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David Wilkerson

David Wilkerson (1931 - 2011). American Pentecostal pastor, evangelist, and author born in Hammond, Indiana. Raised in a family of preachers, he was baptized with the Holy Spirit at eight and began preaching at 14. Ordained in 1952 after studying at Central Bible College, he pastored small churches in Pennsylvania. In 1958, moved by a Life Magazine article about New York gang violence, he started a street ministry, founding Teen Challenge to help addicts and troubled youth. His book "The Cross and the Switchblade," co-authored in 1962, became a bestseller, chronicling his work with gang members like Nicky Cruz. In 1987, he founded Times Square Church in New York City, serving a diverse congregation until his death. Wilkerson wrote over 30 books, including "The Vision," and was known for bold prophecies and a focus on holiness. Married to Gwen since 1953, they had four children. He died in a car accident in Texas. His ministry emphasized compassion for the lost and reliance on God. Wilkerson’s work transformed countless lives globally. His legacy endures through Teen Challenge and Times Square Church.
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This sermon emphasizes the impending chaos in America and the need for true deliverance through knowing God's ways. It warns of racial tensions and societal breakdown, highlighting the rise of divisive figures and hate speech. The speaker urges listeners to prepare for a shift in the meaning of deliverance, focusing on seeking safety and guidance from God in the midst of turmoil. Ordinary people are encouraged to remain calm and peaceful, as they will become beacons of hope and stability for those seeking deliverance in a time of crisis.
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This remnant is going to be trained in true deliverance through the knowledge of the ways of God. I'm telling you folks, listen to me please if you haven't heard anything else. What's coming to America is such chaos. Do you know why Louis Farrakhan is becoming so popular? He's on the front page, I think it's Time Magazine. In the black community, Louis Farrakhan is second in popularity only to Jesse Jackson. He's more popular now than Martin Luther King. That's what it says. And out of his innermost being is spewing hatred. Then on the other side, you've got on radio, you've got white radio talk hosts that are stirring up full of hate. Right here in New York, some of those white men hate blacks with a passion. I can't listen to any of that garbage. But folks, it doesn't look very serious right now. But very soon, not far off, when the economic chaos comes, you watch what happens. There'll be armies of blacks, armies of whites. Jews against black, black against Jew. Black against Korean, Korean against black. Folks, the race wars that I'm talking about, I've warned you and warned you and warned you. How many have heard my warnings? I have. Any more, it just says people don't want to listen. I want you to hear it. Hear it good. America's headed for chaos and a collapse. And the word deliverance is going to take on a whole new meaning. Right now, the word deliverance to most of us, we talk about deliverance meaning. You know, somebody's eye opened or somebody throwing away their cane. And, you know, we see television cameras and that's supposed to be deliverance meaning. Folks, the word deliverance is going to change its meaning. People are just going to want safety. People are going to want to hear words from God. When does this end? What's God doing? Is this God's judgment? People are going to wonder. They're going to look everywhere, searching. And the word deliverance is going to come down. Listen to me, please. For people, God's ordinary people, not pastors, but you in the pew. We're so calm. So peaceful. Because God's with you. You're hearing from heaven. God told you he's going to protect you. God told you an angel's going to walk with you. God told you all this was coming. So you're not upset. And people are going to come to you for deliverance. The new deliverance ministry is going to be those who are going to say, Come on, sit down. I'll tell you what's going to happen. Here's what the Bible says. Here's what's going to happen. And there are going to be people reaching out just to hear somebody, to see somebody with calm and peace that's not going crazy. The Bible said men's hearts will fail them for fear, watching those things coming on the earth. People dropping with heart attacks all around you. People are fanatical. People I've seen in a picture in my mind, and I believe the Lord put it there, I saw hundreds of cars fleeing New York, and I saw car camps out in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, everywhere. Cars out in the field, people sleeping in their cars to get away for a few weeks from the chaos. Folks, it's going to be beyond anything we could imagine. But there's going to be a holy remnant that are steadfast and sure, unmovable.
(Clip) There Will Be Race Riots After the Economic Crash
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David Wilkerson (1931 - 2011). American Pentecostal pastor, evangelist, and author born in Hammond, Indiana. Raised in a family of preachers, he was baptized with the Holy Spirit at eight and began preaching at 14. Ordained in 1952 after studying at Central Bible College, he pastored small churches in Pennsylvania. In 1958, moved by a Life Magazine article about New York gang violence, he started a street ministry, founding Teen Challenge to help addicts and troubled youth. His book "The Cross and the Switchblade," co-authored in 1962, became a bestseller, chronicling his work with gang members like Nicky Cruz. In 1987, he founded Times Square Church in New York City, serving a diverse congregation until his death. Wilkerson wrote over 30 books, including "The Vision," and was known for bold prophecies and a focus on holiness. Married to Gwen since 1953, they had four children. He died in a car accident in Texas. His ministry emphasized compassion for the lost and reliance on God. Wilkerson’s work transformed countless lives globally. His legacy endures through Teen Challenge and Times Square Church.