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The Move of the Spirit of 1948 From the Papers and Memories of Milford E. Kirkpatrick
How can we know anything about anythingTo try to explain truth to him who loves it not is but to give him more plentiful material for misinterpretation. George Macdonald Do we have to make a choice between science and the Bible? NO! That is NOT where the problem is, but that is what everyone seems to want to talk about. Take science as an example. How can we know anything about the created material world around us? How can we know anything from what we can see using natural sciences? We all see the same things in the material world, but we don't come to the same answers. Why is that? How can we know anything about the Bible and what it teaches? Every person believes different things about the Bible and how it should be read. Why is that? Same scientific facts. Different answers. Same Bible. Different answers. Why is that? The true question is this: How do we come to our answers that we get from what we can see through science or what we can read in the Bible? How do we think about what we see using science or what we read in the Bible? How do we analyze what we have seen and read? How do we interpret what we have seen and read? We use logic, but logic always has a foundation. Jesus talked about building on the Rock. That Rock is Jesus Christ. He is the true foundation. There are also the false foundations of the ungodly. An example might help. Question: Why do you believe in evolution? Answer: Because my science teacher told me that evolution is scientific fact. Question: Why do you believe your science teacher? Answer: because he agrees with the textbook he assigned us to read. Now, we have asked, "Why?" twice. If we continued to ask, "Why?" we would come down to the foundation of this person's thoughts. When we get down to the foundations, there are no more questions that can be answered. So where to the foundations come from? There are three possibilities.
Question: Why do you believe in creation? Answer: Because God revealed this to me. He spoke to me through the Bible and gave me His faith so that I could believe Him. See how quickly we got to the foundation. This is a belief that has a foundation that is solid and that cannot be moved. In reality, the things that we make up, that are pulled from the air, are actually from demons and all the lies of demons spring from the prince of demons, Satan. So these are one and the same. Divine revelation comes from the Almighty, Creator, God, Jesus Christ. So there are only two choices, but how do we know there are only two choices? Because God has revealed this truth to us. The question then is how do we tell the difference between the revelation that comes from God and the lies of Satan? The answer is that everyone who sincerely wants to do the will of God will know. Jesus said, "If you really want to obey God, you will know if what I teach comes from God or from me" The rejection of the revelation that comes from God is not an intellectual problem. It is a moral problem. Jesus said, "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you: For everyone who asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks it shall be opened." Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to those who ask him? Matthew 7:7-11 You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. You can set the truth before someone, but you can't make anyone believe those things that they don't want to submit to. They have to want to obey God. How frequently it is brought to our attention that nothing good can be done if the will is wrong! Reason alone fails to justify itself. Richard M. Weaver Jesus said, "You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free" (John 8:32) "If we are not prepared to buy the truth at the cost of our own humbling we shall not receive it" Lies appear to have no price upon them. They seem cheap and they abound everywhere. But for the truth there is always an obvious price to pay. "[God] has set a day when He will judge all the world's people with fairness. And He has chosen the man Jesus to do the judging for Him. God has given proof of this to all of us by raising Jesus from death" (Acts 17:31). "There is a judge for the one who rejects Me [Jesus] and does not accept My words; that very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day" (John 12:48) That also stands for every person who speaks the utterances of Jesus. When we hear them, we hear Jesus Christ, and we either accept or reject. Every person who follows Jesus Christ is commanded to only speak His utterances and not their own. "When we love others, we know that we belong to the truth, and we feel at ease in the presence of God" (1 John 3:19) Ravi Zacharias did two open forums in a university. On the second night, one man told him that he had brought two Atheists in the night before who said that the arguments presented were so strong that they could not contend with them, but they were going to remain Atheists because that is what they prefer to be true. In another case of just listening to an unbeliever and drawing out his reasoning, the unbeliever finally came to his foundations. They turned out to be assumptions that were pulled from the air. When asked why he believed his basic assumption, the unbeliever looked startled and blurted out, "I guess I'm making the whole thing up." It was quite a revelation to him since he hadn't even known that he had any assumptions. However, he decided to remain an Atheist because he didn't want God to rule over him. Following are some excerpts of historical interest, from Kirkpatick's "papers": "I was there when the great outpouring of the Spirit came upon us. Some reports that have been circulated are a far cry from what really took place. No one except God can receive the credit or glory for the mighty visitation that was given at that time. Personally I have endeavored to move in the principles that the Holy Spirit established at that time. As far as I know, I have not deviated." ~ From the papers and memories of Milford E. Kirkpatrick "As in any past revival that God has sent, some have departed from what God originally established. Many times through prophetic utterance we were admonished by the Spirit not to depart from our calling or ministry." ~ From the papers and memories of Milford E. Kirkpatrick "Prior to the revival in Saskatchewan, a number of pastors, evangelists and workers were longing to see a move of God in our churches and meetings. We became alarmed at the spiritual decline, coldness and lack of spiritual hunger among the people... The general concensus of opinion from those who were over us in the Lord was that we were not to expect revival because we were living in the closing days of time and things were going to grow worse, and we were to hold on to the bitter end." ~ From the papers and memories of Milford E. Kirkpatrick "Many of us in this large Pentecostal group, because of our desperation and hunger for God, began to fast and pray. [At Sharon Bible College] some fasted three weeks, and one brother fasted 42 days. This was new to us." ~ From the papers and memories of Milford E. Kirkpatrick "....a brother stood to his feet and began to prophesy. Until that time we had not heard much prophecy nor very little about the ministry of a prophet. For over a half-hour God spoke through him about visitation. Because of the heavy anointing, we knew God has spoken to us through this honest brother. He spoke to us about restoration days, and that He would pour out His Spirit upon all flesh. This thrilled our hearts, having lived in an atmosphere of defeatism. It was refreshing, for now we were assured of visitation from God. Faith and hope were planted in our heaerts. God said He would restore all that the Church had lost." ~ From the papers and memories of Milford E. Kirkpatrick "One of the principles that was brought to our attention by the prophet was, "If My people will reverence My name, My presence and My house, I will begin to restore that which has been lost to the Church." Some my think it was a strange thing for God to rebuke our irreverence first, but this is where we as Christians have failed, in our private lives as well as in many of our churches. All too often we have come into God's sanctuary boisterously, or after a service when God's Spirit has been blessing, we have drowned it out by talking about current events, light frivolous things and foolish jesting... God dealt with us very severely in the revival about irreverence." ~ From the papers and memories of Milford E. Kirkpatrick "...We judged all prophecy by the Word of God, which is the final authority. However, we must acknowledge that God has set prophets in the Church as well as the other four ascension gifts." ~ From the papers and memories of Milford E. Kirkpatrick "We knew that the Acts of the Apostles would come alive again. We saw this happen before our very eyes in many instances. Joel 2:28 took on new meaning - God would pour out His Spirit upon all flesh, not just Pentecostal flesh, but upon all nations, tongues and people. God indicated that He would restore all that the Church has lost. That was good news to us, after laboring under the impression that we were not to expect visitation. "Unity was the central theme. There was never a word about doctrinal differences. We had buried our theological hatchets and were bathing in the sunshine of God's love. We said, "If we do have some differences of opinion, let us table them and remain around Jesus long enough, and in time we will all believe the same and will have the mind of Christ." What happened in the past, is that we have not sat at His feet to be fully taught but have run off with fragments of truth. ...God dealt with the sectarian spirit in us and made us to see that we must recognize other sheep in God's fold. Many of us had to repent of a narrow sectarian spirit which is divisive. "The 1948 revival came about without advertisement or announcement or any man-made propaganda. Somehow the news spread. We never saw such a variety of cars and license plates before, many from provinces in Canada and states across the border. They testified, "We did not know quite what was going on, but when we drove through the gate we could feel the power of God." Many had never seen the gifts of the Spirit operate in such accuracy and many had never seen them operate at all. They had never seen such reverence and worship." ~ From the papers and memories of Milford E. Kirkpatrick "There was no display of flesh or an array of preachers on the platform. Purposely the men made a platform six-feet square and about twelve inches high. There was a narrow post with a board nailed on top large enough to hold your Bible. When anyone got up there it had better be a word from God or you would know it and everyone else." ~ From the papers and memories of Milford E. Kirkpatrick "We had laid hands on the sick, but when the prophet spoke of laying on of hands and prophecy, this sent everyone to their knees, faculty and students alike. We searched the scripture to see if these things were true. We took time off from regular activities for three whole days. All went to their rooms to pray and search the scriptures. "I think there has been more backlash from this principle of truth than from any other. Nevertheless this truth has been established. If there is a Biblical method to get these gifts functioning, this is what we want. It was never the case in the early days of the revival that we were to give out the gifts like Christmas presents as some have supposed, but that the gifts would come into operation by the laying on of hands and prophecy." ~ From the papers and memories of Milford E. Kirkpatrick "Let me give you one instance out of many. We laid hands upon a certain sister, a very consecrated lady, and prophecy come forth that she would have the gift of healing. In those days we were very careful to prove all things. In that service there was a baby whose little body was covered with eczema. The mother had little mittens on the baby's hands to keep the baby from scratching the itch on its body. We said to the sister that we had just laid hands on, "Turn around and pray for the baby." Before the eyes of hundreds of people the eczema disappeared from the baby's body. "...There is an impartation of the Spirit of God when hands are laid upon people. Laying on of hands is just a means to an end to help get the gifts and ministries operating in individuals. In many cases prophecy is a confirmation of something already in the human heart, and will aid the individual to move out in that realm." ~ From the papers and memories of Milford E. Kirkpatrick "...People came from many areas to have hands laid upon them. We always admonished them to fast and pray for several days, and then, as God would indicate to us, His servants, we would pray over them. We were warned in the first prophecy that He would indicate from time to time who should be prayed over. Many times people are not as ready as they think they are. ...One man came up and was eager to be prophesied over as a preacher. The prophet said, "It is not the pulpit for you but the plow." He went back to his seat very humiliated." ~ From the papers and memories of Milford E. Kirkpatrick "Our party was invited to go to some of the major cities... There were overflow meetings everywhere. The burden the Lord had placed on my heart was to help start new works. Early in my ministry I had pioneered. There was a lot of hammer and saw work along with the preaching. I am still endeavoring to fulfill that ministry, only there is not so much hammer and saw, but rather the building up of the Temple of the Lord." ~ From the papers and memories of Milford E. Kirkpatrick "...The Lord had admonished us early in the revival not to justify ourselves. The words were that we were "not to justify ourselves by word, letter, telegram or telephone." We saw the wisdom of this because if we had not taken heed there would have been endless controvery between those who were in the visitation and those who opposed it. There is very little benefit, if any, in religious arguments. He that is convinced against his will is of the same opinion still. If a person does not have a revelationof what God is doing, it is very difficult for him to see it. ...If we are always trying to justify ourselves, it can lead to a bitter spirit and a wrong attitude. God knew that in some areas the visitation would be rejected and we would be misunderstood. For us to retaliate in any way would spoil the very thing God was trying to accomplish, which was to bring love and unity. It is not necessarily what we try to prove, but what we can demonstrate." ~ From the papers and memories of Milford E. Kirkpatrick "As a result of the visitation there was a tremendous emphasis on worldwide vision. There was a real missionary spirit. We felt that because God was so merciful in sending revival to us that we should tell the world about it. Almost immediately we sent missionaries to Africa, the Fiji Islands and into the far North. ...The Holy Spirit opened our eyes to help everyone, whether at home or abroad. We had a desire to fellowship with all of God's people. Like the early church we fanned out in different directions, with a spirit of good will." ~ From the papers and memories of Milford E. Kirkpatrick "This was the revival that I beheld. I am so glad that I was there and could witness those glorious days. If there are those who might oppose, I would suggest you be careful in your judgement, lest you be fighting against God. If it is a God-given revelation, to refute it is as useless as trying to sweep back the mighty Pacific Ocean with an ordinary broom." ~ From the papers and memories of Milford E. Kirkpatrick "...When I speak of the revival, I do not discredit or exclude other revivals, but include them. God has been restoring his church, line upon line, precept upon precept. The great outpouring continues in our time. Today, in a variety of different levels, God is moving upon all flesh. There is a variety of different terminologies used. A few of these are charismatic, latter rain, glossalia and spiritual renewal. I prefer to call ourselves Christians, however, people give expression to what they feel and know." ~ From the papers and memories of Milford E. Kirkpatrick "The revival of which I speak is not over yet. It continues now and will grow in momentum in the future. The present truth of the hour is the coming together of the Body of Christ. The very atmosphere is pregnant with this truth." ~ From the papers and memories of Milford E. Kirkpatrick ApostlesHow Long Will There Be Apostles? (Go) 1 Corinthians 1:1-4:2 The Pattern Of Apostles (Go) 1 Corinthians 12:28-30, God Hath Set Some In The Church, First Apostles, Secondarily Prophets, (Go) 2 Corinthians 11:13-14, False Apostles (Go) Acts 15:2-16:4, God's Order For Establishing Doctrine In The Universal Church (Go) Acts 8:14-20, Apostles Being Led By The Holy Spirit (Go) Aren't There False Apostles Out There? (Go) Don't Be Fooled By The Many False Promises Of The Worldly Systems And All Their Empty Promises (Go) Don't Some Theologians And Scholars Say That There Were Only 12 Apostles And That Is All There Will Ever Be? (Go) False Kingdoms (Go) Following people who were not sent by God (Go) Galatians 2:2 Paul Went To The Other Apostles By Revelation To Make Sure He Was Not Off Track. He Was Not Independent. (Go) God's method by which He intends to bring us all to fullness is through a body ministry operating in the Church He designed. (Go) Was Peter the foundation of the church and the first pope? (Go) Seek to Know God. (Go) God's Order Works. (Go) Isn't God's way like a smorgasbord where you can pick and choose what you want or don't want? No. (Go) God Forbids Speculation. (Go) Is there really any pattern in Scripture for the Church? Yes. Most people don't like it. (Go) Holiness Brings Clearer Vision and Hearing (Go) How Can I Know God's Will And Be Led By The Spirit Of God? (Go) Was There Such a Thing as The Apostolic Age? (Go) Jeremiah 23:16-22 False Prophets (Go) Joel 2:25-32 The Restoration In The Remnant (Go) Are the local churches to teach no other doctrine than the Apostle's Doctrine? (Go) Matthew 11:25 God Has Hid These Things From The Wise And Prudent, And Hast Revealed Them Unto Babes. (Go) Press Toward The Mark Of Your High Calling In Christ Jesus (Go) The Bible -- Satan Knows that He Can Keep You in Frustration if You are Not Faithfully being Fed by the Bible. (Go) Questions and Answers: What is the Church; How should it be governed? (Go) Questions and Answers: What is the role of the deacons in this situation? (Go) Receiving Revelation (Go) Romans 8:28-29 God's purpose for our lives is that we become like Jesus. (Go) What is the 5-fold ministry and why is it important? (Go) Aren't apostles something from the past? (Go) Seek The Lord For Revelation As You Read The Scripture (Go) Taking Ground, Holding Ground, Total Victory (Go) The Problem Of Churches That Are Not Fulfilling Their Purpose. (Go) What does the Bible say about the government of the church? (Go) Why is the 5-fold ministry of the Scripture so unpopular? (Go) Aren’t there false apostles and false prophets? (Go) If the Bible's so great, why don't the churches of today look like the church of the New Testament? (Go) How can the church come to the full glory God has planned for her? (Go) There will be a coming together of the Body of Christ in unity? (Go) Universal Elders Traveling Ministries (Go) Walking In Submission Will Cause You To Grow In Christ. (Go) Can The Ministries And Offices Of The Church Be Counterfeited? (Go) What do the Scriptures teach how God designed the Church? (Go) What is the Real Church, and what is its purpose? (Go) What is the Scriptural Order of Apostles (Go) Your Purpose in Life (Go) Did God restore the 5-fold ministry? (Go) John 3:16 What does it really mean? (Go) Apostles and the 5-fold Ministries In the Bible (Go) Questions and Answers: Please help me to connect the old testament ministers to the new testament fivefold offices clearly stating the similarities of these offices. (Go) Bible Dictionary: Define Apostle, Definition of Apostle (Go) The Duration of the Apostles--How Long Will Apostles Be In the Church? (Go) What Does the Bible Say About False Apostles, False Prophets, False Teachers, and False Pastors? (Go) Apostles are NOT Infallible. There are NO Infallible Human Beings. (Go) Apostles Equip the Church with the Foundation (Go) Apostles Equip the Church with Doctrine and Revelation (Go) Apostles Equip the Church with Government (Go) Apostles Equip the Members of the Churches with Spiritual Gifts (Go) Twenty Apostles are Named in the New Testament of the Bible (Go) Apostles Had the Ministries of Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor, and Teacher (Go) Who Sets an Apostle? How Do Apostles Become Apostles? (Go) God's WayThe Real Church is Not Only God's METHOD to Bring Us to Fulfillment, but it IS the Fulfillment (Go) The Calling Of God (Go) What are the Scriptural Christianity Teachings? (Go) No Response: The Seed that Falls by the Way Side, the Trampled Path (Go) Isn't God's way like a smorgasbord where you can pick and choose what you want or don't want? No. (Go) What are the strengths and weaknesses that can be seen in the Church? (Go) How do churches become confused? (Go) Wisdom: Righteousness (Go) Wisdom: Holiness (Go) The Reality of Christ, the Head of the Body (Go) To Successfully Fulfill Your Purpose in Life, You Must be Born Again (Go) Gal 5:23 Questions and Answers: What do you mean by against such there is no law? (Go) Questions and Answers: What is the Church; How should it be governed? (Go) 1Timothy 5:17-19, The Order Of Local Elders (Go) 1 Corinthians 1:1-4:2 The Pattern Of Apostles (Go) 1 Corinthians 12:28-30, God Hath Set Some In The Church, First Apostles, Secondarily Prophets, (Go) 2 Corinthians 11:13-14, False Apostles (Go) Acts 15:2-16:4, God's Order For Establishing Doctrine In The Universal Church (Go) Acts 8:14-20, Apostles Being Led By The Holy Spirit (Go) Aren't There False Apostles Out There? (Go) Is Being Filled With The Spirit And Speaking In Tongues Biblical? (Go) Being Set Into Your Ministry By The Laying On Of Hands And Prophecy Of The Presbytery Will Build You Up (Go) Discerning Christ In Your Brother or Sister, the Gifts, Ministries, Offices, and Ordinances of the Body of Christ (Go) Don't Be Fooled By The Many False Promises Of The Worldly Systems And All Their Empty Promises (Go) Don't Some Theologians And Scholars Say That There Were Only 12 Apostles And That Is All There Will Ever Be? (Go) False Kingdoms (Go) Following Hireling Preachers: The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. (Go) Following people who were not sent by God (Go) Galatians 2:2 Paul Went To The Other Apostles By Revelation To Make Sure He Was Not Off Track. He Was Not Independent. (Go) God's method by which He intends to bring us all to fullness is through a body ministry operating in the Church He designed. (Go) Was Peter the foundation of the church and the first pope? (Go) Seek to Know God. (Go) God's Order Works. (Go) Is there really any pattern in Scripture for the Church? Yes. Most people don't like it. (Go) Holiness Brings Clearer Vision and Hearing (Go) How Can I Know God's Will And Be Led By The Spirit Of God? (Go) Was There Such a Thing as The Apostolic Age? (Go) James 5:14-15, The Elders Anoint With Oil For Healing (Go) Feedback Question: James 5:13 (Go) Jeremiah 23:16-22 False Prophets (Go) Are the local churches to teach no other doctrine than the Apostle's Doctrine? (Go) Misconceptions About the Church (Go) Questions and Answers: What is the role of the deacons in this situation? (Go) Aren't apostles something from the past? (Go) Taking Ground, Holding Ground, Total Victory (Go) The Problem Of Churches That Are Not Fulfilling Their Purpose. (Go) Why is the 5-fold ministry of the Scripture so unpopular? (Go) If the Bible's so great, why don't the churches of today look like the church of the New Testament? (Go) What About Pastors, Elders and Deacons? (Go) Can The Ministries And Offices Of The Church Be Counterfeited? (Go) Your Purpose in Life (Go) Why is the pattern of Scripture so important? (Go) Is God's Way something where I can design it myself? (Go) Isn't it just being picky to want to do things the Scriptural way? 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