7 Prophetic Personalities For This Hour (Which One Is Yours?)

A few years ago, I had a dream where I saw a toolbox being opened and inside were a variety of different tools.

Each of them had a specific purpose, and over the course of a few months, the Lord showed me what I believe are some very strategic expressions or tools in the Lord’s hand in this hour for the powerful wave of the Spirit that is upon us.

Did you know that you are a potent and powerful tool in the hand of the Lord? You were born to display the splendor and majesty of your Creator to a world that is craving Him.

But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel” (Acts 9:15 NKJV).

Let’s look at some of the prophetic tools I believe the Lord is using in this hour. Before we do that, just know that these tools are not just for those who deem themselves as ones who hold the office of a prophet but for all of the Body of Christ. We all can operate in the prophetic gift or grace as per 1 Corinthians 12:8–10. Also, I believe God will use many in a mix of many expressions, so I pray that you would be encouraged as you discover and unearth some of the hidden gifts incubating inside you.

The Key

The first tool I saw was a key. The key represents the revelators, the equippers, the trainers, the disciplers, and the imparters that equip the Body for service (see Eph. 4:12) or reveal the secrets/ revelation of the Kingdom. These individuals help push out and extend the borders of the Kingdom.

I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David; what he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open (Isaiah 22:22).

I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven (Matthew 16:19).

Key-givers, as I call them, will be integral in passing the baton and grooming those God is raising up, uncovering the unlimited resources of the Kingdom available at hand.

These key-givers will be those who unlock and unveil the road ahead for the Body of Christ. They will clear the debris of old religious mindsets, will champion truth, and will raise an army of powerful sons and daughters who will subdue the earth.

The Hammer

The hammer represents the integral role of those called to administer reformation in the Church, or as I have come to call them refitters because they are repairing and restoring areas of the Church from the inside out. They come across like hammers because they challenge and confront stagnant and stale forms that have no fruit.

Refitters don’t belong to one denomination or stream, but they have been raised for the Body of Christ as a whole. Moving against the tide of cultural and religious norms, they have the language and scope to articulate Heaven’s intention, remove the old and outdated ways, and clear the path to greater unity, connectivity, and effectivity.

Refitters carry a deeply embedded knowledge of Kingdom infrastructure and work alongside apostles to implement new wineskin strategies to build and grow.

The refitter’s gifting is not to fault find but to open the door to the future. Instead of criticism, they see the gold each expression possesses and is given a blueprint of Heaven of how to break out of areas of stagnation and flow again.

The Pen

The pen encompasses the scribes, songwriters, psalmists, authors, policy writers, and those who carry the Word of the Lord through their creative or administrative gift.

I saw a pen lighting up the sky with words of fire, and so it will be in this hour that those who carry the anointing of the scribe will light up the sky and draw the world to Jesus through their anointed words. Psalmists and songwriters will suddenly birth songs that the world will call a revolution because these songs will expose counterfeits and ignite a desire to encounter God.

My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer (Psalm 45:1).

We are in a historical season for the Body of Christ, and more than ever God is raising these prophetic pens in His hand to be messengers and articulators of the Lord’s heart.

The Bell

Recently, we were speaking at a conference in another city of Australia when I had a powerful encounter with the Lord where He took me up in a vision as I was walking around the city at night. Suddenly, the bells from the inner-city Catholic church began to ring out its beautiful melody throughout the city.

The Lord began speaking to me about His bellringers in this hour. They are not just calling the Body to worship and prayer, but to announce a call to justice and a sound of liberty throughout the lands.

Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy hill. Let all who live in the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming. It is close at hand (Joel 2:1).

So many have spoken about bells in this season because heaven is speaking loud and clear, “You are My instruments, My vessels of freedom and peace, to administer truth and justice throughout the lands!”

Justice carriers, arise and let your sound be heard!

The Timepiece

I had a vision about a timepiece much like the one I saw in the toolbox earlier in the year, but what I noticed was that this watch had hands that went forward and backward in an unpredictable way. The Lord reminded me of the sons of Issachar from 1 Chronicles 12:32 who understood the times. What made no sense to me as I looked at this watch could be interpreted by those God has gifted with knowing the times.

The gift of knowing the times and seasons is valuable because these prophetic timekeepers can sense the changes and shifts in specific epoch cycles and are able to predict when God is doing certain things. Timekeepers provide a roadmap and clarity to those walking through blind or unknown periods and connect the dots for those feeling lost and hopeless.

The name Issachar means “there is recompense,” and just like the name suggests, God’s timekeepers can see the promise arising from the ashes of the wilderness and speak restoration in the middle of calamity.

The Telescope

When I asked the Lord about the telescope, He didn’t show me anything until months later. I was in worship one night when I had a vision where Jesus was handing me a long, old, wooden box. I opened it to find an old brass telescope laying in navy blue silk. I took the telescope out of the box and extended it, and as I brought it up to my eye, I was taken deeper into the vision and saw some specific events for a country that were years away from taking place.

I believe God was highlighting to me the gift of foresight and long vision—the ability to foretell for the sake of warning and guiding the Body of Christ. I instantly thought of the late prophet Kim Clement who operated in this gift with such accuracy and purity, and I believe it is a gift that is going to become more common than it has been in the past.

These prophetic eyes will be shown specific plots and plans ahead of time so they can be foiled and disarmed, prayed into, and broken. This gift can be seen in many places in the Bible. For instance, the prophet Isaiah foretold of Jesus many centuries before His birth (see Isa. 9:6).

This gifting is also able to perceive what is hidden.

“None of us, my lord the king,” said one of his officers, “but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom” (2 Kings 6:12).

Prophetic seers, arise!

The Lightning Rod

For a whole week, I had recurring dreams of lightning strikes. In one dream a scene played out that reminded me much of the scene from the movie Back to the Future, where the lightning struck the clock before sending Marty back to the future. The next morning, the Lord began to show me that He is raising up lightning rods around the world. These will be conductors of His power and glory, and as the lightning of heaven hit them, they will transport the Church out of the past and into the future.

I was also reminded how, when lightning hits, many times it shorts the power system, shutting down power to whole cities and regions. In that same way, these lightning rods will short the system and take back territory from the longstanding, oppressive principalities over regions and cities.

Lightning rods always stay at a high altitude and perceive and sense what many others don’t. They are poised to strike and recover, and we will see many of these heavenly conductors transfer back the rights and ownership of many stolen and usurped regions and places around the world.

Which Are You?

Did any of those register in your spirit? Did any give clarity about the expression God has been nurturing inside you? Maybe you knew God was doing something, but you weren’t sure what or why.

Many prophetic people have felt lost or displaced and, in many cases, rejected and confused, but you need to know that your greatest hour is upon you! God has been preparing you for your assignment and shifting you into position for your most effective season of impact! Break out from the confusion of your past and allow God to move you into position as God’s mighty warrior in the earth!