When you speak of an accurate prophetic minister, I am not sure whether you mean any one who is able to interpret the Scriptures correctly and who understands the prophecies in the Bible, or someone who makes accurate prophecies that never fall to the ground.
- First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, because no prophecy ever came by the impulse of man, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. (2 Peter 1:20-21)
- And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. (1 Samuel 3:19)
- The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel, prophesy[a] and say to those who prophesy out of their own minds: ‘Hear the word of the Lord!’ Thus says the Lord God, Woe to the foolish prophets who follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! Your prophets have been like foxes among ruins, O Israel. You have not gone up into the breaches, or built up a wall for the house of Israel, that it might stand in battle in the day of the Lord. They have spoken falsehood and divined a lie; they say, ‘Says the Lord,’ when the Lord has not sent them, and yet they expect him to fulfil their word. Have you not seen a delusive vision, and uttered a lying divination, whenever you have said, ‘Says the Lord,’ although I have not spoken?” (Ezekiel 13:1-7)
- Let no one disqualify you, insisting on self-abasement and worship of angels, taking his stand on visions,puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind. (Colossians 2:18)
The Apostle Peter informs us that the Bible has to be interpreted not by one’s own mind, which means that a person really needs Scripture to interpret Scripture. This is why so many people interpret the Bible incorrectly and make false predictions or, if you like, prophecies.
If a person is truly accurate, like the prophet Samuel, who walked with God, what they say will come to pass. The Lord overthrows the words of the faithless and unbelieving. (For instance, atheists claiming that they bring love and peace—Stalin,Mao, etc—but are filled with malice and vitriol for those who point out the meaningless of their words and life if it is not eternal). For without faith that is genuine, there is no fruit that brings glory to God.
- The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the faithless. (Proverbs 22:12)
Many people prophesy what they see in their own mind and claim that this is from God. But they do not walk close enough with God to receive prophecies in the first place. Mind you, there are those who, like Balaam, are capable of hearing from God, but then they go on to do evil.
- Forsaking the right way they have gone astray; they have followed the way of Balaam, the son of Be′or, who loved gain from wrongdoing. (2 Peter 2:15)
(Its all about the economy stupid !—sorry, being a billion dollar ministry/foundation—or something like that.)
There are many “ministries” (demon-nations or is it denominations) of which I know that are off the mark.
When it comes to someone who is accurate as a prophet, like Samuel, I have heard of quite a number of people who have never had a prophecy fail—but the reason this is because they do not prophecy.
Sometimes people get a word from the Lord, but then they add to the word or reinterpret that word according to their own sensuous mind, and what they say becomes merely a test to see whether people want the truth or not.
- And if you say in your heart, ‘How may we know the word which the Lord has not spoken?’— when a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord, if the word does not come to pass or come true, that is a word which the Lord has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously, you need not be afraid of him.(Deuteronomy 18:21-22)
Many people take comfort in the fact the “ministries” that they listen to, who claim to be prophetic, have prophecies that do not come to pass. This means they do not have to really come clean and they seem to think God does not see their sin and hold them accountable.
Come to think of it, I do know a person who has had prophecy come to pass and many churches do not like him, because he preaches repentance and exercising faith towards God, because he interprets Scripture with Scripture. To the astonishment of many, God requires everyone to exercise faith after they have repented from their dead works.
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