"I've reached out my hand and touched the flame"

-"I've reached out my hand and touched the flame. I am burning and waiting for a sign...God is ready to rend the heavens and come down."
- Rev. Evan Roberts (in a sermon 2 weeks before revival hit Wales), HT Matt,
see this also

-"I want to reach out and touch the flame."
-Rev. Paul Hewson, 2:10 in the sermon below
(but not watching the two minutes leading up to it might cause you to miss the revival (:...)



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It is obvious Bono has read Watchman Nee, Smith Wigglesworth , other revivalists...maybe Jackie Pullinger..has he read Roberts, and is that part of his lyrical inspiration?
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see also:

• U2's Streets..over the years

• READ THIS IF:Your favorite song about heaven is NOT "I Can Only Imagine"