'Prophesy' in the Bible
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many mighty works?
Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ: who is he that struck thee?
And he said unto them, Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoreth me with their lips, But their heart is far from me.
And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the officers received him with blows of their hands.
And they blindfolded him, and asked him, saying, Prophesy: who is he that struck thee?
And it shall be in the last days, saith God, I will pour forth of my Spirit upon all flesh: And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, And your young men shall see visions, And your old men shall dream dreams:
Yea and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days Will I pour forth of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy.
And having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;
Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts , but rather that ye may prophesy.
Now I would have you all speak with tongues, but rather that ye should prophesy: and greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.
But if all prophesy, and there come in one unbelieving or unlearned, he is reproved by all, he is judged by all;
For ye all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted;
Wherefore, my brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.
And they say unto me, Thou must prophesy again over many peoples and nations and tongues and kings.
And I will give unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.