EP.846 Mass Deception Part 5 Azusa Street: Miracles and Madness-Revival or Counterfeit

EP.846 Mass Deception Part 5 Azusa Street: Miracles and Madness-Revival or Counterfeit

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June 9, 2026 · 5 min · Episode 846

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Jeff Shepherd explores the complex legacy of the Azusa Street Revival, discussing testimonies of healing and the criticisms surrounding the movement.

Host Jeff Shepherd explores the complex legacy of the Azusa Street Revival in this episode, beginning with powerful testimony from two people who, as children, received lasting healings — one from deafness and one from tuberculosis — that endured for seventy years. These testimonies anchor the program’s repeated point: God still heals, even amid flawed movements and confused leadership. The episode traces historical roots leading to Azusa Street, profiling Frank W. Sanford and his commune at Shiloh, Charles Fox Parham and his Bethel school (including his teachings that tongues were the sole evidence of the Spirit and his emphasis on divine healing), and William Seymour, the Black preacher who became the central figure at Azusa Street in 1906. Shepard reviews both contemporary praise for Azusa’s miracles and sharp criticisms from respected Bible teachers who described chaos, occult influences, and moral failures within and around the meetings. Key topics include eyewitness accounts of extraordinary phenomena and disorder at Azusa, comparisons to later movements such as the Toronto Blessing, and the author’s contention that many of these manifestations resemble the Kundalini or…

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Books & works: Azusa Street Revival, Toronto Blessing, Deuteronomy 18:9–12, 1 Corinthians 12

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