Expert: Rev. Robert Woods - 5/14/2005

Question
Hello rev.  do you beleive in indigo children really exist? I think they are kids who tell the future and are telepathic or something?

Answer
Blessings and thank you for your question.

I have never heard the term "indigo children" before.  However, I do believe in 2 types of powers that tell the future.

In Acts 2:17, Peter quotes a verse from the prophet Joel which says, Ac 2:17 “ ‘In the last days, God says,
I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions,
your old men will dream dreams. Ac 2:18 Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.

In other words, God has and continues to pour out his Spirit upon believers.  Children and Adults alike can obtain the gifts of prophecy, words of knowledge, and words of wisdom.  I believe these gifts are active and working today.  These prophetic words are never contrary to the Bible and are given to edify or build up the church.

The enemy, Satan, also uses a power to tell the future.  In Acts 16:16 we see how the enemy uses these false gifts, Ac 16:16 "Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She earned a great deal of money for her owners by fortune-telling"
In this story, the girl is possessed by a demon.  This demon gives her the conterfeit gift of telling the future.  So anyone today, that is not a Christian and not using the gift properly is of the devil.  Satan has constantly attempted to conterfeit the miracles and works of God.

The Bible tells us that we can test those who tell the future.  If they can truly say, Jesus is Lord, then they belong to God.  If they cannot, they are of the devil.  Also, the Bible tells us to test those who tell the future.  If their prophecies do not come to past, then they are not of God.

Blessings