Way back in 1976
C. Peter Wagner had already expressed a foundation
of sand upon which his entire "apostolic" kingdom
is built. To back up his notions, he and his
friends such asJohn
Wimber,Paul
Cainand many others
began to get the cart before the horse. They
tried to create revival where there was none with
unbiblical and even heretical ideas. They
imported occult ideas from false religions into
the churches, such as"slain
in the spirit"and called
the results "revival". The means they used
were the counterfeit revivals of theWord Of Faith
Movement, theVineyard
movement, theToronto
"Blessing", theBrownsville
"Outpouring"and on
down the line to latestTodd
Bentley "Lakeland Revival". The
proof that the means have all been unjustifiable
is in the unjustifiable ends. Lakeland has
now come to an apparent abrupt end due to false
healing and dead raising claims, many false
teachings, a false "transferable" anointing, and
sexual misconduct. You can read about these
things in ourTodd
Bentleysection. Yet
the leadership of theNew
Apostolic Reformationhas
not even been slowed by yet another bad end
brought about by the self-destruction of the
means. In the latest ElijahList the false
prophets are prophesying even greater revivals to
come.
There is a new
phenomenon especially among some island churches
where handkerchiefs are being handed around a
congregation claiming that they have an anointing
that can cause people to be healed and other
miraculous things happen to them. The problem with
this idea is especially evident in two things: (1)
that this can and is being considered by many to
be Christian magic and (2) that it is being taught
as being something that should be a normal part of
the Christian experience. It is taught that
if you have faith you will believe in touching the
handkerchief that you will be healed, freed from
demons, or get a special anointing. But
faith is not proven by signs and wonders.
This chart should be
of grave interest to those in YWAM and those
supporting YWAM and its agenda with the IPM or
"First Nations" movement led by people like
Daniel Kikawa (Perpetuated In
Righteousness), Don Richardson (Eternity in
Their Hearts:Startling Evidence of Belief in the
One True God in Hundreds of Cultures Throughout
the World), John Dawson (Taking Our
Cities for God: How to Break Spiritual
Strongholds), Richard Twiss (One Church,
Many Tribes : Following Jesus the Way God Made
You), Terry LeBlanc (Creating
Christian Indians: Native Clergy in the
Presbyterian Church) and many
others. You will notice a very close
comparison in this chart between false religion
and so-called "Christian" leaders. Please
read whatYWAM,The
Emerging Chuch, theWCGPand
others are teaching that are almost exactly what
the Baha'i teach.
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Three Fallacies Of Third Wave
Spiritual Warfare Teachings by Sandy Simpson
When
so-called Christians employ Biblical pagan
methods to rid themselves of demons, they end up
giving the enemy an opportunity to deceive them
and a foothold in their lives. When Israel
disobeyed the Lord's command to come down to
Jerusalem and worship Him in the temple under
the Law, and instead chose to set up altars in
the high places, the result was that they ended
up worshiping demons. They thought they
were worshiping God, but ended up worshiping
Baal and Ashtoreth. You cannot live a life
glorifying to the Lord unless you obey Him.
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The Duties of
Christian Leadership by Sandy Simpson
Christians, and especially Christian
leadership, are called to be salt and light in a
dark world.
Matt. 5:13-16 "You are the
salt of the earth. But if the salt loses
its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?
It is no longer good for anything, except to be
thrown out and trampled by men. "You are the
light of the world.A
city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do
people light a lamp and put it under a bowl.
Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives
light to everyone in the house. In the same way,
let your light shine before men, that they may
see your good deeds and praise your Father in
heaven.
When the Lord tells us to be salt and
light, He states both the positive and the
negative. That is the way with all
Scripture. We can’t just take the positive
and be done with the subject. We have to
consider all the ramifications of being salt and
light. Salt is used to season food and make
it taste good. It was and still is used as a
preservative. In the same way Christians are
to be salt in the world. Without the witness
of Christ, without standing for the truth, life is
ultimately tasteless and rotten. Anyone here
who was a sinner for any length of time without
the Savior knows what I am talking about.
But the flip side is that salt can lose its
saltiness. Christians can lose their
saltiness by diluting the Gospel message to the
point where it is useless. Let me give you
an example of a washed out Gospel often preached
in churches today.
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Smack Dab in
the Middle of the Apostasy by Sandy Simpson
'Antichrist'
No More: Evangelicals Praise Pope Most are unreserved
in their praise on political, social, and even
theological matters, but critique of papacy
remains. Compiled by Ted Olsen,
04/05/2005 04:30 p.m.
Among
the names mentioned, who praise the Pope in this
article, were "Evangelical" leaders such as:Evangelical
Episcopalian Fred Barnes; Wheaton College's Mark
Noll; Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod President
Gerald B. Kieschnick; National Association of
Evangelicals President Ted Haggard; Focus on the
Family President James Dobson; Charles Colson
who organized the evangelical side of the
Evangelicals and Catholics Together; Paige
Patterson, President of Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary; Presbyterian Church in
America Pastor-brothers David and Tim Bayly;
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President
Al Mohler; Dallas Theological Seminary President
Mark Bailey; Credenda Agenda Editor Douglas
Wilson; and Evangelical Alliance, the United
Kingdom's version of the stateside National
Association of Evangelicals.
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Marriage A
Biblical Illustration Of Our Faith Commitment To
Jesus Christ For Salvation by Sandy Simpson
Marriage as a metaphor for our
relationship to Jesus Christ.
Marriage
is used as a metaphor for our relationship to
God many times in the Bible. Let's look at
the picture God wants His people to see about
their relationship to Him, and His relationship
to them.
TI have been
challenged lately to think again about what the
Gospel message is all about. This has come
as a result of hearing what I considerto be, at
the very least, "gospel lite" and at the most no
gospel at all being presented by a number of
neo-evangelicals, Third Wavers and
outrightheretics. The interesting thing is
that many seem to be preaching the same
message. What is most intriguing is
that false teachers like Benny Hinn, ecumenicals,
and even some preachers I would considerto be
orthodox in their theology are preaching a
"gospel" that is very similar.The question is:
Is this new gospel message really the Gospel at
all?
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Leviathan by Sandy Simpson
This creature that existed, and
may yet exist, is used as a description of themightand
power of the enemy.
Isaiah
27:1In
that day theLORDwill punishLeviathanthe
fleeing serpent,WithHis fierce and
great and mighty sword, EvenLeviathanthe
twisted serpent; And He will kill thedragonwholivesin
the sea. (NASB)
Speaking of the “day
of the Lord”, when the Lord comes back again to
rule and judge the earth, Isaiah says that the
Lord will punish Leviathan the dragon.Satan
is likened to leviathan, a serpent, and he is
said to live in the sea.
Revelation
13:1Andthe dragon
stood on the sand of the seashore.Then
I saw a beast coming up out of the sea,
having ten horns and seven heads, and on his
hornswereten
diadems, and on his headswereblasphemous
names. (NASB)
Again the dragon
comes out of the sea, which is symbolic of the
nations of the world, but perhaps is also tied
to a literal meaning.He
has multiple heads which are symbolic of the
heads of the nations of the end times, but he is
also said to have multiple heads before the
symbolism of the nations of the revived Babylon
come into being, as recorded in Ps. 74:14 and
Job.
Many Christians today (having allowed
themselves to be diapraxed by false teachers on
TV, in books, in seminars and on tape) have
begun to accept a mixture of Pre Mil and Post
Mil doctrines. Many claim they still hold
to a Pre Trib Rapture (or another Pre Mil
scenario) and at the same time would claim that
Christians are in a great end times revival,
that "Transformation" is taking place all over
the world, and that our mandate is to retake
dominion over the whole world including its
businesses, social agendas and political arenas
(a Post Mil scenario). But what many
"Christians" today do not realize is: the
mixture they have accepted is oxymoronic.
There are two kingdoms being
taught in many churches today. Teaching about
one of the kingdoms is on the decline while the
other is being promoted all over the
place. I am warning Christians that they
need to check out who is using the word
"kingdom", the books they have been reading and
recommend on building "the kingdom", the people
they have been hanging out with at conferences,
and what they mean by "the kingdom".
There are so many people who
claim to be Christians today, claiming that they are
God.Not
just a “little god” but God Almighty.I hate to
tell them but there is only one God/man who could
ever claim that and His name is Jesus Christ.
1 John
4:4-6 You, dear children, are from God and
have overcome them, because the one who is in you
is greater than the one who is in the world.They
are from the world and therefore speak from the
viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to
them. We are from God, and whoever knows God
listens to us; butwhoever is
not from God does not listen to us.This
is how we recognize the Spirit {Or spirit} of
truth and the spirit of falsehood. The reason why
false teachers, who deny one or more of the core
doctrines of the Faith, gain so many followers is
that they are saying what the world wants to
hear. They organize their churches so that
they cater to unbelievers, and once non Christians
come in they are fed a diet devoid of the
essential nutrition of the Gospel and sound
doctrine. False teachers conduct surveys to
see what non-believers are looking for in a
"church" and then provide those things.
False teachers claim they are bringing people into
the Kingdom when in fact they are bringing them
out of the world and back into the world, the only
difference now being that they are spending their
money in support of some apostate leader and/or
group.
The NAR
proponents claim to be foundational Apostles to the
modern church. This claim is exactly what Paul
warned the Church about regarding false
apostles. The term "false apostles" is used
only once in the Bible in 2 Cor. 11:13. False
apostles are identified as those who claim they areequalwith
the the foundational Apostles. The NAR
proponents go even further! They claim to beGREATERthan
the original Apostles.
Jude 1:1-2 Jude, a servant of
Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those
who have been called, who are loved by God the
Father and kept by Jesus Christ: Mercy, peace
and love be yours in abundance. Jude was the
brother of Jesus Christ. But it is significant
that he calls himself the brother of James. Jude
wants everyone to know that, though he is a
half-brother of Jesus Christ through his mother
Mary, he considers himself to be a servant of
Jesus. I’m sure there were those who tried to
idolize him for being the brother of Jesus
Christ. If he had the character of some of the
current large crop of false teachers, he would
have written “Jude, the brother of Jesus
Christ.” I’m sure if some of these modern
heretics could trace their roots back to Christ,
they would use that information to get support
for themselves and power over people. But Jude
does just the opposite. He calls himself the
servant of Jesus Christ. He is addressing this
letter to those who have been called, and who
are loved by God the Father and kept by Jesus
Christ. So he is addressing this letter to
Christians. God has called every true believer.
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from Paul
Run the Race, Win the Prize by Sandy Simpson
But our citizenship is in heaven. And we
eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord
Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him
to bring everything under his control, will
transform our lowly bodies so that they will be
like his glorious body. Jesus Christ is
coming again. We are citizens of heaven,
not this earth, and Jesus will come to take us
to our homeland. So true believers eagerly
await His coming, unlike those who oppose the
cross of Christ who think they must take
dominion over the earth or laugh at the idea of
the Rapture. There are many of them
today. We know that when Jesus comes, by
His power, He will bring everything under His
control. We are not called to do that as
the Church. Jesus will do that when He
comes, and when He comes we will be changed and
receive our everlasting bodies that will never
wear out.
1 Cor. 15:51-57 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We
will not all sleep, but we will all be changed
in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the
last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the
dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be
changed. For the perishable must clothe itself
with the imperishable, and the mortal with
immortality. When the perishable has been
clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal
with immortality, then the saying that is
written will come true: "Death has been
swallowed up in victory." "Where, O death, is
your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?"
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin
is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us
the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Today, in a
majority of churches, we see the result of
the seeker-friendly,"purpose-driven",
church growth, Third Wave, New
Apostolic Reformation methods and teachings
and their product I am
calling"Entertainment-style Christianity"
(ESC). But ESC churches are not only
missing out on the cutting edge of true
Christianity, but areheading down the road
to apostasy.
True biblical
Christianity is "interactive". Those
in ESC are taughtto be spectators at
mega-church entertainment events. They
are not taught the Bible but rather to be
enamored with the oratoricalskills of the
preacher, and to not dare question anything
that is shoved down the throats of the
"laity" by the ruling "anointed"elite.
They are treated to a circus atmosphere
including wild CCM music with people
flailing around and acting like they are on
drugs, topreachers who tell endless stories
about themselves and joke about everything
while actually making profundity mundane, to
hula dancing,to banners and marching in the
church and around it, to the blowing of
shofars, to slain in the spirit and wild
manifestations. Theirsears are tickled
by guest speakers who make up sermons out of
their own imaginations instead of the
written Word. They are entertainedwith
gold dust, gold fillings, "angel" feathers,
"angel" footprints, drunk in the spirit
antics, and during these displays they can
go outand get a latte and a snack at the
church snack bar. They come into these
mega churches and leave without being
personally challengedother than with tired
worldly psychology, and without anyone being
able to find out what they are doing in
their private lives. A smallpercentage
attend "cell groups" where they are
diapraxed into consensus instead of
challenged to be Bereans and think and act
forthemselves. They live like the
world during the week, then come to church
where the world is not only welcomed but
accommodated.
Commentators
seem to think that this section of Habakkuk
was addressing theCeasarsand
their drunken desire for power.Seems
these two things often go together.
Those
who love drunk in the spirit are no exception.They
are trying to get others to share in their
debauchery and the false hope of an end-times
worldwide revival, currently through the
Saturate 2020 events.Though
these were two of the hereticaldistinctivesof
the New Order of the Latter Rain, these ideas
are nothing new.The
righteous continue to live by faith, while the
proud boast in their drunken state.
Saturate 2020 is another in a long
line of Latter Rain revivals which do not meet
the criteria of a Biblical revival at all (Acts
3:19). The Toronto “Blessing” and
Brownsville “Revival” both came into towns all
over the world with the promise that people were
getting saved and nothing weird was going on at
their meetings. This was always a lie
as the true Gospel was not preached but instead
people were invited forward to have hands laid
on them in order to transfer an
impartation. Meanwhile false
doctrines were laid down in order to get people
involved in churches like Bethel Church in
Redding, CA. We are warned in
Scripture about this. Galatians 2:4 But it
was because of the false
brethren secretly brought in, who had
sneaked in to spy out our liberty which we have
in Christ Jesus, in order to bring us into
bondage.
2 Peter 2:1 But false
prophets also arose among the people, just as
there will also be false teachers among
you, who will
secretly introduce destructive
heresies, even denying the Master who bought
them, bringing swift destruction upon
themselves.
The fact that some formerly Biblical churches
have joined this circus is a testament to their
lack of teaching discernment. Some of
these denominations were warned repeatedly about
the Latter Rain, Word of Faith and the New
Apostolic Reformation yet they apparently wanted
to remain “willfully ignorant”. The
people advertised as being involved with this
latest “revival” are almost all associated with
Bethel in some way and promoters of what they
teach. This is not a true Biblical revival
but rather a revival of the occult and New Age
among Christians. This meeting is
actually hurting the cause of Christ and will
not have any real beneficial effect on the
culture of California, which has turned
decidedly evil for
decades. These Dominionists
will not be saving the planet, but are rather
setting people up for the coming
antichrist. Nor will they rid the
world of coronavirus, but rather likely add to
it.
Should biblical Christian churches be
Christ-centered (Christocentric)? Should the
doctrines of the Father (Patriology) and the Holy
Spirit (Pnematology) also be equally
emphasized? Can a church be Patriocentric or
Pnemacentric and be biblical?
The answer to these questions are quite
simple from a biblical perspective. There
have been charges leveled at some movements such
as the Pietist Movement in Germany and other
movements that they place too much emphasis on
Christ to the exclusion of the Father and the Holy
Spirit. This may be true to a certain
degree. The doctrines of the Father, Son and
Holy Spirit must be taught with equal emphasis so
that Christians will know what they believe.
But should a church be Patriocentric or
Pnemacentric? No. For instance, there
are far too many churches today, having been
influenced by hyper-Pentecostalism and the Latter
Rain, that are Pnemacentric. They spend most
of their time focusing on the Holy Spirit to the
exclusion of preaching the Gospel while, in fact,
they don't even have a biblical doctrine of the
Holy Spirit. I believe that because classic
Evangelicals, to a certain degree, dropped the
ball in defining the Person and role of the Holy
Spirit it gave an opening to Third Wavers to step
in with their erroneous ideas of Pnematology.
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The Letter to Laodicea Is a Warning to the
TRUE Church Today by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this
article.
Rev.
3:14-22 And unto the angel of the church
of the Laodiceans write; These things saith
the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the
beginning of the creation of God; I know thy
works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I
would thou wert cold or hot. So then because
thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I
will spue thee out of my mouth. Because thou
sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods,
and have need of nothing; and knowest not that
thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor,
and blind, and naked: I counsel thee to buy of
me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be
rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be
clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness
do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with
eyesalve, that thou mayest see. As many as I
love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous
therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the
door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and
open the door, I will come in to him, and will
sup with him, and he with me. To him that
overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my
throne, even as I also overcame, and am set
down with my Father in his throne. He that
hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit
saith unto the churches.
Much has been made of this passage, using it
to point out what is happening today in the
apostate churches around the world. It
is true that they believe they are rich in
spiritual things when they are very
poor. It can be applied in one sense to
theWord of Faithmovement. It
is true that the "River" movement of Latter
Rain teachings do think they are hot when
actually they are cold.
But this letter to the end
times church of Laodicea is actually talking to
biblical Christians who are born again.
The apostate movements of theLatter Rain,Third Wave,Toronto
"Blessing",Vineyard,Brownsville
"Outpouring",Word
of Faith,New
Apostolic Reformation,World Gathering on
Indigenous People,Manifest
Sons of God,Seeker
Friendly,Church
Growth,Emerging
Churchand many others
have already had their lampstands removed (Rev.
2:5) because of their apostasy and have already
been spit out of the Lord's mouth (Rev.
3:16). We can know this because of what
the Bible says about those who teach false
doctrines (1 Tim. 6:3-5, 2 Tim. 4:3) and make
false prophecies (1 John 4:1). These false
churches, false movements and false brethren
(Gal. 2:4) are already under the judgment of the
warnings of theseven
letters, as all but two of the original
first century churches are today (only the two
who Jesus did not warn still survive
today). Therefore theletters to the
churchesapply to those
churches who have not had their lampstands
removed and been spit out of the mouth of God
because of heresy and false prophesy. So
the warning to the true biblical churches today
remains. Why is this warning significant
to us?
It
is significant because, by in large, it isthe
true
Church today that has allowed the movements
mentioned above to infiltrate and take over
the agenda for what is called "Christianity"
today.
In
Titus 1:6-11 Paul tells Titus to
appoint "overseers" in the
churches. The word
"overseer" isepiskoposin
Greek
and means bishop, curator,
superintendent, guardian,
watchman. Overseers are to be
shepherds to the sheep, watchmen,
guardians.
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Cares for You by Sandy Simpson
The
story
of the feeding of the 5000 is found in all the
gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John. When
something is repeated in the Bible it means that
it is important and is something we must try to
understand. There is often a deeper meaning in
sentences or stories that are repeated.
In
this same story repeated in Mark 6:34 it says:
"When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had
compassion on them, because they were like sheep
without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many
things."
One of the main things that Jesus is... is
compassionate. He cares for His people. He was
compassionate then and He is still compassionate
today. Jesus came and saw the needs of the people.
So He did two things. He met their physical need
of hunger for bread, and He also met their
spiritual hunger for the bread of life. As Jesus
told us in John ... He is the bread of life. The
Bible, the Word of God, being the word of the
Father and the Son, is also the bread of
life. Jesus is the living example of the
Word as it also says in John "The Word was made
flesh and lived among us".
This paper exposes
what General Boykin has been doing in Calvary
Chapels and his associations.
He isGrand
Chancellor of the Vatican's Jesuitical
"Knights of Malta", an ecumenical society
under the leadership of Rome where Catholics,
Protestants and a plethora of others unite in
what cannot be a unity of the Faith.
We just finished as study in the book of
Jonah in our Bible study groups. As we
studied through that true story I became aware
of an application for Church leaders today.
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What Does The Bible Teach About
"Synergy"?
by Sandy Simpson
Synergy is also a concept being adapted and
taught today as a major tenet of the Third Wave,
New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) movement.
Dutch Sheets was one of the first to introduce
this concept to that movement back in the National
School of the Prophets - Mobilizing the Prophetic
Office Conference at Ted Haggard's New Life Church
in Colorado Springs, CO on May 12, 2002.
HUMOR: Time for a rewrite of the
old hymns. In this day and age of Third
Wave revival movements and Word-Faith dominion,
the old hymns just aren't cutting it
anymore. Not only are they old fashioned
musically, but the lyrics are, for the most
part, particularly depressing. They talk of sin,
death, repentance, the cross, the blood of Jesus
and a whole host of other disgusting
subjects. There are also too many lyrics
in them, frankly, which takes away from the
"worship" atmosphere. Repetitiveness is what we
need, not dead doctrinal concepts. The old hymns
are just too biblical. Give us a beat to move
our feet, not concepts to move our hearts and
minds!
Here is a list of some hymns that
could be "upgraded" to meet the criteria of the
Third Wave, Word-Faith, Latter Rain, Manifest
Sons Of God, New Apostolic Reformation.
This list is by no means complete. If you
don't recognize the hymns mentioned perhaps it
would be worth your time to go back and read
them, then compare what they say to the new
doctrines.
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“To be almost saved is to be
totally lost.” – Adrian Rogers
There are many so-called
“Christians” today who are clearly “almost saved”
by their testimonies and/or actions.But
to be “almost saved” is to be completely lost.A person who is drowning and
almost saved drowns.A woman
who is almost pregnant is not pregnant.King Agrippa
said, “You are almost persuading me to be a
Christian (Acts 26:28)” but being almost
persuaded is not enough to be saved.
The word “almost” means “very nearly”,
“not quite.” In light of this we may conclude
that to come close to the target, or “almost”
hit it, means to completely miss the mark. (Shalem Evangelical
Church Bush Hall Yard Gap, St. Michael)
"Silence
the noise of your songs" by Sandy Simpson, 5/26/19
Amos 5:21-27 “I hate, I reject your
festivals, nor do I delight in your solemn
assemblies. “Even though you offer up to Me
burnt offerings and your grain offerings, I will
not accept them; and I will not even look at the
peace offerings of your fatlings. “Take away from
Me the noise of your songs; I will not even listen
to the sound of your harps. “But let justice roll
down like waters and righteousness like an
ever-flowing stream. Did you present Me with
sacrifices and grain offerings in the wilderness
for forty years, O house of Israel? You also
carried along Sikkuth your king and Kiyyun, your
images, the star of your gods which you made for
yourselves. Therefore, I will make you go into
exile beyond Damascus,” says the Lord, whose name
is the God of hosts. When I first reread this
passage in Amos, a few things struck me.
First of all the Lord is bringing judgment on
Israel for carrying on religious ceremony without
true dedication to the Lord. They sing songs
and present their offerings while harboring
idols. I was reminded of how the Lord must
view the heretical apostate mega church
celebrations of today. There is a lot of
pomp and circumstance, yet little or no obedience
to the Word of God. The Lord does not look
favorably upon worship of that type, no matter the
hype, no matter the noise, no matter the
show. He actually “hates” it.
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How To Find A Good Church by Sandy Simpson, 2003
Here’s how to find a good
church. What you need to find is a church
that not only has orthodox doctrinal statements
but teaches, both explicitly and implicitly, in
line with the core doctrines of the Faith.
These are Bible-believing Christ-centered churches
that are balanced in their theology. Be sure
to test all churches before you become
involved. It is acceptable to get involved
with a house church or Bible study as long as
there is someone who has the gift of teaching
there to lead the study of God’s Word.
Hebrews 10:25 not forsaking our own
assembling together, as is the habit of some, but
encouraging one another; and all the more as you
see the day drawing near.
The Christian life is not one to be
lived alone. Trust me; I have sympathy for
those who have been spiritually injured by false
churches, false prophets, false teachers and false
apostles. It is often a long road back from
the diaprax of heresy. But to undo the
brainwashing you will need help, especially from
those who are already ahead of you on your journey
back. The first century church was known for
the following:
Acts 2:42 They were continually
devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and
to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to
prayer.
This is a good gauge to tell if you
are involved in an effective assembly of
believers, no matter how small. Remember
that the first century churches were in
homes. In my experience smaller churches are
much better at doing the above and more.
Avoid mega churches.
This book was written by my mother
and is about my family's experience as
missionaries in Micronesia. Juanita went to
be with the Lord in August of 2018. This
book has been a blessing to many people around the
world and I want to share it with you. - Sandy
Simpson
This is the story of a
young woman who goes to the ends of the
Earth with her pastor husband and two small
children. While describing the hardships of
living in a remote village on a remote
Pacific Island in the 60's, it also gives us
a vision of the joy the family experienced
as well. The heart of the book is the story
of how the author survives the death of her
husband and goes on to serve God and the
Micronesian people in her own right.This book
reveals a woman of great faith and courage. In
addition, the book is well written and a
pleasure to read.Having met the author,
I will add that there are thousands of
people throughout Micronesia who love her
and who have benefited by her faithfulness
and commitment over the years. Read the book
and get to know this wonderful woman. Review
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Deliverance! A Biblical
Guide To Freedom from "Another Spirit" The
Possible Consequence of the Unbiblical
Practice of "Slain In the Spirit" by Sandy
Simpson
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The cases are legion. Let's
look at John (a pseudonym) as one case in
thousands that I read through the years in the
emails sent to my site.
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A Short
History of Dominionism by Sandy Simpson
In order to understand where the
modern fusion called “Dominioism”
comes from, I want to first give you
definitions of Kingdom Now, Dominionism and Reconstructionism.
Dominionism is sparsely defined as follows:
“Dominion Theology (also known
as Dominionism)
is a group of Christian political ideologies
that seek to institute a nation governed by
Christians based on their personal
understandings of biblical law. Extents of
rule and ways of achieving governing
authority are varied. For example, Dominion
Theology can include theonomy, but does
not necessarily involve advocating Mosaic
law as the basis of government. The label is
applied primarily toward groups of
Protestants in the United States.” [1]
It is more closely defined this
way:
“Dominionism,
or Christian Dominionism
is a term coined by social scientists and
popularized by journalists to refer to a
subset of American Christianity that is
conservative, politically active, and
believes that Christians should, and
eventually will, take control of the
government. The term is sometimes used as a
“catch-all” by bloggers to describe any
politically active Christian, but not every
conservative, politically minded Christian
is a Dominionist.
Christian Dominionists
believe that God desires Christians to rise
to power through civil systems so that His
Word might then govern the nation. The
belief that “America is a Christian nation”
is sometimes called “soft dominionism”; the
idea that God wants only Christians to hold
government office and run the country
according to biblical law is called
“hard dominionism.” [2]
“Hard Dominioism” as it is
called in the above definition, is what C.
Peter Wagner (deceased) of the New Apostolic
Reformation (a term he coined) have been
advocating, following the teachings of the New
Order of the Latter Rain and Reformed Theology
“Reconstructionism”.
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Maturity
Training by Sandy Simpson
Heb. 5:14 But
solid food is for the MATURE, who by
constant use have trained themselves to
distinguish good from evil.
At
the core of maturity in Christ is the issue
of training to be able to distinguish
between good and evil, right and wrong. But
in today’s churches this issue has not only
been downplayed, but actually swept aside.
I run
a website and get hundreds of emails every
week. Since the website deals with
apologetics against false teachers and false
prophets, about half the email I receive is
blasting me for even bringing up the issue.
These emails are from “Christians” who claim
I am not “anointed”, don’t understand the
work of the Holy Spirit, etc. I am forced to
remind them of Hebrews 5 and Ephesians 4 and
the biblical definition of maturity in
Christ. Maturity is not defined as following
dynamic speakers, running after people who
claim the ability to perform signs and
wonders, those with wealth, charismatic
teachers with large numbers of followers,
those with name recognition, and prophets
who make wild prophecies. It is defined
simply as training ourselves to know the
difference between good and evil.
Where
do Christians get solid food? From voices in
their heads, intuition, imaginations,
flights of fancy, signs, wonders? No. Solid
food is consumed by feeding on the meat of
the written Word of God.
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Bill
Johnson Quotes by Sandy Simpson
This article is about the use of
invective while attempting to do apologetics or
teaching discernment. Invective is defined
as a noun: insulting, abusive, or highly critical
language ie. "he let out a stream of
invective". I admit to using invective at
times in the past. My goal is to stop that
practice and focus on the facts, not attack an
individual’s ability to comprehend.
In the case of Christians, the
first thing to consider when doing apologetics is
our mandate to reconcile people to Christ, no
matter who they are.
2 Cor. 5:18-21 Now all these
things are from God, who reconciled us to
Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry
of reconciliation, namely, that God was in
Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not
counting their trespasses against them, and He
has committed to us the word of reconciliation.
Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as
though God were making an appeal through us; we
beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to
God. He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on
our behalf so that we might become the
righteousness of God in Him.
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Nations are the True God
by Sandy Simpson
I have some questions for those
of the World Christian Gathering of Indigenous
People (WCGIP) adherents such as Don Richardson,
Daniel Kikawa,
Richard Twiss
(deceased), Terry LeBlanc, Danny Lehman,
Aloha KeAkua, YWAM as well as
many in the Emergent Church (EC) ... the
questions arise from their claim that the
"supreme beings" of the nations are all the True
God, YHWH, the God of Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob. You can read more on this subject
in our book "Idolatry In Their Hearts" or
in the WCGIP
section of my site.
My
main question for them is this: When did ANY of
the Patriarchs and Prophets in the Old Testament
and the Apostles or Jesus Christ in the New
Testament EVER claim that the "supreme beings"
of the nations were Elohim/YHWH,
the one True God? Let's look at some
examples in the form of questions and you can
check out the source links as well.
10
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Revival by Sandy Simpson
Acts 3:19 Therefore repent
and return, so that your sins may be
wiped away, in order that times of
refreshing may come from the presence of
the Lord;
There has been so much hype of
"revival" in our modern day that it is easy to
forget the true biblical criteria and definition
of revival. Revival cannot be brought about by
signs and wonders or "laying" on of hands to
transfer apostolic or prophetic "anointings". In
fact there is no such thing in the Bible.The
Biblical criterion for revival has, as a
precondition, repentance. The word "refreshing"
is also defined as "revive".
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Peter
Popoff Back to his old tricks! by Sandy Simpson
I
received a letter from Peter Popoff. This
infamous televangelist, in the past, was found
to be guilty of wearing an earpiece so that
his accomplices in his sound booth could feed
him personal information on people in his
audience while he was claiming to get personal
messages directly from God. This letter
proves that, not only is he back as a regular
on TV, he is also back to his old tricks.
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Practices in the Churches How the occult has been
fully integrated into many Christian lives and
fellowships by Sandy Simpson
The Bible is quite clear about
occult practices.Neither
Israel nor the Church is to have anything to do
with the way the world tries to gain secret
knowledge.The Gnostics
were and are known for promoting new revelation
that is either loosely tied to Scripture taken
out ofcontext
or not at all.The
Israelites seeking information from the dead or
in omens were judged harshly by the Lord who had
warned them numerous times to stay away from
that stuff.
Yet due to the
influences of heretical teachers in the New
Apostolic Reformation, Word of Faith, Emergent
Church, and the New
Age many have been successful in getting lots of
churches and denominations into occult practices
that have been thinly disguised as
“Christian"? Many of
those who follow these people, I’m sure, have no idea how far they have
strayed into the occult.
First I want to give
the dictionary definitions and then Biblical
warnings against these practices.Then
I will give examples in the churches taken
mainly from the ElijahList
e-newsletter.
List of Practices Detestable
To God
Deuteronomy 18:9-12
“When you enter the land which the Lord your
God gives you, you shall not learn to imitate
the detestable things of those nations. There
shall not be found among you anyone who makes
his son or his daughter pass through the fire,
one who uses divination, one who practices
witchcraft, or one who interprets omens, or
a sorcerer, or one who casts a spell, or a
medium, or a spiritist,
or one who calls up the dead. For
whoever does these things is detestable to the
Lord; and because of
these detestable things
the Lord your God will drive them out before
you.
Isaiah 8:19 When they say to you, “Consult
the mediums and the spiritists who
whisper and mutter," should not a
peopleconsult their
God?Should they consult the dead on
behalf of the living?
Using the above list from
Deuteronomy and Isaiah, let’s take a look at
each individual practice.
New Important
Book! Dominionism! How Unbiblical Action
Can Change The Churches by Dr. Orrel Steinkamp
& Sandy Simpson
Preface
By Sandy Simpson
The title and cover art of this
work are a play off of the book by C. Peter
Wagner entitled “"Dominion! How Kingdom Action
Can Change The World". In contrast to this
specious claim we have titled this book
“Dominionism! How Unbiblical Action Can Change
The Churches". We think that is far more
in keeping with what we will present in this
series of articles and essays on the subject of
Kingdom Now/Dominionism.
Indeed, many churches have
already been changed by accepting the false
teachings that constitute Dominionism.
This started decades ago under Reformed
Reconstrucionism and Latter Rain theology, but
even before that in the Roman Catholic Church
(RCC). The attempt of Constantine to
protect Christians from being persecuted, since
he claimed he had become one of them, turned out
to begin a journey in syncretism and
Dominion. It wasn’t long before corrupt
church officials began to try to seize power all
over Europe and beyond as the “Holy Roman
Empire". The Reformation itself was a
reaction to the lengths to which the RCC had
gone to take control over the Scriptures, the
nations, the kingdoms, and the people for
financial gain. They sold indulgences,
promising those who came up with enough money a
much shorter time in Purgatory. Those same
ploys are being used today on what has been
loosely called “Christian television" by the
sale of trinkets and promises of healing,
financial gain and even salvation.
These ideas all coalesce in
Dominionism. If it were true that the
Church needs to take over the planet, then we
would be seeing the unstoppable plans of God’s
physical Kingdom unfolding. But we do
not. All we see are failed prophecies,
empty edicts and declarations coming from false
apostles and false prophets. They love to
fool Christians with talk of the “kingdom" when
it is clear they are talking about a different
“kingdom"; a Kingdom Now not a Kingdom
come. Jesus taught us to pray: “Thy
Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is
in heaven". The implication is that we are
to be about building His spiritual Kingdom while
praying for and expecting His physical Kingdom
to come. The only way we can do that is to
continue in the Great Commission till He comes,
not attempt to rule where God has not given the
Church the authority to rule. Jesus will
do that when He returns. If we go off on the
tangent the Dominionists want us to go, we will
not only miss out on the blessings of His
Kingdom to come, but may well be deserving of
judgment.
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Matt.
13:38-39 The field is the world, and the
good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The
weeds are the sons of the evil one, and the
enemy who sows them is the devil. The
harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters
are angels. Matthew 7:17 Likewise every
good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree
bears bad fruit.
Original
sin is the bad seed in everyone. We all start
with a bad seed.
Jer.
17:9 The heart is deceitful above all
things and beyond cure. Who can understand
it? Rom. 3:23 for all have
sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Rom. 5:12 Therefore, just as
sin entered the world through one man, and death
through sin, and in this way death came to all
men, because all sinned
We need
to have the bad seed destroyed and replaced with
good seed.
Gal.
5:24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have
crucified the sinful nature with its
passions and desires. Rom. 6:6 For we know that our
old self was crucified with him so that the body
of sin might be done away with, that we
should no longer be slaves to sin 1 Pet. 1:23 For you have been
born again, not of perishable seed, but of
imperishable, through the living and
enduring word of God.
The good
seed is the Word, the Gospel.
Luke
8:11 "This is the meaning of the parable: The
seed is the word of God. 1 John 3:9 No one who is born
of God will continue to sin, because God's
seed remains in him; he cannot go on
sinning, because he has been born of God.
Bad seeds
are from the enemy and are full of false doctrine
and a false gospel.
Matt.
13:38-39 The field is the world, and the
good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The
weeds are the sons of the evil one, and the
enemy who sows them is the devil. The
harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters
are angels.
Will the Real
Blasphemers Please Stand Up? by Sandy Simpson
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article.
This subject is one so serious
that I do it with great fear and trepidation.
Nonetheless, because I get so many e-mails
accusing me and other Bereans of blasphemy,
among other serious charges, I felt it was
necessary to clear up some issues on this topic.
Because of my stand for the truth of God's Word
juxtaposed against all the false teaching that
is going on today, I think it is important to do
a quick study on what blasphemy is actually all
about from a biblical standpoint. There
are many references to blasphemy in the Bible
and from them we can find out how and why that
term was used.
You will see that the word
"blasphemy" in the Scriptures is the very
definition of what the false teachers and false
prophets are doing today!
This is a name I came up with for
people attending and teaching at Oral Roberts
University in the 70s. Even back then I
had come to realize that their way of
representing Christianity was not in line with
the Scriptures. At that time I didn’t know
that Oral Roberts was carrying on the Word of
Faith traditions of New Thought practitioners
such as Kenneth Hagin, Kenneth Copeland, Essex
Kenyan, Norman Vincent Peale, Robert Schuler,
and many other false teachers of the time.
Though I didn’t know anything about Word of
Faith or New Thought then I knew that the way
they were representing Christianity was just not
right somehow. Their desire to portray
Christians as rich, beautiful, healthy, perfect,
and virtually sinless (holiness) went directly
against the example of Jesus, the Apostles and
the early church.
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Screwtape Legacy by Sandy Simpson
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The book by C.S. Lewis called
"Screwtape Letters" was a clever idea in
exposing a number of tactics of the enemy.
Those principles are still at work today in many
churches. Following is a list of some of
the things the enemy wants to see in churches
and Christians in order to bring them down.
Bradford Pear
Christianity by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this
article.
I was driving along and noticing
that spring has sprung here in North Carolina.
One of the first trees to bloom is the Bradford
Pear. I began to notice how that tree has
proliferated almost everywhere and then my wife
looked up the information on this tree on the
web. As she began to read the facts about this
tree and its proliferation I began to see an
allegorical parallel to what is going on in much
of Christendom. But before I get into what the
Bradford Pear can show us about the churches, I
need to present the facts about the tree.
The Lord's Prayer, Our
Prayer by Sandy Simpson
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Matt.
6:9-13 This, then, is how you should
pray: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your
name, your kingdom come, your will be done on
earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our
daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also
have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not
into temptation, but deliver us from the evil
one."
This model prayer that Jesus
taught the disciples to pray contains many
important precepts. It should probably be
called "The Disciple's Prayer". It starts
with a very important concept in the first verse.
The Fallacious Arguments
of Neo-Universalists by Sandy Simpson
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The new Universalists are not
as vocal about their Universalism ideas but
are far more deadly to the Church as they are
not rejected like classic Universalists were
decades ago. The new Universalists would
include Emerging Church leaders like Brian
McLaren, Leonard Sweet, Spencer Burke, Alan
Jones and others like Wycliffe, Society
of Biblical Literature, World Christian
Gathering of Indigenous Peoples, Richard
Twiss, Daniel Kikawa, Terry LeBlanc, Rick
Warren, Henry Nowen, YWAM, Tony Campolo,
Robert Schuller, George Otis Jr., and even
Billy Graham.
The future of
apologetics and discernment ministries by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
I admit that I am very skeptical about
the future of discernment and apologetics
ministries. I don't see the next generation coming
up to replace those who have stood for the truth
for so long. Fortunately many apologists have gone
to be with the Lord but who will replace them? I
don't see replacements coming up who will take the
place of those who have been fighting the fight
the years. I run a web site where I collect
articles and materials from all over the world and
present them in a sort of Reader's Digest format
so that people can come to one place to get the
latest information on heresies in the churches as
well as research past ones. What I've seen in the
last couple of years is that the production of
regular materials is declining to the point where
it's becoming difficult to find one article for my
site to post every day. Of course I write my own
articles but don't have enough time to write an
article on a daily basis. I am very concerned
because of the tsunami of false ideas from the
enemy in the churches. At the same time,
unfortunately, I see a lot of younger people who
don't even recognize anymore that something is
wrong.
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Church History & The
Core Doctrines by Sandy Simpson
This 4-DVD set is a combination of a
condensed study on Church History and the
Discernment Toolkit series which deals with the core
doctrines of the Church and how to use them to
discern error. The Church History DVD takes a
different approach to Church History in that it does
not celebrate the Catholic Church but rather exposes
it as false Christianity. It covers World
religions, false Christianity and finally a study of
the true remnant Church through history following
the story of the many martyrs who stood up for true
Biblical faith.
The "Weight of Glory" by Sandy Simpson
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2
Corinthians 4:17 For our light affliction, which
is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more
exceeding and eternal weight of glory; (KJV)
This
is both an incredible source of hope for
Christians who are downtrodden, and a source of
escalating heresy in many churches.It is critical
that we understand what Paul was talking about
when he wrote the phrase “weight of glory".Jacob
Prasch has repeated this phrase in his teachings
over the years … “A text, out of context, in
isolation from co-text is always a pre-text."A
huge problem today is that individuals and
movements tend to yank verses out of their context
and build a cult of heresy around them.This is
called eisegesis or plugging your own ideas into
the Scriptures instead of exegesis, gaining
understanding and interpretation of the Bible by
studying it in context and in the scope of the
whole written Word.
Did God Put "Eternity In
Their Hearts" or "The World In Their
Hearts"? by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
In the
introduction to Mike Oppenheimer's and my book
"Idolatry In Thier Hearts" I exposed the fact that
Don Richardson pulled the phrase "Eternity In
Thier Hearts" to use as his book title from it's
context in Ecc. 3:11. He did this to support
his thesis, which actually contradicts the second
part of that verse, where it states that man
cannot fathom what God has done. Richardson,
rather, sets forth what has become the foundation
for the false teachings of the WCGIP, YWAM, a
number of Bible translation societies and the
Emerging Church ... the propostion that men from
Gentile cultures have always been seeking God and
that Gentile cultures were already worshipping the
true God before missionaries came with the Gospel.
But as
I further investigated this verse I found that
Richardson even ignored the true meaning of the
FIRST half of the verse in favor of a few
translations that use the phrase "eternity in
their hearts".
Christians who “turn
away�? by Sandy Simpson
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Jeremiah 3:10-11 And yet for all this her
treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me
with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD.
And the LORD said unto me, “The backsliding Israel
hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah."
(KJV) Israel had turned away from the Lord and had
gone after the gods of Canaan, namely
Baal and Asherah. Because Israel
had prostituted herself with false gods in
worshipping the polytheistic gods that started at
Babel, God had declared He was divorcing Israel and
would send them into exile until they again returned
to the true God. But Judah prided itself in doing
what God had commended as they had Jerusalem and the
Temple. They disdained Israel for setting up
altars to Baal and Asherah poles on high
hills. Yet God was not fooled by Judah’s
pretence. In the KJV it says they were not
worshipping God with their whole heart but
“feignedly".
Prophets for profit by Sandy Simpson
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2 Cor.
2:17 Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of
God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we
speak before God with sincerity, as those sent
from God.
There are
many false teachers on TV these days who peddle the
word of God for profit. They make promises of
healing that do not come true by claiming if they
are given a financial gift the person will receive
healing and riches. When what they promised
does not happen the person is blamed that they did
not have enough faith. This often destroys the faith
of people who fall into the traps of these snake oil
salesmen. I have no problem with people
charging for their materials if they cost to be
produced, even though it is hoped that when a person
cannot afford to pay for books and DVDs they will
receive them free of charge. But the charges
levied on people for conferences and speaking
engagements is often excessive. A minister of
God can ask for support and deserves it if they are
being diligent in their study and proclamation of
the Word. But experiences and feelings often
come with a price today and that is not right.
"Mistake" or "Sin"? by Sandy Simpson
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Today
we often hear the word "mistake" coming from
pulpits, and especially in defense of false
teaching and false prophesy. "Cut him some
slack! He just made some mistakes".
"We all make mistakes, so don't judge lest you be
judged." We even hear the word "mistakes"
being substituted for the word "sin" in many
presentations of what I have termed "Gospel Lite"
today. So is it proper to substitute the word
"mistake" for the word "sin"? We'll look at
the problem of one word "mistakenly" being used
for the other.
Holy Ghost IGNORED! by Sandy Simpson
This 3-DVD set is a message based on this movie review.
"Holy
Ghost Reborn" is the second film in the "Holy
Ghost" series released by Bethel Church in
Redding, CA. Tim Wirth and I reviewed the
first "Holy Ghost" film and that review is freely
available on YouTube here:
I am
sorry to say this but Bethel is clearly a cult of
Christianity holding to most of the teachings of
the Latter Rain and Word of Faith. They have
demonstrated repeatedly a manipulative atmosphere
targeting young people in particular while
preaching rank heresy. This new film is a
continuation of those false teachings and
practices. I pray for the young people in
that church that they will come to know Jesus
Christ as their Savior and thus come to know the
true Holy Spirit.
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Holy
Ghost IGNORED! Part 4 - Addendum with Tim Wirth
& Sandy Simpson
This "Holy Ghost IGNORED! Part 4 -
Addendum is part of a 3-DVD series by Sandy Simpson
reviewing the film "Holy Ghost Reborn". This
addendum features a number of false teachings of
Bethel Church in Redding, CA that I was not able to
include in the 3-Part series. Get the whole
thing! It is very important to see what has
become the "new" Christianity.
Servant Authority by Sandy
Simpson
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The world
system has always been a "top down" structure,
starting at the apex of the pyramid and going down
to the bottom. In kingdoms we have the king at the
top, then the princes, common people, slaves. In a
democracy we have the President at the top, the VP,
the Sec. of State on down to the citizens. In
business we have the CEO at the top, upper
management, lower management, office workers and the
janitors. Unfortunately, sometime in the third
century, the church started to have a top down
structure. This is also when the church began to be
in error. The church of Rome began to have a "top
down" structure that started with the pope, then
cardinals, then bishops, then priests, then the
people. Well, what about that? Eph 4:11
It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be
prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be
pastors and teachers, This all sounds like a
"top down" structure. But the problem is that people
have not seen an important fact about these gifts of
the Spirit -- man looks at function and title, God
looks at aim and goal! Read on. Eph.
4:12 to prepare God's people for works of
service, so that the body of Christ may be built up.
These are not gifts given for title or to give
people job descriptions. They are given because
there are people out there who need our help! The
church needed the Apostles. They were the ones who
were the foundation of the church. They were the
ones who saw Jesus in the flesh and were taught by
Him personally. They wrote the New Testament
Scriptures. Though the gifts of apostle and prophet
are different today than in biblical times, the gift
of evangelism, pastoring, teaching and others are
still the same. A person who is an evangelist does
not just have a title so he can rule over people.
The reason that he has the gift to be an evangelist
is so that he can tell others the good news. Why do
we have pastors? Are they supposed to rule the
church and get everyone to support them and bow to
their demands? No. They are to serve the church by
helping people to come to a fuller knowledge of
Jesus Christ, to equip the saints to become more
like Jesus every day.
The true
structure of Christianity is symbolized as an
inverted pyramid!
"Overtake you like a
thief" by Sandy
Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
1
Thessalonians 5:4 But you, brethren, are not in
darkness, that the day would overtake you like a
thief; How serious will it be for a person to be
overtaken in "that day" like a thief overtakes a
household when he slips in and steals? Will
it just be a surprise for those who claim to be
Christians who will get a slap on the wrist by the
Lord but still proceed to heaven? Will they
simply lose rewards but still gain the ultimate
reward? What is this darkness that the
brethren are not in? 1 Thessalonians 5:3-5 While
they are saying, "Peace and safety!" then
destruction will come upon them suddenly
like labor pains upon a woman with child, and they
will not escape. But you, brethren, are not
in darkness, that the day would overtake you like
a thief; for you are all sons of light and
sons of day. We are not of night or of
darkness;
Generic and Specific by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
In my
article "Blasphemizing
the
Bible" I give a number of examples of how a
lot of modern Bible translation societies are
putting the names of "supreme beings" in the Bible
in the place of God or YHWH. In this article I'm
going to examine two of the excuses they make for
making those substitutions in the Bible in many
hundreds of different languages today.
(1) They
claim that God has many different names and
therefore they think they are justified in putting
the names of various gods of various cultures in
Bibles, as long as they are considered "supreme
beings".
(2) The
second excuse they give is that the names of the
"gods" they are placing in the Bible are generic
terms for God, like the words "God", "Theos", "Dios"
and "Elohim". By generic I mean a word that can be
used for any deity whether of the one true God or
other false gods who claim to be God.
I will go
through both of these excuses and show that they are
both unbiblical, therefore the Bibles they have
translated with names of other gods in them, or
names they claim are generic, prove that they have
"blasphemized" those Bibles.
The Ugly Side of Diaprax by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
There has
been a concerted effort by the false teachers from
many movements inside the church such as Word of
Faith, New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)/Latter Rain,
World Gathering on Indigenous People and Emerging
Church among others to diaprax people into thinking
that the church has been ineffective until they came
along with their new and improved ideas on how to
take over the world. This is always a feature
of the Hegelian Dialectical process put into action
by praxis, thus diaprax. In order to form a
new paradigm or worldview the leadership of these
movements must vilify orthodox Biblical
Christianity.
Deluded! by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
There are
so many "Christian" leaders out there that teach
delusional teachings. These teaching are
dangerous and can lead a person to shipwreck their
faith.
Healer? Heal Thyself! by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
A good
subtitle for this article might be "Practice What
You Preach!" There is no doubt that God can
and does heal people today. But the false
doctrines of the Word-Faith Movement about
"declaring" healing, "name-it-and-claim-it", etc.
have been proven to be lies by the very people who
sell this deceit. If you don't know about
where these famous "faith healers" go when they need
healing, you may be surprised. Why couldn't
they heal themselves when they purported to be able
to heal others by virtue of their superior
faith? What happened to the extraordinary
faith they claimed to have, enough faith to heal and
be healed? Since they are the ones who taught
that all you have to do is claim the healing that is
in the Atonement (Is. 53:5) why did they not do
so? Don't their deaths prove that what they
were preaching was a lie and pragmatic witchcraft
rather than biblical relality?
God"s Attitude toward the
"Supreme Beings" of the Nations by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this
article.
It is
quite clear from Scripture that YHWH does NOT
consider the "supreme beings" of the nations to be
Himself, the One True God. This is in
opposition to the teachings of Don Richardson,
Daniel Kikawa, Richard Twiss and many others
promoting the World Christian Gathering of
Indigenous People movement, Emergent Church and
Liberal theologies. I have proven this time
and time again in my articles on the subject but I
am going to consolidate the information from the
Bible in this article by studying the false gods
named in the Bible. I am sure I will not be
able to cover every instance of supreme beings
mentioned in the Bible but I (1) want to deal with
some of the major ones (2) show you where they are
found in the Word, and (3) prove that they were the
"supreme beings" of those nations named by the
patriarchs, prophets and Apostles and that they were
not monotheistic gods but polytheistic in the
tradition of Babel where the false religion of
polytheism first took root through the worship of
Nimrod and Semiramis.
You need to "nip it in the
bud"! by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
I am
writing this article to address a subject that I
have often observed. It is the fact that if
you do not get the leaven out of your church the
leaven will become the leadership.The Bible
teaches quite clearly that if you let the leaven
in you will leaven the whole lump.
Galatians
5:9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump of
dough.
We
see this often in the case of many "Christian"
movements that have allowed a small error to exist
in their churches and have not dealt with those
issues. It then ends up metastasizing into
worse and worse problems as time goes by.
The New Panentheistic
"God" Of Christendom by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
Now, I
bet you read the title of this article and thought I
had misspelled the word "pantheism". Just so
that those of you who write to me advising me of
words I have misspelled in articles (and I do often)
I want to tell you that I am using the term
"panentheism" as coined by Karl C. F. Krause.
You can read more about this word and concept in an
excellent book called "A
Time Of Departing" by Ray Yungen.
There is
a new "God" being promoted in the Third Wave, New
Apostolic Reformation (NAR) and Word of Faith
movements whose teachers are regularly seen on TBN,
Daystar, SkyAngel, CBN and other "Christian" TV
networks. Some of those teachers even have,
what would be considered, a fairly typical statement
of faith or doctrinal statement they endorse.
But by what they teach they end up promoting a false
unbiblical view of God, especially through their
actions and experiences. The whole phenomenon
of "slain in the spirit" and all the antics that go
with it are brainwashing an entire generation of
Christians to put their faith in another Jesus,
another Spirit, another Gospel. This new
"Jesus" and "Holy Spirit" is clearly pantheistic or
panentheistic in nature. Though some of these
teachers would claim to be believing in the God who
is One God in Three Persons, by what they teach they
deny the very revealed character of God from
Scripture.
What Should I Say? by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this booklet.
How do
you answer an invitation to attend a meeting where
you know nothing about the speaker or what will be
done there? What happens if they want to announce
the meeting at your church and invite everyone? What
do you say to a person who tells you that you don"t
have the Holy Spirit even though you are a
Christian? What should you do if you think something
is wrong, or your conscience is bothering you about
something that was said or done? The answer?
Go
to the Scriptures!
The Bible
has all the answers to your questions. This little
booklet is an attempt to deal with a few of the
typical statements you will hear from people who
have become involved in the Third Wave revival
movement. By "Third Wave" I am referring to
teachers, "prophets" and any meeting associated with
the Toronto "Blessing", Brownsville Assemblies of
God, Rodney Howard-Browne, Benny Hinn, Kenneth
Copeland, Rod Parsley, Marilyn Hickey, Joyce Meyers,
Bethel Church, Lakeland and many others who appear
on the Trinity Broadcasting Network and the 700 Club
on TV.
Hopefully
the statements and answers in this booklet will set
you off on an investigation of your own in the Word.
If you need help, and you have access to the
Internet, you can visit my web site called
"Deception In The Church" that deals with these
issues and has the articles mentioned in this
booklet.
Luring People To
Destruction By The Unscrupulous Use Of
The "Gospel" Message by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
Phil. 1:14-18 Because of my chains, most
of the brothers in the Lord have been encouraged to
speak the word of God more courageously and
fearlessly. It is true that some preach Christ
out of envy and rivalry, but others out of
goodwill. The latter do so in love, knowing
that I am put here for the defense of the gospel.
The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition,
not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up
trouble for me while I am in chains. But what does
it matter? The important thing is that in every way,
whether from false motives or true, Christ is
preached. And because of this I rejoice. Yes, and I
will continue to rejoice,
If you
see what I see in this passage, this argument cannot
be used for people like Benny Hinn, Kenneth Copeland
and the hundreds, even thousands of Third Wave
ministers today who are not merely envious and self
ambitious, but are also teaching outright false
doctrine. Paul was not talking about heretics in
this statement, but "brothers in the Lord" who
preach the Gospel with wrong motives. Third Wave
teachers not only have wrong motives, they also have
the wrong message. This argument cannot be
used for people like Hinn, even if they manage to
preach enough of the "Gospel" for people to come to
a saving knowledge of the Lord, because they are
also teaching and practicing heresy.
One of Satan"s Final
Masquerades by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
2 Corinthians 11:14 And no wonder, for Satan
himself masquerades as an angel of light.
Satan
often disguises himself with the purpose of
deceiving people. One way in which I believe
he is putting on a masquerade is by appearing as
"Mary" to millions of people worldwide.
Attack Of The Enemy On The Churches by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this
article.
So much
heresy is entering the churches these days. As
you would suspect, sometimes it is due to a pastor
attending a conference or reading a book and
becoming diapraxed with unbiblical ideas. He
then starts to weave those ideas into his messages
and begins to invite speakers to the church who
expound on those ideas. Then when confronted
by someone in the church who has reservations about
the new stuff being taught, they are told to not
talk about it and just go along with the
program. If that person does not they are
ostracized, slander behind their back, and often
told to leave (which is what they should do in any
case).
But my
observation is that it is not only the pastor who
causes unbiblical changes to influence a
church. Often the pastor is blissfully unaware
of influences coming into his church. They
often come in through (1) the worship team (2)
women"s groups (3) bookstore (4) children"s programs
(5) interdenominational prayer efforts and (6)
relief and mission organizations. If unchecked
this type of infiltration is much more subtle and
can become deeply rooted.
Marks Of False Religion by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
Colossians
2:8 See to it that no one takes you captive through
philosophy and empty deception, according to the
tradition of men, according to the elementary
principles of the world, rather than according to
Christ.
In
context Paul is especially addressing, though
perhaps not to the exclusion of other false
religion, what had become the false religion of the
Pharisees and Jewish leadership. There were
many Jewish so-called "Christians" making the rounds
among the fledgling early churches who were trying
to get the Gentiles to come under the Law from which
Christ had purchased their freedom. John Gill
states this case well in his commentary.
Universalism in the
World has Permeated the Church by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
The
current fad of interfaith solidarity and unity is
simply a thin guise of inclusivism, Universalism
and pluralism.
Universalism
is defined by Dictionary.com as: The doctrine that
emphasizes the universal fatherhood of God and the
final salvation of all souls. (Source)
Universalism is a religion and theology that
generally holds all persons and creatures are
related to God or the divine and will be
reconciled to God. (Source)
Pluralism
is defined as: The doctrine that reality is
composed of many ultimate substances. " The
belief that no single explanatory system or view
of reality can account for all the phenomena of
life. (American Heritage Dictionary, (Source)
Inclusivism
is: "Inclusivism posits that even though the work
of Christ is the only means of salvation, it does
not follow that explicit knowledge of Christ is
necessary in order for one to be saved. In
contrast to pluralism, inclusivism agrees with
exclusivism in affirming the particularity of
salvation in Jesus Christ. But unlike exclusivism,
inclusivism holds that an implicit faith response
to general revelation can be salvific. God expects
from man a response proportional to the light
given. Saving faith is not characterized so much
by its cognitive content as it is by its reverent
quality." (Ken Keathley, None Dare Call It
Treason: Is an Inclusivist a Paul Revere or
a Benedict Arnold? (Ken Keathley, Assistant
Professor of Theology and Philosophy New Orleans
Baptist Theological Seminary, (Source)
We
deal with these old heresies brought forward to
modernity, these ideas that all men have have a
relationship with God that will cause them to be
able to avoid judgement in our book on the
teachings of the World Gathering on Indigenous
People movement called "Idolatry
In
Their Hearts". The idea that all men
who worship a "god" are worshipping the true God,
YHWH, has bubbled up to the very top of our
societies and religions, and even Christendoom,
and should sound a warning alarm to true Biblical
Christianity. Instead, as usual in our day,
most Christians are asleep at the wheel while
Universalists claim that you can pray to a "god"
like Allah and be praying to the true Trinue God,
YHWH. I also dealt with the fact that Allah is not
YHWH, both in our book and in the article "Is Allah The Same As YHWH?".
What We Need Is A Reverse
Paradigm Shift! by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
I'm going
to warn you now. I am going to let you in on
some information tonight that is going to radically
change your world view. You are likely going
to experience the beginnings of a reverse paradigm
shift and after tonight there will be no way to go
back the way you came. You will be faced with
choices that you may never have known you had.
You will be faced with a new way of looking at
things that is going to cause you to rethink
everything that is being taught in the Emerging
Latter Rain churches. It is going to be
radical because the basis for this message doesn't
come from Jesus Christ visiting my room last night
bodily, but from His holy written Word. So
buckle down your seat belts, you're likely in for a
bumpy ride!
Matt. 7:15-23 "Watch out for false prophets. They
come to you in sheep"s clothing, but inwardly they
are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will
recognize them. Do people pick grapes from
thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise every
good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears
bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and
a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Every tree that
does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown
into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you will
recognize them. "Not everyone who says to me,
"Lord, Lord," will enter the kingdom of heaven,
but only he who does the will of my Father who is
in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, "Lord,
Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in
your name drive out demons and perform many
miracles?" Then I will tell them plainly, "I never
knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!"
False Teachers Revisited by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
I often
receive requests to present updated false teachings
and false prophecies by the myriad of heretics out
there. We do try to keep up with all the
latest. But I have to remind people that those
we have exposed as false on our site have not
repented of what they have already done in the past,
which is why they are still on our site. So
what they are doing now has no relevance as to
whether or not they are now to be considered a true
Biblical teacher. If and when they repent,
that is renounce their false teachings and false
prophecies, make restitution to those they have
deceived, and begin to teach sound Biblical doctrine
we will give you that information. As of now
NONE of the people we have exposed have repented of
their Latter Rain, Word of Faith teachings,
heretical practices or their false prophecies.
But in the interest of helping you to respond to a
person who inquires by saying: "Those articles are
old and you need newer materials" well, here is some
newer stuff you can add to the pile. For you
and me this really makes no difference, but for
those who are living in deception perhaps it might
demolish one of their arguments against the
truth.
Testing The Spirits by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this
article.
Sometimes
I really wonder why someone who claims to be a Bible
believing pastor, for instance, refuses to listen to
the truth. It frankly boggles my mind. I
don't know if it is as a result of the postmodern
paradigm or just that they have no love of the truth
left. I don't know how that can happen in a
truly regenerate person. You would think that
the Holy Spirit would confirm the truth to them,
first in their conscience, and finally through the
written Word. But these days it is a miracle
if it gets that far. I don't know if their
conscience has been so seared that they don't hear
the Spirit or if they just don't want to know the
truth because then they would be responsible for
it. I know that I cannot know their motives or
the reasons why they reject truth and refuse to talk
about false teaching, but I do know one thing: we
are called as true believers to test the
spirits. We must do this even if the result is
not to our liking or befuddles us as to the reasons.
1 John 4:1 Dear friends, do not believe every
spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they
are from God, because many false prophets have
gone out into the world.
Questions for Those Who
Claim the "Supreme Beings" Of the Nations Are the
True God by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
I have
some questions for those of the World Christian
Gathering of Indigenous People (WCGIP) adherents
such as Don Richardson, Daniel Kikawa, Richard Twiss
(deceased), Terry LeBlanc, Danny Lehman, Aloha Ke
Akua, YWAM as well as many in the Emergent Church
(EC) ... the questions arise from their claim that
the "supreme beings" of the nations are all the True
God, YHWH, the God of Abraham, Isaac and
Jacob. You can read more on this subject in
our book "Idolatry
In
Their Hearts" or in the WCGIP
section of my site. My main question for them is
this: When did ANY of the Patriarchs and Prophets in
the Old Testament and the Apostles or Jesus Christ
in the New Testament EVER claim that the "supreme
beings" of the nations were Elohim/YHWH, the one
True God? Let's look at some examples in the
form of questions and you can check out the source
links as well.
How To Discern, Test &
Judge Rightly by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
In
running a web site with thousands of articles, 1-2
million hits per month from all over the world, and
hundreds of e-mails per week, I have come to
realize, with time, that there is a terrible problem
in Christendom today. The problem stems from an
existential subjective view of the world that has
filtered into the church from secular society, but
also from the teachings of heretical wolves who have
taught an entire generation of churchgoers
completely unbiblical methods of discernment or to
get rid of any discernment altogether.
We need a firm foundation
to weather the storm of false ideas by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
Matthew
22:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do
err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of
God. (KJV) Matthew 7:24 "Therefore everyone
who hears these words of Mine and acts on them,
may be compared to a wise man who built his house
on the rock. How firm a foundation, ye saints of
the Lord, Is laid for your faith in His
excellent word! " 1787 Joseph Funk & Robert
Keene
A house
built on the rock will stand. The Rock is God
and in particular, Jesus Christ. Therefore His
written Word is the teachings of the His Holy Spirit
and a Rock we can depend on. Anyone who wants
to prove anything theologically, historically,
scientifically or anything else needs to start with
correct information. If you start with a
faulty foundation, as you build your arguments, they
begin to fall apart because they are not supported
in God"s truth. If you want to build on a firm
foundation, you need to start the process by a
careful study of God"s Word in context of the verse
and according to the whole counsel of God"s
Word. The Bible is the best commentary on the
Bible.
Karma (by any other name) by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
According
to Wikipedia:
"Karma
means action, work or deed; it also refers to the
principle of causality where intent and actions of
an individual influence the future of that
individual. Good intent and good deed
contribute to good karma and future happiness,
while bad intent and bad deed contribute to bad
karma and future suffering. Karma is closely
associated with the idea of rebirth in some
schools of Asian religions. In these
schools, karma in the present affects one's future
in the current life, as well as the nature and
quality of future lives - or, one's samsara. With
origins in ancient India, it is a key concept in
Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Taoism,
Shintoism, Ching Hai and others."(emphasis mine)
Mirram-Webster
defines it this way:
the
force created by a person's actions that is
believed in Hinduism and Buddhism to determine
what that person's next life will be like: the
force created by a person's actions that some
people believe causes good or bad things to happen
to that person
His Name, The Only Name by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
Zechariah
14:9 NIV The LORD will be king over the whole
earth. On that day there will be one LORD, and his
name the only name.
The
reason I wrote this article based on Zech 14:9 is
that I was reminded of how many so-called
Christians, who are influential in the churches, are
promoting the worship of God in the names of other
gods.
Replacement Theology On
Steroids by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this
article.
So, as
you can see, the root of this teaching is that
Israel no longer holds the distinction of being
the tree from which the Root of David (Jesus-Rev.
5:5, 22:16) came. They are no longer the
"natural branches" (Israel-Rom. 11:21) on to which
Gentile Christianity (the wild shoots-Rom. 11:17
or wild branches-Rom. 11:24) are grafted in (Rom.
11:17-24). According to Replacement
Theology, Christianity has now become its own
branch apart from Israel (the natural branch) that
produced the Root and all the promises of the
Bible to Israel have been taken away from them and
given to the Gentile Church. This is why you
hear so many false teachers taking verses out of
context from the Old Testament and willy-nilly
applying them to the Gentile Church. This
methodology has been going on for decades in
liberal churches and has been popularized by many
false teachers on TV. But the fact is that
Replacement Theology is utter false
doctrine. It denies promises made to Israel,
some of which have already been fulfilled and some
which are yet to come to fruition. But when you
add the fact that the Inclusivist WCGIP proponents
are now saying that God planted hundreds of
different trees, cultures all over the world, that
are not connected to the natural branch, tree and
Root, you have what can only be termed Replacement
Theology on steroids!
Those Who Do Not Lead
Christians to Maturity by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this
article.
The
Scriptural definition of maturity is to learn to
discern truth from error so that the Christian will
no longer be double minded, blown about by every
wind of teaching and by the schemes of crafty
people. But the problem today is that so few
Christian teachers are feeding their flock's solid
food. They are serving up milk and, because of
that, people are starving. Yet they often don't even
know they have been on a starvation diet. Amos
8:11 "The days are coming," declares the
Sovereign Lord, "when I will send a famine through
the land - not a famine of food or a thirst
for water, but a famine of hearing the words of
the Lord."
"... and all liars" by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
Lying is
a problem for all people (Ps. 116:11). We are
all sinners (Rom. 3:23). Those of us who are
Christians are "sinners saved by grace" (Eph. 2:8)
indwelt by the Holy Spirit in our "new self" (Col.
3:10). But we still live in our "old self" which we
must "put off" (Eph. 4:20-25) by taking up our cross
daily and following Christ (Luke 9:23). The
difference between unbelievers and those who are
truly born again is that believers no longer
"practice sin" (1 John 3:9, see my Bible study on 1
John!) They have the indwelling Holy Spirit
(Rom. 8:11) who convicts them when they lie (John
16:8). True believers then repent (1 John 1:9) and
go on to "practice righteousness" (1 John 2:29) with
the Lord's help. The unregenerate, the false
brothers, or those who have fallen away (Gal. 5:4,
Mark 4:17), practice lying. They practice a
lifestyle of lying because their consciences are
seared (1 Tim. 4:2) and the Holy Spirit, when
convicting them, cannot break through the hardness
of their unrepentant hearts (Eph. 4:17-19, Heb.
3:13).
Four Books That the Enemy
Has Used To Corrupt Christianity by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this
article.
The four
books that have changed the church by giving an
introduction to the false teachings of the New
Apostolic/Latter Rain (NAR), the Emerging
Church/Contemplative/Catholic Mysticism (EC),
pragmatic Church Growth (CG) methodologies of C.
Peter Wagner, Robert Schuller and Peter Drucker, and
the teachings of the World Christian Gathering on
Indigenous People (WCGIP) are as follows:
Surprised
by the Power of the Spirit by Jack Deer, Celebration
of Discipline by Richard Foster, Purpose Driven
Church by Rick Warren & Etnerity In Their Hearts
by Don Richardson.
These
four books were widely read by Christians from
virtually every denominational background before
their ramifications and the movements they would
spawn were known. They lay error alongside
truth so were considered not to be a threat to
churches. Therefore these books then became
part of the consciousness of many Christians and
churches, thereby laying the basis for the
introduction of the modern day false teachings of
the NAR, EC, CG and WCGIP that have become part of
the landscape of Christendom today.
Night Marchers and UFOs on
the Big Island by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
With
the resurgence of the old religion of Hawaii and
the continual invocation of Pel" and other
"deities" for years in the secular culture and
even in churches with regards to worshipping 'Io,
is it any wonder that those beings are beginning
to manifest again? In a story called "Night
Marchers" on the Kawaihae site and in a YouTube video on
the same subject, eyewitnesses claim all kinds of
sightings that they think are the warriors,
ancestors and demi-gods of Hawaii coming
back. Interestingly the
first
book the Hawaiian Heritage site recommends
in its "Suggested Reading" list is "Perpetuated
in
Righteousness" by Daniel Kikawa that we
reviewed in our book "Idolatry
In
Their Hearts" by Sandy Simpson and Mike
Oppenheimer. Since Kikawa claims that 'Io is the
True God and one that the Hawaiians worshipped in
secret, we have to wonder if Kikawa also thinks
'Io is showing up in these night marches? Since
YWAM, Aloha Ke Akua and Hilo New Hope participated
in worshipping 'Io at the "edge of Hale-ma'uma'u
Crater" it sounds like they have all been inviting
the old "gods" to return to Hawaii.
"They Will Believe The Lie" by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
I am
doing a Bible study right now on what I would call
"renewing our minds". It is based on this
verse:
Romans
12:2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world,
but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
Then you will be able to test and approve what
God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect
will.
The only
way to renew our minds is to believe on the Lord
Jesus Christ, confess our sins, and be saved, then
to study the written Word and allow the indwelling
Holy Spirit to teach us. Our minds are
corrupted by virtue of the sin nature and what we
have learned in life because our filters are off. I
gave an illustration of straining coconut to make
coconut milk. If you use a 1 inch screen
everything will pass through. Even if you use
a quarter inch screen you will get mostly coconut
meat in your milk. You have to use a fine
screen in order to separate the milk from the
leftover. Our filters are off and the first
thing God begins to do is correct our worldview,
because if your worldview is off you will not
understand God's reality. We need to learn to
see things from His perspective. This is why I
started this study by going back to an original
problem.
2
Thessalonians 2:9-12 The coming of the lawless one
will be in accordance with how Satan works. He
will use all sorts of displays of power through
signs and wonders that serve the lie, and
all the ways that wickedness deceives those who
are perishing. They perish because they refused to
love the truth and so be saved. For this reason
God sends them a powerful delusion so that they
will believe the lie and so that all will be
condemned who have not believed the truth but have
delighted in wickedness.
This has
always been an interesting passage to me for a few
different reasons. What is "the lie" that is
talked about here in verse 9 and 11? What are
the ways that "wickedness deceives those who are
perishing" and how long has this been going on or
does this only begin to happen at the coming of the
lawless one? In what way does "the lie" cause
those who do not believe the truth to "delight in
wickedness"?
Updated! The First Nations Movement Deceiving The Nations! 4-DVD Series Critical
Missiological Issue!
The
"Indigenous People's" (IPM) or "First Nations"
movement is an unbiblical movement teaching heresies
and doctrines of demons. It is being spread
worldwide by YWAM, Don Richardson, John Dawson,
Richard Twiss, Terry LeBlanc, Daniel Kikawa and many
other adherents. The IPM or World Christian
Gathering On Indigenous People is full of the false
teachings of the Third Wave, New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR), Word-Faith, Dominionism, Latter
Rain and many other false theological systems.
But it does have it's own distinctives that are
driven by the works of Daniel Kikawa, Richard Twiss,
and Don Richardson in particular. They are
teaching Christians to "redeem" their cultures by
worshipping their former gods, pretending they are
YHWH.
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Nations Movement 4-DVD Set
The First
Nations Movement DVD 1 (1) Perpetuating Nations' Myths -
Mike Oppenheimer (2) 11 Reasons To Reject This
Movement, Part 1 - Sandy Simpson The First
Nations Movement DVD 2 (1) The Fingerprints Of God? - Mike
Oppenheimer (2) 11 Reasons To Reject This
Movement, Part 2 - Sandy Simpson The First
Nations Movement DVD 3 (1) The New Indigenous "Christian"
Religion - Sandy Simpson (2) Did God Put Eternity In Their
Hearts? - Sandy Simpson (3) The Missionaries Brought A
Foreign God - Sandy Simpson (4) Catholic Syncretism - Sandy
Simpson The First
Nations Movement DVD 4 (1) "Monotheism" In Ancient
Cultures - Sandy Simpson (2) The History Of The Knowledge Of
God - Sandy Simpson
There
are a number of the leadership of the Emerging
Church (EC) who do not believe that the Bible is
the highest authority for the Christian
faith. Most do not believe that the Bible is
inerrant in the original manuscripts and many do
not acknowledge that the Bible is our highest
revelation. Yet this is a core doctrine over
which true believers and false brethren must
separate. Those who try to poke holes in Sola
Scriptura make excuses like (1) we need to
reinterpret the Bible through the lens of
postmodern culture and religion (2) the Bible
never uses the words "Sola Scriptura" therefore it
is not a Biblical concept (3) there is new
revelation for the church through the Holy Spirit
apart from what is written and the precepts of the
Bible and (4) the Bible just doesn't address our
postmodern situation therefore we cannot rely on
it for the truth and answers for our problems
today. I will prove that all the above
arguments, and more, from EC leaders and others is
exactly what they are teaching. I will give
you quotes from their teachings, videos and books.
The postmodern church and its "movements" are
abandoning Sola Scriptura in their rush to be like
the Roman Catholic Church, which takes its
authority from a mix of Scripture and tradition.
"As a
result the Church, to whom the transmission and
interpretation of Revelation is entrusted, "does
not derive her certainty about all revealed truths
from the holy Scriptures alone. Both Scripture and
Tradition must be accepted and honored with EQUAL
sentiments of devotion and reverence." (Roman
Catholic Catechism, Given October 11, 1992, the
thirtieth anniversary of the opening of the Second
Vatican Ecumenical Council, in the fourteenth year
of my Pontificate. Page 31).
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Updated DVD! The Question Of Dominion by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this
article: The
Question Of Dominion.
I am
writing this article as an apologetic against the
Third Wave, Latter Rain, Word of Faith and
Reformed Theology teachings that the Church is to
rise up and take over the systems of government,
businesses and every other aspect of life. "See,
the problem is, is that Satan has had too much of
his way in our society because he has a
government! And the only way to overthrow a
government is with a government. It won't
happen otherwise. So therefore the
government of the church has to get into place in
the extended church just like we do have it very
well in place, we haven't reached our goal yet
..." (Transcript of C. Peter Wagner, Arise
Prophetic Conference, Gateway Church, San Jose,
CA, 10-10-2004) Wagner has substituted the
"government of the church" for the coming
government of Jesus Christ in the Millennial
Kingdom. Wagner is "Kingdom Now" while the
Bible teaches "Kingdom Come". What I wanted to do
with this article is put the issue of dominion to
rest by studying the definition the Bible gives to
dominion and ruling authority. When we look
at the subject we can easily ascertain what is
going on today and what God requires of the
Church.
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Shepherd Or Hireling? by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on the
article: "Shepherd
Or
Hireling?"
The
Bible lays out the definitions of both an overseer
(under shepherd) and a hireling. John
10:11-13 I am the good shepherd: the good
shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. But he
that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose
own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and
leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf
catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. The
hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and
careth not for the sheep. (KJV) 1 Tim.
3:1-3 Here is a trustworthy saying: If
anyone sets his heart on being an overseer, he
desires a noble task. Now the overseer must be
above reproach, the husband of but one wife,
temperate, self-controlled, respectable,
hospitable, able to teach, not given to
drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not
quarrelsome, not a lover of money. (NIV)
Titus 1:7-13 Since an overseer is entrusted
with God's work, he must be blameless, not
overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to
drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest
gain. Rather he must be hospitable, one who loves
what is good, who is self-controlled, upright,
holy and disciplined. He must hold firmly to the
trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that
he can encourage others by sound doctrine and
refute those who oppose it. For there are many
rebellious people, mere talkers and deceivers,
especially those of the circumcision group. They
must be silenced, because they are ruining whole
households by teaching things they ought not to
teach - and that for the sake of dishonest gain.
Even one of their own prophets has said, "Cretans
are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons."
This testimony is true. Therefore, rebuke them
sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith.
(NIV) A hireling does not really care about being
a watchman, but is more concerned with protecting
his reputation, position and income. A true
watchman will guard the flock against wolves from
within (Acts 20:30) and without (Acts 20:29) no
matter the cost to his reputation, position or
income. Following is a little quiz you can take to
see if you are a true Biblical under shepherd as a
leader in your church, are becoming a hireling, or
are one now.
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Too
many churches today are allowing music to be used
in their services that is not glorifying to the
Lord and can actually be a hindrance to the
teaching of sound doctrine. Pastors and leaders
should be using their leadership role to test what
is being played and sung in their churches. Though
some are quick to test preaching and teaching from
their pulpits, many ignore the music being used in
the same services. This is a tragic mistake. Music
is a powerful medium. It is something that effects
deeply the body, mind and emotions. It is a proven
fact that music often stays with a person far
longer than what is taught or preached. Songs roam
around in our heads, especially if the melody
appeals to us. What is often overlooked is the
serious impression music makes on people, and the
teaching they are getting over and over again as
they allow the song to repeat in their minds and
on their lips. Music teaches things much more
subtly yet sometimes far more effectively. That's
why the lyrical content of music in the church, as
well as its effect on the spiritual lives of those
who perform and listen, should be vigorously
examined by the leaders of the church. This
is a 2-DVD set.
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2 Cor.
13:5 Examine yourselves to see whether
you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realise that Christ
Jesus is in you - unless, of course, you fail the
test?
People
who call themselves followers of Christ or
"Christians" and claim they are born again must
believe certain things. If they do not then
they fail the test of faith. They can claim
they are born again all they want and "once saved,
always saved" but if they fail the test of faith
there is no eternal security. Only God knows
who will be saved, from beginning to end, because of
His foreknowledge and omniscience (Rom. 8:29, 1 Pet.
1:2). God did not make an arbitrary judgment
about who would be saved and who would not.
His Spirit is given to those He foreknew, when
convicted of sin by His Holy Spirit, would choose to
believe and commit themselves to Jesus Christ.
We are not God and we do not have His
omniscience. Therefore, according to Paul, we
must be sure our belief system is in the right place
once our eyes have been opened to the Truth. I
am not saying we do not have assurance of salvation,
but our assurance comes not only because of His
Atonement and promises of salvation but from our
continuing in the Faith, which is always the
Biblical criteria. Those who would be Bible teachers
must teach according to the whole counsel of God's
Word. Let me be clear. There is only one
way to salvation. That is by grace alone
through faith alone in Christ alone. I will
deal with a few of those issues following, but it is
important to recognize that being saved is not just
a matter of believing that Jesus lived, or that He
was a man, or simply giving mental ascent to His
existence in whatever form.
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"Blasphemizing" The Bible by Sandy
Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
I am
going to go over an article I wrote back in 2006 in
preparation for the book I wrote with Mike
Oppenheimer called 'Idolatry in Their Hearts'.
This book is an apologetic against the false
teachings of the World Christian Gathering on
Indigenous People movement, the Emerging Church and
the New Apostolic Reformation which got their ideas
from the book "Eternity in Their Hearts" by Don
Richardson. At the time that book came out no
one really saw the dangerous ideas Richardson was
promoting. All they would have had to do was
look at the two subtitles of that book to understand
the implications. The first subtitle in the
1981 edition read: The Untold Story of Christianity
among Folk Religions of Ancient People. Those
who read this book found some interesting
cross-cultural ideas but apparently missed the false
premise of the book starting with the subtitle. How
could Christianity be "among folk religions" where
the Gospel had not been preached (Rom. 10:14-15)? At
that time Christians who read the book were
apparently satisfied that, though there was some
questionable material present, it made for an
interesting discussion on how to do cross-cultural
ministry. The subtitle it has today, which was first
published in 1984, is as follows: Startling Evidence
of Belief in the One True God in Hundreds of
Cultures Throughout the World. This should
have been a red flag for many Christians but then,
who reads subtitles? But how could the "One
True God" be known to Gentiles who did "not know
God".
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Resources For Pastors including "Good English Bible
Translations" by Sandy
Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
I was
talking with a pastor after a Wednesday night
service and he mentioned that I said I had done an
article comparing English Bible translations.
He called me up later and asked me to come back and
present the contents of that article I sent out in
about 2002 to my mailing list for the Pacific Waves
Newsletter which, unfortunately, I can no longer
afford to publish and mail. However an archive
of past issues of that newsletter can be found here.
In that article I detailed a number of good and bad
resources for pastors including Bible translations,
concordances, commentaries, Bible dictionaries,
etc. I present an edited version of part of
that article on this DVD, particularly dealing with
English Translations of the Bible. Translation
is a very detailed endeavor and should only be
undertaken by those with a proper education in that
subject and a sound doctrinal background. I
read a few books on that subject and it helped me
understand the complexities involved. Hebrew
is a rich language so it is hard to distill one
Hebrew word down to one English word. Greek is
a very technical language and it is also not easy to
translate. This is why it is imperative to use
the good English translations out there for
comparison along with a good concordance and Bible
dictionary.
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A TALE OF TWO KINGDOMS Kingdom Now or Kingdom
Come? by Sandy
Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
There are
two kingdoms being taught in many churches today.
Teaching about one of the kingdoms is on the decline
while the other is being promoted all over the
place. I am warning Christians that they need
to check out who is using the word "kingdom", the
books they have been reading and recommend on
building "the kingdom", the people they have been
hanging out with at conferences, and what they mean
by "the kingdom".
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BIBLES STUDIES IN DISCERNMENT by Sandy
Simpson
Bible studies in Galatians,
Philippians, Ephesians, Colossians, 1 John, 2 John,
3 John and Jude with a focus on applying timeless
discernment priciples to our modern times.
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BIBLES STUDIES IN DISCERNMENT Companion
CD! by Sandy
Simpson
Contains the PDF text to the book
BIBLE STUDIES IN DISCERNMENT plus extra studies by
Sandy & Juanita Simpson covering many issues of
apologetics and discernment.
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A Whole Lot Of Wishful Thinking
These Days! by Sandy
Simpson
This DVD series is a teaching based on
this article.
In
this DVD series I want to detail a number of
beliefs people have these days that have no basis
in Scripture. I am going to roam all over
the map, so to speak, and try to give fairly short
answers on a number of topics and also give you
useful links to articles that will help you deal
with any particular issue. It is truly
amazing how many false ideas people cling to
without giving a thought to what the Bible has to
say on the subject.
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Signs Of Apostasy In The
Churches In The End Times by Sandy
Simpson
This 2-DVD series is a teaching based
on this article.
There
are many signs of the great Apostasy, or falling
away (2 Thes. 2:3) indicating we are living in the
end times (Mt. 24: 3-14) I am going to go
through some indications of the Apostasy in the
churches as a follow up to the signs of the times
in the world.
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The Responsibilities of a Good Shepherd by Sandy
Simpson
This CD is a message based on this
article.
Emerging Church CD & Free
DVD All the
links to resources and articles we have on the
Emerging Church on one CD. by Sandy
Simpson
(The Emerging Church only is
downloadable!)
When you
purchase the "Resource Tools - Emerging Church" CD
for $10. plus s/h you will also receive a
brand new free DVD called "The Emerging Church"
that features Gary Gilley, Ray Yungen, Joanna
Michaelson, Mike Oppenheimer and Sandy Simpson.
From Church To Emerging Church
DVD Series by Sandy
Simpson
The issue of the Emerging Church and
it's introduction into many churches and mission
organizations has reached a critical point.
Many do not undersand what is being leavened into
churches by the EC leadership. Many would be
shocked to know their belief systems involve
Universalism, New Age, defense of postmodernism,
Interfaithism, and many other false doctrines.
In order to reach out to this generation the EC
leadership is proposing a whole new "map" to deal
with what they perceive is a lack of understanding
on the part of the churches on how to
communicate. EC proponants believe the
"scripture" for today is evolving and must change in
order to reach postmoderns.
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Idolatry In Their Hearts Landmark
Book! by Sandy
Simpson & Mike Oppenheimer
Does having eternity in your heart
mean that you know God and are His child? Could
Gentile cultures understand the Gospel from the
stars? Did God create man's cultures? Has God always
been in the process of redeeming cultures from the
time of Babel by placing in them a true revelation
of Himself? Is there the worship of YHWH in all
cultures and religions through the names of supreme
beings? Have all cultures always had a way to
make things right between them and God? These
questions and many more are answered in this book
that addresses the false teachings of The New
Apostolic Reformation regarding missiological
methods as being carried out by many agencies
including the World Christian Gathering on
Indigenous People, YWAM, and many Bible societies.
The New Apostolic Reformation -
What is it and where is it going? Every
Pastor Needs This! by Bill
Randles, Arnold Fruchtenbaum, Jacob Prasch, Mike
Oppenheimer, Orrel Steinkamp, Gary Gilley, Dave
Hunt, Sandy Simpson and others.
This is a 6-DVD
expose of the NAR and it's leadership
of C. Peter Wagner, Cindy Jacobs, Chuck Peirce,
Dutch Sheets, Bill Hamon, Jack Deere and others.
Lessons In Forgiveness Great Study! by Sandy
Simpson Through the
years I have been presented with many
opportunities to forgive. Sometimes the
situation was so severe that it took me some
time to forgive and start the process of healing
for myself, and eventually for others. I learned
that a Christian needs to forgive other people
even if they have not repented of their sins.
That can be really hard if we let it be hard.
But if we give our burdens over to the Lord, He
will carry them and that frees us up to treat
other people with love, compassion, and be in
the right frame of mind and heart to set them up
for reconciliation with Jesus Christ. That does
not mean we tolerate their sin. We simply
forgive them for what they have done to us,
whether perceived or real, and move on to
looking for ways to redeem them. We can then
present to them the "truth in love" even when we
have to rebuke them.
by Sandy
Simpson was written
to help believers to realize the absolute
necessity of growing to maturity in Christ. Many
churches are urging Christians to push aside
discernment in favor of experience. It is our
hope that this book will inspire many believers
to fight the good fight, finish the race, and
keep the faith (2 Tim. 4:7).
The New Apostolic Reformation -
What is it and where is it going? Companion Book! by Sandy
Simpson is now available in book form. This
is the DVD script plus commentary by Sandy
Simpson. The commentary of the DVD series is not
in the book, but there are many more quotes
available than in the video series. Good
reference material. Also available on
CD-ROM.
Letters To The Church Timely! by Sandy
Simpson is a fitting manual for the
Revelation Christian. All the precepts are in the
seven letters in Revelation 1:9 - 3:22 to help us
keep the faith, stay in sound doctrine, and reach
out to those who are perishing. I hope and pray
that this book will help
the reader to be an "overcomer".
DISCERNMENT TOOLKIT Demolish Arguments! by Sandy
Simpson Want to be able to see your way
through to clear biblical discernment? Want a set
of tools that will allow you to disciple your
loved ones so they will stand firm in the Faith?
Want to sort out many of the false arguments and
teachings that have invaded the churches? Then DISCERNMENT TOOLKIT book is for you!
DISCERNMENT TOOLKIT DVD Study Series! by Sandy
Simpson is taken from the book but includes
a lot of footage of false teachers and false
prophets. It covers the core doctrines, how we can
use them to test, and examples on the DVD that can
be paused for discussion. Also includes a
teacher guide and links to resources on the
web. This 3-DVD series is available now!
SPIRIT OF TRUTH OR SPIRIT OF
ERROR? Important Video
Information On Benny Hinn! by Sandy
Simpson, Mike Oppenheimer & Jacob Prasch
features tons of
video showing the teachings and prophecies of
Benny Hinn. This is a proven tool to keep
people away from heresy.
THE EMPTY PULPIT Highly Recommended! by Mike
Oppenheimer What is Christianity? What
significance does the cross have? Are there
teachings that can wreck our faith? We live in an
age unlike any other in the history of man. To
follow the Lord among the unique challenges we
must understand Scripture and live by it.
Available for $20- includes shipping.
Apologetics Coordination Team HIGHLY recommends this
book. It deals with many crucial issues for
the Church today.
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Ministries, P.O. Box 860683, Wahiawa, HI 96786.
Articles on C.
Peter Wagner's "New Apostolic Reformation" as
well as false spiritual warfare
teachings. This page includes the
"successul apostles, prophets, evangelists,
pastors and teachers" named on the Wagner
Leadership Institute's site as those with
"proven effectiveness in ministry,
communications skills and a recognized
anointing for the impartation of ministry
skills". Beware of these "Latter Rain"
advocatres who would lay another foundation
than the one already laid in Jesus Christ and
the Apostles and Prophets of Scripture!
Go directly to these exposes:
For the full article go here.
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ordering information on this DVD called "A Tale Of
Two Kingdoms"" go here.
General Articles
(1) The
New
Apostolic Reformationby Inner-City
Christian Discernment Ministry, 2000
This is the index page for a series of
articles on the Apostolic Movement or, as C.
Peter Wagner, self-proclaimed "apostle"
calls it, "The New Apostolic Reformation". "The
most dangerous purveyors of deception are
today's restored apostles and prophets.
Why? Because they purport to speak for our
Lord and they claim to hold the greatest
authority over the direction of the Church and
the lives of God's people. These apostles &
prophets are the people that the majority of the
other leaders in the charismatic movement look
to for new insights, revelation, and vision for
the future of the Church. In the left hand
column is a series of files which expose this
most recent aberrant movement within
charismania. Each page will have
other "levels" of pages contained in them, like
a Chinese puzzle box. So take the time to
search through them! It will be eye
opening. ICCDM has more information on the
"Apostolic Movement" than any other web site."
(2) The
World
Christian Movement - Evangelism Vs. Evangelizationby Albert James Dager, Media Spotlight, Volume 22
- Number 1 (Summer 1999) "The Lord's prophecy concerning the greatest
end-time deception should warn us that things are
not always as they seem. For a deception to be so
seductive that even the very elect would take pause
to wonder if it is of God, it would have to have all
the earmarks of a true work of God. That means it
would come in the name of Jesus, it would have a
great deal of solid biblical truth, it would affirm
the Gospel, and it would be a "good work." And signs
and wonders would accompany it. Those who might
recognize and expose the deception would be looked
upon as divisive, hateful and deceived themselves.
For the most part, the churches would go along with
the deception." This is an expose' of a
number of organizations and individuals such as C.
Peter Wagner.Read Part
1, Part
2, Part
3.Part
4 is actually a seperate article on Dominion
Theology.
(3) Christian
Fortune Tellers Never Get It Right, Eitherby G. Richard Fisher, PFO, 1999 "In an editorial in the last issue
of The Quarterly Journal, co-director G.
Richard Fisher explored the world of tabloid
prognosticators and how an undiscerning world
is all too quick to "run after psychics and
psychic predictions." He also pointed out that
an attraction for prophecy and future-telling,
a longtime staple within Charismatic camps,
has made inroads into Evangelical circles as
well. Self-appointed prophets are cropping up
everywhere. There is even a "National School
of the Prophets Conference," where for $175
you can be trained in the art of
"propheteering." C. Peter Wagner, Dutch
Sheets, Rick Joyner, Cindy Jacobs, Mike
Bickle, Ted Haggard and others can train us to
be "prophets" (Charisma magazine, Dec. 1998).
That magic word gives instant credibility in
the mind of some."
(4) The
Apostles
Are Coming To Your City, Ready or Not by
Orell Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Vol. 6, No. 2,
March/April 2001 In a previous issue of PLUMBLINE, I described the
efforts of C. Peter Wagner to create a New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR) which he predicts will be even
greater in scope and significance than the
Protestant Reformation of the 1500's. The
centerpiece of the movement is the purported
restoration, by God, of the NT office-gift of
"Apostle' to the end-time church. Now Wagner and his
apostolic buddies are attempting to move from vision
to reality. In an article titled, APOSTOLIC
REFORMATION on his Website
www.globalharvestministries.org he reveals moves
that are currently underway, to implement his
apostolic reformation. In this article he
restates the goals and also the preliminary means to
implement them.
(5) The
New
Apostolic Reformationby Orrel Steinkamp,
D. Min, The Plumbline "C. Peter Wagner is attempting to
will into existence what he calls a "New
Apostolic Reformation". He tells us in a book he has edited called "The New
Apostolic Churches" of the struggle he had
with naming his new reformation. "I needed a
name ... For a couple of years I experimented
with 'Post denominationalism'. The name I have
settled on for the movement is the New
Apostolic Reformation."
(6) Streams,
Rivers,
Floods, Avalanchesby Jewel Grewe,
2000 "A National Symposium on the
Post-Denominational Church was convened by Dr.
C. Peter Wagner at Fuller Seminary, May 21-23,
1996. Bill Hamon said that "this was a
historical occasion in God's annals of Church
history. It was prophetically orchestrated by
the Holy Spirit to fulfill God's progressive
purposes of bringing His church to its
ultimate destiny. . . the consensus of the
panelists was that there are still apostles
and prophets in the Church, and there is an
emerging Apostolic Movement that will
revolutionize the 21st Century Church". [Quote
book] The "Prophets" have scattered throughout
the earth making place for the soon to be
anointed Apostles. These Apostles will: 1.
Remove man-made traditions in the Church.
Pastors will be redefined. They will be rather
like a coach of a sports team. 2. Bring Cell
groups into being. The Pastor (Coach) will
make sure everyone works together to fulfill
his vision for the Church. This method of
organization will actually help maintain more
control as the cell groups network."
(7) The New
Apostolic Reformation And Other Third Wave Issuesby Philip Powell & Jacob Prasch, Tape
Transcripts, July 2001 The following files are in
WordPad format! Right click the links to
download unless you have a WordPad .doc viewer
plug-in for your browser. "Philip Powell and Jacob
Prasch have just concluded a series of
meetings in Brisbane when among other things
they sought to counter some of the false
teaching relating to the following topics. The
messages were recorded on audio and video and
are available by contacting the CWM Office in
Australia as follows: CHRISTIAN WITNESS
MINISTRIES (CWM), PO Box 341 HEALESVILLE VIC
3777 - Fax +61 (0)3 5962
2615. MESSAGE
1:
WHO IS THE FOUNDATION OF THE CHURCH Christ or Modern Day Apostles?"
Where do Peter Wagner, John Lewis, Mark
Conners and Ben Gray Fit In? "For there are
false apostles... transforming themselves into
the apostles of Christ" - 2 Cor 11:13. MESSAGE
2:
WHEN IS A PROPHET NO PROFIT? Is Cindy Jacobs Really A Prophet to
the Nations? Where do the School of the
Prophets and men like Stephen Penny Fit In?
"Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try
the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone
out into the world" - 1 John 4:1. MESSAGE
3:
BINDING & LOOSING What Does The Bible Teach About
Territorial Spirits & Spiritual Mapping?
Are George Otis, Harold Caballeros & the
Transformations videos conning you? "And they
shall turn away their ears from the truth, and
shall be turned unto fables" 2 Tim 4:4. MESSAGE
4:
SERVING GOD OR MAMMON? Can a Gospel that is Free be Sold
For Money? Does the message of Copeland, Hinn
and Houston reflect true Christianity? Are
their different gospel and another Jesus
deceiving you? "Many shall follow their ways;
by reason of whom the way of truth shall be
evil spoken of. And through covetousness shall
they with feigned words make merchandise of
you" - 2 Peter 2: 2 & 3."
(8) Take
The
City!by Inner City Discernment
Ministries "One of the more recent false
concept to sweep the Church, mainly the
charismatic segment of the Body is the belief
that the Church is to be in the business of
"taking" their cities for Christ.
As spiritual and high-minded as this sounds it
is without any biblical support or historical
precedent."
(9) The
Prophets
Rise Againby Jewel van der Merwe,
Discernment Ministries, 8/01 "It is obvious that we are living in
times of great spiritual naivete. The church
has strayed so far from the pure Word of God,
she no longer recognizes that her place in the
world is to be "salt" and "light". Instead, of
salt and light, she has allowed pernicious
doctrines to enter into her midst which have
become like "leaven" which is quickly
leavening the whole lump."
(10) Do
We Have All Authority? by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries, 8/01 "Are we going to take the world for Christ by a
miracle working army?"
(11)Do
Demons
Have Zip Codes?by Chuck Lowe, author of
Territorial Spirits and World Evangelisation?,
Christianity Today, July 13, 1998 "The closest things to territorial spirits in the
New Testament are angels, not demons."
(13) Spiritual
Mapping by Rev. Kent Philpott, Miller
Avenue Church, 6/99 "It started with John Dawson's book, Taking Our
Cities for God, published in 1989 by Creation House.
The book's subtitle is: "How to Break Spiritual
Strongholds." John Dawson, at that time, directed
Youth With A Mission in Los Angeles, California. In
a quest for more effective evangelism tools, he
taught that demonic forces block gospel efforts."
(14) Repenting
For
The Sins Of The Nation by D. Stamen,
2001 "The purpose of this article is only to look at the
basic scriptures which relate to the matters
concerning confession, prayer and repentance, and to
show that they say something quite different to
these modern ideas."
(15) Concerning
Curses by D. Stamen, 2001 "In this second article ( the first one was
concerning " repenting for the sins of the nation" )
we want to look at this idea that "curses" from the
past " whether from the person's own life or from
previous generations - can keep Christians in
bondage and deprive them of the blessings of God and
of their inheritance in Christ."
(16) Territorial
Spirits by D. Stamen, 2001 "Where are these things taught in the NT? The
simple, comprehensive and conclusive answer is, "
Nowhere!""
(17) Spiritual
Warfare
Evangelism: How Did We Get Here? by Orrel
Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Volume 6, No. 5 -
November/December 2001 "In this issue of Plumbline I will include a short
article that summarizes the teaching of geographical
spiritual warfare: a concise summary that provides a
comprehensive view of this subject. Following
this article I will summarize the historical milieu
from which these practices have evolved. C.
Peter Wagner, as well as others, did not cut the
current warfare worldview from new cloth."
(18) Latter
Rain/Manifest
Sons Of God Doctrines - Just Give Me The Facts
by Renee Rodriguez, Age To Age, 2001 "The Churches Response To The Manifest Sons of
God/Latter Rain Teaching? What is "Latter Rain"
Teaching? What is "Manifest Sons of God" Teaching?
Who Are The People Responsible For This Teaching?
Where Is The Current Latter Rain Teaching Found
Today and Who Is Teaching It?"
(19) The
Prophetic
Movement by Robert Liichow, Inner City
Discernment Ministries, 1997 "Today the Church has never experienced a time when
so many have risen up globally and claimed the
divine calling of prophet or prophetess. "
(20) The
Technology
Of Spiritual Warfare Evangelism by Orrel
Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Volume 7, No. 1 -
January/February 2002 "Mapping the spirit world and its internal
organization is not the assignment of the church.
The great commission is not, "Go into all the world
and bring down principalities -- but rather "Go into
all the world and preach the Gospel to every
creature." Mark 16:15. Our choice is very
clear! We must follow the teachings of Jesus,
and the practice of the Apostles as recorded in
Scripture!
(21) Just
Give
Me The Facts - New Apostolic Reformation
compiled by Renee Rodriguez, updated 3/02 "What is The New Apostolic Reformation? What is the
Prophetic? What Is Strategic Level Spiritual
Warfare? What About the Terms Used in Spiritual
Warfare, What Do They Mean? What is Deliverance
Ministry?"
(22) Indigenous
People
Issues - A Warning About The World Christian
Gathering Of Indigenous People by
Sandy Simpson, Pacific Waves Newsletter, 5/02 "But I do not endorse movements that, for all their
good intentions, are a mixture of good, unbiblical
and heretical theology. How can we effectively bring
the gospel if that gospel is tainted by the world,
the flesh and the devil. We as Christians must stand
firm in the faith once for all delivered to the
saints. We must not get involved in ecumenical
movements that look like the world, act like the
world, and instead of bringing the Word to the world
are bringing the world to the world." Go here for
a commentary on the full transcript of the "Word To
The World" radio programs 541-550. Also read this article.
(23) The
Apostolic
Movement by Rev. Robert Liichow,
Discernment Ministry International, 1998
A page with lots of historical background on the
Apostolic Movement.
(24) Transformation
by Jewel (van der Merwe) Grewe, May/June 2002
Newsletter "It is sad to observe that we have moved into a
time of a new form of "spirituality" where man
becomes the ultimate. That which has been tried and
proven over the centuries is being discarded like a
dirty garment. In the days ahead it will
increasingly become less and less popular to say:
"Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life"."
(25) Updated!The
Transforming
Church by Cross + Word, 7/02 "A major new series in eight (or more) parts
looking at the present-day move to cell-churches and
home groups. Only parts one to five are online at
the moment. Later parts will follow when completed."
(26) Transformations
or
Re-Transformation - A Paradigm Shift For
Evangelism by Concerned Christians, 7/02 -
This link has been broken for some time. This
article is by Mike Oppenheimer and Sandy
Simpson. The article you are about to read was put together
by Concerned Christians, who care for people and the
truth. I pray that as you read this article that you
will also reflect quietly and prayerfully on what
you are reading.
(27) The
Faulty
Foundation Of The Five-Fold Ministry by
Robert M. Bowman, Jr., Christian Research Journal,
Fall 1987, page 31 It has recently become popular to speak of "the
five-fold ministry," a system of church government
with apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and
teachers. The neo-Pentecostal "Restoration" movement
and its offshoot, "kingdom now" teaching, claims
that one of the things which God is "restoring" to
the church is this five-fold ministry.
(28) The
Spiritual
Warfare Movement by Gary Gilley, Southern
View Chapel, Tihnk On These Things, Volume 1,
Issue 6, April 1995 It seems that Christians never tire of trying to
come up with a new way of dealing with life. We are
reminded of the Athenians at the Areopagus who,
"Used to spend their time in nothing other than
telling or hearing something new" (Acts
17:21). Read Part
1, Part
2 and Part
3.
(30) The
New Apostolic Church Movement by Mike
Oppenhiemer, Let Us Reason Ministries, 9/02 Peter Wagner and the apostolic
roundtable--understanding the background of the new
movement afoot in the church that wants to restore
and change the course of Christianity.
(31) Do YOU
Want To Be An Apostle? by Mike
Oppenhiemer, Let Us Reason Ministries, 9/02 There is a new movement afoot in the church that is
restoring an apostolic government under apostolic
headmaster Peter Wagner.
(32) Native
American Gospel? by The Berean Call,
January 1998 The newsletter mentions "Rev. Richard Twiss" (a
Lakota Indian) and his concern that native Americans
(also known as First Nation people) have rejected
the gospel of Christ because it has not been
presented to them "within the contexts of their
spiritual, traditional, and ceremonial life
experiences." But for the gospel to be presented in the context of paganism and idolatry is to confuse
and pervert the truth of Christ.
(33) Lying
Wonders by Joseph Chambers, Paw Creek
Ministries, 10/02 Many different manifestations previously known
almost exclusively to the occult are sweeping the
church world. Is it the Holy Spirit or is it
"psychic activity?" You will eventually have to
answer that question for yourself, hopefully after
you finish this article.
(34) The
Changing
Face Of Christianity by Tony Pearce,
Christian Witness Ministries At Bonnke's rally in Nigeria, 78 miracles were
claimed on stage, but no evidence was found
afterwards. Bonnke cursed cancers in the name of
Jesus and claimed that those who were blind could
now see. The programme then panned to the area below
the stage where people from the crowd were being
selected as to who could go on stage to testify to
healing. There was clear evidence of fakery as most
would be participants were barred from the stage.
One person who was selected to testify claimed that
he was blind and could now see, but it was then
shown that he could actually see in the first place.
Fifteen people were crushed to death at the rally.
The parents of a child who was killed tried to get
her body to Bonnke hoping he would raise her from
the dead, but were barred from the stage. The family
did the next best thing and laid the body on
Bonkke's Mercedes Benz in the hope of the child
coming back to life. All of this is a far cry from
the miracles of the New Testament.
(35) The
Church
Growth Movement & Purpose Driven Church VERSUS
The Bible
A chart that compares the teachings of the Church
Growth Movement with those of the Bible. You will be
shocked to see just how unbiblical the CGM is, which
was conceived by people like C. Peter Wagner and
carried out by people like Bill Hybels at Willow
Creek.
(36) Are
The
Any More False Prophets? by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries, 1/31/03
According to some people the
answer is no, there are only those learning to
practice their gift.
(38) G12
-
Cell Church Movement by Cross + Word,
The Transforming Church, Section 9, 2003 Every activity and belief as
well as personal relationships and the minutiae of
life is funneled through the discipleship pyramid.
(39) Transforming
The
Church Through The Dialectic by Dean
Gotcher, Discernment Newsletter, Issue #14 Volume #2
January/February 2003 It is very troubling to see how the church
leadership has fallen victim to the seducing methods
used by Satan in their quest for reaching souls for
Christ.Jesus warned us of this when He said that
there would be those who will say "Lord, Lord . .
.."
Romans 12:1-
Unfortunately, it appears that much of the
church has reversed this admonition.Cultural
dissonance is to be avoided at all costs.Surveys
taken from the 'target audience' before a church
plant actually fashion the mold into which the
gospel message and practice are
poured.Self�absorbed self-centeredness comprises
the mold.The mold is audience-shaped.
(42) The
Dishonoring
Of God In Popular Spiritual Warfare
Teaching by
Bob DeWaay, Critical Issues Commentary,
Issue 48 Many popular
teachers question God's sovereign rule
over His own creation. Their unbiblical
scenario goes like this: God made Adam
the ruler of the world; Adam committed
"treason" and turned the rightful
dominion of the earth over to Satan; and
Christ's atonement was to regain this
lost dominion. According to this
theology, however, Christ turned the
rulership of the world over to the
church when He ascended into heaven. The
church consequently lost it back to
Satan by ignorance, unbelief, and
dis-unity. Now in these last days
supposed prophets and apostles are being
raised up to take control over the
Satanic forces in the heavenlies and
Christianize the world. This happens as
the church takes cities through binding
and casting down the spiritual forces of
darkness that rule over them. Many
dominion spiritual warfare teachers
embrace this scheme, though differing on
some details.
(43) Creating
A
Common Partnership Between The Moneyed
Elites And The Religious Elites by S.R. Shearer, 11/28/99
The apostasy and
even heresy that has taken root in the
church today is becoming ever more
appalling and frightful to those serious
students of the Word of God who have
taken the time to study what's been
happening in all that passes at present
for "evangelical Christianity"
(44) Rejecting
The
Transformations Teachings by Rebecca Lindrose,
Texas, USA I have openly stood
in opposition to the false teachings of
the transformation revivalists in the
past and am not ashamed to have my name
attached to that position now. In fact,
I have felt increasingly frustrated at
not being able to publicly expose this
false theology to prevent more people
from being led astray by deceptive and
charismatic personalities from the true
doctrine of Jesus Christ.
(45) The
G12
Movement In The Church by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries,
10/13/03 What's it all about? Part 1.
(46) The
"Script"
Underlying Spiritual Warfare
Christianity by Orrel Steincamp,
The Plumbline, Volume 8, No. 4,
November/December 2003 In recent decades a radically different
script of salvation history worldview has
entered the scene. Unfortimately, it
is rarely recognized as being outside the
boundaries. It has many things in
common with orthodox Christianity, but its
underlying heilgeschichte is fundamentally
different. It is a rival salvation
history, which promotes a false
gospel. The current evangelical
culture of downplaying theology in favor
of pragmatic evangelistic strategies is a
main reason why this alien heilgeschicte
is often undetected when it creeps, or
even stalks boldly, into the church.
This movement appeals widely because
it promises heretofore unheard-of success
in evangelism and rapid church growth.
(47) The
New
"How To" Christianity - Helpful
Tools Or Dangerous Weapons?
by Sandy Simpson, 8/00, revised 3/04 "... the goal of Christian mission is not
success, but faithful witness; not power,
but proclamation; not technique, but
truth; not method, but message." - Michael
Horton, Power Religion, Moody Press, pg.
15
(49) Theopostic
Counseling by Philip Powell,
CETF, December 2003, Volume 9.2, Issue
27
Unbiblical
psycho-heresy.
(50) Theopostic
Ministry
- Victim Counseling by Ted
Brooks, Testing The Spirits Jesus is the truth,
the whole truth and nothing but the
truth. We won't discover truth if we
look beyond him.
(51) Apostolic
by Robert Liichow, Inner City Discernment
Ministry The most dangerous
purveyors of deception are today's
restored apostles and prophets.
Why? Because they purport to speak
for our Lord and they claim to hold the
greatest authority over the direction of
the Church and the lives of God's
people. These apostles & prophets
are the people that the majority of the
other leaders in the charismatic
movement look to for new insights,
revelation, and vision for the future of
the Church.
(52) Will
The
Real Church Please Stand Up? by
Gary Gilley, Think On These Things,
June2004 I believe a local
church can fail at many things, but it
must not fail at holding forth the truth
of the living God. To fail at this
is to fail at the primary mission given
to the church. The church is not
free to create truth, to supplement
truth, to alter truth, or to selectively
obey truth. The church is to
exhort in sound doctrine and to refute
those who contradict (Titus 1:9).
The church is to contend earnestly for
the faith which was once for all
delivered to the saints (Jude
1:3). The church is to preach the
word; be ready, in season, and out of
season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with
great patience and instruction (2
Timothy 4:2). To not accept these
commands as a sacred trust is to totally
miss the most important reason for the
church's existence. But as we will
see next time, the twenty-first century,
engulfed as it is in postmodernism, is
not an environment in which truth can
easily flourish.
(53) An
Open
Letter to the UK Director of World
Vision by Jacob Prasch,
Moriel Ministries, 8/04 In the opinion of
many people, World Vision has departed
from its evangelistic origins and hence
from its claims to be an Evangelical
organization. It is now deteriorated
into a mere social political
organization in Evangelical masquerade
with a social political gospel that
biblically is no gospel at all.
(55) Synergy
by Sandy Simpson, 9/29/04 Synergy is a concept being adapted and
taught today as a major tenet of the Third
Wave, New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)
movement. Dutch Sheets was one of
the first to introduce this concept to
that movement back in the National School
of the Prophets - Mobilizing the Prophetic
Office Conference at Ted Haggard's New
Life Church in Colorado Springs, CO on May
12, 2002.
(56) Richard
Twiss
Connections by Sandy Simpson,
10/1/04 Richard Twiss is spreading the doctrines
of the New Apostolic Reformation and is
endorsed by them. He claims that the
Great Spirit of the Indians is the Holy
Spirit of the Bible, and endorses
ministries who make this same claim.
He endorses and promoted books by people
like Daniel Kikawa that present
information as fact when it is proven
myth. He continues to teach that the
Great Spirit is the Holy Spirit by wearing
the cultural items associated with the
Great Spirit, even though it is a
historical fact that the Great Spirit is a
pantheistic god that required blood
rituals and human sacrifice. Richard
Twiss claims that what he is doing is not
syncretism, when it is the very definition
of syncretism.
(57) False
Prophecies
Of The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)
by Sandy Simpson, 10/03/04 There is so much false prophecy in the
NAR that it I could do an entire web site
devoted to that issue alone. If you
want to see the daily parade of false
prophecies emanating from the NAR,
subscribe to the Elijah List. It
means nothing to these false apostles and
false prophets to say things in the name
of the Lord that not only do not come to
pass, but would never come to pass because
they are unbiblical and ridiculous.
(59) Discernment
The
Size Of A Flea - An Open Letter To
Charisma Magazine by Bud
Press, 10/9/04 Your recent article, "Prophetic Movement
Confronts Extremes of Suppression,
Sensationalism" (CharismaNow update,
10/7/04), prompted within me an acute case
of righteous indignation.
(60) G12
-
The Government of 12 by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries,
10/8/04 Another look at what they are saying and
doing.
(61) False
Apostles!
- The False Apostles Of the New
Apostolic Reformation (NAR)
by Sandy Simpson, 10/13/04 The NAR proponants claim to be
foundational Apostles to the modern
church. This claim is exactly what
Paul warned the Church about regarding
false apostles. False apostles are
identified as those who claim they are
equal with the the foundational
Apostles. The NAR proponants go even
further. They claim to be GREATER
than the original Apostles.
(62) The
Seeker
Frinedly Church Movement - A New Way
Of Doing Church by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries,
10/04 Mike Oppenheimer lectures on the seeker
friendly/sensitive church methods and the
Purpose Driven Life book (video has power
point clips, over two hours. A good intro
into what this is about for those who are
involved. The source of the movement, the
book and methods of diaprax are covered).
$17 includes shipping in US.
(63) Let
These
Prophets NOT Prophesy by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries,
10/19/04 What's the solution to the prophetic
mess?
(65) Dialogue
or
a Widening of the Road by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries,
11/24/04 The implications of the seeker friendly
way of doing apologetics.
Paul Cain,
a prophetic legend and a living
bridge to William Branham and the Latter
Rain of the 50's, has now been revealed to
be an alcoholic and a practicing
homosexual. Ironically, this disclosure
came at the hands of his fellow prophets
who had elevated him to a super prophet
status and who themselves endeavored to
attain the lofty prophetic mantle of Cain
himself.
Prophecy
is a broad term. In the Bible it
is often defined as preaching, teaching,
exhorting, etc. Prophecy in modern
times has come to mean almost
exclusively the prediction of future
events. But this is only one
aspect of prophecy as defined in the
Word.
(68) A
Call To The Nations? by
Sandy Simpson, 4/28/05 Unbiblical
teachings by the organizers and
participants of this conference
including Richard Twiss, Daniel
Kikawa, Aloha Ke Akua and YWAM.
(69)Let's
"Talkstory"!by
Sandy Simpson, 5/7/05 Two stories to illustrate and correct
the false teachings of "A Call To All
Nations" speakers including Don
Richardson, John Dawson, Richard Twiss
and Daniel Kikawa with regard to there
being worship of the true God in
hundreds of cultures from the
beginning.
(70) Perpetuated
In
Righteousness - A Review by
Mike Oppenheimer, 5/5/07
A series of articles reviewing, in
detail, this book which is one of the
books laying the basis for the "A Call
To All Nations" conference.
(72)The
Testimony
Of Heneri Opukaha'ia - regarding
the state of religion and society
in Hawaii before the Gospel - A
Rebuttal To Daniel Kikawa's Book
"Perpetuated In Righteousness"
by Sandy Simpson, 5/17/05 This article is a reminder of what
Hawaii was like before the Gospel was
preached. This is the account of
a very important eyewitness. It is an
unfortunate fact that often, by the
third generation of Christians in any
given area of the world, important
information has begun to be lost and
forgotten. This is clearly
evident in the writings of people like
Daniel Kikawa. The stark facts,
of Hawaiian culture and religion
before the Gospel was preached in
Hawaii, are made evident by the
testimony of a man without whom the
peoples of Hawaii would never have had
the opportunity to hear the Gospel
message and would still be living in
the sins of their ancestors.
(73)Articles On
"Transformations" Movement
Here are some articles on the currrent
"Tranformations" movement headed by Ed
Silvoso and C. Peter Wagner whichis
coming to Hawaii under the banner of
"Transformations Hawaii". Click on the
underlined links to read various
articles on this topic.
(75) The
Global
Day of Prayer by Sarah Leslie The Global Day of Prayer did not come up on the
radar screen until recently, but it was many years
in the planning. Sue Conway and I spent several
months researching this on the Internet as it
developed. The more we delved into it, the more
apparent it was to us that this was an event that
the organizers truly believe will officially launch
the "Kingdom" on earth. The organizers and
organizations backing this event are tightly
interlocked. This plan for Kingdom
transformation is intended to affect every living
person on the face of the earth. There are many
disturbing references to dominion as an activity
that the church has the right to engage in by
whatever means �" whether it be psycho-social
marketing techniques, collaboration or force.
The Word of God (the Gospel) is de-emphasized in
favor of spiritual warfare type activities and
social action. Marketplace "transformation" is
particularly concerning because of the obvious
opportunities for exploitation of the poor.
Kingdom-building activities will be costly to
families, women, children, elderly and infirm.
(76) What
Is
"Transformation"? by Lynn & Sarah
Leslie, 8/15/05 In today's neo-evangelical church, the term
"transformation" is currently in vogue. Various
churches and denominations claim to be undergoing
"transformation." This word no longer refers to the
humble sanctification of the individual believer.
Rather, it now refers to an orchestrated, systemic
and revolutionary overhaul of the global church,
including the "transformation" of cities, societies,
cultures, marketplaces, and more.
(77) Prayer
Center of the Pacificby Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries, 10/08/05
Wanting to see ones communities transformed is a
good goal but it also depends on how one tries to
get it accomplished. If it is not done the Lord's
way then God is not involved in it. Virginia and
David Domligan head up this prayer organization here
in Hawaii. On her program Virginia can be heard
speaking of enticing people with a Double and
triple portion tonight ( even though there is no
such thing in the Bible to be passed on). She calls
out demons from Christians and teaches about fasting
to break the power of the enemy in ones life as well
as spiritual warfare teaching. Fasting has nothing
to do with gaining power to cast out demons in the
heavenlies. The Bible mentions that deliverance in a
person could not be successful with certain demonic
possessions unless the apostles fasted along with
praying.
(79) Why
Prayer
Warfare Is Heresy by Herescope,
12/05 Another subtle deception abounding, comes through
the use of terminology to lure Christians into
thinking that a very high form of godliness will
earn them a distinctive place in JOEL'S ARMY as a
potentate. There is a great emphasis on praying and
becoming holy before the Lord. It sounds so good -
so attainable. Yet when Bob Jones and Mike Bickle
discuss intercession, a perfectly scriptural term,
they are meaning something quite unscriptural.
(80) Dominionism
and
the Rise of Christian Imperialism by Sarah
Leslie, 12/05 This paper is a brief overview of the three main
dominionist movements operating inside
evangelicaldom and examines how all three of these
sects are now converging around a global "kingdom"
agenda. This paper is not a treatise on doctrine,
nor is it an historical record, nor is it a thorough
analysis of the multifarious streams of evangelical
dominionism. This paper does not cover the broader
issue of dominionist sects within other world
religions, except for a few brief noteworthy
mentions. To examine the totality of the
individuals, the organizations, and their
cross-linkages would require an exhaustive study
which is beyond the scope of this brief synopsis.
Even so, every point made in this paper could be
validated by dozens, sometimes hundreds, of pieces
of documentation. The inquiring reader may check out
the footnotes and references. Only a small handful
of Christian discernment and apologetics ministries,
of which this writer is a part, have been paying
attention to the intersection of the dominionist
streams. The apologetic ministries fulfill a
Scriptural role to examine and expose false
doctrines and teachers, and to warn other believers
of heresies (Jude 3, 2 Peter 2:1). Increasingly,
over the past two decades, many apologists have
become seduced by dominionism, blunting their
ability to critically examine the roots and fruits
of this rapidly rising new church era.
(81) The
Dominion
Mandate and the Christian Reconstruction Movement
by Bob DeWaay, Critical Issues Commentary, 12/05
World political and social dominion for the church
was not envisioned by the writers of the New
Testament. The idea of a "remnant" of faithful
people is predominant in Scripture, particularly the
Old Testament. This fits Paul's teaching in Romans
and the universal witness of the Scripture. It never
was the majority who were faithful to God. This also
fits with the testimony of church history unto this
day. The Reconstructionist agenda has had no
historical fulfillment, Biblical or otherwise. It is
not understood or clearly taught by the writers of
the New Testament. The thousands of years they claim
to have to make it happen would not suffice even if
God were to allow history to run that long before
the Lord's return. Jesus asked, "When the Son of Man
returns, will He find faith [lit. `the faith'] on
the earth?" (Luke 18:8) He did not seem to assume He
would return to a Christianized society.
(82) Who's
Who
In The New Apostolic by Discernment
Research Group, Herescope, 12/30/05 In 1999 C. Peter Wagner, chief architect of and
salesman for the New Apostolic Reformation, lists
two significant members of this group. From Wagner's
1999 book Churchquake: how the new apostolic
reformation is shaking up the church as we know it
(Regal) comes these two statements: "Bill Hybels,
new apostolic pastor of Willow Creek Community
Church, Barrington, Illinois, and a longtime friend
of Robert Schuller, agrees that pastors have the
responsibility of determining the purpose of each
corporate gathering." (p. 179) "New apostolic
churches, like Rick Warren's, turn this [leadership
and ministry] around 180 degrees, as he explains in
his best-seller, The Purpose Driven Church
(Zondervan)." (p. 213)
(83) Is
Theophostic
Prayer Ministry Dangerous? by Jan
Fletcher, Lying Spirits.com, 01/01/06 What are the dangers of
Theophostic Prayer Ministry? (See how TPM plays
out in the real world.)
(84) How
Small
Groups Are "Transformed" by Herescope,
1/26/06 The process of group dynamics
is important to understand in the context of this
current series of Herescope posts, which has
focused on the evangelical post-modern paradigm
shift envisioned and orchestrated by Leadership
Network.
(85) Dominionism
and
its Human Empire by Johan Malan,
University of Limpopo, South Africa (February 2006)
Millions of Christians all
over the world are confronted with the growing
tide of dominionism. This is a form of Christian
humanism in which believers see themselves as
commissioned and empowered by God to manifest His
kingdom on earth to the good of all. Dominionism
is based upon kingdom theology since it claims to
physically reveal the kingdom of God with all its
benefits to humanity. Its institution is described
as reconstructionism or a transformation movement
because of the far-reaching changes that society
must undergo to ensure a better life for all. This
situation is described by some as "heaven on
earth" and presupposes the incapacitating of
Satan's opposing kingdom of darkness.
(86) Dominionism
Exposed compiled by Sandy Simpson,
2/2/06 Kingdom-Dominion, or 'Restoration' theology has
risen to popular acceptance in the last thirty years
or so, gaining confidence and strength with time and
developing its doctrine as it progressed.
(87) New
Doctrines
Of The Land by Herescope, Discernment
Research Group, 2/16/2006 New heretical doctrines have come into the
evangelical church during the past half century.
These doctrines did not exist in the previous 1950
years of the church. That is because they are not
found in the Bible. Sometimes the heresies are newly
defined old terminologies, a new "understanding" of
an old doctrine. But most often these heresies are
easily recognizable as such because a phrase or word
is used that cannot be located anywhere in the
Bible.
(89) Dominionism
and
Kingdom Now Teachings by Discernment
Research Group, Herescope, 2/23/2006 This newsletter provides a
broad overview of the history of the dominionism
doctrines arising since the late 1940s, including
some rare documentary material by pastors and
organizations who opposed the various dominionism
movements.
(90) Using
CHANGE
to facilitate TRANSFORMATION by
Discernment Research Group, Herescope, 2/23/2006
The Discernment Research
Group has received numerous requests to discuss in
more detail the PROCESS of transformation. The
following series of posts will attempt to answer
this pressing need. CHANGE is a necessary
component to create church "transformation."
Change is a foundational assumption -- something
that everyone must agree is necessary -- before
the process of transformation can begin. Change is
often predicated upon a "crisis" that is created
in order to propel transformation.
(91) The
Newest
Heresy of the NAR: Orality by
Discernment Research Group, Herescope, 3/8/2006
The latest fad is potentially
the most grievous heresy to arise in the recent
history of the Church. It is a repudiation of
literacy -- the written Word. It is now widely
being taught to missionaries, particularly through
mission groups closely associated with the New
Apostolic Reformation (NAR).
(92) Worldview
&
Vision by Discernment Research Group,
Herescope, 3/21/2006 Herescope has been looking
into the topic of Worldview. We have previously
noted Chuck Colson's recent partnership with Rick
Warren to package and market their particular
"brand" of Worldview education to the rest of the
world. This new partnership is illustrative the
convergence of the three main branches of
evangelicaldom around the doctrines and practices
of dominionism. Read Part
1
- Worldview & Vision & Part
2
- A Volatile Combination
(93) Transforming
Society by Discernment Research Group,
Herescope, 4/6/2006 Even during Jesus' ministry
the question of the role of the Kingdom in society
was a hot issue. Both Jesus' disciples and the
Jews wanted Him to transform their society to one
that was just, liberated from Roman oppression and
free of poverty. Satan tried to convince Him to
build His kingdom on feeding the hungry (Matthew
4:3); Judas argued that the precious ointment
could have been used to feed the poor and the
other disciples could not wait for Him to set up
His Kingdom and chase the Romans into the sea.
(94) Transforming
Churches by Discernment Research Group,
Herescope, 4/7/2006 Part of the whole
transformation process that is going on today has
to do with the transformation of churches. Already
in the '70s the environment was being created to
prepare churches and leaders for radical change.
One of the war cries of the early charismatic
movement was "new wine in new wineskins," meaning
that the church has to be changed or transformed
in order to accept the "new wine." New wine was
interpreted to mean "the new thing that God is
doing." This is of course not what Jesus meant at
all when He said those words as recorded in
Matthew 9:17.
(95) Transformations
II,
Political Christianity and False African
Revivals by Kato Mivule, January 9, 2006
Reports have been circulating
Christendom especially in the West about a
"Revival" that is going on in Uganda and Africa by
the Sentinel Group and their "Transformations II'
DVD/Video Series. A careful examination of what
Sentinel Group calls "Revival " and
"Transformation' is nothing short of an
advancement of "Western Global Civilization,
Democracy, and Christianity'. A
"Transformation' is going on for real in Africa
and yes, I will not dispute the fact as reported
by George Otis, Peter Wagner and the
"Transformations II' Video/DVD Series. However,
one has to carefully look at the "Transformations"
going on in Africa and ask a simple question, who
is "transforming' Christianity in Africa today? Is
this the working of Christ Jesus or a joint effort
of Man and Satan? The fruits tell as we see the
Church in Africa being conformed to this world and
not transformed to the Image of Christ Jesus
(97) "Fiery
agents
of transformation" by Discernment
Research Group, 6/05/2006 But "marketplace evangelism"
is a planned global expansion of corporate
profit-making interests, working hand-in-hand with
church (mission) leaders and fragile (and
vulnerable) national sovereignties. Because of our
form of government in America, there are many
safeguards ensuring that that people are not
tyrannized by the excesses this collaborative
structure. This collaboration is also known as the
3-legged stool, and it is being viewed as a useful
tool to implement this virulent new dominionism.
The potential for abuses to freedom, liberty, and
to true Gospel evangelism are unlimited.
(98) Announcing
--
Philanthropic Apostles! by Discernment
Research Group, Tuesday, June 13, 2006 C. Peter Wagner, leader of
the New Apostolic Reformation and Rick Warren's
advisor, has done it again. He's concocted another
new kind of apostle -- the philanthropic apostle.
This new creature is obviously not a Scriptural
term. But this role is an essential feature of the
new kingdom dominionism/transformation agenda.
(99) The
Theophostic
Apple: Think Before You Bite by Jan
Fletcher, Lying Spirits, 6/06 Can you eat an apple core
without chewing through the outer part of the
apple first? Though common sense would say no,
nonetheless, that's the conclusion of Elliot
Miller in his two-part evaluation on Theophostic
Prayer Ministry, published in the Christian
Research Journal, Vol. 29, numbers 2 and 3.
(100) The
Manipulations
of Dominionism by Sarah Leslie,
Discernment Newsletter, July/August 2006 Dominionism is a form of
futurism. Futurism is the belief that man can
create his own future. This belief requires that
man manipulate things in the present.
(101) Foundation
Imperialism by Discernment Research
Group - Herescope, Discernment Newsletter,
July/August 2006 It seems like an
extraordinary coincidence. C. Peter Wagner
launched his new "philanthropic apostles" at the
same time that Bill Gates, the world's richest
billionaire, retired from running the Microsoft
Corporation to spend his time doing philanthropy
at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
(102) The
Manipulations
of Dominionism by Sarah Leslie,
Discernment Newsletter, Volume 17, Number 4,
July/August 2006 Dominionism is a form of
futurism. Futurism is the belief that man can
create his own future. This belief requires that
man manipulate things in the present.
(104) ...
and
all liars ... by Sandy Simpson, 11/05/06
There is a lesson for all true believers in recent
events. Have nothing to do with deeds of
darkness perpetrated by false brothers. Reject
heresy. Mark and avoid false teachers.
(105) Networking
The
Church by Herescope, 2/21/07 Transforming the church -- and the world mission
movement -- into a gigantic networked system of
spiraling linked groups will conform the global
church to the global governance model discussed in
the previous series of posts. This is indeed a
paradigm shift! Read Part
1, Part
2, Part
3, Part
4, Part
5, Part
6, Part
7 & Part
8.
(106) The
Dominion Mandate and the Christian Reconstruction
Movement by Bob DeWaay, 2/07 A recent theological movement known as Christian
Reconstruction has made a significant impact on
American Christianity in the past several decades.
It is based on a Reformed, Calvinistic view of
theology with some significant, unique twists. The
most prominent one is the conviction that the
Scripture gives the church a mandate to take
dominion over this world socially and culturally
before the bodily return of Jesus Christ.1 This
teaching is known as the "dominion mandate."
(107) Networking
Mission by Herescope, 3/29/07 A discussion of the networking of the church would
not be complete unless it also examines the
networking of global mission groups.
(108) Early
Networks by Herescope, 4/5/07 Fuller Theological Seminary was a network hub for
these young leaders who went on to become
influential in evangelicalism and the world mission
movement. Fuller modeled itself after secular
institutions of higher learning by purposefully
concentrating on training a generation of academic
leaders who could then practice intellectual
infiltration, diffusing the new doctrines of
neoevangelicalism throughout other evangelical
colleges and seminaries, publishing houses and
mission agencies.
(109) The
New
Spiritual Warfare Strategies by T.A.
McMahon, The Berean Call, 1997 Sadly, many who are a part of the spiritual warfare
movement will see our concerns as ignorance based on
the presumption that we have not "been there, done
that." The more charitable participants in SLSW
perceive us as either "just not called to the
spiritual front lines" or "pitifully blind to the
dynamic things the Holy Spirit is doing in our day."
On the contrary, rather than quenching or grieving
the Holy Spirit, we are simply trying to point to
that which the Spirit of Truth has already made
clear in the Scriptures for truly effective
spiritual warfare. Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(110) Joel's
Army
- The New Breed by Jewel Grewe,
Discernment Ministries Newsletter, May-June 2007
In researching the subject further there seems to
be overwhelming writings that do indicate that a
Children's Crusade did occur and in Cloyes, France
there is a stain-glassed window that portrays the
same. However, the important point is
that children are not to be manipulated and taught
what is beyond what a child is to learn. They must
be taught the very basics, line up line "precept
upon precept." and allowed to be a child. They are
not prepared to be "trained" in the spirit realm.
(111) Transformation
Africa
2007: The Deception Continues by Prof
Johan Malan, Middelburg, South Africa (May 2007)
Graham Power's idea that more power will be
generated by prayers offered from the top of high
mountains has been derived from the strategic
spiritual warfare approach followed by George Otis,
Peter Wagner, Cindy Jacobs, Ted Haggard and others.
This type of prayer is aimed at pulling down demonic
strongholds in heavenly places, but has no biblical
foundation. We must revert to the basics of the
gospel message, in which the major perspective is
the counselling of sinners, preferably as
individuals or in small groups. The transformation
of entire societies will only occur after Christ has
come to reward His saints and judge His enemies.
(112) Kingdom-Now
"Prophets"
Unite on 07/07/07 by Jackie Alnor,
Apostasy Alert, 5/14/07 This week the Elijah List, an umbrella group of
today's prominent false prophets, sent out a notice
of a coming event this summer:
(113) Dominionism
And
The Rise Of Christian Imperialism by Sarah
Leslie, 5/07 Conspiracy theorizing about the Christian Right's
supposedly "secret" agenda involves highlighting the
hate-mongering and bizarre ideas of a handful of
Christian Right players while neglecting the broad
popularity of dominion theology.
(114) The
New
Prophets And Apostles and Superstition by
Sandy Simpson, 5/22/07 False prophets have always been known and
identified as using divination and augury to try to
set dates for certain events. The dates they
set, though they hold festivals to celebrate them,
never produce the results they predict. Their
superstitious behavior and their adherence to these
mythologies are one way to identify them as false
prophets.
(115) "River
Flush
USA" Event To Precede 7/7/7 "The Call--Nashville"
reported by Sandy Simpson, 6/5/07 The Wagners, Chuck Pierce, Jim & Faith Chosa,
et al have "prepared the way" so to speak by
conducting an occultic event called, "River Flush,
USA" where they used Native American and New Age
shamanistic techniques to conduct deliverance of the
midwestern and southern continental US's river
systems, which they claim are being used as a "vast
network and communications base for the 'prince of
the power of the air' and for the second heaven
principalities to legally link into the
earth."
(116) All
That
Glitters is not God's Glory by Jackie
Alnor, Apostasy Alert, 6/10/07 The latest charismatic craze heralding the
long-awaited "Latter Rain" has fallen in Idaho �"
and I really mean fallen. How can the "holy
laughter'-shaking-drunkenness craze be outdone? How
about with the gemstone-"weight-loss'-"hair growth'
revival? We're talking major signs and wonders here!
That's right - gemstones are falling from the sky in
Coeur d'Alene. We can call this the "Chicken-Little
Latter Rain Revival." It's raining cheap
jewelry.
(117) The
"7-M
Mandate" by Herescope, 6/15/07 "Our theological bedrock is what has been known as
Dominion Theology. This means that our divine
mandate is to do whatever is necessary, by the power
of the Holy Spirit, to retake the dominion of God's
creation which Adam forfeited to Satan in the Garden
of Eden. It is nothing less than seeing God's
kingdom coming and His will being done here on earth
as it is in heaven."--C. Peter Wagner, letter, May
31, 2007, red added.
(118) Seven
Apostolic
Spheres by Herescope, 6/25/07 "We all agree that the society to be transformed is
not just one big conglomerate, but a unified whole
that is made up of several vital pieces, each one of
which must take its own path toward transformation.
These segments of society should be seen as
apostolic spheres."--C. Peter Wagner, The Church in
the Workplace, (Regal, 2006), p. 112 [emphasis
added]. The quote above comes from a chapter in C.
Peter Wagner's book The Church in the Workplace,
which is an account of the marketplace
transformation movement. This book is an attempt to
justify a new role for the church co-mingling with
the corporate business world, based on the newly
concocted doctrines of C. Peter Wagner, George Otis,
Ed Silvoso, Dennis Peacocke, and a host of other
Latter Rain and Reconstructionist leaders.
(119) Dominionism:
The
New Christian Fascism? - Is it ultimately that
different from Islamic Fascism? by
Sandy Simpson, 6/29/07 One of the lies those who follow heretics are
believing today is the lie of Dominionism.
This false theology gets believers to focus their
attention on what God has NOT ordained. Then
they are swept away in the pantheistic mysticism
that has taken up residence in many churches,
relying on their feelings to guide them. At
that point they are already following the enemy and
don't even know it. If they would search the
Scriptures daily they would know they are a tool of
the enemy. But rather than repent they
continue down the path of heresy, carrying out the
ridiculous edicts of false apostles, the false
prophecies of self-proclaimed "prophets", and
passing along the fables false teachers make up
daily to tickle the ears of their followers until
their consciences are branded with a hot iron and
they can no longer discern truth from error.
At that point they have given in to delusion.
When God allowed Pharaoh many chances to repent and
he hardened his heart, God finally hardened it for
him. God will do the same when He ultimately
sends a great delusion on those who no longer have a
love of the truth. These deluded ones will end
up being the same Fascists as their counterparts in
Islam.
(120) Updated! Pre Millennial
And Post Millennial Doctrines Do Not Mixby
Sandy Simpson, 7/13/07 Many Christians today (having allowed themselves to
be diapraxed by false teachers on TV, in books, in
seminars and on tape) have begun to accept a mixture
of Pre Mil and Post Mil doctrines. Many claim
they still hold to a Pre Trib Rapture (or another
Pre Mil scenario) and at the same time would claim
that Christians are in a great end times revival,
that "Transformation" is taking place all over the
world, and that our mandate is to retake dominion
over the whole world including its businesses,
social agendas and political arenas (a Post Mil
scenario). But what many "Christians" today do
not realize is: the mixture they have accepted is
oxymoronic.
(121) Updated! The
Doctrines
of Dominionism by Herescope, 7/9/07 - also
read Part
1, Part
2, Part
3, Part
4, Part
5, Part
6, Part
7,Part
8,Part
9 & Part
10. One does not have to wade very far into the waters
of Dominionism before encountering an old Hermetic
heresy that heaven and earth can become united, as
illustrated by the quotation above. This doctrine is
now rampantly taught throughout the New Age Movement
and the New Apostolic Reformation, as well as
mission organizations and political left and right
Dominionist movements.
(122) Proponents
Of
A New Paradigm by Jackie Alnor, Apostasy
Alert, 8/07 "In 1984 Bob Jones of the Kansas City false
prophets, according to Wes Campbell11 was told by
'god,' 'The Church is going to go into a time of
deprivation.' After that time 'god' was going to
'throw a massive party.' This was to be followed by
a bloody civil war in the Church.. . Counterfeit
revivalists . . . have built on this false prophecy
to project ideas about the civil war which is about
to engulf the end time Church. They speak of the
'blue coats' from the North fighting the 'gray
coats' from the South... the blue coats stand for
the revelatory - the revelation, and the gray for
gray matter - man's wisdom. Rick Joyner12 is
convinced that the grays, whom he characterizes as
'spiritually ruthless and cruel,' must be
'confronted and exposed and either converted or
removed from their place of influence in the church.
After the grays, who he says constitute ' nearly
half of the believers in the world today', are
defeated, there will be 'an entirely new definition
of Christianity'. As Joyner declared, 'Believers and
unbelievers alike will think that it is the end of
Christianity as we know it, and it will be. Through
this, the very definition of Christianity will be
changed, for the better.' "Fact is, if you alter
'Christianity' so that it's no longer recognizable,
then it's no longer Christianity!"
(124) Doctrines
Of
Devils by Jackie Alnor, Apostasy Alert,
8/19/07 Anyone who has read my Reflections much in the past
two years knows that I continually expose doctrines
of devils being brought into the church under the
guise of the latest wave of the spirit. Solomon said
"there is nothing new under the sun," and that is
very clear by looking at how the devil has packaged
his doctrines over the years to appear as something
new when nothing is new but the Emperor's new
clothes in which he dresses them. It's sort of funny
when we hear about the newest and most exclusive
religious group or movement showing up advertising
their latest discoveries as the most provocative of
all time.
(125) Building
on
the Transformations Foundation by
Herescope, Wednesday, September 19, 2007 Rutz's theology is built on the foundation of the
new doctrines and practices of what is now called
The New Apostolic Reformation. In particular, his
book gives great credence to George Otis of The
Sentinel Group and his Transformations and
Transformations II video series.
(126) The
End
Of Orthodoxy by Herescope, 9/24/07 The New Apostolic Reformation is all about changing
orthodoxy. But the leaders don't necessarily
challenge orthodoxy head-on. Rather they are going
about it in a different way. Sometimes they do an
"end-run" around orthodoxy. Other times, rather than
dismissing the fundamentals of the faith entirely,
they propose adopting a more "generous orthodoxy"
based on postmodern assumptions about the nature of
man on earth. The resultant "re-thinking" has had
the effect of adding new tenets, methods, practices
and beliefs to the faith. Adding to the faith with
"new truths" creates a synthesis.
(127) Shamanism
in
the Church - Occult "Eagle Spirituality" Manifests
in Popular "Prophetic" Ministries by Mark
Dinsmore, The Berean Call, 10/20/07 So why do the neo-prophets and apostles of today
use the eagle as a symbol of choice? Many
"prophetic" ministries associate eagles with
tremendous natural vision and observable qualities
of "rising above;" but like shamans and
seers-ancient and modern-they err in assigning to
eagles spiritual qualities.
(129) Spiritual
Pyromaniacs by Jackie Alnor, Apostasy
Alert, 11/12/07 You've heard the saying, "If you play with fire
you're going to get burnt." Today's "Christian"
Gnostics seem to have an obsession with the elements
of earth, wind, water, and fire. When we watch
"Christian" television, be it Sky Angel, TBN, or the
God Channel, we hear the televangelists and
"prophetic" folks scream "Fire"! over people who
react with wild jerkings and flailing of limbs as
they go down in a heap on the floor. What is this
"fire" being thrown around on these platforms in
such a showy fashion?
(130) Rethinking
Eschatology:
Dominionists on the Move by Discernment
Research Group, Herescope, 12/6/07 This past weekend, December 4, 2007, in Dallas,
Texas, there was an Acts 29 Conference. It was
called Eschatology and the Marketplace: Rethinking
the Future and sponsored by the marketplace
transformation apostles. This conference is an
interesting precursor to another marketplace
transformation conference, which is immediately
following Robert Schuller's Rethink Conference (see
previous blog posts), and called Reclaiming the 7
Mountains the 2008 Church in the Workplace
Conference. This Reclaiming the 7 Mountains
Conference will be held in Atlanta, Georgia on
January 24-26. This "Rethinking the Future"
eschatology conference was hosted by the RiosBrook
Foundation. Linda Rios Brook, president of this
foundation, is closely associated with C. Peter
Wagner and a member of his International Coalition
of Apostles. She heads Acts 29, which is variously
described as "a think tank seeking answers to social
and cultural issues through the marketplace" and the
"Apostolic Council for Transformation in Society."
The RiosBrook Foundation's purpose is Dominionist:
(131) Prognosticators
in
the Land by Jackie Alnor, Apostasy Alert,
12/30/07 Every year around this time we see news features
that look back at the year to size up the events
that took place. In the church world, 2007 seemed
somewhat typical - no big revivals, true or false,
to report on. The biggest thing to happen this year
were the killings that took place in Colorado at
YWAM and at Ted Haggard's former church New Life
Church. We also had the 7-7-7 let-down of Lou
Engle's "The Call" that was hyped up to be the
expectant "shift" in the heavenlies - a big dud!
Then two scandalous marriage break-ups of Juanita
Bynum and Paula White. Nothing earth-shattering
there! And 2007 was wrapped up in the announcement
of the televangelist investigation of Senator
Grassley that is ongoing. But the year's biggest dud
is the prophecy record of the "Christian"
prognosticators. These men and women in the
apostolic/prophetic movement get together at the
beginning of every year and publish their
prognostications for the coming year. They already
have their latest predictions for 2008 on DVD for
sale so they can make a quick buck by selling you
"hidden truth" all for $69.00. So-called prophets
Chuck Pierce, Dutch Sheets, Stacey Campbell, Denny
Cline, and Steve Shultz will tell us what God is
doing in 2008, as if God is tied into our
calendar!
(132) 2008:
The
year of the "Great Shift"? by Herescope,
12/31/07 Below is a selected list of New Year "prophecies,"
messages and conferences from the New Apostolic
Reformation leaders in the evangelical world. You
will notice the strong Dominionism themes which call
for the transformation of culture and nations,
bringing heaven to earth, perfecting the Bride of
Christ on earth, training Joel's Army, taking over
the neo-Kuyperian spheres of society, etc. These
messages have little or nothing to do with the
Gospel of repentance and the cross. The two-edged
sword of the Word of God operating in the hearts of
men for salvation is being replaced by these
kingdom-building activities to transform the earth.
There is an inexplicable and formidable silence on
the part of evangelical leaders as these heresies
sweep over the church unchallenged and unchecked,
usurping the simplicity of the Gospel with the
distorted doctrines in evidence below.
(133) The
Roots
and Fruits of the New Apostolic Reformation
by Bob DeWaay, Critical Issues Commentary, Issue 103 -
November / December 2007
Church history has shown that whenever new claimants
to the office of apostle have arisen, so have false
teachings. The teachings of many such persons today,
as we have seen, are shocking in the extremity of
their error. Yet C. Peter Wagner claims that churches
that he terms "apostolic" in this new sense are part
of the fastest growing segment of the church in the
world today.34 Perhaps he is right; but if he is, this
is proof of massive end time apostasy and not the
revival he claims it to be. The only binding authority
in the church is that of Scripture. God does not bind
us to mixture, error, or the musings of men. The false
apostles and prophets of the NOLR and NAR have no
power over the true, blood-bought church of God.
Prophets that are less than inerrant have nothing to
sell but fear: "When a prophet speaks in the name of
the Lord, if the thing does not come about or come
true, that is the thing which the Lord has not spoken.
The prophet has spoken it presumptuously; you shall
not be afraid of him" (Deuteronomy 18:22). The
grandiose claims that span from Leade, to Warnock, to
Branham, to Paulk, and to Hamon have never come to
pass, and they never will. There will be no virgin
born, many-membered man-child, Elijah company, new
breed of man, new incarnation of the Christ on earth
or any other such blasphemy. The role these terms
describe is that of antichrist. The true Christ will
return bodily and catch his church up to meet Him in
the air (1 Thessalonians 4:17).
(134) What
is
Hope 2008? by First Plumbline Apologetics,
1/08
A page on the ecumenical/inferfaith Hope 2008.
(135) Sickles
Ready
to Reap Nations? by Herescope,
1/10/08 Every year the leaders of the New Apostolic
Reformation release their "prophecies" for the
coming year. This year's prophecies are even more
bold about proclaiming that the "church" will
"judge" the nations.
(136) Seven
Spheres
of Influence by Herescope, 1/15/08 This blog has focused many posts on C. Peter
Wagner's agenda, as part of the New Apostolic
Reformation, to influence the 7 spheres or 7
mountains of culture, by actually changing nations
and governments, cultural and social structures, in
the name of "building the kingdom of God on earth."
In C. Peter Wagner's "prophecy" above, he says that
2008 will have "The anointing for dominion" where
"[e]ach sector of society will begin to be touched
by the power of God in new fresh ways from
government, education, the medical fields, media,
the arts and other areas."
(137) How
to
"Conquer the 7 Spheres" by
Herescope, 1/19/08 This quotation originated from an interview done by
marketplace transformation "apostle" Os Hillman with
Loren Cunningham, founder of Youth With a Mission
(YWAM), who claims to have had a vision of 7
"spheres" of society conjointly with Bill Bright of
Campus Crusade. In a previous post we challenged the
credibility of this story, believing it to be
revisionist history. One area of marketing emphasis
is clearly youth. Another focus is the workplace.
(138) Does
Jesus' command in Mt. 25 mean we are to take care
for the world? by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us
Reason Ministries, 1/23/08 Matthew 25:31-46 ... Many have this as their theme
and a requirement for a social gospel, they have
changed the text to a general principle that is
applied to everyone. Jesus' principle of We are to
do unto others as we would have them do unto us is
to be our lifestyle but in this rebuke it is more
specific. Christians are to help in various ways but
this is not our specific mission to solve poverty or
disease. Of course, if people are starving they
cannot listen to a spiritual message about their
soul too well. We should be there for catastrophes
such as earthquakes and floods... What of the
poverty in the church, are we to feed the world and
not the brethren? Isn't this what Jesus said to do
in Mt.25. Unfortunately Mt. 25 is often used for a
general humanitarian effort of the church.
(139) Creating
Heaven
on Earth by Herescope, 2/14/08 The false gospel of building the kingdom of God on
earth incorporates the age-old occult teaching that
man's efforts and activities will bring Heaven to
Earth. This teaching has been lurking off stage in
the evangelical world for several decades. It is now
building steam as the hottest new teaching to make
the New Apostolic Reformation circuit. And it has
gone mainstream with N.T. Wright's new book
Surprised by Hope.
(141) The
"Dread
Champion Army" by Herescope, 2/22/08
The false prophecy above has been touted by New
Apostolic Reformation leader Bill Hamon for years.
In keeping with this timetable, the pitch and
intensity of the military rhetoric of this branch of
the global Dominionist movement has substantially
increased since the beginning of 2008.
Hyper-esoteric language enshrouds the calls for
warriors and warfare with increasing fervor and
zeal. One can only wonder how long before this
transforms into real warfare with actual warriors.
(142) The
Dark
Side of Jealousy by Herescope,
3/13/08 The teaching about creating heaven on earth can be
found in both the New Age/New Spirituality and the
New Apostolic Reformation/Emergent movements. The
teaching claims that God's Kingdom will be built on
earth, Armageddon will be bypassed, and Paradise
restored. The biblical phrase from the Lord's
Prayer, cited by Bill Hamon in his last sentence
quoted directly above, now carries the meaning "as
above, so below." This idea comes from Hermeticism;
it is not a Christian, nor a biblical teaching. It
should not surprise us that a doctrine imported into
neoevangelicalism from the occult world would begin
to bear evil fruit. Wherever one finds the utopian
language of peace, love and harmony on earth, it
quickly secedes into warfare and Dominionism
language!
(143) Does
Gen.1 28 mean we are to take "dominion" over all
creation today? by Mike Oppenheimer, Let
Us Reason Ministries, 3/08 Dominion does not mean we as the church or
government are to rule over humans or nations. This
wanting to rule over other people (dominion) is from
man's fallen nature. God made man to serve just as
Jesus gave us the example as a perfect man- He came
to serve.
(144) Let's
take dominion NOW! by Mike Oppenheimer,
Let Us Reason Ministries, 3/08 Peter Wagner's admission of dominionism and how he
arrives at his justification for it.
(145) Elijah
List
False Teachings and False Prophecies Archive
by Holly Pivec, Spirit of Error, 4/11/08 But others in the apostolic-prophetic movement
believe that "apostles" and "prophets" are giving
new doctrinal revelation to the church (new
teachings not found in the Bible) and that all
Christians must submit to the "apostles" and
"prophets" " in fact, the whole world must submit to
them. A well-known supporter of these teachings is
C. Peter Wagner ... He calls the apostolic-prophetic
movement the "New Apostolic Reformation." I may also
start using this term to clarify which part of the
movement my blog is critiquing " the part that
shares Wagner's unorthodox views of apostles and
prophets.
(147) Tinker
with
Theology, Tinker with Man by Herescope,
4/29/08 When neoevangelical leaders began concocting new
doctrines and new understandings of old doctrines,
they began tinkering with theology.
(148) Was
Paul
A Pragmatist? by Herescope, 5/15/08
From the very beginning the Leadership Network
forged a brilliant dialectic process in order to
facilitate the postmodern church era. On the one
hand they created the mystical syncretistic Emergent
movement. On the other hand they wrought the
pragmatic, Drucker-driven, utilitarian, Megachurch
model. These two creations would appear to be
opposite extremes. One pole could then work off the
other. The utilitarian megachurch could be accused
of too much dry, dead pragmatism -- spirit-stifling
numbers-driven, business results &
methods-driven, impersonal franchises, etc. In a
planned reaction against this, the hip, young
Emergent would arise, claiming that the worse
excesses of stale programmed structure inhibits
spiritual growth and vitality, therefore we need
something new. And the tenets and practices of the
New (Apostolic) Reformation would arise as the
perfect synthesis solution. Neither extreme is
theologically sound, nor is the proposed third-way
compromise of a new reformation. The New Apostolic
Reformation/Transformation (in its many guises)
would serve as a perfect vehicle in juxtaposition to
the old orthodoxies, fundamentalism, theology and
doctrine.
(149) Are
we
seeing the Latter Rain that the book of Joel
predicted? by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us
Reason Ministries, 7/4/08 There are three facets to keep in mind to have a
correct interpretation of Acts 2:17 which refers to
Joel 2,3. 1) time 2) place 3) recipients. All three
need to be accurate to determine if in fact it this
outpouring has taken place. 1.Time- this occurs in
the tribulation period near the end, so it is
impossible for this to be happening now. 2.Place- It
begins in Israel specifically Mt. Zion (Jerusalem).
3. Recipients- It is to the Jewish people primarily
for them to be saved. If this is not taking place
with all three elements then it has not happened as
the Scripture records and it is not fulfilled
prophecy.
(150) Kicking
the
Kingdom into High Gear by Herescope,
7/15/08 There is a massive re-"alignment" going on in the
so-called "apostolic" realm these days, and most of
attention is being concentrated on the United
States. The focus of this new "alignment" is a
virulent new form of patriotic Dominionism, and it
is being championed by the charismatic leaders. C.
Peter Wagner's July 11, 2008 Global Harvest
Ministries newsletter was titled "Alignment! Looking
toward the Future. " In it he announced that "our
desire is that Chuck Pierce, our son in ministry,
become the heir to GHM" (Global Harvest Ministries).
(151) CBN
(Christian
Broadcasting Network) Presents Soaking Prayer
Seminar - Serious Problems with This Practice
by Lighthouse Trails, 7/15/08 When CBN presents their Spiritual Gifts Seminar
this coming Tuesday with Marguerite Evans, we pray
that participants will have their eyes opened and
see that soaking prayer is not biblical prayer but
could put them into contact with realms that would
endanger their spiritual wellbeing.
(152) God's
Dream?
A KINGDOM BUILDING DREAM by Herscope,
7/17/08 This Washington, D.C. Mall event described above is
connected with the rise of patriotic Dominionism,
described in the previous post. The organizers of
this event have been working for several decades to
create a youth movement that could fulfill their
expectations for a "New Breed" and could function as
a "Joel's Army." To recruit young people for their
"bootcamps" and prayer "furnaces", these men have
invoked patriotic fervor over the abortion issue
especially, and morality generally.
(153) A
New Obsession With Angels by Jackie Alnor,
Apostasy Alert, 7/20/08 There are spirits in the material world and they're
not all good ones. In fact, there's a recent
obsession with angels in certain church circles,
such as the emergent church and the
apostolic/prophetic movement.
(154) God's
Dream?
A KINGDOM BUILDING DREAM by Herescope,
7/17/08 This Washington, D.C. Mall event described above
(The Call) is connected with the rise of patriotic
Dominionism, described in the previous post. The
organizers of this event have been working for
several decades to create a youth movement that
could fulfill their expectations for a "New Breed"
and could function as a "Joel's Army." To recruit
young people for their "bootcamps" and prayer
"furnaces", these men have invoked patriotic fervor
over the abortion issue especially, and morality
generally.
(155) God's
Dream
= PEACE, A Global Kingdom Dream by
Herescope, 8/6/08 What does the term "God's Dream" mean? After our
last post, which we left posted for several weeks
due to its serious subject matter, we began an
Internet search to see what we could locate to
answer this question. We were helped in our quest by
Warren Smith, whose impeccable research into the New
Age movement helped us to piece together some key
elements.
(156) Utter
Bedlam
- Robert Heidler And Chuck Pierce Sing With the
Sun and Planets, Open Portals to God and Angels
by Wyatt Roberts, 8/5/08 As a followup to my post about JoAnn McFatter, who
teaches a class on "Worship Sound and Movement" at
Heidler and Pierce's Issachar School, this is an
audio recording of Heidler leading a service in
which he, Pierce, and others join in the "Sound of
the Heavens" along with the Sun, and other stars and
planets. Without a doubt, this is the freakiest
thing I have ever heard. If I had to sum it up in
one word, it would be: bedlam
(158) New
Breed:
Gasping in Church(?) by LocalPastor, on
Christian Research Service, YouTube Video, Sunday,
August 24, 2008
Features Matt Sorger, violent angels, Patricia King,
"water walkers," John Crowder and "tokin' the Ghost"
and saying "Jehovah-uana" (which is short for
Jehovah-marijuana). Only God knows how many people
have been conditioned and deceived by these false
teachers.
(159) The
Judgment
was Set, and the Books were Opened by
Philip L. Powell, Christian Witness Ministries (CWM),
9/1/08 There comes a time when God intervenes in the
affairs of men. Divine judgment inevitably begins
among God's people.
(161) The
New Breed Doctrine by Mike Oppenheimer,
9/15/08 Identifying the false prophets promises.
(162) Bonnie
Jones
and Her B-Movie 'Dream' by Bud Press,
Christian Research Service, September 19, 2008 If there was ever a time for Christians to read,
study, and trust in God word, it is now; for never
before in the history of mankind has there been the
present plague of false teachers spewing a rash of
heresies, false prophecies, false dreams and
visions, and false visitations from angels and
"Jesus."
(163) Kim
Clement
Prophesies That Barack Obama Will Win. Elijah's
List Prophesies That Sarah Palin's Win. Who Is
Right? by Jesus Christology, 9/21/08
So Pentecostal Word of Faith charismatics, since
these are BOTH anointed true prophets of God
bringing fresh wine and new oil - or is it fresh oil
and new wine - how can they both be right? Well, for
one, it is obvious that NONE OF THESE PEOPLE GIVE
TWO CENTS ABOUT JOHN MCCAIN OR JOE BIDEN! So maybe
Barack Obama will win, ask Joe Biden to step down,
and make Sarah Palin his vice president? Or maybe it
is that ALL OF THESE PEOPLE ARE LIARS, FRAUDS, AND
FALSE PROPHETS THAT ARE GOING TO DO FLOATING
BELLYFLOPS INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE?!?!
(164) Melissa
Fisher:
Mortuary Outreach by Chrystal, Slaughter
of the Sheep Blog, Saturday, October 04, 2008 Excerpt (includes video): "Melissa Fisher, with
Patricia King's Extreme Prophetic, talks about her
evangelism team's mortuary outreach, where they go
into the mortuaries in an attempt to raise the dead.
Needless to say, it has never worked."
(165) Is
the Kingdom of God on earth now or do we still
have to wait for it? by Mike Oppenheimer,
Let Us Reason Ministries, 10/1/08 We are watching a growing trend of rejecting the
idea that Christ is coming back literally,
physically (pre-millennial view) to rule over the
nations and establish his governmental rule. They
have replaced it with the concept of the church is
to take over the world and establish the kingdom of
God.
(166) Letter
to
Pastor David Jones - Request for 'Angel Feather'
by Bud Press, Christian Research Service,
11/19/08 Christian Research Service believes that in light
of 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 and 1 John 4:1, when
professing Christians make a claim, they should be
ready, willing, and able to validate their claims
and provide proof. If their claims are true, they
have nothing to fear from public scrutiny. The
following letter was e-mailed to Pastor David Jones
of the House of Praise Church in Katy, Texas, and
was followed up with the same letter on November 15,
2008. Both letters were e-mailed to three different
accounts. With the exception of automatic replies
(see example below), as of this writing there has
been no reply from Pastor Jones.
(168) ANGEL
FEATHERS:
Analyzed, Examined, and Found Wanting by
Bud Press, Christian Research Service, January 19,
2009 It must be emphasized that a claim without solid
evidence is like a bird without feathers--it won't
fly. The burden of proof rests with the one making
the claim. Chad Leatherby claims to possess numerous
"angel feathers." He provided CRS with what he
believes to be "angel feathers," and was informed
upfront that the feathers would be analyzed and
examined by qualified experts. However, the feathers
Leatherby provided were BIRD FEATHERS!
(170) Questions
on
'Angel Feathers' by Bud Press, Christian
Research Service, 1/09 The following questionnaire was made possible in
part by Christians within the field of apologetics,
cult-evangelism, and research. Their advice and
observations proved to be a valuable contribution,
and is deeply appreciated. If you are involved in
the signs and wonders movement and believe you have
experienced "supernatural manifestations" in the
form of "angel feathers," please read the article, Feathers
from
Heaven? Afterwards, read the following
questions carefully, and rely on God's written word
as your ultimate and final authority.
(173) The
NAR's
Fairy Godmother? Jane Leade & The
Philadelphian Society by End Times
Prophetic, 2/9/09 "[The New Apostolic Reformation] belief that "God
is restoring the office of Apostles and Prophets."
can be traced to the "1679 Prophecy" by the occult
Christian Kabbalist sect called the Philadelphian
Society. The Philadelphians believed in the Kabbalah
doctrine of "Gilgul" or the Transmigration of souls.
They believed that the souls of ancient Israel would
reincarnate into their genetic descendants, which
include to souls of the *original* apostles and
prophets. Mike Bickle, Bob Weiner, John Wimber, Bill
Hamon, Rick Joyner, C. Peter Wagner and all the many
Latter Rain "Apostles and Prophets" get their
"Apostolic Authority" through doctrines of
reincarnation and it is because of this that *ALL*
of the Latter Rain "Apostles and Prophets" can be
rightly labeled "occult" in both senses of the word
i.e. 1) hidden and 2) inherently evil.
(174) John
Ortberg Expose by James Sundquist, Rock
Salt Publishing, 3/20/09 I am writing this article as a letter in response
to a SOS email I received from a sister whose church
has been contaminated with Richard Foster and John
Ortberg teachings, who will presenting it to her
board of deacons and directors of her church.
Even before I wrote two books exposing Rick Warren,
I wrote an article exposing Willowcreek Church where
John Ortberg was once a teaching pastor.
(see:
http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/willowcreek.htmlThere
are so many problems with Ortberg, it is hard to
know where to begin. But the fact that he was
a major pastor at Willowcreek (Hybels) should alone
disqualify him. He promoted equality of women
as pastors there.
(177) Signs
That Make One Wonder by Orrel Stienkamp,
The Plumbline, Vol. 14, No. 4, July/August 2009
Signs and wonders have always been claimed in the
church_ In the middle ages signs and wonders were
usually related to apparitions of the Virgin Mary.
It wasn't until the latter part of the 19tb century
that the sign phenomena began to be noted again
Alexander Dowse and Mary Woodworth-Etter, (the
"trance evangelist"), being examples. The
Pentecostal move at tile turn of the 20th century
emphasized healing and the spiritual gifts. But in
more recent times John Wimber and his Vineyard
movement chose signs and wonders as the focal point
of their movement. Wimber's ministry and movement
attained notoriety in a church growth class he team
taught at Fuller Seminary on signs and wonders with
C. Peter Wagner. Wimber's signs and wonders were,
however, limited to healing, slain in the Spirit,
halo's designating those to be healed and warm
sensations etc. Wimber proceeded to found the
Vineyard movement. It was Vineyard pastor John Amott
that sparked the Toronto Blessing. Wimber
surprisingly became uncomfortable with the excesses
at Toronto and also with certain aspects of the
Kansas City Prophets. He assumed leadership the
Kansas City Prophetic and it became the Metro
Vineyard of Kansas City. About this time Bob Jones,
a prophet and seer at Kansas City, was sidelined
because he used his so called prophetic seer
ministry to influence ladies to disrobe before the
Lord etc. Jones was given a behind the scenes
ministry but never was achrally disciplined. Jones
was res~ by Todd Bentley. It is interesting that a
number of Vineyard paslors have been the ones to go
beyond Toronto and are now into The Extreme
Prophetic movement with yet more bizarre and strange
supernatural phenomena. More Later.
(178) "The
Apostles/Prophets Have Fallen and Can't Get Up"
by Orrel Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Vol. 14, No. 5,
September/October 2009 This proves again to be the same ole same ole of
false prophets in church history. Wesley and
Whitfield had to contend with the French Prophets
and the early church had to contend with Montanus
and his female prophets in the second century.
And so it will be till the Son of Man returns.
(174) A
letter from a participant of a G-12 meeting
cited by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries,
9/25/09 I recently left a G12 church in Riverside, Ca. I
was concerned about all the rules and how they only
talked about the "Power of the blood of Jesus". They
divided his blood into seven different ways to be
applied to what we needed or wanted.
(175) Kingdom
Violence by Jackie Alnor, Apostasy Alert,
11/7/09 The parallels of this story with the condition of
the visible church in America are easy to see. Jesus
lamented in Matthew 11:12: "And from the days of
John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven
suffereth violence, and the violent take it by
force." Most commentaries interpret this verse as
some sort of metaphor for zealous faith. I could
never read that into the passage. Zealous faith
would not cause the kingdom of heaven to suffer,
which is obviously something not good. A Baptist
Bible teacher named David Reagan (not the prophecy
teacher of that name) really hit the nail on the
head with his exegesis:
(176) Binding
and
Loosing - False Spiritual Warfare Teachings
by Bob DeWaay, 11/09 "I bind you, Satan!" is uttered in thousands of
prayers every day in America. "Spiritual warfare"
books that teach Christian how to "bind Satan" are
hot sellers. Not only is Satan himself subject to
continual verbal "binding," but a whole host of
demons and "principalities and authorities" of the
heavenly realm are also thus assaulted. Christians
who practice this form of spiritual warfare hope to
forestall calamities and sickness, convert loved
ones, and turn cities, states and even the nation to
righteousness. If binding Satan will do all this, we
should put this new spiritual technology into
practice. However, if this practice is not Biblical,
it may be more harmful than helpful. Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(177) United
in prayer - United in error by Mike
Oppenheimer, 11/29/09 The United in Prayer movement's false claims of
change in Hawaii documented.
Updated! (178)
Preparations
for
Sufferings by Herescope, 12/9/09 The Discernment Research Group has been publishing
warnings about heresies and the activities of
leaders promoting heresies since 2005. Recently we
have been repeatedly asked by many believers to
delve into the issue of "how do I prepare for the
coming persecution?" While the world faith leaders
lead their flocks into an ecumenical global church
of massive proportions, there is a tiny remnant
within each historical tradition or evangelical
group that maintains adherence to the Bible.
Increasingly we are getting reports about these
believers being censored, ostracized, mocked,
ridiculed, slandered, shut down and shut out,
threatened, and more. Every possible tactic of
persecution, short of suffering in the flesh, is now
rapidly coming upon those in America who truly stand
on the Word of God. Read Part
1, Part
2, Part
3, Part
4, Part
5, Part
6, Part
7, Part
8, Part
9, Part
10, Part
11, Part
12, Part
13 &
Part 14
(179)"Oh!
That Will Be Glory For Me" by Dr.
Orrel Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Vol. 15, No. 1,
January/February 2010 The famous hymn line quoted above asserts the
biblical teaching affirmed for centuries that glory
awaits us when we are present with the Lord at *'His
glorious return" to earth. Repeatedly future glory
is depicted in thc New Testarnent as a future hope
and not a prescm fcalily. Ncvcrth�lc~, in
Apostolic/Prophetic and Dominion circles, we are
challenged to pursue and experience the "glory" in
the here and now. Not only are we encouraged to
experience the "glory", but unbelievable claims of
glory experiences are reported. Just a few examples
will make the point. Bobby Conners tosses glory
around like someone throwing candy al a parade. "Do
you want some?" Here's a sample of glory.." He
loc-zdizes the glory in his hand like a ball and
then tossed it to the crowd. Those who jump the
highest and catch this glory explode with shaking
and appear to be hit by some external terrestrial
mystical force.
(180) Apostolic
Pirate
Brandon Barthrop Teaches Jesus Was Born Again
by Ken Silva, 1/10/10 The man in the video is Brandon Barthrop and he has
a "ministry" website called Red Letter Ministries
that promotes getting high and whacked in the "Holy
Spirit'. Brandon has also made the rounds with John
Crowder and Benjamin Dunn promoting the Tokin'
heresy in churches.
(181) Bethel's
'signs
and wonders' include angel feathers, gold dust and
diamonds by Amanda Winters, Redding.com,
January 19, 2010 Bud Press said there is nothing in the Bible to
back up the claims of angel feathers but there are a
host of other explanations. "Birds shed feathers all
the time, even in flight," he said. "It's nothing to
see a feather floating down from a building or
something like that. But if you're caught up in the
deception and went to church last night and they
talked about feathers falling from heaven ...
immediately you're going to think it's a feather
from heaven." Press said he believes the signs and
wonders movement is spiritually dangerous and cited
Bible passages that warn against it.
(184) The
ravers
who get high on God by David Lowe, The
Sun, 1/21/10 WILD-EYED and out of control, the clubbers flail
wildly to a booming beat. With sweaty clothes
clinging to their backs, some people even pass out.
While this could easily be mistaken for a dodgy
booze and drug-fuelled party, there is something
very different about Sloshfest. The revellers are
party loving Christians who don't drink or take
drugs - but say their euphoria is down to the power
of God and their seeming drunkenness due to "God-ka"
and the "yum rum of Heaven".
(186) Many
Believers
in SA are Jumping on the Bandwagon of Dominionism
by Prof. Johan Malan, Mossel Bay, RSA (Feb.
2010) Christians are increasingly mobilised towards
efforts of controlling and reforming the world by
reminding them of their long-forgotten dominion
mandate. This is particularly the case in the US and
South Africa from where the global Transformations
Movement is orchestrated. Disciples of Christ have
allegedly, like believers in the Old Testament,
neglected their biblical mandate to rule over the
world and are now held directly responsible for the
serious moral and spiritual crisis in which the
world finds itself.
(187) Comments
to
John Burton, No Reply by Bud Press,
Christian Research Service, February 25, 2010 He bills himself as a "zealous revivalist" and a
prophetic messenger to the church. He is an author,
conference speaker, and a familiar face on YouTube.
But despite his seemingly busy schedule, John Burton
is an ambitious but minor league player within the
"prophetic movement"--minor because his efforts in
the spiritual are eclipsed by starry-eyed icons such
as Todd Bentley, Rick Joyner, Bob Jones, and Bill
Johnson, to name a few.
(188) MAYDAY!!
MAYDAY!!
We Have A Problem! A Comment on May Day 2010 - A
Cry to God for a Nation in Distress by
Steve Lumbley, Apostasy Watch, 3/9/10 Do not be deceived folks. This dominionist/kingdom
now theology is nothing more than Church Jihad. The
bible does not teach that we will bring
righteousness to the world. It is Christ alone in
his physical return to this earth who will establish
a righteous world government. It is Christ alone who
will rule the nations with a rod of iron, not man.
There is no great end time revival but rather a
great end time falling away from the truth of
scripture and this deadly doctrine plays right into
that great apostasy. Nothing good can come of this.
Do not join yourself with apostates, unbelievers,
and Chino's (Christian in name only). America is not
Gods chosen nation. It is true that God has used
America as a vessel of honor but it is also true
that we have been used as a vessel of dishonor. The
Lord has decreed that in the latter days all nations
shall come against His covenant people and that
includes the good old USA.
(189) The
"Great
Wealth Transfer' " 100 Percent Returns! by
Spirit Of Error, 2/16/10 How can you get rich and build God's kingdom at the
same time? By following the modern "apostles" and
"prophets" " at least that's what they claim. They
say a "great transfer of wealth" is about to occur "
from the wicked to the righteous. If you want to be
on the receiving end of the transfer, then you'd
better get "properly aligned" with them. What that
boils down to is submitting yourself to them. More
than 30 so-called apostolic leaders taught people
how to take part in the wealth transfer at the
Financial K.E.Y.S. conference held earlier this
month in Denver, Colorado. Speakers included Bruce
Cook, Lance Wallnau, Os Hillman, Cindy Jacobs, Rick
Joyner and C. Peter Wagner. See the full list here.
The name of the conference " Financial K.E.Y.S. "
refers to their teaching that money is the key to
global transformation and establishing God's kingdom
on earth.
(190) The
Coalescing
of the Christian Right with Apostolic Dominionism
by Orrel Steinkamp, 4/8/10 What follows may be the most important article ever
published by Discernment Ministries in its 21 year
history. The first edition of the Discernment
Newsletter, published in May 1990 began chronicling
the activities of a group of men calling themselves
"prophets" and "apostles," claiming to have
extra-biblical revelation and calling to build an
elite army to take over the Earth. This obscure cult
infiltrated Pentecostal circles with its doctrines,
but it wasn't until these "Kansas City Prophets," as
they were called, connected with C. Peter Wagner
from Fuller Theological Seminary, that they gained
great momentum and helped to form the basis of what
Wagner calls "The New Apostolic Reformation" (NAR).
By 1991, in a little booklet titled Joel's Army by
Jewel Grewe, she warned about the extreme
Dominionist doctrines of these men. The heresies of
this movement continued to gain momentum, especially
through the evangelical television media.
Nevertheless, most of the leaders were not readily
recognized in the mainstream evangelical world. This
coming month all is about to change. These NAR
leaders are having a great big "coming out party" on
May Day in Washington, D.C. These New Order of the
Latter Rain cult leaders are going to be standing
prominently alongside Christian Right and Republican
Right leaders in an great convergence that positions
them front and center stage. Their esoteric
Dominionist doctrines are rapidly becoming
integrated into the entire purpose of this event,
albeit cloaked in the rhetoric of "saving America"
patriotism. And herein lies the problem. For under
the guise of moral causes, these men intend to
change more than the declining culture of America.
They intend to build the Kingdom of God on Earth,
"sphere" by "sphere," nation by nation.
(191) Dominionism's
Fatal
Flaw: The Depravity of Humanity, Including "Us"
by Pastor Larry DeBruyn, 4/13/10 When looking at the mass of people in our
culture--from Hollywood to skid row to Capitol Hill
and in the church, and places in between--the lesson
for all of us to understand is this: We are not
better than them! Even if Christians were to gain
control of our government's machinery and our
country's courts, depravity would continue to reside
among us because it continues to reside in us (1
John 1:8, 10). To try and think of it any
differently is as self-righteous as
self-deluding.
(192) Christian
Camouflage by Spirit of Error,
4/15/10 False apostles and false prophets don't make it
easy for you to spot them. Like wild animals 'whose
colors and physical features blend in with their
natural surroundings' they try to conform to their
Christian environments. Their No. 1 method of
blending in with Christians is to quote from the
Bible. If they quoted from the Koran or the Book of
Mormon, then they'd be easy to detect. But they're
much trickier than that. They quote Bible verses to
back up their non-biblical teachings. This practice
is what I call "Christian camouflage."
(193) Mayday,
mayday! by Spirit of Error, 4/21/10
An alarming alliance is forming " leaders in the
apostolic-prophetic movement are joining forces with
leaders of America's Religious Right. The result:
These "apostles" and "prophets" are gaining
credibility in the eyes of evangelicals. And their
dominionist teachings " long viewed as heretical "
are being embraced by a growing number of
Christians. May Day 2010 " to be held on May 1st at
Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. " will feature
so-called apostles and prophets like Cindy Jacobs
and Chuck Pierce praying for a spiritual revival
alongside big-name evangelicals like Dr. James
Dobson (founder of Focus on the Family), Tony
Perkins (Family Research Council) and Wendy Wright
(Concerned Women for America). See the full list of
participants here. May Day 2010 was the brainchild
of Cindy Jacobs.
(194) R&R
Revival
and Revolt - The Tea Party's Strange
Bedfellows and What They Believe by Dr.
Orrel Steinkamp, 4/22/10 Initially The Tea Party was populist, libertarian,
limited government, anti-socialism and lower taxes,
etc. But the first ever National Tea Party
Conference in Nashville in February revealed that
there has always been an overlap with Christian
Right social issues. The Tea Party movement is in
danger of being co-opted by the New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR) and its radical agenda. Do the Tea
Party folks realize what they are getting into?
(195) The
New
Apostolic Reformation on CrossTalk, Host:
Ingrid Schlueter, Guest: Sarah Leslie, 5/3/10 Sarah Leslie is an author and researcher, a member
of the board of directors of Discernment Ministries
and also a member of the Discernment Research Group.
In response to the May Day event held this past
Saturday at the Lincoln Memorial, Ingrid and Sarah
brought to listener attention a movement known as
the New Apostolic Reformation. This title was coined
by C. Peter Wagner during the 1990's. Featuring
teachers such as Dutch Sheets, Cindy Jacobs and
false prophetess Stacy Campbell, the New Apostolic
Reformation is centered around a theology of
dominionism. It teaches that Christians can take
down demonic spirits in order to take back
territories and institutions for Christ. The
movement is post-millennial believing that Jesus
will not return until Christians take over the 7
Mountains. These "mountains" are institutions like
the media, entertainment, the economy, etc. In other
words, their eschatology requires that instead of
reaching people with the gospel one heart at a time,
they believe they are to conquer the earth one
demonic spirit at a time and make the earth perfect
so that Jesus can return.
(196) Mary
Glazier: Wagner's NAR Chief Prophetess In Alaska -
She is also Sarah Palin's long-time spiritual
mentor and spiritual dietician by Orrel
Steinkamp, 5/5/10 It seems already too late for the church and the
nation to know who she is spiritually. Emotional and
political emotions are deeply established. We
learned more than we wanted to know about
Obama. But now it's time for all to know
Sarah's relationship with the NAR and especially her
long mentorship under Apostle and Prophet Mary
Glazier. It would be fitting that Palin disclose
clearly here Glazier relationship and publicly
reject the Apostolic/Prophetic dream for an American
theocracy.
(197) "Reclaiming
the
Dominion Mandate" by Herescope,
5/8/10 Today's article may also be somewhat startling to
those who think that the issue of Dominionism is
localized to American politics. However, the
continent of Africa is "ground zero" for the global
implementation of Dominion theology, and since 2005
Discernment Ministries has had a webpage AFRICA
WATCH pertaining to these developments. Professor
Johan Malan from South Africa below presents a
rebuttal to a Joy magazine article "Reclaiming the
Dominion Mandate." Joy magazine in South Africa has
been likened to the American magazine Charisma.
(199) Mainstreaming
Dominionism by Herescope, 5/19/10 Obviously these brief examples are just the tip of
a massive iceberg. These are indicative of how
pervasive and widespread the various facets of the 7
Mountain Mandate for Dominion have become, forging
inroads into mainstream evangelicalism. And it is of
concern to what extent this Dominionist agenda has
enveloped a wide variety of people and organizations
in ways that are heretofore unprecedented.
(200) Dangerous
doctrinal
trends that are growing in the Body of Christ
by Robin Rivera, 5/20/10 My only hope in writing this is that some will read
it, heed it, and come out of these Latter Rain
revivals and The Emergent Church movement. There is
no "new paradigm" as far as Christianity is
concerned, just the same old narrow road that leads
to eternal life in Christ. No immortality or streets
of gold on this side of heaven - just the Truth, the
Way, and the Life - and that "old rugged cross". It
comes as no surprise that we are in the midst of a
terrible apostasy in these last days as we have
clearly been warned that it would come. I must
confess that I did not believe I would see it in my
own lifetime. It is still a little frightening that
so many of God's people today could fall for the
same old lie that first deceived Eve so many
thousands of years ago. We are told that one of the
main things that will characterize the end of the
age is deception. Jesus warns us that the deception
will come in his name and will be accompanied by
miracles signs and wonders. He further tell us that
these mighty feats will be so convincing that even
those who truly know him (God's elect) will find it
nearly impossible to tell the difference! This will
set the stage for the "lawless one" (2Thessalonians
2:8, 9, 10) and the coming one world church. In fact
the revelation of this lawless one will be
accompanied by all manner of miracles! The Bible
tells also tells us that coming one world church
will shares the same mindset of as that of the Great
Harlot! The Bible says they will be drunk with the
wine of her fornications. Why was she called a
fornicator? She had not remained true to her Husband
(GOD) and had run after other deities! Her
drunkenness was therefore equated with idolatry.
Thus the end time church will be literally drunk on
idolatry.
(201) The
Controlling
Mythology Underlying the Dominion Mandate
by Dr. Orrel Steinkamp, 5/21/10 This constitutes the basis of Dominion mythology,
and it is the master plan behind all Dominion
teaching and practices.[6] This mythology is
constantly being refreshed by prophetic revelations.
But these prophetic revelations are based on the
basic mythology stated above.
(204) Many
Believers
in South Africa are Jumping on the Bandwagon of
Dominionism by Professor Johan Malan,
Mossel Bay, RSA, 5/27/10 Christians are increasingly mobilized towards
efforts of controlling and reforming the world by
reminding them of their long-forgotten "Dominion
Mandate." This is particularly the case in the US
and South Africa from where the Global
Transformation Movement was orchestrated. Disciples
of Christ have allegedly, like believers in the Old
Testament, neglected their biblical mandate to rule
over the world and are now held directly responsible
for the serious moral and spiritual crisis in which
the world finds itself.
(205) Damnable
Hereies
Invading The Church by Marsha West, News
With Views, May 29, 2010 A large number of Christians are unaware that
literally truck loads of counterfeit Christians have
gained access to pulpits, wormed their way into
Church leadership, Christian organizations and are
deeply entrenched in the so-called Christian
entertainment industry. Call them what you
will--false teachers/prophets,
liberals/progressives, cultists, misinformed,
misled, even looney tunes--the one thing they all
have in common is that they have strayed from the
truth.
(206) The
Prophetic
Movement by Bud Press, Christian Research
Service, 6/3/10 The Prophetic Movement is a dark, evil wasteland
teeming with false apostles, false prophets,
hyper-heretics, false healers, and greedy,
money-hungry con men and women, all of whom are
overshadowed by Satan and his demonic forces. This
new page at Christian Research Service contains
selected articles, information, and videos on the
Prophetic Movement, and will be updated as new
information is made available.
(207) Satan's
Best
Weapon by Spirit of Error, 6/4/10 What is Satan's best weapon? Apostolic-prophetic
churches talk a lot about "spiritual warfare" " the
spiritual weapons Satan and his demons use to attack
Christians. They tend to focus on sensational things
like curses, illnesses and demon possession.
Regrettably, they often ignore his most effective
weapon " false teachings in churches.
(208) CrossTalk
on
WorldNetDaily Article - Challenge to Dominionist
Leaders - The Gospel Should Come First! by
Sarah Leslie, 6/9/10 In a time when many Christians are extremely
concerned, and rightfully so, over the political and
moral condition of America, confusion has
arisen over how Christians can have an influence in
our society (particularly politically) and yet
maintain the integrity of the true Christian
message - the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In an
interview this week between radio host Ingrid
Schlueter of VCY America and columnist and
researcher Sarah Leslie (from Discernment
Ministries/Herescope), the two discuss a recent
WorldNetDaily article condemning Discernment
Ministries for reporting on the heretical and
dangerous New Apostolic Reformation leaders and some
evangelicals who are promoting them.
(209) The
Roots
and Fruits of the New Apostolic Reformation
by Bob DeWaay, 6/10/10 This article explores the idea of apostles in the
church throughout church history. In it I will show
that the restoration/Latter Rain idea that fuels the
New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) is unbiblical and
dangerous to the well-being of Christians who become
part of it. First we will review how the early
church understood apostles in church history. Then
we will examine the Roman Catholic Church's teaching
about apostolic authority. From there we will
examine the ideas of a 17th-century mystic given new
life in the Latter Rain movement, and now the NAR.
(210) Putting
Apostles
To The Test by Spirit Of Error,
6/12/10 Thousands of men and women throughout the world
today are claiming to be "apostles" and "prophets."
If you doubt this, do a Google search using the
terms "modern apostles" and "modern prophets."
You'll see what I mean. It's not just Mormons,
Jehovah's Witnesses or other cult groups who claim
that their leaders speak directly for God. A growing
number of charismatic Christians are following
so-called apostles and prophets. In fact, you would
be hard pressed to find a town in America that
doesn't have at least one "apostolic-prophetic"
church (though they might not identify themselves
with that label). Yet with all their talk about
"apostles" and "prophets," the churches generally
place very little emphasis " if any - on testing the
claims of these individuals to see if they're true.
On the contrary, they often teach that questioning
an "apostle" or "prophet" is sin.
(211) The
Great
Confluence - The Emergent New Apostolic
Reformation Flowing into the New Age by
Herescope, 6/05/10 The previous Herescope post looked at the big
picture of how the Emerging Church movement is
connecting with the New Apostolic Reformation, as
exemplified by the release of the new book Jesus
Manifesto co-authored by Leonard Sweet and Frank
Viola. There are even more troubling connections,
and these lead straight into the New Age movement.
(212) Seven
Mountains
- Set To Go VIRAL by Herescope,
6/25/10 This blog has recently been the focus of
controversy[2] for publishing a series of articles
about a May Day event at the Lincoln Memorial in
Washington, D.C. in which prayers invoking the Seven
Mountains were recited.[3] Our articles expressed
concern that this radical mandate for Dominionism,
and the leaders of the New Apostolic Reformation
(NAR) which birthed it, were becoming part of the
political Right and evangelical mainstream.
(213) Restoring
the
Gospel of Salvation - Does not the salvation of
sinners trump national restoration? by
Rev. Dr. Orrel Steinkamp, 7/2/10 Wagner's tactical decision (as opposed to strategic
decision) was a major change. It opened the way for
the false apostles and prophets to enter the
political arena. So now "apostle" Lou Engle is free
to lay apostolic hands of blessing on 3-time
divorcee Newt Gingrich. Now the NAR apostles and
prophets, thanks to Janet Porter and WorldNetDaily,
can take their equal places in politics. Now they
have the blessing of James Dobson, who endorsed
Janet Porter's May Day event at the Lincoln
Memorial. Now Cindy Jacobs, prophetess
extraordinaire, who had a visit of the Seraphim in
her room that caught it on fire, can share the stage
with Newt Gingrich. Now Rick Joyner, who has his own
political action organization which he calls the Oak
Initiative -- and who reportedly made a trip to
heaven and heard Martin Luther repent of the
Reformation -- can rub shoulders with James
Dobson.
(214) Magic
Charms
Enchant Apostolic-Prophetic Movement by
Holly Pivec, News Watch, 2010 Kits to remove curses, cards to interpret dreams,
and music to heal people have become popular
products in the apostolic?prophetic movement, also
called the "New Apostolic Reformation." The
movement, which is fast growing in charismatic
churches, has long been criticized for its promotion
of modern "apostles" and "prophets" who claim to
have great authority and to speak for God. It is now
being criticized for selling products that"many
Christians believe"have more in common with the
magic charms used in occult practices than with
Christianity.
Updated! (215)
The
Next
Great Awakening. . . . or Great Deadening? - Part
1: Rallying Around the Seven Mountains by
Herescope, 8/27/10 In defending his recent activities with Glenn Beck,
David Barton wrote "By Their Fruits," in which he
explained his belief that "no one has yet been to
point to any instance where Glenn has attacked or
undermined Christ or Christianity on any of his
programs." He then suggests that Beck is a Christian
(Glenn is a Mormon), by asking "Is God using Glenn
to help recover our national strength and health,
both politically and spiritually? If so, why would
God be using him?" Apparently Barton doesn't
consider Glenn's denial of Jesus Christ as the ONLY
way to heaven (salvation) as bad fruit. If this is
Barton's attitude about working with Glenn Beck,
then it is no wonder that he has no moral, ethical
or spiritual cognitive dissonance when working with
Lance Wallnau, who is also openly promoting another
gospel. These leaders of Dominionism who are
fervidly patriotic seem to have gone into as much
error as those Emergent leaders who are embracing
the contemplatives. Each group is going back to the
faulty foundations of historical traditions and
human wisdom to build their new doctrinal
structures. Like the Emergent/Contemplatives who
direct us back to the Desert Fathers instead of the
original Apostles, these patriotic Dominionists
point back to the Founding Fathers rather than
honoring the Creator, God Almighty, through
repentance, and by delivering the true Gospel.
(216) Inside
the
Insider Movement and More by Gary Gilley,
Think On These Things, August/September 2010 - Volume
16, Issue 4 There are wide differences of definition and
application within the Insider Movements; the above
has merely been an introduction to the
discussion. At stake however is whether, and
to what degree, an individual can remain within his
former false religion and still legitimately be
considered a disciple of Christ. While certain
cultural and traditional practices can be viewed as
neutral, certainly the core issues such as the
gospel, Scripture, the identity of God and the
person and work of Christ cannot be
compromised.
(217) The
Temporal Delusion by The Berean Call,
9/1/10 Kingdom-Dominionism took on a new form in the 1940s
in Saskatchewan, Canada. An alleged spiritual
revival broke out that spawned the "Manifest Sons of
God," or, more commonly, the Latter Rain Movement.
The eschatology of this movement shifted from the
dispensational view, which is the Rapture of the
church followed by seven years of tribulation and
ending with Armageddon. The movement promoted a more
"positive," even triumphant, scenario, looking for
God to pour out His Spirit in a great worldwide
revival, which would produce "Manifest Sons of God,"
a.k.a. Joel's Army. These would be believers,
continually filled with the Spirit, who would
manifest the same signs and wonders that Jesus did
and would judge and conquer the world as they
ushered in the 1,000-year reign of Christ. Read
Part
1, Part 2
& Part
3.
(218) Technocracy
and
Transformation by Carl Teichrib, Forcing
Change, 9/13/10 This article is Part 1 of a multi-part series. It
is historically oriented. That said, it's also one
of the most important articles published in Forcing
Change,as it tackles an historical worldview that is
seldom discussed, yet vitally important to
understanding today's global transformation.-Berit
Kjos
(219) Will
Hawaii
Be The Next 'Transformation' Conquest For The
Apostles And Their Prayer Warriors? by
Rachel Tabachnick, Talk To Action, 9/14/10 Alaska was the first state to have a governor
claimed as one of their own by the networks of
prayer warriors of the New Apostolic Reformation
(NAR),a heavily politicized religious movement.
Hawaii could soon be the second. In June 2008,
in a Wasilla Assembly of God ceremony that ended
with the awarding of swords, Gov. Sarah Palin
referenced a prophecy about Alaska "being the head
and not the tail." Prior to her election she had
been 'anointed' in a ceremony by an NAR apostle and
star of the 'Transformations' series of
movies.* Now the Chair of the Hawaii GOP has
provided voting instructions for the Religious
Right, including when Republicans should and should
not crossover vote in the September 18 primaries, in
a letter was filled with NAR lingo including, "We
are the head and not the tail." At least one
candidate for governor of Hawaii has been anointed
by the NAR's Transformation leadership. The
lingo may be a bit confusing at first, but bear with
me - I'll provide definitions from NAR apostles
including Cindy Jacobs, who has declared that Hawaii
will be "the first Christian state." The
terminology is key to recognizing the NAR's Seven
Mountains campaign for taking dominion and their
precinct by precinct strategies for prayer warriors
to 'transform' the nation. Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(220) Dominion Theology by Bob DeWaay,
Crostalk America, September 16, 2010 Bob DeWaay is the senior pastor of Twin City
Fellowship in the Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota,
area. This Crosstalk looks at the aberrant New
Apostolic movement, a movement that leans on
Ephesians 4:11-13 to defend the idea that the office
of apostle and prophet are still valid today. Listen:
RealAudio
| Windows
Media | MP3
| Order
Tape
or CD
(222) Pray
and
A.C.T.by Spirit of Error, 10/15/10
Why would mainstream evangelical leaders team up
with controversial apostles and prophets?
(225) Robert
Stearns
And Eagles Wings Ministry Exposed! by
Donna Shuck, 11/1/10 Robert Stearns is the founder and the executive
director of the Eagles Wings Ministry. This report
on Rob Stearns and his agenda, especially regarding
Israel, the Tabernacle of David, the emotionally
charged music, his interpretation of the Kingdom,
his trances, the power of suggestion, the
manipulations, the manifestations, etc. comes from
my intense burden to awaken some of the deceived
souls to the lies and deceptions that stem from him
and his so-called "Eagles Wings Ministry." It is my
earnest prayer and hope that God's Spirit will draw
some of these followers who are being swept up by
the seducing spirits in the EWM to give heed to this
testimony, research and observations. In addition I
pray it will reach and awaken others who are unaware
of the continuing matters that are taking place in
the conferences and meetings and travels with Rob
Stearns and his followers.
(227) Videos
on
the danger of soaking prayer linked at
Apostasy Watch, 11/10/10 The soaking prayer heresy that is circulating through
the body of Christ is introducing people to
transendental meditation. The teachers of this
practice are deceiving people by the thousands. Below
are some videos concerning this heresy.
(229) Spiritual
warfare with Mike Oppenheimer and Steve
Mitchell, 11/15/10 Transcript from the Let Us Reason program
discussing the unbiblical spiritual warfare ideas
inside the church.
(230) Does
Daniel 10 really support the teaching of
territorial spirits and spiritual mapping?
by Sandy Simpson, 11/15/10 You cannot have the teaching of spiritual mapping
without the concept of territorial demons, and you
cannot have the idea of territorial demons without
Daniel 10. This is the "go to" story that
those who teach spiritual mapping always "go
to". But does this story really support the
idea of territorial spirits? The answer is
no. If you read the commentaries on this
passage you will find that, up until the mid
seventeen hundreds, the commentators all focused on
the human aspect of this story. After that the
commentators began to adopt the idea that it is
focused on territorial spirits. As usual the
older commentators were correct. They did not
take a leap of interpretation but rather followed
generally accepted rules of hermeneutics.
(231) What
Is
Dominionism by Sarah Leslie,
11/24/10 The following material was included in 3 separate
presentations I made at Discernment conferences this
Fall. The presentations were accompanied by clips
from DVDs to illustrate the points. The basic
outline of these talks is below. This is a work in
progress, and at some point there may be a webpage
where further examples are posted, including the
visual clips. The reader must keep in mind that this
report illustrates the problems inherent in the
Dominionist worldview. Many of these false teachings
are actually part of denominational doctrines, some
were concocted in the past several decades, some
come out of the occult. There is a dearth of solid
theological refutations of these heresies and
errors. Why is this? There were great and grave
compromises in the seminaries over the past century,
where these heresies were allowed to co-exist with
fundamentalism, and where they were permitted to
gain ground and become more acceptable"to the point
that common people, humble pastors, and concerned
professors in small Bible colleges and seminaries
were silenced. Furthermore, these false teachings
went mainstream through the rapid rise of the modern
televangelists, Christian books and seminars, and
parachurch organizations.
(232) Resurrecting
Pagan
Rites by Herescope, 12/6/10 An old article has just been re-published in its
entirety on the Discernment Ministries website,
complete with the original graphics and sidebars.
This 3-part series from the mid-1990's during the
heyday of Promise Keepers, is now more relevant than
ever in view of the Emergent Church Movement and the
New Apostolic Reformation. With the rapid rise of
pagan practices in the church, and the concurrent
rise of a mystical "family mountain" one of the
"spheres" of Dominionism to be conquered through the
merger of Church and State, this article is a
must-read: RESURRECTING PAGAN RITES - Part 1: The
Men's Movement - Part 2: The Sacred Prostitute -
Part 3: The New Gnostics. Accompanying Sidebars: The
Significance
of Filled Stadiums & James
Ryle's
Vineyard Theology
(235) Ana
Mendez
and Mount Everest: The other side of the story
by Bud Press, Christian Research Service,
12/22/10
Ana Mendez Ferrell is a minor, but key player within
the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR). Under the
spiritual covering of Rony Chaves of Costa Rica and C.
Peter Wagner of the United States, Ana claims to be an
apostle and prophet who has risen to the rank of
"general" in God's spiritual warfare army. As such,
she works to train an army to battle against and
destroy the works of demonic forces worldwide. This is
done, she says, to "usher in the glory of God"
(236) The
Rise
of Charismatic Dominionism by Rachel
Tabachnick, 1/6/11 In plain English this is a shift from an originally
passive theology in which believers are waiting to
be Raptured from the earth prior and escape imminent
apocalyptic horrors, to a politicized theology in
which believers must take control over society and
government. End times narratives provide a
blueprint for activism much like a platform defines
goals of a political party. The narratives
provide a clear picture of what we can expect from
this particular stream of evangelicalism as it gains
both religious and political clout and molds
tomorrow's Religious Right.
(237) Our
Lady
of Perpetual Secrets - A tragic, real-life example
of the hazards of a Dominionist elite by
Pastor Jeffrey Whittaker, 1/21/11 When embarking on any meaningful study of the
perils of Dominionism creeping into and polluting
the true Biblical Gospel of Jesus Christ, one must
give sufficient attention and energy to the Mother
of all Church/State abusers, The Roman Catholic
Church. Whether it be the countless treaties made
with European Monarchs and Dictators throughout
history, or her ongoing design to re-assimilate all
existing religious bodies back into "Mother's" open
arms via modern ecumenism, the blurring of lines and
contempt for public accountability is still her
modus operandi.
(238) View
From
The Bunker Podcast: What Is Dominionism?
by Sarah Leslie, 1/30/11 In the second hour, we examine Dominion theology in
depth with Sarah Leslie of Discernment Ministries.
Sarah outlines the defining characteristics of
Kingdom Now theology and its links to transhumanism
and the New Age Movement. Read Sarah's article,
"What is Dominionism?"
(239) Todd
Bentley
and the Prophetic Movement compiled by Bud
Press, 2/2/11 Articles, videos, and information on one of the
most dangerous movements on the face of the
Earth.
(240) Staking
The
Land by Slaughter of the Sheep,
2/20/11 I received this in e-mail from a reader and wanted
to post it so you could evaluate it. I'm
thinking you will come to the same conclusions I did
after you read it. This was taken from a flyer
distributed by a hypercharismatic church in New
Jersey. Before you read it, I'm going to give
you my impression. Witchcraft, nonsense,
and well, that pretty much sums it up. (DITC
Note: This stems from the practices introduced to
the churches by people like John Dawson and C. Peter
Wagner and which is one of the many pragmatic
Christian witchcraft practices being espoused and
practiced by YWAM. To see the genesis of this
type of thing, read Mike Oppenheimer's articles on
Anna Mendez Ferrell)
(241) The
Battle Against the Queen of Heaven on Mt. Everest
by Mike Oppenheimer, DVD, 3/18/11 How does the NAR, New Apostolic Reformation conduct
their spirit warfare? In this one of kind video you
will see firsthand the event that they claimed
changed the world. Ana Mendez claims that her
spiritual warfare on Everest was "one of the most
important exploits the Holy Spirit sent the church
to do." Certain new Apostles and prophets are
generals in a spirit warfare army. They claim to
have new revelation and the keys on how to defeat
Satan's kingdom and bring God's kingdom on earth.
Ana Mendez under the approval of Peter Wagner went
with Rony Chaves, Silvia Venezuela, Doris Wagner and
others to Nepal. Doris and Silvia led a group in
spirit warfare prayer at the Everest View hotel,
Mendez, Chaves with a few others hiked Mt. Everest
to Battle the Queen of heaven and defeat her so
Babylon would be overthrown. Because: "the prince of
this world has established his dwelling place, a
place where the imitator could sit like God over all
the earth. This place is the highest mountain on the
world it is Mt. Everest" (DVD "Mount Everest
Expedition"). The Bible does not speak or instruct
us to identify and confront principalities, powers
in prayer or travel to where they are supposedly
located to do prophetic prayer acts or declarations?
But according to the spirit warfare model of the new
apostolic movement, it is necessary. In their
spiritual warfare they think and do beyond what is
written, something the Apostle Paul warned of. We
heard of this expedition in the late 90's but had
not seen what actually took place. What we see them
doing is both eerie and disturbing. Enhance your
biblical education on these mystical practices that
have entered the church. This video will bring
awareness to the body of Christ of what is really
being practiced in their spirit warfare methods and
how far removed it is from what the Bible actually
teaches. After seeing this video it will confirm
that what they are teaching and practicing is not a
Biblical method of spiritual warfare and needs to be
avoided. Become educated to prevent you and others
from any involvement with spiritual warfare taught
by the New apostles and prophets movement under
Peter Wagner and Chuck Pierce. The video is 1 hour
long with clips and power point explanations of
their spirit warfare.
(243) Not
a
Kingdom Now by Prof. Johan Malan, Mossel
Bay, South Africa (April 2011) It is of the greatest importance that Christians
should expect a future kingdom - not a kingdom now,
during the church dispensation. One of the very
serious forms of deception, which the Christian
church worldwide is exposed to, emanates from
wrongly interpreted promises and commands that we
should establish a visible kingdom here and now. An
orientation of this nature is the breeding-ground
for spiritual deception since it offers Satan's
alternate kingdom the opportunity of holding out to
believers something else than that which the Bible
promises us for the present dispensation: a
different faith, a different way of life, a
different status, a different world, and ultimately
a different Christ and a different kingdom. Kingdom
now theology, also referred to as kingdom theology
or dominionism, is founded upon a large number of
false premises. It deviates from the pure doctrine
of the Bible in a number of ways. The following 20
characteristics of our present position in the world
refute a kingdom orientation for the church
dispensation:
(244) Disaster
and
the False Teachers by JD Ellis, Endtime
Delusion, 4/10/11 There's nothing that whets the appetite of an
internet prophet/watchman more than natural
disaster. The catastrophic events in Japan are
providing the self-appointed watchmen with more
fodder to pass on to their listeners as "proof" that
God's hand of judgment is upon the land because of
unrepentance for sin. What began as a problem for
Japan will become judgment for us, they say, as the
"radiation clouds" pass over the U.S. and fall as
rain on our crops, contaminating our food supply. We
will import cars and car parts from Japan that are
"radiated." The list goes on of these completely
unscientific, or at least very worst-case scenarios.
(245) Hitting
the
Political Big-Time - Can the New Apostles and
Prophets Seize Dominion by Political
Intermarriage? - Can God's Supposed Lost Dominion
Be Regained By Mere Political Means? by
Dr. Orrel Steinkamp, Herescope, 4/12/11 On April 12-13 there is scheduled "The Government
Transformation Summit for Visionary Leaders" in San
Antonio. It is also called "Justice at the Gate."
Before we proceed with our comments we must
establish that the term "transform or
transformation" as used in Dominion writings is
simply a code word for Dominion or Rule. The
introduction to this conference begins: "God's heart
is to transform [read rule, ed.] the nations not
just individuals.... You are not getting this
invitation if your vision is simply to grow your
congregation [read traditional evangelism, ed.]. We
applaud and affirm that, but this personal
invitation is extended exclusively to proven leaders
who have a heart for their city, state or broader."
Some of the leading speakers introduced to us are:
Ed Silvoso, considered by many as the father of the
Nation Transforming Movement, and Jim Garlow, pastor
of Skyline Church in San Diego, the one tapped by
Newt Gingrich be the Chairman of Gingrich's Renewing
American Leadership committed to freedom, faith and
free markets.
(247) That
Dreaded
Word . . . HERESY!! by Kevin Reeves, from
"The Other Side of the River", 5/3/11 Nearly everyone in our leadership cringed at the
actual utterance of the word heresy. At its every
mention, they regarded me with an alarmed expression
that nearly yelled, "Don't say that!" and avoided
the use of the term as if it were an unclean thing.
Even presented with the Word of Faith doctrine that
states the physical death of Christ on the Cross did
not accomplish salvation, their heads would shake,
mouths tighten, and hands would go up to bring a
halt to further discussion.
(249) Kris
Vallotton
- Clueless in California by Bud Press,
Christian Research Service, April 6, 2011 Without exception, all false teachers are
overshadowed by a demonic band-leader, and dance to
the tune of a false god. A steady chorus line of
false teachings clutter and fog the mind, disrupts
the ability to think clearly, and draws the listener
further away from the true God and His written word.
Just as con artists scam the innocent and unwary
with smooth talk and half-truths, false teachers mix
a little truth with a lot of error, and do so with a
smile on their faces. Kris Vallotton is an integral
part of Bill Johnson's Bethel Church and the
Prophetic Movement, which is a movement that runs
wild with blasphemers of God, heretics, false
prophets, false healers, and false signs and
wonders.
(250) The
Deadly do - rights of Dominionism - The Religious
pursuit of rule and control by Mike
Oppenheimer, 5/15/11 Oftentimes when we expect to see something take
place and it doesn't, we take things in our own
hands (Remember the lesson of Abraham and Hagar).
The obvious conclusion: Jesus has not come back, so
WE need to do something to make it happen! They are
"walking according to their own desires." Let's do
it for him since He has not returned. Not realizing
judgment (the Day of the Lord) is indeed coming to
earth in God's timing.
(252) Prayer
Warfare
Evangelism - The New Order Prayer Cover by
Herescope, 7/24/11 Dominionist leader C. Peter Wagner's name has
suddenly been pulled from the list of endorsers[3]
for Texas Governor Rick Perry's controversial The
Response prayer rally scheduled for August 6th (see
the previous four Herescope posts). The Response
website has changed continually since the first
controversy first broke, and there has been lots of
spin and damage control[4] going on. The original
"Endorsers" webpage remained up for a period of
time, even though it wasn't linked to from the main
webpage. Finally it was pulled entirely and a new
webpage "Honorary Co-Chairs" has been posted, which
includes the list of "Endorsers," sans Wagner. But
Cindy Jacobs is still on the list.
(253) Fortune
Cookie
Prophecies by Spirit of Error,
7/26/11 NAR leaders give many prophecies that are
unfalsifiable. That is to say, their predictions of
future events are generally so vaguely worded"and
left open-ended as to the time of their
fulfillment"that the predictions could never be
shown to be false.
(254) The
Response Host: Vic Eliason, Guest: Brannon
Howse, VCY America, 7/26/11 Texas governor and presidential hopeful Rick Perry
will be part of an upcoming prayer gathering called,
The Response (www.theresponseusa.com). On the
leaders page Brannon notes that there are leaders
from the International House of Prayer, an
organization that has its roots in the heretical
Latter Rain movement as well as the Kansas City
Prophets. Brannon also looks at movements with a
similar theology such as the New Apostolic
Reformation and the Word-Faith movement. These
groups and individuals are gaining converts partly
because they've successfully tied themselves to and
tapped into the frustration of pro-family,
pro-liberty Christians who are hoping to bring
positive change to America. Brannon features a
number of audio clips that highlight the heresies
prevalent within such groups. For example,
evangelist Creflo Dollar is heard speaking to a
crowd and telling them why he thinks the Bible
teaches that we are "gods", a teaching found within
Mormonism as well as the New Age movement.
(255) Divorcing
Baal by Dr. Orrel Steinkamp, 7/27/11
Four years ago this Wednesday, at the Call
Nashville on 07-07-07, the Spirit-breathed focus on
divorcing Baal and resetting covenant with Christ
was introduced across the body of Christ. Dutch
Sheets shared how the number seven biblically
symbolizes covenant. And that the Lord wanted us to
divorce Baal and return to covenant with Jesus
Christ. The Call became a catalyst for all that was
to come as we all declared our intentions for
divorce. Progressive revelation from the Lord showed
that, though we stated our case before God's court,
we also needed to actually receive His verdict for
the divorce to be legally binding. Eighteen
months ago, almost to the day, leaders from all 50
states gathered at the Lincoln Memorial to begin the
process of divorcing Baal in Washington DC and at
lodges across the nation. Led by Apostle John
Benefiel, we stood on the steps of the Lincoln
Memorial and together received God's verdict of
justice. Through the body and blood of Jesus Christ,
the verdict of divorce was granted! Read Part 1:
Divorce and Remarriage, Political Dominion Style,
Part
2:
Divorcing Baal for Dominion, andPart
3:
The Baal Covenant
(256) The
Signs
and Wonders Movement Hit The Nazarene Denomination
by Tim Wirth, 8/3/11 I had started out with this as a review of Dan
Bohi's preaching but I want to get more into the
signs and wonders movement (which in my opinion Dan
is part of) and what the scriptures teach us about
signs and wonders and how God speaks to us today.
(257) Texas
Governor's
Upcoming Leadership Event Includes Cult Members
by Marsha West, News With Views, 8/3/11 The prayer event I'm speaking of is The Response: a
call to prayer for a nation in crisis. The
cult Gov. Rick Perry has involved himself with is
the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR). The NAR has
dozens of offshoots and an assortment of names
such as Dominionists, Latter Rain, Kansas City
Prophets, Third Wave, Joel's Army,
Manifest(ed) Sons of God, Five-Fold Ministry, to
name a few. Another offshoot, and the one I'll deal
with here, is the International House of Prayer
(IHOP), a splinter group of the Kansas City
Prophets. Confusing? You betcha!
(258) Don't
be
Cru: The story behind Campus Crusade's new name
by Jeff Kunerth, The Orlando Sentinel, 8/3/11 The Campus Crusade for Christ's recent announcement
that the organization plans to change its name to
Cru has left lots of people scratching their heads "
especially after the ministry said it went through
1,600 possible names before coming up with that one.
(259) Do
You
Really Want To Join The Rally? by Jackie
Alnor, 8/6/11 Christians around the world reacted in such shock
that the media would dare to label the Norway
terrorist a "fundamentalist Christian," when in fact
he was a hate-filled degenerate with no connections
to the Christian faith whatsoever. But these
allegations did not come out of a vacuum.
(260) My
Response
to "The Response" Gov. Rick Perry's Call to Prayer
by Marsha West, 8/9/11 Having previously written a piece on The Response
voicing my legitimate concerns over Gov. Rick
Perry's August 6th prayer event that was held at
Reliant Stadium, now that all is said and done I'll
respond to what I watched via the live streaming on
their website.
(261) Will
the
Evangelical Church Sell Out the Gospel for a
Dominionist Political Agenda? - A Special
Report by Understand the Times and Lighthouse Trails,
8/15/11 This article is not a statement that Christians
should not be involved in or concerned about the
political state of their countries. Rather, the
intention of this article is to exhort believers to
use discernment in understanding the times in which
we live. It is to show how a present ecumenical,
dominionist movement (that is heading toward a
one-world religion to "establish the kingdom of God
on earth") is operating and deceiving many
Christians. As Christians, we are to be witnesses
for Jesus Christ and His Gospel message of salvation
to those who believe on Him by faith. But today,
many Christians may be on the brink of buying into a
plan that will ultimately create a global religion
and global government.
(262) Heresy
by
Proxy by Sherry Neese, 10/1/07
ACT Note: In light of the excuses being made by
Calvary Chapel pastors as to their engaging Gen. Jerry
Boykin to be the lead speaker at the How
To
Walk 2011 Conference at Calvary Chapel Honolulu,
even though he has been working with a documented
false teacher, false prophet, member of the
International Coallition of Apostles under C. Peter
Wagner, and member of the Knghts of Malta, Rick
Joyner, I am reprinting this article as a
reminder ... you bring down the cause of Christ when
you associate with false teachers and false
religionists. Promoters of Dominionism such as Boykin
and Joyner are so far off the teachings and examples
of the Bible that it isn't even funny. There is
no, I repeat, NO evidence or teaching that we are to
take over the world now to advance the Kingdom of
Christ. The only way we can do help the coming
Kingdom is to preach the Gospel which will establish
the Kingdom in the spirits of men. Those who
truly believe and are born again are then promised to
be rulers and judges in Christ's physical Kingdom that
will be established at His second coming. Till
then we have a job to do and those who teach
Dominionism are hurting the cause of Christ. The
early church did not try to Christianize Rome (until
the third century) and we are not called to
Christianize the world. We are to be light and
salt but we have absolutely NO mandate to "overthrow"
the
governments of this world as C. Peter Wager has
dictated from his fake position as a "foundational
apostle" in the modern church. The fact
that Calvary Chapel is now allowing this C. Peter
Wagner agenda to be promoted among it's attendees
shows that the apostasy is in full swing. They
have been warned repeatedly by a number of people by
letter, face to face, by phone, by emails and by many
articles. But since a certain group has
responded in a belligerent way every time they are
warned it is time to warn people away from those CC
churches participating in this deception that
constitutes a falling away from true biblical
teaching. Guilt by association? Yes,
Calvary Chapel is now guilty of that and in fact is
guilty of guilt by cooperation.
(263) My
7 Years Working For The ElijahList by
Kevin Kleint, 8/30/11 Between the years 2001-2008, Kevin Kleint was the
web master for the Elijah List. During this time, he
learned some very difficult, yet beneficial, lessons
about God, "the prophetic movement" and life in
general. What's more, he witnessed "first hand" the
deception that goes on behind the scenes in what was
(possibly) the most popular prophetic ministry of
the time.
(264) A
Tale Of Two Kingdoms by Sandy Simpson,
8/31/11 Be careful of those who teach about a "kingdom"
that is not the same as what the Bible teaches.
There are two kingdoms being taught in many churches
today. Teaching about one of the kingdoms is on the
decline while the other is being promoted all over
the place. I am warning Christians that they
need to check out who is using the word "kingdom",
the books they have been reading and recommend on
building "the kingdom", the people they have been
hanging out with at conferences, and what they mean
by "the kingdom". Biblical Christians need to
understand that many of the New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR), Emergent Church, Church Growth,
Word of Faith and other related movements are
operating under a paradigm shift. Because of
that when they use the word "kingdom" they do not
have the same biblical concept of that word that
biblical Christians do. Whether purposely or
under the influence of the Zeitgeist, the "new
breed" paradigm shifters use the word "kingdom" in
order to lure people into their Dominionist/social
gospel worldview. They know that most
Christians love to hear about the "kingdom" so they
act like they are talking to them in the unity of
the Faith. But they are not. This is an old
trick of the false teachers and cults. They
redefine certain words so that when they talk to
biblical Christians they can sound like they are on
the same page. For instance, the New Age cult
called "Unity" did this years ago with many
Christian terms and was able to lure in some people
on that basis. Once you lure them in then you slowly
brainwash them away from their former understanding
of those terms into a new paradigm. The first
concept is called Kingdom "Kingdom Now (KN)" and the
second we will call "Kingdom Come (KC)". "Thy
Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in
heaven" (Matt. 6:10). KN claims this prayer is
about Kingdom Now. Biblical Christians
understand this is referring to the Kingdom being
first established in the spirits of born again
believers (Col. 1:13) and finally physically
established in the Millennial Kingdom of Christ when
He returns (1 Cor. 15:24), since the dominion over
the earth currently has been temprarily given to the
devil (Luke 4:5-8, Eph. 2:2). 1Jo 5:19 We know
that we are children of God, and that the whole
world is under the control of the evil one.
(265) Documenting
Dominionism by Herescope, 9/3/11 As C. Peter Wagner was developing the doctrines
that would comprise the basics of the New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR), he was also building its
structure. This structure would be become a downline
hierarchical structure that would become a new
reformation. Exhibit 1 documents the involvement of
Leadership Network in assisting C. Peter Wagner in
his endeavors (click on the image and it will pull
up on a larger screen). This exhibit illustrates the
broad base of support that benefited Wagner as he
began to set up the NAR.
(266) Calvary
Chapel
Confusion by Roger Oakland, 9/7/11 Confusion is not a behavior that is listed in the
Bible as a gift from God. Confusion seems to be a
characteristic that overpowers men when being misled
by powers that bring about strong delusion. If the
Bible states that strong delusion will be a sign
that is part of the confusion of the Last Days and
the "very elect" will be deceived, perhaps we should
not be surprised if we see confusion happening in
churches and denominations that were once deemed
biblically sound. Some observers of Christianity
have been troubled lately by what they see happening
amongst the leaders of the Calvary Chapel movement.
While many of the sheep follow their leaders as
business is as usual, some say there are signs that
biblical discernment is becoming a thing of the
past. With regards to the influence of false
teachings and the infiltration of ecumenical
leanings, there are those who suggest that something
must be done soon or it will soon be too late.
Warnings by brothers and sisters who are very
concerned certain men have "crept in" with their
false doctrines are often met with statements
revealing outright hostility or they are totally
ignored. "How could we be wrong?," they say. "We are
God's anointed."
(267) Who
Invented
Dominionism? by Herescope, 9/10/11 There is a fascinating ongoing Internet discussion
going on right now from all sides of the Dominionism
issue. Some are denying it exists. Others are having
semantic debates about the term itself. Others are
scrambling to whitewash and soften the term, or are
distancing themselves from its more extreme
teachings. Some are claiming that conspiracy kooks
invented it. Others are claiming that Liberal
Leftists invented it. Some blame Reconstructionists
Rushdoony and North, and steadfastly (or
sarcastically) refuse to look at the other
Dominionist streams. The Reconstructionists are
scrambling to distance themselves from the 7
Mountains. And Francis Schaeffer is rapidly being
reinvented on all sides. Revisionist history
abounds.
(268) Apostolic
Dominionism by Herescope, 9/13/11 Several years ago, on August 20, 2007, C. Peter
Wagner sent out a letter to his "friends of Global
Harvest," in which he shared the emerging structure
of his New Apostolic Reformation. Exhibit 1, the
graphic at the top of this post was attached to the
bottom of his letter. His new reformation would be
based upon the idea that apostles and prophets must
be the cornerstone for achieving Dominion on earth.
These apostles and prophets are said to be endowed
with superior gifts. In 2007 we ran a 6-part series
called "Networking the Church" in which we described
this new apostolic structure, based on the writings
of its leaders.
(269) Dominique
NAR
and Political Perry by Orrel Steinkamp,
9/17/11 Political Perry has proposed marriage to Dominique
(NAR & IHOP apostles and prophets) and she has
accepted. Political Perry chose for his beloved from
a fringe evangelical clan of decendants of the
long-forgotten Pentecostal clan called
"Latter-Rain." Many among the various clans of
evangelicals haven't even heard about Dominique, or
even the clan Latter Rain. But many evangelicals are
just content to know that Dominique is from
conservative stock and has no relatives among the
liberals.
(270) Faithful
Ministers
Versus False and Corrupt Ministers A Brief
Overview (with compiled resources) by Chris Lawson,
9/21/11 In an age of mass confusion as to what a "Christian
Minister" actually is and does, the following
compilation is given in order to help clarify what
the Bible teaches about what a biblical "minister,"
or "servant" is, and does, as opposed to what false,
corrupt and deceitful ministers are and do.
(271) Militant
Prayer
- Taking Spiritual Dominion Over Dark Angels
by Gaylene Goodroad and The Discernment Research
Group, 9/23/11 Prayer Warfare methodologies conceived and borne
out of the Latter Rain Movement and nurtured under
the New Apostolic Reformation are going mainstream.
Twenty years ago, Chief NAR apostle, C. Peter
Wagner, applied his Church Growth teachings to the
spirit realm in what he termed Strategic Level
Spiritual Warfare (SLSW). The plan calls for
identifying "territorial spirits" (demons) of a
geographic locality, then devising practices (such
as militant intercession and fasting)[4] and
techniques to defeat these unseen foes so that
cities, nations, and beyond will respond to the
Gospel.[5]
(272) A.D.
2000:
When the Great Commission Ended. . . and Dominion
Began by Berit Kjos, 10/9/11 This article was originally authored and privately
distributed by Berit Kjos (www.crossroad.to) in 1993
under the title of "Waiting for a Global Kingdom,
Not the Coming King." In October 1996, it was
finally published in The Christian Conscience
magazine with the current title "Whose "Global
Kingdom' Come?" Recently, while searching some
important early history on the rise of the modern
Dominionism movement, we re-discovered this article.
It contains a fascinating history of events and key
personnel leading up to the year 2000. Readers will
note the prominent role of C. Peter Wagner in
adopting a new evangelical consensus for the
completion of the altered version of the "Great
Commission." The article especially sheds some light
on certain new doctrines and practices. This article
is being reproduced in its entirety in the same form
as it was published in 1996, with only a few minor
editing changes for clarity. To update the reader,
whenever we have written about these people or their
agendas in the past we have inserted webpage links.
(273) Dominionists
are
on the move...and they mean business by
Marsha West, 10/12/11 The NAR's purpose is to restore the office of
Apostles and Prophets and advance the Kingdom of
God. According to Albert James Dager "dominion
theology is predicated upon three basic beliefs: 1)
Satan usurped man's dominion over the earth through
the temptation of Adam and Eve; 2) The Church is
God's instrument to take dominion back from Satan;
3) Jesus cannot or will not return until the Church
has taken dominion by gaining control of the earth's
governmental and social institutions.
(274) Renaming
Dominion
- The Semantic Deceptions of Change Agentry
by Herescope, 10/18/11 A recent video posted online reveals that the
Doyens of Dominion are feeling a bit discomfited now
that their agenda is in the national spotlight. Now
they have to find another word that isn't quite so
controversial but means essentially the same thing.
They are seeking to come up with a new vocabulary to
identify their strategic objectives to build a
kingdom here on earth.
(275) Power
Play
- Dominionism, the New Apostolic Reformation and
"Binding and Loosing." by Pastor Larry
DeBruyn for Charismania, 10/27/11 To fight this war, the apostle Paul instructs
believers to "Put on the full armor of God, that you
may be able to stand firm against the schemes of the
devil" (Ephesians 6:11). One weapon in the divine
arsenal is prayer. We are to fight the war "With all
prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit,
and with this in view, be on the alert with all
perseverance and petition for all the saints . . ."
(Ephesians 6:18). Yet to this vital weapon the New
Apostolic Reformation has added a innovative
dimension"that of power praying which, they believe,
binds evil spirits and looses good angels over
geographical areas. But before dealing with this
dimension of prayer, the context in which and the
system by which those who espouse "binding-loosing"
ought to be surveyed.
(276) How
Can
There Be Revival Without Repentance? by
Herescope, 11/1/11 During the last half of the 20th century, at the
same time period the apostle/prophets claim God was
doing mighty restorations and revivals, America
aborted tens of millions of babies. Babies became
inconveniences, not blessings. There was a moral
landslide into filth. And, as we poignantly
documented at the beginning of this article,
Christians slid right along with the rest of
culture. Old doctrines that used to be taught
disappeared, or evolved to become more palatable for
modern life. The culture became de-Christianized,
and in many cases outright pagan. Christians
gradually stopped acting as salt and light, by
saturating the culture with their positive effect of
holy living and righteousness. Instead they adopted
the leaven of spiritual and political Dominionism,
which may have assuaged their guilt, but did little
to spread the Gospel message. There was no revival.
There is no revival. There can be no revival without
repentance.
(277) Dominion
"Entering
into a New Season" - Set to Rule Over the
Environment & Weather by Herescope,
11/4/11 Amidst the fascinating denials[3] of Dominionism
going on from very diverse quarters[4] in the media
and Internet, the evidence continues to mount that
the leaders of the New Apostolic Reformation are
anticipating a major "shift" to happen. Their
prophets, such as Curt Landry, in TheElijahList
(11/4/11) are prophesying and decreeing things like:
5772/2012 will be marked as a year of numerous
catastrophic events throughout the world, from
natural disasters, to financial distresses, wars and
rumors of wars �" everything that can and has been
shaken will be shaken.[5] To these false prophets,
these planetary crises are just a sign that now is
the time for them to take Dominion!
(278) Episode
43 - November 2011, Sandy Simpson: The New
Apostolic Reformation For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers,
disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. �"
2Corinthians 11:13 Sandy Simpson, of the Apologetics
Coordination Team, joins me to discuss the New
Apostolic Reformation (NAR). Sandy runs Deception in
the Church, an extensive library of resources on the
NAR and related movements and organizations. Sandy
does a fantastic job of describing in just an hour a
movement that really needs many hours to really
understand properly. It is my hope that this episode
will inspire people to dig deeper to learn more
about the New Apostolic Reformation and the
unbiblical practices that go on within the movement.
Please check out the show notes and visit the
additional resources section. The New Apostolic
Reformation is a dangerous movement that is carrying
many Christians away from orthodox, Biblical
practices. This episode is available to stream or
download here.
(280) Dream
Time for the NAR Apostles and Prophets by
Dr. Orrel Steinkamp, Herescope, 11/8/11 In Dominion Latter-Rain end-time teaching, the
apostles and prophets are also hearing voices and
the essence of this is simply a supposed prophecy
(dream, sometimes referred to as "God's Dream") that
if the restored apostles and prophets successfully
complete and build the Kingdom of God on earth, God
will reappear. "If you build it, HE will come." The
Dominion prophets and apostles are blindly
attempting to build it (the kingdom on earth) so
that the End of Days can come. They call for a
perfected church to finish up the Kingdom of God.
(281) A
Disturbance in the Force by Herescope,
11/21/1
Good satire on the edicts of the NAR false
prophets..
(282) New
Age
and Latter Rain - Two Complementary
Eschatologies by Ed Tarkowski, 11/29/11
"Birthing" is becoming a
common term in the Laughing movement. In Part II
of this series, we discussed prophecies of a fresh
new revelation of God's impregnation of the
Church, followed by a period of gestation and the
birth of "Isaac." In Part III, we pointed out the
connection between "Isaac" and the Latter Rain's
replacement of Jesus with the Church as the seed
of the Abrahamic Covenant. As well as bringing the
Covenant "blessings" to the nations through the
Toronto Blessing, that seed's celebration of
Tabernacles will result in the unity necessary to
manifest the Sons of God. In turn, they will
establish the Kingdom and cleanse the earth of
evil (eliminating the Tribulation period) so
Christ can return.
(283) Kris
Vallotton and the Prophetic Tooth Fairy - Where is
PAAH-KAAA when you need it? by Bud Press,
November 29, 2011 In case you've been stranded on a desert island for
the last few years, Kris Vallotton is one of the big
cheeses at Bill Johnson's Bethel church in Redding,
California. Like many hyper-Charismatics, Vallotton
believes that he and his followers are to be totally
free from, uh, sickness and disease, that is. Well,
based on Vallotton's November 24 Facebook comments,
he not only suffers pain like everyone else, it
appears that he forgot to summon the Prophetic
Tooth Fairy to deliver him from his own "intense"
agony and pain.
(284) Spiritual
Warfare
Eschatology - The Destiny of Enforcing a Kingdom
by Heresope, 12/3/11 This above quotation from the December 1st
newsletter released by Ron McGatllin, whose own
apostolic network is working alongside C. Peter
Wagner's New Apostolic Reformation, who takes a
classic Dominionist position that Satan's deception
in the Garden of Eden was a matter of keeping the
church from ruling the world �" thereby thwarting
the church's divine destiny and purpose. The
Dominionist strategy is to re-take the world via any
vehicle upon which they can hitch a ride �"
community and civic involvement, peace promotion,
political and social action, cultural and worldview
change, societal engineering, corporate and
philanthropic endeavors, partnerships and
collaborations with global entities, etc. These
methods for achieving Dominion are often called
"spiritual warfare." Additionally, various forms of
esoteric, hyper-spiritual
altered-state-of-consciousness activities, are
practiced within the New Apostolic Reformation
(NAR/IHOP) Dominionist camp under the term
"spiritual warfare.""
(285) Greater
Works
Shall You Do by Crosswise, 12/17/11
What are these "greater works" which those who
believe in Jesus Christ will do? What can be
greater than calming the wind and the waves of a
raging storm by rebuking [Mark 4:35-41; Matt 8:18,
23-27; Luke 8:22-25]? Halting a hurricane
perhaps? Or, how does one do greater than
raising Lazarus from the dead after four days [John
11:38-44]? Raising the dead after five days?
Six days? Thirty days? A year? Craig
Blomberg notes Jesus' emphatic "double-"Amen'"
["Verily, Verily" in the KJV or "Truly, truly" in
the NASB, rendered "Most assuredly" above, which
literally translates as "Amen, amen"] yet, "it is
not likely that the later church would invent a
saying ascribed to Jesus susceptible to the
interpretation that the disciples were greater than
their master."1 So, what does this verse
mean? What are these "greater works" we will
do?
(288) Gladiator-style
takedown
of demonic forces by Marsha West,
1/19/12 A large number of Christians throughout the world
consider themselves to be spiritual warfare prayer
warriors. What they do is known as "intercessory
prayer." Most likely these prayer warriors are
connected to a deliverance ministry. Deliverance
ministers use "strategic level prayer" to "bind" the
"territorial spirits" to remove demons who are in
control of organizations, communities, cities and in
some cases entire nations so that evangelism will go
unimpeded. These demon fighting gladiators believe
that poverty and other societal troubles will not be
eliminated until "demonic strongholds" are torn down
and demons are "bound." Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(289) What
The
General Boykin Incident Reveals by Bill
Randles, 2/3/12 I believe the Boykin incident is but another
portent that we are a nation in decline, that a
sentence of judgment hangs over our heads, and that
our ruling class is leading us into an abyss.
(290) The
Road
to Dominion - Do We Really Want God's Kingdom Now?
by Mishel McCumber, Deception Bytes, 2/6/12 There is no doubt that the evangelical and
political landscape in this country has been
radically transformed by a theological shift that
began in the 1960's. The compelling force
behind the shift was Christian Reconstructionism,
also known as Dominionism, or "Kingdom Now"
theology. Once this idea took root it spread
like cancer infusing itself into almost every
evangelical denomination and eventually weaving
itself into the very fabric of the nation's
political right.
(291) The
Misguided
Aims of the Counterfeit "Church" by Berit
Kjos, January, 2012 With some help from both Lewis and McLaren, the
Bible's true message is fading from sight. It won't
disappear, because God will preserve a remnant of
believers who will treasure it. But life will
change. Our cultural foundation of truth and
integrity is crumbling fast, and most churches seem
to follow the trends. The consequences could be
severe...
(292) The
Prophetic
Movement by Christian Research Service,
2/10/12
Archive of articles exposing aberrant and false
teachings.
(293) My
Experience
with Everyday Church and the Dominionist Movement
by Roger Ecoff, 2/7/2012 All of this grieved me so much because it was
personal to me in that several people whom I love
are now wrapped up in this deception and cult, all
because they would not love the truth but took
pleasure in unrighteousness. I feel lighter after
getting this off my chest, and I do want to say
again I believe it was God's will I go because I got
to plant a lot of seeds in about three people there
and I pray for their souls that God uses what I
spoke to them to change their lives and deliver them
from that group. It is important to hold fast to the
true gospel and anyone who brings a false gospel is
accursed.
(294) The
Goofy
World of Dan Bohi by Tim Wirth,
5/18/12 This article is from a post sent to my friend and
brother Manny Silva. I have spoken about Dan Bohi
and I think his teaching is dangerous and unbiblical
and should be avoided. Dan is textbook Word of Faith
even the title of his sermon suggests that. Dan has
also compared what he does to what Benny Hinn does.
(296) The
prophets'
handshake by Spirit Of Error,
6/14/12 How can someone who is unfamiliar with the New
Apostolic Reformation recognize whether a television
program, book, or church conference is associated
with this fast-growing movement of false apostles
and prophets?
(297) Is
the Kingdom the Church? by Mike
Oppenheimer, 6/18/12 The Kingdom is not the church! The Church and the
Kingdom are not the same. There are several
distinctions between the church and the Kingdom. The
terms "church" and "kingdom" are never used
interchangeably in Scripture. Of the 114 occurrences
of the word "church" (Gr. "Ekklesia"), it is never
used with the Kingdom (ibid.). Ekklessia means the
assembly of saints, the people are the church.
(298) Putting
the
millennial "cart' before the Rider of the white
"horse' by Spirit Of Error, 6/23/12
Historically, most Pentecostals and charismatics
have been "premillennialists." This fancy
theological word simply means they believe that
Christ will return to earth first and then, only
after He returns, will He will set up the millennial
kingdom. The fact that most Pentecostals and
charismatics believe that way is because this is the
order of events presented in the Book of
Revelation�"starting in Revelation 19:11 with a
vision of Christ returning on a white horse,
followed in Revelation 20 with the binding of Satan
and the establishment of the kingdom. But the NAR
apostles and prophets reverse this order.
(299) The
new
'snake oil' salesmen�"NAR apostles and prophets
by Spirit Of Error, 7/12/12 Meet the new "snake oil" salesmen�"the apostles and
prophets of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)
movement. They've concocted all manner of so-called
miracle potions made with recipes they claim were
revealed to them by God. And just like the snake oil
salesmen of early America, these apostles and
prophets also claim that their products will cure
everything.
(300) How
The Church Becomes Pagan by Orrel
Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Volume 7, No. 4, July/August
2012 For me this is an absolutely watershed article by
Rev. Bob DeWaay, my personal friend and ministry
colleague. He has given me permission to reformat
and present the material for the Plumbline. This
article establishes the seriousness sin of seeking
and imagining things that do not have their source
in God's unique revelation which God choose to
reveal to his biblical apostles and prophets and
which He preserved for His church in the biblical
record. To propose new revelations beyond what God
has chosen to reveal becomes a form of deceptive
Christian divination. These mystical ?eshly false
revelations (Check out "The Elijah List" ) become a
delusional trap that will at some point become the
basis for God's judgment. For the church to resort
to pagan and false revelation has apparently never
been that difficult and elements within the church
have been tempted since Paul's day to "go beyond
what is written" (1 Cor. 4:6). The bible is the
inspired, infallible, iner rant and SUFFICIENT word
of God whereby God reveals himself, unfolds the
drama of redemption through Jesus Christ, draws man
to Himself and teaches him the truth necessary for
godly living now and eternal life to come. 2 Timothy
3:16, 17 affirms that scripture alone is "pro?table
for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for
training in righteousness; so that the man of God
may he adequate, equipped for every good word."
(301) Greg
Laurie,
Harvest Fest and The 2013 National Day of Prayer
Honorary Chairman by Galatians 4,
8/28/12 One thing in the ads for Harvest Fest, one can see
the Dominionist drumbeats, the whole patriotic
focus, America has turned away from God, which is
true in a sense, but definitely this message is used
in their claim that revival will come instead of
tribulation. The complaints about God being taken
out of the culture, courtrooms, schools, is the
typical "culture wars" fare. When he says "It's time
for America to turn back to God", this too is an
example. As discussed on other articles in comments,
there has been discussion of the easy believism at
these "crusades" and "harvest fests", I have pointed
out the focus on the numbers game and that is here
too.
(302) David's
Tent
DC - Enthroning a Latter-Rain 24/7 Altar
Presence on the White House Lawn During an
Election Season by Herescope,
9/3/12 Very few Christians or unbelievers have any idea of
the significance of the term "David's Tent."
Nevertheless, various affiliate organizations
of the burgeoning Apostles and Prophets movement
(NAR, the New Apostolic Reformation) are going to
camp out at the White House Ellipse lawn from
September 25, 2012 through the election, engaging in
their round-the-clock 24/7 worship, and they are
calling this activity "David's Tent."
(303) NAR
in
the Political Limelight - A Theocratic Dominion
Apostle Gains Political Exposure at the RNC
by Dr. Orrel Steinkamp, 9/18/12 These apostles claim to have authority even greater
than Paul, Peter, Luke etc. The restored prophets,
with a straight face, announce that Isaiah, Jeremiah
will one day in glory accept and declare them as
their greater peers. There are now a cadre of Latter
Rain national politicians who use their power to
introduce the apostles and prophets to the political
limelight. Other politicians are seeking to buy the
votes the NAR can promise, and the end-time apostles
are happy to gain power and prestige on their path
to dominionist theocracy.
(304) America
for
Jesus 2012: A National Solemn Assembly for Which
Jesus? by Diane Conklin, Christian
Research Service, 9/23/12 One Nation Under God, Inc. (ONUG) is an
organization founded by the late Apostle and Bishop
John Gimenez of Rock Church International. He
received a prophetic word and consequently believed
he had a God-given mandate to turn America back to
God in prayer. Since 1980, ONUG has sponsored
several "solemn assemblies" ...
(305) Episode
55: November 2012, Sandy Simpson: The New
Apostolic Reformation - Part 2 "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in
sheep's clothing but inwardly are kravenous wolves."
- Matthew 7:15 A year ago, for the
November 2011 episode, I interviewed Sandy
Simpson on the New Apostolic Reformation. Sandy
heads up the Apologetics
Coordination
Team, and runs Deception
in
the Church, an extensive library of resources
on the NAR and related movements and organizations.
This episode is a follow-up to our previous
discussion. We began with the assumption that those
listening have heard the first discussion we had. If
you haven't, that episode can be found here. We
answer some questions people had from that episode,
get into some further examination of the New
Apostolic Reformation, and try to keep from
repeating what was already covered as much as
possible.
(306) From
the highest mountain to the lowest depths to...
Emerson and Ana Mendez Ferrell revelation
teachings by Mike Oppenheimer,
11/14/12 For those who do not depend on the Bible, but seek
new revelation from modern day prophets and to be
led by modern day apostles, you cannot find two more
engrossed people than the Ferrell's. But more often
than not these new revelations bring one into new
age type of practices, divorcing them from the true
meaning of the Bible. Advertised on their website is
essential oils tuned to the frequency of heaven,
stating "they contain the very essence of God's
covenant in every drop." Wow, that's got to be
better than a personally signed prayer cloth from
Benny Hinn. God's covenant was made by Jesus blood
(By his death), are we to believe these oils contain
his blood?
(307) Why
can't all believers do signs and wonders today
just like the apostles did in the early church?
by Mike Oppenheimer, 11/20/12 First of all we are NOT to listen to those who
promote their opinion that we can do anything the
apostles or Jesus did. And neither should we listen
to those who claim that miracles no longer take
place. What we need to hear is the word of God, the
apostles teaching on this and what took place in the
early church history.
(308) NAR
Date
Setting by Herescope, 11/20/12 It is becoming an annual occurrence. Once again the
New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) has scheduled an
event on a calendar date that has numerological
repetition. This year it is GodDay 12.12.12,
featuring NAR head apostle C. Peter Wagner. Like the
New Age Datesetters who are focusing on 12-21-12,
the numbers are given esoteric significance.
(309) Getting
"Higher"
On God by Larry DeBruyn, CWM,
12/6/12 The difference between the euphoria engendered by
the mega church and the ecstasy by the rave church
may well be only one of degree, not kind. A
comparison might be made between smoking pot "the
euphoria lite" engendered by the mega church) and
shooting heroin "the ecstasy heavy" incited by the
rave church). Mega churches have mastered a strategy
of how to offer their congregants "lite" doses of
experience (euphoria). The rave church has upped the
ante by offering its participants "heavy" doses of
experience (ecstasy). Neither movement evidences
sober-mindedness, that spiritual attribute the New
Testament enjoins believers to cultivate - Titus
2:2, 4, 6; 1 Peter 1:13; 4:7; 5:8. In fact, if the
euphoria or ecstasy of so-called worship is induced
by means other than by the Holy Spirit, then it
violates Paul's injunction to "be not drunk with
wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the
Spirit", the manifestations of which "Speaking to
yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.
Giving thanks always for all things to God and the
Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Submitting yourselves to one another in the fear of
God", bear no resemblance to those exhibited in
"Sloshfesting" - Ephesians 5:18-21. Worship that
masquerades as drunkenness in the Holy Ghost
resembles more the wine bibbing of a bacchanal
celebration than worship of the Holy God.
(310) 12-21-12
-
Evangelical Christians Believing Mayan Prophecies
by Herescope, 12/7/12 Who would have believed it?! Evangelical Christians
caught up in New Age religious scenarios about the
return of the legendary figure Quetzalcoatl, the
Feathered Serpent, and other imaginary space aliens
and humanoid god-like creatures returning on
12-21-12?! We first wrote about this Mayan
legend on Herescope, June 8, 2011, "New Age Date
Setting." This was a republishing of an old 1987
article from The Trumpet, a discerning periodical
from the 1980s. We noticed that there was a large
and growing group of evangelicals, including some
mainstream leaders, who were getting on board this
old Mayan prophecy and revivifying it - most notably
by reformulating it into extrabiblical prophecy. We
published Doomsday Datesetters 2012 on June 10, 2011
to explain what this was all about, and identify the
key proponents of this newly emerging eschatology.
(311) Should
Christians
hold prayer vigils with apostates? by
Marsha West, 12/13/12 What struck me as odd is that many professing
Christians met in large groups to pray with people
that reject the God of the Bible even knowing that
those from other religious faiths do not pray to the
God of Christianity.
(312) Can
The Bible Ever Mean What It Never Meant?by
Orrel Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Volume 17, No. 6,
December 2012 This title is purposefully alarming in order to get
the attention of the reader. Perhaps a little less
volatile word could be abuse. Rape or abuse is to
take something by force that is not yours for the
taking. It is abuse when Scripture is mislabeled and
misapplied. Violence is done to the message and
meaning of Scripture
(313) The
Significance
of Youth-Filled Stadiums - Revisiting the Old
Latter Rain Prophecy in Light of Current Events
by Herescope, 1/10/13 Lou Giglio is scheduled to give the benediction* at
the Obama Presidential Inauguration on January 21.
The official announcement describes him as "the Rev.
Louie Giglio, the pastor of the Passion City Church
in Atlanta" and says he "is considered one of the
highest-profile evangelical Christian pastors. He
has been prominent in efforts to end human
trafficking."[1] This invitation is
significant because Lou Giglio is currently under a
great deal of fire in some quadrants of the
evangelical world for his controversial association
with New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) leader Bill
Johnson and a music group/ministry called Jesus
Culture.
(314) Pastor
Backs
Out of Obama Inauguration Over Previous Anti-Gay
Comments by Jonathan Karl, ABC News,
1/10/13 Rev. Louie Giglio, who had been announced as
the pastor to give the benediction at the
presidential inauguration, has now pulled himself
out of the ceremony, after criticism of his previous
anti-gay comments and actions, sources confirmed to
ABC News.
(315) Brain
Stopper
Series by Spirit Of Error, 1/19/13 Many of the prophets in the NAR movement are
actually telling their followers that they don't
need to worry about false prophets.
(317) Man's
dominion in Genesis by Mike Oppenheimer,
1/28/13 But they both succumbed to an outsider tempting
them to disobey God, sin. First Eve then Adam.
Because they both fell they lost the position and
ability to have dominion in the way God intended.
After they fell, being no longer sinless all that
was under his jurisdiction was changed.
(318) The
NAR"s
Nasty Names: The Top 5 by Spirit of Error,
2/1/13 These are the Top 5 nasty names used against
critics of the NAR.
(319) Spiritual
Drunkenness,
Spiritual Blindness and Gods Judgment of the
Church by Believer's Journey, 2/5/13
The Bible has a lot to say about drunkenness,
spiritual or otherwise. And none of it is good. With
the Biblical tools we have available today, there is
no reason for anyone to be deceived about the
"Laughing Revival". My Bible and concordance was all
I needed to find out for myself the truth behind
so-called "spiritual drunkenness".
(320) The
Question
Of Dominion by Sandy Simpson,
2/13/13 I am writing this article as an apologetic against
the Third Wave, Latter Rain, Word of Faith and
Reformed Theology teachings that the Church is to
rise up and take over the systems of government,
businesses and every other aspect of life.
"See, the problem is, is that Satan has had too much
of his way in our society because he has a
government! And the only way to overthrow
a government is with a government. It
won't happen otherwise. So therefore the
government of the church has to get into place
in the extended church just like we do have it very
well in place, we haven"t reached our goal yet
..." (Transcript of C. Peter Wagner, Arise
Prophetic Conference, Gateway Church, San Jose, CA,
10-10-2004) Wagner has substituted the
"government of the church" for the coming government
of Jesus Christ in the Millennial Kingdom.
Wagner is "Kingdom Now" while the Bible teaches
"Kingdom Come".
(321) Hillsong
Australia
Church Expose at Trinity Foundation,
2/22/13 Wow. It"s amazingly
disturbing… one of our most
questionable American
exports–televangelism and its
excesses–has finally reached a crescendo
in Australia. Millions of tax-free dollars flow
through this mega-corporation (one could hardly call
it a church at this point) and precious little
appears to actually filter down to those in
desperate need. Notice how these Aussie reporters
don"t pull any punches. Video report.
(322) The
New
Apostolic Reformation: Influence and Teachings
by Apologetics Index, 2/25/13 A heterodox movement in Protestant Christianity
known as the "New Apostolic Reformation1" (NAR) --
also known as the "apostolic-prophetic movement" --
gained vast influence among Pentecostal and
charismatic churches worldwide, beginning in the
late 1990s. The people who are part of this
burgeoning movement follow present-day apostles and
prophets who claim to govern the church and give new
divine revelation that is needed to set up God's
kingdom on earth.
(323) Wandering
Stars by Keith Gibson, 2/27/13 Contending for the Faith with the New Apostles and
Prophets - Finally, here is an up-to-date volume
written not just for Bereans but one that reaches
across denominational fences to speak the truth in
love to those curious about or drawn away by the
false doctrines and heretical teachings and
practices of the Latter Rain, New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR), or "Five-Fold Restoration"
movements. From the author: "There is always the
temptation when dealing with a subject of this
nature, to pull out the most oulandish quotes in an
attempt to make one's point more forcefully....
While an extreme example has occasionally been used
in order to demonstrate how heretical the movement
is at its fringes, for the most part, I have
attempted to use quotes from those considered more
'mainstream' within the apostolic and prophetic
momement. It is my desire to demonstrate that the
issues addressed in this book are rampant within the
community and not isolated in one or two marginal
teachers. It is my sincere prayer that this book
will be used in some small measure to awaken the
church to the seriousness of the errors being
propagated within the apostolic/prophetic movement
and to call the church back to the truth." TBC is
pleased to present this book as a contemporary
answer to those with friends, family, and church
members who are prone to be "tossed to and fro, and
carried about with every wind of doctrine"
(Ephesians:4:14That we henceforth be no more
children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with
every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and
cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to
deceive;).
(324) Why
People
Join the NAR Movement by Spirit Of Error,
3/2/13 One of the most common questions I am asked is "Why
do people join the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)
movement?" I"ve thought about this a lot. And I
believe there are at least four main reasons.
(326) Why
People
Leave the NAR Movement by Spirit Of Error,
3/9/13 My last post gave reasons why people join the New
Apostolic Reformation (NAR) movement. Now I list
some reasons people leave the NAR movement. Here are
the top four reasons I have identified, based on my
conversations with former NAR followers.
(327) Imagine
That!
- The Problem with "Sanctified Imaginations"
by Orrel Steinkamp, 3/14/13 Imagination is the ability of the human mind to
create mental images and sensations that do not come
from the the five senses. Consequently It is not
surprising that self proclaimed prophets claim
visions and dreams that have their source in their
vivid and well trained human imaginations. Currently
The Elijah List on the Internet presents thousands
upon thousands of these mental pictures, suggesting
that these pictures have their origin in God. But
these imaginary words and pictures on Elijah List
have a very short shelf life. They are posted and
soon forgotten as new more appealing prophetic
images replace them. In fact many of these
prophesies can easily be demonstrated as
contradictory.
(329) Does
the Bible teach we can see and hear Angels or
summon them to visit us? by Mike
Oppenheimer, 5/14/13 To come in contact with angelic creatures has to be
discerned for if they are not sent by God to have as
mission as angels do, then they are fallen angels
with the purpose to deceive. Those who claim to
often see angels, hear from them and order them
around are not staying in the biblical teachings and
need to be questioned.
(330) Are people going to heaven today? by
Mike Oppenheimer, 5/14/13 No, I do not believe this is true. I think many
have an active imagination and convinced themselves
of something special happening to them. Others may
have had a counterfeit spiritual experience, or an
occult experience. It is very disappointing to hear
how many gullible and na�ve Christians there are
that accept these stories. They hear a story of
someone going to heaven and because the Bible speaks
of a few people that went they believe these modern
stories are just as true even when they contradict
the Bible.
(331) Prophecy
Mongering
- Profiting from the Promulgation of End-Time
CRI$I$ Scenarios by Herescope,
5/24/13 The evangelical world has been feasting on a
constant diet of crisis for several decades now.
Despite the relative peace and prosperity that
Americans currently enjoy, fear is being marketed in
every outlet. Fear of the future. It is big money
for evangelical professional marketeers, many of
whom act like false prophets continually prophesying
doom and destruction. In fact, so much so, that many
Christians now seem addicted to the adrenalin rush
that comes via these dire predictions of disaster.
It is a Pavlovian thing – spout the
CRISIS, and fear-laden followers will respond by
pushing the button to buy pre-packaged SOLUTIONS!
This phenomena can best be described as
prophecy-mongering, a term that has connotations of
profiteering from promoting endtime crises.
(332) They
Claim
to Speak for God by The Berean Call,
6/1/13 A very large part of Christendom in the United
States is enamored with those who claim to speak for
God. If you think that"s an overstatement, simply
tune into some of the programing on Trinity
Broadcasting Network or some of the other cable
religious networks. What you will see are churches
filled with thousands of Christians hanging on to
every word of a man or a woman who is declaring what
God has just revealed to him or her. The content
ranges from the mundane to the bizarre. To some
observers who are fairly well versed in the
Scriptures, what they are hearing and seeing is
laughable. But that"s a tragic reaction by some who
are forgetting that many of those being led astray
by the so-called new prophets and apostles are their
brothers and sisters in Christ. Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(333) Collateral
Damage
of the New Apostles by Spirit Of Error,
6/6/13 I've been asked, "Why are you so concerned about
the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) movement? Even
if people's beliefs are a little off, what's the
harm?" I'm concerned because their NAR beliefs are
not just shipwrecking their own faith. They are
hurting other people.
(334) More
On
the Signs and Wonders Crowd/They are coming out of
the woodwork by Tim Wirth, 7/9/13 Satan uses his supernatural “lying
wonders and signs” to trap men into
following him, while the Lord uses His miracles to
lead men in a righteous path to follow Him. From the
above verse, we see that men can be deceived into
believing a lie if they are deceived into accepting
lying signs and wonders.
(335) �Voice
of
the Apostles� Day 1 by Spirit Of Error,
8/14/13 Yesterday, I watched the opening session of the
2013 Voice of Apostles conference in Orlando,
Florida, sponsored by Global Awakening. Here are
some of my initial impressions.
(336) Matt
Redman
and Francis Chan: Oh No. Not You Guys, Too!
by Spirit Of Error, 9/19/13 Both Chan and Redman have agreed to take part in an
annual conference sponsored by the International
House of Prayer (IHOP). �Onething 2013� is
expected to draw 25,000 young adults to the IHOP
base in Kansas City, Missouri, this December.
(337) Rick
Wiles
Latest Stunner by Steve Lumbley,
9/30/13 So remember the next time Rick Wiles tells you the
destruction of the USA is imminent, and I�m sure it
won�t be long, actions speak louder than words.
Wiles own actions show him to be a false teacher and
a false prophet. Even he doesn�t believe the
nonsense he�s spewing. If he doesn�t believe it, why
should you?
(338) �God
Loves
Uganda��New Film Exposes the NAR Movement
by Spirit Of Error, 10/11/13 Criticism of NAR leaders� involvement in Ugandan
politics is nothing new. Secular watchdog groups,
such as Right Wing Watch and People for the American
Way Foundation, have been sounding the alarm about
the NAR movement for years. They fear that its
dominionist agenda could lead to the suppression of
the civil rights of homosexuals and others who don�t
share the values of the NAR movement�in Uganda and
the United States. So, what�s my problem with the
NAR efforts in Uganda? Of course, I�along with all
biblically faithful evangelicals�believe homosexual
practices are sinful. But my concern is that the NAR
movement has shifted the historical evangelical
focus on preaching the gospel (or �good news�) of
salvation from sin to preaching a gospel of taking
sociopolitical control. Even the documentary makers
obviously picked up on this shifted focus, as is
made evident by the film�s sarcastic tag line, �Have
you heard the good news?�
(339) Colin
Brown
claims God is "Rebooting the Church"by
Sandy Simpson, 12/9/13 When I read the title of this issue of the
ElijahList, it made me really angry. The title
was ""Rebooting" the Church: Changing Times and
Changing Seasons". I immediately asked myself
the question: Is it a good thing to "reboot" the
Church? Revival is a good thing when it is
based on repentance (Acts 3:19). But this is not
what Brown is talking about. He is talking about
"rebooting". When you reboot a computer you turn it
off and on again, erasing any programs running,
making a fresh start which sometimes works on
computers and sometimes does not (for example when
there is a virus in the computer - pun intended!).
It is a good thing to return to our first love of
the Jesus Christ and the Gospel (Rev. 2:4-5). But
this is also not what Brown is talking about. And
how could he? The churches involved with the false
apostles, false prophets, false teachers of the New
Apostolic have already had their candlestick removed
long ago. They can keep rebooting themselves in
their occult "slain in the spirit" 24/7 and it will
not bring repentance and refreshing. It will only
strengthen the delusion they have put themselves
under and that God is allowing on them as a
condemnation.
(340) Latter
Rain:
The Spawning of Apostasy by Kevin Reeves,
1/20/14 LTRP Note: The following article by Kevin Reeves
describes the background of much of the Word-Faith,
River movement, Latter Rain, IHOP, Joel�s Army,
Apostles and Prophets movement, etc. taking place
today. Mike Bickle, Rick Joyner, John Wimber, and
many others rose out of the 1940s Latter Rain
movement. Followers believe that the Latter Rain
�revival� is the latter rain referred to in such
Scriptures as Jeremiah 3:3, Joel 2:23, and Hosea
6:3. These movements have now intersected with the
contemplative prayer movement; now combined with
Purpose Driven, the emerging church, Willow Creek,
etc., a powerful mystical body is merging as an
apostate, end-time church.
(341) Interviews
on
Dominionism a la IHOP and the NAR (Videos)
at Apprising Ministries, 1/23/14 So, to understand the dangers concerning this
dominionism at the rotten root of NAR eschatology
I�m presenting the following video clips below from
Dr. Martin Erdmann of the Verax Institute.This
begins to give us good working knowledge about
dominionism, which is: "the erroneous belief that
Christians have a mandate to build the �kingdom of
God� on earth, restoring paradise, by progressively
and supernaturally transforming themselves and
others as well as all societal institutions through
subduing and ruling the earth by whatever means
possible, including using technology, science and
psycho-social engineering; and then and only then
will a �Christ� manifest his presence on earth."
(342) Are
All Healings From God? by Matt Slick,
CARM, 2/9/14 No, not all healings are from God's direct hand. We
can have natural healing that is due to how God
designed our bodies to heal themselves. We can have
healings that are the result of medicine. And, of
course, there are healings that are demonic.
(343) A
Warning About G12 Churches, Encounter Weekends and
Spiritual Abuse by Chris Lawson,
2/22/14 The G-12 movement has been defined as a full blown
abusive "cult" as well as an "aberrant" Christian
movement, depending on how one looks at the
theological and social structure of the movement.
The methodology that is utilized upon many current
and former members speaks for itself and varies from
church to church and how balanced or imbalanced
church leaders are. Many people have left the
movement because they have been severely abused
under what is known as "heavy shepherding," in other
words, they have been "spiritually abused."
(344) World
Vision
U.S. To Hire �Gay Christians In Same-Sex
Marriages� by Ken Silva, 3/25/14 I now point you to World Vision: Why We�re Hiring
Gay Christians in Same-Sex Marriages, a report that
went on yesterday ChristianityToday,com from Celeste
Gracey and Jeremy Weber. (ACT Note: World Vision
has been a part of the New Apostolic Reformation for a
long time along with other organizations such as
YWAM.)
(345) World
Vision
Reverses Decision To Hire Gay Christians In
Same-Sex Marriages at Apprising
Ministries, 3/26/14 I have now confirmed this reversal on the phone via
a spokesperson in the media relations department at
World Vision and have received the following
statement concerning this change ... (ACT Note:
The Bible does not say we must "respect"
homosexuals. We can love them and rebuke their
sin but we are not called to "respect them". You
don't respect people who are living in unrepentant
sin. WV has been a part of the NAR for decades and has
been promoting WCGIP doctrines as well as leaders of
the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR). They are
heretical just like YWAM. Just FYI. If you don't
believe me, get our DVD
series
on the NAR where false prophet Mike Bickle
reveals that World Vision and YWAM are agencies
spreading the doctrines and practices of the
NAR. Also see the quotes by World Vision Canada
employee Terry LeBlanc in
this article.)
(346) World
Vision
is Really a Hallucination from the God of this
World by Jacob Prasch, 3/27/14 For some years Moriel has warned that World Vision
is no longer, by scriptural definition, a Christian
ministry that more than two decades ago abandoned
its originally evangelistic ethos and become a
politicized left wing social welfare organization
(once a ministry or church ceases to be evangelistic
it will soon cease to be scripturally Evangelical).
(347) Hillsong
Embraces
�Chrislam� by Moriel Ministries,
3/28/14 When prime time Australia TV broadcasted an
exposure of the financial ethics (or lack thereof)
of HILLSONG, no one should have been surprised.
(348) Rick
Wiles
Promotes New �Prophecy� From Maurice Sklar
by Endtime Delusion, 4/1/14 It is certainly true that you can�t teach an old
dog new tricks. The ones in the Christian church who
have contributed the most to the area of false
prophecy and leading the children of God astray in
the past couple of decades are the ones who continue
today to be the Pied Pipers of falsehood, profanely
issued in the holy name of our Lord. So it was not
surprising when someone pointed out a new �prophecy�
had been issued by prolific false prophet Dr.
Maurice Sklar. And it just seemed to fall into place
that the main showcase for his issue of this would
be Rick Wiles� Trunews radio program, which
has been for almost 15 years now a source of some of
the most outlandish and self-serving blather ever to
be labeled �Christian.�
(349) Updated! World Vision,
Christian organization? by Marsha West,
Renew America, 4/10/14 The dust has settled a bit since Christian
humanitarian aid organization World Vision's March
24 announcement that it would hire gay couples who
are legally married in the state in which they
reside. Since "World Vision-gate" remains a hot
topic, it's time for some introspection; likewise to
do some digging to find out if WV truly is a
Christian organization, as it claims. Read Part 1 &
Part
2.
(350) Discerning
signs
& wonders...? (MP3) by Chris Lawson,
5/8/14 Help for the hurting versus lying signs and
wonders! If you or your family members have ever
been hurt by false teachers at counterfeit revivals
(Toronto, Lakeland, Holy Trinity Brompton,
Pensacola, Fresh Fire, Bethel Church, Morning Star
Ministries, IHOP, Healing Rooms, etc.), this audio
message may help to bring some clarity on what
happened to you/them. This is one of my more
soft-spoken audio messages whereby I help educate
people on escaping and/or avoiding the confusion and
heartache that false teachers produce. The
first 30 minutes (various Scriptures) is all preface
for what I discuss in the second 30 minutes.
(352) Answers
to
Questions: Community Conversion by Pastor
Richard A. Conners, 7/8/14 Question: Is it possible for a community group,
like a family, tribe, household, or village to come
to Christ altogether at the same occasion? Answer:
We have to be clear about what the question is
asking. If we are asking if a group of people may
(each) come to saving faith in the Lord Jesus at the
same moment in time, at the same occasion of the
proclamation of the Gospel � then the answer is,
yes. Certainly, multiple people can repent and trust
in the Son of God at the same point in time � even
families or communities. Acts 16 gives us the
occasion of the salvation of the Philippian jailer.
Verse 34 tells us that the jailer believed �with his
whole household� after Paul and Silas in verse 32
�spoke the word of the Lord to him together with all
who were in his house.� So yes, it is possible for a
group to be entirely converted to Christ at the same
time. However, let us recognize that for an entire
group to be converted each member of the group must
have a personal believing response to the Gospel
message. Salvation comes through faith (by grace �
Ephesians 2:8).
(353) Apostolic
and
Prophetic Lingo�A to Z by Holly Pivec,
7/16/14 I came across a very telling, new NAR resource.
It�s called the Apostolic and Prophetic Dictionary:
Language of the End-Time Church. This book is
written by NAR apostle and prophet Abraham S. Rajah,
and was released in December through Westbow Press,
the self-publishing division of Thomas Nelson and
Zondervan. It provides definitions for over 500
entries, most of which are for exclusive NAR terms.
Here�s the description of the book on Amazon.
(354) Understanding
The
Dominion Theology Of Christian Reconstructionists
And The New Apostolic Reformation by
Thomas Ice, 1988 NOTE: This is an article I wrote about Dominion
Theology in May 1988. It is interesting to see
how things have progressed twenty-five years
later. Back then these movements were just
beginning to influence each other. Now we see
these ideas continuing to gain strength in our own
day.
(355) Hillsong
Church
leader blamed victim for sex abuse, royal
commission told by Rachel Browne, The
Sydney Morning Herald, 10/8/14 The hearing into how Australia's Pentecostal
churches handled child abuse allegations among their
ranks will also examine two other cases, one
involving a teacher who molested scores of young
children at the Northside Christian College in
Victoria and another involving a youth pastor at a
church on the Sunshine Coast.
(356) Understand
the
difference between Jesus Christ, and false
"anointed ones"! by Chris Lawson,
Spiritual Research Network, 10/21/14
A look at how false teachers are mocking the
scriptural Jesus of Nazareth through their mystical
"anointings" and occult �impartations.�
Blasphemously attributing their occult manifestations,
false �words and visions� and lying signs and wonders
to God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit,
many of today's false teachers are simply producing
heresies and divinations worthy of the judgment of
God. What�s needed more than ever today is for
Christian�s to fulfill their God given duty to �test
the spirits� (1 Thess. 5:21) and expose the unfruitful
works of darkness (Eph. 5:11) for what they are.
Podcast: Jesus
of
Nazareth Versus False Christianity.mp3
Description: Jesus
of
Nazareth Versus False Christianity Archive: Chris
Lawson
Directory and the New
SRN
website audio page
(357) The
Ecclesiastical
Domino Effect by James Jacob Prasch,
10/22/14 The fizzling of the counterfeit revivals of
Toronto, Pensacola, and Lakeland with Lakeland
ending in a moral scandal with Todd Bentley and
Pensacola ending in an ugly split are almost ancient
history. The demise of Jim Bakker�s PTL club in a
maze scandal and corruption is ancient history as is
the fall of Jimmy Swaggart. In each case the Body of
Christ and its message was discredited. The collapse
of Robert Schuller�s mega church The Chrystal
Cathedral in $56 million in debt and the keys being
handed over to the Roman Catholic church was hardly
the beginning and we warned other mega churches
would soon follow.
(358) Prophecy
Run
Amok by T.A. McMahon, The Berean Call,
11/2/14 There are also a host of abuses of biblical
prophecy, such as the denial and mockery cited by
Peter: �Knowing this first, that there shall come in
the last days scoffers, walking after their own
lusts, and saying, Where is the promise of his
coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all
things continue as they were from the beginning of
the creation. For this they willingly are ignorant
of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old,
and the earth standing out of the water and in the
water: Whereby the world that then was, being
overflowed with water, perished: But the heavens and
the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept
in store, reserved unto fire against the day of
judgment and perdition of ungodly men� (2
Peter:3:3-7 Furthermore, there are those who set
themselves up as prophets similar to the false
prophets about whom the Lord warned Jeremiah: �Then
the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in
my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded
them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto
you a false vision and divination, and a thing of
nought, and the deceit of their heart�
(Jeremiah:14:14) Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(359) An
Anatomy
Of A False Prophesy by Sandy Simpson,
11/13/14 ElijahList is well known for sending out false
prophecies on a daily basis. In fact they send
anywhere from 3-5 emails daily. I have saved
them all for many years because they are ripe fodder
for discernment articles. I am going to use
this obvious false prophecy by a long time false
prophet of the New Apostolic Reformation as a
demonstration of a false prophecy and how to test
them according to the Bible and common sense.
(360) God�s
Super-Apostles:
Encountering the Worldwide Prophets and Apostles
Movement (Book) by Dr. Doug Geivett &
Holly Pivec, 11/26/14 God�s Super-Apostles: Encountering the Worldwide
Prophets and Apostles Movement provides a beginner�s
introduction to the New Apostolic Reformation. In
addition to being brief and non-technical, it also
contains stories of individuals� personal
experiences with this movement and practical advice
for responding to its teachings.
(362) The
Attack
Of The Enemy On Churches by Sandy Simpson,
3/10/15
So much heresy is entering the churches these
days. As you would suspect, sometimes it is
due to a pastor attending a conference or reading a
book and becoming diapraxed with unbiblical
ideas. He then starts to weave those ideas
into his messages and begins to invite speakers to
the church who expound on those ideas. Then
when confronted by someone in the church who has
reservations about the new stuff being taught, they
are told to not talk about it and just go along with
the program. If that person does not they are
ostracized, slander behind their back, and often
told to leave (which is what they should do in any
case). But my observation is that it is not
only the pastor who causes unbiblical changes to
influence a church. Often the pastor is
blissfully unaware of influences coming into his
church. They often come in through (1) the
worship team (2) women�s groups (3) bookstore (4)
children�s programs (5) interdenominational prayer
efforts and (6) relief and mission
organizations. If unchecked this type of
infiltration is much more subtle and can become
deeply rooted.
(363) Two
NAR
Organizations to Watch by Spirit of Error,
4/1/15 Anyone who has concerns about the New Apostolic
Reformation should keep an eye on two organizations:
the International Coalition of Apostolic Leaders,
led by �Convening Apostle� John P. Kelly, and its
daughter structure, the European Coalition of
Apostolic Leaders, led by �convener� Jan-Aage Torp.
These two networks are energetically working �to
build apostolic government in all cities and
regions.� You may be surprised to learn just how
extensively apostles in many nations are networking
to promote NAR teachings.
(364) A
New Apostolic Reformation?: A Biblical Response to
a Worldwide Movement (Book) by R.Douglas
Geivett (Author), Holly Pivec (Author), 4/12/15
This critique provides a framework for
understanding and interpreting the widespread but
little-known New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)
movement. As the authors state in the preface: "We
write this book with two major goals in mind. First,
to give people an idea of the sheer size and reach
of the NAR movement. And second, to systematize its
key teachings and practices and evaluate them on the
basis of Scripture and careful reasoning � . In our
judgment, the NAR perspective crosses these
boundaries [that is, certain broad parameters,
revealed in Scripture and practiced in the
historical orthodox church], and it does so in part
because of flawed theology rooted in a flawed
understanding of Scripture. We wish to warn readers
about a possible confusion: Some critics have linked
the NAR movement with mainstream Pentecostalism and
charismatics. We do not do this. In fact, it is our
contention that the NAR movement deviates from
classical Pentecostal and charismatic teachings.
This movement has emerged out of independent
charismatic churches and, thus, has gained a
foothold in many of those churches in varying
degrees."
(365) Will
Christians
Replace Commitment to the Gospel for Commitment to
a Unified Dominionist Agenda to �Save the
Country�? by Lighthouse Trails,
4/16/15 As America is fast approaching another presidential
election year, Dominionist/Kingdom Now political and
religious figures are joining forces with
evangelical Christian groups. While having concern
for the state of America is more than legitimate,
will Christians replace commitment and loyalty to
the Gospel for commitment and loyalty to a
dominionist agenda? If they do, they will learn the
hard way that compromise and a �whatever it takes�
attitude will do more harm to the cause of Jesus
Christ than good. This article is not a statement
that Christians should not be involved in or
concerned about the political state of their
countries. Rather, the intention of this article is
to exhort believers to use discernment in
understanding the times in which we live. It is to
show how a present ecumenical, dominionist movement
(that is heading toward a one-world religion to
�establish the kingdom of God on earth�) is
operating and deceiving many Christians. As
Christians, we are to be witnesses for Jesus Christ
and His Gospel message of salvation. But today, many
Christians may be on the brink of buying into a plan
that will ultimately create a global religion and
global government.
(366) Washington
State
Churches and Organizations That Promote the NAR
by Spirit of Error, 4/18/15 My co-author, Doug Geivett, is headed to Washington
state this weekend to speak about the New Apostolic
Reformation at a large apologetics conference. In
preparation, I�ve been compiling a list of churches,
organizations, and individuals in the state that
promote NAR teachings, practices, and/or leaders. I
thought this list might be helpful for some of my
readers who live in Washington or have friends who
do. Here
it
is in PDF format. The list is not exhaustive.
Let me know if I�ve left out any church or
organization.
(367) The
�NAR�-tional
Day of Prayer? by Spirit of Error,
4/25/15 Churches across the United States are gearing up
for the National Day of Prayer. More than 40,000
prayer gatherings are expected to be held on May 7
in observance of this annual event. But has the
National Day of Prayer been hijacked by the New
Apostolic Reformation (NAR)? The official
promotional video, being played in Sunday morning
worship services, gives no hint of NAR influence.
But the influence can be seen if you look closely at
the National Day of Prayer literature. The following
NAR teachings and practices are being promoted.
(398) Looking
Beyond
a Church�s �Statement of Faith� by Spirit
of Error, 5/16/15 Do you want to know if a church or organization is
part of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)? Finding
the answer may not be as easy as looking at the
church�s statement of faith. Many NAR groups have
adopted fairly standard statements of faith that do
not mention their NAR teachings. To find out what a
church really believes you have to dig deeper.
(399) Will
NAR
converge with evangelical churches? (Webcast)
with Holly Pivec, 8/24/18 Don Veinot and Ron Henzel, of Midwest Christian
Outreach, invited me to join them on their �Unknown
Webcast� to discuss �Will NAR converge with
evangelical churches?� Watch the interview here
on Youtube.
(400) Downplaying
the
Devil in NAR by Holly Pivec, 9/24/18
In a recent article published by the Gospel
Coalition in Australia, pastor Stephen Tan, of
Regeneration Church in Melbourne, shares his
concerns about an upcoming conference called
Awakening Australia, and especially about the
teachings of the conference�s headline speaker: Bill
Johnson, the leader of Bethel Church in Redding,
California. I agree with several things Tan writes,
and with one thing in particular. He writes:
�Johnson encourages Christians to stop focusing on
�our need to protect ourselves from deception� and
instead �our hunger for Him must be seen in our
lustful pursuit of spiritual gifts.'� Tan is right
to draw attention to Johnson�s downplaying of
discernment. But Bill Johnson isn�t the only one to
do so. The idea that Christians should stop
worrying about being deceived � and enthusiastically
embrace all manifestations of the miraculous � is
common in the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR). It�s
so common that NAR leaders have developed a catch
phrase they often tell their followers: �You should
trust God�s ability to protect you from being
deceived more than you trust Satan�s ability to
deceive you.� And they sometimes tell people,
if they just pray and ask God to protect them from
being deceived, they don�t have to worry about
Satan. They can then embrace all supernatural
experiences with gusto.
(401) NAR
and
the turning tide by Spirit of Error,
10/2/18 The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) has grown
rapidly over the years, yet under the radar of most
Christians. But it appears that, when it comes to
awareness of this movement, the tide may be turning.
It�s been encouraging to see a growing number of
Christian organizations and church leaders,
including Pentecostals and charismatics, recently
speak out against NAR teachings and practices. Here
are links to some recent articles and videos that
sound the alarm about Bethel Church in Redding,
California � one of the most well-known NAR churches
� pastored by the �apostle� Bill Johnson. Other
articles linked to below warn about a NAR
translation of the Bible � promoted by Bethel Church
� called the Passion Translation. I�ve included
brief excerpts to give you a small taste of each
source. I encourage you to check them out for
yourself.
(402) A
Short History of Dominionism by Sandy
Simpson, 10/9/18 In order to understand where
the modern fusion called �Dominioism�
comes from, I want to first give you definitions
of Kingdom Now, Dominionism and Reconstructionism.Dominionism
is sparsely defined as follows:
�Dominion Theology (also
known as Dominionism) is a group of Christian
political ideologies that seek to institute a
nation governed by Christians based on their
personal understandings of biblical law. Extents
of rule and ways of achieving governing
authority are varied. For example, Dominion
Theology can includetheonomy, but does not
necessarily involve advocating Mosaiclawas the
basis of government. The label is applied
primarily toward groups of Protestants in the
United States.� [1]
It is more closely defined
this way:
�Dominionism,or
Christian Dominionism is a term coined by social
scientists and popularized by journalists to
refer to a subset of American Christianity that
is conservative, politically active, and
believes that Christians should, and eventually
will, take control of the government. The term
is sometimes used as a �catch-all� by bloggers
to describe any politically active Christian,
but not every conservative, politically minded
Christian is aDominionist. ChristianDominionistsbelieve
that God desires Christians to rise to power
through civil systems so that His Word might
then govern the nation. The belief that �America
is a Christian nation� is sometimes called �softdominionism�; the idea
that God wants only Christians to hold
government office and run the country according
to biblical law is called �harddominionism.� [2]�HardDominionism� as it is
called in the above definition, is what C. Peter
Wagner (deceased) of the New Apostolic Reformation
(a term he coined) have been advocating, following
the teachings of the New Order of the Latter Rain
and Reformed Theology �Reconstructionism�.
(403)
�Eat
the
meat and spit out the bones�: A proper
response to NAR teaching? by Holly
Pivec, 10/16/18 �Eat
the meat and spit out the bones� is a common
refrain in NAR. Typically, it means that if
you hear a teacher give a questionable
teaching � something that you don�t understand
or that seems off somehow � ignore that
particular teaching. But don�t stop listening
to his other teachings. Bill Johnson, one of
the movement�s most influential �apostles,�
delivered an entire sermon promoting this
idea. It�s titled �Don�t Eat the Bones.� In
context, Johnson is speaking about men,
including the �prophet� William Branham and
the �healing evangelist� Todd Bentley, who
claimed to operate in miraculous power and led
major revivals. Yet they fell into heresy or
sinful lifestyles. Critics of NAR have argued
that the heretical teachings and immoral
lifestyles of these men � and of other
influential NAR prophets, such as Bob Jones
and Paul Cain � raise the question of whether
these individuals actually may have been false
prophets. Their unsavory behavior challenges
the validity of the revivals led by them � or
so the critics say. But Johnson argues that
it�s a mistake to write off these �prophets�
and the �moves of God� they pioneered, or
their other teachings, simply because of their
failures. He prays that Christians will be
able to discern how God sometimes works
through �unusual tools,� including individuals
with lifestyles of secret, hidden sin.
(404) My interview about
NAR with ex-New Ager Doreen Virtue
at Spirit of Error, 11/22/18 Yesterday,
I was interviewed about the New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR) by two ex-New Agers, Melissa
Dougherty and Doreen Virtue. Doreen Virtue was
a well-known New Age author before converting
to Christianity two years ago. Now she has a
ministry warning people about the dangers of
New Age beliefs. She has a large following,
including many New Agers and former New Agers.
On her webcast, yesterday, we discussed NAR
and how specific NAR practices, such as
exercises designed to �activate� the
miraculous gift of prophecy, have more in
common with New Age practices than the
miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit found in
Scripture. We also discussed the major role
Bethel Church in Redding, California, has
played in promoting these New Age-type
activation exercises. And we talked about the
need for spiritual discernment, including the
importance of having a full understanding of
the Bible, not just a superficial
understanding, and how to get that
understanding. The webcast has already
received over 3,000 views in less than 24
hours. Check
out
the webcast on YouTube.
(405) The
Abandoning of True Bible Eschatology
by Mike Oppenheimer, 11/27/18 Latter
Rain adherents believe in a last day�s revival
unlike any other in history taking place
today. This view is an outgrowth of the
�kingdom now� restoration movement. It wrongly
applies eschatological passages for Israel to
the church today. To many, the nation of
Israel is no longer an integral part of God�s
end time plan and rejected as forsaken,
despite the warnings in Romans 11:18-29 and
Genesis 12:3.
(407) The
Send
conference features Bethel Redding speaker
known for �grave soaking� by The
Word Like Fire, 12/10/18 For
the time will come when they will not endure
sound doctrine; but after their own lusts
shall they heap to themselves teachers, having
itching ears; (2 Tim 4:3) Sixty thousand
people are expected at The Send stadium event,
scheduled for February 23, 2019. According to
the organization�s website, it is �A NEW ERA.�
We may indeed be entering a new era, but not
necessarily one of increased evangelism or
missions, which is the purported goal of The
Send. Something is very different in the
visible church these days. According to a
recent PEW survey, many Christians now accept
concepts associated with the new age, such as
�belief in reincarnation, astrology, psychics
and the presence of spiritual energy in
physical objects like mountains or trees.�[1]
One of the speakers scheduled for The Send is
Ben Fitzgerald, now a Bethel Redding
pastor. Bethel Redding leader Bill
Johnson will be speaking as well. Readers may
recall that Fitzgerald was one of the Bethel
Redding people who tried to absorb or soak up
the �anointing� from the bones of the
controversial evangelist, Smith Wigglesworth.
(408) Beware
of men (and women) who see angels all the
time by Mike Oppenheimer, 1/7/19
Ever
since William Branham introduced his angel in
the Latter Rain healing revivals of the 40�s
and 50�s people have tried to mimic him. After
all they adore his abilities and success.
Branham�s personal angel gave him the
abilities, as he saw individual visions of
each person and gave what some say were
accurate diagnosis for them to be healed. Paul
Cain, Bob Jones and Kenneth Hagin, Rick
Joyner, Benny Hinn, Todd Bentley, Bill Johnson
and so many others all speak of regular visits
of angels like Branham, some from childhood.
In fact visions and visitations of angels in
Benny Hinn�s life, far exceed anyone in the
Bible, but they still do not compare to
Branham. Her said he was visited regularly by
an unnamed angel and then by 7 angels all at
once (referring to Revelation 1, 6, 10). Benny
Hinn is very explicit in his angelic visits
taking place. �We are about to see the
activity of angels on earth as we�ve never
seen before.�� (��The Coming Angelic
Visitation.�� Dec. 13, 1993, Trinity
Broadcasting Network) He has repeated
this for years. Certain people yearn for
supernatural experiences so this boosts an
anticipation it can happen to them. Spirits,
angels are more than willing to give them an
experience than converse. The question we need
to ask is, is it from God. Because both can be
spiritual but only one contains truth and
originates from God.
(409) Mystical
New Age Thrills Enticing Children and 4 Ways
to Help Them by Berit Kjos, 1/8/19
And
he caused his children to pass through the
fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also
he observed times, and used enchantments, and
used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar
spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil
in the sight of the Lord. (2 Chronicles 33:6)
�Softening Up� For Occult Revival�Hermetic
Magic & Hegel�s Dialectic Process Why
would our country, so richly blessed by God,
embrace the occult? What caused this drastic
change in values? How could it have happened
so seemingly fast?! Actually, the entire
Western world had already been �softened up�
by the 1960s when the rising rebellion against
God erupted into public view. The century-old
pursuit of social solidarity based on Georg
Hegel�s occult philosophy and consensus
process had been an effective tool for change.
(410) My
interview about NAR with ex-New Ager Doreen
Virtue by Spirit of Error, 1/20/19
Yesterday,
I was interviewed about the New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR) by two ex-New Agers, Melissa
Dougherty and Doreen Virtue. Doreen Virtue was
a well-known New Age author before converting
to Christianity two years ago. Now she has a
ministry warning people about the dangers of
New Age beliefs. She has a large following,
including many New Agers and former New Agers.
On her webcast, yesterday, we discussed NAR
and how specific NAR practices, such as
exercises designed to “activate�? the
miraculous gift of prophecy, have more in
common with New Age practices than the
miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit found in
Scripture. We also discussed the major role
Bethel Church in Redding, California, has
played in promoting these New Age-type
activation exercises. And we talked about the
need for spiritual discernment, including the
importance of having a full understanding of
the Bible, not just a superficial
understanding, and how to get that
understanding. The webcast has already
received over 3,000 views in less than 24
hours. Check out the webcast on YouTube.
(411) What
Is
Transformation? by Herescope, 3/9/19
First
published August 15, 2005, a few months before
the Herescope blog was set up, this article*
was an overview of the transformation agenda
that was coming into the evangelical church
world like a flood. We've been writing on this
topic ever since. In republishing this article
today we've embedded quite a few hyperlinks to
text. Clicking on these will direct you to our
subsequent articles that expanded upon these
themes. We are sad to report that over
the past 14 years church transformation has
come full fruit before our very eyes, and we
are now witnessing the inevitable compromises
and sins that are imploding ministries. The
church has left its first Love, and is now
losing its ability to be salt and light in the
world. Any calls for revival must take an
honest assessment of the issues brought forth
in this article and consider a whole-hearted
repentance for these errors.(Revelation 2:4-5)
(412) Supernatural
Junkies by Brian Timsah, 3/28/19
This
post covers the real concern that so called
Christianity has been overrun by what I will
call, Supernatural Junkies. Similarly, like
junkies on drugs, alcohol, or snack cakes, yet
Supernatural Junkies (SJ) are addicted to
anything that promises a spiritual experience
or high. Many of these practices can only have
the full effect by watching it for yourself.
Please, make sure to watch each video so you
know how to discern the truth from the lie.
Otherwise, you won't fully comprehend these
manifestations and false teachings.
(413) Slain
in
the Spirit—Is It a Biblical Practice?
by Kevin Reeves, 4/19/19 But
I have yet to know of anyone, myself included,
who, because of being slain, experienced a
changed life characterized by a love for the
truth and a knowledge of God in agreement with
the Scriptures. In my experience, the exact
opposite has happened. When folks get touched
with this kind of power, they routinely become
almost unteachable, preferring the experience
to the Word of God. I can’t relate how many
times I’ve heard, “Well, maybe I can’t find it
in the Scriptures, but it happened to me, so
it’s real!” That’s a dangerous step to take.
In my many years of involvement with the
occult prior to salvation, I had numerous real
encounters with the supernatural. Certainly
they could not have originated with God, but I
once believed some of them did, and to me that
was all that mattered. My ears were closed to
any protest from Christian friends. Such a
stubborn mindset is a fertile seedbed for
deception. From just such a people will spring
up a world ruler who will lead many to
everlasting destruction: For the mystery of
iniquity doth already work: only he who now
letteth will let, until he be taken out of the
way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed,
whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of
his mouth, and shall destroy with the
brightness of his coming: Even him, whose
coming is after the working of Satan with all
power and signs and lying wonders, And with
all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them
that perish; because they received not the
love of the truth, that they might be saved.
(2 Thessalonians 2:7-10)
(414) Does
Ephesians
4:11 Establish a Doctrine of “The Five-fold
Ministry”? by David Kowalski,
6/11/19 Is
the following verse enough for establishing a
five-fold ministry doctrine (as suggested by
proponents of the New Apostolic Reformation)?
And He gave some as apostles, and some as
prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as
pastors and teachers, –
Source: Ephesians 4:11 NASB We should first
note that a comparison of Paul’s listings of
gifts and functionaries (types of gifted
ministers) are not exhaustive but
illustrative. Most commentators agree that
Paul gives no clue here that he meant “these
and no more.” The same reasoning that develops
a five-fold ministry doctrine could develop an
eight-fold ministry doctrine from 1
Corinthians 12:28.
(415) Building
a
Foundation on Sand: The Modern Day Apostles
and Prophets Movement by G. Richard
Fisher, 7/20/19 What
follows is manipulation, exploitation, and
falsehood. It turns out that there is no
‘‘kingdom now’’ except the earthly kingdom
financed for the new prophets. The money does
not go to perpetuate the Gospel, but to
perpetuate the status and the illusory message
of ‘‘heaven on earth.’’
The Church needs to wake up, stand up, speak
up, and not be cowed. Our great ‘‘Deliverer’’
will come out of ‘‘Zion’’ (Romans 11:26), not
out of the new breed.
(416) Kingdom
Now or Later, man's plan or God's? (DVD)
by Mike Oppenheimer, 7/22/19 What
was once believed that Israel was the focus of
the end times and there is a rapture and
tribulation is being replaced by a newer end
times view of prophesy. Kingdom now,
Dominionism. Specifically that the church is
to disciple nations to rule over them before
Christ returns. Christ is to return AFTER the
Church establishes the kingdom of God on
earth. The type of spiritual warfare was to
find the strongman over cities and nations and
pull it down. This now intersects with a more
practical approach by the new apostolic
movement. We are to exercise dominion over
every aspect of society by taking control of
these political and cultural institutions to
build a Christian civilization. This new
revelation, called the 7 mountain mandate
began with Loren Cunningham founder of YWAM,
along with Bill Bright who headed up campus
crusade for Christ. Peter Wagner incorporated
it in the new apostolic reform that he began
and now it has gone mainstream. Dominionism
wants our nation along with all nations to be
governed by the church. It is a
distorted view using the example of Israel as
a theocracy. Who are the people involved in
this? How are they going make this happen?
(417) Downplaying
the
Devil in NAR by Holly Pivec, 8/1/19
In a
recent article published by the Gospel
Coalition in Australia, pastor Stephen Tan, of
Regeneration Church in Melbourne, shares his
concerns about an upcoming conference called
Awakening Australia, and especially about the
teachings of the conference’s headline
speaker: Bill Johnson, the leader of Bethel
Church in Redding, California. I agree with
several things Tan writes, and with one thing
in particular. He writes: “Johnson encourages
Christians to stop focusing on ‘our need to
protect ourselves from deception’ and instead
‘our hunger for Him must be seen in our
lustful pursuit of spiritual gifts.'” Tan is
right to draw attention to Johnson’s
downplaying of discernment. But Bill Johnson
isn’t the only one to do so. The idea
that Christians should stop worrying about
being deceived — and enthusiastically embrace
all manifestations of the miraculous — is
common in the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR).
It’s so common that NAR leaders have developed
a catch phrase they often tell their
followers: “You should trust God’s ability to
protect you from being deceived more than you
trust Satan’s ability to deceive you.”
And they sometimes tell people, if they just
pray and ask God to protect them from being
deceived, they don’t have to worry about
Satan. They can then embrace all supernatural
experiences with gusto. Here are some examples
of this teaching by three influential NAR
leaders.
The Basic Premise: From the
very beginning, the dominionist aspect of the “apostolic-prophetic”
movement, or NAR, was openly admitted by its
primary architect Peter Wagner (who actually
coined the term “New Apostolic
Reformation” when he was looking for a term to
describe his new movement): ‘Our
theological bedrock is what has been known as DOMINION
THEOLOGY. . . our divine mandate is TO DO WHATEVER
IS NECESSARY, by the power of the Holy Spirit,
TO RETAKE THE DOMINION of God's creation which
Adam forfeited to Satan in the Garden of Eden.
It is nothing less than seeing
God's kingdom coming and His will being
done here on earth as it is in heaven. This
includes the need TO
GOVERN apolitically, as well as to embrace
spiritual warfare techniques that
neutralize the control of our adversary within
the functional and TERRITORIAL SPHERES OF AUTHORITY
to which we have been assigned. To do this, we know that
we must be in communion, we must receive revelation, and
we must apostolically and prophetically
proclaim that revelation.“
(420) The
fire they bring is NOT of God by
Mike Oppenheimer, 9/25/19 The
Neo Pentecostal signs and wonders teachers
have brought division to the churches by their
teaching of fire. It has now reached its
Zenith. This has got to stop -- this fire
baptism they claim is from heaven (from the
fallen cherub) will burn up all of what’s left
in the church that is accurate. There is
nothing like this in Scripture unless you
distort its meaning, which Rodney Browne and
Benny Hinn have done from the beginning.
Let’s examine the Scripture in context to see
if what these men are saying about a separate
fire baptism is true.
(421) Is
it
too late to save this church from NAR?
by Holly Pivec, 9/25/19 In
just five days, on Sunday, September 29, the
members of Christian Life Center in Santa
Cruz, California, will cast a vote determining
the fate of their lead pastor and the future
of their church. At stake is whether this
Assemblies of God church will abandon its
historic Pentecostal teachings and become
swept up in the New Apostolic Reformation
(NAR) or not. More specifically, will it begin
to follow the controversial teachings of the
apostle Bill Johnson of Bethel Church in
Redding, California, and other “apostles” in
NAR? This fast-growing and divisive movement
has already taken over many churches across
the nation and throughout the world. The
members of Christian Life Center will soon
decide whether their church will be among the
casualties. The ballot will ask for a vote of
“confidence” or “no confidence” in the
church’s lead pastor, Jeremy Anderson, who has
brought in many of the teachings of Bill
Johnson and NAR.
(422) Transformation
Complete:
Non-Catholic Christians Took Paradigm Shift
by Jackie Alnor, 11/5/19 The
next step for the spirit of antichrist is to
solidify his hold on the New Babylonian Church
of Mother Earth and after the Restrainer is
removed, jump on the back of that
scarlet-colored beast, uniting “Church and
State.” It’s not like we weren’t warned.
Author Dave Hunt saw the warning signs and
wrote his book, The Seduction of Christianity,
in 1985. Many Christians were awakened to the
workings of the devil after reading it and
were inoculated against deception. But the
backlash of professing Christian leaders was
unprecedented. Entire books and anthologies
were published to refute Seduction. But
history has proven him out. Those who wouldn’t
listen are now the ones fully initiated into
Mystery Babylon.
Updated!
(423) Engle’s
angle
(Series) by Mike Oppenheimer,
12/30/19 Lou Engle is Charismatic
leader of Christianity in the US, he is called a
revivalist and is even a visionary by some. He
has been under the apostolic leadership of Che
Ahn’s Harvest International Ministry (HIM) and
the new apostolic movement. This is where we
begin in understanding Engle’s angle. “Lou Engle
is an HIM Apostle and HIM member since its
founding. For more than three decades, Lou’s
passion has been to call believers into radical
consecration through prayer, fasting, and acts
of justice. Lou has been involved in church
planting, contending for the global harvest,
establishing prayer movements and strategic
houses of prayer. He is the founder of the
pro-life ministry Bound 4 Life and has inspired
other justice movements. HIM is excited to help
Apostle Lou Engle see the dreams of the Lord
fulfilled through his ministry and HIM’s
financial contribution. Engle calls Che Ahn his
pastor, and is really the leader of The Call. In
case you do not know who Che Ahn is, one only
needs to look at the Toronto Blessing to see his
past participation, “ I went to Toronto, I
received impartation.” Ahn says “The 1994
revival in Toronto restored the office of the
apostle with the birth of many apostolic
networks” (Che Ahn ‘When Heaven Comes Down”
2009. The foreword is written by Rolland &
Heidi Baker who were also involved in Toronto
and associated with the NAR.) A Prayer Event in
Dallas, "Miracle services" 2005, organized by
Cindy Jacobs 40 Days of Prayer and Fasting at
the campus of Christ for the Nations Institute
in Dallas had Ché Ahn, as a Keynote speaker.
Including Morris Cerullo, John Kilpatrick,
Guillermo Maldonado, Dutch Sheets, Steve Hill
and Mahesh Chavda. Read Part
1 - Engle's Angle, Part
2 - Engles Angle, Part
3 - Fasting and Praying, Part
4
- Engle's Angle: The mantle will fall - The
Send and those involved what they are teaching, Part
5 - The Shift -- from thecall to the Send -YWAM’s
involvement,
Part
6 - The mantle will fall- The Send and
those involved. What are they are teaching
(424)
Israel NAR
Leaders And Their Friends
by NARWarch Israel, 1/7/20 Seeing
the ecumenical and inter-faith direction
that Tikkun and its false apostles
and their followers are going;
-should bible-faithful believers then,
have anything to do with Tikkun, its
apostles, adherents and associates? The
biblical answer is a clear and
resounding NO! Associating with them,
offering them Christian fellowship,
helping acknowledging or endorsing them,
their ministries or followers or
associates, makes us partakers with them
in their evil deeds (2Jn. 7-11). In
short it is grievous sin and should be
avoided.
(425)
God Needs
Permission-Dominion Theology (Video)
by NARWatch Israel, 2/15/20 Dominion
Theology is an integral part of NAR -
the New Apostolic Reformation. This
video shows one of its aspects and
reveals how Tikkun Ministries, currently
headed by "Apostle" Asher Intrater, is
teaching this false doctrine to its
followers.
(426)
NAR
interview with Doug Geivett at South
African Theological Seminary
by Holly Pivec, 2/21/20 The New
Apostolic Reformation is exploding. This
dangerous movement is experiencing
staggering growth, especially in the
Global South (that is, Africa, Asia, and
Latin America). To equip South Africans
to respond to the influx of NAR teaching
in their churches, South African
Theological Seminary interviewed my
co-author, Biola University professor
Doug Geivett, during his recent trip to
that country. Watch the interview to
learn about the harmful impact the NAR
is having in South Africa. While the
interview was conducted in South Africa,
the points he discussed are relevant
wherever NAR has a platform. Topics
addressed include the dangers of
emotionalism, unsound teachings about
miraculous gifts, the wrongheaded Seven
Mountain Mandate, unbiblical methods for
seeking divine guidance, and the global
influence of Bethel Church in Redding,
California (and Bethel Music).
(427)
The apostle Che Ahn,
another Latter Rain promoter form the Vineyard
by Mike Oppenheimer, 3/25/20 After previously being part of
the Vineyard Movement, formerly pastor of the
Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Greater Pasadena
the Lord apparently spoke a word to Mr. Ahn through
Cindy Jacobs in 1995 that he was to "father" a new
movement—a "network of networks" to train and raise
up spiritual children who would reach every
continent. He founded Harvest International
Ministries from that prophetic word. Che Ahn is the
International Chancellor of Wagner Leadership
Institute. With a Master of Divinity and Doctor of
Ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary. He
travels the world declaring God's Word, releasing
His healing power and leading many to know Jesus. He
has written more than a dozen successful book s.
https://www.charismanews.com/us/54651-che-ahn-hands-over-hrock-church-to-new-pastor.
Ahn
was also president of the board of directors for Lou
Engle's The Call. He is one of the main mover's and
shaker's in the New Apostolic and has been for many
years. His affiliations, associations are the some
of the more famous promoters of the Latter Rain
teachings.
(428)
Kingdom Dominion
Theology by Dave Hunt and T.A.
McMahon, 4/7/20 One hears a great deal about
Christ returning only when the church is a unified,
vibrant, forceful, spotless, wrinkle-free bride,
etc. There is no scripture to support such teaching.
Nor is it logical that Christians who happen to be
alive when Christ returns will have to attain
perfection in order to join (at that heavenly
marriage to the Lamb) millions of Christians from
past ages who attained to no such perfection at all.
The only righteousness that any of us have is that
of Christ himself. Our works qualify us for rewards
but not for heaven. “Absent from the body…present
with the Lord” (2 Corinthians:5:8) is as true of
carnal Christians when they die as it is for the
most victorious. Christians from all ages “must all
appear before the judgment seat of Christ” (2
Corinthians:5:10), and when our works have been
tried with fire (1 Corinthians:3:13-15), and in
shame we have confessed our sins and failures (1
John:1:9) and He has wiped “all tears from [our]
eyes” (Revelation:21:4), then, and not until then,
will His bride (the true church) appear without spot
or wrinkle, united before her Father’s throne in
heaven and ready to join in that great feast above!
(429)
Warning
about “The Bible Project”
by The Word like Fire, 4/29/20 “Hell–or
evil or sin, the various names it’s
called in the Bible–is something that
humans have created.” — Tim Mackie,
creator of The Bible Project (9:35 in
video) Huh? This morning we discovered
the The Bible Project. We watched
the teaching about the prophet Ezekiel.
It was so well done, so clear in its
graphics and explanation, that we were
bowled over. So bowled over that the
link was sent out to others. We were
pretty excited. But after doing some
research, we realized The Bible
Project should not be recommended–rather
should people be warned. Mackie’s claim
(given on his podcast) that “humans have
created” hell is not the worst of it.
(430)
A GLOSSARY
OF NEW APOSTOLIC REFORMATION
TERMINOLOGY by Rick Becker,
4/30/20 The New
Apostolic Reformation (NAR) is one of
the fastest growing and insidious
movements in the visible church. One of
the ways to identify leaders and their
followers (NARites) in this movement, is
by paying attention to the terminology
or buzzwords they use. Some of the words
in this list are biblical, but the
meaning and application are far removed
from what scripture actually teaches
(biblical terminology to gives credence
to their aberrant doctrines) Certain
words used in the NAR appear to be
sci-fi or computer buzzwords, and their
applications originate in the minds of
the false apostles and prophets that
drive this movement. The words listed
are not exclusive to the NAR, but occur
in some Charismatic, Word of Faith and
other movements.
(431)
Bethesda NW
leader: Jesus says God could be a
woman… by The Word like
Fire, 5/11/20 On
Mother’s Day in 2019, Bethesda NW, a
church closely aligned with Bill
Johnson’s Bethel Redding, decided to
worship the Mother Goddess instead of
God the Father. It was painful proof of
the widespread and seductive theology in
William Paul Young’s book, The Shack.
What was the Bethesda NW service like
one year later on Mother’s Day 2020? Had
Bethesda NW leaders searched the
Scriptures and corrected their theology?
Unfortunately, in the sermon, leaders
Ben and Tisha Straup pretty much
doubled down. Tisha Straup: So, God is
not male. He’s male and female.
(432)
The Passion
Translation author: “We are the
Reincarnation of Jesus Christ”
by The Word like Fire, 5/30/20 “We are
the Word made flesh again. We are the
Reincarnation of Jesus Christ.” “Christ
is no longer a man. He’s a people. You
and I carry like Mary. We will bring
forth the Christ. The Second Coming is
the Becoming of the Lord.” “As Christ
comes forth and emerges on the earth in
a corporate expression, there will be a
people who become the feet. The
beautiful feet. … They will be untouched
by sin, darkness, even death.” “Stop
being in love with your tradition,
opinion and understanding of the Bible
that’s so shallow, and so, like, feeble,
and we barely make it in our lives
because we don’t have that rich treasure
yet.” From the teaching of Brian
Simmons, author of The Passion
Translation (on Youtube): Brian Simmons
claims Christ came to him and gave him
the task of issuing forth The Passion
Translation. Simmons is a New Apostolic
Reformation leader, and The Passion
Translation serves many as an NAR
“Bible.”
(433)
Apostles of
the Apostasy by Mike
Oppenheimer, 6/8/20 This is
a subject we need to settle or we will
be caught in the net of influence that
is strengthening to capture the church
by leaders of the apostolic movement,
the New ‘Reformation.’ Millions of
people in churches are now connected to
this movement started in the late 90’s
under Peter Wagner, and there are other
types independent of his.
(434)
Post New
Apostolic Reformation Reflections
by Rick Becker, 6/12/20 When you
are saved from the deception that
captivated you, a process begins to
unfold. It’s painful, confusing, it’s
lonely at times. But as the scales are
removed from your eyes, truths which
were previously hidden from you will be
illuminated. Some are uncomfortable, but
essential in order to lay a foundation
for a faith that doesn’t fall for the
various comfortable winds of doctrine.
Post New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) you
can expect a shift (excuse the pun) in
your understanding of scripture, and
consequently of God and self. In this
article I share various stages, or
moments of awakening to certain truths
that many experience after their exit
from the NAR.
(425)
Updated! 7/6/20
-Interpretation
of the Word, Meaning, and Application of
tetelestai by Mike
Oppenheimer, 7/6/20 - Read Part
1 & Part
2. Brian
Simmons Passion Bible seeks the meanings
he writes not from the original words.
He says the essential meaning of a
passage should take priority,
translating the essence of God’s
original message and heart into modern
English.” “The meaning” has
priority over the literal form of the
original words. His basis for the
meaning is that“There is a language of
the heart that must express the passion
of this love-theology.” (About the
Passion Translation) He speaks of
translating the Word to the language of
our heart. But God tells us our heart is
deceitful, why? Because of sin.
Therefore sin is the natural
language of man’s heart. Though we
receive the Holy Spirit, we still have
the old nature of sin within. His
concept then becomes a huge problem in
changing the meanings of the word to be
adjusted to man’s heart. The Word
which was given was by the Holy Spirit
of whom it is said, “For the word of God
is living and powerful, and sharper than
any two-edged sword, piercing even to
the division of soul and spirit, and of
joints and marrow, and is a discerner of
the thoughts and intents of the heart.
(Heb. 4:12-13)
(426)
A Religious
lie by Mike Oppenheimer,
7/22/20 The tale
of Jesus visiting Brian Simmons
and then being taken into heavens
library.
(427)
Come
Together Right Now Over Trump?
by Jackie Alnor, 8/8/20 A
variety of coalitions have formed to
engage in efforts for the re-election of
President Donald J. Trump. These groups
consist of like-minded individuals who
have a huge reach into their
constituencies where they can rally
votes for the November showdown. Trump’s
official website lists them: Women for
Trump, Veterans for Trump, Cops for
Trump, Democrats for Trump, Pro-Life
Voices for Trump, Workers for Trump,
Lawyers for Trump and a host of others.
These include people from all walks of
life coming together for political
reasons as conservative Americans hoping
to hold back the tide of Liberal
anarchy. But only one coalition on the
list promises to invoke the help of the
Almighty for the task: Evangelicals for
Trump. They will be having a rally in
Las Vegas on August 6th at the Ahern
Hotel & Convention Center they call:
“Evangelicals for Trump: Praise, Prayer,
and Patriotism.” “Evangelicals for Trump
will engage the Christian community to
help re-elect President Donald J. Trump
in 2020. Through re-affirming support
for President Trump, evangelicals across
the country will work to deliver a
second term – ensuring that pro-life
initiatives, religious freedom, and the
appointment of conservative judges are
kept as a top priority for four more
years.” [Source:
https://evangelicals.donaldjtrump.com]
Paula White, the prosperity gospel
televangelist, heads the White House’s
Faith and Opportunity Initiative, that
is sponsoring the rally. So as not to
give the wrong idea that this event
could just be her latest ploy to fleece
people out of their hard-earned money,
the following disclaimer is seen in fine
print at the bottom of the registration
page: “Pastor Paula White is a special
guest for this event. Her participation
is not a solicitation of funds.”
[Source:
https://events.donaldjtrump.com/events/evangelicals-for-trump-praise-prayer-and-patriotism-las-vegas-nv-august-6]
The
speakers at the event are listed as:
“Pastor Paula White, Pastor Jentezen
Franklin, Pastor Paul Goulet, Pastor
Tony Suarez, Pastor Jack Hibbs, Bishop
Harry Jackson, Ralph Reed, and Todd
Lamphere.”
(428)
A Religious
LIE by Mike Oppenheimer,
8/29/20 But you
have an anointing from the Holy One, and
you know all things. I have not written
to you because you do not know the
truth, but because you know it, and that
no lie is of the truth.” 1 John 2:20-21
On Sid Roth’s “It’s Supernatural’
television program (2015) Brian Simmons
claimed that in 2009, Jesus Christ
literally visited him in his bed room,
“Jesus Christ came into my room and
breathed on me and he commissioned me.”
…And he spoke to me and said, ‘I'm
commissioning you to translate the Bible
into the translation project that I'm
giving you to do.’ And he promised that
he would help me, and he promised me
that he would give me secrets of the
Hebrew language.”…
(429)
Gary
Stearman-- a believer in time
travelers of the Bible by
Mike Oppenheimer, 9/1/20 “Science
now says that past, present, and future
all exist at the same time, and that
every point in three-dimensional space
is equally distant from every other
point. Time-space is an interwoven
whole.... Atoms entangled at the quantum
level could be on opposite sides of the
galaxy, and still react to each other at
the same instant. Thus, at a very deep
level, there exists a universal
connection between all things” ... (Gary
Stearman, Time Travelers of the Bible,
p. 444 [bold added] Quantum theories
which are often disguised mysticism
seems to be finding itself into the
church. Stearman’s concept of time is
like “the Flash TV series on the
multiverse”, it makes very little sense.
Read Part 1 & Part
2.
(430)
SUE
SINCLAIR: A modern-day ‘JEZEBEL’? -
‘Dreams and Visions’ or The Word of
God? by Cecil Andrews,
9/2/20 In
recent days, a Christian lady, who for
years has received my newsletters etc
wrote to me and enclosed a print-out
from someone named SUE SINCLAIR who
heads up a ‘ministry’ based in Liverpool
and which is called ‘COMMUNITY WATCHMEN
MINISTRIES’: FROM THE GATEWAY OF
LIVERPOOL T0 THE ENDS OF THE EARTH’ –
The web site for this ministry is
located on https://www.cwmprayer.com/
This lady, SUE SINCLAIR, is listed as a
‘Council Member’ of the recently formed
socalled ‘British Isles Council of
Prophets’. The print-out the lady sent
me is of an item posted on the web site
of SUE SINCLAIR and is found on this
page of her web site -
https://www.cwmprayer.com/sue-sinclair-1
and from that page you need to download
the item listed as ‘From Isolation to
Mobilisation’. My Christian friend was
anxious to know what I thought of ‘From
Isolation to Mobilisation’ as some folks
in the church she attends were keen to
circulate this ‘Prophetic Report’ by SUE
SINCLAIR. The print-out ran to 6 pages
and so I went through it and highlighted
a number of statements that for me were
very much ‘redflag warnings.’ I then
phoned my friend to share those ‘red
flag’ concerns with her and she found my
observations helpful.
(431)
Why I Began
Blogging / It’s Been Ten Years!
by CrossWise, 9/19/20 Hard to
believe, but I’ve been writing blog
articles here for ten years now, as of
today. My impetus was Bill Johnson’s
somewhat off the cuff statement claiming
Jesus was ‘born again’—and all that
entailed. However, I began researching
things related to the movement
associated with all this about six
months prior. This movement is the
so-called New Apostolic Reformation (aka
Apostolic-Prophetic Movement), which is
related to the Word of Faith
(Word/Faith) movement. That was my real
introduction to the blogosphere. With
the benefit of time and things I’ve
learned in the interim, I can now relate
the background.
(432)
Jonathan
Cahn cashes in on “The Harbinger 2:
The Return” mythology by
The Word Like Fire, 9/26/20 So are
we to believe that harbingers about
America have been in the Bible all this
time? Including, apparently, information
about Covid 19? The fact is, Jonathan
Cahn has created a mythology, a set of
fables, which many people now believe,
and he is cashing in on this. And they
shall turn away their ears from the
truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
(2 Tim 4:4) The United States, as many
have noted, cannot be found in the
Bible. Nevertheless, the Harbinger
mythology plays well in the visible
church, particularly in the New
Apostolic Reformation movement.
(433)
Steve
Berger and Other Church Leaders
Calling for “Repentance” and “Revival”
May First Need to Repent Themselves
by Lighthouse Trails, 10/1/20 A
wonderful and horrible thing is
committed in the land; The prophets
prophesy falsely, and the priests bear
rule by their means; and my people love
to have it so: and what will ye do in
the end thereof? (Jeremiah 5:30-31)
Today, a growing number of Christian
leaders are holding public events
calling for national repentance and
church revival. With Christians deeply
concerned about the state of our nation,
it is understandable that repentance and
revival would be on the hearts of many
in the church. But sadly and alarmingly
many of the figures who are calling for
revival today have been promoting false
and dangerous teachings, and we must ask
the question, how can those involved
with serious false teachings lead the
way to true revival without first
repenting themselves of those false
teachings?
(434) Letter
to the Editor: Concerns About September “Revival”
Event in Washington, DC—The Return at
Lighthouse Trails, 10/5/20
LTRP Note: On September 25th and 26th,
an event took place in Washington, DC
called The Return in which this letter
to the editor below addresses. While
sincere Christians undoubtedly long to
see revival in America, many of us have
deep concerns about false revival that
will appear to be true revival. As
believers in Christ, we need godly
discernment more than ever in these days
in which we live. In Warren B. Smith’s
new book, The Titanic and Today’s
Church, Smith warns: Today’s church is
being told to overlook denominational
differences for the sake of . . .
“revival”—that we must come together in
“unity” for the purpose of . . . “great
awakening.” However . . . spiritual
deception and spiritual disaster arise
when truth is sacrificed on the “altar
of unity.”*
(435) “The
Return” – To WHAT?: A Bait & Switch Revival?
by Herescope, 10/8/20
Cahn is the latest champion in a long
line of prior signs and wonders
teachers, which is another reason why
his idea about a “return“ is way more
than the simplicity of biblical
repentance. Several decades ago, into
the vacuum of the authority of God's
Word came the Third Wave leaders such
as C. Peter Wagner and John Wimber.
These men and their associates taught
that God’s Word is insufficient and
that signs and wonders supersede or
supplant it. Wagner actually concocted
a slew of new theologies to undergird
his errant foundation, and millions
across the world have only been taught
his heresies, not the true Gospel of
Salvation. Rather, they taught the
gospel of the kingdom, a Dominionist
worldview. Both men believed that they
could invoke the Holy Spirit via
audio-visual media, mind-altering
phenomena, mood-inducing music,
chants, decrees, signs and wonders,
revelations, prophetic “words,”, and
other psychological methods of
manipulation. The evidence for
“revival” was no longer repentance
from sin, but rather being “filled”
with a false spirit that sometimes
shows itself in demonic head-wobbling
or uncontrollable laughter. Now this
movement's leaders are attempting to
invoke a “presence” spirit, a
substitute for the REAL RETURN of
Jesus, His soon Second Coming. These
experiential exuberances substitute
for true repentance and they are
characteristically devoid of God’s
Word. In fact, it is commonplace to
listen to an entire message without
once hearing the name of Jesus Christ,
mention of His Cross and Resurrection,
or a presentation of the Gospel of
Salvation found in God’s Word. Many
ministers water down and water down
their messages to the lowest common
denominator. No more meat, just pap or
sweetened sugar drinks. Ecumenism in
evangelicaldom has become a giant stew
pot of collaboration, dialogue, common
ground and compromise – the dialectic.
Ecumenical efforts promise unity and
reconciliation, revival and power,
even the ability to fulfill the Great
Commission. But it all avoids God’s
gold standard of authority for all
things pertaining to life and
godliness, His Word.
(436) Hello, I’m Sid Roth and
welcome to “my supernatural world”
by Mike Oppenheimer, 10/14/20 If you do signs and wonders, if you
think you had a visitation from God or
an angel, if you went to another realm
you think is heaven, if you received a
new revelation, had any type of
experience Sid Roth will more than happy
to welcome you on his show. If you teach
the Bible correctly, never mind, stay
home. Sid Roth’s show is called “it’s
Supernatural” for a reason, it is a
public illustration of everything that
is wrong with the Church and
Christianity today.
(437) The most
dangerous of all False teaching by Mike
Oppenheimer, 10/19/20
The new model of prayer is directed at
things; cities, principalities and
powers instead of petitioning God.
They teach the church to decree, make
power proclamations against
principalities and powers in the
heavenlies. The Bible does not
instruct us anywhere to use prayer to
battle directly against these beings.
There is no example in the Bible of a
believer confronting what they call
territorial demons or bind OR
commanding demons to give up their
territory in their prayer. When the
apostles entered a city to evangelize,
we have no example of them praying to
pull down strongholds or do verbal
rebukes of the territorial spirits.
Jesus didn't go into Jerusalem and
address the evil spirit that caused
the unbelief in people. He held people
individually accountable to their
different sins. We are not commanded
to discover demons, trying to pull
them down, curse them, bind them and
supposedly throw them into the pit of
Hell. As believers we have authority
over our own lives but we don't have
power over other places. Only Jesus
does, that is why we pray. But what
these people have brought into the
church is fantasy spiritual war
games. Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(438)
Instead
Of Preaching Christ, Steven Furtick
Holds ‘Walk On Water In Style’ Contest
posted by Marcha West, 10/27/20 “It goes without saying — at least to
anyone who understands and believes the
Scriptures — that “walking on water” is
not a practice of the Church and
pretending to do so is nothing more than
a mockery of God.” (Jeff Maples –
Reformation Charlotte) Heretic and
false teacher, Steven Furtick of
Elevation Church in Charlotte, NC is no
stranger to clownish gimmicks that mock
Christ and reflect a spirit of sedition
against the commandments of God. It
should come as no surprise that a pastor
who believes that God’s existence
depends on man and denies the trinity
while embracing the heresy of modalism
would hold a contest to see who can
“walk on water” the best when, instead,
he should be preaching the Scriptures,
exalting the name of Christ, and
pointing people to salvation.
(440) Hillsong
Pastor Carl Lentz Engaged In 5-Month
Long Affair With Muslim Nyc Designer
by Marcha West, 11/10/20
“I have no knowledge of the Christian
world, I’m Muslim. He told me the most
beautiful women come from the Middle
East and we kept talking from there. We
walked and talked more for a little bit
and exchanged numbers. He told me his
name was Carl but that’s it, he wouldn’t
tell me his last name. And he told me
that his job was as a sports agent.”
(Protestia) A 34-year-old New York
City-based designer named Ranin Karim is
claiming that she had a 5 month- long
affair with disgraced pastor Carl Lentz,
culminating in their breakup only last
week, and has the text messages and
video messages to prove it. Karim, who
is the owner of Wahidon NYC and who also
starred in the 2009 Oscar-nominated film
“Ajami, said she met Carl some 5 months
ago. He claimed to be an unmarried
sports agent and the two hit it off,
according to the Sun, who has verified
the text messages and video messages.
She said he did not wear a wedding ring,
and so had no reason to suppose he was
lying. Karim decided to come forward
after being offended that his followers
and church leadership were making it
seem just like he had a brief fling or a
one-night stand, insisting it was far
more than that.
(441)
The
NAR antidote to coronavirus by
Spirit of Error, 11/17/20 In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis,
I’ve been wondering how New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR) leaders and their
churches have been responding. It’s
interesting that, despite their alleged
miraculous powers, the movement’s
apostles and prophets didn’t predict
coronavirus and they haven’t been able
to stop it. But after examining their
responses to the virus, I’ve noticed
that many boil down to this: They claim
that “prophetic proclamation” —
especially the proclamation of Psalm 91
— is the key to breaking the grip of
coronavirus and launching a worldwide
revival. This type of prophetic
proclamation is also called making a
“decree” or a “declaration.” The
theological idea behind it is that God’s
children have the authority to create or
alter reality through their spoken
words, similar to the way God created in
Genesis 1.
(442) The Latter Rain
teachings of the author of the Passion
Translation - Copying William
Branham's teachings by Mike
Oppenheimer, 12/11/20 Can we expect Brian Simmons to have an
affinity to William Branham as he is
part of the NAR and they promote his
Bible? Yes we can! Many of the concepts
Simmons teaches and writes in his
Passion Bible comes from William
Branham. Most importantly he also
believed in an Aramaic primacy.
Considering that the NAR endorses
Branham, this then becomes the hub in
the wheel. Simmons claims the reason for
mistranslations, is because translators
have not been following the Aramaic
text. Simmons says, "Jesus spoke in
Aramaic. He taught in Aramaic. The
apostles taught in Aramaic as well.
Simmons’ relies on the Aramaic
manuscripts to produce this translation.
Simmons says, Lamsa was the
ground-breaker, he was the pioneer.”
William Branham endorsed only one
scholar – George Lamsa. He called him “
The great Doctor Lamsa, who translated
the Bible from the Aramaic unto English
.” (60-0417M Go Tell Jefferson IN). The
Peshitta that is in Aramaic is
considered superior. Lamsa told people
the Bible was originally written in
Aramaic and Branham agreed. Both are
wrong since the Bible was written years
after Christ to the Gentiles that spoke
common Greek, not Aramaic which the Jews
spoke.
(443) Hillsong
Church rife with ‘inappropriate’ sex,
members claimed by Page Aix,
12/19/20 Hillsong staffers used the church like
a seedy dating service, “sleeping
around” with volunteers and asking them
to send nude pictures — according to a
group of volunteers who allegedly
complained about the situation. The
whistleblowers also claimed the
organization — which has been rocked by
recent revelations that its former
leader, Carl Lentz, had multiple tawdry
affairs — was “a breeding ground for
unchecked abuse.”
(444) Sorry,
Not Sorry: Why The Nar Prophets’
Apologies For Getting Things Wrong
Don’t Cut It by Holly Pivec,
1/20/21 “With their failed prophecies about
Trump’s reelection, NAR prophets have
disappointed the people, damaged the
reputation of the Church, and have
fostered greater suspicion of Christian
leadership. YouTube videos mocking all
evangelicals because of their failed
prophecies have received millions of
views, such as this one titled
“Evangelicals Freak Out.” The NAR
prophets have made it much more
difficult for Christians to share the
gospel going forward.” (Holly Pivec
& Doug Geivett – Apologies from the
many “prophets” of the New Apostolic
Reformation who falsely prophesied
President Trump’s reelection are pouring
in, including apologies from Kris
Vallotton, Shawn Bolz, and Jeremiah
Johnson. They say their failed
prophecies don’t make them false
prophets. They maintain that they’re
still genuine prophets of God, and they
stress that they’ve prophesied
accurately in the past. Yet they admit
that, this time, they missed it big
time. Many of their followers have
responded to their apologies with praise
for their humility and their willingness
to admit they were mistaken. Indeed,
many have said that the apologies
actually serve to strengthen their
credibility and provide more reason to
trust the “prophets.” (Other followers
are doubling down and insisting that the
“prophets” were right and that, despite
all evidence to the contrary, Trump will
see a second term in office because God
will vindicate the prophets and reverse
the present circumstances.) In short,
many of their followers have accepted
the apologies of the “prophets” and have
indicated that they still see them as
legitimate prophets. The “prophets” did
apologize, after all. Wasn’t that big of
them? Shouldn’t we give them credit for
owning up to their mistakes?
(445) Hillsong
Pastor Joins With Joe Biden Transition
Team And Muslims To Call For Religious
Unity at Christian Research
Network, 1/30/21 In a roundtable discussion on Thursday,
which is open to the public, Caine will
join Islamist, Dalia Mogahed and Jewish
professor, Amy-Jill Levine and will be,
according to the registration website,
“discussing the topic of religion in
public square, the importance of
multi-faith relationships, mending the
divide in our nation, repudiating sex
trafficking, and more.” Interfaith unity
seems to be all the rage these days —
but historically speaking, it always has
been…. There has never been true unity
between God’s people and the rest of the
world. But the world, itself, despite
the vast diversity of religious beliefs,
have always been unified around one
thing — their rejection of the Biblical
Jesus.
(446) Hillsong
Church Hit With $20,000,000 Lawsuit
For ‘Immoral Acts’ +Damages at
Christian Research Netowrk, 2/1/21 (Protestia) Hillsong Church is
gearing up to meet their financial
maker, becoming the defendants in a
series of lawsuits over breaches of
contract and damages, according to a
series of recently filed suits against
the scandal-ridden Australian
megachurch. On this side of the pond,
Hillsong’s Connecticut plant is being
sued by The Wall Street Theater Company.
Hillsong rented the theater from them
for their weekly Sunday church service
at a cost of nearly $6000 a month…. They
signed a fresh lease a few months before
the pandemic hit, and then when the
world went sideways, sought to take
advantage of the agreement’s 120-day
termination clause. The theater agreed,
but the clause to exit the lease was
$100,899.25, which Hillsong refused to
pay. Connecticut doesn’t have a
pandemic-related moratorium on
commercial rent payment that many states
do, and so Hillsong would be liable for
it. The suit alleges that Hillsong acted
in an “immoral way” and also stole
electronic equipment from them.
(447) Perry Stone openly
endorses William Branham, the great
false teacher /prophet by Mike
Oppenheimer, 2/7/21 Perry Stone speaks of a very
significant and important video he has
produced. What is it? It is about
William Branham’s 7 vision prophecy that
Branham supposedly received in 1933. He
tells us to watch all of it, “ Number 7
the 7th thing I will tell you. On this
video is probably the most significant,
number 6 and 7 actually match and you’re
going hear something that I have taught
for 20 years .” He then says when
Hillary was running for president he was
sharing Branham’s 1933 vision “ asking
the question could she be the person to
fulfill it?” This means that Perry Stone
is a subscriber to Branham’s teachings
and that makes him unsafe for a number
of reasons. First: Does Stone know
Branham not only denied the Trinity but
cursed it? He did this with a “thus
saith the Lord.” Is not the nature of
God to be taught accurately? Second: To
endorse this false prophet / teacher
shows he lacks discernment. Read
Part
1 & Part
2.
(448)
Identifying
the mockers and scoffers by
Mike Oppenheimer, 2/9/21 Mockers and scoffers are at an all-time
high in the world and Church today.
Prov. 14:9 “Fools mock at sin.” They
mocked Jesus as he was to die for sin.
(Mt.20:19; Mk.10:24; Lk.14:29, 23:11) To
mock means to make fun of, to make light
of, and cause derision. They are those
who are insulting or have contemptuous
action or speech. Jeremiah says he as a
prophet did, “ not sit in the assembly
of the mockers” (Jer.15:17). As a
prophet he was to be consecrated to the
service of the Lord, meaning having
separation from those who think lightly
of this service and the Lord. The same
is instructed to believers in Christ
today. The Psalmist writes in Ps 1:1 “
Blessed is the man Who walks not in the
counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in
the path of sinners, Nor sits in the
seat of the scornful.” Jude 17-19 “ But
you, beloved, remember the words which
were spoken before by the apostles of
our Lord Jesus Christ: how they told you
that there would be mockers in the last
time who would walk according to their
own ungodly lusts. These are sensual
persons, who cause divisions, not having
the Spirit. ” This word mockers is
“scoffers,” this word is not found
anywhere else in the New Testament. They
are murmurers; complainers who disturb
the peace of the church and it has
everything to do with the coming of the
Lord. It’s a parallel verse to 2 Peter.
(449) Hillsong
Being Sued For Stealing Electronic
Equipment And Over 100k In Unpaid Rent
at Christian Research Network, 2/12/21 “Hillsong has hosted Roman Catholic
masses, has put on literal circus
performances, held sleazy Christmas
performances and paraded scantily
clad women across the stage, and
featured a “naked cowboy” at a women’s
conference followed by a “naked Santa”
at another conference.” Hillsong Church
is by far the most scandalous
organization that his claimed the name
of Christ in modern history. Over the
last few years, Hillsong has been
plagued by a number of sex scandals
including, most recently, the lead
pastor of the NYC branch being fired for
having an adulterous affair with an
Islamic woman.
(450) Brian
Houston Stepping Down As Hillsong Head
Honcho at Christian Research
Network, 2/20/21 “Houston also touched upon how the
Hillsong churches in the US have been
“hit hard” by a series of
scandals.” (Protestia) In a
stunning move, Hillsong Church Global
Senior Pastor Brian Houston and his wife
Bobbie announced Sunday morning that
they are transitioning away from their
leadership role within the organization,
in order to make way for a new vision
going forward. The multinational
megachurch has 150,000 members spread
across 123 churches in 24 different
countries. Speaking during the church’s
annual Vision Sunday service, Houston
explained that with the church growing
and expanding so rapidly, it was
“virtually impossible” and
“unsustainable” for them to manage alone
and to do all that they are doing.
Consequently, they want to bring in
younger leaders to lead chart a new path
forward.
(451) Charismatic
Prophet Jeremiah Johnson Suspends All
Online Ministry After Visitation From
Jesus at Christian Research
Network, 2/28/21 Before we get to Protestia’s piece, you
should know that Jeremiah Johnson is one
of many so-called NAR prophets who
predicted falsely that Donald Trump
would win the presidency. The NAR
maintain that they are modern day
“apostles” and “prophets.” People who
are involved in this movement place a
greater emphasis on dreams, visions and
extra-biblical revelation than they do
on the scriptures. Many leaders in this
cult, yes, it’s a cult, declare that
they experience visits by angels, some
of them even claim they’ve had
face-to-face conversations with the Lord
Jesus. According to John MacArthur the
NAR “is a rapidly expanding movement
being generated by some of the same old
troubling false teachers and false
leaders that have been around in
Charismania for decades, always
dishonoring the Holy Spirit, always
dishonoring the Scripture, always
claiming miracle signs, wonders,
visions, dreams.”
(452) Hillsong
Church Does Satanic Buddhist Dance
During Christmas Service at
Christian Research Network, 3/4/21 “While the troupe dances, you’ll notice
that they have the same hand and finger
positioning as the goddess, as depicted
in the portraits, statues, and graven
images of her. There is also a large
lotus featured prominently in the
background screen, the same as Kuan Shi
Yin.” (Protestia) A recently unearthed
video from Hillsong Sweden shows their
2018 Christmas service extravaganza
featured a dance routine on the stage
that is traditionally done to honor the
Buddhist deity Kuan Shi Yin,
incorporating the “dance of a thousand
hands” into a service designed to
worship Christ.
(453) Charismatic
Conference Sees 4-Year-Old Kids Taught
To Speak In Tongues, Prophecy, And Get
‘Slain In The Spirit’ at
Christian Research Network, 3/13/21 A worship session during a charismatic
children’s conference had kids as young
as four years old being encouraged to
speak in tongues, prophecy, and get
slain in the spirit, with rejoicing
testimony that these young ones were
“falling out under the power and crying
and trembling.” The Fire21 Kids
Conference was held in Orlando, FL, and
ran alongside the Fire21 Conference, a
3-day charismatic extravaganza that
featured speakers Daniel Kolebda, Todd
White, and Bethel’s Sean Feucht.
(454) Charismatic
Prophet Says He’s Michael Jackson’s
Lawyer In Heaven, Where The ‘King Of
Pop’ Dances For Jesus Despite Witch
And Warlock Plot by Protestia,
3/26/21 In a tale as old as time, a charismatic
prophet claims that God took him to
heaven, where he took on the assignment
of interceding for Michael Jackson who
became saved before he died and now
dances and sings for Jesus in heaven,
despite a plot by a coven of witches and
warlocks to make YouTube video’s saying
he was in hell. Naturally, these
comments were made to Steven Shultz of
Elijah List Ministries, who’s taking a
break from interviewing Kat Kerr and
found himself out of the frying pan and
into the fire,
(455) Hillsong
Caving In On Itself As Another
Location Shuts Down Amid Scandal
at CRV, 4/13/21 “Hillsong has hosted Roman Catholic
masses, has put on literal circus
performances, held sleazy Christmas
performances and paraded scantily clad
women across the stage, and featured a
“naked cowboy” at a women’s conference
followed by a “naked Santa” at another
conference. It’s easy to see why so many
Bible-believing Christians refuse to
even allow their presence through music
in their churches.” Hillsong has always
been a scandal-plagued church. The
global organization which is
headquartered in Sydney, Australia, is a
popular, worldly organization that
masquerades as a church but attracts
celebrities and carnal-minded people who
would rather not have to deal with the
“mundane,” such as biblical theology and
actual Christian teaching, and would
rather just be entertained.
(456) National
Day of Prayer . . . Without God?
by Ken Ham, 5/21/21 For the first time in 69 years, the
president of the United States omitted
the mention of God from the National Day
of Prayer—a sign of the state of our
nation. Since 1952, the first Thursday
of May has been the National Day of
Prayer in the United States. Each year,
the president issues a proclamation
regarding this special day of prayer and
petition to the Lord for this nation.
Well, President Biden released a
proclamation, that, for the first time
in the 69-year history of the National
Day of Prayer, did not mention the words
God, Creator, Jesus, or any other name
for the Godhead. The sole mention of God
was in the ceremonious phrase “in the
year of our Lord,” in reference to it
being the year 2021. But while the
proclamation didn’t mention the one true
God as the One to whom we pray and make
our petitions, don’t make the mistake of
thinking there is no deity in this
prayer. There is—and it’s the false god
of Genesis 3:5: . . . . you will be like
God . . .
(457) Post
NAR Traumatic Stress by Rick
Becker, Famine In The Land, 5/23/21 When God delivers people from various
forms of deception and apostate
movements such as the New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR) or any other
spiritually abusive group, a painful
process begins. The transition from
living in the clutches of deception,
into truth and freedom is a journey
fraught with pitfalls. Make no mistake,
what people have been through in these
movements or by submitting to false
teachers is spiritual abuse. Exiting a
spiritually abusive church can have
severe effects such as PTSD symptoms.
Furthermore, although abusive leaders
are a false spiritual authority, they
represent God to the deceived….
(458) Blood
Moons: Prophets Who Persist In
Prophesying Falsely by Marsh
West, 5/25/21 The Blood Moon theory has always been
nothing more than baseless speculation
by the likes of Cahn, Hagee, Biltz, plus
a whole host of others. False prophets
also come to us via YouTube channels,
both men and women, some of whom attract
a large number of subscribers and
visitors. These people seemingly have a
lot of time on their hands as they sit
and gaze into a computer screen,
theorizing when the Rapture and/or
Christ’s Second Coming will occur. Some
of these “prophets” are brazen enough to
set dates. So – my question is, why
didn’t the Lord Jesus return during the
Blood Moon of 2015, as the prophets
predicted He would?
(459)
Hillsong
Ceo Says It’s ‘Unfortunate’ To
Represent What The Bible Says About
Homosexuality at CRN, 5/31/21 “The position Houston took echos what
former NYC pastor, Carl Lentz, stated
last year–that he may be open to
affirming homosexuality and abortion in
the future. Hillsong has a history of
being less-than-conservative on
homosexuality. Hillsong Church–a
worldwide megachurch corporation that
has been plagued with sex scandal after
sex scandal based out of Sydney,
Australia–has been in the media
spotlight for the last several months as
the church’s public image has become
increasingly tarnished.
(460) Prophetess
Jennifer Leclaire’s pursuit of power and miracles
by Mike Oppenheimer, 5/31/21
Jennifer LeClaire was formerly the
senior editor of Charisma, director of
the Awakening House of Prayer, a senior
leader of the New Breed Revival Network
and author of numerous books, including
Jezebel's Puppets: Exposing the Agenda
of False Prophets. I find this expose’
of false prophets title perplexing, as
she is fully involved with, and promotes
the false prophets and their agenda of
the Latter Rain, so how is one to take
this statement seriously?Leclaire is a
little late to this warning of which so
many others warned of in the 90’s and
watched the movement develop into what
it is today-a runaway train. In fact
Charisma Magazine has been promoting the
false revivals and false prophets only
to have egg on their face after, as she
was the face of Charisma. Magazines,
radio and TV that promote trendy ear
tickling is always double tongued after
the fact. After eight years with
Charisma magazine on Oct. 30, 2017
Leclaire resigned from her role as
senior editor to follow a “ higher call
from God,” which she prophesied. Big
stuff is said to be coming “ as I will
continue releasing my voice through my
book and itinerant travel ministry. ”
And this is what we need to look at, for
she can say some right things, and
yet….at the same time she says the
opposite, what is wrong often. She
rebukes other so called prophets that
put their voice and their word above the
voice of God and Word of God, and she
does the same. Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(461) Turning
to Fables by Mary Danielsen, 6/6/21
While many in the church seem to have
fallen asleep at their post and have
ceased to “watch therefore,” they seem
to have plenty of time and attention to
be distracted by “heaps of teachers” out
there who are more than happy to tell
them what they want to hear. The Bible
tells us that those who are really not
lovers of the truth after all will “turn
their ears away” from sound doctrine.
This is a conscious decision on their
part combined with stopped up ears that
no longer endure enduring. Then they
fill that spiritual void up with fables,
such as bestselling book and film The
Shack. The definitive fictional fable of
our time, it is devoid of even the
atonement and boldly goes into the
heresy of universalism, reflecting a
complete lack of fear of the Lord and
remaking God into man’s image. That
word, “fables,” is translated
“narrative,” which is one of the key
words used by emergent adherents as they
“reframe” the Gospel into “relevant”
social-justice causes. I have noticed
how the enemy doesn’t just take away
from God’s Word, he keeps everyone busy
with the shiny new verbal bling so they
don’t see the holes in their theology,
thinking that they are moving forward
with something new and improved, making
the old path look rutted and hopelessly
outdated. The NAR (New Apostolic
Reformation) movement is the champion of
nonsense “Christian-ese” designed to
cover up the fact that they are forcing
a gospel of me-centered prosperity on
potential “apostles” of the end times.
They major in endless fables that are
cranked out daily by those who claim we
can have everything we want at the
command of our words. If that were true,
all those prosperity adherents and
advocates would be rich and ageless, but
lo, only the lead teachers of such
gobbledegook are the rich ones—who will
leave their fortunes for another.
(462) DC
Talk's Kevin Max Identifies as an 'Exvangelical',
Says He follows 'the Universal Christ' by
Christian Headlines, 6/7/21
Kevin Max, a member of the Grammy
award-winning Christian band DC Talk,
recently stirred up controversy after he
identified himself as an "exvangelical",
leading many to think he has departed
from the faith. In a tweet over the
weekend, Max wrote the following,
"Hello, my name is Kevin Max & I'm
an #exvangelical". The singer added that
he has been "deconstructing" his faith
"for decades." "I've been
deconstructing/Reconstructing/progressing/whatever
you wish to call it for decades, I've
been in the outsider/misfit/seeker club
for a long time now.... thank you for
welcoming me in, but I've always been
here," he said. In a post responding to
comments that he has left Christianity
altogether, Max added that he follows
"the universal Christ", though he did
not clarify what that means exactly, CBN
News reports "I have no idea how many
people's blogs or podcasts are using
that announcement for further division,
but I'm here for The Grace," he
contended. He further elaborated his
post by sharing the lyrics for one of
the upcoming songs from his new band,
Sad Astronauts. "It's OK to be estranged
/ from everything that you were taught
/and it's OK / to unpack all the
hopeless baggage that you bought / I
know the sun it never shines / in the
same place twice / and I know that life
is better / with a trusted vice / but
you will change / when you cave / to the
universal Christ," the lyrics read. "And
it's OK for you to lose / the shame from
all the churches [sic] abuse / and it's
OK / for them to see / you don't believe
in man's inerrancy / I know the sun it
never shines / in the place you hide / I
know you think it's better / shrouded in
secrets and lies / but you'll change /
when you embrace / the glowing universal
Christ." On Monday, Max posted another
tweet describing himself as "anti-war,
pro-peace, anti-hate, pro-live,
pro-LGBTQIA, pro-BLM, pro-open
mindedness, anti-narrow mindedness,
pro-utopia, anti-white nationalist
agenda, pro-equality, pro-vax,
pro-music, anti-1%rs, pro-poor,
pro-misfit-pro-Jesus, etc …" This is not
the first time Max has been outspoken
about his views concerning matters of
faith. Last summer, he released a solo
album, Radio Teknika, which featured a
song titled "Jesus, I love you, but your
followers freak me out." In an interview
with the Decent Christian Talk podcast
in December, the vocalist spoke on his
journey of deconstruction and encouraged
others to "embrace it". "When you give
into the fear of, 'Oh my gosh, I'm
asking questions,' or, 'Oh man, I don't
know if I believe this anymore,' you're
giving into the same fear that you know
kept us from progressing as people for
so long," Max said. "The total
totalitarian fear that's constant, in my
opinion, in a lot of evangelical
churches have made people regress over
time." "I feel like anybody out there
going through it, they should just
embrace it," he continued. "If they're a
believer, they should have these deep
conversations with the God they believe
in and really struggle with it, talk to
Him about it." Max went on to say he
believes God "cares about my progression
and asking questions and wanting to know
what is real and what isn't real."
(463) The
Passion Translation author: “We are the
Reincarnation of Jesus Christ” by The Word
Like Fire, 6/18/21 “We are the Word made flesh again. We are the
Reincarnation of Jesus Christ.” “Christ is no longer
a man. He’s a people. You and I carry like Mary. We
will bring forth the Christ. The Second Coming is
the Becoming of the Lord.” “As Christ comes forth
and emerges on the earth in a corporate expression,
there will be a people who become the feet. The
beautiful feet. … They will be untouched by sin,
darkness, even death.” “Stop being in love with your
tradition, opinion and understanding of the Bible
that’s so shallow, and so, like, feeble, and we
barely make it in our lives because we don’t have
that rich treasure yet.” From the teaching of Brian
Simmons, author of The Passion Translation (on
Youtube)
(464) Discovery+
Docuseries To Look At Hillsong Church Scandal,
Fall Of Ex-Pastor Carl Lentz by The
Christian Post, 6/25/21 According to Discovery+, the series will profile
“current and ex-members of the church who have come
forward to share harrowing stories of trauma, abuse,
financial and labor exploitation, homophobia and
racism that created a culture of chaos at Hillsong.”
Discovery+ has announced that it will stream a
three-episode limited docuseries titled “Breaking
Hillsong” that will delve into the controversy
surrounding former Hillsong NYC pastor Carl Lentz.
(465) Beware--The
New Bible teachings without words by Mike
Oppenheimer, 7/8/21 The Bible is a unique collection of sixty-six
books, by one original author, God, writing the
Scripture through many chosen men who were obedient
holy men of God moved by his Holy Spirit. It is a
book written over a 1,500 year span from three
continents: Asia, Africa, and Europe, in three
original languages: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek.
Written by more than 40 authors, from every walk of
life. Moses, trained to be a political leader in
Egypt and led Israel in the wilderness to the
Promise Land, Joshua, a military general. Solomon, a
king in the time of peace, David a king in time of
war. Nehemiah, a cupbearer, Daniel, a prime
minister, Amos, a herdsman, Peter, a fisherman,
Luke, a doctor Matthew, a tax collector. They wrote
being incarcerated, as Jeremiah wrote in a dungeon,
Daniel in captivity with his nation, Paul, a Jewish
rabbi who wrote from prison, John exiled on
the isle of Patmos. But now we have those who want
to change the very structure, the nature of
Christianity based on the Bible. What you are about
to read should not be taken lightly but with the
utmost seriousness. I use just few of the many
examples taking place. According to Brian Simmons,
author of The Passion Translation that he calls the
Bible, “ God’s language is not Hebrew, God’s
language is not Greek, God doesn’t speak English. I
know the language of God. He told me. It’s picture.
God speaks in picture. This is why you dream. You
don’t dream a newspaper headline .” (Brian Simmons
// Glory Of The Last Days // Session 2 Part 1 (Brian
Simmons // Glory Of The Last Days // Session 2 Part
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7R8TFPPMbw 1 hour
16 minutes in video
(466) Discernment
Challenge: If You See Something, Say Something. Be
‘That Guy’ by JD Hall, 7/19/21 (JD Hall – Protestia) If You See Something,
Say Something is a public service campaign started
by the New York City Metropolitan Transportation
Authority, now licensed by the Department of
Homeland Security and has become popularized in use
by police departments and transit officers across
the country. It’s printed on posters and in radio
PSAs, announced over loudspeakers at train depots,
airports and bus stations, and printed on fliers
dispersed at sporting events. Chiefly the notion is
this; if you see something suspicious, just say
something. The success behind the propaganda is
based upon a simple supposition. People, the
authorities suppose, don’t feel qualified to make
sophisticated intelligence briefings to the
authorities, and that prevents people speaking up
when they see something. Therefore, people need to
know that what they need to do is just say
something. Saying something is better, the ad
relays, than saying nothing. Saying something might
save lives or prevent a terrorist attack. Not a day
goes by that Protestia doesn’t get a question in the
email of Pulpit Bunker that goes something like
this… Someone in my friend’s
list/church/family/workplace shared something from
[insert false teacher] or [insert false teaching].
What should I do? How do I handle this? Days, weeks,
months, and years go by with discerning friends
stewing in their annoyance and general antipathy
toward their colleagues, peers, friends and family
posting visions from Beth Moore, sexy intimate
God-time with Ann Voskamp, direct and divine
revelation from Sarah Young, general eisegetical
poppycock from Perry Noble, nonsensical and
steroid-fueled Jack Handey-style Deep Thoughts from
Steven Furtick, or the latest attempt to build
bridges by Rick Warren with whatever cult he’s been
most recently invited to speak. We know the pain. We
feel your pain. Kenneth Copeland has bound the
spirit of syphilis in Papua New Guinea. Let me bang
my head against the wall. Another kid woke up in
Heaven and came back with a best-seller. No, another
kid. No. Another kid. All of their experiences are
unbiblical. That should matter to the Bible
believing Christian. Formerly reformed rappers are
praising BLM and giving weak answers on abortion,
making us want us want to shake them to unwoke them.
Joel Osteen’s latest sermon was identical to the
fortune cookie message from the Great Wall of China
Restaurant. Thank you for sharing it on your
Facebook wall. Now I will decree and declare my way
off your friends list. Beth Moore is accusing people
of being racist again, even as she aligns herself
with the worst kinds of “Christian” progressives,
and we watch all her fanboys swoon over it. Oh, you
think I want to see that Joyce Meyer clip? Yes, yes
I do! But you’ll be watching a clip of a false
teacher that the Bible warns you to “mark and
avoid.” Yes, we understand your pain. So, what do
you do about it? If you see something, say
something.
(467) Lifeway
Doesn’t Carry Voddie Baucham’s #1 Best-Selling
‘Fault Lines,’ But Has Entire Landing Page For
Christine Caine by Protestia, 7/25/21 Despite the financial collapse and implosion that
has led Lifeway, the publishing arm of the Southern
Baptist Convention to close all its retail stores,
lay off thousands of staff, and lose tens of
millions of dollars, they continue to stick by their
convictions; which is to platform every sort of
errant and aberrant author that they can make a buck
off of while denying their readers a best-selling
balm to the soul. The most recent example of this is
the fact that they have an entire landing page for
Sarah Young and her mystical, montanistic,
theoerotic book Jesus Calling, selling some 25
variants of it. They also have an entire landing
page for Christine Caine, the charismatic,
egalitarian, one-time leader from Hillsong who
preaches the word/faith prosperity gospel while
leading a network designed to empower women to
become preachers and pastors. Caine holds to the
notion that Jesus died on the cross to give you
possessions, wealth, and health, and that it is
there for the taking if you have enough faith and
confess it positively. It’s no surprise then that
she cut her teeth on Hillsong, the Brian Houston-led
boondoggle that has the reputation for being among
the most immature, Scripturally ignorant, and carnal
people in the history of the world to ever call
themselves Christians. Despite these troubling
factoids about her, her swag will get sold as she
gets promoted as one of the elite “Lifeway Women.”
(468) The
Rotten Fruit Of The NAR (Reprise) by
Marsha West, 2016 This article by CRN managing editor Marsha West was
first published July 5, 2016. To fully grasp all the
reasons the New Apostolic Reformation is such a
dangerous movement and why discernment bloggers
incessantly warn about this cult I’m going to take
an excerpt from a piece I wrote a few years ago
entitled “Dominionists are on the move…and they mean
business.” I began with a quote from NAR’s
Grand Poohbah, C. Peter Wagner: Once we have the
apostles in place, we will then bring the
intercessors and the prophets into the inner circle,
and we will end up with the spiritual core we need
to move ahead for retaking the dominion that is
rightfully ours. Wagner was speaking of modern-day
apostles and prophets. What did he mean by
taking dominion that is rightly ours? I’ll
reveal his plans in a moment. But first, I must urge
readers to take Wagner and other NAR/word-faith
wolves seriously. Moreover, it is imperative that
Bible believers fully understand the inner workings
of the NAR in order to, “recognize them by their
[rotten] fruit.” (Mat. 7:16)
(469) Is
‘Eat The Meat And Spit Out The Bones’ A Proper
Response To False Teaching? by Churchwatch
Central, 7/30/21 The idea of eating fish, and spitting out the
bones, certainly sounds reasonable when the subject
is dinner. But when it comes to responding to false
teaching, this maxim doesn’t have the support of
Scripture. For example, the apostle Paul told the
Romans to “watch out for those who cause divisions
and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to
the teaching you have learned” and to “Keep away
from them” (Romans 16:17). In a previous article
responding to NAR ‘Apostle’ Michael Brown’s claim
that the NAR doesn’t exist, Holly Pivec stated:
“It’s important that when people recognize what the
NAR is – that it’s the belief in the present-day
church offices of apostle and prophet, that those
offices govern the church, then it becomes very
clear that the NAR is a very large movement that’s
been documented by church growth researchers and
sociologists and so that’s the key thing to
recognize.
(470) Hillsong
Leader Brian Houston Officially Charged With
Concealing Fathers Sex Abuse by Protestia,
8/6/221 Hillsong head honcho Brian Houston, founder of the
multi-site mega corp church group Hillsong has been
officially charged by police for allegedly
concealing and covering up his late father’s
well-documented sexual abuse and molestation of
children in the 1970’s, alleging that he knew boys
were being abused, but did nothing. The NYT
explains: In a statement, the police alleged that
Mr. Houston, now 67, “knew information relating to
the sexual abuse of a young male in the 1970s and
failed to bring that information to the attention of
police.”
(471) “Apostle”
Says God Opened Door To Pentagon, He Walked,
Generals Were Crying And Weeping As He
“Prophesied” at CRN, 8/21/21 A man who calls himself an Apostle, Demontae
Edmonds, says that God told him to walk into the
Pentagon and “prophesy.” According to him, God just
opened up the door to one of the most secure
buildings on the planet, he waltzes right on in,
wasn’t confronted by security or arrested or
anything like that, starts “prophesying,” and soon,
he had generals just balling in tears and coming to
Christ.
(472) Montanism:
An Old Heresy Reintroduced By The Charismatic
Movement at CRN, 8/30/21 “Much of what we see in today’s charismatic
movement is identical to that of the Montanists,
including the ecstatic utterances (babbling,
gibberish), direct revelation, and uncontrollable
movements which appear to be more of along the lines
of demon possession than anything from God.”
Montanism is a heresy that was denounced by the
2nd-century Church after its founder, Montanus,
began a movement that he referred to as “New
Prophecy.”….The movement largely consisted of the
belief that the Holy Spirit granted direct, divine
revelation which manifested itself in “ecstatic
utterances.” The adherents of the movement, which
the Church anathematized, were seen largely by the
orthodox believers as false prophets and apostles.
(473) Pentecostal
“Praise and Worship”: A Radical Departure from
Historic Worship at Churches Without
Chests, 9/9/21 Charismatic theologians do not base this on any Old
or New Testament narratives of worship, such as
Exodus 19-24 or Isaiah 6. Instead, an entirely new
model of worship, known as the “Tabernacle Model” or
“Five Phase Model” is used, using fragments of
phrases from the Psalms. First, there is Invitation,
“songs of personal testimony in the camp”. This is
followed by Engagement, “through the gates with
thanksgiving”. Third comes Exaltation, “into His
courts with praise”. Fourth is Adoration, “solemn
worship inside the Holy Place”. Finally, there is
Intimacy, “in the Holy of Holies”. Of course, this
is a technique in search of a text, not any serious
attempt to mimic biblical forms. Nothing that Israel
did in corporate worship even vaguely corresponds to
the pursuit of a heightening climactic worship.
(474) Claims
of going to heaven: The storytellers of our time.
by Mike Oppenheimer, 9/23/21
It was God who brought Paul and then
John to heaven, we cannot initiate this
on our own. The Bible teaches us that
only the apostles communicated a
revelation of heaven, not regular
Christians. The reason it was given to
them is because they were the ones
commissioned to teach the church
doctrine and write the word for us
today. Yet today there are those who say
the opposite, and call it an “open
heaven.” This is a dangerous precedent,
offering counterfeit experiences to
others as being what the Bible teaches.
The reason one can say they are
counterfeit is because Biblically what
they say is foreign to how Scripture
describes heaven and interaction with
these beings and what they say. This is
not a biblical teaching, it actually
puts people in the position of being
visited by angels of light. Fallen
angels who come to deliver new
revelation and deceive by experience. As
believers we go to heaven when we die.
We are not brought there for a tour or
to receive new teachings that become
bestselling books or movies for the
church.
(475) The Dominion
Mandate and the Christian Reconstruction Movement
by Robert DeWaay, 1993
A recent theological movement known as
Christian Reconstruction has made a
significant impact on American
Christianity in the past several
decades. It is based on a Reformed,
Calvinistic view of theology with some
significant, unique twists. The most
prominent one is the conviction that the
Scripture gives the church a mandate to
take dominion over this world socially
and culturally before the bodily return
of Jesus Christ. 1 This
teaching is known as the “dominion
mandate.” The principal Biblical
passages that are cited to prove this
mandate are Genesis 1:26-28; Genesis
9:1-5 and Matthew 28:18-20. The key
question to be answered is whether
these passages teach the dominion
mandate as understood by Christian
Reconstructionism. The thesis of this
article is that these Biblical passages
do not teach a social or cultural
domination of the world by Christians
before the bodily return of Christ. This
issue is important because one's
understanding of the Great Commission is
at stake. This paper will exegetically
examine these passages to demonstrate
this thesis. Also read the appendix.
(476) Sorry,
not sorry: Why the NAR prophets' apologies for
getting things wrong don’t cut it by Holly
Pivec and Doug Geivett, 10/3/21
Apologies from the many “prophets” of
the New Apostolic Reformation who
falsely prophesied President Trump’s
reelection are pouring in, including
apologies from Kris Vallotton, Shawn
Bolz, and Jeremiah Johnson. They say
their failed prophecies don’t make them
false prophets.They maintain that
they’re still genuine prophets of God,
and they stress that they’ve prophesied
accurately in the past. Yet they admit
that, this time, they missed it big
time. Many of their followers have
responded to their apologies with praise
for their humility and their willingness
to admit they were mistaken. Indeed,
many have said that the apologies
actually serve to strengthen their
credibility and provide more reason to
trust the “prophets.” (Other followers
are doubling down and insisting that the
“prophets” were right and that, despite
all evidence to the contrary, Trump will
see a second term in office because God
will vindicate the prophets and reverse
the present circumstances.) In short,
many of their followers have accepted
the apologies of the “prophets” and have
indicated that they still see them as
legitimate prophets. The “prophets” did
apologize, after all. Wasn’t that big of
them? Shouldn’t we give them credit for
owning up to their mistakes? Here are
some reasons why their apologies aren’t
enough.
(477) Are
You Being Filled With The Spirit Or Something
Else? by Mike Ratliff, 10/5/21
15 Therefore be careful how you walk,
not as unwise men but as wise, 16 making
the most of your time, because the days
are evil. 17 So then do not be foolish,
but understand what the will of the Lord
is. 18 And do not get drunk with wine,
for that is dissipation, but be filled
with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one
another in psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs, singing and making
melody with your heart to the Lord;
Ephesians 5:15-21 (NASB) Read verses
20-21 on the site. In Ephesians 5:18
Paul commands, “And do not get drunk
with wine, for that is dissipation, but
be filled with the Spirit,“ At first
glance that may read or sound like Paul
is saying, “instead of getting drunk, do
these religious things,” which he lists
in vv19-21
(478) Dane
Ortlund Wants To Make Sure You Don’t Reject
Hillsong Music Just Because It Sounds Happy at
CRN, 12/10/21
“I’m sure Mr. Ortlund means well with
this statement, but he obviously didn’t
think this through. Nobody–literally
nobody–actually rejects Hillsong because
of this reason.” Hillsong music has been
soundly rejected by many top theologians
including John MacArthur, Justin Peters,
and many others on the basis that the
music itself lacks not only theological
substance, but that by purchasing or
playing this music can only be
translated into a support for the
aberrant Hillsong prosperity gospel
movement.
(479) Hillsong
Christmas Special Features Scantily-Clad Teen
Girls Dancing And Writhing Around Provocatively
at CRN, 12/21/21
“…the mega entertainment corporation
pretending to be a church once again
featured scantily-clad women dancing and
writhing around on stage in a sexually
provocative manner.” Hillsong is known
for its lavish luxury carnal mindset and
its music productions rival anything
from Hollywood or Broadway. It’s a
prosperity cult that masquerades as a
church but attracts the world instead of
Christians.
(480) The Renewal
with commentary by Herescope, 1/4/22
"'The Renewal' aims to restore America's
covenant with God: 'The greatest harvest
in the history of the world'" Yet
another “covenant” event based this time
on the “Mayflower Compact”. Yet another
Jonathan Cahn stardom opportunity. Mike
Lindell was touting this last night on
his Frank Speech platform with Brannon
Howse (who knows better). The entire
voter-f-r-a-u-d- thing is being tied up
with this kookiness, which is quite sad
to see. In the interview with Jessip the
eschatology is once again recognizably
Latter Rain American “covenant” theology
with the typical misapplication of
Scripture. Based on this report.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/the-renewal-aims-to-restore-americas-covenant-with-god.html
(481) You
wonder why there are so few Biblical churches
left? by Mike Oppenheimer, 2/1/22
We have seen these so called revivals
over the last 25 plus years. It is more
accurate to say it is revivalism –
meaning, it is men hyping people up to
think something spiritual is actually
taking place when it is false doctrine
and practices that are being introduced
for them to believe and live by. We have
seen the rise of the seeker friendly
models, the soft social gospel of Rick
Warren added to the mix, the music
revivalism of Hillsong. All the mystical
/ Gnostic movements have continued as
little fires spread over the landscape
of Christian Churches in America and
throughout the World. I get too many
letters of those who say they cannot
find a bible teaching church nearby,
they have all become like cults under
men who are uneducated in the truth of
Scripture.
(482) Joe
Kovac's newer deeper revelation book by
Mike Oppenheimer, 2/10/22
It was bad enough what Joe Kovacs wrote
in his previous books, showing he
misunderstands the Bible in crucial core
teachings. A number of years ago he came
out with The Divine Secret: The Awesome
and Untold Truth About Your Phenomenal
Destiny. You can say this book is based
on that concept of unwrapping secret
messages, (symbolism parables) in all
the stories of the Bible much like
Rosicrucians do. He continues to make
himself an expert at unique bible
interpretations, stating “ Yes, God is
indeed a family. Jesus is the Word and
He’s one member of the God family, and
God the Father is yet another member of
that same God family. It may sound
strange to your ears to hear about the
God family, but the bible itself, using
the exact phrase, states that God is a
family in heaven.” (Kovacs, The Divine
Secret, p.24). A family has to do with
physical relations of flesh and blood.
The body of Christ has to do with the
members of the church, our being his
physical representation on earth. “What
are the children of God? They’re Gods.
They’re going to be in the God family.
(The Journal, Issue No. 150, 7/27/12)
we’re actually created in the God kind.”
(Journal Issue No. 150 July 27, 2012)
(483) The
Psychology And Negative Effects Of Repetitive
Lyrics In Modern Worship Music at CRN,
2/18/22
“These people believe they are
worshiping God but this song isn’t even
about God. Let’s just be real, this song
wasn’t designed to cause one to worship
the one true God revealed in Scripture.
This song was designed to sell.” Today’s
worship landscape has been overtaken by
modern, contemporary music as the hymns
of the old days that contained good
theology have been largely abandoned. In
this article, I want to compare the
psychology of the lyrics of two popular
worship songs; one hymn without
repetitive lyrics and one contemporary
single with them.
(484) What is true worship?
by Pastor John Marston, 10/2004 - When we drift
away from worshiping in spirit and in truth the
church will either become cold and lifeless and or
it will become overly emotional, fanatical and
feelings-oriented.
(485) Breaking!
Interim Hillsong Leader Says Founder Brian Houston
Committed ‘Indiscretions’ With Two Women
by Protestia, 3/19/22
A year after Hillsong head honcho Brian Houston
fired Pastor Carl Lentz of their New York Branch for
having an adulterous relationship, interim Global
Senior Pastor Phil Dooley, who took over leadership
duties from Brian Houston in January so the founder
he could focus on his upcoming court case where he’s
been accused of covering up the sexual abuse of a
minor, told over 800 staff members at during a Zoom
meeting Friday morning that Houston committed
several ‘indiscretions’ towards two women, according
to Crikey News.
(486)Hillsong
Music Is For The Spiritually Shallow by
Marsha West, 3/26/22
“If your church is still using Hillsong music, you
need to urge them to stop. You should point out that
this isn’t actual worship of God, it is in many ways
a form of idolatry.” If you’ve paid any attention to
the news lately, you’re probably aware of Hillsong’s
latest sex scandal, this time, involving its founder
and CEO, Brian Houston. In 2020, the pastor of
Hillsong’s New York City branch, Carl Lentz, was
fired after revelations of an affair he had with a
Muslim woman.
(487) ‘Spirit
Birthing’ A Demon. Is This The Wildest Charismatic
Manifestation Ever? Stolen Babies, Midwife Angels,
Golden Parachutes And Labor Noises by
Protestia, 3/31/22
Charismatics are a different breed, aren’t they?
Here’s a video from a Battle for Canada Event: “What
was, what is, and what is to come” – 2 years later.”
Art Lucier presided over the night of prophetic
intercession. Lucier previously issued prophecies in
2019 and in early 2020 revealing that because Jesus
and his disciples caught 153 fish, there was a
supernatural tie to Canada’s 153rd birthday, which
was to take place in the summer of 2020, and so this
momentous day would be preceded by a series of
national gatherings leading up to Canada Day. Then
the pandemic hit, and it was a crime in most of
Canada to even go outside unless it was for work, or
to sit on the grass for any reason, making Lucier a
false prophet.
(488) The
Dangerous Legal Structures Of Hillsong Church
by Barry Bowen – Trinity Foundation, 4/2/22
Jesus once told a parable about two different people
constructing houses. One built on a foundation of
stone and the other on sand. When the rains came the
house built on sand collapsed. The foundation was
critical for a lasting home. In the parable, the
foundation represented the words of Jesus and
obeying them. In a similar manner Hillsong Church
was constructed on a foundation of sand. Australian
pastors Brian and Bobbie Houston founded Hillsong in
Australia and launched a bold strategy to plant
churches internationally.
(489) Former
Hillsong NYC Pastor, Carl Lentz’s Wife Speaks Out
About The ‘Relentless Lies’ About Their Family
by Dissenter, 4/13/22
“Lentz, who had been preaching a watered-down gospel
for a decade, should actually hear what the gospel
has to say about the sin he’s engulfed himself in
right now. Repent and turn to Christ. Believe in
Him….” Carl Lentz, the former pastor of Hillsong NYC
location, was removed from ministry by Hillsong’s
lead pastor, Brian Houston after he admitted to
having an inappropriate relationship [adultery] with
another woman. The details of this relationship,
which was sexual, were released in a recent
documentary on Discovery+ where the woman Lentz had
the relationship with described him as persistent in
pursuing her.
(490) False
Teacher, Sid Roth, Starting Cartoon Series For
Kids by The Dissenter, 4/21/22
Sounds just like the kind of man you’d want to turn
your children over to for Bible teaching, right?
Well, you’re going to have that opportunity now as
Sid Roth starts his new kids’ cartoon series,
Supernatural Sid. Sid Roth is one of the charismatic
cult’s most notorious false prophets who peddles
stories about so-called “supernatural” encounters
with God that, for the most part, contradict what
the Scriptures actually teach about God.
(491) NAR
Extremism: Why Don’t Leading Apostles Call It Out?
by Holly Pivec, 7/30/22
Leaders in NAR, such as the “apostles” Randy Clark
and Bill Johnson, often take pains to distance their
organizations from extreme teachings and practices
(even though they promote extreme teachings and
practices themselves). So it is noteworthy when they
consort with individuals whose views are quite
radical, and when they do so without expressing any
concerns or misgivings. If they really do not
tolerate or promote extreme teachings themselves,
then how is it that an “apostle” like Ian Carroll,
founder of Building Contenders, can join the Bethel
Leaders Network (overseen by Bill Johnson), teach
about apostles with Bethel senior leaders (such as
Danny Silk and Paul Manwaring), as well as have them
endorse his book (As it is in Heaven), and get
invited by the influential “apostle” John Arnott to
come to the stage and speak during a high-profile
NAR event (Catch the Fire’s 20th Anniversary
Celebration)?
(492) False
Teacher Of The Day: Daniel Kolenda at CRN,
8/4/22
“Daniel Kolenda is more than just a false teacher—he
is a dangerous wolf in sheep’s clothing. He needs to
be warned about and to be avoided at all costs.”
Daniel Kolenda is a popular New Apostolic
Reformation false teacher who calls himself a
“missionary evangelist, pastor, author, and teacher
...
(493) Want
To See What Crazy Self-Appointed NAR ‘Prophets’
Do, Look No Further Than Hank Kunneman’s Latest
‘Revival’ by The Dissenter, 8/16/22
I saw someone on social media post this with the
comment “Wow, this one will make you feel like
you’re on drugs.” Well, I took the bait and even I
was shocked at just how weird and crazy it was. I’ve
sat through hours and hours of the nonsense these
New Apostolic Reformation “prophets” and “apostles”
put out, but the effort put into this production of
deception is mind-blowing.
(494) Whistleblower
Inside Hillsong Alleges Major Financial Misconduct
+Money Fraud at CRN, 8/17/22
A whistleblower and former employee of Hillsong
church is suing the embattled denomination, alleging
that the Australian megacorp has moved millions of
dollars out of the country to hide its finances from
Australian charity regulators and regularly engaged
in money and tax fraud. In March of this year, the
Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission
(ACNC) launched an investigation after employee
Natalie Moses, who worked in the church’s finance
department as the Fundraising and Governance
Coordinator, stepped forward and made the bold
claims.
(495) Want
To Hear Rushing Mighty Winds As Angels Break Up A
Prayer Meeting To Blow A Shofar? Of Course You Do!
by Protestia, 8/21/22
A charismatic worship leader is claiming that angels
appeared in the form of rushing mighty winds during
their April 11, 2022 prayer and worship service,
blowing a shofar in a miraculous event that was
witnessed by 250 attendees. We last wrote about
Jenny Weaver, the former homeless drug addict, and
self-cutting Wiccan-turned worship leader, after she
led a charismatic children’s conference that had
kids as young as four years old being encouraged to
speak in tongues, prophecy, and get slain in the
spirit.
(496) Justin
Peters On Shawn Bolz And Disney: Why Are
Charismatics So Weird at CRN, 8/23/22 Shawn Bolz is the founder and former senior pastor
of Expression58 Church and is now the CEO of Bolz
Ministries. Bolz is closely tied to Bethel Church in
Redding California, a hyper-charismatic, New
Apostolic Reformation church which is known for its
music and its working of false signs and wonders.
According to Bolz’s bio found on Bethel’s website,
he “has been a pioneer in ministry, including the
prophetic movement, since he was in his teens,” and
“his focus is on intimacy with God, creativity
through entertainment and social justice.”
(497) Charismatic
‘Prophetess’ Desperately Trying To Hang On As
Major ‘Prophecy’ About To Be Proven Wrong
at CRN, 9/13/22 In February of 2022, Julie Green released a
prophecy stating that Prince Charles would be
stripped of his power and would never receive the
crown. Her words, exactly… Julie Green is one of
many charismatic so-called “prophets” who believe
they stand in for God speaking His very words to the
masses on His behalf. Yet, there is not a single
so-called “prophet” alive today who actually fits
the biblical definition and qualifications of the
office of prophet. In fact, the most important
qualification a prophet must meet is a flawless and
perfect tract record—God Himself has said so.
(498) Prominent
Charismatics Battered After Hurricane Ian’s
Destruction Proves They Didn’t Hear From God
at CRN, 10/13/22 “A week and half later, despite clearly hearing the
Lord’s “emphatic voice” they cancelled the event
without acknowledging their previous declarations.”
Prominent charismatic teacher Lance Wallnau has been
thoroughly discredited as a false prophet. A key
player in the New Apostolic Reformation, he is a
driving force behind the Seven Mountain Mandate that
seeks to take “dominion” over seven designated areas
of culture, including, religion, family, education,
government, media, arts & entertainment, and
business.
(499) Spiritual
Child Abuse? Charismatic Revival Night Sees Young
Children ‘Slain In The Spirit’ (Caution, Hard To
Watch) by Protestia, 11/20/22 With music reverberating through their bodies and
surrounded by other kids, she amps them up so much
that they become teary, overwhelmed, and succumb to
the unbiblical, creepy charismatic invention known
as ‘slain in the spirit.’ We last wrote about Jenny
Weaver, the former homeless drug addict and
self-cutting Wiccan-turned worship leader after she
led a charismatic children’s conference that had
kids as young as four years old being encouraged to
speak in tongues, prophecy, and get slain in the
spirit. Now
she’s actually doing it.
(500) The
Menace Of Sensationalizing The Gospel by
The Dissenter, 1/25/23 “Sensationalism has nothing to do with the truth of
scripture or the transformed life of the believer.
It is a cheap and sleazy imitation of Christianity,
focused solely on miracles, entertainment, and
drawing crowds.” The proliferation of sensationalism
in the contemporary Christian landscape is a dire
and ominous phenomenon that threatens to undermine
the very foundations of the faith itself. From the
gaudy spectacle of circus acts on Sunday mornings,
to the saccharine and emotionally manipulative
strains of worship music, to the self-aggrandizing
oratory of charlatan preachers, to the sideshow
antics of so-called faith-healers like Todd White,
the use of cheap tricks and shallow appeals to
emotion has become all too common in the effort to
sell Christianity to the masses.
(501) Are you
involved in the occult, promoted by the
Nicolaitans? by Mike Oppenheimer, 2/2/23 Each one of us is responsible for our own
salvation. We must work out our own salvation, “with
fear and trembling” (Phil.2:12-13). You cannot trust
any other person for your eternal life except the
author and finisher of our faith, who gives us
eternal life. Paul declared, “ That we henceforth be
no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried
about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of
men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in
wait to deceive. ” (Eph.4:14) Your Salvation is
serious business! It is about the most important
object you have, your soul. The spirit of religious
deception is alive and well, and thriving in this
end-time generation, you can add it to all the other
opinions and progressive political answers for the
future. Nicolaitan is composed of two Greek words,
nikaoo, which means victor or conqueror, to
dominate, and laos (where the word “laity” comes
from), means the people. A Nicolaitan is one who
rules over the people in the church, they call
themselves the anointed (i.e. super apostles and
prophets) making the church into a two-class system.
We are warned of Nicolaitans who are shrewd
manipulators several times, that act as elitists who
do exactly what Jesus said not to do, rule over you.
They intimidate by their words and actions, persuade
you into a false interpretation giving up your will
to them. Convincing you hey have thee spiritual
power (anointing) to boost you and you need to come
to them for it. Jesus spoke to the church in
Pergamos who held to the teaching of Balaam, “Thus
you also have those who hold the doctrine of the
Nicolaitans, which thing I hate” (Revelation 2:15).
Many believe the Nicolaitans were a sect from the
Gnostics. If this is accurate we can understand what
is happening to the Church today from what took
place in the early church. To the church in Ephesus
whom Jesus rebuked for losing their first love But
this you have, that you hate the deeds of the
Nicolaitans , which I also hate.” ( Rev 2:6)
(502) How
Charlatans Are Using Super Bowl To Advance False
Prophecies About ‘Revival’ by The
Dissenter, 2/14/23 It is clear that Shawn Bolz, Bob Jones, Todd
Bentley, and all of those associated with this
hyper-charismatic New Apostolic Reformation
modern-day prophetic movement are all false prophets
and false teachers. Jesus says in Matthew 24:24 that
“For false christs and false prophets will arise and
perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead
astray, if possible, even the elect.” If you’ve been
paying attention to Christendom, you’re likely aware
of the so-called “Asbury Revival” taking place at
Asbury University right now. And while we are
skeptical of what is taking place there, there are
most certainly charlatans who are going to use this
to further their own deception and lead other people
astray.
(503) Woke
Evangelical Org Claims Asbury Revival Is Moving
School Toward Affirming Queers by The
Dissenter, 2/16/23 The New Evangelicals posted a tweet that stated
“Just met with an openly queer student who said
ultimately they have seen progress at the school
over the past 4 years and believe this revival is
planting seeds that will do more good than harm.” If
you haven’t heard of The New Evangelicals, it is an
organization that claims to be a voice for the
marginalized in the evangelical church, but its true
motives and agenda are dubious. It purports to
prioritize the voices of marginalized individuals,
but in reality, it is an openly liberal,
anti-conservative, and anti-Christian organization.
(504) Here’s
Why You Should be Very Skeptical of the Supposed
Asbury Revival by The Dissenter, 2/16/23 Asbury University, like most progressive churches,
schools, and denominations, promotes women in the
pulpit, a clear violation of God’s design for the
Church. Asbury is also very theologically lax on
homosexuality and teaches Revoice “Side B gay
Christianity” theology. As pastor Johnson stated, a
true revival featuring repentance and faith should
turn people away from these false teachings and
cause people to hunger for God’s truth as revealed
in His word rather than a superficial emotional
display brought on by music. Charismatic religious
movements, particularly those associated with the
“third wave,” are well-known for their utilization
of emotional manipulation tactics, particularly
through music. These movements tend to prioritize
ecumenical gatherings, where participants from
different denominations and even altogether
different beliefs come together, over a strong
emphasis on doctrine and theology. In fact, the
teachings and preaching aspect of such gatherings
are often secondary to the use of music as a means
of inciting emotions and a sense of unity among
participants. This approach to worship undermines
the importance of sound doctrine and scriptural
teachings in shaping a person’s faith. What we see
taking place at Asbury right now is quite a bit of
emotional manipulation. While perusing social media
for clips of the event, in nearly every one of them,
there is music being played that was written by
false teachers and much of it has lyrics that are
questionable at best or even outright unbiblical.
Personally, I am unaware of any historical true
revivals that took place while a false Jesus was
being presented.
(505) Evidence
Shows The Asbury Event Wasn’t Spontaneous, But
Planned Weeks In Advance by The Dissenter,
2/19/23 One of the things I keep hearing about the Asbury
so-called “revival” is that it was a spontaneous
unplanned event that just happened, a move of the
Holy Spirit, that sparked a movement among college
students during a chapel service that has brought
thousands upon thousands of kids to their knees in
repentance and faith. And though it’s possible that
many of these kids have repented and come to Christ,
as the Holy Spirit can use any means He pleases to
carry out His purposes, the question we should be
asking is if this was truly as spontaneous as they
claim it was. In the video below, you can see
Francis Chan speaking about coming to Asbury
University on February 23 for the Collegiate Day of
Prayer. In this video, Chan speaks about the revival
event that happened 50 years ago at Asbury and then
talks about how such a moment of revival happened to
him in the past and how he wants to see the same
thing happen to so many people in this generation.
In the video, he talks about how all the various
denominations set their differences aside and come
together for a day of prayer and revival and talks
about how he will be simulcasting live from the
Asbury campus on Feb 23. But here’s the kicker—this
video was posted over a week before the so-called
revival at Asbury started. This video was posted on
February 1, 2023. The Asbury “revival” started on
February 8.
(506) Asbury
‘Revival’— Letter To The Editor Raises Concerns
About Possible Pre-Planned Exploits at
Lighthouse Trails, 2/22/23 LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor from
a Lighthouse Trails reader raises valid concerns
about circumstances surrounding the Asbury
“revival.” While Asbury University personnel and
numerous secular and religious media outlets say
that the “revival” is “pure, unplanned, organic,”
and unexpected, it turns out an NAR/IHOP*-connected
group had been planning a revival event at Asbury
days before it even began. Lighthouse Trails does
not question the sincerity of those at the Asbury
gathering who may be truly committing or
re-committing their lives to the Lord in humility,
repentance, and reverence but is concerned about
harmful exploits that can potentially hurt many
while calling something a move of God that in
reality may be a pre-planned event which could
become part of a false revival. Important Note: It
must be noted here as well that Asbury University
and other colleges that have begun similar “revival”
meetings (because of the Asbury event) are on the
Lighthouse Trails contemplative prayer/Spiritual
Formation College list, which presents serious
concerns in and of itself. If true God-led revival
is indeed taking place, the mystical spirituality
that these schools have been embracing and
transforming students with cannot be ignored any
longer. From our point of view, it will not be true
revival unless it is dealt with because such a New
Age spirituality leads people away from the Gospel
and God’s Word and brings them into the audience of
“seducing spirits” (which can lead to beliefs such
as atheism, humanism, and wokeism).
(507) Asbury
University launches youth revival by Mike
Oppenheimer, 3/5/23 If there is no preaching of God’s Word with
repentance expected is this revival at Asbury, or
anywhere else? The preaching of His word in truth
and clarity has always been the hallmark of a
revival. Emotionalism does not mean revival, and
what is at Asbury it does not mean revival is to be
produced on other campus If this is not taking place
at Asbury or the other campuses than one must
conclude this is not revival no matter how many
people claim it is.
(508) Retired
Assemblies of God pastor astounded James River
Church allowed Bill Johnson for “Week of Power”
by The Word like Fire, 3/18/23 [Reader, this AG pastor experienced the destruction
that “Bethel’s minister” brought to his church. He
fears that the denomination will, because of what is
being allowed into AG churches, end up on the “trash
heap”.] He writes: I am astounded that James River
AG is doing this. As as a Pastor of an AG
church that was almost totally destroyed by Bethel’s
minister, it saddens my heart to see that the
General Council hasn’t stepped in to discourage
James River from doing this series of meetings. Or
maybe they have and I just haven’t heard about it.
(509) Hillsong
Church Salaries, Royalties, Benefits Revealed.
$1.9m, $ 1.7m, $1.5m, $876k, $540k by
Protestia, 3/19/23 With the trove of 10,000 Hillsong papers being
released to the public, some of the salaries of
pastors and leaders within Hillsong have been
revealed. While some of the worship pastors were
getting royalties off their Hillsong Music, they
were also being given large salaries, which Hillsong
congregants were paying into. Here’s a few: Hillsong
Global Senior Pastor Brian Houston was making at
least $1,000,000 a year, with royalties and book
sales not disclosed, which could easily be in the
millions ...
(510) The
influence of Lonnie Frisbee on John Wimber and
Vineyard movement by Mike Oppenheimer,
3/24/23 Because of the new Jesus film Lonnie Frisbee has
come back into the spotlight. Many are stating that
without Frisbee there would be no Calvary Chapel,
nor a Vineyard. Wrong on one and right on the other.
What is true is that Lonnie had a huge influence on
the Vineyard’s direction, but John Wimber was
already leaning toward this type of Christianity.
The cliché developed afterwards that Calvary is a
Word Church, Vineyard is a Spirit church, this
became a spiritual ID of each, and somewhat of a put
down for Calvary. Chuck Smith was systematically
teaching through the Word of God, Wimber instead
sought after spirit activity, the catalyst for this
was Lonnie Frisbee. All this may sound strange but I
will lay it all out in a basic sequence by their own
quotes.
(511) Christ
Or Chords? The Manipulated Emotionalism Of
Hillsong, Asbury, And Pentecostalized Evangelical
Worship by Scott Anoil – By the Waters of
Babylon, 3/26/23 The use of music to manufacture “feelings of
spirituality” is exactly why Hillsong and the whole
contemporary worship music movement are so
popular—take away the music, and you eliminate the
“feelings of spirituality.”…The use of music to
manufacture “revival” is what drove the events at
Asbury—take away the music, and you eliminate the
“revival.” Since when is a bunch of college kids
swaying to music for multiple consecutive days
revival?”
(512) Jonathan
Roumie ("Jesus" in The Chosen, Frisbee in Jesus
Revolution) prayed with deceased Lonnie Frisbee,
asked for sign? by John Lanagan, 3/29/23 Jonathan Roumie plays Jesus on The Chosen, and was
Lonnie Frisbee in Jesus Revolution. In a YouTube
interview Roumie stated that he prayed with the dead
Lonnie Frisbee, lay next to his grave, asked him for
a sign if he was supposed to play Lonnie Frisbee in
Jesus Revolution, and more. Video interview
included.
https://thewordlikefire.wordpress.com/2023/03/29/jonathan-roumie-prayed-with-deceased-lonnie-frisbee-and-asked-him-for-a-sign/
(513) Hillsong
Church All Laughter And Applause As Financial
Scandals Addressed by Ray Fava –
Evangelical Dark Web, 4/2/23 Large cash payment or gifts to false teachers under
the guise of honorariums. TD Jakes and Joyce Meyers
are the most notorious of the recipients, each
receiving hundreds of thousands. Other false
teachers associated with this scheme include
Pricilla Shirer, Loui Giglio, and Carl Lentz.
Hillsong Church has faced innumerable mounting
scandals from their years of excess finally coming
to account. The empire built by the Houston brand is
crumbling as these scandals mount.
(514) Charismatic
Prophetess Explains The Importance Of Casting
Demons Out Of Yourself ‘You Just Blow Them Out’
by Protestia, 4/16/23 Like a younger version of Kat Kerr before she
started smoking the electric lettuce or eating the
devil’s jambalaya, Emma Stark is an up-and-coming
prophetess from Ireland. She founded the Glasgow
Prophetic Center with her husband in 2019 and
describes herself as “a prophet who hears from God’,
’a traveling lecturer in spirituality’ and ’a church
pastor. ‘Her website says of her: Emma is a prophet
who operates with authority and authenticity as she
ministers and teaches around the world, giving clear
and direct prophetic input to leaders, churches and
ministries, equipping the body of Christ to better
hear from God and to apply His revelation to
transform lives, communities, cities and nations.
(515)
Updated! 4/18/23 -The
influence of Lonnie Frisbee on John Wimber and
Vineyard movement by Mike Oppenheimer,
3/24/23 Because of the new Jesus film Lonnie Frisbee has
come back into the spotlight. Many are stating that
without Frisbee there would be no Calvary Chapel,
nor a Vineyard. Wrong on one and right on the other.
What is true is that Lonnie had a huge influence on
the Vineyard’s direction, but John Wimber was
already leaning toward this type of Christianity.
The cliché developed afterwards that Calvary is a
Word Church, Vineyard is a Spirit church, this
became a spiritual ID of each, and somewhat of a put
down for Calvary. Chuck Smith was systematically
teaching through the Word of God, Wimber instead
sought after spirit activity, the catalyst for this
was Lonnie Frisbee. All this may sound strange but I
will lay it all out in a basic sequence by their own
quotes. p.1 The
influence of Lonnie Frisbee on John Wimber and
Vineyard movement, p.2
What happened next in the Vineyard church - AFTER
Lonnie Frisbee what did John Wimber teach, p.3
What happened next in the Vineyard church- The shift
from Biblical Christianity to a mixture- The
charismatic model for our day., p.4
The Vineyard's apostolic /prophetic trial run before
Peter Wagner’s reformation (NAR) in 2,000., p.5
Then came Laughter and so much more.
(516) Did
The ‘Genuine Outpouring Of The Holy Spirit’ At
Asbury Bring Lasting Changes As Promised?
by The Dissenter, 4/21/23
“Reports circulated of openly homosexual people
leading worship and people frequently taking the
stage to preach or share testimonies, often
misquoting and twisting Scripture and promoting bad,
even terrible theology. Regrettably, the absence of
mature leadership to offer correction or guidance
resulted in a disordered and chaotic atmosphere.”
You may recall the Asbury Revival at Asbury
University in Wilmore, Kentucky, back in February
2023, which generated quite a buzz. People eagerly
shared news of the event through social media and
Christian online publications, hoping that it
signaled a genuine spiritual awakening. But did this
revival really deliver on its promises?
(517) Are you
involved in the occult, promoted by the
Nicolaitans? by Mike Oppenheimer, 4/28/23
Each one of us is responsible for our own salvation.
We must work out our own salvation, “with fear and
trembling” (Phil.2:12-13). You cannot trust any
other person for your eternal life except the author
and finisher of our faith, who gives us eternal
life. Paul declared, “ That we henceforth be no more
children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with
every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and
cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to
deceive. ” (Eph.4:14) Your Salvation is serious
business! It is about the most important object you
have, your soul. The spirit of religious deception
is alive and well, and thriving in this end-time
generation, you can add it to all the other opinions
and progressive political answers for the future.
Nicolaitan is composed of two Greek words, nikaoo,
which means victor or conqueror, to dominate, and
laos (where the word “laity” comes from), means the
people. A Nicolaitan is one who rules over the
people in the church, they call themselves the
anointed (i.e. super apostles and prophets) making
the church into a two-class system We are warned of
Nicolaitans who are shrewd manipulators several
times, that act as elitists who do exactly what
Jesus said not to do, rule over you. They intimidate
by their words and actions, persuade you into a
false interpretation giving up your will to them.
Convincing you hey have thee spiritual power
(anointing) to boost you and you need to come to
them for it.
(518) Self-Described
Apostle Makes Absurd Claims About Spiritual
Pregnancy: A Biblical Refutation Of NAR Theology
at CRN, 5/12/23
NAR False Prophet, Jim Raley, while preaching at Ark
Fellowship in Kannapolis, NC, says that God told him
that the audience was “pregnant” and that they need
to be prepared to “push” because they’re getting
ready to “birth” something. How stupid. The fact
that anyone is willing to sit under such nonsense is
a complete disaster and an indictment on not only
the spiritual state of these lost souls, but the
intellect of people in general.
(519) The
Pentecostalization Of Christian Worship by
David de Bruyn – Religious Affections, 5/13/23
“Each of these three represent a break from historic
Christian worship, which emphasized both
beauty and simplicity, maintained a Gospel-shaped
worship service, and sought a carefully planned,
corporate, and Appollonian expression of worship.”
It’s hardly disputable that global Christianity has
been overwhelmed and colonized by the Pentecostal
and charismatic movements. After Roman Catholicism,
the Christianity identified variously as
charismatic, Pentecostal, Prosperity Gospel, or
Latter Rain (with all its permutations and
differences) makes up by far the largest percentage
of what is classified as Christian. In just over 100
years since its beginnings in Azusa Street,
California, it has come to dominate Christianity,
and particularly the Christianity spreading in the
Global South and South-east. The growing and
new-born Christianity in South America, Africa, and
south-east Asia is overwhelmingly of the Pentecostal
kind.
(520) Lauren
Daigle’s Faith Deconstruction For Fame by
Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web, 5/25/23
“Daigle views the church as the villain in this
story for demanding orthopraxis. She views the
rebellious son as a victim who is rejected by the
church for being a homosexual.” Celebrity culture is
toxic even within “Christianity.” People who arose
through seemingly honest intentions, portending
themselves as believers only for the facade to be
revealed over time as they acquire wealth and fame.
Christian Contemporary Music (CCM) is loaded with
numerous figures who through fame revealed
themselves to be counterfeit.
(521) Prominent
Charismatic Says Famed Prophet Bob Jones Was A
Time Traveler at CRN, 7/14/23
Many Christians lack spiritual discernment; thus,
they are unable to properly distinguish between true
and false teaching. If you watch the video at the
end you will see a wolf in sheep’s clothing telling
his congregation a blatant lie because he knows
these people will believe anything he says. We know
from 1 Corinthians 2:15-16 that those who have
spiritual discernment have the ability to
distinguish truth from error, as “we have the mind
of Christ.” Sadly, the people who attend this man’s
church do not have the mind of Christ. Now to
Protestia’s piece: Bobby Conner is a member of the
Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders (ACPE) and a
member of the Harvest International Ministries
apostolic network, chaired by NAR warlord Che Ahn.
After 27 years as a Southern Baptist pastor, he
founded Eagles View Ministries.
(522) There
Are No More Apostles by Rick Becker,
7/15/23
The proliferation of contemporary “apostles and
prophets” is the result of a narrative that’s been
pushed for decades – the restoration of the offices
of apostle and prophet to the church. If this were
true, then God has failed his church by depriving it
of two essential forms of ministry. Furthermore, if
God has restored the office of apostle, then
contemporary apostles who claim to hold the office
should meet the biblical qualifications, if they
don’t, they’re self-appointed false apostles.
Thayer’s Greek Lexicon gives the following
definition of the word apostle in scripture
(ἀπόστολος): “a delegate, messenger, one sent forth
with orders. Specially applied to the twelve
disciples whom Christ selected…In a broader sense
the name is transferred to other eminent Christian
teachers; as Barnabas” Barnabas and other
apostles mentioned in the New Testament, apart from
the original apostles (including Matthias and Paul)
did not hold the office of Apostle (capitalized when
referring to the office). The office of an Apostle
was unique and restricted. Their commission was
extraordinary, and they alone had been delegated
special authority and had to meet specific
requirements to hold the office. This article
examines the claim that the office of apostle has
been restored.
(523) The
mantle[s] of today by Mike Oppenheimer,
8/6/23
The NAR (Latter Rain, 3 rd wave) speaks of
“mantle[s],” interpreted as a special anointing that
can be given to another person, that they have the
power to pass on the Holy Spirit. They liken it to
the transfer of authority in leadership between the
Old Testament prophets Elijah and Elisha, or between
Moses and Joshua. Unfortunately there is no basis
for this in the New Testament. The only example the
Bible uses is it being passed on to a single person
not a group. Elisha, A person who was under the
direct authority of being trained by the prophet. Of
course this kind of detail does not get in the way
of their Latter Rain agenda that changes the
scripture.
(524) The
Business of Church Music: Examining the Legal
Structure of Worship Ministries and Practice of
Pastors Operating as Music Producers by
Barry Bowen, Trinity Foundation, 8/30/23
Church music has become big business. Ultimate
Guitar reports that almost $600 million is spent
annually on audio equipment and instruments for
performing church music.” Churches have become one
of the most common venues for hearing live music. In
six years, Bethel Music, the music ministry of Bill
Johnson’s megachurch Bethel Redding, generated $80
million in revenue. Bethel Music is one of the four
most popular church music ministries in America,
according to a recent academic study being published
at Worship Leader Research. The researchers
identified 38 of the most popular church worship
songs from 2010 to 2020. Almost all the songs were
written by or performed by Bethel, Elevation Church
(pastored by Steven Furtick), Hillsong (founded by
Australian pastor Brian Houston) and Passion City
Church (pastored by Louie Giglio). Church
performances, concert tours and radio airplay have
boosted worship band awareness. Hillsong has
reportedly sold more than 20 million albums.
(525) Charismatics
Offer Prophetic ‘Dream School’ Certification, Only
$2398 by Protestia, 9/9/23
Definition of grifter: The word grifter is the noun
form of the verb grift, which means obtaining money
or property illicitly, as in a confidence game. A
confidence game, or con game, is when a grifter
gains the confidence of their victim and then
swindles them out of money. Do you desire to “learn
a variety of ways God speaks through dreams?” Do you
want to “become your own best dream interpreter?” Do
you want to “be a part of advancing Dream Culture in
your family, church, city, and nation!?” If so, look
no further, as the Dream School would like nothing
more than to (scam your money) help you achieve
these spectacular results.
(526) The
Mormonization Of American Christianity by
Shane Rosenthal – The Humble Skeptic, 9/15/23
“When we look at the claims of the apostles recorded
throughout the New Testament, they appear to follow
this same approach. Rather than appealing to their
own feelings or internal experiences, they
continually pointed to that which they heard with
their ears, saw with their eyes, and touched with
their hands (1Jn 1:1, 3).” In 1835, just a few years
after the initial release of The Book of Mormon,
Joseph Smith published a supplemental volume called
Doctrine & Covenants in which he claimed to have
received the following revelation from God:
(527) How
The Contemporary Church Has Eroded And Perverted
True Worship Of The Living God by The
Dissenter, 9/16/23
“…worship” typically refers solely to the musical or
concert portion of the service, while the preaching
is often viewed as a separate, even lesser,
component. This is a serious error as the preaching
of the Word of God is not a mere add-on. It is the
foundation of worship.” When we take a look at
biblical history, we find a pattern of worship that
couldn’t be more distant from what we see in most
modern churches today. Ancient Israel, a people set
apart by God, was given meticulous laws and
guidelines on how to worship the Creator of heaven
and earth. It was an awe-stricken approach, deeply
rooted in reverence and governed by God’s holy Word.
(528) The
NAR-tional Day of Prayer by Holly Pivec,
9/24/23
Churches across the nation will take part in the
National Day of Prayer this Thursday (May 4),
unaware that this event was overtaken by New
Apostolic Reformation (NAR) theology and practices
many years ago. NAR influence has come from the top
leadership, whose board of directors includes
“apostles” and the leaders of NAR organizations,
including the Justice House of Prayer D.C. NAR
practices and buzzwords are promoted and referenced
throughout the National Day of Prayer website and
materials, including the dominionist Seven Mountain
Mandate (or "seven societal spheres of influence"),
prayer declarations, and warfare prayer. It's no
coincidence that the Scripture passage used as a
proof text for the core NAR doctrine that apostles
and prophets are supposed to govern the church,
Ephesians 4:11-13, is featured on the National Day
of Prayer website, in an article written by Kathy
Branzell, the president of the National Day of
Prayer Task Force.
(529) The
Business Of Church Music: Examining The Legal
Structure Of Worship Ministries And Practice Of
Pastors Operating As Music Producers by
Barry Bowen – Trinity Foundation, 9/27/23
“It boils down to two concepts diametrically opposed
to each other. One is the concept of Christ, a
blood-bought salvation, living in eternal
relationship with a loving, caring God. That concept
is in opposition to another called merchandising.”
Church music has become big business. Ultimate
Guitar reports that almost $600 million is spent
annually on audio equipment and instruments for
performing church music.” Churches have become one
of the most common venues for hearing live music.
(530) Holy
Spirit Or Dopamine Trip? Emotional Manipulation In
Charismatic ‘Worship’ by The Dissenter,
10/9/23
“The atmosphere at these events is emotionally
charged—highly orchestrated music, impassioned
speakers, and provocative visuals often lead
participants to believe they are experiencing the
Holy Spirit.” We’ve witnessed in recent years a
surge of hyper-emotional events masquerading as
expressions of genuine Christian faith. These
gatherings, such as the Passion Conference, Hillsong
concerts, and other events connected to the
charismatic, word of faith, and prosperity gospel
movements, claim to be fueled by the Holy Spirit.
(531) Why
Are So Many Worship Pastors Theologically And
Morally Compromised? at CRN, 10/10/23
“More often than not, these people don’t meet the
biblical criteria for leadership but are given a
platform—and immense influence—due to their musical
prowess and stage presence.” Welcome to a discussion
that dives deep behind the fog machines, laser light
spectacles, and thunderous sound systems, addressing
not just one, but multiple elephants in the room.
First, the theological disarray among a plethora of
megachurch worship pastors—those brand-conscious
trendsetters with hair styled more for a photo shoot
than the pulpit, sporting skinny jeans and a sleeve
of tattoos as they wield guitars and microphones
like rock gods.
(532) Promise
Keepers and Necromancy: An Open Letter Warning
(Part 1) (Video) by Chris Lawson, 12/11/23
PART 1 of this two-part video series is an
Introduction by Chris Lawson expressing concerns
about the dangers and variations of Necromancy
entering the church today. Chris asks pertinent
questions about why pastor/author Steve Berger
(author of Have Heart: Bridging the Gulf Between
Heaven and Earth) is allowed to continue to serve on
two Promise Keepers boards, as Steve Berger’s ‘Have
Heart’ book makes allowances for people to be “open”
to receiving communications, signs, God Nod’s,
dreams, and sensations/impressions and appearances
from “deceased loved ones.” The names of the current
(December 2023) Promise Keepers board members
serving on all three leadership boards are also
mentioned.
(533) Those
Who Are Spiritually Deceived Are No Longer Able to
Think for Themselves by Kevin Reeves,
1/16/24
History is filled with stories of those who have
stood for truth, many of whom gave their lives to
defend the faith God had put in their hearts.
History is also filled with those who tried to
squelch that truth. In his riveting account of the
Nazi empire, historian William L. Shirer
meticulously documents the internal workings of a
system that once threatened to take over the world.
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich is a chilling
account of the effects of mind-numbing propaganda.1
The endless barrage of misinformation, incredibly,
molded a once-beaten and fragmented people into the
icon of elitism, which culminated in grisly death
camps and the cold-blooded murder of those deemed
lesser humans. A firsthand witness and opponent of
the Nazi regime, Shirer recounted instances of
conversation with German people, when he dared
contradict the ludicrous governmental and media
declarations of ethnic, cultural, and military
superiority. He was met with shocked silence or an
amazed stare. He noted that to question the Nazi
machine’s view of anything was considered blasphemy
of the highest order. It dawned on him that the
minds of many of the people had become so warped
that they were no longer able to think for
themselves or evaluate anything by a higher
standard. Shirer observed that with the rise of the
new German empire, the truth had become whatever
Hitler and Goebbels said it was; they were the final
arbiters of reality— spiritual and otherwise.
(534) What
Happened To The Asbury Revival? by Samuel
Sey, 2/16/24
“That lack of discernment is one of the reasons why
many Gen Z professing Christians are deconstructing
their faith. That lack of discernment could be why
thousands of people travelled hundreds of miles to
experience the Asbury revival, though they don’t
regularly worship at their local church.” It’s been
a year since the beginning of the Asbury “revival”
in Wilmore, Kentucky. Last year, from February 8th
to February 24th, up to 70,000 people visited Asbury
University’s chapel to experience what they called
an “outpouring,” an “awakening,” or a “revival.”
(535)“#HeGetsUs
Doesn’t Get Him“ by Ryan Bomberger,
2/19/24
Over 100 million people worldwide watched the Super
Bowl. Many, like me, are more interested in the
commercials than the actual game. As a creative
professional who loves creating stuff that’s
fearless, factual and freeing, I enjoy some of the
annual, overly-priced creativity. Well, it came time
for a commercial break. INXS’ “Never Tear Us Apart”
played as highly stylized photos, made to look like
illustrations, showed various scenes of people
washing other people’s feet. The visuals were
beautiful. Each image showed contention, sorrow,
brokenness, and humility over a pensive piano
ballad. It seemed to cover every social issue under
the sun.
(536) The
sons of thunder prophecy by Mike
Oppenheimer, 3/15/24
In 1989 a pastor from a Vineyard church had a
several dreams which made him became famous. At the
same time Benny Hinn was rising as a key figure in
the charismatic crusades and was soon to bring
Rodney Howard Browne to the forefront of the church
in America that would begin the Latter Rain
revivalism that is with us today. This is what is
called ‘a perfect storm.’ The man that had the dream
was James Ryle and he became a partner with Bill
McCarthy in Promise Keepers. Ryle pastored the
Boulder Valley Vineyard in Colorado, and he
ministered with John Wimber and Paul Cain. Clearly
he was influenced by their Latter Rain teaching that
PEAKED in the latter 80’s with the Kansas city
prophets incorporated into Wimber’s Vineyard
churches. When Ryle was asked whether Promise
Keepers could be fulfilling the prophecy in Joel of
raising an army that original came from Paul Cain (a
Branham disciple). Ryle's reply was, " Yes, 300, 000
men have come together so far this year under
Promise Keepers... Never in history have 300, 000
men come together except to go to war.”These men are
gathered for war, and war it was, WAR on the word of
God, Dreams versus the Word. Read Part 1
& Part
2.
(537) Straightening
out church history on Apostles by Mike
Oppenheimer, 3/18/24
The falling away is taking place today; it is
produced by those who do signs and wonders that are
counterfeit, done under a different Jesus by another
spirit. They do this with counterfeit doctrine,
certainly teaching a different view of the last
days. It is directly connected to the prophetic
movement the apostolic movement that is now taking
place. The very same things Jesus warned of in the
end “false prophets” Mt.24:11, 24 who will show
signs and wonders. selah
(538) Greg
Locke Formally Declared An ‘Apostle’ At Official
Apostolic Installation Service by
Protestia, 5/21/24
“Pastor Greg Locke” is now “Apostle Greg Locke,”
following an apostolic installation and impartation
service yesterday morning at Global Vision Bible
Church, which saw the controversial Tennessee pastor
and his wife officially given the lofty title and
designations. Readers of Protestia will recognize
Locke as the controversial Tennessee pastor who
divorced his first wife and remarried under
controversial circumstances and who is elbows deep
in exorcisms and deliverance ministry after several
witches supposedly harassed his church.
(539) The
Latter Rain-the invasion on doctrine and practice
in the Church by Mike Oppenheimer, 6/2/24
here have always been a few that taught the error
that God is pouring out his spirit on all flesh.
This began to be especially popularized by William
Branham who taught of this as a ‘now event,’ so that
we can all do the miraculous If you can’t identify
the numerous errors of William Branham then you will
not see the error of those who walk in his ways
today. And that is the error of many today who teach
what is called the latter rain, which is a
replacement teaching of Israel, whether they know it
or not. The Latter Rain teaching has become THE
‘greatest deception’ inside the church, as it
carries numerous ‘other errors’ besides the basic
premise. Nearly all revivalist state Acts 2 is upon
us; they are wrong. What this deception is doing is
setting us up for an even greater deception as the
world heads toward the tribulation which they do not
believe is the future This is what William Branham
said 75 years ago of the Latter Rain which was a
completely misused term. God says it happens on a
certain day. Read Part 1
and Part
2.
(540) What
gospel is the NAR (New apostles and prophets)
preaching? by Mike Oppenheimer, 6/15/24
Numerous NAR apostles and prophets teach there is a
distinction between two gospels, the “gospel of
salvation” and the “gospel of the kingdom.” The
“gospel of salvation” encompasses the good news
through Christ’s death and resurrection, providing
salvation from sin. But this is an incomplete
gospel. This is what Joseph Farah (of WND) happens
to agree with and promote. That the “gospel of the
kingdom” is the completed gospel, which goes beyond
salvation from sin, but our taking dominion.
(source: C.P. Wagner, Dominion, p.67-68; Johnny
Enlow, The Seven Mountain Prophecy (Lake Mary, FL:
Creation House, 2008), p.41. This means, we, the
church are to be directly involved in transforming
society, which methodology is called the “Seven
Mountain Mandate,” originating with the founder of
YWAM, Loren Cunningham in the mid-seventies. Peter
Wagner believed this is the true meaning of the
Great Commission, changing the world by overcoming
each sector to take nations. According to this
revelation, (which is utterly false). Loren
Cunningham said, the way to take dominion is by
taking control of the seven most influential
societal institutions — called “mountains” — which
are identified as government, media, family,
business/finance, education, church/religion, and
arts/entertainment.
(541) NAR
Prophet Makes Strange, Strange, Strange Threat
During Twitter Squabble at CRN, 6/26/24
Yesterday on Twitter/X, Wallnau made a direct and
public criticism of Rick Warren’s character,
pointing out that a recent tweet where Warren went
off on Robert Morris was ‘uncharacteristic for the
man who prefers to avoid hot divisive topics and is
‘fueled by his own personal axe which he can now
grind with justification in public.’ Prominent
charismatic teacher Lance Wallnau has been
thoroughly discredited as a false prophet. A key
player in the New Apostolic Reformation, he is a
driving force behind the Seven Mountain Mandate that
seeks to take “dominion” over seven designated areas
of culture, including religion, family, education,
government, media, arts & entertainment, and
business.
(542) NAR
Prophetess, Katie Souza, Says She’s On Assignment
To Fight A Werewolf Sent By Satan by The
Dissentrer, 8/31/24
“Souza’s claim to fame? “Soul-healing” through
fantastical, made-up “keys” that are supposed to
unlock divine power in your life. It’s like a bad
infomercial, except the stakes are far higher, and
the deception far more insidious.” If you’ve never
heard of her, self-proclaimed “Prophetess” Katie
Souza is the ringleader of her own spiritual
sideshow, where she’s carved out a niche in the New
Apostolic Reformation (NAR). The NAR is a movement
that has nothing to do with the gospel and is more
about shameless self-promotion.
(543) Dr.
Michael Brown Joining Famed ‘Leg Lengthening’
Huckster Todd White For Joint Ministry Event
by CRN, 9/1/24
“Leading figures in Christian discernment, like
Justin Peters and Chris Rosebrough, have suggested
that Todd White is demon-possessed. We absolutely
concur and believe strongly that the extent of
demonic possession over this man is more profound
and apparent than most.” Years ago, Jim Osman
(author of God Doesn’t Whisper) called into Michael
Brown’s show and criticized him for platforming the
worst of the worst of charismatic ne’er do wells,
telling him, “I would say that you have given a lot
of shade,(cover) in fact, shade to some of the worst
and most egregious charismatics, charlatans, false
prophets, and hucksters that the charismatic
movement has turned up in recent years, including
Sid Roth and Benny Hinn and others just like it.”
(544) One
Day After Resigning, MorningStar CEO Chris Reed
Admits to Sexual Misconduct by Protestia,
9/2/24
“In an article written by Rebecca Hopkins for The
Roys Report she reveals that Reed, who is married
and has six younger children, was involved with a
student (who is an adult seven years his junior) at
MorningStar named here as “Kathryn,” whom he was
kissing and sending sexual text messages to in 2021,
prior to becoming CEO.” A day after resigning from
his role as President and CEO of the New Apostolic
Reformation mecca known as MorningStar Ministries,
Chris Reed has admitted to sexual misconduct with
one of his students.
(545) Deliverance
Minister Claims There Are Nephilim Living In The
Hollow Earth, And That Jonah And The Whale Used
Underwater Portals To Get There by
Protestia, 9/4/24
“[Robert Van Dries Mitchell] went into the Hollow
Earth through some of the entrance points. He even
gave me a list of them on the physical earth- this
is how they go in go through these gates and they
come out in the hollow earth. He described to me
corporations, there are Nephilim giants down there,
there are different continents down there, a ton of
activity and certain beings….” Daniel Duval is the
founder and Executive Director of Bride Ministries
International, a church and family of believers that
“specialize” in healing the sick, doing deliverance
ministry, and “manifesting miracles.” They “unlock
these realities in a practical way through equipping
men and women with tools for advanced spiritual
warfare, deliverance, inner healing, and
discipleship to maturity in Christ.”
(546) False
Prophet Jonathan Cahn Smashes an ‘Altar of Ishtar’
At Lou Engle’s Washington Rally by
Protestia, 10/19.24
Jonathan Cahn is a Messianic Jewish Rabbi who never
misses an opportunity to falsely prophesy, promote
speculative revelations of economic collapse that
never come to pass, or treat the bible as a magical
codebook from which he can uncover hidden mysteries
and secrets that he can populate his next book with.
The author of the terrible books The Harbinger, The
Mystery of the Shemitah, and The Paradigm, he has
been so thoroughly discredited [see below] on such a
large scale that it’s only the naive, gullible, or
wantonly ignorant that would ever give him an ounce
of respect as a Christian leader. On October 12,
“the day of atonement,” he headlined the ‘Million
Women’ rally in Washington, led and organized by
false prophet Lou Engle, which saw tens of thousands
of people (far less than a million) come together to
sing and pray and as a “last stand” moment for
America. Here, they engaged in intercession that God
would save America by electing Donald Trump and
prophetically “apply the Blood of Jesus over the
doorpost of our nation.” During the service, Cahn
brought out a replica of the “altar of Ishtar” and
smashed it to bits with a sledgehammer to the sounds
of dozens of shofars claiming he was breaking the
demonic strongholds of America.
(547) What
Is DOMINIONISM? by Herescope, 11/9/24
This 2010 report expanded upon my original
“Dominionism and the Rise of Christian Imperialism”
thesis from 2005. I published my material in several
locations online, including the late Pastor Ken
Silva’s website, and the old Discernment Ministries
website (currently defunct), where it had been
published in their newsletter. It was also included
in Sandy Simpson’s book titled Dominionism. I wrote
that it was “a work in progress” and that it would
periodically be updated. As things worked out, the
Discernment Research Group simply continued posting
articles on the Herescope blog that expanded on the
original themes. With the help of Dr. Orrel
Steinkamp, we wrote extensively about Dominionist
theology originating in the pentecostal and
charismatic wing of the Church, particularly as it
intersected with American politics. Our writings
were based on original source research on the Latter
Rain/Manifest Sons of God movement, which was
originally deemed a cult. It rose to prominence
again after C. Peter Wagner and John Wimber
connected with the Kansas City Prophets. The rise of
what Wagner called “The New Apostolic Reformation”
(NAR) would mainstream these old Dominionist beliefs
into the evangelical world. Christian media, social
media, Internet, Facebook, YouTube and other
platforms enabled these old doctrines to gain new
life and assimilate into the evangelical
consciousness.
(548) Charismatic
Prophets Say 2020 Prophecies About Trump Victory
‘Were Actually For 2024’ by Julia Duin,
11/10/24
“[Johnny] Enlow was the most dramatic of the
holdouts. In April 2021, he posted on Facebook his
vision of Trump seated on a heavenly throne wearing
a golden crown and holding a golden scepter.”
Smelling victory, some of the charismatic Christian
prophets backing presidential nominee Donald Trump
are already rejoicing on social media. “I stand by
every word that God gave me, see you on the other
side of victory! Numbers 12:6,” wrote “Prophet”
Charlie Shamp, president of Destiny Encounters
International in Moravian Falls, North Carolina, on
X Monday night.
(549) The
Marketplace Movement... 7 Mountains... = The
NAR-prophet Jonathan Cahn by Karin
Jansson, 12/2/24
These conferences and leadership-days are NOT
Biblically sound! However, no matter how "good they
may sound"; they bring the Faith Movement heresies
and its
self-proclaimed NAR apostles and prophets! Some
worse than others… but, unfortunately, they are
affected by this movement! I appeal to you who read
this – do not participate in this – stay away and
turn to the lord and biblically sound Christianity!
(550) Dr.
Michael Brown’s Accuser Reveals Identity, Blasts
Him For Lying About Sexual Misconduct by
Protestia, 12/19/24
“I keep thinking about why Michael Brown won’t just
admit to what he has done or publicly repent and
bring healing to SO many who have been hurt by his
actions and words. Why is he hiding? Why such a
vague statement? Why did he lie in his statement?”
The previously unnamed woman who recently accused
author, apologist, and The Line of Fire radio host
Dr. Michael Brown of committing sexual misconduct
with/against her 23-year years ago has revealed her
identity, along with a renewed list of grievances
against the storied charismatic leader. Earlier this
month, Brown was accused by ‘Erin,’ now revealed to
be Sarah Erin Monk (hereby known as Sarah), of
sexually inappropriate conduct that would frequently
cross physical boundaries, including holding her
hand, kissing her on the lips, and slapping her back
side.
(551) Is
Todd White A False Teacher? by Ray Fava –
Evangelical Dark Web, 12/27/24
“The kenosis heresy suggests that in becoming human,
Jesus divested himself of his divine attributes such
as omnipotence, omnipresence, and omniscience, but
not his divine essence. This would mean that during
his earthly ministry, Jesus was not all-powerful,
all-knowing, and present everywhere, but was rather
a finite human being in every respect except his
sinless nature. This view was controversial in early
Christianity and was condemned by some church
fathers, such as John Chrysostom and Augustine, as
heretical.” Despite how sympathetic believers are
inclined to be regarding Todd White’s criticism of
the Prosperity Gospel and push for true repentance,
this must also be balanced with the continued course
of conduct for manipulating fake miracles that Todd
White has been known for. And while this makes White
more difficult to assess, it’s difficult to
recognize someone engaged in chicanery as anything
but a charlatan. Even Todd White’s best moment is
paired with manipulative background music and tears.
Todd White was groomed into being a false teacher
because of his compelling backstory with a history
of drug addiction. So one cannot help but see that
he continued down the path that his makers set him,
however, there has been nominal at best improvement
in his teaching going back more than a decade which
would be expected of someone who is saved. There is
no other conclusion to draw than that he is a false
teacher to mark and avoid.
(552) We
have a doctrinal emergency in the church
by Mike Oppenheimer, 1/12/25
I came to your church but I did not recognize your
Jesus. Yes, his name was the same but the name was
not proclaimed as the only way and the people acted
very differently under the anointing of a different
Jesus. Do you see this? Have you seen people
falling, squirming, yelling and crawling, out of
control, all under what they claim are the auspices
of the Holy Spirit's power? If so, run from this.
Your spiritual life depends on it. These teachers
promoting these activities have descended like a
swarm of locusts eating up all the truth, and there
is little left. They are replacing it with the
distortions of their own interpretations, not
ashamed to call it a new revelation.
(553) What
is DOMINIONISM? by Sarah Leslie, 1/14/25
This 2010 report expanded upon my original
“Dominionism and the Rise of Christian Imperialism”
thesis from 2005. I published my material in several
locations online, including the late Pastor Ken
Silva’s website, and the old Discernment Ministries
website (currently defunct), where it had been
published in their newsletter. It was also included
in Sandy Simpson’s book titled Dominionism. I wrote
that it was “a work in progress” and that it would
periodically be updated. As things worked out, the
Discernment Research Group simply continued posting
articles on the Herescope blog that expanded on the
original themes. With the help of Dr. Orrel
Steinkamp, we wrote extensively about Dominionist
theology originating in the pentecostal and
charismatic wing of the Church, particularly as it
intersected with American politics.
(554) Church
Governance: Brian Houston and James Morris Create
New Non-Profit Organizations by Trinity
Foundation, 1/31/25
Following their departures from Hillsong Church and
Gateway Church, Brian Houston and James Morris have
established new churches using different legal
structures to determine how the churches will be
governed. Traditionally, articles of incorporation
and bylaws have determined how churches are governed
by specifying whether or not church attendees have
voting rights or if church governance is reserved
for a board of directors or board of elders. More
recently, Brian Houston’s prior church Hillsong
popularized the practice of creating churches as
limited liability companies, based on legal advice
from attorneys.
(555) Satan
Casts Out Satan, And Bethel Church Casts Out Shawn
Bolz by The Dissenter, 2/5/25
“Here we are. Bethel Church, the great empire of
counterfeit spirituality, is casting out one of its
own for being… too much of a fraud? For taking
things too far? For doing the exact same thing they
all do, but with a little less finesse? It’s like
watching a con man get banned from a casino—not for
cheating, but for being too obvious about it.” It
was only a matter of time before Bethel Church, the
grand cathedral of charismatic charlatanry, decided
to throw one of its own to the wolves. And who
better than Shawn Bolz—a man whose entire career has
been built on the kind of “prophecy” that
conveniently aligns with whatever the audience wants
to hear?
(556) An
Introduction To Demonslayers And The Threat They
Pose To You And Your Church by ChurchWatch
Central, 2/19/25
Organizations such as The Roys Report, Ministry
Watch, and The Trinity Foundation have taken
significant steps to expose the abuses within
movements like the NAR and its offshoots. The rise
of these self-styled “Demonslayers” within the
contemporary Christian church represents a troubling
phenomenon characterized by spiritual abuse, lack of
accountability, and blatant theological perversions.
While these leaders present themselves as
‘Apostles/Generals’ or ‘champions’ of deliverance
ministry, exposing and expelling demonic forces,
their actions often reveal patterns of predatorial
and grifting behaviour. Rooted in the theological
innovations of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR),
many who flirt with the facade of Demonslayer mask
their connections to this controversial movement by
appropriating Pentecostal and Charismatic language.
(557) What
is DOMINIONISM? by Sarah Leslie, 3/12/25
This 2010 report expanded upon my original
“Dominionism and the Rise of Christian Imperialism”
thesis from 2005. I published my material in several
locations online, including the late Pastor Ken
Silva’s website, and the old Discernment Ministries
website (currently defunct), where it had been
published in their newsletter. It was also included
in Sandy Simpson’s book titled Dominionism. I wrote
that it was “a work in progress” and that it would
periodically be updated. As things worked out, the
Discernment Research Group simply continued posting
articles on the Herescope blog that expanded on the
original themes.
(558) ‘Open
Letter To Todd White’ Alleges Years Of Lies,
Abuse, Theft, And Domestic Violence by
Protestia, 4/12/25
“White is not an ordinary charismatic. White engages
in parlor trickery that must be learned, practiced,
and honed. His leg-lengthening stunts, mentalism,
cold readings, and street-level “healings” are all
tricks learned and mastered by secular magicians.”
Apologist Mike Winger has released A Warning to the
Church about Todd White, sharing an open letter
released by multiple eye-witnesses that have come
forward alleging years of egregious and
disqualifying behavior from the pastor and leader of
Lifestyle Christianity, including theft, a litany of
lies, spiritual abuse and manipulation, and even
allegations of domestic abuse.
(559) Dr.
Michael Brown Threatens Legal Action Against
Former Colleague Over Defamation Claims by
Protestia, 5/15/25
In a dramatic escalation of a recent scandal, noted
author and apologist Dr. Michael Brown has issued a
cease-and-desist letter to his former friend and
colleague, Ron Cantor, demanding an apology and
retraction of alleged false statements involving
Brown’s recent “sexual misconduct” controversy. The
letter threatens further legal action if Cantor
fails to comply. Cantor has been highly critical of
Brown throughout the entire saga, recently releasing
a 135-page report of witness testimony seeking to
document Brown’s alleged behavior, both admitted to
and denied.
(560) Shawn
Bolz Says ChatGPT Can Interpret ‘Speaking in
Tongues,’ Prayer Languages by Protestia,
7/8/25
Shawn Bolz continues to discredit himself more and
more as a spiritual leader and supposed prophet of
God, recently claiming that ChatGPT is interpreting
tongues. Once a prominent and beloved prophet, Bolz
has been canceled by several major charismatics over
multiple allegations that he has been using secretly
gathered social media information to make accurate
‘prophetic words’ over people, including one that
nearly led to the death of a young woman.
(561) New
Apostolic Reformation A New Move Or An Old
Deception? by Al Dagar, 7/21/25
A RECENT PHENOMENON DESCRIBED as a “move of God,”
termed “Apostolic Reformation,” is implementing a
plan for world evangelization through the efforts of
Global Harvest Ministries (GHM) under the direction
of C. Peter Wagner. It has taken a few years for
this move to get into high gear, but it is now
impacting a large number of churches. Apostolic
Reformation posits that God is restoring the offices
of apostles and prophets, and that C. Peter Wagner
in particular is the apostle God is using to
implement that restoration.
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(1) NAR
False Apostle Denies Trinity On Stage At TPUSA Faith
Pastors Summit by The Dissenter, 11/1/23 “Che Ahn’s statement doesn’t just dip its toes into a
pool of heresy, it dives headlong into it.” If you
think TPUSA is the guardian of conservative values,
think again. Led by Charlie Kirk, this organization is
nothing short of a Trojan horse in the conservative
movement. While it claims to champion conservatism,
it’s busy platforming and promoting ideologies that
are anything but conservative—like embracing the LGBTQ
movement to platforming heretics to blaspheme God.
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Todd
Bentley
(1) Todd
Bentley's
Diabolical Signs by Jackie Alnor,
ApostasyAlert, 5/11/08
If you've been watching the news on "Christian
Television" in the past couple of weeks, you could
not have missed the glowing reports of a "revival"
breaking out in Lakeland, Florida. It is headed up
by a certified false prophet/teacher by the name of
Todd Bentley, one of the guys from the infamous
Elijah List, an umbrella group that markets all the
bogus "prophetic" junk their many seers sell. Many
of these forerunners for the antichrist are
heralding this outbreak as the much-touted
outpouring of the latter rain. {If you think I'm
speaking harshly, keep reading to understand why I
can't mince words.}
(2) Press
Release
- Third Wave Exposed by Christian News
Today, 5/17/08 Todd Bentley's latest revival in Lakeland Florida
with the assistance of Karl Strader's son Stephen
Strader is all about money.
(3) Todd
Bentley
or Jesus Christ? by Bud Press, Christian
Research Service, May 20, 2008 Todd Bentley claims to have seen Jesus Christ, but
it was not the Jesus of the Bible.
(5) Todd
Bentley
- The New Simon Magus by Pastor Bill
Randles, Believers in Grace Ministries, 5/26/08
It seems to be happening again, The false prophets
are once again "making God's people trust in a lie',
the people are not blameless, for once again as in
Jeremiah's day;" The prophets prophesy
falsely, the priests bear rule by their means, and
my people love to have it so, people love to have it
so, but what will you do in the end?" (Jer. 5:31)
(8) Todd
Bentley/Fresh
Fire Ministries Research Page compiled by
Bud Press, Christian Research Service, 6/08 This page contains selected articles, information,
and news releases specific to Todd Bentley and Fresh
Fire Ministries, and will be updated as new
information is made available.
(9) Lakeland's
Recycled
Revival by Gary Osborne, 6/08 There is no doubt in my mind that the "Lakeland
Outpouring", as it is now being called, is nothing
more than a recycling of previous movements that
stretch back decades. Whether it was meetings
held by people like William Branham, Kathryn
Kuhlman, Benny Hinn, Rodney Howard-Browne, Steve
Hill, or any of the so-called Kansas City Prophets,
the spirit and basic doctrine are the same.
There's a common thread of specific heresies that go
back a long way. That's why I call it recycled
revival. It's nothing new at its core.
In addition, this revival and ones similar to it
promote ideas that are contrary to what the Bible
tells us about the end times.
(10) Roaring
Revival
/ Distress of nations with perplexity by
Tony Pearce, 6/08
The laying on of hands is used in Acts in order to
commission ministry and to give spiritual gifts and in
working miracles. Nevertheless the kind of manic
laying on of hands on everyone who comes up at a
meeting pushing them over as a sign of the power of
the Holy Spirit is not to be found in Acts or the
Epistles. In fact Paul counsels Timothy "Do not lay
hands on anyone hastily.' 1 Timothy 5.22. The fruit of
Paul laying hands on Timothy was the very opposite of
the frenzy and manic behaviour we are witnessing today
in Lakeland: "Therefore I remind you to stir up in you
gift of God which is in you through the laying on of
my hands. For God has not given us a spirit of fear,
but of power and of love and of a sound mind.' 2
Timothy 1.6-7. Far from some magical power been
transferred by the touch of one anointed person to
another, the message of the Christian faith was to be
spread by teaching its content from one to another:
"And the things that you have heard from me among many
witnesses, commit these to faithful men, who will be
able to teach others also.' 2 Timothy 2.2. How much we
need this today.
(11) The
Modern
Church's Golden Calf by Randall Sortino,
6/5/08 Today many Christians have grown impatient waiting
for the return of our Lord Jesus. They have begun to
look for other ways to God. They have embraced
emerging church metaphysical techniques, some
subscribe to a kingdom now philosophy, they have
chased after Oprah's false gospel of self, they
pursue yoga and meditation to obtain contact with
the spiritual guides, and in Lakeland Florida they
pursue Todd Bentleys' god of violence and error.
(12) Fools
for Christ- or just fools? by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries, 6/08 A prophesy failure of Jesus showing up at Todd
Bentleys meeting.
(13) Todd
Bentley:
The Culmination of the False Charismatic Revival
by Joseph Chambers, Pawcreek Ministry, 6/08 Can you imagine a prophet of the true Jehovah God
who is almost totally covered in tattoos which his
"god" told him to get? He has rings in his ears and
on his chin. As he prays for people, his main words
are, "Bam, Bam, Bam." The results are ecstatic,
bodily motions that range from sexual gyrating to
insane stupors. This spirit does not make you wise;
it makes you unwise.
(14) Todd
Bentley
Caught Infecting People With Spiritual Diseases!
by Chris Pearson, Cutline, WordPress, 6/08 Todd Bentley carries a vile spiritual disease which
can infect you and corrupt you eternally if you so
choose to follow after his false gospels, false
miracles and false revelations. Todd Bentley is one
of the most vile and perverted blasphemous heretics
that has ever made himself known publicly in the
last 2000 years. We are living in a terrible time,
put on the whole armour of God through the sound
doctrines of the Bible so that you may stand in this
evil day against all that would come to deceive you
away from the truth into doctrines of devils and
fables.
Updated!
(15) Lakeland's
Recycled
Revival - Introduction: Testing the Spirits - A
Pastor Reports on Todd Bentley's "Revival" in
Lakeland, Florida by Pastor Gary Osborne,
6/16/08 This article will be divided up into two distinct
sections. In the first section I will give detailed
accounts of what I personally witnessed at two of
the meetings I attended in Lakeland, and I will also
detail a portion of a third meeting I watched and
taped off television. This first section will
obviously include subjectivity from my vantage
point. The second portion of this article will deal
with 7 issues that need to be addressed concerning
this "Revival" and will include some of the more
salient teachings of Todd Bentley.
Read Part
1, Part
,Part
3,Part
4 & Part
5.
(16) My
Visit to Lakeland Revival by Evangelist
Justin Peters, 6/19/08 Well, I went to Lakeland, FL to attend the revival
services. I was in attendance Monday morning and
evening, Tues evening, and Wed. morning. I really
did try to go to these services with an open mind,
but once there it did not take very long for my mind
to begin closing.
(17)Defending
the
Indefensible - Todd Bentley Apologetic by
Jacob Prasch, Moriel Ministries, 6/21/08 For these reasons alone, may no one be taken in by
this apologetic, regardless of the obvious
credentials and experience of professor Grieg. Of
course there are those who indeed looking for
"permission to jump on board" this heretical
movement, but I am assured that all who are really
"of the Truth will hear Jesus' voice". Grace and
Peace!
(18) Footprints
Of
A Prophet Or Tracks Of A Wolf? by Jan
Markel, Olive Tree Ministries, 6/08 I am writing the "inconvenient truth" today. I have
been blitzed with e-mails about the Todd Bentley
"revival" in Florida. Before you fall for his
stories and "signs and wonders," please allow me to
make some comments. I realize this will not be
received well by many.
(21) Todd
Bentley's
'Special Commissioning Service' by Bud
Press, Christian Research Service, 6/24/08 The believers' who promote and support Todd Bentley
and the Lakeland revival would do well to heed the
Apostle Paul's warnings to the early churches,
repent, study their Bibles, and stay completely away
from the false prophets, false teachers, and false
healers of our day. Read about who is
behind Bentley here.
This
is exactly why I placed Bentley on this NAR
page.
(22) Articles
on Todd Bentley by Deception Bytes,
6/08
Articles include The Dark Agenda Behind the Florida
Outpouring, Todd Bentley, Fires of Kundalini and the
Demon Samael, Todd Bentley encouraging Astral
Projection, Todd Bentley -God is Releasing a Sundar
Singh Annointing, The Outpouring of New Age Doctrine
in the Church, Todd Bentley and his Financial Angels,
etc.
(23) The
Sorcery
& Trances Of Todd Bentley vs. Scripture - A
Response to Charges against James Sundquist for
"Judging the Bride of Christ" by James
Sundquist, June 26, 2008 Open Letter to: Brian Olynick, Stephen R. Strader,
Gary S. Greig, Todd Bentley and Fresh Fire
Ministries Staff, I am responding to your charges
that we are "judging the Bride of Christ." If
you had bothered to read the testimonies you would
see that we are not judging the Bride of the Christ,
as only Jesus Christ can do that at the Bema
Judgment Seat. But we are commanded to judge
the teachings of anyone who claims to be part of the
Bride of Christ. So in one broad stroke you
have already borne false witness against us.
(24) Todd
Bentley
is not of God, folks by Tim Wirth, No
Goofy Zone Discernment Ministry, 6/28/08 I'm sorry for those of you out there who don't get
this and are still calling this demonic nonsense a
Christian revival. This is not of God folks. At least not of the God I
worship. Here is a very scary video.
(26) Reflections
On
Lakeland Florida Events by John Angliss,
6/08 When revivals took place in Church history (e.g. at
the beginning of the 20th Century), they
spontaneously occurred in SEVERAL places in the
world and were not dependent on ONE place or ONE
person or the impartation of "IT" (whatever that
is?)
Canadian Todd Bentley doesn't
look like a minister as some would expect. The
32-year-old openly sports body piercings and tattoos
on his arms and neck, which has caused many to
question his purpose and motivations.
(30) New
Video
Clips - Todd Friel and Justin Peters on Todd
Bentley by Puritan Fellowship,
7/3/08 A pastor pronounced "healed" by Todd Bentley Dies
8 Days Later.-Pastor Justin Peters contacted 7
people who went up on stage and said they felt the
power of God go through them, but Todd Bentley
proclaimed them healed, and none of the 7 are any
better, there is no change in their physical
condition.
(32) Bam
Bam Bentley by Orrel Steinkamp, The
Plumbline, Vol. 13, No. 3, November/December
2007 Todd Bentley delivers a spiritual punch and fells
people onstage (spiritual ring) for the count by
yelling "Bam".
(33) The New
Violence of the 'Holy Spirit?' by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministry, 7/08 Considering that Todd Bentley is now mimicking
Smith Wigglesworth, this article that was written
on Toronto needs to be reread.
(34) Please
Provide
the Medical Evidence for the Healing of the Man
with Stage 4 metastatic Cancer by Philip
Powell, Christian Witness Ministries, July 5,
2008 The following is the substance of an email
addressed by Philip Powell to Todd Bentley and
Stephen Strader and copied to many on Philip's
personal email lists, including the official "Todd
Bentley" apologist Dr Gary GREIG. After the email
was broadcast worldwide Philip Powell received a
response of sorts from Steve Strader, which is
published under the words of the original email
below, followed by Philip Powell's editorial
comments. You be the judge. It would be good to
see some pressure being put on these men to come
clean on this issue or provide the evidence asked
for.
(35) Todd
Bentley:
The Culmination of the False Charismatic Revival
by Joseph Chambers, Paw Creek Ministries,
7/8/08 There is only one thing that ties this false
prophet to the kingdom of God. He represents every
false doctrine, emotion, and action that I have
documented in the false invasion of the
Charismatic world. Some of his actions go back
before the Charismatic period when it was all
called Pentecostal. (Please do not confuse this
with Classical Pentecostals.) Mr. Bentley is a
kind of culmination of every false doctrine or
idea that has plagued the Pentecostal people and
their churches.
(36) Miracles
-
Preaching the Gospel = ___? by
Herescope, 7/8/08 In Jesus' era people were also seeking miracles,
signs and wonders. Mark chapter 1 details how
Jesus "healed many that were sick of divers
diseases, and cast out many devils" (vs. 34)
Shortly thereafter, Simon Peter commented to Jesus
that "all men seek for thee" (vs. 37). Our Lord's
response was simply, "Let us go into the next
towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore
cam I forth" (vs. 38). And Mark records that "He
preached in their synagogues throughout all
Galilee, and cast out devils" (vs. 39).
(37) Angels
Or
Demons? by Berit Kjos, July 6,
2008 What's driving Todd Bentley? Why do thousands of
people flock to his revival meetings?
(38) Todd
Bentley
and His Circus Side Show From Hell by
InPlainSite, 7/08 Is pretty much summed up by the succinct comment
recently made by a friend .. "I don't know if the
devil wears Prada, but he definitely drives a
Bentley".
(39) FIRST-PERSON:
Faith
& healing -- Where's the evidence?
by William A. Dembski, 7/11/08 Todd Bentley's healing ministry has gained
national attention. His daily meetings for the
past three months in Lakeland, Fla., have
attracted hundreds of thousands from all over the
world. The press has begun to question Bentley's
legitimacy -- Is his financial accounting above
board? Are miracles really happening? I want to
raise some more personal concerns.
(40) Todd Bentley on ABC News 'Nightline' Reports PART
1 & PART
2 CRS Comments: Video doesn't lie! The reports
clearly demonstrate that Todd Bentley does not
have the gift of healing!
(41) Fast-rising
preacher's
'healings' draw ire by Roger Oakland,
Understanding The Times, 7/19/08 While we believe that God is a God of miracles
and that legitimate healing takes place today
according to God's will, we do not believe that
the "Lakeland Outpouring" is a move of the Holy
Spirit. We believe that when people flock to a man
or a movement in order to "receive a transferrable
anointing", we believe that such a phenomenon is a
sign how easy it is to delude people in the name
of Christ in the last days.
(42) Todd
Bentley
and the '13th Resurrection' - What was the name
of that funeral home? by Bud Press,
Christian Research Service, July 22, 2008 In this 5:28 YouTube video Todd Bentley reads an
unverified e-mail and excitedly proclaims the
"thirteenth resurrection from the dead" which,
according to Bentley, took place at a funeral
home.
(43) Todd
Bentley
Fires Blanks in Texas by Danny
Gallagher, The Wittenburg Door, 7/22/08 They want God and they want Todd, not necessarily
in that order.
(44) The
Sickness
Unto Death: Spiritual Drunkenness And False
Revival by: Pastor Bill Randles,
7/30/08 What we are seeing in the so?called Lakeland
revival, did not come like "a rushing mighty wind"
out of heaven (cf. Acts 2:2). Rather it is the
direct result of several "streams " that have
converged over the last twenty years. The roots of
Todd Bentley's experienced based revival, are
manifold. They include the Kansas City Prophets of
the late 1980's and early nineties, John Wimber's
Vineyard movement, South African Evangelist Rodney
Howard Browne, the Toronto Blessing, and the
subsequent Pensacola Revival which led directly to
Lakeland Florida and Todd Bentley. A major common
denominator, which runs through all of these
streams, is an emphasis on an experience called
spiritual drunkenness! There can be no denying
that Bentley is a direct result of the so called
Kansas City Prophets. He himself defers directly
to two of these prophets openly, in spite of the
moral collapses of both of them.
(45) "Bam
Bam" Said The False Prophet by Marsha
West, 7/30/08 Faith evangelist Todd Bentley has drawn hundreds
of thousands to his Florida Healing Revival to
"soak in the glory and spread the fire." Before
you pack up the car or purchase an airline ticket
and head to Lakeland Florida, here's a word of
warning: Christians who play with fire will get
burned.
(46) Points
To
Ponder by Bud Press, Christian Research
Service, August 10, 2008 Melissa Fisher is in charge of the Evangelism
Department of Patricia King's Extreme Prophetic.
After a "brainstorm" with her team members to
develop a new "creative outreach," Fisher claims
to have mapped-out all of the mortuaries in the
greater Phoenix, Arizona area. During a visit to
the first mortuary, Fisher asked the mortuary
attendant, "Do you have any people that are dead
here that we can practice on?" Again, you read it
right. Again, we don't make this stuff up. When
given the okay by the mortuary attendant, Fisher
claims that she and her team began to pray and
call "life back into the bodies." Fisher also
claims that when the power of God fell, "oil and
"diamond-dust" appeared on their hands. Towards
the end of the video, Fisher states, "Now, we
haven't seen any dead raised yet, but we know, we
have been pressing in, that it's going to happen
eventually."
(47) Todd
Bentley:
Angry And Sick by LocalPastor, YouTube
Video, 8/11/08 The man in the wheelchair suffers from Multiple
Sclerosis (MS). Todd Bentley commands the MS to be
"healed" and repeats the words FIRE! FIRE! BAM!
BOOM! HEALING POWER! over-and-over again. Bentley
then thanks "God" for healing the MS, but the man
remained in his wheelchair. Compare with Matthew
15:30-31.
(48) Evangelist
Todd
Bentley Reportedly Files for Separation
by Cary McMullen, THE LEDGER, August 12, 2008
LAKELAND | Evangelist Todd Bentley, who led a
Pentecostal revival in Lakeland from a modest
beginning to near-historic proportions, has filed
for separation from his wife, a former
spokesperson said Monday, and will not return to
the ongoing revival.
(50) Todd
Bentley Separates From Wife & Lakeland
by Marsha West, August 16, 2008 What did Fresh Fire Ministries know and when did
they know it? I'm talking about Todd Bentley's
marriage, which is in shambles. According to the
statement posted on the Fresh Fire website it
would appear that the board of directors have
known for quite some time.
(51) Todd
Bentley:
'Unhealthy Relationship' with Female Staffmember
by Fresh Fire Ministries Board of Directors
August 15, 2008, aas cited by Bud Press, Christian
Research Service "We wish to acknowledge, however, that since our
last statement from the Fresh Fire Board of
Directors, we have discovered new information
revealing that Todd Bentley has entered into an
unhealthy relationship on an emotional level with
a female member of his staff. In light of this new
information and in consultation with his leaders
and advisors, Todd Bentley has agreed to step down
from his position on the Board of Directors and to
refrain from all public ministry for a season to
receive counsel in his personal life."
Must Read! (53)
And
the prophets prophesied falsely and the people
loved it so. But what will you do in the end?
by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries,
8/22/08 We are watching prophetic history unfold for the
church and it is not turning out the way most
would think. With each new wave of revival the
promoters claimed God is pouring out his Spirit on
all flesh, but all that happened is the deception
deepened. You have to love the truth and walk in
it, to walk with Jesus, only then can you discern
error. That means you must know his word CORRECTLY
and be willing to search it daily. Did not Jesus
say to worship God we must do so in Spirit. No, He
said we are to worship in Spirit and in TRUTH.
This is the missing element in Lakeland and every
Toronto style revival. In one of his supernatural
stories Todd Bentley said when he was abducted
through a pillar of fire he landed on a table in
heaven surrounded by angels and he heard God say
"I desire truth on the inward parts." Precisely!
Where was it?
(54) Bill
Johnson
and Those So Called Prophets by Pastor
Richard Taylor, YouTube Video, cited on Christian
Research Service, Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Pastor Richard Taylor boldly comments on Bill
Johnson's statement on Todd Bentley, C. Peter
Wagner's endorsement of Bentley, and God TV.
(55) Tossing
Glory Grenades by Dr. Orrel Steinkamp,
The Plumbline, Volume 11, No.4,
August/September The title comes from a spectacle I witnessed on
God TV from the Lakeland Outpouring and the Todd
Bentley Meetings. On this night it was a little
more than Bentley imploring for people to come up
and get "some glory", or "Come and get a drink of
the glory of God." In fact at this particular
meeting there was a stand in for Bentley. I don't
know his name and don't know how I could get it.
People I guess weren't coming down so he began
tossing glory bombs to people in the front rows
who on cue would fall and stagger. The speaker
would quickly mm his back apparently to avoid the
blast of the explosion of glory. Why he would
avoid the supposed explosion of glory is odd. This
tangible packaging of the glory as a product to be
tossed around seems reprehensible.
(57) We
have
had enough of false prophets! by Marsha
West, Renew America, August 30, 2008 The Holy Spirit is on the move. He's working in
the minds and mouths of the false prophets. BAM!
They've fallen and they can't get up.
(58) The
Audacity of the Lakeland Revival DVD by
Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries,
9/08 Why did the Lakeland outpouring fail? Can
Lakeland be refuted as a real revival. This video
documents the teachings, exposes the fabricated
supernaturalism that was taught to the youth as
real biblical experiences. Numerous clips from its
broadcasts on youtube prove the unsound doctrine
that made this a Toronto repeat. You will hear the
false prophets lift up Bentley to introduce a new
move of the Spirit and prophesy his success. You
will learn of the spiritual agenda these men hold
behind this revival (Latter Rain theology). This
video will help you show why Toronto style
revivals are not sent from God nor approved by
him. We can then immune ourselves and our
loved ones from other false revivals that will
come.
(60) Fresh
Fire
or False Flames by Gary Gilley, Think On
These Things Newsletter, Volume 14, Issue 10,
September 2008) That many are being deceived by such frolics
shows the level of biblical discernment to which
many claiming to be Christians have stooped.
Just a quick reading of the New Testament would
reveal that this revival is not of the Holy Spirit
because it fails the test of Scripture.
(61) Three
Lessons
from Lakeland by David Servant,
9/08 Depending on where you live in the world and what
interests you, you may or may not have some
knowledge of the recent revival meetings in
Lakeland, Florida, led by Canadian Todd Bentley.
Although tens of thousands from around the world
flocked to Lakeland over a period of four
months---mostly due to the reports of physical
healings---the meetings generated considerable
controversy due to Bentley's questionable
doctrines, strange angelic encounters,
unconventional style, and his exaggerated and
sometimes outright false reports of miracles.
(62) Todd
Bentley
- Michael Guglielmucci - Feet Of Clay - Power To
Overcoming Bewitchments posted by Moriel
Ministries, 9/26/08 Today, many are spreading lies and slander
concerning the deity of Jesus Christ. Every mind
is under attack to turn the people to hoards of
demonic men who wish to rule the world under a new
religious system called witchcraft. If they can
transform the minds of the masses, they can take
possession of the planet and exercise authority
over the people as slaves. 3 The impure doctrines
of our present church systems have muddied the
waters of religion until it hardly favors the Holy
Bible and the true church. Revival is impossible
until we return to "the love of the truth." (2
Thess. 2:10). The love of the truth is the saving
power of God.
(63) James
Goll: False Prophet by LocalPastor,
September 28, 2008 In this YouTube video, James Goll claims Todd
Bentley and others "will go into another level of
commissioning."
(65) Todd
Bentley:
An Angel Named "Mary" by Bud Press,
Christian Research Service, October 24, 2008 In the opening stages of his 2003 article,
"Angelic Hosts Part 1," Todd Bentley focuses the
reader's attention on "teaching on the angelic
realm and how you can release angels to fulfill
God's word" Next, Bentley reveals that he had
"several daily visitations of angels which lasted
for weeks," and that, Since the beginning of this
year I've also sensed an increase in the presence
of angels in our meetings. Many others have
reported to me of increase of spiritual activity
in their lives too
(66) Todd
Bentley: An Angel Named "Mary" by First
God's Plumbline, based on article by Bud Press,
Christian Research Service, October 24, 2008 -
Video In the past, Todd Bentley introduced his
followers to a female angel named "Emma." Now, in
his new book, Bentley has introduced his readers
to another female angel named "Mary."
(67) Todd
Bentley:
The Pied Piper of Chaos by PFO,
11/12/08
In April 2008, Todd Bentley started having what he
and others called an end-times healing revival at
the Ignited Church in Lakeland, Fla., which is
pastored by Stephen Strader. The meetings continued
for more than four months. It received worldwide
exposure via YouTube. His ""revival'' was a
combination of the now-defunct Holy Trinity Brompton
revival, the Toronto ""blessing,'' and Pensacola
(Brownsville)
""outpouring,'' but kicked up " maybe literally "
many levels. The Lakeland Outpouring, as it was
called, was a first-rate circus complete with claims
of a female angel named Emma forever enshrined on
YouTube. On July 21, Bentley announced
that God had instructed him to ""Move, walk the
land, move the Ark of My glory.''
(68) Charlie
Robinson
and his 'Pillow Fight with Jesus' - Does the
word BLASPHEMY ring a bell?! by Bud
Press, Christian Research Service, December 29,
2008 Charlie Robinson, associate of Todd Bentley and
Fresh Fire Ministries1, is known for his
off-the-wall super-unnatural stories that go well
beyond the usual super-duper fantasy conjured up
by many within the hyper-Charismatic camp.
(69) "Angelic"
Delusion by LocalPastor, YouTube video,
1/09
Videos of Todd Bentley and others claiming angelic
visitations.
(70) Todd
Bentley
- Wiser than God? by Bud Press,
Christian Research Service, 2/3/09 "Sometimes the Lord would give me specific words
before I prophesied and other times I would just
step out in faith, begin to prophesy, and hope the
Lord would join me" (Journey Into The Miraculous,
January 2008, p. 139, emp. added).
(71) Todd
Bentley
and his Muscle-Bound Jesus by Bud Press,
Christian Research Service, February 6, 2009 But the Lakeland revival was doomed from day-one.
On the outside, it was advertised as a tremendous
move of the Holy Spirit. But on the inside, it
carried the spiritually-polluted stench of the
Toronto and Brownsville revivals, and was
saturated with false teachings, false prophecies,
wild claims, false healings, and demonic activity.
(72) Todd
Bentley:
Time Traveler? by Bud Press, Christian
Research Service, February 11, 2009 Visions of all makes and models, shapes and sizes
are a common occurrence within the Charismatic and
signs and wonders movements. The question is: Are
the visions from God? To no surprise, Todd Bentley
claims to have had multiple visions, and further
claims to have been transported back in time, not
by way of Professor Peabody and his Wayback
Machine, mind you, but by "Jesus":
(73) Todd
Bentley and his False Jesus YouTube
video by VinnieActs2030, 2/09 "Another Jesus" has not the authority or power to
forgive, save, sanctify, and redeem the lost.
(74) False
Prophet
Rick Joyner & Todd Bentley's Adulterous
Re-Marriage by Jacob Prasch, Moriel
Ministries, 3/11/09 Todd Bentley, the criminally convicted homosexual
pedophile turned drunken heretic and adulterer who
kicked old ladies in the face and stomach on
YouTube at the failed Lakeland, Florida
counterfeit revival has entered into a biblically
adulterous re- marriage while under a "process of
restoration" led by biblically proven false
prophet Rick Joyner.
(75) Mr.
Friel
hits the nail on Mr. Bentley's head on
The Shotgun Blog, 4/4/09
Todd Bentley, shamed Candian evangelist, seems to
have friends who want him to return to ministry as
soon as possible. His mentor, U.S. charismatic
evangelist Rick Joyner, is putting several videos on
his site per week about Mr. Bentley's "restoration
process", not just the one video per week that was
promised. Todd Friel, an American apologetics expert
with a weekly radio and TV show, analyzed parts of
the videos this week on his radio program. If you
are interested in his critique, I think he makes
some very good points. His audio comments are below
the fold of this post.
(76) Todd
Bentley:
Claimed but Not Ordained by Bud Press,
4/7/09 Todd Bentley claims to be ordained through a
Canadian-based association, but a top official
tells a different story.
(77) Todd
Bentley:
The art of the apologetic non-apology by
Rick Hiebert, Western Standard, 4/19/09 One nagging question that readers may have is why
are Mr. Bentley's critics still assailing him,
when he says that he is sorry? Well, I can make an
educated guess. Although I am not in this camp, I
do think that it is in the public's interest to
bring blatant lying to their attention.
(78) Todd
Bentley:
Preaching the Gospel 'Won't Win Souls' - Kingdom
Rising or self-rising kingdom? by Bud
Press, Christian Research Service, April 28,
2009 Todd Bentley's kingdom is self-rising. His gospel
of the kingdom is a kingdom he has established and
not from God's written word, the Bible. Yet,
despite all of his false teachings, false
prophecies, and ungodly claims, actions, and
antics, Bentley is being "restored" under the
heretical umbrella of Rick Joyner, Bill Johnson,
and Jack Deere.
(79) Six
Simple
Questions for Todd Bentley by Bud Press,
Christian Research Service, October 22, 2009 Maybe it was just a glitch in Todd Bentley's
computer. Or, maybe Bentley accidentally hit
delete instead of post. Or, maybe Bentley actually
read the comments and chose to hit delete before
his followers had a chance to read them. Whatever
the case may be, stuff disappears, including the
following October 19 comments on "The Todd Bentley
Blog" at http://www.freshfireusa.com/blog
(80) A
Little Necromancy For Mr. & Mrs. Bentley
by Rick Heibert, 1/14/10 The most scary thing that comes out of Todd
Bentley's Dec. 18th, 2009 service, however, is
that Jessa Bentley, Todd's new wife who is
evidently learning quickly, apparently has the
ability to call dead people into her dreams?
(81) Todd
Bentley
Videos Page by Christian Research
Ministries, 2009 This page contains selected videosand DVDs on
Todd Bentley and his associates within the
Word-Faith movement and the New Apostolic
Reformation.
(83) Todd
Bentley
on-stream again! by Karin Jansson,
2/11/10 I warned for this in December 2009...and,
unfortunately, I have nothing positive to say this
time either...Believe me; I have much more fun
things to do than dealing with this! It is grieving
and a must to expose and continue to warn for...This
is 'Kundalini-power' (Hinduism) at work and this is
nothing to play with! God's church �" The Body
of Christ = wake up!
(84) The
Sickness
Unto Death: Spiritual Drunkeness and False Revival
by Bill Randles, 7/23/08 What we are seeing in the so-called Lakeland
revival, did not come "like a mighty rushing wind
out of heaven", rather it is the direct result of
several "streams " that have converged over the last
twenty years. The roots of Todd Bentley's
experienced based revival, are manifold. They
include the Kansas City Prophets of the late 1980's
and early nineties, John Wimber's Vineyard movement,
South African Evangelist Rodney Howard Browne, the
Toronto Blessing, to the subsequent Pensacola
Revival which led directly to Lakeland Florida and
Todd Bentley. A major common denominator,
which runs through all of these streams, is an
emphasis on an experience called spiritual
drunkenness!
(85) Todd
Bentley:
Crowing for Dollars by Bud Press,
4/12/10 Constant promises of financial breakthrough from
the hyper-Charismatic camp remind me of a strutting
rooster. It sticks out its chest and crows its
cock-a-doodle-doo day in and day out, month after
month, year after year, and produces nothing but
noise. Well, after a visit from the "angel of
finance," and a meeting with Bob Jones who, in turn,
had a visit from an angel named "international
banker," Todd Bentley is crowing like a rooster,
again, about an upcoming super-duper, humongous,
stupendous Greater Glory Gathering at the
MorningStar hen-house this month.
(86) The
Prophet,
the 'God' and the Heretic by Bud Press,
Christian Research Service, 5/19/10 You may have seen him on-stage with Benny Hinn,
prophesying over people, revealing their innermost
thoughts, and pronouncing people healed through his
prophetic words. He is Yakim Manasseh Jordan, son of
E. (Elijah) Bernard Jordan, the new kid on the
hyper-Charismatic block, and rising star within the
Word of Faith movement.
(87) For
Sale:
The Anointing by Crystal, Slaughter Of The
Sheep, 7/2/10 Do you want to attend a school that will teach you
how to steward the anointing and flow in the Holy
Spirit? Well, Todd Bentley says he can impart
it to you, but you have to get out your wallet
first! Over at the Elijah List website, they are
promoting Todd Bentley's brand spankin' new "school
of the spirit." Bentley and Jason Hooper are
the key speakers at Bentley's new money-making
venture, the "Anointing School," and you can attend
for the low, low price of $60.00.
(88) Heretics
and
the Cross by Ken Silva, 9/11/10 For false christs and false prophets will arise and
perform signs and wonders, to lead astray, if
possible, the elect. (Mark 13:22) Spiritual
deception depends upon counterfeit experience which
looks and feels real. Apprising Ministries with just
a little heads up that heretics know how to use the
language well in order to draw in their unsuspecting
prey. For example, here's latest tweet from false
prophet Todd Bentley.
(89) Todd Bentley is Back
by Jackie Alnor on Crosstalk, 10/1/10
Jackie Alnor is a Christian media watchdog and author
of The Fleecing of Christianity. After a two year
hiatus due to alleged moral failings, Todd Bentley,
the controversial Florida pastor, is preaching again
thanks to the work of men like Rick Joyner of
Morningstar Ministries. Bentley is hardly alone when
it comes to being controversial. Individuals such as
John Avanzini and Benny Hinn are just two other names
from the Word of Faith "Hall of Shame." These and
other pastors continue to make headlines, not because
they focus on the word of God, but because they are
adept at convincing others that they can obtain
whatever they want or think they need by chasing after
the presence of God. By reviewing this edition of
Crosstalk you'll become equipped to know what antics
and false manifestations are taking place in churches
that are being led by similar false teachers.
Date: September 30, 2010
Host: Ingrid Schlueter
Guest: Jackie Alnor
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(90) Todd
Bentley
Remarries And Re-Launches by Cecil
Andrews, Take Heed Ministries, March 10, 2009 Last year as a ministry we spent much time and
energy reporting on and exposing the fraudulent so
called "Miracle Healing Crusades' conducted by Todd
Bentley in Lakeland in Florida and I don't plan to
revisit those God-dishonouring events in this
article �" a search of our website and those of
other faithful watchmen ministries will yield all
the information necessary to discover the devilish
nature of events in Lakeland. The "Miracle Healing
Crusade' came to a shuddering halt when it was
discovered that Todd Bentley had "entered into an
unhealthy relationship on an emotional level with a
female member of his staff �" at least that's how
the board of Mr Bentley's then "Fresh Fire
Ministries' initially put out the story �"
subsequent revelations showed how very wide of the
mark this first statement was.
(91) Letter
to
the People of Haiti concerning Todd Bentley
by Bud Press, 1/4/11 To the People of Haiti: A faith healer named Todd
Bentley is scheduled to arrive in Haiti on January
7, 2011. He plans to conduct open-air crusades in
Port Au Prince until January 15. Here in the United
States and around the world, Todd Bentley is known
as a false teacher and false prophet. He also claims
to have the gift of healing, but the sick and dying
leave his meetings without being healed.
(92) CHRISTIANS
BEWARE!
Todd Bentley in Seattle by Bud Press,
Christian Research Service, 2/1/11 Currently, Todd Bentley and Jason Hooper are
conducting a tour in Yakima and Seattle, Washington.
We need to pray that God will be merciful to the
innocent and unwary who attend, and open their eyes
to the real Jesus Christ. While the tour will
consist of the usual bill-of-fare of firey thrills,
burning chills, and electrically-induced
excitemement, those who attend will not see
Bible-based healings or miracles, nor will God show
up and bless the tour. God hasn't changed. He is
still against false prophets (Jeremiah chapter 23;
Matthew chapter 7; Matthew chapter 24).
(93) Todd
Bentley
and the Prophetic Movement compiled by Bud
Press, 2/2/11 Articles, videos, and information on one of the
most dangerous movements on the face of the
Earth.
(94) Today's
Christianity
- Nothing More Than Feelings by Paul
Proctor, News With Views, 2/2/11 This may come as a shock to most Christians, but if
you do a search of the less contemporary
translations of scripture, the word "feelings" is
virtually nonexistent. Where it does appear, it is
cited as more of a superficial, even negative
attribute than a positive; and yet, as we watch and
listen to many from today's churches, be they
leaders or laymen, not only do we see a clear
fixation on feelings, both physical and emotional,
we notice that those feelings have by and large
become a replacement for faith. In fact, if you
substitute the word "feelings" wherever you see the
word "faith" in those older Bible versions, it will
become clear to you what motivates and guides the
average "Christian" today �" point being: most of us
are not following the Living Word of God by faith,
we're simply following our feelings and calling it
"faith." This doesn't require a Bible. Read Part 1
& Part
2.
(95) OWN
program on Todd Bentley by Spiritual
Research Network, 2/17/11 I watched a disturbing display last night on TV. I
was made aware that on the Oprah Winfrey Network,
they were to air a program featuring the heretic and
false prophet Todd Bentley. Lisa Ling did a good job
of at least presenting the story but was far to
accepting for my liking. But that's beside the
point.
(96) Letter
To
The Editor of the Express News by Bud
Press, 12/4/11 Based on your December 4 article, 'BEWARE OF THE
TATTOO PREACHER', it is obvious that Todd Bentley is
still in the business of spinning tall tales.
(97) Letter
to
Todd Bentley: Request for Proof? by Bud
Press, 1/26/12 [The following letter was e-mailed to Todd Bentley
at info@FreshFireUSA.com on January 23, 2012. The
subject window contained, "To Todd Bentley" Request
for Proof". There has been no reply. Please feel
free to post it on your website or blog as the Lord
leads. I will provide an update if Bentley replies.
--Bud]
(98) In
Whom
Will You Trust? Todd Bentley or Jesus Christ?
by Bud Press, Christian Research Service,
7/25/12 More than at any time in the history of the world,
people who profess to be Christian are claiming to
see Jesus. Their claims include elaborate stories of
how Jesus suddenly and physically appeared to them,
spoke to them, and even took them into visions and
visits to heaven. They back their claims with smiles
and tears, along with subtle, well-rehearsed words
to assure their listeners their stories are "real"
and "true". Solid, Bible-based Christians agree that
every word that Jesus Christ spoke was pure,
perfect, and holy. His words are truth, and are just
as reliable and trustworthy today as they were 2,000
years ago. Despite these facts, there are growing
numbers of professing Christians who deny Jesus'
words, and work overtime to convince others to
believe in what they say over what God has already
said in His written word.
(99) Todd
Bentley:
Truly Misleading by Bud Press, Christian
Research Service, 8/7/12 It appears that the August 4, 2012 article
published in London, England's MailOnline has
grabbed the attention of Todd Bentley,
self-proclaimed prophet who claims the ability to
heal by the power of God. The article warns the
reader about Bentley's violent techniques with the
sick and dying, and calls for Bentley to be banned
from conducting his tour in England towards the end
of August 2012 (Todd
Bentley
Controversy).
(101) Home
Office
Bans Todd Bentley from UK by Simon Cross,
Christian.co.uk, 8/25/12 BREAKING: The Home Office has confirmed that the
government has banned Todd Bentley from entering the
UK. The news has forced the controversial preacher
and healing evangelist to cancel his tour of the UK,
which was scheduled to begin in nine days time.
(102) Todd
Bentley
and the Spirit of Thor by Bud Press,
Christian Research Service, 9/4/12 ... In a message to his church on August 11, 2012,
Stan Tyra claimed he received the following
"powerful word" from Todd Bentley: "Todd Bentley had
a word for me last week. He gave that word kinda
semi-publicly, and we shared it in the house because
it's important to us as a church. And he said that
he saw a spirit of Thor on me."
(103) Todd
Bentley:
Denied, Banned, and Cancelled by Bud
Press, Christian Research Service, 9/12/12 This has not been a good year for Todd Bentley, the
self-proclaimed prophet who is under constant
scrutiny from Christians for his false teachings and
false healings, many by way of punching and kicking
the sick and dying. In January 2012, Bentley was
denied entry into Australia. In August 2012, he was
banned from entering the United Kingdom. In
September 2012, he was forced to cancel his October
trip to Pakistan.
(104) A
lesson from the Lakeland Revival by The
Berean Call, 11/3/12 This documentary made me both angry and sad. I was
outraged to see Bentley's complete disregard for
Scripture, his disregard for what the Bible tells us
about the miraculous gifts, about maintaining good
order in services, about so much else. What made me
sad were the many looks at the people who had
followed Bentley. There were many people,
well-intentioned, I am sure, who gave up everything
they had to follow him.
(107) Five
Years
On: Todd Bentley and Bob Jones Teaching Manifest
Sons of God in 2008 by Crosswise,
8/27/13 The purpose of this article is to revisit some
Manifest Sons of God (MSoG) teaching in order to
educate those not quite understanding this
particular doctrine, its ramifications, and how it
fits into the larger scheme of things.
(110) Todd
Bentley
Videos and Research Articles - False Revival,
Violent Ministry, Kicking, Punching, Shaking,
Hissing, Screaming, Laughing, and more
compiled by Bud Press, 9/11/14 To the Reader: This page contains selected videos
and DVDs on Todd Bentley and his associates within
the Word-Faith movement and the New Apostolic
Reformation. But examine everything carefully; hold
fast to that which is good; abstain from every form
of evil (1 Thess. 5;21-22). Beloved, do not believe
every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether
they are from God, because many false prophets have
gone out into the world (1 John 4:1).
(111) Preacher David Tomberlin Re: Multiple
Wives, Kidnapping, Prostitution Scandal We have some unfortunate breaking news about David
Tomberlin, a well-known charismatic minister and
associate of Todd Bentley known from the highly
televised �Lakeland Outpouring� where he was daily
onscreen running the major event. Tomberlin is
currently embroiled in a major scandal in Thailand,
involving multiple �wives,� an arrest warrant for
kidnapping and evidence of heavy involvement in
prostitution for years while continuing to operate a
large Christian preaching platform: David Tomberlin
Ministries.This scandal has received extensive
written and televised nationwide coverage in
Thailand, yet evidence shows Tomberlin has likely
suppressed the story stateside for more than a year.
Only now is the English-speaking world hearing about
this unfolding news. Just this week has grassroots
momentum begun to bring a few brave leaders and some
followers forward to address the situation here. It
has not yet reached the broader news market in
America, Europe or Australia. As folks are now
coming out of the woodwork with more personal abuse,
primarily women involved with the ministry, we
appreciate the consideration of your news agencies
to get ahead of the story. Our hope is merely to
bring awareness and prevent further abuse of
platform and public trust. Here is a brand new blog
dedicated to this unfolding story that has gathered
nearly every bit of journalistic evidence on the
case so far:
https://davidtomberlin.blog/
(112) Todd
Bentley’s
Alleged Homosexuality and Abuse Exposed by
Pulpit & Pen, 8/24/19 A man closely involved in Bentley’s ministry by the
name of Stephen Powell has come forward with
allegations of homosexual activity and sexual abuse
at the hands of Todd Bentley. If these allegations
are true, and Todd Bentley has been acting sexually
inappropriate with underage teens, then the
authorities should be involved in this.
(113) Todd
Bentley Is Back! Reveals New 25-Year Ministry
Mandate After Being Visited By Angels at
Christian Research Network, 2/3/21
Todd Bentley is a liar and a con-man. He is no more
a Christian than Joe Biden is a Roman Catholic. He
does not hear from angels — probably demons, though.
Does he have a direct pipeline to God as he claims
he does? Hardly. The NAR, of which he is a kingpin,
is a dangerous movement teaming with false prophets
who, like Bentley, also claim God speaks to them. If
these men and women hear a voice in their mind, the
voice they’re hearing is that of a deceiving spirit.
The Lord is not appearing to these lying prophets
nor do their so-called visions and dreams come from
Him. The modern day apostles and prophets of the NAR
are wolves in sheep’s clothing — flee from them! Now
that I’ve let off steam, here’s Protestia’s piece:
Charismatic “prophet” Todd Bentley, the only
huckster in the whole of Christianity that Dr.
Michael Brown has ever bothered to condemn (and that
only slightly), is up to no good, revealing that
he’s had a string of angelic encounters and personal
visions from Jesus who told him that the time of
waiting is done, and that he’s about to embark on a
new 25-year ministry mandate.
(114) Letter
to the Editor: Todd Bentley Is Back to Deceive
Unwitting Sheep at Lighthouse Trails,
2/22/21
I am writing to warn of Todd Bentley’s Jan.27,
2021 announcement of his plans for 2021. Bentley
went “radio silent” last year, but has reappeared,
apparently/supposedly with a “25 year mandate” from
God. He is launching via various media platforms,
and not just in America, but in other continents. In
a 27 January 2021 Facebook post, Todd revealed his
“vision” and plans for the year and beyond, which
were based on a “series of angelic encounters,
visions and personal encounters with the Lord that
were absolutely life-changing”
(115)After
15 Years, Todd Bentley Is Returning To Lakeland,
Fl, To Recapture The Fire Of Infamous ‘Revival’
by Protestia, 11/19/22
Charismatic prophet Todd Bentley, the only huckster
in the whole of Christianity that Dr Michael Brown
has ever bothered to condemn (and that only
slightly), is up to no good again—the result of a
string of angelic encounters and personal vision. He
announced on Facebook that that he’s returning to
Lakeland, Fl, the site of his infamous ‘Lakeland
Outpouring’ where he both became famous and then
imploded in a sea of scandal, in order to put on a
new revival and touch the hem of heaven for those
who missed it the first time around.
(116) Todd
Bentley Says He’s Been Given The Authority To
‘Cancel Death’ + Heal Terminal Illnesses
by Protestria, 1/4/25
Todd Bentley, the famous false teacher and wolf
extraordinaire (see endnotes), has unveiled his
latest scheme to capitalize on his recent emergency
hospital stay, claiming that his experiences gave
him the power and authority to “cancel death” and
cure terminal illnesses. Six weeks ago, Bentley was
taken to the hospital by ambulance after
experiencing unexpected seizures. Within a day he’d
recover, claiming he’d been miraculously healed.
Apart from using this event as a fundraiser, we
wondered how he would spin this to take advantage of
the goodwill. And now we know.
Mike
Bickle
(1) Mike
Bickle's
Gigolo Jesus by K. Jentoft, Herescope,
5/1/08 The Jesus confessed in Mike Bickle's "spiritual
interpretations" at IHOP is not the "Jesus Christ
come in the flesh." Mike Bickle's "Bridal Paradigm"
Jesus is not the Jesus of the Apostles but a
substitute Jesus of his own imagination and found
only in imaginary interpretations and not the Bible.
Those who embrace and love the Jesus of Mike
Bickle's imagination are cultivating intimacy with
an imposter. Their feelings of love may grow and be
sincere but they are misplaced because God's word
does not give us the Jesus that Mike Bickle is
asking us to worship.
(3) International
House
of Prayer (IHOP) Promotes Contemplative
Spirituality by Lighthouse Trails,
2007 "Mike Bickle, director of the International House
of Prayer (IHOP) in Kansas City, and a well-known
leader in the Prophetic Movement, claims that God is
restoring contemplative prayer to the church. He
goes on to claim that contemplative prayer is a God
ordained means of entering into the fullness of God,
and that the brightest lights in church history have
been Roman Catholic mystics who lived during the
dark ages. He went on to say the western church had
much to learn from these mystics ...
(5)
IHOP & The Latter Rain by Herescope,
9/16/08 The most requested article topic in the past year
from Herescope readers has been an in-depth article
on the subject of Mike Bickle and the International
House of Prayer (IHOP) movement. We received
numerous requests especially after our May 1st post
on "Mike Bickle's Gigolo Jesus" and our July 17th
post "God's Dream?" which examined Bickle's
involvement in TheCall and related groups with a
clear intent on creating a youth movement Joel's
Army.
(6) Mike
Bickle
and International House of Prayer - The Latter
Rain Redivivus by Bob DeWaay, 9/08 Earlier this year the International House of Prayer
(IHOP) sponsored a conference in Kansas City
entitled Passion for Jesus that was heavily promoted
toward young people. The purpose of the conference
was to "cultivate intimacy with Jesus." In the
conference's second session, IHOP president and
director Mike Bickle preached a message based on an
allegorical interpretation of a Matthew 25 parable
in which he explained his end times theology and
"revelation of the bridal paradigm." Bickle claims
that Jesus cannot return until something drastically
changes in the church: "He is not coming any day. He
is not coming until the people of God globally are
crying out in intercession with a bridal identity
under the anointing of the Spirit.1" If you do not
understand what he means by that it is likely
because you have read the Bible literally and have
never found anything regarding a special anointing
that imparts a revelation of a "bridal identity." In
fact, much of Bickle's terminology will be strange
and foreign to most Christians.
(7) Testing
Music
In The Church - Part 2by Sandy Simpson,
3/18/09 For my previous article on testing music in the
churches, go here.
Since
the first article I wrote on testing music in the
churches there have been developments in Christian
music that are even more alarming.
(8) IHOP
is
starting to feel its Dominion oats by Dr.
Orrel Steinkamp, 7/2/11 What is new about this event is that the
organizational burden of this event will be
shouldered by IHOP (International House of
Prayer)[5] staffers from Kansas City. This is the
group known as the "Kansas City Prophets," which
forms the foundation of the NAR.
(9)IHOP:
International
House of Political Action by Dr. Orrel
Steinkamp, 7/7/11 Mike Bickle presents a variant of Dominion
end-times teaching that crossbreeds elements of
Dispensational eschatology with Dominion
Post-Millennial views. This at first glance seems
similar to Dispensational teaching which has
occupied for decades the most popular view of the
end times. But Dispensational Pre-Millennial
eschatology in its pure form is directly in
opposition to the Dominion teaching.
(10) Mike
Bickle
and IHOP: Revisionism and The Blueprint Prophecy
by Beyond Grace, 7/7/11 Imagine, if you will, a leader of a religious group
or secret society who based his entire movement on a
foundational document - but yet would not share the
contents of that document. Sacred writings, which
were delivered to him by an unidentified mystery
prophet. A blueprint which was confirmed to him by a
"supernatural encounter which included an angel and
a demon." Writings which were confirmed by yet
another prophet, one who later was discovered to
have had women stand in front of him naked while he
"prophesied" over them. Mormonism? Freemasons? No,
this movement is known as the "24/7 Prayer Movement"
whose adherents are called "Forerunners." They are
best known as the "International House of Prayer"
(IHOP) and the leader is Mike Bickle. The
foundational document is something they call the
"Blueprint Prophecy."
(11) IHOP
&
The NAR by Herescope, 7/13/11 Last week C. Peter Wagner added his name to the
list of The Response prayer rally endorsers.[2] This
has the effect of putting the full weight of his New
Apostolic Reformation (NAR) behind Texas Governor
Rick Perry and his potential bid for president. The
"Kansas City Prophets" via their IHOP movement was
already a primary backer of this quasi-political
"prayer event." But now, with Wagner's high-profile
endorsement, the event takes on new significance.
Wagner's presence indicates the marshaling of forces
of his Seven Mountains Army behind a potential
presidential candidate.
(12) IHOP's
New
Breed Leaders by Herescope, 7/17/11
The very strange teachings about Bloodlines, New
Breed, Elect Seed, New Order and Abortion in the
history of the IHOP movement.
(13) Mike
Bickle
"Want[s]" Contemplative Mysticism Book to be "the
manual for IHOP�"KC." by John Lanagan, My
Word Like Fire Ministries, 7/29/11 Much of the literature being sold through the
International House of Prayer's online FORERUNNER
Bookstore indicates a contemplative influence. One
such book being offered is Fire Within, written by
Father Thomas Dubay. IHOP founder Mike Bickle
states, "I want this book to be the manual for
IHOP-KC."
(14) IHOP
Enters Dominion/Christian Right Politics - IHOP
is Starting to Feel its Dominion Oatsby
Orrel Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Volume 16, No. 4,
July/August 2011 Another national politician is joining with the
Apostles and Prophets. Texas Governor Rick Perry. is
leading an event scheduled at the Reliant Stadium
seating 100,000 in Houston on August 6. The NAR
faithrial are shaking the Tea Party. lxees to fill
the stadium. This event is being called "The
Response: A Call to Prayer for a Nmion in Crisis."
We do not question the title but the means to the
goal. The organizers are dubbing this event "a
non-denominational apolitical prayer meeting." But
don't be fooled. This is common fare for the NAR and
the Apostles and Prophets in theft bid to promote
the Dominion Mandate of the Apostles and Prophets
around the world. Christian Right politicians see
this as securing much of the Christian Right vote
and politically acquiring the on-the-ground Network
of the Apostles and Prophets which is well organized
even to the precinct level across America. There
will be prayers, sermons, prophesies, spiritual
warfare to be sure, but there is only one reason for
this event and it is Domon political activism pure
and simple. Rick Perry. may or may not make a nm for
the White House. But even if he doesn't it serves
the Dominion/Political Mandate of the Apostles and
Prophets and makes them more visual to the Christian
Right political base and garners influence in naBomi
politics.
(15) Mike
Bickle
of IHOP-KC instructs followers on contemplative
prayer by John Lanagan, My Word Like Fire
Ministries, 10/29/11 In Fellowshipping with the Holy Spirit: 5 Practical
Phrases, International House of Prayer leader Mike
Bickle gives instructions on how to experience
contemplative prayer�"which he calls "communing
prayer." Like all Christian contemplatives, Bickle
works hard at presenting this as biblically
acceptable. He states there is "…a lot of
counterfeit mysticism…" Before teaching his
Christianese mantra method, he again emphasizes he
is not talking about Eastern or Oprah religion.
(16) 6-12
year
olds to be trained to perform 'signs and wonders'
at IHOP reported by God Discussion,
5/9/12 The International House of Prayer (IHOP-Kansas) is
gearing up for its first "Signs and Wonders" camp
for the 2012 season. There, 6-12 year old kids are
trained "to heal the sick, reach the lost, prophesy,
and pray for other children, to see Jesus exalted in
their schools, homes, and neighborhoods." (NOTE: We
do not agree with the God Discussion's web site
premise. We are only reporting on what IHOP is
doing according tothis story, which is
reprehensively brainwashing youth.)
(17) The
Tabernacle
Of David: An Endtime Deception by
Discernment Newsletter, Volume 23, Issue 5,
9/25/12 There is presently a movement to establish an
end-times "Tabernacle of David" centered
around 24/7 prayer and worship. Fact sheets are
distributed that detail the historical background
for this movement, culminating in the present-day
attempt.
(18) IHOP
To
Partner With Roman Catholics For Upcoming OneThing
Conference by Ken Silva, 11/9/12 The slide of the visible church down the slippery
slope of compromise continues to gain momentum as
ecumenism and syncretism replace sound doctrine and
fidelity to the truth. Much of this compromise
ultimately leads many back to Rome through such
mystical, New Age practices as contemplative prayer
as experience triumphs over objective truth. The
International House of Prayer (IHOP) in Kansas City
is one such group that has elevated and encouraged
participants to seek mystical experiences with God
as validation of one's faith. This year, IHOP will
demonstrate how easily such things align with the
teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, as the
annual IHOP Onething Conference promises and boasts
of the inclusion of a Catholic track at this year's
gathering.
(19) The
Sandy
Foundation of the International House of Prayer
(IHOP) by Crosswise, 11/14/12 To this day, the Mike Bickle led International
House of Prayer (IHOP) in Kansas City, Missouri
proudly claims as part of its heritage Kansas City
Fellowship (KCF) aka Grace Ministries.1 Bob
Jones, along with Paul Cain �" who were both
important "prophets" associated with KCF �" continue
to be lauded as Bickle's "spiritual fathers"2.
It was Bob Jones' purported "drought prophecy" which
was said to have legitimized the Kansas City
Fellowship - and now International House of Prayer
(IHOP) �" "movement".
(20) IHOPU
Student
Confesses to Murdering a Former (IHOPU) Intern
by Gina Meeks, Charisma News, 11/15/12 A student at the International House of Prayer
University, who was also participating in an outside
"religious community," has confessed to the murder
of a former IHOPU intern, whose death was initially
ruled a suicide.
(21) Bickle"s
Bible
Botching by Spirit Of Error, 4/19/13
But I have noticed something disturbing about his
teachings. The Bible verses he uses to support them
frequently have nothing to do with those
teachings–and sometimes they actually
teach something very different.
(22) Passionately
Wrong by Spirit Of Error, 9/28/13
A serious error is being made by many people who are
part of the New Apostolic Reformation movement.
(23) Mike
Bickle
will allow fake manifestations �to allow the
genuine to take place�? by My Word Like
Fire, 11/2/13 Bickle states, �Most places that I�ve been the
majority of the manifestations are not caused by the
Holy Spirit��. �but the problem is, it�s not all
fake and the genuine is in our midst, and I will
allow a whole lot of hamburger helper to allow the
genuine to take place. I will not promote it but I
will allow it.�
(24) Francis
Chan
Declares "I Lover Mike Bickle Of IHOP" by
Ken Silva, 1/2/14 Now we come full circle to Francis Chan�s
appearance along with the aforementioned Jesus
Culture at the International House of Prayer (IHOP)
Young Adult Conference 2013 One Thing, which just
wrapped up Tuesday, December 31st.
(25) What
is
a Pharisee? excerpt from Shibboleth
by Jamie Smith, 1/16/14 Let�s face it, no Christian wants to be accused of
being a Pharisee, because the Pharisees are
portrayed in the New Testament as being pretty
loathsome characters. The accusation of being a
Pharisee is made even more incendiary when it is
combined with rhetoric about the Pharisees being the
ones who killed Christ. This is perfectly
illustrated by a statement made by Mike Bickle, a
key leader in the massively influential
�evangelical� organization International House of
Prayer (IHOP). He said in an audio message titled
Contending for the Power of God (CD1): �It was the
ones pressing into biblical orthodoxy that murdered
Christ.� Were the Pharisees really too biblically
orthodox?? Was their sin really to hold the
Scriptures in too high of esteem? Was it the
Pharisees who killed Jesus?
(27) Bridal
Eschatology:
A Frightening New Direction at The Berean
Call, 6/4/14 IHOP [International House of Prayer] is on the rise
in the evangelical world. Once an obscure church in
the Kansas City area on the fringes of the
Charismatic movement, it has now become a youth
movement. The IHOP (International House of Prayer)
is on the verge of engulfing youth ministry in this
country with its methods and its doctrines. Through
its aggressive recruitment efforts it is playing a
leading role on college campuses. It is listed as an
equal partner in many collaborative evangelical
prayer and mission efforts. IHOP leaders are now
openly associating with the upper echelons of
evangelical leadership, including engaging in
political activism.[4] And the leaven of IHOP
doctrine is quietly seeping into the entire church
world.
(28) Bickle�s
Bible
Botching by Spirit of Error, 2/26/15
Mike Bickle�the leader of the International House
of Prayer (IHOP) in Kansas City, Missouri�is revered
by many people in the New Apostolic Reformation
(NAR) movement as a sound Bible teacher, as someone
who majors on teaching people the written Word of
God. But I have noticed something disturbing about
his teachings. The Bible verses he uses to support
them frequently have nothing to do with those
teachings�and sometimes they actually teach
something very different.
(29) IHOP-KC
Promotes
Sexaholics Anonymous, Contemplative Spirituality,
Alcoholics Anonymous by John Lanagan,
4/7/15 Despite proclamations about the love and power of
Christ, when all is said and done, the International
House of Prayer offers onsite Alcoholics Anonymous,
Sexaholics Anonymous, and Codependents Anonymous
meetings to those who are in bondage.[1] All
churches and organizations associated with the New
Apostolic Reformation are in error�but some far more
than others.
(30) A
Mike Bickle explanation for allowing “fake”
manifestations of the Holy Spirit by The
Wrod Like Fire, 4/28/19 Some years ago Mike Bickle, founder of
International House of Prayer, revealed that many of
the alleged manifestations of the Holy Spirit that
take place during IHOP worship and gatherings are,
in fact, fake. In the video below, Bickle told the
IHOP-KC students, “I know that I know the value of
genuine manifestations. The real. Again I’ve seen,
and I’ve had it happen to me, people thrashed
around, I’ve seen people thrown against walls, and
across rooms. I’ve seen a lot of fake, but I’ve seen
a lot of real.” Being thrown “against walls and
across rooms” and claiming it is the Holy Spirit is
more than a serious error. It is demonic. Mike
Bickle stated he does not allow fake manifestations
of the Holy Spirit up on the platform, but “I will
allow the fake in the room because I so believe in
the genuine.” Huh?
(31) On
teaching spiritual darkness by The Word
like Fire, 10/30/20
False teachers and false movements abound. Some do
lasting damage. Some false teachings are
short-lived. But there is one deceptive “prayer”
practice in particular that continues to infect the
visible church. This is contemplative prayer. The
practice has a powerful teacher-advocate who has
brought contemplative darkness to young believers
for two decades. This is Mike Bickle, founder of the
International House of Prayer. In Fellowshipping
with the Holy Spirit: 5 Practical Phrases, Bickle
gives instructions on how to experience
contemplative prayer–which he calls “communing
prayer.” [1]
(32) John
Piper Gives Glowing Endorsement To Ihopkc Heretic,
Mike Bickle, Says Francis Chan at
Christian Reasearch Network, 3/24/21
The lack of discernment among mainstream Evangelical
leaders is beyond astonishing. The Scriptures are
clear–even Satan himself disguises himself as an
angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:!4). We don’t judge
false teachers based on how nice they are–we judge
them based on their fruits (Matthew 7:15-20).
If you don’t know who Mike Bickle is, he’s the
founder of the charismatic organization known as
International House of Prayer (IHOPKC) which is
headquartered in Kansas City. Bickle, a former
Kansas City pastor, founded the organization after
he claimed a man named Augustine approached him, and
“prophesied” to his congregation with astonishing
accuracy about the state of his church.
(33) More
Disturbing Contemplative, Catholic Comments From
IHOP’s Mike Bickle by John Lanagan – The
Word Like Fire, 2/21/23
“Let me put it bluntly: Contemplative prayer results
in spiritual blindness, and this is why “leaders”
such as Rick Warren, Beth Moore, and Mike Bickle are
simply unable to comprehend the vast difference
between Catholic teaching and biblical
Christianity.” According to IHOP founder Mike
Bickle: When I was in my 20s I was asked to pastor a
church and I never officially went back to the
Catholic Church, but I also don’t feel like I
intentionally left it either. At the House of
Prayer, I encourage people to learn the teachings of
the Catholic saints, as the experts on contemplative
prayer, such as Theresa of Avila and St. John of the
Cross.
(34) Sorry
Church Ladies, Jesus Is Not Your Romantic Partner
at CRN, 8/12/23
“This trend paints Him less as the sovereign ruler
of the universe and more like a divine partner in a
cosmic rom-com, always there with a comforting word,
a box of spiritual chocolates, and a shoulder to cry
on.” In the modern cathedrals of pop-Christianity,
where the beats of “worship music” resonate just a
tad louder than doctrinal integrity, a new portrait
of Jesus has been painted—one that bears less
resemblance to the God revealed to us in Scripture
and more to a Shakespearean Romeo. Yes, it seems
that the Almighty Savior, who upholds the universe
by the Word of His power, is now being serenaded as
though He’s about to engage in a moonlit waltz.
(35) BREAKING:
International House of Prayer Founder Mike Bickle
Accused of Clergy Sexual Abuse ‘Spanning Several
Decades’ by Julue Roys, 10/29/23
Mike Bickle, founder of the International House of
Prayer in Kansas City, Mo. (IHOPKC), is facing
allegations of clergy sexual abuse “spanning several
decades,” according to a statement released today by
former IHOPKC leaders. Bickle has led IHOPKC since
1999—a 24/7 charismatic, prayer ministry with about
2,500 full-time staff, students, and interns, which
attracts people from around the world. “Without
going into details to protect the privacy of the
victims’ identities, we have found these allegations
of clergy sexual abuse by Mike Bickle to be credible
and long-standing,” the statement said. “The
credibility of these allegations is not based on any
one experience or any one victim, but on the
collective and corroborating testimony of the
experiences of several victims.”
(36) Breaking:
IHOP Founder Mike Bickle Admits To ‘Inappropriate
Behavior’ + Deflects, Deflects, Deflects
by Protestia, 12/14/23
“He borrowed a play from Johnny Hunt, saying that
his sexual sins and adultery were private and none
of the business of his church and ministry, and that
because he dealt with them privately, there was no
reason to confess them publicly until he was
exposed, which perhaps explains why even now they
are so vague and hazy.” Mike Bickle, the
false-prophet leader of the International House of
Prayer (IHOPKC), has released a personal
statement regarding allegations against him,
writing, “I sadly admit that 20+ years ago, I sinned
by engaging in inappropriate behavior—my moral
failures were real.”
(37) International
House Of Prayer Gives Update On Mike Bickle
Investigation, Warns It Will Take Time by
Protestia, 1/17/24
The embattled International House of Prayer in
Kansas City has given a brief update on where they
stand after expelling leader and founder Mike Bickle
from their midsts following sexual misconduct
allegations. Kurt Fuller, a retired major general
who took over Executive Director responsibilities of
the church following a round of resignations, told
the church yesterday: “I’ve heard enough and seen
enough to know that there are some issues here that
need to be addressed and some of them urgently….(my
job is to) “get to the bottom of all these
allegations, not just those about Mike Bickle, but
also those that are now directed to the organization
as a whole.”
(38) IHOP
Full Investigation Finds: ‘Mike Bickle Engaged In
Inappropriate Behavior Including Sexual Contact
And Clergy Misconduct, In An Abuse Of Power’
by Protestia, 2/2/24
The International House of Prayer has revealed the
full results of the investigation report into the
actions of founder and ‘prophet’ Mike Bickle.
Prepared by Rosalee McNamara from the law firm
Lathrop GPM, she says she was allowed unhindered
access to all parties and players involved, except
Mike Bickle himself, who declined to be interviewed
directly but did respond to written questions, and
the primary Jane Doe that Bickle has already
admitted into having an inappropriate relationship
with before the formation of IHOPKC, on the advice
of her lawyer.
(39) IHOPKC
Blasts Mike Bickle After Multiple Minors Accuse
Him Of Sexual Abuse: ‘His Predatory And Abusive
Actions Are Sick’ by Protestia, 2/14/24
The International House of Prayer has issued a new
apology after more allegations against false prophet
and disgraced NAR rockstar Mike Bickle surfaced.
IHOPKC released their most conciliatory and
seemingly contrite statement yet, describing their
founder’s actions as “predatory” and sick” while
offering: “Words cannot express the anger, shock,
heartbreak, and sadness we have experienced as we
have learned of allegations and testimonies of
sexual abuse and manipulation concerning Mike
Bickle.”
(40) Charismatic
Heavy Hitters Issue Statement Against Mike Bickle,
Declare Him Permanently ‘Disqualified’ by
Protestia, 3/10/24
“Empathizing with Bickle’s victims and those
affected by his wicked wandering, they lament that
“this is a spiritual tragedy of international
proportions, affecting millions of believers
worldwide and bringing great dishonor to the name of
Jesus as well as a disgrace to the reputation of the
Spirit,” rendering their final judgment.” Eight
charismatic heavy hitters, led by Michael Brown,
have issued a joint statement against Mike Bickle
and IHOPKC, declaring him permanently disqualified
from ministry and describing his organization as
having ‘cult-like tendencies’: vindicating
[discernment ministries] again.
(41) IHOPKC
Winding Down, Coming To A Close, According To
Leaked Recording Of IHOP University President
by The Dissenter, 4/18/24
“It is essential to recognize the dangers of these
hyper-charismatic movements and our legitimization
of them through the use of their music, joining with
them in conferences, and anything else. It is a
fierce warning about the dangers of
hyper-charismatic movements that prioritize
emotional experience over sound doctrine and
accountability. It also reminds us of the resilience
of truth and the discerning power of genuine
Christianity that upholds Scripture over human
leadership.” Despite what Mike Bickle claims, IHOPKC
was never a move of God or a work of the Holy
Spirit, rather, it was a carefully orchestrated
façade, which quickly became a cult, that has
finally crumbled under the weight of its own
leadership scandals. According to a leaked recording
by IHOP University president, Matt Candler (not to
be confused with Matt Chandler of Acts 29), the
closure will be a gradual movement as they begin to
“wind things down.”
(42) BREAKING:
IHOPKC Founder Mike Bickle Sexually Abused 17
Women, Investigation Finds by Rebecca
Hopkins, The Roys Report, 2/4/25
Mike Bickle, founder of the International House of
Prayer-Kansas City (IHOPKC) groomed and sexually
abused 17 women, some of whom were minors, according
to an independent investigation released tonight. In
some cases, the abuse constituted rape, the
investigation found.
(43) Sam
Storms Issues ‘Heartfelt Apology’ & Asks For
Forgiveness For Defending Mike Bickle,
Recommending IHOP by Protestia, 2/9/25
“We would suggest that he apologize to those [in
discernment] writing the “many criticisms launched
against Bickle” he mentioned defending against.
Otherwise, we respect Storms for this statement, as
it’s more than most in his position have ever done.”
In late 2023, Sam Storms, a member of the Council of
The Gospel Coalition, past President of the
Evangelical Theological Society, and former IHOPKC
board member who ministered alongside Mike Bickle
for nearly a decade, issued a statement saying that
he found the allegations against his long time
friend credible.
(44) False
Prophetess and Blasphemer defends her brother,
Mike Bickle at Protestia, 8/6/25
Mike Bickle's sister, 'Prophetess Lisa', insisting
she's speaking on behalf of God directly, says that
God has pardoned Mike for everything he's done and
anyone who spoke against him or criticized him need
to repent and "knock it off." She readily admits she
has not read the allegations against her brother (17
women, including two minors) and will never read
them or ask questions about it. Despite this, she
calls them 'exotic trash' and a false narrative.
Then she says: "This story, and stories like it,
should NEVER be investigated by the church...whether
it is true or not, does not matter. That is a demand
that secular society has placed on the church, and
the church is now answering secular society about
the blood of Jesus." (Video)
(45) False
Prophetess and Blasphemer defends her brother,
Mike Bickle (Video) by Mike Winger, 9/9/25
They are trying to put Mike Bickle back in ministry
and using false prophecy to do it! This is bad. I
know my words here are harsh. They need to be. If we
respond to gently to this stuff people will be
lulled to sleep. I hate making these videos but
believe they are needful. Here's Protestia's
compilation
https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDVpemUwUXBPaWNhUFJFMmt4akt2MnE0YWowQXxBQ3Jtc0tuSG1HSk5vVWNJRkZ6Sm5nUnFyelBtM1N1WVlYRXcxWXM3NWRQYVkyWW1rSjBOYVhDNHBQZ3NLa0JzX0lKTHJ0VzVvaVR3emFmYmRwSW14cERPanBOUXBHaDRvYlNSVXJtWWV0STMtOU9WYXNkRk1TWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FProtestia%2Fstatus%2F1952367436394594395&v=G1eN5CocyPQ
Here's the full 51 minute false prophecy from Lisa
Stribling, Mike Bickle's sister
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcQloSTbXX0
(3) False
Revival
Kick-Started by Francis Chan, Rodney Howard
Browne, Benny Hinn, Bill Johnson, and Todd White
by Lighthouse Trails, 4/1/19 How do you start a true revival with key
controversial NAR leaders—ask Francis Chan; he was
there. Former pastor Francis Chan, who recently
spoke at The Send conference in Florida with
numerous NAR leaders such as Benny Hinn, Bill
Johnson, Todd White, and Rodney Howard Browne, said
in his own defense for sharing such a platform:
There are millions of souls that sit under weak or
unorthodox teachings. . . . there are millions who
will never hear strong biblical teaching unless
teachers are willing to go. (source) We find Chan’s
rationale in these statements erroneous, troubling,
and even dangerous. Chan isn’t the first person to
say that his message is so important that he will
share a platform with anyone in order to get his
message out to the masses. To that frame of mind, we
disagree completely. It’s one thing to preach the
Gospel to lost souls; but to share a platform with
those who are bringing dangerous false teachings
into the church is to give credibility to those with
the false teachings. From what we have witnessed,
many Christian leaders are willing to compromise
truth and integrity by giving credence to false
teachers so their own messages can be broadcast more
fully.
(4) Francis
Chain Claims To Be Jesus, Heals Whole Village
Without The Holy Spirit by Marsha West,
11/27/20
“He says I can do whatever he did, and I can do
greater things than he did, John 14:12, and I go I
memorized that as a high school student and I
believe it right now. I am Jesus right now. He and I
are one. He abides in me, I abide in him. These are
not just memory verses.” (Protestia) Francis
Chan has upped the theological ante recently, going
from the relatively sound reformed pastor, through
Bill Johnson-loving charismatic, to a full-fledged
faith healer, and now to Jesus in the Flesh when he
described in a recent video how he laid hands and
healed a whole village in Myanmar, ostensibly
without the Holy Spirit.
(5) Francis
Chan Joins Priests And Nuns To Speak At Roman
Catholic Conference at Christian Research
Network, 3/6/21
“In an interview with Our Sunday Visitor, Chan
explains that lately he’s been really fellowshipping
with Roman Catholics who “love the gospel” and as a
result was eager to share with them all his message
at Seek21.” Author and evangelist Francis Chan has
joined forces with the Roman Catholic contingent,
appearing as a guest speaker at a major Catholic
conference and continuing to give evidence that he’s
putting on his floaties and taking one step closer
towards the bank of the Tiber river, dipping in his
toe and ready to swim across to Rome.
(6) Francis
Chan Says Catholic Understanding Of Gospel Is Very
Similiar, If Not The Same, As His at CRN,
5/4/21
Chan is currently involved in an all-out assault on
the Word of God and sound doctrine. It would be nice
to think the best of him by believing that he
doesn’t actually know what he’s doing–but,
considering his solid theological education at the
Master’s Seminary, that’s going to be tough to pull
off.” In the third installment of our report
on Francis Chan’s diatribe against the Scriptures
and sound doctrine for the day, we’re going to show
you how Francis Chan is becoming even further
aligned with the Roman Catholic Church…
(7) Letter
to the Editor: Francis Chan’s Dangerous Path to
“Unity” and a Eucharistic Christ at
Lighthouse Trails, 6/21/21
Dear Lighthouse Trails Editors: I am writing to
address two related topics: 1) Francis Chan’s new
book released 4/1/21 titled Until Unity 2) Francis
Chan’s conversation with Hank Hanegraaff and KP
Yohannan regarding Chan’s changing views on the
so-called “Eucharist” (Aug. 2020 video on Hank
Hanegraaff’s program).
(8) Francis
Chan Says That The Holy Spirit Is Moving Baptists,
Pentecostals, And Catholics To Worship Together
at CRN, 10/22/22
Francis Chan, who has been moving decidedly
ecumenical in recent years while abandoning the
distinctions that differentiate biblical
Christianity from other sects including Roman
Catholicism, is once again preaching a gospel of
superficial unity between various, contradictory
denominations that call themselves “Christian.” Chan
... has embedded himself with Roman Catholics,
charismatics, and has embraced such spiritual folly
as tongues, prophecies, and even faith healings.
(9) Francis
Chan To Host Ecumenical ‘Collegiate Day Of Prayer’
At Asbury University Tonight by The
Dissenter, 2/24/23
“With the aberrant movements and leadership involved
in this movement, is it any wonder why conservative
Christians are so skeptical of this “revival”? Why
should we believe that true revival is happening
within a movement that has exchanged the gospel for
social justice and promotes homosexuality? What you
see here is exactly what you’re going to see in the
Collegiate Day of Prayer movement.” As we reported
last week, the so-called “spontaneous revival” at
Asbury University that has been going on since
February 8 may not have been quite so spontaneous
after all. In fact, as far back as last November,
Francis Chan announced he would be hosting a
“revival” meeting at Asbury University in
February—and, today is that day.
(10) David
Platt Says He Loves Jesus Even More Because Of
False Teacher, Francis Chan by The
Dissenter, 3/25/23
“As Francis Chan continues down this path of
ecumenism, however, it’s surprising to see those,
like David Platt, who once upon a time stood as a
living monument to biblical fidelity and against
false teachings suddenly slip into a path embracing
everything from social justice to charismaticism,
to, well, now even Francis Chan’s nonsense.” The
controversial preacher Francis Chan, known for his
increasingly ecumenical views that blur the lines
between biblical Christianity and other
denominations such as Roman Catholicism, is once
again promoting a superficial unity among diverse
and often contradictory Christian denominations.
(11) Francis
Chan Weeps, Worships, Laughs, Cheers, And Learns
With Benny Hinn by Protestia, 10/24/23
“This is the company Francis Chan keeps now, and to
say that he is not recommended is an
understatement.” Francis Chan continues to display
his lack of discernment and abject squishiness,
joining arch-heretic Benny Hinn at Jesus Image
‘Pastors Conference’ last month to worship
alongside, laugh, cheer, and sit under his tutelage.
Jesus Image ministry is led by Jessica and Michael
Koulianos, Benny’s daughter and son-in-law.
(12) Francis
Chan Says God Wants Roman Catholics, Protestants,
And Orthodox All At The Same Communion Table
by The Dissenter, 3/2/24
“With Chan’s new ecumenical take on spirituality,
one has to wonder, when will he join and unite with
other religions, including Islam…” Francis Chan, who
has been moving decidedly ecumenical in recent years
while abandoning the distinctions that differentiate
biblical Christianity from other sects including
Roman Catholicism, is once again preaching a gospel
of superficial unity between various, contradictory
denominations that call themselves “Christian.”
(13) Francis
Chan Joins Benny Hinn And A Cloister Of Nuns
(Evangelical Sisterhood Of Mary) For Jesus
Conference by Protestia, 3/20/24
Francis Chan is once again partnering with an
arch-heretic on the preaching circuit. For the
upcoming Jesus 24 Conference, Chan will join not
only Benny Hinn but also Bethel’s Bill Johnson,
Christine Caine, and a cloister for Protestant nuns.
The Jesus 24 Conference is hosted by Jesus Image, a
ministry run by Michael and Jessica
Koulianos—Benny’s Hinn’s daughter and son-in-law.
While it makes sense that Hinn, Chan, Caine and
Johnson would join forces, being linked by low
discernment and a distaste for God’s word, they’re
also joined by the Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary
(ESM), an order of Lutheran Nuns.
(14) Francis
Chan Says He Could Draw A Bigger Crowd, And His
Church Would Be Bigger Than Jesus’s by The
Dissenter, 5/30/25
“This is the man who left the pulpit not to pursue
deeper biblical truth, but to cozy up to a
charismatic caravan of error, dragging confused
followers behind him like spiritual roadkill.” In a
recent conversation with Lecrae, Francis Chan
reached deep into the recesses of his self-awareness
and pulled out something so bizarre, so stupefying,
that even seasoned watchers of his descent into
doctrinal oblivion had to pause and rewind.
John Crowder
(1) This
is
Not That: An Analysis of John Crowder's "The New
Mystics" by Jackie Alnor, Apostasy Alert,
2/8/10 In analyzing a book that promotes itself as a
manual on "how to become a part of the supernatural
generation," it must be approached with prayer and
humility. The temptation to condemn everything in
the book risks trampling upon holy things. John
Crowder, in his book "Miracle Workers, Reformers and
the New Mystics" mixes the holy with the profane.
Discerning between the two, especially in gray
areas, is a giant task for any believer to take on.
(2) New
Breed:
Gasping in Church(?) by LocalPastor, on
Christian Research Service, YouTube Video, Sunday,
August 24, 2008
Features Matt Sorger, violent angels, Patricia King,
"water walkers," John Crowder and "tokin' the Ghost"
and saying "Jehovah-uana" (which is short for
Jehovah-marijuana). Only God knows how many people
have been conditioned and deceived by these false
teachers.
(4) God-ka
and
the Yum Rum of Heaven by Slaughter of the
Sheep Blog, 2/16/10
John Crowder, Benjamin Dunn, and David Vaughn--the
usual band of blasphemers.
(1) Book Review of "TAKING
OUR CITIES FOR GOD" by John Dawson, YWAM
Publishing 1989 Reviewed by Steve
Mitchell, Answers
For India, 11/02 Taking Our Cities For God, written by John
Dawson is over 10 years old. Why would A.F.I. bother
reviewing a book that some might consider outdated
and seldom read? The reason is because it is still
heavily recommended reading for YWAM youth and staff
across the globe today. YWAM's DTS (Discipleship
Training Schools) feature this book (in some form)
as source material in some classes and the students
are taught to implement these prayer and spiritual
warfare practices.
Joy Dawson
(1) Joy
Dawson Of Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Joins
Forces With Benny Hinn by Sandy Simpson,
1/28/02 "In Benny Hinn's Honolulu, HI crusade at
the Blaisdel Arena on 1/11/02 Joy Dawson of YWAM
appeared on stage with Benny. Prior and subsequent
to this appearance she was also featured on his TV
programs. Onstage Joy Dawson was highly
complimentary of Benny Hinn and his ministries. They
made plans to reach out to the youth of HI
together officially that night."
(1)Jack
Deere's
Doctrinal Confusion by Deception In The
Church, 1999 "Thanks to mentors
like John Wimber, C. Peter Wagner, Chuck Kraft from
Fuller as well as Paul Cain and others, Jack Deere
had his orthodox view of theology systematically
dismantled. He then became instrumental in
introducing the Third Wave to millions of Christians
who trusted him because he had been a professor at
Dallas Theological Seminary through his books
"Surprised By The Power Of The Spirit" and
"Surprised By The Voice Of God." Though these
books have some precious truths in them, they also
contain heresy. That is how false teachers ply
their trade. They lay error alongside truth so
that the unsuspecting and undiscerning will not be
able to tell the difference between what is true and
what is not. Following are a few examples of
just how far away from orthodoxy Deere has gone." There
is a Vineyard official
response the "The Breifing" article of April 24,
1990 (45/46) by Graham Bannister. The DITC
response is that the Vineyard "official response"
explanation of what Deere was allegedly addressing in
the interveiw with Bannister does not square with the
text of the interview and Deere could have easily
shown he understood the Gospel if he indeed did at
that point. He had obviously been teaching in
the conference that "deliverance" was a part of
salvation, but the Bible simply states "Believe on the
Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved." Those
who add to grace go against one of the core doctrines
of the Church. The fact the Deere did not want
to go on record when asked about the Gospel is also
baffling to say the least.
(2) Jack
Deere's
Doctrinal Demise by Mr Alan Howe,
1997 "This Paper does not constitute a
critique of Dr. Deere's book. Rather, it
is the setting forth of the author's doctrinal
demise, primarily in his own words."
(3) Who
Surprised Whom? The Holy Spirit Or Jack
Deere? by Richard L. Mayhue, Senior
Vice-President and Dean, Professor of Pastoral
Ministries, Masters Seminary, Fall 1994
This is an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file. It is a
review of the book "Surprised By The Holy Spirit" by
Jack Deere.
(4) Jack
Deere's
View On Prophecy by Sandy Simpson,
10/2/04 Jack Deere's understanding of the gift of prophecy
reflects the twisted teachings of the New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR) of which he has been a part since
the days of John Wimber, Paul Cain and C. Peter
Wagner in the early formation of the Vineyard and
Toronto Blessing movements.
Francis
Frangepane
(1) WALKING
IN
THE SHADOW OF THE WALK - THE PROPHETIC
MINISTRY AND VISIONS OF FRANCIS FRANGIPANEby G. Richard Fisher, PFO, January-March 2002
With the shadow and fingerprints of John Robert
Stevens all over Frangipane's teaching, and because
much of what Frangipane teaches and endorses is
subjective and imaginative, the reader will have to
decide if the "errors" are more acceptable or not.
(2) Francis
Frangipane
- Another Good Example Of The False Latter
Rain Teaching On The Transferable Anointing
by Sandy Simpson, 6/30/04 Elijah List sends out heretical Latter Rain
teachings all over the world daily in their
newsletters. So it is no surprise to see
Francis Frangipane, a long time Latter Rain heretic,
featured in their newsletter. The Latter Rain
teaches that there is a transferable impartation of
the "anointing" that can be transferred "by" the
laying on of hands "by" the will of man, usually
though slain in the spirit. As I have written
before, this is heresy. This teaching denies the
Triune nature of God, that He is One sovereign God
eternally existing in three persons, Father, Son and
Holy Spirit. When you claim you can transfer
an impartation or anointing of the Holy Spirit by
human hands by the will of men, you effectively deny
both the Deity and personality of the Holy Spirit.
You deny the Deity by claiming you have the power to
transfer the Holy Spirit at will, and you deny the
person of the Holy Spirit by treating Him like some
kind of "force" or "power" seperate from His
person. These ideas are New Age ideas wrapped
up in a Christian wrapper. Slain in the spirit
and the transferable anointing are nowhere taught or
demonstrated by the Apostles, prophets or Jesus
Christ Himself.
(3) History
of
Some People Involved in Joel's Army by
Cephas Ministries, 8/07 Francis Frangipane's church has been involved in
the laughter movement for a number of years and has
written several books. Lighthouses of Prayer Quote
from this page: ""God has entrusted us to fill His
plans and purposes for reaching our cities for Him.
He has called, chosen, and commissioned us to
conquer our city". I see nothing in scripture about
conquering cities. Christ said his kingdom is not of
this world. We are to preach the gospel and disciple
people.
Ted
Haggard
(1) Deception
In
The Church (Hogan Not A Hero) by Brian
Karjala In September of 1997 at (Ted
Haggard's) New Life Church in Colorado
Springs, CO, I attended a Sunday night service
at the urging of a family member who had heard
great things about a traveling evangelist who
was scheduled to visit. The evangelist's
name was David Hogan.
(2) An Open Letter
to the National Association of Evangelicals - Re:
The Election of Ted Haggard as President of the
NAE by Sandy Simpson & Mike
Oppenheimer, ACT & Let Us Reason Ministries,
3/27/03
This open letter details facts that the NAE membership
may have overlooked in their election of
Haggard. The letter shows Ted Haggard's
promotion of ecumenical unity between orthodox
Pentecostals, charismatics, the UPC cult, the Third
Wave, and the Word-Faith movement. It shows a
false prophesy he just made. It highlights his
evangelistic methodology and unbiblical spiritual
warfare techniques. Most importantly, it shows
how this election fits in perfectly with the plans of
the International Coalition of Apostles under C. Peter
Wagner to take over leadership in Christendom.
Renee Rodriguez spent
a number of years in Haggard's New Life church and
describes one of the ways the New Lifers have
implemented the Apostolic vision. She describes how
they filled 5-gallon spray cans with anointing oil
and attempted to spray the whole city. At best, such
tactics are bizarre!
(4) An
Answer
To Ted Haggard - Response To Ted Haggard's
Email Rebuttal To Our Open Letter To The NAE
by Sandy Simpson & Mike Oppenheimer, ACT &
Let Us Reason Ministries, 4/23/03 This article is a response to an email we
received from Ted Haggard on April 7, 2003.
Haggard was responding to our Open
Letter
To The NAE. Keep in mind that
Ted Haggard did not want us to use the word
"official response" but graciously gave us
permission to use his comments. The reason we
asked if his email to us was an official response
to our open letter was because we wanted to find
out if he stood behind what he claimed in his
emails to us. We did this so that we would be able
to give a thoughtful response and not expect him
to take some other position after the fact. This
letter is not meant to be disrespectful. Our
intent is to be honest in our position and
response.
(6) Ted
Haggard
Invites Robert Schuller As NAE Speakerreported by The Calvary Contender, Jerry
Huffman-Editor, April 2004 SCHULLER AN N.A.E. SPEAKER-Robert Schuller spoke
at the National Association of Evangelicals'
annual meeting last month (2/04 BB). He
received a standing ovation.
(8) Ted
Haggard's
"Easy Christianity" by Paul Tautges,
6/1/06 The shallow, entertainment-driven, megachurch
movement builds human empires at the expense of
teaching the depth of biblical truth and,
therefore, violates the principle of the above
passage. And that principle is this: God's glory
is obscured by the glory of man.
(9) Leader
of
evangelical group resigns amid allegations
by Paul Asay and DeeDee Correll, Kansas City Herald,
Thu, Nov. 02, 2006 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Rev. Ted Haggard,
senior pastor at New Life Church, resigned
Thursday as president of the 30-million-member
National Association of Evangelicals, following
allegations he paid a Denver man for sex over the
last three years. (DITC Note: We warned
many of the organizations involved with NAE years
ago about Ted Haggard hiding the truth. They chose
to ignore it. Now the NAE and the disgrace this
situation has caused will have consequences that
could have been avoided. See what we warned the NAE
about here.)
(10) Haggard's
Voice
Mail on Slice Of Laodicea, 11/04/06
(This file is no longer online) Here is one of Haggard's voice mails to gay
prostitute Mike Jones. Having heard Mr. Haggard
many, many times, this is unmistakeably his voice.
Note that he said, "get any more".
(11) The
New Apostolic Reformation - What is it and
where is it going? - 6-DVD
Series Get this NAR DVD series to see people like Ted
Haggard and where they have been leading
most of Christendom astray with their cultic
methods, false apostles, false doctrines and false
prophecies. Many, many clips of Ted
Haggard on this DVD series!
(12) Statement
Regarding
Ted Haggard by Jacob Prasch, Moriel
Ministries, 11/08/06 Had Sandy Simpson, Mike Oppenheimer and others
who tried to raise the alarm about Ted Haggard
been listened to instead of hampered by men like
Dobson, the Body of Christ might have been spared
yet another discrediting spectacle in the public
media. Also, if Ted had accepted the counsel of
the above people two and one half years ago when
he was in dialogue with them he would have spared
himself and his family much grief, and The Body of
Christ much open humiliation.
(13) Ted
Haggard's
Lies by Discernment Research Group,
11/06/06 A little over a year ago Sandy Simpson of the
Apologetics Coordination Team expressed concern
about Haggard's deceptions and lies regarding his
involvement in the New Apostolic Reformation.
Simpson's report is excerpted here, but for an
overall understanding of the context the reader is
referred to the main articles: Addendum
To
"An Answer To Ted Haggard" by Sandy Simpson,
9/19/05.
(14) Ted
Haggard
& The State of the Church in America
by Michael C. Gaudiosi, The Berean Radio Network,
Volume 15, December 2006 So, you see, it is really not about Ted Haggard.
This problem has been widespread in the Church for
a long time. Preachers don't want to offend
anyone, so the mere mention of hell would decrease
the membership numbers, and thus would decrease
the dollar amounts! That's why preaching of
judgment and wrath is hated in the Church today.
It just does not have the appeal as a "purpose
driven / your best life now" message would, and it
does not bring in the dollars either.
(15) Purpose-Driven
Pedophilia:
Licensed Psychotherapy of Paul Williams &
Ted Haggard vs. Scripture by James
Sundquist, 1/07 In response to Steve Gaines statement that: This
is a church matter...then contradicts himself by
saying that Paul Williams is getting OUTSIDE
Commercial professional counseling: " Williams
will continue to be supported through outside
Christian counseling and the support of our
Biblical Guidance Ministry." Ted Haggart
(Haggard) is undergoing the same type of
counseling.
(16) Haggard
brings
restoration process to a halt by Lillian
Kwon, Forgotten Word Ministries, Friday, February 8,
2008 Former head of the National Association of
Evangelicals in the US, Ted Haggard's journey of
"spiritual restoration" came to a halt this week
at the request of the disgraced New Life Church
pastor. I would have imagined that this decision
would be made by the overseers not Mr. Haggard.
(17) Ted
Haggard
Faces More Gay Sex Accusations by Eric
Gorski, Associated Press, 23rd January 2009 Disgraced evangelical leader Ted Haggard's former
church disclosed Friday that the gay sex scandal
that caused his downfall extends to a young male
church volunteer who reported having a sexual
relationship with Haggard " a revelation that
comes as Haggard tries to repair his public image.
(18) He's
Back!
Haggards name their in-home church by
Mark Barna, The Gazette, Colorado Springs,
5/13/10 A new church incorporation in Colorado Springs
tends to pass unnoticed. After all, there are some
500 churches in the area. But an incorporation
last week stands out because it was done by none
other than Ted and Gayle Haggard. The Haggards
give their home address on Old Ranch Road as the
site of their new church, which they call St.
James. The name is a nod to the passage "faith
without works is dead" in the Book of James. Ted
Haggard said Tuesday that St. James was
incorporated "to keep the accounting in order" of
the paid talks they've given for about a year and
a half at evangelical churches across the country.
The Haggards incur out-of-pocket expenses while on
the road, so St. James is a way to be reimbursed
for those costs in an orderly manner, he said. But
Haggard doesn't rule out the possibility that St.
James will become in the future a bona fide church
with a members roll and choir. "Sometime,
somewhere we will do some type of ministry,"
Haggard said.
(19) Ted
Haggard
is borne again by Bill Forman, Colorado
Springs Independant, 6/5/10 A relaxed Ted Haggard sits in an Adirondack chair
by his backyard pool, surveying a horizon " both
literally and figuratively " that he once thought
he'd never see again. What the New Life
Church founder first hinted at in an October
Indy cover story is now coming to fruition. Ted
Haggard is starting a new church.
(20) Wall
Street
Journal: Ted Haggard Climbs Back in Pulpit,
8/30/10 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo." The Rev. Ted Haggard
stood at a pulpit made from stacked buckets one
recent Sunday and announced his resurrection. Mr.
Haggard was forced to resign nearly four years ago
as president of the politically powerful National
Association of Evangelicals and to step down from
the megachurch he founded, after admitting that he
had bought methamphetamine from, and had a sexual
encounter with, a gay prostitute. Once one of the
most prominent church leaders in the U.S., Mr.
Haggard confessed in a tortured letter, calling
himself "a deceiver and a liar" who had long
wrestled with desires he described as "repulsive
and dark." He signed a contract promising to
follow a path laid out by fellow clergy: to find a
new career in a new state and to stay away from
pastoral work.
(21) "Ted
Haggard
Story Will Raise Serious Questions For All"
by Lighthouse Trails, 8/30/10 Today, all eyes are on Ted Haggard for his
indescribable actions, but we must look further
than just this one man. Christian leaders, as a
whole, have been walking in deception and sin for
some time, and they have bankrupted the Christian
church at the price of truth, and souls have been
lost because of it.
(22) Ted
Haggard
Joins Reality Show 'Celebrity Wife Swap'
by Lillian Kwon, Christian Post, 9/22/11 Ted Haggard, an evangelical pastor who came out
of a drug and sex scandal just a few years ago, is
reportedly scheduled to appear on ABC's "Celebrity
Wife Swap." Producers of the show confirmed
Haggard's participation to People magazine
Wednesday.
(24) Disgraced
pastor Ted Haggard faces new allegations
by Religion News Service, 7/27/22 (RNS) — Former Colorado megachurch pastor Ted
Haggard, who fell from grace in 2006 after a gay
sex-and-drug scandal, is now facing some of the
same allegations at another church. Haggard, 66,
is being accused of using methamphetamine and
behaving inappropriately with young men at St.
James Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado, a
church he founded in 2010, The Denver Gazette
reported. A onetime president of the National
Association of Evangelicals, Haggard resigned from
New Life Church in Colorado Springs in the wake of
a scandal involving a Denver male prostitute.
Haggard admitted at the time that he bought
methamphetamine and paid the prostitute for
massages. Later, it also emerged he’d had an
inappropriate relationship with a young man at the
megachurch he founded.
Bill
Hamon
(1) Analysis
of
Bill Hamon's Word from the Lord This prophet is a mixture of Kingdom theology, Word
of Faith, the new Apostle movement created by Peter
Wagner and Charismatic teachings. He impersonates
Jesus Christ by taking matters into his own hands
and decreeing against principalities. His prophecy
that Florida would be a righteous state from that
day forward is a false prophecy. Murders and
corruption are prevalent as usual.
(2) Bill
Hamon's
Word and the Manifest Sons of God by
Herescope, 12/05 If you want to understand more of the heresy of the
dominionism that comes from what is now called "The
New Apostolic Reformation," be sure to read the
entire Joel's Army booklet by Jewel Grewe of
Discernment Ministries, posted in three sections at
(1) Cindy
Jacobs:
A Charismatic "Jezebel" by
Joseph Chambers, PawCreek Ministries, 2000
A new booklet describing the
clairvoyant prophecies of a false prophetess
is available free when you call or email us to
receive a free complimentary copy of our
prophecy newsletter. "This article is not
about the appearance of Cindy Jacobs nor her
character. This article is about the
"Jezebel" culture that has taken almost
complete sway in the Charismatic church
world. It is an effeminate spirit that
has no masculine qualities of absolute truth
or clear lines of Biblical authority." Contact PawCreek
Ministries for this booklet.
(2) When
is
a Prophet NO Profit? Is
Cindy
Jacobs Really A Prophet to the Nations? by Philip Powell
Cindy Jacobs prophesied that New Zealand would
discover huge mineral reserves and the economy would
boom and as a result funds would be provided for the
church and that many missionaries would be sent
out. The week she gave this prophecy the NZ
dollar fell faster than the Fiji dollar even while
the coup was in progress in Fiji. Since then there
has been no indication that Cindy Jacob's prophecy
was accurate in any way �" quite the reverse. New
Zealand's economy is still in the doldrums and there
is no sign of the mineral reserves. Need I say more?
She is a false prophet.
(3) Fivefold
Ministry
Makes A Comeback by Christian
Research Journal, Volume 22, Number 1 (1999)
The two cassette tapes are eerie. One speaker, Bill
Hamon, urges the congregation to invite "war angels"
into the sanctuary and uses sound effects " "Whish!"
" as he suggests the angels are arriving. Another
speaker, Cindy Jacobs, foresees revival coming to
the Latter-day Saints Temple in Salt Lake City and
to Freemasons within the Southern Baptist
Convention. She speaks of God giving instant
sex-change operations to transvestites on New
Orleans's debauched Bourbon Street. She notes that
the anointing of the Holy Spirit now resides in her
left arm, having moved from her right arm. YWAM
is selling books by Cindy Jacobs, as well as other
false teachers and false prophets from the
International Coalition Of Apostles on their main
YWAM.org site. They sell books by these New
Apostolic proponents and sympathizers, and a partial
list was as follows as of 2/04:
Rick
Warren(Purpose
Driven
Life, Purpose
Driven
Church) Ted
Haggard(Dog Training, Fly Fishing, and
Sharing Christ in the 21st Century) Bill
Hybels (Courageous Leadership, Becoming A
Contagious Christian, Leadership By The Book)Cindy
Jacobs(Possessing the Gates of the Enemy,
The Voice of God) C.
Peter
Wagner(100 Gateway Cities, Acts of the
Holy Spirit, Breaking Strongholds in Your City,
Churches That Pray, Confronting
The
Powers, New Apostolic Churches, Prayer Shield, Warfare
Prayer, Your Spiritual Gifts) Dutch
Sheets(Intercessory Prayer) Rich
Marshall (God at Work, foreword by Tommy Tenney)
David Cannistraci (Apostles And The Emerging
Apostolic Movement) George
Otis,
Jr. (God's Trademarks, Informed
Intercession, Last of the Giants, Strongholds of the
10/40 Window, Twilight Labyrinth) Charles Kraft
(Anthropology for Christian Witness, Christianity with
Power) Winkie Pratney (Fire On The Horizon) Steve
Hawthorne (Prayerwalking) John
Dawson (Healing America's Wounds, Taking
Our
Cities for God) Joy Dawson (Forever
Ruined for the Ordinary, Influencing Children to
Become World Changers, Intercession, Thrilling And
Fulfilling, Intimate Friendship With God, Some Of The
Ways Of God In Healing)
For the leadership of YWAM, including co-founders Loren
Cunningham and Joy
Dawson (who have both appeared on false prophet
Benny Hinn's TV program and Dawson in his crusade in
Honolulu promising cooperation from YWAM) to continually
attempt to hide the fact that YWAM is involved in
promoting Latter Rain doctrines, books and personalities
in the New Apostolic Reformation all over the world is highly
disingenuous!
(4) Cindy
Jacobs:
Tall Tales and Yarns by Chrystal,
Slaughter Of The Sheep, 7/16/10 A false teacher comes up with a fantastic story
that will promote their self-worth in the eyes of
their followers. Once the story is concocted,
they have to spin it so that it shows just how
important they are. That's where Gabriel
enters the picture. You can't get any more
impressive than a visit from Gabriel, can you?
And what is Gabriel saying? He's saying Jacobs
is being destroyed because demonic hordes are coming
against her and preventing her ministry's resources
from getting through. There it is…the bottom
line every time. If you'll read between the
lines, you'll see it's all an elaborate ploy to get
money. Did you think it was anything else?
(5) Cindy
Jacobs
�" False Prophecy for Australia 2001 by
Discerning The World, Discernment For Africa,
11/23/10 Cindy Jacobs was invited by so called well to do
preachers and ministers to come and speak on the
23rd May in South Africa at the Global Day of
Prayer. Why she was invited I have no idea because
Cindy Jacobs is part of the New Apostolic Movement
and a false prophetess. Oh wait, so are the
organisers of the GDOP. She prophesied that Zimbabwe
would be the breadbasket of Africa �" that was over
10 years ago.
(6) "Cindy
Jacobs:
Pray Against WWIII" - NAR Prophetess's
Inflammatory Comments on the Egypt Crisis
by Herescope, 2/4/11 Jacobs who sees herself as not only the lead U.S.
national apostle[3] but also a prophetess to the
Nations,[4] is increasingly issuing political
"prophetic" statements about American and world
events, which we documented in our September 8, 2010
Herescope post.[5] At that time we observed that she
was inserting herself into the political realm by
making inflammatory statements like: "If the Church
doesn't fast and pray for a faster acceleration of
revival and awakening, the iniquitous sin structures
in the nation will tip the scale that is teetering
and there will be another great depression."[6]
Also, seizing on the Gulf Oil crisis last summer,
Jacobs in her prophetess role called for national
prayer. This sort of ambulance chasing after every
crisis is a particular strategy that she and fellow
NAR false prophets and apostles are employing to
gain a foothold into the Christian Right. They are
tirelessly working to gain name recognition and
dominance, and prayer is a useful tactic to make
them seem respectable.[7]
(8) Christian
TV
prophet claims she can re-grow cheek bones and
heal Satanic tumors by David Edwards, The
Raw Story, 9/18/13 Self-proclaimed television prophet Cindy Jacobs
recently told her followers that her faith once
caused a woman to re-grow a cheek bone in seconds
and that she was able to self-heal a
grapefruit-sized tumor caused by Satan. In a web
video posted last week, Jacobs explained that she
once felt �crippled in my gift� to heal because she
prayed for someone and they died.
(9) Cindy
Jacobs�
�Prophecy for Philippines� Goes Viral by
Spirit Of Error, 11/22/13 In contrast to Elisha�s prophecy, notice three
things about Jacob�s prophecy. Jacobs gave a wide,
two-year time frame for her prophecy�s fulfillment.
(The typhoon didn�t occur within that two-year time
frame.) Jacob�s prediction was not about events that
were unlikely to occur since it was so vague that
virtually any event could be said to be a
fulfillment of her prediction. She pretty much
covered the entire gamut of what could happen in any
nation�from A to Z�all the way from experiencing
�greatness� to experiencing �some troubled times.�
Jacobs gave no concrete criteria for her prophecy�s
fulfillment. Obviously, there is a sharp contrast
between Elisha�s and Jacob�s prophecies.
(10) Emergency
alert
from the prophet Cindy Jacobs by Spirit Of
Error, 6/28/14 The respected NAR prophet Cindy Jacobs sent an
emergency prayer alert to her followers, on
Thursday, warning that a major terrorist attack�on
the scale of 9/11�is being planned against the
United States. There are many problems with her
pronouncement.
(11) Heretic
Alert! Charismatic Leader Prophesied ‘Favor’ And
‘Supernatural Houses’ For Maui Church, Months
Before They All Burned Down at CRN, 9/7/23
“It is actually part of the word of the Lord that
God has given me for Kings and for you. You’re gonna
be very excited what the Holy Spirit is saying. By
the way I prophesied over Pastor Jireh (Urmeneta)
that he’s going to get a new house already and that
God is going to give him supernatural financing. So
you mark it down, it’s gonna happen.” In late
October 2022, New Apostolic Reformation prophetess
Cindy Jacobs preached at King’s Cathedral Church in
Maui, where she prophesied that the pastor and
congregants would receive ‘supernatural favor’ in
the form of ‘supernatural houses’ and that the
testimonials from folks in this church receiving new
houses as a result of this favor and blessing ‘would
ring out across the world.’
(12) Cindy
Jacobs Prophetess or Prophetmess? You decide
by Mike Oppenheimer, 3/30/24
Cindy Jacobs is known as a General in the New
Apostolic Reformation, as a prophetess from the
state of Texas she is co-founder of Generals
International. She's also the host of her TV show
“God Knows.” According her biography on her website,
“Cindy Jacobs is a respected prophet who travels the
world ministering not only to crowds of people, but
to heads of nations. Perhaps her greatest ministry
is to world influencers who seek her prophetic
advice.” Prophetic advice? Advice is a description
based on an opinion, God does not have opinions but
speaks absolute truth. She does not, instead of her
pointing to God’s Word, she points to her own.
(13) General
Cindy Jacobs in the NAR-A self proclaimed
prophetess to the nations of the whole world!
by Mike Oppenheimer, 5/3/24
Cindy Jacobs is known as a General in the New
Apostolic Reformation, as a prophetess from the
state of Texas she is co-founder of Generals
International. She's also the host of her TV show
“God Knows.” According her biography on her website,
“Cindy Jacobs is a respected prophet who travels the
world ministering not only to crowds of people, but
to heads of nations. Perhaps her greatest ministry
is to world influencers who seek her prophetic
advice.” Prophetic advice? Advice is a description
based on an opinion, God does not have opinions but
speaks absolute truth. She does not, instead of her
pointing to God’s Word, she points to her own. Read
Part
1,Part 2,
Part 3
& Part
4.
(14) Cindy
Jacobs Prophetess or Prophetmess? You decide
by Mike Oppenheimer, 3/19/25
Cindy Jacobs is known as a General in the New
Apostolic Reformation, as a prophetess from the
state of Texas she is co-founder of Generals
International. She's also the host of her TV show
“God Knows.” According her biography on her website,
“Cindy Jacobs is a respected prophet who travels the
world ministering not only to crowds of people, but
to heads of nations. Perhaps her greatest ministry
is to world influencers who seek her prophetic
advice.” Prophetic advice? Advice is a description
based on an opinion, God does not have opinions but
speaks absolute truth. She does not, instead of her
pointing to God’s Word, she points to her own. A
Respected prophetess? You can’t find anyone more
audacious and offensive that Cindy Jacobs who is an
embarrassment to those who know the true Jesus of
the Bible and what prophecy actually is. This
‘blabber mouth prophetess’ cannot control her spirit
as she speaks unbiblical concepts into her prophetic
words. Continually talking about and saying
prophecy, prophetic in phrases does not make it so.
Read Part 1,
Part 2
& Part
3.
Bill Johnson & Bethel Church,
Redding, CA
(1) Bill
Johnson
and Those So Called Prophets by Pastor
Richard Taylor, YouTube Video, cited on Christian
Research Service, Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Pastor Richard Taylor boldly comments on Bill
Johnson's statement on Todd Bentley, C. Peter
Wagner's endorsement of Bentley, and God TV.
(2) Signs
That Make One Wonder by Orrel Stienkamp,
The Plumbline, Vol. 14, No. 4, July/August 2009
Signs and wonders have always been claimed in the
church. In the middle ages signs and wonders
were usually related to apparitions of the Virgin
Mary. It wasn't until the latter part of the 19tb
century that the sign phenomena began to be noted
again Alexander Dowse and Mary Woodworth-Etter, (the
"trance evangelist"), being examples. The
Pentecostal move at the turn of the 20th century
emphasized healing and the spiritual gifts. But in
more recent times John Wimber and his Vineyard
movement chose signs and wonders as the focal point
of their movement. Wimber's ministry and movement
attained notoriety in a church growth class he team
taught at Fuller Seminary on signs and wonders with
C. Peter Wagner. Wimber's signs and wonders were,
however, limited to healing, slain in the Spirit,
halo's designating those to be healed and warm
sensations, etc. Wimber proceeded to found the
Vineyard movement. It was Vineyard pastor John Amott
that sparked the Toronto Blessing. Wimber
surprisingly became uncomfortable with the excesses
at Toronto and also with certain aspects of the
Kansas City Prophets. He assumed leadership the
Kansas City Prophetic and it became the Metro
Vineyard of Kansas City. About this time Bob Jones,
a prophet and seer at Kansas City, was sidelined
because he used his so called prophetic seer
ministry to influence ladies to disrobe before the
Lord, etc. Jones was given a behind the scenes
ministry but never was actually disciplined. Jones
was resurected by Todd Bentley. It is interesting
that a number of Vineyard paslors have been the ones
to go beyond Toronto and are now into The Extreme
Prophetic movement with yet more bizarre and strange
supernatural phenomena. More Later.
(3) "The
Apostles/Prophets Have Fallen and Can't Get Up"
by Orrel Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Vol. 14, No. 5,
September/October 2009 This proves again to be the same ole same ole of
false prophets in church history. Wesley and
Whitfield had to contend with the French Prophets
and the early church had to contend with Montanus
and his female prophets in the second century.
And so it will be till the Son of Man returns.
(5) Bill
Johnson teaches that those who do not believe that
the guarantee of physical healing is part of the
Atonement are teaching "a different gospel",
YouTube, 8/21/10
Notwithstanding that Johnson quotes Galatians 1:8 out
of context, which refers to adding Law to Grace, he is
also misinterpreting Is. 53:5 as do many Pentecostals
to mean that "by His stipres your are healed" is
refeing to physical healing. Yes, God does heal
but He also allows people to be sick according to His
will (Gal. 4:13). The healing spoken of in Is.
53 is a direct reference to the salvation sent by the
Father through His Son, the second birth, a spiritual
birth. We are NOT guaranteed healing in the
Atonement. We are guaranteed eternal life and
abundant life now, but we must trust that everything
the Lord allows us to experience in life is not going
to be easy all the time.
Updated!
(6) Bill
Johnson's
"Born Again' Jesus by Craig Dorshheimer,
Crosswise, 9/26/10 Sad to say, but, Bill Johnson's "Jesus' is not the
one of orthodox Biblical Christianity. In
addition, his "Christ' is inconsistent with
Scripture; and, this "Christ' does not offer true
salvation. Watch Part
1 & Part
2.
(7) Faith
healing
or foul play? 2008 cliff fall victim sues Bethel
(Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry) students
by Ryan Sabalow, The Recorder Searchlight, Redding,
CA, 10/24/10 Rather than call police when their drinking partner
fell " or was pushed " off a nearly 200-foot cliff,
two students at a Redding Bible school tried first
to reach the severely wounded man and pray him back
to life, a lawsuit alleges. In a lawsuit filed this
month in Shasta County Superior Court exactly two
years to the day after he was pulled by
search-and-rescue crews from the banks of the
Sacramento River, Jason Michael Carlsen alleges that
when Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry students
Sarah Elisabeth Koivumaki and Zachary Gudelunas
couldn't reach him to heal him with their prayers,
they spent hours debating whether to call the
police.
(8) Todd
Bentley
Remarries And Re-Launches by Cecil
Andrews, Take Heed Ministries, March 10, 2009
Bentley's "restoration" was overseen by Bill Johnson,
Rick Joyner, Jack Deere and other false teachers. Last
year as a ministry we spent much time and energy
reporting on and exposing the fraudulent so called
"Miracle Healing Crusades' conducted by Todd Bentley
in Lakeland in Florida and I don't plan to revisit
those God-dishonouring events in this article �" a
search of our website and those of other faithful
watchmen ministries will yield all the information
necessary to discover the devilish nature of events
in Lakeland. The "Miracle Healing Crusade' came to a
shuddering halt when it was discovered that Todd
Bentley had "entered into an unhealthy relationship
on an emotional level with a female member of his
staff �" at least that's how the board of Mr
Bentley's then "Fresh Fire Ministries' initially put
out the story �" subsequent revelations showed how
very wide of the mark this first statement was.
(9) WHAT
IS "SPIRITUAL DNA"? by The Berean Call,
7/07 Bill Johnson, another NAR "apostle" and pastor of
Bethel church in Redding, California, says in his
book When Heaven Invades Earth, "It has been written
into our spiritual DNA to hunger for the
impossibilities around us to bow at the name of
Jesus." This mystical statement sounds lofty, but
what does it mean?
(10) Open
Challenge
to Bill Johnson/Bethel Supporters by
Craig, Crosswise, 3/22/11 "This brief article challenges Johnson supporters
to reconcile just one of Bill Johnson's statements
in his book When Heaven Invades Earth with Christian
orthodoxy."
(11) An
Invasion Of Error by Bob DeWaay, reprinted
by Orrel Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Volume 16, No. 2,
March/April 2001 In this edition of Plumbline I am making available
a review of Bill Johnson's best-selling book 'When ~
Invades Earth." by Bob DeWaay. 'Apostle' Bill
Johnson is the West Coast leader of the
Apostolic/Prophetic/Dominionist/Movement emanating
from his 8ethel church in Redding CA. Having left
the AOG several years ago because they did not
recognize restored Apostles and Prophets, apostle
Johnson works closely with Wagner's NAR and with
Bickle/IHOP, Joyner's MorningStar Ministries and
Arnott's TACF of Toronto Blessing fame. Johnson
assails the two biblical truths of the deity of
Christ and redemptive work on the cross. Simply put,
Johnson like many Word-Faith teachers (Copeland et
al) asserts that Jesus set aside his divinity and
became a mere man. Johnson states his demotion of
Jesus the God-Man by saying "Jesus did everything he
did as a man, laying aside His divinity in order to
become a model for us." (Johnson, 'Strengthen
Yourself in the Lord' Shippenburg, PA: Destiny Image
2007, p. 26). If Jesus was only a purely anointed
man then an elite corps of spirit-anointed believers
can equal and even do more than the mere man Jesus,
for they too are anointed (Christed) as was he.
Similarily, if Jesus was a mere man, His
substitutionary and vicarious death on the cross in
the stead of sinners is made irrelevant. Only a
God-Man could bear the penalty of sinful humanity.
Consequently, for Johnson heaven does not need to
wait for the return of the glorified and ascended
God-man Jesus. Heaven only awaits the activation of
the EIijah Generation of the spirit-anointed to
bring heaven to earth.
(12) Kris
Vallotton
- Clueless in California by Bud Press,
Christian Research Service, April 6, 2011 Without exception, all false teachers are
overshadowed by a demonic band-leader, and dance to
the tune of a false god. A steady chorus line of
false teachings clutter and fog the mind, disrupts
the ability to think clearly, and draws the listener
further away from the true God and His written word.
Just as con artists scam the innocent and unwary
with smooth talk and half-truths, false teachers mix
a little truth with a lot of error, and do so with a
smile on their faces. Kris Vallotton is an integral
part of Bill Johnson's Bethel Church and the
Prophetic Movement, which is a movement that runs
wild with blasphemers of God, heretics, false
prophets, false healers, and false signs and
wonders. During a YouTube video titled "False
Prophets" (posted September 7, 2010 Vallotton
appears to express concern over what he sees
happening in the prophetic ministry globally. He
says that people are putting prophetic words on the
internet and, when their words are wrong, they
withdraw them and never say, "I'm sorry."
Nonetheless, read carefully the following excerpts
from Vallotton's video message, and pay particular
attention to how he mixes a little truth with a lot
of error:
(13) When
Heaven
Invades Earth by Bill Johnson - Reviewed
by Bob DeWaay, 7/6/11 Bill Johnson of Redding, California has become a
popular teacher in one of the latest iterations of
the Signs and Wonders movement. His book, When
Heaven Invades Earth, reveals his underlying
theology.
(14) Bill
Johnson:
Fowl Language by Bud Press, January 27,
2012 But did you know that because owls can see at
night, they represent the prophetic? That's what
Bill Johnson believes. In fact, read what Johnson
said about owls to one of his Facebook followers on
January 23, 2012:
(15) Learning
Etymology
with Bill Johnson: A New Age "Repentance'?
by Crosswise, 2/21/12 There are at least two instances in which Bill
Johnson breaks down words in order to help the
reader understand the meaning. However in each
case, Bill Johnson explained the words in a way
which went beyond their actual etymology and true
meaning.
Updated!
(16) Bill
Johnson's
Christology: A New Age Christ? by
Crosswise, 3/12/12 This article will restate and clarify Bill
Johnson's teaching on Christology �" the study of
the person and work of Jesus Christ �" which has
been the subject of many different articles here on
CrossWise. Johnson's Christology will then be
compared to that of New Age / New Spirituality
teaching which is really not very "new' as it goes
all the way back to the early Church. Read Part
1, Part
2, Part
3a, Part
3b & Part
4.
(17) The
Cost
of Worship: Bethel's Booming Bonanza by
Bud Press, 5/13/12 The cost of worship at Bethel is a booming bonanza.
But in the end when the study manuals are closed,
other books will be opened, and the eternal price to
be paid may end in total separation from God
(Revelation 20:11-15).
(18) Bill
Johnson
In Denial by Bud Press, 5/24/12 Around the world, solid, Bible-based Christians
rely on God's written word as their ultimate and
final authority. They maintain the importance of
studying the Bible on a daily basis, one-on-one with
the Lord, in fellowship and prayer. The Bible is
trustworthy, and is to be used to weigh and measure
those who claim to be Christian teachers and
prophets of God. If the teachings of men
downplay, disagree with, contradict, or deny what
God has written, God Himself marks them as false
teachers, false prophets, false apostles, and savage
wolves. As such, their words and writings are to be
totally rejected, and they are to be avoided at all
costs. For where one false teaching is birthed,
other false teachings incubate.
(19) Beni
Johnson:
Stressed Out by Bud Press, Research
Consultant, Christian Research Service, July 8,
2012 Everyday, reports of "divine healing" flood into
the hyper-Charismatic camp. Yet, hyper-Charismatics
and their leaders continue to suffer the effects of
sickness and disease, and seek medical treatment.
(21) Round
the
Mulberry Bush with Bill Johnson by
Crosswise, 8/12/12 Unless and until Bill Johnson both comes out with
an unambiguous, orthodox statement and corrects all
his other unorthodox statements I remain unconvinced
that he actually intends on promoting orthodox
Christology. This would be a monumental task, for
sure; however, "with God all things are possible"
[Matthew 19:26].
(22) Open
Challenge
to Fans and Critics of Bill Johnson/Bethel Church
by Crosswise, 2/26/13 The following transcription comes from a sermon on
12/20/09 titled Jesus Is Our Model1 from Bill
Johnson of Bethel Church. This is the same one
which contains Bill Johnson"s infamous "Jesus was
born again" statement.2 This time we"re taking
a closer look at a different and more lengthy
portion of this sermon.
(23) The
Gospel
According To Bill Johnson by James Smith,
4/4/13 A key aspect to BJ"s theology on healing is that he
claims that healing is a right and something that
God is obligated to do for every Christian through
"healing in the atonement", as do many other false
teachers in the Word of Faith movement. This false
doctrine says Christ died for our sins and suffered
for our healing. It divides the atonement up between
what Christ did on the cross and the suffering He
experienced prior to going to the cross. This is
based on a misrepresentation of Isaiah 53:5
(24) Assessing
Bill
Johnson"s "Eternally God" Declarations Amidst His
Other Christological Statements by
Crosswise, 6/10/13 As this article illustrates, by using Bill
Johnson"s own words, he does in fact deny the full
deity/divinity of Jesus Christ while He was on earth
in his teaching on the anointing. This is not
a "hurtful rumor", as he states in his tweet; it"s
an established fact as evidenced by Bill Johnson"s
own clear (and sometimes unclear) teachings.
(25) Bill
Johnson
Claims You Can Think and Live from the Right Hand
of God by Crosswise, 7/15/13 With this podcast as evidence, it is apparent that
Johnson DOES, in fact, share essentially the same
MSoG view as Bill Britton, as illustrated in the
quote used in the last article
(27) Answer
to
Open Challenge to Fans and Critics of Bill
Johnson/Bethel Church by Crosswise,
9/9/13 Since the original Open Challenge to Fans or
Critics of Bill Johnson/Bethel Church has not
received much interaction apart from regular readers
here on CrossWise, it seems best to fully explain
the selected text comprising that challenge in this
separate post, as I deem this information critical
to understanding the basis not just of Johnson�s
Christology, but of his entire theology.
(28) Climbing
Up
Another Way - Is There A Spiritual Ladder to the
Lap of "Father God"? by Mark Dinsmore,
3/22/14 �SOZO� is a psycho-spiritual deliverance and inner
healing methodology birthed out of Bethel Church in
Redding, California. But though the Bethel Sozo
website banner says, �[A] Ministry of Bethel
Church,� the FAQ section disclaims, �The Sozo staff
are independent contractors and are not Bethel
Church Staff.� Apparently for legal reasons, no one
wants to call this �counseling� or �therapy.�
Rather, they simply call it �healing prayer� (and
yet, they strongly recommend a suggested
donation for receiving �prayer� for which recipients
(�Sozoees�) must first sign a waiver. For
background, it is interesting to note that Bethel
was once an Assemblies of God (AG) church, and Bill
Johnson was an AG pastor; but he led his flock out
of AG in 2006 to jump into the NAR/River Revival
movement. Johnson is now a self-appointed �apostle,�
and his church is now a part of his own �Revival
Alliance� network, co-founded with Che Ahn (Harvest
Rock Church, Pasadena, CA) and John Arnott (Catch
the Fire Toronto; formerly Toronto Airport Christian
Fellowship; formerly Toronto Airport Vineyard
Church).
(29) Holy
Spirit
�is like the genie from Aladdin,� says Bethel
Redding�s Jenn Johnson by My Word Like
Fire, 3/27/14 Jenn Johnson of Bethel Redding views the Holy
Spirit �like the genie from Aladdin. And He�s blue.
And He�s funny. And He�s sneaky.� Bethel Redding is
known for many things, but reverence is not at the
top of the list. Jenn Johnson, the daughter-in-law
of Bill Johnson, also calls the Holy Spirit
wonderful, courageous, silly, and says �He�s just
fun.�
(31) A
Bethel Redding Snack Pack at My Word Like
Fire, 5/15/14
Videos for: 1. Holy Spirit �is like the genie from
Aladdin� says Bethel Redding�s Jenn Johnson 2. Bethel
Redding Pastor Eric Johnson denies Original Sin? 3.
False prophecies mixed with Kundalini at Bill
Johnson�s Bethel Redding Church
(32) Bill
Johnson
of Bethel Redding amenable to New Age �truths�
by My Word Like Fire, 5/19/14 Bill Johnson and his wife, Beni, are both
contributors to the book The Physics of Heaven. Bill
Johnson�s administrative assistant, Judy Franklin,
co-authored the book. The Foreword is written by
Bethel�s Kris Vallotton, and the book is endorsed by
Banning Liebscher of Jesus Culture. Is this a
problem? As co-author Ellyn Davis acknowledges,
�[The contributors of the book] all agree that the
next move of God will cause a shift at the deepest
level of who we are�perhaps the very �vibrational
level� that the New Age movement has been exploring.
They also all agree that there are precious truths
hidden in the New Age that belong to us as
Christians and need to be extracted from the
worthless.�
(33) The
New
Age Propensities of Bethel Church�s Bill Johnson
(Booklet) by Lighthouse Trails,
5/19/14 The Physics of Heaven, a recent book Bill Johnson
contributed to, and his personal assistant
co-authored, reveals a very different picture than
that of the apostles described in the Bible. It
appears that rather than an apostle of God, Bill
Johnson may be poised to serve as the vehicle that
carries the New Age and quantum spirituality deep
into the Body of Christ.
(34) Mark
Chironna�s
New Age/Quantum Mysticism at Bethel Redding
Conference by John Lanagan, My Word Like
Fire Ministries, 9/13/14 Near the end of his blasphemous message, Chironna
tells his listeners, �If something is shifting
inside you you�ve already heard from heaven. You
already know what wants to emerge. And if it wants
to happen you need to speak it into existence.� (2
hours, 29 minutes, 45 seconds) (emphasis mine) But
following these teachings will not result in hearing
from heaven, but from hell. Nor has Bill Johnson
bothered to correct this blasphemy. Chironna�s
conference teaching is still for sale at the Bethel
Redding store.
https://shop.ibethel.org/products/piercing-the-darkness-february-2012-complete-set
(scroll
down to Session 7)
(35) Bill
Johnson,
False Teacher by My Word Like Fire,
9/30/14 At 1:02 in the video, Bill Johnson says, �You can
only give away what you have. Can God give away
sickness? No, he�s not sick. You can�t give cancer
if you don�t have it.� According to the Bible:
Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup
of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty
of the body and the blood of the Lord. But a man
must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat
of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats
and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if
he does not judge the body rightly. For this reason
many among you are weak and sick, and a number
sleep. (1 Corinthians 11:27-30)
Updated! (36)
Bethel
Church's
"apostle" Bill Johnson: A comedy of errors, Part 1
by Marsha West, Renew America, 10/20/14 Both Bill Johnson and Rick Joyner, who are seasoned
apostle-prophets, claim to hold the title
"Super-Apostle" and/or "Super-Prophet" which is
comparable to holding the high office of cardinal in
the Roman Catholic Church. Chew on that for a
moment. As an aside I should mention that some
"Super-Apostles" have been accused of using cultic
mind control techniques on those they prey
upon. Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(37) Quantum
Christianity:
Has the gateway to heaven been discovered?
by Albert James Dagar, Media Spotlight 5/13/15 It is my hope that those who read this will at the
very least question what
they hear from well-known
teachers within the Body of
Christ, and will study
God�s Word diligently to
show themselves approved�workmen
who need not be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word
of Truth. God�s mysteries in relation to His
creation are to remain mysteries until
He reveals all He
wishes to reveal to His
resurrected saints. What
happens in the quantum realm
stays in the quantum realm. Let�s live in the real
world in which He desires us to move in obedience to
Him.
(38) What
are
the dangers of �Treasure-Hunting� evangelism?
at Spirit of Error, 9/14/18 Treasure Hunting is a new type of evangelistic
outreach that has been popularized by Bethel Church
in Redding, California, and has been picked up by
many well-known evangelistic groups such as YWAM.
It�s also sometimes referred to as �prophetic
evangelism� or �supernatural evangelism.� Yet
despite its popularity, this practice of Treasure
Hunting is one that ought to be avoided by
Christians because of its many inherent problems and
dangers.
(39) Bill
Johnson
Quotes by Sandy Simpson, 12/26/18 The false teachings of Bill
Johnson of Bethel Church, Redding, CA are too
many to cover in a single article.In
this article, I will
detail some false ideas, especially from Johnson�s
books.
(40) Taizé,
the
Eucharist, and Bethel Church’s Bill Johnson
by Chris Lawson, 2/15/19 Taizé is an ecumenical interfaith community in
France where over 100,000 young people travel to
each year; and Taizé worship is becoming very
popular in the United States. This particular
section below is about the “Eucharist,” which is
practiced by Roman Catholics and being looked at
favorably by a growing number of evangelicals. We
were reminded of this section of Chris’ book today
when we received two photos (see below the article)
from a reader of Bethel Church’s Bill Johnson.
(41) Defecting
from
Bethel at ChurchWatchCentral,
3/30/19 On October 10, 2018 Lindsay Davis, now former
student of BSSM (Bethel School of Supernatural
Ministry), made an incredible admission on her
Facebook wall. In her post Lindsay wrote: “I have
wanted to do this for awhile, but tonight it’s
weighing heavily on my heart – I need to make a
public apology to any of those who I led astray 5
months ago when I posted this. In this class, I was
taught that because I have the “mind of Christ” I
can “think what God is thinking.” I was taught that
I have “God thoughts.” I wasn’t taught about “Gods
thoughts” in the Bible, I was taught that the
thoughts of my mind could surely be “God thoughts.”
I was progressively falling into a pit of deception.
One doctrine after another. I was wandering away
from the flock slowly but surely. Although now that
I’m on the other side, I praise God for His
sovereignty to keep His sheep.
(43) Beware
the
‘Bright Ones’: Bethel Church’s big-screen debut to
hit theaters nationwide on April 22 by
Holly Pivec, 4/24/19 Bright Ones – a full-length feature film being
marketed to families, youth and churches – will
debut in more than 700 select theaters across the
United States on April 22. Billed as an
“inspirational” film, Bright Ones tells a story of a
group of talented, teenage kids from a performing
arts school who face an impossible challenge. But
behind the seemingly innocuous story lies the
dangerous theology of one of the nation’s most
controversial churches – Bethel Church in Redding,
California. Led by the “apostle” Bill Johnson and
the “prophet” Kris Vallotton, Bethel Church is the
spearhead of a fast-growing, theologically aberrant
movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation.
(44) Beware
the
‘Bright Ones’: Bethel Church’s big-screen debut to
hit theaters nationwide on April 22 by
Spirit of Error, 4/28/19 Bright Ones – a full-length feature film being
marketed to families, youth and churches – will
debut in more than 700 select theaters across the
United States on April 22. Billed as an
“inspirational” film, Bright Ones tells a story of a
group of talented, teenage kids from a performing
arts school who face an impossible challenge. But
behind the seemingly innocuous story lies the
dangerous theology of one of the nation’s most
controversial churches – Bethel Church in Redding,
California. Led by the “apostle” Bill Johnson and
the “prophet” Kris Vallotton, Bethel Church is the
spearhead of a fast-growing, theologically aberrant
movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation.
(45) Jesus
teach
me Yoga- Bethel’s holy yoga by Mike
Oppenheimer, 4/30/19 Beni Johnson, wife of Bill Johnson is a pastor at
their Bethel Redding Church. Among her many
spiritual practices that are not found in the Bible
(like contemplative prayer from the mystics and
practicing reflexology) she also does yoga, Yahweh
Yoga. All being non Bible practices from other
spiritual systems that we should not use. Apparently
Bethel wants to take back yoga, redeem it from the
new age because according to Bethel’s philosophy
under Bill Johnson, which is laid out in one of
their book (the physics of Heaven) the new age took
it from Christianity. The proof of this outrageous
claim is completely non - existent. They claim they
are taking out the eastern aspect of yoga. Then why
call it yoga, which means to be yoked with Brahman,
the Hindu God? Bethel (like others) purposely
changed it to get the church involved. Yoga is being
used in an even greater degree than the Emergent
church, which is fully interfaith. If they can
incorporate Yoga then there is nothing forbidden.
Anything can be used in their pragmatic approach of
redeeming the new age for “there are precious truths
hidden in the New Age that belong to us as
Christians and need to be extracted from the
worthless.”
(46) The
Spirit Bill Johnson wants you to follow by
Mike Oppenheimer, 5/2/19 If one is driving on the wrong side of the road
they will get a fine. If the driver continues
driving like this his license is taken away.
Spiritually speaking, Bill Johnson’s answer is “I’m
not on the wrong side of the Road you are.” His is
perfect example calling what is dark as being light.
I say this because many do understand basic
Scripture, the word that counters his particular
view of Christianity that he with others have made
popular. He says “A powerless Word is the letter not
the Spirit. And we all know, ‘The letter kills, but
the Spirit gives life.’” (When Heaven Invades Earth
116). Did not Jesus say The words that I speak to
you are spirit, and they are life. Meaning if you
read the word you are reading what the holy Spirit
is saying. Didn’t Jesus also say If you love me you
will continue in my word?
(47) The
electronic God by Mike Oppenheimer, 5/3/19
The anointing of the new revivalism from Browne to
Toronto to Brownsville to Lakeland to Bethel.What we
will see that every one of the people mentioned who
operate in this anointing have major false
teachings, even some that deny Jesus is God in the
flesh with their various explanations. Rodney Browne
who introduced the uncontrollable laughter to the
church in 1993-94 describes the anointing as being
electricity: “Not only is it tangible but
transferable. …The anointing of God as wonderful as
it is, is electricity.” In 1991 at a Benny Hinn
Crusade we see Rodney Browne on stage and being
called forward by Benny Hinn. "Rodney, God has given
you a great anointing for this. Let the holy
laughter hit them in Jesus' mighty name...
(excitedly Hinn says) it's coming [zaps him]....
Hinn laid hands on his forehead (transferring the
anointing just like gurus and their Shakti pat) and
Browne goes down. Hinn then inaugurates him into
ministry by saying “pick him up. Now release it on
the people, Rodney!” “go ahead Rodney.” Release
what, not the Holy Spirit, but another spirit. Does
anyone consider that they are controlling God? This
is no different than touching someone and saying
they are now born again.
(48) Bill
Johnson’s confusion on Jesus by Mike
Oppenheimer, 5/6/19 The Bible teaches Jesus is the Son of man and the
Son of God “Jesus is a Father, he is perfect father.
He came to a planet of Orphans to reveal the Father
as Father” (The Revelation of God’s goodness Sid
Roth interview) Here he explains Jesus is the
Father, which means he is revealing himself
(unitarianism). How does this work with his other
statement of Jesus being only a man and that “the
Holy Spirit revealed the Father to Jesus.” (p.80
When Heaven Invades Earth). He has also made
it clear that his position is Jesus is a man on
earth so both positions cannot be true. And where
there are contradictions on the nature of God that
are opposite statements you can assured there is
more than just these. “Jesus so emptied Himself that
He was incapable of doing what was required of Him
by the Father – without the Father’s help.” (“The
Supernatural Power of a Transformed Mind” p.50).
Johnsons view is that on earth Jesus was only the
Son of man, not deity (the son of God) therefore he
has eliminated the incarnation, God becoming flesh.
(49) An
Open heaven - opening up oneself to a strong
delusion by Mike Oppenheimer, 5/9/19 We have seen these revivals over the last 25 plus
years. It is more accurate to say it is revivalism –
meaning, it hypes people up to think something
spiritual is actually taking place when it is false
doctrine and practices being introduced for them to
believe and live by. We have seen the rise of the
seeker friendly models, the soft social gospel of
Rick Warren added to the mix, the music revivalism
of Hillsong. All the mystical movements have
continued to increase as fires over the landscape of
Christian churches have become a large blaze. Now
over the last many years it is Bethel under Bill
Johnson spearheading a mystical Christianity. He is
a man who has less than 0% discernment (in fact they
change the meaning of discernment to be “changing
the atmosphere.” Bethel has become the sweet spot
for every trend tried and some new ones. It is the
new Hybrid model for the church, combining new age
practices (which they say were once Christian and
they are now redeeming them) one of them is yoga.
These revivalists are fooling the whole Christian
world with their synergism of new age with
Christianity using occasional Bible words. It’s time
we stand up for the word of God who is Jesus, Its
time for the church to be what it was intended to be
and not be changed by new age change agents touting
their Gnosticism and Mysticism. This is no longer a
subtle change but bold and audacious one, and it has
gone on far too long through the various false
revivals. Only to find a more permanent home at
Bethel among the naïve ungrounded youth that are
inclined to feel more than to think biblically.
(50) 10
Reasons
Why You Should RUN AWAY From Bethel Redding
by Steven Kozar, 5/10/19 In summary, Bethel Church, Redding, has bad
Christology, bad Pneumatology, and bad Soteriology.
If you believe that "theology doesn't matter,"
you're a perfect candidate to fall for this bad
theology. Theology is just a word that means
"teaching about God." By definition, Bethel teaches
theology, but they disguise it as something so
totally new and fresh that people are fooled into
thinking it's something "better" or "more
spiritual." But it's just their version of teaching
about God. Remember, as soon as someone starts
teaching about God, they are doing theology.
(51) The
blind leading the blind by Mike
Oppenheimer, 5/14/19 Those who are part of the Latter Rain/ Third Wave
Christianity that was birthed through William
Branham and came through Wimber by Bob Jones and
Mike Bickel, Bill Johnson has to be the most
ill-informed and offensive teacher of all. He
actually states that “Jesus is the most normal
Christian in the Bible.” Which diminishes his
personhood as the Messiah. Is Jesus a Christian?
Which means to be a follower of Christ? To Johnson
Christ means anointing. So then Jesus followed the
anointing? Yes, that is exactly what he means.
One cannot be more convoluted on this matter.
(53) “Activating”
the
kids at Bethel Redding by John Lanagan,
5/16/19 Activate the kids? Bethel Redding leaders continue
to present an unbalanced and unhealthy preoccupation
with signs and wonders–or, as I have come to call
it, a bells-and-whistles theology. It should be no
surprise that this is also present in Bethel
Redding’s children’s ministry. It seems as if it is
more important to encourage children to seek angelic
visitations, visions, and Words of Knowledge than it
is to actually determine whether the
experience/communication with God is genuine or not.
(54) The
Strange interpretations of Bill Johnson's
teachings by Mike Oppenheimer, 5/25/19 Because of Bill Johnson’s adherence to the Latter
Rain teaching of William Branham (and others),
Johnson has a slanted interpretation of Scripture.
One example is one the most important Scriptures
revealing to us who Jesus is. “Most all of the
experiences of Jesus recorded in Scripture were
prophetic examples of the realms in God that are
made available to the believer. The Mount of
Transfiguration raised the bar significantly on
potential human experience…The overwhelming lesson
in this story is that Jesus Christ, the Son of man,
had the glory of God upon Him. Jesus’s face shone
with God’s glory, similar to Moses’s after he came
down from the mountain…” (“Face to Face with God”
2007, Charisma House, Lake Mary, FL; p 200.) The
glory came from within him, not from outside. This
glory was the same that was in the Old Testament
Temple. This is what is expressed by John “And the
Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we
beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten
of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” (Jn.1:14)
Its purpose was to show his closest disciples who he
really is, not who they are or what is available to
them. Nor is it available to us today. Branham used
the word realm as well, Johnson applies it to
believers when it is exclusively about who Jesus
is.
(55) Bethel
Redding
Sozo in a women's Teen Challenge? by The
Word Like Fire, 6/2/19 The influence of Bethel Redding is spreading and
may even be entering a Teen Challenge for women. A
source close to the program warns there is the
possibility that the practice of Sozo may be
implemented. This is an unhealthy, unbiblical
practice, and below are links if you want to learn
more about Sozo, which is already in use at a Bethel
Redding sister church in this and other areas.
(56) Behind
the
music: The baffling views about God held by Bethel
Music’s Amanda Lindsey Cook by Holly
Pivec, 6/23/19 I was baffled and dismayed by the responses in an
interview the Christian Post conducted, in April,
with Amanda Lindsey Cook, a prominent worship leader
and songwriter with Bethel Music. The interview was
about her most recent album, House on a Hill, and
about what Cook was thinking about God as she wrote
the songs for this album. I was baffled because it
is very difficult to make any sense of Cook’s words.
And I was dismayed because she makes a number of
statements about God that raise many serious
questions, including, most basic, what is her view
of God? You can read excerpts of her statements
below, but the bottom line is she seems to have some
very confused and unbiblical views of God.
(57) MAITREYA:
What
We Can Learn From This False New Age Christ
(Booklet) by Warren B. Smith, 6/30/19 Just as we were about to go to press with this new
booklet by Warren B. Smith—MAITREYA: What We Can
Learn From This False New Age Christ—we learned that
a prominent Bethel Church worship leader has
described Jesus as “an enlightened master,” which is
exactly what Maitreya and almost all New Age figures
call him. While we have been very concerned about
Bill Johnson’s Bethel Church for a long time, this
newest development sadly illustrates how far from
biblical truth Bethel has gone. As you read this
booklet, you will see how some Christian leaders are
sounding very similar to the false Christs of our
day—leaders who are being followed by millions of
proclaiming Christians.
(58) Bethel
or
Ichabod: What is really going on? (2 DVDs)
by Mike Oppenheimer, 7/21/19 Bill Johnson pastor of Bethel Church is leading the
charismatic charge with signs and wonders just like
years before. What's different is that everyone is
united, on board through the new apostolic movement
to change the church. With his endorsement of
William Branham and his association with the NAR
and ministers that are more than questionable
in their doctrine, where is he leading the
youth of the church? This should have everyone
concerned with what is taking place. Using Yoga and
contemplative prayer from ancient monks and various
other new age techniques. speaking of
contacting and waking up angels for a new revival we
have the first new age hybrid church. Denying that
Jesus was God on earth, teaching he was only a man
he offers to the church the Latter Rain teaching
that we can do everything he did. In fact we can
produce heaven on earth. In the video you will learn
how Johnson has copied Wimber's Vineyard and
incorporated every false move of the spirit and
more. Numerous clips and PP bring you through
the false teaching and revival from Johnson and
company. 2 DVD's length: near 2 1/2
hours
(59) Todd
White
and his Latter Rain, word faith / Gnostic
Christianity by Mike Oppenheimer, 9/26/19
What are we to think of this popular miracle
evangelist who lengthen’s legs, who has Kenneth
Copeland and Benny Hinn as his mentors and spiritual
fathers. https://youtu.be/lYfkrKC0qw0 Both
these men would be called heretics by the apostle
Paul, but in today’s upside down church (which is
really right side up with the world) they are a
blessing. Both of these men have called themselves
the “I AM,” Copeland says smirking “when God says I
am, I say I am too.” Romans 12:3 tells us not to
think of himself more highly than he ought to think.
This is far worse, it is called blasphemy. But this
does not matter to Todd White or other followers of
these Bible distorters because it has too many
benefits with those who align with them; money and
prestige. Considering that Todd is another denier of
God who came in the flesh through Jesus Christ (1
Jn.4) we should expect nothing Biblically sound
after this. His “lifestyle Christianity” is about
following an anointed man named Jesus that he (we)
may do all the same things, and he has endless
stories of doing just that. Todd even says “when
Jesus prayed for the sick he did not heal the sick
as God but healed the sick as a man in right
relationship with
God”https://youtu.be/JFr6xStn-Rw?t=44 Which carries
the implication (even when it is not elucidated),
that we too can do the same. Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(60) What’s
being
missed with the ‘waking’ of Olive at Bethel
Church, Redding by Spirit of Error,
12/20/19 The story out of Bethel Church in Redding,
California, this past week — following the sudden
death of two-year-old Olive Heiligenthal — is
tragic. The hearts of people across the nation have
gone out to her parents in compassion — not just
because they lost a child, but also because of the
false hope they’ve clung to that their little girl
would come back to life. Many news sources have
already reported on this story. But I want to point
out what has been missed. In their coverage of the
fiasco, reporters have noted that the parents’
church, Bethel Church, has rallied around the
parents’ prayers for a resurrection — calling for
people across the globe to join them in those
prayers. But what Bethel Church has been engaged in,
since Olive Heiligenthal died on Saturday, is not
prayer. They’ve actually been making “declarations.”
There’s a big difference.
(61) Mother
Goddess
worshiped at Bethel Redding sister church
by The Word Like Fire, 1/1/20 [Reader, the video has been removed by Bethesda NW.
Anticipating this, a copy has been saved and the
video will soon be restored. Transcriptions in
the article below] The unclean spirit behind the
goddess of The Shack, the novel written by Paul
Young, is still at work. It seems more than
coincidental that Bethesda NW, a Bethel Redding
sister church,* uses Young’s hellish interpretation
of El Shaddai; and just like in the novel, the Holy
Spirit has also been feminized, addressed in the
service as “Mama Ghost.” Paul Young, author of The
Shack, would be proud: “El Shaddai, the double
breasted one.” (Tisha Straup, Bethesda NW sermon on
5/26/19) “Do you need healing from a Mother? Only
comes from El Shaddai.” (Bethesda NW worship leader
on 5/12/19) The children gather wood, and the
fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their
dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to
pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they
may provoke me to anger. (Jeremiah 7:18) It began on
Mother’s Day with the worship team. They sang: 12:58
Mama God, will you talk to us? 13:12 Do you need
healing from a Mother? Only comes from El Shaddai.
19:32–20:27 Let God be God in every situation, let
His presence flow, let His presence flow, let God be
God in your situation, let His presence flow, let
His presence flow, let God be God in your situation,
Mama Ghost will flow, Mama Ghost will flow, let God
be God in your situation, Mama ghost will flow, Mama
Ghost will flow… 25:07 I will lean back in the
loving arms of a beautiful Mother, I will breathe
deep and know that She is good, She’s a love like no
other… 25:53 I will breathe deep and know that She
is good, She’s a love like no other… During this
worship session, the words were occasionally on the
screen behind the musicians and singers. Sometimes
the word “Father” was on the screen, and sometimes
it was the “Mother.”
(62)Bill Johnson - Power
over Priniciple, Honoring the Dishonorable
by Marsha West, 1/12/20 “In reality then,
there is no power or principle from God in the
NAR. It’s one big sham, a false movement and a
delusion sent by God on those who have rejected
truth. This is a movement that dishonors God by
attributing false signs and wonders to God.” (Rick
Becker – Famine In The Land) Todd Bentley is the
product of a movement that has elevated men, women,
and miracles above God. In the New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR) the supernatural is a vital
element. In fact, the value placed on the
supernatural is the underlying philosophy that has
enabled charlatans, and in this case a sexual
predator to thrive in the NAR. The leaders and the
movement value power over principle….
(63) Bethelite couples vain
declaration over Corona Virus by Rick
Becker, Famine in the Land, 3/12/20
Kevin and Theresa Dedmon are products of the Bethel
cult. The couple believed their declarations had an
effect on the Carr fire, and their delusion
continues as they declared healing over people
infected with the Coronavirus. Sitting with the
couple are at least three people wearing glasses –
one would think they would begin declaring healing
over those sitting a few feet from them. If the
Coronavirus cannot live in the presence of God, we
must ask the question, which presence is the
bespectacled Bill Johnson hosting?
(64) Where are you when you
are needed? by Mike Oppenheimer,
3/17/20 If God gives someone
a gift they use it unless they are not faithful in
what was given to them. We all heard of Benny Hinn
years ago saying in 1976 he emptied out a hospital
wing, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. And then all the
other claims that followed of God healing all at his
meetings. It’s time for the millionaire faith
healers whom claim that God speaks to everyday to
show the world their gift. As we have a rising
pandemic in the world and the opportunity is at the
door. Here is what is interesting to note, Jesus
said there would be diseases and various other
things increasing in the end. He also said at the
same time there would be false prophets and false
Christ's (Mt.24). These same healers call themselves
little gods. Put 2 and 2 together and we have what
we have today. We have had numerous gatherings where
these men have said the anointing is upon thousands
to heal. Where are they? The least they can do is
send handkerchief’s. This is why none of what these
men say matters, it all falls to ground with a thud.
These are empty words and they have no power except
to convince people, the uneducated believers that
they have these abilities and that they can also
give it to them, thus spreading their own deception.
(65) Bethel Church Casts out
Demon of Racism with Wizard Staff and Incantations
by Pulpit & Pen, 7/12/20 Listeners of Bethel
Church’s Transformation Now series were treated with
a sight not usually seen when prophetess Marlene
Barrett, in a bid to end racism within Bethel and
the Ekklesia movement, whipped out a wizard staff- a
sure sign that some tomfoolery was afoot. There, on
stage, she led Bill Johnson and others through a
ritual incantation to cast out the demon of racism
by prophetically reenacting a scene from Lord of The
Rings. No joke.
Updated! (66) The sound that transforms
the church into the New Age movement: “the Physics
of Heaven” by Mike Oppenheimer, 7/24/20 We have all heard of
the New Age and its practices of the Occult
along with spirituality from other religious systems
(like the emerging church). How do they become an
influence in the churches and move them to be aligned
with their utopian world view? We are going to look at
the main influences of Gnosticism and mysticism in the
church to give us a better understanding of how these
components are being implemented. Bill Johnson
teaches, “God is to release a Spirit of revelation
over the Church. We are coming into an hour where
there will be a common revelation… we will all hear
and see similar revelations.” We have already been
delivered the common revelation, it is contained in
the Bible. Contrary to this, the revelations they are
continually receiving are not from the Bible. And here
is where we see the growing conflict. Premise - God is
going to send a new sound that will change nearly
everything. Bible - the only sound attached to change,
is the trumpet sounding and God calling us to be
transformed: “in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye,
at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and
the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall
be changed. (I Cor. 15:51-52) Of all the sounds of
trumpets in the Old Testament, there is only one we
are to anticipate. Read Part 1,
Part 2,
Part 3
& Part
4.
(67) Saturate 2020
by Sandy Simpson, 7/30/20 Saturate 2020 is
another in a long line of Latter Rain revivals which
do not meet the criteria of a Biblical revival at all
(Acts 3:19). The Toronto “Blessing” and
Brownsville “Revival” both came into towns all over
the world with the promise that people were getting
saved and nothing weird was going on at their
meetings. This was always a lie as the true
Gospel was not preached but instead people were
invited forward to have hands laid on them in order to
transfer an impartation. Meanwhile false
doctrines were laid down in order to get people
involved in churches like Bethel Church in Redding,
CA. We are warned in Scripture about this.
Galatians 2:4 But it was because of the false brethren
secretly brought in, who had sneaked in to spy out our
liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, in order to
bring us into bondage. 2 Peter 2:1 But false prophets
also arose among the people, just as there will also
be false teachers among you, who will secretly
introduce destructive heresies, even denying the
Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction
upon themselves. The fact that some formerly Biblical
churches have joined this circus is a testament to
their lack of teaching discernment. Some of
these denominations were warned repeatedly about the
Latter Rain, Word of Faith and the New Apostolic
Reformation yet they apparently wanted to remain
“willfully ignorant”. The people advertised as
being involved with this latest “revival” are almost
all associated with Bethel in some way and promoters
of what they teach. This is not a true Biblical
revival but rather a revival of the occult and New Age
among Christians. This meeting is actually
hurting the cause of Christ and will not have any real
beneficial effect on the culture of California, which
has turned decidedly evil for decades. These
Dominionists will not be saving the planet, but are
rather setting people up for the coming
antichrist. Nor will they rid the world of
coronavirus, but rather likely add to it.
(68) Huntington Beach Covid-19
Stats compiled by Sandy Simpson, 8/13/20
Huntington Beach
Covid-19 Stats for the time Saturate OC was in Orange
County. August 3, 2020 – 4526 positive. August 10,
2020 – 12500 positive. These stats were on their
way down from 12807 on July 21. There were 6745
cases from July 20 to August 10. I wonder
if this drastic renewed rise is due to Saturate
OC. Hardly anyone was wearing a mask at that
event and you can tell from the videos that there was
no social distancing. As previously stated on our
Saturate 2020 video, the organizers of this event
claimed they had permission to hold the event but the
Huntington Beach government stated in an open letter
they did not.
(69) The Rise of False
Prophetesses by Herescope, 8/16/20 Recent events in the
world have jump-started some of the old intentions of
the Latter Rain movement to create a false revival. In
southern California at Huntington Beach a new uprising
is identified as "Saturate 2020" and it is attempting
to invoke a "great awakening" or a second Jesus
movement. It is getting quite a bit of press
attention. Characteristic of these types of
stage-managed productions, there is a great deal of
hoopla and frenzied commotion, conscious altering
music, and a hefty dose of Latter Rain/New Apostolic
Reformation doctrine, including about building the 7
mountains of Dominionism. It also significantly
highlights false prophetess Heidi Baker and several
new ones on the scene, Jen Miskov and Jessi Green.
Rather than reinvent the wheel to write about this, we
encourage you to read Sandy Simpson's latest
comprehensive post "Saturate 2020" detailing the
problems with this event and providing key links to
documentation. See also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utbvEcLxuHs
(70) Saturate
2020 adherents are those who are drunk and think
they can save the planetby
Sandy Simpson, 8/21/20
Commentators seem to think that this section of
Habakkuk was addressing the Ceasars and their
drunken desire for power.Seems
these two things often go together. Those
who love drunk in the spirit are no exception.They are trying to get
others to share in their debauchery and the false
hope of an end-times worldwide revival, currently
through the Saturate 2020 events.Though these were two of the heretical
distinctives of the New Order of the Latter Rain,
these ideas are nothing new.The
righteous continue to live by faith, while the proud
boast in their drunken state. Habakkuk 2:4-5 “Behold, as for the proud one,his soul is not right within him;but
the righteous will live by his faith. The
proud, boastful adherents to the Latter Rain are not
right in their spirit.They
have allowed another spirit to control their lives. “Furthermore, wine betrays
the haughty man, so that he does not stay at
home.He enlarges his appetite
like Sheol,and he is like death, never
satisfied.He
also gathers to himself all nationsand collects to himself all
peoples.
(72) Bethel or Ichabod:
What is Really going on at Bethel Church in
Redding, CA? (Video) by Mike
Oppenheimer, 9/23/30 Bill Johnson
pastor of Bethel Church is leading the
charismatic charge with signs and wonders just
like others years before. But what is different
is that everyone is united, on board through the
new apostolic movement to change the church.
With his endorsement of William Branham and his
association with the NAR and ministers
that are more than questionable in their
doctrine, where is he leading the youth of
the church? This should have everyone concerned
with what is taking place. Using Yoga and
contemplative prayer from ancient monks and
various other new age techniques. speaking
of contacting and waking up angels for a new
revival we have the first new age hybrid church.
Denying that Jesus was God on earth, teaching he
was only a man he offers to the church the
Latter Rain teaching that we can do everything
he did. In fact we can produce heaven on earth.
In the video you will learn how Johnson has
copied Wimber's Vineyard and incorporated every
false move of the spirit and more. Numerous
clips and PP bring you through the false
teaching and revival from Johnson and company
(73) “The
Passion Translation is a better translation than the
King James.” – Beni Johnson by Rick Becker,
1/14/21
If you believe Beni Johnson, I have a bridge in
Brooklyn to sell to you. During the past few
years, many pastors and scholars have exposed
the glaring flaws of The Passion Translation.
There is literally no excuse for any believer to
use or condone this “translation” that
originated in the imagination of one man’s mind
-and probably with a little help from deceiving
spirits. It comes as no surprise that Bethel use
this New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) “bible” and
make a profit from selling it in their store.
There’s only one good thing about The Passion
Translation (TPT) – it’s a means of identifying
a certain group. The book of Mormon and The New
World Translation for example, help us identify
Latter Day Saints/Mormons and Jehovah’s
Witnesses. The Passion Translation helps us
identify those involved in what is arguably one
of the world’s largest growing cults – the New
Apostolic Reformation.
(75) Bethel
Music – Unfruitful Works Of Darkness at
Christian Research Network, 3/16/21
“Mainstream contemporary Christian music. It
feeds the flesh and weakens our mission
(Galatians 5:16). Bethel music, in its
insatiable lust for more followers, is seeking
to devour anyone who has itching ears (2 Tim
4:3).” If you’ve followed Pulpit &
Pen, you know we’ve covered the contemporary
Christian music movement and have written about
several of its mainstream figures, including
Kari Jobe and Hillsong. It’s no secret we
believe that the relentless promotion of much of
this flesh-feeding ecstatic music does no good
for the edification of the body of Christ. But
perhaps one of the most deceitfully nefarious
organizations pumping out poisonous exhaust is
Bethel Music.
(76) Bethel
Leader Bill Johnson Denies Scripture – ‘God Doesn’t
Control Everything’ by Protestia, 6/14/21
“So that’s my approach, is that God is
absolutely sovereign and that he’s in charge of
everything. But I don’t credit him with Hitler.
I don’t credit him with the disasters that take
place in the earth. I don’t look at these and
go, “Well, this is the plan of God who’s devised
wickedness so that his glory could be seen.”
Bethel Church’s newly launched YouTube Web
series titled “Rediscover Bethel,” which
features an in-depth Q&A that addresses some
of their beliefs and distinctives, has already
paid dividends, as Bill Johnson and his
associate pastor talk shop about whether or not
God is in control of everything, concluding that
he is not.
(77) Bethel
Church Does Damage Control Over ‘Grave Sucking’-
Fails Miserably at CRN, 7/10/21
“Talk about spin and playing down what was
actually said.” As Bill Johnson and the
apologists of Bethel Church continue to directly
confront controversies in YouTube Web series
titled “Rediscover Bethel,” courtesy of in-depth
Q&A that addresses some of their beliefs and
distinctive, they come to the question of “grave
soaking” and whether or not this is a normative
practice for the biblically illiterate
Bethelites. In the linked clip the Dean of the
Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry, Dann
Farrelly, explains that he’s been with Bethel
and Johnson for 25 years, and that “we never
taught uh this experience that I see described
on the web that’s grave sucking. Never taught
it, never done it.”
(78) NAR
‘Apostle’ Bill Johnson’s Wife’s Cancer Has Returned
at CRN, 7/13/21
In April 2017, while singing “By the Blood,”
Beni Johnson’s daughter-in-law, Jenn Johnson,
asked members of Bethel Church in Redding CA to
pray for a “cancer free zone” during a worship
service. Four years later Beni is undergoing
chemo. Protestia has the story: Bethel Church
Head Honcho Bill Johnson has announced that his
wife and co-pastor of Bethel Church is presently
undergoing chemotherapy as a result of 3 large
tumors inside her body that were revealed by a
CT scan
(79) Rediscovering
Bethel–Divination, Mysticism And Vain Imaginations
by The Word like Fire, 7/16/21
Rick Becker of Famine In The Land writes: Bethel
church Redding is currently promoting a series
of videos called “Rediscover Bethel.” The goal
is to clear up any misconceptions, and silence
critics. Dan Farrelly, associate pastor and Dean
of the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry
carefully coaches spin “apostle” and “prophet”
Bill Johnson and Kris Vallotton through a series
of questions and answers. In episode 4, Farrelly
concedes that their strategy of ignoring
questions and critics has “cost them a little
bit.” Vallotton weighs in by quoting
Churchill: “If you stop for every barking dog
you’ll never reach your destiny.” But at the
same time, Vallotton says there are “hungry
people” asking questions. Why they have left the
“hungry people” without answers for decades, is
a question only they can answer.
(80) Bethel
Church’s New Megabucks Megastructure Will Model ‘On
Earth As It Is In Heaven’ by Marsha West,
9/2/21
I have groundbreaking news to report.
Bethel Church in Redding CA (BCR) has plans to
construct an Apostolic Training Center.
According to Bill Johnson, who holds the title
“Super-Apostle” (which is comparable to holding
the high office of cardinal in the Roman
Catholic Church) is “partnering with other
catalysts from around the world to propel this
mission forward, and are believing for an
entirely new, state-of-the-art campus where we
can continue to pursue God’s decree over our
movement.” I hope you’re sitting down. The new
construct will cost roughly 96 million dollars.
According to Protestia, “In 2019 they launched
the ‘Arise and build’ campaign to kickstart
Bethel’s 5-year plan to establish and build out
the Collyer Campus. The megastructure will
include a 171,780 square foot campus, 1851
parking spaces, and 300 bike racks. There will
be a worship center that seats 2600 people, and
the Apostolic Center will have classroom space
for over 3000 students.” BCR promotes the School
of Supernatural Ministry on the “About” page of
the church’s website: "Bethel School of
Supernatural Ministry is committed to the truth
that God loves people, gave Himself for them and
has given His Church supernatural power to bring
individuals and nations into wholeness. The
mission of BSSM is to equip and deploy
revivalists who passionately pursue world-wide
transformation in their God-given spheres of
influence. Students are trained to continue in
the ministry style of Jesus: to enjoy the
presence of God, say what He is saying, and do
what He is doing." I’ll leave it up to the
reader to decided what the church means by “to
enjoy the presence of God, say what He is
saying, and do what He is doing”.
(81) Bethel
Music – Deceptive, Demonic, Unfruitful Works Of
Darkness at CRN, 10/6/21
... We’ve covered the contemporary Christian
music movement and have written about several of
its mainstream figures, including Kari Jobe and
Hillsong. It’s no secret we believe that the
relentless promotion of much of this
flesh-feeding ecstatic music does no good for
the edification of the body of Christ. But
perhaps one of the most deceitfully nefarious
organizations that are pumping out poisonous
exhaust is Bethel Music.
(82) Bethel
Church Preaches ‘Tunnel Of Youth’ Heresy That You
Can Reverse Your Age at CRN, 10/21/21
“In one of the latest videos [on the site] to
surface, Bethel Church is preaching a “tunnel of
youth” heresy. Similar to Bethel’s “tunnel of
fire” nonsense affirmed by Michael Brown as an
act of the Holy Spirit…” If you’re familiar with
the cult of Bethel Redding, you’re aware they
practice such things as grave sucking (or grave
soaking) whereby people lay on the graves of
dead people to “soak” the anointing from them.
If you’re familiar with the cult of Bethel
Redding, you’re aware they practice such things
as grave sucking (or grave soaking) whereby
people lay on the graves of dead people to
“soak” the anointing from them. They also put
glitter in the air vents and, somehow, the
people of the congregation are duped into
believing that it’s a manifestation of the Holy
Spirit floating around inside the sanctuary. ...
Bethel Redding is arguably the worst and most
blasphemous organization on the face of the
Earth that claims to be a Church. Bethel is more
of a harlot than even the Roman Catholic Church.
Whether it be one of their female pastors
declaring that the coronavirus has already been
defeated — which obviously didn’t come to pass —
or them spending days trying to raise a
two-year-old from the dead by practicing
witchcraft, one thing is for sure, Bethel
Redding is a cult that twists the Scriptures and
practices divination that should be avoided at
all costs and exposed for what they are. In one
of the latest videos to surface, Bethel Church
is preaching a “tunnel of youth” heresy. Similar
to Bethel’s “tunnel of fire” nonsense affirmed
by Michael Brown as an act of the Holy Spirit–it
is not–they are also practicing a human tunnel
for people to pass through claiming that it can
take years off of your life.
(83) Why
Todd White Is The Most Dangerous Kind Of False
Teacher at CRN, 10/22/21
“On occasion, he says things that would make
someone who isn’t paying attention, or who isn’t
very discerning, think that he’s moving closer
to orthodoxy and that, perhaps, the Holy Spirit
is truly leading him to the truth. Yet, when we
really dissect his statements, it becomes clear
that he’s mixing truth and error in such a way
to lead people into even greater deception
unnoticed.” Todd White is a charismatic preacher
who is known for his parlor trick “healings”
such as leg-lengthening and various other fake
healings.
(84) Bethel
Church Suspends 'Faith-Healing' Hospital Visits amid
Coronavirus Outbreak by Kayla Koslosky,
ChristianHeadlines.com Editor, 10/23/21
A controversial charismatic California
megachurch known for its unorthodox belief that
faithful prayers will heal the sick and can
raise the dead has announced that amid a vast
coronavirus outbreak they are suspending visits
to hospitals. According to the Sacramento Bee,
Aaron Tesauro, a spokesperson for Bethel Church
in Redding, California, released an email
statement this week noting that “through email
communications, signage, and church
announcements, we are actively encouraging
health practices and precautions to our whole
community." This includes suspension of
'faith-healing' hospital visits from both Bethel
Church members and students at Bethel’s School
of Supernatural Ministry housed in the Redding
campus.
(85) Fraud
Faith-Healer, Todd White, On Three Month Bedrest For
Serious Heart Condition at CRN, 1/11/22
“White’s understanding of spiritual things is
infantile at best. But in reality, the things he
preaches are sometimes so outlandish that nobody
should take them seriously. Last week, we
reported that Todd White blasphemed Jesus by
misrepresenting the doctrine of imputation and
said that Jesus became the substance of such
sins as “child pornography” on the cross.” False
teacher and fraudulent “faith-healer,” Todd
White, announced that he has been placed on
medical rest for three months due to a serious
heart condition that has left him unable to
exercise or even preach at his previously
scheduled preaching events.
(86) Jesus
set aside divinity, empty of divine capacity (Bill
Johnson sermon) by John Lanagan, 1/19/22
This is a video of the Alabaster House of Bethel
Church of Redding, California. According to the
Bethel Redding website it is a place to “be in
contemplative prayer and enjoy God’s presence.”
You are listening to the voice of Bill Johnson
from a sermon given some years ago, and Johnson
is poisoning his flock with the heretical
doctrine of kenosis. He wants them to believe
that Jesus gave up his divinity and performed
miracles etc. solely via the power of the Holy
Spirit. This is false. This is not what
Philippians 2:7 means at all.
(87) Bethel
Music–A Trojan Horse by Rick Becker of
Famine In The Land, 2/4/22
Music is a powerful medium, a catalyst for our
emotions. Way back in 1713 Johann Mattheson, a
German music theorist, made the connection
between major and minor keys, and the moods they
induce. Two examples – D# minor- distress,
melancholy, angst; D major – triumphant,
victorious war-cries. Music can make you “feel”
something. This can be problematic – not so much
if you’re watching a fictional movie, but if
you’re worshiping God it becomes a really
important issue. Those enchanted by Bethel music
have felt something. Their mood has been
affected, and most equate this with the working
of the Holy Spirit. It’s not just the key
changes or repetitive/mantra type of lyrics that
sway the crowd- it’s the intentional atmosphere
created by the worship band. Lights are dimmed,
the band is professional, singers are good, and
the “worship” leader manipulates the audience by
declaring that “the presence of God is in this
place.” There will be some biblical lyrics of
course, but unbiblical lyrics are not
questioned, because the subjective (emotions)
has replaced the objective (biblical truth). As
a result, “worshipers” have an encounter….with
their emotions. Johnson places a high value on
all kinds of “power encounters,” which may
include “encounters” during worship.
(88) Bethel
Church’s Bill Johnson Shills ‘Healing School’ Heresy
While Wife Dying Of Cancer by Protestia,
4/8/22
“This incongruence between heretical wishful
thinking and reality is best seen in a new post
by Johnson, who is inviting people to come to a
“healing school” where they can pay $165 to
train in both becoming a healer, and also being
healed.” Beni Johnson is married to one of the
most famous faith healers in the world, and yet
she is dying of cancer. This is an inescapable
fact. Diagnosed in 2017, the wife of Bill
Johnson had CT scans recently that revealed her
body is full of tumors, and a few weeks ago she
took a turn for the worse, prompting the church
to set up a 24/7 prayer chain for her.
(89) Bethel’s
False Teaching On Healing by Rick Becker,
4/30/22
Bethel Church are currently promoting their
upcoming Healing School (May 10-13, 2022).
“Activations, impartation, and miracles,
miracles, miracles” don’t come cheap at Bethel.
It beggars belief that Bethel have the audacity
to charge $165 per individual for a slice of pie
in the sky. Their “pie in the sky” is the false
teaching that physical healing in this life is
guaranteed in the atonement. The reality is that
despite all their efforts, encounters, and
impartations, their teaching has had no impact
on their own lives. Some of Bethel’s leadership
are suffering from minor or life threatening
diseases, but dare point that out and you’ll be
accused of being callous, insensitive, and
cruel. Yet the most cruel thing to do, is to
blame someone for their failure to be healed.
Johnson’s forked tongue may fool some, but the
contradiction is as clear as day. Regarding
healing, on the one hand he writes: “There are
no deficiencies on His end – neither the
covenant is deficient, nor His compassion or
promises. All lack is on our end of the
equation.” On the other hand he writes: “If
someone isn’t healed, realize the problem isn’t
God… It’s also not wise to blame the person who
is sick.” If all lack “is on our end of the
equation” who else can we blame? This torturous
teaching places a burden on the sick that adds
to their physical suffering as they embark on a
wild-goose chase in pursuit of physical healing.
(90) Bizzare!
Bethel Pastrix Leads Congregants To Pray To Their
Own Bodies For Forgiveness by Protestia,
5/3/22
The New Apostolic Reformation…is a rapidly
expanding movement being generated by some of
the same old troubling false teachers and false
leaders that have been around in Charismania for
decades, always dishonoring the Holy Spirit,
always dishonoring the Scripture, always
claiming miracle signs, wonders, visions,
dreams. ... Bethel church is a weird place.
We’ve covered them at length, from An Inside
Peek into Bethel’s Demonic ‘Fountain of Youth
Fire Tunnels’, to the claims that Bethel Prophet
Reveals Miracle of ‘Second Virginity’: ‘Hundreds
of Hymens Grew Back’, to Bethel Leader Bill
Johnson Denies Scripture – ‘God Doesn’t Control
Everything'.
(91) Bethel
Music Is A Stumbling Block To Biblical Worship In
Spirit And In Truth by The Dissenter,
5/21/22
“Here’s the problem. When we do know the source
and we know the source is theologically
problematic, it becomes pretty difficult to sing
that song without thinking of the theological
associations. So…I would say don’t use it in
worship.” If you’ve followed us at The Dissenter
at all, you know we’ve covered the contemporary
Christian music movement and have written about
several of its mainstream figures, including
Kari Jobe and Hillsong.
(92) Bethel
Redding-Related Ministries Reported For Possible PPP
Loan Fraud by Barry Bowen – Trinity
Foundation, 6/3/22
After reviewing recently published Form 990s,
Trinity Foundation has reported two of three
non-profit organizations affiliated with Bill
Johnson’s California megachurch Bethel Redding
for possible Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
loan fraud. Trinity Foundation reported Bethel
Media and Bethel School of Technology, but not
Bethel Music, to the Small Business
Administration. Let’s take a look at their
loans and Form 990s.
(93) ‘Your
Story Carries Breakthroughs’ – Chapter, Verse
Please? by Rick Becker – Famine in the Land,
6/8/22
The word “breakthrough” is synonymous with the
New Apostolic Reformation. Those who are
familiar with this apostate movement will know
that it elevates man, places subjective
experiences above the objective truth of God’s
word and relies on mystical jargon to appear
spiritual thereby fooling the ignorant. In a
theological context, the phrase “we believe
that…” must always be backed up by scripture. In
the case of Bethel, that phrase is usually an
introduction to their fabricated teachings.
Here’s an example from Bethel: “We believe that,
because of the breakthroughs that you have
experienced with the Lord, you carry authority
over those areas.”
(94) Bethel
Church Selling A ‘Declaration Clicker’ To Tabulate
Your ‘Declarations’ And ‘Increase Your Faith’
by The Dissenter, 7/10/22
“The declarations clicker “is a powerful and
practical tool to help believers renew their
minds with truth by helping them tabulate the
number of times they speak biblically based
declarations.” If you’re familiar with the cult
of Bethel Redding, you’re aware that they’re
known for their gimmicks such as practicing
grave sucking (or grave soaking) whereby people
lay on the graves of dead people to “soak” the
anointing from them. Bethel also puts glitter in
the air vents and, somehow, the people of the
congregation are duped into believing that it’s
a manifestation of the Holy Spirit floating
around inside the sanctuary. And most recently,
Bethel has been moving to fully embrace Roman
Catholicism.
(95) Bethel
Pastor Shares Ridiculous Testimony Of Waitress Being
‘Activated’ For Guessing What Customers Wanted
by Marsha West, 7/13/22
“It doesn’t surprise me and it shouldn’t
surprise you that these crazy lunatics at the
Bethel cult run around spreading this nonsense.
But it saddens me that so many people believe
this stuff and fall for it.” Bethel Church in
Redding, California, is pastored and co-pastored
by Bill Johnson and Kris Vallotton,
respectively, who believe themselves to be
prophets and Apostles of God. Bethel is
well-known for its debunked “manifestations” of
the Holy Spirit, including its infamous
spectacle known as “glory clouds.” The “glory
cloud” spectacle has been thoroughly debunked
and its various other acts of blasphemy, like
grave sucking, have been shown to be
contra-biblical and heterodox.
(96) Bethel
Pastor’s Wife, Beni Johnson, Dies Of Cancer
by The Dissenter, 7/15/22
“These tragedies are exposing the false movement
within this church and the charismatic movement
as a whole.” I want to preface this article with
the disclaimer that this is in no way intended
to be spiteful or distasteful nor is it meant to
disgrace these people in any way. Despite the
grave errors and even damnable heresies of the
extreme charismatic movement and, in particular,
Bethel Church, these are still people who, like
you and me, are sinners in need of a savior.
(97) After
Wife Dies of Cancer, Bethel Pastor Removes Article
Questioning Salvation of People Who Aren’t Healed
by The Dissenter, 7/19/22
In case you weren’t aware, Beni Johnson, the
wife of Bethel Redding’s lead pastor, Bill
Johnson, passed away last week after a long
battle with cancer. Again, I don’t mean for this
to be insensitive to the people and the families
involved—it is always a tragedy when someone’s
life is lost unexpectedly. However, God will be
glorified in all things, and in this, it appears
that God is using it to demonstrate the folly of
the charismatic faith-healing movement. In 2017,
Bill Johnson published an article essentially
calling into question the salvation of people
who are sick and yet are not healed. Of course,
this was before Beni was diagnosed with terminal
cancer. In that article titled Is it Always
God’s will to heal someone?—which is now deleted
from his personal website but available on the
Wayback Machine at this
link—he writes: “When He bore stripes in
His body He made a payment for our miracle. He
already decided to heal. You can’t decide not to
buy something after you’ve already bought it.”
This assertion implies that the purpose of
Jesus’ death was to perform the “miracles” of
physical healing. He then goes on to say that
those who don’t receive that healing can’t blame
Jesus for it, but instead blames the sick person
...
(98) Bethel
Redding Is A Shark Tank – Woe To Bethel! by
Marsh West, 7/26/22
There are no words to describe what the
“principalities and powers” who run the cult
known as Bethel Redding are conjuring up inside
the walls of what they would have us believe is
a Christian church. Actually, two words do
spring to mind that describe Bethel Redding –
shark tank. Bethel’s Powers That Be (PTB) spend
much of their time trying to figure out ways to
entice naïve churchgoers into practices the
Bible strongly forbids. Bethel Church in Redding
CA is run by soothsayers who think nothing of
manipulating people out of their hard-earned
money to grow their demonic empire–oops–church.
These men and women think nothing of twisting
Scripture into a theological pretzel, in fact
Scripture-twisting is what they do best.
Churchgoers may or may not be aware that what
they’re being taught is not orthodox biblical
Christianity. On the contrary. What they’re
being taught is downright heresy! And they’re
learning it from wolves in sheep’s clothing who
describe themselves as pastors and ministry
leaders. In Bethel’s shark tank the true meaning
of what is contained in the scriptures is
rarely, if ever, taught. Bethelites are not
learning the author of the text’s intended
meaning from the stage. The term for this
atrocity is eisegesis.
(99) Irony
Alert! Bethel Church Reopens Healing Schools After
Being Shut Down 2 Years by Protestia,
7/28/22
“This is a wonderful season to see break through
come to the body of Christ. Join us in this
school as we invite you into activation and
impartation into the freedom and joy and beauty
of healing. We want to help you fulfil God’s
call on your life. Come join us for this amazing
experience in the power of the [false] gospel.”
Bethel Church continues to play the hypocrite
and act like everyone around them is stupid. How
else can you explain the announcement that
they’ve reopened their Healing School after
being shut down for two years without mentioning
WHY they were closed in the first place?
(100) False
Prophet, Lou Engle, Posessed By Kundalini Spirit
Tells Of Absurd Vision About Deceased Bethel
Pastor’s Wife at CRN, 7/29/22
“His dreams and visions have become even more
bizarre as he stands in front of a crowd rocking
back and forth—a phenomenon closely associated
with those possessed by the Kundalini Spirit of
Eastern mysticism—as he told about a vision he
supposedly had about unifying all of professing
Christianity under the “great communion” legacy
of Beni Johnson while doing away with things
like pulpits, missions, and evangelism.” Last
year, false prophet Lou Engle made headlines
after “prophesying” about revival coming out of
the Black Lives Matter movement. He said that he
interpreted a prophetic dream that one of his
friends, Will Ford, had where they pulled up to
a hotel and Martin Luther King walked out
carrying a white bag with black handles.
(101) Bethel
Pastor Says Jesus Frequently Ripped Verses Out Of
Context And Made Them Say What They Didn’t Mean
by The Dissenter, 11/6/22
“The way Vallotton ascribes such wickedness to
Christ in order to justify his own blaspheming
misuse of Scripture is appalling, to say the
least. But what’s worse is that so many have
given Bethel Church and these idolaters a pass.”
Bethel School of Prophets is run by Bethel
Church in Redding California under the
leadership of its two named “Apostles,” Bill
Johnson and Kris Vallotton. Bethel, like all
cults, is filled with aberrant, unbiblical
teachings and doctrines of demons, including
false manifestations of the Holy Spirit, grave
sucking, and the Prosperity Gospel.
(102) Bethel
Chief Prophet says God made Adam ‘Male’ AND ‘Female’
+ Adam ‘co-created Eve’ by Protestia,
11/8/22
Kris Vallotton is the co-founder of the School
of the Prophets and Senior Associate Leader of
Bethel Church. In a recent post, we covered how
in one 20-minute sermon, he went on a tear of
theological fabrication, claiming that when Adam
named the animals in the garden, he was
“procreating” and co-creating” with God– and
that we can do the same thing. Then he went on
to teach some ‘little god theology’ by claiming
we are made after the “God-kind.” Finally, he
offers this truly bizarre interpretation of
Genesis, saying that God made Adam both male and
female and that Adam became ‘Just male’ only
after God took the ‘female’ part of him out by
creating Eve from his rib. Even more brazenly,
he claims that in the same way Adam’ procreated’
with God and helped ‘create’ the animals and
their nature, he also ‘co-created’ Eve.
(103) ‘Grave
Soaking’: A Blatantly Unbiblical, Spiritually
Dangerous Trend Among Apostate Churches by
Dean Dwyer, 12/14/22
“All power comes from God, not from graves. Our
individual life’s purpose is given to us by God:
another believer’s empowerment cannot be ‘pulled
out’ or ‘grabbed’ from a corpse.” In the
recent sermon I gave in relation to the
practices and beliefs of the New Apostolic
Reformation, there is a practice that I wanted
to devote time to exposing. However, as we often
discover, time is fleeting and the allotted
sermon time just didn’t allow me to give a full
explanation of it. But I believe it is important
to make you aware of it. It is the practice of
“grave soaking” and to you and me, it sounds
somewhat ridiculous.
(104) Bethel
Leader Selling ‘Prophetic Leggings’ To ‘Enhance Your
Awareness Of God’s Presence’ by Protestia,
1/8/23
The product description for the leggings offers,
“Go from yoga [no Christian should practice
yoga] to dinner in our body hugging printed
leggings! Compression fit performance fabric
milled in Montreal,” and the prophetic meaning
is “Everything miraculous. Every dream
imaginable waits to be released for those who
are willing to “see”. Let Heaven’s glory and
mystery be unlocked within.” Pastrix Theresa
Dedmon teaches and leads the Kingdom Creative
Movement at Bethel Church’s School of
Supernatural Ministry (BSSM) in Redding,
California. We wrote about her two years ago
after she promoted ‘holy snoring’ as a means of
God’s miraculous healing.
(105) More
on Kenneth Copeland’s sermon at Bethel Redding
by The Word Like Fire, 1/15/23
So, newsflash, Jesus Christ did not suffer for
three days in hell as Kenneth Copeland teaches.
This heresy is now in many Pentecostal churches,
and Kenneth Copeland’s “sermon” at Bill
Johnson’s Bethel Church of Redding will further
amplify this. Bill Johnson will answer for
allowing the heretical claim that three
pain-wracked days in hell by our Savior was
needed for our redemption.
(106) Bethel
and Bill Johnson’s Bridge to the New Age and
Spiritual Fakery at The Word Like Fire,
1/31/23
Really glad Mike Winger is now taking a hard
look at the New Age implications inherent in the
Bethel Church behemoth of Bill Johnson and Kris
Vallotton. Winger examines the books The Physics
of Heaven and Experiencing the Heavenly Realm.
Christians need to quit singing Bethel songs
long enough to learn about some of Bethel’s
barely disguised New Age practices. As noted
elsewhere: “Whether Bill Johnson and other
Bethel Redding leaders realize the ramifications
of their actions or not, their participation in
and approval of The Physics of Heaven begs the
question: Does Bethel threaten to serve as a
spearhead for synthesis of the sorcery-science
of New Age/quantum mysticism into the Body of
Christ?”
(107) Bethel
Pastor Says God Places His Faith In Us, Wants To
Fulfill Our Dreams And Desires by The
Dissenter, 2/1/23
“The latest fiction to come from the lips of
these charlatans is that for whatever reason
they could come up with, God “trusts” the
desires of men.” What you’re about to hear
really shouldn’t sound all that crazy,
particularly coming from a man who says Jesus
barged in on him while he was laying naked in
the bathtub and told him what his destiny was
going to be. I mean, if you’re that close to
God, then it follows that God will do anything
for you—including placing his faith you.
(108) Bethel
Redding Baptizes Openly Gay Disney Celebrity
by The Dissenter, 2/20/23
“Bethel Church has done something that even at
its worst, it has never done before. They are
now baptizing openly professing homosexuals to
the applause of the entire congregation.”
(109) Bill
Johnson And Randy Clark’s ‘Week Of Power’ To Be Held
At Flagship Assemblies Of God Church Raising
Questions About The Denomination’s Stance On NAR
by Holly Pivec, 3/14/23
“So why would James River Church extend an
invitation to Johnson and Clark? It seems
inconceivable that the leaders at James River
Church would be unaware of the controversial
status of Johnson and Clark, their NAR
teachings, and the AG’s differing doctrinal
stance and protective measures over the AG’s
beliefs and practices.” A “Week of Power”—a
five-day conference featuring the “apostles”
Bill Johnson and Randy Clark—will be held
Sunday, March 12 through Thursday, March 16, at
James River Church near Springfield, Missouri,
causing some Assemblies of God pastors to ask
what this could mean for the future of the
Assemblies of God—the world’s largest
Pentecostal denomination—and its stance toward
the controversial New Apostolic Reformation
(NAR) movement.
(110) Bethel
Worship Service May Look Vibrant, But It’s An Empty
Shell Of Death by The Dissenter, 3/22/23
“If the work of the Trinity in salvation isn’t
enough to bring the dry bones of a dead church
back to life, then neither will your music, your
ecstatic experiences, and your emotional
experiences.” Have you ever witnessed a worship
service at Bethel Church? The air is electric,
the music booms, the chords resonate with your
soul. It’s a sensory experience that can cause
you to feel like you’ve reached the height of
existence. It would be easy to be swept up in
the raw emotion of the music and be engulfed in
an atmosphere that feels almost otherworldly as
if you’ve ascended to a new plane of
consciousness—like you’ve made a deep spiritual
connection with God Himself, one that transcends
mere words. However, this is a deception, and
it’s precisely what makes Bethel and similar
churches so seductive and dangerous.
(111) Pastor
At Center Of ‘Regrown Toes Miracle’ Announces He’s
Stepping Down by Protestia, 4/5/23
wo weeks ago, a woman attending James River
Church’s faced scrutiny and worldwide skepticism
after releasing a video claiming that three of
her toes that were previously amputated were
miraculously regrown during a healing service
Bill Johnson was speaking at. Lead pastor John
Lindell co-signed the miracle, recounting, “As
the ladies prayed for Krissy over the next 30
minutes, all three toes grew, and by that point,
were longer than her pinky toe. Within an hour,
nails began to grow on all the toes.” With
skeptics clamoring for proof, even creating a
website https://showmethetoes.com, Lindell later
noted he had no interest in talking more about
it or providing evidence to doubters, saying,
“(I’m) protecting sheep who are vulnerable…
that’s my first concern, it’s for her. So, you
know, if that bothers you, I’m sorry.” Lindell
has frequently claimed that miraculous healings
commonly occur at his church, including people
with inoperable brain cancer and deafness.
(112) Bethel–making
up Impartations and Knighting their deluded students
at The Word Like Fire, 4/30/23
Images are from Bethel’s School of Supernatural
Ministry – the first year Commissioning ceremony
(2023). This is an expensive school of Simony –
$5,750 for the year. Students are “knighted” and
receive “impartations” from Bethel’s
leadership…these lucky ones received an
impartation of “splendor.” “Now the Spirit
speaketh expressly, that in the latter times
some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to
seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils.” (1
Tim 4:1) For the time will come when they will
not endure sound doctrine; but after their own
lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers,
having itching ears; And they shall turn away
their ears from the truth, and shall be turned
unto fables. (2 Tim 4:3-4)
(113) Bethel
Redding--Deceving the saints and themselves
by John Lanagan, 5/1/23
Remember all the years Bill Johnson and his
Bethel Redding followers carried on and on about
healing? Then Covid hit and they cowered like so
many of us (myself included for a time), no
longer so eager to go into hospitals or
elsewhere. Now the Bethel School of Supernatural
Ministry/Bethel elders and leaders are
"knighting" some of the students. For an
"impartation of wisdom and splendor"... Can you
find this in the Bible?
(114) Bethel
Church Teams Up With Roman Catholics To ‘Bring The
Gospel’ To Every Person by Marsha West,
7/26/23
“These same hyper-charismatic false apostles,
like Johnson, already have a false gospel, and
for them to team up with Roman Catholics to
“evangelize” the world can only add more
confusion to the mix. Who is the author of
confusion? That should tell you where this
movement is coming from.” The snare of ecumenism
among charismatic churches is increasing at an
alarming rate. For several years, Hillsong
Phoenix had been hosting the Alpha Conference,
an ecumenical conference designed to tear down
doctrinal divides between opposing apostate
Christian sub-sects as they join hands to
promote a social cause. This year, of course, is
no different.
(115) Jesus
Culture New Hit Calls the Lord an Uncontrollable,
Voracious, Wolfish and Greedy God by Anthony
Wade, 7/30/23
But understand this, that in the last days there
will come times of difficulty. For people will
be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud,
arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents,
ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable,
slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not
loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with
conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers
of God, - 2Timothy 3:1-4 (ESV) Oops. Words
matter. Jesus Culture does not care what critics
say because they see that their fearless leader
Bill Johnson does not care. So now they have
doubled down with Walker-Smith's new hit --
Insatiable. That's right, God is now not only
reckless but He is insatiable.
(116) Bethel
Church Buries ‘Prophetic Time Capsule’ Under $97M
‘Apostolic Training Center’ by Protestia,
9/21/23
“Bethel [has] a ‘Lab’ where they apply
‘scientific methods’ to the prophetic, and where
you or your business can get a custom prophetic
report for only $2750. They offer courses on
interpreting dreams for $150, and they offer
‘acting classes’ for $26,700 and a dance
certificate for $14,000.” Despite Bethel Church
showing themselves to be a false teaching
factory that partners with their Supernatural
School of Ministry to spew out a bevy of
blasphemers, this has not demurred their desire
for more influence and power, with the devilish
devotees recently revealing they “had the
privilege of encapsulating declarations and
prophetic words sent in from believers and
supporters around the world” in “sowing them
into the foundation” of their $97M Apostolic
Training Center.
(117) Bethel
Leader Says Jesus Appeared Bodily And Told Him 500k
Instagram Followers Means ‘Guaranteed Ticket To
Heaven’ by The Dissenter, 10/1/23
“Are we okay with supporting and promoting a
ministry where leaders make such blasphemous and
outlandish claims about divine encounters tied
to social media popularity? It’s time to draw
the line in the sand—if you’re church plays
Bethel music, it’s time to leave.” Cory Asbury,
a Bethel-affiliated “worship” artist, recently
took to Instagram to make claims that leave one
questioning not just his theology but his grip
on reality. According to Asbury, hitting the
milestone of 500 thousand followers on Instagram
was not just a social media triumph but a
prophetic and divine appointment.
(118) Drag
Queen Christmas Event To Be Held In Bethel Church’s
Redding Convention Center by The Dissenter,
12/5/23
"It turns out that this civic center, which is
overseen by Bethel pastor, Kris Vallotton, along
with other Bethel Church leaders, is hosting a
Christmas event on December 10th featuring drag
queens.” Last December, according to a report at
Ministry Watch, “Bethel members Tenessa Audette,
45, a first-time candidate, and Jack Munns, 64,
who first ran two years ago, will now join
Bethel elder Julie Winter on the 5-member
council” in Redding, California, home of Bethel
Church.
(119) Bethel’s
Kris Vallotton Apologizes To Abuse Victims After
Declaring His Love For Mike Bickle by
Protestia, 2/26/24
“In his sermon, Valloton blasted the “culture of
justice” that many in the church have regarding
wanting to know the details of fallen leaders,
including those who are “struggling” after
multiple allegations of decades of predatory and
pedophilic behavior.” Bethel Church’s head
prophet Kris Vallotton has apologized on
Facebook to victims of Mike Bickle after
declaring his love for the “struggling”
disgraced IHOP founder in a recent church sermon
without “express(ing) compassion for, or
address(ing) the need for the protection of all
victims of abuse and sexual misconduct that I
see in and out of the Church.”
(120) Weird
Alert! Bethel Pastor Invites Church To Perform
‘Prophetic Act’ And ‘Wallow’ Like A Pig by
Protestia, 6/13/24
Chuck Parry is the Director of Healing
Ministries at Bethel Church in Redding,
California, and one of the primary teacher of
the schools. According to his bio, his life is
“marked by both faith and the miraculous” and
he’s “seen the dead raised, food multiplied,
storms move out of the way, the supply of heaven
released through supernatural finances, and
countless people healed and their lives
transformed.” Readers of Protestia will
recognize him as overseeing Bethel Church’s
healing schools which spent nearly two years
shut down during COVID.
(121) Bill
Johnson Says The Gospel Must Be Accompanied By Signs
And Wonders In Order To Be ‘Fully Preached’
by CRN, 6/30/24
Is there no end to Bill Johnson’s heretical
teaching? At this point No! I warned you in
Bethel Redding is a Shark Tank – Woe to Bethel
that the “church” in Redding CA is operated by
“soothsayers who think nothing of manipulating
people out of their hard-earned money to grow
their demonic empire–oops–church. These men and
women think nothing of twisting Scripture into a
theological pretzel, in fact Scripture-twisting
is what they do best. Churchgoers may or may not
be aware that what they’re being taught is not
orthodox biblical Christianity. On the contrary.
What they’re being taught is downright heresy!”
Now we learn that “Apostle” Bill Johnson is
leading his congregation deeper and deeper into
deception.
(122) Rare
Video Of Bethel Church’s Infamous ‘Honey Barrel’
Unearthed by Protestia, 9/17/24 “Now very, very rare, with a newly unearthed video of
the “Honey Barrel” recently discovered deep in the
heart of an Imgur folder.” The 10,000-member
Bethel Church in Redding, California, is an assortment
of false teaching and bizarre charismatic shenanigans.
From ‘Little God theology,’ using prophetic Uno cards,
going on satanic treasure hunts, teaching that Adam
created the animals in Eden, that Michael the
Archangel wears tights, and that angels sit around the
throne of God having “farting contests,” it’s a hotbed
of strange fire burning uncontrollably throughout
Christendom.
(123) America’s
Largest False Church To Expand Empire Into Hillsong
Territory, Sydney, Australia by The
Dissenter, 11/14/24
“Australia, brace yourself. Bethel isn’t bringing the
light of Christ to your shores—they’re bringing the
smoke and mirrors of a counterfeit gospel. And if
their track record is any indication, Sydney is in for
a flood of glitter clouds, grave-sucking theology, and
emotional manipulation masquerading as the work of the
Holy Spirit.” Bethel Church in Redding, California,
pastored by Bill Johnson and co-pastored by Kris
Vallotton—men who arrogantly believe themselves to be
“prophets” and “Apostles”—has earned its reputation as
a factory of spiritual fraudulence. This is the same
Bethel that gave us “glory clouds,” the thoroughly
debunked stunt involving stage smoke and glitter
coming from the air ducts while selling it as the
“presence of God.”
(124) Former
Bethel Star Confirms Moral Rot And Cover-Ups In CCM
Worship Industry, Including Bethel by The
Dissenter, 6/27/25
In 2019, I wrote that the greased and lubed celebrity
machinery of modern Christian music wasn’t just
distracting—it was hijacking the very glory of God. I
pointed out how artists chase chart ranks, fame,
social media clout—and lose the weightier matters:
God’s truth, Christ’s exclusivity, the cross. I had
mentioned Lauren Daigle and Lecrae as case studies,
frontrunners who traded gospel clarity for applause,
becoming idols unto themselves and complicit in a
gospel-lite, idol‑driven pop culture. Fast-forward to
today—and an insider at the top of the heap is
spilling the same tea.
Bob Jones
(1) Bob
Jones - a tail of a prophet by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries, 6/28/08 A peek into the revelations and excursions of
Kansas city prophet Bob Jones.
(2) Bob
Jones
and his Spirit Guide by by Chrystal,
Slaughter of the Sheep Blog, 3/12/10 Bob Jones gave a prophecy at MorningStar on March
8, 2010. As far as Bob Jones's prophecies are
concerned, they are always far out and
extravagant. This one is the same. A
real doozy! He doesn't disappoint in that
regard. However, this one sheds a little more
light on the spirit that guides Jones.
(3) NAR
Prophet
Bob Jones Dies by Holly Pivec,
2/17/14 Bob Jones, a prominent prophet in the New Apostolic
Reformation movement, died Friday, February 14.
Rick Joyner
(1) Rick
Joyner's
False Teachings by Joseph R. Chambers,
D.D., 1998 "The first time I picked up
material written by Rick Joyner I immediately
sensed the spirit of darkness and deception.
Reading his material is similar to reading New Age
materials. His approach is to take anything in
Scripture and make it mean anything that suits his
theological aims. There is no faithfulness to
established facts of interpretation. It's a
smorgasbord of ideas loosely connected with the
generous use of out-of-text Scripture to prove his
point."
(3) Rick
Joyner's
Book, "The Final Quest" Should Be Called "The Big
Lie"!by Joseph R. Chambers, 1999 "The book by Rick Joyner, entitled
The Final Quest, should be labeled "The Final
Lie." It is absolutely the biggest pack
of "ultimate lies" from demons and devils that
I have ever reviewed."
(4) The
Call By Rick Joyner - A Reviewby Kevin
Reeves, 5/01 "In my opinion, there are great problems with both
of Joyner's books concerning this "vision". He would
have us accept that Jesus took him to the 3rd
heaven, that he spoke face-to- face with Christ,
that spirits of great Christian reformers and even
people from his own time who had died spoke with him
and revealed their hidden earthly lives, and that he
was being guided by and having wisdom imparted to
him from angels, and all this taking place in what
he calls the highest level of revelation, and then
he tells us in "The Call" that we have to sort
through all this and decide which portions he is
relating are true and which are not! When you say,
"The Lord said," (as Joyner did repeatedly in both
books), you are giving the weight of heaven to your
testimony. But if in the next breath you deny the
certainty of the revelations, you effectively
dismantle your own testimony."
(5) The
Final Question - A Review Of "The Final Quest"
By Rick Joyner by Kevin Reeves,
7/01 "Only one thing remains, a "final question", if you
will--If we would not believe an unpopular leader's
testimony because his revelation of "Jesus"
contradicts the very Word of God, should we then
lend credence to Rick Joyner's little volume, when
the testimony in his book does not match the
Scriptural record?"
(6) Climbing
Joyner's Gnostic Mountain by Orrel
Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Volume 7, NO. 3,
July/August Rick Joyner is the most obvious Gnostic in the
church today.
(7) The
Colossian Heresy (3 Part Series) by Pastor
Bob Deway, Twin City Fellowship, 1/03 The danger of being "taken captive" by the same
heresy that was threatening the Colossians is as
real today as it was in first century Colossae. The
Greek word for "taken captive" means "to carry off
as spoil."[1] The plunder of the battle turns out to
be those who are the victims of the false teachers
and there are many. The Holy Spirit inspired and
preserved Paul's writing on this so that all
Christians of subsequent generations would be warned
and preserved from this devastating error. However,
most contemporary Christians are unaware of what the
issues were in Colossae and how the Colossian
"philosophy" is being promoted today in several
different forms...
(9) Rick
Joyner
and Doctrines of Devils by Joseph
Chambers, Paw Creek Ministries, 3/31/07 The Bible warns us to watch and listen for
doctrines of devils (I Timothy 4:1). Dominion
Theology, Joel's Army, Manifest Son's of God and the
total deception by the Charismatic movement...
(10) Rick
Joyner ... Another Spirit by LocalPastor,
YouTube video, 1/09
Another spirit as evidenced by the Latter Rain
transferable impartation in Rick Joyner meetings.
Joyner is the one who is trying to bring Todd Bentley
back into ministry and is one of Bentley's
mentors.
(11) False
Prophet
Rick Joyner & Todd Bentley's Adulterous
Re-Marriage by MorielDanny, 3/11/09
Todd Bentley, the criminally convicted homosexual
pedophile turned drunken heretic and adulterer who
kicked old ladies in the face and stomach on YouTube
at the failed Lakeland, Florida counterfeit revival
has entered into a biblically adulterous re-
marriage while under a "process of restoration" led
by biblically proven false prophet Rick Joyner.
(12) Shamanism
in the Church - Occult "Eagle Spirituality"
Manifests in Popular "Prophetic" Ministries
by TBC Extra, March 2007 Other "apostolic-prophetic" leaders who often teach
with or promote Bob Jones also use the symbol of an
eagle in their ministry logo: Paul Keith Davis, Rick
Joyner, Bobby Conner, Cindy Jacobs, and others. Does
this mean they also have the spirit of Swift to help
them "carry out the purposes of God?" Not
necessarily-but the connection between "eagle
spirits," shamans, and today's neo-prophetic seers
is unmistakable. This is the New Spirituality.
(13) "PROPHETS,
ETC." by Jewel van der Merwe, Discernment
Newsletter, Volume 4, Number 2 March/April 1993
Paul Cain and Rick Joyner produce The Morning Star
Prophetic Bulletin. In the January, 1993 issue the
comments on President Clinton were most
"enlightening": "The Lord said that He was giving us
a new president who is better than we deserve. He
represents a reprieve from a New World Order that
the Church is not prepared to face at this time..."
(14) THE
HIGHER LIFE OF RICK JOYNER - CHASING THE DELUSION
OF POWER AND DOMINION by G. Richard
Fisher, 2000 Joyner's claims of revelation knowledge produce a
dulling effect in regard to a desire for the
Scriptures. He is a "broken reed" and will pass away
like other purveyors of error. He will leave them
with nothing but "rabbit trails," distractions and
illusions. Our Bibles are a far safer bet. Joyner's
books are a jumble of confusion. One has to wade
through a lot of sludge to find a few nuggets of
truth.
(15) The
Final Quest reviewed by Steve Mitchell,
Jeff Smith and Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason
Ministries, 2009 As I read this book carefully it became
increasingly hard to be open to believe this man's
message came from Jesus himself. I found myself
growing more and more suspicious, as I carefully put
what was said alongside the Holy Word of God that we
are to hold as true. Finding myself 3/4 of the way
through I was a moved to tears for those who would
find this as believable, because they would then be
absorbing a whole different doctrine of the savior
and scenario of the end times.
(16) Todd
Bentley
Videos Page by Christian Research
Ministries, 2009 This page contains selected videosand DVDs on Todd
Bentley and his associates within the Word-Faith
movement and the New Apostolic Reformation.
(17) The
ElijahList
- The biggest distributor of false prophecies in
cyberspace compiled by Sandy Simpson,
4/08 This is a sampling of false prophecies by many
false prophets that have been distributed by
ElijahList. I have been collecting ElijahList
newsletters for years. The following are but a
tiny fraction of the false prophecies ElijahList has
sent out. Prophesy, that is predictive, is to
be judged not only on whether or not the prophecy
came true, but on how it depicts the character and
testimony of God, and whether or not it teaches what
the Bible teaches. If a Third Wave prophet
happens to, on the very off chance, get a prediction
right his prophecy must still be judged as to
whether or not it is consistent with the law and the
testimony (Is. 8:20). If it is not it is a
lying prophecy, not from the Lord, but from either
the delusions of his or her own mind (Jer. 14:14) or
from evil (Jer. 23:10) which has it's origin from
the evil one (Jas. 3:15, 1 Jn. 3:8).
(18) Adrift
in
the River of God (Parts I, II, and III) by
Mishel Montague, 4/19/10 I don't recall exactly how it started or when the
decisive moment was. I do not know how I got to the
point of being so deeply entrenched in apostasy and
deception. I can not definitively point to one
moment pand declare that that is when the deception
began and my destructive course was charted. I
simply don't know. What I do know is that I was
convinced. I was convinced of my being on the right
path. I was one of God's chosen, His elite, His
enlightened ones. "Get into the River" was our
mantra and our manifesto.
(19) LYING
WONDERS
: Rick Joyner Traveling In The Heavenlies
by Pawcreek Ministries, 11/11 RICK JOYNER IS IN A LEAGUE ALL BY HIMSELF! HIS
DEMONIC WORLD HAS ENTRAPPED A MULTITUDE OF
UNDISCERNING SOULS. One of his major books is
entitled,"The Final Quest". I think it should be
labeled "The Final Lie". It is absolutely the
biggest collection of "ultimate lies" from demons
and devils that I have ever reviewed in a book that
claims christianity. This book can deceive no one
unless they have first been mesmerized by these last
day deceptions. The content is so ridiculous and
far-fetched that believing it reveals an altered
state of religious deception. Remember, that to be
"mesmerized" simply means "an altered state of
consciousness." The final religion of the Antichrist
is sorcery and witchcraft and the spirit of this
darkness has already taken deep root in the church
world. I have adapted a review of this book for this
Salty Saints. The text from his book will be
highlighted to help you follow it carefully.
(20) Another
Gospel:
Lost Notes from MorningStar by Deception
Bytes, 5/5/12 I feel that it is important that I make these notes
available publically in order to bear witness to
what took place. While the notebook contained many
notes from various meetings, this article concerns
itself only with those that took place Dec 29-31,
1999, immediately prior to the new millennium. I may
release the balance of these notes at a later time
should I feel that the need.
(21) Warning!
Rick
Joyner To Visit South Africa And Join Hands With
Angus Buchan by Ken Silva, 7/12/12 It has come to our attention that Rick Joyner
will visit South Africa in July 2012 , he will be
leading and teaching with Oom (Uncle) Angus Buchan
from the Mighty Men Revivals and of Faith like
Potatoes fame at the The Apostolic Prophetic
Conference of Neville Norden's church Lewende Woord.
We also previously reported on Gretha Wiid
from the Worthy Women Revivals, Buchan's South
African female understudy.
(22) Morningstar
Ministries'
Recent Healing Conference by The Berean
Call, 3/28/13 TBC: Rick Joyner's Morningstar Ministries recently
held a Healing Conference and advertised the
gathering with the following wording.
(23) Updated and
Reposted! General
Jerry Boykin and his ties to The Knights of Malta
and Rick Joyner - Compiled by Sandy
Simpson, 7/21/11 - This article is being reposted
because some of the Calvary Chapel leadership involved
in organizing the upcoming conferences refused to
discuss the issue of Jerry Boykin being invited again
to speak at both the "How To Walk" and "End Times
Outreach" conferences in 8/13 at Calvary Chapel Koko
Mai in Oahu, Hawaii. What Boykin has been
involved with is not "guilt by association" as at
least one CC pastor continues to repeatedly claim, but
clearly guilt by participation and proclamation of
Dominionism and Kingdom Now theologies of the Latter
Rain. This paper exposes what General Boykin
has been doing in Calvary Chapels and his
associations. He is Grand Chancellor of the
Vatican's Jesuitical "Knights of Malta" (KOM swear
fealty to the pope) and is involved with Rick Joyner
in MorningStar, which is part of the New Apostolic
Reformation. Joyner is a member of the
International Coalition of Apostles under C. Peter
Wagner, and soon to be under Chuck Pierce as Wagner
is retiring. Joyner is a long time false
prophet who was a member of the original Kansas City
Prophets who brought the false anointing, false
prophecy and false apostleship through the teachings
of the Latter Rain into many churches.
(24) Rick
Joyner
visites heaven again, predicts people with Ebola
will be cured by being in the presence of
Christians, and children will clear radiation
through prayer by Kyle Mantyla,
9/15/14 On yesterday's "Prophetic Perspective on Current
Events" program, Rick Joyner recounted the eight
hours he spent in Heaven recently, as well as the
regular face-to-face encounters he has been having
with Enoch, the great-grandfather of Noah, and the
Prophet Elijah. During his recent visit, Joyner
learned that there is no Ebola virus in Heaven and
that Christians are capable of taking authority over
the disease here on earth. In fact, there are
certain people who are given "total authority over
Ebola," allowing them to cure people infected with
the disease simply by being in their presence.
"Somebody with Ebola, they come into the room, the
Ebola is gone," Joyner said. "That person is healed.
It cannot live, cannot exist in their presence." All
Christians will one day have this same power, Joyner
said, revealing that he even had a vision of
children clearing entire regions of radiation simply
through prayer.
(25) Morningstar
CEO Chris Reed Steps Down, Mentor Implies Reasons
Are Sketchy And Suspicious by Protestia,
8/30/24
“This is a serious situation, the type of which I
[Rick Joyner] have witnessed several times over the
50-plus years I’ve been in ministry. I have seen it
rob people with very powerful gifts of years of
effective ministry. This has happened to me, as
deception came upon me and cost me more than 10
years of ministry. I saw it cost Bob Jones eight
years, and I think it cost Paul Cain his ultimate
purpose. It is the most deceptive spirit I’ve ever
dealt with, and right now I think Chris Reed is in a
battle for his future.” MorningStar Ministries, a
prominent entity in Charismatic Christendom, has
become a symbol of the worst excesses of the New
Apostolic Reformation and Pentecostal movement.
Founded by Rick Joyner in 1985, the ministry has
been a platform for every false teacher and loon
with a story of visiting heaven, a prophetic word to
plug, and a book to sell.
Patricia
King
(1) Patricia
King
Exposed!!! - The Blue Flame by First
Plumbline Apologetics, 10/8/08
Patricia King's understanding of Biblical Texts is
very poor and also Patricia King does speak contrary
to the teachings of Paul.
(2) Patricia
King:
Feathers or Fiddlesticks? by Bud Press,
Christian Research Service, November 10, 2008
More than at anytime in the history of their movement,
Charismatics are claiming to experience signs and
wonders in the form of miraculous healings,
resurrections from the dead, time-travel into the
past, dreams and visions, spare body parts in heaven,
prophecies, supernatural manifestations, angelic
visitations, visits to heaven and to the throne of
God, and one-on-one encounters with Biblical prophets,
apostles, and "Jesus Christ." And Patricia King and
her Extreme Prophetic team is no exception.
(3) Patricia
King's Hermetics Examined by Miguel
Hayworth, 1/14/08 There are many strange manifestations happening
more than ever. What is happening in the churches
today and how can this be explained? This page is to
shed light on the subject. There is more to this
woman then meets the eye, here are some things to
consider in this description of what Patricia King
is promoting.
(4) NAR's
Patricia
King's "Werewolf Encounter" from the
Curator of the Museum of Idolatry at A Little Leaven,
10/24/12 Here is a vintage video of teller of tall tales and
spiritual whoppers, Patricia King. In this episode
of her internet video program, Patricia explains how
she encountered and defeated a man with "werewolf
spirt'. If you believe this yarn we have Pacific
ocean beachfront property in Utah that we'd like to
sell you.
(5) Patricia
King Tells Michael Brown She Knows A ‘Church
Leader’ Who Recently Had An Abortion at
CRN, 11/24/21
The editors of this publication are no fans of
Patricia King, Michael Brown, or the charismatic New
Apostolic Reformation movement as a whole. These
aberrant movements serve only to undermine the
gospel, detract from the authority of God’s word,
and, in many cases, those leaders in the movement
tend to end their ministries through some type of
abject moral failure as history has shown.
(6) Patricia;
a King unto herself by Mike Oppenheimer,
8/19/24
2 Cor. 11:13-15 “For such are false apostles,
deceitful workers, transforming themselves into
apostles of Christ. And no wonder! For Satan himself
transforms himself into an angel of light. Therefore
it is no great thing if his ministers also transform
themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose
end will be according to their works.” The only
‘new’ apostles mentioned in Scripture after Paul are
false apostles. Charisma magazine reported Patricia
King saying in 2004 that “God led her to change her
name from Pat Cocking last year after her ministry
began receiving obscene messages,” while the
previous year, Patricia claimed, “the Lord began to
speak to me about a prophetic name change from Pat
Cocking to Pat Coking (or co-king)” before she
received obscene messages. (churchwatchcentral In a
2004 Charisma article titled, ‘Canadian Evangelist
Takes Prophetic Ministry to the Extreme‘) Patricia
explains why God wanted her name to be changed from
Coking to King: “… the Lord spoke to my heart
regarding the transition in the Body of Christ from
“co-laboring/ruling” to “Bridal Rule.” Bridal rule
is a dominion that flows from the deepest, most
intimate place in covenant love that can be secured
— the Bride of The King! This is a very different
picture than a “co-laborer”…..and it is what we, the
church are called to in this hour.” Is this the Lord
giving new doctrine to her alone or for all the
church? Regardless, it's regurgitated teaching from
the Latter Rain and is a fantasy formed in her own
mind. Churchwatchcentral points to another Elijah
List article prior, in September 2003, where this
story changed again. Patricia King happens to trade
in the Bibles 12 Apostles for the hundreds of
apostles in the New Apostolic Reformation that are
all getting daily new revelation like she is.
George
Otis, Jr.
(1) Transformation
Or
Deception - An Expose' On The George Otis
"Transformations" Videoby Tom Smith,
3/14/00 "In a film recently released by the Sentinel Group
which is titled "Transformations" and which is
narrated by George Otis Jr., we are presented with a
series of four communities that are portrayed as
having been radically transformed by revivals. The
film says that each of these communities has been
subjected to strategic spiritual warfare, using the
approach promoted by the Sentinel Group and
associated organizations. The implication is that if
you follow their approach, this is the result that
you can expect to see. We decided to do some
research into the claims made in the film, and the
following chart is a summary of what we have
discovered to date. Beacause of the remoteness of
these communities from our location, it has been
difficult to research all of the claims, and our
work continues." Here is another
location for this story!
(2) Background
Of
The People Involved In The "Transformations" Video
by Tom Smith, 3/14/00 "We have recently added a new section to the page
which provides some background and links for more
information about a number of the people involved,
or mentioned in the video. I hope that this will be
of value to those who wish to go the extra step of
doing their own research. We will be updating and
adding to this page as time goes on."
(3) Transformations
Or
Re-Transformation? by Concerned
Christians, 4/00
This is a new article that has the best research yet
on the Transformations video by Geroge Otis, Jr. that
has made the rounds of 80,000+ churches in the world
thanks to organizations like the National Prayer
Committeee, YWAM, and C, Peter Wagner's Wolrd Prayer
Center. This video is full of outright
fabrications! If you have problems with the
above link, you can also find this article here!
(4) Otis,
Wagner
and the Transformations Revival By prof.
J. S. Malan, University of the North, South Africa,
and Ms. Louisa Coetzee, Cape Town, South Africa
"Abstract: A false revival based on Peter Wagner
and George Otis' concepts of spiritual mapping and
spiritual warfare also practiced in mass rallies on
stadiums, has already been established in South
Africa. The video, Transformations, by George Otis,
has been widely distributed, recommended and showed
throughout South Africa to introduce people to this
strange kind of spiritual warfare techniques used by
ecumenists and reconstructionists."
(5) Further
Transformations
Deception by Johan Malan & Louisa
Coetzee, South Africa (2001.04.06) "Abstract: Many people are looking for solutions to
the spiritual decline of our time. One of the
solutions is that a "new" kind of revival should be
promoted, which is based on ecumenical unity and
strategic spiritual warfare. Demons must be driven
from towns, cities and entire countries to set
people free to serve the Lord. The unbiblical nature
of this approach is critically examined."
(6) Reflections
On
The Transformations Video by Olympia
Barczynska, Vanguard Magazine, Issue 13, March
2001 "The call to declare war on the enemy was heard
throughout this video. If this is what we should be
doing then what did the Lord Jesus achieve on the
cross?"
(7) Transformations
And
Revival by Terry Arnold, "Diakrisis"
Newsletter, March/April 2001 "Recently I was given a brochure titled
'Transformations - the Conference'. It was an invite
to hear George Otis Jr. and the 'transformation team'. The list of
names brought together 'experts' in 'spiritual
warfare', 'intercession' and 'strategies' - for changing
cities to bring revival. We in this ministry want to
see revival. However, there are 'revivals' today,
(i.e. 'Toronto Blessing', Pensacola, etc), which do
not stand up to the test of Scripture or in
comparison to real historic revivals. It should not
surprise us that many such movements are connected
with the signs and wonders movement and will be
counterfeits of true revival. If we deny this we
deny the warnings of Scripture for the end-times and
the fact that in every place where the Bible mentions signs and
wonders, they are described as false or 'lying'."
(8) George
Otis
And His Fallacious Teachings by Prof.
Johan Malan, University of the North, South
Africa "Abstract: Confronted with increased
opposition, the producer of the two Transformations
videos tries to conceal his grave theological errors
but does not abandon them. In association with
people like Peter Wagner, Chuck Pierce, Ted Haggard
and Cindy Jacobs, George Otis of the Sentinel Group
relentlessly pursues the grand cause of the
post-denominational, Apostolic Reformation aimed at
unifying and controlling the entire Christian
Church. This is a misapprehended method to defeat
Satan, promote revival, establish the kingdom of God
and transform societies everywhere. The theology of
Otis is expounded in various books, articles,
lectures and public statements by him during the
past 24 years."
(9) George
Otis - Mystical Warfare in Kitsap County
by Proclamation, Invitation, & Warning "Transformation" and "unity" will be the topics of
a gathering of religious leaders April 6th, 2001 in
Poulsbo, Washington. The speaker at the conference
will be Moral Government theology author and
"Spiritual Mapping" advocate, George Otis Jr. of The
Sentinel Group, in Lynnwood, Washington. The local
newspaper, The Sun, bills this meeting as, "one of
the largest interdenominational gatherings in Kitsap
county" and calls Otis, "an internationally known
missionary and researcher [who] will share with
local Christians how to transform their communities
through faith and prayer".
(10) Transformations
II,
Political Christianity and False African Revivals
by Kato Mivule, African Christian Perspectives,
January 9, 2006 Reports have been circulating Christendom
especially in the West about a "Revival" that is
going on in Uganda and Africa by the Sentinel Group
and their "Transformations II' DVD/Video Series. A
careful examination of what Sentinel Group calls
"Revival " and "Transformation' is nothing short of
an advancement of "Western Global Civilization,
Democracy, and Christianity'. A "Transformation' is
going on for real in Africa and yes, I will not
dispute the fact as reported by George Otis, Peter
Wagner and the "Transformations II' Video/DVD
Series. However, one has to carefully look at the
"Transformations" going on in Africa and ask a
simple question, who is "transforming' Christianity
in Africa today? Is this the working of Christ Jesus
or a joint effort of Man and Satan? The fruits tell
as we see the Church in Africa being conformed to
this world and not transformed to the Image of
Christ Jesus…
(11) George
Otis,
Transformation & Spiritual Mapping by
Discernment Research Group, 2/14/2006 Whenever you hear the word "transformation" you
need to keep George Otis and his new uses of this
term in mind. Global church transformation is
inextricably connected to George Otis and his
"Transformation" video series. The nutty new
doctrines and unorthodox methods that this man has
promulgated have had widespread influence far beyond
the confines of the New Apostolic Reformation. These
"Transformation" videos were behind the Global Day
of Prayer, which began as an African initiative, and
were later picked up by Rick Warren and others to
create a 5-year global "transformation" event.
Chuck
Pierce
(1) Chuck
Pierce, The Kabbalist Apostle and Heir Apparent
for the NAR by Dr. Orrel Steinkamp, The
Plumbline, Volume 15, No.2, March/April 2010 Apostle Chuck Pierce is known to be the heir
apparent to C. Peter Wagner the presiding Apostle of
the New Apostolic Reformation and the convening
Apostle of the International Coalition of Apoales.
The NAR and ICA is the brain child of Wagner. Using
his very considerable organizational skill. Wagner
has managed to cobble together and coalesce nearly
all the independent Charismatic movement into a
global structure. This movement which tends to avoid
publicity attempts for now to fly under the radar.
Tho NAR is interconnected around tho globe. Tho
movemere has revived the theology of tho New Order
of tho Latter Rain from the 40' and 50's. They
assiduously avoid tho title LR because of some the
most controversial aspects of this fringe group that
was denounced by the AOG in the 50's. The LR,
however, survived and lived on and found new
acceptance in the free-wheeling days of the
Charismatic Renewal. Wagner's gemus has been to weld
together these disparate m~ entities into a world
wide authority structure. This structure has
internationally swallowed up thousands of
inttependem churches and coon the entire AOG
denomination in Australia. All of these desigated
apesties represent huge ministries of their own but
they have come into and under the NAR. The glue that
holds them together is the teaching that restored
foundational Apostles and Prophets now direct and
receive a continual stream of direct revelation from
God. Some designated apostles do not openly claim
the title of apostle and still for the time being
are embedded in their pareat denominatiom. But they
participate in the various levels of the structure
of the NAR and to various degrees preach and promote
Latter Ram ideas. Before turinrig our attention to
Chuck Pierce, it will be helpful to review the
extent of the structure of the NAR
(2) May
Day
Prayers - What Repentance? by Herescope,
4/28/10
"I AM brooding over many areas in the earth -
government, economic and spiritual structures - and
changing the structures of how these systems have
operated in past seasons...."There are sounds that are
flowing through your blood. There are sounds that I am
rearranging in the bloodlines of nations. Get in step
with My harmony and the earth. I AM shaking nations
into MY next order." ... Chuck Pierce is a leader of
the May Day event. Chuck Pierce's "prophetic
utterance" (the reader is supposed to understand that
this is an utterance directly from God), "New
Harmonies, New Sounds, and a New Army Rising in the
Earth!" The Elijah List, November 18, 2008
(3) Chuck
Pierce
Hosts Conference Referencing "One New Man'
by Crosswise, 9/16/12 This weekend Chuck D. Pierce, President of Global
Spheres, Inc., is hosting the "Head of the Year
Celebration" at his Global Spheres Center in
Corinth, Texas. The full title of the
conference, to commence September 20 and conclude on
the 23rd, is From Recovery to Wholeness: A Year to
Bridge the Past and Enter the Future. Since
this upcoming year will be 5773 on the Jewish
calendar, Pierce is claiming this is the "year of
the camel' as the number 3 in Hebrew was originally
pictured as a camel. Speakers to include
Pierce, C. Peter Wagner, Dutch Sheets, Jay Swallow,
Trevor Baker, "Bishop" Bill Hamon, Paul Keith Davis,
Venner Alston, Mark Chironna, Avner & Rachel
Boskey, Rania Sayegh, Jeff Jansen and Robert
Heidler.
(4) Chuck
Pierce
Invites Christians To "The Banqueting Table"
by Sandy Simpson, 12/17/13 Chuck Pierce, the new head false apostle of the New
Apostolic Reformation, formerly under false apostle
C. Peter Wagner, has just announced on the
ElijahList that he wants to "invite each of you to
COME TO THE BANQUETING TABLE on January 2-5, 2014 at
the Global Spheres Center in Corinth, Texas!"
This is a call for people to sign up for yet another
conference of false apostles and false prophets, but
the ad sounds like he is inviting people to the
"Marriage Supper Of The Lamb". You may find
that idea absurd until you listen to these people
"declaring" things "from the heavenlies". In
another December 16, 2013 issue of ElijahList Pierce
states that they are going to "Rend the Heavens and
Let Prophetic Revelation Fall!" These people
are so deluded that they think they are in the place
of God. But when I saw that Pierce is inviting
people to this "banqueting table", which always
includes "slain in the spirit", false prophecy and
lying declarations, I was reminded of the following
passage ...
(5) NAR
prophet
Chuck Pierce gives �mantle� to Mormon Glenn Beck
by Spirit of Error, 3/25/15 On Sunday, Chuck Pierce�an influential prophet in
the New Apostolic Reformation�presented a �new
mantle for the future� to television and radio host
Glenn Beck, a Mormon. The mantle was presented to
Beck at Pierce�s Global Spheres Center in Corinth,
Texas, during a church service Beck attended with
his family.
(6) Nepotism:
Ministry Family Members Compensated Over $3
Million by Barry Bowen, Trinity
Foundation, 11/1/22
Most evangelical Christians have never heard of
“prophet” Chuck Pierce and his “family business”
Glory of Zion International. Pierce is a widely
respected individual among charismatic and
Pentecostal Christians who believe that God is
raising up a new generation of prophets to guide the
church. This respect is not warranted. Two huge red
flags, nepotism and excessive compensation, in
Pierce’s ministry should raise important questions
for donors.
(7) NAR
Prophet (Chuck Pierce) Gives Bonkers Prophecy
Regarding Angels From Alaska at CRN,
5/7/23
This is the same NAR “prophet” who ceremonially gave
a “mantle” to radio host, author and speaker Glenn
Beck, who is a proud follower of Mormonism, which is
a theological cult. In 2015 Beck and his wife
appeared at Pierce’s Global Spheres Center in
Corinth, Texas to be imparted with a spiritual
“mantle.” Very odd thing to do as Glenn Beck is not
even a Christian. Now to Protestia’s MUST WATCH
video of NAR luminary Chuck Pierce’s alleged
prophecy which is a real doozy. Chuck Pierce is a
man who should thank the Lord he was not born
3000-year ago, lest he get chased through the desert
by roving Benjamites and stoned for his bevvy of
false prophecies and fake ‘words from the Lord’ he
routinely utters. A major player in the New
Apostolic Reformation (NAR) and highly endorsed by
Dr. Michael Brown, we last wrote about Pierce after
he burned a Counterfeit $20 on Stage to Rebuke the
‘Sneaky Quid Spirit’ that Led to George Floyd’s
Death” and in celebration of the ‘Charismatic Day of
Infamy” for which he had a part.
Dutch
Sheets
(1) How
Can
There Be Revival Without Repentance? by
Lynn & Sarah Leslie, Discernment Newsletter, Issue
#12 Volume #5, September/October 2001 Dominionism was never a traditional doctrine of
Pentecostalism, but gradually its leaven infiltrated
everywhere. Dutch Sheets explained it: "Ephesians 4
is literal, before the coming of the Lord Jesus. We
will fully express Him in the earth. All things will
be summed up in Him. They will come back under their
proper headship. They will come back into order. The
earth, the fullness of the earth, the eons, the
times, the seasons, they are all marching toward an
appointed end where they are literally summed up in
Christ and I'll tell you what blows me away �" He is
doing it in us and through us."
(2) Synergy
by Sandy Simpson, 9/29/04 Synergy is a concept being adapted and taught today
as a major tenet of the Third Wave, New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR) movement. Dutch Sheets was
one of the first to introduce this concept to that
movement back in the National School of the Prophets
- Mobilizing the Prophetic Office Conference at Ted
Haggard's New Life Church in Colorado Springs, CO on
May 12, 2002.
(3) The
Coming Presence Movement - Enter Moses by
Mishel, in Orrel Stienkamp "The Plumbline" Newsletter,
Vol. 12, No. 5, October/Novemeber 2008
Another Ditch Sheets falsde prophecy.
(4) Who said: “God Himself
is a dreaming God” by The Word Like
Fire, 4/25/29 “Hidden somewhere in
your DNA are God-given dreams. Discovering those
dreams should be your ultimate quest for they will
unlock your destiny. God Himself is a dreaming God
and needing outlets for His dreams, gave us His
dreaming nature.” [1] Okay, who said the above
quote? Was it: A. An Alcoholics Anonymous member
describing the latest revision of his or her “higher
power.” Or, was it: B. Dutch Sheets, founder of DSM,
an “apostolic, prophetic, and teaching ministry.” [
2] The answer is B. It’s Dutch Sheets, one of the
movers and shakers of the New Apostolic Reformation.
If you thought it was a description of an A.A.
“higher power,” that is understandable. Logical
even, as the higher power can be anything or
everything. A dreaming deity who needs us as outlets
for His dreams is perfectly kosher in A.A. theology.
(5) Sadly,
It Appears House Speaker Mike Johnson Has Aligned
Himself With The New Apostolic Reformation
by The Dissenter, 11/11/23 “The NAR’s teachings about Jesus Christ and the
Holy Spirit diverge sharply from orthodox Christian
doctrine. They promote a distorted view of Jesus,
often referred to as the kenotic Jesus, which
undermines the biblical truth of His full divinity
and humanity.” In a surprising turn of events, it
appears as though the newly-elected Speaker of the
House, Mike Johnson, has aligned himself with the
nefarious unbiblical movement, the New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR). According to a report in Rolling
Stone, Johnson is flying a flag outside of his
office that represents one of the most pernicious
characters of the NAR, Dutch Sheets.
Ed
Silvoso
(1) The
Apostolic
Transformation Worldview by Discernment
Research Group, 3/20/2006 On the topic of Worldview, and how this term is
being used as a lever to orchestrate Transformation,
take a look at one of the newest models -- Ed
Silvoso's Apostolic Transformation Network (ATN).
(4) What
Is Transformation?by Lynn & Sarah
Leslie, 8/15/05 Neo-evangelical "transformation" doctrines
integrate (or "contextualize"[24]) Theosophy with
Christianity for a hybrid new orthodoxy, sometimes
termed the "emergent" church. Therefore, this
"transformation" is fertile ground for all new forms
of ecumenism, easily finding common ground with both
cults and the occult.
(6) Hawaii
GOP
Candidate For Governor Prayed Over By Preacher Who
Can Cast Out Demons With His iPhone
by Bruce Wilson, Talk To Action, 9/7/10 As even the unwashed know, iPhones do much more
than function as cellphones. They can map out the
best route to the beach or help find a good
restaurant. But according to Ed Silvoso, who led a
November 2009 ceremony [video link] to bless and
anoint Hawaii Lt. Governor James "Duke" Aiona,
running in 2010 to be the next Republican governor
of the Aloha State, iPhones can be handy for other
tasks as well - such as miraculously healing the
sick and casting out demons [video link].
(7) Transforming
Hawaii by Bruce Wilson, Talk To Action,
9/7/10 "It doesn't matter if the Republican or the
Democratic candidate wins the governorship [of
Hawaii]. Either one is already in the kingdom,"
declared International Transformation Network
Founder and CEO Ed Silvoso at the March 4-6
Convergence 2010 conference in Dallas, as Silvoso
was announcing the ITN's upcoming 20th International
Transformation Network conference, scheduled to be
held November 9-14, 2010 at the Hilton Hawaiian
Village near Honolulu. Read Part
1 & Part
2.
Chad
Taylor
(1) Chad
Taylor:
A "New Breed" Pied Piper by Diane Conklin,
7/26/09 Taylor's words "whether spoken, written, or sung"
flow forth abundantly, yet many fall short when
lined up to the written Word of God. But, as
we shall see, God's Word isn't necessarily what
directs Taylor's faith and practice.
(2) Chad
Taylor
– Riding The Third Wave by Diane
Conklin, Christian Research Service, 2/17/13 Taylor rightly came under punishment for evildoing,
but why hasn"t he done what is right in fulfilling
his obligations to these courts and the rule of
law? I submit that Taylor has a non-Christian,
cavalier attitude towards the law. He"s
counting on his followers to 1) not check him, his
teachings, or his background out; 2) if they do, to
not care about it; or 3) like him, to deny the
importance of sin. His failing to make
required restitution by ignoring his criminal and
civil financial obligations, keeping his misguided
donors in the dark about it, and purporting to
follow Christ while doing so, demonstrates he is
among the worst of charlatans.
C. Peter
Wagner
(1) Houses
Built
Upon The Sand - A Biblical Examination Of The
Lighthouse Movement by Delusion &
Apostasy Watch News, 9/25/99
There are a few interesting facts in this series of
articles. First, there is a list of the current
participating church denominations and parachurch
organizations who have already covenanted with
Lighthouse. Second, we find out that Lighthouse
is attempting to sign up and collect personal
information into a very large computer database on all
its members and churches. Third, we can see
looming behind this veiled attempt at evangelism an
agenda leading many into the apostate Third Wave and
ultimately to the "woman who rides the beast".
The people behind this organization, such as C.
Peter Wagner and Edwardo Silvoso are, on the one
hand, at the forefront of promoting and organizing the
"New Apostolic Reformation" where they are attempting
to build a new foundation for the "church", and on the
other attempting to implement this Lighthouse scheme
that is supposed to benefit the cause of Christ.
After reading this information it becomes clear what
true believers and the true Body of Christ ought to do
... (1) stay out of this organization (2) do not
submit your information to this database (3)
remain in your local church in the area the Lord has
called you to (4) continue to do the work of preaching
the gospel and taking care of the less fortunate
without the assistance and materials of programs like
these (5) and avoid any association with these people
or any events they promote.
(2) Transformation
Or
Deception - An Expose' On The George Otis
"Transformations" Videoby Tom Smith,
3/14/00 "In a film recently released by the Sentinel Group
which is titled "Transformations" and which is
narrated by George Otis Jr., we are presented with a
series of four communities that are portrayed as
having been radically transformed by revivals. The
film says that each of these communities has been
subjected to strategic spiritual warfare, using the
approach promoted by the Sentinel Group and
associated organizations. The implication is that if
you follow their approach, this is the result that
you can expect to see. We decided to do some
research into the claims made in the film, and the
following chart is a summary of what we have
discovered to date. Beacause of the remoteness of
these communities from our location, it has been
difficult to research all of the claims, and our
work continues." Here is another
location for this story! This article is
listed under C. Peter Wagner because of the close
working relationship between George Otis, Jr. and
himself on this project and others.
(3) The New Apostolic
Reformationby Inner-City Christian
Discernment Ministry, 2000
This is the index page for a series of
articles on the Apostolic Movement or, as C.
Peter Wagner, self-proclaimed "apostle"
calls it, "The New Apostolic Reformation".
"The most dangerous purveyors of deception
are today's restored apostles and
prophets. Why? Because they
purport to speak for our Lord and they claim
to hold the greatest authority over the
direction of the Church and the lives of God's
people. These apostles & prophets are the
people that the majority of the other leaders
in the charismatic movement look to for new
insights, revelation, and vision for the
future of the Church. In the left hand column
is a series of files which expose this most
recent aberrant movement within
charismania. Each page will have other
"levels" of pages contained in them, like a
Chinese puzzle box. So take the time to
search through them! It will be eye
opening. ICCDM has more information on
the "Apostolic Movement" than any other web
site."
(4) The
World
Christian Movement - Evangelism Vs. Evangelizationby Albert James Dager, Media Spotlight, Volume 22
- Number 1 (Summer 1999) "The Lord's prophecy concerning the greatest
end-time deception should warn us that things are
not always as they seem. For a deception to be so
seductive that even the very elect would take pause
to wonder if it is of God, it would have to have all
the earmarks of a true work of God. That means it
would come in the name of Jesus, it would have a
great deal of solid biblical truth, it would affirm
the Gospel, and it would be a "good work." And signs
and wonders would accompany it. Those who might
recognize and expose the deception would be looked
upon as divisive, hateful and deceived themselves.
For the most part, the churches would go along with
the deception." This is an expose' of a
number of organizations and individuals such as C.
Peter Wagner.Read Part
1, Part
2, Part
3.Part
4 is actually a seperate article on Dominion
Theology.
(5) Did
You
Buy A Used Vehicle From This Man? by Sandy
Simpson, 7/00 "C.
Peter Wagner has been writing books for a long
time. Some people never change their sales
pitch. The same used vehicle still sits on the
same lot."
Updated! (6)C.
Peter
Wagner - Quotes & Notescompiled
by Sandy Simpson & Mike Oppenheimer, 9/01
You need to read this page to see exactly where C.
Peter Wagner is leading the apostate church!
(8) Spiritual
Mapping by Rev. Kent Philpott, Miller
Avenue Church, 6/99 "It started with John Dawson's book, Taking Our
Cities for God, published in 1989 by Creation House.
The book's subtitle is: "How to Break Spiritual
Strongholds." John Dawson, at that time, directed
Youth With A Mission in Los Angeles, California. In
a quest for more effective evangelism tools, he
taught that demonic forces block gospel efforts."
(9) Spiritual
Warfare by Mike Oppenhiemer, Let Us Reason
Ministries, 6/99 "It is a restoration theology that is being
promoted which is foreign to the scripture. It
is Christ who will restore the Earth in the
Millenium. He has not given this power or authority
over into the hands of man. We cannot Christianize
the world but we can make individual people
Christians. Not by binding the demons to set them
free but by preaching the Gospel and making
disciples."
(10) Spiritual
Warfare
Evangelism: How Did We Get Here? by Orrel
Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Volume 6, No. 5 -
November/December 2001 "In this issue of Plumbline I will include a short
article that summarizes the teaching of geographical
spiritual warfare: a concise summary that provides a
comprehensive view of this subject. Following
this article I will summarize the historical milieu
from which these practices have evolved. C.
Peter Wagner, as well as others, did not cut the
current warfare worldview from new cloth."
(14) The
Agenda
& Teaching Of The New Apostolic Reformation
with forward by Sandy Simpson, 5/23/05 I am posting the transcript of this conference in
the hope that those who want to know what is going
on in the churches across the world today will be
able to understand the agenda of the New Apostolic
Reformation. This agenda runs through
thousands of agencies and web sites. It is
what is driving the Transformations movement, the
global prayer movement, and thousands of other
churches and organizations. What Christians
need to realize is that they need to make a choice
now. A majority of Christian churches have
already succumbed to this Dominionist agenda
foisted on the churches by false apostles driven
by false prophecies from false prophets.
Wagner is talking about the government of the
church, under the leadership of the new
foundational restored "apostles", OVERTHROWING the
governments of the world. A spirit is indeed
saying something to the churches, but since this
is based on false prophecy rather than the written
Word, you can begin to understand that this is not
of the Holy Spirit speaking. If this agenda
that C. Peter Wagner is proposing and is about to
pull off is not "the woman who rides the beast" I
don't know what is!
(15) C.
Peter
Wagner Concocts Another New Doctrine by
Discernment Research Group, 11/02/2005
(DITC Note:) Wagner and his false apostles and
prophets of the New Apostolic Reformation are quick
to broad-brush any Christians who disagree with them
on a Scriptural basis and label them as being dead
and ineffective. This is because they are
wholly unable to answer for thier false prophecies
and heretical teachings.
(16) Wizard
of
Theology says "Goodbye Theologians" by
Discernment Research Group, 9/13/06 Recently C. Peter Wagner, chief "apostle" of the
New Apostolic Reformation, wrote a "Guest
Commentary" for Ministry Today entitled "Goodbye,
Theologians." In this column he claims that the
church today no longer needs theologians because
they are part of the "old wineskin."
(17) Kicking
the
Kingdom into High Gear by Herescope,
7/15/08 There is a massive re-"alignment" going on in the
so-called "apostolic" realm these days, and most
of attention is being concentrated on the United
States. The focus of this new "alignment" is a
virulent new form of patriotic Dominionism, and it
is being championed by the charismatic leaders. C.
Peter Wagner's July 11, 2008 Global Harvest
Ministries newsletter was titled "Alignment!
Looking toward the Future. " In it he announced
that "our desire is that Chuck Pierce, our son in
ministry, become the heir to GHM" (Global Harvest
Ministries).
(18) Pragmatic
Peter
- This is Where Pure Pragmatism Will Take You
by Dr. Orrel Steinkamp, 11/26/10 C. Peter Wagner, the current presiding elder of the
International Coalition of Apostles and leading
Dominionist activist has traveled a great distance
from the days when he was teaching missiology at
Fuller Seminary and making waves at Billy Graham's
International Church Conference in Lausanne. Over
these past few years he is now found promoting some
of the most bizarre Dominionist teachings known to
man. What could cause him to move so quickly from
Church Growth missiology to endorsing, for example,
Robert Heidler's communications with the planets by
way of Jewish shofar.
By any orthodox definition of Christianity, the New
Apostolic Reformation is a cult. C Pete is
quite unhappy that he and his apostles got so much
attention from media after Texas governor Rick
Perry's little stadium prayer event a few weeks ago.
He's so unhappy he sent out an Urgent Message. He
claims to be surprised at the recent attention. His
attempt to set the record straight isn't going to
help NAR out, because it is what it is and most
media got it correct. NAR has been tracked by
theologians, studied, dissected and found
desperately wanting.
(20) C.
Peter
Wagner Spins the NAR by Herescope,
8/24/11 C. Peter Wagner issued a letter late last week
that discusses the recent controversy about the
New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) and International
House of Prayer (IHOP) in the media and the
American political scene. Wagner's letter, titled
"THE NEW APOSTOLIC REFORMATION: An Update" was
issued for the apparent purpose of doing damage
control over the recent characterization of the
NAR as a Dominionist cult, especially in the
mainstream press. Recent public attention in the
media has shed light on his entire NAR empire, and
his letter indicates that he is very concerned
about their image. He begins his letter with the
sentence, "Surprisingly, the New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR) has recently become a topic of
discussion in the political media."
(21) Open
Letter to C. Peter Wagner of NAR by
Prof. Johan Malan, Mossel Bay, South Africa
(2011.08.24) I address this Open Letter to you in response to
your article, The New Apostolic Reformation: an
Update (Aug. 19, 2011). Evangelical Christians everywhere, but
particularly also here in South Africa, have to
take issue with you for deceptively presenting the
NAR as a movement which subscribes to "all the
standard classic statements of Christian
doctrine", for creating false expectations of
introducing God's kingdom on earth by, among
others, using an unbiblical form of strategic
spiritual warfare, for completely negating
biblical prophecies on the end-time, and also for
associating a Christian reformation with the
African Independent Church Movement.
(22) A
Response To "An Urgent Message From Peter"
by Sandy Simpson, 8/20/11 This is my response to the
email from C. Peter Wagner attempting to explain
why the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) movement
is not a cult. From my perspective he digs
himself in deeper by showing the lack of
substantiation from the Bible for what the NAR
promotes. Following you will find the full
text of his email and my comments.
(23) Denying
Dominionism by Herescope, 8/26/11
There is a considerable
amount of backpeddling going on now that
Dominionism has made the national news. A chorus
of establishment media have stuck their heads
into the sand are are blindly crying,
"Dominionism? What dominionism? I don't see any
Dominionism!" Most of these reporters who have
never heard of it didn't bother to take the time
to research it, and therefore say it doesn't
exist. Joining the liberal media in this chorus
is a host of evangelical leaders, some of them
longtime Dominionists, who are spouting the same
denials. What strange bedfellows indeed!
(24) A
Case of Pinocchio's Nose by Mike
Oppenheimer, 9/3/11 A look at Peter Wagner's
update that revisions his own history.
(25) Do
Faith
Healers Really Heal As They Claim? by
Robert Wise, 9/6/11 I list the above to show
that Wagner definetly believes in Healing.
So, now I get to my question..... If C. Peter
Wagner has such success at healings and casting
out demons of infirmities, why is his wife Doris
suffering so much from a bad leg. Please
understand that I am praying that Doris Wagner
gets her leg healed and she does not suffer in
the meantime. But, why cannot C. Peter
Wagner heal her like he claims is so easy to
do.
(26) An
Unhealthy
Update on Peter and Doris Wagner - The nefarious
NARians by Bud Press, October 26,
2011 For decades, C. Peter Wagner and his wife Doris
have led the New Apostolic Reformation in a
worldwide campaign against the forces of darkness.
At the same time, they have convinced untold
thousands that performing spiritual warfare on
demonic strongholds is a sure-fire remedy to rid
cities, states, and global territories of those
pesky critters. The key, according to the
nefarious NARians, is to identify the demonic big
cheeses, map-out the strongholds where they do
business, and raid their camps with NAR flags o'
victory waving in the breeze. But the battle won't
be won until the New Apostolic Reformation reforms
the minds of the innocent and gullible, and
establishes complete "dominion" and "control" over
the Christian church. Once this is done, NARians
will elect their self-appointed apostolic
government, and place their self-elected prophetic
politicians in power to dominate and dictate.
Then, when the planets are in perfect alignment,
and all the heretic hunters have been silenced,
the NAR will give its "Jesus" the green light to
return, where it will teach good NARians to walk
as robots through a field of tulips and sing Kum
Bah Yah.
(27) ADDENDUM
ERRATUM
- C. Peter Wagner's "Theology" by
Herescope, 12/9/11 On December 7, 2011 C. Peter Wagner, head of the
New Apostolic Reformation, issued an "Addendum"[1]
to his previous statement in an e-mail issued from
his "Global Spheres" entity, titled "NAR �" What
are its beliefs?" (11-20-11).[2] Wagner says that
he released this Addendum because he "received
responses from friends (not critics, mind you)
that suggested the Global Spheres statement was
incomplete because it omitted certain doctrinal
issues that the respondents felt were primary." He
then posits his own definition of theology:
"Theology is a human attempt to explain God's word
and God's works in a reasonable and systematic
way." The remainder of Wagner's letter is an
exercise in postmodern thinking. Wagner defines
theology as a human endeavor that is "always
susceptible to flaws."
(28) God
Is
Growing Deaf? by Ken Silva,
11/6/12
According to our inside sources, C. Peter Wagner has
just issued a major alert to his fellow
self-anointed, self-appointed apostles across the
globe concerning a problem that has been growing
over the past two decades. God is apparently going
deaf! Yes, folks, it seems that Wagner's New
Apostolic Reformation leaders have received divine
prophetic transmissions to the effect that God can
no longer hear soft-spoken prayers. Quiet whispering
and gentle beseeching is apparently not getting
through to Him any more.
Todd White
(1) Is
Todd White A False Teacher? by Ray
Fava – Evangelical Dark Web, 12/27/24 “The kenosis heresy suggests that in becoming
human, Jesus divested himself of his divine
attributes such as omnipotence, omnipresence,
and omniscience, but not his divine essence.
This would mean that during his earthly
ministry, Jesus was not all-powerful,
all-knowing, and present everywhere, but was
rather a finite human being in every respect
except his sinless nature. This view was
controversial in early Christianity and was
condemned by some church fathers, such as John
Chrysostom and Augustine, as heretical.” Despite
how sympathetic believers are inclined to be
regarding Todd White’s criticism of the
Prosperity Gospel and push for true repentance,
this must also be balanced with the continued
course of conduct for manipulating fake miracles
that Todd White has been known for. And while
this makes White more difficult to assess, it’s
difficult to recognize someone engaged in
chicanery as anything but a charlatan. Even Todd
White’s best moment is paired with manipulative
background music and tears. Todd White was
groomed into being a false teacher because of
his compelling backstory with a history of drug
addiction. So one cannot help but see that he
continued down the path that his makers set him,
however, there has been nominal at best
improvement in his teaching going back more than
a decade which would be expected of someone who
is saved. There is no other conclusion to draw
than that he is a false teacher to mark and
avoid.
(2) ‘Open
Letter To Todd White’ Alleges Years Of Lies,
Abuse, Theft, And Domestic Violence by
Protestia, 4/12/25
“White is not an ordinary charismatic. White
engages in parlor trickery that must be learned,
practiced, and honed. His leg-lengthening
stunts, mentalism, cold readings, and
street-level “healings” are all tricks learned
and mastered by secular magicians.” Apologist
Mike Winger has released A Warning to the Church
about Todd White, sharing an open letter
released by multiple eye-witnesses that have
come forward alleging years of egregious and
disqualifying behavior from the pastor and
leader of Lifestyle Christianity, including
theft, a litany of lies, spiritual abuse and
manipulation, and even allegations of domestic
abuse.
(3) Todd
White Says "God Wants Sexual Intercourse With
You" (Video) by iThinkBiblically,
4/14/25
Todd White says a lot of crazy things and he is
well known for fake miracles and fraudulent
claims of the supernatural. It’s so obviously
clear he is a false teacher and a money grabbing
fake that’s it’s amazing that anyone even
listens to him anymore. In this video Todd White
says the most outrageous thing I’ve ever heard
him say. He says that God wants to have intimacy
with you like Adam had intimacy with Eve
and he even says God wants to have intercourse
with you and give you a climactic experience
similar to what someone gets when watching
pornography.
(4) The
non-Christianity of Todd White by Mike
Oppenheimer, 4/21/25
We have been warning about obvious false
teachers that teach rank heresy as truth and
have been misleading the church. Some have been
doing this far longer then others. Among
them is Todd White who is a respector of men
like Benny Hinn, Bill Johnson and Kenneth
Copeland as a mentor. Mr. Copeland who is
probably the most dangerous teacher still alive,
(since William Branham, he copied much of his
teachings). White like his mentor denies the
incarnation teaching he was only man on earth.”
He didn’t live as God on the earth…. “… he had
to lay divinity aside to do what God sent him
here to do.” If he laid his divinity aside then
who was sent from heaven? This means he has
another Jesus, a jesus that is not able to give
salvation. And we have watched too many learn
and accept this lie from the word faith
teachers. White has profited well, being around
these certain false teachers who are hurting the
cause of Christianity. Isn’t it time we stood up
for truth more than associations and
friendships? Listen to this video: A
Warning to the Church about Todd White
Some articles On Todd Whites Christianity: http://www.letusreason.org/Popteach96.htmhttp://www.letusreason.org/Doct167.htmhttp://www.letusreason.org/Doct164.htm
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Reverse Paradigm Shift by Sandy Simpson
We live in
a topsy-turvy world of opposing ideas.It
is easy to get lost and overwhelmed.We
as Christians often don’t realize how much
we have been diapraxed by the world, the
flesh and the devil.Our
paradigm has been altered to such a degree
that, without the solid foundation of
Scripture, we are often set adrift without
the anchor God has provided us.Our
paradigm is our worldview, our understanding
of reality.Without the guidance of the Holy
Spirit and the written eternal Word, we
really have no hope of understanding
reality, our cultures, or our lives.I
have written this book to clue the reader
into some of the issues that surround the
modern born-again believer and how to
reverse the shift that has exponentially
changed our perspective in some cases.Fortunately,
in the foreknowledge of our Lord, He
provided us with a roadmap to navigate our
fallen world.We don’t need a new map, as Emergent
Church advocates claim.We
need the tried and true map of the ages.There
is “nothing new under the sun”.There
have always been false prophets and false
teachers who are there by the will of the
enemy to mislead and ultimately destroy the
faith of many.We are clearly living in the Apostasy
foretold in the Bible that has been growing
preceding the appearance of the Antichrist.We
need to carefully test ourselves to be sure
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Have you eaten some bad fruit lately?
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