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Not since THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST given to the apostle John on the Isle of Patmos some 1900 years ago has there been a more awe-inspiring vision concerning the end of our presint age than the predictive material presented in THE VISION: A TERRIFYING PROPHECY OF DOOMSDAY THAT IS STARTING TO HAPPEN NOW! (New York: Pyramid Books, 1974) by David Wilkerson. This 143-page "mass-market paperback" edition has as its contents: an Introduction, eight chapters, and two appendices describing the details of a vision experienced by the now emeritus Pastor Wilkerson (Times Square Church, New York City) during a late-night time of prayer in April 1973.

In the first five chapters, readers will learn about the "five tragic calamities coming upon the earth." In order: (1) "Economic Confusion" with sevety-three related predictions; (2) "Drastic Weather Changes and Earthquakes" with fifty-four predictions; (3) "A Flood of Filth" (an allusion to moral collapse) containing ninety-two predictions; (4) "The Number One Youth Problem of the Future" with thirty-six predictions; and (5) "Persecution Madness" against 'born-again' Christians and 'Spirit-baptized' Roman Catholics with ninety-one predictions. These 'prediction counts' are my own, and are taken informally from the narrative text and may vary from reader-to-reader, but are helpful indicators of emphasis. Serving illustrative purpose are a number of related biblical predictions of God's judgments upon Israel and Judah in the eighth and sixth centuries B.C. These biblical references to God's judgments are NOT included in my informal chapter-by-chapter prediction counts.

I had heard about this little book off-and-on since the mid-seventies, but had never managed to read it for myself until March 2007. Many of the predicted developments and events do not now seem nearly as remote as they did to some when it was first published back in 1974. By my own cursory reckoning, it seems that nearly 50% of the predictions have been fulfilled at this date of writing (12/22/08) leaving approximately as many still to be fulfilled in the near future. Indications are increasingly strong--in all five categories--that the remaining predictions will be realized in this "present generation" as Wilkerson predicts. Saint Paul's analogy of a pregnant woman coming to full-term is an important simile to remember when evaluating the progress of end-time events--allowing as it does for a long, almost imperceptible growth (or degradation in the case of the end of this age) ultimately climaxing with numerous increasingly strong and painful contractions before the actual birth takes place (cf., 1 Thessalonians 5:3).

Because I believe this "vision" to be a genuine revelation from God for the sake of believers and unbelievers alike, I highly recommend it be read by everyone concerned about "the signs of the times" and how they relate to God's judgments upon the United States of America and the world-at-large; the physical return of Jesus Christ to establish his kingdom on earth; and the end of this present age.

Instructions have been provided by the seer/author to assist, both, "the prepared" and "the unprepared" on how to best conduct their lives in the face of the difficult times ahead. As the Hebrew prophet, Habakkuk, was assured by God concerning the certainty of the coming devastation at the hands of the invading Babylonians upon the nation of Judah, so Wilkerson invokes the ancient exhortation to patience as part of his epigraph: "For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry" (Habakkuk 2:2-3, KJV).

I am a big critic of modern day prophets and doomsayers. I found this book lying around my mom's house (world's biggest sucker for so-called prophets)began to read this 1970's book. Mr. Wilkerson apparently was based on a vision from God to him about the future of America. By reading the book you could tell Wilkerson believed his vision would come true no later than the seventies. Here it is 1999 and the US is still here as prosperous as ever, however, some of Wilkerson's predictions are eerily becoming true. Here are the ones that caught my attention.

1. Pornography will become available inside households through means of technology.

2. Children will become filled with anger and begin doing highly publicized acts of violence and all of the country would be trying to figure out why.

3. Natural diasters will greatly increase in the United States.

Those were the predictions that I thought were frightenly accurate. The vision is filled with many other predictions which have not happened (I suppose Wilkerson would say at least not yet.) He talks about our economic collapse, fires across the country, some 1984ish type of government emerging. So although I would not spend more than a few bucks on this 1970's book, I would recommend you check it out to see what you make of this guy's predictions which seem to becoming true.

I first heard this book at the age of 14 way back in the 1970s. It was a tape of the Sermon Dave Wilkerson gave which later formed the basis of the book. What we heard astounded us...it didn't seem possible back then that pornography would be so wide spread, and that the church would become so corrupt (in places)...but we took it seriously because we respected him. The most particular and interesting prophesy I found was that the "Iron curtain" would come down (in order to get the gospel into the Eastern Block) in the mid 70s this was just unthinkable; but it happened. (He goes onto predict it will go back up with a vengeance).
Through all these years with all the tumultuous things that have happened I have tried to do what Wilkerson suggests and look up and say "God in in Control" there is a strange comfort to the predicted coming true, it seems to act as a buffer because I supposed forwarned is forarmed.

Not since "The Revelation of Jesus Christ" given to the apostle John on the Isle of Patmos some 1900 years ago has there been revealed a more awe-inspiring vision concerning the end of our present age than the predictive material presented in THE VISION (Old Tappan, New Jersey: Spire Books, c/o Jove Publications, 1981) by David Wilkerson. This 143-page "mass-market paperback" edition has as its contents: an Introduction, eight chapters, and two appendices describing the details of a vision experienced by Pastor Wilkerson (Times Square Church, New York City) during a late-night time of prayer in April 1973.

In the first five chapters, readers will learn about the "five tragic calamities coming upon the earth." Taken chapter-by-chapter, they are: (1) "Economic Confusion" with seventy-three related predictions; (2) "Drastic Weather Changes and Earthquakes" with fofty-four predictions; (3) "A Flood of Filth" (an allusion to moral collapse) containing ninety-two predictions; (4) "The Number One Youth Problem of the Future" with thirty-six predictions; and (5) "Persecution Madness" (against 'born-again' Christians and 'Spirit-baptized' Roman Catholics) with ninety-one predictions. These "prediction counts" are my own, and are taken informally from the narrative text and may vary from reader-to-reader, but are helpful as indicators of emphasis. Serving illustrative purpose are a number of related biblical predictions of God's judgments upon Israel and Judah in the eighth and sixth centuries B.C. These biblical references are not included in my informal chapter-by-chapter prediction counts.

I have heard about this little book off-and-on since the mid-seventies, but had never managed to read it myself until now. Many of the predicted developments and events do not now seem nearly as remote as they did to some when it was first published back in 1974. By my own cursory reckoning it seems that less than 25% of the predictions have been fulfilled at this time of writing (3/20/07) with 75% still remaining for the future. Indications are strong, however,--in all five calamity categories--that many if not all of the predictions may very well be realized "in this generation" as Wilkerson predicts. Saint Paul's analogy of a pregnant woman coming to full-term is an important simile to remember when evaluating the progress of end-time events--allowing, as it does, for a long, almost imperceptible growth (or degradation in the case of the end of this age) ultimately climaxing with numerous increasingly strong and painful contractions before the actual birth takes place (cf., 1 Thessalonians 5:3).

Because I believe this "vision" to be a genuine revelation from God for the sake of believers and unbelievers alike, I highly recommend it be read by everyone concerned about "the signs of our times" and how they relate to God's judgments upon the United States of America and the world-at-large; the physical return of Jesus Christ to establish his kingdom on earth; and the end of this present age. Instructions have been provided by the seer-author to assist, both, "the prepared" and "the unprepared" on how to best conduct their lives in the face of the difficult times ahead. As the Hebrew prophet, Habakkuk, was assured by God concerning the certainty of the coming destruction of Judah by the invading Babylonians, so Wilkerson invokes the ancient exhortation to patience as a part of his epigraph: "For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry" (Habakkuk 2:2-3).

Hear Him! The One Hundred Twenty-Five Commands of Jesus

Not since "The Revelation of Jesus Christ" given to the apostle John on the Isle of Patmos some 1900 years ago has there been revealed a more awe-inspiring vision concerning the end of our present age than the predictive material presented in THE VISION (New York: Pyramid Books, 1974). This 143-page "mass-market paperback" edition has as its contents: an Introduction, eight chapters, and two appendices describing the details of a vision experienced by Pastor David Wilkerson (Times Square Church, New York City) during a late-night time of prayer in April 1973.

In the first five chapters readers will learn about the "five tragic calamities coming upon the earth." Taken chapter-by-chapter they are: (1) "Economic Confusion" with seventy-three related predictions; (2) "Drastic Weather Changes and Earthquakes" with fifty-four predictions; (3) "A Flood of Filth" (an allusion to moral collapse) containing ninety-two predictions; (4) "The Number One Youth Problem of the Future" with thirty-six predictions; and (5) "Persecution Madness" (against 'born-again' Christians and 'Spirit-baptized' Roman Catholics) with ninety-one predictions. These "prediction counts" are my own and have been taken informally from the text and may vary from reader to reader, but are helpful as emphasis indicators. A number of related biblical predictions of God's judgments are also included. These biblical references are not included in my informal chapter-by-chapter prediction counts.

I have heard about this book off-and-on since the mid-seventies, but had never managed to read it for myself until now. Many of the predicted events do not now seem nearly as remote as they did to some when it was first published back in 1974. By my own cursory reckoning it seems that fewer than 25% of the predictions have been fulfilled at this time with 75% still remaining for the future. Indications are strong, however,--in all five calamity categories--that many if not all of the predictions will be realized in this generation as Wilkerson predicts. Saint Paul's analogy of a pregnant woman coming to full term is an important comparison to remember when evaluating the progress of end-time events--allowing, as it does, for a long, almost imperceptible growth (or degradation in the case of this age) ultimately climaxing with numerous, increasingly strong and painful contractions before the actual birth takes place (cf., 1 Thessalonians 5:3).

Because I believe this "vision" to be a genuine revelation from God for the sake of believers and unbelievers alike, I highly recommend it be read by everyone concerned about "the signs of our times" and how they relate to God's judgments upon the United States of America and the world-at-large; the physical return of Jesus Christ to establish his kingdom on earth; and the end of this present age. Instructions have been provided by the seer-author to assist both "the prepared" and "the unprepared" on how to best conduct their lives in light of the difficult times ahead.

As the Hebrew prophet, Habakkuk, was assured by God concerning the coming of destructive judgment upon the nation of Judah, so Wilkerson invokes the ancient exhortation to patience as part of his epigraph: "For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry" (Habakkuk 2:3).

(See my review for the second edition for further details and comparisons between the two editions.)

The Vision and Beyond (Prophecies Fulfilled and Still to Come)

See also:

Hear Him! The One Hundred Twenty-Five Commands of Jesus

Whether David Wilkerson is a prophet of God for a time to come remains to be seen, but according to Scripture, everything which he states in a vision must come to pass. ... ...I read this book when it was first published, and again many years later, and I can't say anything bad about it. If you are going to hinge your life on the words of a mere man, then get real disappointed, pilgrim. If you are going to measure everything a man, including a man of God, says against the Holy Scripture, then you are following the advice of Paul the Apostle, who said "prove everything." But don't discount David Wilkerson, yet. He didn't see everything in vivid color, nor did he understand what the future would hold. But he's been correct, one way or another. Get a grip, those who would dismiss this. Go to Times Square Church in New York City and take it up with him. Get on his mailing list. He loves Christ with all his heart. Maybe some of you should do the same. Highly recommended, but read it from the vantage point of his published date and track where we headed.

I read this book circa 1975 and since then have seen many of the prediction in this book come true. Many things that David talked about are yet to come and I for one believe with my whole heart that God Showed Mr. Wilkerson what was to happen before the return of His Son Jesus Christ. Mr. Wilkerson has written many books since this one and they only confirm what he saw in his vision. I believe that Mr. Wilkerson is a modern day Prophet of The Most High God and will continue to be so. I recommend this book to anyone that wants to know what is coming and for those that wish to confirm their Faith in God. This book by Mr. Wilkerson only confirms that which the Bible tells us,that we are living in the days just prior to Jesus Christs Return.

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A book like The Vision is a refreshing, eye-opening, and -- in many ways -- alarming look at the modern world.

The author, David Wilkerson, is known for his book The Cross and the Switchblade -- the story of his experiences as a country preacher from Pennsylvania, who became a New York City evangelist to some of the worst street gangs of the time. He founded World Challenge Ministries in Lindale Texas, and now pastors Times Square Church in New York City.

Although written in the early 1970's, The Vision's the call to America and to the world is timeless. The book relates the burden of one preacher over a diseased and blinded world. In the reading of this book, one can sense the tears and agonized prayers that seared its message onto the pages.

By far, one of the most remarkable things about The Vision is the number of specific predictions it contains concerning the years and decades which were to follow. Amazingly, most of these seem already to have been completely fulfilled. To this day Wilkerson does not claim to be a prophet, but merely "one of God's watchmen". But if the mark of true prophecy -- according to the Scriptures -- is 100% predictive accuracy, then The Vision contains convincing evidence that the message of David Wilkerson in the pages of this book was and is, quite possibly, a message from God Himself.

I heard about David Wilkerson's vision in the early 70's and in fact had a copy of the album (yes album) he delivered it to a Lutheran conference in the early 70's in Minneapolis, MN. It had a profound affect on me and my husband and in fact I still recall the dire predictions and have seen many come true over the years.
You don't have to agree with Wilkerson's religion, but you should read the vision as an insight into what the Lord was revealing to him. He was obedient to deliver it to the church and if the church is so apostate that it can't receive it (which is exactly what was in the vision back in 1973) God help us!
I'm going to take a refresher course and re-read "The Vision" because so much has come true already. The great upheavals in the weather (Hello Katrina) the homosexual movement, the extreme change in the family (no one would have believed it true back in the 70's-remember The Wonder Years, that's how we looked at things). It is definately a "vision" that God has given the church to help her make sense of the things to come, and I have used it as such over the past 22 years. I recommend it, and you can decide for yourself if it hasn't been right on the money these past 20 some years.

Book is in great condition for being a used book. Price was great too. And was received in a timely manner. Thank you.