Of
all the events that have rocked the Coca-Cola dome,
South Africa’s most definitive multi-purpose
indoor entertainment arena, none can be compared
to the “3 Days of Revelation & Power with
Pastor Chris” which took place from Thursday
17th to Saturday 19th of March 2005.
The vicinity of the dome was awash with excitement as people
started trooping in as early as 9:00 am each day, to the
amazement of some dome officials. They came from every walk
of life, race, colour, tribe and tongue, a fantastic cornucopia
of humanity united in their purpose and passion for God’s
Word and the touch of the Holy Spirit.
Every
available seating space inside the dome had been
fully booked several days before the services by
the thousands who had pre-registered. Consequently,
priority for seats inside was given to them. All
they had to do was present their registration cards
at the reservation desks where they were issued tickets
before they were allowed inside.
Attendees
at future programs can take advantage of free
seat reservation available on-line or through
Christ Embassy Churches to beat the rush on program
days.
From
the registration statistics, it was apparent that
most of those who came for the meetings came, not
because they were sick and in need of healing, but
because they had a desire to hear God’s Word.
This was really remarkable because being a world
renowned healing minister, most people attend Pastor
Chris’ meetings to get healed and receive miracles.
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To
see people hungry for the Word had always been Pastor
Chris’ passion – and this desire was evident
when he asked the audience the first two nights for
their Bibles and taught extensively from God’s
Word. He told the people he was not a magician who
would conjure up miracles for them but that everything
they expected from the meeting or desired for their
lives would come only through the Word of God.
The
venue officials were initially concerned that the
crowd would be unruly and uncontrollable once they
discovered the dome was full. Their apprehension
was further heightened by the weather forecast that
predicted a very cold and rainy weather for the three
days. But the weather forecast was overturned by
the prayers of the saints. There was fine weather
for the three days and there were no incidents throughout
the programme – the Spirit of God took charge!
Conservatively,
over 100,000 attendance was recorded
over the 3 days of the program.
The
roll call of dignitaries who attended the meetings
was also quite impressive. There were royals, leaders
in politics and government, business executives,
and ministers of the Gospel, all with a unifying
desire to see the power of God and receive His Word.
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