Christian Unity (the book) - The Maranatha Community

the publisher’s foreword to Gee’s book Towards Pentecostal Unity to showthat Gee’s concern for unity among Pentecostalists was realistic enough to seethat there could be no ‘worldwide denomination to embrace all Pentecostals.’Quoting, Massey says of Gee:‘He was certain that organizational unity was an impossible dream. Hisvision and prayer, however, was that Pentecostals would drop pettydifferences and independent attitudes and then unite in spirit and variousways to evangelise the world. He called for “a world fellowship byrecognizing, not organising.”’Gee himself quotes from a vision a missionary friend had.written:The man had‘I wonder if you still remember a vision the Lord gave me at that firstUnited Pentecostal Missionary Conference in Johannesburg when youwere out here?In that vision a large congregation of Christian workers could be seen, alllooking forward, towards a platform where Jesus was standing. Whilethey could all see the platform they could not see each other becausethere were wooden partitions around, so that none could have fellowshipwith the others. But it was clear they all had the same aim and that allwere looking to Christ.Then a wonderful quiet fire came down from heaven, going through thesewooden partitions, which burnt up in that fire, but no smoke or flamescould be seen and it did not disturb the people. The partitions just seemedto burn up and disappear.And now the workers could see each other and greeted each other andthere seemed to be such wonderful harmony and they continued lookingforward to Christ who was still standing on the platform.Although the wooden partitions had disappeared, it did not alter theposition of the various workers; each one still kept his own individuality,but they all seemed to love each other and esteem each other highly.’Page 172