He believes and strongly argues
towards a 'prophetic ministry' requiring by a 'prophetic imagination' in order to create and nurture
another consciousness, which leads to and nurtures an alternative community. Brueggemann views
the drastic break Israel took from Egypt through Moses' connection with God as the framing
consideration of this alternative consciousness and community. He sees the drift in the Israelite
community toward the monarchy as a reversal of the liberating act of God in their past, or a shift
toward a pre–Exodus perception. The task of the prophet, at this point, was to constantly restore and
nurture the way of thinking defined by Moses and the Exodus. Brueggemann describes 'prophetic
ministry' as being characterized by critique and energizing. The critique is not pointing fingers at
what we disagree with, rather

Ezekiel's Prophetic Journey
I was young man and priest (Ezekiel 1:3) when I was taken captive to Babylon by King
Nebuchadnezzar in 597 BC along with approximately 10,000 other exiles (Hays, 2010, p.200).
While in exile, I was called upon by Yahweh (Ezekiel 1:3) and commissioned to serve as His
prophet, and speak to my fellow captives who were struggling and feeling hopeless (p.200). In spite
of the situation, however, Yahweh demonstrates His great power and glory through miraculous and
great visions in order to prepare me for my prophetic journey (Ezekiel 1:1–3:21). My mission and
message; to warn Israel and Judah of the broken covenant with Yahweh, and to call them to repent
of their egregious sins or face the dark days of judgment from Yahweh (Ezekiel 5:1–5, 12, 17). ...
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However, it is through the "sword of Yahweh and not Nebuchadnezzar that judgment is cast on
Jerusalem. "She shall be in the midst of the sea a place for the spreading of nets, for I have spoken
declares the Lord God. And she shall become plunder for the nations, and her daughters on the
mainland shall be killed by the sword. Then they will know I am the Lord" (Ezekiel 26:4–6, ESV).
What are your main points to the Israelites?
Ezekiel: Let me be clear, Yahweh is sovereign even while we sit in exile, he is working and moving
events according to his perfect will and glory (Hays, 2010, p. 200). Through the judgment of
Yahweh on our nation, there is hope and restoration and blessing in his grace and mercy. Yahweh's
glory is above all and his presence is the bright light of hope. "Like the appearance of the bow that
is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around. Such was the
appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord" (Ezekiel 1:28, ESV).
What are your main points to the modern day

Figurative Language In Prophetic Literature
1)
The figurative language in prophetic literature, wisdom literature, and Lamentations all depict
feminine figures and characteristics. The prophetic literature consists of Amos, Hosea, Isiah,
Jeremiah, and Ezekiel. In these scriptures, the people of Israel are depicted as pitiless and loveless
by naming the Children of Hosea and Gomer Lo–ruhamah and Lo–ammi explaining them as
children of "whoredom". This imagery is seen as Israel (Gomer) as a woman who has betrayed God
(Hosea) through infidelity, worshiping other Gods and procreating with other people in those
religions. We see Israel as an exposed woman for her iniquity (Hosea 2:3–9) a shaming for her
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Two metanarratives are seen in the Chronicles; the importance and redemption of repentance, and
the reoccurring theme throughout the old testament, exile–and–return. David is the model for
repentance but there is a new story of repentance not seen in the book of Kings, Manasseh. In 2
Chronicles 33:10–13 Manasseh repents for his foreign worship and more, by building an outer wall
to protect the city of David and removed false idols to restore the altars of YHWH. The repentance
of Manasseh is completely missing in the book of Kings. Exile and return are experienced in 2
Chronicles 36:11–21, although kings may have repented (David, Solomon, and Manasseh) it is not
implied that the people of Israel have also (2 Chronicles 34:23–24) and therefore God lets His
people return to exile. The holy places are destroyed and desecrated while the Israelites are forced
again into exile. Thankfully, exile is always followed with return and restoration. King Cyrus
acknowledges the Hebrew God and rebuilds the temple and the Israelites are free from exile once

Brueggemann: Prophetic Ministry
In the opening chapter of his book, Brueggemann looks at the alternative community of Moses as a
model for the community built on the foundation of the prophet's work and ministry. Overall, as
Brueggemann suggests, "The task of prophetic ministry is to nurture, nourish, and evoke a
consciousness and perception alternative to the consciousness and perception of the dominant
culture around us." (pg. 3) This community is supported by the work of Moses to criticize and
energize communities by a promise toward which the community is encouraged to move. This
community is very evident in the community of Israel. Moses' mission criticized the Egyptian
empire and helped energize the Hebrew people to exemplify a new community based on the belief
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I think he leaves the topic open for his readers to decide what will be the next move from here on
out. He knows that some will simply not be able to bring themselves to following their call.
Critique: Something that I appreciate about Brueggemann's text is that the call for action must be
fixed in grief first and foremost. There is no place in his vision for "suburban guilt". I appreciated
that he prophetic imagination required of us a personal connection with the pain of death and the
difficulty of the less fortunate in our world. It can't be faked. It has to be real and it has to be public.
If it isn't, then what is the point in doing all that we do to bring the glory to God? We are showing a
half–truth to the public and with that it is difficult to grasp the God that we serve. I also appreciate
that Brueggemann seems to leave the understanding of the text to his audience, as if to offer them to
neither reject nor accept his arguments, but struggle with an unclear uneasiness throughout his very
conversational text, as if there is something crafty waiting beneath the surface of 'consciousness' and
'imaginative' scholarly text. It's really fascinating that Brueggemann makes the Old Testament come
alive with 'alternative' views of widely spread stories and

The Old Testament's Prophetic Book
Deryshelle Crews July 3, 2015 BIBL 105–B12 Essay Question 3 The Old Testament's prophetic
books contain loads of useful knowledge that provide support to Christians wanting to live godly
lives. Particularly, the prophets demonstrate religious ritualism, social injustice, and idolatry in ways
that allow Christians to successfully evade the constant mistakes God's chosen people made and the
penalties they endured. Although not entirely, the prophets Jeremiah, Zephaniah, and Micah spoke
openly regarding said notions. Through the benefit of knowledge and criticism of them, Christians
are better prepared to integrate an in depth perception of God's character; thus, promoting wisdom
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Unquestionably, the penalties of deviating outside of an exclusive relationship with God are
appalling – though completely fair. These days, Christians can utilize this reliable biblical wisdom
to evangelize and address the message of Christ to everyone. Without this information, repeating the
disobedience shown by God's chosen people is impending. The significant importance of avoiding
God's anger is absolutely clear; therefore, studying these books is essential to all Christians –
especially those involved in missions or the church. Without a doubt, the severe conviction
acknowledged by the prophets help Christians develop a complete understanding of God's

Over The Carnage Rose Prophetic A Voice By Walt Whitman
What power dose a particular word or phrase have in a poem? The power a word or phrase has is
very powerful. I will be giving you an example from a poem. The poems name is Over the carnage
rose prophetic a voice written by Walt Whitman. The particular line that I will be using is "If need
be, a thousand shall sternly immolate themselves for one." (7, Walt). This phrase is important to the
structure of the poem because the main point of the poem is about how a voice is speaking over a
war zone filled with dead bodies. This connects to where in the line it says "thousand shall sternly
immolate themselves." Where this is an important to the poem because immolate is to sacrifice.
Scenes the poem is about the dead on a war zone it's like saying

Prophets Are A Catalyst For Change
1) Prophets played such an important role in the time of the Old testament. It is because of these
prophets, that we have so much of our prophetic literature through the Old Testament today. They
played an integral role throughout the life and history of Israel. We can see through numerous
situations throughout the Old Testament that the prophets were a catalyst for change occurring in the
land/people of Israel. According to David L. Peterson in his book, "The Prophetic Literature", a
reason as to why there were prophets that arose in the time and land of Israel, is because its said that
the prophets were fundamentally important in understanding the history and value of Israel, and that
the activeness of the prophets showed God 's concern for His people . We see that the word 'prophet
', in the Greek language actually means "to foresee" . This in time brought about issues in regards to
whether or not the prophets weren 't just prophets, but could be providing some sort of witchcraft.
But in actual fact, the prophets within the Old testament tended to not only speak about the future,
but noted circumstances that occurred in the past and that reeled on into their present time. As we
move forward in time from the times of the prophets, we can see the necessity of having the
prophets in the land, life and people of Israel. Prophets at times came under four different titles or
labels in the Old Testament. "Seer", "diviner", "man of God", and "prophet" . Throughout different

The Second Vatican Council: The Early Christian Church
The Second Vatican Council (Vatican II), in an effort to reacquaint the faithful to their three–fold
dignity of priest, prophet and king received during their baptism, reaffirmed in the Dogmatic
Constitution on the Church, also known as the ad intra ("Church within") conciliar document
Lumen Gentium, that, "...all the faithful, that is, who by Baptism are incorporated into Christ...have
been made sharers in their own way in the priestly, prophetic, and kingly office of Christ and play
their part in carrying out the mission of the whole Christian people in the church and in the world"
(48). Since the laity, religious, and clergy now had a shared responsibility as the People of God in
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Sharing this dignity with the clergy implied that the laity would have equal authority when it came
to governance and leadership in the Catholic Church. At some point, the Church would not employ a
"top–down" or vertical model of leadership, with the Pope as head, followed by the bishops and
priests, with the laity having no voice or say. In exercising their kingly dignity, the laity would share
power and authority along the lines of the early Christian Church, which practiced a more
"horizontal" or collegial leadership methodology. As Tkacik and McGonigle warn, however, "Power
and governance in the Christian sense must be understood in terms of service, for this is the example
and model of Jesus" (25). As such, because they straddle both the Church ad intra and the Church ad
extra, it is implied that the laity would exercise their kingly dignity in the role of service to the
world, social justice, and becoming living sacraments both within the Church and to the world
external. However, in ways similar to the stunted development concerning the prophetic mission,
Church authorities have been slow to implement the vision of Vatican II with respect to the kingly
mission. The Church recognizes the importance of equality, democratic principles, societal

Notes On The Messiah And The Psalms By Richard P. Belcher Jr.
Introduction This forum post presents the Christological Approach to the Psalms and then describes
the five major categories of Psalms relating to Jesus the Messiah: the (1) Royal Psalms, (2)
Typological – Prophetic Psalms, (3) Prophetic – Typological Psalms, (4) Prophetic – Messianic
Psalms, and (5) Eschatological Psalms.
Christological Approach to the Psalms
The Christological Approach to the Psalms is presented and described by Richard P. Belcher Jr. in
his book The Messiah and the Psalms: Preaching Christ from all the Psalms. The Christological
Approach to the Psalms is based on the hermeneutical principle Jesus taught in Luke 24:26–27, 44–
47. Jesus, following his resurrection, was walking with two disciples and explained to them "These
are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about
Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled" (Luke 24:44). The
principle is that all the Old Testament can be viewed as relating to Jesus not just those passages that
directly address Jesus as Messiah. Given the Christological Approach to the Psalms, the five
categories of the Psalms can be discerned. The information on the five categories of Psalms is
summarized from materials presented by Dr. Gary Yates.
Royal Psalms
A Royal Psalm is about the historical king of that day but these Psalms also point to Jesus the
Messiah. As a result, Royal Psalms are indirectly Messianic. According C. Hassell Bullock

Comparing The Prophetic Lives Of Prophets, Moses, And...
Hypothesis: I believe that the prophetic lives of prophets Jesus, Moses, and Mohammed will be
similar, each facing different obstacles.
Thesis: I believe that the lives of the three prophets, Jesus, Moses, and Muhammad, are all related to
each other through the guidelines of prophethood.
Introduction:
Prophets have been a major factor in religions around the world, from modern day prophets, to older
prophets, and they continue to affect the world we live in. Roger Karban of the National Catholic
Reporter, in his article entitled "Real Prophets," discusses how the people of old used prophecies to
determine the word or message of god. He maintains that in these ancient civilizations people
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Jesus was said to have been ridiculed, persecuted, and insulted on many occasions. The last event of
suffering that Jesus underwent was his crucifixion, in which his hands and feet were nailed to a
cross, until he bled out (http://www.thoughts–about–god.com/easter/easterstory.htm ).
According to the website US Islam, Muhammad suffered similarly to Jesus. The writers of this
article believed that Mohammed was viciously ridiculed for his message, including having garbage
and dust thrown on him, facing many verbal slurs, and eventually having to survive an assassination
plot against him
(http://www.usislam.org/islamicyouth/Muhammad/suffering_of_prophet_muhammad.htm). Moses,
a Jewish prophet, also underwent suffering during his life due to his message. According to a
website by the name of sacred texts, the Pharaoh attempted to kill Moses in fear that his message
would change the religion of his land. Moses also chose to suffer with his people rather than
accepting his Egyptian Court heritage. This resulted in his living like the underprivileged Israelites
(http://www.truthmagazine.com/archives/volume27/GOT027244.html ,

The Book Of Amos Is The Earliest Preserved Example Of...
The book of Amos is the earliest preserved example of classic prophetic writings. It consists of nine
chapters, but Amos did not write the entirety of them. "A majority of scholars think that not all of
the material in Amos goes back to the prophet himself but was added later by ancient editors of the
book." The anthology contains a variation of materials: prophecies, visions and addresses from
Amos to the people of Israel. Two major themes of the book are the social injustice in Israel, and the
impending doom in Israel's future. "Amos is the third of the minor prophets. His name is usually
taken to signify 'Carrier', but is better interpreted 'Heavy' or 'Burden', in allusion to the grievous
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The rich oppressed the poor; might was right; it was an age of corruption." The religious leaders in
Israel believed that Yahweh materially rewarded those who honor him and practice at the
established places of worship, which meant that the poor did not live comfortably because they
refused to regularly participate in religious activities. Amos, on the other hand, was taught that you
express loyalty for Yahweh through fair dealings among people.
"People built many altars on mountains to serve the Canaanite gods, the Baal and Ashtarte. The
Golden Calves, which the first Jeroboam set up in the north and south of the country to turn the
people away from the Beth Hamikdosh in Jerusalem, were worshipped more than before and the
teachings of the Torah and the holy commandments were viewed with contempt."
Amos began to have dreams and visions concerning this.
He had a total of five visions that "express[ed] divine judgment on Israel". The first two visions
were of destructions that were avoided because Israel begged for forgiveness.
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"This is what the Lord God showed me: he was forming locusts at the time the latter growth began
to sprout (it was the latter growth after the king's mowings). When they had finished eating the grass
of the land, I said, 'Oh Lord God, forgive I beg you! How can Jacob stand? He is so small! The Lord
relented concerning this; 'It shall not be,' said

Prophetic Words In Macbeth
The prophetic words of the three witches: "Fair is foul and foul is fair," resonate throughout William
Shakespeare's Macbeth, and are especially apropos to Macbeth's own actions. However, Macbeth's
slide to debauchery is not caused solely by the 'instruments of darkness,' Lady Macbeth's role is also
pivotal in determining Macbeth's actions. Furthermore, Macbeth's innate ambition fuels his immoral
deeds. While the 'weird sisters' provide the spark which lights this ambition, Lady Macbeth's
incitive comments and Macbeth's inbred ambition are equally responsible for Macbeth's course of
action.
The witches' prophecy sparked a previously undetected ambition in Macbeth, and, through the
medium of 'fate,' lured Macbeth into a dismal spiral to his demise. This is apparent through the
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It is through this unholy marriage of witchcraft and ambition that the thought of regicide is
implanted in Macbeth's mind, and an immoral path to achieving his 'destiny,' is opened to Macbeth.
The witches, and their mistress Hecate, further Macbeth on this abysmal path with their second
prophecy. Hecate summons 'artificial sprites' that shall cause Macbeth to "scorn death, and bear his
hopes 'bove wisdom, grace, and fear." By colluding with otherworldly powers Hecate lures Macbeth
into the clutches of 'man's chiefest enemy,' overconfidence. This

How does the book of Daniel relate to Revelation? How is...
How does the book of Daniel relate to Revelation? How is John using the imagery of Daniel?
The book of Daniel and the Revelation are counterparts of each other. They should be studied
together as to get the whole picture of God's redemptive plan, world's history, the future of the
world, God's victory over evil at the end of the world, and a glimpse into the new heaven and the
new earth. Even if these two books are different, many parts of the books talk about the same event
of world's history in which we are about to find out. In this essay, I will show how the book of
Daniel is related to Revelation and then how John uses the imagery of Daniel. First of all, let us look
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So what does the 'sea' or 'water' prophetically represent? Revelation 17:15 shows that 'waters'
represent 'peoples, multitudes, nations and tongues'. With this clue, we know that these beasts in
both Daniel and Revelation came up from the densely populated area. What about the beasts? What
do they represent? Daniel 7:17,23 clearly shows that 'beasts' represents 'kings or kingdoms' so we
can apply this to both Daniel and Revelation. Without relating Daniel to Revelation and vice versa,
the interpretation of these books could be problematic and they could be misinterpreted.
Second, the books of Daniel and Revelation contain prophecies that point to the same event. Many
Biblical scholars approach the interpretation of the books of Daniel and Revelation differently
(Nelson 1982). For the book of Daniel, the majority of scholars share similar interpretation. This is
because interpretations of dream or vision are included in the book. As for the book of Revelation, it
contains various symbolic things and beings but there is not much interpretation for dreams or
visions included in it. That is why there are several approaches to interpret Revelation in Christian
community. Because of several approaches, I would like to focus only to the approach that is held
by the majority of Seventh–day Adventists such as Uriah Smith and Ellen G. White who showed
strong and clear connection between the books of Daniel and Revelation. Seventh–day Adventist
pioneers such as Uriah Smith

Essay about Martin Luther King
Walter Brueggemann writes, "Prophecy is born precisely in that moment when the emergence of
social political reality is so radical and inexplicable that it has nothing less than a theological cause,"
(B, 6). Not only do prophetic ministers grab hold of communities stuck in despair, but they also
rally communities to keep reaching for a better future. Jeremiah, a prophetic minister of the Old
Testament, delivered a message from the Lord to the Hebrew people who were struck with despair
after their community had been split and one half destroyed. He wrote, "'For I know the plans I have
for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a
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Royal consciousness can be described as the prevailing culture that prophetic ministry in turn
criticizes and tries to break. Brueggemann gives the example of three fold culture of King Solomon
which includes an economy of affluence, an oppressive social policy, and a turn to static religion.
Israel became a consumer culture under King Solomon's rule, and the Israelites no longer needed to
depend on God for sustenance, (B, 26). With an economy of affluence came the presence of forced
labor, which Brueggemann labels the oppressive social policy, (Brueggemann, 27). Lastly,
Brueggemann characterizes the Solomonic reign with a static religion "in which God and his temple
have become part of the royal landscape...," (B, 28). While he illustrates royal consciousness in
terms of Solomon's reign of the Hebrew kingdom from 966 to 922 B.C., the main structure of royal
consciousness can be seen and criticized in almost every culture. Israel was in a crisis of turning
away from God, and the prophetic ministers of the Old Testament criticized the prevalent royal
consciousness of the Hebrew culture as well as urged them to change their ways. I will now analyze
King's letter in light of this definition of prophetic ministry.
King's prophetic ministry really takes a stand when he criticizes the white moderates and later on,
the white church. King addresses the white moderates first in the nineteenth paragraph of his

Prophetic Approach To Gun Violence
Communities are dealing with issues of "gun violence" or "the right to bear arms," among many
other issues. Nevertheless, the all–knowing God has provided instruction and a plan for such an
issues that is so prevalent in today's society. The fact of the matter is how to approach the subject of
gun violence. A spiritual approach is to know the audience and whether or not it would be a wise
decision to address such a subject. The authors Trull and Carter write,
Prophetic preaching on ethical issues builds a foundation for Christian involvement in community
moral issues. A minister may be hesitant to address moral issues in sermons because of their variety
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Therefore, one should research the statistics on forgiveness, anger, revenge, and acceptance of
responsibility to gun violent crimes. The research should have bearing on demographics such as:
homes, church, recreational events, schools, hospital, etc. The research should also show some
causes, perhaps a mental issue, feeling abandon, divorced, physical abuse or bullied during
childhood, when dealing with people in the natural state of mind. The right to bear arms or gun
violence is a very delicate subject and one needs to proceed with wisdom and cautiousness to avoid
a disturbance in congregation. A sermon should always provide a connection and engagement to the
audience's understanding regardless of the subject. Overall, a person should be led with a heart of
empathy on how to minister in the area of "the right to bear arms." Once a person has found comfort
and the purpose for the subject then, the subject can be introduce in series instead of all at once.
Perhaps it may be helpful to mention the old saying, "Guns do not kill people, people kill people,"
which is true, because it involves a person's thought process and a method to medicate pain.
Nevertheless, God wants to preserve life, because He is the giver of life (1 Tim. 6:13, NASB). God
has an agenda in mind for those wanting the right to bear arms. Paul writes, "If possible, so far as it
depends on you, be at peace with

Use Of Olivet Discourse In Mark 13
We now turn to our fourth premise that we will use for our interpreting the Olivet Discourse in Mark
13. Some of the language used by Christ is to be understood as prophetic imagery. We must not
forget that Jesus was speaking to a people saturated by Old Testament language, concepts, and
imagery. From the earliest days of their lives they memorized and were taught the OT. Thus, when
Jesus spoke to them of things to come he used the prophetic vocabulary of the OT which they would
instantly recognize.
In dealing with prophetic imagery, we must return back to premise #1 and remove our
presuppositions from our minds. When we read that the sun will be darkened in verse 24, because of
our presuppositions we automatically think that this is because

Old Testament Prophetic Book
The Old Testament prophetic books are filled with everyday knowledge that guides believers to live
righteous before God. The prophets such as Daniel, Jeremiah, and Isiah equips the Christian
perfectly to avoid any mistake made by the children of Israel in the times of the prophets. ,
Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Micah were three prophets that were passionate about Yahweh being high and
lifted up. These prophets spoke truthfully concerning the issues of their time. Their life is a detailed
example for all believer on fronting idolatry, social injustice, and religious ritualism.
By the prophet Jeremiah God charged the children of Israel with religious ritualism. The faith was
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In the both Judah and Israel menacing performance was begin acted out. God responded quickly to
their action and condemned their behavior. Micah has a problem with the religious order of Israel.
Micah states "You have already been told what is right and what Yahweh wants of you, only this, to
do justice, and to lover mercy, and to walk humbly with your God (Micah 6:8). Hindson and Yates
reference "The Lord was angry that social injustice became common in Israel and Judah. Through
various legal and illegal means, the wealthy and the powerful conspired to steal the land of needy
families". Has this become a issue in the church to were we treat the wealthy better than the needy.
Holman says "God's destruction of Israel for their idolatry should have been a sign to Judah, and the
destruction of both should be a sign to all nations that a time of retribution is coming. As Christian
sometimes our focus is on the world and not our own sin. Just a racism is being broadcast around
the world, we should address old wombs of the church racist past.
In conclusion Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Micah demonstrate the significance of allowing God to be the
King of your heart and desiring his word to be the authority over your life. The prophet not only
address religious ritualism, idolatry, and social injustice, but they were living example on what
believer ought not to do regarding these

Prophetic Community Research Paper
Consideration for Transplanting Communities Cross Culturally The prophetic community has to be
a mature body in order to transplant a community cross culturally. According to Ephesians 4, the
bodies maturity can only be attained when all of its members strive to attain in the knowledge of the
son of God (4:13). Without a knowledge of the word of God, the prophetic communities efforts to
transplant communities cross culturally will fail. The Vocation of the Prophetic Community
Growing in a knowledge of God teaches us how to behave especially with those we live with
proximity to for communal living. This what God did with the Hebrews after he and Moses
liberated them pharaoh in Egypt. While Israel traveled in the wilderness God though Moses gave
them the law (Exodus 20; Deuteronomy 5). Israel receiving the law was a way for them know how
to interact with each other while living in proximity. Not only did they receive the law but they were
also commanded to be holy like the LORD (Leviticus 19:2). Since Israel, the prophetic community
was called to be holy like the Lord, Israel, they were called to a higher standard of living in the
world as opposed to other societies around them (Leviticus 11–15). In Isaiah 42:1–6, Jeremiah is
speaking on behalf of the Lord reminding Israel of their vocation. As a prophetic community Israel
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The priests are responsible for teaching the saints the distinction between what is common and what
is holy (Leviticus 10:10–11). Though the saints are receiving education unto holiness, those outside
of the prophetic community who are common that desire to be apart of the community can receive
education moving them from being common to becoming a saint that contributes to the body within
the prophetic community. Receiving an education will allow for people who are common to be able
to draw near to God and be able to participate within the

Ezekiel's Vision And Prophetic Declaration Of A New Temple
Introduction Ezekiel's vision and prophetic declaration of a new temple is among the most debatable
text within the Old Testament. In the twenty–fifth year of Ezekiel's exile, God instructed him to look
and listen carefully by paying close attention to everything that he was shown. Not only was he
supposed to see, hear and grasp, he also had to provide this information to Israel (Ez 40:4) . The
vision was to provide hope, a spiritual renewal and a future depiction of Israel's restoration.
Although the prophet Ezekiel, in chapters 40–48, delineated an imaginative depiction of a future
temple, ancient and modern scholars view the text as problematic and devise exceptional challenges
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Understanding biblical prophecy will help to dispel most questions pertaining to who the text was
written for and for what manner, eschatological suppositions, and present and future application.
Secondly, it is important to understand biblical prophecy and Scripture so that a connection can be
drawn between the Old and New Testament, and how it relates to Christ and his impending return.
Many parishioners desire to comprehend what will take place during the end times, obtain a clearer
picture of how the Millennial kingdom will look, and what role will they assume as a Christian.
Being able to put the pieces in a logical sequence will help them to understand those things in which
they do not

Isaiah 53 Essay
mission God has commissioned to the people due to their stubbornness. Thus, Israel was delivered
up to plunderers and robbers (42:22–25). This rebellious servant is in paradoxical relationship with
the ideal servant figure in 42:1–9, creating tension between them. The blind and deaf servant theme
continues in 43:1–13, introducing the task of the servant as God's witness. In spite of the fragility of
the servant, God still loves the servant Israel and wills to use the servant as his witness among the
nations (43:10, 12; 44:8).26 God's original purpose in choosing his servant is for the nations to
experience God's incomparable sovereign power and for his glory to be proclaimed among the
nations, but the servant keeps failing to faithfully accomplish the task. Nevertheless, God's
unconditional grace and the promise of redemption to his servant Israel are repeatedly declared in
the subsequent passage (43:22–44:23). This unit's uniqueness is the transformation of the
descendants of the servant through the outpouring of the Spirit upon them (44:3–5) and the
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Historical–critical scholars suggest that the identity of the servant is an anonymous contemporary of
Second Isaiah, Second Isaiah himself, a group (Israel, ideal Israel, a remnant), the Davidic messiah,
the king Jehoiachin (597 B.C.), the exiled people, and so on. However, the question of the identity
of the servant remains intractable among scholars. As Clines points out, there is an intentional
opacity about the text. Moreover, the highly poetic and rhetorical nature in the language of Isaiah 53
prevents us from acquiring the precise historical information of the servant's identity. The questions
concerning the identity of the servant seem to be secondary in the movement of thought in 52:13–
53:12. See David Clines, I, He, We and They: A Literary Approach to Isaiah 53 (JSOTSup 1;
Sheffield: JSOT,

Comparing Artist of the Beautiful, Rappaccini's Daughter,...
Comparing Perfection in Artist of the Beautiful, Rappaccini's Daughter, Birthmark and Prophetic
Pictures
In four of Hawthorne's stories there is a struggle for power and control as a vehicle to obtain
perfection or beauty. In "The Artist of the Beautiful", "Rappaccini's Daughter", "The Birthmark" and
"The Prophetic Pictures" the characters are controlled by their desire for perfection in their
creations, but they do not achieve their goals without sacrifice.
In "The Artist of the Beautiful" Owen is spends years perfecting his creation. His quest for "the
Beautiful" controls him. His sensitivity to delicate perfection affects him even physically as he is
made ill by the large mechanical steam engine. "Being once carried to see a ... Show more content
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His desire for knowledge through scientific experimentation is the central purpose of his life.
According to Baglioni "he cares infinitely more for science than for mankind". By binding his
daughter to the poisonous garden Rappaccini had used his power as a scientist to take away her
freedom. Beatrice has no power, she is helpless. "There was an awful doom...the effect of my
father's fatal love of science, which estranged me from all society of my kind". Unfortunately she is
also the victim of Baglioni's quest for power and revenge against her father. Baglioni's power,
convincing Giovanni that Beatrice could be saved, conquers even Rappaccini's control. In their
obsessive pursuit of knowledge and power as a means of scientific control Rappaccini and Baglioni
sacrifice Beatrice (and even Giovanni). They all overstep their boundaries by using her and only
when she kills herself does Beatrice reclaim the power over her own life. In the pursuit of
knowledge and power great sacrifices are made. But unlike "The Artist of the Beautiful" the person
who makes the sacrifice (Beatrice) has no choice. She is punished and the men who would use her
as a means of control in life are not.
We again see the quest for perfection on the part of a scientifically minded person in "The
Birthmark". Alymer's obsessive thoughts and determination to free his wife and himself from the
birthmark prove to be

The Normative Task: Prophetic Discernment
3. Chapter 3: The Normative Task: Prophetic Discernment
Normative task of practical theological interpretation asks, "What ought to be going on?", "How
might you interpret the situation theologically?" It seeks to discern. As the leader of a Christian
congregation, you must take the further step of drawing on the beliefs and practices of this
community in your ministry. 1531–1534 Kindle Edition
(The Normative Task) is very helpful and insightful, assisting the theologian to properly discern
how to apply divine disclosures to contemporary popular ideologies
The term prophetic discernment' is intended to capture the interplay of divine disclosure and human
shaping as prophetic discernment. The prophetic office is the discernment of God's

Prophetic Vision in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene Essay
Prophetic Vision in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene
In the First Book of The Faerie Queene, Edmund Spenser reveals his prophetic and apocalyptic
vision for the fledgling British Empire, personified in his hero Redcrosse. As the secular instrument
of Gloriana, the Faerie Queene, Redcrosse takes on the sacred task of Una (representing religious
truth) to free her parents, Adam and Eve, from their bonds of sin. Before he can achieve his task, the
Redcrosse knight (representing holiness) must mature as a Christian knight as he and Una encounter
inhabitants of Faerie Land and interact with them. With his allegory, Spenser unveils the secular and
sacred obligations of Queen Elizabeth and her courtiers as they lead Protestant England and ... Show
After Redcrosse strangles religious Error at Una's urging and kills the monster with his sword,
Spenser separates Redcrosse and Una by way of Archimago's wicked machinations. Una cycles
through a sequence of traveling companions: a lion, Archimago as false Redcrosse (the Roman
Catholic Church), Sans–Loy (a Muslim), satyrs, Satyrane, and Prince Arthur. Spenser implies that
participants of each religion, no matter how primitive, believe its truths are divine. In her latest
incarnation of supreme religious truth, Una needs Gloriana's knight to defeat the dragon of sin, to
obtain Christ's redemption for Adam and Eve and their descendants. While England amasses vast
wealth conquering and colonizing the primitive races, the real battle is not against "flesh and blood,"
but as Paul stated in his letter to the Ephesians, against principalities (Saracens), powers (Lucifera),
"rulers of darkness" (Error and Despair) and "spiritual wickedness in high places" (mythological or
primitive gods – demons).
When Redcrosse finally attains sufficient holiness to fight the old serpent (the dragon Satan) of
Revelations, Contemplation takes him to look on the New Jerusalem. Like Jesus, Redcrosse is an
historical human being (Saint George). Unlike the imaginary characters of the poem, Redcrosse is
entitled to everlasting life provided his name is written in the book of life, as stated in

The Prophetic Imagination, By Walter Brueggemann
A popular idea about Jesus throughout our society today, is that 'he was an admirable man who
made unbelievable sacrifices for the betterment of the world, but his actions would be unrealistic
today'. Why would Jesus' actions be unrealistic today many might ask, and the answer would be
people think that the time has changed, and the world is so different now that it would be impossible
to make the same decisions Jesus did. But is it any different? Just because situations may be
different, that does not mean that the results should be. Jesus acted out of love and compassion,
which shouldn't cause for change even over 2000 years. Walter Brueggemann in his book The
Prophetic Imagination, talks about a "new history" that Jesus inaugurates for all people, but
especially for the ones who were marginalized (Brueggemann, 113). CJ Furness writes about how
Jesus does offer a practical argument of nonviolence even in today's world and today's
circumstances in John Yoder's book What Would You Do? (Yoder, 55) Both of these claims by
Brueggemann and Furness have practical relevance to Jesus' recommendations, and prove that they
should still be relevant today. In The Prophetic Imagination, Brueggemann talks about the time of
Jesus and what Jesus did for certain marginalized groups of his time. In those talks he discusses the
nature of Jesus' resurrection. On page 113 Brueggemann notes that the resurrection should not be
remembered as a spiritual development of the church, nor an oddity

Analysis Of Brueggemann's The Prophetic Imagination
It is a part of human nature to want to preserve the self first and then members of one's community.
When people think heavily about the future they begin to fear their own limits and they are more
likely to resort to violence. The alternative to violence, which both Breuggemann and Yoder
advocate for, requires people to face their fears about the uncertainty of the future. In
Brueggemann's work, The Prophetic Imagination, he included Biblical stories which offer historical
perspective but he also used them to show the relation to contemporary societies. As a contemporary
society, America's attitude toward the future tends to merge the fear of uncertainty with violence.
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Strong nations believe that they will last forever, that their power is eternal, and that the leaders are
justified in using violence to express their dominance. Both Egypt and the Solomonic Empire were
afraid to admit their impermanence and that same fear of temporality can be seen in modern
American society. America was founded as an escape from an oppressive society, but over time, the
founders/leaders of America have lost sight of their compassion and understanding. America was
able to rise as a leading nation, on the backs of the oppressed. Despite the many steps toward
equality, there are still more developments that society needs to make in order to better the future.
Persons of privilege aren't cognizant to the inequality for multiple possible reasons. The people
benefiting from the oppressed certainly desire to remain a beneficiaries. Those who aren't
necessarily benefiting but aren't being oppressed have become numb bystanders. Brueggemenn
further develops his argument by stating "Jesus penetrates the numbness by his compassion and with
his compassion takes the first step by making visible the odd abnormality that had become business
as usual. Thus compassion that might be seen simply as generous goodwill is in fact criticism of the
system, forces and ideologies that produce hurt" (88–89). Jesus was an active representation of the
Alternative Consciousness and had the authority to dismantle the system with his

Comparing Joseph's Prophetic Dream In The Bible And The Quran
In both Bible and the Quran the story starts with a depiction of Joseph's prophetic dream one in
which he sees eleven "planets" or "Stars" alongside the Sun and Moon bowing down before him.
When the fantasy is uncovered to Joseph's eleven siblings (all children of the Prophet Jacob), they
devise and execute an arrangement that pushes Joseph out of the place that is known for Canaan and
into Egypt as a slave. It is important to note that in Bible, Jacob believes his son to be dead and "
mourned for his son for many days " ( Gen. 37:34 ) in Quran Jacob responds with outright disbelief
and proclaims to his lying sons " patience is most fitting: against that which you Assert, it is Allah
Whose help can be sought " ( Sura 12:18 ) The Quran highlights the dominion of God's will over the
envy, lies, and sins of Joseph's siblings. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
His undaunted responsibility to the Lord keeps Joseph from submitting to her advances, yet when
his robe is torn amid a hurried break, two different interpretations of the narrative emerge. In the
Bible, the master's wife uses Joseph's piece of clothing as proof that Joseph endeavored to entice
her, introducing it to her spouse and announcing " This is the way your servant treated me " ( Gen.
39:19 ) at which time Joseph's master summarily puts him in jail. The Quran telling, then again,
portrays an ensuing plot in which the master's wife presents Joseph to her female friends, who " in
their amazement cut their hands " announcing " This is none other than a noble angel! " ( Sura 12:31
). Joseph permits himself to be set in jail as to abstain from being taken in by the lustful women.
This addendum to the Bible is a demonstration of the uprightness of the Prophet Joseph, who is
"hearkened" by God and "turned away from. . . their snare." ( Sura 12:34

The Prophetic Theoristology : Messianic Christology
Messianic Christology envisions Jesus as King and ruler, head over all things eternal and transient.
Calvin's Christology addresses Christ's royal office in three parts; the Prophetic the Priesthood and
Kingship. In Book II Chapter XV Calvin discusses the Kingship of Christ in greater detail.
"Therefore the anointing of the King is not with oil or aromatic unguents. Rather, he is called
"Anointed" (Christus) of God because "the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel
and might...and of the fear of the Lord have rested upon him."
Calvin engages the spiritual nature of Christ's kingly office by alluding to a 'Christology from
above', expressing an anointing that comes to the Person of Jesus directly from God himself.
While Calvin is accurate in his assessment, the problematic issue at stake in this interpretation of
Jesus as Messiah is that Jesus was not anointed to kingship in a traditional, institutional, or political
capacity. "Popular among the early church was the belief that Jesus' messiahship was futurist, i.e.
Jesus would become Messiah at a future date, for the earliest Church this was the resurrection."
Contrary to that ideology, a Christology from above would maintain Jesus' eternal Kingship. The
expectations of those who anticipated a militaristic messiah met its reality in a martyred Messiah.
Jesus' social context rife with injustice, oppression, and economic inequality under Rome's imperial
dominance, longed for a King who would

A Prophetic Understanding Of Spiritual Direction Essay
The term soul friend is about the special friendship of support and guidance of one Christian can
give to another over time, a relationship in recent centuries called spiritual direction. The root of this
kind of friendship goes back into Scripture and tradition. In essence, soul friend is another human to
let us know that we are authentically human. In Genesis 2, God 's address to Adam differentiates
him from the animals. Adam names the animals and decides, under God, their place in the world.
However, there are no suitable helpmate there for Adam. The animals cannot reflect Adam 's
essential humanness back to him. As Eve is formed, Adam now knows himself as male and
authentically human as he is in the presence of another human. Therefore, soul friend is important in
our life.
In the chapter on "towards a prophetic understanding of spiritual direction", Leech says that
"monasticism in Merton's view is not an escape from the incarnation and from the common life, but
a specific way of sharing in the redemption of the world. Monastic prayer is a deep confrontation
with the alienation of humanity and is thus essential to the undermining of illusion and falsehood...
calls for the special searching and questioning which are the work of the monk in his mediations and
prayer... The monk in Merton's vision is 'a marginal person... who withdraws deliberately to the
margin of society with a view to deepening fundamental human experience" (P. 184) I do not agree
that a person has

The Prophetic Intuition Of Pope John Paul II And The...
Fr R. Cantalamessa pointed out, "The prophetic intuition of Pope Paul VI had a determining role in
this (recognition of the CCR by the Church). In that, on Pentecost of 1975 at a meeting with its
leaders, he defined the Charismatic Renewal as a 'chance' for the Church." Cardinal L.J. Suenens, a
protagonist of CCR, recognized it as "a current of grace" and convinced Pope Paul VI of the need
for the Church to accept and encourage the Renewal in order that it should not grow in isolation. In
the summer of 1975, some 10,000 Catholic charismatics gathered in the Catacombs of St. Callistus
in Rome for the Second International Congress. A special Mass was celebrated with singing in
tongues and prophecies at the Papal Altar in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome followed by the historic
special audience with Pope Paul VI.
The Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR) is much indebted to Saint Pope John Paul II for its
growth and acceptance in the Church through the unfailing support it received throughout his
Pontificate. At a special audience on 7 May 1981 to the participants of the Fourth International
Leaders' Conference in Rome, Saint John Paul II said that he made his own the words of St Paul, "I
give thanks to God every time I think of you" (Phil 1:3).
Prior to his election, the future Pope Benedict XVI gave a very supportive description of the
Renewal in The Ratzinger Report: "In the heart of a world desiccated by rationalistic skepticism a
new experience of the Holy Spirit has come about,

Jeremiah And Hananiah In Jer 28
The conflict between the prophets Jeremiah and Hananiah in Jer 28 is representative of the broader
Biblical issue of differentiating between the word of the true and the false prophet. In the text,
Hananiah is presented as a character who bears all the legitimizing qualities of a true prophet in
style, character, and background. His message, however, stands in direct opposition to that of
Jeremiah. While Jeremiah prophesies impending doom and preaches repentance, Hananiah directly
contradicts those oracles with ones of peace and restoration. In a contest of prophet versus prophet,
only one can truly be presenting the word of YHWH, and it is ultimately up to the people to discern
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4 "For I will break the yoke of the King of Babylon" leaves the reader with no doubt that Hananiah's
message is false, directly contradicting the words known to be of YHWH which accompany the
symbolic yoke of Babylon in ch. 27. It should be noted that Hananiah's position of grace stems in
part from the prophetic tradition of Isaiah in the idea that YHWH will protect Jerusalem without
compromise. This further complicates crowd's task of discerning between prophets. Jeremiah is not
only facing off against the ideas perpetrated by the royal consciousness, that also being YHWH's
unconditional grace toward the city, but also against the powerful, long–standing prophetic tradition
of Isaiah. In vv. 5–9, Jeremiah responds to Hananiah's oracle, not with the denouncement of
Hananiah as false, despite his blatantly contradictory oracles, but with sincere geniality. "Amen!"
Jeremiah says. "May the Lord do so!" Jeremiah, like any proper prophet, ultimately wishes good for
the people of Jerusalem. A prophet's role is ultimately to provide for the well–being of his people,
protecting them from both immorality and the ensuing judgment that could follow. Jeremiah, as the
true prophet, sincerely wishes YHWH's grace to be shown toward the People of

Prophetic Characters In Elie Wiesel's Night
It is the characters that make a story and they are what convey the feeling needed for the message
contained in the story. Any great writing that contains characters provides their full, rounded
personalities. These personal descriptions are averaged to form the classification of each person
introduced. The "good guys," the "bad guys" and all the other titles are classifications. In example,
there were many types of characters in Elie Wiesel's "Night." Among these are the main
protagonists, antagonists, and prophetic characters. First, the protagonists: in Wiesel"s "Night," there
were two main "good guys." Elie himself, of course, is one of them. A teenage boy at the time, Elie
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Moche the Beadle was the first of these characters. He was taken from the Sighet community as a
foreign Jew and sent to work under German force. He escaped later and hurries back to the town to
warn the others about the inhumanity of the Germans. He tells of seeing babies used as target
practice for the officers and the workers being forced to let themselves be murdered. The Jews
ignore his tales and his prophetic role is ended shortly after. The next person who set up the
introduction of Auschwitz and the other concentration camps was a woman named Mrs. Schachter.
She was only introduced in the cattle cars on the way to the camp, and her role was brief but
significant. She screamed hysterically during the evenings about fire in the distance. She would
point out the window and shriek terrifying things about the fire she was envisioning. The prisoners
thought she was simply mad, but upon their arrival at Auschwitz, the crematoria chimneys spouted
flames and sheer terror settled in the hearts of the Jews as Mrs. Schachter implored them to look and
fear. Other than these two, foreshadowing of the camp and the awful things in them lied in prisoners
throughout the book. These characters foretold the merciless torture that was to

Caroline Chisholm's Catholic Vocation
Caroline Chisholm demonstrated her Catholic vocation through her work towards restoring the
balance between rich and poor, and through this work she reflected the priestly, prophetic and kingly
values of Jesus. Prayer and worship were at the centre of her life, and these beliefs encouraged her
to act on injustice for the marginalised group of immigrants, in particular females. Caroline showed
priestly values because of her work towards restoring the balance. She did this through assisting
immigrants by giving them shelter, supplies and educating them to find employment. She
demonstrated prophetic values by acting on the injustice to immigrants, who at the time were treated
poorly and as if they were not part of society. This was shown when

Burning Hearts School Seminar
BURNING HEARTS MINISTRIES – WHAT WE OFFER
Burning Hearts Prayer Culture Seminar
A two day seminar designed for local churches and ministry organizations to reinforce the
foundation of intercessory prayer by igniting a passion for prayer in each individual believer.
Prayer is not intended to be just a part or segment of overall ministry, but is to be a foundation under
all that we do. This seminar is for leaders, department heads, intercessors and all those who are part
of the congregation or ministry. Our goal is to allow the Holy Spirit to take each individual and the
entire ministry to the next exciting level in prayer as we develop an understanding of a culture of
prayer.
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I would be glad to meet with main leaders and prayer leaders to discuss all facets of the prayer
ministry. For many years I've functioned in the role of pastoral oversight for prayer ministry in local
church and could help bring some insight on prayer ministry for existing organizations, churches
and especially for new church plants. The seminar and the consulting are both on an honorarium or
offering basis.
Burning Hearts School of Intercession
In 2009 we began the Burning Hearts School of Intercession as a two day training. Many have
assumed that this training has been just for Intercessors, but it is actually designed to bring the all
Christ–followers into an understanding what intercessory prayer is and how we really cannot get by
without connecting with God in prayer.
Here's an overview of the training weekend:
Session 1 – The Importance of Intercession
Session 2 – Effective Personal Intercession
Session 3 – Onsite Strategic Intercession
Session 4 – Intercession and

“If The Bible Can Be Described As Authoritative,. Where
"If the Bible can be described as authoritative,
Where does that authority originate?" The authority of the Bible originates with God Himself. God's
directions over the events in heaven and on earth's history reveals His authority. However, the
authority of the Word of God must be handle carefully. I gleaned to first start with the Torah or
Pentateuch, which can be quite complicated. And yet, it is the first section of the Hebrew Scripture
sanctified also accepted as authoritative in the religious community. Another key point, is the
writings of the Torah, per Jewish tradition was dictated to Moses by God. Correspondingly, to
understand where the authority originated is in interpreting the Torah. Chiefly, the Five ... Show
However, the events in the Bible were real historical circumstances experienced by real historical
persons who lived also communicated in their own cultural framework. Not to mention, their
language, their mode of communication, their understanding of the world around them, their
manners and customs were all, to some degree, products of their culture. In fact, to interpret the
Torah and the Historical Books, understanding the name in which the Hebrew people knew God.
Markedly, I also gleaned Elohist is the generic term for God considering the Hebrew people did not
know Yahweh for God until the time of Moses. Therefore, if understanding correctly, to interpret the
historical books, one must keep in mind the Hebrew was sensitive about history and their
fundamental belief was that Yahweh was the God of all history also it's process, His will and
purpose. In my opinion, the Deuteronomic history interprets the real history while telling a true
story. Giving meaning to the importance of the covenant, Yahweh's will (to obey all will be well; to
disobey evil will fall on them). This helps the interpreter understand how the material was structured
also the source. However, Priestly history is material which is specifics aspects, tracing the way, the
belief in the priority and heavily weighted towards the matters with which priests was concerned.
Therefore, I agree with the author in interpreting the historical books. One must first understand the
meaning of the words

Prophetic Ministry Book Review
Prophetic Ministry by T. Austin Sparks gives a broad overview of prophecy from an evangelical,
Christian point of view. The author covers the fundamentals of prophetic ministry including
anointing, lifestyle, function, vocation and the resistance to the message.
This book captured my attention initially in the discussion of the prophetic ministry extending
beyond the predictive. It is not unusual in the Body of Yeshua for the focus in prophetic ministry to
be on what the future holds. Sparks rightly speaks of how prophecy involves spiritual interpretation.
This spiritual interpretation causes the prophet to view everything through the lens of spiritual
implications. Specifically, this spiritual interpretation comes from the Lord as the ... Show more
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In Prophetic Ministry, the cross is a central theme throughout the book. For Sparks, the cross is a
symbol of offense and lack of belief for those who refuse to accept it. And for him, the people who
refuse to accept it are specifically the Jews. It is at this point in the book, that the reading became
very difficult for me due to the blatant anti–Semitism that leaps off of the pages. Isaiah 53:1 is a
specific reference to the Jews in saying, "Who hath believed our message?" The question itself
conjures up images only of unbelieving Jews for Sparks. He cites the rich young ruler as being an
example of the Jews who were unwilling to give up their possessions and thus were not "emptying
out themselves" (Kindle, location 769). The language in this portion of the book labeled "The
Offense of the Cross" clearly shows his lack of understanding that Yeshua, his disciples and the
Apostle Paul were, in fact, Jewish. Additionally, he fails to understand that Paul never cast aside
Judaism. Like many Gentiles, Sparks believes that Paul is now a Christian and anti–Jewish. It is not
an uncommon teaching among the Gentiles to think that Yeshua and His followers became
Christian. Sparks doesn't say that in the book, but the absence of his acknowledging the Jewishness
of the New Testament patriarchs coupled with the fact that this book was written in in the 1948–
1950 time frame suggests an ignorance of this information which was prevalent at that time in
American church

Toni Morrison's Beloved
The Prophetic Healer of Beloved
In her novel Beloved, Toni Morrison creates Amy Denver's character to serve as a prophetic healer.
Amy speaks directly to Jesus, recites prophetic like wisdom, and possesses strange abilities to create
good. Amy Denver was sent by a higher power to ensure that Sethe reached her well–deserved
freedom; their meeting was anything but coincidental.
We are introduced to Amy Denver indirectly by Beloved's curiosity. Perhaps Beloved wants to know
just how this happy–go–lucky individual came about. After all, even Denver felt a strangeness about
her birth that made her feel, "like a bill was owing somewhere... But who she owed or what to pay it
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Amy Denver had a way with words that border on the truth we all seek as humans. Prophecies like,
"More it hurt more better it is. Can't nothing heal without pain, you know," are so authentic. (78)
After all, how can you find yourself without losing it first? Furthermore, Amy had a way with
heavenly touch. Sethe consistently refers to Amy's hands as "good hands". Like the healer she was,
Amy's touch inspired peace, harmony and calmness. Not too many individuals have that kind of
ability through the simple laying of a hand. Amy always ponders just, "What God have in mind, I
wonder," as if she is working directly under his influence. Although the meeting between the two
could have

Is Stonehenge a Prophetic Timetable or a Religious Site?...
It appears as though everybody has a an assumption for why the remnants were built. Some are
more possible than others. With March 20 denoting the vernal equinox (one of two days throughout
the year where day and night are the same length) consideration turns again to one of the more
determined hypotheses for Stonehenge's source. In a 1965 book, "Stonehenge Decoded," astronomer
Gerald Hawkins offered the latest hypothesis by that time thorough speculation to date of
Stonehenge's motivation. Hawkins saw the bunch of stones, developed in stages from around 3100
B.c. through 1600 B.c., as an aged galactic schedule. (See pictures of the seven miracles of the
world.)
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In a present day curve on Geoffrey's record, some contend that space outsiders, as opposed to
Merlin, developed Stonehenge. These speculations sustain off the way that nobody precisely beyond
any doubt how the rocks got to their present area – the cause of some were followed the extent that a
Welsh mountain run 137 miles far from the Stonehenge. Albeit current tests utilizing just innovation
from the time have moved comparable stones, there's still no full clarification for how aged
individuals oversaw such a deed. Consequently, outsiders.
A few speculations are significantly more creative. In the 1920s, a Brit named Alfred Watkins
endeavored to interface Stonehenge with different destinations in England, contending that when
taken together, they served as points of interest to explore through the island once thick, now
vanished, old woods. He called these courses "ley lines" and the hypothesis created a sizable
succeeding, however prepared archeologists were doubtful about this present beginner's hypothesis.
An alternate theory is that the arrangement is intended to take after a monster vulva, as a method for
tribute to an aged fruitfulness god. Others contend that Stonehenge was a position of aged mending,
and archeologists have found skeletons at the site riddled with rough wounds, maybe evidences of
simple surgery.
The current agreement (if such a marvel as this even exists) is that Stonehenge was utilized as an
entombment site.

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