Ryan Mark: "Jamaica... We Must Repent"

Prophet Ryan Mark, lead pastor of Pure In Heart Ministries International and a renowned gospel artiste in Jamaica, has called for national repentance in a video uploaded to his Instagram account, following a profound dream he says he experienced recently.

In his dream, Prophet Mark found himself driving when he encountered a police checkpoint. Despite the uncertainty, he says he felt a strong prompt to stop. He parked his car and as he was speaking to one of the officers, he heard another say, "Jesus Christ, a wha dat?!" As he looked up the street, he saw floodwaters surging towards where his vehicle was parked, bringing with them widespread destruction. The dream vividly depicted the devastation as cars were overturned and people ran frantically.

Prophet Mark went on to share that when the flood waters had subsided, he observed absolute destruction with cars piled up on each other and a scene of chaos. Amidst this, people began stripping parts from the wrecked vehicles. He recalls being bewildered that in such mayhem, people found the time and the heart to be stealing from others.

Prophet Mark notes that in the dream he had a clear understanding that the owners of the vehicles were persons of wealth or higher economic status and those stripping the vehicles seemingly represented persons of lower income or social status. He shares his revelation that the scene revealed, that in times of judgment, no one is exempt from suffering—the wealthy and less fortunate alike face the consequences. He says the sight also brought home the message of the frailty of material possessions.

After waking from this troubling dream, he says he soon fell back asleep, only to experience another disturbing scene. In this part of the dream, he found himself in Hellshire, St. Catherine, where floodwaters had returned. Seeking refuge at an elevated stall, he and others watched as the waters rose and ultimately destroyed it. The owner of the stall, who had been anxiously hoping and praying to protect his livelihood, was left distraught as the floodwaters claimed everything in its path.

Prophet Mark, struck by the image of the dirty, brown waters and the widespread ruin, reiterated that the scene felt like utter judgment. The dream soon came to an end with him on a high-rise building where he notes he felt some level of security.

Upon waking, Prophet Mark says he felt the Lord urging him to deliver a message akin to that given to the biblical prophet Jonah. Just as Jonah was sent to Nineveh to warn of impending destruction if the people did not repent, Prophet Mark believes he has been called to warn Jamaica.

He asserts that the dream was a divine message urging Jamaica to seek repentance before it's too late and is calling for a national day of fasting and prayer, asking Jamaica’s leaders, including Prime Minister Andrew Holness, to organize the event. He believes this collective spiritual effort is crucial to beseeching the grace and mercy of God, highlighting that other methods such as the states of emergency continuously implemented in different sections of the island to curb issues such as crime have been of little effect.