Thanks for the comments and encouragement.
The thing is, if genuine prophesying is going on, and someone asks someone else if they have a prophecy for them or to pray and ask God.... if God does not want to say anything, He won't. The operation of the genuine gift depends on the Spirit to give prophetic words. The person they asked can pray or encourage from scripture.
If there is a line of people wanting prophecies and it's false, they could cold read or say something generic or some junk that pops into their head. That sort of thing is dangerous, and that is why there is an advantage to prophecies, even personal prophecies, being given in the assembly, and the assembly actually applying 'let the other judge'. I don't think the Pentecostal practice of it being an individual thing in your own heart... if there is even a conscious attempt at that in many churches that still allow prophesying from the congregation... is really enough. Of course, Pentecostals like Protestants and Roman Catholics in general, kind of have this idea that they shouldn't speak unless they are clergy or clergy authorizes it, with Pentecostals having an exception for tongues and interpretation and prophecy.
The thing is, if genuine prophesying is going on, and someone asks someone else if they have a prophecy for them or to pray and ask God.... if God does not want to say anything, He won't. The operation of the genuine gift depends on the Spirit to give prophetic words. The person they asked can pray or encourage from scripture.
If there is a line of people wanting prophecies and it's false, they could cold read or say something generic or some junk that pops into their head. That sort of thing is dangerous, and that is why there is an advantage to prophecies, even personal prophecies, being given in the assembly, and the assembly actually applying 'let the other judge'. I don't think the Pentecostal practice of it being an individual thing in your own heart... if there is even a conscious attempt at that in many churches that still allow prophesying from the congregation... is really enough. Of course, Pentecostals like Protestants and Roman Catholics in general, kind of have this idea that they shouldn't speak unless they are clergy or clergy authorizes it, with Pentecostals having an exception for tongues and interpretation and prophecy.
"if God does not want to say anything, He won't" <-- spot on. Correct and often overlooked. In TRUE prophetic situations GOD, not the prophesing individual, is the one who chooses how and IF to answer the questioner. And he's not afraid to step on toes (so to speak).
Wanted to fellowship more, but need rest.
Love in Jesus,
Kelby