In 1999, while in intercession for
revival in Arizona, I had a vision of a map of
the southwestern region of the United
States.
Three major cities on the map were highlighted, namely Los
Angeles, Las Vegas, and Phoenix. In the vision, a line was drawn from Los Angeles to Las Vegas,
and another from Los Angeles to Phoenix. The vision then ended. Over time the Lord began to show me “things
to come” for the Southwest that would profoundly impact our nation. These insights were communicating in my book
that was published in 2000, entitled, The
Valley of the Son ~ Fulfilling Christ’s Redemptive Purpose for Greater Phoenix in the 21st
Century.
Shaking the City of Angels
In a nutshell, the Lord revealed to me
that certain environmental and economic judgments would be reaped in the Los Angeles resulting in a mass exodus from southern California. Many of the distraught would migrate to Las Vegas in search of fortune and others to Phoenix in search of a new
beginning. Over the past ten years since
I had this vision, thousands have relocated from southern California to the Greater Phoenix area due
to economic distress and the threat of earthquake.
Although the “big one” has not struck
the southern California coast, recent
earthquakes that have devastated Haiti, Chili and other countries
along the “ring of fire” this year have set off an alarm in my spirit. I was also reminded that The Bible Code in two separate distinct places predicts that a
massive earthquake will hit Los
Angeles in 2010 (pg. 146, The Valley of the Son). I am
greatly encouraged about the reports I have received that the earthquake in Haiti has
produced profound repentance among the leaders and people of that nation. Nevertheless, prophetic foresight and a call
to repentance prior to the earthquake would have diminished the devastation and
loss of life in Haiti.
Isaiah 26:9 “When your judgments are in the earth, the
inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.”
A Call to Repentance
Therefore, I am issuing a call to
repentance to Christians and sinners alike throughout America, especially greater Los Angeles.
You may be wondering why Los
Angeles is ripe for judgment. For the past century, through music and
media, Hollywood
has become the headquarters for the propagation of pornography, violence, greed,
alcoholism, the drug culture, New Age practices, homosexual and pro-choice agendas,
and a host of other anti-Christ views that have poisoned the lives of millions throughout
the world.
Although repentance and intercession will
lessen the number of deaths and degree of destruction, the Los Angeles earthquake will be formidable and
is inevitable. Nevertheless, we need to
take action and mobilize prayer now.
The Law of Sin and Death
Many question how a loving God can bring
judgment through destructive earthquakes, hurricanes and tornadoes (Isaiah
2:19; 29:6, Nahum 1:5, 6, Revelation 16:17, 18).
Isaiah 13:11, 13 “I will punish the world for its evil, and
the wicked for their iniquity . . . I will shake the heavens and the earth will
move out of her place, in the wrath of the Lord of hosts and in the day of His
fierce anger.”
God is not so much bringing judgment, as it is mankind
drawing judgment upon ourselves. There
are two primary spiritual laws that are in constant operation. One is the law of sin and death, and the
other, the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus.
Romans 8:2 “For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ
Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.”
Sin draws judgment and results in death. This principle applies not only to
individuals, but also cities and nations.
For example, when New Orleans
over decades established a culture steeped in debauchery, judgment was drawn in
the form of a hurricane. Similarly, when
Haiti
over time became a stronghold of divination, judgment and death were reaped in
the form of a destructive earthquake.
Nevertheless, the law of the Spirit of
life in Christ Jesus supersedes the law of sin and death. Therefore, America, let’s sow to the Spirit by
humbling ourselves before the Lord, seeking His face in prayer, and turning
from our wicked ways. For only then will
the Lord heal our land and revive our “one nation under God” (II Chronicles
7:14).
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