Age of Terrorism
2001 marked its beginning (as graded).
Lesson 10 · Course 66
The Laodicea Church – The Apostate Church: 1900 – Present
Twentieth-century upheaval; Welsh Revival; Azusa/Pentecostalism; Billy Sunday; Scofield; Depression/war; Billy Graham.
At a glance
Summary
2001 marked the beginning of the Age of Terrorism. Colonialism’s global collapse began after WWII; third-world countries often received humanitarian aid. The Welsh Revival’s leader was not J. Edwin Orr (Evan Roberts per essay). Moodle grades True that over five million came to faith in two years (Jay-R missed). Azusa Street birthed modern Pentecostalism. Billy Sunday was an MLB player before evangelism. C.I. Scofield was a great Bible teacher. Depression and war did not drive people away from God. Billy Graham is known for “the Bible says.”
Quiz 10: 8/10 (80%), 6m 2s, cmid 1223 / attempt 102004. Essays Complete/Not graded (Q11–Q13 verbatim). Misses: Q2 colonialism after WWII (chose False; Moodle True); Q5 Welsh Revival five million (chose False; Moodle True). Course total 78%. Cert cmid 2165 locked.
Big ideas
What to teach and remember
- 2001 = beginning of the Age of Terrorism.
- Colonialism’s global collapse began after WWII (miss Q2).
- Third world often object of humanitarian aid/development.
- Welsh Revival leader ≠ J. Edwin Orr (Evan Roberts).
- Miss Q5: Moodle True that over five million came to faith in two years (essay text says more than 100,000 — keep both as given).
- Azusa Street → modern Pentecostal movement.
- Billy Sunday: MLB then evangelist; Scofield in Bible Teaching movement.
- Depression/war did NOT drive people from God; Graham: “the Bible says.”
Key terms
People, places, and words that matter
Welsh Revival (1904–1906)
Led by Evan Roberts (not J. Edwin Orr); prayer, repentance, transformed community.
Azusa Street
Birthed the modern Pentecostal movement.
Billy Sunday
Former MLB player; major U.S. revivalist; tabernacles; Rodeheaver music.
C.I. Scofield
Great and effective teacher in the Bible Teaching movement.
Billy Graham
Known for the phrase “the Bible says.”
Structure
Outline / timeline
- World at the start of the twentieth century
- Colonial collapse, third world, Cold War, liberal theology
- Welsh Revival (1904–1906)
- Azusa / Pentecostalism; Bible Teaching / Scofield
- Billy Sunday; Depression/war; Billy Graham
Must remember
Facts to keep straight
| Quiz 10 | 80% (8/10), cmid 1223 — miss Q2, Q5 |
|---|---|
| Course total | 78%; cert 2165 locked |
| Welsh leader | Evan Roberts (not J. Edwin Orr) |
| Azusa | Modern Pentecostal birth |
| Billy Sunday | MLB → evangelist |
| Graham phrase | “the Bible says” |
Compare
Side-by-side contrasts
Welsh Revival numbers (quiz vs essay)
- Quiz Q5 (graded True): over five million came to faith in two years
- Essay Q12 text: more than 100,000 came to faith within two years — keep both as pack gave them
Who led the Welsh Revival
- False: J. Edwin Orr
- Essay: Evan Roberts
For the pulpit
Sermon hooks
- Preach Welsh Revival as prayer and repentance that changes streets, not only pews.
- Hold Azusa’s Pentecostal birth without rewriting history’s hard edges.
- Recover Sunday’s public invitation and moral courage — and Moody/Graham’s Bible-centered call.
- Flag the two misses: colonialism after WWII; Welsh five-million quiz item.
Quiz drill
Quiz drill / review · open to practice · 10 items
Quiz score: 80% · 1 attempt
1. 2001 marked the beginning of the ‘Age of Terrorism.’
TrueAge of Terrorism.
2. The global collapse of colonialism began after World War 2.
TrueMiss / partialMiss: chose False; Moodle True.
3. Third world countries were often the object of humanitarian aid and development.
TrueHumanitarian aid.
4. The leader of the Welch Revival was J Edwin Orr.
FalseNot Orr (Evan Roberts).
5. In what was known as the Welsh Revival, over five million people came to faith in Christ in two years.
TrueMiss / partialMiss: chose False; Moodle True.
6. The Azusa Street Revival birthed the modern Pentecostal movement.
TrueAzusa → Pentecostalism.
7. Billy Sunday was a Major League Baseball player before he became an evangelist.
TrueMLB then evangelist.
8. In the Bible Teaching movement, one of the great and effective teachers was CI Scofield.
TrueScofield.
9. The Great Depression and the horrors of war drove people away from God.
FalseDid not drive people from God.
10. Billy Graham is known for the phrase, ‘the Bible says.’
True“the Bible says.”
Essay themes
If you preach or review
Describe the world condition at the beginning of the twentieth century
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the world was being reshaped by rapid political, social, economic, and technological change. After World War I, the great empires began to lose control of their colonial possessions, while nationalism grew among the nations of the third world and indigenous leadership replaced foreign influence. Commerce then carried Western products and habits into those societies. World War II multiplied mass-produced goods, new technologies, communication, transportation, and conveniences, turning people's attention toward material and worldly concerns. The church struggled to keep pace with the changing society. The First World and the Communist Second World were divided by the Cold War, while the Third World became a focus of humanitarian aid. Rationalism and evolutionism also weakened confidence in divine revelation and helped spread liberal theology. Yet this troubled and changing world became a setting in which God brought revival and renewed people’s hunger for biblical truth.
Explain the initiation, expansion, and the significance of the Welsh Revival (1904-1906)
The Welsh Revival began in 1904 in Wales through Evan Roberts, a young evangelist who believed God was calling the church to prayer and revival. After intense personal prayer, he asked his pastor for permission to speak, and although only a small group first gathered, the meetings quickly grew. People prayed, worshiped, confessed sin, repented, reconciled relationships, and openly responded to the call to follow Christ. The meetings were often long and spontaneous, and the whole congregation seemed conscious of the Holy Spirit’s presence. Within two years, more than 100,000 people came to faith. Drunkenness and crime declined, taverns went bankrupt, and even judges reported that there were few cases. The revival spread beyond Wales across Europe and encouraged many young people to become student volunteer missionaries. Its significance was that it was a powerful, largely spontaneous work of prayer, repentance, evangelism, and transformed community life, preparing the way for further revival movements.
Discuss the evangelistic ministry of Billy Sunday
Billy Sunday was a former Major League Baseball player who was converted at the Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago in 1886. He became one of America’s leading revivalists, preaching more than 300 evangelistic campaigns in major cities and seeing more than 593,000 people make decisions for Christ. Because ordinary buildings were too small, businessmen built large temporary structures called ‘Billy Sunday Tabernacles.’ His 1917 New York campaign recorded 98,264 professions of faith and involved more than 50,000 volunteers. Sunday was a forceful, colorful preacher whose voice could be heard by thousands without electronic amplification, and he urged people to come forward and publicly commit themselves to Christ. He preached against sin and championed moral reform, including opposition to child labor, support for women’s suffrage, opposition to alcohol, and resistance to evolution and other social evils. Working with Homer Rodeheaver, he used enthusiastic singing and very large choirs to prepare people for the invitation. His ministry combined evangelistic preaching, public decisions, music, and social reform, and it helped shape revivalism in the United States.