Understanding Revival and Addressing the Issues it Provokes by Mathew Backholer.
Understanding Revival & Addressing the Issues it Provokes - So that we can Intelligently
Cooperate with the Holy Spirit during times of Revivals and Awakenings and not Reject His
Workings due to Religious Affections, Physical Phenomena or Manifestations and that
we may not be caught unaware of the tactics of the enemy.
Preface + 31 chapters + Appendices + Sources and Notes.
Size: 8.5 x 5.5 inches, 252 pages.
Revival is an amazing outpouring of the Holy Spirit as the dew of God’s heavenly blessing descends to revive the
Church and saves sinners, as God vindicates His name. But history records that many who have prayed for revival
have rejected it when it came because they misunderstood the workings of the Holy Spirit and only wanted God
to bless the Church on their terms and not His.
During times of heavenly visitations there are Divine paradoxes; times of solemn commotion and Divine disorder
which involves sifting and shaking, repentance, brokenness and confession of sin mingled amongst the shouts
of praise and adoration as the Refiner comes to prepare a pure and holy Bride, to glorify Jesus. During
revival in the midst of God’s dynamic, the devil will come to infiltrate and imitate so let us understand
revival so that we do not reject it when He comes or bring the work of God into disrepute.
Understanding Revival and Addressing the Issues it Provokes; through the use of Scripture and church history
reveals how we can intelligently cooperate with the Holy Spirit during times of revivals and awakenings and
not reject His workings due to religious affections, physical phenomena or manifestations and that we may
be not be caught unaware of the tactics of the enemy.
Mathew Backholer is the author of Revival Fires and Awakenings, Revival and the Great Commission and 150
Years of Revival. As a revival historian he collates, documents and records revivals from around the globe.
Mathew also films and presents ByFaith TV which airs on numerous Christian networks around the world.