The Seer Quotes

“vision is the power that sustains. Whatever we keep in front of our eyes is what will determine our outcome!”
― James W. Goll, The Seer Expanded Edition: The Prophetic Power of Visions, Dreams and Open Heavens

“Elisha was a man of vision, a man of revelation, and he never let go of it. What about you? I don’t know what prophetic promise the Lord may have spoken to you. As Christians, we have the biblical promises as well as the current-day revelatory words that are spoken into each of our lives, which come in a multiplicity of manners. Sometimes they come by the quiet, still witness of the Spirit; at other times, through dreams or visions. They may come from God directly to you or through someone speaking to you what they have received from God. Whatever the case, don’t cast away your dream, for it will have a great reward. Don’t take off your dream coat in the presence of your enemy. Keep the vision God has given you before your eyes. Vision is a power that sustains a people.”
― James W. Goll, The Seer Expanded Edition: The Prophetic Power of Visions, Dreams and Open Heavens

“Even when the angel asks him specifically, “Do you not know what these are?” Zechariah answers with humility, “No, my lord.” Had Zechariah not responded with humility and openness, he probably would not have gained much from the whole experience. People who think they know it all already cut themselves off from learning anything new.”
― James W. Goll, The Seer Expanded Edition: The Prophetic Power of Visions, Dreams and Open Heavens

“The end purpose of all true prophetic revelation is to build up, to admonish, and to encourage the people of God. Anything that is not directed to this end is not true prophecy.”
― James W. Goll, The Seer: The Prophetic Power of Visions, Dreams, and Open Heavens

“God has called us to be humble servants committed to a local expression of Christ’s Body, diligently studying the Scriptures, praying daily, and being led by the Spirit of Truth into His purposes and individual will for our lives.”
― James W. Goll, The Seer: The Prophetic Power of Visions, Dreams, and Open Heavens

“No matter what I see or how many times I think I may have seen it before, I always ask, “What is this, Lord?” I am confident that the same God who gives me the revelation can also interpret it for me.”
― James W. Goll, The Seer Expanded Edition: The Prophetic Power of Visions, Dreams and Open Heavens

“In his vision, Zechariah saw an elaborate golden lampstand with two olive trees on either side of it. His first response was very intelligent. He asked the angel, “What are these, my lord?” Asking a question is a wise course of action whenever visionary revelation occurs.”
― James W. Goll, The Seer Expanded Edition: The Prophetic Power of Visions, Dreams and Open Heavens

“front of them. This illustrates the principle that vision is the power that sustains. Whatever we keep in front of our eyes is what will determine our outcome!”
― James W. Goll, The Seer Expanded Edition: The Prophetic Power of Visions, Dreams and Open Heavens

“flocks face toward the striped and all the black in the flock of Laban; and he put his own herds apart, and did not put them with Laban’s flock. Moreover, whenever the stronger of the flock were mating, Jacob would place the rods in the sight of the flock in the gutters, so that they might mate by the rods; but when the flock was feeble, he did not put them in; so the feebler were Laban’s and the stronger Jacob’s. So the man became exceedingly prosperous, and had large flocks and female and male servants and camels and donkeys (Genesis 30:37-43). Jacob took fresh rods from poplar and almond trees (trees symbolize authority), peeled white stripes in them, and placed them in the watering troughs for the sheep and the goats. When the animals came to drink, they also mated (symbolizing intimacy) in front of the peeled rods. The resulting offspring were striped, speckled, and spotted. Jacob did this only when the stronger animals were mating, so he ended up with the strongest and healthiest flocks, while Laban’s animals were weaker. Jacob prospered greatly because the sheep and goats brought forth the right kind of offspring. They produced the desired result because there was a vision that was put in front of their eyes, and they begat what was put in”
― James W. Goll, The Seer Expanded Edition: The Prophetic Power of Visions, Dreams and Open Heavens

“Then Jacob took fresh rods of poplar and almond and plane trees, and peeled white stripes in them, exposing the white which was in the rods. He set the rods which he had peeled in front of the flocks in the gutters, even in the watering troughs, where the flocks came to drink; and they mated when they came to drink. So the flocks mated by the rods, and the flocks brought forth striped, speckled, and spotted. Jacob separated the lambs, and made the”
― James W. Goll, The Seer Expanded Edition: The Prophetic Power of Visions, Dreams and Open Heavens

“As Christians, we are called to be a people of vision. We must learn to set a goal or target in front of our eyes to gaze upon. It is only when we aim at something that we have any chance of hitting it! The apostle Paul set his sights on knowing Christ, which he acknowledged was a lifelong process: Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, have this attitude (Philippians 3:13-15a). Like Paul, we need to be a people of vision. Let us set our sights on the Lord and aim at His goals.”
― James W. Goll, The Seer Expanded Edition: The Prophetic Power of Visions, Dreams and Open Heavens

“Where there is no vision, the people perish” (Prov. 29:18a KJV). Unrestrained behavior leads eventually to destruction. People who have no vision also have no goal or purpose—nothing to shoot for. They have nowhere to go in life and, therefore, go nowhere.”
― James W. Goll, The Seer Expanded Edition: The Prophetic Power of Visions, Dreams and Open Heavens

“without prophecy, without divine revelation or vision, people will cast off all restraint. They will run wild because they have no guidance—no vision. The Word of God—His law—provides vision and guidance for living, and those who follow it are blessed. All people need a vision to sustain them in life.”
― James W. Goll, The Seer Expanded Edition: The Prophetic Power of Visions, Dreams and Open Heavens

“team—the “prophetic presbytery” (see 1 Tim. 4:14).”
― James W. Goll, The Seer Expanded Edition: The Prophetic Power of Visions, Dreams and Open Heavens

“Another word found in Strong’s Concordance for prophetic impartation is nabiy’, which as we have already seen, is the action of “flowing forth,” or “bubbling forth like a fountain.” This perfectly describes the inspirational gift of prophecy we see so often in meetings, particularly in a setting of a plurality of elders and seasoned, gifted individuals working together as a coordinated team—the”
― James W. Goll, The Seer Expanded Edition: The Prophetic Power of Visions, Dreams and Open Heavens

“Lord deposits something in our spirits that was not there before; and even after He lifts His hand, we carry that burden as a word or commission from Him. He lays on us a “burden” for a particular situation, and we may carry that impartation for days, weeks, months, or even years. For example, it might be a burden over the abortion situation in the United States. God’s hand comes upon us and then departs, leaving behind a supernatural enablement of grace, a Holy Spirit endowment to prophesy and intercede in a way we never could before. I have addressed this theme thoroughly in my book Kneeling on the Promises: Birthing God’s Purposes Through Prophetic Intercession.”
― James W. Goll, The Seer Expanded Edition: The Prophetic Power of Visions, Dreams and Open Heavens

“The Old Testament uses several different Hebrew terms to describe the various modes of impartation. First, according to Strong’s Concordance, there is nataf, which means “to let drop like rain.” This describes a slow, gentle process where the prophetic word comes upon us little by little and accumulates in our spirits over a period of time. It is like being in a certain place and having the mist of God descend around us and slowly permeate our spirits. Some have described it as being like a sponge that gradually soaks up and absorbs the “raindrops” of the prophetic presence of the Lord until they fill up and overflow. The second Hebrew word listed in Strong’s Concordance for prophetic impartation is massa, which refers to the “hand of the Lord” that releases the “burden of the Lord.” When God’s hand comes upon us, He imparts something to us—a prophetic “burden”—and when His hand lifts, that burden remains. The”
― James W. Goll, The Seer Expanded Edition: The Prophetic Power of Visions, Dreams and Open Heavens

“The word nabiy’ has to do with hearing and speaking, with being a “mouthpiece” for God, declaring that which one has heard. A nabiy’ prophet is a person who speaks on behalf of a superior. In Aaron’s case, this was Moses and, ultimately, God. In the case of every biblical prophet, in fact, God was the superior for whom they spoke. Their words originated with Him. He planted His word in their hearts and mouths, and they in turn declared it to the people. In short, nabiy’ prophets are speakers who declare the word that God has given to them.”
― James W. Goll, The Seer Expanded Edition: The Prophetic Power of Visions, Dreams and Open Heavens

“divinely anointed manner.”
― James W. Goll, The Seer Expanded Edition: The Prophetic Power of Visions, Dreams and Open Heavens

“A prophet or prophetess then, is a spokesperson for God, one who hears the voice of the Holy Spirit and speaks or pens God’s mind or counsel through a”
― James W. Goll, The Seer Expanded Edition: The Prophetic Power of Visions, Dreams and Open Heavens

“prophecy means the expressed thoughts of God spoken in a language that no people, in their natural gifts of speech, could articulate on their own. The substance and nature of prophecy exceed the limits that the human mind is capable of thinking or imagining. Its purpose is to edify, exhort, and comfort either individuals or the corporate Body of Christ. Although prophecy comes through the mouth or pen of people, it comes from the mind of God.”
― James W. Goll, The Seer Expanded Edition: The Prophetic Power of Visions, Dreams and Open Heavens

“impacted my life more than any other leader, defined prophecy in the following way: The gift of prophecy is the supernaturally imparted ability to hear the voice of the Holy Spirit and speak God’s mind or counsel. Prophecy ministers not only to the assembled group of believers, but also to individuals. Its three main purposes are: To edify = to build up, strengthen, to make more effective. To exhort = to stimulate, to encourage, to admonish. To comfort = to cheer up. Thus prophecy overcomes two of satan’s most common attacks: condemnation and discouragement.3”
― James W. Goll, The Seer Expanded Edition: The Prophetic Power of Visions, Dreams and Open Heavens

“The late international Bible teacher Derek Prince, the spiritual father who”
― James W. Goll, The Seer Expanded Edition: The Prophetic Power of Visions, Dreams and Open Heavens

“The Greek word that is translated “prophesy” means “to speak for another.” It means to speak for God or to be His spokesman.1 According to Dick Iverson, former senior pastor of Bible Temple in Portland, Oregon: The gift of prophecy is speaking under the direct supernatural influence of the Holy Spirit. It is becoming God’s mouthpiece, to verbalize His words as the Spirit directs. The Greek word propheteia means “speaking forth the mind and counsel of God.” It is inseparable in its New Testament usage with the concept of direct inspiration of the Spirit. Prophecy is the very voice of Christ speaking in the church.”
― James W. Goll, The Seer Expanded Edition: The Prophetic Power of Visions, Dreams and Open Heavens

“Kenneth Hagin, the late father of the modern faith movement, stated: Prophecy is supernatural utterance in a known tongue. The Hebrew word “to prophesy” means “to flow forth.” It also carries with it the thought “to bubble forth like a fountain, to let drop, to lift up, to tumble forth, and to spring forth.”
― James W. Goll, The Seer Expanded Edition: The Prophetic Power of Visions, Dreams and Open Heavens