The Church of Chile Is on Trial (Spanish) — David Wilkerson

I know you've been to other conferences and we thank God for every conference where Christ is exalted. So we have nothing to bring you but the gospel. If you came to be moved and stirred by the word of God, the Lord is going to meet with you.

He's going to meet with us while we're here. I'm 74 years old. I have nothing left to prove. I've had all the honors a man can stand. So I came with just the heart to speak what I believe God is saying.

My son travels with me and he has actually pastored more than I have pastored. And you're going to hear from him something that will change your life. My wife regrets that she could not be here but sends her regards.

I don't want to talk to you about what I'm doing or who I am. I've written a number of prophetic books but I've never believed or said that I was a prophet. I am one of his many watchmen. And when the Lord spoke to us about coming here, and I spent time on my knees, God began to speak to my heart.

A Prophetic Word for the Church of Chile

And I was all prepared to bring you a special message that I had preached before. About 15 minutes ago, in this back room, the Holy Spirit came on me and changed my message. I bring you a prophetic word.

It makes me tremble what God is speaking. Say I don't want your money. I don't care anymore what people think about me. And one day soon I'm going to stand before the Lord. And I have to answer just as you have to answer.

Have I obeyed the Lord? Have I said what the Spirit told me to say? And here's what the Lord has said to my heart. The church of Chile is on trial. It's on trial. Heavenly Father speak through me. Oh Holy Ghost come.

Come upon these men and women. We want to hear from God. We don't want this to be just another meeting. These men are busy. They've taken time to come. And we don't have much time. Time is getting short.

You're trying to speak from heaven. Lord we're tired of sermons. We want to hear from God. We want to hear the word of the Lord. Fill this house with listening ears. An open heart. Come upon me Holy Spirit.

And speak your divine word. We give you honor. We give you glory and praise. Now the Bible says we're going to be tested. And we're going to be tried. God says I know your tribulation. He said I know your poverty.

He said I know that you can be tried as silver is tried. He said many are the afflictions of the righteous. He said Paul talked about affliction. Anguish of heart. Many tears. Tempted. Destitute. Afflicted.

The psalmist David said my soul is full of trouble. Sore. Great troubles. And this past week when I was in prayer. The Holy Spirit made very clear to me. That there would be many sitting here. Who are going through the greatest testing time of their life.

You are tested beyond anything you've been tested before. I know what that testing is like. I have a wife that's been operated on 27 times. Five for cancer. Two daughters with cancer. I just recently lost my 12 year old granddaughter with cancer.

And these gray hairs on my head. Everyone could tell a story of trial and temptation. And many of you sit here now. And nobody knows what you're going through. It could be your marriage. Your family or children.

Your church. Your calling. Your ministry. We're all being tested. Serious testing. And the Lord made it very clear. That I would be preaching this morning. To many hurting people. And the Lord is here to heal.

And the Lord wants to bring you through. But I'm telling you. Not all of your trials are a test. I'll say it again. Not every one of your trials is a test. Paul the Apostle was the one who said he had been so tried.

He lists his trials. It seems incomprehensible to me. That such righteous people. Like Paul the Apostle. Can be so tried. They come up against trials. And they have to say. God this one is too much. You've taken me through so many trials.

You brought me through. And here I am. I have survived. And you have met my needs. And I have seen miracles. But now you brought me against the trial. That's too much for me. But what about those who have been through trials?

Their faith has been tried. And they've come through. And with Paul the Apostle. They can say I know whom I have believed. Paul the Apostle came through every one of these trials. And his faith was intact.

Trials Because of Faith, Not Because of Sin

But there comes a time when you come to a test. And you're not being tested because of sin. You're not being tried because of some failure in your life. The three Hebrew children are thrown into the fiery furnace.

It was not a test of faith. These men had been tested. It was more than that. They were thrown into the fiery furnace because of their faith. There came a time when David was deeply moved and tested and tried.

So much so he said God where are you? But here's a man who had been praying seven times a day. Here's a man who had beaten giants. Here's a man that God said he's after my own heart. And he comes to a place where he is being tried because of his faith.

And some of you here now. Pastors and others that are here in this meeting. You are going through a trial. And I want you to understand this. Because I know I go through this. I've been preaching 50 years now.

And I know how much I love God. I know my walk with God. I know the time I spend alone with Him. And when I go into the closet to pray. I can look God in the face. And have a conscience clear before man and God.

And I know that my faith is not being tested. And I know that my life is not being tested. I know that God knows. That I'm going to love Him through this. I'm not going to be asking any more questions.

But I know there's a trial. And it's the trial that I believe is coming to this church. To the evangelical church in Chile. I don't have this prepared. But this is burning in my heart. In 50 years. I've seen every conceivable doctrine known to mankind.

I've seen every spiritual movement that has come down the road. And I can't understand. When I see so many young pastors. I see so many that are being sucked in and drawn in. And moved by these various doctrines.

Never in history has the church been so shaken. Never has so much false doctrine come out of the United States. But not out of the United States. But from South America and from around the world. And I'm telling you now.

I stand here in the anointing of the Holy Ghost. I stand here sent by God. To prophesy to you. And to tell you. The first meeting. The first time I stand here. That your church is going through a trial.

Is facing a trial. Of the very thing that the children of Hebrew faced. This was a trial. None of their confidence in God. Or their love for God. You see the king was not moved by their testimony. He was not moved by their holy living.

He was not moved by their preaching. There's one thing that moved him. One thing that caused him to turn the nation away from idolatry. That there were three men. Who would not be moved. From the word of God.

From the scripture. By which they were living their lives. That would pay with their lives. Not to give in. To some new kind of worship. Some new doctrine. That promised them gold and silver and prosperity.

They were tested by whether or not they were going to stick to the word of God. Your country is going to be invaded with every false doctrine on the face of the earth. Every new teaching. And they're going to gather men to themselves.

The Prosperity Gospel and the Loss of Christ's Return

We have the prosperity doctrine in the United States. That has swept millions into that. And let me tell you where this gospel ends. This gospel that God wants you rich. Now folks, I live in a nice home.

And I drive a nice car. And I believe God wants to bless his people. But he said you don't have to seek those things. He said you seek first my kingdom and my righteousness. And I'll add these things to you.

But this is what it comes down to. That one of the most well known prosperity preachers in America. On television. Says you have heard of the coming of Christ. Forget about it. Jesus can't come. Till you have your new car and your new house.

This is where it ends. No more longing for the coming of Jesus. No more yearning for his appearing. But now to make it. To make it. To get you a piece of the pie. And now we have people all over the United States.

Borrowing thousands on their houses. You're allowed to borrow up to 125 of the value of your house in America. So you buy another house. And you try to turn it over. And buy another house. Because everybody in this is trying to get rich.

But let me tell you what the problem is. There's an intuition. There's an inner knowledge. In every sinner. And now it's in the Christian. You ask any sinner in America. What do you think is coming? To your terrorism.

Judgment. Hard times. And the intuition inside. Says I have to get enough. To ride out the storm. And find a hiding place. In case I lose my job. We've just lost 500 ,000 homes. Down in the United States.

A whole city wiped out. The whole country's shaken. In the midst of all of this. If you could see the pictures. If that city flooded. And all these poor people. And they're sitting outside of big mega churches.

Sleeping on the ground like rats. And the gospel inside the church. God wants you wealthy. Prosperous. And they say just give us some water and food. And folks the United States is on the brink. Of the biggest housing collapse in the history of mankind.

In the history of the nation. Hundreds of thousands are going to lose their homes. Because they've mortgaged themselves out of so big. They can't even find their way out. I warned of fires coming to New York City.

I was there when the towers were burning to the ground. And I saw a whole city weep. And that was on Tuesday. On Sunday morning. The churches are packed. People are weeping. They're running to the churches.

We want to know. Was this God speaking to our country? Was this an accident? What's the reason? This is the first time in history we've been attacked. We don't feel safe anymore. They go to church. Pastors are preaching on other subjects.

A week later. A group of elders from a Pentecostal church flew to New York to see me. They said Pastor Wilkerson. We went weeping. We wanted our pastor to give us something from the scripture. We were hungry.

We were scared. And he was preaching a series on morality. He continued the series and the series was entitled Sex and the Christian. People were getting up in the middle of services. In the middle of the preaching.

Say wait a minute. We want to hear. We want to know from God. We don't want to hear your sermon. We thought you would know. Six months later. The New York Times does a survey. Fewer people going to church than before the explosions.

And they were asked the question. Why did you quit going? They said the church was dead. The pastors didn't know anything about the future. There was no prophetic word. There was not one reason we should ever go back.

And one of these days. That gospel is going to die. Because you can't preach it in Mozambique. Can you preach your gospel in Mozambique? Can you go to New Orleans? And stand outside of the big auditorium.

Where 40 ,000 people without food and water for three days. And preach your gospel. If that's your gospel. And suddenly we have mega churches. And it's called sinner friendly or seeker friendly. Seeker friendly.

Good men. Righteous men. Soul winners. And suddenly all over America these are huge churches. I'm not against mega churches. Our church would probably be called the same. Because thousands attend. But you see what's happening.

There's been a change. And now in our newspapers. Young people are. Starting something new. It's called mega. Burnout. They said we went to church. Seeking. We were really hungry for God. And what we found.

Was a compromising of the gospel. But many of these pastors. They didn't want to offend us. They offered us Xboxes. All kinds of new. New things. That there was nothing touching the heart. We were not being convicted of our sins.

We were just told how to cope with life. And so out of that has come a new movement. They call it the emerging church. They say we're burned out with these big crowds. We're burned out with all of the gimmicks.

We're burned out with this trying to just comfort us. There's an emptiness. We want to be stirred. We're looking for a radical Christ. And we're not getting it. So through the internet. There's a new movement.

It's sweeping the United States. And it's going to come to your country. The emerging church. Emerging out of denominations. Out of the mega churches primarily. And it's a mixture. It's a mixture of Protestantism.

Catholicism. And new revelations. From the mind of educated men. Good men. Who have turned away. In some measure. From the reality of the scripture. From the truth of the word of God. As revealed in this book.

Looking for further revelation. Not a closed book. But now prophecy that equals the scripture. And it is being perpetrated through the internet. There's no hell. Because that makes God look like a torture.

Heaven is here on earth. And you can figure out your own eternal destiny. A new definition of who Christ is. And that reminds me of what Paul the Apostle said. He said the time is coming. There will be a new Christ introduced.

The Emerging Church and the Uniqueness of Christ

Another Christ. Another gospel. Another definition of who Jesus Christ is. And out of this emerging church now. They're meeting in garages. In warehouses. In people's homes. It's a very informal gathering.

They have a mixture of incense and candles. They have what they call the labyrinths. In other words, stages. In one room. There is a cross painted on the floor. You go write your name on there. As if to put your sins on the cross.

One emerging church near where I live. They have a stage for communion. If you want communion. Which is a Danish and a Coke. And a new kind of brotherhood. A new kind of love. The acceptance of Buddhism and Islam.

To see the good in each. For the sake of community. That brings me back to what the Bible says. There's only one name given among men. Where men might be saved. That is the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

I must tell you this. Some of these are very sincere groups. Some of them have just been so sick and tired. Of the hype. The ambition. And the competition. For bigness. For a name recognition. And for a lack of burden for the poor.

And very, very sincere. Of being led astray. And the only thing that truly concerns me. Is that same trial. That same place that we all come to. The same place that the church in this country will come to.

And is coming to. Are we going to seek God? Are we going to stand with this word? Are we going to preach this word? I heard of one movement. When you join. You're told to forget everything else you know.

Everything else you've ever learned. And be retrained. Under their doctrine. How far away from the scripture that is. Some people, young people. A few young men. Occasionally will come to me. And say, Pastor, this is a new time.

And what they're saying to me. You're an old man. There's new things coming. Yes, there is. A new gospel. Which is not a new gospel, Paul said, but it's another gospel. There's going to be another Christ.

And that's going to be the test of the church of Jesus Christ. Because there's coming a world church. Everyone that's in the scripture knows that. There's going to come forth a world church. Headquarters will be in Brussels.

We were in Brussels last year. Just about the time. They tried to introduce the new European constitution. And they insisted that God not be mentioned. They had to be described as a secular society. No place for God.

And you could feel in that city. All the leaders of various world European nations. And the desire. To bring forth this politically correct church. And let me tell you what's going to bring it together.

Let me tell you the centerpiece of it. The Bible says in the last days the enemy will try to deceive even the elect. I've already been tested and tried on it. Every time I go to a press conference. There'll be somebody.

Ask the question. Can a Jew be saved without your Christ? Can a Jew be saved without your Christ? Do the Islamics have to believe in your Jesus? And that's the question. And that's the trial. Do we have to come through your book?

And this book is about Christ. Not Jesus. You see anyone can receive Jesus. Islamics receive him as a teacher. The Jew can receive him as a good man. The Buddhists, he's another prophet. Everyone can believe in Jesus the man.

That is going to be the one thing that attracts. Jesus can be received. We will recognize Jesus the man. So here come the evangelicals. They say well they feature Jesus. He's in the minutes. He's in the constitution.

Any man can receive Jesus. But he is not Jesus the man. He's Jesus Christ the son of the living God. And when I'm asked that question. And I know I'm on trial. I said if I were Islamic. I would tell you you had to come through Mohammed.

I would tell you the Koran was the truth. But I'm a Christian. I believe in Jesus Christ as Lord. So I'm telling you. I have the same right. And I'm telling you straight out. There is no other name. Islamic, Jew, whoever it is.

Must come through repentance in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Now we see books flowing in from all over the country. New ideas. New concepts. New ways to do church. And I've seen them come and go.

Competing for Numbers Instead of Seeking the Anointing

And I've seen the ambition. That's killing. Destroying. Pastors around the world. I see pastors in small churches. Ready to quit. Because somebody comes to town. And they have all kinds of new equipment.

Suddenly there are crowds. And hundreds of these pastors write to me from around the world. I stayed true to the scripture. I gave my life. And now they're running off. And they're gone. They stole all my sheep.

And almost everywhere Gary and I go. Pastors are ready to quit. Because I can't handle it anymore. Can't compete. Then I've seen others. They say, all right. I'll find out how they do it. I'll go get these methods.

And I'll try it. If it works for them, it'll work for me. So they go to the conferences. They buy the books. Cost a fortune. And all the tapes. I have 500 ,000 people on my mailing list. And this is what I get.

The number one complaint. Our pastor comes home. And gets up in church. And announces. We're changing. Various names for it. This past week. I started reading more and more letters. From these dear people.

These old time Christians. They say, pastor. We don't know what's happening. Our church is changing. There's no more prayer meeting. All kinds of new concepts. But the spirit's gone. And one lady said this past week.

I was in this church for years. We had a weeping congregation. People who were really touched by the spirit of God. And I've been a pillar of this church. And I went to the pastor this week. And I said, pastor.

All the pillars of the church are leaving. We don't understand this new compromise. There's no preaching of hell. I'm sick. Our young people are interested in all these swimming parties. It's compromise.

And the sister said, pastor. I can't stay. He said, it's probably best you leave. He said, for this new work to really happen. We have to remove some of the pillars. I have to tell you. Before I close.

There are no shortcuts. You can get a crowd. All you need is some charisma. Some of these ideas work. And I can tell you. I know churches. Where there are thousands who attend. I know them in Dallas, Texas.

I know them in Florida. I know them in other places. And in that pulpit. Is a weeping man. And a man of God. And the people are coming. Not because of some new thing. But because of the anointing of the Holy Spirit on that church.

And God is blessing them. And God is anointing them. But it's the ambition. And I'm thinking more and more. Of that day. When I stand before Christ. When I stand to be. My works have to be judged. When my works have to be judged.

All my motives. My ambitions. And everything I've done in his name. I have to answer. For everyone who comes to Times Square Church. For example. Seven transvestites. Seven transvestites. Men dressed as women.

And I know they're going to hear. Be that church one service. And I've got about half an hour. To get the truth to them. And I'm not interested. In just filling up the pews. I'm not interested in a crowd.

If you're interested in just a crowd. If you're interested just in numbers. Get out of the ministry. Get out quickly. Because it will damn your soul. And I have to preach truth with love. I have to ask the Holy Spirit to give me words.

That will pierce into the hearts of these men. Not to condemn them. But to present the gospel. Out of compromise. And to see God move them. And change them. And see them get married. Become pillars in the church of Jesus Christ.

Through a simple gospel. That is not compromise. And one day. You and I are all going to stand before the throne. No soul that you run to Christ will ever be burnt. But everything I've ever done. In my flesh.

To make myself look good. To achieve something. To satisfy a need in me. Rather than the needs of the people. Then I'm going to see it all burn. Oh I don't doubt my salvation. I will be saved. But those holy eyes of Jesus.

Will consume. Everything of flesh. Everything we've done. To be accepted of man. Rather than accepted by God. Lord Jesus. I feel so weak. And my message so simple. And I came not to offend anybody. But I know in my heart.

A Call to Prayer, Repentance, and Fresh Anointing

That you love this country. And you love your church. And you want to protect it. You want walls around it. Forgive us. For being so busy. That we're not weeping. Seeking the face of God. Forgive us Lord.

For neglecting your word. And now we're absorbed in the theologies of men. We're influenced by the theologies of men. Who have gotten away from your word. Forgive us. God raise up men in this country.

And women. Who will not be moved. And are willing to go into the fire. And there see a new revelation of Jesus Christ. Will you stand. I'm sure you know. And I hope you feel. That we didn't come here to rebuke.

We didn't come here to put anybody down. But I know. That God gave me this word. And I speak to the young pastors first. I don't care what you're reading. I'm asking you this. Are you a praying man? You spend time every day on your face before God?

To be humbled. And convicted by the Holy Spirit. What is it that has your heart? Is there ambition without your knowing it? Are you dissatisfied? Uncontented. Looking for something out there. When all the time.

What you need. What God wants. You'll find it. Alone with God. In a closet of prayer. On your knees. When you're on your knees. And when you're holding fast to the scripture. You don't need another man's book.

You don't need someone else's ideas on how to do church. God will give you your own concepts. He'll give you an anointing. He'll give you a message. He'll put fire in your soul. You don't need an American gospel.

You don't need anyone else's gospel. You need your touch of God. You need your own anointing of the Holy Ghost. Holy Ghost is here. If you feel a need. To just come and get on your knees. And says oh God.

While you're moving on my spirit. Give me a new touch. You can feel the platform. Folks hold steady. Don't anybody move. There's just no room. Let's all raise our hands. Look up and raise our hands. Lord forgive us.

Lord forgive us for looking somewhere else. Give us a fresh anointing. A fresh touch from the Lord. People I want you to cry out to God. Let him hear your cry right now. Touch me. Refreshen my spirit.

Thank you God. Lord forgive us. Lord forgive us for looking somewhere else. Let us pray. Let us pray. Let us pray. Let us pray. And I'm going to get started and show you how to do it. So I've got a jacket on, so I'll take a break.

We'll be back in just a moment.