Well, what's coming to America?

Can we anticipate widespread spiritual revival?

Or should we expect a deepening social degeneracy?

It's a question from a listener named Cole.

Hello, Pastor John, I'm a 21-year-old, recent college graduate, and I've noticed over

the past few years among younger believers, especially in the college setting, a lot of

encouraging talk of revival.

Everyone seems to be expecting an awakening that is a lot of non-believers repenting

and coming back to God.

However, the more I read scripture, it seems like we should actually be expecting things

in this world to get worse.

There are so many instances in the Bible where it says that in those days there will be

more egregious sins, even within the church, and a lot of deceptive teaching and people

walking away from the faith.

Could we really be expecting revival, and where did that notion come from?

Or should we be expecting the number of believers to dwindle up until the coming of Christ,

Pastor John?

What would you say to Cole?

I surely do not want to, in any way, discourage prayer for and God-given expectation

of a great move of God in our church, our denomination, our city, our ministries, our

nation, or the world.

But I want to provide a biblical orientation, perhaps, for how to think about such prayers

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