Did the supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit completely vanish once the Apostle John died, leaving the church in supernatural darkness until the 20th century?

In this episode of Gospel and Grounds, we dismantle the cessationist "AD 100 Cliff" myth. When you blow the dust off primary patristic manuscripts, medieval chronicles, and historical theology, the claim of an ancient cessationist consensus completely evaporates. Instead, an unbroken, resilient thread of continuationism runs straight through the centuries.

Fill your mug to the brim, pull up a chair, and dive into the archives with us!

In this episode, we cover:

• The Ante-Nicene Witness: How early orthodox leaders like Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Tertullian, and Novatian documented ongoing prophecy, tongues, healings, deliverances, and even resurrections.
• Cosmic Geography in the Empire: Understanding early Christian healing and deliverance through Dr. Michael S. Heiser’s Unseen Realm framework as territorial authority over pagan pantheons.
• The Augustine Retraction: Why Saint Augustine abandoned his early cessationist theory in The City of God after compiling dozens of sworn, legally attested miracles and resurrections in his own diocese.
• The Medieval Stream & The Rule of Vincent: Evidence from Gregory the Great, the Venerable Bede, Bernard of Clairvaux, and D.A. Carson showing why cessationism—not continuationism—is the historical anomaly.
• Paleoorthodoxy & Disenchantment: Diagnosing the Enlightenment rationalism and functional deism that infected the modern Western church, featuring insights from Thomas Oden, John Mark Comer, Jon Tyson, and N.T. Wright.

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