 Okay, before we proceed, yeah, just want to share, just look at the scripture which Nina John shared, this is 1 Corinthians 12 and verse 7, right, 1 Corinthians 12 and verse 7 says, for to each one, but the manifestation of the spirit is given to each one for the prophet of all, okay, it is given to each one for the prophet of all and then the verse is following that, okay, this is 1 Corinthians 12, 7 and 8, 9 and 10 if you see, it says for to one is given the word of wisdom through the spirit to another, the word of knowledge, right, to another faith by the same spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same spirit, so we see that, yes, these gifts are given to all these believers, okay, all believers, all gifts they are distributed, but the thing is, when we look at that verse, right, is the manifestation is given to each one for the prophet of all, which means for the benefit of all and then the verse is following that, when people read it, the question is, okay, for one person, word of wisdom, to Anand, word of knowledge, to Sheera, gift of faith, to Vijay, something else, so all of us have received one, one gift, okay, so you have your gift, I have mine, so where's the question of me desiring your gift, I don't want to compare myself with your gift and I don't want to see that, right, I don't want to, you know, compare myself with that, so that's the conclusion that we could come to, right, when we look at these gifts, you know, one person has that, that person has this, I'm happy, but the thing is this, here, this whole context is people, when they gather together, when the church comes together and the Corinthian believers are gathering together, okay, let's say we gather together, let's say for a supernatural hour of prayer, so that time, one receives word of knowledge, one receives, another one receives word of wisdom, another one receives maybe, you know, a gift of interpretation of tongues, whatever, you know, prophecy, so it's talking about a setting, okay, so like when we read verse 26 of 14 and verse 26, how is it written, whenever you come together, each of you has a song, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation, let all things be done for edification, so when they gather together, this is how each person is, you know, bringing word of knowledge, a word of wisdom, a prophecy, a teaching, a psalm, right, so it's talking about a setting, gathering together, so when they gather together another time, okay, there's a supernatural hour, then the distribution is different, right, today I got a word of knowledge, but today maybe it's, it's something else, maybe it's a prophecy, maybe it's a teaching of tongue, the spring and tongues and, you know, the Holy Spirit is revealing the interpretation, maybe it gives a healing, you know, a word of knowledge, the Lord is showing, okay, something's wrong with the hand, go and pray, right, so it's about gathering, whenever you gather, okay, so it's not like, get one is given this, one is given that, let's go, it's not that it's, whenever you gather together, it's because that, again, that, it's on that structure, right, so that's the, okay, okay, okay, is that a gift or a gift of the Spirit? So if you're not seeing me as a pastor, then I'm like saying, God, I actually want to travel and do your angelism, and God is saying, hey, I gifted you, I wired you in a certain way, you are shaped this way, do this, right, so that's the thing, so I'm comparing, that man is giving an exciting life, you know, I'm facing the same crowd over and over again, same problems, people coming to the same thing, you know, same challenges, I want to meet a fresh bunch of people and just share the gospel and move on, right, so that would be wrong to compare, you know, I think that's the example that you're sharing, right, okay, okay, so we'll come back to, come to this question, you know, testing, okay, now, how do I know that what I've heard or what I'm feeling impressed is the work of the Holy Spirit or is it something else, okay, so like we studied yesterday, we saw that, well, the Word and the Spirit agree, okay, there's no contradiction between the Word of God, the standard and truth of God's world, and what the voice of the Spirit is, you know, the Lord Jesus very clearly said that He will take a word of mine and declare to you, He will take a word of the eternal Word and declare, there won't be any contradictions, contradiction meaning, you won't say opposite things, like the Word of God says, okay, do not steal, the Holy Spirit won't say go steal a bank and give to the poor, you can, you know, it seems like very noble Robin Hood kind of a thing, but you know that that is not God, okay, so we know that, when something is blatantly off, you know that it's not according to God's standard, it's not according to God's principles, I can reject it. So when something's black and white, we know that, okay, I think the challenge is, what if it is between the good and the better and the best, right, everything is fine, but I really want to know what is it, just to distinguish, so that's where we need to, we saw this verse, right, that He witnesses to our spirit, the Holy Spirit witnesses to our spirit that we are children of God, sons and daughters of God, so there is a witness, which means that the Holy Spirit, who indwells us, transfers, communicates information to our spirit that, you know, is confirming something, affirming something or not confirming something. So the thing is we need to learn to receive, learn to hear things in the spirit, we need to train our spirit man, okay, we need to be, we need to be, we need to be learning to be sensitive in that. Now that's a journey, it's not a formula saying, okay, this equals answer, it's not a formula because we're talking about a relationship, we're talking about a person, right, and the fact is the more you hear God, the more you begin to recognize that it's God speaking. See now, if my daughter calls on the phone, even though she might be calling from a different number, okay, I might have stored her number, if she calls from a different number, I'll know that it is her. In a few seconds I'll know, okay, I'll know it's her. But if one of you call, I'm going to take some time, okay, who is this, why? Because I don't hear your voice often. And I ask questions, you guys should talk more, just kidding, but I don't hear, right? So that way, I'm not able to distinguish, recognize. But the thing is, the more I hear, I will recognize. It's a very simple thing. So more I hear God's voice, I will recognize. So it's going to take some time, it's going to take some obeying. But here's the thing, how do I distinguish between what is of my own soul? What are we saying when we say soul, our own thoughts, our own imaginations, our own likes, dislikes, and what is of the spirit? Okay, a very important verse is Hebrews 4, Hebrews 4 and verse 12, which talks about the word of God, right? What does it say? For the word of God is living and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, Hebrews 4 verse 12, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit. Okay, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit. So what does it say? Saying it is able to make a distinction, it's able to divide what is of the soul, what is of the spirit? What is able to do that? The word of God, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit and of joints and marrow and is a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart. Okay, so the word of God, having the word of God, that's why Paul again says, let there be a rich deficit of God's word, let there be a deficit of God's word in our hearts. So when we have God's word in our hearts, when we know this revelatory understanding of God, when we have God's word in our heart, it forms a background, a framework for us to distinguish. Okay, this is, I think it's my own feeling. It's not of the spirit. Okay, but the word of God is able to pierce even to the division of what is of the spirit and what is of the soul, right? So what is there in my spirit? What Holy Spirit is putting in my spirit and what is of the soul? See, sometimes I might look at a person and I'm feeling all sorry for that person. Maybe I look at them and then I feel that definitely they are maybe, they lack some things. They lack material things and then I just hope my whole prayer and everything is towards that. But it's just the emotional thing. I see how they are and I'm making a judgment based on maybe how they are dressed, whatever. That could be something of the soul. But the Holy Spirit is saying, hey, you are rich or whatever and I'm confused. What is of the spirit? What is the soul? It doesn't seem to make sense. So what will make that distinction is the word of God as our mind is renewed to God's word. So you'll be learning about the conquest of the mind and as your mind is renewed, as our minds are renewed to the word of God, to the truth of God, you're able to distinguish. Like Francis was asking about counterfeits and can there be counterfeits, gifts. But the thing is, you know what the real is. No, that's what they say. In the bank, the employees, how they are taught to distinguish between what is false and what is true. They're asked to associate with the true thing. Okay, this is what the actual true currency looks like. You feel it, you touch it. This is what it looks like. This is how it feels. These are the signs. These are the designs. So you get acclimatized or get acquainted more and more and more with what is real. And when what is counterfeit comes our way, we'll know the difference. We'll know that this is. But if we are not acquainted with what is real, if you're not acquainted with the word of God, which actually enables us to distinguish between what is spirit, what is soul, then we might make a mistake. But having said that, you know, when we kind of, especially during the supernatural hour and when we pray and prophesy and release words of knowledge to one another, don't be afraid. Don't be afraid. Just share it. But then share it with that thing like, no, why don't you test it? If it's something to do with the direction, if it's something to do with correct, just share it and say, okay, but let everything be done in love, let everything be done for the edification of the church, not to put fear in a person, not to break down that person, but to build up that person. Even correction can come from that heart, can come from that perspective to build them up so that they repent and change. And that's what happened to David. Okay, so any questions on this? So many times our mind is very active. It's just completely, thinking of various things. We are preoccupied with things. Maybe we're worried about things and we find it very difficult to hear the voice of the Holy Spirit that happens. Because our mind is on other things. We're thinking about, okay, what will happen? What should I do? What do I need to do? So many things are unfinished and we are not able to focus and it received clearly from the Holy Spirit. Why does it happen? Because we receive revelation in our spirit, but our mind processes it. So mind processes it, saying, okay, we make, start to distinguish, we start to discern with our mind. Is it from God? Is it not of God? Okay, what is God saying? Okay, I'm feeling this. I'm seeing this. What does it mean? The mind is, which is a good thing. A mind is thinking all over. But then if our mind is preoccupied or worried or anxious, oh, supernatural hour. This is the fourth time this week. I'm not said anything. I better say something. I don't know if you're thinking like, I need to say something. I'm not getting anything. Don't worry. Sound 46 and verse 10, be still and know that I am God. So be still and know, quiet and all that's happening, all those worries and everything, saying be still and know that I am God. So in being still, there is that knowing that God brings. Sometimes the voice of our own imagination and fear is louder than what God is putting in our hearts. So be still and know that I am God. Okay, here's another thing to keep in mind. God gives a word or God puts an impression in our hearts. And then we begin to reason. We begin to reason and we think, okay, maybe it is not so. Maybe it is my imagination. But just hold on to what thought dropped into your heart at the first. Just hold on to that and then look at it in the light of God's word. Just one small example, I was traveling by train and there's this lady who walked in at one particular station, a who got in and I had this picture of a dog, golden-haired dog. So this lady came, she walked, she stepped, I mean, she sat next to me. So actually before that thing, I was just praying, Lord, give me a word for someone. Someone, I just want to share and I just want to grow in that, whether it's word of knowledge or whatever. Just give me a word, God. So I'm sitting there and then this lady walks in and I have this picture of a golden-haired dog. So I'm thinking, God, what do I share now? I've seen, is it from you? But I'm very clear, till then I was not thinking of dogs, I was not thinking of any animals. She walked in and I think, thought of this dog and in my heart, I'm like, okay, God, do I share this or not? Okay, so this is what I said. I said, hi, I'm Jay Kumar and this thing. So I said, this might seem a little strange to you, but I was praying as you walked in. I believe that God is showing me, like do you have a, I was thinking of all the dogs with golden hairs. So I was thinking of, this is breed called poodle. So I said, do you have a poodle? And she said, no, I was like, God, that's it. Then I said, okay, I'll just tell you what I saw. And I walked in and I just saw a golden-haired dog. Then she said, yeah, I have a golden retriever. And yeah, that's right. Then I just had another impression in my heart. So I just said, so I prayed and I believe Jesus knows you. Jesus knows you. He knows that you have, he cares about you. He knows all information about you. And as I was speaking, I just feeling these words come up and saying, and he wants you back. Now, I don't know what you think about church or religion, but Jesus loves you and he cares for you. Then she just looked at me and she said, yeah, actually, I used to be a churchgoing person a long time back, but then something happened and then I just went the other extreme, completely stopped going to church. And then yeah, I don't pray. I just gone away. I said, Jesus loves you. Jesus loves you. He wants you back. You need to get back. So my stop was coming. So I had to get off. So I said, why don't you think about what I said? She said, yeah, I will. This is amazing that this happened today. Yeah, I'll definitely think about what you said. That was it. Okay. And next stop came, I said, thank you. Bye. God of. But in my mind, I'm just recollecting, God, what would have happened if I had not stepped out and said something foolish like this? If I just think, dog, golden-haired dog, how do I talk to this person? I said, okay, God, it's not from you. It's my own imagination. Okay. So the thing is, sometimes testing it is when you give it to that person, right? Let that person test. You say, you know, this is what I sense. What do you think? And you'll be very surprised, 99% of the time that that person says, oh, wow, this is exactly, this is true in my life. This is exactly what happened and stuff like that. So many, you know, so these, this came with a lot of trial and error, willing to look foolish, you know, taking that risk. But you realize that, wow, God is doing something amazing. He is speaking. And many times like that, you know, and traveling. And I think I remember once at an airport, I was saying, God, whom do I sit next to? You know, I'm sitting in the waiting lounge, right? Lounge waiting areas. I'm just thinking, God, whom do I sit next to? With a lot of free spaces. Then there was a space near this guy. I was actually carrying my guitar just coming back from a mission. So I just went and sat next to him and just started. Hey, so he asked, are you a musician? I said, yeah, we play guitar. We're actually from a church and this is what. But you know, I was never interested in church. I was not a believer, you know, I was not a follower of Jesus. I used to go to church. So generally, I'm just telling him, you know, why I became a believer. Then he says, you know, you know, I have an uncle who believes like you, right? I'm from a Hindu background, but I have an uncle who believes like you. And he has told me a lot of times that we need to put our faith in Jesus. He's told me, but I don't know. I've not been serious about it. I'm not. So I don't know. Then I said, see, this is my life. See, I was not serious. I didn't have anything. I don't want anything to do with Jesus. But then I just gave a chance. You know, I prayed, I asked, and then he led me. So maybe you can do that also. He said, yeah, yeah, maybe I should do that. And then in order to time for his flight, he left. So that's the thing, right? Every day, we have opportunities because God wants to touch other lives, whether we, you know, whether we want to share or not, God is interested because those are his people, right? He wants to reach out. He wants to touch hurting humanity. You know, sometimes it may not be very life-changing. Like, I don't know what happened to these guys, but something, you know, it's one pass to the next person to go towards the goal. You may not score the goal, but you at least pass the ball to another person who takes it forward. And God is in charge, right? He will do it. Okay, so sometimes we need to take risks. We need to you know, kind of validate it, test it definitely. But sometimes we just submit it and say, okay, you test it, right? Especially when it comes to word of knowledge. I think this would come under the category of word of knowledge, some information about that person that you don't know or, you know, some, especially that first thing that I shared, right? The word of knowledge, something about that person's dog. So, but this impression in our spirit, there's knowing in our spirit, you know, we grow in it, right? And I'm sure all of us have experienced that, right? So it's just that we continue to pursue, say, okay, God, speak to me a lot, right? Okay. Okay, any questions, any thoughts? I'm sure all of you will have testimonies, right? Yeah. Okay, let's look at, you know, just go further. For the purpose of study, right? For the purpose of learning, we can actually classify these gifts, okay, these nine gifts, one contains 12, these nine gifts that we are looking at, into three categories. Okay, what are those three categories? We can call them vocal gifts. We can call them revelation gifts, or the third category could be power gifts, okay? Okay, let me see what page am I on? Page 75 in Gifts of the Spirit, okay. Okay, so vocal gifts, gifts that say something, what are these? Gift of tongues, interpretation of tongues, prophecy, right? These are vocal gifts. Now, this is again, for the purpose of study, right? We just strictly categorizing them or boxing them into these, you know, these categories, but these flow together, these gifts will flow together, okay? What are these revelation gifts? Gifts that reveal something, word of knowledge, okay, some information about the person's past, present, word of wisdom, some information that will solve the person's problem, right, solve a particular crisis. Okay, discerning of spirits, meaning, okay, there's discernment, information about whether, what is the source of this person's action? Is it from the Holy Spirit? Is it from the evil spirit? Is it from his or her own, you know, spirit or intentions, right? Then power gifts, gifts that do something, what are these? Gifts of healing, working of miracles, gift of faith, okay? So we could categorize these in these kinds of ways, okay? So we looked at gift of tongues, so we're not going to go into that, the vocal gifts. How many kinds of tongues are there? Okay, what are those? Tongues for personal edification, tongues for intercession, sorry, warfare tongues, okay, tongues for intercession would come under that, I guess. Then tongues as a sign for the unbeliever, right, accepted to, they spoke in the language, earthly language, but it was a sign which pointed them to God, right? So we could, sorry, yeah, reading in, okay, okay. So we have this, right? And then we saw how tongues operate and so on, right? So just want to encourage us to continue to pray in the spirit, pray in tongues, right? For extended times, it doesn't mean that we need to scream, shout, whatever, but since all of us know what tongues are, okay, in a gathering, we are vocal about it, we pray loudly every time we gather together and pray, right? Okay, so what is prophecy? Let's look at prophecy, just one second please. This note seems to be arranged a little differently. Okay, let's look at prophecy. Okay, we're looking at vocal gifts. We looked at tongues, we looked at, we have also studied tongues for interpretation. How does tongues for interpretation work? Okay, so before we go into prophecy, tongues for interpretation. So there is the utterance in tongues. There is the word that is given in tongues, a message in tongues, and there is also the interpretation, okay? So suppose I give a message in tongues, right? If I stand before you and I say a few lines in tongues and also ask the Holy Spirit to interpret, maybe the Holy Spirit will give me the interpretation or maybe gives you the interpretation. You get a knowing, a sense in your spirit. This is the meaning. This is the meaning and it could be something for us as a group, something encouraging or it could be something for someone, right? It could be something directed at someone. So that is the gift of interpretation of tongues, okay? So when you see, you know, it's interpretation not translation. What is the difference? Translation is different from? Okay, okay, so many. Okay, so what is the difference? You know, so suppose I say, okay, so can you say this, you know, translation is word for word, line for line. Okay, suppose I say hello and then you would say, you know, you would say that and then, you know, that's how in meetings and, you know, we translate, there's a translator. You translate every line that is spoken now. But when it comes to interpretation, it is not so. For example, you could give a message in tongues for, let's say, you know, let a few seconds, 30 seconds or 60 say whatever. And the interpretation of it could be maybe one word, or it could be more. And you're wondering like, you know, he said very little, why is this person, you know, sharing so much? But the thing is this, you know, it's interpretation and not translation, especially, you know, when it comes to, if you look at interpretation of symbolic things, interpretation of dreams and so on, there is, you know, there's a picture, which God shows, but the interpretation is so much more, you know, than the picture, there's a message behind that picture, which God gives as interpretation, right, something. So, interpretation need not be line by line, need not be word for word syllable for syllable, but it could be a message that is compressed, it could be a message that is expanded, but it's the interpretation of what it means, right? Okay, so that's another thing, you know, maybe in the supernatural hour, you know, when we pray in tongues, just ask the Holy Spirit for interpretation. I'd like to know what I'm praying Lord, give me the interpretation. And interpretation, you know, a simple thing would be to pray in tongues and also to pray out in a known language, you pray in tongues for some time and then pray out in the known language and most often, you know, that is how it works, right? Translate, we don't see it mentioned as a gift, like translation of tongues, we don't see it mentioned as a, yeah, so I think that is interpretation, yeah, so God gives, so even then, you know, it's an understanding of what that person has spoken and yeah, he's just expressing that, yeah, okay. Okay, so let's, yeah, we have something else, no. Okay, let's look at one more, okay, let's look at prophecy, okay. Now, you're going to spend again, a very detailed study on the prophetic, okay, so it's going to be very interesting, exciting, just one of the following semesters, but let's look at what prophecy is, you know, just an overview of what prophecy is, okay, so what is, when you hear the word prophecy, what comes to your mind? Good things are bad things, good things and bad things, okay, reveal, okay, something that you've done, something, yeah, I remember when I was growing up, you know, there used to be these people who would come and pray at home and my mother would say, come, uncle has come, you come and pray and before that, they would have said, you know, he's very prophetic and then I'm like literally shaking because I know what I've done and no one else knows and I'm like thinking, God, please forgive me this time, don't let it out in public, yeah, so those kind of things happened, right, and we all have that experience, okay, but prophecy is literally speaking forth, to prophesy is to speak forth and the gift of prophecy, prophesying is to speak as God would move us, okay, so it is man speaking to man, God speaking to man through man, okay, so God is giving a message for man through man, that's a very simple way to look at it, okay, so here's a messenger, God is giving the message and he's saying, you speak it out and you do it, so that's a very simple way of looking at what prophecy is, now it involves a lot more, right, so it has two things, one is to receive and the other aspect of it is to speak, speak forth, it would also mean to do something, a prophetic act, right, it need not be always doing something, like God would say, okay, I want you to give this to that person, I want you to go and give this, I want you to go and do this, you stand here or you do this, so it could be an act, it could be an action that is required, right, so we see that, okay, so what does prophecy result in? It's very important for us to know, right, 1 Corinthians 14 and verse 3, 1 Corinthians 14 verse 3, what does it say? He who prophesies, right, I'll just read that verse, yeah, so prophecy brings that, he who prophesies brings exhortation, edification, comfort, right, so what is exhortation, what is edification, what is comfort, okay, so what is edification? Edification is spiritual progress or constructive spiritual progress, building up something, so it builds up a person spiritually, okay, prophecy is exhortation, meaning there could be a declaration, it could be something that is encouraging, it's an exhortation, to exhort is that, okay, something from the word, you bring an encouraging word, prophecy also brings comfort, okay, so there is a need for comfort, maybe a person is going through some troubled times or experiencing something, grief, prophecy brings comfort, okay, so when we look at the simple gift or the basic working of prophecy, we see that it brings exhortation, edification and comfort to men, okay, so which means that, yeah, so when we prophesy, we are prophesying what God is putting in our hearts and this is what it results in in people's lives, okay, so we can ask ourselves, you know, is it resulting in edification, exhortation, is it bringing comfort, well, that's prophecy, you're receiving from God and you're speaking forth from God, it's received by interpretation, I'm sorry, inspiration and you speak forth, okay, okay, so 1 Peter 1 versus 20 and 21, okay, 1 Peter 1 verse 20, knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of 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, okay, so holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit, so this is what it is, that the Holy Spirit moves, conveys, leads men, women to speak, right, so when we speak as we are moved by the Holy Spirit, as we are led by the Holy Spirit, that is prophecy, okay, so prophecy would also have, as we would study, it also would have a future aspect, a foretelling aspect, it might also have some information that we do not know that God wants to reveal about the future, it could be, in other words, it could be foretelling or predictive in nature, okay, like Agabus prophesied, say this is what is happening, this is what is going to happen and again to Paul, the owner of this belt, this is what awaits the owner of the belt, even as he goes back to Jerusalem, right, so what is its predictive in nature, so we see that, again, prophecy will not contradict the word of God, it will not go against the word of God, it is simply because prophecy comes from the heart of God and we speak as we are moved by the Holy Spirit, right, okay, let's look at some Old Testament examples, okay, there are many who prophesied, Abraham, Moses, Miriam, in the Old Testament we see this whole lineup of people whom God would choose, whom God would give a message and would use them to prophesy, right, prophesy to people, prophesy to kings, prophesy to nations, so we see that God does that, okay, now there's a difference in the Old Testament and in the New Testament and this is something that we studied right at the beginning, what is the difference, the way in which the Holy Spirit operates, the same Holy Spirit, the way in which he ministers, the way in which he moves, this is a difference, right, what is the difference, what is the difference, yeah, so the Holy Spirit indwells us here and now, right, in the New Dispensation, in this Dispensation, he indwells us, those of us who receive the Lord Jesus as Lord and Savior, he indwells us and he also baptizes us, there's an outpouring infilling of the Holy Spirit, okay, but how is it in the Old Testament? Yeah, the Holy Spirit would come upon someone and they would prophesy, right, sorry, yeah, so for a season, for that assignment, he would do that, he would be with that person and cause them to function in that particular role and he would move, right, so that is what we see in the Old Testament, okay, so God has not changed his same Holy Spirit, but the way he moves is different, right, okay, so let's look at a few New Testament examples, people who prophesied, okay, right at the birth of Jesus or before the birth of Jesus, let's look at a few verses, Luke chapter 3, sorry, Luke chapter 1 and verse 41, okay, let's turn there, Luke 141 says, and it happened when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, okay, so why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me for indeed, and so on, so now she never knew that Mary was expecting, right, and also she never knew the nature of this baby who was developing, but then she says this, blessed are you among women, blessed is the fruit of your womb, and she says that the mother of my Lord should come to me, etc., right, so we see Elizabeth filled with the Holy Spirit and she prophesied about Mary, right, okay, let's look at a few more, Zacharias, same Luke chapter 1 verse 67, and Zacharias and his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, okay, and the verse is following up to 68-79 is about the prophecy, okay, what Zacharias prophesied over John the Baptist and several other things that he prophesied, so we see that the Holy Spirit, they were filled with the Holy Spirit and they prophesied, Simeon prophesied, Anna prophesied, and then, you know, we see several other things, then we move on to the early church, we see in the early church, the Book of Acts, we read a lot of things happening and people were prophesying, right, the very first instance, they filled with the Holy Spirit and they spoke out and this is what Peter says accepted to 17 and 18, this is the prophecy of Prophet Joel that the Holy Spirit will come on people and they shall prophesy, I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, so we see it in the Old Testament and we see it in the New Testament before the coming of the Lord, we see it during the ministry of the Lord and we see it here in the New Testament church as well, we see that is a prophecy, if you go down to Acts chapter 15, right, Acts chapter 15, Acts 15 and verse 6, sorry, that's about Apostles and Elders, if you go to Acts 11, sorry, just turn to Acts 11 please, sorry, Acts 11 and verse 27 and 8, this is about Agabus and it says, in those days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch, so there were people who were used by God in prophesying and they came from Jerusalem to Antioch and it's Agabus is one of them, he's named there, then if you look at chapter 13, Acts chapter 13, now in the church, now this is the New Testament church, people who are following the Lord Jesus, now in the church that was at Antioch, there were certain prophets and teachers, there were prophets and teachers and their names are given there, so we see that it was very prevalent and so it is prevalent for us, it is relevant for us today and it's a gift that the Holy Spirit releases among us in order to build up people, the gifts of the Spirit are to edify, bring edification to the church and to glorify Christ and specifically the gift of prophecy is to bring edification, exaltation and comfort, okay, so let's look at what prophecy results in, so we saw that overall, okay, it brings edification, it brings exaltation and comfort, now there are several other things that happen because of the prophecy, okay, so first thing, it reveals what Jesus is saying, okay, it reveals what Jesus is saying and we see this in Revelation chapter 19 and verse 10, the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy, okay, the testimony of Jesus, Revelation 19, verse 10, the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy, which means that the truth that is revealed as a witness, now it's the witness of the Lord Jesus, it's the truth that is presented by the Lord Jesus and that's the Spirit of Prophecy, okay, so that's one thing that we see. Secondly, 1 Corinthians 14-3, we saw that, okay, it's edification, exaltation and comfort, there's strength, there's encouragement, that is comfort and relief comes from God's but so prophecy is a wonderful gift which brings edification, exaltation and comfort, the thing is we sometimes use words to comfort, we use human words, we use human reasoning, human knowledge to comfort people, say okay, you know, it's okay, you'll be fine but just imagine when the Holy Spirit who is called the Comforter, okay, when he wants to comfort, when he wants to encourage, when he wants to edify, okay, when he releases those words these are powerful, these are impactful, okay, so if we as human vessels receive them and release them, it brings in, you know, it's highly impactful, I don't know, maybe we'll just close with this, I remember, you know, a time when, like as a family we were going through a very difficult time, right, and my parents were very, very, very discouraged, I tried my best to encourage them and nothing would happen, so it's very, very discouraged, extremely discouraged, so there was a friend, you know, a friend as in we had known him in ministry and so he had come, he was visiting, so they said, okay, why don't you come get prayed for, fine, we all went, so my parents went and I saw how they were looking when they went in for prayer, right, so they went and then they got prayed for and there were some astounding things that God revealed, okay, which nobody would have known but and I didn't go knowing fully well that, okay, you know, let it be God, I don't want to share any information, nothing, so about the information, about the problem, information about the challenge that they were going through, God revealed through this person and he shared and he prayed it over, prayed over them and I saw them come out, okay, I was waiting outside in the living room, they came out and I could see a difference, right, have you seen this before, after picture, right, before I went, I took this medicine, after I took this medicine, you know, some of these pictures are fake but you know, it was like that, I could have taken a before, after picture so different, right, they went and discouraged, they went in totally sorrowful, unhappy, burdened, the word of comfort, right, from the comforter to the word of prophecy, right, bringing in a lot of comfort and whole thing changed and I remember that from that time on, their mind and their thing, it wasn't as if the problem was solved but their perspective about the problem completely changed so that is what prophecy can bring into a person's life, right, the comfort from the comforter, the edification, encouragement from the comforter, okay, so we'll stop here and then we'll continue next class with the rest of the gifts, thank you so much, Jhani.