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January 1, 2007
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Wesley and Stacey Campbell: "WHAT'S
COMING IN 2007?--WHAT'S COMING IS BIG!"
"Why do the nations rage, and the peoples plot in vain?...The One who sits in
Heaven laughs...." Psalm 2:1, 4
 Psalm 2 is an apt text for the year 2007. In this
Psalm, we see that the earth is
raging, but Heaven is laughing. Therefore, our perspective for the year 2007
must come from hearing the laughter of Heaven, and not the rage of the nations.
If the Church can hear the laughter of the One who sits in the
Heavens, she will
not shrink back from the great harvest ahead of her in the midst of judgment;
rather, she will rush in with miracles and mercy to even the hardest fields of
America and the rest of the world.
What's coming is BIG! The Lord has spoken to me that "there's a second Timothy
movement coming!" As I heard those words in my spirit, simultaneously I "saw"
breakouts on university and college campuses, media flashes, and articles in
newspapers of a virtual revolution of reconstruction breaking out among North
America's youth.
A Second
Timothy Movement
"This new breed of Timothys
will 'cross over' into prophetic promises...."
I understood that the second Timothy movement was a play on
words, because as I heard the words, instantly Timothy Leary, one of the men
behind the deconstruction of the moral fiber of America, came to mind. God was
telling me that what Timothy Leary did in breaking down Biblical morality in the
social fabric of America was going to be challenged by a new breed of "Timothys";
not a Timothy Leary movement, but a Timothy "Hearing" movement--a generation of
youth who will hear the will of God and do it.
What I saw was explosive, and my spirit jumped inside. I could see the Spirit of
God brooding over the moral void of North American culture, and I understood
that underneath the surface, as yet imperceptible to the masses, God has been
instilling in a generation a desire for reformation. He is creating a new breed
that wants to see radical changes in the world, changes like the end of
abortion, the end of poverty, and the end of AIDS.
This new breed of Timothys will
"cross over" into prophetic promises given to their spiritual fathers and
mothers, teaming up with them to confront these immoral giants and bring them
down. I see a movement of a million kids for a million kids, a
Joel 2:15 army
who will change society--for the better--instead of society changing them.
So get ready! The souls of millions of children at risk are about to be brought
out of the kingdom of darkness and into the Kingdom of light. Because of the
significant increase in global prayer during the past decade, the spiritual
climate of the world has changed. There has been a shift in one generation--away
from materialism and towards righteousness and compassion. A reformation revival
is already percolating under the surface and will be brought to the fore in
2007.
Greatest Revival Still Ahead
"What was once far off
has become a reality in our generation."
We believe that the greatest revival of mankind is still yet ahead of us. In the
book of Revelation, John foresaw a global revival of colossal proportions coming
from every nation, tribe, people, and language: "Then I saw another angel flying
in midair, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the
earth--to every nation, tribe, language and people" (Revelation 14:6).
Significantly, all people groups were represented. Only recently has the
certainty of reaching every group on earth come within reach. For the first time
in history, we are coming to the place where a functioning Church, with a Bible
in their own language, will have representation from every nation, tribe,
people, and language. What was once far off has become a reality in our
generation. Coinciding with this final success of the missionary movement is the
rapid increase of the Church.
Today, Christianity is the fastest growing religion in the world. Religious
demographers tell us that of all conversions since the time of Jesus, an amazing
one-third of them have come into the Kingdom in the last ten to fifteen years.
Jesus affirmed that the time of the end coincides with the gospel going to every
people group: "And this gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole
world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come" (Matthew
24:14).
John's vision in Revelation 7, holds a unique key to this end-time harvest. When
he saw "the great multitude that no one could count from every nation, tribe,
people, and language" (verse 9), he was asked two questions by the angel,
"Who
are they, and where did they come from?" (verse 13). Not wanting to give the
wrong answer, John said, "Sir...you know." Then John was told,
"These are they
who have come out of the great tribulation" (verse 14). If this vision and the
great harvest are yet to be fulfilled, the angel might as well ask the same
question of us today-- "Who are they, and where will they come from?"
Where Will They Come From?
A simple comparison of populations will show us where the masses of humanity
live. Those who will make up the "great multitude" do not live in the wealthy
West.
For example, the United States and Canada, with a population of only 325
million, is only 1/20th (five percent) of the population of the earth. When
these numbers are compared to the staggering populations of the earth--East Asia and the
Asia Pacific Region (including China and Indonesia) with 1.8 billion, South Asia
(including India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh) with 1.4 billion, or the
sub-continent of Africa with 680 million, we cannot help but be confronted with
the obvious--the masses don't live here!
When God's Spirit is poured out on all
flesh, there will be a whole lot more flesh to receive Him in China, India, and
Africa, than in what is coined as the "Developed Nations."
Who Are They?
"We will see masses of
young people begin to expend time, energy, and money to help the half-dead on
the side of the road."
The answer to who are they is simple--they are the poor! 75 percent of the world
is poor. And, since half of the world's population are women, and close to half
(40 percent) are children under the age of fifteen, it's obvious that the
overwhelming demographics of the planet are poor women and children at risk.
Thus, the reformation revival we are predicting will be driven by the West
becoming burdened to reach out to the rest. The reformation and reconstruction we are
talking about is nothing less than the application of the first and second
commandment--"Love God and love your neighbor as yourself" (Mark 12:30-31
paraphrased).
In the second Timothy movement, we will see thousands of well-to-do North
Americans who will begin to seek God in an experiential way (see
1 Corinthians
14:1), thus opening the door to miracles and the supernatural. As they hear the
will of God, they will reach out like the Good Samaritan to those who are in
their way. We will see masses of young people begin to expend time, energy, and
money to help the half-dead on the side of the road (see
Luke 10:30).
God is sovereignly blowing this mercy wind, and its effects go far beyond the
Church.
Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Bono, and Branson are only the beginning. We will see
more and more people (religious and nonreligious) begin reaching out to the half-dead children at risk and their poor mothers (if they have them).
In 2007 and beyond, the reconstruction movement will begin to attack the
following:
Abortion
It has been said that one of the least safe places in the world for a child to
live is in his mother's womb. "It is estimated that 1 in 4 pregnancies worldwide
ends in abortion, and 40 million abortions may occur annually. Some countries
may have as many abortions as live births."
Grinding Poverty
500 million people are hungry and another 500 million are so poor that they
don't consume enough food to render them productive. It is estimated that over
33,000 children under five years old die every day due to preventable
diseases--pneumonia, diarrhea, measles, malaria, and malnutrition. One child dies
every three seconds. Putting it in perspective, it's like a Boeing 747 jumbo jet
full of five hundred children crashing to their deaths every twenty-two minutes,
of every hour, of every day.
Street Children
150 million children live on the street. Action International says that by 2020,
there could be as many as 800 million! The UN says that the street children
situation is one of the worst crises facing the nations of the world.
Child Labor and Slavery
250 million children are forced to work worldwide, some as slaves and some to
support families.
Sexual Exploitation
World Vision estimates that between 10 to 14 million children are victims of the
sex trade, and another one million children enter the prostitution racket every
year.
Of the one million prostitutes in Thailand, eighty percent are under
eighteen years of age.
AIDS and Plagues
Of the 22 million people who have died of AIDS, 4.5 million of them have been
children. If trends continue in South Africa, fifty-percent of the teenage girls
who are fifteen years old now, will be dead of AIDS in ten years.
Wars: Death, Disablement, and Displacement
In the decade since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child,
more than 2 million children have been killed and more than 6 million injured or
disabled in armed conflicts. 15 million children have been displaced within
their countries or made refugees. Presently, 300,000 children are fighting
someone else's war.
Religious Persecution
200 million Christians suffer torture, imprisonment, and persecution for no
other crime than that they call Jesus, "Lord."
Reaping a Harvest of the Poor--Saving Children at Risk
What's coming in 2007 and beyond? The nations will rage, but Heaven will laugh.
And those who hear His laughter will, like Peter watching Jesus instead of the
storm, rise above the rage of nations to do supernatural miracles of mercy and
social justice for the multitudes of the earth that need it--women and children
at risk. So be careful what you listen to.
This is the coming movement--miracles and mercy for "...the poor, the crippled,
the blind, and the lame" (Luke 14:21
paraphrased). The thirst for the supernatural will
be fulfilled. The idyllic quest for peace and love will come into focus through
beholding His face, no matter what goes on around us.
The peacemakers and merciful will bring
in the Kingdom of God!
Wesley and Stacey Campbell
Be A HERO
www.beahero.org
Population Resource Center,
http://www.prcdc.org/summaries/worldpop/worldpop.html (from www.pubmed.org
<http://www.pubmed.org> – accessed Oct. 5, 2006)
 Wesley
and Stacey Campbell's Biography:
Wesley and Stacey Campbell have ministered prophetically in over
45 nations. They are the founders of New Life Church and Praying the Bible
International and are the producers of the Praying the Bible CDs and co-authors
of the Praying the Bible books. In addition, they are the founders of Be a Hero,
which promotes the cause of social justice world-wide (www.beahero.org).
The Campbell's live with their five children in Kelowna, B.C., Canada.
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"Be
A Hero"
"Bless
yourself. Position yourself downstream in the River of God's
grace. It is flowing to the starving children, the AIDS
orphans, and the persecuted refugees. And as you bless
yourself, you can potentially bless untold numbers of these
dear people for whom the Savior died." --Dutch Sheets,
Dutch Sheets Ministries
"Wesley
Campbell and Stephen Court are heroes for showing that mercy
and social justice are not optional for the Body of Christ,
or for renewal and revival. They are proof of the quality of
God's Kingdom on earth, and the measure of our qualification
for eternal life in accordance with
Matthew 25. In the hands of the Holy Spirit,
Be a Hero will stir the Church to love and good works
through intimate obedience to Jesus, and will fan the flames
of revival around the world." --Rolland and Heidi Baker,
Authors, There Is Always Enough
"As
every Church uses either hymnals or an overhead projector
for worship, every intercessory ministry should use the Book
of Prayers in their prayer rooms! We have waited for years
for such a resource--finally it is here! A practical,
inspiring tool to give you language to commune with God.
Extraordinary!" --Jim W. Goll, Encounters Network
I Am:365 names of God--Simply hearing this inundating experience in
worship will evoke acute spiritual and emotional responses that will release
new levels of power and light.
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