 Good morning everyone. Great to have you on this class. We are learning about prophetic ministry and in the last class we were looking at the prophetic ministry in the Old Testament. So let's begin with the word of prayer and then we continue from where we have stopped. I would like to request anyone from our class here to lead us please in prayer. I thank you for this day. Thank you for the beautiful glass we are about to have. God, I just pray that throughout the class you will help us to open our mind and heart and you will open our spiritual eyes so that we can understand the deep truth that is in your Bible. You are the beginning of the wisdom. You are the beginning of the knowledge and we ask you to be our beginning today. Be with us. Guide us Lord and help us to have good wife connections throughout the class and whatever we learn, help us to apply it in our lives so that we can live for your glory. In Jesus name I pray. Amen. Amen. Amen. Thank you. Thank you to Fina for leading us in prayer. So we were discussing about the prophetic and how it manifested in the Old Testament. We saw so many wonderful things about how God poured out his spirit and generally on select men and women and they began to prophesy. We saw about the school that Samuel established to train up young prophets and develop their gift. We saw the relationship between Elijah and Elisha and we also saw how God is the one who gives us the anointing and it does not come from the people. We've also looked at how this power of the prophetic manifested especially when there was demonic opposition. All genuine prophetic gift or the prophetic ministry we've seen that it had some sort of an opposition. Then we saw how it's very important to maintain personal obedience. We can have a good public ministry but personal obedience is something that God is really looking at and we need to maintain it. So after that now we are coming to, we are at page 45 where we talk about prophets and their diverse experiences. Here we see certain phrases. These are the phrases that were used when several prophets had, they heard from God and they ministered that word to the people. So phrases like the burden of the word of the Lord was used. So you have prophets such as Isaiah, Ezekiel, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zechariah, Malachi, they express the word and they described it as a burden. So a burden could be understood as something like a word which has come into our hearts and it is felt. In a way you could say it's heavy, you can sense that that word is in your heart, in your spirit and it needs to be released. So the burden of the Lord is one of the ways in which it is described. So this word burden is Massa from the Hebrew and typically it means responsibility or weight of a task that has been given. So with a deep sense of responsibility one needed to release the word to either an individual or the people and the word would go forth and do its work. Now there are other phrases as well that were used to describe the prophetic word or the prophetic experience. So the terms the hand of the Lord, the hand of the Lord, that is also common and I'm sure many of us are aware of this a little more as compared to the burden of the Lord. So here what do we see? We see here that when the prophetic word was released, prophets would say or scripture says the hand of the Lord was upon whoever, that particular prophet and they prophesied. So Ezekiel has many such passages where you notice that word hand of the Lord. Now how do we understand this? Hand of the Lord is something like if somebody were to touch us or put their hand on our shoulders, we have a sense of their presence. So maybe it's similar to that when the word of the Lord came to the prophets, they felt God's presence and there was that awareness and they knew that the prophetic anointing would be stirred up in them and that they would have a word which they must share or they must convey the message. So the hand of the Lord, that's another way that the prophetic experience was described. Now there are others which are not so common like the spirit lifted me and generally Ezekiel is the person who talks about this, the spirit lifted me and then in his experience we see that he was transported here, transported there. Now questions are asked about whether he was transported physically or was it in the spiritual realm? It appears that it could have been in visions. So not necessarily through physical, in a physical way, travelling across different places. So this was again something that happened to him when the prophetic word came to him. Now the other thing that we notice is we see that there was a sense of seriousness, a sense of seriousness which the prophet had. So when the word came to the prophet, they felt that there was an immense sense of responsibility which they carried and that they had to deliver the word. So a sense of seriousness is also something that is stated to describe the prophetic experience. So just some things for us to learn and understand. Now moving on, warnings and judgments. So a huge part of the prophetic ministry of many of the prophets was judgments and we are quite clear about that. We just saw that term the burden, so the burden of the Lord against Moab, the burden of the Lord against. So there were these words that were being spoken over people or cities or nations and we'll see later on in the New Testament that warnings and judgments, that is something that we don't really venture into through the simple gift of prophecy. The simple gift of prophecy is mainly exhortation, edification and comfort. But there is a place for warnings and judgment and generally it is somebody who is in the office of a prophet who would move in this realm where they are speaking God's word, now word to a nation or a community of people and calling them to repentance. So in the Old Testament, all of this is there. But another truth that we must recognize is that these warnings and judgments are also part of God's redemptive plan because God was there to help them repent. If you repent then things will be different for you. So the prophets brought these words. But the call was essentially to repent. So one such incident that is recorded here in our notes for us is the prophet Elijah speaking over King Ahab. King Ahab and Jezebel, we know that they were very, they were ungodly. Jezebel was somebody who was involved in a lot of occultic practices and especially at the time when Naboth, an owner of the vineyard was killed by Ahab. There was a word that Elijah the Tishbite brought to the king and it was a very sort of like a so unpleasant that word that came. So it said that you have murdered Naboth and so in the place where dogs lick the blood of Naboth, dogs shall lick your blood even yours. So God was talking about a calamity which would come upon Ahab and his death would be really bad. But we see the rest of what happened. Ahab was somebody who repented. So he repented when he heard this word of warning and later on we understand that though such a judgment was pronounced on him, finally the calamity sort of came upon him in parts because he humbled himself. So he did go through the consequences of his actions but it got staggered. The punishment was staggered and God changed the way he actually experienced that judgment. So prophets used to bring warnings and they used to bring judgments but the intention mainly was to call people to repentance. So if they repented, see even in this case Ahab is a very very evil and a wicked king and God relented and God made it easier for Ahab. So that's the way a lot of judgments are seen. Okay, what else is there about God speaking in the Old Testament? There were times when the voice of the Lord was not heard. You see we said that God is a God who speaks but there were certain actions or sins which where God was not happy about those things and so he never even spoke to the people. At the time when you know in the book of Samuel, that's the time for Samuel 28 and verse 6 and when Samuel inquired of the Lord, the Lord did not answer him either by dreams or by urim or by the prophet. So you see there are all these means, dreams, urim or prophets but what happened? Samuel was the prophet but then Saul he tried to inquire of the Lord out of turn. He was trying to do something which was not his primary calling and he was rebelling against God. He was going in his own ways and this moving away from God and rebellion is what caused God not to communicate with Saul even though he used the principles. Okay, but the deeper thing which is the relationship, the kind of relationship that Saul had with God was not right and so God did not answer his prayer. Idolatry is also something that we see where God was upset with the people and because there was so much of idolatry in the land, when people inquired of the Lord, God did not answer and so in these two instances we've seen it and there are other instances where the presence of the Lord departed and all. So rebellion, sinfulness, these things can shut God's voice away from us. Not that God doesn't speak or he does not want to speak but we have to understand that God is holy and when we are pushing the limits, we are crossing the boundaries. Somewhere it has happened in the Old Testament where there was no response from God and that is something that we too must be warned against. I hope you're all doing fine. Anything to ask or talk about? I have a vague memory of a question probably in the last class that we didn't complete. I don't know. So yeah, please go ahead. I saw Anita's hand go up, I saw Divya's and Jefina so you can all go in that order if it's okay. Yeah, so Pastor, I have a question. This is something I wanted to ask from the, when I came to know it's prophetic ministry, the class I wanted to ask from that day. So about this whole COVID, right? About this whole COVID. So there was a prophet in Tamil Nadu. So he came to know about the COVID two to three years ago it seems. So the thing is when he came and said it on the stage when the whole COVID was happening in the lockdown in the television, he said like God sent COVID. It was his plan and because the people are rebellious and so many things. So when and then that's something I think every Christian in Tamil Nadu we believe. But when I got back to my church, when my pastor preached, he said, is it God's will to kill someone? Is it God's will to send sickness to someone? So he was very strongly saying like it was not God's will. COVID was not God's will. It was from the Satan or something. He was saying like that. So that time, I mean, in the whole COVID we believed okay and we really prayed like God take back, forgive us sins, forgive our people and so many things we've prayed for. And when after the COVID when he said it was like, yeah, that is also true. Like why God will send some sickness to people? Why God will actually kill people? So that time I stopped believing in prophecies actually. I'm like, okay, people say they came to know about it two years ago and they're even he could have just said like something is coming but he didn't say like that. He said God sent COVID. He was very strong about that. So what do you think about this? Is it the right way or not? Is it? Yeah. Yeah, Jeffina, thank you for sharing that experience of yours. See, we know for a fact that God cannot work against himself. Why did Jesus come? Even when we look at Isaiah 53, he bore our sorrows, our griefs, he carried all these things. So he carried our emotional pain. He carried our physical issues like sickness, disease and all the maladies. And he was nailed to the cross. 1 Peter 2 24. He took it upon himself and in his own body, he was nailed to the cross and by his stripes, we were healed. You know, Peter says, so think about this. Jesus died to bring healing for us and God early on, he said, I am the God who healeth thee. And it's a covenant name Jehovah Rafa, the God who heals us. So God has a covenant of healing and Jesus came. He even faced all the tribulations and the pain to die for us so that, yes, to have victory over Satan, but also to give us healing. Okay, we understood this much. Now, why would that same God start putting sickness on people? Doesn't make sense. See, we have to look at the Bible or whatever is said in the light of who Jesus is and the book of Hebrews talks about it. Jesus is the express image of God. The heart of God is understood when we look at the life of Jesus, the ministry of Jesus. He looked at the people and he was moved with compassion. Even people who are outside the covenant in Matthew 15, you have that woman who is not a Jewess and yet because of her faith, he says, great is your faith, woman, great is your faith. And the demon possessed child of that lady, right? She said, even the dogs eat the crumbs and he was impressed by the faith and he was compassionate enough to release healing to her. She also got the healing because of the faith. So, all I'm trying to say is whenever we hear a prophetic word, check it in line with who Jesus is. So, if someone came and they said that God has brought COVID, God has put sickness on the whole world, if you try to understand it on the basis of who Jesus is, it's contradictory. So, you know, maybe the prophet had a sense that a sickness will come to the earth and it will be COVID and a lot of people will be affected. See, that is different because that is information. God giving him a piece of information or revelation saying, this is coming. That we can understand. But maybe in releasing the word, he has said, God is putting it on you. Later on, we will see about how a prophetic word or a revelation can be genuine. It can be true. Okay. But the way we present it also matters. So, having known this through a prophecy, maybe the way he expressed it by saying, God is putting COVID on people and all, I don't think. I mean, it's not biblical to say that God is putting sickness on people because we're contradicting the Bible when we say that. Now, why did sickness come? There are many reasons, you know, regarding that we know that this world is already affected and corrupted by sin. And therefore, sickness and disease by default, it exists in the world, whether we like it or not. Okay. So, there are times when, you know, all these pandemic, endemic diseases affect people, there are natural disasters and things like that. But every time such things happen to blame God for each incident is not correct because, you see, the earth is already in that state of corruption. Okay. Which is what Jesus came to redeem us from. And so, you see, his agenda, his work is so different from what is actually going on here. And that is why we talk about believers' authority. That is why we talk about, you know, declare what is in the Word. We all pray for what? We pray, O, be healed. We pray, God bless our nation because that is in line with God's Word. What does God want to do? He wants to redeem. He wants to restore. He wants to bring, see repentance so that his blessing can come upon the people. Okay. So, that is the way we should look at it. I hope it helps you, Refina. Yes, Pastor. Thank you. It was such an experience actually because COVID was for like two years, right? So, two years, I believed like, okay, God sent. And the thing is, he was a very famous person also. So, almost every chameleon we believed. So, when we got back to church, our pastor was telling it a lot of times like, it's not God's will. He was in such a furious position to say it because everyone actually believed it's from God. So, it was a great task for my pastor to make everyone feel like, no, it's not from God. I don't believe in these things. So, yeah, and it took me some time to realize, okay, whatever the pastor says also, it makes sense. But yeah, I just wanted to know, because one more thing is just because he did that prophecy in a wrong way, but there are other ways he ministered to me also, like the way he prayed and maybe he presented it in a wrong way. So, that made me understand that it's not about us sometimes, but it's about the annoying thing. It doesn't mean that's because we make mistakes. Because there are people after hearing to my pastor, they're like, okay, so he's a false prophet forever. But yeah, so I just wanted to ask this and get a clarification about it. Yeah. Thanks, Stefina. You answered it. You know, you sort of clarified your own doubt and confusion there. That's right. See, some prophetic words may not be presented right. Okay, and some prophetic words may even be false. It could be. But it doesn't mean we should label that child of God or whoever is flowing in the prophetic as a false person. Hopefully, they will learn as they go forward and make the changes that they need to. But God's gift is perfect. God's gift is perfect. But somewhere in the presentation, you know, we all might make mistakes and we'll talk about it later. You know, how do we actually receive the word and once we receive the word, how do we deliver the word in the best possible way? Okay, so thanks for that. Let's go to Divya. Divya, you have something to say. Thank you, Pastor. I just had a couple of questions actually based on what you just explained today, as well as one question from the previous chapter. So if it is okay, just based on what you just told us, these different ways, right, about how God expresses himself, like the burden of the Lord, the hand of the Lord, all these, are these different ways applicable even today? Like for New Testament believers, that's my first question. Yes, Divya, it's possible that we have a similar experience. We may feel that sense of responsibility or the sense of seriousness or there are times when you feel like you're being prompted. I have heard people say things like that, even something like when people are flowing in the anointing, not just the prophetic anointing, but they sense the anointing come upon them, they've even felt as if there's a cloth or a mantle that comes and covers them. So the experiences of the Old Testament can repeat in our lives. And this is the beauty of it. Each time it can be very different. It can be very, very different. I remember one pastor, he used to say, when I am flowing in the prophetic, I feel like my ears are getting hot. Okay, like literally his physical years, he used to feel the temperature and it used to go hot. So that's different. I've not seen that in the Bible. So you can have experiences the way it is seen here, but you can also have experiences outside of what you've read. So we want box got up. It can manifest in different ways. So you may not even sense it and you're prophesying that also can happen. Yeah, yeah. Okay. Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Pastor. Also, regarding when you said the warning or judgments usually such things come to the office of prophet. Did I understand right? Yeah. So, so why is it that is one of my questions that is it an indicator that you might the person is called for the office of prophecy? Is it like an indicator or is there something that helps one understand or identify if they are called into the office of prophecy? Yeah. Thank you. So, see, I'm saying generally, okay, generally, warnings and judgments are part of the ministry of the office of a prophet because remember we said a prophet has governmental responsibility in the kingdom of God, and God releases words over territories, regions and large sections of people. So God would send his word through the prophet. Okay. Now this is not to say that a believer or somebody who's in the prophetic ministry will not get warnings. We may get warnings, but then it's a little what do you say it's a little I mean you have to handle it very sensitively. And which is why we would usually say like if you if you do get a warning then just pray for that person or in some nice way, you know, we go ahead and you can share that word. But yes, we may not get like it'll be very rare the warnings that we get. Okay, as compared to somebody who's in the office of a prophet. Now having said that I would not say that getting warnings alone confirms that somebody is a prophet because it could simply be a very judgmental spirit. You know what I mean, where we are flowing in the prophetic but then we also carry a judgmental spirit about everyone where we are saying, you know, I see that God if you don't change yourself if you don't then God is going to punish you. You're going to have cons. So sometimes people keep coming up with these kind of prophecies against sometimes because they naturally carry a judgmental spirit and it has nothing to do with God warning people. Does that make sense to be what I shared. Yes, I was trying to I used to I tell now I used to think office of prophecy is something like, you know, telling to a to a group of people like a nation or because in the Old Testament we do see mostly like if I take the example of Jeremiah. Mostly it was for Israel, like it was just for that group of people, right. So are you, I tell now are you, I thought like it is for a large section of people or a nation or something like that. So is that is like, is it beyond that? Is it like, yeah, so that's correct. Profit would somebody who's in the office of a prophet would address matters over large groups of people that is one aspect of it. But then there are many others also that we are like releasing a word like a directive from God, pronouncing moves of God. So there are many other things, including messages to nations and groups of people. Yeah, that's okay. So why am I asking us like office of prophet in the sense I can only refer to what is in the Old Testament, right. New Testament. I'm not sure. Like in the Old Testament, either the prophet will be speaking to the people or he will be speaking to the king of the nation. So it's like he's speaking to a to a authority or a nation. So very few instances we could see like they speaking to particular individuals. Like if it's all, for example, if I'm taking Nathan telling David, even that is to a king, right. It's a very personal thing, but still it's to a king. So is it like, is it separated for such a section, you know, authorities groups of people, or is it like to normal ordinary, you know, group of people. So I'm just getting little confused here. No, no, no need to get confused. You're right. You're right. We usually see, I mean, we see prophets in the Old Testament. Okay. So the prophetic anointing, it was okay. Again, usually can we say that? Yeah, usually we can say that because there were a few instances like, you know, Saul prophesying in the company of the prophet. Even the donkey, you know, having a revelation and speaking to Bala. So in all these cases, prophecy is there, but it's not through a prophet, but something like a 98% you would see only prophets prophesying in the Old Testament. So this progression, which we are talking about, you know, simple gift of prophecy, where all believers can prophesy, there can be people in the prophetic minister. All this is in the New Testament, because now what's happening? Every believer can be baptized in the Holy Spirit and flow in the gifts of the Spirit. Okay. But in the Old Testament, your observation is correct. There were mainly three anointings. So there would be kings who would be anointed with oil, you know, there would be priests who would be anointed with oil, and there would be prophets who would be anointed with oil. So most people that you read about are in the office of a prophet in the Old Testament. No wonder they talk to kings, they speak to nations. Okay. Yeah, that makes it clear. Okay. Okay. Yeah. I have one more. Is it fine? Yes. Please go ahead. Please go ahead. Yeah. So I just wanted to know whether we talked about like God speaking through, you know, illuminating one's mind with the word or through a vision or things like that. Plus, I had a question actually earlier, like, is it through number? Even God speaks through numbers. Does he speak through numbers? I had like an experience like in here 911 is a number to call the like emergency in here. So God showed me Jeremiah 333, I believe, in which it says, call to me and I'll answer your great and unsearchable things you do not know. So and it was like God is telling, it's your 911. So it is very beautiful picture for me because 911 is like an emergency. So it's like if at all something happens and you need instant help, we call 911. So the police ambulance, everything will come at the fire department, everything will come. So 333 it was like, so when my kids say something to me, I would say, you can call 333 because it's like you pray to God or you connect with God. So I just was wondering whether God can speak like that through numbers. So the answer is yes. Yeah, God can speak through numbers. Okay. Yeah, yeah. So, see, we will, we will understand through the scores that there is no limitation on God. He can speak any which way through numbers. And you know, these days I've heard in some churches they during worship time they practice prophetic art. So I heard this one testimony that somebody was painting a certain bird during the worship time. And for a particular person, that bird had some connection to incidents in their life. And when they saw that bird, it was really like, how do these people know about this bird? And you know, God, those incidents came back to them and there was like a healing that was coming to their heart when they saw that particular bird which was painted. So, you know, there is no limitation. God can speak through an image. He can speak through a number. He can, he can, he can speak through an incident. He can speak whichever way. But we always say that we should have a good, good foundation of God's word because God will speak in many ways. But once we hear from God, we need to have the ability to evaluate it. Like how Jafina mentioned know that prophecy. Okay. Word has come. Message has come. Now, how is it from God? Is it not from God? But evaluation is our responsibility. And if I don't know the Bible and what the Bible has to say, what happens? I will just blindly believe everything. Okay. So that is the only, you know, area where people, people, you know, some, if they are not strong, they will start believing all the wrong things. So being strong in the word is very, very important. So yes, God can speak even through numbers. Anything else, Divya? Nothing else. Thank you so much. And the reference with Jeremiah 33. I'm sorry. It's just the numbers are so like three, three, three. So it's like Jeremy, it's 33 three. Yeah. Okay. So thank you so much. Yeah. Thank you, Divya. See here in the chat, Brother Isaac has a question. He says, what is the difference between words of wisdom and words of prophecy? Thanks. So words of wisdom and words of prophecy, they are both gifts of the spirit. So in 1 Corinthians chapter 12, when we go, we see a certain list there with nine gifts. So in the nine gifts, one would be word of wisdom. The other would be a prophecy. So what is the difference between these two? See, prophecy is hearing from God, hearing from God, a message and releasing it. Now this message, okay, let me just say that much for now. But word of wisdom, it comes in the prophetic in the under that prophetic umbrella because we are getting it from God. So like prophecy, we are hearing from God, but the specialty about a word of wisdom is it gives an answer or a solution. And that is why the term wisdom, you see, maybe we are praying for someone and they have an issue that they are facing that I don't have, you know, I don't have money right now and I'm going through a lack. I don't know what to do. So as we are praying for them, when we give them some pointers, you know, we might say, I can, are you able to paint when we are praying for them? Suddenly we say, hey, are you able to paint? And the person says, yeah, I can paint. And so you might say something like God is showing me that in this season you have to paint and you have to showcase your painting. That might actually be the solution to their problem where they are lacking money and God is showing them a way to actually make money. Okay. So solutions or answers, all of that is wisdom, a word of wisdom. When we are telling a word, but that word leads to some sort of a resolution in people's lives. Does it help, Brother Isaac? Yes, yes, I think I understand that. Like you say, words of wisdom are always like a council, a council to direct or defy somebody. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you. Very nice. I'm enjoying this class with your batch. Good that, you know, you're thinking about prophecy and you have all these questions. So let's continue in our notes here and as and when you have questions, just feel free to stop me. So page 52. It shows us that in the Old Testament, God moved through prophets. There are a couple of new Testament scriptures as well that talk about this. You know that there were hundreds of messianic prophecies in the Old Testament, isn't it? So God through prophets spoke of things to come. So the spirit of the Lord was moving in this way. And beforehand, the sufferings of Christ and many, many such things were actually spoken of by prophets and even scripture. What is scripture? Second Peter one versus 20 and 21. It says knowing this first that no prophecy of scripture is of any private interpretation for prophecy never came by the will of man. But holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. So how did the logos come about the Bible which we hold in our hands? It was through inspiration. Inspiration of the Holy Spirit. So everyone who actually wrote the words of the Bible, there was that inspiration by the Holy Spirit. And what did we define prophecy earlier? We said it's a now word of God, a message from God. So all of the Bible has been written in that manner by being inspired. God has given us a message. So all of scripture is prophetic. So it wouldn't be wrong to say the Bible, it is a prophetic book. And this book of course carries so many instructions and everything that is helpful for us to do life here on earth. Okay, all right, so that is again something that we want to touch upon that Old Testament men and women, prophets are people through whom God spoke and he released his word. So now coming to this section that talks about the difference between the Old Testament and the New Testament experiences. And as I have pointed out earlier in the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit would only come upon or work through a few people. And that's why people needed to go to a seer on their own. They couldn't hear from God. They needed to go to a person who was anointed by God to release the word of God. So that is something that happened in the Old Testament. But what is happening under the New Testament and the New Covenant, every believer has the Holy Spirit living inside of them. And every believer can be baptized in the Holy Spirit. And so the prophetic gift, it need not be limited only to one person. So people ask the question, can all believers flow in the prophetic? Answer is yes. Now all believers can flow in the prophetic. Because the same Holy Spirit who has the gifts, he is the one who baptizes us. And so everyone can have a place in the prophetic ministry as far as the New Testament is concerned. But if you look at the Old Testament, there were only a few people here and there who were known as prophets who brought the word of the Lord to the people. So that is the major difference. We'll stop here. We're also out of time. If there's anything that you want to add, you could go ahead and share. Otherwise we can, you know, resume the class in the next session. Yes. So I have one more question. So we know that prophecies meant for edification. So I had experiences where someone came and prophesied to me, but it added much more burden to what I was going through. That was not something that I wanted to hear. That was breaking my spirit. It is getting me into fear. And the thing is the problem came again and again with the same thing. But it was not at all helping me in any way. So I went to one of my spiritual friends and I was telling that person everything. These are the things that the person is saying, but it's not helping me in any way. So what my friends said, this is just leave it and you go to the word of God. It's much more better. So this is one of my experiences. So does it mean like he told it in the wrong way? Or does it mean like I didn't accept it? Sometimes I'll be like, maybe I should have accepted what he said and should have believed me. I should have changed my perspective or something. That is one thing. And there is one more incident where a minister that I know, she went and prayed for a sick person. So she felt that the person is about to die. So she just prayed and she felt it in her heart that this person will not live. But the thing is she didn't tell it to the family. She just came and told myself and my mom, just take care of them. So I felt like that is way better. Maybe she sensed, but you can't just go and tell the family directly like the person is going to die. So sometimes when we, is it possible that we get like these prophecies also something that's kind of negative? That's not really a define. So when we get such things, what we should actually do? This is my question. So it's true, Jeffina, that sometimes there can be warnings or God can be telling us about something that is going to happen, which is unpleasant. I had one such experience, but it was good that, you know, I heard that I was just completing my master's program and I was studying in a different country. So then I was going to come back to India and in our church there, they had some prophets come over and those prophets were prophesying over people when I went for prayer. And while praying for me, you know, the prophet imagine, okay, they were prophets. They're not even like just believer type. So they prophesied and the lady, the prophetess, she told me that I see darkness ahead of you. Things are going to be very difficult and this and that and so many things I was like, why did I even come for prayer? Because, you know, she's telling me all these things that don't make me happy. But you see the beauty of the redemptive word. So after sharing everything that I am going to go through, in the end, she said, but God is working on your behalf and the tables are going to turn and the flood of his grace is mercy is coming. So what exactly did she do? She, if you want to call it predicted, you know, that you're going to go through a tough season. But there was redemption in the message because she said, that's not all God is going to come and you will see how beautiful he gets you out of this situation. And it actually happened because what she was saying was I struggled a lot with my job search after that and it was a very hard season in my life. But beautifully, I got a wonderful job and then you know, my career sort of picked up. So the point I'm making is yes, sometimes the prophetic word can have parts where we feel it's not pleasant or that it's very painful. But then we really need to check it. See, again, as I told you, check it with scripture, check it with the inner witness of the Holy Spirit and all to see whether what they are saying is really from God. And the last part you said somebody had this word that someone's going to die. They did the right thing. See, when we release a prophetic word, make sure don't release it in such a way that it creates fear. Because if it creates fear, where is the edification? Where is the exhortation? So even if God has revealed, there is a right way of releasing that word and this person did it correctly. They came and told you, please take care, all that. So then you're able to do something positive in that situation. So that's correct. Okay, so go ahead. You can have your break 952 right now. We'll come back at 10 or two and continue with the next session. Thank you.