Revival Exposed: Prophets, Power, Money, and Myth

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Revival Exposed: Prophets, Power, Money, and Myth investigates the hidden history behind modern revival culture — from early Pentecostalism, healing revivals, and Latter Rain theology to prosperity gospel teaching, prophetic movements, deliverance ministries, and the New Apostolic Reformation. Hosted by John Collins of William Branham Historical Research, each episode examines the prophets, power structures, money systems, and movement-building myths that shaped today’s charismatic and revival movements. Expect documented timelines, primary sources, historical context, and clear analysis designed to help listeners recognize patterns of spiritual manipulation, failed prophecy, authoritarian control, doctrinal drift, financial exploitation, and revival mythology before they become normalized. Website: https://william-branham.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Leavingth

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Episodes 33

Azusa Schism - The Man Who Quietly Changed Pentecostalism Forever
4d ago · 55:36
John examines William Durham's influence on Pentecostal history and asks whether modern Pentecostal and charismatic churches inherited more from Durham than from William Joseph Seymour. He traces Durham's arrival at the Azusa Street Mission, his challenge to its three-stage theology, and the rapid spread of his "Finished Work" doctrine through churches, missionary networks, and emerging denominations. The discussion follows the movement's development through the healing revival, Latter Rain, John Wimber, C. Peter Wagner, Bethel, and the New Apostolic Reformation. It also explores a recurring p
Who Owns the Revival? Questioning the Restoration Narrative
12d ago · 1:00:27
John examines the question "Who owns the revival?" by comparing biblical renewal with the large gatherings, famous leaders, transferable experiences, restoration claims, and emotional intensity commonly associated with revival culture. He considers earlier movements including the Protestant Reformation, the Great Awakenings, the Wesleyan and holiness revivals, the Welsh Revival, Azusa Street, Latter Rain, Charismatic movements, and the New Apostolic Reformation. John also explores why successive movements claim to possess a fuller restoration than those before them. He discusses selective hist
The Azusa Fire: Who Owns the Flame
28d ago · 1:00:18
John examines the Azusa Street Revival and asks who ultimately controlled the spiritual "fire" associated with early Pentecostalism. He discusses William Joseph Seymour, Charles Fox Parham, Florence Crawford, Clara Lum, and William Durham, focusing on competing claims of authority, experience, doctrine, and leadership. The discussion follows these patterns through later movements, including Latter Rain, the post-World War II healing revival, Branhamism, the Shepherding Movement, the Kansas City Prophets, the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, and the New Apostolic Reformation. It co
Azusa History Overturned: The Parhamite Roots
1mo ago · 56:47
Was Azusa Street really the starting point of modern Pentecostalism, or was it part of a larger movement already shaped by Charles Fox Parham? In this episode, John Collins traces the relationship between Charles Fox Parham, William J. Seymour, the Apostolic Faith movement, early Pentecostal restorationism, healing revival networks, Latter Rain theology, and the later New Apostolic Reformation. This episode argues that many modern apostolic and prophetic movements are not new at all, but evolved from older Parhamite restorationist ideas. ______________________ Weaponized Religion: From Christi
Global Revival, Global Consequences Charismania in Latin America
1mo ago · 57:31
Former charismatic worship guitarist Christian Arce joins John Collins to discuss the spread of American revival culture into Costa Rica, the influence of worship music, and how doctrines connected to the Healing Revival, William Branham, dominion theology, spiritual warfare, and the New Apostolic Reformation shaped modern evangelical culture in Latin America. Christian describes his years inside Costa Rican charismatic worship culture, how emotional worship experiences often replaced biblical examination, and how phrases like "a move of God" became tied to replication, hype, prophetic authori
The Prosperity Gospel Didn’t Start Where You Think
2mo ago · 55:35
John traces the roots of the prosperity gospel through John Alexander Dowie, E.W. Kenyon, F.F. Bosworth, William Branham, Oral Roberts, T.L. Osborn, A.A. Allen, the Voice of Healing movement, and the rise of faith-healing fundraising. The discussion examines how religious claims, healing campaigns, donor networks, media platforms, and revival circuits helped shape the health-and-wealth message long before many modern audiences associate it with Word of Faith teachers. The episode also explores how postwar healing revivals, Full Gospel Business Men connections, televangelism, seed-faith teachin
William Seymour, Azusa Street, And The Money Trail Into Modern Charismania
2mo ago · 56:36
John examines how William Joseph Seymour, the Azusa Street revival, and early Pentecostal publishing helped create a financial and organizational model that stretched far beyond Los Angeles. Drawing on revival history, denominational papers, and the later healing movement, John traces how mailing lists, newsletters, supernatural claims, and end-times urgency combined to build influence across Pentecostal and charismatic networks. John follows the line from Seymour to the Apostolic Faith paper, through the Pentecostal Evangel and the Voice of Healing, and into later charismatic structures that
Paul Cain, Kansas City Prophets, And The Secret Roots Of The NAR
2mo ago · 51:31
John traces how Paul Cain became a living bridge between the mid-century healing revivals, William Branham's prophetic world, the Full Gospel Businessmen, Kansas City Fellowship, John Wimber's Vineyard movement, IHOPKC, and later New Apostolic Reformation networks. The discussion follows the people, publications, claims, and organizational machinery that helped transmit older Latter Rain and healing revival ideas into modern charismatic prophecy. The episode examines Paul Cain's reported angelic calling, his connections to William Branham and Minor Argenbright, the role of Full Gospel Business
Cindy Jacobs, Roy Davis, and the Dallas Revival Network
2mo ago · 56:57
John traces the tangled religious and political environment behind Cindy Jacobs, Generals International, and the New Apostolic Reformation. The discussion examines Baptist, Pentecostal, Latter Rain, Voice of Healing, Christ for the Nations, Roy Davis, William Branham, Gordon Lindsay, William D. Upshaw, and Dallas revival history. Rather than presenting a simple hierarchy, John shows how revival culture developed through cross-pollination, shared platforms, common political agendas, and overlapping networks. The result is a complicated map of influence connecting postwar healing revivalism, Sou
Perry Stone, UFOs, And The Flying Saucer Theology Of The Healing Revival
3mo ago · 57:51
John examines the strange history of UFO fears, flying saucer theology, and apocalyptic prophecy inside the postwar Healing Revival. From Gordon Lindsay's Voice of Healing articles to William Branham's statements about saucers, signs in the heavens, and the rapture, the discussion traces how fear-based revivalism spiritualized world events and turned cultural panic into prophetic certainty. The episode also connects mid-century UFO culture, Fate magazine, O.L. Jaggers, W.V. Grant, Perry Stone, and Branham's later cloud theology to show how fringe ideas entered revival preaching and shaped late
The Minor Prophets: The Second Tier That Built The Prophetic Movement
3mo ago · 56:54
John examines the forgotten "minor prophets" and reinforcing voices who helped build the larger prophetic movements that later fed into Latter Rain, Branhamism, IHOPKC, and the New Apostolic Reformation. Instead of focusing only on the headline figures, he traces the lesser-known supporters, interpreters, endorsers, and network-builders who made the major personalities believable, portable, and durable. From Anna Schrader and Myrtle Beale to Lee Vayle and the wider Voice of Healing orbit, the discussion explores how second-tier prophetic voices validated leaders, translated their claims for or
Stage Personas, Elijah Mythology, And The Hidden Theater Behind Revival Culture
3mo ago · 57:04
John examines how stage personas, entertainment culture, and evolving supernatural claims helped shape the post-war healing revival and the movements that followed. Drawing from William Branham, Franklin Hall, Gordon Lindsay, Anna Schrader, and the broader culture of Chautauqua, melodrama, and vaudeville, he traces how performance techniques and religious identity merged in ways that still affect modern charismatic ministries. He also explores the doctrinal consequences of that shift, especially the rise of Elijah-centered narratives, secret revelation themes, and the blurred line between thea
John Paul Jackson And The Recycled Prophecy Of California’s Destruction
4mo ago · 54:06
John examines John Paul Jackson's warnings about California and places them inside a much longer history of repeated end-times predictions. Tracing the theme from Azusa Street through William Branham, Joe Brandt, Edgar Cayce, and the Kansas City prophetic movement, he argues that many modern prophetic claims are recycled versions of older failed warnings. The episode also explores the real-world damage caused by repeated doomsday rhetoric, including fear, anxiety, instability, and major life decisions shaped by predictions that never came to pass. Rather than treating the California prophecy a
When Revival Becomes The Gospel: Inside Elim’s Revival Culture
4mo ago · 58:17
John and Hannah examine Elim's history through Ivan Spencer's story and connect recurring themes: revival-driven identity, the cost of sustaining "moves of God," and the way spiritual language can reshape expectations and community life. Hannah shares lived experience with healing culture, word-of-faith messaging, and the social pressure to appear spiritually "enough," while John maps how revival frameworks, authority structures, and network thinking can echo into modern charismatic movements and apostolic-style ecosystems. ______________________ Weaponized Religion: From Christian Identity to
From Church Of God To The NAR: A Hidden Historical Trail
4mo ago · 57:19
John traces a lesser-known historical connection between early Church of God networks, Roy E. Davis, and the later development of dominion-oriented currents in Pentecostal and charismatic history. The discussion examines A.J. Tomlinson, the 1923 Church of God split, revival culture, and the way fractured Pentecostal structures could give controversial figures access, legitimacy, and influence. The episode also explores how church governance, political ideology, and revivalism intersected in ways that foreshadow later movements associated with the New Apostolic Reformation. Along the way, John
How John Wimber Reshaped Worship in the UK
4mo ago · 1:03:54
John Collins and filmmaker Sam Howson examine how modern worship culture changed church life in the UK, tracing the shift from congregational singing and simple hymn traditions to a performance-driven model shaped by Soul Survivor, John Wimber, and the wider charismatic movement. The discussion explores how emotional pacing, repetition, stage-centered leadership, and the pursuit of atmosphere altered the purpose of gathered worship and influenced how many Christians understood spiritual authority. Along the way, they compare older church practices with contemporary worship environments, asking
Accuser Of The Brethren Or Protecting The Sheep? Exposing NAR Abuse
5mo ago · 58:18
John, Kevin, and Barb trace how "deeper things" messaging can slide sincere believers into authoritarian control, prayer "strategy," and dominion-flavored activism. Along the way, they weigh the cost of handling heavy survivor stories, why accountability structures matter, and how "God said" language can shut down discernment. They also connect dots between revival hype, conference culture, and leadership models that reward influence without oversight. The conversation lands on practical discernment: testing fruit, refusing manipulation, rebuilding faith after spiritual harm, and keeping the G
New Covenant vs. Covenant Control: The Rise of Kingdom Movements
5mo ago · 59:10
John explains why confusion over biblical covenants lies at the heart of the Pentecostal/Charismatic Movement and the New Apostolic Reformation. By tracing how the Old Covenant, the New Covenant of grace, and later British Israelite and healing-revival ideas were merged into something entirely different, John shows how authority shifted from the gospel to modern prophets and apostles. This episode walks through the biblical meaning of covenants, why the Mosaic Law was replaced, and how William Branham and later movements quietly introduced a "new new covenant" that reshaped doctrine, obedience
The Assemblies Of God’s 1949 Warning And The Rise Of The NAR
5mo ago · 55:26
John explores the 1949 Assemblies of God resolution that formally denounced the "New Order of the Latter Rain" and asks a pressing question: Did Latter Rain actually end—or was it redistributed and rebranded? Walking line-by-line through the six points of the General Council's denunciation, he compares each concern to structures now visible in the New Apostolic Reformation and segments of the broader charismatic movement. From impartation theology and modern apostles to prophetic utterances, mediated confession, and doctrinal innovation, this episode traces historical continuity from North Bat
Chuck Smith and the Rise of Cover-Up Culture in Charismatic Christianity
6mo ago · 57:15
John examines the Paul Cain transcript involving Chuck Smith and explains why it matters far beyond a single conversation. By looking at redactions, power dynamics, and historical context, he shows how indirect pressure and silence functioned inside charismatic leadership networks. The episode traces a broader pattern of cover-up culture from the post-war healing revivals through later charismatic and apostolic movements. Rather than focusing on individual sins, the discussion centers on how secrecy, authority, and institutional protection shaped outcomes that still affect churches today. ____
The Dark Side of the Azusa Street Revival
6mo ago · 57:21
John examines the Azusa Street Revival by returning to the original newspapers, social conditions, and historical context surrounding the events of 1906. Rather than defending or attacking Pentecostalism, he walks listeners through how mythology forms, why Azusa Street became elevated as a sacred origin story, and what contemporary observers actually recorded. By comparing later Pentecostal narratives with primary sources, this episode explores false prophecies, social chaos, leadership failures, and the suppression of inconvenient facts. The goal is not to dismantle faith, but to separate doc
The Hidden Origin of the Assemblies of God: Race, Power, and Pentecostal Myth
6mo ago · 57:41
John examines the real origins of the Assemblies of God, tracing its formation back to the 1914 meetings in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and the racial and organizational conflict within the Church of God in Christ. By comparing official denominational history with newspaper records and Pentecostal archives, John explains how white leadership separated to form a new organization while leaving critical context out of the modern narrative. The episode also follows the doctrinal and relational networks connecting Charles Fox Parham, F.F. Bosworth, John G. Lake, William Branham, and the Latter Rain move
Spiritualism Unmasked: How the Occult Infiltrated Modern Christianity
6mo ago · 55:19
John unpacks the hidden spiritualist foundations behind William Branham’s ministry and how those same occult practices evolved into the New Apostolic Reformation’s “spiritual warfare” theology. Drawing connections from John Alexander Dowie to the Latter Rain and Pentecostal movements, he exposes how loaded language, trances, and “prophetic” manifestations masked practices rooted in mediumship and communication with the dead. This episode dives deep into how deception, altered states, and false authority blurred the line between Christianity and the occult—creating one of the most dangerous the
Gnosticism, Freemasonry, and Secret Knowledge: The Hidden Architecture Behind the NAR
7mo ago · 58:31
John examines why Freemasonry alone cannot explain the theological problems inside modern charismatic and New Apostolic Reformation movements. Tracing the issue back to ancient Gnosticism, he explains how secret knowledge, spiritual elitism, and hidden revelation repeatedly resurface in Christian history. By comparing early church responses—especially Irenaeus' work Against Heresies—with post-World War II healing revivals, Branhamism, and modern NAR teachings, this episode shows how Gnostic ideas reshape salvation, authority, and church identity. The discussion exposes why mystery-driven Chris
Rick Joyner, Freemasonry, and Fraternal Order Christianity
7mo ago · 1:05:15
John explains why Freemasonry becomes a fixation for people leaving high-control religious groups, especially movements tied to William Branham and the New Apostolic Reformation. Drawing on history, personal experience, and documented hoaxes, he separates conspiracy theory from verifiable evidence while showing how fraternal-order structures were quietly replicated inside modern charismatic and apostolic movements. This episode examines Albert Pike, the Taxil hoax, Lucifer language, Christian Identity, pyramid theology, and why secrecy, hierarchy, and "inner knowledge" do far more damage insid

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Azusa Schism - The Man Who Quietly Changed Pentecostalism Forever

Who Owns the Revival? Questioning the Restoration Narrative

The Azusa Fire: Who Owns the Flame

Azusa History Overturned: The Parhamite Roots

Global Revival, Global Consequences Charismania in Latin America

The Prosperity Gospel Didn’t Start Where You Think

William Seymour, Azusa Street, And The Money Trail Into Modern Charismania

Paul Cain, Kansas City Prophets, And The Secret Roots Of The NAR

Cindy Jacobs, Roy Davis, and the Dallas Revival Network

Perry Stone, UFOs, And The Flying Saucer Theology Of The Healing Revival

The Minor Prophets: The Second Tier That Built The Prophetic Movement

Stage Personas, Elijah Mythology, And The Hidden Theater Behind Revival Culture

John Paul Jackson And The Recycled Prophecy Of California’s Destruction

When Revival Becomes The Gospel: Inside Elim’s Revival Culture

From Church Of God To The NAR: A Hidden Historical Trail

How John Wimber Reshaped Worship in the UK

Accuser Of The Brethren Or Protecting The Sheep? Exposing NAR Abuse

New Covenant vs. Covenant Control: The Rise of Kingdom Movements

The Assemblies Of God’s 1949 Warning And The Rise Of The NAR

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Azusa Schism - The Man Who Quietly Changed Pentecostalism Forever

Who Owns the Revival? Questioning the Restoration Narrative

The Azusa Fire: Who Owns the Flame

Azusa History Overturned: The Parhamite Roots

Global Revival, Global Consequences Charismania in Latin America

The Prosperity Gospel Didn’t Start Where You Think

William Seymour, Azusa Street, And The Money Trail Into Modern Charismania

Paul Cain, Kansas City Prophets, And The Secret Roots Of The NAR

Cindy Jacobs, Roy Davis, and the Dallas Revival Network

Perry Stone, UFOs, And The Flying Saucer Theology Of The Healing Revival

The Minor Prophets: The Second Tier That Built The Prophetic Movement

Stage Personas, Elijah Mythology, And The Hidden Theater Behind Revival Culture

John Paul Jackson And The Recycled Prophecy Of California’s Destruction

When Revival Becomes The Gospel: Inside Elim’s Revival Culture

From Church Of God To The NAR: A Hidden Historical Trail

How John Wimber Reshaped Worship in the UK

Accuser Of The Brethren Or Protecting The Sheep? Exposing NAR Abuse

New Covenant vs. Covenant Control: The Rise of Kingdom Movements

The Assemblies Of God’s 1949 Warning And The Rise Of The NAR

Chuck Smith and the Rise of Cover-Up Culture in Charismatic Christianity

The Dark Side of the Azusa Street Revival

The Hidden Origin of the Assemblies of God: Race, Power, and Pentecostal Myth

Spiritualism Unmasked: How the Occult Infiltrated Modern Christianity

Gnosticism, Freemasonry, and Secret Knowledge: The Hidden Architecture Behind the NAR

Rick Joyner, Freemasonry, and Fraternal Order Christianity