Vision of the Third Great Awakening
Post released on April 3, 2025.
It has been a little over thirty-five years since Holy Spirit gave me an open vision that would be part of charting the course for my life. The vision was about revival and the coming great awakening. I've shared it before on Give Him 15, but it is appropriate for today.
While teaching a class on prayer, suddenly I began seeing not what was before me physically, but a spiritual vision. I saw thousands of young people in a stadium or arena passionately worshiping and crying out to God. The scene changed, and they left the stadium. I watched as they arrived back in their hometowns as balls of fire. Everywhere they went, the fire of revival sprang up.
As I prayed about this, Holy Spirit said He was showing me what was coming, that there would be a third great awakening, which would begin with the young generation. As you can imagine, I was deeply impacted.
A Confirmation
A month later, Ceci and I went to Washington, D.C., for a few days to participate in the National Day of Prayer. Upon arrival, I was told of a unique event taking place all that week called a "Biblethon."
A canopy tent and small PA system were set up on the Capitol lawn. Individuals signed up for fifteen-minute slots, and the entire Bible—Genesis through Revelation—was read over the Capitol and nation 24/7 for the entire week. Those participating didn't choose the passages they read; each one had to start where the last person stopped. When the entire Bible was finished, they started again in Genesis.
Upon arrival in D.C., a friend told me of this Biblethon and said, "I knew you would want to participate in this, and the slots were almost gone, so I signed you up."
"Yes! That's awesome," I replied.
"The only slots still available were through the night, so I signed you up at 2:00 AM tomorrow night," he said with a smile.
Instantly, I heard Holy Spirit say, "Through the passage of Scripture you read in the Biblethon, I'm going to confirm what I told you after the vision—that another great awakening will occur, and will begin with the young people." (Screenshot of Passion Worship Gathering via Passion Music, YouTube)
We should never demand that the Lord do things our way. He doesn't respond well to that! I was absolutely not doing this, but my response to Holy Spirit was "Sir, I could find the concept of revival in ANY fifteen-minute reading of Scripture. Any! Whether the passage be about holiness, righteousness, love, You judging evil, a miracle, someone You used, etc., I could get the meaning of revival from it. I trust You, but I don't trust myself in this situation. I am not trying to manipulate or force You to conform to my demands, but because of the Scriptures You've been speaking to me from in my quiet times, there is only one way I would know for certain that a passage was confirming that word: if I get to read either the book of Haggai or Habakkuk."
Haggai is two chapters long, Habakkuk is three. There are 1,189 chapters in the Bible. I knew the odds were almost impossible that the reading progression would have arrived at one of these books just when it was my time to read. But that's what I told the Lord.
When I arrived at the Biblethon tent the next night, thirty minutes early as instructed, they were nowhere near Haggai or Habakkuk. Someone was reading from the gospels. I didn't want the Lord to feel badly about being unable to have them at one of the passages I'd requested, so I assured Him it was okay, and that I still believed the vision and word were from Him. I knew He was comforted!
A few minutes before my time slot, the lady in charge approached and told me I was next. Then her expression changed; she looked at me strangely and departed from protocol, saying, "Mr. Sheets, you have your choice; you can read either the book of Haggai or Habakkuk."
I was stunned!
God was saying, "Not only can I arrange it so you can read one of those two books, I can do better than that. You said 'Haggai' or 'Habakkuk.' Okay, you have your choice, son: Haggai or Habakkuk."
That, my friend, is how much the Lord wanted me—and wants you—to know He is going to send a third great awakening, beginning with young people.
The Third Great Awakening Has Begun
I have been waiting for thirty-five years to see in realty what I saw in this vision. I have now seen it. Two days ago, Ceci sent me a video clip, adding the words "Your vision!" As I watched it, tears began to flow, and I said, "This is it. It's here."
The video is from a Passion Worship Gathering in 2024, just over a year ago. This particular clip has had over ten million views. I am not sure why we are just seeing it, but the timing of when this gathering occurred is right. Many have been saying for a year or so that revival has begun with the young people in America. This is being confirmed over and over by what is occurring on college campuses across the nation.
Regarding the video, I have been blessed to have been in many worship times as strong as this one, even in large gatherings, such as The Call events with Lou Engle. But this one is the scene I saw in 1990. It is primarily younger people—no hype or manipulation, not music driven, just tens of thousands of young people in awe of and overwhelmed by Jesus. The lingering presence of Holy Spirit, the expressions of adoration on their faces, the depth of what was occurring... this is what I saw in the vision. The third great awakening has begun.
Find a quiet place where you won't be distracted. Use the link below, watch the video, and be blessed. It's approximately twenty minutes long. Don't just listen to it, watch it! If you're older and don't know how to do so, have someone assist you, but watch it if you can. (Screenshot of Passion Worship Gathering via Passion Music, YouTube)
Prayer
Pray with me:
Father, in Habakkuk, You said to "Write down the vision... so that one who reads it may run. For the vision is yet for the appointed time; it hurries toward the goal and it will not fail. Though it delays, wait for it..." (Habakkuk 2:2–3 NASB). Like the shepherds at the time of Christ's birth, who waited many years for Jesus to explode on the scene, we have waited over thirty years for this great awakening. It has begun. Now, we ask for the fire to explode all over this nation. Shake the earth and send "the desire of all nations" to us. Fill this nation and the nations of the earth with the greater glory (Haggai 2:6–9).
Cause this fire to consume the strongholds and plans of the enemy. As wax melts before the fire, consume Your enemies (Psalm 68:2). Come as You spoke of in Malachi, "'For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace; and all the arrogant and every evildoer will be chaff; and the day that is coming will set them ablaze,' says the Lord of armies, 'so that it will leave them neither root nor branches'" (Malachi 4:1 NASB).
And, Lord, prepare us for the fire of revival. We pray that no traditions of men, preconceived ideas, or wrong expectations will hold us back. Blow the lid off. Rock the boat. Stretch our wineskins and challenge our paradigms. Give us new wine, fresh wind, and an abundance of rain. We ask for the greatest, biggest, and most far-reaching revival in history. Outdo Yourself, Holy Spirit. In Yeshua's name! Amen.
Our decree: We declare that Jesus, the desire of the nations, will be revealed in His glory throughout the world.
For the link to the video from Passion Conference 2024, click here.
(To watch the full Give Him 15 video, click here.)
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Dutch Sheets
Dutch Sheets Ministries
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Dutch Sheets is an internationally recognized author, gifted teacher, and conference speaker. He travels extensively, challenging believers for passionate prayer and societal reformation. Seeing America experience a sweeping revival and return to its Godly heritage is Dutch's greatest passion. Dutch has written over 23 books, many of which have been translated into over 30 languages. His international bestseller, Intercessory Prayer, has sold over 1 million copies worldwide. Dutch has pastored, taught in several colleges and seminaries, and served on the board of directors of numerous organizations. He is fondly known to many as Papa Dutch. Treasuring time spent with their family and grandchildren. Dutch and Ceci, his wife of 40 plus years, enjoy quiet walks in the woods, reading, and playing a little golf. They make their home in beautiful South Carolina.
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