NEW WIND TO FUEL A DYING FIRE?

Dwindling attendance numbers, the departure of its full time evangelist, and a major rift caused when its theologian was ousted as head of its revival ministry school have plagued the Brownsville Revival in recent months. Despite these setbacks for the Pensacola, Fla. based church, The Remnant, a web site devoted to "revival" information, stated, "For those who thought that the fire had gone out THINK AGAIN... ."

The web site also reported that the alleged resurgence was a fulfillment of "The Second Wind Prophecy" that was given to the Brownsville Revival in 1995. This revelation "told of a unique move of God that would come and open the door to the supernatural." Last fall, "Prophet Judy Jacobs spoke about the glory re entering the sanctuary. It was this testimony that was a forerunner to what is happening right now. ... It is apparent that something is going on and the promise of the Second Wind spoken of in 1995 is happening at this moment right now," the Internet magazine stated.

In the first few months of this year, noted revival leaders and prophets such as John Arnott, Claudio Freidzon, and Cindy Jacobs have made appearances at Brownsville. Stephen Hill, the former evangelist at the Brownsville Revival also returned for its "Mission Week" in March. However, Hill's reappearance came at a price; the cost for the event was "$10 per person per day."

Some see the appearance of these revival icons and the "Second Wind" prophecy as yet another effort to inject new blood into the dying revival efforts. Previous efforts, such as Awake America! campaigns, have failed and were eliminated.

Perhaps the Second Wind Prophecy is merely an after the fact or self fulfilling "prophecy," as few details are divulged about it. When the Brownsville church was questioned as to when it was given, by whom, and why it took so many years to bring the revelation to light, Assistant Pastor Carey Robertson said, "I have no information about a 'second wind' prophecy."

Robertson himself asked, "Did it happen here?" and offered as an explanation, "many people came here to speak and in the process give us words. We simply accept them and if what is said occurs, [then] we judge it to be of God. If it doesn't happen [then] we just ignore it."

-- MKG

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