David Du Plessis (Mr. Pentecost) The Smith Wigglesworth Prophecy

David Johannes du Plessis (7 February 1905 – 2 February 1987) was a South African-born Pentecostal minister. He was one of the main founders of the charismatic movement that spread the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in other tongues to non-Pentecostal churches worldwide. David du Plessis was known as Mr. Pentecost. WIGGLESWORTH'S PROPHETIC WORD Du Plessis was General Secretary of the Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) in Johannesburg. Around 7.00 am Smith Wigglesworth burst into Du Plessis's office with a prophetic word. He prophesied that a revival would come through the old-line denominations eclipsing anything previously known throughout history. He said that many of the leaders would change from strong opposition to accept the message and the blessing of the Pentecostal experience. Du Plessis would also have a very prominent part in this movement providing he remained humble and faithful. Smith bowed his head, asked God to prepare Du Plessis and to keep him in good health, and he left his office. Smith WigglesworthWigglesworth was in South Africa for the annual conference of the AFM (December 1936). David du Plessis was his interpreter, and Smith Wigglesworth was staying in David's home. Ten minutes later Smith returned to David's office as though for the first time and inquired how he was. "Very puzzled," was David's reply. Smith Wigglesworth explained he had seen a vision well before dawn and argued with the Lord about it because this was not what the brethren were expecting. Here is Du Plessis account of the event. "Come out here!" Without hesitations, I moved around the desk and walked toward him. "Yes, Brother Wigglesworth." He put his hands on my shoulders and pushed me against the wall, not roughly, but certainly firmly. He began to speak, and I knew he was prophesying. What followed was a remarkable and, to a Pentecostal in 1936, heretical message. The Lord would pour His Spirit upon the established Church, he said, and the ensuing revival would eclipse anything the Pentecostals had experienced. And David du Plessis would be mightily used by God to bring acceptance of the Pentecostal message to the established churches. It was an extraordinary prophecy, and the years that followed have been equally amazing." Smith Wigglesworth told du Plessis that he should wait for confirmation from God and added, "It will not begin during my lifetime. When I pass away, then you can begin to think about it." Smith also told David du Plessis that he would travel more than most men.