Hearing What the Spirit is Saying unto the Church! In 1Corinthians 12, the Apostle Paul lays out for the church an explanation of Spiritual Gifts. If you read the list, you will see that three of the gifts are vocal. Prophecy is words inspired by the Spirit in a known language. Tongues are words inspired by the Spirit in an unknown tongue. Interpretation of tongues is a Spirit given rendering of an unknown tongue. Below is an example of the gift of prophecy.
The following excerpt is taken from a prophecy that was given by Kenneth Copeland on November 9, 2012.
“There are those who think they’ve gotten rid of Me,” saith The Lord. “There are those who think if they ignore Me, then I’ll have little to say and little to do in their lives. But I have dealt with such matters. For many, many, many years, I have dealt with government leaders. I have dealt with kings and pharaohs and the like. My people have faced tyrants, famines, killers, murderers: ah, but I’m still on the throne,” saith The Lord. “And prayer still changes things.”
“No, no. No, no. I have never forgotten what happened on these shores. This is the only nation founded by a people who loved Me,” saith The Lord, “and desired to worship Me. And that was the purpose of the raising up of this nation. And I will never forget it,” saith God. “I do not forget the works of love. No, no. For the finest hour is yet to come. Oh, yeah. Oh, my, my. There are warring people, and there are demonic people, and there are people all over the world who would love to see the United States fall. And there are those who are saying, ‘It’s all over, it’s all over. They’ll never be again. They’ll never happen again.’ Ah, no. Don’t you believe it. Don’t you believe it. I’m not done here yet,” saith The Lord. “And this is the time I’ve been looking for. You’re the ones that I’ve been waiting for. You’re the ones who stand strong with Me. You’re the ones who are walking by faith. You’re the ones who are raising a voice toward Me.
“The best is yet ahead. The outpouring of My Spirit manifested in ways that other generations and other human beings have never seen before. Yes, the greatest transfer of property, wealth, influence from God ever known in the human race has begun. The Garden of Eden is Mine,” saith God, “and I want it back. And I am transferring it into the hands of My people, who will walk by love, walk in the WORD, walk by faith, and open their hearts. And I’ll fill it with the Lord. I’ll fill it with the heavenlies. I’ll fill it with the glory. I’ll fill it with My power. I’ll fill it with eternity, right where you stand.”