The office of the prophet carries the greatest anointing, authority and responsibility in the
realm of the prophetic. A prophet has a stronger utterance and has the grace to go beyond
the realm of edification, exhortation and comfort. This office is a gift extension of Christ
Himself as the Prophet. The office of the prophet is anointed and authorized to operate in
a higher realm than the one who is endowed with the Holy Spirit’s gift of prophesy and
operates on the level of the prophetic Spirit. Because the prophetic ministry is often very
dramatic, there is also a tendency in the Body of Christ to exalt this gift above the other
ministries of Ephesians 4.
This is a critical error. All these gifts are needed to bring truth, power, balance, equipping
and maturity! The Ministry anointing of this office may differ from prophet to prophet, in
the actual administration of the gift; some prophets are stronger in certain areas than others.
John the Baptist did no miracles and yet was considered great. Elijah and Elisha raised the
dead. Daniel was strong in the area of visions and dreams. Ezekiel was a visionary prophet.
They had different administrations while some were stronger on deliverance, others in the
area of discernment.
The prophet is called to use all his visions and wisdom to draw the people unto maturity in
Christ. He or she is not supposed to be a spiritual police officer who goes about finding
what is wrong with people but a minister of love and compassion who reveals God’s plan
and purpose for people’s lives in agreement with the Word of God. Now Since every
believer in the New Testament have the Holy Spirit, we do not depend on prophets for
direction like the Old Testament saints but we depend upon the Holy Spirit (Romans.8:14).