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This is a prophecy. Everything happening in the earth right now points to a new global order, but many of us are distracted from it as our world focuses on the Coronavirus, COVID-19. We are praying for everyone affected by this and for the virus to end! Things are clearly leading to the end times beast economy that was written about in the book of Revelation in the Bible. We look at Elon Musk and his company SpaceX and Starlink because it looks like those are playing a part in the new global order. There are many prophetic words quickly coming to pass one right after the other, be sure to watch our Prophecy 2020 playlist on YouTube HERE to catch up on all the prophecies for 2020 so far!
We must pay attention to everything because while many are focusing on the virus that has so far caused fewer deaths than the flu, one part of the new global order is taking place through Elon Musk and his company SpaceX and Starlink. He is taking satellites into space! Each rocket that goes up carries and releases 60 satellites to orbit the earth! Elon currently has 240 satellites in space with approval from the Federal Communications Commission to launch 12,000, and at the same time, Elon is seeking to be approved for 30,000 more! The goal in all this is to provide 5G internet access to remote areas of the earth.
The economy is shifting as we sit in our homes because of the coronavirus, and the availability of 5G would help the global market be able to connect without any delay! What does 5G technology mean? There has been a great change in technology in such a short time. Currently, most people have 4G technology, and this new 5G is planned to unfold in the year 2020! If we look at where phones started, they were originally on a wired analog system. Then they were moved to digital technology, which entailed towers being put up everywhere that was increased to 4G overtime to send a certain speed to our phones. This 4G technology allowed us to have video capabilities on our phones. Now with 5G, the goal is for there to be no lag time which lag time can happen now with 4G. You can find out more about 5G technology HERE from a previous program.
In the beast economy, every business transaction will be controlled through one entity, which is a system set up to control the market! Without the mark of the beast, you won’t be able to buy or sell! “It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.” Currently, people can be tracked with their phones, and with the global pandemic, the government is able to see if people are gathering in groups of more than ten by just looking at their phone GPS!
In Florida, a pastor was arrested because he chose to gather with his church family on a Sunday. Church gatherings were supposedly not essential while at the same time abortion clinics are able to keep murdering babies because they are considered essential! In the past, people would sacrifice their children to the god of Moloch so that they could have a better economy and life. It is the shedding of innocent blood, and it must stop! We believe that it is ending in America and will end in Jesus’ name!
We are in some serious times, and it will be the greatest days the Church has ever seen! Are you nervous or fearful because of everything that is happening? Do you know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior? Maybe you put your trust in government, the economy, sports or a job and now it is failing you. Many people have done that! God is saying to the world; there is only one God! We will keep seeing perilous times until the Lord’s return, which we believe is coming soon.
Pastor John Kilpatrick, with Church of His Presence, warned us at the beginning of 2020 that severe darkness is coming to the earth, and at the same time, God is sending His angels!
“Tell them to be prepared. But I want to tell you, the angels are coming to help you…the angels are going to come. It’s going to get so severe… I’m going to send My angels to help get in the harvest , and they’ll be working with you. You may see them, you may not see them, but you’ll know that they are there, and you’ll know by the way things are getting accomplished so quickly, you’ll know that they are getting accomplished for you. In the midst of some of the deepest darkest darkness, the world has ever seen.”
As a child of God, He takes care of you when you abide in Him. Psalm 91 reminds us of the fact that God will protect You under the shadow of His wings! He sent His Son to the earth to live a sinless life and to die for you so that He could be raised again to bring us all salvation. You can make Jesus the Lord of your life today! Read more at Meet My Father HERE and choose Jesus as your Lord and Savior before it is too late. Welcome to the family! What do you think about 5G technology and the fact that Elon Musk is releasing hundreds and eventually thousands of satellites to orbit our earth? We want to hear from you! Write to us at Friends@VFNKB.com or in the VFNKB Community HERE. Greg Lancaster shared in this segment.
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This is a prophecy! Greg shares a prophetic dream concerning the economy that has quickly come to pass. Also, with COVID-19, or as many simply call it Coronavirus, causing a global pandemic, we look behind the scenes at how the virus is distracting Americans from what is really happening in the government. It will cause us all to pay attention and move cautiously with the Lord in the days ahead.
In 2019, Greg had a prophetic encounter where God showed him America’s economy and how great it was doing under the Trump administration. He saw the military-industrial complex and the business industry and how much it has grown. Everyone was doing great, but God said to him if everything was to stop for eleven days at that point, everything that was gained under President Donald Trump would go away.
The prophecy quickly came to pass because due to the Coronavirus people have been ordered to stay at home, and many people are not able to go to work! At the beginning of this, people were told initially to stay at home for two weeks and to practice social distancing. On the eleventh day, which was March 27, 2020, the U.S. Congress gathered, and by a voice vote, they didn’t even count the people in attendance, committed to give $2 trillion to the American people! With this stimulus package, they also committed to give another $4 trillion for business and other people to apply for loans, grants, and unemployment, among other things! That is $6 trillion! This is approximately one-third of America’s gross domestic product (GDP), which is every business transaction that happens in our nation. All the gains in our nation’s economy have been lost, and it all crashed on the eleventh day as God warned Greg!
Congressman Thomas Massie spoke on TheBlaze Network with Glenn Beck and warned that this stimulus package is nothing but a wealth transfer from the middle class to the money class. “This was about Congress trying to avoid accountability for the largest wealth transfer from the middle class to the money class in the history of mankind. Even the Roman Emperors couldn’t pull this one off…they wanted to do this by unanimous consent. Now they first said we don’t need to be there.” He pointed out to the other people in Congress that the U.S. Constitution says that to complete legislative business, at least half of the elected officials must be there.
This is not about politics; it is a worldwide global shift! We must understand that we are looking at the end time-shifting of the beast economy written about in the book of Revelation in the Bible. Just looking at what is happening, it seems some people in the government are shifting our nation to be dependent on the government. Congressman Massie says that we just need to do that math and this stimulus package, and we will see how crazy it really is. The government is giving away $2 trillion, and there are approximately 100 million families in America, which puts that at $60,000 per working family, and the government is offering $1200 checks. He calls that check “the cheese in the trap.” He is pointing out that we need to ask where the rest of the money is going!
We must pay attention and not fall into any trap that man would create to lead us down a path that can destroy our nation! What are your thoughts about this stimulus package? Do you think it will help our economy or destroy it? We want to hear from you! Write to us at Friends@VFNKB.com or in the VFNKB Community HERE. Greg Lancaster shared in this segment.
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This is a prophecy, and it will greatly encourage you! Greg shares a prophetic word, and as you read or listen, receive what God has said in a convergence of what He has shown Greg.
“REVIVAL IS SOON TO COME! I can’t help to feel deep within my spirit that Revival is Soon to Come. With what the Lord has told me, with His Angels with us (one showed up at 2:00 A.M. in the morning recently and awakened me), with the world “considering their ways” as we all are, revival is soon to come. Some of what has been made known to me is there will be a revival that will reach the world, and the Gulf Coast (GLORY ZONE) will be used by the Lord as nations will be coming to encounter God’s Glory-Presence and returning to their cities and nations to spread revival there. The Glory of God is going to be so present that those who come at times will just sit quietly as God’s Glory overtakes us. Angels will gather believers from many gathering/church families who have “Revival in their Heart” (who understand the “WORK” required for revival) and will lead them in a procession, prepared to minister to the multitude who are seated to hear the Gospel for the first time. There will be no “self-proclaimed ‘I did this folks’” for we’ll all be just “GRATEFUL” to be in God’s Glory, serving, helping, and ministering all understanding “HE (JESUS) DID IT!” The more we stop our schedules and go after God, the thicker His Glory- Presence will be, and more people and cities will be impacted by His Glory. Prayers of compassion, gratitude, and unity will go up to “OUR FATHER WHO IS IN HEAVEN,” and in response, He will send more of “HIS GLORY” down. There is and will be wider and wider portals opening over the “GLORY ZONE” where angels will be ascending and descending carrying OUR FATHER’S WILL to the earth. These Angels will go to the “FOUR CORNERS” of the earth and gather in the “HARVEST” the largest harvest the world has ever seen. No building will contain it, though they’ll be used, for God’s glory “LIGHT” will rest upon His people, while at the same time “gross darkness, thick darkness” rests upon the earth and the people of the earth. For it will be the “BEST OF TIMES” and the “worst of times.” The shaking that is and will be taking place is not to destroy, but to shake lose those who have been held captive. It’s to soften hardened hearts so that they can become “KINGDOM SOIL” for God to plant “HIS SEED/SON” in their hearts. Though some may have said of someone “there is no hope for them” these will be the very ones that God will choose to show the power of His “SAVING GRACE” and demonstrate HE CAN DO WHATEVER HE WANTS TO, WHENEVER HE WANTS TO, EVER HOW HE WANTS TO DO IT; FOR HE IS GOD, AND ABOVE HIM THERE IS NONE OTHER. I want to encourage you to “LOOK UP” for your “REDEMPTION DRAWS NEAR!” Prepare your heart for REVIVAL AND THE GLORY-PRESENCE OF GOD. Begin to think about how you can change your schedule, clear your calendar, shift your life to go after God so that He will pour out MORE OF HIS GLORY, for the whole earth is full of HIS GLORY!”
This is what God has been saying and has brought together for this moment. God is in charge and in complete control! He is preparing the earth for the greatest harvest of souls that we have ever seen. It has been prophesied that a billion-soul harvest is coming! These are exciting days for those who follow the Lord. Are you ready for revival? We want to hear from you! Write to us at Friends@VFNKB.com or in the VFNKB Community HERE. Greg Lancaster shared in this segment.
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PROPHECY! Revival is Soon to Come!
This is a prophecy, and it will greatly encourage you! Greg shares a prophetic word, and as you read or listen, receive what God has said in a convergence of what He has shown Greg.
“REVIVAL IS SOON TO COME! I can’t help to feel deep within my spirit that Revival is Soon to Come. With what the Lord has told me, with His Angels with us (one showed up at 2:00 A.M. in the morning recently and awakened me), with the world “considering their ways” as we all are, revival is soon to come. Some of what has been made known to me is there will be a revival that will reach the world, and the Gulf Coast (GLORY ZONE) will be used by the Lord as nations will be coming to encounter God’s Glory-Presence and returning to their cities and nations to spread revival there. The Glory of God is going to be so present that those who come at times will just sit quietly as God’s Glory overtakes us. Angels will gather believers from many gathering/church families who have “Revival in their Heart” (who understand the “WORK” required for revival) and will lead them in a procession, prepared to minister to the multitude who are seated to hear the Gospel for the first time. There will be no “self-proclaimed ‘I did this folks’” for we’ll all be just “GRATEFUL” to be in God’s Glory, serving, helping, and ministering all understanding “HE (JESUS) DID IT!” The more we stop our schedules and go after God, the thicker His Glory- Presence will be, and more people and cities will be impacted by His Glory. Prayers of compassion, gratitude, and unity will go up to “OUR FATHER WHO IS IN HEAVEN,” and in response, He will send more of “HIS GLORY” down. There is and will be wider and wider portals opening over the “GLORY ZONE” where angels will be ascending and descending carrying OUR FATHER’S WILL to the earth. These Angels will go to the “FOUR CORNERS” of the earth and gather in the “HARVEST” the largest harvest the world has ever seen. No building will contain it, though they’ll be used, for God’s glory “LIGHT” will rest upon His people, while at the same time “gross darkness, thick darkness” rests upon the earth and the people of the earth. For it will be the “BEST OF TIMES” and the “worst of times.” The shaking that is and will be taking place is not to destroy, but to shake lose those who have been held captive. It’s to soften hardened hearts so that they can become “KINGDOM SOIL” for God to plant “HIS SEED/SON” in their hearts. Though some may have said of someone “there is no hope for them” these will be the very ones that God will choose to show the power of His “SAVING GRACE” and demonstrate HE CAN DO WHATEVER HE WANTS TO, WHENEVER HE WANTS TO, EVER HOW HE WANTS TO DO IT; FOR HE IS GOD, AND ABOVE HIM THERE IS NONE OTHER. I want to encourage you to “LOOK UP” for your “REDEMPTION DRAWS NEAR!” Prepare your heart for REVIVAL AND THE GLORY-PRESENCE OF GOD. Begin to think about how you can change your schedule, clear your calendar, shift your life to go after God so that He will pour out MORE OF HIS GLORY, for the whole earth is full of HIS GLORY!”
This is what God has been saying and has brought together for this moment. God is in charge and in complete control! He is preparing the earth for the greatest harvest of souls that we have ever seen. It has been prophesied that a billion-soul harvest is coming! These are exciting days for those who follow the Lord. Are you ready for revival? We want to hear from you! Write to us at Friends@VFNKB.com or in the VFNKB Community HERE. Greg Lancaster shared in this segment.
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PROPHECY! Economy Falls in 11 Days! Largest Wealth Transfer in the History of Man; Do the Math!
This is a prophecy! Greg shares a prophetic dream concerning the economy that has quickly come to pass. Also, with COVID-19, or as many simply call it Coronavirus, causing a global pandemic, we look behind the scenes at how the virus is distracting Americans from what is really happening in the government. It will cause us all to pay attention and move cautiously with the Lord in the days ahead.
In 2019, Greg had a prophetic encounter where God showed him America’s economy and how great it was doing under the Trump administration. He saw the military-industrial complex and the business industry and how much it has grown. Everyone was doing great, but God said to him if everything was to stop for eleven days at that point, everything that was gained under President Donald Trump would go away.
The prophecy quickly came to pass because due to the Coronavirus people have been ordered to stay at home, and many people are not able to go to work! At the beginning of this, people were told initially to stay at home for two weeks and to practice social distancing. On the eleventh day, which was March 27, 2020, the U.S. Congress gathered, and by a voice vote, they didn’t even count the people in attendance, committed to give $2 trillion to the American people! With this stimulus package, they also committed to give another $4 trillion for business and other people to apply for loans, grants, and unemployment, among other things! That is $6 trillion! This is approximately one-third of America’s gross domestic product (GDP), which is every business transaction that happens in our nation. All the gains in our nation’s economy have been lost, and it all crashed on the eleventh day as God warned Greg!
Congressman Thomas Massie spoke on TheBlaze Network with Glenn Beck and warned that this stimulus package is nothing but a wealth transfer from the middle class to the money class. “This was about Congress trying to avoid accountability for the largest wealth transfer from the middle class to the money class in the history of mankind. Even the Roman Emperors couldn’t pull this one off…they wanted to do this by unanimous consent. Now they first said we don’t need to be there.” He pointed out to the other people in Congress that the U.S. Constitution says that to complete legislative business, at least half of the elected officials must be there.
This is not about politics; it is a worldwide global shift! We must understand that we are looking at the end time-shifting of the beast economy written about in the book of Revelation in the Bible. Just looking at what is happening, it seems some people in the government are shifting our nation to be dependent on the government. Congressman Massie says that we just need to do that math and this stimulus package, and we will see how crazy it really is. The government is giving away $2 trillion, and there are approximately 100 million families in America, which puts that at $60,000 per working family, and the government is offering $1200 checks. He calls that check “the cheese in the trap.” He is pointing out that we need to ask where the rest of the money is going!
We must pay attention and not fall into any trap that man would create to lead us down a path that can destroy our nation! What are your thoughts about this stimulus package? Do you think it will help our economy or destroy it? We want to hear from you! Write to us at Friends@VFNKB.com or in the VFNKB Community HERE. Greg Lancaster shared in this segment.
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PROPHECY! New Global Order! What Part Does Elon Musk Play in the End Times Beast Economy?
This is a prophecy. Everything happening in the earth right now points to a new global order, but many of us are distracted from it as our world focuses on the Coronavirus, COVID-19. We are praying for everyone affected by this and for the virus to end! Things are clearly leading to the end times beast economy that was written about in the book of Revelation in the Bible. We look at Elon Musk and his company SpaceX and Starlink because it looks like those are playing a part in the new global order. There are many prophetic words quickly coming to pass one right after the other, be sure to watch our Prophecy 2020 playlist on YouTube HERE to catch up on all the prophecies for 2020 so far!
We must pay attention to everything because while many are focusing on the virus that has so far caused fewer deaths than the flu, one part of the new global order is taking place through Elon Musk and his company SpaceX and Starlink. He is taking satellites into space! Each rocket that goes up carries and releases 60 satellites to orbit the earth! Elon currently has 240 satellites in space with approval from the Federal Communications Commission to launch 12,000, and at the same time, Elon is seeking to be approved for 30,000 more! The goal in all this is to provide 5G internet access to remote areas of the earth.
The economy is shifting as we sit in our homes because of the coronavirus, and the availability of 5G would help the global market be able to connect without any delay! What does 5G technology mean? There has been a great change in technology in such a short time. Currently, most people have 4G technology, and this new 5G is planned to unfold in the year 2020! If we look at where phones started, they were originally on a wired analog system. Then they were moved to digital technology, which entailed towers being put up everywhere that was increased to 4G overtime to send a certain speed to our phones. This 4G technology allowed us to have video capabilities on our phones. Now with 5G, the goal is for there to be no lag time which lag time can happen now with 4G. You can find out more about 5G technology HERE from a previous program.
In the beast economy, every business transaction will be controlled through one entity, which is a system set up to control the market! Without the mark of the beast, you won’t be able to buy or sell! “It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads, so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.” Currently, people can be tracked with their phones, and with the global pandemic, the government is able to see if people are gathering in groups of more than ten by just looking at their phone GPS!
In Florida, a pastor was arrested because he chose to gather with his church family on a Sunday. Church gatherings were supposedly not essential while at the same time abortion clinics are able to keep murdering babies because they are considered essential! In the past, people would sacrifice their children to the god of Moloch so that they could have a better economy and life. It is the shedding of innocent blood, and it must stop! We believe that it is ending in America and will end in Jesus’ name!
We are in some serious times, and it will be the greatest days the Church has ever seen! Are you nervous or fearful because of everything that is happening? Do you know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior? Maybe you put your trust in government, the economy, sports or a job and now it is failing you. Many people have done that! God is saying to the world; there is only one God! We will keep seeing perilous times until the Lord’s return, which we believe is coming soon.
Pastor John Kilpatrick, with Church of His Presence, warned us at the beginning of 2020 that severe darkness is coming to the earth, and at the same time, God is sending His angels!
“Tell them to be prepared. But I want to tell you, the angels are coming to help you…the angels are going to come. It’s going to get so severe… I’m going to send My angels to help get in the harvest , and they’ll be working with you. You may see them, you may not see them, but you’ll know that they are there, and you’ll know by the way things are getting accomplished so quickly, you’ll know that they are getting accomplished for you. In the midst of some of the deepest darkest darkness, the world has ever seen.”
As a child of God, He takes care of you when you abide in Him. Psalm 91 reminds us of the fact that God will protect You under the shadow of His wings! He sent His Son to the earth to live a sinless life and to die for you so that He could be raised again to bring us all salvation. You can make Jesus the Lord of your life today! Read more at Meet My Father HERE and choose Jesus as your Lord and Savior before it is too late. Welcome to the family! What do you think about 5G technology and the fact that Elon Musk is releasing hundreds and eventually thousands of satellites to orbit our earth? We want to hear from you! Write to us at Friends@VFNKB.com or in the VFNKB Community HERE. Greg Lancaster shared in this segment.
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When we hear the words “a move of God,” we can consider past moves of God that have taken place in Church history. This is both a good and a bad thing. It is good to remember that when God moves, we have to respond. But it can also be bad if we think what God is about to do will be like what He has done. Reportedly, Dutch Sheets has said that this coming move of God will be ten times greater than anything we have witnessed before. In a recent conversation with VFNtv, Charles Simpson, one of the leaders in the Charismatic Renewal Movement, shares how this coming move of God will be unlike anything we have witnessed.
Greg Lancaster shares briefly about the immensity and magnitude of this coming move of God and what God has shown him. Knowing that Charles Simpson was in the epicenter of the Charismatic Renewal Movement when it took him by surprise, he asks Simpson how he would prepare for what is to come, knowing it’s coming. Simpson’s response echoes so much wisdom from his life’s experience, “We have preparation for it. I don’t think you’re ever totally prepared for the new season because it’s going to present you with things you never saw before”. As Simpson continues to talk about this coming move of God, he highlights that it will not be the “high profile” individuals that one may think. “I think it’s gonna be surprising where all this comes from, just like [Kanye West] is surprising, and there are others that are going to be surprising.” It’s important to note that God does not fit inside whatever box we place Him in. “We’re gonna have to adjust and acclimate to the way God is going to do this.”
If we focus solely on what we see with our eyes, we will miss what God is about to do. This is not about the physical; it is about Holy Spirit. As we come closer and closer to this completely breaking loose, Holy Spirit is also moving mightily within those who are His. Simpson explains, “I’ve gotten around certain people and I’ve felt that God was moving in them more than they knew, more than they realized.” Simpson has been looking ahead for what is about to take place and shares his longing to experience it also. “I have the fear of God, but I’m interested to see it. I feel like Moses standing on the mountain looking over into the land. I feel like there is something that is going to be explosive, but it’s going to come from different places than we expect it, and we’re already seeing the beginnings of that.” Simpson highlights the Armenian family history of Kanye West, and Kim Kardashian, and the deep histories within the Iranian and Armenian people. He describes it as “unexploded dynamite all over the country,” spiritually speaking. In a matter of moments, God can powerfully touch an entire people group with His Spirit.
As Simpson continues to talk about different denominations and past histories, he points out this very important truth. “I just know that there’s a lot of people that have history, that have left their history; and you think, ‘well it’s over for them.’, and then all of a sudden, they’ve come to the end of their journey and realized they need God and they know something about the Lord. I believe that kind of thing is going to happen.” God knows everyone’s history. We must not write off anyone based on their present reality. Simpson continues, “in the African American community there’s a lot of that because they heard from an early age about the Lord, and they know that their ancestors were brought through because of Jesus. And so, they’ve got something going that a lot of us don’t have, in terms of background”. This is where tremendous outbreaks of Holy Spirit can break loose. “There is a potential for a tremendous breakout, and I think there is more of that underground in our country than people realize.”
Today, more than ever, we need to prepare our hearts for what Holy Spirit is doing and is about to do. God can do abundantly more than all that we ask or imagine. Allow your expectations and hope in the Lord breakthrough to new heights as you see the full conversation with Charles Simpson and so much more. Also shared in this segment: worship, Holy Spirit, the anointing, God’s anointing on African Americans, the Kardashians, the Armenian Church, Armenian Genocide, Charles Stanley, Samuel Rodriguez, and hope. Charles Simpson and Greg Lancaster shared in this segment.
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When we hear the words “a move of God,” we can consider past moves of God that have taken place in Church history. This is both a good and a bad thing. It is good to remember that when God moves, we have to respond. But it can also be bad if we think what God is about to do will be like what He has done. Reportedly, Dutch Sheets has said that this coming move of God will be ten times greater than anything we have witnessed before. In a recent conversation with VFNtv, Charles Simpson, one of the leaders in the Charismatic Renewal Movement, shares how this coming move of God will be unlike anything we have witnessed.
Greg Lancaster shares briefly about the immensity and magnitude of this coming move of God and what God has shown him. Knowing that Charles Simpson was in the epicenter of the Charismatic Renewal Movement when it took him by surprise, he asks Simpson how he would prepare for what is to come, knowing it’s coming. Simpson’s response echoes so much wisdom from his life’s experience, “We have preparation for it. I don’t think you’re ever totally prepared for the new season because it’s going to present you with things you never saw before”. As Simpson continues to talk about this coming move of God, he highlights that it will not be the “high profile” individuals that one may think. “I think it’s gonna be surprising where all this comes from, just like [Kanye West] is surprising, and there are others that are going to be surprising.” It’s important to note that God does not fit inside whatever box we place Him in. “We’re gonna have to adjust and acclimate to the way God is going to do this.”
If we focus solely on what we see with our eyes, we will miss what God is about to do. This is not about the physical; it is about Holy Spirit. As we come closer and closer to this completely breaking loose, Holy Spirit is also moving mightily within those who are His. Simpson explains, “I’ve gotten around certain people and I’ve felt that God was moving in them more than they knew, more than they realized.” Simpson has been looking ahead for what is about to take place and shares his longing to experience it also. “I have the fear of God, but I’m interested to see it. I feel like Moses standing on the mountain looking over into the land. I feel like there is something that is going to be explosive, but it’s going to come from different places than we expect it, and we’re already seeing the beginnings of that.” Simpson highlights the Armenian family history of Kanye West, and Kim Kardashian, and the deep histories within the Iranian and Armenian people. He describes it as “unexploded dynamite all over the country,” spiritually speaking. In a matter of moments, God can powerfully touch an entire people group with His Spirit.
As Simpson continues to talk about different denominations and past histories, he points out this very important truth. “I just know that there’s a lot of people that have history, that have left their history; and you think, ‘well it’s over for them.’, and then all of a sudden, they’ve come to the end of their journey and realized they need God and they know something about the Lord. I believe that kind of thing is going to happen.” God knows everyone’s history. We must not write off anyone based on their present reality. Simpson continues, “in the African American community there’s a lot of that because they heard from an early age about the Lord, and they know that their ancestors were brought through because of Jesus. And so, they’ve got something going that a lot of us don’t have, in terms of background”. This is where tremendous outbreaks of Holy Spirit can break loose. “There is a potential for a tremendous breakout, and I think there is more of that underground in our country than people realize.”
Today, more than ever, we need to prepare our hearts for what Holy Spirit is doing and is about to do. God can do abundantly more than all that we ask or imagine. Allow your expectations and hope in the Lord breakthrough to new heights as you see the full conversation with Charles Simpson and so much more. Also shared in this segment: worship, Holy Spirit, the anointing, God’s anointing on African Americans, the Kardashians, the Armenian Church, Armenian Genocide, Charles Stanley, Samuel Rodriguez, and hope. Charles Simpson and Greg Lancaster shared in this segment.
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“The Coming Move of God Will Be Different than Ever Before”, says Charles Simpson
When we hear the words “a move of God,” we can consider past moves of God that have taken place in Church history. This is both a good and a bad thing. It is good to remember that when God moves, we have to respond. But it can also be bad if we think what God is about to do will be like what He has done. Reportedly, Dutch Sheets has said that this coming move of God will be ten times greater than anything we have witnessed before. In a recent conversation with VFNtv, Charles Simpson, one of the leaders in the Charismatic Renewal Movement, shares how this coming move of God will be unlike anything we have witnessed.
Greg Lancaster shares briefly about the immensity and magnitude of this coming move of God and what God has shown him. Knowing that Charles Simpson was in the epicenter of the Charismatic Renewal Movement when it took him by surprise, he asks Simpson how he would prepare for what is to come, knowing it’s coming. Simpson’s response echoes so much wisdom from his life’s experience, “We have preparation for it. I don’t think you’re ever totally prepared for the new season because it’s going to present you with things you never saw before”. As Simpson continues to talk about this coming move of God, he highlights that it will not be the “high profile” individuals that one may think. “I think it’s gonna be surprising where all this comes from, just like [Kanye West] is surprising, and there are others that are going to be surprising.” It’s important to note that God does not fit inside whatever box we place Him in. “We’re gonna have to adjust and acclimate to the way God is going to do this.”
If we focus solely on what we see with our eyes, we will miss what God is about to do. This is not about the physical; it is about Holy Spirit. As we come closer and closer to this completely breaking loose, Holy Spirit is also moving mightily within those who are His. Simpson explains, “I’ve gotten around certain people and I’ve felt that God was moving in them more than they knew, more than they realized.” Simpson has been looking ahead for what is about to take place and shares his longing to experience it also. “I have the fear of God, but I’m interested to see it. I feel like Moses standing on the mountain looking over into the land. I feel like there is something that is going to be explosive, but it’s going to come from different places than we expect it, and we’re already seeing the beginnings of that.” Simpson highlights the Armenian family history of Kanye West, and Kim Kardashian, and the deep histories within the Iranian and Armenian people. He describes it as “unexploded dynamite all over the country,” spiritually speaking. In a matter of moments, God can powerfully touch an entire people group with His Spirit.
As Simpson continues to talk about different denominations and past histories, he points out this very important truth. “I just know that there’s a lot of people that have history, that have left their history; and you think, ‘well it’s over for them.’, and then all of a sudden, they’ve come to the end of their journey and realized they need God and they know something about the Lord. I believe that kind of thing is going to happen.” God knows everyone’s history. We must not write off anyone based on their present reality. Simpson continues, “in the African American community there’s a lot of that because they heard from an early age about the Lord, and they know that their ancestors were brought through because of Jesus. And so, they’ve got something going that a lot of us don’t have, in terms of background”. This is where tremendous outbreaks of Holy Spirit can break loose. “There is a potential for a tremendous breakout, and I think there is more of that underground in our country than people realize.”
Today, more than ever, we need to prepare our hearts for what Holy Spirit is doing and is about to do. God can do abundantly more than all that we ask or imagine. Allow your expectations and hope in the Lord breakthrough to new heights as you see the full conversation with Charles Simpson and so much more. Also shared in this segment: worship, Holy Spirit, the anointing, God’s anointing on African Americans, the Kardashians, the Armenian Church, Armenian Genocide, Charles Stanley, Samuel Rodriguez, and hope. Charles Simpson and Greg Lancaster shared in this segment.
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“We Are Being Surpassed by Artificial Intelligence,” says Charles Simpson
In today’s culture, information is such a commonplace word; we don’t even seem to recognize the record-breaking levels that cross our paths in a day. In generations past, new information was limited to a letter carrier or newspaper. Technology has experienced a similar journey. Now, with the growth of Artificial Intelligence, our generation is witnessing the growth curve for technology shift from horizontal to vertical. The startling reality is that most people are not even thinking about this exponential change. In a recent conversation with VFNtv, Charles Simpson, one of the leaders in the Charismatic Renewal Movement, talks about the unknown variables in this coming age.
While speaking about some of the many different technologies that are being released at this present time, Greg Lancaster highlights the urgency for the Church to be the Church in this hour. “I don’t think we have a choice but to be the Church, to eat together, to fellowship together, to know each other, to know God, to discern His presence, and follow His lead.” In response, Simpson shares, “I really don’t know what God is going to do. But I believe He will do something. I think that we’re already controlled a lot more than we know we are.” He continues to point out how companies are already implementing ‘chipping’ their employees with RFID chips.
In light of these continuing advancements, when asked how to respond, Simpson has these words to consider; “my feeling is, you need some close friends who pray with you, whose judgments you trust. You need to be your own case manager. You need to read and keep up, and stay tuned, and believe that God will speak to you”. Responding to Simpson’s wisdom, Lancaster shares this applicable wisdom for all of us to carry out in our lives. As Simpson continues to share his heart about the days to come, he expresses what he does fear; “I don’t fear the future, but I fear for people who go into it without preparation, without the Lord, without having thought about it.”
There’s no doubt that we are in unprecedented days. We cannot simply allow ourselves to idly wade through the days that we are given and allow all the information of the world to pour in upon us. It is time to seek the Lord and know His voice. The days are quickly coming when the nations will be eagerly searching for those who know the Lord. See the whole conversation with Charles Simpson about these important advancements, and so much more. Also shared in this segment: Artificial Intelligence, quantum computing, 5G Network, chip parties, Universal Based Income, abiding, and relationships. Charles Simpson and Greg Lancaster shared in this segment.
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It is so exciting to be a part of this generation knowing that God is about to pour out His Spirit mightily upon all the nations of the world. Knowing this is about to take place, it is so vital that we heed Jesus’ words to become His disciples and to make disciples. This is exactly what Jesus commanded His Church to do in Matthew 28: 19-20, ”Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” When we look at the Church in America, is this something being done? In a recent conversation with VFNtv, Charles Simpson spoke with Greg Lancaster about the necessity for the Church to do exactly that; make disciples.
In today’s culture, the word ‘discipleship’ is not something that everyone is hearing or even being taught about. To actually do and carry out what Jesus commanded could almost be considered rebellion since it is so rarely mentioned or taught about. Simpson comments about how the present-day Church applies discipleship. “What I see is that is discipleship is looked upon as what happens on Sunday, or in Sunday school…that’s fine, but the replication at a personal level, I don’t see it happening. It must be happening somewhere, but it’s certainly obscure as far as I know.” As Simpson continues, he emphasizes the unease that this reality brings to him. “That concerns me greatly because Jesus’ last words were ‘go make disciples’…I’m not seeing that on a personal level.” The concern is how the present model of Church is not meeting Jesus’ command. “We’ve institutionalized the process with schools and seminaries, and whatever else we have to make disciples that’s not personal and the people who go through it are not personally making disciples.” What is a heartache is to hear those that are doing it; “The exceptions to that are usually outside the Church, parachurch, and that’s a shame because the Church has the tools to do it if the people will take responsibility.”
Greg Lancaster talks about the moment that the realization of responsibility came to him when he was hungry for what God was doing. “Lord, I’m ready to learn. If it’s going to take five years, ten years, we’ll just meet together until You just tell us what’s next.” Greg continues to describe what God did. “[God] took over! It wasn’t but one Sunday and people just started coming. Holy Spirit just started bringing people. And then, they started reproducing. WAIT A MINUTE! Then you realize, I’m responsible for what I reproduce!” It was in this paradigm that Greg realized that people were doing things “in the name of God”, praying, but it wasn’t God at all. His wisdom highlights the moment of decision if we will obey the commandments of Jesus. “It makes you want to run into a building and go, ‘Okay! We’ll never have to do that again!’ Right. But then you die there.” This is precious wisdom for us to hold tightly to knowing that God is about to do great and mighty things. When God moves, good things will take place, and so will bad things.
Considering the journey and experience that Greg describes, Simpson reminds us of the journey that took place in the book of Acts. “The Book of Acts is so diverse. I mean, it’s powerful! It starts with an explosion. And then they go to jail, they get beat, and all these different things are going on, good and bad, but God is using it all.” It’s these very experiences that we can glean precious wisdom from and not be surprised when a sudden change of direction takes place midstream of a move of God. As they continue to exchange experiences from their life’s journeys, Greg says it with these words, “that’s what happens! Right in the middle of a positive God move, all of a sudden something slides in and puts themselves in that place, including individuals who are looking for self-promotion and advancement”. So many people have gotten defeated by how quickly things change direction that is not the direction they started in. Simpson continues to share priceless wisdom, “you can use good principles to your own advantage and that happens if people have not died to themselves…but…that’s not your fault”. Simpson continues, “if you are confronted with it, and it’s your responsibility, deal with it. But I began to think, you know, there was a wreck in Africa, two people collided, and I must have been responsible. I don’t know how, but I’m sure I had something to do with it.” This is where the devil attacks all of us. Simpson continues, “you get paranoid! You think, ‘I don’t want to be close to anybody because they might do something wrong, and then we’re all going to get blamed’”. The beautiful moment is when we’re okay with these realities. Simpson continues, “but you can’t be that way, and if you die to yourself, you’ll take risks, and you’ll love people that won’t love you back, or they might mistreat you”.
These stories and experiences are not unique. The enemy is always whispering lies and defeat into our ears. When we become light focused, it doesn’t matter what the strategies of darkness are. Light will always overcome the darkness. Simpson continues to talk about the perspective that the Church must take on. “If Christians just allow the Holy Spirit to have charge, they can be used out in the world, even when they don’t know it. And then, there will be opportunities where you can share your faith or help somebody.” His next words are where the rubber meets the road; “The Church has to become contagious. It’s gotta get out of isolation…well we got to get out in the public with the presence of God”. Simpson points out the fact of the matter. “It’s the Holy Spirit that makes us special. We’re not special in ourselves, and when the anointing is gone, we’re just back where we were.”
We can take the time now to gain so much wisdom from these practical life experiences and apply them to our own personal journeys. Be sure to see the whole conversation with Charles Simpson, and so much more. Also shared in this segment: family, relationship, buildings, seminary, the Fear of God, Baptism of the Holy Spirit, persecution, government, the Light of the world, sphere of influence, relationship, counseling, timings of the Lord, and fathering.
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A New Wave of Revival is Coming to America as the Church Gets Back to Family. Charles Simpson
It is so exciting to be a part of this generation knowing that God is about to pour out His Spirit mightily upon all the nations of the world. Knowing this is about to take place, it is so vital that we heed Jesus’ words to become His disciples and to make disciples. This is exactly what Jesus commanded His Church to do in Matthew 28: 19-20, ”Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” When we look at the Church in America, is this something being done? In a recent conversation with VFNtv, Charles Simpson spoke with Greg Lancaster about the necessity for the Church to do exactly that; make disciples.
In today’s culture, the word ‘discipleship’ is not something that everyone is hearing or even being taught about. To actually do and carry out what Jesus commanded could almost be considered rebellion since it is so rarely mentioned or taught about. Simpson comments about how the present-day Church applies discipleship. “What I see is that is discipleship is looked upon as what happens on Sunday, or in Sunday school…that’s fine, but the replication at a personal level, I don’t see it happening. It must be happening somewhere, but it’s certainly obscure as far as I know.” As Simpson continues, he emphasizes the unease that this reality brings to him. “That concerns me greatly because Jesus’ last words were ‘go make disciples’…I’m not seeing that on a personal level.” The concern is how the present model of Church is not meeting Jesus’ command. “We’ve institutionalized the process with schools and seminaries, and whatever else we have to make disciples that’s not personal and the people who go through it are not personally making disciples.” What is a heartache is to hear those that are doing it; “The exceptions to that are usually outside the Church, parachurch, and that’s a shame because the Church has the tools to do it if the people will take responsibility.”
Greg Lancaster talks about the moment that the realization of responsibility came to him when he was hungry for what God was doing. “Lord, I’m ready to learn. If it’s going to take five years, ten years, we’ll just meet together until You just tell us what’s next.” Greg continues to describe what God did. “[God] took over! It wasn’t but one Sunday and people just started coming. Holy Spirit just started bringing people. And then, they started reproducing. WAIT A MINUTE! Then you realize, I’m responsible for what I reproduce!” It was in this paradigm that Greg realized that people were doing things “in the name of God”, praying, but it wasn’t God at all. His wisdom highlights the moment of decision if we will obey the commandments of Jesus. “It makes you want to run into a building and go, ‘Okay! We’ll never have to do that again!’ Right. But then you die there.” This is precious wisdom for us to hold tightly to knowing that God is about to do great and mighty things. When God moves, good things will take place, and so will bad things.
Considering the journey and experience that Greg describes, Simpson reminds us of the journey that took place in the book of Acts. “The Book of Acts is so diverse. I mean, it’s powerful! It starts with an explosion. And then they go to jail, they get beat, and all these different things are going on, good and bad, but God is using it all.” It’s these very experiences that we can glean precious wisdom from and not be surprised when a sudden change of direction takes place midstream of a move of God. As they continue to exchange experiences from their life’s journeys, Greg says it with these words, “that’s what happens! Right in the middle of a positive God move, all of a sudden something slides in and puts themselves in that place, including individuals who are looking for self-promotion and advancement”. So many people have gotten defeated by how quickly things change direction that is not the direction they started in. Simpson continues to share priceless wisdom, “you can use good principles to your own advantage and that happens if people have not died to themselves…but…that’s not your fault”. Simpson continues, “if you are confronted with it, and it’s your responsibility, deal with it. But I began to think, you know, there was a wreck in Africa, two people collided, and I must have been responsible. I don’t know how, but I’m sure I had something to do with it.” This is where the devil attacks all of us. Simpson continues, “you get paranoid! You think, ‘I don’t want to be close to anybody because they might do something wrong, and then we’re all going to get blamed’”. The beautiful moment is when we’re okay with these realities. Simpson continues, “but you can’t be that way, and if you die to yourself, you’ll take risks, and you’ll love people that won’t love you back, or they might mistreat you”.
These stories and experiences are not unique. The enemy is always whispering lies and defeat into our ears. When we become light focused, it doesn’t matter what the strategies of darkness are. Light will always overcome the darkness. Simpson continues to talk about the perspective that the Church must take on. “If Christians just allow the Holy Spirit to have charge, they can be used out in the world, even when they don’t know it. And then, there will be opportunities where you can share your faith or help somebody.” His next words are where the rubber meets the road; “The Church has to become contagious. It’s gotta get out of isolation…well we got to get out in the public with the presence of God”. Simpson points out the fact of the matter. “It’s the Holy Spirit that makes us special. We’re not special in ourselves, and when the anointing is gone, we’re just back where we were.”
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When we look at the present landscape of America, combined also with the mighty transformations of individuals like Kanye West and Justin Bieber, we can see that God’s Spirit is on the move. When we look at what God has shown others about this next move of God, we can begin to see that it will be unlike anything we have ever seen. Rick Joyner has said ‘1,000 a week joining your fellowship’. Bob Jones has said this will be ‘a billion-soul harvest’. Charles Simpson, one of the leaders in the Charismatic Renewal Movement recently sat down with VFNtv and talked about this soon coming great move of God.
If we can see that this harvest will be of such unimaginable magnitude, we can see the need for pastors to be raised up and taught in the things of the Lord. Recounting a prophetic night vision with the Lord, Greg Lancaster shares what the Lord showed him about the need to raise up pastors. “I’m asking this question, and everybody is in their 20’s or 30’s, and I said, does anybody here feel that they’re called to be a pastor. Some raised their hands high. Some raised their hands a little bit, but there was just a diversity of those who raised their hands.” In this encounter he was shown all these people, pastors, in a bunkhouse made of ice. “They were pastors on ice”, so to speak. As this encounter continues, Greg took one step, and the Lord broke his heart for all of the pastors. “God just broke my heart and I began to talk about what it’s really like to be a pastor, and that, the brokenness, the pain, and that you need what it’s going to require of you.” As Greg highlights the awareness that the harvest is huge, he expresses the urgency for pastors, and he asks Simpson’s wisdom.
As Simpson responds, he describes a visualization that some people might not consider when they hear the word ‘pastor’. “I don’t think you’re going to have professional pastors. I think you’re gonna have lay pastors or people who are bi-vocational, and I think that is going to happen more and more.” With these words in mind, he describes the grim realities many pastors are facing today. “I don’t think that young people want to be pastors, the smart ones. It’s one of the hardest jobs in the world, and thousands are bailing out of it because of the expectation, and the culture is going in a different direction.” Simpson expresses how the present model of Church isn’t realistic and what he believes will take place. “You can’t pastor 1,000 people. No way! You can pastor pastors who pastor pastors, but that becomes very remote. And so, I think you’re going to see small groups and you’re going to see leaders emerge and they’ll be Biblically oriented people, Spirit oriented people.”
Knowing this coming move of God requires relationship, Greg recounts the recent actions from Mike Bickle, one of the leaders at the International House of Prayer-Kansas City, who recently realized “I’ve been fathering a vision, but not fathering a family”. At the 2018 One Thing Conference, Mike Bickle, and his leadership hosted the Church from China, who understood the need to be family, stepped down from hosting the Conference and learn how to be family. There is a global shift to family taking place in the Body of Christ. Family is not an institution. It can be very messy, but it is God’s design that we be family.
In light of what Greg talks about, Simpson describes the fruit that comes forth from families. “Families become tribes and tribes become nations.” Jesus called us to love one another as family and He called us to be His disciple and to make disciples. Simpson describes the hallmark characteristic of a genuine disciple. “To me, the test of a true disciple is that they make disciples, and a lot of our quote ‘discipleship programs’ don’t produce disciple makers, they produce education Christians.” Looking at the spiritual fathers China, Simpson explains how one lives their life that results in becoming a spiritual father. “I think that what you’ll see is, those who produce disciples that produce disciples will be spiritual fathers like there are in China, and they might be the patriarch of a million people, and that will happen because they replicate.” As Simpson points out, this is essentially what we are not seeing in the Western Church. “The Western Church does not replicate. It gets people to join the church, but the members are not replicating.” It’s important to know that God has called us to relate as spiritual families. Family is His idea. It is relational. It is organic. It is Biblical.
These truths are so helpful to us moving forward in the days ahead and how to better navigate our individual circumstances, than trying to make decisions without this wisdom. See the full conversation with Charles Simpson, the need for us to be rightly related to one another as family in Christ, and so much more. Also shared in this segment: Kanye West, Justin Bieber, rightly related, pastors on ice, Holy Spirit, prophetic encounters, Rick Joyner, Bob Jones, End Time Harvest, pastors, brokenness, One Thing Conference, International House of Prayer Kansas City, spiritual fathers, disciples, the vine growing naturally, relational, organic, spiritual families, and missionaries.
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As we draw closer and closer to this great coming move of God, we can sometimes wonder what it is like when God SUDDENLY pours out His Spirit. There are those that have gone before us, in previous generations, who have experienced such events and movements of God’s Spirit. Charles Simpson, one of the leaders in the Charismatic Renewal Movement, is one of these. He recently sat down with Greg Lancaster and shared what it is like to suddenly be right in the middle of God pouring out His Spirit.
When talking about an outpouring of God’s Spirit, some have described it as an “explosion”. Imagine having all the needed ingredients all together in one place. All it takes is a single match and there will inevitably be an explosion. As Simpson explains, “it’s a dynamic that happens that you have no control over…it’s a wonderful explosion in some regards. But, there’s all kinds of debris in it too.” Simpson continues to explain how differently people perceive things when something is identified as a “movement”. “Once you identify, and you get identified, say, as a movement…once that happens, then anybody associated with the movement becomes you.” Simpson also highlights that it was not in his own doing to label something as a movement, but other people’s decision to do so.
Without this wisdom and life experience, we can become shocked, surprised, or even offended when the same type of situation happens in the next move of God. Simpson also shares about how people will misuse your name in association with anything they consider to be negative press. “You know, they’re not going to make a big deal about somebody’s name they hardly know that was abusive. But, it’s your fault, and then people out there will use your name to create their own thing.” This very reality happened to Jesus Christ and it also happened to Paul, who before coming to Christ, was Saul of Tarsus. In humility, Simpson openly shares that he has made mistakes, and how people continue to misuse your name. “People will use your name for good or bad, and, I’m not saying we never made any mistakes, we certainly did; but they tend to get magnified the further out you go.” It is these moments that highlight the magnitude of importance that we are all rightly related to godly authority. “There are people who never were under any authority that were trying to exercise authority, and that’s not right.”
An important truth to remember in these types of moments is that it is God moving, not ourselves. We should never feel compelled to defend ourselves, even if something is an outright lie. Simpson explains, “God has never let me run around defending myself. Well if you don’t let God defend you, you’re in trouble.” As Isaiah 50:8 reveals, “He who vindicates me is near.” As Simpson recounts his childhood memories from Louisiana, he recalls timeless wisdom that his father passed on to him, “don’t defend yourself. Your friends don’t need it and your enemies won’t believe it”. How very true that is.
In the midst of attacks and accusations, there are also great and mighty things that take place in a move of God. As Simpson has shared, he has witnessed and experienced many negative things, but he has also witnessed the transformative power of the Holy Spirit. “It’s a wonderful thing to have somebody tell you, ‘God used you to change my life’, and that was happening where people would come to one of us, or all of us, and say you know, ‘I was here, but now I’m here thank God’”. As Simpson continues to express the amount of testimonies that were never publicly announced, Greg shares a wonderful point that we must all remember. “Isn’t it amazing, the good things, which were like 98-99%, which was God moving, the glory of God, but people focus on the human frailties where things happen, like the sons of Sceva…you think about that much impact that America shifted in a positive light because of what God was doing, and you guys were a part of; it’s just a powerful thing.”
As Simpson recounts the many wonderful things that God was doing during the Charismatic Renewal Movement, he’s reminded about the urgency for America to experience another move of God’s presence. “I think America is gonna need another [revival] right away. We need to see God move. And I think in some places, He is moving, and He’s preparing the ground, perhaps all the political stuff that’s going on now will help encourage people to seek God.” Considering these realities, Simpson expresses his thoughts on the timing of the next move of God. “We’re due for a visitation from the Lord.” Our faith rises when we remember these wonders of the Lord in past generations knowing that God can do the same great and mighty works in our generation.
These truths are so deeply encouraging and can strengthen us in the days ahead. Be sure to see the whole conversation with Charles Simpson, and so much more. Also shared in this segment: 7 Sons of Sceva, The Jesus whom Paul preaches, Golden Meadow, Louisiana, Baptism of Holy Spirit, The Welsh Revival, The Hebrides Revival, Azusa Street Revival, Charles Seymour, Kanye West, and Justin Bieber.
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