By Tendai Manzvanzvike
UFIC leader Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa continued to be in the limelight in 2014 with his teachings and prophetic messages
AS we put finishing touches to our Christmas celebrations, and the crossover into 2015, let’s take time to reflect on the year 2014.
Remember 14 is one of the most significant numbers in the Bible, with Biblestudy.org saying, “Being a multiple of seven, 14 partakes of its importance and, being double that number, implies a double measure of spiritual perfection. The number two with which it is combined (2×7) may, however, bring its own significance into its meaning, as it does in Matthew 1, where the genealogy of Jesus Christ is divided up and given in sets of 14 (2×7) generations, two being associated with incarnation…
“So all the generations from Abraham to David are 14 generations, from David until the captivity in Babylon are 14 generations, and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are 14 generations.” (Matthew 1:1-17, NKJV)
This columnist looks back on the year and can only say that it was by the grace of God that we hosted Divine Appointments in the country’s biggest newspaper, The Sunday Mail.
We attended events hosted by some of the biggest, some smaller, churches in the country, speaking to many men and women of God.
Every visit and interview was by divine choice, and every instalment was also by divine appointment.
I thank the Lord Almighty in Jesus Christ’s name for the unlimited grace and the immense support from our dear readers.
You spoke about various issues, with prophecy being one of them, and it remains a major talking point in and outside of the body of Christ.
We believe that it will be the same in 2015.
Contemporary prophecy now even forms part of the school curriculum for Advanced Level Divinity with paper one dealing with “Prophets of the Old Testament”, and comparisons are drawn between the pre-canonical, canonical and contemporary prophets in Zimbabwe.
One Lower Six student at a high school in Harare informed this writer that this column has become one of their secondary sources of information.
Their 2014 third term question paper included some of the following questions:
The functions of prophets in Zimbabwe differ from those of ancient Israel. Discuss.
“Nationalism influenced prophecy in Israel.” To what extent has this concept influenced churches today?
“So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethec of barley.” (Hosea 3:2) Examine this verse in relation to the concept of dowry/lobola in Zimbabwe.
In view of this, next Sunday’s edition will have a special instalment on the prophetic dispensation.
Apart from previewing the New Year church services around the country, we will also be paying special attention to what God is saying about the nation of Zimbabwe through the prophetic messages He gives His servants.
The success of next week’s instalment depends on the input of the whole body of Christ in Zimbabwe. Tell us what your church has lined up for the New Year service?
We will also review the prophecies for Zimbabwe in 2014 and whether or not they were fulfilled.
We will also examine your church’s declarations for 2014. For example, Assemblies of God, Mufakose Assembly had “Celebrating God’s Grace by Honouring the Past and Looking into the Future”, while Zaoga FIF declared it a year of “Revelation of Knowing our Inheritance”. Heartfelt International Ministries called it a year of “Divine Speed” with Christian Healing Ministries for all nations calling it the year of a “Fresh Start”, to name but a few.
Were these messages from God or mere thumb sucks?
And, what is your church’s declaration or theme for 2015? Email your contributions to: tendai.manzvanzvike@zimpapers.co.zw.
Prophecy is a controversial topic the world over.
David C. Grabbe of The Berean tackles the issue thus:
“If a prophet, or one who foretells by dreams, appears among you and announces to you a miraculous sign or wonder, and if the sign or wonder of which he has spoken takes place, and he says, ‘Let us follow other gods’ (gods you have not known) and ‘let us worship them’, you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer.
UFIC leader Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa continued to be in the limelight in 2014 with his teachings and prophetic messages
AS we put finishing touches to our Christmas celebrations, and the crossover into 2015, let’s take time to reflect on the year 2014.
Remember 14 is one of the most significant numbers in the Bible, with Biblestudy.org saying, “Being a multiple of seven, 14 partakes of its importance and, being double that number, implies a double measure of spiritual perfection. The number two with which it is combined (2×7) may, however, bring its own significance into its meaning, as it does in Matthew 1, where the genealogy of Jesus Christ is divided up and given in sets of 14 (2×7) generations, two being associated with incarnation…
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This columnist looks back on the year and can only say that it was by the grace of God that we hosted Divine Appointments in the country’s biggest newspaper, The Sunday Mail.
We attended events hosted by some of the biggest, some smaller, churches in the country, speaking to many men and women of God.
Every visit and interview was by divine choice, and every instalment was also by divine appointment.
I thank the Lord Almighty in Jesus Christ’s name for the unlimited grace and the immense support from our dear readers.
You spoke about various issues, with prophecy being one of them, and it remains a major talking point in and outside of the body of Christ.
We believe that it will be the same in 2015.
Contemporary prophecy now even forms part of the school curriculum for Advanced Level Divinity with paper one dealing with “Prophets of the Old Testament”, and comparisons are drawn between the pre-canonical, canonical and contemporary prophets in Zimbabwe.
One Lower Six student at a high school in Harare informed this writer that this column has become one of their secondary sources of information.
Their 2014 third term question paper included some of the following questions:
The functions of prophets in Zimbabwe differ from those of ancient Israel. Discuss.
“Nationalism influenced prophecy in Israel.” To what extent has this concept influenced churches today?
“So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethec of barley.” (Hosea 3:2) Examine this verse in relation to the concept of dowry/lobola in Zimbabwe.
In view of this, next Sunday’s edition will have a special instalment on the prophetic dispensation.
Apart from previewing the New Year church services around the country, we will also be paying special attention to what God is saying about the nation of Zimbabwe through the prophetic messages He gives His servants.
The success of next week’s instalment depends on the input of the whole body of Christ in Zimbabwe. Tell us what your church has lined up for the New Year service?
We will also review the prophecies for Zimbabwe in 2014 and whether or not they were fulfilled.
We will also examine your church’s declarations for 2014. For example, Assemblies of God, Mufakose Assembly had “Celebrating God’s Grace by Honouring the Past and Looking into the Future”, while Zaoga FIF declared it a year of “Revelation of Knowing our Inheritance”. Heartfelt International Ministries called it a year of “Divine Speed” with Christian Healing Ministries for all nations calling it the year of a “Fresh Start”, to name but a few.
Were these messages from God or mere thumb sucks?
And, what is your church’s declaration or theme for 2015? Email your contributions to: tendai.manzvanzvike@zimpapers.co.zw.
Prophecy is a controversial topic the world over.
David C. Grabbe of The Berean tackles the issue thus:
“If a prophet, or one who foretells by dreams, appears among you and announces to you a miraculous sign or wonder, and if the sign or wonder of which he has spoken takes place, and he says, ‘Let us follow other gods’ (gods you have not known) and ‘let us worship them’, you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer.
