Truth, and to be honest, while everyone should desire to prophesy, lots of people want the gift of prophecy but very few want to live as a prophet. So that's another question, that I intend to look into today and look in the concordance and measure up what's being written, because prophesy can also mean speaking.
Is God saying that everyone should desire the ability to know what is coming or is it that everyone should desire to speak? Because one you might get in a lot of trouble if you try to force it, but the other one we should all be capable of. =
Psalm 57:16
"The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise."
You might get molded
Isaiah 64:8
"We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand."
You might get tested
Isaiah 48:10
"I have refined you, but not as silver is refined. Rather, I have refined you in the furnace of affliction."
But as far as being outright murdered, that's probably not going to happen in America for many years, but you might get arrested and have your name smeared, or being beaten. The world is changing for street preachers.
To quote Leonard Ravenhill:
"And as dear Tozer used to say, 'If you're going to be a prophet, brother you'd better settle.' Or it was Dr. Parker who originally said, "If you're going to be a prophet you'll have to preach repentance and before you start, dedicate your head to heaven because you won't last much more than 6 months maybe.'
John the Baptist himself didn't. He went into the wilderness until his day of showing forth. .... I told you this morning it takes God 20 years to make a man. It took him 20 years to make John Baptist. And he preached 6 months."
Here's that bit if anyone wants to see it...
On the flipside of that, I strongly believe that God protects the righteous. He will mold and test who he wants to in order to prepare them for any good work, but that does not mean we are doomed to live a miserable life or a harsh death (especially at this time). I strongly believe that he protects and guides those whom he loves - and we might be tempted to give into the idea that it's absolutely necessary to be miserable forever, but I don't think so.
I didnt get to watch the video yet tonight, but good points.