Pastor Jack Hibbs didn’t hold back in a fiery and urgent video message this week, sounding the alarm on America’s spiritual decline and the rising threats facing both the U.S. and Israel. As war reignites in the Middle East and Islamic extremism gains ground domestically, Hibbs called on believers to take action before it’s too late.
“Have you taken a look at what’s going on in the world right now?” Hibbs asked, opening the video with a sobering question. “As the news is breaking this morning… the war is heating up again [in Israel],” he warned. “The Islamic world wants to see the destruction of Israel. And that chant, that cry has been renewed.”
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But Hibbs said the battle isn’t just overseas. He pointed to a development in Josephine, Texas, where “There’s such a great push to establish Sharia law and Islam that they have bought over 200 acres of land and they’re going to be creating an Islamic city.” He likened it to “the Old Testament establishment of high places in pagan worship centers,” and urged, “Will Texans stand for their Judeo-Christian worldview values? Because it’s either going to be the Constitution in Texas or Sharia law. They are incompatible, folks.”
Hibbs also highlighted what he sees as the moral unraveling of America. “Minnesota just passed a law that it’s OK and non-offensive, but rather celebratory for women to go topless,” he said, referencing a call he received from former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann. “We are on the brink of insanity… It is absolutely insane the direction this country is going.”
He made it clear that no political figure can save a nation that refuses to repent.
“Forget about government right now. If we, the people of God, do not turn back to God in short order, I don’t believe there’s hope for America,” he declared. “We’ve had a political revival. That’s great. Where’s the church?”
In California, Hibbs warned of continued legislative decay: “California has yet again lessened laws against pedophilia,” a move he believes will spread to other states. “Evil is advancing. What are we going to do about it?”
His answer is direct: “We need to fast. We need to pray. And we need to speak up on the word of God… Will you be able to stand in the last days? Because they’re here.”
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With unmistakable urgency, Hibbs closed by calling Christians to live out the Great Commission and hold the line in the culture war. “Let’s repent. Let’s preach the gospel. Let’s make disciples. And let’s stand strong for what is right and true. Let’s speak up in Jesus name.”
James Lasher is staff writer for Charisma Media.
