The Future War of the Church [Paperback]

Chuck D. Pierce (Author), Rebecca Wagner Sytsema (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2001

Shootings at school. Rampant white-collar crime in the workplace. Violence, profanity and sexual immorality in our popular culture. The spirit of lawlessness is loose in our land and threatens our children's innocence, indeed their very lives. Now the Lord is calling His people to come against these works of darkness with boldness and power from on high. Chuck Pierce and Becky Sytsema share a vision from the Lord that reveals the future of the Church and tells us how to prepare for war against lawlessness and counterfeit religion.

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From the Back Cover

In 2001 Chuck Pierce and Rebecca Wagner Sytsema shared a vision from God, calling on the Church to reestablish His standard of righteousness. Urgent yet hopeful, this call was to arm ourselves for spiritual war against such enemies as moral decay, false religion, hopelessness, apathy and violence. Now they have once again joined forces to tell what has come to pass since the publication of The Future War of the Church, and to offer a fresh look into the future that will very soon become our present. In this revised and updated edition, the authors reveal that God is still calling His people to join together to do battle with the forces of evil in this world, empowered by the One whom death could not conquer. "No demonic force, including lawlessness, will be able to stand against a fully functioning Body of Christ. Operating properly in the gifts will lead us back to love where we can work together according to the heart of God." Lay people and church leaders alike can fight against the darkness using worship and prayer, and faith in the strength of the Lord our God. Includes key prayer focuses for standing strong in battle.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Dr. Chuck D. Pierce is President of Glory of Zion International and Vice-President of Global Harvest Ministries. He is the former director of the World Prayer Center and coauthor of the books Possessing Your Inheritance, Ridding Your Home of Spiritual Darkness, and The Best IsYet Ahead. Chuck, his wife, Pam, and their five children live in Denton, Texas. Rebecca Wagner Sytsema is coauthor of the books Possessing Your Inheritance, Ridding Your Home of Spiritual Darkness and Commitment to Conquer. She lives with her husband, Jack, and their two children in Colorado Springs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Regal Books (April 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0830725172
• ISBN-13: 978-0830725175
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,785,787 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Chuck D. Pierce is vice president of Global Harvest Ministries and president of Glory of Zion International Ministries. He is a widely traveled and well-known speaker, specializing in city transformation and the mobilization of prayer worldwide.

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31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Apostles and Prophets Arise, October 25, 2002

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Patricia J. Newell (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Future War of the Church (Paperback)

Chuck Pierce is a voice crying out in the wilderness, "Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord."

There is a prophetic voice emerging out of mainline Christianity today and Chuck Pierce is one of those Prophets. He captures, in one volumn, the heart of God and what Christ is doing in the hearts of this generation in preparation for His soon return.

Chuck Pierce opens a window into the Spiritual realm easily understood by anyone. He speaks of intercessory warfare and explains God's strategy in tearing down strongholds of the enemy.

He talks about and explains the coming Apostolic Church Government and the raising up of Prophets who will and are admonishing us to prepare our hearts before God.

Chuck Pierce has defined in depth what God means in His Commandment to 'Love God first with your whole heart and soul, and your NEIGHBOR as yourself.' Jesus Christ longs to share the fire of His love with us. Embrasing Him intimately is key to our growing up in Him.

Chuck Pierce shows us the way. One small paragraph sums up the whole of his prophetic message here:

"As we learn to operate in our gifts, the Body of Christ will function as it was meant to. No demonic force, including lawlessness, will be able to stand against a fully functioning Body of Christ. Operating properly in the gifts will lead us back to love (1 Cor. 13:1010), where we can work together according to the heart of God." (Page 203-204).

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Dreams vs. Word, January 8, 2010

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Ronald H. Jones "myspace.com/mycross" (Honolulu, Hawaii) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Future War of the Church: How We Can Defeat Lawlessness and Bring God's Order to Earth (Paperback)

Now, I respect Dutch Sheets, and since he has ministered with Chuck Pierce, I have given Chuck the benefit of the doubt since he seems to meet with Dutch's approval; however, I was not interested in reading about Chuck's dreams and then interpretations of those dreams, which is basically what this book is all about.

Now perhaps, as dreams are the means which many prophet's receive from the Lord, it seems to me, unless one is the John the apostle, relating all the details of the dream is a little bit superfluous for most folks. I get that God talks in dreams at times, and to His prophets in dreams at times. However, re-telling all the dream details doesn't really excite me. Just get to the point, if possible, of what is thought to be the interpretation, and then get to the point of what the application is to your readers lives. If those points were made in this book, I have long since forgotten them from when I first read this book and found the endless detail of the dreams too much information for me to digest and then sift through what may have been the really important stuff in there.

I think it says somewhere in the bible, let someone tell their dreams, but let him who has the Word of God speak as well. The body needs clear direction, clear vision from above. To whatever extent a dream is blurring, and unclear, it fails to serve it's purpose, if it's doesn't get translated into a Word which can be acted upon in faith. If anything, the prophets need to give clear Words, or go into their closets until what is unclear becomes explained.

I cannot recommend this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AWAKE Church!, June 4, 2011

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Lindy Abbott (Bible Belt, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Future War of the Church: How We Can Defeat Lawlessness and Bring God's Order to Earth (Paperback)

AWAKE!



The cry of Chuck Pierce book, The Future War of the Church is for the Church to awake! While I am a quick reader, I was still surprised last night I read this 300 page book in full. I could not put it down because in it is an urgent message for members of the body of Christ, particularly those who are still finding God asking them to align and not abandon the local church - even if the local church has abandoned them. Originally written in 2001 prior to 9/11 (and revised/updated/re-released in 2007) the prophetic words are rich with punctuation now of how the Spirit of God is supplying the ministry and message given to Chuck Pierce and Rebecca Wagner Sytsema.

We, the Church, the Body of Christ, must not run and hide, nor fearfully reject the non-traditionalism move of the Holy Spirit. That which we don't understand, can still be quite grounded in the Word of God. The Church NEEDS its gifted apostles and prophets just as much as it needs its pastors, teachers and evangelists! Who is man, apart of the Spirit, to determine what is of God and what is not? Is not that the office of the Holy Spirit to confirm or deny a moving of God? Too long has the members of Christ who are gifted in Apostolic and Prophetic ministries been sidelined, removed, stripped of authority, and denied access to the local church.

What are We afraid of - that the Spirit of God might take control of equipping His people for the work of the ministry? Is it that leaders in churches do not want to see God's power distributed freely as He chooses, in the manner He decides, in the timing He ordains, in the way He designs, through the vessels He deems? Is the controlling spirit so strong in the halls and office of pastoral staff? Are they afraid God might call them to serve and minister to the very disciples of Jesus that are not contained by tradition and conditioned by seminary schooling, and therefore not rendered controllable by administrators or executives of the hierarchal norm found in the majority of denominational churches?

God has a plan! He is preparing new wineskin! God is on the move! We either join Him or we quench His Spirit to empower and release supernatural ability to harvest the lost and captive to the father of this world. Since we don't fight against flesh and blood, why do churches attempt to lead in it! The Future of the Church and its powerful role to defeat lawlessness and to bring God's order to the earth depends on our readiness. This is War! We must be disciplined in the ways of spiritual battle. The fight against darkness has its key focus on prayer for standing strong in the very real battle that we are already surrounded by. Is the Church willing to be used? Are you positioning yourself to be prepared for the day God calls you to "Fear not, and tread forth!"? Is this is your heart-cry? If so, read this book by Chuck Pierce and Rebecca Wagner Sytsema and awaken your mind and spirit to God.