Date posted: 02-10-2026
Estimated Reading Time : 5 minutes
When you look at what is happening in the world today, it is easy to focus only on politics, governments, and power struggles. But if that’s all you see, you’re missing what God is really doing.
Throughout Scripture, God uses times of shaking to wake people up. When systems fail and leaders are exposed, people begin asking questions they were never willing to ask before. That’s not accidental. The Bible tells us plainly that God allows shaking so that what cannot be shaken will remain (Hebrews 12:27).
In the documentary Hope for the Future, I share what God told me concerning the Third Great Awakening. This is not just a historical label; it is a present reality. It is a time when truth is rising, deception is being exposed, and the Church is being called to engage again with clarity and courage.
What we are seeing today in places like Venezuela and Iran fits that pattern.
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Shaking Exposes False Foundations
In Venezuela, years of centralized power, corruption, and economic collapse have brought deep suffering. Promises were made, but the fruit has been shortages, poverty, and oppression. A government that tries to force economic equality through control and wealth redistribution doesn’t create fairness and prosperity; it creates ruin.
Some on the left have criticized President Trump for taking the Venezuelan leader, Nicolás Maduro, into custody for his transnational crimes, but Venezuelans around the world have celebrated in the streets. When that kind of system begins to fall apart, people don’t respond with confusion—they respond with relief.
The Bible says that when the wicked rule, the people mourn; but when the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice (Proverbs 29:2). And that’s exactly what we’re seeing. Rejoicing doesn’t mean everything is fixed, but it means hope has returned.
In Iran, the shaking looks different but flows from the same root problem. A political system, like Iran’s Islamic theocracy, which forces people to obey religious law, has confused power with truth. When belief is compelled rather than chosen, it does not produce faith—it produces resentment and spiritual hunger.
It’s important to be clear here: the god of Islam is not the same as the true and living God of the Bible. And biblical Christianity is not about submission to religious law. It is about reconciliation with God through Jesus Christ. When Christ is removed and replaced with control, people are left empty, not transformed.
And when false foundations begin to crack—whether political or religious—people start searching for something real.
Jesus said, “Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:32). He did not say systems would make people free. He did not say governments would make people free. Truth is what brings freedom.
The Third Great Awakening is not driven by emotion, crowds, or politics. It is driven by clarity. Lies are losing their power because truth is being seen more clearly.
When false systems collapse, people are faced with a choice: look for another human solution or turn toward God’s truth. That moment of decision is where awakening begins.
Government Can Restrain Evil — but It Cannot Redeem
The Bible teaches that government has a legitimate role. Romans 13:3-4 tells us that authority exists to restrain evil. When corruption, criminal enterprise, and oppression are confronted, we see this restraint in action.
But government has limits. It cannot change hearts, produce repentance, or create righteousness.
Political change may alter circumstances, but only God transforms people. Any awakening that depends on policy alone will fade. The Third Great Awakening depends on a return to truth.
Awakening Begins With God’s People
In 2 Chronicles 7:14, it does not say nations are healed when leaders change. It says healing comes when God’s people humble themselves, pray, and turn back to Him.
Awakening does not start in capitals or courts. It starts in hearts. It grows as believers begin to think biblically, live faithfully, and speak truth without fear.
What we are seeing in Venezuela, Iran, and around the world should not lead believers to panic or speculation. It should lead us to discernment.
God is not absent in times of shaking. He is at work. As false systems weaken and long-held deceptions are exposed, people are becoming open in ways they were not before.
We should pray for the people of Venezuela and Iran—not just for political stability, but for truth to take root, for hearts to turn toward God, and for the Church in those nations to be strengthened and protected. Pray that fear would lose its grip, that deception would be exposed, and that many would come to know Jesus Christ as Lord.
God loves the people of every nation. He sees their suffering, hears their cries, and is drawing people to Himself even now. As part of the Third Great Awakening, we have the privilege and responsibility to stand in faith and pray for what God wants to do next.
If the Church will see clearly, stand confidently, and stay anchored in Scripture, then what looks like uncertainty to the world may become one of the greatest opportunities we have ever known.
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