Racing Toward Judgment

by David Wilkerson

Book by Wilkerson, David

Genres: Nonfiction, Church, Faith, Christian

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

David Ray Wilkerson was an American Christian evangelist, best known for his book The Cross and the Switchblade. He was the founder of the addiction recovery program Teen Challenge, and founding pastor of the non-denominational Times Square Church in New York.

Wilkerson's widely distributed sermons, such as "A Call to Anguish", are known for being direct and frank against apostasy and serious about making the commitment to obey Jesus' teachings. He emphasized such Christian beliefs as God's holiness and righteousness, God's love toward humans and especially Christian views of Jesus. Wilkerson tried to avoid categorizing Christians into distinct groups according to the denomination to which they belong.

Wilkerson was killed in a car crash in Texas on April 27, 2011.

Reviews

[Jamar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Prolific and provocative work. Wilkerson provides bible evidence that illustrates the similarities of America and Sodom. Wilkerson believes that judgement is inevitable for America. He implores the christian not to fear. Our refuge in these last days will be the word of God and our personal prayer closet.

[Dinal Perera · Rating 3 out of 5]

“Begin now to execute acts of sacrifice and self-denial. Yes, that goes contrary to all the success preaching we have all been fed in recent years. Those expensive years will vanish! True believers will now gladly settle for less, that they may give more. My God wants me to prosper and be in health, but He has cleansed my concept of true prosperity. I am truly prosperous only when I yield over to the Lord everything I do not really need to be fulfilled and happy. I look into the future and I see the most difficult days the world has ever witnessed. I see a world groping for just a little ray of hope. I see the unraveling of society and hordes of hungry children. Then I hear again the word prosperity. Suddenly I know our Christian values have been distorted. Does God really want me to be so full when so many are empty? So rich when so many have nothing? Would God challenge me to believe this so-called prosperity instead of challenging me to be content with such things as I have?
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. (Matthew 15:24 KJV)”

Excerpt From
Racing Toward Judgment
David Wilkerson

[M · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the sequel to Rev. Wilkerson's "The Vision". This book followed the Vision only after three years and is, in essence, an exposition of Biblical Judgment on nations. Though tied to the U.S., it is really an excellent explanation of all the judgment prophets found in the Old Testament. I have read it two or three times. Though a little rambling, it is a very good Bible survey of all the judgments God made against nations as explained in the Bible.