Nuggets from Occult Invasion

Michael Brown has written a book in defense of the Pensacola phenomena, with the subtitle Confronting the Critics of Revival. The book fails to take seriously the real problems at Pensacola and their undeniable relationship to Toronto. Brown accuses critics of having “the same negative, narrow, and nit-picking spirit that would have rejected Jesus—failing to hear Him our sympathetically, looking to accuse and disprove, disregarding the overall tenor of the scriptural message in the name of loyalty to the Word….” On the contrary, we do not doubt the sincerity of those involved nor that souls have been saved and lives changed. But there are manifestations which are not glorifying to the Lord and some that even appear to be demonic. These problems need to be honestly faced.