“But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, exhortation and comfort.” Commentary: What does the word prophet or prophecy mean? In a generic sense it means to tell the future! Fortune tellers make their millions of dollars by people who pay them money to tell them the lies they want to hear! When you go to the Greek root word for prophecy we get a better understanding. The Strong’s Number is 4894. This may seem foolish to the natural mind but the word literally means to testify against ones own self! To the judge you plead guilty! Ya! I did it! This is a true prophet! A false prophet who is equally guilty hires an attorney to plead innocent even though he is guilty of the same crime! When we come to Christ in transparency we confess our sin or we are a witness against our own transgressions! Forgive me a sinner! A false prophet will do just the opposite! They will deny their sin and accuse others of the same sin and deny Christ of his redemptive work on their behalf! Satan is the accuser of the brethren my Bible says! It says in the Book of Revelation that Jesus Christ is the spirit of prophecy! He predicts what happens to people who confess him as savior and to those who deny him as savior! He predicts their present and future either to heaven or to hell. One day every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord but some will do that from heaven and the rest will do that from hell. If you want to be saved witness against yourself before the living God who judges the living and the dead and receive forgiveness for the witness against yourself! James & Hamsa Sasse. IndiaJesusLovesYouChurch.com