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Discernment Tools!
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.
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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 by Richard
D.
Shewman on Amazon.
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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
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article.
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
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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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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:
Holy Ghost Movie Expos"
Reviewed by Tim Wirth & Sandy
Simpson
A Simply Agape Project Production
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.
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Bill Johnson
Quotes
by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
In this article, I will detail some
false ideas, especially from Johnson’s books.
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The Use of
Invective
in Apologetics
by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
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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Ten Questions
For those who Claim the "Supreme Beings" of the
Nations are the True God
by Sandy Simpson
This booklet is taken from 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 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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Real Revival
by Sandy Simpson
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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
This DVD is a message based on this article.
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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Occult Practices
in the Churches
How the occult has been fully
integrated into many Christian lives and fellowships
by Sandy Simpson
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article.
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
8:19When they say to you, �Consult the
mediums and the spiritists
who whisper and mutter,� should not a
peopleconsult their God?Should theyconsultthe dead on
behalf of the living?
Using
the
above list from Deuteronomy and Isaiah, let�s take a
look at each individual practice.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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Karma (by any other name)
by Sandy Simpson
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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
Given the definitions of "karma" above,
this same idea, usually without the reincarnation
aspect in Christian circles, has been taught for
decades in New Thought movements such as the Positive
Thinking/Positive Confession teachings of Norman
Vincent Peale & Robert
Schuller, the Word of Faith ideas of Essex
Kenyan, Kenneth
Hagin, Kenneth
Copeland and Benny
Hinn, the mixture of Eastern Mysticism and
Christianity by Korean false teachers such as the
"force of faith" Paul
Yongii
Cho, and newer renditions and fusions by people
like Joel
Osteen, Joseph
Prince, T.D.
Jakes (recently agreeing with Oprah Winfrey who
teaches karma on her WHO network), and others such as
Ernest
Angley, John
Bevere, Markus
Bishop, Juanita
Bynum, Morris
Cerullo, Kim
Clement, Paul
Crouch, Creflo
Dollar, Jesse
Duplantis, Marilyn
Hickey, Brian
Houston, Rodney
Howard-Browne, Larry
Huch, Bishop
Eddie
L. Long, Clarence
McClendon, Joyce
Meyer, Myles
Munroe, Steve
Munsey, Mike
Murdock, Rod
Parsley, Peter
Popoff, Fred Price, Oral
Roberts, R.W.
Shambach, Robert Schuller, Karl
Strader, Robert
Tilton, Paula
White, Ed
Young and many others.
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His Name, The Only Name
by Sandy Simpson
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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.
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Replacement Theology On
Steroids
by Sandy Simpson
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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!
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Those Who Do Not Lead
Christians to Maturity
by Sandy Simpson
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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."
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"... and all liars"
by Sandy Simpson
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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).
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Four Books That the Enemy Has
Used To Corrupt Christianity
by Sandy Simpson
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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.
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Night Marchers and UFOs on the
Big Island
by Sandy Simpson
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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.
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"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"?
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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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The First
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
"Christians" Who Try To Poke
Holes In Sola Scriptura
by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this
article: "Christians"
Who Try To Poke Holes In Sola Scriptura
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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Testing Music In The Church
by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on these
articles: Testing
Music
In The Church, Testing
Music
In The Church-Part 2, and Worship
Song
Ratings.
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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Examine Yourselves &
Hold On!
by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on the
articles "Examine
Yourself To See If You Are In The Faith" and "Hold On!"
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.
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What's Up With Christian
Bookstores?
by Sandy
Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this
article.
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The ElijahList
The biggest
promoter of false prophecies in cyberspace!
2004-2007
by Sandy
Simpson
This 2-DVD set is a message based on this article.
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The ElijahList
The biggest
promoter of false prophecies in cyberspace!
2008
by Sandy
Simpson
This 2-DVD set is a message based on this article.
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The Extreme Prophetic
by Sandy
Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article.
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ordering details!
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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".
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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!
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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!
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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.
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LIVING WATER 2003
Discernment Conference
Featuring Bill
Randles, Gary Gilley
& Ray
Yungen
3-DVD Set
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for information!
DISCERNMENT 2001
Conference
Featuring Dave
Hunt, Duane Magnani, Mike Oppenheimer, Jacob
Prasch, Jewel Grewe & Bill Randles
6-DVD Set &
2-VHS Sets
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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.
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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:
- Todd Bentley, Mike Bickle, Francis
Chan, John Crowder, John Dawson, Joy Dawson, Jack Deere, Francis Frangipane, Ted Haggard, Bill Hamon, Cindy
Jacobs, Bill Johnson,
Bob Jones, Rick
Joyner, Patricia King, George Otis, Jr., Chuck Pierce, Dutch Sheets, Ed Silvoso, Chad Taylor, C. Peter Wagner, YWAM
- A Tale Of Two Kingdoms
- Kingdom Now or Kingdom
Come?
- by Sandy Simpson
- For the full article go here.
For
ordering information on this DVD called "A Tale Of Two
Kingdoms"" go here.
General Articles
(1) The
New
Apostolic Reformation by 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. Evangelization
by 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, Either
by 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 Reformation by 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, Avalanches by 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 Issues
by 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 Again by 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."
(12) The
New
Apostolic Government ... What Earthly Good Is It? ...
An expose' of the "Open Memorandum Addressing The
Twin Towers War" by C. Peter Wagner
commentary by Sandy Simpson, 9/27/01
"That he and a few others want to be the papal voice of
Christianity (as if we needed a larger cacophony of
voices at this point) is an indictment on Christianity
as a whole."
(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.
(37) Welcome
The
New Prophets To The Head Of The Church -
Latter Day Prophets by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries, 1/31/03
The prophetic movement influence
inside the church, is there anything to be concerened
about?
(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 . . .."
(40) Leadership/Managerial
Techniques
"Transform" New Paradigm Churches by Orrel
Steincamp, The Plumbline, Volume 8, No. 2, April-May
2003
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.
(41) A
New Way Of Thinking by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries, 5/10/03
The Church, praxis
and New Age influences.
(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
(48) A
Call For Repentance! - a debrief on the
"A Call For Accountability" and "The
Orlando Statement" which was brought to
consensus among Third Wave, New Apostolic
Reformation false apostles and false
prophetsby Sandy Simpson,
3/9/04
A group of the
International Coalition of Apostles (ICA),
which was organized by "super apostle" C.
Peter Wagner and other "apostles and
prophets" with the express goal of bringing
the entire apostate "Church" under their
leadership, recently agreed upon the
following "A Call For Accountability".
It is laudable that they are attempting to
address unethical and immoral practices in
Third Wave churches under their "authority",
but you cannot address the symptom if you
don't deal with the root of the
problem. The root is the sin of
apostasy from the truth.
(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.
(54) Peter
Wagner's
Apostles for the Second Apostolic Age
by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries,
9/15/04
Wagner's explanation of
what is taking place.
(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.
(58) ADDENDUM -
"The New Apostolic Reformation - What is it
and where it is going?" by Sandy
Simpson, 10/7/04
This is some information that has come in
since the release of the DVD series
above. This information further confirms
the information on the series.
(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?
(64) Seminary
President
Apologizes for Evangelizing Mormons
by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries,
11/23/04
Fuller president apologizes for former
evangelistic efforts to Mormons.
(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.
(66) Paul
Cain,
Latter Rain Prophet of Renown Is Now
Discredited by Orrel Steinkamp, The
Plumbline, Volume 9, No. 5, December 2004
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.
(67) There
Are
3 Types Of Predictive "Prophecy" That Can
Come True Sometimes - There Is Only 1
Type Of Predictive Prophecy That Comes
True All The Time! by Sandy
Simpson, 3/05
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.
(1) Overview
of
the Book Perpetuated in Righteousness
(2) The
Gospel
in the Stars
(3) Perpetuated
in
Righteousness or Perpetuating a Modern
Myth
(4) Io
the
God of the Bible
(5) Io,
the
Trinity, and the gods
(71) Regarding
The
Accuracy Of Oral Traditions - With
Reference To Daniel Kikawa's Book
"Perpetuated In Righteousness"
by Sandy Simpson, 5/10/05
The accuracy of oral tradition is, in a
word, "inaccurate". I dare say that
if we were able to trace back most oral
traditions today, as God sees them from an
eternal perspective, we would see the
mutations, changes and fabrications
involved in modern mythology. We
would also see a lot of "fables".
(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.
Transformations
and
Revivals by Terry Arnold, From the
March/April 2001 "Diakrisis" Newsletter
The
Global
Day of Prayer by Sarah Leslie
The
"Script"
Underlying Spiritual Warfare
Christianity by Orrel Steinkamp, The
Plumbline, Volume 8, No. 4,
November/December 2003
George
Otis
and his Fallacious Teachings by
Johan Malan
Transformations
or
Re-Formation by Concerned Christians
with forward by Renee Rodriguez, Age To
Age, 7/02
Transformations
or
Deception - Updated to Include Latest
Research on "Transformations II: The
Glory Spreads" by Tom Smith
CREATING
COMMUNITY
- Part 1 - 40 Days of Change through
Transformational Leadership by Berit
Kjos - October 2004
(74) Before
Hawai'i Can Be Transformed - You Must Be Transformed
by Mike Oppenheimer, 5/20/05
Ed Silvosos's plan for "Transformation Hawaii".
(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 Pacific by 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.
(78) Three
Fallacies
Of Third Wave Spiritual Warfare Teachings by
Sandy Simpson, 10/19/05
A recent Third Wave newsletter illustrates the
ridiculous and erroneous nature of New Apostolic
"spiritual warfare" teachings.
(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.
(88) A/G
Pastors
Ousted For Opposing Transformation Of The Church
Letter To District Presbytery Dated: February 4,
2005
(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
(96) The
Global
Day of Prayer: Sunday, 4th of June, 2006 by
Moriel Ministries, 05/15/06
http://www.discernment-ministries.org/NLMayJune_2005.htm
http://www.discernment-ministries.org/NLJulyAugust_2005.htm
I commend these articles to you
as they once more expose the political influences and
agendas that are clearly manipulating the global
initiatives of many of today's so-called influential
"evangelicals'. Locally God's people should pray
against the dark and evil forces to be found at the
heart of the thinking behind this "Global Day of
Prayer' initiative.
(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.
(103) It's
All
About Jesus! - Report On Trip To Africa
including T.B. Joshua, Nigerian Crusades and
Tranformations South Africa by Jewel
Grewe, Dicernment Ministries Newsletter, Volume 17,
Number 6, Novemeber/December 2006
We did also witness another "breed"
of Christian in Nigeria who have been greatly influenced
by the Word/Faith prosperity teaching and also by the
Apostles and Prophet movement.
(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 Mix by 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!"
(123) Does
Matthew 16:28 teach the kingdom already came on earth
and it has been here all along? by Mike
Oppenheimer, 8/8/07
Jesus needs to return to establish the kingdom on earth
permanently. This encompasses His physical return with
angels and glory that will be seen by all.
(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.
(140) Deliverance! - A
Biblical Guide To Freedom From "Another Spirit" - The
Possible Consequence Of The Unbiblical Practice Of
"Slain In The Spirit" by Sandy Simpson,
2/08
The cases are legion. Let's look at John (a
psuedonym) as one case in thousands that I read through
the years in the emails sent to my site.
(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.
Continually Updated! (146)
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.
(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
(157) Are
we seeing the Latter Rain that the book of Joel
predicted? by Mike Oppeneheimer, Let Us Reason
Ministries, 8/8/08
There are three facets to keep in mind to have a
correct interpretation of Acts 2:17 which refers to Joel
2,3.
(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.
(160) The
New
Apostolic Reformation - What is it and where is it
going? - Radio interview with Sandy Simpson,
9/5/08
(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.
(167) "God's
General's" video series at YouTube by
LocalPastor, 1/09 - (Note: No longer available)
(1) God's
Generals - Part I - John Dowie
(2) God's
Generals - Part II - Charles Fox Parham
(3) God's
Generals - Part III - William Branham
(4) God's
Generals - Part IV - John G. Lake
(5) God's
Generals - Part V - Aimee Semple McPherson
(6) God's
Generals - The Legacy
(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!
(169) John
Crowder at John Dowie's gravesite claiming to be
getting an "anointing" from a dead man at
YouTube, video by LocalPastor, 1/19/09
Video at YouTube - no longer available. Check this
link for the same story.
(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.
(171) The
Delusional
World Of Mark Stibbe & St Andrews Chorleywood
by James Jacob Prasch, 1/31/09
Welcome to St. Andrew's Chorleywood, The UK Platform For
The Promotion Of Sexually Perverted Deceivers From Paul
Cain To Todd Bentley.
(172) False
Profits
& False Prophets by Herescope,
2/25/09
Financial greed: occasion for spiritual deception.
(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.
(175) Faith
Setzer
and her Bleeding Jesus - Did Jesus shed His blood
after the resurrection? by Bud Press,
Christian Research Service, March 25, 2009
According to Faith Setzer, the "Jesus" she encountered
in 2007 dripped blood from its clothing, and even onto
her.
(176) New Recruits Arrive - A
New Breed Of Extreme Prophetic Players Are Called Up
The The Big Leagues by Orrel Steinkamp,
The Plumbline, Vol. 14, No. 3, May/June 2009
(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.
(182) Journey Into
Wholeness or Journey Into Worldliness? - A comment on
"40 Days of Reflection & Growth" (Spiritual
Formation) being taught at Trevecca Nazarene
University by Sandy Simpson, 12/15/09
The bottom line is that this EC type of questionnaire
gets the student to look within themselves for the
answer instead of to the written Word. This can
only lead to more confusion and will certainly not lead
to spiritual formation.
Part 1 - Journey Into
Wholeness or Journey Into Worldliness? - A comment on
"40 Days of Reflection & Growth" (Spiritual
Formation) being taught at Trevecca Nazarene
University by Sandy Simpson, 12/15/09
Part 2 - Pragmatic
Methodology versus Practical Theology - a comment
on "Finding Your Spiritual Gifts" by C. Peter Wagner
by Sandy Simpson, 1/18/10
(183) Brandon
Barthrop:
Proceeding From Bad To Worse - 'Apostolic Pirate'
captaining a sinking ship by Bud Press,
Christian Research Service, January 19, 2010
Barthrop's strange behavior and statements on YouTube
have garnered laughter and cheers from his followers,
and righteous indignation from discerning Christians.
(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".
(185) Haggard,
Bentley,
Liardon and Company - "Is God's Word No Longer The
Standard?" by James Jacob Prasch, Moriel
Ministries, 2/6/10
What do Ted Haggard, Todd Bentley, and Roberts Liardon
all have in common? All either compromised with false
doctrine or preached it even before their public falls
from grace.
(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.
Part
1:
Rallying Around The Seven Mountains
Part
2:
A Political Platform
Part
3:
Building the 7 Mountains
Part
4:
Concocting a Great Awakening
Part
5:
The Emergent Blueprint
Part
6:
"The Emerging Order"
(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?
Updated! (223)
The
Prophetic Art and spiritistic claims of Ana Mendez
Ferrell by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason
Ministries, 10/26/10
The teaching and stories of one of God's generals in
Peter Wagner's NAR apostolic army. Read Pt. 1 The
Prophetic Art and spiritistic claims of Ana Mendez
Ferrell, Pt.2
Strange Spiritistic experiences and teachings - Ana
Mendez Ferrell's Testimony, Pt.3 Her
Spiritistic Teachings -Blood Revelations, Pt.4
Further strange spiritistic teachings, Pt.5
Spiritual warfare new apostle style.
(224) 7 Mountains Apostolic
Dominion Teachers accomodate Glenn Beck's politically
correct Mormonism by Orrel Steinkamp, The
Plumbline, Volume 15, No. 5, October/November 2010
As I outlined in a recent Plumbliine, the APostles and
Prophets of the New Apostolic Reformation had decided to
mix it up politically by working cloasely with the
CHristin Right and the Tea Party.
(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.
(226) Very Important Series!"Transformation"
or
re-transformation? A Paradigm shift for
evangelism pt.1 by Mike Oppeneheimer
& Sandy Simpson, 11/3/10
We are republishing this important article on the the
Transformation video of George Otis Jr. and Peter Wagner
because of its important background.
"Transformation" or re-transformation? A
Paradigm shift for evangelism, Pt.1 - Introduction
"Transformation" or re-transformation?, Pt.2 - The
Transformation of Cali, Columbia
"Transformation" or re-transformation, Pt.3 - The
Transformation of Almolonga, Guatamala
"Transformation" or re-transformation, Pt.4 - The
Transformation of Kiambu, Kenya
"Transformation" or re-transformation, Pt.5 - The
Transformation of Hemet, California
"Transformation" or re-transformation, Pt.6 - Summary
(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.
(228) Updated! Spirit
warfare - real or imagined? pt.1 by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries, 11/15/10
The roots and concepts of the new spirit warfare
movement. Read Part 1,
Part 2
& Part
3.
(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
(233) Ana
Mendez battles the "Queen of heaven' on the World's
Tallest Mountain by Mike Oppenheimer,
12/13/10
Their climb on Mt. Everest to defeat the Queen of
Heaven, what really happened? Read Part - 1
Ana Mendez battles the "Queen of heaven' on the World's
Tallest Mountain, Part 2 -
The Climb to Base camp and beyond & Part 3 -
The result- the judgment - Babylon is fallen
(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.
(242) Religious
Trojan
Horse: The Dangers Of Dominion Theology: Part One
by Brannon Howse, 3/20/11
4.5 hour series on the Dominionist Movement. Check
out this video ad for the DVD series.
(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.
New URL! My 7
Years Working for the Elijah List - A 9 part series
by Kevin Kleint, 4/13/11
Read this nine part expose of Elijah List. Read Part
1, Part
2, Part
3, Part
4, Part
5, Part
6, Part
7, Part
8 & Part
9 & Post
Prophetic
Rehab.
(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.
(251) Can the New Apostles and
Prophets Seize Dominion by Political Intermarriage? -
Can God's Supposed Lost Dominion Be Regained By Mere
Political Means? by Orrel Steinkamp, The
Plumbline, Volume 16, No. 3, May/June 2011
(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, and Part
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.
(279) Updated! The
Roots
and Fruits of the New Apostolic Reformation by
Critical Issues Commentary, 11/7/11 - Listen to Part
1 & Part
2
(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?
(286) Spiritual
Warfare
According to the Warfare Worldview by Critical
Issues Commentary, 12/27/11
Listen to Part
1, Part
2, Part
3 & Part
4.
(287) Dominionists
in
Search of Warriors: More from FRC - Cindy Jacobs 2012
Kickoff Rally by Peter Montgomery on January
12, 2012
Note: We do not endorse Right Wing Watch but they are
one of the few org's keeping an eye on the dominionist
wing of the harlot religious system
(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.
(295) Gifts
Within The Hyper-Charismatic Camp? - Hyper-C's need to
wake-up and smell the truth! by Bud Press,
5/25/12
Gifts? What gifts? I find it amazing that those within
the hyper-Charismatic camp who claim to operate in the
gifts have no gifts at all.
(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.
(316) Jesus
Culture's
Kim Walker-Smith's Alleged Encounter With God The
Father And Jesus Christ by Ken Silva,
1/25/13
JC is a ministry of Bethel Church, Redding (BC) of
pastor Bill Johnson.
(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.
(325) They
Claim
to Speak for God - Part One - Audio Newsletter
by The Berean Call, 3/2/13
MP3 audio newsletter.
(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.
(328) Updated! The
Passion
Translation by Apostle Brian Simmons -
Reviewed by Spirit Of Error - Read Part
1, Part
2 & Part
3
The new NAR Bible.
(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.
(351) Marketplace
Movement...
7 Mountains... NAR-prophecies for 2014 by
Karin Jansson , 6/1/14
(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.
(361) A
New Apostolic Reformation? A Biblical Response to a
Worldwide Movement (Book) by Dr. Doug Geivett
& Holly Pivec, 11/26/14
Goes into much greater depth in evaluating NAR
teachings and describing the influence of the movement.
(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.
(406) 10 Questions -
Booklet by Sandy Simpson - Available here on the ACT
site or on Lighthouse
Trails.
(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.
(418) Dangerous
Apostasy in the Church (Video) by
Michael Nissim, 8/23/19
RSE Radio expose' of the NAR.
(419)
Moriel
Israel
Update by Elon and Hadas Morch,
9/23/19
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.
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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.
(4) Updated! 5/21/08
- Todd
Bentley by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason
Ministries, 5/20/08 - The Todd Bentley "revival" in
Florida. Read Part 1 -
"Meet the new thing- same as the old thing" "Will We get
fooled again?", Part 2 -
To be Forewarned is to be Forearmed, Part 3 -
A Story of Earth and Heaven, Part 4 -
When the Angel came - The Branham connection, Part 5 -
The fire- Fresh Fire, Part 6 - The
Fire as an ANOINTING- Experiences of a baptism of
fire, the pillar of fire and what the bible has to say
on this, Part 7 -
Angels we have heard and seen- Are we to be visited by
angels and have heavenly experiences? & Part 8 - An
Open Heaven- Bentley's Highway to Heaven - A closer look
at his many visitations and trips to heaven, are they
biblical?
(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)
(6) Todd
Bentley
Kicks 'Older Lady' with his 'Biker-Boot' - and the
audience laughed by Bud Press, Christian
Research Service, May 28, 2008
You decide: Todd Bentley or the Holy Spirit?
(7) Another
Lie,
Another Deception, & Another False Move Of God,
Just One More False Revival by Jacob Prasch,
Moriel Ministries, 5/30/08
It is just more of the same old ridiculous,
unscriptural, carnal, and demonically inspired junk that
will not and cannot bring true biblical & historical
revival, but can be used to help prevent it.
(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.
(19) Todd
Bentley:
Miraculous Healings? - Allow the Bible to Decide
by Bud Press, Christian Research Service, 6/08
(20) A
Review Of Gary S Greig's Pseudo-Scholarly Apologetic
For The Unbiblical Antics Of Todd Bentley And The
Lakeland, Florida Sequel To The Failed Revivals Of
Kansas City, Toronto, And Pensacola by J.
Jacob Prasch, Moriel Ministries, 6/24/08
Lakeland is not biblically charismatic, not biblically
Pentecostal, and not biblically Christian. Neither is
Gary S. Greig's "scholarly" defense of what cannot be
either biblically or even rationally defended.
(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.
(25) Todd
Bentley's
Knighting by WolfTracks, June 26, 2008
When will the show end?
(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?)
(27) The
Lakeland Revival - A New Day? by Carismania,
6/08
Website with info on Todd Bentley.
(28) Angels
or
Demons? - Todd Bentley and "The Beautiful Side of
Evil" by Berit Kjos, 6/26/08
What's driving Todd Bentley? Why do thousands of people
flock to his revival meetings?...
(29) Todd Bentley, Fresh
Fire Ministries and Lakeland Revival compiled
by S. E. Ray, 7/08
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.
(31) Articles
Exposing
The False Teachings Of Todd Beneley compiled
by Chris Lawson, Spiritual Research Network,
7/3/08
(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.
(49) Faith
healer
abandons pulpit - Evangelist leaves Florida
faithful, marital friction suspected by
Glenda Luymes, The Province, August 14, 2008
An Abbotsford faith healer has mysteriously left the
Florida pulpit where he attracted hundreds of
thousands of miracle-seeking followers.
(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."
(52) Todd
Bentley
and the Hotel Fire in Seattle - Judgment from the
'Lord' or 'Accidental'? by Bud Press,
Christian Research Service, August 15, 2008
Common sense dictates that when a person makes a
claim, but refuses to provide PROOF, it calls into
question ALL the claims he or she has made, both past
and present.
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.
(56) When The Ends AND
The Means Are Unjustifiable by Sandy
Simpson, 8/30/08
The ends of the Third Wave are why the means are so
unjustifiable.
(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."
(64) Lakeland
Revival
Officially Ends: New Apostolic base in Lakeland,
Sola Dei Gloria Blog, October 14, 2008
After a major scandal and dwindling crowds, the
Lakeland Outpouring concluded Sunday.
(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.
(82) Confronting
Todd
Bentley
Blog about confrontations with Todd Bentley.
(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).
(100) Revivalist
preacher
Todd Bentley refused entry to UK - Evangelist who
has boasted of 'curing' people of diseases including
cancer by using physical force denied visa for UK
tour by Lizzy Davies, The Guardian,
8/21/12
Todd Bentley, a controversial revivalist healer based
in the United States, had been due to hold a series of
gatherings in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in the
next few weeks. But the Home Office said Bentley, a
Canadian citizen, was subject to an exclusion order and
would not be permitted entry to the country.
(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.
(105) Outrage
as
banned preacher Todd Bentley calls death of former
Croydon North MP Malcolm Wicks "the Lord's justice"
by Chris Baynes, Croydon Guardian, 12/13/12
A controversial Christian preacher who was banned from
the UK after a campaign led by Malcolm Wicks has
provoked outrage by claiming that the late Croydon North
MP's death was divine retribution.
(106) Apprising
Ministries
Exclusive: God Struck Down Malcolm Wicks For Opposing
Todd Bentley? by Ken Silva, 12/17/12
Baynes then tells us that now Bentley is making the
claim that, for opposing him, Wicks was actually struck
down by God a la Ananias and Sapphira (cf. Acts 5:1-11)
(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.
(108) Todd
Bentley
Videos and Research Articles: False Revival, Violent
Ministry, Kicking, Punching, Shaking, Hissing,
Screaming, Laughing, and more (Updated March 21, 2014)
by Chris Lawson, 3/22/14
A page of articles and videos on Todd Bentley.
(109) Todd
Bentley
of Lakeland Revival, Florida Outpouring publicly
endorsed by Bill Johnson (Bethel) by Charisse
Van Horn, Examiner, 9/4/2011
On August 17, 2011, Pastor Bill Johnson of Bethel
Church in Redding, California, publicly endorsed the
ministry of Todd Bentley.
(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.
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.
(2) The
"Harp and Bowl" 24-Hour Prayer Initiative
and
the 'Restoration of the Tabernacle of David'
by Tricia Tillin, 2003
Way back in what seems another life, I researched the
Kansas City Prophets phenomenon. That was, in its time,
as gripping a tale as the Toronto Blessing and contained
much the same material - manifestations, false
prophecies and dominion doctrine.
(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 ...
(4) IHOP
Openly
Promotes Contemplative Prayer/Visualization by
DiscernIt Blog, 8/4/08
Contemplative Prayer"�"Communing with the Holy Spirit
who lives within you.
(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 2 by 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 Oats by
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?
(26) Updated!
Bridal
Eschatology
(IHOP) by Herescope, 1/26/14
Evangelical leaders are currently rushing to associate
themselves with major youth events that are becoming
increasingly popular in the Christian world. These mass
youth rallies were developed over the course of several
decades by Mike Bickle�s IHOP (International House of
Prayer) movement, which is interconnected to the New
Apostolic Reformation (NAR). IHOP and the NAR share both
personnel and doctrine, with roots that go back into the
Latter Rain/Manifest Sons of God cult. Previously we
have extensively documented the history of the
camaraderie of IHOP and NAR. Read Part
1-The
PASSION of the PRESENCE & the Purpose of the Passion,
Part
2
-�Presence� Eschatology, Part
3
- BRIDAL ESCHATOLOGY, Part
4
-The Perfectly Obedient Bride, Part
5
- The 2nd Coming of the �Presence� & Part
6
- The Battled Bride
(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?
Francis
Chan
(1) Is
Francis Chan Right That God Will Destroy Those Who
Challenge Christian Leaders? by Mike
Oppenheimer, 1/5/19
Chan's reasoning from the Scriptures goes from bad to
worse. I am certainly aware that there is great need for
broken relationships to be reconciled, but what Chan is
saying is just not accurate in so many ways.
(2) Francis
Chan
Says He Rejects Prosperity Gospel, Yet Promotes and
Fellowships with the Worst of Them at
Forgotten Word, 3/1/19
Act Note: This story is taken from a
hyper-Calvinist site which we do not agree with.
But it illustrates again that Francis Chan tries to play
both sides of the street while hanging out with the
worst of heretics from Bethel Church, etc.
(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.
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.
(3) John
Crowder at John Dowie's gravesite claiming to be
getting an "anointing" from a dead man at
YouTube, video by LocalPastor, 1/19/09
Video at YouTube
(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.
(5) John Crowder, the new
comic book hero of mysticism by Sandy Simpson,
12/8/11
Just when I thought I had seen it all from Todd Bentley
and friends, here is the latest DVD series from John
Crowder.
John Dawson
(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."
(2) YWAM
And Benny Hinn Agree To Work Together by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries, 3/17/02
"New developments in evangelism and discipleship."
Jack Deere
(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 FRANGIPANE by
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.
(3) Speaking
Of
Transformation - "Apostle" Ted Haggard Elected New NAE
President by
Orrel Steincamp, The Plumbline, Volume 8, No. 2,
April-May 2003
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.
(5) Ted
Haggard
Quickly Uses His New Presidency In The NAE - To
Advance Policies For Evanglelicals On Islam
by Sandy Simpson, 5/10/03
We warned the Church about the effect that the
International Coalition of Apostles will have on
Christendom recently in our 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 and 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. We believe that the
seriousness of doctrinal issues regarding the
International Coalition Of Apostles (ICA) and the
assertions of Ted Haggard with regard to his
involvement present a threat to the integrity of the
truths of the written Word of God and to the Gospel
message.
(6) Ted
Haggard
Invites Robert Schuller As NAE Speaker reported
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.
(7) ADDENDUM
to
"An Answer To Ted Haggard" by Sandy
Simpson, 9/19/05
I do not want to belabor this issue, but in the
pursuit of truth I must update you on a few current
developments in this story. Please refer to the
original articles here: 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. 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. Ted Haggard is apparently
still telling people he has no formal association with
the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) and it's
International Coalition Of Apostles (ICA). He
recently reiterated this assertion on a radio program
called "Issues, Etc." on 9/13/05. You can watch
the Windows Media version of this interview hereor
access
the MP3 audio here.
The "Issues, Etc." site is located here.
(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.
(23) Ted
Haggard
/ New Life Church Scandal by Discern.ca,
7/25/12
Information from the 2006 scandal.
Bill Hamon
(1) Bill
Hamon
- Head Wolf In The Sheep Pen by Endtime
Prophets, 2000
Bill Hamon runs a school for the purpose of training
people to be Apostles and Prophets. He is also a
proponent of the Manifest Son's of God theory, i.e.,
Christ can't come back until the Church purifies itself.
Following is a critique of Hamon's prophecies (some of
which have failed miserably).
(2) Bill
Hamon's
False Prophecy re America and the Church by
Endtime Prophets, 2000
The following article came from Bill Hamon's web site .
I have only included those portions that I intend to
comment on.
(3) 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.
(4) 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
http://tinyurl.com/9lf9n
http://tinyurl.com/cy7af
http://tinyurl.com/cjf3s.
(5) The
Teachings of Bill Hamon by Mike Oppenheimer,
8/30/11
p.1 The
conventional and odd Latter Rain teachings of prophet
and apostle Bill Hamon
p.2 The
new move of the Spirit to bring Kingdom now --and they
do mean NOW!
p.3 Prophets
INC. - the prophetic movement of Elijah, Joel,
Daniel etc.
p.4 The
Manifest sons of God of the Latter Rain movement -
Bill Hamon's Latter Rain project in the prophetic
movement
Cindy Jacobs
(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]
(7) Cindy
Jacobs'
Inadvertent Admission that She is a False Prophet
by Chris Rosebrough, 1/23/13
YouTube video showing Cindy Jacobs inadvertent
admission that she & the Apostolic Council of
Prophet Elders are false prophets.
(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.
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.
(4) The Evangelical Immune
System Is Switched Off! by Orrel Steinkamp,
The Plumbline, Vol. 14, No. 6, November/December
The current version of evangelicalism appears to be
terminal.
(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.
(20) Question:
I
don't understand why Bill Johnson and Bethel Church in
Redding are not classified as a cult....They are false
teachers and wolves in sheep's clothing. What do you
think? by The Berean Call, 8/2/12
In conclusion, Johnson is advocating extrabiblical
revelation. Going "off the map" is forsaking the safety
and sufficiency of Scripture.
(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
(26) Kris
Vallotton
on Becoming an Incarnation through Holy Communion
by Crosswise, 7/22/13
Kris Vallotton, Senior Associate Pastor of Bethel
Church in Redding, CA (Bill Johnson is Senior Pastor),
recently stated the following on his website ...
(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.�
(30) Todd
Bentley
of Lakeland Revival, Florida Outpouring publicly
endorsed by Bill Johnson (Bethel) by Charisse
Van Horn, Examiner, 9/4/2011
On August 17, 2011, Pastor Bill Johnson of Bethel
Church in Redding, California, publicly endorsed the
ministry of Todd Bentley.
(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.
(42) Signs
and wonders by a different Jesus by Mike
Oppenheimer, 4/23/19
Bethel's Bill Johnson's teaching on Jesus.
(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.
(52) An
Inquiry Into the Theological Characteristics of the
Word of Faith, Third Wave Movement, and New Apostolic
Reformation by R.P. Moore, 5/14/19
Is the Word of Faith Movement Orthodox? is the New
Apostolic Reformation, Bethel Church, and Bill Johnson
good for the Evangelical Church? This paper investigates
these movements and what they teach.
(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.
https://thewordlikefire.wordpress.com/2019/05/31/mkayla-former-sozo-minister-introduces-the-article-inner-healing-christian-or-occult/
https://thewordlikefire.wordpress.com/2019/06/01/why-didnt-the-lord-give-us-these-sozo-tools-a-long-time-ago/
https://thewordlikefire.wordpress.com/2019/06/01/sozo-climbing-up-another-way-is-there-a-spiritual-ladder-to-the-lap-of-father-god/
https://thewordlikefire.wordpress.com/2019/05/31/sozo-the-seeking-of-the-false-jesus-by-kim-olsen/
(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.
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."
(2) Rick
Joyner:
Christian Gnostic by Vanguard Magazine,
1998
"Joyner is associated with the Kansas
City Prophets (Paul Cain, Bob Jones, Mike Bickle
et al) who have been discredited for a number of
reasons ..." Read Part
1
- Civil War and then Part
2
- Gnosticism.
(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...
(8) Rick
Joyner:
Africa and the NEW BREED by Discernment Research
Group, Herescope, 02/06/06
(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
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.
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.
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.
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).
(3) The
Global Transformation of Redeeming Cultures by
Mike Oppenheimer, 3/20/07
The plans of Ed Silvoso, indigenous people movement and
other cultural change agents.
(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.
(5) The Evangelical Immune
System Is Switched Off! by Orrel Steinkamp,
The Plumbline, Vol. 14, No. 6, November/December
The current version of evangelicalism appears to be
terminal.
(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 Reformation by 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. Evangelization
by 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 & Notes compiled
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!
(7) The
New
Apostolic Government ... What Earthly Good Is It? ...
An expose' of the "Open Memorandum Addressing The
Twin Towers War" by C. Peter Wagner
commentary by Sandy Simpson, 9/27/01
"That he and a few others want to be the papal voice of
Christianity (as if we needed a larger cacophony of
voices at this point) is an indictment on Christianity
as a whole."
(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."
(11) The
Unsound
Bytes Series #1 - C. Peter Wagner
by Steve Mitchell, Power To Stand Ministries, 2/02
God's timing for the coming of the
false prophets and apostles is the last days and Wagner
and friends are right on schedule.
(12) Praying
With Power by C. Peter Wagner - Reviewed by
Mike Oppenheimer
(13) Peter
Wagner's Apostles for the Second Apostolic Age
by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries,
9/15/04
Wagner's explanation of what is
taking place.
(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.
- (19) C.
Peter
Wagner "NAR is not a cult!" by Bene Diction,
8/20/11
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.
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