Once again, The LORD reminds me/us of one of the main dangers and obstructions to Revival from yesteryear.

During a conversation today, I heard The LORD clearly say, “The IDOL of REVIVAL must fall to the ground and die in order for the full HARVEST to be brought in!”

I even posted it on social media.

A little later on, The LORD came back to me saying, “Aren’t you going to follow up on that post I just gave you?”

Without waiting on my response, The LORD began to expand upon what He’d said. “There are so many people who still hold the memories of Revival, as sacred!

They’ve made an idol of them!

Revival is so jealously guarded, that I’m excluded.

William Seymour, Evan Roberts, Duncan Campbell and the Smith sisters would squirm at the way many in The Church have placed them or their memory, upon a pedestal, and who now guard the memory of Revival as being sacrosanct — set in stone, unchangeable, and immovable!”

He took my memory back to a meeting I had about twenty years ago.

The gentleman I was meeting, a Church Elder in a very large and influential Church in the city, asked me this question, “What’s Revival here to you? You’re not the Guardian of Revival here — we are!”

He went on to explain that, without his Church’s ‘approval’, I could have no authority there and I was very unlikely to succeed in my mission to organise a large Revival Meeting anywhere in that country, let alone in that city!

Now THAT was placing Revival — or at least its memory — on a pedestal!

What’s more, it was making that memory an Idol — and then Worshipping it!

I’m aware and I’ve seen, even today, that such an attitude is still very much the position today.

That attitude must fall to the ground, like the ear of wheat, and die before any real progress towards Revival can be made.

I’m also pretty certain the the same attitude is fairly prevalent in any area that has experienced Revival before — any area, anywhere in the world.

The LORD showed me that the reason for this hero-worshipping attitude, was partially due to local pride, but mainly due to the fact that one person, in one church, became famous as the originator and leader of that Revival!

He also confirmed something that He’s said previously that, in this coming move, The Holy Spirit will move in many places around the world simultaneously, so that no man and no Church would be able to claim to be the source!

Many may try — but all will be false claims!

All this to confirm WHY the IDOL of REVIVAL “must fall to the ground and die” before the great HARVEST can begin.

It begins to die when we, The Ekklesia, Repent for our part in making and worshipping the idols of past Revivals and only then will we release and open the doors for The Holy Spirit to do His work among us.

A closing Word of Prophecy — I see those places that chase only God’s Face, His Presence, and His GLORY shall see the harvest being brought into heavens barns and their Churches.

Many will deny anything to do with Revival, and many others will jealously try to claim it solely for their Church and their own little piece of Glory.

Such will not receive anything from God — but those who chase His face, His presence, and His Shekinah Glory shall receive it in full!

Hallelujah and Amen!

This from 1999, and was reissued in 2022/3.

~ Chris G. Bennett

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Chris Bennett came to salvation in 1962 but didn’t begin ministry until 2007 — a late-comer! Now mandated by The LORD to prophesy and open old wells of revival in the U.K., but especially in Wales. He has also operated Healing Rooms, and worked with deliverance teams, all with his wife, Linda. Happily now doing whatever The LORD asks of them! Founder, with wife Linda, of their ministry The Upper Room Encounter.

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