Is Pentecostalism only about a century old?

Question

Was it active between the closing of Scripture and its (possible rebirth)?

Answer 1

Pastor Billy says: YES this is true the Protestant denomination of Pentecostalism is ~100 years old. It all synergized at the time of the Azusa Street Revival . Today there are many divisons within Pentecostalism. Once group called the Oneness Pentecostals have gone go far off mark that they now attack the Christology of the Lord and do not accept the Trinity doctrine. I believe we must pray for all Pentecostals to come back to the fullness of Christian spirituality and faith and I truly believe it is possible as they are very prayerful persons.

Answer 2

The Gifts of the Spirit have been around since the day of Pentecost. It's very interesting to read about it. Too long for this message so I will make it brief.

When the Church became established by Constantine, and Catholocism, people started to depend on the Spiritual leaders for guidance, instead of allowing them to be led by the Holy Spirit -- hence, the decline in living in the gifts of the Spirit.

Every century or so since the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit blew on certain small groups, annointing them with the gifts of the Spirit, but due to strictly structured established churches, these groups were forcibly dissolved, some were hanged.

The Quakers, were one of these groups, but when they formed, they called themselves "the Friends."

In this last century, small groups sprung up, and because of man's need, and the freedom of religion we are cherished with here in America, these groups were not imprisioned or put to death. They were allowed to grow, thus planting the seed for seekers.

Pentecosts have been around since the beginning, but it was not until the last century that they established as a recognized Church.

Answer 3

There were probably people that held certain views that encompased Pentecostal beliefs, but I doubt there were groups before the Mid 19th Century that held a complete Pentecostal theology.

Pentecostals all draw their lineage back to the Anglican Reformation through the Methodist Episcopal Church (1784) on through the Wesleyan holiness doctrine and through the Holiness Movement (mid 19th Century) to get to the Pentecostal Movement (1901). I am talking about the:
Assemblies of God (1914)
Four Square (1927)
Calvary Chapel (1965)
Vineyard (1974)
Church of God- Anderson (1881)
Church of God- Cleveland (1907)
Church of God in Christ (1915)
Oneness Pentecostals (1945)
Church of the Nazarene (1895) <- Not Pentecostal

Answer 4

about 150 years old it was first heard of in the 1860s. Pentecostalism focuses on the Holy Spirit's work within peoples lives. I am not sure I understand your second question.

Answer 5

Pentacostalism, Seventh Day Adventism, Mormonism and spiritualism all started around the same time in America.


It is important to note that the US was in the begining stages of industrialization, and the lives of most people were changing dramatically. Its my contention that these "new" religions sprang up out of a need for people to believe that there had to be something else in religion that they hadn't discovered, because all the old ways of living were changing.

Answer 6

Second chapter of Acts depicts the baptism of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.

Answer 7

I would gather that something akin to Pentacostalism existed before the common era among some pagan group. From what I understand, many Greek oracles "spoke in tongues".

Answer 8

The modern movement is only about 100 years old, but the concept could be considered a lot older.

Answer 9

My dictionary posts it around 1540 - 50.

Answer 10

the age of a cult doesn't make it more or less valid.

the bible is a good example of that -- it is 2000 years old, and it is just a phony, mythical collections of cult stories from earlier myths and cults. even after 2000 years, over 70% of the people on earth still reject it for the nonsense that it is.