You May All Prophesy

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Summary: great practical book
Review: I have experienced Morning Star and Steve Thompson's teachings, and this book is one of the most practical, to-the-point books on spiritual gifts that you will find. Great book, great insight. Would recomend it to any Christian who is seeking to expand their intimacy with Christ and ability to minister profoundly to others.


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Summary: You May All Prophesy - Steve Thompson
Review: Morningstar prophetic doctrine, as taught by Rick Joyner, Bob Jones, and Steve Thompson is based on the concept of "levels of revelation". These levels include impressions, Visions, Open Visions, Dreams, Trances, Other Prophetic Experiences, the Lord's Audible Voice and Angelic Visitations. "Open Visions" for those who are not up to speed on such things, are when you continue to see the vision, like a movie, even as you go about everyday tasks such as driving. Steve Thompson teaches on these levels in his book "You May All Prophesy". He includes in his lists of ways to receive the following: Impressions, Spiritual sight, Spiritual hearing, Spiritual smell, Spiritual touch, Spiritual taste, Dreams, Glimpses in the Spirit, Gentle Internal Visions, Strong Internal Visions, and Open Visions. Dreams may include Literal Dreams, Symbolic Dreams and Dreams of Angels or the Lord, which are not visitations but are high-level revelations.

According to this doctrine, Impressions are the "entry-level" revelations. Says Thompson "Many people who receive impressions like this may believe they are unstable because their emotions can change abruptly as they move from one situation to another. They do not understand that God is 'pulling the strings on their emotions' in order to speak to them."

The highest levels of revelation, according to Thompson and others, are "Trances" and "Caught up in the Spirit". You may be more familiar with the term "Spirit Travel", "Astral Projection" or "Out of Body Experiences". According to this teaching, being caught up in the Spirit is similar to a trance but the individual is actually transported somewhere.

Thompson's associate Bob Jones reportedly experiences these (trances and spirit travel) on a regular basis. Third-wave church members have been overheard discussing participation in such activities. One wonders who is "pulling the strings on their emotions".

The premise of this book is that "all may prophesy" (1 Cor 14:31) however the title leaves off the all important warning two verses previous which states that only two or three prophets should speak in a service. The entire book treats scripture in this casual manner. Thompson's book is a "must have" if you are seeking to learn about the third-wave heresy taking over the Charismatic Church today.