Although it is an awkward grammatical construction, this is Zenos' introduction to his allegory. Although he does not declare his name here we have it from Jacob. We must assume that there was enough more of Zenos that he was not required to reintroduce himself at the beginning of this allegory. What he does do is to declare that he is speaking in the capacity of a prophet. In this abbreviated declaration he is rather like Isaiah, who does not repeat the personal introductions, but will reassert his prophetic calling as a seal upon the text that follows (see Isaiah 1:1, 2:1, Isaiah 13:1, Isaiah 38:1).