| Rev.3:14-19, church of Laodica (lukewarm church) is the church of today. I don't think that the messages in Rev to the churches were prophetic of the entire body of Christ... then or in the end times. If you select one message to represent the entire body of Christ (God's church... not churches) at a particular time, then you must also use the other messages to represent the entire body of Christ at some other period in time. And, since these messages are so different in nature, the body of all messages would represent a rollercoaster ride that God's Church simply hasn't been on. I believe that the messages in Rev were specific to groups of believers at that time... however all of the common successes and failures of different churches throughout this age are most likely represented in these messages. I'm pretty confident that my challenge is unbeatable for this reason... Failure of God's Church would have to be defined as "no Spirit-led evangelism which results in the winning of soles'. That is what the Church's mission is... and as long as the Holy Spirit is here, that Spirit-led evangelism will continue until the Holy Spirit is removed (along with us with Him) As for a massive revival occuring, there is no revival, only attempts to minic one. What translation are using? The signs and wonders are only beginning. The things this world will see THIS YEAR and in the remaining years (if there are any) will be NOTHING like man has ever seen before... Lots of prophesies in the bible on this. Think about it... what happened immediately after 9/11? If you remember, more than half of this nation was practically on it's knees!... Talk of God was all over the TV... and continues in even greater frequency today. What do you think will happen when even greater events (such as the Tsunami) start occurring with the type of frequency which leaves little doubt that God is involved? Yes... the massive revival IS occuring... it is occuring now... Bush's massive victory at the polls speaks of it. The unprecedented coverage of God and Christianity in the news today speaks of it. God's Church is winning more lost soles today than it ever has before, and this trend will continue until we have reached all corners of the earth. |