Five Things We Will Learn
- What the original prophetic vision of the coming harvest revealed and why it still matters today
- Why there is a gap between waves of revival and how it serves as a season of preparation
- How the second wave of harvest will be marked by deep hunger for God and rapid, contagious growth
- Why traditional church structures will struggle to sustain the harvest and what must change
- How believers can prepare now through repentance, relational discipleship, and house-to-house community
In 1987, Rick Joyner experienced what he described as one of the most significant prophetic encounters of his life.
Over the course of two and a half days, he was given a sweeping vision of world events, but one theme stood above everything else.
“The main theme and the most important God showed him… was the coming harvest.”
This was not just a general idea of revival. It was tied directly to the words of Jesus.
“What Jesus said, the end of the age is the harvest.”
Joyner understood this harvest to be the moment when everything reaches maturity.
“The reaping of everything that’s been sown in man and the earth will come to full maturity… there’s going to be the greatest clash between the good and the evil, the wheat and the tares.”
Yet in the middle of that clash, one reality rises above all:
“The most important aspect of it was the incredible ingathering of new believers.”
Two Waves, One Final Harvest
Joyner was shown that this end-time harvest would unfold in two distinct waves.
The first wave would be unlike anything the world had ever seen.
“The first wave would be so huge… it would be the greatest move of God that has happened in expanse ever before.”
He believes this began around 1990 and spread across much of the world outside of the West.
“There was an ingathering in Russia, in Asia… Africa, South and Central America like there had never been before.”
The масш of this move is difficult to grasp.
“Some countries people were being born again at a rate higher than people were being born.”
“It was estimated that about 400,000 people were coming to Jesus every day.”
This wave lasted for over a decade. Yet, according to Joyner, it was not the final harvest.
“This would be the end gathering for most of the laborers for the last wave.”
The Quiet Before What Is Coming
Between these two waves, there would be a critical season.
“There would be a long period of relative spiritual quiet between those waves.”
This was not a time to relax, but a time to prepare.
“We needed to use that quiet period to equip… to raise up and mature… to prepare for the next wave.”
Because what is coming next will not resemble anything we have known.
The Second Wave Will Come Like a Tsunami
Joyner saw that the final wave would surpass the first in масш and intensity.
“That was going to be so much bigger than even the first one.”
But it will not arrive slowly.
“It would come upon us like a tsunami.”
This is where the warning becomes sobering.
“Christians, churches, everything that were not prepared… we would be swept away like people got swept away in the tsunami.”
The only place of safety is what Joyner calls spiritual high ground.
“Being seated with Christ… that’s got to be more than a doctrine. It’s got to be a reality.”
The Defining Mark: Hunger for God
In a more recent dream, Joyner saw the central characteristic of this coming move.
“The main characteristic of the next ingathering was hunger for God.”
Not casual interest. Not routine faith. Something far deeper.
“There was an insatiable hunger… have to have God, have to know Him, have to follow Him, have to get closer.”
And this hunger does not stay contained.
“It was so contagious… everyone they came in contact with would catch it.”
At the same time, this movement exposes what is real and what is not.
“Most were caught off guard and washed away… they did not become a part of it.”
This coming harvest is both revival and separation.
The Structure Will Not Hold What Is Coming
Joyner describes growth that challenges everything we currently rely on.
“Little churches of like 50 or 70 people growing at a thousand people a week… for extended periods of time.”
And then he makes a defining statement:
“The small groups and small churches were the net for the harvest. The big churches were not.”
The reason is clear.
“They had spent their time… on growing programs rather than growing people.”
This is not just a structural issue. It is a discipleship issue.
A Narrow Window to Prepare
Joyner shares a strong personal impression regarding timing.
“We had about two years or less to get ready for this thing to break upon the world.”
His call is urgent and direct.
“You don’t have a day to waste.”
And for those who have drifted:
“You’ve got to get back close to the Lord… if you’re not very close to Him, you’re not going to be on the high ground.”
A Reformation of the Church
This coming harvest will not simply fill existing systems. It will expose them.
Joyner speaks plainly.
“Anything that gets institutionalized gets corrupted.”
He warns that much of what has been built in the name of the church was not actually built by God.
“There’s been a blessing on many of these institutions… but
He’s never inhabited them.”
And what God did not plant will not remain.
“Every plant that the heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.”
Yet in the middle of this, God is calling His people.
“Come out of her, My people.”
What the Church Will Become
What emerges will look very different from what many expect.
“Christianity is going to become… a lifestyle… 24 hours a day, seven days a week, living, walking close to Jesus.”
It will not revolve around large gatherings alone.
“It’s not going to be centered around big gatherings… but the main thing they’re going to be drawn to is the Lord Himself.”
Instead, it will look like family.
“We’re called to be a family first, not an organization.”
And the harvest will not be contained in buildings.
“We’re not going to hold the harvest in a building.”
The First Phase of the Final Wave
Before the global ingathering, there is a surprising beginning.
“The first part is going to be an ingathering of backsliding Christians.”
Those who drifted will return first, becoming part of what God is about to do.
The Final Picture: Glory on His People
Joyner describes a reality that goes beyond teaching and structure.
“We’re changed by seeing His glory… we’re changed into His image.”
And that glory will not remain hidden.
“Something was emanating… an outshining… and people would be healed.”
Conclusion
The picture is clear.
A harvest is coming that will be:
- Greater than anything the world has seen
- Faster than most expect
- Too large for current systems to contain
It will be marked by:
- Deep hunger for God
- Rapid multiplication
- A return to relational, family-based faith
- A clear separation between the prepared and the unprepared
And the call is just as clear.
“You don’t have a day to waste.”
This is not a message for later.
It is a call for now.
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