The Founder and General Overseer of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has expressed strong support for a proposal that prophets submit their revelations for scrutiny before announcing them publicly.
The suggestion, put forward by Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah, Presidential Envoy for Interfaith and Ecumenical Relations, seeks to promote responsibility and accountability within prophetic ministry.
Speaking in an interview on Channel One TV on Wednesday, February 25, Archbishop Duncan-Williams said the proposal is consistent with biblical doctrine and long-standing Christian practice.
According to him, Scripture itself provides guidance on how prophecy should be handled within the faith community.
“I agreed with it. It was a good thing because the Bible says let two prophesy and let the others judge. It means that we have the right to judge prophecy. We have the right to do due diligence about prophecy,” he stated. He further stressed that prophetic declarations are not absolute pronouncements but are often subject to conditions.
The Archbishop explained that even major biblical events are approached with prayer and discernment.
“All prophecy is conditional, even the coming of the Lord. We have to pray, ‘Maranatha,’ for him to come… That aside, every prophecy must be subjected to due diligence,” he said, adding that biblical teaching emphasises confirmation “at the mouth of two and three witnesses.”
The directive by Afriyie-Ankrah, who oversees interfaith and ecumenical engagement under President John Dramani Mahama’s administration, is intended to ensure that prophetic messages touching on politics, public safety or national affairs are carefully vetted before being made public.
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