Jeff Kinley - Aftershocks: Christians Entering a New Era of Global Crisis

HARVEST PROPHECY

A N IMPRINT OF H ARVEST H OUSE P UBLISHERS

All Scripture quotations are taken from the New American Standard Bible, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org)

Verses marked ESV are taken from The ESV Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version), copyright 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Published in association with William K. Jensen Literary Agency, 119 Bampton Court, Eugene, Oregon 97404

Cover design by Bryce Williamson

Cover photo Varunyu, inkoly, StudioM1/ Gettyimages

Interior design by Greg Longbons

For bulk, special sales, or ministry purchases, please call 1-800-547-8979. Email: Customerservice@hhpbooks.com

HARVEST PROPHECY is a trademark of The Hawkins Childrens LLC. Harvest House Publishers, Inc., is the exclusive licensee of the trademark HARVEST PROPHECY.

Aftershocks

Copyright 2021 by Jeff Kinley

Published by Harvest House Publishers

Eugene, Oregon 97408

www.harvesthousepublishers.com

ISBN 978-0-7369-8410-2 (pbk.)

ISBN 978-0-7369-8411-9 (eBook)

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Kinley, Jeff, author.

Title: Aftershocks: Christians entering a new era of global crisis / Jeff Kinley.

Description: Eugene, Oregon: Harvest House Publishers, 2021. | Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020047886 (print) | LCCN 2020047887 (ebook) | ISBN 9780736984102 (pbk) | ISBN 9780736984119 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: End of the world. | Church and the world. | GlobalizationReligious aspectsChristianity.

Classification: LCC BT877 .K56 2021 (print) | LCC BT877 (ebook) | DDC 236dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020047886

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020047887

All rights reserved. No part of this electronic publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any meanselectronic, mechanical, digital, photocopy, recording, or any otherwithout the prior written permission of the publisher. The authorized purchaser has been granted a nontransferable, nonexclusive, and noncommercial right to access and view this electronic publication, and purchaser agrees to do so only in accordance with the terms of use under which it was purchased or transmitted. Participation in or encouragement of piracy of copyrighted materials in violation of authors and publishers rights is strictly prohibited.

Dedicated to my fellow watchers and discerners, and all those who long to hear the last trumpet.

1 Corinthians 15:51-52

D uane Carriker was finishing up his workday in the little Prince William Sound port city of Valdez, Alaska. Having moved there a few years earlier with his wife, Bonnie, and their two small children, Duane had found work on the docks as a longshoreman. But driving a forklift wasnt his real passion. Ministry was. Duanes calling was to preach the gospel and lead others to Jesus. And he no doubt looked forward to this upcoming weekend, as he would be ringing the church bell at Valdez Gospel Chapel, calling the area townspeople to Good Friday worship. It was March 27, 1964. Tragically, that Friday proved to be anything but good for Duane, as by dinnertime, the 34-year-old pastor would be dead.

At 5:36 p.m., a colossal earthquake rocked the Alaskan coast. Registering a massive 9.2 on the Richter scale, it would prove to be the most powerful earthquake in US history.

Back in Valdez, telephone poles toppled and snapped like toothpicks. Sewer lines ruptured, railroad tracks splintered, and roads split in half. Whole forests suddenly plunged below sea level as the coastline soil liquified and sank. There were hundreds of landslides.

And then came the tsunamis.

Footage shot by crew aboard a ship docked in Valdez documents the moment bay waters abruptly receded, nearly draining the bay dry. The ship then rapidly began sinking into a giant crevice on the ocean floor as a 70-foot high wall of water raced toward the shoreline. This just four minutes following the initial quake. The dock on which Carriker was standing simply disappeared into the dark abyss below. There was no time to escape and nowhere to run. His body was never found.

Near the Valdez dock, Union oil tanks exploded and burned for nearly two weeks, producing an apocalyptic scene of devastation. In nearby Shoup Bay, a tsunami measuring more than 200 feet high hit land, as did others in Oregon and California. Most of the more than 130 people who perished did so as a result of the tsunamis.

On the day of the earthquake, there were 11 recorded aftershocks, each of them measuring a magnitude of at least 6.0. Smaller aftershocks continued for more than a year .

But this is not a book about earthquakes. Its not about tectonic plates grinding together and wreaking havoc on land or at sea. Its not about Richter scales and ruined cities. Instead, its about something much worse. And more serious.

Aftershocks is about Gods prophetic plan for the ages, and your part in it.

Its no secret that recent national and global events have dramatically altered the moral, economic, and geopolitical landscapes of planet Earth. But in doing so, they have also triggered a series of aftershocks, some being immediate and strong, while others linger on the horizon, as if waiting for their cue to bring more seismic upheaval to humanity.

Aftershocks will supply you with critical intel concerning how life will likely change for you, your family, community, culture, and church in the months and years ahead. This book will help you develop biblical discernment, enabling you to X-ray current events and know how to respond in wisdom. Youll learn how recent cultural convulsions on this restless planet play into heavens prophetic plan for Earth and its inhabitants. It will give you a Gods-eye view of whats happening.

Undeniably, we are in a prophetic season of global change, and it is imperative for us as Christians to comprehend the perilous times in which we live, to know what we believe, and to live courageously going forward.

Aftershocks unveils the raw reality of these last days while simultaneously inspiring you with hopea hope that vaccinates you against the viral ignorance, naivety, and anxiety that plague so many today.

Jesus told His disciples, We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming when no man can work. While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world (John 9:4).

While humanity desperately attempts to steady itself during tumultuous times, we Christians find ourselves standing on the precipice of a historic moment, facing a once-in-a-millennium opportunity. We can still make a difference in our world. But it has to be nowwhile it is still day for us. Time is running out. There are no do-overs in this brief life. We get one shot, and this is our appointment with destiny. Miss this opportunity, and we may be remembered in heavens history books as the most undiscerning and ineffective generation of believers.