From Ancient Ecstasy To The New Apostolic Reformation | Bob Scott | Podcast Episode 584

John and Bob trace the deeper lineage behind Pentecostalism, arguing that many of its defining themes did not begin in the early 1900s but emerged from much older religious currents. They examine holiness movements, prophetic culture, ecstatic worship, ancient sectarian ideas, and the repeated pattern of leaders presenting recycled beliefs as fresh revelation.

The discussion also explores how money, spectacle, end-times urgency, and experience-driven religion helped shape modern Pentecostal and charismatic culture. Along the way, John and Bob connect Azusa Street, Charles Parham, Frank Sanford, the Higher Life movement, and later streams such as Latter Rain and the New Apostolic Reformation.

00:00 Introduction
01:26 The Search For Earlier Roots Behind Pentecostal Ideas
06:15 Holy Kickers, Holy Jumpers, And Religious Ecstasy
08:25 Ancient Prophecy, Ecstasy, And Human Nature
14:02 Overspiritualizing Paganism, Idols, And Demons
20:47 Ancient Near Eastern Parallels And Reading The Bible In Context
28:25 What A Prophet Was Versus What Pentecostalism Made It
31:44 Azusa Street, Money, And The Revival System
35:37 Precursors Before Pentecostalism In America And Europe
40:30 Secret Knowledge, Canon, And The Higher Life Movement
43:41 Dreams, Visions, And The Problem Of Too Much Revelation
48:19 Money, Scale, And Why Revival Culture Escalates
53:12 Megachurch Values, Status, And The Secular Metrics Of Success
56:15 Final Takeaways On Repetition, Boundaries, And False Originality
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