The Fire Still Falls
THE FIRE STILL FALLS is a historical account of the outpouring of the Holy Ghost in America in the early twentieth century. In January 1901, the Spirit of God was poured out to earnest seekers at a Bible School in Topeka, Kansas. Charles Parham, the school's leader, began to travel from Missouri to Texas preaching the message of the baptism of the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in other tongues. One of the students, William J. Seymour, went to Los Angeles in 1906 to preach the Holy Ghost message. Revival fires broke out at 312 Azusa Street and lasted three and a half years. Many hungry hearts came from Europe, Canada and all parts of the United States to be filled with the Holy Ghost or to be miraculously healed. Though the revival had gained notoriety through reports in various newspapers, people wanted to see for themselves if this "Holy Ghost experience" was real. The same fire that fell at Azusa is described in Acts, Chapter 2. The writer tells us that all those assembled in the Upper Room were filled with the Holy Ghost and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. Peter who had just received the Holy Ghost began to preach, "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.” “For the promise is unto you...,” Acts 2:38-39. That same day, over three thousand people gladly accepted Peter's message and were baptized and filled with the Holy Ghost. The New Testament Church was born and the Old Testament prophecy was now fulfilled. "And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh...", Joel 2:28. The Holy Ghost was prophesied in the Old Testament and poured out in the New Testament (Acts Chapters 2, 4, 8, 9, 10 & 19). The Holy Ghost fell in Topeka, Kansas and Los Angeles, California in the early twentieth century. The indwelling Spirit of God, the Holy Ghost fire, is still falling today on hungry hearts. THE FIRE STILL FALLS! |