i Heard Him say, "My Final REVIVAL is Coming and it will Begin Here"!

Over 20 years ago (1983) our Lord spoke to me in a Holy Ghost filled service, the likes of which i've not experienced since, this word ... "My final REVIVAL is coming and it will begin here"!Since i recieved this word in the below posted church i took it to mean this church group;MT. AIRY CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRISThttp://www.mtairycogic.com/html/home.htm7800 Ogontz Ave.6401 Ogontz Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19126Bishop E C Morris - PastorOur Lord has really been impressing on me of late to not be afraid to NOW boldly proclaim what He told me all those years ago, and so i've begun to do just that to every saint i know, come in contact with, and thru this post on SI ...Seems to me He's about to bring to pass my over 20 year burden, or i'm about to be proved one self deluded false prophet (i quake in fear at this thought) ... i pray ernestly for the former, and hope to God it's not the latter, but either outcome will be freeing to me, as my Christian experience has certainly not been an easy one in this regard ... So in the meanwhile please pray for this pastor, this church, and myself, as the spiritual warfare associated with such an intention of God surely has Hell in an uproar ... and keep your spiritual ears atuned for the unmistakable rumbling of REVIVAL to come forth out of Mt. Airy COGIC, in the city of Philadelphia, Pa. ... Soon!

He prepares a path for us to walk in, he gives us word of his wisdom to speak. Blessed be the Lord our strength wich teaches our hands to war and our fingers to fight. he is the light that gose before us as we are in the way. walk by faith. believe in the unseen not things that are seen. He will not leave you nor forsake you even he says to the ends of the earth.

Bro. Rahman,I am in a hurry so this will be quick and maybe messy. I am wondering if this means something bigger than you think. The reason I say that is because the Lord showed me in a dream that a revival would be in a particular church I left (which is not probably the church at all because when he shows me a church building , it usually means His Church, not a particular church.Anyway, in the dream i had , a former pastor that was similar to Wilkerson was in my old church and waiting for revival. I said, "it is not going to happen. You have prayed, others have prayed"... (because I believed that a revival would probably not happen as we expect it in a church at all) and he said "But there IS going to be one HERE!" I know i have told a little about this before. But I was humbled by his patience and humility to sit under a lesser pastor and in a lukewarm (for now) church and wait, he KNEW, that's all. But I am wondering if this means not any particular church but His church body..... or is He targeting certain church buildings like the one you and or have been in? My experience with this (and the same experience that St. Augistine had) was that when the Lord says "My church, or a church, He menat His church body. Even St Augustine mistook what the Lord said when He said "help me restore My church". Augustine thought it was the church he was in- and proceeded to restore it physically- then later understood what the Lord meant.Just some thoughts to ponder...In His love, Chanin

No Sister Chanin, i hear Him saying in my spirit (even now as i write), exactly what i'm now boldly proclaiming ... His final revival is coming, and it will begin at Mt. Airy COGIC, in the city of Philadelphia, Pa. ... And when it kicks off, as brother Ravenhill said, "No one will have to announce the fire" ... i've pondered the questions you've posed over the long years, and sought God about it, but no answer until just recent, particularly over this last weekend ... His unction to me is to boldly put the words He told me out into the universe, because once out, they will recieve His power ... So far some have given me the fruit, flake and nut look, but i'm so used to that it doesn't bother me anymore ... But others have expressed their belief saying that they can feel "something" attempting to break out in Mt. Airy ... The Bishop of Mt. Airy has just recently been made prelate over a 400 clergymen spiritual/civic orginazation in Philadelphia, men of different denominations, whom i'm sure Bishop sees this appointment as for one reason, but our Lord has shown me that it's for another, namely the calling together of said priests to repentant weeping between the porch and the altar, all together seeking God's face toward revival, re-awakening, in the calling together of a solemn assembly ... i sense something really devestating is about to happen in Philadelphia ... i can't say for sure just what, but it will be the catalyst to the bending of knees, and weeping and wailing ... i view the peaceful skyline of Philadelphia from afar everyday from the Betsy Ross bridge as i cross it from N.J., and i pray for the city everytime i see it, because i just can't shake this gut feeling that something really bad (literal fire) is in store for Philadelphia ... Philadelphia, Pa. and the surrounding area is about to become the flash point city for REVIVAL, and it's gonna spread! ... Man, is it gonna spread! ... Our Lord has called me out, i'm answering His challenge, and i don't believe He's brought me this far, to leave me! ... Time will tell whether i'm of God, or belong in a box Muselix ...

Seems to me He's about to bring to pass my over 20 year burden, or i'm about to be proved one self deluded false prophet (i quake in fear at this thought) ... i pray ernestly for the former, and hope to God it's not the latter, but either outcome will be freeing to me, as my Christian experience has certainly not been an easy one in this regard ...RahmanI can only presume you have posted this because you want some reactions. It is difficult, of course, because no one would want to jump to the conclusion that you have listed as one of only two options. If your logic is right and the only two options are... 1. He's about to bring to pass my over 20 year burden,2. i'm about to be proved one self deluded false prophet ... I have to say that I am quite convinced that option one is not correct. Chanin has tried to suggest that you are mistaken rather than 'a self deluded false prophet'; I would hope you would consider this again. False prophets were in a steady state of false communion with contrary spirits and to be mistaken is not the same as being a false prophet.I suspect that your desire for revival triggered your imagination and that the impression was, in your terms, a 'self delusion', but please do distinguish betweeen a 'self delusion' and 'a false prophet'.And don't hang your whole Christian experience of this one event. This doesn't mean 'you are astray' and that your state is one of being a 'false prophet'; it simply means that this one event was a mistake. The man who never made a mistake never made anything. I notice that Paul said 'we have the mind of Christ' not I have... There is great safety in a multitude of counsel; listen to what your brothers and sisters are saying. You don't always have to agree with them but you do have to listen to them. The man who won't listen because it questions his infallibility is a danger to himself and to his brethren. Your relationship with God and His people does not hang on this one incident and if you make it do so you will end up with an 'idol'. I have seen Christians become the slaves of such 'idols'. They worship and serve it to the exclusion of everything. That is not a burden from God; it is an obsession.

Please, let's give Bro. Rahman some slack. It is all too easy for anyone to misunderstand the Lord's words. As I mentioned before about Augustine (and he still went on to be a wonderful saint for the Lord). I have to give Rahman credit for standing up for what he believes- this is extremely hard to do. If he is wrong then the Lord will show him and I am sure that he will be humble enough to admit that.Once I thought the Lord was showing me to do do something (and it had to do with what I thought was a particualr church)and it turned out that I had mistaken the Lord. It was humbling but also I saw that I would obey the Lord about what to say (even though it was the wrong place :) I asked the Lord many times why He let me do that. Why didn't He make it clear to me before I went and made a fool of myself. To this day, I believe it was either a test of faith to see if I would go, or It was to show how truly human I still am :)Either way, I am no worse off. I have learned to be rejected and learned to be obedient. And hopefully a little more patient next time. It's all a learning process.Wouldn't we all be surprised if there was a big revival that starts in Philly. Who knows? I am for it, wherever it does start. I believe Wilkerson has been off with some of his 'predictions'(even though we won't formally call them that) as well but we still know he is led by the Lord as much as a human can be led. Unfortunately we are all still human and we will not get everything exactly right. I know I have missed the mark on a few things in the last 3 years, even though I have been right about most things that I feel the Lord is impressing on me.Praise the Lord if a revival starts in Phila. and... Praise the Lord even if Bro.Rahman is wrong for it will only serve to mold and shape him more into a humble man.In His love, Chanin

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ'i thank you all for whatever you've posted in this regard, as i am taking it all in ... But let me say brother Greg and brother Ron that i've come up with every reason in the past why i couldn't be hearing what i'm hearing from God ... He wouldn't do it this way ... He wouldn't use me ... He certainly wouldn't use the church He's said to me ... i'm mistaken ... i'm delusional, and believe me i'm concerned about being deluded ... Everybody that's looking and praying for revival has their own ideas about it, including brother Ravenhill, and i don't claim to be on his level ... All i know is that in 1983, as a newly saved saint of 5 years, i heard Him say in my spirit at that Holy Ghost filled service, "My final revival is coming, and it will begin here" ... In retrospect i had no idea what a real revival was back then ... i'd heard the word, i'd attended so called "man inspired" all week revivals at churches, but it wasn't until our Lord's bringing me to SI did He finally explain to me what He means by Revival, and the one that i'm hearing about will be the biggest one ever, and final ... It's the word "final" that i find inspires the most disbelief, but when i pass on this word the Holy Spirit will not let me eliminate the word "final" ...Bro Ron whether a burden, or an obsession, this thing i carry is heavy, and i'd really like to lay it down as i've been carrying it for some time, a belief that only i believe ... i've often wondered why God would give such a word to such a young saint back then, but i think i now know why ... Children believe ... If He was to attempt to give this word to me today, after my learning so much disbelief, i'd reject it flat out as indigestion ... But He didn't, He gave it to me when i didn't know any better than to not believe, and to even more naively blurt it out ... i remember when i first started telling folk back then what i'd heard God say to me, i got a real clear indication of why Joseph got thrown into the pit and sold into slavery ... His brothers didn't like what he was saying, after all who was he?No brother Ron i didn't post this "word" for reactions from any of you, i posted this word because i felt impressed of our Lord to do so ... i already know the majority reaction to this word ... "disbelief" ... i've already did my Jonah on this, paid the consequences, and am still required to carry out this mission as a Jeremiah ... Our Lord has worked this thing just right in me for His presence initially filled me at a time when i didn't know any better, so that as time passed and i convinced myself that it wasn't Him talking to me, He'd come at me once again, out of the blue, with that same intense communion, and i'd have to admit it was Him again, and then He'd tell me the next thing ... At the beginning of 2003 He told me to get my house in order, to gird up my loins, a conscious clearing out of and keeping out sin in my life ... At the beggining of 2004 He said to me, "Now is the time" , and this past weekend thru much spiritual battle He's told me to boldly proclaim what He said to me 21 years ago ... So i'm obeying because i believe, and i know that whatsoever is not of faith is sin, so if i am mistaken i know He'll forgive me because it's out of faith ... And on the thing about being a false prophet brother Ron, i appreciate your attempted diffusing of my take on this matter ... But the bottom line is if i'm bringing forth a thus saith the Lord, and a predictive one at that, then if it doesn't come to pass scripture calls that/me false ... This scares me beyond measure, i don't take any of this lightly but the fire won't let me stay silent even when i want to, but rest assured that my whole Christian walk is not hinged on this word i got so long ago, my salvation is hung solely on Christ Jesus and His redemptive work at Calvary alone, and this word i'm proclaiming is but a by-product of that relationship. Brothers Greg and Ron i do appreciate your counsel, and i do listen and hear you, but i also know there's a reason why our Lord started me out in 2004 with this motto;"TO WALK ON WATER THAT i KNOW i CAN'T SWIM i'd BEST KEEP my FAITH FOCUSED SOLEY ON HIM"Brethren, i'm outta the boat on this one, and it's just me and Jesus ... AmenSister Chanin,as always i appreciate you and your words of encouragement, but in fairness to so many others we seem to have similar experiences ... You posted;Quote;Wouldn't we all be surprised if there was a big revival that starts in Philly. Who knows? Praise the Lord if a revival starts in Phila. See, that's what has kept me going all these years in this regard, and is surely what has catapulted me in these last two years ... the positive possibility of "What if"? ... Lord, IF it be You then bid me come! ... Faith the size of a mustard seed ... There is a part of me that would love to disbelieve what i believe i'm hearing, it would be so freeing, but i can't disbelieve, no matter how hard i've tried, so only He can free me from this, one way or the other ... But don't be surprised when you hear of the REVIVAL that breaks out in Philadephia, Pa. Quote;and...Praise the Lord even if Bro. Rahman is wrong for it will only serve to mold and shape him more into a humble man.And to this i say ... His will be done, on earth, as it already is in heaven ... in Jesus precious name ... Amen

Please, let's give Bro. Rahman some slack. It is all too easy for anyone to misunderstand the Lord's words.Hi ChaninI was trying to do just that. In fact, I was trying to encourage Rahman to cut Rahman some slack. ;-)

What shall we do with all the others who have heard exactly the same thing and are equally sure that they received such a promise regarding their own city or village?And what shall we do with all those prophecies produced by travelling so called prophets, who operate like a tape recoreder - same prophecy in every new place they come to regarding the coming awakening. God must have become quite confused these days, never remembering what He has promised and to which congregation and city.Lars

It is so hard when someone says "God has told me this and that and the other"There is no room for council or discussion The door is closed with such strong laungauge.Dear brother Rahman could you not have said maybe,"I believe God wants to pour out his spirit on this place" but not be so precise whith the time prediction? I maybe wrong but has any outpouring of the spirit been predicted with such certainty? I'm not sure it has.one thing for sure is HE Does pour out when the wind blows where it wills :-)

I heartily agree with the fact that God is the one who without warning sends revival.He also chooses and prepares instruments.On top of that I have to state that a revival is something one earns. Promises tend to put most members of churches in a passive mode. No travail, no hunger and thirst for righteousness. It is only tears and hungry hearts that have capacity to “attract” and cause a revival. Lars

Hi ChaninI was trying to do just that. In fact, I was trying to encourage Rahman to cut Rahman some slack. Sorry about that Ron. :) Sometimes it's hard for me to "hear" your tone or meaning because of your intellectual capability. ;-) I really think that it is better for us to believe and give at least the benefit of the doubt to Bro. Rahman. It does not hurt or decieve anyone if we hope and pray with him that a revival might be in Philly. And we can pray that if there is not to be one that the Lord will surely show Bro. Rahman. We all know Bro. Rahman's heart here and if he is wrong, then so be it. Even he is willing ot be wrong. Do you know the guts and boldness it takes to hang on to a conviction of this sort. Look at Noah, everyone thought he was completely nuts, I am sure even he doubted himself. I, for one give Rahman credit for not compromising just because people might think he is nuts or wrong. If he is wrong, the only one who is being hurt is himself. He is not out to deceive anyone. If it doesn't happen then it doesn't happen. But he can hope and pray.The reason I feel so strongly about this is because in future times we are all going to probably be asked to stand against the majority- if you already haven't yet. (which I have a couple of times already) it is gut wrenching to do. Put yourself in his shoes. Someday we may all be asked to stand on something that seems totally perposterous to others and the feeling of being alone is terrible.If Bro. Rahman is wrong- does that make him less of a Godly man? no. Wilkerson has thought some things were going to happen that didn't really happen (and later admitted) and do we think of him as less of a Godly man? no. Wilkerson matured and grew, as Bro. Rahman will and I will and we all will.This kind of thinking, this kind of unbelief "well that could never happen", is what keeps a revival from happening in the first place. Let God be God. He will do as He wants, not as we want or deserve.If it doesn't go against scripture then leave it and see where it goes. I don't think the things Bro. Rahman has said is agaisnt any scripture. (maybe I am wrong here for I am not perfect, as we all aren't yet)In His love, Chanin

Sorry about that Ron. :) Sometimes it's hard for me to "hear" your tone or meaning because of your intellectual capability.no comment ;-) I really think that it is better for us to believe and give at least the benefit of the doubt to Bro. Rahman. It does not hurt or decieve anyone if we hope and pray with him that a revival might be in Philly.I have no problem about 'hoping' or 'praying'. My problem would be with 'believing'. I am a natural sceptic; I am not naturally credulous. I can be convinced in a second by a bible verse or a revelation to my own spirit, but I can't turn on 'believing'. Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. When God speaks through His word or his servant or in my spirit, I can believe. And because I can, I must. But when others speak I can't 'believe' and must not belabour myself because I can't. That is the folly (not that you are heading in this direction) with the faith preachers who are saying because you do not believe what I am saying you are in unbelief. Faith comes, only, by the word of God... not by the convictions of a man, however godly that man may be.The reason I feel so strongly about this is because in future times we are all going to probably be asked to stand against the majority- if you already haven't yet.you will know from these postings how often I am in the majority. In fact, on the few occasion when I am in the majority I feel so uncomfortable I strongly reconsider my position. ;-) If Bro. Rahman is wrong- does that make him less of a Godly man? no. Wilkerson has thought some things were going to happen that didn't really happen (and later admitted) and do we think of him as less of a Godly man? no. Wilkerson matured and grew, as Bro. Rahman will and I will and we all will.I don't think I have seen this implication in any of the post here. They are certainly not in mine nor in my thoughts.This kind of thinking, this kind of unbelief "well that could never happen", is what keeps a revival from happening in the first place. Let God be God. He will do as He wants, not as we want or deserve.It's not unbelief unless God has said it. If you tell me the moon is made of green cheese, it is not 'unbelief' if I don't believe you.If it doesn't go against scripture then leave it and see where it goes. I don't think the things Bro. Rahman has said is agaisnt any scripture. (maybe I am wrong here for I am not perfect, as we all aren't yet)'Leaving it' and 'seeing where it goes' is exactly what I am doing. What I am not doing is 'believing it'.

Sorry about that Ron. :) Sometimes it's hard for me to "hear" your tone or meaning because of your intellectual capability.I should have said: "or 'my lack of' intellectual capablities". :-D In His love, Chanin

“...whether a burden, or an obsession, this thing i carry is heavy, and i'd really like to lay it down as i've been carrying it for some time...” - Rahman"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." - Jesus (Matthew 11:28-30)“I maybe wrong but has any outpouring of the Spirit been predicted with such certainty? I'm not sure it has. One thing for sure is HE does pour out when the wind blows where it wills.” - Delboy"The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit." - John (John 3:8)“I personally believe a biblical viewpoint and historical viewpoint for revival is that it comes unexpectinly to the public at large. Its not something that is proclaimed from the roof tops for this goes contray to the way God works. Revival glorifies God and in most revivals the man is somewhat in the background, most revivals start with no-name people in a no-name place, calling on God. Of course after revival begins then its realized somewhat where it started and what is happening.” - sermonindex"Whatever you eat or drink or whatever you do, you must do all for the glory of God." - Paul (1 Corinthians 10:31) "Do not stifle the Holy Spirit. Do not scoff at prophecies, but test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good. Keep away from every kind of evil." - Paul (1 Thessalonians 5:19-22)"All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It straightens us out and teaches us to do what is right. It is God's way of preparing us in every way, fully equipped for every good thing God wants us to do." - Paul (2 Timothy 3:16-17)"So far some have given me the fruit, flake and nut look, but i'm so used to that it doesn't bother me anymore ... But others have expressed their belief saying that they can feel 'something' attempting to break out in Mt. Airy..." - Rahman"Don't give offense to Jews or Gentiles or the church of God. That is the plan I follow, too. I try to please everyone in everything I do. I don't just do what I like or what is best for me, but what is best for them so they may be saved." - Paul (1 Corinthians 10:31-33)“If he is wrong, the only one who is being hurt is himself. He is not out to deceive anyone. If it doesn't happen then it doesn't happen. But he can hope and pray.” - Chanin"You say, 'I am allowed to do anything' - but not everything is helpful. You say, 'I am allowed to do anything' - but not everything is beneficial. Don't think only of your own good. Think of other Christians and what is best for them." - Paul (1 Corinthians 10:23-24)"If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one is honored, all the parts are glad." - Paul (1 Corinthians 12:26)Stick to the Word of God. Test EVERYTHING to it. No need to be going back and forth on this. We've read the revival proclamation - we're not blind. God's Word never dies. No need to defend and repeat. God bless Philadelphia! God bless anyone who seeks Him.

For whatever its worth I'm going to add my two cents.... From what Rahman has said it appears to me God was talking about starting revival in your heart...not in the physical church building. Revival will always start in the heart of an individual. If you want to be bold about this, take time out from your ministry and seek out the true heart of God...hang up your robes, put aside your titles, come before him as nothing, and Be still.......

Yes its suprising we haven't picked up stones yet with some of the things brother Ron has saidthis was in my daily reading this morning...Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets. (Luk 6:26 KJV) Sounds as though I may be getting some things right.. :-P

Brother Ron,All of the rest of yesterday, and part of last night, i both thought and prayed about what you said, that i should cut myself some slack ... i've been told this before by many others, both saved and unsaved alike ... They tell me i'm to intense, to pointed, to fixated, to legal, to heavenly bound to be of any earthly good ... i've in fact fed into that mind set in the past, cutting myself slack, believing what i believe i hear from God one day, then denying it to myself the following day when the heat from what i'm stating became to intense ... But the word i get back from the Holy Ghost is that i should at least serve our God with the same intensity, pointedness, fixation, and i dare say even more for the price He paid for me, as that i did when satan was my lord, and i can tell you i was a ring leader in his squad ... So though i appreciate the concern in your admonition that i should take some weight off, i can't, in fact i won't, but i'll be trusting God that He's not putting on me any more than i can bear ... If He, God Himself could bear the literal cross, i surely can bear this figurative one ... My natural man does have a tendency to weep, moan and cry, oft times pulling at the nails in his hands and feet, but my supernatural man dictates that he gets cut no slack in that as soon as he does, i the new creation, has just that one ioto less power, strength and freedom in Christ ... The Holy Ghost has also let me know that the reason why His Church is in such dire need of His Revival is that there are already to many of we Christians cutting ourselves far to much slack already ... Adam and Eve cut themselves some slack, and look what happened to them ... God used the test of slackness to cut down Gideon's army from thousands to 300 ... David and Solomon cut themselves some slack, and look at the hell they had to pay ... Jonah cut himself some slack (as i once did), and it landed him in the belly of a whale, not to mention that his slack cutting put multitudes of other folks lives in danger, such as we do today ... Think of what would have happened to ALL of us if Jesus had of cut Himself the slack Peter suggested to Him ... We say slack, Christ says gird up, so i'll be continuing in the latter in that the payoff is that supernaturally i shall run and not be weary ... Christian slackness is the enemy of God ...I will not be defending this "word" about this coming Revival, or attempt to make anyone believe it as i totally understand why so many don't ... He's not telling me to convince or defend, my instruction is to just say it, i have, and i am, and i'll not be double minded about it, for a double minded man gets NOTHING from the Lord, and if this revival is to be had, then i'm believing straight foward to it's attainment ... As brother Ravenhill said, "One man with God is a majority" ... The Bible is jammed packed full of what God can do with one "believing" person ... SDB, i totally agree with brother Greg, yours is a GOOD word;Quote;revival in your heartFor whatever its worth I'm going to add my two cents.... From what Rahman has said it appears to me God was talking about starting revival in your heart...not in the physical church building. Revival will always start in the heart of an individual. If you want to be bold about this, take time out from your ministry and seek out the true heart of God...hang up your robes, put aside your titles, come before him as nothing, and Be still ...Yes, revival is started in my heart, and in my own life, as sister Chanin says, "being the message, and not just it's instrument of delivery" ... i've often wondered though if He just meant me why didn't He say, "and it will begin in you", instead of, "and it will begin here" ... The latter part of your admonition i'm already in, Shalem, a place of peace that He's taught me of via the life of Jacob, until i am called to Bethel a second time ... It is in this place of rest/peace that i was impressed of the Spirit to simply start saying what i believe He's said/saying to me, to others, and so i am ...All you guys are a blessing, and i love you all in the only perfect love there is ... Father, Son and Holy Ghost ... God ... Amen PS - Sister Yodi i was much encouraged by your post, and in agreement with brother Greg Christ initial yoke of salvation is most light to bear, but a calling, especially one prophetic in nature, now that can be a whole different ball of wax, and real incentive to get, and abide, even closer to the warmth of the Son.