Forerunners Announce The Second Coming of Jesus

Today’s hollow programs, prayerlessness, and preaching of a false gospel of cheap grace will not prepare believers for the coming revival of glory or the encroaching storm of darkness. There is a great need for the prophetic voice of forerunners who will speak with clarity into the confusion.

Forerunners announce the second coming of Jesus as well as the great revival and pressures that are directly related to His return. Forerunners emphasize Jesus’ second coming, while proclaiming and manifesting the power of Jesus’ first coming as they win the lost, heal the sick, help the poor, and walk in love and holiness. We will develop this more in other sessions.

The Spirit is preparing forerunners from many streams in the Body of Christ worldwide. At onething 2008 5,000 young adults made the 7 commitments of a forerunner that is called the Sacred Charge. The forerunner calling is not reserved for the elite; it is available to anyone who wants it.

End-time forerunners can find inspiration and instruction from New Testament forerunners like John the Baptist, the first apostles, and the seventy disciples, who all announced the first coming of Jesus to their generation (Mt. 10:5-8; Lk. 9:1-2; 10:1). John the Baptist functioned as a forerunner by announcing the coming of Jesus as well as the glory and pressures that would result from it in that generation (Lk. 3:3-9, 16-18).

The apostles functioned as forerunners in two ways. First, they announced the first coming of Jesus to the cities of Israel (Lk. 9:1-6). Second, they proclaimed the second coming of Jesus and the resulting glory and pressures (Acts 3:19-21; 2 Pet. 3; 1. 4-5; 2 Thes. 1-2; Rev. 6-19).

Today’s forerunners will imitate the message of John the Baptist and the apostles by proclaiming the first coming of Jesus and the salvation accomplished by it, as well as proclaiming the second coming of Jesus and the unique dynamics created by events that will accompany it.

Forerunners will imitate the lifestyle of John and the apostles as they pray, fast, and go deep in the Word, while at the same time winning the lost, healing the sick, making disciples, church planting, and operating in the power of the Spirit to meet the needs of people. As they proclaim the Word and do the works of the kingdom, they glorify Jesus and deliver the oppressed; by the very same activity they are being prepared for even more in the years ahead.

The Sacred Charge has set up these 7-easy to remember-commitments of a forerunner, which take time and effort. Here they are:

§ Pray Daily: connecting with God while changing the world by releasing His power.

§ Fast Weekly: positioning ourselves to receive more from God by fasting two days a week.

§ Do Justly: being zealous for good works of compassion and justice that exalt Jesus as we
impact the seven spheres of society.

§ Give Extravagantly: experiencing the joy of financial power encounters as we sacrificially
give to the kingdom and support the prayer movement.

§ Live Holy: living fascinated in the pleasure of loving God that overflows to loving people.

§ Lead Diligently: taking initiative to minister to others and make disciples by regularly leading
in outreaches, prayer meetings, and Bible studies.

§ Speak Boldly: being a faithful witness of the truth with allegiance to Jesus’ Word.

These seven commitments are not a comprehensive list covering the entire Christian life—they are a few practical activities that will prepare us to walk out the forerunner ministry. These seven commitments are cultivated step by step, day by day, year after year. We cannot treat them as optional, as activities to do when they are convenient and when nothing else is going on. We are to see them as sacred, or valuable to us, even when other opportunities come our way. Will you be one who responds in a wholehearted way? Will you set your heart to say yes?

Forerunners must hear what the Spirit is saying to them in this hour and act on it. It is time for them to seek to live with a new depth of obedience and responsiveness to the Spirit. Even in this hour, the Lord is now calling some to embrace a season of rigorous preparation that will equip them to more effectively proclaim the forerunner message in the midst of the coming pressures.

I want to challenge you to ask the Lord how He wants you to partner with Him as a forerunner(or as I like to say a harbinger) in this hour of need for revival, and awakening. Your partnership matters to Him, and He acts on behalf of your prayers. He does many things for those who ask that He wouldn't have done if they did not ask. Examine your life, and change areas that need changing. Surrender the things in your heart, and in your life that you are clinging to. Right now is the best time for you to surrender, and then continue to walk out your surrender by keeping your hands off of what is now the Lord's. He will take your grief, sadness, heaviness, and ashes and He will give you Beauty, Joy, and garments of praise. It really is the divine exchange of love. So why hold on when you were meant, and you need to let go! =]

Lord Jesus thank you so much for all who are reading this. I ask Father in the Name of Your Son would You make your Name known to Your Bride. I thank you that You do act for those who wait for You(Is.64:4). We love You so SO MUCH LORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In Jesus' Name. Amen

Kasey