Time-specific prophecies

“For God is calling all who are asleep now to awaken from their dreams of misery and fulfillment, to respond to this great time and to prepare to render the gifts that they were sent into the world to give to a struggling humanity—a humanity whose future now will be largely determined within the few years to come. This is the Blessing."

--The Blessing (April 20, 2007)

Prophecies specific to the 2010s

“What you will see in the coming years and decade will be so shocking and so disheartening.”

--The Plight of Humanity (July 26, 2009)

“Humanity has reached a great threshold now. Your ability to survive and to advance will be determined within the next decade. Do not assume that humanity will succeed. Do not give yourself this false confidence. Do not think, 'Oh, we’ve been through all these problems before, we’ve always survived, we’ve always managed, we have always pulled ourselves through.' Do not give yourself these assurances. Do not think that because the human spirit is strong that humanity’s success is guaranteed.”

--What Will End War (April 29, 2007)

Prophecies specific to the 2020s

"It is a greater turning point than any of your ancestors ever faced. The future of humanity is being decided and will be decided in the next ten to fifteen years. That is how significant this time is."

--Protecting the World (December 15, 2006)

“This next decade will be a great turning point for humanity, as this great environmental change begins to alter the face of the world."

--The Great Turning Point for Humanity (December 31, 2019)

Prophecies specific to the turning point

“The world will be unrecognizable in twenty years.”

--The Prophet (July 23, 2009)

“At this moment, you can stand in the middle of a city of two million people and in 20 years, it will be desolate.”

--The Race to Save Human Civilization (July 22, 2009, Aleppo, Syria)

“The fate of humanity will be determined in the next twenty years—the condition of the world, the condition of the human family, the fate and the future of human civilization.”

--The Recitation (April 1, 2011)

“Your future and your destiny will be determined within the next decades.”

--The Future of Humanity (May 12, 2010)

“And the outcome of that transition will be determined in the next twenty to thirty years—whether humanity will be a deprived and subjugated race, subjugated by foreign races who have planted themselves here under the disguise of offering hope and redemption to a struggling humanity. Or will humanity rise up and become a strong and independent race in the universe, establishing its own boundaries and rules of engagement with life beyond? Will humanity learn to live in a world of diminishing resources, a world requiring greater equanimity, cooperation, forgiveness and contribution?”

--Facing the Light of Revelation (August 18, 2012)

“For humanity as a whole is entering the most dangerous period of its entire history, a period in which its entire future could be determined within the next three or four decades.”

--Adapting to Great Change in the World (April 22, 2008)

"Everything is in the balance now. The fate of the world will be determined within the next few decades. That is an incredibly short period of time. Life is moving. Events are taking place. The results of humanity’s degradation and foolish use of the world are now moving on their own. Technology alone will not be an answer. There must be human recognition, courage and unity. Technology will only be a tool to help you, but without this recognition, this courage and this unity, technology will only hasten your demise.”

What will Save Humanity] (March 30, 2008)

Prophecies specific to the 2040s

“The coastal cities and ports of the world could be flooded in 30 years. The lands will dry out. The crops will fail. There will be human migration on a scale never seen, with great tribulation and conflict arising. It will be an overwhelming situation if humanity does not prepare.”

--The Global Emergency (October 20, 2015)

"Humanity does not have time now to go through centuries of rejection and adaptation to a New Revelation. You do not have the time. The future of humanity will be determined within the next few decades. You do not have the time.”

--The Great Truth (December 25, 2007)

And beyond our lifetimes

"The world’s emergence into the Greater Community will be occurring over the next one and a half centuries. Therefore, what you are doing now in learning a Greater Community Way of Knowledge is establishing the foundation and preparation for the future."

See also

The New Message Prophecy

Further study

• A teaching from the Summers on January 15, 2022: The Great Turning Point for Humanity – The Decade Ahead (registration required)