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The Fulfillment of Ezekiel 37
A prophecy that applied to my life
I used to think that prophecy had died with the coming of Jesus.
To be honest, I didn’t have much of an opinion on it. For a long time, I didn’t know whether or not God would give special wisdom and knowledge to people as he did in the Old Testament.
So, I mostly just assumed he didn’t speak to people prophetically. In fact, I always assumed people who were called prophets were looney toons. But, I had this belief based on nothing more than assumption.
A few years ago, I found myself faced with a new reality. That people do hear from God. That they receive special knowledge and wisdom to share with other people. And in fact, I could experience this first hand.
What do I mean Prophecy?
Before we can really go on, it is important to focus on a few things. But first, we need to understand what I mean when I say prophecy. Now, first, I will use the terms prophecy, prophetic, and the gift of prophecy interchangeably.
To understand this better, here is a definition found from The Gospel Coalition:
The gift of prophecy is a miraculous act of intelligible communication, rooted in spontaneous, divine revelation and empowered by the Holy Spirit, which…