What Does “Prophesy” Mean in the Bible?
To speak in the name of God. Sometimes it means announcing what will happen; most of the time it is calling people to come back to God.
A detail
- “Prophecy”: the prophet’s message.
Where it appears in the Bible
Acts 2:17
What the Bible says
Acts 2:17
And it shall come to pass, in the last days, (saith the Lord,) I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: RAE, “profetizar”; Acts 2:17