Scripture tells us that the last days will bring an upsurge of evil in the world. Does that mean we should stop expecting revivals to take place? What’s coming to America? Can we anticipate widespread spiritual revival? Or should we expect a deepening social degeneracy? It’s a question from a listener named Cole. “Hello, Pastor John. I’m a 21-year-old recent college graduate, and I’ve noticed over the past few years among younger believers, especially in the college setting, a lot of encouraging talk of revival. Everyone seems to be expecting an awakening (i.e., a lot of nonbelievers repenting and coming back to God). “However, the more I read Scripture, it seems like we should actually be expecting things in this world to get worse. There are so many instances in the Bible where it says that ‘in those days’ there will be more egregious sins, even within the church, and a lot of deceptive teaching and people walking away from the faith. Should we really be expecting revival? And where did that notion come from? Or should we be expecting the number of believers to dwindle until the coming of Christ?” Episode 1341: https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/should-we-expect-revival-or-more-social-decay Related Resources: “Piper’s Reflections After a Mainline Church Service” https://youtu.be/BKvMOJ1T8T4 “Should We Raise Our Hands in Worship?” https://youtu.be/GNYK17fp9r0 “Seven Simple Tips to Refresh Your Prayer Life” https://youtu.be/qmiWm69kV_I “How Do I Feed My Joy in Jesus Every Morning?” https://youtu.be/Mm1gnecsaC4 Ask Pastor John Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKvMOJ1T8T4&list=PLFF7F6AE365DA3564 Find other recent and popular Ask Pastor John episodes, http://desiringgod.org/ask-pastor-john