The gift of prophecy can be manifested by the Holy Spirit through any believer at any time, and understanding what this gift is all about may help increase your chances of having this gift be manifested through you by the Lord.
1. "Growing in the Prophetic" by Mike Bickle
For those of you who are wanting to learn more about the gift of prophecy and people who are called to be prophets, this book will give you some very good insight into this very deep area. Mike Bickle is a senior pastor of a charismatic church and he has had many personal experiences with prophets and the gift of prophecy in his church and he shares these experiences with all of us in this most informative book. Very good book for all pastors who want to learn more about this area and any believer who would like to see what goes on with real prophets and how God raises them up to become actual prophets.
2. "Develop Your Prophetic Gifting" by Graham Cooke
To those of you who believe that you are being called by the Lord to be a prophet, I would highly, highly recommend that you read this book. This is the best nuts and bolts book I have ever read on everything that a prophet will go through in their actual training by the Lord and exactly how they are to walk in this gift. This book is absolute solid meat from start to finish and may be the greatest book ever written to-date on this topic. Truly an exceptional and highly anointed book!
3. "Elijah Among Us: Understanding and Responding to God's Prophets Today" by John Sandford
Another very good book on prophets and how God raises them up. In this book, John covers the different ways God will supernaturally communicate to His prophets and covers all the pitfalls and dangers they have to watch out for. This author is one of the real pioneers in this field today and he shares his wealth of knowledge and the experiences that he has personally had himself while walking with this gift for the Lord. Another highly recommended book for those of you who feel you are being called by the Lord to be one of His prophets or if you just want to learn more about this fascinating gift and calling.
4. "The Elijah Task" by John Sandford
Another very good book by John Sandford. This one was written back in 1977 and is still considered a classic by many gifted in this area by the Lord. Again, he goes into all the different ways God will communicate to His prophets and goes into very good detail as to how God actually trains and raises up His prophets. This man and his wife in this book speak from first-hand experience since they were called by the Lord to be actual prophets. You can learn much from this man's learning experiences if you believe that God is calling you to be one of His prophets.
5. "Thus Saith the Lord" by John Bevere
As great as the gift of prophecy can be, there is the other side to this same coin - and that is when false prophecies are given to people or to churches. Untold harm, misery and torment can be brought onto a person if they are trying to believe and hold onto a false word that really was not coming from the Lord in the first place. There are rules to any game and you have to know the rules of the prophetic game so you do not get duped into following a false Word from the Lord.
John Bevere does an incredible job in explaining the flip side to this gift and gives real life experiences of people have had their lives totally ruined as a result of following a false word given to them by either a false prophet or from a prophet who just made a simple mistake. This book is major must-read for any pastor and for any believer who believes in this gift for today. Many people have married the wrong people and have taken the wrong jobs in this life - all because they did not know how to properly judge and discern when a word did come their way from a prophet.
On a scale of 1-10, this book is a solid 10 - especially in the end times we are now living in where the Bible tells us that that false teachers and false prophets will be coming our way. To be forewarned is to be properly armed.
6. "Prophets and Personal Prophecies (Prophets 1)" by Bill Hamon
This is volume 1 of a 3 volume set by this author who is also a recognized prophet in the Body of Christ. He has written 3 fascinating and informative volumes on those who have been called to walk in this gift by the Lord. These 3 volumes go into very good detail of everything that the Lord will expect in the development of His prophets and what to look out for and how to really walk properly and effectively with this gift.
This man has learned much through trial and error in his own personal life with this gift - and his knowledge and expertise in this area can really help speed up your personal growth in this area if you have been called by the Lord to walk in this gift and office.
The other two volumes are:
a) "Prophets and the Prophetic Movement, Vol. 2 - God's Prophetic Move Today (Prophets 2)
b) "Prophets Pitfalls and Principles: God' Prophetic People Today (Prophets 3)
I would highly recommend these three books as companions to the book by Graham Cooke titled "Developing Your Prophetic Gifting" mentioned above for all budding and developing prophets. These 4 books, along with the two mentioned above from John Sandford, may be the 6 best books that we have on the developing of this gift in the Body today.
All of these authors are true experts in this field and you cannot go wrong with all of their teachings on this subject. Many people have a hard time in understanding the Book of Revelation, but all of these authors will help you interpret and understand this most important book in our Bible.
I believe we are truly living in the end times and each Christian should have some of this bottom-line knowledge under their belts so they can help explain this to both other Christians who do not have much knowledge on this subject, and also to other nonbelievers who are too sensing something in the air with the way many of the end time events are now starting to come to pass.
1. "Are We Living in the End Times?" by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins
The co-authors of the best-seller "Left Behind" series have written a very good factual book on all of the main end time events that will be occurring leading up to the visible return of Jesus back to our earth. Tim LaHaye has written several good non-fiction, factual books on end time events and I believe this to be one of his better books. Goes into very good detail on all of these end time events along with all of the Scripture verses to back it all up.
2. "Revelation Unveiled" By Tim LaHaye
Another very good solid book from Tim LaHaye. This book in particular is the best I have seen from him to-date. Besides going into the end time events that will be occurring leading up to Jesus' 2nd coming to our earth, he goes further into all of this showing what is going to happen in the 1000 year millennium kingdom when Jesus will literally rule this earth from the city of Jerusalem - and then what we will get with the final ending to all of it - the New Heaven and New Earth. This is not only the best book he has done to-date, but it is one of the best books on this topic we have to-date in the Body of Christ. I can't recommend this particular book highly enough.
3. "The End Times Controversy" by Tim LaHaye
Tim has written another good book on end times, but this one is to answer some of the critics who have a hard time in interpreting the Bible from more of a literal point of view. There is a big debate whether or not there will be a rapture, whether or not a real antichrist will really come, etc. Tim answers many of these questions in this book. Highly recommend this book if you want answers to some of the debates going on with this topic.
4. "The Popular Encyclopedia of Bible Prophecy" by Tim Lahaye and Ed Hindson
Another very good solid book from these 2 authors. This is a beautiful hard-bound book that covers specific topics in alphabetical order so you can find what you may looking for at a very fast glance. I would highly recommend this book for those of you who are really wanting to have a firm and solid grasp on all of the basics on this topic. I consider this to be one of the better reference books on this topic. At a very quick glance, you will be able to locate very good Bible commentary on the specific end time events that will be occurring. This book is one of my personal favorites and I refer to it quite often in my studies on end times.
5. "The Late Great Planet Earth" by Hal Lindsey
This book started it all! Written back in the 70's, this book is still considered a classic. I believe Hal Lindsey was one of the first men that God anointed in our day and age to be able to understand and then explain all of these end time events to the rest of the Body. He is one of the most anointed men in the Body of Christ on this topic.
6. "Prince of Darkness" by Grant Jeffrey
Author Grant Jeffrey is another highly anointed man of God in this area. This man is one of the best in this area and this book in particular goes into very good and easy to understand detail on all of these end times events. This book is a paperback, but it is 350 pages in length, and it is LOADED with an incredible amount of knowledge and revelation in this area. This book is also another one of my personal favorites and I would highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to further their education in this area. He goes into the New World Order that will be coming and some of the things that are occurring right now that will allow the Antichrist a world platform in which to step up on.
7. "The Jerusalem Countdown" by John Hagee
Brand new book from noted pastor, author and Bible teacher John Hagee. As you all know, the country of Iran is emerging as the next major world threat with their intentions of wanting to develop nuclear weaponry. John has ties in with some of higher ranking leaders in Israel and he gives you some very good insight as to what is really going on behind the scenes with Iran and Israel. This book has been flying off the shelves at some of the bookstores I regular frequent where I live. This is a very, very good book bring you real live up-to-date information on this building crisis in the Middle East.
8. "101 Most Asked Questions About the End Times" by Mark Hitchcock
Mark Hitchcock is another solid anointed man of God on being able to understand and teach on end times. This book is a bit different in that he gives you some of his knowledge and expertise in this area by specifically answering some of the most asked questions on this topic. He is another very good author and teacher on this topic and he has a very good way of explaining everything to you so that you can fully understand all of it.
9. "Iran: The Coming Crisis" by Mark Hitchcock
Another very good book just released on the current crisis we now have with Iran. Mark gives you some good historical insight into Iran and how we have got to this point with them now wanting to literally conquer the entire world through their new president. This book, and the above book from John Hagee on this building crisis, are two of the best current books we have to-date on this unfolding dilemma.
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