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Bakht Singh Chabra (1903 - 2000). Indian evangelist, church planter, and Bible teacher born in Joiya, Punjab (now Pakistan), to a devout Sikh family. Educated at Punjab University, he studied agricultural engineering in England (1926-1928) and Canada (1929-1932), embracing a Western lifestyle, including smoking and drinking, while rejecting his Sikh roots by shaving his hair. Initially hostile to Christianity—once tearing a Bible apart—he converted in 1929 in Winnipeg after reading the New Testament, influenced by Christian friends John and Edith Hayward. Returning to India in 1933, he began preaching as an Anglican evangelist, later becoming independent, sparking the 1937 Martinpur revival, a pivotal movement in Indian Christianity. In 1941, after a night of prayer in Chennai, he founded Hebron Ministries, establishing over 10,000 indigenous churches modeled on New Testament principles across India and South Asia. Singh authored books like How I Got Joy Unspeakable and Full of Glory and held annual “Holy Convocations” in Madras, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, and Kalimpong, drawing thousands. Married to Rama Bai at age 12 in 1915, little is recorded of their personal life. His contextualized gospel, blending Indian spirituality with biblical truth, earned him the title “Elijah of the 21st Century” in Indian Christendom. Singh’s words, “I have never asked any man for anything, but the Lord is richly supplying all my needs,” reflect his faith-driven ministry. Despite Parkinson’s disease in his final decade, his legacy endures through Hebron’s global network and writings, praised by figures like Ravi Zacharias.
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Bakht Singh emphasizes the importance of recognizing the times of God's visitation, warning of disastrous consequences for individuals, nations, and churches that fail to do so. He highlights Jesus' lament over Jerusalem's impending destruction due to their failure to recognize God's coming. Singh contrasts the devastating results of missing God's visitation with the victorious outcomes that come from acknowledging and embracing it, including defeating enemies and building strongholds of safety and prosperity.
Time of God's Coming
“...because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming to you” (Luke 19:44, NIV) There are certain times of “God’s Coming” to every person and every nation. There are special times of “God’s Coming” to every local church. Unfortunately most of the people, nations and the churches fail to recognize those times of God’s visitation (KJV). Whenever we fail to recognize the times of God’s visitation, the results are disastrous. The Lord Jesus wept over the city of Jerusalem because of the disaster that was going to befall the city. Jesus said to Jerusalem, “The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side. They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming to you” (Luke 19:43-44, NIV). Those are the horrifying results of the failure to recognize God’s visitation. Now let us consider what would be the results if one could recognize God’s visitation! It logically follows that the results would be on the contrary because the attitude of the people involved is different. will happen in our lives. The enemy shall come against us and shall be defeated. We will dash the enemy to the ground. The enemy will not be able to pull down our strongholds. We shall build new forts and strongholds for our safety and prosperity. The whole difference is because we have recognized God’s visitation! Do you know God’s plan for the present generation? God is set out and working night and day unceasingly for the restitution of all things. Many preachers have erroneously taught their congregations that Christ will set everything right after His Second Coming. But the Bible emphatically declares that Christ will not come back to earth unless everything in the house of God is set in order (Acts 3:21, NIV). If you can catch this vision and dedicate yourself to work for the restitution of all things you can take it for granted that just the opposite of Luke 19:43-44 to happen to you. Your enemies shall be destroyed and your life and work eventually shall prosper because you recognized the plan of God for this generation. Amen, Hallelujah!
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Bakht Singh Chabra (1903 - 2000). Indian evangelist, church planter, and Bible teacher born in Joiya, Punjab (now Pakistan), to a devout Sikh family. Educated at Punjab University, he studied agricultural engineering in England (1926-1928) and Canada (1929-1932), embracing a Western lifestyle, including smoking and drinking, while rejecting his Sikh roots by shaving his hair. Initially hostile to Christianity—once tearing a Bible apart—he converted in 1929 in Winnipeg after reading the New Testament, influenced by Christian friends John and Edith Hayward. Returning to India in 1933, he began preaching as an Anglican evangelist, later becoming independent, sparking the 1937 Martinpur revival, a pivotal movement in Indian Christianity. In 1941, after a night of prayer in Chennai, he founded Hebron Ministries, establishing over 10,000 indigenous churches modeled on New Testament principles across India and South Asia. Singh authored books like How I Got Joy Unspeakable and Full of Glory and held annual “Holy Convocations” in Madras, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, and Kalimpong, drawing thousands. Married to Rama Bai at age 12 in 1915, little is recorded of their personal life. His contextualized gospel, blending Indian spirituality with biblical truth, earned him the title “Elijah of the 21st Century” in Indian Christendom. Singh’s words, “I have never asked any man for anything, but the Lord is richly supplying all my needs,” reflect his faith-driven ministry. Despite Parkinson’s disease in his final decade, his legacy endures through Hebron’s global network and writings, praised by figures like Ravi Zacharias.