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congregation. These declarations revolve around the following ideas: God will bring a revival, God will prosper the nation, or that God will keep a promise written in the bible. In these churches it is assumed that the prophecy is a word which comes from God which needs to be believed and obeyed. Of course, the NPCs prophetic declarations are different from the message of the Old Testament\u2019s prophets. The latter included into their message the good news and denounced evil and injustice in Israel. The Neo-Pentecostal prophets give more attention to good news and put their emphasis on the eschatological events, but in general do not denounce the structural problems of society.\u000AThe prophecy is used to encourage people or as a means to legitimate some personal vision. For example, one prophecy led one church to start their programme of social action; some Neo-Pentecostal politicians (NPPs) use prophecy to support their candidacies as was the case of Serrano El\u00EDas. Other Evangelical leaders criticize the use and abuse of the gift of prophecy among those churches. In general these prophecies have to do with good news. The researcher never heard a specific prophecy which exhorted the Evangelical people or the nation to do something about injustice, lack of solidarity or against the countries\u2019 corruption. Ahead will be discussed the place of spiritual warfare among those churches.\u000AThe musicians44 and music play an essential role in the liturgy in the Neo- Pentecostal services. The role of worship leaders45 is just as important as that of the preacher or evangelist. They are the people who lead the worship and guide the congregations into a worship experience. In some churches the faithful are attracted much more to the worship experience than to the sermons. According to the researcher\u2019s\u000A44 The musicians and their compositions need to have a specialized study. Singers such as Marcos Witt (Mexico), Juan Carlos Alvarado (Guatemala), Danilo Montero (Costa Rica), Adri\u00E1n Romero (Mexico) and Jaci Vel\u00E1zquez (Hispanic from the USA), base their lyrics on an ideology and theology which that transmits to the public. See the interview with Danilo Montero in \u0022Conexi\u00F3n con Dios\u201D in Aleluya News, A\u00F1o 2 Numero 12, Guatemala.\u000A45 It needs to be observed that the worship leaders have a strong influence and pressure on the members. The Neo-Pentecostal worship, through the songs, rhythm and dances exercises a power influence especially over the young people. At the same time, it needs to be pointed out that this power through leadership could in some cases be used to manipulate the emotions and wills of the members. In a measure they are exposed to ideas, beliefs or conduct which does not necessarily correspond to biblical criteria on Christian experience.\u000A 87\u000A