A Third Great Awakening

Jonathan Edwards was a central leader in America’s first great awakening, a revival that shook and transformed New England in the eighteenth century. He prophesied, according to scripture, that it is God’s intent to release a revival that would touch the ends of the earth. In his words it would be a revival founded on a movement of prayer, and one of the great effects of this move would be to turn Israel back to God. Jonathan argued that since we have yet to see such a move of God, and that it is mentioned in scripture, then it is yet to come.

This reminds me of the prophecy of Amos 9:11-

“On that day I will raise up the Tabernacle of David which has fallen down, and repair its damages. I will raise up its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old, so that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, and all the gentiles that are called by my name,” says the Lord who does this thing.

The tent of David was set apart for the sole purpose of non-stop night and day corporate worship and prayer. Amos prophesied that God would build this tent again and the results would be a global harvest. Then in verse 14 and 15 it is prophesied that Israel would once and for all return to the Lord. God is building in His people a culture of continuous corporate prayer from which to launch His last great assault of His Kingdom in the nations. A great awakening unlike the earth has seen is coming, but first the people of God must become a people of prayer.

It is interesting that today God is planting houses of night and day prayer around the globe. It is interesting that Israel once again has a nation for God to bring them back to. Now is the time the people of God to shine their brightest.

The early church walked in the true victory that Jesus said they would, overcoming sin, healing the sick, and walking in supernatural love. Many today are discouraged that this is not common in their religious experience. The church of the last days will be even more glorious than the first century church, but we must learn their key, “the key of David.” The early church was built from the place of daily corporate prayer. They lived in the “Tent of David.”

They started with daily corporate prayer. This was the first thing they did:

Luke 24:53- And they were continually in the temple praising and blessing God.

They continued this tradition daily. It is not symbolic, or an issue of the heart, for they did it at the temple:

Acts 2:46- So continuing daily with one accord in the temple…

They guarded and protected this custom as their first action. Notice how prayer is before even teaching the word:

Acts 6:4- But we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to ministry of the word.

True anointed preaching backed with power is fueled and set on fire with prayer, and God is rebuilding His house of prayer in these days. We live in the days of the fulfillment of the word of Jonathan Edwards, that a great awakening would come such as the world has not seen. It begins as a culture of prayer and intimacy is built, and the house of God once again becomes a house of prayer for the nations.

Ephesians 1:16- …I pray for you constantly,

Ephesians 6:18- Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.

Colossians 1:9- So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you.

Colossians 4:2- Devote yourselves to prayer…

1 Thessalonians 1:2- We always thank God for all of you and pray for you constantly.

Colossians 4:12- …always laboring fervently for you in prayers…

1 Thessalonians 3:10- night and day praying exceedingly…

2 Thessalonians 1:11- Therefore we also pray always for you…

2 Timothy 1:3- …as my forefathers did, as without ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day (the restoration of David’s tent).

There are copies of the word by Jonathan Edward online if you want to view the entire word.