Mathew Backholer - Global Revival, Worldwide Outpourings, Forty-Three Visitations of the Holy Spirit: The Great Commission, Revivals in Asia, Africa, Europe, North and South America, Australia and Oceania

Global Revival, Worldwide Outpourings, Forty-Three Visitations of the Holy Spirit, the Great Commission: Revivals in Asia, Africa, Europe, North and South America, Australia and Oceania by Mathew Backholer.

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Jesus Christ is Lord.

Lord, I have heard of Your fame; I stand in awe of Your deeds, O Lord. Renew them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy. (Habakkuk 3:2), NIV.

Thus says the Lord, For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and floods on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring (Isaiah 44:3).

Thus says the Lord, Rain down, you heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness; let the earth be open, let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together. I the Lord have created it (Isaiah 45:8).

Give unto the Lord the glory due to His name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness (Psalm 29:2).

Chapter Content of Revivals and Awakenings

Chapter 8

Moravian Revival 1727.

North American Indians 1745-1746 (David Brainerd).

Chapter 9

Tinnevelli, India 1802.

Student Revival 1816-1819 Geneva, Switzerland.

Alleghany Tract Revival c.1835.

Hawaii Awakening 1836-1840.

Chapter 10

Jamaican Awakening 1838-1845.

New Hebrides Revival 1852-1854.

Canada 1857-1858.

Jononos Kop 1874 Zululand.

Chapter 11

Telugu People 1878 (Lone Star Revival) India.

Rothesay Revival 1888-1889 Scotland.

Matsuye 1899 Japan.

Mukti Revival 1901-1902 India.

Chapter 12

Australian and New Zealand Revival 1902-1903.

Pyongyang Great Revival 1907-1910 Korea.

Chapter 13

South Australia 1914.

Rusitu Revival 1915-1917 Gazaland.

Abyssinia 1920s

Latvia 1924.

Chapter 14

Estonia 1929.

Tsinan 1930-1931 and Pingtu Revival 1931-1933 China.

Eggon Revival 1930 Nigeria.

Kuwo Revival 1933 China.

Chapter 15

New York and Eastern Nazarene College 1936 USA.

Bible Training Institute 1936 New Zealand.

Sudan 1938-1940s

Chapter 16

Buenos Aires 1954 Argentina.

A Tribe in Indonesia 1959.

Nagaland Awakening 1960s.

Nagaland Awakening 1970.

Chapter 17

Eastern Zimbabwe 1982.

El-Minya Revival 1991 Egypt.

Eritrea 1993.

Tibetans in China 1996.

Chapter 18

Malay Revival 1998.

Malawi 2001 and 2004.

Chapter 19

Sapiranga Revival 2005 Brazil.

Burkina Faso 2006.

Shillong Revival 2006-2007 India.

Kabylie Region 2009 Northern Algeria.

Appendix B

Angas Tribe Revival 1930s Nigeria.

Appendix F (end of chapter).

Karoland Revival 1960-1966 Sumatra, Indonesia.

Preface

The works of the Lord are great, studied by all those who have pleasure in them (Psalm 111:2).

What is revival? When you want to explain what something is, it is often equally important to explain what it is not. This aids to eliminate any misunderstandings from the outset because the word revival means different things to different people. It was the apostle Paul who wrote: If the trumpet gives an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself for battle (1 Corinthians 14:8), therefore, in section one; I explain what I mean and do not mean by use of the word revival (awakening and evangelism), as a way of introduction to set the scene. In the second section, there are forty-one historical accounts of revivals and awakenings (two accounts are in the appendices) and the third and final section, is the why and how of revival, our response, of how we can experience revival.

The apostle Paul declared in his letter to the Thessalonians always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all (1 Thessalonians 5:15b) and that is what revival is all about (as is the Good News being shared part of the Great Commission). It is good for the reviving of Christians, and the Holy Spirit will in turn move hardened sinners to fall before the living God, to cry out for mercy and forgiveness, because whoever calls upon the name of the Lord (Jesus Christ) will be saved.

Out of revival, many good things happen, but one very important aspect is that Christians begin to take seriously the claims of the Great Commission and their individual and corporate responsibility towards it, at home and abroad.

Within this book, words of Scriptures that are in italics are the authors own emphasis, and unless otherwise stated, references to the word revival means an outpouring of Gods Spirit, a visitation, a true spiritual awakening. Though the Holy Spirit can still come down in renewal or during times of blessing such as the Toronto Blessing (1994) and Sunderland Outpouring (1994) which does not turn into revival, but the effect that it produces is instrumental in bringing refreshing to dry Christians, is glorifying to the Lord and edifying to the body of Christ. The Lakeland Outpouring (2008) was largely focussed on healings, and revealed the hunger within the body of Christ for the reality of the New Testament Book of Acts now!

In times of revival there will always be a small minority who resist the Spirit of Grace and that includes those who are part of the Church; not everybody liked Jesus, some despised Him and all that He stood for, and that included many of the religious leaders of the day. See Understanding Revival and Addressing the Issues it Provokes by the author.

There is a danger in retelling history, (and Christian church history is no exception), to hype, exaggerate, distort or deny certain facts. As an avid revival historian with a keen eye for church history, I have endeavoured to be as accurate and as faithful to the true events as possible in researching, recording and collating another small portion of revival church history and to God be the glory for the great things He has done.

The Proverbs declare, The heart of the righteous studies how to answer (Proverbs 15:28a), and Diligence is mans precious possession (Proverbs 12:27b) and it is to these two verses I have tried to exemplify in my writings to supremely lift up King Jesus to whom all honour and glory belongs and to pass on facts for future posterity.