David Wilkerson- "The Great Apostasy" (1986)

This incredible message was preached in 1986, just a short time before the PTL scandal broke forth. In this sermon, Brother Wilkerson prophesies the downfall of many major ministries in America, because they were rejecting the message of repentance, holiness, and separation. This prophecy began to be fulfilled in short order !!
This message also deals with the severe economic catastrophes that are coming upon America and the world and how the Church can be ready.
Thank you for listening !

[@inmyopinion651]

If he thought the Apostasy was bad in 86 imagine what he would think today 31 years later. There so much false doctrines in the pulpit its hard to find time to rebuke them all.

[@547warrior]

I loved this man. This is pure, Holy Spirit inspired teaching of the Word of God!!! any of us who've heard this message has no excuse. Of all the false gospel out there we have had the opportunity to hear the truth.

[@susanherring913]

I too, read "The Cross and the Switchblade" many years ago too; I also read a book he wrote called "The Vision", which was awesome! I was blessed in 1991 to go to his church in New York, Times Square and hear him preach. I believe David Wilkerson was right on the mark!!

[@mustangsally3296]

Finally, someone who speaks Truth!!! Truth is so hard to find anywhere these days.

[@facelessDeathsquad]

Oh God help me Lord I need you so much cleanse me Lord draw me close to you.

[@kim-xi1fp]

A TRUE MAN OF GOD ! OH HOW I MISS THIS TRUTH OF PREACHING!

[@jblmindia]

I was lead by the holy spirit to listen to sermons by david wilkerson.I have been listening for the last 2 monthes .I have shared in one of my sunday message how God touched me, my prayer every beliver should listen to this great man of God.

[@alexeymladenov9178]

+Jesus Bread of Life Ministries Same for me. Holy Spirit led me to listen him, I've listened to around 30 sermons and my faith increased rapidly. Glory to God, thank you Jesus! Bless your body with strong faith, courage and confidence in Your faithfulness and love, amen.

[@alexeymladenov9178]

***** Keep listening to his sermons. He is one of the greatest men of God in the last days.

[@hargisP2]

The Cross and the switchblade. Great man of God. He was received with Well done good and faithful servant.

[@dennismcao5280]

his preaching is anointed because he seek God,let us also seek God in our life because God will speak to us

[@nancystasinopoulosjalowiec7668]

David Wilkerson knew the LORD -- and followed HIS Spirit....these messages are sooo good...sooo full of the LORD!! Blessed be the Name of JESUS!! This is the REAL JESUS!!

[@godisincontrolfeastingdail3738]

I love David Wilkerson. He preached the truth unashamedly, and is being praised by God right now for being His good and faithful servant...

[@Free2live4God]

Amen! Praise God! This is re kind of preaching that is missing in the church this day and age!

[@coolmamac]

I had two of his books. He was an amazing man. I regarded him as a true prophet, much of what he said came true about the church. A true man of God has the ability to inspire not manipulate. Praise Jesus!

[@Moegames]

Awesome sermon, I remember listening to this particular sermon when i was in Teen Challenge program in the mid 1990's.

[@evangelistrickyray8777]

I went to teen challenge too

[@rudyb690]

This was a true man of God!!!

[@Madcat0543]

Rest in Peace Pastor Dave

[@estherbusai]

TRUTH.... I LOVE THIS PREACHER!!

[@lisap93211]

No tickling of the ears here!! This is a powerful unadulterated word for the CHURCH today! Praise God for DW, I was going through a dry period, no fresh bread in my Church (bldg)...I've been revived, and weep now for the church, I listen to Pastor David all the time, and am challenged to keep my eye on the finish line and prize!! Pray for me, and I'll pray for you...

[@trelbrown9878]

Lovely Lilo - your words are the echo of my heart. I have been listening to Mr. Wilkerson almost daily for the past several months. Let's keep pressing on beloved. And yes, we will be praying. Thank you.

[@duntymolly]

Praise God for this message... The Lord has brought me out of EGYPT and I won't go back. PRAISE GOD!

[@2011manbeast]

WOW. David Wilkerson is amazing. He rests in the arms of the lord now.

[@erneumann3136]

His messages are even more relevant today...2014.

[@lisamarieschnee]

Thank you for posting this! Rev. David W. is a prophet in our modern generation. Sad to say our Lord has already taken him home. I know that all his prophecy will come to pass. His preachings is full of correction and conviction and at the same time full of love and compassion for the lost souls. I love you Lord for giving us a sincere preacher like him.

[@agneshodge756]

Buy the truth and sell it not it is here free this was a great man thank you for this

[@urnsane2userealname683]

This man was one of the few true men of God that ever graced the airwaves. Many of the clowns on TV today and in the past make Christians look like fools.

[@lapusenier5466]

I so thank God for anointing that was on this man. I am blessed to having been exposed to his teachings. may the lord reward him And hope I make it to meet him and thank him.

[@urnsane2userealname683]

Joan Stanley Amen

[@agneshodge756]

He was a true man of God one of the best a true seeker of truth

[@juantolentino4059]

wow the church needs this type of word but they won't listen.

[@jamesdelinois3516]

lucifer Can not stop pastor David wilkerson to preach the true gospel.

[@franciscafrancesca6885]

When you know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.

[@ForgivenChildofGod1]

Many years ago I read "The Cross and The Switchblade" ...I never have had the opportunity to hear Rev. Wilkerson preach until this afternoon. I very much needed to hear this...thank you for posting this message! In Christ :)

[@MsSunShine1]

amazing preaching, teaching & leadership. Thanks God for making him

[@lisamarieschnee]

Thank you so much for posting this. God bless you !!!

[@HolySpiritVessel1]

If your worried about the preacher not preaching Gods message, take it to Papa. I was worried my preacher was preaching to much Love and not enough repentance. I ask God if this person was His preacher. For the next two weeks on Sunday morning I awoke preaching Gods sermon for the day to my wife. It ended on the second week when I realised and gave thanks for my answered prayer. Glory to God!

[@1Gibson]

oh the type of preaching amd teaching I've been so hungry for. Thank you for posting this. look at the Christian church today in America...its not preaching Jesus, the cross, repentance, heaven and hell or salvation. Instead money, money self,self.....

[@candie8301972]

Ty so much for sharing this powerful message! God bless!

[@Reformedtousen]

i miss pastor dave

[@MrsMemster]

Beautiful, beautiful. Praise God.

[@2011manbeast]

Wow. I wish I could have known this man, heard him speak in person.

[@mkcm1966]

A message still for today and its all happening even worse. Oh Lord wake them up they are not listening. All david says is true. They are rebuking You Lord. In Jesus Name Wake them up Amen Amen I hear You Lord Oh do I hear You!! Blessing Honor and Praise Lord Jesus

[@prayerwarrior1995]

Oh Lord do we need pres hers like this last days. Preaching the true word of God

[@ShadowsOne]

This is so powerful.

[@lizlee77]

I find it interesting that he mentions the youth ministers several times. The youth they were ministering to are now the ministers. We are hearing a much needed message of repentance now in the church, Thank God. David is now with the Lord in Heaven. I believe his prophecies will soon come to pass. God be with us. Thank you for posting this.

[@WeirdBrainGoo]

Wilkerson's sermons are amazing... I only recently started following Jesus, and for the 6-8 weeks I've been at church there's been no preaching about repentance or about falling away, only about God's love and about how we need to be in church. I fear my church is slowly drifting in the wrong direction.

[@RONIDC1979]

welcome to the family. remember even if everybody falls into apostacy YOU MUST STAND. Jesus bless you, see you in heaven!

[@jillianmcguire821]

Great preaching, every thing that has been said is the truth of what the church has become, they are just making money of the name of Jesus, just like the money that is still being made off the name of Elvis, Listen to this word your eternal life is the cost, You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free,

[@robertmonette2383]

AWESOME SALVATION AT ALL COST

[@brunococo8499]

he was a GOD send true man of GOD.

[@Dimensions100]

Omg...he's actually talking about chapters...teaching...I've only come across one church like that in my life so far...I think I might give him a try...

[@eflint1]

It seems to me that the large TV ministries that collapsed within a couple of years of this message being preached were precursors to the REAL shattering that is coming. The collapse of ministries that Wilkerson is prophesying about happens due to an economic calamity hitting the world. I sense that time is now upon us.

[@ruthie1283]

We most preach the gospel of Jesus and bring new souls.

[@streetpreachforlife]

Amen! Thank you !!

[@MrRobertsturges]

I live in auburn Indiana and cant find a church that isn't filled with this very apostasy Brother Dave told us is in the church A few of us now meet in our home, there are so few men of God now in the pulpits.

[@lw216316]

If you read the preceding chapter when Paul writes ' that day ' he is talking about the day when the resurrection and rapture come. Then he mentions 2 things that MUST happen BEFORE ' that day ' (the resurrection and the rapture) there must be a falling away if David thought he was in a falling away then in 1986 what would he think now in 2015? AND the son of perdition must be revealed. We are certainly in an age of apostasy now but the son of perdition - the Antichrist has not yet been revealed. Sometime after he is revealed and before he comes into full power then the resurrection and rapture will come. This will come as a surprise to those who have been taught and believed they would be raptured BEFORE the AC showed up. Some will be so scared thinking they must go through the Tribulation I would not be surprised if they took their own lives. Some will turn their back on religion thinking they have been deceived by false teaching. Some will think they missed the rapture and must not be Christians after all. Some will look for answers and find posts like this one.

[@jamesdelinois3516]

Amen. Amen.Amen.

[@eflint1]

@lizlee77 I'm glad you liked the message. I first heard it in March 1988 when I was a student at Jimmy Swaggart Bible College. Bro Swaggart, though repentant in public, began to teach and hint at a new doctrinal stance that "his flesh had sinned but his spirit remained pure". He blatantly told some associates at that time "I did not sin". That's when we realized that Bro Dave's prophecy was being partially fulfilled and that God was "ruthlessly shattering" a major ministry.

[@eflint1]

I'd like to remind those who listen to this message that David Wilkerson "prophesied" in a very general sense about economic issues, and did not attempt to predict dates or complete details of impending economic possibilities. He was simply talking about things that "could" happen as a result of our national sins using examples of how God dealt with other nations in the past.

[@WaterGirl49]

you can hear and see many sermons from Pastor Dave at the Time Square Church website. I hope you visit the site, Pastor Conlon Carter who David left incharge, is a mighty man of God as well.. enjoy : )

[@fransmith8321]

Glory to The Lord. Amen

[@b1LL1eMc]

Love David's preaching - definitely resounds in my spirit. And as much as we know that all the corporate Christianity is not good, it says in the Word that all things work together for good for those that love the Lord - they do preach the Word, so between us and the world stands the Holy Spirit, who has the power to make us grow!!!

[@eflint1]

I'm concluding this day with the same prayer.

[@WaterGirl49]

I wish I could go to Time Square Church in New York. that is where God Told Pastor Wilkerson to set up His church, in the old theater on Time Square. I watch the sermons live on the internet ,sundays when I can. I would move there f I could..

[@TheSharperSword]

It is amazing to do a word search in the KJV for the words "fall away" or "fell away." The typology in the Old Testament is chilling.

[@Hacim24]

@eflint1 Amen to that. May The Father of Heaven and His Messiah bless you, newish family member. He's kept me for over a decade, and even though at times things get foggy, He ALWAYS provides and brings me back to clear senses especiialy with sermons like these. He's a good God, in fact He's the best. Halleluyah

[@eflint1]

I'm glad it blessed you.

[@candie8301972]

@Tommy455ify I so agree with you in regards to Way of the Master is truth. I really don't know much about Mr. Wilkerson because I just learned about him. But my spirit can't stop listening to what he has to share.

[@eflint1]

@WeirdBrainGoo Welcome to the family of God! You have been born into the kingdom at a difficult time, but God's grace will sustain you. Just remember, you are following Jesus and not a church. You will see allot in church that grieves you. Just keep your eyes on him and keep a gentle, humble spirit before all. God bless you!!

[@matthewmahlee9196]

i love pastor d eave i pastor matthew mah lee will see dave one day

[@stop08it]

this was preached the year i was born...and we are living what he was speaking about. That quickly... Interesting what he said about people falling away from child like faith. Reminds me of the ever annoying notion of "conversation" that rob bell popularized and is sweeping the emergent church and interpreting the bible and evangelism in an intellectual and man-based way.

[@crazydays4444]

Very few men of God have eyes like their Shepherd. It is a prize in this life that few have. The Shepherd has eyes as flames of fire. Do we not see such in this photo?! I have seen two other men so far in my born-again life that had "holy" eyes of fire! In the demonic realm I have seen "many" a fire of sin's punishment sentenced to the demon possessing the shell it has taken home inside.... Those who walk near and in intimacy with Jesus Christ have a look about them! It is The Holy Spirit Fire!

[@jasandros]

We MUST view the New Testament through the lens of the Old Testament. In order to discern what God is going to do, look at how he has handled like situations in the past. We can not hide behind Christ if we haven't TRULY repented of our filth. Millions of Americans are convinced that they are going to enter heaven BUT they are mistaken because they have rejected the truth of Scriptures. They love Deuteronomy Chap 28: 1-14 but dismiss the rest of that chapter. They have only fooled themselves!

[@jamesdelinois3516]

The church is not a place when you come you want to feel good. He is a place for sinners to change .It is not a place for entertainment. Jesus Christ did not come to bring peace,but a sword. For the word of God is alive and active. sharper than any double edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit,joints and narrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. so i can not feel to comfortable in the church.Matthew 10:34 ,Hebrews 4:12 it is not also a place for you to listen to prosperity gospel.

[@WilliamX160280]

this is a preacher true, god need men how he

[@LoveBugg2010]

@eflint1 Very good advice!!!!! God bless you as well!!!!

[@eflint1]

Amen

[@Pfsif]

Follow Jesus, not Church or Pastor. The church is 98 percent of people who have never been touched by Christ or have walked away from Him and if you stay there your faith will die.

[@Panslapper]

Ok. Thanks.

[@luap123311]

Only those who Love God & Neighbor is going to Heaven....we know that we have a choice - Heaven or HELL ..... REPENT & Choose Jesus Now!

[@eflint1]

It is fine if you want to hold to a preterit view. Nevertheless, this message does not suck anyone into fear, pessimism, or negativety anymore than Pauls rebukes for the church did in his epistles, or the strong rebukes from Jesús himself for the church in Revelation. Furthermore, this message concluded with a posotive note for the victorious church.

[@MrCapitalizer]

Welcome indeed to the love of Christ Jesus! It is all grace, mercy and love IF we revere Him and count Him precious above all things. One of the coolest things in this sermon is not to forsake our childlike faith in God. I came out of a "word of faith church" in which the pastor was listening to all the wrong names; Kenneth Copeland, Creflo Dollar and the false faith teachers devouring the sheep. Enjoy solid doctrine on KZbin; John Piper, Paul washer and Eric Ludy. These are Real.

[@jamesdelinois3516]

lucifer satan the devil the old serpent is a big liar.

[@WeirdBrainGoo]

@eflint1 Thank you so much! :D I know, I'm preparing for difficult times, and I want to trust Him to take care of me, no matter what happens Sometimes it's difficult to tell what's right and wrong and what's true and what's false though... Different people say different things...

[@coolmamac]

@Frettchen612 I always thought he was like a modern Martin Luther!

[@eflint1]

I think Wilkerson would have agreed with you.

[@eflint1]

I don't know, did he? Feel free to find the quote.

[@bxrprimetime1]

With God's help I won't go back to Egypt!

[@eflint1]

Rather than go into allot of detail here, I suggest you Google "PTL Scandal" or "Jim Bakker".

[@eflint1]

I agree completely. but how is that relevant to this sermon?

[@davidsevery490]

Is the USA becoming Egypt and Babylon, so that Israel must turn back to her God and discover He really sent their Messiah the Son of God, Son of Man, Jesus?

[@ajhuser1]

+David Severy The USA is not Babylon as many teach or think....The AC will come out of the EU, probably the goat with two heads. The USA is the eagle wings that were cut off of Britain the Lion..Daniels dream. The eagle wings are mentioned in Rev.12 as saving ISrael asf we know the US has been their only ally for all of time. 1/2 the Jews of the world live in the US..many believe the US was discovered for that purpose..an exile for them

[@Panslapper]

What is the PTL scandal?

[@eflint1]

Me neither!!

[@RONIDC1979]

"when the first nation goes down" has that happened? mexico is the sign that we are next? i have heard of greece and other nations but i think they have been bailed out.

[@eflint1]

And your point is?

[@eflint1]

Greece will likely still fall since thy embraced more socialism in the recent election.

[@SCORCEL]

Pls read 1Jn 2:1-10

[@robertmccluskey2517]

Yeah the church is mess up because a lot of believers go back to the Egypt because greedy ministries don't care for the poor in the church they keep them poor while they make money off of them bye saying send them a $1,000 and if anyone ask for prayer don't give to them so they go back out in the world ,james2:14-18 many prayer ministries are very Dry there's no anointing its only fleshly I remembered one pastor said the God doesn't have time for his children and then he was married to one women and Divorse her because she wasn't fulfilling his sex needs and married someone else and eventually she took most of his things& Divorse him so he move in with his parents

[@eflint1]

I don't think Wilkerson was saying that in a prophetic sense, but rather supposition.

[@3mrJam]

ALL in YOURmyCreatorChristJESUS'+Control...PLEASE Brethren sisters+brothers GAIN+Maintain your Matthew22 wedding garment... selAhMEN

[@jamesdelinois3516]

lucifer love the prosperity gospel preachers.