Think you know what prophecy means? Think again.

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[00:00:00]This This usage of the word prophesy, it doesn't necessarily mean mean predicting or foretelling the future.

[00:00:07]That's not the primary meaning in this use.

[00:00:10]The The root word is to speak forth, to declare, to proclaim, to give utterance to divine revelation.

[00:00:18]You see, a prophet isn't primarily a predictor.

[00:00:21]They're a proclaimer.

[00:00:23]What Peter's doing is he's quoting Joel directly, Joel 2:28.

[00:00:28]And in the Hebrew, when Joel says, when he's talking about this pouring out and the prophesying, in the Hebrew, it's nabah. It's the same idea.