After more than five decades in ministry, Benny Hinn is not slowing down. At 73, the evangelist is traveling to Africa, Central America, and beyond — driven not by ambition, but by a singular conviction: the Lord is coming, and the church must be ready.
“This life is short, saints,” Hinn declared in a recent message. “My love for the Lord has just grown and grown and grown. Because I’ve seen his love. His grace. His sweetness. His mercy. His long-suffering.”
Only the Word Can Keep You
Central to Hinn’s message is an uncompromising insistence on the power of Scripture.
“The gifts of the Spirit cannot keep you. Only the Bible can keep you. Signs and wonders will not keep you. Jesus said, ‘By their fruit you’ll know them’ — not by their gifts.”
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He cited a study of over 200,000 people showing that reading the Bible four or more times per week produced dramatic spiritual, emotional and physical transformation — reducing the grip of sin and bondage in measurable ways. “People can have a gift and miss heaven,” he warned. “But the fruit of the Spirit is what will get you in.”
Strangers and Pilgrims
Drawing from Hebrews 11, Hinn painted the picture of Abraham: a man who left home not knowing where he was going, sojourning in tents, yet looking for “a city which had foundations, whose builder and maker is God.” This, Hinn argues, is the posture every believer must adopt.
“We are strangers on this earth,” he said plainly. While much of the world races toward Mars and the stars, Hinn remains uninterested: “This earth is going to be destroyed. The heavens are the work of His hands — they shall perish.” He grounded his point in Psalm 102, 2 Peter 3, and 1 John 2:17, which together form a convergence of Scripture, all pointing to the same conclusion: the world is passing away, and only the one who does the will of God abides forever.
Three Responses to a World That Is Passing Away
From 2 Peter 3:11–12, Hinn drew out three concrete and urgent callings for every believer who truly believes the world will be dissolved:
1. Live holy
“What manner of persons ought ye to be?” Hinn asked, quoting Peter directly. The answer: holy conduct and godliness. The knowledge that this world is temporary should not produce despair — it should produce holiness. “Since we have a different destiny and we’re going to be with the Lord, then our lifestyle should be different. We should not live like the world or even talk like them.”
2. Look forward
Peter calls believers to be “looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God.” Hinn connected this to Titus 2, where Paul describes grace itself as “teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously and godly in this present world — looking for that blessed hope.” We are to be a people whose eyes are fixed on the horizon, not entangled in the affairs of this life.
3. Hasten: preach the gospel
The word “hasting” in 2 Peter 3:12, Hinn explained, is not passive anticipation. It is active, urgent labor. “We are not waiting passively for zero hour to strike: we are active in preaching the gospel.” He sees this not as a metaphor but as a personal mandate. “There’s no such thing as retirement in the ministry. We don’t retire. We just keep going.”
A Shortened Season
Hinn expressed genuine urgency about the accelerating pace of technology, noting with concern that artificial intelligence is now, in his words, “creating itself.” He believes God will shorten the days for the sake of the elect — just as Jesus promised in Matthew 24 — because technology is eroding the soil in which faith grows.
“Forget all this stuff out there. Get to know Him through His word. Get close to the Lord. Cleave to the Lord. Begin to live a holy life.”
Hinn’s call was simple and direct: read the Bible, find a church where the Word is preached, share the gospel with your neighbors, your family and everyone you meet.
“When you open the Bible, you look into the face of Jesus. He starts talking to you. He starts changing you. He becomes real to you through His precious Word.”
Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].
