Many people have asked me to write about the Asbury revival. First of all, I did report about it days after it began. Second, I wouldn’t rush to call it a revival. It’s best to wait a bit longer to use this terminology. Third, this has absolutely nothing to do with the rapture of the church.

Revivals have happened in the past and will even happen during the tribulation. The rapture will take place not based on any event here on earth, but when the Lord decides it’s time to take us home. Nowhere in the biblical accounts regarding the rapture was a revival mentioned.

I am always blessed to see the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and am not trying to belittle the events in Kentucky. After all, college-age students are better off worshiping God than partying in bars and clubs and wasting their lives on illicit sex, drugs, and satanic music.
Having said that, I am always cautious about events that cause people from all around the world to flock to a location. We have seen it before. Toronto and Pensacola are two examples of many.

Let’s remember that God is calling all people everywhere to repent (Acts 17:30-31). Jesus told the Samaritan woman that God is Spirit and He can be worshipped everywhere as long as it is done in Spirit and in Truth (John 4:21-24).

Let’s thank the Lord for what He is doing in so many places around the world, rather than sanctifying a specific location and turning it into a place of pilgrimage.

For the last two thousand years, we have been warned to wake up, be sober, be vigilant, and look up for our redemption is drawing near.
The signs of the return of Jesus to this world were given to us in Matthew 24, Mark 13, and Luke 21. If we already see and feel the birth pangs, how much closer is our gathering to be with Him!

Awaiting His Return

Amir