Prophetic impressions are the most basic prophetic revelation and are usually the way that the Lord begins to speak to us. This seems to be because we are called to be His friends, and He wants us to feel what He feels, not just be automatons who do what He tells us. God created man to have fellowship with Him, and He is seeking messengers who will share His heart for the message.

     Here is the potential stumbling block—it is an ultimate presumption for a prophetic person to think that God feels the same...

     The high priest in the Old Testament had bells and artificial pomegranates on the hem of his garment. These were sown interchangeably so that when he walked, the bells would strike the pomegranates and sound off. In this way, you could always tell where the high priest was when he was moving about. We see this in Exodus 28:33-35:

     And you shall make on its hem (the high priest’s garments) pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet material, all around on its hem, and bells of gold between them all around:

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     Please keep in mind that I am sharing my experiences and perspectives of the prophetic, but other prophetic people may experience these differently. Just as the Lord made us all unique as people, and our experiences in life are all unique, our experiences in Him are all unique, too. Every prophet in Scripture was different and seemed to receive revelation in different ways. There are common factors and characteristics, but we must also be open for the Lord to do the unique. After all, He is the Creator, and He likes to be creative!

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     We tend to think of IMPRESSIONS as the lowest form of prophetic revelation, but that does not mean they are not important and the source of important revelation. Impressions are usually knowing something without knowing how you know it. These can be gentle or strong, but they are still ambiguous, rarely clear, or specific.

     For example, when you are next to a person, you might feel sorrow. You can begin to sense that the person is feeling this but not know why. In such a case, you can ask the Lord to show you...

     As we have discussed and as we are told in Acts 2:17-21, in “the last days” prophetic gifts will be poured out. This is because we will need this kind of increasingly clear guidance in the times that are unfolding. I was told that the anointing on the prophetic will double this year, and we have already seen a great increase. As we are exhorted in Scripture to “desire earnestly spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy” (see I Corinthians 14:1), this is something we must obey. As expected, there is also a rising...