The Historical Record

A.  History Not Complete
•	Revival began in the Upper Room
•	Book of Acts, intro to history of Pentecostal movement
•	Early rain – 1st century outpouring
•	Latter rain – 20th century outpouring

B.  Pentecostal Revivals
•	Iranaeus (2nd century)
•	Tertullian (2nd century)
•	Justin Martyr (2nd century)
•	Chrysostom (4th century)
•	Augustine (4th century)
•	The Encyclopedia Britannica
•	The Waldensans (12th/13th centuries)
•	The Huguenots (17th century)
•	Sauer’s Church History (Dr. Martin Luther)
•	Schaff’s Church History (early Quakers and Methodists)
•	Thomas Walsh (18th century)

C.  19th Century Pentecost
•	The Irvingites
•	Young, Scottish minister
•	Forced to withdraw through prosecution
•	30 congregations and 6,000 followers at this time
•	Died in 1834 and the movement fell apart
•	The Finney Revivals
•	People slain under the power of God
•	Prayer meetings ran all night
•	The Moody Revivals
•	Thousands converted

D.  Prepared the Way
•	The Holiness Revivals
•	Criticism against formal, historical churches
•	Personal piety becoming a thing of the past
•	Free Methodists reaching for a deeper, spiritual experience
•	Holiness Revivals in England, U.S. and Canada
•	25 Holiness denominations by end of 19th century
•	Revival of Divine Healing
•	Dr. A.B. Simpson preached Divine Healing 
•	Alexander Dowie help restore ministry of Divine Healing