Part 2 - Prophetic Arts, by Stephen Bennett

Stephen Bennett

In the Church, the prophetic is expressed or released in greater and lesser degrees in music, depending on the understanding and revelation in that house. However the Church being one Body, is supposed to be prophetic in nature and spirit. A prophetic move in music can often be ahead of its time, and can also be ignored, controlled, or even killed by religion.

History has shown us that a new thing can sometimes end up in Egypt first before its fullness comes to the Church. Just consider music in the world over the last 50 years! If God can use the Pharaoh of Egypt thousands of years ago for His purposes, or even an ass speaking words instead of braying (Numbers 22:29-33), His Holy Spirit can use any communicative gift he chooses in the world that He has given to all men to use!

A prophet or prophetic person is one who is moved by the Spirit of God, interpreting and being a mouthpiece for the Lord; declaring or proclaiming what he or she has received by inspiration. They are often foretellers of truth concerning future events, or things that relate to the cause and kingdom of God.

Prophetic music like vocal prophesying in church has the power to instruct, comfort, encourage, envision, rebuke, convict, challenge, stir and stimulate those who hear. Among many other things, prophets are also poets, songwriters, singers, musician's, and visual and creative artists of all disciplines. There is a prophetic anointing in these days that God is releasing on the whole Body of Christ. Increasingly, prophetic, powerful inspired music and worship will emerge more from the Church than has ever been before. We will also see this broadly in the arts including, filmmakers, fine artists, and television producers.

Many times in the bible, particularly in the Old Testament, the power of music, song, and the arts played a great role in building and preparing the House of God, that eventually affected whole nations and peoples.

In society music and the arts has, and still does have, great ruling and governing influence in fashioning our world and predicting and presenting how it will be. With the increasing momentum of the apostolic reformation today, the prophetic musician coming alongside the apostle and flowing in the apostolic anointing, will bring forth a governing influential music unlike we have ever seen before.