Prophecy And Authority

Patrick Curry rediscovers the history of astrology in early modern England: he seeks to overturn the accepted view that astrology was a marginal pursuit that died out after the mid-seventeenth century. Curry demonstrates that in reality astrology was a vital part of English cultural life, surviving in various forms and despite powerful opposition throughout the eighteenth century. Drawing on a wide range of unpublished primary sources, he examines the heyday of astrology, its practitioners, clients, and critics--and the power struggles that characterized its development in the midseventeenth century. He analyzes the subsequent decline of astrology in early modern England, showing how most astrological practice was marginalized, or, among the elite, absorbed into the development of Newtonian natural philosophy. This accessible work provides a picture of the values of a complex and important age. Informed by an awareness of contemporary debates in history and social theory, it will appeal to social historians and to students and researchers in the history and philosophy of science and the history of ideas, as well as the general reader interested in astrology.

This study examines Calvin's belief that he was a prophet "placed over nations and kingdoms to tear down and destroy, to build and to plant" (Jer 1: 10). With this authority, Calvin pursued an expansionist agenda which blended religious, political, and social aspects towards the goal of a Protestant France .

The Reformation of Prophecy illuminates the significant shifts in the Protestant reformers' engagement with the prophet and biblical prophecy-shifts from advancing the priesthood of all believers to strengthening Protestant clerical identity and authority to operating as a site of polemical-confessional exchange concerning right interpretations of Scripture.

The Bible teaches us that we are to be filled with God's Spirit and that God's presence and grace is manifested among his people as they serve, love, and minister to one another. Yet some of the gifts that God offers to his people aren't commonly seen in many churches today. Gifts of prophecy, healing, tongues, and other supernatural gifts of God seem to be absent, and many Christians are unsure how to cultivate an atmosphere where God's Spirit can work while remaining committed to the foundational truth of God's Word. How can Christians pursue and implement the miraculous gifts of the Spirit without falling into fanatical excess and splitting the church in the process? In Practicing the Power, pastor and author Sam Storms offers practical steps to understanding and exercising spiritual gifts in a way that remains grounded in the word and centered in the gospel. With examples drawn from his forty years of ministry as a pastor and teachers, Storms offers a guidebook that can help pastors, elders, and church members understand what changes are needed to see God move in supernatural power and to guard against excess and abuse of the spiritual gifts. If you long to see God's Spirit move in your church and life, and aren't sure why that isn't happening or where to begin, this book is for you.

International prophetic leader gives believers a basic handbook for understanding prophetic ministry, prophetic callings, and the access all Christians have to God's gift of prophecy.

Are you ready for a new level of boldness, faith, and authority? God is inviting you to join a new breed of spiritually-enabled prophetic warriors who have been given a set of extraordinary powers. You can expect: To flow with revelation, miracles, signs, and wonders like never before. The fullness and power of God to work through you and your familys life. To receive new thoughts, plans, ideas, creativity and fresh anointings. To speak into peoples lives with a love and a warrior edge that burns away pain and delivers them into freedom. To prophesy and release a successful and prosperous reality to individuals, cities and nations. Growing up in Northern Ireland, prophet Emma Stark was raised in an environment that cultivated boldness and a no-nonsense approach to the prophetic. Now, through heart-warming, shocking and funny real-life stories and practical activations, she releases an impartation of faith and encouragement that will propel you to go beyond your fears and into your wildest expectations and dreams of being a bold truth-teller. Are you ready to be weaponized by Heaven?

A Supernatural Tool for End-Time Revival You are living in the last of the last days—a season where God is pouring out His Spirit upon believers, empowering them to walk in the greatest flood of prophetic power the earth has ever seen and usher in the end-time harvest. Are you prepared? Annette Capps--author, ordained minister, and daughter of well-known author and teacher, Charles Capps--invites you, the believer, into the realm of the prophetic flow of the Spirit so you can take your place in the coming revival. In The Spirit of Prophecy, Annette shares her own supernatural experiences and encounters with the Holy Spirit and His gifts. She offers unique insight into the seemingly contradictory prophecies being given today and in the past. Also included are prophecies delivered by Charles Capps that are still speaking power and revelation to the body of Christ. Subjects you will learn about are... How you can flow in the gifts of the Spirit Shaking the devil's kingdom Reaching beyond to the Millennium Sound frequencies that open prophetic winds Prophecy in prayer, preaching, and music Kings, prophets, and nations Women in ministry Counterfeit miracles Rise up! It’s time to get equipped with prophetic revival tools!

The Power of the Prophetic Blessing offers a seldom-heard message of encouragement and blessing for today and for generations to come.