I resonate a lot with Brand because he comes squarely from the cultural sphere of most of the members of my family. (Not me, though).
Recently, he spoke not only about connecting to God more, but also Jesus.
Ps. My view. There are two Great Awakenings.
Gen 2:7 Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
This is the way of Creation, so it is also the way of re-creation. Dust (matter, flesh) comes first, then life (spirit) is breathed in to it.
The first Great Awakening now under way is the exposure of all the mechanisms and systems the Satanic World has been using to control the Earth. This corresponds to the flesh.
The second Great Awakening that will follow this, is the exposure of all the mechanisms and systems of the Satanic spiritual world, with a massive unprecedented illumination of heavenly truths: about God's work in history, about Jesus mission, about the Second Coming, about the purpose of life, the methods God has used to restore his purpose, etc. This is the internal Great Awakening, and it corresponds to the spirit.
The first precedes, and once it take hold, the capacity for the satanic forces to maintain their grip over the earth will be decimated, with the result that people's spirits will wake up on a scale never seen before in history. The unfolding of the gospels since the time of Jesus until now will be like the pre-game show. Soon, with both the external and internal awakenings, we will see the kingdom of God unfol on the earth before our eyes, in our own lives, not just as individuals, but as families, communities, nations and as a world.
A really interesting name on that list is
Russell Brand
Who would have thunk it?
I resonate a lot with Brand because he comes squarely from the cultural sphere of most of the members of my family. (Not me, though).
Recently, he spoke not only about connecting to God more, but also Jesus.
Ps. My view. There are two Great Awakenings.
Gen 2:7 Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
This is the way of Creation, so it is also the way of re-creation. Dust (matter, flesh) comes first, then life (spirit) is breathed in to it.
The first Great Awakening now under way is the exposure of all the mechanisms and systems the Satanic World has been using to control the Earth. This corresponds to the flesh.
The second Great Awakening that will follow this, is the exposure of all the mechanisms and systems of the Satanic spiritual world, with a massive unprecedented illumination of heavenly truths: about God's work in history, about Jesus mission, about the Second Coming, about the purpose of life, the methods God has used to restore his purpose, etc. This is the internal Great Awakening, and it corresponds to the spirit.
The first precedes, and once it take hold, the capacity for the satanic forces to maintain their grip over the earth will be decimated, with the result that people's spirits will wake up on a scale never seen before in history. The unfolding of the gospels since the time of Jesus until now will be like the pre-game show. Soon, with both the external and internal awakenings, we will see the kingdom of God unfol on the earth before our eyes, in our own lives, not just as individuals, but as families, communities, nations and as a world.
Anyway, that's what it seems like to me.