Part 3 - Prophetic Sounds, by Stephen Bennett

Stephen Bennett

In 1 Chronicles 25:1, two hundred and eighty eight musicians were separated to prophesy on instruments. That is they can bring a sound from heaven that is discernable within their musical sound. It speaks to us. This anointing can render open the heavens over churches, cities and nations, pushing back the powers of darkness, accelerating forward the things of God. Those with an '.ear to hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches', Revelation 2:7. Then they sing or play it and God moves mightily.

Jehoshaphat's musicians and singers played one sound in 2 Chronicles 20:21, singing just two lines of one song. It released something in the spirit that destroyed enemies and subdued nations. My friend Kevin Prosch so aptly prophesied in one of his songs a few years ago, 'God is speaking through the music'. Martin Smith of Delirious sang, 'Can you hear the mountains tremble.open up the gates.' Darlene Zschech sings 'Shout to the Lord.' These fellow ministering musicians, along with many others in the nations are actually prophets of sound. They never set out saying, "I'm gonna be prophetic and touch and change the world and release and inspire others gifts." Their giftedness, among other things, just grew out of them in their daily walk with God and through their passionate music expression at various levels along the way.

Prophetic sounds push the boundaries of what has gone before. It really is not a specific musical or church style. The sound is a voice, God's voice riding in our musical sounds, by the Holy Spirit! That's the power of the sounds of prophetic music - God's in it, whatever the style or mood that is relevant for any particular church, city, or even a nation. Inspired melodies, rhythms, grooves, lyrics and musical ideas that have something that can literally spiritually inspire, unlock and change the atmosphere bringing heaven to earth. It renews the way people think or do things. Spiritual songs that are wrought by the Holy Spirit in you carry within them the purposes of God's heart that brings freshness. Articulated and crafted on the earth through often passionate, creative, yielded, consecrated people. You just know it when you hear it. It is as the psalmist said, spirit calling to spirit, deep unto deep!

New wine doesn't fit in old wineskins, but will always break out somewhere. This is happening in many nations more and more now.