{"id":2227474,"date":"2024-04-22T17:35:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T21:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/evangelist-tells-arizona-crowd-trump-cant-save-america-but-he-can-give-church-time-to-save-it\/"},"modified":"2024-04-22T17:37:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T21:37:49","slug":"evangelist-tells-arizona-crowd-trump-cant-save-america-but-he-can-give-church-time-to-save-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/evangelist-tells-arizona-crowd-trump-cant-save-america-but-he-can-give-church-time-to-save-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Evangelist in Arizona: Trump Can&#8217;t Save America, But Can Help Church Save It"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fevangelist-tells-arizona-crowd-trump-cant-save-america-but-he-can-give-church-time-to-save-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2227474&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Evangelist Mario Murillo urged \u2063a large Phoenix crowd to\u200d unite and save \u2064America, emphasizing the church&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-thought-he-was-trying-to-sleep-with-me-says-gov-cuomos-sexual-harassment-accuser\/\" title=\"\u2018I thought he was trying to sleep with me,\u201d says Gov. Cuomo\u2019s sexual harassment accuser\">crucial role<\/a> \u2062in this mission. He highlighted the potential of\u2062 the church to bring about\u200b a \u2062transformative revival and\u200d emphasized the importance of unity among denominations. Murillo reiterated the significance of the church&#8217;s \u200cactions\u200b in shaping\u2064 the \u2064nation&#8217;s future. Evangelist\u200d Mario Murillo rallied a large Phoenix\u2063 audience to unite and rescue America, underscoring \u2063the pivotal role \u200dof the church in this endeavor. He emphasized the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-ketanji-brown-jackson-seeks-to-meld-american-law-with-crt-and-social-justice\/\" title=\"Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Seeks to \u201cMeld\u201d American Law With CRT and Social Justice\">transformative power<\/a> of the \u200bchurch in sparking a revival and \u200cstressed the unity of denominations. Murillo emphasized\u2063 the impactful role of \u2062the church in shaping America&#8217;s future.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/%20\"><span>Randy DeSoto<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 22, 2024 at 1:38pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Evangelist Mario Murillo exhorted a crowd of thousands in Phoenix on Sunday night that God has given the church a season to come together to save America.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo the question becomes, are you ready for a new America? See I get asked about Donald Trump all the time. And I\u2019m not supposed to mention his name. And I\u2019m just the wrong person to ever say that to,\u201d Murillo said at his <a href=\"https:\/\/mariomurillo.org\/events\/living-proof-phoenix-crusade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Living Proof<\/a> tent crusade taking place at the Arizona State Fairgrounds through Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t believe that Donald Trump can save America, but God can use Donald Trump to buy the church time to save America,\u201d he said of the former president and presumptive Republican nominee in this fall\u2019s election.<\/p>\n<p>The nation deserves judgment, Murillo said, but he wants more years so Americans can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/path-upcoming-solar-eclipse-appears-prophetic-significance-bible-experts-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">repent<\/a> and experience God\u2019s grace.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/murillo-phoenix-company-treating-christians-like-china-north-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Murillo<\/a> believes the key to the United States seeing a great revival, as it has<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ben-franklin-stunned-great-revivals-impact-people-went-indifferent-fervent-believers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> in the past<\/a>, is for the different denominations and movements within the church to come together.<\/p>\n<p>He predicted if the church does not unite, it will see persecution.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MIL6iT8n8LI?si=wmD9aCB8dalK8VR6&#038;start=3895\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Murillo referenced Abraham Lincoln\u2019s famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/liho\/learn\/historyculture\/housedivided.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">speech<\/a> at the Illinois Republican Party convention in June 1858, a few years before the Civil War broke out.<\/p>\n<p>In it, Lincoln drew from the words of Jesus Christ, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+12%3A22-32&#038;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saying<\/a>, \u201cA house divided against itself cannot stand.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you think America will experience a great revival?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Religious leaders had accused Jesus of casting out demons by the power of the devil. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+12%3A25&#038;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">refuted them<\/a>, responding, \u201cEvery kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lincoln predicted the United States would not remain with half slave states and half free states, but become one or the other.<\/p>\n<p>Murillo suggested if America does not see revival, it will no longer remain free.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis tent, this soul winning, everything we\u2019re doing is because this man of God has dedicated himself to this, \u2018Lord, we are not going to allow our nation to become communistic,\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we might as well begin by evicting the demons that are in Phoenix, Arizona,\u201d Murillo said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Courage Tour is underway in Phoenix; \u201cOur God Is An Awesome God!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WestJournalism?\">@WestJournalism<\/a> covering! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarioMurilloMin?\">@MarioMurilloMin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lancewallnau?\">@lancewallnau<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2hhLnGVuMz\">pic.twitter.com\/2hhLnGVuMz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Randy DeSoto (@RandyDeSoto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RandyDeSoto\/status\/1782227579396915510?\">April 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Murillo argued that the good news of Jesus Christ has the power to reverse the nation\u2019s course.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Gospel stands on its own,\u201d he said. \u201cIt has the power to change you. It will get you off of alcohol in one step, not 12. It will let you know that you\u2019re male or female. It will put sanity back in your mind. And it will let you know what the world cannot do. You will know when something fake is in front of you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The evangelist said he plans to take his tent crusades to some of the most secular places in the United States: New York City, San Francisco and Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Murillo zeroed in on New York, saying the city is shaming itself through its legal actions and otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is literally a city that has lost its mind. Manhattan is crazy. \u2026 It\u2019s an open mental ward. But I still believe God has the power to pour out his spirit \u2026 and it\u2019s time that the body of Christ quit shutting doors that are still open,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got to quit talking about revival and confess that it\u2019s already here. It\u2019s already started,\u201d Murillo said.<\/p>\n<p>As to the belief that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/america-end-times-prophecy-bible-experts-weigh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">end times<\/a> are upon us, the preacher said he has \u201cno doubt\u201d that Christ is coming soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I am going to tell you is that there\u2019s more the church can get done than we\u2019ve been led to believe. \u2026 It\u2019s time to cut off demonic power in cities. It\u2019s time to disconnect the darkness from people\u2019s minds,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>At the National Religious Broadcaster Convention in February, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-bring-back-christianity-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, \u201cWe have to bring back Christianity in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-dems-wont-be-allowed-to-steal-elections-again\/\" title=\"President Trump: Dems won\u2019t be allowed to steal elections again\">president touted<\/a> his record of upholding religious liberty and chastised President Joe Biden\u2019s administration for its promotion of gender ideology and discrimination against Christians.<\/p>\n<p>Trump cited the examples of the Biden Justice Department\u2019s targeting of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/americans-rally-pro-life-family-raided-fbi-nearly-350k-raised-legal-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian pro-life supporters<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hawley-demands-answers-garland-apparent-lie-senate-fbi-targeting-catholics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catholics<\/a> for prosecutions and criminal investigations.<\/p>\n<p>He concluded, \u201cLadies and gentlemen, with your help and God\u2019s grace, the great revival of America begins on Nov. 5, 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In conjunction with Murillo\u2019s Living Proof evening crusades, Christian speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/floyd-brown-left-launches-jihad-christian-nationalism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lance Wallnau<\/a> is conducting his Courage Tour sessions during the day in the revival tent, which is air-conditioned. (Phoenix had its first 100-degree day of the year on Sunday).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to go to the 19 key counties out of 3,143. We picked the 19 that are going to determine the future of America,\u201d Wallnau said in a video posted last month on the social media platform X regarding his tour.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lance LIVE! The Courage Tour Pheonix Day 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F1BaTP7Yto\">https:\/\/t.co\/F1BaTP7Yto<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lance Wallnau (@lancewallnau) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lancewallnau\/status\/1782458097245749394?\">April 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  \u201cAnd I\u2019m going to be working with various political leaders and reformers and thought leaders, including Charlie Kirk\u2019s organization, Turning Point [Faith],\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal founder, is among the speakers at the event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe church is under siege in seven states and 19 counties of greatest consequence and we will go stand with them!\u201d Wallnau told The Western Journal in a written statement.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/time-to-push-back-track-coach-fired-after-not-enforcing-schools-senseless-outdoor-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"\u2018Time To Push Back\u2019: Track Coach Fired After Not Enforcing School\u2019s \u2018Senseless\u2019 Outdoor Mask Mandate\">real choice<\/a> for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-gov-gavin-newsom-met-secretly-with-prince-harry-meghan-markle-ahead-of-election\/\" title=\"California Gov. Gavin Newsom Met \u2018Secretly\u2019 With Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Ahead Of Election\">important election<\/a> for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"after-article-tags\">\n<p>  Tags:<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/arizona\/\" rel=\"tag\">Arizona<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/christian-persecution\/\" rel=\"tag\">Christian persecution<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/christianity\/\" rel=\"tag\">Christianity<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"tag\">Donald Trump<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/faith\/\" rel=\"tag\">Faith<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/god\/\" rel=\"tag\">God<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/phoenix\/\" rel=\"tag\">Phoenix<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/politics\/\" rel=\"tag\">Politics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/us-news\/\" rel=\"tag\">U.S. News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/video\/\" rel=\"tag\">Video<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/wj-reports\/\" rel=\"tag\">WJ Reports<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44657\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/randydesoto\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44657\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44657\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44657\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44657\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Randy DeSoto has written more than 3,000 articles for The Western Journal since he joined the company in 2015. He is a graduate of West Point and Regent University School of Law. He is the author of the book &#8220;We Hold These Truths&#8221; and screenwriter of the political documentary &#8220;I Want Your Money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Harrisburg, Pennsylvania <\/p>\n<p>  Nationality <\/p>\n<p>  American <\/p>\n<p>  Honors\/Awards <\/p>\n<p>  Graduated dean&#8217;s list from West Point <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  United States Military Academy at West Point, Regent University School of Law <\/p>\n<p>  Books Written <\/p>\n<p>  We Hold These Truths <\/p>\n<p>  Professional Memberships <\/p>\n<p>  Virginia and Pennsylvania state bars <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  Phoenix, Arizona <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Entertainment, Faith <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday night in Phoenix, Evangelist Mario Murillo rallied thousands, emphasizing a divine opportunity for the church to unite and save America. 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