February, 1940
T H E K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S
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A Biola
Graduate , Who Speaks Weekly to
An Estimated
Audience o f
Twenty Millions,
Arrow Studio, Los Angeles • Charles E. Fuller, Director o f the Gospel Broadcasting Association, Los Angeles, Calif., whose Sunday evening “ Old Fashioned Revival Hour” is released over 152 radio stations. On the basis o f letters received, the Mutual Broadcasting System estimates the weekly audience at twenty m illion listeners. Mr. Fuller was graduated from the Bible Institute o f Los Angeles in the Class o f 1921. Revival in the Home and Nation:
Discusses—-
Is It Possible? By CH A R LES E. FU L L ER that man of sin be revealed, the son of •perdition.” This latter passage, I be lieve, refers to the great apostasy—the falling away from the faith—which is clearly foretold in the Word. Both Peter and Jude speak of the many apostate teachers who will arise in the closing days before the Lord comes for His church (cf. 2 Pet. 2; Jude). But the following passages from the Word of God cause me to believe that we have Scriptural ground for expect ing and working for a great' revival. There is the great declaration in Hebrews 13:8: “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever.” We have also the great fact stated in He brews 4:12: “For the word of God is quick [‘living’], and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discemer of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” And we read in Ephesians 3:20 that God “is able to do exceeding abundantly
above all that we ask or think, accord ing to the power that worketh in us.” Yes, God is the same powerful God of the past; the Word is still powerful; God still works and does “exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think” in answer to our prayers. As we pray and trust and faithfully sow the Word, He works mightily, as in times past. We should pray for greater faith, and we should not have the “grasshop per” view. When the twelve spies went over to Canaan to spy out the land, they came back and said they saw giants and great walled cities. As a result of this observation the ten be came as grasshoppers and viewed the. conditions as a grasshopper would, from a very low, earthly viewpoint. Everything seemed tremendous and dif ficult to overcome. Caleb and Joshua saw giants, too, and great walled cities, but over and above al) they saw God, and they trusted in His strength. They were men of faith. Their names go
HE FAMILY of God seems to be divided into two great camps A regarding whether we may ex pect a revival in these last days. No doubt every reader of this article is familiar, more or less, with the argu ments brought forth. Some who believe that we cannot look for a revival be fore Christ’s return quote 2 Timothy 3:1-5: “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, un holy, without natural affection, truce- breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof; from such turn away.” They cite also 2 Thessalonians 2:3: “Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and
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