Calamity, Judgment, and Worldwide Awakening How is God going to make Zion a praise in the whole earth? I want to give you a quote from one of my favorite Puritan writers, I have all his words, Thomas Manson, this is from over 250 years ago, if I recall, a great man of God with a prophetic voice, he explained it best, he said, this is the law of divine order, after a great destruction, a great calamity, he brings forth the greatest unity, the most blessed sweetness, and he brings about harmony, and since in the latter days, there's coming such great invisible disruptions, that means there will be visible unity and blessings, the scripture bears out this, misery enforces unity, if we won't do it willingly, the Lord will come, with his judgment, there is coming a world shaking event, it's going to be chaos, but God always creates out of chaos, he created the earth out of chaos, he allowed chaos in Egypt, to wean the Israelites out of Egypt, so their heart would yearn for deliverance, there's going to be a visible worldwide destruction, if I'm hedging, I'm hedging on this word calamity, and I'll tell you why, because this message is being written and sent out, not just to our mailing list, but through the media, Times Square Church and World Challenge, and nowadays, a great host of Christians, don't want to hear a word anymore about judgment, they don't want to hear prophecy, they turn it off, the moment they see a word like calamity, or chaos, they toss it aside, because they don't want anything to erupt this good life, they're beyond being stirred, but I think in this congregation, I think you know what I'm saying, I was listening to the radio this past week, and this is the leading man in the United States, a government agency on communicable diseases, and he's the chief, the top man, he was talking about the pandemic of avian flu, he was asked a question, is this going to mutate and be a disaster, a pandemic, he said it can't be avoided, it's not if, it's when, and the interviewer said you're scaring me, he said what's going to happen if it does, now folks, don't be afraid to hear, what the secular prophets are saying, if any one of the pastors here, if I stood here, and said what I heard this man say, I'd be considered a crazy man, he said the first news, that comes to us, that the mutation has taken place, the world is going to change, it will never be the same, millions upon millions will die, in 1918, in that flu pandemic, over 100 million people died, he said that was nothing, they said well what's going to happen, he said well all the airports are going to be shut, nations are going to close their borders, hospitals will be closed, all service will be closed, transportation will stop, because people will try to be hiding, trying to avoid, the pandemic, he kept going on, and if I didn't have faith, if I didn't believe that, dying in Christ is the ultimate healing, if I didn't have the peace of God, I would have been scared out of my wits, and I thought if I said that, I couldn't get in another church in the world, other than those who have, the knowledge of Christ, and to turn on the news one day, and to hear this, what does it matter then, what you are, what is that lust, going to mean to you now, how many, TV sets are going to be, turned to pornography, how many are going to say, I'm a Jew, or I'm a Gentile, everything is going to change, in New York City, the head of our, security system, said recently, expect a dirty bomb, or, what do you call the germ bomb, a dirty bomb, and he said, it's not if, it's when, there's not a nation in the world now, that's safe, see, these are not my warnings, this is reality, that's why I think it's so important that you came here to, Israel this time, what I've said, are you afraid, are you sitting here stunned, I haven't told you anything you didn't know, I haven't told you anything you haven't heard, but consider it in the light of the prophecy of Zachariah, it's evening, everything's about to change, we're coming to midnight, and he said, and in this time, now here's the thing I want you to get, the prophet is saying, really, that's not the issue, don't get your eyes on that, it can settle into your spirit, but the Lord is saying, in that time, people are going to have ears to hear what the Spirit is saying, and everyone, I believe that Christians, I believe that believers, who are no longer bound by the fear of death, don't think for a moment, that all believers are going to escape, believers were told that in China, before the Boxer Rebellion, people were not ready, and the church was devastated, they turned to idolatry, and they turned against Christ, because they were told, by missionaries, the rapture will take place, Jesus will come, and you will not suffer, folks, I want you to know the light is coming, but I want to be prepared, I want no fear of death in me, and I want to believe that every nurse, every doctor, every businessman, everyone who's needed, no matter what the crisis is, they will not be in the hills hiding, they will not be in terror, but they'll be living in the light of this glory that is coming, this will be the testimony, every speaker that's been in these meetings, said the same thing in one way or another, that's the testimony, the life, the fearlessness, and the peace, that you have, because the light is coming, yes, Jesus, the light has been here, but there's a greater revelation coming, we're going to know Jesus like we've never known him, we have got to come to the place, there is coming to Israel, great tribulation, coming to the whole world, but Jesus said, I'm going to give you peace, I'm going to let you see me, like you've never seen before, folks, I've been preaching for 50 years, and I'm seeing things about Jesus, I've never seen, I've never hoped to see, because it's beyond anything, there's some things I can't tell you, because I've not seen enough of it, and every pastor here, every child of God, you're seeing, you're hearing, like you've never seen or heard before, folks, and the scripture says, in light of what is coming, how should we be living, all in this day, God help the peerless man, God help the perilous pastor, God help the individual believer, who has been watching TV for hours, and no time for the word, God help those, who have had nothing but meditations, but they don't know about spending quality time with Christ, in the last hour, while the light is shining all around, and God is bringing out a remnant, of all churches, and all nations, and to be growing cold, what a tragedy, and when this time comes, when this great destruction takes place, people are going to run, to somebody, that they know, is not afraid, has been walking with the fullness of the light, going to be the foolish virgins, saying, give me something, to see me through, what's Jesus saying, I have pastors come to me, some very well known, receive telephone calls, well Dave, what's coming, what's happening, what's next, I don't know, they go where I go, to get it, I've been talking for, about 7 -8 years, about a thousand fires, coming to New York City, and I haven't seen it, I don't want to see it, I even despise the thought, but just about the time, I'm ready to write an apology, to our mailing list, and say it must have been in the flesh, and I read these prophets, and I say God, give us pastors, who are not afraid, to stand, and warn, but as we warn, we prophesy the light, in the evening, there shall be light, and folks, if there are a thousand fires, coming to New York City, and I believe it's going to really rage, on 42nd street and Broadway, I've seen visions of it, terrible, but I want to be there, preaching, if you're in New York, I invite you to come, Pastor Carter will be there, the whole staff, just like they were, when 9 -11 hit, they weren't in their cars, trying to get over the bridge, and hide in New Jersey, in the middle of the fire and the smoke, that evening, there should be light, closing with this, I want you to get your Bibles, turn to Isaiah 59, do you believe in Bible prophecy? you may ignore anything that I tell you, that you may think is flesh, but what you're going to read now, you can't deny, and if you're a believer, you would never deny, Isaiah 59, now, in closing, I'm going to take you through quite a few scriptures, as soon as you find it, look this way, and say, help me Holy Spirit, to get this, so that I have the knowledge, and then I can have peace, and then I can remember what Jesus said, when you see all these things coming to pass, run, hide, no, look up, rejoice, because your redemption, that could be death itself, I'm telling it to you straight, what is coming, may cost your life, and cost my life, Paul said that is the ultimate healing, to die in Christ, is to be instantly in the presence of God, so why should we be afraid, so go to the word with me please, chapter 59, let's start reading verse 2, concerning Israel, behold your iniquities are separated between you and your God, your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear, here's the result, in verse 9, same chapter verse 9, here's what happened, this is the way it's been in Israel, therefore his judgment, or wisdom far from us, does not justice overtake us, we wait for light, behold obscurity for brightness, but we walk in darkness, therefore his judgment, or wisdom far from us, does not justice overtake us, we wait for light, behold obscurity for brightness, but we walk in darkness, isn't this the condition, the next condition, that's happening now, wherever the veil is, over the eyes of Islam, or Israel, in verse 10, we grope for the wall, like the blind, as if we had no eyes, we stumble at noon day, as in the night, we are in desolate places, dead men, in verse 12, our transgressions have been multiplied before you, our sins testify against us, our transgressions are with us, and as for our iniquities, we know them, verse 14, judgment is turned away backward, justice stands far off, for truth is fallen in the streets, iniquity cannot enter, verse 14, judgment is turned away backward, justice stands far off, for truth is fallen in the streets, iniquity cannot enter, I want you to skip down now to verse 19, if you will please, and here's the hope, you've just heard from Isaiah the condition, this is a groping time, and here's the hope, even when truth is fallen to the street, verse 19, so shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun, this is the light, when the enemy shall come in like a flood, the spirit of the Lord shall raise up a standard against him, and these scriptures are dual prophecies, applied to the church, and especially to Israel, verse 20, the redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the Lord, as for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord, my spirit that is upon thee, and my words that I put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, nor out of the mouth of your seed, nor out of the mouth of your seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and forever, God made a covenant, Christ died for Israel, and he has not turned against it, he's going to come to Zion and to Jacob, verse 60, and out of chaos and out of the light, you will see this fulfilled, verse 1, arise, shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you, when is it come?