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Oral Roberts and William Branham are described by historian David Edwin Harrell as the two giants of the movement. William Branham, who died in a 1965 car accident, is widely regarded as the initiator and the pacesetter of the revival, and described by Harrell as the movement's "unlikely leader."
During early 1947, a major campaign was held in Kansas City, where Branham and Lindsay first met Oral Roberts. [81] Roberts and Branham had contact at different points during the revival. [89] Roberts said Branham was "set apart, just like Moses". [89] From left: Young Brown, Jack Moore, William Branham, Oral Roberts, Gordon Lindsay; photo ...
From left: Young Brown, Jack Moore, William Branham, Oral Roberts, Gordon Lindsay; photo taken at Kansas City in 1948. Roberts was a pioneer televangelist, and attracted a vast viewership. He began broadcasting by radio in 1947, [27] [28] and began broadcasting his revivals by television in 1954. [5]
The Latter Rain Movement had its beginnings in the years following World War II and was contemporary with the evangelical awakening led by Billy Graham, as well as with the Healing Revival of Oral Roberts, Jack Coe, and William Branham. [2]
William Branham was the spearhead for several healing ministers emerging during the 1930s, 1940s, and early 1950s. [15] ... Oral Roberts [17] and Billy Graham ...
He knew Oral Roberts and was impressed by the size of Roberts' revival tent. One day Coe went to a Roberts' tent meeting and measured the tent; he then ordered a larger one. [ 7 ] Coe was not bashful about announcing that his tent was the largest in the world; bigger, he claimed, than the one Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus used.
From left: Young Brown, Jack Moore, William Branham, Oral Roberts, Gordon Lindsay; photo taken at Kansas City in 1948. James Gordon Lindsay was born and raised in an atmosphere of healing and Pentecostal experience. He was born in Zion City, Illinois, on June 18, 1906. His parents were Thomas Lindsay and Effie (Ramsey) Lindsay.
The revivalists of the time, including William Branham, Oral Roberts, and A. A. Allen, held large interdenominational meetings which emphasized the gifts of the spirit. This global revival led to greater awareness and acceptance of Pentecostal teachings and practices.