For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God’s word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ. ~ 2 Corinthians 2:17
One of the Nine Gifts of the Spirit is God’s Gift of the Word of Wisdom which is one of the three Revelatory Gifts. All of the Old Testament prophets possessed this Gift as would a true prophet of today. Need I elaborate on the fact that if God truly gives a Prophetic Word to one of His Prophets that it will have any difficulty manifesting? …that any hindering or blocking spirit from the dark side could actually prevent a Prophetic Word from the Lord from taking place exactly as the Lord said it would when given to a True Prophet? If you don’t believe that, just ask Jonah. If God could be hindered by spirits of interference then God would not be God! When a man or a woman stands before a nation, or even a small congregation, and says, "Thus says the Lord” and it does not come to pass exactly as they say, that man or woman is a false prophet. They may be a novice with the best of intentions, hearing their own voice (as far too many do), yet all too willingly out of the great emotional zeal of the flesh they still proclaim, "Thus says the Lord!” …that, my friend, is False-Prophecy. On another hand, one may be hearing a word of deception from the evil one and mistake it for a Word from the Lord. These are novices in need of correction and Scriptural understanding. The Word of God says, "rebuke them sharply that they may become SOUND IN FAITH.” {Titus 1:13} The Gifts of the Spirit are not toys to be played with. False Prophecy, no matter who it comes from can be as devastating as Livin’ On The Gover’ment Plantation and is, In Deed, one of the things that have put us here!