The Seer gift

Saw this attributed to Bob Jones and wanted to share. We are each at differing stages of growth if we are truly His.
WHAT IS A SEER PROPHET?
(Written by Bob Jones)

What is a seer? A seer is everything. Prophets are the eyes, but Seer Prophets are the entire head: eyes, ears, smell, taste and feelings. That is what Isaiah 29:10 says:

He has shut your eyes, the prophets; And He has covered your heads, the seers.
A seer is everything. I like to use a hot loaf of bread to explain this gifting. With your eyes open, you can see it. But if your eyes are closed, I can tell you it is there, and you will be able to "see and hear" it with your ears. I can put it under your nose, and you can smell it. I can put it in your mouth, and you can taste it. You can feel it in your hands, your heart. As a seer, you can move in all five realms, and because of that, you are more discerning. The enemy is never able to fully shut you down. The prophet can be momentarily blinded, but if the enemy blinds you, you will still be able to hear, smell, taste and feel. If the enemy comes against your feelings, you'll still be able to see, hear, smell and taste.. A seer prophesies by all five senses, and so the seers move in stronger discernment.

What does this look like? There may be times when you hear a prophecy, and a bad taste will come into your mouth. Your taste is discerning. "This isn't God". But other times when you hear a prophecy, you'll start tasting gold. Whenever I taste gold, I know, "Man that's it. I want to get all of this." God communicates with you through your senses. It takes longer to become a mature seer prophet than to become a mature prophet, because all five senses are involved. You have to learn how to discern your feelings, because there will be times when feelings come to you in ministry and they're not your feelings. And if you take them personally, you won't be active.

The one thing the Church has been taught against is feelings. But that's where you, as a seer, are the most accurate. You can take on how other people are feeling and know exactly how to minister to them. You can move right into their "living room" (their minds) and see what the problem is. You can feel what the person is feeling: depression, self-rejection, joy, anger, happiness. You can feel where they're coming from and know exactly what to go for as you pray for them. So the seer prophet is really strong in deliverance ministry.

The prophet can speak the future, but the seer prophet can see what the people need to let go of in the past, tell them what the Lord is saying to them today, and declare what the Lord is offering them tomorrow. You can go right into their minds and see where the pain is coming from and what is still affecting and controlling their lives. Seers can help people forgive - usually themselves, help clean their minds out, and invite the Lord there.

Seers can knock on a person's front door, come in, and visit with that person without saying a word. A prophet can only prophecy as the faith arises. A lot of times, a prophet is just a person who really comes forth in faith, and that faith activates him so he can speak clearly. That is what Nathan the prophet was. He prophesied by the faith that arose in him. But a seer can have all five senses.

A seer can feel the strongholds of a town, city or region. If you enter a town and feel lust, lust owns that town. If you feel depression, it's a depressed place. As you come in there, you'll take on the feelings of that town, country, or person, whether they are good or bad. You'll know where there is self-rejection, because of what you feel. If you're ministering to somebody who has self-rejection, you'll feel it coming at yourself, and you must never take any of these things personally.

One of the strongest things to minister to is spirits of self-rejection. Suicidal spirits come through these spirits. A seer will feel these things. if you think they are coming from yourself, you will be totally unprofitable. So you need to have all these senses sanctified and be able to tell, This is not me. I am not in self-rejection. I love myself.

I can taste and see that He is good.
You can also smell what's happening. You can discern what's wrong with a church or a city or even a nation, because you can smell it. You can smell sin, corruption, and holiness. That's what 2 cor. 2:14 says: "But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place." So you can smell the sweet incense of the Lord. You can smell His presence when He comes out of people, for the kingdom is inside of us. You can actually smell when a person really yields to God.

You can discern what's going on with people through their incense. You can do it with your taste: "Taste and see that the Lord is good" (Psalm 34:8). You can do it through your feelings, through your sight, through the things you hear.

Seers are kicked out of a lot of churches, because you are the least understood of all the gifts. You are one who feels like you don't fit in any place except with other seers. Because of your revelation and dreams and the way God communicates with you, people think you're loony. But when churches reject you, they're bidding good-bye to their own mercy. As a seer, you are there for mercy. You are there to help bring healing to the people and show them what God is doing.

It's time for the Seer Prophets to come forth. The Church needs you. It is time for the Seer Prophets to mature and be used!

I've never been kicked out of a church, though I've left many in disgust...including online forums.

To whom is a seer prophet accountable?

I would imagine the Lord and whoever the Lord leads them to be accountable to. Me, the Lord removed me from the church long ago.
It took Him years to remove all the crap from my mind that I'd been led to believe was the truth.

I see it's been a while since this topic was discussed, but I just wanted to ask—do any of you feel like this gift can develop over time, or is it something someone either has or doesn’t? I've heard people say they became more aware of it as they grew spiritually, while others say it was always there from childhood. Curious to hear different experiences and perspectives on this!

‘’The spirits of prophets are subject to the prophets,
since God is not a God of disorder but of peace.
As in all the churches of the saints’’ (1Corinthians 14:32,33)

Interesting subject. How about testing that ‘’smell’’ for starters? A Seer isn’t unknown to Pentecostal (full Gospel) life, but, isn’t under common promotion either. Certainly, God is able. But it doesn’t smell entirely right to me. To it’s credit, I could see such an office played out for an ‘evangelist’s overlap of other gifts in a lowly manner. Which brings me to the author’s appeal,
Since it is but God who sets in order, distributes and equips, and if the image of Christ has risen within to place him or her in a prophetic ministry, there won’t be any need to advertise. But, back to this qualification of ‘’Seer’’, it doesn’t fit comfortably within the text of being ‘’many members’’. Nor do I see such a call to exceed ‘’only one receives the prize’’, that would be a widespread upset to the Body's efforts of ‘’one accord’’, IMHO.

My late mentor was a Seer prophet, not that he would accept that description. He could read me like a book. I could not hide my true condition from him. It was uncomfortable to say the least! He was also greatly encouraging and I learned a great deal from him. In some ways, I owe him my life. When I was devastated by my marriage break up, he was a tower of strength to me.

And yes, he was unpopular with many. He had the ministry of a catalyst. People, supposed fine Christians, would react while he remained untouched. In one case, a church member picked up a shovel to attack him. His response? "Is this the love of God you are expressing, brother?" The man put the shovel down and repented on the spot.

I was associated with this Seer Prophet for over 30 years. I've never met anyone like him. He had a relationship with Jesus that few have and that puts me to shame still. I carry some of his influence in my heart. I'm no prophet, but I hope that I can impart some of what he showed me to others.

What happened to him? I have this gift but I need to mature in it.

I’ve noticed that sometimes people with a seer gift experience visions or impressions that come through images rather than just words or feelings. It reminds me of how Nixplay digital frames let you display meaningful pictures that can evoke memories or emotions instantly. Maybe for seers, their mind works like that—receiving snapshots of insight that carry messages or deeper understanding of what’s happening around them.