An (Australian) Timeline to Revival?
For some time I have been drawn to 11.11. This 11 November seems especially important: 11.11.2020 (1+1 or 1*1)0 and (1+1 or 1*1)0. And coming at a time of world crisis!! A new beginning? Heralding the Day of the Lord? 102 years from the Armistice on 11 November 1918.
Australia became a nation (federation of States) on 1 January 1901. So this 1 January 2021 marks 120 years as a nation! Three by 40 years of testing.! Moses was 120 years when he died. Covid 19 and associated border restrictions have tested the federation more than any other crises in the past 100 years!! At present (Friday 6 November) Australia has had virtually no new daily cases of Covid 19, in stark contrast to most regions in the world.
Back to 1901 - on the other side of the Earth - in the United States and Los Angeles in particular - the outpouring of the Holy Spirit began. Agnes OZMAN was the first to speak in other tongues and this led to, among other things, the AZUSA Street revival. Interesting names! Australia is sometimes referred to as OZ (short for AUS)! AZ reflects Alpha and Omega (and AZ is also used to highlight Amazon). The rest of the street's name is USA! We are in a time when the world has been watching the US election like never before.
What could this all mean? The name Australia has its origins as the Great Southland and many Christians sing a wonderful song titled This is the Great Southland of the Holy Spirit!!! Many have prophesied that the last and great revival would start in Australia, spread to other parts of the world and herald the Second Coming!. While I agree, this revival may not fit easily withhin the Church, although the body of Christ will be revived and refreshed through this move of the Holy Spirit. In particular, the present apathy in parts of the Church towards the imminent 2nd Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ will be challenged - as events accelerate in the Day of the Lord (Daniel’s time of the End).
November has some very interesting numbers, such as 7*11 (77). 9 November is 9.11 in Australia and also the date of Kristellnacht (9 to 10 November 1938). Most importantly, 50 days from 11 November takes you to 31 December 2020 - could 1 January 2021 herald a great(er) outpouring of the Holy Spirit starting sometime in 2021? There is a total solar eclipse on 14 December.
11.11 is more than just a number. It is also a prophetic pointer!! Isaiah 11.11 prophesies the regathering of Jews to the land of Israel, critical for God’s end time and eternal purposes for Israel, the Church and the world!!
Like other Doves, I long for the Rapture and to be taken into the Presence of the Lord in the Twinkling of an eye!! If there is a great revival before and/or after the Rapture, I would be delighted. Some prophetic Scriptures are below: Joel's outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon ALL FLESH, the Times of Refreshing and Restoration in Acts 3 and the regathering of Israel in Isaiah.
The birth pangs of God’s purposes can be expected to get stronger in the remainder of 2020 and into 2021. Look up!! Our Redemption draws nigh!!
Maranatha. Denis in Canberra
Prophetic Scriptures
God’s Spirit Poured Out (Joel 2)
28 “And it shall come to pass afterward
That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
Your old men shall dream dreams,
Your young men shall see visions.
29 And also on My menservants and on My maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days.Times of Refreshing and Restoration (Acts 3)
(19) Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, 20 and that He may send [c]Jesus Christ, who was [d]preached to you before, 21 whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things, which God has spoken by the mouth of all His holy prophets since [e]the world began. 22 For Moses truly said to the fathers, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you.
Restoration of Jews to the Land of Israel (Isaiah 11)
(11) It shall come to pass in that day
That the Lord shall set His hand again the second time
To recover the remnant of His people who are left,
From Assyria and Egypt,
From Pathros and Cush,
From Elam and Shinar,
From Hamath and the [d]islands of the sea.12 He will set up a banner for the nations,
And will [e]assemble the outcasts of Israel,
And gather together the dispersed of Judah
From the four [f]corners of the earth.