Greetings, all.
I have a friend who believes the COVID-19 pandemic will eventually lead to repentance and revival in America. The following prophecy uttered in 1986 may lend credence to this belief:
"I see a plague coming on the world, and the bars, churches and government will shut down. The plague will hit New York City and shake it like it has never been shaken. The plague is going to force prayerless believers into radical prayer and into their Bibles, and repentance will be the cry from the man of God in the pulpit. And out of it will come a third Great Awakening that will sweep America and the world." - David Wilkerson in 1986
I certainly hope this will be the case, but in all honesty I have to confess that I don't think the current pandemic will be enough to do it, not unless things take a massive turn for the worse in the future. I believe the above prophecy will indeed come to pass some day, but I question if enough deaths have taken place or will take place during the current pandemic to truly make much of a dent (unfortunately).
I ran into another friend last night who has family and friends in New Orleans, and he said much the same thing. "You know, in spite of all the people that are dying right now, people are still not repenting."
What do you think? Do you think this one will lead to revival? If not (and I realize this second question is rather grim, but for those who care about men's eternal states rather than just their temporal ones, it's worth asking): How bad do you think a pandemic would have to be before genuine revival took place in America? My guess is far more than I think the Corona Virus ever will, though hopefully I turn out to be wrong.
Blessings in Christ to all who respond,
Hidden In Him
I have a friend who believes the COVID-19 pandemic will eventually lead to repentance and revival in America. The following prophecy uttered in 1986 may lend credence to this belief:
"I see a plague coming on the world, and the bars, churches and government will shut down. The plague will hit New York City and shake it like it has never been shaken. The plague is going to force prayerless believers into radical prayer and into their Bibles, and repentance will be the cry from the man of God in the pulpit. And out of it will come a third Great Awakening that will sweep America and the world." - David Wilkerson in 1986
I certainly hope this will be the case, but in all honesty I have to confess that I don't think the current pandemic will be enough to do it, not unless things take a massive turn for the worse in the future. I believe the above prophecy will indeed come to pass some day, but I question if enough deaths have taken place or will take place during the current pandemic to truly make much of a dent (unfortunately).
I ran into another friend last night who has family and friends in New Orleans, and he said much the same thing. "You know, in spite of all the people that are dying right now, people are still not repenting."
What do you think? Do you think this one will lead to revival? If not (and I realize this second question is rather grim, but for those who care about men's eternal states rather than just their temporal ones, it's worth asking): How bad do you think a pandemic would have to be before genuine revival took place in America? My guess is far more than I think the Corona Virus ever will, though hopefully I turn out to be wrong.
Blessings in Christ to all who respond,
Hidden In Him