2021

Whilst in prayer and study of Ezekiel two weeks ago, I felt the Holy Spirit speak to me about things to come in the future. In particular it was regarding the year 2021 and a time of great testing and trial for the Christian Church.

As I was reading the book of Ezekiel and how the Lord had previously warned Israel of their sin and as they had not obeyed him would come under pending judgement, the Lord spoke to me by His Spirit that the Church too would come under great tribulation and persecution beginning the year 2021.

This is naturally not to say the church in many nations is not already under tribulation, as we can see in many third world nations. And indeed it is these Christians that I believe will be best prepared for such events.

Why you might ask this year? We see in the natural what is happening in Iraq and Syria in 2014 not only with Christians but all who withstand the new Islamic rule of Isal. As a result we see in the natural the affliction of not just a few but literally thousands of people. Whilst this in itself sounds terrible, I believe the spiritual attack against the church in coming years beginning 2021 will be far greater.

How this will start I am unsure, nor do I by any means proclaim to be a prophet or would I dare to call this a prophecy, but merely a warning for the Church to be aware of pending tribulation and to prepare itself.

The question that remains is how does the church prepare for something like this? The only answer I can give at this time is to continue to develop a sincere and close relationship with our heavenly father be it through our Lord and the work he has achieved on the cross for us and an obedience to the leading of the Holy Spirit.

Zechariah 4:6 tells us "It is not by might, nor by power but by my Holy Spirit says the Lord.." The Holy Spirit remains today as the leading influencer of the body of Christ and it is only through our sensitivity to his promptings and soft voice that we can truly walk as sons of God as Romans indicates.

I have just returned from a brunch date with some pastors we know nearby, conversation quickly began to centre around Isal and what is happening in Iraq. As we speak they tell me the Lord spoke to them back in 2011 that they had 10 years in which they were to prepare the church for a time of trials and tribulation. Interesting to note that 10 years from 2011 is 2021. This confirmed to me that 2021 will be an important time for the church especially in the Western World.

In closing let me re-iterate, that I am not a prophet nor proclaim this to be a prophecy but sense this is what the Holy Spirit has revealed to me. I am therefore open to correction and interpretation by other men and women of God who may have greater spiritual insight to these issues and welcome such replies.

God Bless