Where is the revival?

Esaias · #1 01-27-2015, 11:57 AM

So where is it? Not talking about the typical scheduled "revival services" but is there any place where there is a genuine outbreak of revival going on TODAY?

shazeep · #2 01-27-2015, 02:38 PM

China. 200 million Christians, and i am guessing mostly all persecuted for their faith. Good luck finding a 'Sunday Christian' in China! But really, if you would just give half of the attention that your pets now receive to someone in need, you would experience revival!

(speaking generally, E)

shazeep · #3 01-27-2015, 02:42 PM

um, might help to see that 'revival' has more than one def--the emo kind, the...emo kind...etc. "Revival" for me is found in "need somewhere to sleep tonight?"

so, depends what you mean.

Scott Pitta · #4 01-27-2015, 02:51 PM

Is the idea of revival a NT concept ?

Esaias · #5 01-27-2015, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Scott Pitta

Is the idea of revival a NT concept ?

What we see in Acts is what we today call "revival". The reason we call it "revival" instead of normal is because - lets face it - the church in America is bot normally in a book of Acts mode. Sure we have Pentecostal experiences, but hey when was the last time you heard of a meeting that resulted in several THOUSAND conversions in one meeting? Or where the spread of the gospel within just a few months threatens to shut down the primary sin business in town, in turn threatening the entire ungodly social and political order?

That's what we call REVIVAL, and I'm wondering if there's any revival going on in the US?

Michael The Disciple · #6 01-27-2015, 03:34 PM

There cannot be a revival when people dont fear God.

thephnxman · #7 01-27-2015, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Esaias

So where is it? Not talking about the typical scheduled "revival services" but is there any place where there is a genuine outbreak of revival going on TODAY?

Revival means the Church is dying...or dying out. I prefer the word RESTORATION.

Esaias · #8 01-27-2015, 06:58 PM

So the long and short of it is... no revival taking place in America that anyone knows about.

Scott Pitta · #9 01-27-2015, 07:14 PM

Several thousand saved in one meeting only took place one in Acts. It was the exception, not the rule. Paul did not make thousands as his ideal.

mizpeh · #10 01-27-2015, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Scott Pitta

Several thousand saved in one meeting only took place one in Acts. It was the exception, not the rule. Paul did not make thousands as his ideal.

it happened twice. Acts 2:41, 4:4 In other places in the book of Acts whole towns were converted. Acts 9:35, 42 Others said that it seemed as though the whole world was turned upside down. Acts 17:6