Has the Church confused prophetic ministry with prediction?

In this episode of The Inner Room, Dr. Mario Hood sits down with Bishop Mark J. Chironna to discuss his new book, Baptized Speculation: Drowning in the Waters of Counterfeit Revelation.

Together they explore the biblical purpose of prophecy, why discernment matters, the difference between prophecy and divination, why accuracy alone is not enough, and how the Church can recover authentic prophetic witness in a world filled with competing voices.

If you’re seeking a deeper, more biblically grounded understanding of the prophetic, this conversation will challenge, encourage, and equip you.

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For years people have asked me why I do not speak about the Hebrew calendar year, why I do not teach the numerology behind its letters and numbers, and why I have ceased making prophetic declarations about any given calendar year. This episode is my answer. It is not an attack on anyone. It is an account of why I have come to keep my distance from these practices. What I will offer is rooted in what my own formation has shown me in Scripture and in the Tradition over the last two and a half decades, and it is why I have come to believe that the calendar, for all its glory, was never given to us as a prophetic instrument.

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In this episode of The Exchange, Dr. Mario Hood and Mark Chironna continue a live theological dialogue by pressing into a question many churches assume but rarely examine: Does accuracy alone determine whether something is from God?

This conversation returns to Scripture and ecclesial wisdom to explore how prophetic speech is discerned, weighed, and received within the life of the church.

The dialogue carefully distinguishes between fulfillment and faithfulness, outcome and obedience, and challenges the idea that something coming to pass automatically confers divine authority.

In this episode of The Exchange, Dr. Mario Hood and Bishop Mark Chironna begin a deeper conversation on the prophetic by asking a foundational question drawn from Bishop’s doctoral work: How does the church know when prophetic speech is trustworthy?

This dialogue sets the theological framework for discernment, authority, and prophetic legitimacy in the life of the church.

In this episode of The Exchange, Dr. Mario Hood and Bishop Mark Chironna begin a deeper conversation on the prophetic by asking a foundational question drawn from Bishop’s doctoral work: How does the church know when prophetic speech is trustworthy?

This dialogue sets the theological framework for discernment, authority, and prophetic legitimacy in the life of the church.

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