3) "I have read clear and valid prophetic words about politicians, celebrities, and other public figures that bear witness with me and were appropriate in timing and spirit; but a seasoned prophet weighs prophetic utterances that could have a major impact on a person, people or nation before hitting "publish" on Wordpress. And there's a distinction between a celebrity or politician, and a man or woman of God who is trying their best to do what God has called them to do."
Say what? So according to this self-proclaimed prophetess, one must consider how the impending prophecy will affect the person it is directed towards? Really? Where is this played out in the Bible? Again -- nowhere! So Nathan should have considered how his rebuke of David was going to affect him before delivering the Word God had given him? When King Ahab asks his prophets if he and King Jehoshaphat should go to war they all considered how it would affect him:
And all the prophets prophesied so and said, "Go up to Ramoth-gilead and triumph; the Lord will give it into the hand of the king." And the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, "Behold, the words of the prophets with one accord are favorable to the king. Let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably." But Micaiah said, "As the Lord lives, what the Lord says to me, that I will speak." - 1kings 22: 12-14 (ESV)
The problem is they were lying. Only the Prophet Micaiah did not consider how his audience would receive what the Lord had said. He told Ahab that he would die if he went to this war and that God had allowed a lying spirit in the mouths of his other prophets. He refused to listen and was killed in the battle as prophesied. I highlight this story because it embodies the problem the Jennifer Leclaire's of the world always fail to understand. The issue is not how the audience will receive the message. The issue is not the age of the messenger. To issue is not nature of public versus private or a misapplication of Matthew 18. The only issue is whether or not the Word is from God. If it is not then the messenger is false and the key verses teach us that we are to ignore them and have no fear of their words. But if the word is truly from God, then why would anything matter except the deliverance of that word? Within the next quote, which Leclaire posted on her Facebook page, we see the truth revealed:
4) "Dear Prophets, before you release a prophetic word consider the consequences and the ripple effect. Just because the Lord shows you something doesn't mean you need to shout it from the rooftops. If you're wrong, you could hurt a lot of people. Even if you are right, you could hurt a lot of people. Let's filter our prophetic revelation through the lens of wisdom. Ask yourself, who will this help? Does it ultimately exalt Jesus? If the prophecy brings more attention to you than to God, something is wrong with the prophetic picture."
If you are wrong? Let me be very clear Jennifer. If you are wrong then you are a false prophet and deserve a hearty rebuke from the rooftops. No one should ever listen to you again. For example, you gave this false prophecy a few years back:
"On April 21, 2007, the Lord woke me up at midnight and I sensed Him offering this prophetic word: There is a great awakening coming to this nation. For I have heard your cries and I long to heal your land. I am a covenant God and I will not forget the covenant I made with your Founding Forefathers."
How's that prophecy going for you today? Of course it was false the moment you uttered it because of the false premise that God made a covenant with the founding fathers. He did no such thing therefore there is no way this prophecy could be from God or come to pass. This disqualifies you, period. I know that the false signs and lying wonders syndicate has determined that a successful prophecy rate of 65% is pretty good (no joke) but that is not what the bible teaches. True prophets know they have heard from the Lord. Thus they do not have to consider the ripple effects. If the prophecy hurts people and it is from God then it is the desire of God to hurt that person with the prophecy. David was very hurt by having his sin revealed to him but without the rebuke there never would have been any repentance. Read Psalm 51 and see the pain the prophecy of Nathan caused. Read what ensued in the life of David and see the ripple effects.
Beloved understand that the claim that we need to filter prophecy, which is a direct word from God, through a filter of wisdom is directly inferring that God may not have been wise in His initial utterance to the alleged prophet! Does it exalt Jesus? If it is true it will and even if it is not the exposing of what is false will also exalt Jesus! So Jennifer sure sounds pious but her rhetoric is not aligning with the bible at all. The more and more she babbles on it becomes obvious that she is not interested in the things of God but is merely protecting her racket.
5) "Cindy Jacobs once told me that the prophet needs more than the Word of the Lord -- they need the word of wisdom about when, if, and how to release the Word of the Lord."
I highlight this short quote because it highlights perfectly what I began with. This is a network designed to prop each other up. Jennifer Leclaire wishes she was a renowned a false prophetess as "General" Cindy Jacobs. Yet Leclaire thinks by referencing her that her article now contains more credibility when in fact it now amazingly has less. But it reveals where Jennifer Leclaire receives her poor teaching. In the world of Cindy Jacobs, prophets of the Lord can be wrong up to 35% of the time and be considered strong prophetic voices. This despite the key verses and the remainder of scripture that says otherwise. Now, maybe when you are wrong 35% of the time you do need to consider what you are "releasing." Maybe you should consider what ripple effects may occur because only 65% of the time you are right. That is not prophecy however. That is barely above flipping a coin. When you have received a direct word from God however you do not need to worry about any of the nonsense spewed in this article because the word was from God!
6) "Wisdom -- and Scripture -- dictates we approach releasing strong calls for repentance and rebukes with the Golden Rule found in Luke 6:31. "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you."
So we conclude with the worst bible twisting yet in this article. There is not one place in the bible that even vaguely suggests what she is saying. Jonah was not instructed to inform Nineveh to repent according to the Golden Rule. When Jesus and John the Baptist called on the teachers of law and religious leaders to repent it was couched in terms such as "brood of vipers" and "white washed tombs" -- not the Golden Rule. But sadly, Jennifer misses the real point again. If I was ever found to be teaching falsely, I would want to be rebuked. I would want to be corrected. David never would have repented if Nathan not harshly rebuked him as the Lord had instructed. The notion that any word from God would somehow be negative in design shows how biblically illiterate Leclaire is. We may take offense at the correction because of our pride but the word of the Lord is the word of the Lord! So Jennifer I hope you take offense at this to the point of repentance. You are a false prophetess and you need to repent. You need to disassociate yourself from your fake board of false elders. You need to seek the true spirit of the Lord and allow Him to lead you into all truth. That means that truth found in the Bible not in your wicked, wicked imagination.
