Yes, this even shocked me.
First Church Somerville United Church of Christ has issued a public service announcement from its “drag-queen-in-residence.” (Yes, I just wrote the words “drag queen” and “church” in the same sentence and it doesn’t have to do with a powerful testimony of deliverance from darkness.)
James Adams, also known as Serenity Jones, begins his public service announcement declaring a bit of truth—God is good all the time—followed by a blasphemous lie that God is a “diva” and a “girl.” In true Pentecostal preacher style, asks “Can I get a witness up in here!? Can I get an amen my sistahs and my brothahs!?”
Um … no. No, you can’t.
The twisted “public service announcement” goes on to say the church will become “Fierce Church Somerville” for two days in October and will see congregants worship, praise and use their God-given musical and artistic talent, creativity and fashion.
“What do drag queens or drag kings have to do with Jesus or the gospel? We at FCS believe ‘God don’t make no junk,'” Jones writes. “So whether you are straight, gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, transgendered or still playing hard to get, Jesus loves you and so do we! Amen, baby! So come and get yours at this here church!”
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This so-called Drag Gospel event is the brainchild of Adams. According to the First Church Somerville website, Drag Gospel first launched in 2011 and is now an annual event.
“It is our way of demonstrating the radical welcome that we believe Jesus offered to all kinds of people—especially people exiled to the margins just for being the people God made them to be: queer or straight or a little bit of each, male or female or a little bit of each,” Adams writes, emerging from his “Serenity” persona.
The Drag Gospel kicks off with a benefit concert and drag show to raise funds for the LGBT Asylum Task Force. Jones himself will perform at Club Cafe, along with other area drag queens and kings.
The main event, though, takes place during Sunday morning worship. Yes, we’ve moved from the club to the church with this perversion, which features Jones in full drag attire as the liturgist for the day.
Apparently, his “pastors”—sometimes also known to appear in drag—will join him in sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ with a “distinctly loving message for LGBTQ-add-your-letter-here.” An after party promises “kids running around in feather boas, straight men in skirts, people who never thought they’d be in a church basement hollering Hallelujahs!”
In March, I released a prophetic word about a tsunami of perversion rising. This is one wave of the rising tide and it’s crashing to shore. Jones is right that God is good. Jones is right that Jesus offered a welcome to all kinds of people—especially people exiled to the margins. But he’s wrong that Jesus sanctioned a soulish state that would leave them separated from Father forever. God is love, and love does not condone perversion.
We’re seeing the rapid rise of perversion even now but I believe this is just the beginning. We’ll see the rise of false prophets who deceive many because, Jesus said, of the increase of wickedness (see Matt. 24:12). The mystery of lawlessness was working in Paul’s day (see 2 Thess. 2:7) and that mystery is revealing the depth of its wicked plot in our day.
While this perversion grieves me, with every story about throuples, bestiality, and the like, I know we are getting closer to a Great Awakening. I know this because, as I’ve written before, the Holy Spirit told me in 2007 that things would grow darker in this nation before His light shines brightly again.
I believe things are on a course to grow very dark very rapidly. But I also believe in the power of prayer and faith-inspired action. I also believe in the power of preaching the gospel. I also believe God wants to bring transforming revival—a Third Great Awakening—to this nation.
It’s up to us to stand in the gap. It’s up to us to make up the hedge. It’s up to us to weep between the porch and the altar. It’s up to us to pray without ceasing. It’s up to us to decree and declare God’s will on the earth. It’s up to us to speak the truth in love. It’s up to us to take the gospel to our city. Yes, I believe it will grow darker and the perversion will rise, but I believe the glory of the Lord will rise and shine upon us again if we are faithful to obey His commands.
“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For the darkness shall cover the earth and deep darkness the peoples; but the Lord shall rise upon you, and His glory shall be seen upon you. The nations shall come to your light and kings to the brightness of your rising” (Is. 60:1-3). Amen.
