prophesy Archives - Georgetown Baptist Church https://old.gbcpg.org/tag/prophesy/ IMPACT one life at a time Sun, 30 Jan 2022 05:52:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 https://old.gbcpg.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cropped-logo_red_512x512-32x32.png prophesy Archives - Georgetown Baptist Church https://old.gbcpg.org/tag/prophesy/ 32 32 Was There Any Prophesying When The Holy Spirit Was Poured Out at Pentecost? https://old.gbcpg.org/was-there-any-prophesying-when-the-holy-spirit-was-poured-out-at-pentecost/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=was-there-any-prophesying-when-the-holy-spirit-was-poured-out-at-pentecost Wed, 03 Feb 2021 06:16:18 +0000 https://old.gbcpg.org/?p=3865 God’s mouth-piece To answer this question from last week, I looked at some passages in the Old Testament. From there, I learned that there were three guideposts to prophesying. First, Exodus 4:10-17; Exodus 7:1-2 and Ezra 6:14 show that prophesying is speaking God’s message, on his behalf, to his intended hearers. The one prophesying is being God’s mouth-piece or his spokesman. He speaks what God commands or “puts into his mouth”, not his own thoughts or opinions. Second, 1 Chronicles 25:1-6 and 1 Samuel 10:5-7 show that prophesying, in these instances, was accompanied by musical instruments and thus, praising and exalting God through music & song is another aspect of prophesying too. Third, 1 Samuel 19:19-24 clearly shows that a distinguishing characteristic of prophesying is that God’s Spirit moves and carries the one who prophesies. When I connect these to the account in Acts 2, I see that the disciples indeed prophesied when the Holy Spirit was poured out at Pentecost, as Joel said! Disciples were vociferously “declaring the wonders of God”. For firstly, the disciples were vociferously “declaring the wonders of God” (2:11)! They praised and exalted God in the Upper Room as they were moved and buoyed by the Spirit (2:4)! This lines up to the 2nd and 3rd guideposts of prophesying above. Secondly, beyond the Upper Room, Peter, empowered by the Spirit, preached powerfully, “Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah…. Repent and be baptized, every one of you…” God has spoken by his Son (Hebrews 1:2) and Peter became God’s spokesman as he preached to the Jews. This too, lines up to the 1st and 3rd guideposts above. So what, you may ask. Well, it’s significant that there was prophesying at Pentecost because it shows that God has indeed poured out his Spirit as he promised! Of course, the fact that the disciples prophesied in various languages made it all the more dramatic and miraculous! Be moved by the Spirit This is for all New Testament believers (2:17-18) and it’s a privilege that few Old Testament saints enjoyed! So now, we can all look forward to being moved and buoyed by the Spirit to praise & exalt our God with energy, zest and vigor! Whether in season or out of season, we can also eagerly anticipate being God’s mouthpiece to preach and to proclaim his divine message, the Gospel of Jesus Christ, by the power of his Spirit! Aren’t you thrilled that we can prophesy in at least these two ways today? It’s available for all of us believers! And thus, we should covet this privilege, desire it and finally, exercise it for the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ! Blessings! This message is prepared by Pastor Mok Kok Hoong on 3rd Feb 2021. We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. 2 Peter 1:19-21

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To answer this question from last week, I looked at some passages in the Old Testament. From there, I learned that there were three guideposts to prophesying.

First, Exodus 4:10-17; Exodus 7:1-2 and Ezra 6:14 show that prophesying is speaking God’s message, on his behalf, to his intended hearers. The one prophesying is being God’s mouth-piece or his spokesman. He speaks what God commands or “puts into his mouth”, not his own thoughts or opinions.

Second, 1 Chronicles 25:1-6 and 1 Samuel 10:5-7 show that prophesying, in these instances, was accompanied by musical instruments and thus, praising and exalting God through music & song is another aspect of prophesying too.

Third, 1 Samuel 19:19-24 clearly shows that a distinguishing characteristic of prophesying is that God’s Spirit moves and carries the one who prophesies.

When I connect these to the account in Acts 2, I see that the disciples indeed prophesied when the Holy Spirit was poured out at Pentecost, as Joel said!

Disciples were vociferously “declaring the wonders of God”.

For firstly, the disciples were vociferously “declaring the wonders of God” (2:11)! They praised and exalted God in the Upper Room as they were moved and buoyed by the Spirit (2:4)! This lines up to the 2nd and 3rd guideposts of prophesying above.

Secondly, beyond the Upper Room, Peter, empowered by the Spirit, preached powerfully, “Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah…. Repent and be baptized, every one of you…” God has spoken by his Son (Hebrews 1:2) and Peter became God’s spokesman as he preached to the Jews. This too, lines up to the 1st and 3rd guideposts above.

So what, you may ask. Well, it’s significant that there was prophesying at Pentecost because it shows that God has indeed poured out his Spirit as he promised! Of course, the fact that the disciples prophesied in various languages made it all the more dramatic and miraculous!

Be moved by the Spirit

This is for all New Testament believers (2:17-18) and it’s a privilege that few Old Testament saints enjoyed! So now, we can all look forward to being moved and buoyed by the Spirit to praise & exalt our God with energy, zest and vigor! Whether in season or out of season, we can also eagerly anticipate being God’s mouthpiece to preach and to proclaim his divine message, the Gospel of Jesus Christ, by the power of his Spirit!

Aren’t you thrilled that we can prophesy in at least these two ways today? It’s available for all of us believers! And thus, we should covet this privilege, desire it and finally, exercise it for the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ!

Blessings!

This message is prepared by Pastor Mok Kok Hoong on 3rd Feb 2021.

We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

2 Peter 1:19-21

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]]> Pentecost: What actually happened? https://old.gbcpg.org/pentecost-what-actually-happened/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pentecost-what-actually-happened Wed, 27 Jan 2021 05:54:56 +0000 https://old.gbcpg.org/?p=3854 This week, let’s attempt to exercise inference skills by asking ourselves, “Was there any prophesying when the Holy Spirit was poured out at Pentecost?” (See Acts 2) In Acts 2:16-18, Peter pointed to the prophet Joel’s words, “‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.” But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel: “And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams, even on my male servants and female servants. In those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy”. Passage from Acts 2:16-18 It seems then, that prophesying is a/the sign when the Holy Spirit is poured out. So, this brings us back to our question, was there prophesying at Pentecost itself, when God poured out his Spirit? And if there was, what was the prophesying like? via GIPHY To answer this, I encourage you to consider what prophesying was like in the Old Testament in passages such as: Exodus 4:10-17 Exodus 7:1-2 1 Chronicles 25:1-6 1 Samuel 10:5-7 1 Samuel 19:19-24 Ezra 6:14 Let’s think about it, see what inferences we can make and I’ll give my take on it next week. See you back here in a bit … 😊 Blessings! This message is prepared by Pastor Mok Kok Hoong on 27 Jan 2021.

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]]> This week, let’s attempt to exercise inference skills by asking ourselves, “Was there any prophesying when the Holy Spirit was poured out at Pentecost?” (See Acts 2)

In Acts 2:16-18, Peter pointed to the prophet Joel’s words, “‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.”

But this is what was uttered through the prophet Joel: “And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams, even on my male servants and female servants. In those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy”.

Passage from Acts 2:16-18

It seems then, that prophesying is a/the sign when the Holy Spirit is poured out. So, this brings us back to our question, was there prophesying at Pentecost itself, when God poured out his Spirit? And if there was, what was the prophesying like?

via GIPHY

To answer this, I encourage you to consider what prophesying was like in the Old Testament in passages such as:

  • Exodus 4:10-17
  • Exodus 7:1-2
  • 1 Chronicles 25:1-6
  • 1 Samuel 10:5-7
  • 1 Samuel 19:19-24
  • Ezra 6:14

Let’s think about it, see what inferences we can make and I’ll give my take on it next week. See you back here in a bit … 😊

Blessings!

This message is prepared by Pastor Mok Kok Hoong on 27 Jan 2021.

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