And [His gifts to the church were varied and] He Himself appointed some as apostles [special messengers, representatives], some as prophets [who speak a new message from God to the people], some as evangelists [who spread the good news of salvation], and some as pastors and teachers [to shepherd and guide and instruct], [and He did this] to fully equip and perfect the saints (God’s people) for works of service, to build up the body of Christ [the church]; ~Ephesians 4:11-12.

So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy...

When I first heard GOD say PROPHETIC-RISING, I ran to the dictionary- the Bible dictionary, the Bible concordance- and there was no PROPHETI