"Sons & Daughters Will Prophesy": What does the word "prophesy" really mean in this passage "your sons and daughters will prophesy? [Acts 2:17, Romans 8:14, John 4:19, Joel 2:28]. Women Preaching: What do you think of women getting up in church and preaching? [Acts 2:17, Joel 2:28]. Women in Authority: If a woman started a group at church, and runs it, is it going against the scripture in I Timothy 2 about women in authority? [I Timothy 2:12, I Corinthians 14:34].