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Cheryl Sanders, Saints in Exile: The Holiness-Pentecostal Experience in African American Religion and Culture (Oxford, 1996), p. 30. “The periodical Apostolic Faith which had an international circulation of 50,000 subscribers.”

Cecil Robeck, The Azusa Street Mission and Revival (Thomas Nelson, 2017).

Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come A STAR OUT OF JACOB, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. –Numbers 24:15-17 (KJV)

But thou, BETHLEHEM Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. –Micah 5:2 (KJV)

The Lord himself shall give you a sign; behold, A VIRGIN SHALL CONCEIVE, AND BEAR A SON, and shall call his name IMMANUEL. –Isaiah 7:14 (KJV)

For unto us A CHILD IS BORN, unto us A SON is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, THE MIGHTY GOD, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. –Isaiah 9:6-7 (KJV)

It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for A LIGHT TO THE GENTILES, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. –Isaiah 49:6 (KJV)

The fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. –Revelation 21:8 (KJV)

The sins of those who perish, among which are first mentioned their cowardliness and unbelief. The fearful lead the van in this black list. They durst not encounter the difficulties of religion, and their slavish fear proceeded from their unbelief. —MATTHEW HENRY’S COMMENTARY

Those who, for fear of losing life or their property, either refused to receive the Christian religion, though convinced of its truth and importance; or, having received it, in times of persecution fell away, not being willing to risk their lives. —ADAM CLARKE’S COMMENTARY

TAKE ME DOWN FROM THIS BED AND PUT ME ON THE FLOOR.
I MUST MEET MY LORD AS THE WORTHLESS BEGGAR I AM.
–Francis of Assisi’s dying words–

Every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. –1 John 4:3 (KJV)

I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolator, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat. –1 Corinthians 5:11 (KJV)

Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being examples to the flock. –1 Peter 5:3 (KJV)

There are very few books that I would approve from Destiny Image Publishers. Ira Milligan’s Understanding the Dreams You Dream is about it, but that’s only because its heavily Bible based. There is so much cheap grace teaching in the books that come from these authors; and the sad reality is that most charismatic pastors think that all of this is normal: not preaching the Gospel to save sinners from Hell, not living a life of repentance, and not walking in obedience to the Bible. Check out one of Destiny Image’s first titles from way back when:

At what point are we tongue speakers, myself included–I speak in tongues and interpret dreams too–at what point are Spirit-filled Christians going to start reading their Bibles and LEGIT QUESTION what speakers are SAYING in their churches? Dude! –J.B.