The Seer: Origins, Expressions, and Modern Misunderstanding 101
Background Knowledge: In recent years, there has been a noticeable resurgence in the use of the word seer. As the modern church slowly moves away from demonizing the term and begins reclaiming it as part of the prophetic office, the origin of the prophetic office there remains a significant gap in our understanding. Many still lack clarity about who a seer truly is, their function, their responsibility, and their relevance in today’s church. Over the past few decades, we have grown from merely acknowledging prophetic people, or prophetic voices but we have come to recognize individuals as Prophets. Though we have arrived at this juncture, there is far more that we need to uncover and learn. Historically, the term Sons of the Prophets was given to those who are s piritual children or students of the prophets they were given charged to maintain and preserve prophetic history. In that same tradition, a Prophets wife is automatically a Prophetess, not because she prophesied, but because...