2016 was a year like none other in history. We are looking at a two headed Revolution. One operating from the top down…..and a reaction to that…..one that is being generated in the trenches, where the people live. It is not just an American phenomenon but is operating worldwide – and is of itself preparing the way for the fulfillment of End Times prophecy. And concurrent with that is yet another movement that is spiritual in nature – which is setting the stage for both a Great Falling Away, the rise of the False Prophet – and a Great End Times Harvest of Souls for the Kingdom of God.
PART I: A PROPHECY FOR NOW
“Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.” (Revelation 13:11-12) [A prophecy of the False Prophet]
We are living in unique time, poised on the edge of the culmination of all history; on the cusp of the return of Christ, the appearance of Messiah. What we’re witnessing right now is a Movement of Man ….actually 2 Movements of Men – Wrapped up in a gigantic Movement of God. In the natural it has to do with political movements and a struggle for power …..in the spiritual realm – where the meat really lies – it is all part of the Cosmic Struggle – the Grand Rebellion against the Creator God, and God’s response to it. In the theater of politics it involves a move on the part of the Global Elite to advance toward a New World Order – and the resistance of citizens around the world to that ambition. On the spiritual side it’s a struggle for the Church. We’ve covered the political aspects of this phenomenon in our last series. What we found is that we are in the throes of a ‘Double Revolution,’ top down and bottom up. This involves Globalists pushing a New World Order and the Citizens representing a return to Nationalism. This bottom up movement started in earnest with the surprise vote by British voters to leave the EU, the so called Brexit. It then continued with the American election
However, as American patriots and especially Christian came to realize, this election cycle was about more than just politics, no matter how much the mainstream media tried to push that meme. Over time it really became about transformation. It was that theme that drove believers. There was a sense that this overbearing emerging New World Order must be defeated. It became then a vote for a return to the founding principles of a nation that had lost its way; a nation once anchored to the rock of God’s word had now become a nation in need of repentance. So we saw Franklin Graham lead giant prayer rallies in every state capital of the nation. We saw a massive gathering of Christians in Time Square on the eve of the election. The spirit of the thing was so apparent that an international prayer rally held in Jerusalem focused on the coming American election.
All of that represents just the beginning of the spiritual struggle that is unfolding before us. As we observe the spiritual scene that is revealing itself across the planet, we realize that the old paradigms no longer apply. We are witnessing a transformation of much of the professing Church. In many cases, biblical principles and beliefs are being cast aside as politically correct attitudes are being embraced. To many in the liberal, mainline denominations notions of the virgin birth, the divinity of Christ, the bodily resurrection or the exclusivity of coming to the Father through Jesus Christ alone are being cast aside so as not to offend Muslims and Hindus and those of other faiths. Homosexuality is increasingly embraced. The Catholic Church teaches explicitly that Jews can be saved without coming to know Christ as Savior. Amd Pope Francis talks of the salvation of ‘good atheists.’ In January of 2016 the Pope opened up a video featuring, among others, a Buddhist and a Muslim with these words. “Most of the planet’s inhabitants declare themselves believers.” He then went on to offer this. “Many think differently, feel differently, seeking God or meeting God in different ways. In this crowd, in this range of religions, there is only one certainty that we have for all: we are all children of God.”[i] But the Pontiff is sadly mistaken in this area. We are all God’s creation and created in the “image of God.” (John 1:27) But it reserved to believers in His Son to be called children of God. Here are the words of John 1:12-13: “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.”
These are but the first stirrings of a great spiritual battle in which God will quash the cosmic rebellion that has been waged for from ages past. But for a time – [seven years to be exact] – the rebel forces will hold sway under the Antichrist and the False Prophet. Now the Bible tells us that in the Last Days, the Antichrist will rule a global government that will control every aspect of human life including the political, the economic and the religious. This secular-financial-religious revolution that we are seeing form is but the opening salvo in that final battle. The lines are being drawn. And things are working out exactly as the Bible said they would. We know from Scripture that there is coming a Church of Antichrist, a church that will turn Christianity on its head. That will name the name of Christ – but walk not in His ways. There is also coming a move of God that claims adherents from every tribe and tongue and nation – all dedicated – through the power of the Holy Spirit – to the purposes and glory of the soon-coming King Jesus and the Father who sent Him.
Now this is exactly what David Wilkerson saw about 33 years ago. This man of God and founder of Times Square Church in Manhattan was given a vision in 1973 that drew a picture of what was to come in the not-to-distant future. What Wilkerson saw was a spit and divided End Times Church. In fact there would be two ‘super churches.’ The one would be powerful, political and concerned with meeting human needs. But it would fall into all sorts of apostasy. It was back three decades ago that Wilkerson was given the picture of this union of Catholics and mainline Protestants being accepting of – and even celebrating homosexuality. [Think of the revolutionary concept that was in the early 1970s.] He also saw that various occult practices would become accepted in churches. [We already have the phenomenon of ‘holy yoga’. He also saw the rise of another End Times Church. This would be a persecuted remnant that will be spiritually based, imbued with the Holy Spirit and walking in the power of God. Because of persecution this would become an underground Church filled with believers across the spectrums of theology, race and nationality. It would include Blacks, Whites, Asians, Hispanics, Catholics and Protestants of all denominations. Going forward I would like to look at David Wilkerson’s vision in his own words and then analyze just how current trends are lining up to mark its fulfillment.
The words of David Wilkerson:
“I see the rise of a super world church. I see the formation of a super world church council consisting of a union between liberal, ecumenical Protestants, and the Roman Catholic Church joining politically hand-in-hand to create one of the most powerful religious forces on earth. This union is going to start as a cooperative charity program and it will end in a political union. This visible super world church is going to be spiritual in name only, freely using the name of Jesus Christ, but will in fact be antichrist and political in many of its activities. This powerful church union will be deeply involved in social action, tremendous charity programs, and ministries of compassion. Its leaders will make statements about meeting human needs. They will send out a call for social action, political intervention, and a greater voice in world affairs.
There is going to be a sudden mysterious chain of events. Just when it appears the ecumenical movement is nearly dead, a rather mysterious chain of events will bring about the framework for this union. Rome is going to insist on and receive concessions from the Protestant ecumenical leaders. The Pope will be considered more of a political than a spiritual leader of this church union. Protestant leaders of the ecumenical movement are going to insist upon and receive concessions from Rome. Protestants will not be asked to consider the Holy Father as the infallible head of the church. They accept his political leadership without accepting his role as Peter’s successor.”
“I see homosexuals and lesbians welcomed to the super church union. I see this super world church, in the guise of understanding, accepting homosexuals and lesbians into its’ fellowship. Homosexual and lesbian love will be vindicated by the leadership of this church union. Homosexuals will not only be welcomed, but they will be encouraged to continue in their practices. Homosexual and lesbian ministers will not only be ordained and given places of authority, but they will be heralded as a new breed of pioneer evangelists introducing new concepts of love and evangelism. I see in nearly every major city in the United States and around the world, homosexual churches catering exclusively to the spiritual needs of their own kind, with full recognition from organized religion. Their Sunday school and church literature distributed to their children will suggest to teenagers that homosexuality is a normal and acceptable form of Christian practice.”
[And then it gets really crazy!]“Nude dancing in some of these member churches will be excused as an artistic form of worship. Men are going to become worshipers of the creature more than worshipers of the creator. God will be forced to give these kinds of worshipers over to their sins. As a result, many will be given over to a reprobate mind, creating a new form of mental illness that will not respond to any kind of treatment. God will not let that go unanswered. Although nude dancing will not become widespread, it is going to be accepted by many church leaders in the future as a legitimate expression of worship. I believe this super world church will condone certain occult practices. They will set up study committees to de-fang the devil. They will make his image into one of a non-entity, bland, someone not to be feared. In some of the most respected, wealthy churches in America, séances will replace prayer meetings and that is already happening. More and more ministers are going to be intrigued by the supernatural planks of the spiritualist and Satanist groups. I see the day coming when certain ministers who have never been too close to Jesus will get very close to the devil. Satan is going to appear as an angel of light to deceive, if it were possible, the elect, the chosen of God. Satan’s own ministers will appear as these angels and will try to spread the message within the church that the enemy, Satan, is not to be feared. The super church will never officially accept the occult practices outright, but phrenology, palmistry, fortune telling, and horoscopes will be widely respected and accepted.” And that’s just the half of it. We’ll continue next time.
[i] In first prayer video, Pope stresses interfaith unity: ‘We are all children of God’, Catholic News Agency, January 7, 2016
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