Lesson Two
 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
LESSON TWO
SELF HELP TEST
State whether the following is TRUE of FALSE: 
1.	_______ Thomas Walsh assisted Finney in his revivals.  
2.	_______ In 1831 Mary Campbell married Edward Irving.  
3.	_______ Augustine lived in the fourth century.  
4.	_______ Edward Irving died in 1834.  
5.	_______ Iranaeus was a pupil of Polycarp.  
6.	_______ Dr. A. B. Simpson established the city of Zion.  
7.	_______The Holiness revivals helped to prepare the way for the Latter Rain Outpouring.  
8.	_______ The Huguenots were led by Martin Luther.  
9.	_______ In the Finney Revivals people were heard to speak in tongues.  
10.	_______ A Pentecostal revival broke out in Scotland in 1830.  
11.	_______ Louis XIV attempted to force all Protestants into the Roman Church.  
12.	_______ Dr. Simpson published a magazine called "Leaves of Healing."  
13.	_______ Tertullian lived in the fourth century.  
14.	_______ There was a small stream of Pentecostal blessing in the darkest hours of Church History.  
15.	_______ Irving's church was called "Catholic and Apostolic Church."