The nations of the earth are in a season of acceleration toward both the greatest outpouring of the Holy Spirit and the greatest hour of pressure in world history. Isaiah made it clear that both darkness and the glory of God will increase to unprecedented levels together in the generation that Jesus returns: “For the darkness shall cover the earth and deep darkness the peoples [the nations]; but the Lord shall rise upon you, and His glory shall be seen upon you” (Isaiah 60:2, MEV).

Yes, a time of deep darkness is coming, yet at the same time, the glory of God will be seen upon His people in an unprecedented measure. In essence, Haggai prophesied the same thing, declaring that the Lord will shake heaven and earth, the sea, and all the nations. In context to this global shaking, multitudes will come to Jesus, who will be seen as “the Desire of All Nations.”

For thus says the Lord of hosts: “I will shake heaven and earth, the sea and dry land; and I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations [Jesus]” (Haggai 2:6–7).
In other words, the greatest harvest of souls is coming in context to the end-time shaking of the nations. This shaking will be like a “perfect storm,” affecting many areas of life—financial, political, societal, spiritual, military, and more. It is in this context that God’s glory will be seen and magnified in the nations.

The Lord was gracious to give His people prophetic information about the generation of His appearing referred to as “signs of the times.” The biblical signs of the times include events and trends that are predicted by Jesus, the apostles, or the Old Testament prophets—these signs will alert God’s people (who are alive in the generation of Jesus’ return) of His soon return.

In Matthew 24 and Luke 21, Jesus identified 22 signs of that time. Now, for the first time in history, most of these signs are increasing and making global headline news. When all the signs accelerate at the same time, then God’s people are “to know” they are living in the generation of Christ’s return. In fact, Jesus actually commanded one generation to know that His return was near. This command was for the generation living when all 22 signs prophesied in Matthew 24 and Luke 21 occur.

Eight different times Jesus and the apostles said, related to the end times, to watch and pray. When they said, “Watch,” they actually mean to open your eyes and watch. Watch what is happening as it correlates to what the Bible says. Watch. It is not some kind of mystical thing. It is actually just to see what is happening in the news, be familiar with what Jesus and the prophets said, and draw the conclusions. Let faith and urgency arise that pull you back into the seriousness and the urgency and the glory of the divine story unfolding in this hour history.

In The End Times Watchman, Jennifer not only helps you understand what to watch for—but how to watch and pray in relation to the end times events and signs that are unfolding and will unfold around us in the days and years ahead. Jennifer is calling forth end times watchmen from all tribes and nations, inspiring them to live a lifestyle worthy of His Second Coming. She offers biblical insight on navigating apocalyptic dreams, processing end times revelations, delivering end times warnings, and preparing the Bride for the Bridegroom’s return.

It's critical that the church learn to cooperate with what the Lord is doing in this hour and in the hour to come. Armed with knowledge and understanding of what the Bible says about the end times, we can pray in line with God’s end times blueprint and intercede with an eternal perspective. Jennifer has contributed an important work to the biblical end times literature by focusing in specifically on the call to watch and pray and showing us through Scripture how to stand on the end times watchtower.

Mike Bickle
Founder, International House of Prayer
Author, God’s Answer to the Growing Crisis