Thursday, May 20, 2010

Where is this great end time revival?

I know most preachers and pastors say that there is coming a great revival just before the Rapture of the church. However I can't seem to find that in scripture. I see, according to the Laodicean church spoken of in the book of Revelation, the last days church is very lukewarm. In verse 18 of chapter 3 the Lord tells John to write "I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire." Refiners fire is always spoken of in scripture as a time of testing or of going through trials and tribulations. I Peter chapter 1 verse 7 states "that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire." Malachi 3:2 says "but who may abide the day of his (Jesus) coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap." Beloved we are entering a time of approaching judgment and and testing. Europe is going broke, we are spending far more than we could ever repay. Laws are being contemplated right now that would make Biblical preaching against sin illegal. A minister in England was arrested for simple saying that homosexuality was a sin. A minister in Canada was likewise arrested for preaching "hate speech." Where is the great revival? I fear that more will fall away from the faith soon. Most Christians are fed a steady diet of feel good prosperity teaching where everything is going to be fine. My fear is that if trials do come they will turn their backs on God in a heartbeat. God will have a church that has been tested and cleansed of all sin. I don't like saying this, but I know it could come. We need good solid Biblical preaching, based on the Word, not a culturally relevant limp wristed watered down version of the Gospel. We are in a war and we must win. Second place is not an option! We as a church must learn warfare prayer now!! Ephesians 6:12 says "we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." Even now angels and demons are doing battle in the heavenly realm. We must enter the fray and pray without ceasing for the nation and the world. We must learn not only to pray for something, but also to pray against something. Evil must be stopped and prayer in the Spirit is the key. Pray as if your life depended on it, and it does. Your life and your family and loved ones. We must take the Bible in one hand and fall to our knees and petition heaven on behalf of our churches and family. I feel like a broken record, but Jesus is coming soon. Are you ready for the trials that may come? Most importantly are you ready to see our blessed Lord split the eastern skies?

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