A. A. Allen (1911–1970)

I found this tract in among a collection of materials that were donated to me. Finding this little booklet (tract) of no more than 40 pages, having never read anything by A. A. Allen, I thought I would give it a go.

This little tract is from the tent ministry of A. A. Allen who was a famous Pentecostal tent revivalist in the mid-50s and 60s. Designed as a call for people to join him in regular fasting and prayer to God for a revival, the gist of the tract is that we need to wrestle the answers to our prayers from the clutch of the devil. Using the story of Daniel's prayer being held up by the Prince of Persia, he argues that the devil can "capture", if you will, the answers that God has given to our prayers preventing them from being fulfilled in our lives. He contends that only through fasting and prayer can we hope to see these most important answers released by the enemy.

While the premise of the tract, leaves something to be desired from a biblical standpoint, I did enjoy and find impressive the extensive use of Scripture. It seems that his particular generation had a dedication and devotion to the Word of God that is often lacking in our day.… (altro)