Is this teaching biblical?
The cry for 'more manifestations' reveals the heart of the Toronto Blessing: the pursuit of experience above the pursuit of God through His Word. Biblical revival produces repentance, brokenness, and holiness — not a demand for more spectacular displays. The Holy Spirit's fruit is self-control, not loss of control.
What did John Arnott say?
"Let it come, Lord! More, Lord! More power! More manifestations!"
Speaker: John Arnott
Source: Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship services, 1994
What does Scripture actually teach?
1 Corinthians 14:33
"For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints."
— NKJV
God is the God of peace — not of chaos. Toronto meetings were marked by screaming, animal sounds, uncontrollable laughter, and bodily convulsions. This does not bear God's signature but that of chaos.
Galatians 5:22-23
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law."
— NKJV
SELF-CONTROL is a fruit of the Spirit. When the Holy Spirit works in a person, He produces control — not chaos. Uncontrollable laughter, falling to the ground, violent shaking, roaring like lions — this is the OPPOSITE of the Spirit's fruit.
Matthew 24:24
"For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect."
— NKJV
Jesus warned that false signs and wonders would come — and they would be so convincing that even the elect would risk being deceived. Chasing 'more manifestations' without biblical grounding is the exact trap Jesus warned about.