Hebraic Musing - What is Our Role in the Next Great Awakening?
The world has been changing the church. ENOUGH of that! It is time for the Church to change the
world.
We were warned by Jesus himself in Matt 24:15 15 “Therefore when
you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’* spoken of by Daniel the
prophet, standing in the holy place….” by quoting from Daniel. “And
forces shall be mustered by him (Evil one), and they shall defile the sanctuary fortress; then they shall take
away the daily sacrifices, and place there the abomination of desolation.” Dan.11:31 NKJV
Abomination we find in this World (only a few examples):
·
Satan
is controlling the nations. “But even if our gospel is veiled, it is
veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe,” 2
Corin.4:3-4 NKJV
·
Problems in today’s world since WWI, the war to
end all wars – Abortion legalized, Family values under attack; power hungry
giant companies, billionaires, politicians & illuminati, etc. ……
·
Every religion is okay, EXCEPT Christianity and
Judaism! Politicians who stand for their
Judeo-Christian principals are put down and persecuted; and rules being imposed
on church gatherings.
·
Education system teaching evolution theory as
science, gender confusion & denial of America’s history.
·
Litany of ungodly societal issues – Promotion of
Climate change (worship of Mother Earth); United Nations; Elite Rulers (“Illuminati”);
Calling bad good, sin okay and wrong right; Promoting racism to encourage and
stir up victimization; Controlled elections in Nicaragua, Argentina & now
in America!
·
As a result, many Christian churches &
pastors are afraid to speak up or deal with non-Biblical PC issues.
Historical Examples of God’s Intervention:
·
Tower
of Babel was an attempt by man to create a problematic “one world government”
so God intervened and created separate nations. “…LORD confused the language of all the earth; and from there the LORD
scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth.” Gen.11:9
·
Persian
Empire & Nebuchadnezzar pridefully controlled the known world; God
intervened and Daniel wrote on the wall at Belshazzar’s drunken party. “That
very night Belshazzar, king of the Chaldeans, was slain. And Darius the
Mede received the kingdom…” Dan.2
& 5:30-31. BTW Darius honored God!
·
Paul
dealt with the Roman Empire and Caesars; God intervened! Constantine became a Christian and made Jesus
the patron of his army, so Christianity became a legal religion thereby ending
persecution.
·
Nazi
Germany tried to control the world, and would have but; God intervened and had
His fledgling but blessed Americans get involved in WWII. America’s productivity and “war machine”
turned the tide.
America’s Awakenings:
·
First
Great Awakening (~1730-1770) swept through the diverse colonies just before the
Declaration of Independence. A George
Whitefield biographer said “Had … there
been no great revival, there may well have been no American Revolution.”
·
Second
Great Awakening (1798-1855) camp meetings girded the nation for the Civil War
(1861-1865) which threatened to tear America in two. BTW the Founding Fathers were not racist!
·
Third
Awakening was 1890ish-1910ish prior to WWI and fostered social reforms &
more denominations.
·
Are
we ready for a Next Great Awakening? Do
we need one? Remember, God always warns
His own before He lowers the boom and judges. Shouldn’t we be telling the Church to get
ready, be ready?
Solutions
& Conclusions:
·
America
needs to recognize & leverage its “exceptionalism.” (a) We only represent 4% of the world’s
population, but 30% of the world’s wealth; (b) We sent out 127,000 of the
world’s estimated 400,000 missionaries; (c) Military dominance; (d) Absence of
feudalism; (e) Global leadership and activism; (f) Frontier spirit; (g) Mobility
& welfare in a “Land of Opportunity”; (h) Checks & balances; and on
& on…
·
God
must hate politicians and those who claim to be Christians but support racism,
socialism, pride, sinful lifestyles, abortions, financial power and a “One
World Government” like Babel. (see Gen.11:9
again)
·
Are
we to be part of the problem or part of the solution?
WE ALL need to be reaching out to a scared and hurting world with the Gospel of
Jesus Christ.
Points
to ponder
Do need to
preach and pray to influence people? (Or should we pray and preach?)
Jesus gave
his final command to us for just such a time as this.
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations...” Matt.28:19
Ezekiel was
told our role in God’s Kingdom…
“Son of man, I have made you a watchman …
… give them warning from Me:” Ezek.
3:17
♫ Go, tell it on the mountain, Over the hills
and everywhere. … That Jesus Christ is born! ♫
Yosef a.k.a.
Joe Brusherd January
12, 2021
Author: “Hebraic Insights – Messages
exploring the Hebrew roots of our faith”
“Biblical Marriage (by Yosef)” Weekly “Hebraic Musings”
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