Topic: Revival

Question

Brother Branham, what seems to be wrong in the day when we are living, of being a believer and following the Message and messenger of today, when you cannot seem to pray like you would like to? That’s a good question.

Answer

I believe brother, sister, ever who asked it, it’s a cause of the conditions of time. The revival is over. The revival has lasted some fifteen years, and never did last before over about three years. I believe it’s received its last revival. And I believe that’s why you can’t pray and feel in the Sp...

Question

What is the greatest need of the church today?

Answer

You, would you like to know what I think the greatest need of the church today? Would you like…What I think…Where I think the lacking is? Is a no soul travail. The people are not broke up enough. They’re…There—there’s no burden seemingly. And you give me someone that’s just so tore up about lost sou...

Question

Why has there been no revival in America?

Answer

But you know what? We set sometime, “Well, that was very nice. Yes, Lord. We appreciate that, Father.” Go home, as if it was just one of the regular routines of the day. Why? Brother, sister, if it was in Africa, and the Holy Spirit would move out through that audience there, and call somebody, and...

Question

What does a revival consist of?

Answer

…the little old tabernacle. And I’ve been back many times, an hour or two, or maybe be in for a service. This is my first time to come back, or anywhere, to try to hold a revival. We’re starting tonight. A revival, to my opinion, doesn’t consist of, well, bringing in new members. A revival doesn’t c...

Question

What followed when the Methodists, and later the Pentecostals, grew formal?

Answer

Back here some time ago when the—when the Lutherans had their revival, there’s a group called Methodists, they called for God: the deep calling to the deep. God rose up a little old fellow over there in England by the name of John Wesley, and—and Whitefield and them, and away they went with a messag...

Question

What happens when a revival is turned into an organization?

Answer

Now, let me tell you something, friends. Then when Jesus came down to the Jordan to be baptized of John, John saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, went upon Him, He was filled with the Spirit of God, then into the wilderness He went to be tempted forty days, came out, and the miracles and s...