illion people throughout the world had received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. It was predicted that by the end of the century half of the world’s Protestants would be Pentecostal. Roberts was the leader of a generation of dynamic revivalists. Who took the Pentecostal message of healing and deliverance around the world in the years after 1947. Roberts brought traditional Pentecostal and charismatics together in a series of dynamic conferences. These conferences explored the theology of the Holy Spirit.Oral Roberts is responsible for four decades of healing revivalism. He has personally touched over a million human beings. Several million more answered his call to accept Christ. Tens of millions more have heard him preach and pray on radio, television and in films. Oral has also influenced a variety of celebrities to be baptized by the Holy Spirit.Roberts influenced modern Christian history through his use of media, especially TV He started filming his healing crusades for TV in the 1950’s despite the financial risks. These crusades shocked and outraged many, but they tapped the curiosity of millions more. More important than his films was Oral’s return to TV in a 1969 series of prime-time specials.Oral Roberts is forever linked with religious healing. After all it was religious healing that launched his ministry and religious healing that built the City of Faith complex in 1981 in Tulsa....
