MONDAY September 15, 2025

The Great Fall of England

For the nation and kingdom which will not serve you shall perish, and those nations shall be utterly ruined.
Isaiah 60:12

What has happened to England? In the past, I was fortunate to visit England. I was amazed, as I looked at all the beautiful architecture and church buildings that dated all the way back to the 1800s and 1300s.  Long ago, massive churches seated 3,000 to 4,000 people. Charles Spurgeon preached at the Metropolitan Tabernacle. The services overflowed, and they had to move to The Royal Surrey Garden Music Hall, where 10,000 gathered to hear God’s Word.

England was home to some of God’s greatest preachers––men like Campbell G. Morgan, Charles Spurgeon, William Barclay, and the great historian Lloyd Jones––an excellent expositor of the Word of God. Alan Redpath, who I was privileged to meet, was another great evangelist and pastor. He died on March 16, 1989 in Birmingham England.

Society in England has drastically changed. What has happened to Christianity? Statista.com has recorded that only ⅓ of the people in the United Kingdom identifies as being Christian. Years earlier, the number of Christians was ⅔. A faith survey has noted there has been a significant drop from 10.6 million to 5.5 million Christians.

Over the years, many beautiful churches have been sold because there are no financial means to support them. These historical landmarks are being transformed into Muslim Mosques. Did you know a census taken in 2021 recorded 3.9 million Muslims, constituting 6.5% of the overall population? Between the years 2001 and 2009, the Muslim population increased almost 10 times faster than non-Muslim populations. A staggering 6000 Britons, primarily women, chose to convert to Islam. England had been taken over by foreigners with other gods. England and many other European countries are in need of a Christian revival. At this time, Europe sits alone without a move of the Spirit of God.

Can this happen in America? In New York, it is estimated that there are at least 275 mosques and 750,000 Muslims currently residing in the state.

At the heart of Christianity is the death and resurrection of Christ.
Muslims deny [it].
~Norman L. Geisler~

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