Are you a prophet? It's really not that complicated to find out. The Bible says in Numbers 12:6 , "Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream." Many people take this verse to mean that if you're a prophet you will experience dreams and visions but that's not what this verse means at all. Many have dreams, visions and angelic encounters but not all are prophets.
Through our relationship with Jesus we are privileged to be able to communicate with God and that can involve dreams and visions. To be a prophet God will make Himself know to you in a vision. Has He come to you?
It's quit simple but the church makes it complicated. I think this is because people who are not prophets want to be counted as prophets, so they make their own list of requirements, but the Bible is pretty straight forward. We are spiritual beings with a momentary human experience, so we will experience super natural and prophetic things, but that doesn’t give us the mantel of a prophet.
Now my friend Newman had a vision of Jesus appear to him one day while resting. He's also had other interesting things that place along with that lately. He is more likely to walk in the role of a prophet because the Bible says, "I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision" which has happened to Newman. He also hears and sees God speaking to him in dreams. Whether or not it is time for him to walk in that mantel is not yet known, but he is a more likely candidate than some of the people walking around calling themselves prophets, just because they have a big mouth or strong opinion about something.
If God has not made Himself known to you in a vision you probably are not a prophet but that's okay. No need to be discouraged. Every part of the Body of Christ is important. You can still be prophetic and understand revelation for those things come from the Holy Spirit and are connected with your intimate relationship with Jesus. Why would you want to spend you life believing you were something that you are not? God clearly tells us in the bible how He identifies His prophets. You have strengths, gifts and talents. We all do! Don't you want to walk in your true role in the Body of Christ? I know I do!
The next time someone slaps the title of "prophet" of themselves look at their fruit and see if God has made Himself known to them in a vision. It's really that simple.
