Author: Scott Wallis
Located in: Elgin
Submitted: June 18, 2003
Tell us a little about yourself. I am a pastor and prophet with an apostolic call
who resides in a small to mid-size town - Elgin,
IL. I own and operate two businesses in addition
to pastoring a church. I live a somewhat modest
life and apply most of my energy to doing what
God has called me to do. In my spare time, I
enjoy playing golf and watching movies.
What was your motivation behind this project? My motivation behind this project was simple: I
wanted to provide believers with a manual that
they could use to understand if their personal
prophecies were really from God and once they
were able to determine this, walk those genuine
prophetic words out to completion. I did this
for three reasons. 1) There is little to no
information available from other prophetic
leaders on this subject of false, failed or
fulfilled personal prophecies. 2) There is a
general lack of understanding in the body of
Christ regarding the value and purpose of the
prophetic office in the church today. 3) Most
believers do not understand their part in
fulfilling prophecy and as a result spend much
of their lives waiting for prophecy to happen
rather than actively participating in seeing
their prophecies fulfilled.
What do you hope folks will gain from this project? There are several things individuals will
receive from this book. 1) A good understanding
of prophecy. 2) Knowledge in how to receive and
treat genuine prophets and/or prophecy. 3) Good
discernment and Biblical common sense to avoid
false prophets. 4) Receiving the knowledge and
wisdom contained in genuine prophetic words so
that they can be completely fulfilled in their
lives. This is more than worth the price paid
for this book and is just a sample of what is
contained in its pages.
Who are your influences, sources of inspiration or favorite authors / artists? Over the years, I have been influenced by many
individuals from various camps: Catholic,
Evangelical, Charismatic, Pentecostal,
Word/Faith and Prophetic/Apostolic. Bill Hamon,
Cindy Jacobs and Rick Joyner are some of my
favorite authors. Although, I tend to choose
what I read by topic and title than author.
Some of the individuals who have had the
greatest impact in my life are those whom are
not well known on earth. Instead they have been
the solid stable leaders who have taught me in
the trenches what it is like to be a true leader
and believer through their mentorship. To them,
I am grateful for their faithfulness. Much of
what I have learned has come by observing the
fruit of their individuals lives.
History has also been an invaluable teacher to
me as I have studied the lives of Charles
Finney, John Wesley, Jonathan Edwards, Smith
Wigglesworth, Kathryn Kuhlman, John Lake,
Alexander Dowie and others.
Finally, the person who has had the greatest
impact upon my life and has taught me a great
deal about what God is really like is my Mom.
She has shared my many struggles with me and
stood by me even when others were unwilling
always loving me with the love of Christ.
Anything else you'd like readers / listeners to know: One of the reasons why I write the books that I
do is for the purpose of helping the church grow
in maturity. For those who will listen and apply
the things that I write in my books, your lives
will dramatically change and you will truly
begin bearing fruit for the Lord's glory. Be
blessed!
