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1992, AS A 33-YEAR-OLD MINISTER, I minister, went home to be with the Lord. I can count on one
was invited by Dr. Ray Brubaker to speak at hand the number of men remaining whose messages consis-
the International Prophetic Conference in tently feature prophetic insight. Most of these teachers are
Tampa, Florida. At that time, there were be- now in their sixties or seventies.
tween 16 to 20 noted ministers who focused The most concerning aspect of this is not that so many
primarily on the message of Biblical prophecy and its fulfill- teachers have passed from this life, as we all have an ap-
ment in our lifetime. At that time, I was the new kid on the pointment with death (Heb. 9:27). I am concerned that
block, having been a featured speaker on Bible prophecy on there is a serious shortage of men and women who focus
several Florida Christian television networks, including Su- on prophetic events. Very few younger ministers are rising
per Channel 55 in Orlando and Christian Television Network to replace those who have gone, since most of the younger
in Tampa. I met many interesting people of all denomina- generation of pastors completely ignore or refuse to teach
tions and backgrounds at this yearly gathering. any prophecy message.
That was thirty years ago. Today only a few of the original
speakers are still living and continue to preach the message ONE IS A LONELY NUMBER
of Christ’s return. In July I received a text from Joe VanKover- Consider the days of Noah and Lot. In Noah’s generation,
ing telling me that Dr. Ed Hindson, a 77-year-old prophetic there was only one man, Noah, who was warning people of

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