Veilded Prophecy

Have you ever wondered upon what prophecy is? In its simplest form, it is the Word of God, spoken to encourage, challenge, rebuke or warn us. Therefore, in essence, prophecy is something that is very useful and helpful for us. But why is it that sometimes God speaks and we are more confused after the words were given to us than before it? This is also God's means of encouraging and protecting us. He is encouraging us to pray and protecting us until the time is right for His words to be received and brought to fruition. Daniel was a mighty man of God who communed with the Lord intimately, but even he had prophetic dreams and visions that confused and even ailed him. The following is what Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary interpreted Daniel's situation to the unique words of prophecy he received in Daniel 8. "Daniel heard the time of this calamity limited and determined; but not the time when it should come. If we would know the mind of God, we must apply to Christ, in whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge; not hid from us, but hid for us. There is much difficulty as to the precise time here stated, but the end of it cannont be very distant. God will, for his own glory, see to the cleansing of the church in due time. Christ died to cleanse his church; and he will so cleanse it as to present it blameless to himself." As stated here, the ultimate goal for words of prophecy is for the body of Christ to prepare herself for the coming of her Bridegroom. In the end, words of encouragement or rebuke are God's way of cleansing and purifying us for the great wedding day.

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