True Revival

“We must remember also that at such a time of revival the devil is anxious to produce counterfeits and cause confusion.  He turns people’s attention to the phenomena, to the experiences, to the excitement; and there are always people who look only for such things.

"So the question arises as to how we can tell the difference between the true and the counterfeit.  There are certain tests which can always be applied.  True emotion produced by the Holy Ghost always leads to humility, to reverence, to a holy love of God.  A man may sing, or may dance for a while; but that does not persist.  It is temporary and due to the weakness of the body; but what is permanent, and what proves genuineness, is that the man is filled with a sense of awe."
D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, God’s Ultimate Purpose: An Exposition of Ephesians 1, pp.287-288.

Perhaps if people would think about this, false revivals such as at Toronto and Pensacola in past years, and the many more localized events led by Todd Bentley and his ilk, would fall flat.  Forced “revivals” are always false revivals.