During a sermon at Azusa Pacific University, Evangelist Francis Chan called out the American Church and encouraged believers to read through the Book of Revelation.

Many Christians are misled about what Jesus’ return will be like.

“John sees Jesus, the Risen Jesus, you know and we all think, ‘Oh, if I could see Jesus right now I would just hug him. No, John, the Beloved Disciple, passes out when he sees him in his glorified state,” Chan said in the sermon.

He then addresses Revelation 2-3. Here Jesus tells John to deliver harsh words to seven different churches. Chan believes the American church is no different than the churches in Revelation and need needs to repent.

“I never noticed that five out of the seven churches he goes, ‘you better repent or else,'” Chan said. “I never saw how serious the letters were to the churches…Here’s this almighty God in chapter one and he gives these letters to John and he says ‘tell the churches this.”

“It’s a loving father grabbing us, his children, going ‘Listen, this is real. This is reality. This is going to happen. I am going to destroy the world and all the little things you think are so important and so huge right now, you’re going to see nothing compared to the end. Get serious about me. Get serious about Me.'” Chan said.

He addressed how America Christians are focused more on theatrics and nice worship music, when there are Christians around the world dying for professing their faith in Jesus Christ.

Chan’s ultimate challenge to believers is to read Revelation with new eyes.

“Read through Revelation today and do something. Figure it out. Repent like it was a serious warning…a serious warning. Read the book of Revelation. We have an opportunity right now at this time in history. I am so pumped about it but it’s time to change the church,” Chan said. “This is real. We are going to see him.”