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The God-breathed Wordture When the average person thinks of prophecy, hethinks of <strong>for</strong>etelling the future. This definition is oneof the usages of the word "prophecy," but is not theonly 'one. The word "prophecy" can also mean"<strong>for</strong>thtelling."Isaiah's prophecy of the coming of the Lord JesusChrist and John's prophecy of the return of Christ(which is still in the future) are examples of <strong>for</strong>etelling.Some of the Word of God is <strong>for</strong>etelling. Theverb "prophesy" also means "to <strong>for</strong>thtell, to state, toset <strong>for</strong>th, to speak <strong>for</strong>th." "Prophecy" literally means"that which is <strong>for</strong>etold and that which is <strong>for</strong>thtold."The whole Bible from Genesis to Revelation is either<strong>for</strong>etelling or <strong>for</strong>thtelling. "For the prophecy [all thatwhich is <strong>for</strong>etold or <strong>for</strong>thtold, everything from Genesisto Revelation] came not in old time by the will ofman ..." The Word of God, which <strong>for</strong>etells and <strong>for</strong>th¬tells, did not come by the will of man. Many theologiansand religious leaders have taught that whenevera Biblical writer wanted to write he sat down andpenned a part of the Word of God. The Word of Goddoes not say that. Moses never sat down in the desertand said, "Well, now I think I am going to write theWord of God," and then got out his shorthand pad.He did not scratch his head and write, "In the begin¬nine God created the heaven and the earth." "I likethat." No. The prophecy came not by the will ofman; in other words, man never willed the Word of73
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