END-TIME REVIVAL WILL CAUSE SPEED AND OVERTAKING ANOINTING

The pattern of the revival rain in the time of Elijah is the same as that of natural rain. First, the sky grew dark with clouds; there was wind rising and blowing over the earth; and finally a heavy rain came upon the land to water it.

The sky growing dark represents spiritual obscurity and gloom that comes over the spiritual life of God's children. The wind rising and blowing over the earth speaks of the wave of the spirit of God that comes with crisis and shaking- Hagg. 2:6-7, 20-22; Heb. 12:25-29; 1 Pet. 10:17-19. And the heavy rain coming upon the land to water it speaks of the outpouring of the spirit of God upon all flesh- Joel 2:28-32; Isa. 32:15-20; 44:1-5.

Also, as these things happened, it is recorded in 1 Kings 18:46, that as the sky grew dark with clouds, the wind rising and blowing, and a heavy rain coming on the earth, king Ahab rode off on his chariot and took off, while the power of the Lord came upon Elijah, and tucking his cloak into his belt, he ran on foot and out-ran king Ahab who was running in chariot and got to Jezreel before him. This is what happens anytime there is a rain of revival; the first becomes the last and the last becomes the first- Matt. 19:28-30.  The power of speed to overtake comes only from the Lord- Eccl. 9:11; Rom.9:5-16.

The Lord is now dismantling human organized system; and this divine sledge hammer is already coming upon churches to dismantle any human system that tries to oppose kingdom truth and order. This is a non denominational task as it will be done by the Lord Himself and it will be done in an unconventional and unpopular manner ever known to men and human standards- Rom. 9:25-33. As prophet Elijah overtook king Ahab who was riding on a chariot of natural strength, by the divine strength and speed of God, so many non-entities and inconsequential humans and sinners will overtake so many Christian leaders and followers of our time by God's extraordinary visitations. Those who are riding on their swift chariots, will be overtaken by those who are far behind them. This will be done ''not by power, not by might, but by the spirit of God''- Zech. 4:6.