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    John Piper:  Testing David Wilkerson’s Prophecy

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    Piper continues:

    First, it does not resonate with my spirit when he claims that God told him to “lay in store a thirty-day supply of non-perishable food, toiletries and other essentials” because when disaster comes “grocery stores are emptied in an hour.” God might have said this. But it doesn’t smell authentic to me. Too prudential. Too reminiscent of the embarrassing Y2K excesses.

    Second, my confidence level drops when the Scriptures are not handled carefully. Wilkerson says, one way we can respond is: “As David says, ‘He fixed his eyes on the Lord on his throne in heaven—his eyes beholding, his eyelids testing the sons of men’” (Psalm 11:4).

    Bottom line:  Piper’s admonition to Wilkerson:  “Stick with the Bible, David. It is scary enough. And it is absolutely true. And your credibility will never fall.”

    Youch.

    You can read more here at John Piper’s Desiring God website...


    Over 2,300 people viewed yesterday's post about David Wilkerson's prophecy of an 'earth-shattering' catastrophe that I posted yesterday. And there were a good amount of comments on all sides about the unusual announcement by Wilkerson over the weekend.

    Yesterday another prominent pastor spoke out on the issue: John Piper responded at his blog. John wrote: "What shall we make of this? The part that depends on the Bible we should take with absolute seriousness. You don’t need to have special revelation to know that the rejection of Jesus Christ as Lord is the norm in America. Therefore, we stand under the judgment of God and it is only a matter of time till the present judgments (Romans 1:18-32) give way to spiritual awakening or punitive calamities (2 Thessalonians 1:6-8). But the part of the prophecy that goes beyond what the Bible says, we measure by biblical standards. Two things give me pause in Wilkerson’s extra-biblical specifics...

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    1. CS on Tue, March 10, 2009

      Piper is one sharp and wise man.  He didn’t point out the warnings of being a false prophet, but he listed some good reasons of why to take this with some scrutiny.



      CS

    2. Jerry on Tue, March 10, 2009

      John Piper might take his own advice ie Joseph’s interpitation of Pharoah"s dream seven years of prosperity then seven years of famine. To me to put up thirty day of supply’s does not sound ureasonable

    3. Dani' El on Wed, March 11, 2009

      Shalom,


      I’m a Messianic Jew living in Sodom, California (San Francisco) and I’ve been giving a similar message for over 3 years now.


      My message is different as I am foretelling the destruction of San Francisco and LA, the end times Sodom and Gomorrah by fire and brimstone per the prophecy of Messiah Yeshua in Luke 17:28-37.


      I believe this will be fulfilled by the eruption of the Yellowstone Caldera.


      So this is close to what Pastor Wilkerson is teaching. I believe he has the wrong coast though.


      I’d like to invite you to my blog to read the amazing testimony the Lord has given me in my life.


      http://thejudgmentofsanfranciscoluke17.blogspot.com/2009/03/judgment-of-san-francisco-and-la-luke.html


      All glory to the Father and His Holy One, Messiah Yeshua!


      Baruch HaShem,


      Dani’ El

    4. Daniel on Wed, March 11, 2009

      Luke 17 is clearly intended by Jesus to point to events in his hearers’ lifetime. Otherwise, why would he tell them? Their concern was the relationship between Israel and Rome, and Jesus is quite clearly telling them that his vindication as Israel’s true Temple will be made manifest as Romans detroy that other temple and trample Jerusalem.


      This happened in 70AD.


      Sorry Dani’El. Neither you nor Wilkerson have my vote.


      Peace,


      -Daniel-

    5. Dani' El on Wed, March 11, 2009

      @ Daniel


      So what Sodom like city in Yeshua’s day, Roman or otherwise was destroyed by fire and brimstone from heaven after a flight of God’s elect?


      The warnings in Luke 17:28-37 to not go back for anything, and “Remember Lot’s wife” show that it is not figurative, but to be taken literally.


      Is there any question that God must surely judge the wicked cities of San Francisco and LA someday? or owe an apology to Sodom and Gomorrah?


      When Calif started to hold Sodomite marriages last year, I gave warning on the steps of City hall here in Sodom, and 2 days later God sent a dry lightning storm that kindled an unprecedented 800 wildfires in the state. Since then God has twice sent terrible firestorms in San Diego and LA.


      They’ve been warned, clearly.


      Friend, the Yellowstone Caldera began building up steam last Christmas with earthquake swarms and uprisings. No friend it is coming and soon.


      There is much more to consider and I share it on my blog. I invite you there to see what I mean.


      Baruch HaShem,


      Dani’ El

    6. CS on Wed, March 11, 2009

      Dani’El:


      “So this is close to what Pastor Wilkerson is teaching. I believe he has the wrong coast though.”


      There are three options, then.  If you are correct about the coast, Wilkerson is a false prophet.  If Wilkerson is correct about the coast, you are a false prophet.  Or, this does not come to pass as either of you believe, and you are both false prophets.  Which option do you believe is correct?


      And, no, you can’t both be right when you have said that his prophecy is wrong.



      CS

    7. Dani' El on Wed, March 11, 2009

      @ CS-


      I would need to go back and read Pastor Wilkerson’s warning to see if he is claiming divine revelation.


      The message I bring is by divine revelation, although some specifics of what I teach are not. Like the scope of the destruction.


      Not long to wait.


      Baruch Hashem


      Dani’ El

    8. Daniel on Thu, March 12, 2009

      I call BS on both o’ y’all, west coast OR east coast.


      Dani’El, learn to read the Scriptures. Luke 17 (and its parallels in Matthew and Mark) are quite clearly about the IMMINENCE (within a generation of Jesus’ words) of the collapse of second-Temple Judaism. That’s the point about the reference to Sodom and Gomorrah, namely, that the historical judgment on Israel will come swiftly and unexpectedly. Nothing to do with fire and sulfur from the sky.


      So take your homophobia back to your blog, I say.

    9. Dani' El on Thu, March 12, 2009

      @ Daniel,


      Homophobia?


      Where did you get that?


      Are you pretending to be a Christian?


      Arguing scripture and still denying it?


      The sins of Sodom were not limited to homosexuality, and neither is San Francisco’s.


      I’ve risked all, my life, my safety, even to the loss of my freedom to preach the gospel of Jesus to the homosexuals.


      And I can tell you that all of my homosexual friends and neighbors will all tell you that they have had only love from me.


      And by love, I mean I tell them the truth about the sin of fornacation, gay, straight or whatever.


      Anyway.


      Not long to wait.


      All things being fulfilled, the judgment is determined and will not fail.

    10. d turner on Mon, March 16, 2009

      Now let’s see, Wilkerson sees a great calamity, maybe even a punishment coming on America…can he get hte “wright” quote: For American’s sins, “God Damn America!”

    11. Ronald - Massachusettspersonalinjurylawyer on Tue, March 24, 2009

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    12. Tom on Wed, March 25, 2009

      Well, I was just passing through, and I too saw the prophesy. And if anyone follows David Wilkerson’s ministry then they’d know he does not speak stuff like this casually. He didn’t sound an alarm during Y2k or during 9/11. His message “The Towers Have Fallen But We’ve Missed The Message” was a response to the church’s passivity during that time when the world was looking for answers.


      This prophesy is nothing new. He actually made the warning back in the 1970’s in his book: the Vision. I have this book, and to see how much of it came true despite scoffers in those days is sobering to say the least.


      David Wilkerson is not of the TBN ilk. He does not give prophetic words lightly. Before 9/11 God called his church to prayer for what he was told was going to be a major calamity. He called his church to prayer and fasting. Weeks later 9/11 hit.


      It seems we in the church always love a good “cross burning” when it comes to theological issues. We’re always quick to string up the preacher. If this prophesy had come from anyone else, I would’ve dismissed it as well, but given Brother Wilkerson’s track record, (and the fact that he has never claimed to be a prophet) and the fact that he said “take it for what it’s worth” - he wasn’t looking for publicity - I am inclined to believe him. But as he said: Do with the message as you choose.

    13. Clifford Hilbert on Sun, May 10, 2009

      David Wilkerson is 100% correct. Here is more about what God is about to do to this country:


      Monday, March 16, 2009


      Destruction of the USA


      THE DESTRUCTION OF THE USA.

      My name is Clifford Hilbert and God appointed me a watchman. He even chose my name for me before I was born. I am a watchman who stands on the edge of the cliff watching the fording place in the river, so that when I see the enemy coming I can warn the people. Standing there watching requires long periods of forced isolation, idleness, unbelievable boredom and great patience - the exact opposite of who and what I am. But that is what God chose for me and all I can do is obey. I have been watching for many years and now see the enemy coming. It is time to blow the trumpet in Zion and sound the alarm.


      For years biblical scholars have been trying to figure out where the USA, the most powerful nation that has ever existed, fits into the endtime scenarios. No one has yet come up with the correct answer. Why? Because the USA will not be a factor in the last days. It will not exist in the form it does today. God is on the verge of destroying this nation.


      Why? Because we have been filled with pride thinking that we created this great nation and that we are the ones responsible for the great abundance we have here. We, as a nation, have failed to realize that it is God who created this nation and God who has blessed us with such abundance, that it is He who has prospered us.


      We, as a nation, have turned completely away from the Lord and gone our own prideful, arrogant, sinful and decadent ways. Materialism has become our god. Money has become our god. Our own fleshly desires have become our god. Our powerful weapons have become our source of faith, instead of God. “In God we trust”, the symbol which is on own currency, is a lie.


      For Christians, their big new church buildings have become their gods. Their “rights in Jesus” have become their gods. Their “faith” has become their god. The Pentecostals and charasmatics are proud of what they think are their spiritual gifts, and they use these gifts with pride and arrogance against their other brothers and sisters in Christ. They fall for every wind and wave of doctrine that comes along, and have no firm foundation to stand on. They believe that they are the ones who cause prosperity and health by their words. They have taken God out of the equation and consider themselves as gods who make everything happen by themselves. They have forgotten that the greatest gift of all is love, something they have very, very little of.


      The Baptists are proud that they are “once saved, always saved” — even though Paul “worked out his salvation with fear and trembling”, and the Lord told the church at Laodecia (a church, people who thought that they were all saved) “I wish that you were hot or cold. But because you are neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth!”


      The Bible churches are proud that they alone know the real truth. Their pastors are all cemetery-trained and they know the Bible inside and out. They have dissected all the words and passages and can tell you the Greek and Hebrew meanings of everything in the Bible. They have discussed ten million times whether Jesus was fully human and/or fully divine. They know all the stories in the Bible, but they know nothing of the Living Word of God. There is no anointing in their sermons and the Word they teach is not “active and alive, and sharper than any two-edged sword” - it is dead , as are their hearts.


      The Catholics are proud that their religion is the “only true religion”. They worship more false gods than the Greeks did — Mary and all the other dead people, the “saints”. They have made Mary part of the Godhead believing they need her to intercede for us with Jesus. The Trinity is now Father, Son and Blessed Mother. They believe that Mary has appeared all over the world and they worship the spots where there has been an apparition, even images on pieces of toast. I believe that there have been appearances at those spots - but no one has ever explained to them that Satan comes as an angel of light (a beautiful woman masquerading as the “Mother of God”) who performs great and mighty miracles that would deceive even the very elect, if that were possible. Satan has gotten what he wanted, the Catholics worship him instead of Jesus. His servants also come as angels of light, and masquerade as servants of righteousness. The priests are blind and consider themselves as little gods – unfortunately, too many of these “little gods” are child molesters. The Catholic Church conveniently shoves aside the Biblical requirement that priests must be from the tribe of Levi.


      Methodists and Episcopalians are ordaining homosexual and lesbian ministers and priests. They are teaching that these abominable lifestyles are acceptable.


      The churches worship their pastors as if they were gods and kings, and the pastors are filled with arrogance and pride. They want to build bigger churches so that they can have larger congregations that will inflate their egos even more. The shepherds have no idea what the word “shepherd” really means. They lift themselves up as great authorities, yet they have never learned that they are servants of the people. I have not yet met a pastor of any denomination who went out and sought a sheep that left his flock.


      The pastors teach their flocks that “God is a good God, He doesn’t want you to suffer”, in direct contradiction to what the Bible says. The New Testament talks about suffering a lot more than it mentions blessings and prosperity. But that’s not “positive confession”, so they throw that aside. They teach them that “God’s promises are all for you. He wants to give you the desires of your heart. He wants you to prosper and be in good health. If you just have enough faith, you can claim your rights in Jesus and have everything you have ever desired.” No one teaches that Paul’s testimony was that he was hungry, thirsty, homeless, in rags, poorly treated, beaten and in chains. No one teaches what Jesus instructed them to do “Sell what you have, give to the poor and come, follow Me.” “He that does not give up everything he has, cannot be my disciple.” “Share in the fellowship of His sufferings” Claim those as your “rights in Jesus”!!!


      No one teaches about the Beatitudes that Jesus spoke of in the sermon on the mount — “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.


      Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.


      Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.


      Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.


      Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.


      Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.


      Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.


      Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.


      Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”


      No one teaches the whole truth, just the parts of it that “tickle men’s ears”, just the “feel good” gospel of the carnal.


      The religious TV networks (I refuse to call them “Christian”) are filled with thieves, liars, charlatans and false prophets who are out to build great masses of worshippers for themselves. They steal from the widows, the poor, the hurting, the wounded, the hopeless and the desperate. They are nothing but a bunch of antichrists. And people look to them as gods who can do no wrong. There is no discernment in the Body of Christ today! The so-called “Body of Christ” in this country is corrupt beyond measure.


      These are only a few of the many reasons that God is coming to destroy this nation and severely test the faith of most. Most “Christians” will fail the test and their names will not be written in the Book of Life. A great apostasy of the faith is about to happen in this country. Many will be imprisoned, tortured, sawn in two and put to death because of their faith — only he that endures to the end will be saved. Most who read this will not be saved.


      The USA itself is worse than Sodom and Gomorrah, in every way. Not only do we kill millions of innocent, unborn children in this country every year, but now that Obama is President, we will be paying for the murders of millions of unborn babies in other countries. Obama wants to pass legislation that will force all hospitals, including Catholic hospitals, to perform abortions on demand, regardless of the term of pregnancy or the age of the female. Homosexual marriage is something that the Obama administration wants legalized. The abortionists and the homosexuals “parade their sins in the streets”, and people are there to cheer them on, the nations leaders being among them.


      Greed is rampant in all parts of society and in every organization in this nation, especially the churches. Our nation’s capitol, Washington, D.C. is the most corrupt city in America, and our politicians are wicked beyond measure. Arrogance, pride, contempt, crime and greed are hallmarks of our nation’s capitol. We are proud of all the great buildings that form our cities, all the money that is made in them, and all the materialism that exists in them. Drugs have invaded every part of our society. Morals no longer exist in the USA. Good is now called evil, and evil is now called good.


      When this country elected Barak Hussein Obama as President, God said “ENOUGH!!”


      “You wanted leaders after your own hearts, so I’ve given them to you. I’ve given you the most corrupt, arrogant and deceitful President and administration in the history of your country. They will lead your country into the worst decadence and depravity it has ever known.


      “My people have been waiting for signs and wonders for years and years, waiting for me to do great and mighty things. I already have, but no one was paying any attention. My ways are not your ways and My thoughts are not your thoughts. As far as the sun is from the moon are My thoughts higher than your thoughts and My ways higher than your ways. I sent the Great Depression to warn you that you were becoming too focused on wealth and greed. Few listened. I sent the planes into the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001 to warn you that your pride, arrogance and lust for power and money had gone too far. Few listened. I sent Hurricane Katrina in 2005 to warn you about your sexual and spiritual decadence and depravity that has become an abomination reaching to the heavens. Few listened.


      So now I will destroy your proud, arrogant, greedy, depraved and decadent nation and churches. You would not humble yourselves before me and turn from your wicked and evil ways. So now, I the Lord your God will force you to your knees, literally. My judgment upon you is coming much quicker than any ever expected. It will be total and complete. Never again will you stand proud and tall as a nation. Never again will you exalt yourselves above Me”.


      First will come the economic collapse of this nation, because money has become what you worship, not the Lord. Another watchman, John Johnston (http://www.unitedstatesprophecy.com/) saw that when Fidel Castro dies, then will come the complete and total collapse of our economy. Why God set it up that way, I have no idea. I just know that He did and that John is correct. You are seeing just the beginning of that in the last few months of 2008 and the first few months of 2009. That is just the very beginning. It will get much, much worse — the complete and total economic collapse of this nation. The worst is yet to come.


      Back in 1986 I was driving through the Dakotas and pulled up to see Mt. Rushmore. As I pulled the car into the parking lot I suddenly saw Mt. Rushmore come tumbling down. Until March 3, 2009, I didn’t know what this meant. Now I do. Spiritually, this means that God will not let those men who built this country upon Godly morals and principles see His destruction of the nation they so dearly loved. Physically, it is His warning to flee the cities and not look back. Pray that you are not with child then, because the worst is still to come.


      Immediately following the fall of Mt. Rushmore there will be major solar storms (expected by astronomers in 2011-2012) that will cause catastrophic electrical, electronic and communication failures in many areas of the USA and the world. This happened in Quebec some years ago and all power was lost for days, even weeks. All power will be lost in many major cities, including New York City. Complete power grids will shut down, affecting large areas of the country. When this happens gangs will run rampant all over the cities that are affected. They will loot, rape, rob, steal and kill like never before. There will be fires all over which will not be possible to put out because there will be no power to run the water pumping stations, and the looters will shoot the fireman who try to put the fires out. The crime wave in New Orleans after Katrina was nothing compared to what is about to happen. It will be complete civil chaos that the police and National Guard will not be able to stop. People will be leaving these cities by the hundreds of thousands to escape the violence. The USA will be paralyzed. The worst is still to come.


      On that same trip in 1986 I was driving through Granite Falls, MN and stopped to eat dinner and spend the night at the home of some friends’ parents. After dinner I was talking a walk in the neighborhood (which was out in the country) and glanced upon some huge grain silos. All of a sudden I saw these silos explode! I knew that the Lord was telling me that our vast supply of food in this country would suddenly disappear. Since then I have learned that the temperatures in these silos are closely monitored to prevent static electrical buildup, among other things. With no electricity, these silos will explode. With no electricity, our refrigerated foods will go bad. With no electricity, our food processing plants will not function. Will no electricity, our processed seafood and meats will quickly spoil. With no electricity, our water purification plants will not be able to operate. Without electricity, most people will not be able to cook. The solar storms will cause the electricity in many areas of our country to be off for weeks and even months. Our food supply will suddenly be gone. There will be great famine all over the country.


      http://www.timothybirdnow.com/?p=1596 . The worst is yet to come.


      Back in 1984 I was listening to a Christian radio station when a guy began to prophecy. I remember him saying “.. and though the President seems to be a good man, he will bow his knees in surrender to the Russians”.


      While the country is in complete and utter chaos like we’ve never known before, the Russians will then unleash a nuclear attack upon us from submarines off our coasts. Impact will come only seven minutes from launch. This will destroy a number of major cities. See John Johnston’s: “www.unitedstatesprophecy.com/russia_invades_america.html” for more specifics. God will judge us for the pride we take in these great monuments (i.e. skyscrapers) that our hands have built, and the materialism we worship. President Obama will not retaliate, but will bow his knees in surrender to the Russians. They will come and enslave our people and rape the resources and the women of this country. This is how quickly this will be upon us. The worst is yet to come.


      Back in 1993 there was a prophet in Dallas who had a vision of all three seaboards of this country being hit by tidal waves of 200-300’. In 1994 I was visiting a friend who lived on a small river near Baton Rouge, La. We were outside sitting on chairs on the lawn when suddenly I saw this huge 30-60’ wall of dirty water come rushing over the property. This was over 100 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico!


      John Johnston has also seen a huge tidal wave hitting the East Coast and knocking down the tall buildings like dominos. “I went into a deep sleep and had a dream I was on the boardwalk in Virginia Beach. It was night time and I think it was about 2:00 am. I put my foot up on the railing and was looking out over the ocean. There was what looked like a full moon on the horizon. I noticed just underneath the moon was a giant black wall on the horizon. The moon was reflecting white caps off the wall. As I stood there looking out into the Atlantic Ocean I realized that the white caps are from a massive tidal wave heading to shore. It was about 300 feet high. I felt the realization that it was too late to warn the people and the dream ended.


      “In the fall of the following year, 2006 I had the same dream again.


      “In January 2008, I had the same dream except this time I started running to people’s houses to wake them up and warn them, but it was too late.”


      Revelation 18: 21 “Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “Thus with violence the great city Babylon shall be thrown down, and shall not be found anymore.”


      On March 2, 2009 an asteroid passed within 40,000 miles of Earth. That may seem like a lot, but it is within the moon’s orbit of earth and just twice the distance from Earth as some of our communications satellites. What will happen when an asteroid hits our planet? Remember the Star called Wormwood which the angel threw into the sea? That could cause tidal waves like the ones which will hit our coastlines. It would also be hot enough to make the seas turn red like blood.


      The destruction from these tidal waves will be beyond human description. The death toll will be in the tens of millions. Why? To destroy the vile, abominable and detestable sexual and spiritual practices which flood this country. Several months after Katrina there was a Decadence Day parade held in New Orleans, an annual event. Mardi Gras, which is approved of by the Catholic Church, is nothing but a huge pagan festival. All the different parades are named after different Greek gods and goddesses — Bacchus, Endymion, Venus, Proteus, etc. The floats move down the streets and the people are all raising their hands, waving them, shouting “Throw me something mister!”, to the maskers on the floats. Spiritually they are worshipping the gods of the floats. The next day they go to mass and get the ashes on their heads to start the beginning of Lent. They party like the heathens they are, then go for “absolution and forgiveness” the next day. I am a former Catholic, originally from New Orleans, so I speak from personal, first-hand experience.


      God has had enough!!


      In 1995 while on my way to Phoenix, I spent the night with an older couple in Benson, AZ. I remember Enoch telling me that the Lord had told his church in Benson that there were members of that church then, in 1995, who would be martyred in front of the church for their faith. The Sunday after 9/11/2001 I went to a little church in Lindale, TX for the first time. Before the service, I remember seeing some little children playing in the aisles, just running around having a good time. The Lord told me that these very children would be running for their lives because of their faith, in this country. John Johnston (http://www.unitedstatesprophecy.com) has seen visions of foreign soldiers destroying churches in this country and executing the congregations in front of those churches.


      That is when many will fall away from the Lord, part of the great apostasy of the faith. Many who have been deceived and brainwashed into believing the “faith” foolishness that is being taught by people like Kenneth Copeland, Pat Robertson, Benny Hinn, Robert Tilton, Rod Parsley, Mike Murdock, John Hagee, Joyce Meyer, Marilyn Hickey, Creflo Dollar, T.D. Jakes, Joel Osteen, James Robinson, Jimmy Swaggart and the like, will be “confessing the Word”, “claiming their rights in Jesus”, demanding that God honor His Word, but will find out that it doesn’t work like they’ve been taught it should. They will not have wealth, they will not have jobs, they will not have homes, they will not have their health and they will not have much to eat. They will be hungry, thirsty, homeless, in rags, poorly treated, in chains and they will fall away from the faith because they will say “God doesn’t honor His word, therefore He is a liar and I want nothing to with Him”. These sheep have believed the lies that their shepherds taught them. Their blood will be upon the hands of their shepherds. They listened to teachers who “tickled their ears”, because that is what they wanted to hear and believe.


      The Bible is God’s word which He uses to accomplish that which He pleases and purposes — not what we please and purpose.


      During the coming disasters that God will send upon this country, He will also give some of us hope and peace. He has been setting up places of refuge across this country where Christians will find safe harbor from the catastrophes unleashed upon America. In 1996 I lived in Phoenix for several months and traveled around Arizona some. I was visiting someone in Oracle, AZ and the Lord impressed upon me that this would be a city of refuge in the future. He also showed me that the mountains of Prescott, AZ would be another place of refuge - there are several large Christian camps up there. Lindale, TX (just north of Tyler) will be another city of refuge. I’m certain that there will be other cities of refuge that the Lord has set up.


      In these places Christians will live together and provide for one another. We will grow our own food, raise our own livestock. We will not be dependent upon the government for anything, because the government will be trying to find us and kill us, just as John Johnston saw in his vision:


      “During the same time as the vision about the state of Florida in July of 1995, God gave me a vision of a massive army coming down on America. He said, “John, I am going to allow the enemies of the United States to judge America. When America’s enemies come they will have no mercy on the men, women and children. I saw troop movement and they appeared to be Communist Chinese and Russian troops coming into the United States. As they came in, America was no match. I saw churches and synagogues were being leveled by heavy artillery. As the churches were being blown up I saw Jews and Christians being herded up and shot like cattle in front of their churches and homes. I saw the troops killing children and infants with their bayonets. I saw the American people tormented beyond imagination. The troops were void of emotions. Their objective is to take the nation and take it hands down. All able bodied working people will be forced into slave labor. Some will be taken to other countries and some left here. The soldier’s main objective was to kill all Jews and Christians. As I am seeing all this horror I asked, “Lord, what is happening?” He said, “Because of the wickedness of the United States of America I am allowing her enemies to invade her lands.” God ended the vision.


      “The enemies of America are supernaturally being drawn together. When they come, they are going to catch the nation completely by surprise. Great is going to be her destruction and torment. This judgment is coming soon! The American people, Christians and non-Christians do not believe that God has fiery indignation that will be poured out. The great day of darkness is quickly coming upon the whole world, the day of God’s wrath and judgment.”


      These places of refuge will not be fancy, they will not be very comfortable for many. They will not have all the luxuries and conveniences that we are used to. We will not have as much to eat as we are used to. Some places might not have running water and electricity. We will have to learn to do with much less than we are used to. They will not have much in the way of medical facilities. But God will provide the basic necessities of life for us.


      Years ago there was a TV miniseries entitled “Amerika”, about a Russian takeover of this country. In there was a scene I remember very, very distinctly. A man was helping another man escape the Russians, and they were going through an underground passageway, when suddenly they came upon this large underground room. In the room were a number of Christians singing and praising the Lord. The escapee asked his friend “How can they be happy when there is so much trouble?” His friend replied “Because we know the Lord is doing this and why, and He is in control.” That peace and joy is what will sustain us during those times which are almost upon us.


      A couple of miscellaneous things. The “great mountain thrown into the sea” mentioned in Revelation is Mount Fuji in Japan. It will erupt with such force that much of it will be


      thrown into the sea. Can you imagine the destruction this will cause? Could the star


      called Wormwood hit the seas with such an impact that it would cause Mt. Fuji to erupt?


      I don’t know, but it is something to think about.


      In 1990 God was showing me something about Mikhail Gorbachev being Russia’s “messiah or savior”. In 2007 Gorbachev founded the “Union of Social Democrats”, and is their leader. The party has its roots in the former Social Democratic Party of Russia. His newly formed party skipped the 2007 general election in order to concentrate on its ultimate goal which is to become a mass political party by 2011. He will run against Putin in 2012 and he will win. The people will look to him as their messiah, especially when he unleashes a nuclear attack upon our nation and Barak Hussein Obama surrenders the USA to him.


      How should you prepare for the coming catastrophes which are almost upon us? Pray, pray and pray. Ask the Lord to show you how each one of you individually should begin to prepare. Don’t listen to the fools on the religious channels, because they will have no idea what to do, even though they will claim to. The best thing you can do, next to praying, is to turn off your televisions, turn off all the CDs and tapes you have that were written about the Bible, quit going to all those conferences about the Bible, quit reading all those books about the Bible, take your Bible and begin at Genesis and start reading. Read it during every spare minute you have — if you’ll turn off your televisions you’ll be surprised at all the extra time you have to read the Bible. Read the Bible from beginning to end, over and over and over. Don’t go looking for things in it to confirm what you think you know, just read it. Yes, it will be hard and it will be very boring. But that is the only way to learn what God wants you, specifically, to learn. Turn off the radios in your vehicles and put on CDs of someone reading the Bible. That’s all, just reading it — quit listening to someone teaching you what man wants you to learn, but just listen to the reading of the Word itself and let the Spirit teach you. “For you no longer have need of a teacher, for the Holy Spirit is your teacher.” Quit trying to find someone to feed you the Word, feed yourselves. Babies need to be fed, adults feed themselves. It’s time for you to grow up.


      One final warning — all the prayers in the world will not cause God to turn aside from, or delay, what is coming upon this country. Don’t waste your time praying for that. Pray for God to show you what He wants you to do in the next few years in order to last through the trying times ahead. Pray for strength. You will be “tested and tried in the fires of affliction.” Many of you will be martyred during the coming years. Most of you will turn away from the faith and your names will not be found in the Book of Life. “The way to destruction is broad and most enter through it. The gate to eternal life is narrow and few enter it.”


      One last thought. What will happen to Israel when it does not have the USA to defend it anymore? We are truly that close to the last days.


      Most who read this will reject it and laugh at it. Most will reject me, scorn me, ridicule me and persecute me. I expect that. But the Lord told me many years ago that 95% of what I teach is for 5% of the people. If 5% listen to this message, then I will have done what the Lord sent me to do. My e-mail and post office box addresses are below. If you want to contact me, feel free to do so. However, if you want to criticize this message or tell me that I am not hearing from the Lord, then don’t waste your time because I will simply delete or tear up your correspondence, and you will most certainly not get a response from me. I don’t waste my time on fools. This message is not something that I will defend, argue about or even try to convince you that it is of the Lord. That is not my job. My job is to be the messenger. The message is God’s, not mine. Argue with Him about


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    14. EWByrd on Sat, September 05, 2009

      I am not sure where any of this fits in.  BUT, several years ago I had a dream.  My husband and I were in New York.  I’ve never been to New York to visit, only to JFK Airport, but I knew in my dream that was where we were.  We were shopping (Times Square) and as we were coming out of one of the buildings, people were running and trying to get to safety, the city was on fire and I knew that we must escape somehow.  I don’t recall much more, but I did know that we knew God’s peace.

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