We are not in a recession according to Dave Wilkerson..

[Chuck7]

Many of you old timers know who Dave Wilkerson is..He has a clean slate and one of the godliest men around..He's the founder of Teen Challenge of New york and is considered a preacher/ prophet..

Here's wha the has to say..

, “An earth-shattering calamity is about to happen,” he writes. “It is going to be so frightening, we are all going to tremble – even the godliest among us.” Wilkerson’s vision is of fires raging through New York City. “It will engulf the whole megaplex, including areas of New Jersey and Connecticut. Major cities all across America will experience riots and blazing fires – such as we saw in Watts, Los Angeles, years ago,” he explains. “There will be riots and fires in cities worldwide. There will be looting – including Times Square, New York City. What we are experiencing now is not a recession, not even a depression. We are under God’s wrath. In Psalm 11 it is written, “If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”

[Chuck7]

And here Dave is with the answer..{ -:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szx0vurf8ko&feature=fvw

[Mr. Conservatism]

Chuck, as I recall, you posted some other "prophecies" from this man some time ago. It was something about an economic catastrophe that resulted as a result of Mexico failing to meet its economic obligations and defaulting on all its debts. It hasn't happened. I'm not much for such so called prophecy. In the Bible, real prophets were never wrong. Does this man have that kind of track record?

[Charlie P]

PROPHECIES
1. NO MORE GOSPEL ON TV BY 1999?
He preached this in the Solomon Church in December of 1994:

"Right now I sense in my spirit that in less than 5 years there will be no more so-called gospel television networks. They will all fall into bankruptcy and absolute ruin."

2. 1000 FIRES IN NEW YORK CITY DUE TO RACE RIOTS IN 1993?
From a prophecy of September 7, 1992:

"I have had recurring visions of over 1,000 fires burning at one time here in New York city. I am convinced race riots will soon explode! New York City is right now a powder keg-ready to blow!...federal and State Welfare cutbacks will be the spark that ignites the fuse. Next year, New York City could have over 100,000 angry men on the streets, enraged because they have been cut off from benefits....Federal troops will have to move in to restore order. New York City will have tanks running down its avenues....Churches will be closed for a season because it will be too dangerous to travel about. Fires will rage everywhere."

Although Wilkerson set the expiration date of this prophecy himself - " Next year" (i.e. 1993), he now says that this is yet future. This is a common expedient for those who assume themselves to be prophets, moving the goal-posts, hoping that others will forget by then.
3. FINANCIAL CRASH IN 2000?
On April 15 of that year, Wilkerson prophesied this:

"For the last two years I have been crying aloud, warning all who would hear that America is receiving her last call and that judgment is at the door. I did not say this was the end of the nation, but the last call before a financial crash." "I am writing this letter to you on Saturday, April 15, 2000. I have on my desk the headlines in yesterday's paper: "BLACK FRIDAY - BIGGEST ONE-DAY DROP IN HISTORY." The Dow fell 618 points - the Nasdaq fell 355. I do not know what is coming in the next sixty days. If the market bounces back, I can assure you it will be temporary. THE CRASH IS INEVITABLE - NOTHING CAN STOP IT."

To his credit, he admitted his mistake after the non-event, after the market instead of crashing, reached a record high on May 22 of that year:

"In prayer, I have told the Lord I am ready at any time to confess I am wrong - that I must have spoken from my own fears or that I have spoken unadvisedly. Recently, when the market reached record highs, I wondered if those calling me a false prophet were right."

[Big Duane]

you know this guy is likely either (A) doing a stripper on the weekends or (B) into homosexuality

televangelists and religious leaders tend to be more of a do as I say, not as I do kinda people ....

[boysda]

Originally Posted by Big Duane

you know this guy is likely either (A) doing a stripper on the weekends or (B) into homosexuality

you should not discount the possibility that he is (C) doing a homosexual stripper on the weekends.

Originally Posted by Big Duane

you know this guy is likely either (A) doing a stripper on the weekends or (B) into homosexuality

televangelists and religious leaders tend to be more of a do as I say, not as I do kinda people ....

so when the Apostle Paul said in Ephesians 4

And He Himself gave some to be Apostles, some Phrophets, some evangelist, and some pastors and techers. For the equipping of the saints, for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.

You think Paul was just blowing smoke?

[Kosherboy]

"If A prophet speaks a word in the name Of God and it doesn't come true", he is to be stoned to death, that's a pretty clear judgement right there.

[Mr. Conservatism]

Originally Posted by bigcountry

so when the Apostle Paul said in Ephesians 4

And He Himself gave some to be Apostles, some Phrophets, some evangelist, and some pastors and techers. For the equipping of the saints, for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.

You think Paul was just blowing smoke?

I, for one, don't question Paul at all. However, the prophets he was talking about were real prophets. Real propets don't guess at things and they are never wrong.

[vc1111]

you know this guy is likely either (A) doing a stripper on the weekends or (B) into homosexuality

televangelists and religious leaders tend to be more of a do as I say, not as I do kinda people ....

Sometimes you still make me laugh with how you word things.