To understand just how wrong Hanegraaff is about the Azusa Street revival, watch this awesome documentary on the life of William Seymour, the central figure of this revival and in my view an even more influential African American leader than MLK. The documentary makes clear lust how supernatural this revival truly was:
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...D0FC2BFCB9A08F9FC090D0FC2BFCB9A08F9&FORM=VIRE
The Azusa Street revival grew out of the Welsh Revival of 1904-1906 for which a young coal miner named Evan Roberts was the central figure. Though theologically untrained and emotionally unstable, Roberts was the ultimate prayer warrior. His ministry sparked a revival that swept up the entire country, as for no apparent natural reason, previously disinterested Welshmen suddenly felt the urge to pack Welsh churches nightly to suffocation, often staying until 4 AM--so thick was the atmosphere of divine presence in the services! Judges were laid off for lack of criminals to try, taverns went out of business for lack of customers, and the mules in the mines stopped working because they could no longer understand the cursing-free commands of the miners!
Informative post, and deserving of a response. My mind went to the same thing. If Hanegraaff (who as I recall has made a living out of heresy hunting his entire life regardless of what denomination he happened to be a part of) is labelling the Azusa St. revival as of the Devil then absolutely; his work without question fits the Biblical definition of blaspheming the Holy Spirit according to Mark 3:28-30:
"Truly I say to you, all sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter; but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin” —because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
The reason for God's severity in the matter is because the power of God is what confirms the word, and declaring to others that His power is of the Devil is to effectively send many to Hell.
Preachers and teachers bear a grave responsibility. It would be better for many if they had never attained to positions of ministry than presuming to speak for God.
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