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SEEC Magazine 26 February/March 2017
Paul is saying that what was once a hidden mystery (still a secret) has been
revealed in his day, giving him and the church greater revelation of God's original
purpose for Christ. Past generations didn't have such revelation. Christ was some
unknown figure who was symbolized in religious forms and ceremonies, but now
revealed as the Messiah, whose name is Jesus Christ! Christ had now appeared in
human form as the Son of Man, died for the sin of the world, was raised from the
dead after three days, appeared to many after his resurrection , and after forty
days returned to His Father and ours. What is next on God's timetable? To head
up everything in heaven and earth and unify all things and consummate
them in Christ. He is scheduled to return to earth and set up His earthly kingdom
that was the hidden mystery in the book of Daniel. Prophets had declared this,
now it was made clear for all to see.
THE MESSAGE OF HOPE IS WHAT IS NEEDED
With this in mind, we can readily see the utmost importance of the prophetic
ministry in our generation, and join the apostle Paul in his prayer in Ephesians 1:
16-19 that a greater revelation by the spirit of wisdom and revelation will be upon
us in this hour of great history.

[For I always pray to] the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of
glory, that He may grant you a spirit of wisdom and revelation [of
insight into mysteries and secrets] in the [deep and intimate] knowl-
edge of Him, by having the eyes of your heart flooded with light, so
that you can know and understand the hope to which He has called
you, and how rich is His glorious inheritance in the saints (His set-
apart ones), and [so that you can know and understand] what is the
immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness of His power
in and for us who believe, as demonstrated in the working of His
mighty strength, . . .

For us to fulfill what Paul has stated here, we must of necessity have the eyes
of our heart flooded with "light." That light is nothing less than the
"revelation, insight, and understanding" of the hope of a future in Christ that
awaits us. This is what the prophetic ministry is all about. We face a generation
who are filled with hopelessness. Christ is our only hope. Therefore, we must
prophesy to this generation of His goodness and greatness, giving them a hope
for the future.

(This article is an excerpt from Samuel L. Brassfield’s teaching manual God’s Full Redep-
tive Plan—The Purpose of the Prophetic Ministry. Sam is president and co-founder of
Harvest International Ministries, Inc. [HIM], which is a mission, evangelistic and teaching
outreach with an apostolic and prophetic foundation, to advance the Kingdom of God. He
has authored two books and is in the process of writing others at this time. Sam and
Nancy travel as prophetic conference speakers and teachers in local churches and confer-
ences each year. They have recently started a school of ministry in which they take the
teaching and training to local churches. 512-525-1001 * sbrassfield1@live.com.)