Rick Warren is Going to Asbury University
- WGON
- Feb 24, 2023
- 4 min read
( Advent Messenger )
Rick Warren, a prominent figure and household name in evangelical Christianity, will be heading to the Asbury Revival to assist in bringing the movement to other college and university campuses across America. On February 23, 2023, Rick Warren and others who believe that the Asbury Revival is a powerful manifestation of God will host a Collegiate Day of Prayer at Asbury University.
The following announcement was made by the Collegiate Day of Prayer, a non-profit, interdenominational Christian organization:
“GOD IS ON THE MOVE AT ASBURY!! Spontaneous prayers, worship, praise, confession of sin, repentance and testimonies have been going on around the clock for over 120 hours now at Asbury University!! Students and visitors have been gathering and lingering in Hughes Auditorium with awe in the presence of God since a Wednesday morning chapel encountering Jesus, getting right with God, and having their faith renewed!” [1] “We are believing that what God is birthing at Asbury will spread to campuses across America. Join believers across America as we unite our faith to FAST and PRAY over the next 10 days until Collegiate Day of Prayer on February 23 for 20 million students on 4,300 college campuses.” [1] “Let’s ADOPT and saturate EVERY CAMPUS in America in prayer and join us on Feb 23 @ 8-10 pm ET as we stream LIVE from Asbury for Collegiate Day of Prayer with special guests Pastor Rick Warren, Francis Chan of Crazy Love, Allen Hood and worship leaders from International House of Prayer, Circuit Riders + Black Voices Movement and Met By Love Worship. Let’s believe God for REVIVAL amongst believers on college campuses and SPIRITUAL AWAKENING amongst the lost. Father, revive the saved and save the lost!!” (Collegiate Day of Prayer) [1]
Rick Warren, the Sunday-keeping, Southern Baptist mega-church pastor, is on his way to Asbury to help support the work of revival. This is the same popular preacher who is often associated with a more positive and smooth message that doesn’t emphasize heresy, apostasy, or call out the popular sins of the day. Rick Warren is the head of a ministry empire that is training thousands of pastors and millions of Christians across denominational lines with his purpose-driven seminars, which are based on his well-known bestselling book, The Purpose-Driven Life. The problem with Rick Warren’s book is that he downplays the significance of studying and preaching the Bible’s end-time prophecies.
Rick Warren says the following about the second coming of Jesus on pages 285 and 286 of his book, The Purpose-Driven Life:
“When the disciples wanted to talk about prophecy, Jesus quickly switched the conversation to evangelism. He wanted them to concentrate on their mission in the world. He said in essence, ‘The details of my return are none of your business. What is your business is the mission I’ve given you. Focus on that!’ … What we do know for sure is this: Jesus will not return until everyone God wants to hear the Good News has heard it. Jesus said, ‘The Good News about God’s kingdom will be preached in all the world, to every nation. Then the end will come.’ If you want Jesus to come back sooner, focus on fulfilling your mission, not figuring out prophecy.” [2]
Jesus never “switched” the conversation about prophecy to evangelism. The entire chapter of Matthew 24 is an extensive explanation that Jesus gave about the signs and fulfillments of prophecy in relation to His second coming. And Rick Warren, who doesn’t believe in emphasizing prophecy, has allied himself with Pope Francis, the Beast of Revelation 13. If Warren had been reading Revelation 13, 17, and 18, he would have known not to follow the “beast.” Consequently, in an interview with EWTN, a Catholic cable television network, Rick Warren said that Pope Francis was “our new Pope” and that in his capacity as Pope, he is “doing everything right.”
Rick Warren, an evangelical pastor who supports Pope Francis and his pro-ecumenical, non-doctrinal and non-prophetic message, will never give you a warning about the antichrist, the beast, the image of the beast, or the mark. In fact, he will take you straight into the arms of Rome and the World Economic Forum’s globalists. According to Rick Warren, the Christian churches are the true globalists and are necessary for the WEF to carry out their mission.
In the Bible, Jesus spoke about false prophets in the last days on several occasions. One of the best-known passages is found in Matthew 24, where Jesus describes the signs of the end of the world and warns his disciples to be on guard against false teachers who will come to deceive them:
“And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.” Matthew 24:4, 5. “And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.” Matthew 24:11. “For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.” Matthew 24:24.
In this passage, Jesus warns that false teachers and prophets will arise, claiming to have a special message from God. He cautions his followers to be on guard against these deceivers and to remain faithful to the end. Other writers in the New Testament also issued warnings about false prophets who will deceive people and corrupt the true message of Jesus:
“Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.” 1 John 4:1. “But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.” 2 Peter 2:1-3. “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.” 2 Timothy 4:3, 4.
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