Preface

Really, another book about prophets? Yes. Prophets and the prophetic are subjects that we will never stop learning about. This book, however, is different from other books I have seen. The vision of this book is to give understanding about the life of prophets, things we have been taught about, but do not really know. This book is written to help us gain understanding of the prophet as a person, not just a ministerial persona.

Inside the pages ofThe Biography of Prophets will be what the Holy Scriptures show us about the men and women that carried and released the sound of God in the Earth. No, every prophet mentioned in Scripture is not present in this book, but some of the popular, and not so popular prophets, will be discussed. My hope, as the biographer of the prophets, is to help us understand that the ministry, assignment and life of the prophet is not always what we understand it to be. Also, to help some emerging and even seasoned prophets clarify their assignment as a prophet in the earth.

I feel it absolutely necessary to utilize this introduction to write about things that will be standard through each prophet’s biography. There are certain things that ALL prophets have in common. Each prophet has a mandate and mantle while functioning in the anointing of God. Since there is a difference, this introduction will explain those differences.

Mantle, Mandate, Anointing

What is a Mantle? A mantle is your calling/election from God Himself, activated through Jesus Christ and guided by Holy Spirit of God. The Hebrew word meh’el, is one of the words translated mantle, simply meaning robe. In the Bible, men of high rank and the high priest wore mantles/robes. The mantle separates you from everyone else. The kings wore mantles that looked different from the mantle of prophets whose mantles looked different from that of the high priest. Today, we may not wear a mantle in cloth, but all leaders have mantles. Some leaders wear specially designed robes to separate them from other leaders, that is a mantle. Our mantles today are more spiritual than material. Whether it be a prayer shawl or a specially designed robe, it should be respected as holy before God and people. The mantle is significant to the calling and election of the prophet. Before a person takes a mantle and puts it on, they should make their calling and election sure (1 Peter 1:10). Mantles can be passed down from one generation to another. Elijah passed his mantle down to Elisha. After Elisha had proven himself a son and a servant worthy of the mantle, it was released upon him. Mantles are passed down from leadership to sons and daughters.

Mantles are not man-made, they are God-breathed. Every p