The Exclusiveness of Jesus Christ — David Wilkerson

I first of all want to thank the leadership of this fellowship for inviting me to come and share my heart with you. And we felt the presence and the glory of Jesus in our midst. I want to thank my interrupter here.

Very good job, very good. I go to Rome this afternoon. Pastors conferences throughout Italy. And if you have nothing else to pray about, please remember us. A very short message. I understand that the president of this fellowship is going to be speaking this morning.

The Exclusiveness of Christ as the Central Issue

And I feel in my spirit this is a very important word God wants to bring. I'll be shortening my message, but you will get the meaning of it from my heart. I want to talk to you about the exclusiveness of Christ.

Believe it or not, this is the number one issue for every believer now. Is Jesus Christ the divine Son of God? Is He the Redeemer, the resurrected Christ? You say, of course He is. But this is the battle.

Political Pressure Against Confessing Christ Alone

Every war on the earth now except in Ireland is involving Islam. The war that we are seeing now is not war on terrorism. The war that I'm speaking about this morning is going to originate or is going to be focused here in Europe.

Already the European Common Market, there are laws about to be shown, making it politically incorrect to speak against the Union. Individuals, newspapers, governments will be penalized for speaking against the Union.

The time is not far off where it will be unlawful for anyone, any religious organization to claim that salvation is through Jesus alone. Jesus Christ alone. Now you may not believe that, but that's not far off.

Prophecy of Coming Persecution

I was in Russia for minister's conferences this past year and the Lord gave me a prophecy that persecution was coming. And on my next to the last meeting in the conference in Moscow in the middle of my message I broke down and I began to weep and to wail and just cry for ten minutes.

I was embarrassed. I didn't know what was happening. I met with the leaders the next day and I said, I apologize for last night. I said, I don't know what that was about. They said, let us tell you what it's about.

And all around that table were pastors who spent as much as 17 years in prison. Almost every one of them had been in prison. Some of their wives had been in prison. And they've only enjoyed ten years of freedom.

I said, brother, even let us tell you what the Holy Spirit told us. A new persecution is coming. You were expressing God's heart and his grief for the new persecution that's coming and has already begun.

The Threat of a Religion Centered on Jesus Without Christ

It's coming from the Greek Orthodox Church. They are in league now with the official government. To shut down all evangelical witness. That there will be one religion in Russia. And there's no problem with having Jesus the center of it.

The man Jesus. See, there's no religion that has a problem with Jesus. Have you ever wondered how Protestantism can ever join this one world church that's coming? Believe it or not, they're going to be united under the name of Jesus.

The man Jesus. The man Jesus the Hindus can accept. The man Jesus that Islam can accept. The devil has no problem with the man Jesus. The prophet or the teacher. The good man. Who goes about doing good.

No problem with Jesus. In fact, the concrete, that which holds together the final world church that's going to draw in the Protestants, even evangelicals, is the name Jesus. And they're going to say, they can't be so bad, they focus on Jesus.

No Protestant organization would join a world church that would include Hindus and Islam. Every religion on the face of the earth. There's not a religion on earth. No religion. That cannot accept. The man Jesus.

Jesus Christ as the Only Name of Salvation

The question before us and before you, before you leave this conference. Is Jesus Christ. The only name under heaven. Where a man can be saved. I received a tape in the mail. A video tape. It so shocked me.

I called my pastoral staff in to see it. I said, am I hearing what I think I'm hearing? I was so shocked. One of America's most famous evangelists was being interviewed. On television. And he was asked the question, are Islam's going to go to hell because they don't believe in Jesus?

Are Jews going to hell because they don't believe in Jesus? This dear man, he said, well, the Jews respect Jesus. Islam accepts Jesus. He said, no, they're not going to hell. I said, I can't believe this.

Because you see, if this man had said, Jesus Christ is the only name whereby man can be saved. If he had said outrightly, only through Jesus Christ can a man be saved. They would have cut him off. And all the churches would cut him off.

And he would have been laughed at and mocked. You see, this is it. If you want to be accepted by the press, I speak to evangelists. Let's talk about the great rally coming in Berlin. Press conferences.

Refusing to Compromise Under Public Pressure

I'm telling you now, listen close. Prophesy on this stage right here and now. Here's what the devil's going to put against you. Do you believe that you have to believe in Jesus to go to heaven? Do you believe that Jesus is the only savior?

The reporters will say, I'm not a Christian. I'm not a believer. Are you telling me I'm going to hell? At the moment we compromise, on the exclusiveness of Jesus Christ, the spirit of God departs. We have no purpose of being here.

And what is needed in Berlin, and I pray God give the leadership, the power and the authority to proclaim right here at the birthplace of the world church we're here to proclaim the exclusiveness of Jesus Christ, the only name under which we can be saved.

Interfaith Unity and the Distinction Between Jesus and Christ

After September 11th, they had massive prayer meetings in stadiums. And here on the stage 60 ,000, 70 ,000 people prayer meetings. And here's the Islamic clerics and all the bishops and here were the Hindus the Sykes and everyone's talking about Jesus.

We're united in Jesus. But it's not the Christ. If anyone would have stood and said I pray in the name of Jesus Christ the savior of the world they would have taken him out of the meeting publicly. This is the issue.

Not Jesus the man. Jesus the Lord, the Christ. The only name under heaven whereby a man can be saved. Soon, very soon there's a great movement in America now called a love trap. It's all love one another.

Rejecting Religious Fellowship That Denies Christ’s Lordship

Let's all have one great world church. Let's get all the Protestants together. Folks, there's only one source of unity. There's only one thing that draws the true body of Jesus Christ together. And I would rather walk alone and be mocked and ridiculed but I will not have any fellowship with any religion.

I will not have any personal fellowship in a legal way with anyone who would rob me of my faith in Jesus Christ as Lord. And the persecution is coming because everywhere the devil is going to urge people against you even those on the job.

This is going to be the number one question. You're a Christian. Am I going to hell? Am I lost because I don't believe in your Christ? And what will you do? The way you can get away you can avoid the issue.

If you love Jesus and folks, you'll think that that's a great testimony. I talk about Jesus. Jesus said there are two Christs or two Jesuses. There's even another Christ that some preach but there's only one resurrected Christ.

One resurrected Jesus. This is coming to every pastor. If you're an evangelist and you travel and you are approached by the press you're going to have to make up your mind. I make up my mind long ago.

Confessing Jesus as the Way, Truth, and Life

I don't care who asked me the question. I don't care if he's the leader of the greatest denomination in America or the world. I've set my face and when the question comes I don't believe in Christ. Am I going to hell?

I'm going to say lovingly let me tell you what I believe. You don't have to believe it but this is what I believe and this is what my Bible says. There's no other name. I am the only way, he said and the only truth and any man who does not come through Christ cannot be saved.

Daniel’s Vision of the Stone That Crushes the Kingdoms

I'm not going to say you're going to hell. I'm saying you're not going to heaven. You figure the rest out. Amen. Daniel saw Nebuchadnezzar saw a vision remember the head of gold arms of brass and the feet were of clay and Daniel interpreted it these are all the kingdoms of the world and he saw a stone coming out of a mountain rolling down the hill and it hits the clay feet.

That image was all the kingdoms of the world and Jesus the Christ the resurrected son of God came and he crushed all the kingdoms of this world. Well that's the glory that we have in us. We don't have to worry about what's going to happen.

I'm not concerned about the war on terrorism our God has everything under control. We know how this is going to end but I urge you I plead with you start using the full name of the Godhead. Don't talk just about Jesus.

Proclaiming “Jesus Christ the Lord”

I rarely use the name of Jesus alone. I use these words. Jesus Christ the Lord. Say it more and more. Say it with me. Jesus Christ the Lord. Hallelujah. Will you stand and worship him right now. Hallelujah.

Jesus Christ our Lord our resurrected savior. No other name under heaven where a man can be saved. That's our message. We will not compromise that message. We glorify you Christ. You are Christ the Lord king of kings ruler of all nations.

The victory is his. We glorify a resurrected Jesus. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Glory to the living God. Glory to Jesus Christ the Lord our exclusive savior. Hallelujah. In Berlin by the thousands on the streets.

Jesus Christ is the Lord. Hallelujah. We give you glory. We give you honor. Hallelujah. Can we have the instruments. Please. He is Lord. He is risen. Before I'm finished with my part in this conference.

Worshiping the Risen Lord

I'd like to just hear this audience sing that he is Lord. I for one want to leave this conference with that ringing in my heart. Hundreds of godly German believers proclaiming him. Lord and Christ. Hallelujah.

Glory be to God. Sing it. He is Lord.

Maybe while we have to go through what is happening in China do you still want to sing this song. He is Lord Amen Amen give us space.