Meet the Author

Since the age of 12, I have been fascinated with the Book of Revelation. It was like an unsolved puzzle that I researched and studied for many years. By the age of 42, I thought I knew everything there was to know about this book of prophecy. I felt that with the information I had learned, whenever Satan made his attack, I was ready to do whatever it took to help God.

Unfortunately, because of all my self-confidence in my knowledge, when I read the Book of Revelation, I would just skim through it. I had studied on and off for about 30 years and thought there was nothing else to learn, until one night I had a dream. I was standing before Jesus.

I told Jesus that I had sinned. Just like the original sin of Adam and Eve, I, too, from time to time, have doubted the words of God. Jesus forgave me and climbed onto my shoulders. It felt like Jesus was putting His hands on my head. My mind began to warm up. After a short time, He got off, and I awoke.

As I was wondering what the dream meant, I started to read the Bible. This time, something new happened. As I began to read, it was like my mind was opening up. New thoughts and ideas refreshed my mind. I felt like an open door was being shown to me, almost like hearing a new song that lifts you up.

The next couple of months were filled with enthusiasm. I felt young again. Soon after that, I re-read the first three chapters of Revelation, I heard the Lord speak to me:

Look at the rewards I gave to the overcomers [born-again believers] of the first four churches. The 1st church overcomers will be able to eat from the Tree of Life. The 2nd church overcomers would not be hurt by the second death. The 3rd church overcomers were given the hidden manna and a new name. The 4th church overcomers would receive power over the nations.

I read through the first three chapters in the Book of Revelation again, this time with an open mind. I noticed that each church that overcame the sins of their fathers was rewarded with what past generations had lost.

There are definite similarities between events occurring in the history of man and those of first five churches. I wondered if there were even more similarities in the Book of Revelation that we had overlooked for many years. In this book, The Great Awakening, I share what was revealed to me. I thank God that He opened my heart, mind and soul to the new things He has planned for us.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and He sent and signified it by His angel unto his servant John: Who bore record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that He saw. Blessed is he that reads, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand (Rev. 1:1−3).