The Lord is far more interested in our fitness for His return, then we should be about timing His return.
Something needs to happen before Christ returns. Our greatest need must be met. A revival -- the out pouring of the Holy Spirit.
The coming of the Holy Spirit precedes the second coming. It is the Holy Spirit that convicts the world of sin, righteousness and judgment. John 16:8.
But notice something we learn from the first Pentecost in the book of Acts. The Holy Spirit did not fall on the world, it came upon a small group of believers who were praying and seeking the Lord in earnest. The Holy Spirit is sent to the church and works through these believers to reach the world.
What brought on this baptism of the Holy Spirit from which these disciples emerged empowered and equipped to witness to the world?
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