(2) Revival & Revival Mentality The Trinity Review, 1991
"Do we need revival? No! We need transformation. And this transformation cannot be achieved by "weeping and wailing" before God (as the revivalists would have us do), brought on by some "unusual" outpouring of the Spirit. The transformation that the Bible talks about is the continual sanctification through the Word and the power of the Spirit (Rom. 12:1,2; Phil. 1:6; 2:12,13; 3:20,21). Transformation is the product of our prayers for the courage and the grace of the Holy Spirit; standing fast with the Word in battle; not waivering, not compromising, not being overcome with fear, but steadfast in the cause of the truth--TRUTH !--a word foreign to most of the revival movement, both past and present. "

(3) Revival and Revivalism: A Review Article by Terry Chrisope, 1997
This is a review of the book "Revival and Revivalism: The Making and Marring of American Evangelicalism, 1750-1858" by Iain H. Murray, Banner of Truth Trust, 1994. xxii + 455 pp. It is an exploration of the difference between true revival and revivalism, from a Sounthern Baptist perspective.

(4) "Get Your Own Revival!" by David Wilkerson, 1997
"My recommendation? Get your own revival! You will find it in Isaiah 58:10-11. You need no airline ticket, no travel. I have found the springs of water that never fail! "And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day: and the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not."

(5) Famine In The Landby Rev. Mike, 1997
"Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it. In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst." (Amos 8:11-13) There is a true famine in much of the world today. Not a famine of physical food (though there is plenty of that, too), but a famine of the HEARING of the Word of God. Note that the prophesy in Amos above didn't say that there would be a lack of the preaching of the Word. A famine of "hearing"!! (This link is dead for now.   http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/5349/famine.htm Hoping the author will send me a copy.)

(6) Revival by Christians For Truth, 1997
"Many supernatural signs and wonders have been observed and recorded in revivals. However, visible manifestations are not necessarily a proof that revival is genuine. Counterfeit manifestations are characteristics of false revivals. Any movement which has physical manifestations as its central focus, such as laughing, animal noises, 'jerks', etc., is immediately suspect, especially if the above-mentioned characteristics of revival are absent. Revival leaders, such as Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield, warned against physical manifestations when they become the epicenter of a movement and were detached from true repentance and the fruit of the Spirit. A revival is, by its very nature, bound to be accompanied by emotional excitement. However, once the idea gains acceptance that the degree of the Spirit's work is to be measured by the strength of emotion or outward manifestations, the Spirit of God is quenched and revival comes to an end."

(7) Revival Or Apostacy? by Dave Hunt, 1997
"Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe." (John 4:48) To summarize, the scriptural warnings foretell the very delusion we find in our day: 1) a false signs and wonders movement led by many false prophets; 2) many being deceived through these seeming miracles; 3) the rejection of the biblical teaching concerning apostasy and the insistence that we are in the midst of, or at least are building up to, the "greatest revival in the history of the church." Such is the prevailing teaching today among charismatics and increasingly among evangelicals. The promise of revival will be part of the last-days deception, Paul warns, so beware. Instead, in the days preceding the Rapture there will be a great apostasy, a falling away from the faith. Don't be part of it! "

(8) ELIJAH - The man who could make it rain by Jacob Prasch, 1998
"The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain; and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the sky poured rain, and the earth produced its fruit (James 5:16-18). Elijah was a man with a nature like ours. Elijah was a man who could make it rain. The Holy Spirit, through this text, is trying to tell us that, if he can do it, we can do it. We can make it rain. But what does that mean? "

(9) The Rest Of The Story by  Dr. Orrel Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Vol. 4, No. 3, 1999
"It is only by careful selection of Wesley's words at the outset of his ministry that the proponents of the Toronto Blessing and Brownsville River of God meetings can suggest that Wesley and others promoted similar convulsions and paroxysms in their day as are currently being featured.  If we could ask Wesley today, without doubt he would probably refer to the "great noise" in Toronto and Brownsville."

(10) RIVERS OF LIVING WATER- The Biblical Doctrine of Renewal by Alan Morrison, 12/99
"The word ‘renewal’ is one of many which have been ‘hijacked’ from their Biblical or lexical context and then spuriously reapplied to a tendentious or sectarian cause. However, far from being confined to referring to a weird display of extraordinary phenomena or sporadic outbursts of revivalism or a religious movement in history, the Biblical doctrine of renewal embraces the whole creation. In this study, we seek to overthrow the revisionism which has beset this doctrine for the last few decades, while setting out the true extent and magnificence of this unique work of Holy Spirit in salvation, which is both individual and cosmic, particular and universal in its outworkings."

(11) The Myth Of Endtime Revival by Alan Morrison, 1999
"Contrary to the belief of many Christians, the Bible does not present any evidence that the return of the Lord will be preceded by a Golden Age of global revival or a largely 'Christianised' world — a fantasy which has sometimes been called the 'latter-day glory of the saints'. It is most important that we understand this from a biblical perspective rather than from the systems and traditions of men, because the entire concept of a future earthly Golden Age, as we shall later show, is fundamental to Jewish and Gnostic belief-systems rather than to the Word of God. "

(12) A Closer Look at Revival and Revival Meetings by Rev. Gill Rugh
"Revival meetings have been a part of Christianity in America since the mid 1700s. Most Christians, however, are not familiar with the roots of revival or the theology behind most revival meetings.  That is why Pastor Gil Rugh, in his booklet, A Closer Look at Revival and Revival Meetings, looks at the history of revival in America and examines the theology behind many of today’s revival meetings."  This is a .pdf file.

(13) Sensitive To Religion -- But Living Like The Devil
by A.W. Tozer, Renewed Day By Day, 1950
"In our day you can find plenty of men and women in all walks of life who live like the devil while insisting that they are "sensitive" to religion!"

(14) True Revival or Apostasy? A Comparison Between the Modern "Toronto Blessing" Style of Revivalism & Historic Revivals by Alan Morrison, Diakrisis, 12/00
"The mention of the "Toronto Blessing" today seems very outmoded. For many, this is now history... times have moved on, and the fads of the past are no longer with us. However, this would be a grave misjudgement. True, people no longer speak of an actual "Toronto Blessing". But this is because the "Toronto Blessing" has done its work. It was never intended, in the plan of Satan, to be the 'be-all-and-end-all". It was designed to be a major component in the shifting of mainstream evangelicalism in an even more experiential and subjective direction than it had already travelled. Masses of churches were affected, and still are to this day. Wherever the Alpha Course goes, this style of "revivalism" goes with it. The overall message is that personal psycho-religious experience takes precedence over objective truth. A large part of evangelicalism had already been moving in that direction for many years. All that the "Toronto Blessing" did was to accelerate the process -- a process which is still developing and consolidating to this day. The above article is the transcript of a talk originally given in the U.K. in July 1994, entitled "The Toronto Blessing -- Is it Revival?"  The main headings are: 1) The Seven Hallmarks of Genuine Revival; 2) The Handling of Physical and Emotional Phenomena During the History of Revivals; 3) The True Origins of the "Toronto Blessing" Style of "Revival"."

(15) The Hope Of His Calling by Dave Hunt, The Berean Call, May 2001
"Yet not only Reconstructionists but most charismatics and many evangelicals are still boasting that Christianity is growing stronger through a last-days great revival and will eventually take over the world. Yes, it will, but it will be a false "Christianity" headed by Antichrist in partnership with the Vatican—the woman riding the beast of Revelation 17. One would have to be both spiritually and physically blind not to see this rapidly growing development, exactly as the Bible foretells it."

(16) Finding Freedom From The Spirits Of "Revival" by Ed Tarkowski, 8/01
Two part series on getting freedom from demonic influences in the current Third Wave "revival"

Part 1: When Evil Perseveres
Part 2: Being Established Through Repentence And The Word

(18) Last Days Fictitious Revival by Let Us Reason Ministries 
"What would be the greatest deception pulled on the Christian Church that was looking for God to do something great? Could there be such a close substitute that was wholly false, yet made people think that it was the real thing? Could it be that today, in the disguise of revival, we actually have an apostasy. A radical concept if indeed this is true." 

(19) The Theology Of Charles Finney - A System Of Self-Reformation by Jay E. Smith, Trinity International University, Trinity Journal, 1992
This essay proposes that Finney taught more about morality than biblical theology.  This is a .pdf file.

(20) The Sickness Unto Death: Spiritual Drunkenness And False Revival by: Pastor Bill Randles, 7/30/08
What we are seeing in the so?called Lakeland revival, did not come like “a rushing mighty wind” out of heaven (cf. Acts 2:2). Rather it is the direct result of several “streams “ that have converged over the last twenty years. The roots of Todd Bentley’s experienced based revival, are manifold. They include the Kansas City Prophets of the late 1980’s and early nineties, John Wimber’s Vineyard movement, South African Evangelist Rodney Howard Browne, the Toronto Blessing, and the subsequent Pensacola Revival which led directly to Lakeland Florida and Todd Bentley. A major common denominator, which runs through all of these streams, is an emphasis on an experience called spiritual drunkenness! There can be no denying that Bentley is a direct result of the so called Kansas City Prophets. He himself defers directly to two of these prophets openly, in spite of the moral collapses of both of them.

(21) True Revival by Sandy Simpson, 1/2/09
We have been treated to many years of counterfeit revivals by way of Toronto, Brownsville, Lakeland led by many false teachers like John Arnott, John Kilpatrick, Todd Bentley, Benny Hinn, Rodney Howard-Browne, C. Peter Wagner, John Wimber and hundreds of others.  The Latter Rain ideas of revival are not based on what the Bible teaches is true revival at all.  They teach that revival can be staged and planned when brought to town by those who carry a transferable anointing.  I have dealt with the issue of a transferable anointing in a number of other articles proving there is no such thing according to the Bible.  The Holy Spirit is the One who brings revival, not according to the enthusiasm and orchestrations of man ... not by the will of men.  Revival can only as a result of true repentance and forgiveness.

(22) Will there be Revival in the Last Days? by Jacob Prasch, 1/4/10
The current world-wide pattern of God’s grace being turned from rich to poor countries where Christianity is rapidly growing, indicates the failure of Toronto, the Charismatic Movement, Alpha, 40 Days Purpose Driven etc. to bring about revival in the west. For example, homosexuals are being ordained, an estimated 1,000 people leave the Anglican Church every week and Islam is increasing. Biblical revival is the turning back to “first love” which begins with weeping and repentance and not “a laughing revival” whose perpetrators continue to prophesy falsely of an outpouring of God’s Spirit. The Bible speaks mainly of end time apostasy not revival.

(23) The Church Revival Heist by Brother Lyles, Preacher Bureau of Investigations, 8/13/11
We have all seen the bill board advertisements for the next big revival featuring all of the superstars in ministry, unfortunately presented like a concert lineup. The promotion for these revivals reminds me more of an ad spot for a rap concert more than an invitation to join the Body of Christ. If you have ever attended one of these Christian Hype revivals / conferences then you are all too familiar with the spiritual shakedown that takes place in what we have regretfully titled “The Revival Heist.”

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