(OPINION) ETH – We are officially 13 days away from the next president of the United States being sworn into office. This comes as Donald Trump was defeated by Joe Biden and will not go on to serve a second term.
How this was achieved, I will spare you the debate here but in the months leading up to this, there was several prophetic leaders and teachers that came out publicly stating that the Lord had revealed to them either by dream, vision, or word that Donald Trump would win a second term in 2020 and be the president of the United States for the next 4 years.
Some of these prophets even said he would win by a landslide, others stated that Trump would win after the Supreme Court would ultimately sway in his favor. Well, we now know that none of this took place and the majority of these men and women have not been heard from since regarding this alleged word on Trump winning.
However, there are two ministers that I have much respect for because they have come forward and issued a public apology for missing it. The first minister is Loren Sanford who has served four churches full time, successfully planting two of them himself, including New Song Church and Ministries, Denver, Colorado where he remains the senior pastor and has authored several books. He recentlty published an apology to the Body of Christ on Charisma news, Here is an excerpt:
“I promised long ago that if I got it wrong regarding the outcome of the presidential election and my prophecy that Trump would be reelected, I would publish an open apology. Since then, I have waited for procedures and challenges to run their course.
Last night, the Congress counted the votes, and the election went to Biden. The president has apparently conceded, promising a smooth transition. So, now is the time. I want to tell you how I got it wrong. This is a confession and an explanation, not an excuse or justification.
Let me begin with this. I don’t believe in rubber prophecy, stretch-to-fit. I’ve spoken against that for a number of years. For example, many have already exhorted me not to apologize, insisting that Trump actually won and the election was stolen.
Regardless, the fact remains that Joe Biden is confirmed as the president-elect. I will not protest that I was right to make my words fit the situation and deny getting it wrong. No rubber prophecy.
Here’s the next piece. Part of my own prophetic discipline, laid on me by the Lord, has been never to feed on the words of other prophetic voices. A phrase given to me by the Lord that has guided me has been to practice “zero-based prophecy.”
The Lord told Jeremiah in Jeremiah 23:30 (NASB), “Therefore behold, I am against the prophets,” declares the Lord, “who steal My words from each other.” We sometimes hear what other prophets are saying, and it stirs us up emotionally. In that emotional stirring, we build a bit on what was said, adding to it in the rush of emotion, because the emotion carries us forward until the final product is no longer the word the Lord actually gave.
Until now, I have always sought the Lord on my own, gotten the word first from Him and then, and only then, have I compared it with what others were saying. So until recently, and specifically in this instance, I stood by that discipline from the Lord, and my track record has been accurate for decades.” Click HERE for the full apology.”
The next minister is Jeremiah Johnson, who is the apostolic overseer of “Heart of the Father Ministry”, a multi campus church in Lakeland and Winter Haven, FL. as well as travels extensively throughout the USA and world as a gifted teacher and prophetic voice at churches and conferences. Johnson also issued an apology in a recent letter he sent out where he stated:
“Dear Saints and Leaders, I have submitted this letter to senior, respected national leaders in the Body who have now given their approval to publicly release it. I am also currently in relationship with local church elders where I reside who I greatly value and believe are essential for accountability in my life, marriage, and ministry. We have dialogued, prayed, and I continue to receive their instructions and corrections.
I have learned some very hard and valuable lessons throughout this process and I intend to be as transparent as possible in the following remarks. The prophetic ministry is simply one of the gifts that God has given His body and we should always be actively seeking relationship and accountability, first at the local level and then nationally if that is where God’s calling leads us.
For those who follow our ministry closely, you will especially understand just how detailed my prophetic journey has been with Donald Trump since 2015. I believe I was given an assignment to help the body of Christ prophetically discern the plans God had for Donald Trump. However, my mandate has and will always be focused on preparing the Bride of Christ for the return of our Bridegroom King Jesus Christ. I have intentionally recorded my encounters concerning Donald Trump publicly for accountability purposes over the last five years. Below is a brief and condensed timeline of my prophetic process which I felt was most important to share.”
Click HERE to reall the full apology. I can honestly say that I have great respect for both of these Men of God for making these public apologies. Unfortunately, not everyone in the Body of Christ will be as forgiving and respond in mercy and forgiveness but these two men have set a great example for many in the Church and in leadership of a great display of humility.
