Looking at the history of church revivals…

Looking at the history of church revivals...🧐
Persecution and revival seem to be two sides of the same coin (serious face).
...The first revival in the world was... Jerusalem.
...Revival means "restoration of faith."
It is said that it began in 18th-century America with the Christian
Great Awakening movement.
...Strictly speaking, the word "revival" itself may not be appropriate for Japan, which is not a Christian country.
...Kenichi Nakagawa uses the term "spiritual awakening."
In any case, in Japan, when we say "revival," I think it is used to mean "a spiritual awakening occurs among the Japanese people, and the number of Christians increases dramatically."
...The world is... globalists.
✳️...economic (free trade, global markets), political (international political organizations like the EU and the UN), and cultural (more immigration, multiculturalism).
We are aiming for a world government (One World)❗️
...I predict that Japan will be fully absorbed into this.
...And I can imagine that Christians who try to live faithfully to Jesus will face harassment and unfair treatment.
...Your faith, and mine, will be tested...😓
However,
I believe that a great revival will occur at the opposite extreme.✌️😃
...Jesus encourages us by saying, "You are the light of the world✨❗️"

Shalom😃

This page archives a Morning Word message shared by Pastor Peter Sunagawa on LINE. The English prose is a translation of the Japanese source message. For Scripture wording, use the BSB link above.