I have been seeing people misunderstanding the difference between this two words and would like to use this avenue to correct that.

The general purpose of prophecy and prediction is the same: to tell what will happen in the future. However, their source of authority for this information is very different.

Prophecy relies on the authority of God-given information. True prophecy is therefore never wrong because it always carries the authority of God's truth and character.

On the other hand, prediction is based on man's ability to determine what may happen in the future. Prediction is sometimes right but often wrong because it depends on man.

Unfortunately, some who are not prophets claim the gift of prophecy. The Bible teaches that one test of a true prophet is
whether or not his prophecy always comes to pass. Deuteronomy
18:21-22 states, " You may wonder how you can tell when a prophet's message does not come from the Lord. When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him." People who falsely claim the gift of prophecy are in danger of the judgment of God. It is a serious offense against the Lord. Prediction has a 50/50 chance of occurring but prophecy is 100% guaranteed to happen.

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