Way
back in 1976 C. Peter Wagner had already expressed a
foundation of sand upon which his entire "apostolic"
kingdom is built. To back up his notions, he and his
friends such asJohn
Wimber,Paul
Cainand many others began
to get the cart before the horse. They tried to
create revival where there was none with unbiblical and
even heretical ideas. They imported occult ideas
from false religions into the churches, such as"slain
in the spirit"and called the
results "revival". The means they used were the
counterfeit revivals of theWord
Of Faith Movement, theVineyard
movement, theToronto
"Blessing", theBrownsville
"Outpouring"and on down the
line to latestTodd
Bentley "Lakeland Revival". The proof
that the means have all been unjustifiable is in the
unjustifiable ends. Lakeland has now come to an
apparent abrupt end due to false healing and dead raising
claims, many false teachings, a false "transferable"
anointing, and sexual misconduct. You can read about
these things in ourTodd
Bentleysection. Yet the
leadership of theNew
Apostolic Reformationhas
not even been slowed by yet another bad end brought about
by the self-destruction of the means. In the latest
ElijahList the false prophets are prophesying even greater
revivals to come.
There
is a new phenomenon especially among some island churches
where handkerchiefs are being handed around a congregation
claiming that they have an anointing that can cause people
to be healed and other miraculous things happen to them.
The problem with this idea is especially evident in two
things: (1) that this can and is being considered by many
to be Christian magic and (2) that it is being taught as
being something that should be a normal part of the
Christian experience. It is taught that if you have
faith you will believe in touching the handkerchief that
you will be healed, freed from demons, or get a special
anointing. But faith is not proven by signs and
wonders.
This
chart should be of grave interest to those in YWAM and
those supporting YWAM and its agenda with the IPM or
"First Nations" movement led by people like Daniel
Kikawa (Perpetuated
In Righteousness),
Don Richardson (Eternity
in Their Hearts:Startling Evidence of Belief in the One
True God in Hundreds of Cultures Throughout the World),
John Dawson (Taking
Our Cities for God: How to Break Spiritual Strongholds),
Richard Twiss (One
Church, Many Tribes : Following Jesus the Way God Made
You),
Terry LeBlanc (Creating
Christian Indians: Native Clergy in the Presbyterian
Church)
and many others. You will notice a very close
comparison in this chart between false religion and
so-called "Christian" leaders. Please read whatYWAM,The
Emerging Chuch,
theWCGPand
others are teaching that are almost exactly what the
Baha'i teach.
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Three
Fallacies Of Third Wave Spiritual Warfare Teachings by Sandy
Simpson
When so-called Christians employ Biblical
pagan methods to rid themselves of demons, they end up
giving the enemy an opportunity to deceive them and a
foothold in their lives. When Israel disobeyed the
Lord's command to come down to Jerusalem and worship Him
in the temple under the Law, and instead chose to set up
altars in the high places, the result was that they
ended up worshiping demons. They thought they were
worshiping God, but ended up worshiping Baal and
Ashtoreth. You cannot live a life glorifying to
the Lord unless you obey Him.
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The Duties of Christian
Leadership by Sandy Simpson
Christians, and especially Christian leadership,
are called to be salt and light in a dark world.
Matt. 5:13-16 "You are the salt of
the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness,
how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for
anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. "You
are the light of the world.A
city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light
a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on
its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.
In the same way, let your light shine before men, that
they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in
heaven.
When the Lord tells us to be salt and light, He
states both the positive and the negative. That is
the way with all Scripture. We can’t just take the
positive and be done with the subject. We have to
consider all the ramifications of being salt and
light. Salt is used to season food and make it taste
good. It was and still is used as a
preservative. In the same way Christians are to be
salt in the world. Without the witness of Christ,
without standing for the truth, life is ultimately
tasteless and rotten. Anyone here who was a sinner
for any length of time without the Savior knows what I am
talking about. But the flip side is that salt can
lose its saltiness. Christians can lose their
saltiness by diluting the Gospel message to the point
where it is useless. Let me give you an example of a
washed out Gospel often preached in churches today.
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Smack Dab in the Middle of the Apostasy by Sandy Simpson
'Antichrist'
No More: Evangelicals Praise Pope Most are unreserved in
their praise on political, social, and even theological
matters, but critique of papacy remains. Compiled by Ted Olsen,
04/05/2005 04:30 p.m.
Among the names mentioned, who praise the Pope
in this article, were "Evangelical" leaders such as:Evangelical
Episcopalian Fred Barnes; Wheaton College's Mark Noll;
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod President Gerald B.
Kieschnick; National Association of Evangelicals
President Ted Haggard; Focus on the Family President
James Dobson; Charles Colson who organized the
evangelical side of the Evangelicals and Catholics
Together; Paige Patterson, President of Southwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary; Presbyterian Church in
America Pastor-brothers David and Tim Bayly; Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary President Al Mohler; Dallas
Theological Seminary President Mark Bailey; Credenda
Agenda Editor Douglas Wilson; and Evangelical Alliance,
the United Kingdom's version of the stateside National
Association of Evangelicals.
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Marriage A
Biblical Illustration Of Our Faith Commitment To Jesus
Christ For Salvation by Sandy Simpson
Marriage as a metaphor for our
relationship to Jesus Christ.
Marriage is used as a metaphor for our
relationship to God many times in the Bible. Let's
look at the picture God wants His people to see about
their relationship to Him, and His relationship to them.
TI have been
challenged lately to think again about what the Gospel
message is all about. This has come as a result of
hearing what I considerto be, at the very least, "gospel
lite" and at the most no gospel at all being presented by
a number of neo-evangelicals, Third Wavers and
outrightheretics. The interesting thing is that many
seem to be preaching the same message. What is
most intriguing is that false teachers like Benny Hinn,
ecumenicals, and even some preachers I would considerto be
orthodox in their theology are preaching a "gospel" that
is very similar.The question is: Is this new gospel
message really the Gospel at all?
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Leviathan by Sandy Simpson
This creature that existed, and may yet
exist, is used as a description of themightand
power of the enemy.
Isaiah 27:1In that day theLORDwill
punishLeviathanthe
fleeing serpent,WithHis
fierce and great and mighty sword, EvenLeviathanthe
twisted serpent; And He will kill thedragonwholivesin
the sea. (NASB)
Speaking of the “day of the
Lord”, when the Lord comes back again to rule and judge
the earth, Isaiah says that the Lord will punish
Leviathan the dragon.Satan
is likened to leviathan, a serpent, and he is said to
live in the sea.
Revelation 13:1Andthe dragon stood on
the sand of the seashore.Then
I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten
horns and seven heads, and on his hornswereten
diadems, and on his headswereblasphemous
names. (NASB)
Again the dragon comes out of
the sea, which is symbolic of the nations of the world,
but perhaps is also tied to a literal meaning.He
has multiple heads which are symbolic of the heads of
the nations of the end times, but he is also said to
have multiple heads before the symbolism of the nations
of the revived Babylon come into being, as recorded in
Ps. 74:14 and Job.
Many Christians today (having allowed themselves to be
diapraxed by false teachers on TV, in books, in seminars
and on tape) have begun to accept a mixture of Pre Mil
and Post Mil doctrines. Many claim they still hold
to a Pre Trib Rapture (or another Pre Mil scenario) and
at the same time would claim that Christians are in a
great end times revival, that "Transformation" is taking
place all over the world, and that our mandate is to
retake dominion over the whole world including its
businesses, social agendas and political arenas (a Post
Mil scenario). But what many "Christians" today do
not realize is: the mixture they have accepted
is oxymoronic.
There are two kingdoms being taught in
many churches today. Teaching about one of the kingdoms
is on the decline while the other is being promoted all
over the place. I am warning Christians that they
need to check out who is using the word "kingdom", the
books they have been reading and recommend on building
"the kingdom", the people they have been hanging out
with at conferences, and what they mean by "the
kingdom".
There are so many people who claim to be
Christians today, claiming that they are God.Not just a “little god” but God Almighty.I hate to tell them but there is only one God/man
who could ever claim that and His name is Jesus Christ.
1 John
4:4-6 You, dear children, are from God and have
overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater
than the one who is in the world.They
are from the world and therefore speak from the
viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them.
We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; butwhoever
is not from God does not listen to us.This
is how we recognize the Spirit {Or spirit} of truth and
the spirit of falsehood. The reason why false teachers, who deny one or
more of the core doctrines of the Faith, gain so many
followers is that they are saying what the world wants to
hear. They organize their churches so that they
cater to unbelievers, and once non Christians come in they
are fed a diet devoid of the essential nutrition of the
Gospel and sound doctrine. False teachers conduct
surveys to see what non-believers are looking for in a
"church" and then provide those things. False
teachers claim they are bringing people into the Kingdom
when in fact they are bringing them out of the world and
back into the world, the only difference now being that
they are spending their money in support of some apostate
leader and/or group.
The NAR proponents claim to be foundational
Apostles to the modern church. This claim is exactly
what Paul warned the Church about regarding false
apostles. The term "false apostles" is used only once
in the Bible in 2 Cor. 11:13. False apostles are
identified as those who claim they areequalwith
the the foundational Apostles. The NAR proponents go
even further! They claim to beGREATERthan
the original Apostles.
Jude 1:1-2 Jude, a servant of Jesus
Christ and a brother of James, To those who have been
called, who are loved by God the Father and kept by
Jesus Christ: Mercy, peace and love be yours in
abundance. Jude was the brother of Jesus Christ. But it
is significant that he calls himself the brother of
James. Jude wants everyone to know that, though he is a
half-brother of Jesus Christ through his mother Mary, he
considers himself to be a servant of Jesus. I’m sure
there were those who tried to idolize him for being the
brother of Jesus Christ. If he had the character of some
of the current large crop of false teachers, he would
have written “Jude, the brother of Jesus Christ.” I’m
sure if some of these modern heretics could trace their
roots back to Christ, they would use that information to
get support for themselves and power over people. But
Jude does just the opposite. He calls himself the
servant of Jesus Christ. He is addressing this letter to
those who have been called, and who are loved by God the
Father and kept by Jesus Christ. So he is addressing
this letter to Christians. God has called every true
believer.
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Run the Race, Win the Prize by
Sandy Simpson
But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly
await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who,
by the power that enables him to bring everything under
his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that
they will be like his glorious body. Jesus Christ
is coming again. We are citizens of heaven, not
this earth, and Jesus will come to take us to our
homeland. So true believers eagerly await His
coming, unlike those who oppose the cross of Christ who
think they must take dominion over the earth or laugh at
the idea of the Rapture. There are many of them
today. We know that when Jesus comes, by His
power, He will bring everything under His control.
We are not called to do that as the Church. Jesus
will do that when He comes, and when He comes we will be
changed and receive our everlasting bodies that will
never wear out.
1 Cor. 15:51-57 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will
not all sleep, but we will all be changed in a flash, in
the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the
trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised
imperishable, and we will be changed. For the perishable
must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal
with immortality. When the perishable has been clothed
with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality,
then the saying that is written will come true: "Death
has been swallowed up in victory." "Where, O death, is
your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" The sting
of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But
thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our
Lord Jesus Christ.
Today,
in
a majority of churches, we see the result of the
seeker-friendly,"purpose-driven", church
growth, Third Wave, New Apostolic Reformation
methods and teachings and their product I am
calling"Entertainment-style Christianity"
(ESC). But ESC churches are not only missing
out on the cutting edge of true Christianity, but
areheading down the road to apostasy.
True
biblical
Christianity is "interactive". Those in ESC
are taughtto be spectators at mega-church
entertainment events. They are not taught the
Bible but rather to be enamored with the
oratoricalskills of the preacher, and to not dare
question anything that is shoved down the throats of
the "laity" by the ruling "anointed"elite.
They are treated to a circus atmosphere including
wild CCM music with people flailing around and
acting like they are on drugs, topreachers who tell
endless stories about themselves and joke about
everything while actually making profundity mundane,
to hula dancing,to banners and marching in the
church and around it, to the blowing of shofars, to
slain in the spirit and wild manifestations.
Theirsears are tickled by guest speakers who make up
sermons out of their own imaginations instead of the
written Word. They are entertainedwith gold
dust, gold fillings, "angel" feathers, "angel"
footprints, drunk in the spirit antics, and during
these displays they can go outand get a latte and a
snack at the church snack bar. They come into
these mega churches and leave without being
personally challengedother than with tired worldly
psychology, and without anyone being able to find
out what they are doing in their private
lives. A smallpercentage attend "cell groups"
where they are diapraxed into consensus instead of
challenged to be Bereans and think and act
forthemselves. They live like the world during
the week, then come to church where the world is not
only welcomed but accommodated.
Commentators
seem to think that this section of Habakkuk was
addressing theCeasarsand
their drunken desire for power.Seems
these two things often go together.
Those
who love drunk in the spirit are no exception.They
are trying to get others to share in their debauchery
and the false hope of an end-times worldwide revival,
currently through the Saturate 2020 events.Though
these were two of the hereticaldistinctivesof
the New Order of the Latter Rain, these ideas are
nothing new.The
righteous continue to live by faith, while the proud
boast in their drunken state.
Saturate 2020 is another in a long line of
Latter Rain revivals which do not meet the criteria of a
Biblical revival at all (Acts 3:19). The
Toronto “Blessing” and Brownsville “Revival” both came
into towns all over the world with the promise that
people were getting saved and nothing weird was going on
at their meetings. This was always a lie as
the true Gospel was not preached but instead people were
invited forward to have hands laid on them in order to
transfer an impartation. Meanwhile false
doctrines were laid down in order to get people involved
in churches like Bethel Church in Redding,
CA. We are warned in Scripture about this. Galatians
2:4 But it was because of the false
brethren secretly brought in, who had sneaked
in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ
Jesus, in order to bring us into bondage.
2
Peter 2:1 But false prophets also arose
among the people, just as there will also be false
teachers among you, who will
secretly introduce destructive heresies, even
denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift
destruction upon themselves.
The fact that some formerly Biblical churches have
joined this circus is a testament to their lack of
teaching discernment. Some of these
denominations were warned repeatedly about the Latter
Rain, Word of Faith and the New Apostolic Reformation
yet they apparently wanted to remain “willfully
ignorant”. The people advertised as being
involved with this latest “revival” are almost all
associated with Bethel in some way and promoters of what
they teach. This is not a true Biblical revival
but rather a revival of the occult and New Age among
Christians. This meeting is actually hurting
the cause of Christ and will not have any real
beneficial effect on the culture of California, which
has turned decidedly evil for
decades. These Dominionists
will not be saving the planet, but are rather setting
people up for the coming antichrist. Nor will
they rid the world of coronavirus, but rather likely add
to it.
Should biblical Christian churches be
Christ-centered (Christocentric)? Should the
doctrines of the Father (Patriology) and the Holy Spirit
(Pnematology) also be equally emphasized? Can a
church be Patriocentric or Pnemacentric and be biblical?
The answer to these questions are quite simple
from a biblical perspective. There have been charges
leveled at some movements such as the Pietist Movement in
Germany and other movements that they place too much
emphasis on Christ to the exclusion of the Father and the
Holy Spirit. This may be true to a certain
degree. The doctrines of the Father, Son and Holy
Spirit must be taught with equal emphasis so that
Christians will know what they believe.
But should a church be Patriocentric or
Pnemacentric? No. For instance, there are far
too many churches today, having been influenced by
hyper-Pentecostalism and the Latter Rain, that are
Pnemacentric. They spend most of their time focusing
on the Holy Spirit to the exclusion of preaching the
Gospel while, in fact, they don't even have a biblical
doctrine of the Holy Spirit. I believe that because
classic Evangelicals, to a certain degree, dropped the
ball in defining the Person and role of the Holy Spirit it
gave an opening to Third Wavers to step in with their
erroneous ideas of Pnematology.
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The
Letter to Laodicea Is
a Warning to the TRUE Church Today by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this
article.
Rev.
3:14-22 And unto the angel of the church of the
Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the
faithful and true witness, the beginning of the
creation of God; I know thy works, that thou art
neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold
nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. Because
thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and
have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art
wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and
naked: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the
fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment,
that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy
nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with
eyesalve, that thou mayest see. As many as I love, I
rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man
hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to
him, and will sup with him, and he with me. To him
that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my
throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with
my Father in his throne. He that hath an ear, let him
hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
Much has been made of this passage, using it to point
out what is happening today in the apostate churches
around the world. It is true that they believe
they are rich in spiritual things when they are very
poor. It can be applied in one sense to theWord
of Faithmovement.
It is true that the "River" movement of Latter Rain
teachings do think they are hot when actually they are
cold.
But this letter to the end times
church of Laodicea is actually talking to biblical
Christians who are born again. The apostate
movements of theLatter
Rain,Third
Wave,Toronto
"Blessing",Vineyard,Brownsville
"Outpouring",Word
of Faith,New
Apostolic Reformation,World
Gathering on Indigenous People,Manifest
Sons of God,Seeker
Friendly,Church
Growth,Emerging
Churchand many others have
already had their lampstands removed (Rev. 2:5) because
of their apostasy and have already been spit out of the
Lord's mouth (Rev. 3:16). We can know this because
of what the Bible says about those who teach false
doctrines (1 Tim. 6:3-5, 2 Tim. 4:3) and make false
prophecies (1 John 4:1). These false churches, false
movements and false brethren (Gal. 2:4) are already
under the judgment of the warnings of theseven
letters, as all but two of the original first
century churches are today (only the two who Jesus did
not warn still survive today). Therefore theletters
to the churchesapply to those
churches who have not had their lampstands removed and
been spit out of the mouth of God because of heresy and
false prophesy. So the warning to the true
biblical churches today remains. Why is this
warning significant to us?
It
is significant because, by in large, it isthe
true
Church today that has allowed the movements mentioned
above to infiltrate and take over the agenda for what
is called "Christianity" today.
In
Titus 1:6-11 Paul tells Titus to appoint
"overseers" in the churches. The
word "overseer" isepiskoposin
Greek
and means bishop, curator, superintendent,
guardian, watchman. Overseers are to be
shepherds to the sheep, watchmen,
guardians.
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Cares for You by Sandy Simpson
The
story
of the feeding of the 5000 is found in all the gospels of
Matthew, Mark, Luke & John. When something is repeated
in the Bible it means that it is important and is
something we must try to understand. There is often a
deeper meaning in sentences or stories that are repeated.
In
this same story repeated in Mark 6:34 it says:
"When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had
compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a
shepherd. So he began teaching them many things."
One of the main things that Jesus is... is compassionate.
He cares for His people. He was compassionate then and He
is still compassionate today. Jesus came and saw the needs
of the people. So He did two things. He met their physical
need of hunger for bread, and He also met their spiritual
hunger for the bread of life. As Jesus told us in John ...
He is the bread of life. The Bible, the Word of God, being
the word of the Father and the Son, is also the bread of
life. Jesus is the living example of the Word as it
also says in John "The Word was made flesh and lived among
us".
This
paper
exposes what General Boykin has been doing in Calvary
Chapels and his associations.
He
isGrand Chancellor of the
Vatican's Jesuitical "Knights of Malta", an
ecumenical society under the leadership of Rome where
Catholics, Protestants and a plethora of others unite in
what cannot be a unity of the Faith.
We just finished as study in the book of Jonah in
our Bible study groups. As we studied through that
true story I became aware of an application for Church
leaders today.
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What Does The Bible Teach About "Synergy"?
by Sandy Simpson
Synergy is also a concept being adapted and taught
today as a major tenet of the Third Wave, New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR) movement. Dutch Sheets was one of
the first to introduce this concept to that movement back
in the National School of the Prophets - Mobilizing the
Prophetic Office Conference at Ted Haggard's New Life
Church in Colorado Springs, CO on May 12, 2002.
HUMOR: Time for a rewrite of the old
hymns. In this day and age of Third Wave revival
movements and Word-Faith dominion, the old hymns just
aren't cutting it anymore. Not only are they old
fashioned musically, but the lyrics are, for the most
part, particularly depressing. They talk of sin, death,
repentance, the cross, the blood of Jesus and a whole
host of other disgusting subjects. There are also
too many lyrics in them, frankly, which takes away from
the "worship" atmosphere. Repetitiveness is what we
need, not dead doctrinal concepts. The old hymns are
just too biblical. Give us a beat to move our feet, not
concepts to move our hearts and minds!
Here is a list of some hymns that could
be "upgraded" to meet the criteria of the Third Wave,
Word-Faith, Latter Rain, Manifest Sons Of God, New
Apostolic Reformation. This list is by no means
complete. If you don't recognize the hymns
mentioned perhaps it would be worth your time to go back
and read them, then compare what they say to the new
doctrines.
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Saved by Sandy Simpson
“To be almost saved is to be totally
lost.” – Adrian Rogers
There are many so-called
“Christians” today who are clearly “almost saved” by their
testimonies and/or actions.But to be
“almost saved” is to be completely lost.A
person who is drowning and almost saved drowns.A
woman who is almost pregnant is not pregnant.King Agrippa
said, “You are almost persuading me to be a Christian
(Acts 26:28)” but being almost persuaded is not enough
to be saved.
The word “almost” means “very nearly”, “not
quite.” In light of this we may conclude that to come
close to the target, or “almost” hit it, means to
completely miss the mark. (Shalem
Evangelical Church Bush Hall Yard Gap, St. Michael)
"Silence
the noise of your songs" by Sandy Simpson, 5/26/19
Amos 5:21-27 “I hate, I reject your
festivals, nor do I delight in your solemn
assemblies. “Even though you offer up to Me burnt
offerings and your grain offerings, I will not accept
them; and I will not even look at the peace offerings of
your fatlings. “Take away from Me the noise of your songs;
I will not even listen to the sound of your harps. “But
let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like
an ever-flowing stream. Did you present Me with sacrifices
and grain offerings in the wilderness for forty years, O
house of Israel? You also carried along Sikkuth your king
and Kiyyun, your images, the star of your gods which you
made for yourselves. Therefore, I will make you go into
exile beyond Damascus,” says the Lord, whose name is the
God of hosts. When I first reread this passage in Amos, a
few things struck me. First of all the Lord is
bringing judgment on Israel for carrying on religious
ceremony without true dedication to the Lord. They
sing songs and present their offerings while harboring
idols. I was reminded of how the Lord must view the
heretical apostate mega church celebrations of
today. There is a lot of pomp and circumstance, yet
little or no obedience to the Word of God. The Lord
does not look favorably upon worship of that type, no
matter the hype, no matter the noise, no matter the
show. He actually “hates” it.
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How To Find A Good Church by Sandy Simpson, 2003
Here’s how to find a good church.
What you need to find is a church that not only has
orthodox doctrinal statements but teaches, both explicitly
and implicitly, in line with the core doctrines of the
Faith. These are Bible-believing Christ-centered
churches that are balanced in their theology. Be
sure to test all churches before you become
involved. It is acceptable to get involved with a
house church or Bible study as long as there is someone
who has the gift of teaching there to lead the study of
God’s Word.
Hebrews 10:25 not forsaking our own
assembling together, as is the habit of some, but
encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the
day drawing near.
The Christian life is not one to be lived
alone. Trust me; I have sympathy for those who have
been spiritually injured by false churches, false
prophets, false teachers and false apostles. It is
often a long road back from the diaprax of heresy.
But to undo the brainwashing you will need help,
especially from those who are already ahead of you on your
journey back. The first century church was known for
the following:
Acts 2:42 They were continually devoting
themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to
the breaking of bread and to prayer.
This is a good gauge to tell if you are
involved in an effective assembly of believers, no matter
how small. Remember that the first century churches
were in homes. In my experience smaller churches are
much better at doing the above and more. Avoid mega
churches.
This book was written by my mother and is
about my family's experience as missionaries in
Micronesia. Juanita went to be with the Lord in
August of 2018. This book has been a blessing to
many people around the world and I want to share it with
you. - Sandy Simpson
This is the story of a young woman
who goes to the ends of the Earth with her pastor
husband and two small children. While describing the
hardships of living in a remote village on a remote
Pacific Island in the 60's, it also gives us a
vision of the joy the family experienced as well.
The heart of the book is the story of how the author
survives the death of her husband and goes on to
serve God and the Micronesian people in her own
right.This book reveals
a woman of great faith and courage. In addition, the
book is well written and a pleasure to read.Having
met the author, I will add that there are thousands
of people throughout Micronesia who love her and who
have benefited by her faithfulness and commitment
over the years. Read the book and get to know this
wonderful woman. Review by Richard
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Deliverance! A Biblical Guide
To Freedom from "Another Spirit" The Possible
Consequence of the Unbiblical Practice of "Slain In
the Spirit" by Sandy Simpson
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The cases are legion. Let's look at
John (a pseudonym) as one case in thousands that I read
through the years in the emails sent to my site.
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A Short History of
Dominionism by Sandy Simpson
In order to understand where the modern
fusion called “Dominioism”
comes from, I want to first give you definitions of
Kingdom Now, Dominionism
and Reconstructionism.
Dominionism is sparsely
defined as follows:
“Dominion Theology (also known as Dominionism) is a group of
Christian political ideologies that seek to
institute a nation governed by Christians based on
their personal understandings of biblical law.
Extents of rule and ways of achieving governing
authority are varied. For example, Dominion Theology
can include theonomy,
but does not necessarily involve advocating Mosaic
law as the basis of government. The label is applied
primarily toward groups of Protestants in the United
States.” [1]
It is more closely defined this way:
“Dominionism,
or Christian Dominionism
is a term coined by social scientists and
popularized by journalists to refer to a subset of
American Christianity that is conservative,
politically active, and believes that Christians
should, and eventually will, take control of the
government. The term is sometimes used as a
“catch-all” by bloggers to describe any politically
active Christian, but not every conservative,
politically minded Christian is a Dominionist.
Christian Dominionists
believe that God desires Christians to rise to power
through civil systems so that His Word might then
govern the nation. The belief that “America is a
Christian nation” is sometimes called “soft dominionism”; the idea that
God wants only Christians to hold government office
and run the country according to biblical law is
called “hard dominionism.”
[2]
“Hard Dominioism”
as it is called in the above definition, is what C.
Peter Wagner (deceased) of the New Apostolic
Reformation (a term he coined) have been advocating,
following the teachings of the New Order of the Latter
Rain and Reformed Theology “Reconstructionism”.
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Maturity Training by Sandy Simpson
Heb. 5:14 But
solid food is for the MATURE, who by constant use
have trained themselves to distinguish good from
evil.
At the core of
maturity in Christ is the issue of training to be
able to distinguish between good and evil, right and
wrong. But in today’s churches this issue has not
only been downplayed, but actually swept aside.
I run a website and
get hundreds of emails every week. Since the website
deals with apologetics against false teachers and
false prophets, about half the email I receive is
blasting me for even bringing up the issue. These
emails are from “Christians” who claim I am not
“anointed”, don’t understand the work of the Holy
Spirit, etc. I am forced to remind them of Hebrews 5
and Ephesians 4 and the biblical definition of
maturity in Christ. Maturity is not defined as
following dynamic speakers, running after people who
claim the ability to perform signs and wonders,
those with wealth, charismatic teachers with large
numbers of followers, those with name recognition,
and prophets who make wild prophecies. It is defined
simply as training ourselves to know the difference
between good and evil.
Where do Christians
get solid food? From voices in their heads,
intuition, imaginations, flights of fancy, signs,
wonders? No. Solid food is consumed by feeding on
the meat of the written Word of God.
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Bill Johnson
Quotes by Sandy Simpson
This article is about the use of invective
while attempting to do apologetics or teaching
discernment. Invective is defined as a noun:
insulting, abusive, or highly critical language ie. "he
let out a stream of invective". I admit to using
invective at times in the past. My goal is to stop
that practice and focus on the facts, not attack an
individual’s ability to comprehend.
In the case of Christians, the first thing
to consider when doing apologetics is our mandate to
reconcile people to Christ, no matter who they are.
2 Cor. 5:18-21 Now all these things are
from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ
and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, namely, that
God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not
counting their trespasses against them, and He has
committed to us the word of reconciliation. Therefore,
we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making
an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be
reconciled to God. He made Him who knew no sin to be sin
on our behalf so that we might become the righteousness
of God in Him.
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are the True God
by Sandy Simpson
I have some questions for those of the
World Christian Gathering of Indigenous People (WCGIP)
adherents such as Don Richardson, Daniel Kikawa,
Richard Twiss
(deceased), Terry LeBlanc, Danny Lehman, Aloha KeAkua,
YWAM as well as many in the Emergent Church (EC) ... the
questions arise from their claim that the "supreme
beings" of the nations are all the True God, YHWH, the
God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. You can read more
on this subject in our book "Idolatry In Their Hearts" or in the
WCGIP
section of my site.
My main
question for them is this: When did ANY of the
Patriarchs and Prophets in the Old Testament and the
Apostles or Jesus Christ in the New Testament EVER claim
that the "supreme beings" of the nations were Elohim/YHWH, the one True
God? Let's look at some examples in the form of
questions and you can check out the source links as
well.
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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
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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the Churches How the occult has been fully
integrated into many Christian lives and fellowships by Sandy Simpson
The Bible is quite clear about occult
practices.Neither Israel nor the
Church is to have anything to do with the way the world
tries to gain secret knowledge.The
Gnostics were and are known for promoting new revelation
that is either loosely tied to Scripture taken out ofcontext or not
at all.The Israelites seeking
information from the dead or in omens were judged
harshly by the Lord who had warned them numerous times
to stay away from that stuff.
Yet due to the influences of
heretical teachers in the New Apostolic Reformation,
Word of Faith, Emergent Church, and
the New Age many have been successful in getting lots of
churches and denominations into occult practices that
have been thinly disguised as “Christian"? Many
of those who follow these people, I’m sure, have
no idea how far they have strayed into the occult.
First I want to give the
dictionary definitions and then Biblical warnings
against these practices.Then I
will give examples in the churches taken mainly from
the ElijahList
e-newsletter.
List of Practices Detestable To God
Deuteronomy 18:9-12 “When
you enter the land which the Lord your God gives you,
you shall not learn to imitate the detestable things
of those nations. There shall not be found among you
anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through
the fire, one who uses divination, one who
practices witchcraft, or one who interprets omens,
or a sorcerer, or one who casts a spell, or a
medium, or a spiritist,
or one who calls up the dead. For whoever does
these things is detestable to the Lord;
and because of these detestable things
the Lord your God will drive them out before you.
Isaiah 8:19 When they say to you, “Consult
the mediums and the spiritists
who whisper and mutter," should not a peopleconsult their God?Should they consult the dead on behalf of
the living?
Using
the
above list from Deuteronomy and Isaiah, let’s take a
look at each individual practice.
New Important Book! Dominionism! How Unbiblical Action Can Change
The Churches by Dr. Orrel Steinkamp &
Sandy Simpson
Preface
By Sandy Simpson
The title and cover art of this work are
a play off of the book by C. Peter Wagner entitled
“"Dominion! How Kingdom Action Can Change The
World". In contrast to this specious claim we have
titled this book “Dominionism! How Unbiblical Action Can
Change The Churches". We think that is far more in
keeping with what we will present in this series of
articles and essays on the subject of Kingdom
Now/Dominionism.
Indeed, many churches have already been
changed by accepting the false teachings that constitute
Dominionism. This started decades ago under
Reformed Reconstrucionism and Latter Rain theology, but
even before that in the Roman Catholic Church
(RCC). The attempt of Constantine to protect
Christians from being persecuted, since he claimed he
had become one of them, turned out to begin a journey in
syncretism and Dominion. It wasn’t long before
corrupt church officials began to try to seize power all
over Europe and beyond as the “Holy Roman Empire".
The Reformation itself was a reaction to the lengths to
which the RCC had gone to take control over the
Scriptures, the nations, the kingdoms, and the people
for financial gain. They sold indulgences,
promising those who came up with enough money a much
shorter time in Purgatory. Those same ploys are
being used today on what has been loosely called
“Christian television" by the sale of trinkets and
promises of healing, financial gain and even salvation.
These ideas all coalesce in
Dominionism. If it were true that the Church needs
to take over the planet, then we would be seeing the
unstoppable plans of God’s physical Kingdom
unfolding. But we do not. All we see are
failed prophecies, empty edicts and declarations coming
from false apostles and false prophets. They love
to fool Christians with talk of the “kingdom" when it is
clear they are talking about a different “kingdom"; a
Kingdom Now not a Kingdom come. Jesus taught us to
pray: “Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it
is in heaven". The implication is that we are to
be about building His spiritual Kingdom while praying
for and expecting His physical Kingdom to come.
The only way we can do that is to continue in the Great
Commission till He comes, not attempt to rule where God
has not given the Church the authority to rule.
Jesus will do that when He returns. If we go off on the
tangent the Dominionists want us to go, we will not only
miss out on the blessings of His Kingdom to come, but
may well be deserving of judgment.
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Matt.
13:38-39 The field is the world, and the good seed
stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the
sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sows them is the
devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the
harvesters are angels. Matthew 7:17 Likewise every good tree
bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
Original sin is
the bad seed in everyone. We all start with a bad
seed.
Jer.
17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things and
beyond cure. Who can understand it? Rom. 3:23 for all have sinned
and fall short of the glory of God, Rom. 5:12 Therefore, just as sin
entered the world through one man, and death through sin,
and in this way death came to all men, because all
sinned
We need to have
the bad seed destroyed and replaced with good seed.
Gal.
5:24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have
crucified the sinful nature with its passions and
desires. Rom. 6:6 For we know that our old
self was crucified with him so that the body of sin
might be done away with, that we should no longer be
slaves to sin 1 Pet. 1:23 For you have been born
again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable,
through the living and enduring word of God.
The good seed is
the Word, the Gospel.
Luke
8:11 "This is the meaning of the parable: The
seed is the word of God. 1 John 3:9 No one who is born of God
will continue to sin, because God's seed remains in
him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been
born of God.
Bad seeds are
from the enemy and are full of false doctrine and a false
gospel.
Matt.
13:38-39 The field is the world, and the good seed
stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the
sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sows them is the
devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the
harvesters are angels.
Will the Real Blasphemers Please
Stand Up? by Sandy Simpson
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article.
This subject is one so serious that I do
it with great fear and trepidation. Nonetheless, because
I get so many e-mails accusing me and other Bereans of
blasphemy, among other serious charges, I felt it was
necessary to clear up some issues on this topic. Because
of my stand for the truth of God's Word juxtaposed
against all the false teaching that is going on today, I
think it is important to do a quick study on what
blasphemy is actually all about from a biblical
standpoint. There are many references to blasphemy
in the Bible and from them we can find out how and why
that term was used.
You will see that the word "blasphemy" in
the Scriptures is the very definition of what the false
teachers and false prophets are doing today!
This is a name I came up with for people
attending and teaching at Oral Roberts University in the
70s. Even back then I had come to realize that
their way of representing Christianity was not in line
with the Scriptures. At that time I didn’t know
that Oral Roberts was carrying on the Word of Faith
traditions of New Thought practitioners such as Kenneth
Hagin, Kenneth Copeland, Essex Kenyan, Norman Vincent
Peale, Robert Schuler, and many other false teachers of
the time. Though I didn’t know anything about Word
of Faith or New Thought then I knew that the way they
were representing Christianity was just not right
somehow. Their desire to portray Christians as
rich, beautiful, healthy, perfect, and virtually sinless
(holiness) went directly against the example of Jesus,
the Apostles and the early church.
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Screwtape Legacy by Sandy Simpson
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The book by C.S. Lewis called "Screwtape
Letters" was a clever idea in exposing a number of
tactics of the enemy. Those principles are still
at work today in many churches. Following is a
list of some of the things the enemy wants to see in
churches and Christians in order to bring them down.
Bradford Pear Christianity by Sandy Simpson
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I was driving along and noticing that
spring has sprung here in North Carolina. One of the
first trees to bloom is the Bradford Pear. I began to
notice how that tree has proliferated almost everywhere
and then my wife looked up the information on this tree
on the web. As she began to read the facts about this
tree and its proliferation I began to see an allegorical
parallel to what is going on in much of Christendom. But
before I get into what the Bradford Pear can show us
about the churches, I need to present the facts about
the tree.
The Lord's Prayer, Our Prayer by Sandy Simpson
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Matt. 6:9-13 This,
then, is how you should pray: "Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be
done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our
daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have
forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one."
This model prayer that Jesus taught the
disciples to pray contains many important precepts.
It should probably be called "The Disciple's
Prayer". It starts with a very important concept in
the first verse.
The Fallacious Arguments of
Neo-Universalists by Sandy Simpson
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The new Universalists are not as vocal
about their Universalism ideas but are far more deadly
to the Church as they are not rejected like classic
Universalists were decades ago. The new
Universalists would include Emerging Church leaders
like Brian McLaren, Leonard Sweet, Spencer Burke, Alan
Jones and others like Wycliffe, Society of
Biblical Literature, World Christian Gathering of
Indigenous Peoples, Richard Twiss, Daniel Kikawa,
Terry LeBlanc, Rick Warren, Henry Nowen, YWAM, Tony
Campolo, Robert Schuller, George Otis Jr., and even
Billy Graham.
The future of apologetics and
discernment ministries by Sandy Simpson
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article.
I
admit that I am very skeptical about the future of
discernment and apologetics ministries. I don't see the
next generation coming up to replace those who have stood
for the truth for so long. Fortunately many apologists
have gone to be with the Lord but who will replace them? I
don't see replacements coming up who will take the place
of those who have been fighting the fight the years. I run
a web site where I collect articles and materials from all
over the world and present them in a sort of Reader's
Digest format so that people can come to one place to get
the latest information on heresies in the churches as well
as research past ones. What I've seen in the last couple
of years is that the production of regular materials is
declining to the point where it's becoming difficult to
find one article for my site to post every day. Of course
I write my own articles but don't have enough time to
write an article on a daily basis. I am very concerned
because of the tsunami of false ideas from the enemy in
the churches. At the same time, unfortunately, I see a lot
of younger people who don't even recognize anymore that
something is wrong.
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Church History & The Core
Doctrines by Sandy Simpson
This 4-DVD set is a combination of a condensed
study on Church History and the Discernment Toolkit series
which deals with the core doctrines of the Church and how to
use them to discern error. The Church History DVD
takes a different approach to Church History in that it does
not celebrate the Catholic Church but rather exposes it as
false Christianity. It covers World religions, false
Christianity and finally a study of the true remnant Church
through history following the story of the many martyrs who
stood up for true Biblical faith.
The
"Weight of Glory" by Sandy Simpson
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2 Corinthians
4:17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment,
worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of
glory; (KJV)
This is both
an incredible source of hope for Christians who are
downtrodden, and a source of escalating heresy in many
churches.It is critical that we understand what Paul was
talking about when he wrote the phrase “weight of
glory".Jacob Prasch has repeated this phrase in his
teachings over the years … “A text, out of context, in
isolation from co-text is always a pre-text."A huge
problem today is that individuals and movements tend to
yank verses out of their context and build a cult of
heresy around them.This is called eisegesis or plugging
your own ideas into the Scriptures instead of exegesis,
gaining understanding and interpretation of the Bible by
studying it in context and in the scope of the whole
written Word.
Did God Put "Eternity In Their
Hearts" or "The World In Their Hearts"? by Sandy Simpson
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In the
introduction to Mike Oppenheimer's and my book "Idolatry
In Thier Hearts" I exposed the fact that Don Richardson
pulled the phrase "Eternity In Thier Hearts" to use as his
book title from it's context in Ecc. 3:11. He did
this to support his thesis, which actually contradicts the
second part of that verse, where it states that man cannot
fathom what God has done. Richardson, rather, sets forth
what has become the foundation for the false teachings of
the WCGIP, YWAM, a number of Bible translation societies
and the Emerging Church ... the propostion that men from
Gentile cultures have always been seeking God and that
Gentile cultures were already worshipping the true God
before missionaries came with the Gospel.
But as I
further investigated this verse I found that Richardson
even ignored the true meaning of the FIRST half of the
verse in favor of a few translations that use the phrase
"eternity in their hearts".
Christians who “turn away�? by Sandy Simpson
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Jeremiah
3:10-11 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah
hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly,
saith the LORD. And the LORD said unto me, “The backsliding
Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah."
(KJV) Israel had turned away from the Lord and had gone
after the gods of Canaan, namely Baal and
Asherah. Because Israel had prostituted herself with
false gods in worshipping the polytheistic gods that started
at Babel, God had declared He was divorcing Israel and would
send them into exile until they again returned to the true
God. But Judah prided itself in doing what God had commended
as they had Jerusalem and the Temple. They disdained
Israel for setting up altars to Baal and Asherah poles on
high hills. Yet God was not fooled by Judah’s
pretence. In the KJV it says they were not worshipping
God with their whole heart but “feignedly".
Prophets for profit by Sandy Simpson
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2 Cor. 2:17
Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for
profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God
with sincerity, as those sent from God.
There are many
false teachers on TV these days who peddle the word of God
for profit. They make promises of healing that do not
come true by claiming if they are given a financial gift the
person will receive healing and riches. When what they
promised does not happen the person is blamed that they did
not have enough faith. This often destroys the faith of
people who fall into the traps of these snake oil
salesmen. I have no problem with people charging for
their materials if they cost to be produced, even though it
is hoped that when a person cannot afford to pay for books
and DVDs they will receive them free of charge. But
the charges levied on people for conferences and speaking
engagements is often excessive. A minister of God can
ask for support and deserves it if they are being diligent
in their study and proclamation of the Word. But
experiences and feelings often come with a price today and
that is not right.
"Mistake" or "Sin"? by Sandy Simpson
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Today we often
hear the word "mistake" coming from pulpits, and
especially in defense of false teaching and false
prophesy. "Cut him some slack! He just made
some mistakes". "We all make mistakes, so don't
judge lest you be judged." We even hear the word
"mistakes" being substituted for the word "sin" in many
presentations of what I have termed "Gospel Lite" today.
So is it proper to substitute the word "mistake" for the
word "sin"? We'll look at the problem of one word
"mistakenly" being used for the other.
Holy Ghost IGNORED! by Sandy Simpson
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"Holy Ghost
Reborn" is the second film in the "Holy Ghost" series
released by Bethel Church in Redding, CA. Tim Wirth
and I reviewed the first "Holy Ghost" film and that review
is freely available on YouTube here:
I am sorry to
say this but Bethel is clearly a cult of Christianity
holding to most of the teachings of the Latter Rain and
Word of Faith. They have demonstrated repeatedly a
manipulative atmosphere targeting young people in
particular while preaching rank heresy. This new
film is a continuation of those false teachings and
practices. I pray for the young people in that
church that they will come to know Jesus Christ as their
Savior and thus come to know the true Holy Spirit.
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Ghost IGNORED! Part 4 - Addendum with Tim Wirth &
Sandy Simpson
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"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
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become the "new" Christianity.
Servant Authority by Sandy Simpson
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The world system
has always been a "top down" structure, starting at the apex
of the pyramid and going down to the bottom. In kingdoms we
have the king at the top, then the princes, common people,
slaves. In a democracy we have the President at the top, the
VP, the Sec. of State on down to the citizens. In business
we have the CEO at the top, upper management, lower
management, office workers and the janitors.
Unfortunately, sometime in the third century, the church
started to have a top down structure. This is also when the
church began to be in error. The church of Rome began to
have a "top down" structure that started with the pope, then
cardinals, then bishops, then priests, then the people.
Well, what about that? Eph 4:11 It was he who
gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be
evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, This
all sounds like a "top down" structure. But the problem is
that people have not seen an important fact about these
gifts of the Spirit -- man looks at function and title, God
looks at aim and goal! Read on. Eph. 4:12 to
prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body
of Christ may be built up. These are not gifts given for
title or to give people job descriptions. They are given
because there are people out there who need our help! The
church needed the Apostles. They were the ones who were the
foundation of the church. They were the ones who saw Jesus
in the flesh and were taught by Him personally. They wrote
the New Testament Scriptures. Though the gifts of apostle
and prophet are different today than in biblical times, the
gift of evangelism, pastoring, teaching and others are still
the same. A person who is an evangelist does not just have a
title so he can rule over people. The reason that he has the
gift to be an evangelist is so that he can tell others the
good news. Why do we have pastors? Are they supposed to rule
the church and get everyone to support them and bow to their
demands? No. They are to serve the church by helping people
to come to a fuller knowledge of Jesus Christ, to equip the
saints to become more like Jesus every day.
The true
structure of Christianity is symbolized as an inverted
pyramid!
"Overtake you like a thief" by Sandy Simpson
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article.
1
Thessalonians 5:4 But you, brethren, are not in darkness,
that the day would overtake you like a thief; How serious
will it be for a person to be overtaken in "that day" like
a thief overtakes a household when he slips in and
steals? Will it just be a surprise for those who
claim to be Christians who will get a slap on the wrist by
the Lord but still proceed to heaven? Will they
simply lose rewards but still gain the ultimate
reward? What is this darkness that the brethren are
not in? 1 Thessalonians 5:3-5 While they are
saying, "Peace and safety!" then destruction will come
upon them suddenly like labor pains upon a woman
with child, and they will not escape. But you,
brethren, are not in darkness, that the day would overtake
you like a thief; for you are all sons of light and
sons of day. We are not of night or of
darkness;
Generic and Specific by Sandy Simpson
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article.
In my article "Blasphemizing
the
Bible" I give a number of examples of how a lot of
modern Bible translation societies are putting the names of
"supreme beings" in the Bible in the place of God or YHWH.
In this article I'm going to examine two of the excuses they
make for making those substitutions in the Bible in many
hundreds of different languages today.
(1) They claim
that God has many different names and therefore they think
they are justified in putting the names of various gods of
various cultures in Bibles, as long as they are considered
"supreme beings".
(2) The second
excuse they give is that the names of the "gods" they are
placing in the Bible are generic terms for God, like the
words "God", "Theos", "Dios" and "Elohim". By generic I mean
a word that can be used for any deity whether of the one
true God or other false gods who claim to be God.
I will go through
both of these excuses and show that they are both
unbiblical, therefore the Bibles they have translated with
names of other gods in them, or names they claim are
generic, prove that they have "blasphemized" those Bibles.
The Ugly Side of Diaprax by Sandy Simpson
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article.
There has been a
concerted effort by the false teachers from many movements
inside the church such as Word of Faith, New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR)/Latter Rain, World Gathering on Indigenous
People and Emerging Church among others to diaprax people
into thinking that the church has been ineffective until
they came along with their new and improved ideas on how to
take over the world. This is always a feature of the
Hegelian Dialectical process put into action by praxis, thus
diaprax. In order to form a new paradigm or worldview
the leadership of these movements must vilify orthodox
Biblical Christianity.
Deluded! by Sandy Simpson
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article.
There are so many
"Christian" leaders out there that teach delusional
teachings. These teaching are dangerous and can lead a
person to shipwreck their faith.
Healer? Heal Thyself! by Sandy Simpson
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article.
A good subtitle
for this article might be "Practice What You Preach!"
There is no doubt that God can and does heal people
today. But the false doctrines of the Word-Faith
Movement about "declaring" healing, "name-it-and-claim-it",
etc. have been proven to be lies by the very people who sell
this deceit. If you don't know about where these
famous "faith healers" go when they need healing, you may be
surprised. Why couldn't they heal themselves when they
purported to be able to heal others by virtue of their
superior faith? What happened to the extraordinary
faith they claimed to have, enough faith to heal and be
healed? Since they are the ones who taught that all
you have to do is claim the healing that is in the Atonement
(Is. 53:5) why did they not do so? Don't their deaths
prove that what they were preaching was a lie and pragmatic
witchcraft rather than biblical relality?
God"s Attitude toward the "Supreme
Beings" of the Nations by Sandy Simpson
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article.
It is quite clear
from Scripture that YHWH does NOT consider the "supreme
beings" of the nations to be Himself, the One True
God. This is in opposition to the teachings of Don
Richardson, Daniel Kikawa, Richard Twiss and many others
promoting the World Christian Gathering of Indigenous People
movement, Emergent Church and Liberal theologies. I
have proven this time and time again in my articles on the
subject but I am going to consolidate the information from
the Bible in this article by studying the false gods named
in the Bible. I am sure I will not be able to cover
every instance of supreme beings mentioned in the Bible but
I (1) want to deal with some of the major ones (2) show you
where they are found in the Word, and (3) prove that they
were the "supreme beings" of those nations named by the
patriarchs, prophets and Apostles and that they were not
monotheistic gods but polytheistic in the tradition of Babel
where the false religion of polytheism first took root
through the worship of Nimrod and Semiramis.
You need to "nip it in the bud"! by Sandy Simpson
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article.
I am writing
this article to address a subject that I have often
observed. It is the fact that if you do not get the
leaven out of your church the leaven will become the
leadership.The Bible teaches quite clearly that if you let
the leaven in you will leaven the whole lump.
Galatians
5:9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough.
We see
this often in the case of many "Christian" movements that
have allowed a small error to exist in their churches and
have not dealt with those issues. It then ends up
metastasizing into worse and worse problems as time goes
by.
The New Panentheistic "God" Of
Christendom by Sandy Simpson
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article.
Now, I bet you
read the title of this article and thought I had misspelled
the word "pantheism". Just so that those of you who
write to me advising me of words I have misspelled in
articles (and I do often) I want to tell you that I am using
the term "panentheism" as coined by Karl C. F. Krause.
You can read more about this word and concept in an
excellent book called "A
Time Of Departing" by Ray Yungen.
There is a new
"God" being promoted in the Third Wave, New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR) and Word of Faith movements whose teachers
are regularly seen on TBN, Daystar, SkyAngel, CBN and other
"Christian" TV networks. Some of those teachers even
have, what would be considered, a fairly typical statement
of faith or doctrinal statement they endorse. But by
what they teach they end up promoting a false unbiblical
view of God, especially through their actions and
experiences. The whole phenomenon of "slain in the
spirit" and all the antics that go with it are brainwashing
an entire generation of Christians to put their faith in
another Jesus, another Spirit, another Gospel. This
new "Jesus" and "Holy Spirit" is clearly pantheistic or
panentheistic in nature. Though some of these teachers
would claim to be believing in the God who is One God in
Three Persons, by what they teach they deny the very
revealed character of God from Scripture.
What Should I Say? by Sandy Simpson
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booklet.
How do you answer
an invitation to attend a meeting where you know nothing
about the speaker or what will be done there? What happens
if they want to announce the meeting at your church and
invite everyone? What do you say to a person who tells you
that you don"t have the Holy Spirit even though you are a
Christian? What should you do if you think something is
wrong, or your conscience is bothering you about something
that was said or done? The answer?
Go to the
Scriptures!
The Bible has all
the answers to your questions. This little booklet is an
attempt to deal with a few of the typical statements you
will hear from people who have become involved in the Third
Wave revival movement. By "Third Wave" I am referring to
teachers, "prophets" and any meeting associated with the
Toronto "Blessing", Brownsville Assemblies of God, Rodney
Howard-Browne, Benny Hinn, Kenneth Copeland, Rod Parsley,
Marilyn Hickey, Joyce Meyers, Bethel Church, Lakeland and
many others who appear on the Trinity Broadcasting Network
and the 700 Club on TV.
Hopefully the
statements and answers in this booklet will set you off on
an investigation of your own in the Word. If you need help,
and you have access to the Internet, you can visit my web
site called "Deception In The Church" that deals with these
issues and has the articles mentioned in this booklet.
Luring People To Destruction By The Unscrupulous Use Of The
"Gospel" Message by Sandy Simpson
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article.
Phil. 1:14-18 Because of my chains, most of the
brothers in the Lord have been encouraged to speak the word
of God more courageously and fearlessly. It is true
that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others
out of goodwill. The latter do so in love, knowing
that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. The former
preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely,
supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in
chains. But what does it matter? The important thing is that
in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is
preached. And because of this I rejoice. Yes, and I will
continue to rejoice,
If you see what I
see in this passage, this argument cannot be used for people
like Benny Hinn, Kenneth Copeland and the hundreds, even
thousands of Third Wave ministers today who are not merely
envious and self ambitious, but are also teaching outright
false doctrine. Paul was not talking about heretics in this
statement, but "brothers in the Lord" who preach the Gospel
with wrong motives. Third Wave teachers not only have wrong
motives, they also have the wrong message. This
argument cannot be used for people like Hinn, even if they
manage to preach enough of the "Gospel" for people to come
to a saving knowledge of the Lord, because they are also
teaching and practicing heresy.
One of Satan"s Final Masquerades by Sandy Simpson
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article.
2
Corinthians 11:14 And no wonder, for Satan himself
masquerades as an angel of light.
Satan often
disguises himself with the purpose of deceiving
people. One way in which I believe he is putting on a
masquerade is by appearing as "Mary" to millions of people
worldwide.
Attack Of The Enemy On The Churches by Sandy Simpson
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article.
So much heresy is
entering the churches these days. As you would
suspect, sometimes it is due to a pastor attending a
conference or reading a book and becoming diapraxed with
unbiblical ideas. He then starts to weave those ideas
into his messages and begins to invite speakers to the
church who expound on those ideas. Then when
confronted by someone in the church who has reservations
about the new stuff being taught, they are told to not talk
about it and just go along with the program. If that
person does not they are ostracized, slander behind their
back, and often told to leave (which is what they should do
in any case).
But my
observation is that it is not only the pastor who causes
unbiblical changes to influence a church. Often the
pastor is blissfully unaware of influences coming into his
church. They often come in through (1) the worship
team (2) women"s groups (3) bookstore (4) children"s
programs (5) interdenominational prayer efforts and (6)
relief and mission organizations. If unchecked this
type of infiltration is much more subtle and can become
deeply rooted.
Marks Of False Religion by Sandy Simpson
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article.
Colossians 2:8
See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy
and empty deception, according to the tradition of men,
according to the elementary principles of the world, rather
than according to Christ.
In context Paul
is especially addressing, though perhaps not to the
exclusion of other false religion, what had become the false
religion of the Pharisees and Jewish leadership. There
were many Jewish so-called "Christians" making the rounds
among the fledgling early churches who were trying to get
the Gentiles to come under the Law from which Christ had
purchased their freedom. John Gill states this case
well in his commentary.
Universalism in the World has Permeated the Church by Sandy Simpson
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article.
The current
fad of interfaith solidarity and unity is simply a thin
guise of inclusivism, Universalism and pluralism.
Universalism
is defined by Dictionary.com as: The doctrine that
emphasizes the universal fatherhood of God and the final
salvation of all souls. (Source)
Universalism is a religion and theology that generally
holds all persons and creatures are related to God or the
divine and will be reconciled to God. (Source)
Pluralism is
defined as: The doctrine that reality is composed of many
ultimate substances. " The belief that no single
explanatory system or view of reality can account for all
the phenomena of life. (American Heritage Dictionary, (Source)
Inclusivism
is: "Inclusivism posits that even though the work of
Christ is the only means of salvation, it does not follow
that explicit knowledge of Christ is necessary in order
for one to be saved. In contrast to pluralism, inclusivism
agrees with exclusivism in affirming the particularity of
salvation in Jesus Christ. But unlike exclusivism,
inclusivism holds that an implicit faith response to
general revelation can be salvific. God expects from man a
response proportional to the light given. Saving faith is
not characterized so much by its cognitive content as it
is by its reverent quality." (Ken Keathley, None Dare Call
It Treason: Is an Inclusivist a Paul Revere or a
Benedict Arnold? (Ken Keathley, Assistant Professor of
Theology and Philosophy New Orleans Baptist Theological
Seminary, (Source)
We deal with
these old heresies brought forward to modernity, these
ideas that all men have have a relationship with God that
will cause them to be able to avoid judgement in our book
on the teachings of the World Gathering on Indigenous
People movement called "Idolatry
In
Their Hearts". The idea that all men who
worship a "god" are worshipping the true God, YHWH, has
bubbled up to the very top of our societies and religions,
and even Christendoom, and should sound a warning alarm to
true Biblical Christianity. Instead, as usual in our
day, most Christians are asleep at the wheel while
Universalists claim that you can pray to a "god" like
Allah and be praying to the true Trinue God, YHWH. I also
dealt with the fact that Allah is not YHWH, both in our
book and in the article "Is Allah
The Same As YHWH?".
What We Need Is A Reverse Paradigm
Shift! by Sandy Simpson
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article.
I'm going to warn
you now. I am going to let you in on some information
tonight that is going to radically change your world
view. You are likely going to experience the
beginnings of a reverse paradigm shift and after tonight
there will be no way to go back the way you came. You
will be faced with choices that you may never have known you
had. You will be faced with a new way of looking at
things that is going to cause you to rethink everything that
is being taught in the Emerging Latter Rain churches.
It is going to be radical because the basis for this message
doesn't come from Jesus Christ visiting my room last night
bodily, but from His holy written Word. So buckle down
your seat belts, you're likely in for a bumpy ride!
Matt. 7:15-23 "Watch out for false prophets. They come to
you in sheep"s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious
wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people
pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree
bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a
bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Every tree that does not
bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them. "Not
everyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord," will enter the
kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my
Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day,
"Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your
name drive out demons and perform many miracles?" Then I
will tell them plainly, "I never knew you. Away from me,
you evildoers!"
False Teachers Revisited by Sandy Simpson
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article.
I often receive
requests to present updated false teachings and false
prophecies by the myriad of heretics out there. We do
try to keep up with all the latest. But I have to
remind people that those we have exposed as false on our
site have not repented of what they have already done in the
past, which is why they are still on our site. So what
they are doing now has no relevance as to whether or not
they are now to be considered a true Biblical teacher.
If and when they repent, that is renounce their false
teachings and false prophecies, make restitution to those
they have deceived, and begin to teach sound Biblical
doctrine we will give you that information. As of now
NONE of the people we have exposed have repented of their
Latter Rain, Word of Faith teachings, heretical practices or
their false prophecies. But in the interest of helping
you to respond to a person who inquires by saying: "Those
articles are old and you need newer materials" well, here is
some newer stuff you can add to the pile. For you and
me this really makes no difference, but for those who are
living in deception perhaps it might demolish one of their
arguments against the truth.
Testing The Spirits by Sandy Simpson
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article.
Sometimes I
really wonder why someone who claims to be a Bible believing
pastor, for instance, refuses to listen to the truth.
It frankly boggles my mind. I don't know if it is as a
result of the postmodern paradigm or just that they have no
love of the truth left. I don't know how that can
happen in a truly regenerate person. You would think
that the Holy Spirit would confirm the truth to them, first
in their conscience, and finally through the written
Word. But these days it is a miracle if it gets that
far. I don't know if their conscience has been so
seared that they don't hear the Spirit or if they just don't
want to know the truth because then they would be
responsible for it. I know that I cannot know their
motives or the reasons why they reject truth and refuse to
talk about false teaching, but I do know one thing: we are
called as true believers to test the spirits. We must
do this even if the result is not to our liking or befuddles
us as to the reasons.
1 John 4:1 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but
test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because
many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Questions for Those Who Claim the
"Supreme Beings" Of the Nations Are the True God by Sandy Simpson
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article.
I have some
questions for those of the World Christian Gathering of
Indigenous People (WCGIP) adherents such as Don Richardson,
Daniel Kikawa, Richard Twiss (deceased), Terry LeBlanc,
Danny Lehman, Aloha Ke Akua, YWAM as well as many in the
Emergent Church (EC) ... the questions arise from their
claim that the "supreme beings" of the nations are all the
True God, YHWH, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
You can read more on this subject in our book "Idolatry
In
Their Hearts" or in the WCGIP
section of my site. My main question for them is this: When
did ANY of the Patriarchs and Prophets in the Old Testament
and the Apostles or Jesus Christ in the New Testament EVER
claim that the "supreme beings" of the nations were
Elohim/YHWH, the one True God? Let's look at some
examples in the form of questions and you can check out the
source links as well.
How To Discern, Test & Judge
Rightly by Sandy Simpson
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article.
In running a web
site with thousands of articles, 1-2 million hits per month
from all over the world, and hundreds of e-mails per week, I
have come to realize, with time, that there is a terrible
problem in Christendom today. The problem stems from an
existential subjective view of the world that has filtered
into the church from secular society, but also from the
teachings of heretical wolves who have taught an entire
generation of churchgoers completely unbiblical methods of
discernment or to get rid of any discernment altogether.
We need a firm foundation to
weather the storm of false ideas by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this
article.
Matthew 22:29
Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing
the scriptures, nor the power of God. (KJV) Matthew 7:24 "Therefore everyone who hears
these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a
wise man who built his house on the rock. How firm a foundation, ye saints of the
Lord, Is laid for your faith in His excellent
word! " 1787 Joseph Funk & Robert Keene
A house built on
the rock will stand. The Rock is God and in
particular, Jesus Christ. Therefore His written Word
is the teachings of the His Holy Spirit and a Rock we can
depend on. Anyone who wants to prove anything
theologically, historically, scientifically or anything else
needs to start with correct information. If you start
with a faulty foundation, as you build your arguments, they
begin to fall apart because they are not supported in God"s
truth. If you want to build on a firm foundation, you
need to start the process by a careful study of God"s Word
in context of the verse and according to the whole counsel
of God"s Word. The Bible is the best commentary on the
Bible.
Karma (by any other name) by Sandy Simpson
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article.
According to
Wikipedia:
"Karma means
action, work or deed; it also refers to the principle of
causality where intent and actions of an individual
influence the future of that individual. Good intent
and good deed contribute to good karma and future
happiness, while bad intent and bad deed contribute to bad
karma and future suffering. Karma is closely
associated with the idea of rebirth in some schools of
Asian religions. In these schools, karma in the
present affects one's future in the current life, as well
as the nature and quality of future lives - or, one's
samsara. With origins in ancient India, it is a key
concept in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Taoism,
Shintoism, Ching Hai and others."(emphasis mine)
Mirram-Webster
defines it this way:
the force
created by a person's actions that is believed in Hinduism
and Buddhism to determine what that person's next life
will be like: the force created by a person's actions that
some people believe causes good or bad things to happen to
that person
His Name, The Only Name by Sandy Simpson
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article.
Zechariah 14:9
NIV The LORD will be king over the whole earth. On that
day there will be one LORD, and his name the only name.
The
reason I wrote this article based on Zech 14:9 is that I was
reminded of how many so-called Christians, who are
influential in the churches, are promoting the worship of
God in the names of other gods.
Replacement Theology On Steroids by Sandy Simpson
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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!
Those Who Do Not Lead Christians
to Maturity by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this
article.
The Scriptural
definition of maturity is to learn to discern truth from
error so that the Christian will no longer be double minded,
blown about by every wind of teaching and by the schemes of
crafty people. But the problem today is that so few
Christian teachers are feeding their flock's solid
food. They are serving up milk and, because of that,
people are starving. Yet they often don't even know they
have been on a starvation diet. Amos 8:11 "The days
are coming," declares the Sovereign Lord, "when I will
send a famine through the land - not a famine of
food or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the
words of the Lord."
"... and all liars" by Sandy Simpson
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article.
Lying is a
problem for all people (Ps. 116:11). We are all
sinners (Rom. 3:23). Those of us who are Christians
are "sinners saved by grace" (Eph. 2:8) indwelt by the Holy
Spirit in our "new self" (Col. 3:10). But we still live in
our "old self" which we must "put off" (Eph. 4:20-25) by
taking up our cross daily and following Christ (Luke
9:23). The difference between unbelievers and those
who are truly born again is that believers no longer
"practice sin" (1 John 3:9, see my Bible study on 1
John!) They have the indwelling Holy Spirit (Rom.
8:11) who convicts them when they lie (John 16:8). True
believers then repent (1 John 1:9) and go on to "practice
righteousness" (1 John 2:29) with the Lord's help. The
unregenerate, the false brothers, or those who have fallen
away (Gal. 5:4, Mark 4:17), practice lying. They
practice a lifestyle of lying because their consciences are
seared (1 Tim. 4:2) and the Holy Spirit, when convicting
them, cannot break through the hardness of their unrepentant
hearts (Eph. 4:17-19, Heb. 3:13).
Four Books That the Enemy Has Used
To Corrupt Christianity by Sandy Simpson
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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.
Night Marchers and UFOs on the Big
Island by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this
article.
With the
resurgence of the old religion of Hawaii and the continual
invocation of Pel" and other "deities" for years in the
secular culture and even in churches with regards to
worshipping 'Io, is it any wonder that those beings are
beginning to manifest again? In a story called "Night
Marchers" on the Kawaihae site and in a YouTube
video on the same subject, eyewitnesses claim all
kinds of sightings that they think are the warriors,
ancestors and demi-gods of Hawaii coming back.
Interestingly the
first
book the Hawaiian Heritage site recommends in its
"Suggested Reading" list is "Perpetuated
in
Righteousness" by Daniel Kikawa that we reviewed in
our book "Idolatry
In
Their Hearts" by Sandy Simpson and Mike
Oppenheimer. Since Kikawa claims that 'Io is the True God
and one that the Hawaiians worshipped in secret, we have
to wonder if Kikawa also thinks 'Io is showing up in these
night marches? Since YWAM, Aloha Ke Akua and Hilo New Hope
participated in worshipping 'Io at the "edge of
Hale-ma'uma'u Crater" it sounds like they have all been
inviting the old "gods" to return to Hawaii.
"They Will Believe The Lie" by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this
article.
I am doing a
Bible study right now on what I would call "renewing our
minds". It is based on this verse:
Romans 12:2 Do
not conform to the pattern of this world, but be
transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be
able to test and approve what God's will is - his good,
pleasing and perfect will.
The only way to
renew our minds is to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ,
confess our sins, and be saved, then to study the written
Word and allow the indwelling Holy Spirit to teach us.
Our minds are corrupted by virtue of the sin nature and what
we have learned in life because our filters are off. I gave
an illustration of straining coconut to make coconut
milk. If you use a 1 inch screen everything will pass
through. Even if you use a quarter inch screen you
will get mostly coconut meat in your milk. You have to
use a fine screen in order to separate the milk from the
leftover. Our filters are off and the first thing God
begins to do is correct our worldview, because if your
worldview is off you will not understand God's
reality. We need to learn to see things from His
perspective. This is why I started this study by going
back to an original problem.
2
Thessalonians 2:9-12 The coming of the lawless one will be
in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts
of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve
the lie, and all the ways that wickedness deceives
those who are perishing. They perish because they refused
to love the truth and so be saved. For this reason God
sends them a powerful delusion so that they will
believe the lie and so that all will be condemned
who have not believed the truth but have delighted in
wickedness.
This has always
been an interesting passage to me for a few different
reasons. What is "the lie" that is talked about here
in verse 9 and 11? What are the ways that "wickedness
deceives those who are perishing" and how long has this been
going on or does this only begin to happen at the coming of
the lawless one? In what way does "the lie" cause
those who do not believe the truth to "delight in
wickedness"?
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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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Oppenheimer (2) 11 Reasons To Reject This Movement,
Part 2 - Sandy Simpson The First Nations
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- Sandy Simpson (2) Did God Put Eternity In Their Hearts? -
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Sandy Simpson
There are a
number of the leadership of the Emerging Church (EC) who
do not believe that the Bible is the highest authority for
the Christian faith. Most do not believe that the
Bible is inerrant in the original manuscripts and many do
not acknowledge that the Bible is our highest
revelation. Yet this is a core doctrine over which
true believers and false brethren must separate. Those who
try to poke holes in Sola Scriptura make excuses like (1)
we need to reinterpret the Bible through the lens of
postmodern culture and religion (2) the Bible never uses
the words "Sola Scriptura" therefore it is not a Biblical
concept (3) there is new revelation for the church through
the Holy Spirit apart from what is written and the
precepts of the Bible and (4) the Bible just doesn't
address our postmodern situation therefore we cannot rely
on it for the truth and answers for our problems
today. I will prove that all the above arguments,
and more, from EC leaders and others is exactly what they
are teaching. I will give you quotes from their
teachings, videos and books. The postmodern church and its
"movements" are abandoning Sola Scriptura in their rush to
be like the Roman Catholic Church, which takes its
authority from a mix of Scripture and tradition.
"As a result
the Church, to whom the transmission and interpretation of
Revelation is entrusted, "does not derive her certainty
about all revealed truths from the holy Scriptures alone.
Both Scripture and Tradition must be accepted and honored
with EQUAL sentiments of devotion and reverence." (Roman
Catholic Catechism, Given October 11, 1992, the thirtieth
anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican
Ecumenical Council, in the fourteenth year of my
Pontificate. Page 31).
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Updated
DVD! The Question Of Dominion by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this article: The Question Of Dominion.
I am writing
this article as an apologetic against the Third Wave,
Latter Rain, Word of Faith and Reformed Theology teachings
that the Church is to rise up and take over the systems of
government, businesses and every other aspect of life.
"See, the problem is, is that Satan has had too much of
his way in our society because he has a government!
And the only way to overthrow a government is with a
government. It won't happen otherwise. So
therefore the government of the church has to get into
place in the extended church just like we do have it very
well in place, we haven't reached our goal yet ..."
(Transcript of C. Peter Wagner, Arise Prophetic
Conference, Gateway Church, San Jose, CA, 10-10-2004)
Wagner has substituted the "government of the church" for
the coming government of Jesus Christ in the Millennial
Kingdom. Wagner is "Kingdom Now" while the Bible
teaches "Kingdom Come". What I wanted to do with this
article is put the issue of dominion to rest by studying
the definition the Bible gives to dominion and ruling
authority. When we look at the subject we can easily
ascertain what is going on today and what God requires of
the Church.
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Shepherd
Or Hireling? by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on the article: "Shepherd
Or
Hireling?"
The Bible lays
out the definitions of both an overseer (under shepherd)
and a hireling. John 10:11-13 I am the good
shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose
own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth
the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and
scattereth the sheep. The hireling fleeth, because he is
an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. (KJV) 1
Tim. 3:1-3 Here is a trustworthy saying: If
anyone sets his heart on being an overseer, he desires a
noble task. Now the overseer must be above reproach, the
husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled,
respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to
drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not
a lover of money. (NIV) Titus 1:7-13 Since an
overseer is entrusted with God's work, he must be
blameless, not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given
to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.
Rather he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good,
who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined. He
must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been
taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine
and refute those who oppose it. For there are many
rebellious people, mere talkers and deceivers, especially
those of the circumcision group. They must be silenced,
because they are ruining whole households by teaching
things they ought not to teach - and that for the sake of
dishonest gain. Even one of their own prophets has said,
"Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons."
This testimony is true. Therefore, rebuke them sharply, so
that they will be sound in the faith. (NIV) A hireling
does not really care about being a watchman, but is more
concerned with protecting his reputation, position and
income. A true watchman will guard the flock against
wolves from within (Acts 20:30) and without (Acts 20:29)
no matter the cost to his reputation, position or income.
Following is a little quiz you can take to see if you are
a true Biblical under shepherd as a leader in your church,
are becoming a hireling, or are one now.
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Too many
churches today are allowing music to be used in their
services that is not glorifying to the Lord and can
actually be a hindrance to the teaching of sound doctrine.
Pastors and leaders should be using their leadership role
to test what is being played and sung in their churches.
Though some are quick to test preaching and teaching from
their pulpits, many ignore the music being used in the
same services. This is a tragic mistake. Music is a
powerful medium. It is something that effects deeply the
body, mind and emotions. It is a proven fact that music
often stays with a person far longer than what is taught
or preached. Songs roam around in our heads, especially if
the melody appeals to us. What is often overlooked is the
serious impression music makes on people, and the teaching
they are getting over and over again as they allow the
song to repeat in their minds and on their lips. Music
teaches things much more subtly yet sometimes far more
effectively. That's why the lyrical content of music in
the church, as well as its effect on the spiritual lives
of those who perform and listen, should be vigorously
examined by the leaders of the church. This is
a 2-DVD set.
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2 Cor.
13:5 Examine yourselves to see whether you are
in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realise that Christ Jesus is in
you - unless, of course, you fail the test?
People who call
themselves followers of Christ or "Christians" and claim
they are born again must believe certain things. If
they do not then they fail the test of faith. They can
claim they are born again all they want and "once saved,
always saved" but if they fail the test of faith there is no
eternal security. Only God knows who will be saved,
from beginning to end, because of His foreknowledge and
omniscience (Rom. 8:29, 1 Pet. 1:2). God did not make
an arbitrary judgment about who would be saved and who would
not. His Spirit is given to those He foreknew, when
convicted of sin by His Holy Spirit, would choose to believe
and commit themselves to Jesus Christ. We are not God
and we do not have His omniscience. Therefore,
according to Paul, we must be sure our belief system is in
the right place once our eyes have been opened to the
Truth. I am not saying we do not have assurance of
salvation, but our assurance comes not only because of His
Atonement and promises of salvation but from our continuing
in the Faith, which is always the Biblical criteria. Those
who would be Bible teachers must teach according to the
whole counsel of God's Word. Let me be clear. There
is only one way to salvation. That is by grace
alone through faith alone in Christ alone. I will deal
with a few of those issues following, but it is important to
recognize that being saved is not just a matter of believing
that Jesus lived, or that He was a man, or simply giving
mental ascent to His existence in whatever form.
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"Blasphemizing"
The Bible by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this
article.
I am going to go
over an article I wrote back in 2006 in preparation for the
book I wrote with Mike Oppenheimer called 'Idolatry in Their
Hearts'. This book is an apologetic against the false
teachings of the World Christian Gathering on Indigenous
People movement, the Emerging Church and the New Apostolic
Reformation which got their ideas from the book "Eternity in
Their Hearts" by Don Richardson. At the time that book
came out no one really saw the dangerous ideas Richardson
was promoting. All they would have had to do was look
at the two subtitles of that book to understand the
implications. The first subtitle in the 1981 edition
read: The Untold Story of Christianity among Folk Religions
of Ancient People. Those who read this book found some
interesting cross-cultural ideas but apparently missed the
false premise of the book starting with the subtitle. How
could Christianity be "among folk religions" where the
Gospel had not been preached (Rom. 10:14-15)? At that time
Christians who read the book were apparently satisfied that,
though there was some questionable material present, it made
for an interesting discussion on how to do cross-cultural
ministry. The subtitle it has today, which was first
published in 1984, is as follows: Startling Evidence of
Belief in the One True God in Hundreds of Cultures
Throughout the World. This should have been a red flag
for many Christians but then, who reads subtitles? But
how could the "One True God" be known to Gentiles who did
"not know God".
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Resources
For Pastors including "Good English Bible Translations" by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this
article.
I was talking
with a pastor after a Wednesday night service and he
mentioned that I said I had done an article comparing
English Bible translations. He called me up later and
asked me to come back and present the contents of that
article I sent out in about 2002 to my mailing list for the
Pacific Waves Newsletter which, unfortunately, I can no
longer afford to publish and mail. However an archive
of past issues of that newsletter can be found here.
In that article I detailed a number of good and bad
resources for pastors including Bible translations,
concordances, commentaries, Bible dictionaries, etc. I
present an edited version of part of that article on this
DVD, particularly dealing with English Translations of the
Bible. Translation is a very detailed endeavor and
should only be undertaken by those with a proper education
in that subject and a sound doctrinal background. I
read a few books on that subject and it helped me understand
the complexities involved. Hebrew is a rich language
so it is hard to distill one Hebrew word down to one English
word. Greek is a very technical language and it is
also not easy to translate. This is why it is
imperative to use the good English translations out there
for comparison along with a good concordance and Bible
dictionary.
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A
TALE OF TWO KINGDOMS Kingdom Now or Kingdom Come? by Sandy Simpson
This DVD is a message based on this
article.
There are two
kingdoms being taught in many churches today. Teaching about
one of the kingdoms is on the decline while the other is
being promoted all over the place. I am warning
Christians that they need to check out who is using the word
"kingdom", the books they have been reading and recommend on
building "the kingdom", the people they have been hanging
out with at conferences, and what they mean by "the
kingdom".
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BIBLES
STUDIES IN DISCERNMENT by Sandy Simpson
Bible studies in Galatians, Philippians,
Ephesians, Colossians, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John and Jude with
a focus on applying timeless discernment priciples to our
modern times.
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BIBLES
STUDIES IN DISCERNMENT Companion CD! by Sandy Simpson
Contains the PDF text to the book BIBLE
STUDIES IN DISCERNMENT plus extra studies by Sandy &
Juanita Simpson covering many issues of apologetics and
discernment.
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A
Whole Lot Of Wishful Thinking These Days! by Sandy Simpson
This DVD series is a teaching based on this
article.
In this DVD
series I want to detail a number of beliefs people have
these days that have no basis in Scripture. I am
going to roam all over the map, so to speak, and try to
give fairly short answers on a number of topics and also
give you useful links to articles that will help you deal
with any particular issue. It is truly amazing how
many false ideas people cling to without giving a thought
to what the Bible has to say on the subject.
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Signs
Of Apostasy In The Churches In The End Times by Sandy Simpson
This 2-DVD series is a teaching based on this
article.
There are many
signs of the great Apostasy, or falling away (2 Thes. 2:3)
indicating we are living in the end times (Mt. 24:
3-14) I am going to go through some indications of
the Apostasy in the churches as a follow up to the signs
of the times in the world.
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The
Responsibilities of a Good Shepherd by Sandy Simpson
This CD is a message based on this
article.
Emerging
Church CD & Free DVD All the links to
resources and articles we have on the Emerging Church
on one CD. by Sandy Simpson
(The Emerging Church only is downloadable!)
When you purchase the
"Resource Tools - Emerging Church" CD for $10. plus s/h you
will also receive a brand new free DVD called "The
Emerging Church" that features Gary Gilley, Ray
Yungen, Joanna Michaelson, Mike Oppenheimer and Sandy
Simpson.
From
Church To Emerging Church DVD Series by Sandy Simpson
The issue of the Emerging Church and it's
introduction into many churches and mission organizations
has reached a critical point. Many do not undersand
what is being leavened into churches by the EC
leadership. Many would be shocked to know their belief
systems involve Universalism, New Age, defense of
postmodernism, Interfaithism, and many other false
doctrines. In order to reach out to this generation
the EC leadership is proposing a whole new "map" to deal
with what they perceive is a lack of understanding on the
part of the churches on how to communicate. EC
proponants believe the "scripture" for today is evolving and
must change in order to reach postmoderns.
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Idolatry
In Their Hearts Landmark Book! by Sandy Simpson
& Mike Oppenheimer
Does having eternity in your heart mean that
you know God and are His child? Could Gentile cultures
understand the Gospel from the stars? Did God create man's
cultures? Has God always been in the process of redeeming
cultures from the time of Babel by placing in them a true
revelation of Himself? Is there the worship of YHWH in all
cultures and religions through the names of supreme
beings? Have all cultures always had a way to make
things right between them and God? These questions and many
more are answered in this book that addresses the false
teachings of The New Apostolic Reformation regarding
missiological methods as being carried out by many agencies
including the World Christian Gathering on Indigenous
People, YWAM, and many Bible societies.
The
New Apostolic Reformation - What is it and where is it
going? Every Pastor Needs
This! by Bill
Randles, Arnold Fruchtenbaum, Jacob Prasch, Mike
Oppenheimer, Orrel Steinkamp, Gary Gilley, Dave Hunt,
Sandy Simpson and others.
This is a 6-DVD expose
of the NAR and it's leadership of C. Peter
Wagner, Cindy Jacobs, Chuck Peirce, Dutch Sheets, Bill
Hamon, Jack Deere and others.
Lessons
In Forgiveness Great Study! by Sandy Simpson Through the years I
have been presented with many opportunities to forgive.
Sometimes the situation was so severe that it took me
some time to forgive and start the process of healing
for myself, and eventually for others. I learned that a
Christian needs to forgive other people even if they
have not repented of their sins. That can be really hard
if we let it be hard. But if we give our burdens over to
the Lord, He will carry them and that frees us up to
treat other people with love, compassion, and be in the
right frame of mind and heart to set them up for
reconciliation with Jesus Christ. That does not mean we
tolerate their sin. We simply forgive them for what they
have done to us, whether perceived or real, and move on
to looking for ways to redeem them. We can then present
to them the "truth in love" even when we have to rebuke
them.
by Sandy Simpson was written to help
believers to realize the absolute necessity of growing
to maturity in Christ. Many churches are urging
Christians to push aside discernment in favor of
experience. It is our hope that this book will inspire
many believers to fight the good fight, finish the race,
and keep the faith (2 Tim. 4:7).
The
New Apostolic Reformation - What is it and where is it
going? Companion Book! by Sandy Simpson is now available in book form. This is the
DVD script plus commentary by Sandy Simpson. The
commentary of the DVD series is not in the book, but there
are many more quotes available than in the video
series. Good reference material. Also
available on CD-ROM.
Letters
To The Church Timely! by Sandy Simpson is a fitting manual for the Revelation
Christian. All the precepts are in the seven letters in
Revelation 1:9 - 3:22 to help us keep the faith, stay in
sound doctrine, and reach out to those who are perishing.
I hope and pray that this book will
help the reader to be an "overcomer".
DISCERNMENT
TOOLKIT Demolish Arguments! by Sandy Simpson Want to be able to see your way through to
clear biblical discernment? Want a set of tools that will
allow you to disciple your loved ones so they will stand
firm in the Faith? Want to sort out many of the false
arguments and teachings that have invaded the churches? Then DISCERNMENT
TOOLKIT book is for
you!
DISCERNMENT
TOOLKIT DVD Study Series! by Sandy Simpson is taken from the book but includes a lot
of footage of false teachers and false prophets. It covers
the core doctrines, how we can use them to test, and
examples on the DVD that can be paused for
discussion. Also includes a teacher guide and links
to resources on the web. This 3-DVD series is
available now!
SPIRIT
OF TRUTH OR SPIRIT OF ERROR? Important Video Information On Benny Hinn! by Sandy Simpson,
Mike Oppenheimer & Jacob Prasch
features tons of video
showing the teachings and prophecies of Benny Hinn.
This is a proven tool to keep people away from heresy.
THE
EMPTY PULPIT Highly Recommended! by Mike Oppenheimer What is Christianity? What significance
does the cross have? Are there teachings that can wreck
our faith? We live in an age unlike any other in the
history of man. To follow the Lord among the unique
challenges we must understand Scripture and live by it.
Available for $20- includes shipping.
Apologetics Coordination Team HIGHLY recommends this
book. It deals with many crucial issues for the Church
today.
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Ministries, P.O. Box 860683, Wahiawa, HI 96786.
Articles on C. Peter Wagner's "New Apostolic
Reformation" as well as false spiritual warfare
teachings. This page includes the "successul
apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers"
named on the Wagner Leadership Institute's site as
those with "proven effectiveness in ministry,
communications skills and a recognized anointing for
the impartation of ministry skills". Beware of these
"Latter Rain" advocatres who would lay another
foundation than the one already laid in Jesus Christ
and the Apostles and Prophets of Scripture!
Go
directly to these exposes:
For the full article go here.
For
ordering information on this DVD called "A Tale Of Two
Kingdoms"" go here.
General
Articles
(1) The
New
Apostolic Reformationby Inner-City Christian
Discernment Ministry, 2000
This
is
the index page for a series of articles on the Apostolic
Movement or, as C. Peter Wagner, self-proclaimed
"apostle" calls it, "The New Apostolic Reformation".
"The most dangerous purveyors of deception are today's
restored apostles and prophets. Why? Because
they purport to speak for our Lord and they claim to
hold the greatest authority over the direction of the
Church and the lives of God's people. These apostles
& prophets are the people that the majority of the
other leaders in the charismatic movement look to for
new insights, revelation, and vision for the future of
the Church. In the left hand column is a series of files
which expose this most recent aberrant movement within
charismania. Each page will have other
"levels" of pages contained in them, like a Chinese
puzzle box. So take the time to search through
them! It will be eye opening. ICCDM has more
information on the "Apostolic Movement" than any other
web site."
(2) The
World
Christian Movement - Evangelism Vs. Evangelizationby
Albert James Dager, Media Spotlight, Volume 22 - Number 1
(Summer 1999) "The Lord's prophecy concerning the greatest end-time
deception should warn us that things are not always as they
seem. For a deception to be so seductive that even the very
elect would take pause to wonder if it is of God, it would
have to have all the earmarks of a true work of God. That
means it would come in the name of Jesus, it would have a
great deal of solid biblical truth, it would affirm the
Gospel, and it would be a "good work." And signs and wonders
would accompany it. Those who might recognize and expose the
deception would be looked upon as divisive, hateful and
deceived themselves. For the most part, the churches would
go along with the deception." This is an expose'
of a number of organizations and individuals such as C.
Peter Wagner.Read Part
1, Part
2, Part
3.Part
4 is actually a seperate article on Dominion
Theology.
(3) Christian
Fortune
Tellers Never Get It Right, Eitherby
G. Richard Fisher, PFO, 1999 "In
an
editorial in the last issue of The Quarterly Journal,
co-director G. Richard Fisher explored the world of
tabloid prognosticators and how an undiscerning world
is all too quick to "run after psychics and psychic
predictions." He also pointed out that an attraction
for prophecy and future-telling, a longtime staple
within Charismatic camps, has made inroads into
Evangelical circles as well. Self-appointed prophets
are cropping up everywhere. There is even a "National
School of the Prophets Conference," where for $175 you
can be trained in the art of "propheteering." C. Peter
Wagner, Dutch Sheets, Rick Joyner, Cindy Jacobs, Mike
Bickle, Ted Haggard and others can train us to be
"prophets" (Charisma magazine, Dec. 1998). That magic
word gives instant credibility in the mind of some."
(4) The
Apostles
Are Coming To Your City, Ready or Not by Orell
Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Vol. 6, No. 2, March/April
2001 In a previous issue of PLUMBLINE, I described the efforts
of C. Peter Wagner to create a New Apostolic Reformation
(NAR) which he predicts will be even greater in scope and
significance than the Protestant Reformation of the
1500's. The centerpiece of the movement is the
purported restoration, by God, of the NT office-gift of
"Apostle' to the end-time church. Now Wagner and his
apostolic buddies are attempting to move from vision to
reality. In an article titled, APOSTOLIC REFORMATION
on his Website www.globalharvestministries.org he reveals
moves that are currently underway, to implement his
apostolic reformation. In this article he restates the
goals and also the preliminary means to implement them.
(5) The
New
Apostolic Reformationby Orrel Steinkamp, D. Min,
The Plumbline "C.
Peter
Wagner is attempting to will into existence what he
calls a "New Apostolic Reformation". He tells us in a book
he
has edited called "The New Apostolic Churches" of the
struggle he had with naming his new reformation. "I
needed a name ... For a couple of years I experimented
with 'Post denominationalism'. The name I have settled on
for
the movement is the New Apostolic Reformation."
(6) Streams,
Rivers,
Floods, Avalanchesby Jewel Grewe, 2000 "A
National
Symposium on the Post-Denominational Church was
convened by Dr. C. Peter Wagner at Fuller Seminary,
May 21-23, 1996. Bill Hamon said that "this was a
historical occasion in God's annals of Church history.
It was prophetically orchestrated by the Holy Spirit
to fulfill God's progressive purposes of bringing His
church to its ultimate destiny. . . the consensus of
the panelists was that there are still apostles and
prophets in the Church, and there is an emerging
Apostolic Movement that will revolutionize the 21st
Century Church". [Quote book] The "Prophets" have
scattered throughout the earth making place for the
soon to be anointed Apostles. These Apostles will: 1.
Remove man-made traditions in the Church. Pastors will
be redefined. They will be rather like a coach of a
sports team. 2. Bring Cell groups into being. The
Pastor (Coach) will make sure everyone works together
to fulfill his vision for the Church. This method of
organization will actually help maintain more control
as the cell groups network."
(7) The
New
Apostolic Reformation And Other Third Wave Issuesby
Philip Powell & Jacob Prasch, Tape Transcripts, July
2001 The
following
files are in WordPad format! Right click the links to
download unless you have a WordPad .doc viewer plug-in
for your browser. "Philip
Powell and Jacob Prasch have just concluded a series
of meetings in Brisbane when among other things they
sought to counter some of the false teaching relating
to the following topics. The messages were recorded on
audio and video and are available by contacting the
CWM Office in Australia as follows: CHRISTIAN WITNESS
MINISTRIES (CWM), PO Box 341 HEALESVILLE VIC
3777 - Fax +61 (0)3 5962 2615. MESSAGE
1:
WHO IS THE FOUNDATION OF THE CHURCH Christ
or
Modern Day Apostles?" Where do Peter Wagner, John
Lewis, Mark Conners and Ben Gray Fit In? "For there
are false apostles... transforming themselves into the
apostles of Christ" - 2 Cor 11:13. MESSAGE
2:
WHEN IS A PROPHET NO PROFIT? Is
Cindy
Jacobs Really A Prophet to the Nations? Where do the
School of the Prophets and men like Stephen Penny Fit
In? "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the
spirits whether they are of God: because
many
false prophets are gone out into the world" - 1 John
4:1. MESSAGE
3:
BINDING & LOOSING What
Does
The Bible Teach About Territorial Spirits &
Spiritual Mapping? Are George Otis, Harold Caballeros
& the Transformations videos conning you? "And
they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and
shall be turned unto fables" 2 Tim 4:4. MESSAGE
4:
SERVING GOD OR MAMMON? Can
a
Gospel that is Free be Sold For Money? Does the
message of Copeland, Hinn and Houston reflect true
Christianity? Are their different gospel and another
Jesus deceiving you? "Many shall follow their ways; by
reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken
of. And through covetousness shall they with feigned
words make merchandise of you" - 2 Peter 2: 2 &
3."
(8) Take
The
City!by Inner City Discernment Ministries
"One
of
the more recent false concept to sweep the Church,
mainly the charismatic segment of the Body is the
belief that the Church is to be in the business of
"taking" their cities for Christ. As
spiritual and high-minded as this sounds it is without
any biblical support or historical precedent."
(9) The
Prophets
Rise Againby Jewel van der Merwe, Discernment
Ministries, 8/01 "It
is
obvious that we are living in times of great spiritual
naivete. The church has strayed so far from the pure
Word of God, she no longer recognizes that her place
in the world is to be "salt" and "light". Instead, of
salt and light, she has allowed pernicious doctrines
to enter into her midst which have become like
"leaven" which is quickly leavening the whole lump."
(10) Do
We Have All Authority? by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us
Reason Ministries, 8/01 "Are we going to take the world for Christ by a miracle
working army?"
(11)Do
Demons
Have Zip Codes?by Chuck Lowe, author of Territorial
Spirits
and World Evangelisation?, Christianity Today, July 13,
1998 "The closest things to territorial spirits in the New
Testament are angels, not demons."
(13) Spiritual
Mapping by Rev. Kent Philpott, Miller Avenue
Church, 6/99 "It started with John Dawson's book, Taking Our Cities for
God, published in 1989 by Creation House. The book's
subtitle is: "How to Break Spiritual Strongholds." John
Dawson, at that time, directed Youth With A Mission in Los
Angeles, California. In a quest for more effective
evangelism tools, he taught that demonic forces block gospel
efforts."
(14) Repenting
For
The Sins Of The Nation by D. Stamen, 2001 "The purpose of this article is only to look at the basic
scriptures which relate to the matters concerning
confession, prayer and repentance, and to show that they say
something quite different to these modern ideas."
(15) Concerning
Curses by D. Stamen, 2001 "In this second article ( the first one was concerning "
repenting for the sins of the nation" ) we want to look at
this idea that "curses" from the past " whether from the
person's own life or from previous generations - can keep
Christians in bondage and deprive them of the blessings of
God and of their inheritance in Christ."
(16) Territorial
Spirits by D. Stamen, 2001 "Where are these things taught in the NT? The simple,
comprehensive and conclusive answer is, " Nowhere!""
(17) Spiritual
Warfare
Evangelism: How Did We Get Here? by Orrel
Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Volume 6, No. 5 - November/December
2001 "In this issue of Plumbline I will include a short article
that summarizes the teaching of geographical spiritual
warfare: a concise summary that provides a comprehensive
view of this subject. Following this article I will
summarize the historical milieu from which these practices
have evolved. C. Peter Wagner, as well as others, did
not cut the current warfare worldview from new cloth."
(18) Latter
Rain/Manifest
Sons Of God Doctrines - Just Give Me The Facts by
Renee Rodriguez, Age To Age, 2001 "The Churches Response To The Manifest Sons of God/Latter
Rain Teaching? What is "Latter Rain" Teaching? What is
"Manifest Sons of God" Teaching? Who Are The People
Responsible For This Teaching? Where Is The Current Latter
Rain Teaching Found Today and Who Is Teaching It?"
(19) The
Prophetic
Movement by Robert Liichow, Inner City Discernment
Ministries, 1997 "Today the Church has never experienced a time when so many
have risen up globally and claimed the divine calling of
prophet or prophetess. "
(20) The
Technology
Of Spiritual Warfare Evangelism by Orrel
Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Volume 7, No. 1 - January/February
2002 "Mapping the spirit world and its internal organization
is not the assignment of the church. The great
commission is not, "Go into all the world and bring down
principalities -- but rather "Go into all the world and
preach the Gospel to every creature." Mark 16:15. Our choice
is very clear! We must follow the teachings of Jesus,
and the practice of the Apostles as recorded in Scripture!
(21) Just
Give
Me The Facts - New Apostolic Reformation compiled
by Renee Rodriguez, updated 3/02 "What is The New Apostolic Reformation? What is the
Prophetic? What Is Strategic Level Spiritual Warfare? What
About the Terms Used in Spiritual Warfare, What Do They
Mean? What is Deliverance Ministry?"
(22) Indigenous
People
Issues - A Warning About The World Christian Gathering
Of Indigenous People by Sandy Simpson,
Pacific Waves Newsletter, 5/02 "But I do not endorse movements that, for all their good
intentions, are a mixture of good, unbiblical and heretical
theology. How can we effectively bring the gospel if that
gospel is tainted by the world, the flesh and the devil. We
as Christians must stand firm in the faith once for all
delivered to the saints. We must not get involved in
ecumenical movements that look like the world, act like the
world, and instead of bringing the Word to the world are
bringing the world to the world." Go here
for a commentary on the full transcript of the "Word To The
World" radio programs 541-550. Also read this article.
(23) The
Apostolic
Movement by Rev. Robert Liichow, Discernment
Ministry International, 1998
A page with lots of historical background on the Apostolic
Movement.
(24) Transformation
by Jewel (van der Merwe) Grewe, May/June 2002 Newsletter
"It is sad to observe that we have moved into a time of a
new form of "spirituality" where man becomes the ultimate.
That which has been tried and proven over the centuries is
being discarded like a dirty garment. In the days ahead it
will increasingly become less and less popular to say:
"Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life"."
(25) Updated!The
Transforming
Church by Cross + Word, 7/02 "A major new series in eight (or more) parts looking at the
present-day move to cell-churches and home groups. Only
parts one to five are online at the moment. Later parts will
follow when completed."
(26)
Transformations
or
Re-Transformation - A Paradigm Shift For Evangelism
by Concerned Christians, 7/02 - This link has been broken for
some time. This article is by Mike Oppenheimer and Sandy
Simpson. The article you are about to read was put together by
Concerned Christians, who care for people and the truth. I
pray that as you read this article that you will also
reflect quietly and prayerfully on what you are
reading.
(27) The
Faulty
Foundation Of The Five-Fold Ministry by Robert M.
Bowman, Jr., Christian Research Journal, Fall 1987, page
31 It has recently become popular to speak of "the five-fold
ministry," a system of church government with apostles,
prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers. The
neo-Pentecostal "Restoration" movement and its offshoot,
"kingdom now" teaching, claims that one of the things which
God is "restoring" to the church is this five-fold
ministry.
(28) The
Spiritual
Warfare Movement by Gary Gilley, Southern View
Chapel, Tihnk On These Things, Volume 1, Issue 6, April
1995 It seems that Christians never tire of trying to come up
with a new way of dealing with life. We are reminded of the
Athenians at the Areopagus who, "Used to spend their time in
nothing other than telling or hearing something new" (Acts
17:21). Read Part
1, Part
2 and Part
3.
(30) The
New Apostolic Church Movement by Mike Oppenhiemer,
Let Us Reason Ministries, 9/02 Peter Wagner and the apostolic roundtable--understanding
the background of the new movement afoot in the church that
wants to restore and change the course of Christianity.
(31) Do
YOU Want To Be An Apostle? by Mike Oppenhiemer,
Let Us Reason Ministries, 9/02 There is a new movement afoot in the church that is
restoring an apostolic government under apostolic headmaster
Peter Wagner.
(32) Native
American Gospel? by The Berean Call, January
1998 The newsletter mentions "Rev. Richard Twiss" (a Lakota
Indian) and his concern that native Americans (also known as
First Nation people) have rejected the gospel of Christ
because it has not been presented to them "within the
contexts of their spiritual, traditional, and ceremonial
life experiences." But for the gospel to be presented in the context of paganism and idolatry is to confuse and
pervert the truth of Christ.
(33) Lying
Wonders by Joseph Chambers, Paw Creek Ministries,
10/02 Many different manifestations previously known almost
exclusively to the occult are sweeping the church
world. Is it the Holy Spirit or is it "psychic
activity?" You will eventually have to answer that question
for yourself, hopefully after you finish this article.
(34) The
Changing
Face Of Christianity by Tony Pearce, Christian
Witness Ministries At Bonnke's rally in Nigeria, 78 miracles were claimed on
stage, but no evidence was found afterwards. Bonnke cursed
cancers in the name of Jesus and claimed that those who were
blind could now see. The programme then panned to the area
below the stage where people from the crowd were being
selected as to who could go on stage to testify to healing.
There was clear evidence of fakery as most would be
participants were barred from the stage. One person who was
selected to testify claimed that he was blind and could now
see, but it was then shown that he could actually see in the
first place. Fifteen people were crushed to death at the
rally. The parents of a child who was killed tried to get
her body to Bonnke hoping he would raise her from the dead,
but were barred from the stage. The family did the next best
thing and laid the body on Bonkke's Mercedes Benz in the
hope of the child coming back to life. All of this is a far
cry from the miracles of the New Testament.
(35) The
Church
Growth Movement & Purpose Driven Church VERSUS The
Bible
A chart that compares the teachings of the Church Growth
Movement with those of the Bible. You will be shocked to see
just how unbiblical the CGM is, which was conceived by people
like C. Peter Wagner and carried out by people like Bill
Hybels at Willow Creek.
(36) Are
The
Any More False Prophets? by Mike Oppenheimer,
Let Us Reason Ministries, 1/31/03 According to some people the answer
is no, there are only those learning to practice their
gift.
(38) G12
-
Cell Church Movement by Cross + Word, The
Transforming Church, Section 9, 2003 Every activity and belief as well as
personal relationships and the minutiae of life is
funneled through the discipleship pyramid.
(39) Transforming
The
Church Through The Dialectic by Dean Gotcher,
Discernment Newsletter, Issue #14 Volume #2 January/February
2003 It is very troubling to see how the church leadership has
fallen victim to the seducing methods used by Satan in their
quest for reaching souls for Christ.Jesus warned us of this
when He said that there would be those who will say "Lord,
Lord . . .."
Romans 12:1-
Unfortunately, it appears that much of the church has
reversed this admonition.Cultural dissonance is to be
avoided at all costs.Surveys taken from the 'target
audience' before a church plant actually fashion the
mold into which the gospel message and practice are
poured.Self�absorbed self-centeredness comprises the
mold.The mold is audience-shaped.
(42) The
Dishonoring
Of God In Popular Spiritual Warfare Teaching
by Bob DeWaay, Critical Issues
Commentary, Issue 48 Many popular teachers
question God's sovereign rule over His own
creation. Their unbiblical scenario goes like
this: God made Adam the ruler of the world; Adam
committed "treason" and turned the rightful
dominion of the earth over to Satan; and
Christ's atonement was to regain this lost
dominion. According to this theology, however,
Christ turned the rulership of the world over to
the church when He ascended into heaven. The
church consequently lost it back to Satan by
ignorance, unbelief, and dis-unity. Now in these
last days supposed prophets and apostles are
being raised up to take control over the Satanic
forces in the heavenlies and Christianize the
world. This happens as the church takes cities
through binding and casting down the spiritual
forces of darkness that rule over them. Many
dominion spiritual warfare teachers embrace this
scheme, though differing on some details.
(43) Creating
A
Common Partnership Between The Moneyed Elites
And The Religious Elites
by S.R. Shearer, 11/28/99 The apostasy and even
heresy that has taken root in the church today
is becoming ever more appalling and frightful to
those serious students of the Word of God who
have taken the time to study what's been
happening in all that passes at present for
"evangelical Christianity"
(44) Rejecting
The
Transformations Teachings
by Rebecca Lindrose, Texas, USA I have openly stood in
opposition to the false teachings of the
transformation revivalists in the past and am
not ashamed to have my name attached to that
position now. In fact, I have felt increasingly
frustrated at not being able to publicly expose
this false theology to prevent more people from
being led astray by deceptive and charismatic
personalities from the true doctrine of Jesus
Christ.
(45) The
G12
Movement In The Church by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries,
10/13/03 What's it all about? Part 1.
(46) The
"Script"
Underlying Spiritual Warfare Christianity
by Orrel Steincamp, The Plumbline, Volume 8, No. 4,
November/December 2003 In recent decades a radically different script of
salvation history worldview has entered the
scene. Unfortimately, it is rarely
recognized as being outside the boundaries.
It has many things in common with orthodox
Christianity, but its underlying heilgeschichte is
fundamentally different. It is a rival
salvation history, which promotes a false
gospel. The current evangelical culture of
downplaying theology in favor of pragmatic
evangelistic strategies is a main reason why this
alien heilgeschicte is often undetected when it
creeps, or even stalks boldly, into the
church. This movement appeals widely
because it promises heretofore unheard-of
success in evangelism and rapid church growth.
(47) The
New
"How To" Christianity - Helpful Tools Or
Dangerous Weapons? by Sandy
Simpson, 8/00, revised 3/04 "... the goal of Christian mission is not
success, but faithful witness; not power, but
proclamation; not technique, but truth; not
method, but message." - Michael Horton, Power
Religion, Moody Press, pg. 15
(49) Theopostic
Counseling by Philip Powell, CETF,
December 2003, Volume 9.2, Issue 27
Unbiblical psycho-heresy.
(50) Theopostic
Ministry
- Victim Counseling by Ted Brooks,
Testing The Spirits Jesus is the truth, the
whole truth and nothing but the truth. We won't
discover truth if we look beyond him.
(51) Apostolic
by Robert Liichow, Inner City Discernment
Ministry The most dangerous
purveyors of deception are today's restored
apostles and prophets. Why? Because
they purport to speak for our Lord and they
claim to hold the greatest authority over the
direction of the Church and the lives of God's
people. These apostles & prophets are the
people that the majority of the other leaders in
the charismatic movement look to for new
insights, revelation, and vision for the future
of the Church.
(52) Will
The
Real Church Please Stand Up? by Gary
Gilley, Think On These Things, June2004 I believe a local church
can fail at many things, but it must not fail at
holding forth the truth of the living God.
To fail at this is to fail at the primary
mission given to the church. The church is
not free to create truth, to supplement truth,
to alter truth, or to selectively obey
truth. The church is to exhort in sound
doctrine and to refute those who contradict
(Titus 1:9). The church is to contend
earnestly for the faith which was once for all
delivered to the saints (Jude 1:3). The
church is to preach the word; be ready, in
season, and out of season; reprove, rebuke,
exhort, with great patience and instruction (2
Timothy 4:2). To not accept these commands
as a sacred trust is to totally miss the most
important reason for the church's
existence. But as we will see next time,
the twenty-first century, engulfed as it is in
postmodernism, is not an environment in which
truth can easily flourish.
(53) An
Open
Letter to the UK Director of World Vision
by Jacob Prasch, Moriel Ministries, 8/04 In the opinion of many
people, World Vision has departed from its
evangelistic origins and hence from its claims
to be an Evangelical organization. It is now
deteriorated into a mere social political
organization in Evangelical masquerade with a
social political gospel that biblically is no
gospel at all.
(55) Synergy
by Sandy Simpson, 9/29/04 Synergy is a concept being adapted and taught
today as a major tenet of the Third Wave, New
Apostolic Reformation (NAR) movement. Dutch
Sheets was one of the first to introduce this
concept to that movement back in the National
School of the Prophets - Mobilizing the Prophetic
Office Conference at Ted Haggard's New Life Church
in Colorado Springs, CO on May 12, 2002.
(56) Richard
Twiss
Connections by Sandy Simpson,
10/1/04 Richard Twiss is spreading the doctrines of the
New Apostolic Reformation and is endorsed by
them. He claims that the Great Spirit of the
Indians is the Holy Spirit of the Bible, and
endorses ministries who make this same
claim. He endorses and promoted books by
people like Daniel Kikawa that present information
as fact when it is proven myth. He continues
to teach that the Great Spirit is the Holy Spirit
by wearing the cultural items associated with the
Great Spirit, even though it is a historical fact
that the Great Spirit is a pantheistic god that
required blood rituals and human sacrifice.
Richard Twiss claims that what he is doing is not
syncretism, when it is the very definition of
syncretism.
(57) False
Prophecies
Of The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)
by Sandy Simpson, 10/03/04 There is so much false prophecy in the NAR that
it I could do an entire web site devoted to that
issue alone. If you want to see the daily
parade of false prophecies emanating from the NAR,
subscribe to the Elijah List. It means
nothing to these false apostles and false prophets
to say things in the name of the Lord that not
only do not come to pass, but would never come to
pass because they are unbiblical and ridiculous.
(59) Discernment
The
Size Of A Flea - An Open Letter To Charisma
Magazine by Bud Press,
10/9/04 Your recent article, "Prophetic Movement
Confronts Extremes of Suppression, Sensationalism"
(CharismaNow update, 10/7/04), prompted within me
an acute case of righteous indignation.
(60) G12
-
The Government of 12 by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries, 10/8/04
Another look at what they are saying and doing.
(61) False
Apostles!
- The False Apostles Of the New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR) by Sandy
Simpson, 10/13/04 The NAR proponants claim to be foundational
Apostles to the modern church. This claim is
exactly what Paul warned the Church about
regarding false apostles. False apostles are
identified as those who claim they are equal with
the the foundational Apostles. The NAR
proponants go even further. They claim to be GREATER
than the original Apostles.
(62) The
Seeker
Frinedly Church Movement - A New Way Of
Doing Church by Mike Oppenheimer,
Let Us Reason Ministries, 10/04 Mike Oppenheimer lectures on the seeker
friendly/sensitive church methods and the Purpose
Driven Life book (video has power point clips,
over two hours. A good intro into what this is
about for those who are involved. The source of
the movement, the book and methods of diaprax are
covered). $17 includes shipping in US.
(63) Let
These
Prophets NOT Prophesy by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries,
10/19/04 What's the solution to the prophetic mess?
(65) Dialogue
or
a Widening of the Road by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries,
11/24/04 The implications of the seeker friendly way of
doing apologetics.
Paul
Cain,
a prophetic legend and a living bridge to
William Branham and the Latter Rain of the 50's,
has now been revealed to be an alcoholic and a
practicing homosexual. Ironically, this disclosure
came at the hands of his fellow prophets who had
elevated him to a super prophet status and who
themselves endeavored to attain the lofty
prophetic mantle of Cain himself.
Prophecy
is
a broad term. In the Bible it is often
defined as preaching, teaching, exhorting,
etc. Prophecy in modern times has come to
mean almost exclusively the prediction of future
events. But this is only one aspect of
prophecy as defined in the Word.
(68) A
Call To The Nations? by Sandy
Simpson, 4/28/05 Unbiblical teachings by
the organizers and participants of this
conference including Richard Twiss, Daniel
Kikawa, Aloha Ke Akua and YWAM.
(69)Let's
"Talkstory"!by Sandy
Simpson, 5/7/05 Two stories to illustrate and correct the
false teachings of "A Call To All Nations"
speakers including Don Richardson, John
Dawson, Richard Twiss and Daniel Kikawa with
regard to there being worship of the true God
in hundreds of cultures from the beginning.
(70) Perpetuated
In
Righteousness - A Review by Mike
Oppenheimer, 5/5/07
A series of articles reviewing, in detail, this
book which is one of the books laying the basis
for the "A Call To All Nations"
conference.
(72)The
Testimony
Of Heneri Opukaha'ia - regarding the
state of religion and society in Hawaii
before the Gospel - A Rebuttal To
Daniel Kikawa's Book "Perpetuated In
Righteousness" by Sandy Simpson,
5/17/05 This article is a reminder of what Hawaii was
like before the Gospel was preached.
This is the account of a very important
eyewitness. It is an unfortunate fact that
often, by the third generation of Christians
in any given area of the world, important
information has begun to be lost and
forgotten. This is clearly evident in
the writings of people like Daniel
Kikawa. The stark facts, of Hawaiian
culture and religion before the Gospel was
preached in Hawaii, are made evident by the
testimony of a man without whom the peoples of
Hawaii would never have had the opportunity to
hear the Gospel message and would still be
living in the sins of their ancestors.
(73)Articles On "Transformations"
Movement
Here are some articles on the currrent
"Tranformations" movement headed by Ed Silvoso
and C. Peter Wagner whichis coming to Hawaii
under the banner of "Transformations Hawaii".
Click on the underlined links to read various
articles on this topic.
(75) The
Global
Day of Prayer by Sarah Leslie The Global Day of Prayer did not come up on the radar
screen until recently, but it was many years in the
planning. Sue Conway and I spent several months researching
this on the Internet as it developed. The more we delved
into it, the more apparent it was to us that this was an
event that the organizers truly believe will officially
launch the "Kingdom" on earth. The organizers and
organizations backing this event are tightly
interlocked. This plan for Kingdom transformation is
intended to affect every living person on the face of the
earth. There are many disturbing references to dominion as
an activity that the church has the right to engage in by
whatever means �" whether it be psycho-social marketing
techniques, collaboration or force. The Word of God
(the Gospel) is de-emphasized in favor of spiritual warfare
type activities and social action. Marketplace
"transformation" is particularly concerning because of the
obvious opportunities for exploitation of the poor.
Kingdom-building activities will be costly to families,
women, children, elderly and infirm.
(76) What
Is
"Transformation"? by Lynn & Sarah Leslie,
8/15/05 In today's neo-evangelical church, the term
"transformation" is currently in vogue. Various churches and
denominations claim to be undergoing "transformation." This
word no longer refers to the humble sanctification of the
individual believer. Rather, it now refers to an
orchestrated, systemic and revolutionary overhaul of the
global church, including the "transformation" of cities,
societies, cultures, marketplaces, and more.
(77) Prayer
Center of the Pacificby Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us
Reason Ministries, 10/08/05 Wanting to see ones communities transformed is a good goal
but it also depends on how one tries to get it accomplished.
If it is not done the Lord's way then God is not involved in
it. Virginia and David Domligan head up this prayer
organization here in Hawaii. On her program Virginia can be
heard speaking of enticing people with a Double and
triple portion tonight ( even though there is no such thing
in the Bible to be passed on). She calls out demons from
Christians and teaches about fasting to break the power of
the enemy in ones life as well as spiritual warfare
teaching. Fasting has nothing to do with gaining power to
cast out demons in the heavenlies. The Bible mentions that
deliverance in a person could not be successful with certain
demonic possessions unless the apostles fasted along with
praying.
(79) Why
Prayer
Warfare Is Heresy by Herescope, 12/05 Another subtle deception abounding, comes through the use
of terminology to lure Christians into thinking that a very
high form of godliness will earn them a distinctive place in
JOEL'S ARMY as a potentate. There is a great emphasis on
praying and becoming holy before the Lord. It sounds so good
- so attainable. Yet when Bob Jones and Mike Bickle discuss
intercession, a perfectly scriptural term, they are meaning
something quite unscriptural.
(80) Dominionism
and
the Rise of Christian Imperialism by Sarah Leslie,
12/05 This paper is a brief overview of the three main
dominionist movements operating inside evangelicaldom and
examines how all three of these sects are now converging
around a global "kingdom" agenda. This paper is not a
treatise on doctrine, nor is it an historical record, nor is
it a thorough analysis of the multifarious streams of
evangelical dominionism. This paper does not cover the
broader issue of dominionist sects within other world
religions, except for a few brief noteworthy mentions. To
examine the totality of the individuals, the organizations,
and their cross-linkages would require an exhaustive study
which is beyond the scope of this brief synopsis. Even so,
every point made in this paper could be validated by dozens,
sometimes hundreds, of pieces of documentation. The
inquiring reader may check out the footnotes and references.
Only a small handful of Christian discernment and
apologetics ministries, of which this writer is a part, have
been paying attention to the intersection of the dominionist
streams. The apologetic ministries fulfill a Scriptural role
to examine and expose false doctrines and teachers, and to
warn other believers of heresies (Jude 3, 2 Peter 2:1).
Increasingly, over the past two decades, many apologists
have become seduced by dominionism, blunting their ability
to critically examine the roots and fruits of this rapidly
rising new church era.
(81) The
Dominion
Mandate and the Christian Reconstruction Movement
by Bob DeWaay, Critical Issues Commentary, 12/05 World political and social dominion for the church was not
envisioned by the writers of the New Testament. The idea of
a "remnant" of faithful people is predominant in Scripture,
particularly the Old Testament. This fits Paul's teaching in
Romans and the universal witness of the Scripture. It never
was the majority who were faithful to God. This also fits
with the testimony of church history unto this day. The
Reconstructionist agenda has had no historical fulfillment,
Biblical or otherwise. It is not understood or clearly
taught by the writers of the New Testament. The thousands of
years they claim to have to make it happen would not suffice
even if God were to allow history to run that long before
the Lord's return. Jesus asked, "When the Son of Man
returns, will He find faith [lit. `the faith'] on the
earth?" (Luke 18:8) He did not seem to assume He would
return to a Christianized society.
(82) Who's
Who
In The New Apostolic by Discernment Research
Group, Herescope, 12/30/05 In 1999 C. Peter Wagner, chief architect of and salesman
for the New Apostolic Reformation, lists two significant
members of this group. From Wagner's 1999 book Churchquake:
how the new apostolic reformation is shaking up the church
as we know it (Regal) comes these two statements: "Bill
Hybels, new apostolic pastor of Willow Creek Community
Church, Barrington, Illinois, and a longtime friend of
Robert Schuller, agrees that pastors have the responsibility
of determining the purpose of each corporate gathering." (p.
179) "New apostolic churches, like Rick Warren's, turn this
[leadership and ministry] around 180 degrees, as he explains
in his best-seller, The Purpose Driven Church (Zondervan)."
(p. 213)
(83) Is
Theophostic
Prayer Ministry Dangerous? by Jan Fletcher,
Lying Spirits.com, 01/01/06 What are the dangers of Theophostic
Prayer Ministry? (See how TPM plays out in the real
world.)
(84) How
Small
Groups Are "Transformed" by Herescope, 1/26/06
The process of group dynamics is
important to understand in the context of this current
series of Herescope posts, which has focused on the
evangelical post-modern paradigm shift envisioned and
orchestrated by Leadership Network.
(85) Dominionism
and
its Human Empire by Johan Malan, University of
Limpopo, South Africa (February 2006) Millions of Christians all over the
world are confronted with the growing tide of dominionism.
This is a form of Christian humanism in which believers
see themselves as commissioned and empowered by God to
manifest His kingdom on earth to the good of all.
Dominionism is based upon kingdom theology since it claims
to physically reveal the kingdom of God with all its
benefits to humanity. Its institution is described as
reconstructionism or a transformation movement because of
the far-reaching changes that society must undergo to
ensure a better life for all. This situation is described
by some as "heaven on earth" and presupposes the
incapacitating of Satan's opposing kingdom of darkness.
(86) Dominionism
Exposed compiled by Sandy Simpson, 2/2/06
Kingdom-Dominion, or 'Restoration' theology has risen to
popular acceptance in the last thirty years or so, gaining
confidence and strength with time and developing its
doctrine as it progressed.
(87) New
Doctrines
Of The Land by Herescope, Discernment Research
Group, 2/16/2006 New heretical doctrines have come into the evangelical
church during the past half century. These doctrines did not
exist in the previous 1950 years of the church. That is
because they are not found in the Bible. Sometimes the
heresies are newly defined old terminologies, a new
"understanding" of an old doctrine. But most often these
heresies are easily recognizable as such because a phrase or
word is used that cannot be located anywhere in the Bible.
(89) Dominionism
and
Kingdom Now Teachings by Discernment Research
Group, Herescope, 2/23/2006 This newsletter provides a broad
overview of the history of the dominionism doctrines
arising since the late 1940s, including some rare
documentary material by pastors and organizations who
opposed the various dominionism movements.
(90) Using
CHANGE
to facilitate TRANSFORMATION by Discernment
Research Group, Herescope, 2/23/2006 The Discernment Research Group has
received numerous requests to discuss in more detail the
PROCESS of transformation. The following series of posts
will attempt to answer this pressing need. CHANGE is a
necessary component to create church "transformation."
Change is a foundational assumption -- something that
everyone must agree is necessary -- before the process of
transformation can begin. Change is often predicated upon
a "crisis" that is created in order to propel
transformation.
(91) The
Newest
Heresy of the NAR: Orality by Discernment
Research Group, Herescope, 3/8/2006 The latest fad is potentially the
most grievous heresy to arise in the recent history of the
Church. It is a repudiation of literacy -- the written
Word. It is now widely being taught to missionaries,
particularly through mission groups closely associated
with the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR).
(92) Worldview
&
Vision by Discernment Research Group, Herescope,
3/21/2006 Herescope has been looking into the
topic of Worldview. We have previously noted Chuck
Colson's recent partnership with Rick Warren to package
and market their particular "brand" of Worldview education
to the rest of the world. This new partnership is
illustrative the convergence of the three main branches of
evangelicaldom around the doctrines and practices of
dominionism. Read Part
1
- Worldview & Vision & Part
2
- A Volatile Combination
(93) Transforming
Society by Discernment Research Group,
Herescope, 4/6/2006 Even during Jesus' ministry the
question of the role of the Kingdom in society was a hot
issue. Both Jesus' disciples and the Jews wanted Him to
transform their society to one that was just, liberated
from Roman oppression and free of poverty. Satan tried to
convince Him to build His kingdom on feeding the hungry
(Matthew 4:3); Judas argued that the precious ointment
could have been used to feed the poor and the other
disciples could not wait for Him to set up His Kingdom and
chase the Romans into the sea.
(94) Transforming
Churches by Discernment Research Group,
Herescope, 4/7/2006 Part of the whole transformation
process that is going on today has to do with the
transformation of churches. Already in the '70s the
environment was being created to prepare churches and
leaders for radical change. One of the war cries of the
early charismatic movement was "new wine in new
wineskins," meaning that the church has to be changed or
transformed in order to accept the "new wine." New wine
was interpreted to mean "the new thing that God is doing."
This is of course not what Jesus meant at all when He said
those words as recorded in Matthew 9:17.
(95) Transformations
II,
Political Christianity and False African Revivals
by Kato Mivule, January 9, 2006 Reports have been circulating
Christendom especially in the West about a "Revival" that
is going on in Uganda and Africa by the Sentinel Group and
their "Transformations II' DVD/Video Series. A careful
examination of what Sentinel Group calls "Revival " and
"Transformation' is nothing short of an advancement of
"Western Global Civilization, Democracy, and
Christianity'. A "Transformation' is going on for
real in Africa and yes, I will not dispute the fact as
reported by George Otis, Peter Wagner and the
"Transformations II' Video/DVD Series. However, one has to
carefully look at the "Transformations" going on in Africa
and ask a simple question, who is "transforming'
Christianity in Africa today? Is this the working of
Christ Jesus or a joint effort of Man and Satan? The
fruits tell as we see the Church in Africa being conformed
to this world and not transformed to the Image of Christ
Jesus
(97) "Fiery
agents
of transformation" by Discernment Research
Group, 6/05/2006 But "marketplace evangelism" is a
planned global expansion of corporate profit-making
interests, working hand-in-hand with church (mission)
leaders and fragile (and vulnerable) national
sovereignties. Because of our form of government in
America, there are many safeguards ensuring that that
people are not tyrannized by the excesses this
collaborative structure. This collaboration is also known
as the 3-legged stool, and it is being viewed as a useful
tool to implement this virulent new dominionism. The
potential for abuses to freedom, liberty, and to true
Gospel evangelism are unlimited.
(98) Announcing
--
Philanthropic Apostles! by Discernment Research
Group, Tuesday, June 13, 2006 C. Peter Wagner, leader of the New
Apostolic Reformation and Rick Warren's advisor, has done
it again. He's concocted another new kind of apostle --
the philanthropic apostle. This new creature is obviously
not a Scriptural term. But this role is an essential
feature of the new kingdom dominionism/transformation
agenda.
(99) The
Theophostic
Apple: Think Before You Bite by Jan Fletcher,
Lying Spirits, 6/06 Can you eat an apple core without
chewing through the outer part of the apple first? Though
common sense would say no, nonetheless, that's the
conclusion of Elliot Miller in his two-part evaluation on
Theophostic Prayer Ministry, published in the Christian
Research Journal, Vol. 29, numbers 2 and 3.
(100) The
Manipulations
of Dominionism by Sarah Leslie, Discernment
Newsletter, July/August 2006 Dominionism is a form of futurism.
Futurism is the belief that man can create his own future.
This belief requires that man manipulate things in the
present.
(101) Foundation
Imperialism by Discernment Research Group -
Herescope, Discernment Newsletter, July/August 2006 It seems like an extraordinary
coincidence. C. Peter Wagner launched his new
"philanthropic apostles" at the same time that Bill Gates,
the world's richest billionaire, retired from running the
Microsoft Corporation to spend his time doing philanthropy
at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
(102) The
Manipulations
of Dominionism by Sarah Leslie, Discernment
Newsletter, Volume 17, Number 4, July/August 2006 Dominionism is a form of futurism.
Futurism is the belief that man can create his own future.
This belief requires that man manipulate things in the
present.
(104) ...
and
all liars ... by Sandy Simpson, 11/05/06
There is a lesson for all true believers in recent
events. Have nothing to do with deeds of darkness
perpetrated by false brothers. Reject heresy.
Mark and avoid false teachers.
(105) Networking
The
Church by Herescope, 2/21/07 Transforming the church -- and the world mission movement
-- into a gigantic networked system of spiraling linked
groups will conform the global church to the global
governance model discussed in the previous series of posts.
This is indeed a paradigm shift! Read Part
1, Part
2, Part
3, Part
4, Part
5, Part
6, Part
7 & Part
8.
(106) The
Dominion Mandate and the Christian Reconstruction Movement
by Bob DeWaay, 2/07 A recent theological movement known as Christian
Reconstruction has made a significant impact on American
Christianity in the past several decades. It is based on a
Reformed, Calvinistic view of theology with some
significant, unique twists. The most prominent one is the
conviction that the Scripture gives the church a mandate to
take dominion over this world socially and culturally before
the bodily return of Jesus Christ.1 This teaching is known
as the "dominion mandate."
(107) Networking
Mission by Herescope, 3/29/07 A discussion of the networking of the church would not be
complete unless it also examines the networking of global
mission groups.
(108) Early
Networks by Herescope, 4/5/07 Fuller Theological Seminary was a network hub for these
young leaders who went on to become influential in
evangelicalism and the world mission movement. Fuller
modeled itself after secular institutions of higher learning
by purposefully concentrating on training a generation of
academic leaders who could then practice intellectual
infiltration, diffusing the new doctrines of
neoevangelicalism throughout other evangelical colleges and
seminaries, publishing houses and mission agencies.
(109) The
New
Spiritual Warfare Strategies by T.A. McMahon, The
Berean Call, 1997 Sadly, many who are a part of the spiritual warfare
movement will see our concerns as ignorance based on the
presumption that we have not "been there, done that." The
more charitable participants in SLSW perceive us as either
"just not called to the spiritual front lines" or "pitifully
blind to the dynamic things the Holy Spirit is doing in our
day." On the contrary, rather than quenching or grieving the
Holy Spirit, we are simply trying to point to that which the
Spirit of Truth has already made clear in the Scriptures for
truly effective spiritual warfare. Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(110) Joel's
Army
- The New Breed by Jewel Grewe, Discernment
Ministries Newsletter, May-June 2007 In researching the subject further there seems to be
overwhelming writings that do indicate that a Children's
Crusade did occur and in Cloyes, France there is a
stain-glassed window that portrays the same.
However, the important point is that children are not to be
manipulated and taught what is beyond what a child is to
learn. They must be taught the very basics, line up line
"precept upon precept." and allowed to be a child. They are
not prepared to be "trained" in the spirit realm.
(111) Transformation
Africa
2007: The Deception Continues by Prof Johan Malan,
Middelburg, South Africa (May 2007) Graham Power's idea that more power will be generated by
prayers offered from the top of high mountains has been
derived from the strategic spiritual warfare approach
followed by George Otis, Peter Wagner, Cindy Jacobs, Ted
Haggard and others. This type of prayer is aimed at pulling
down demonic strongholds in heavenly places, but has no
biblical foundation. We must revert to the basics of the
gospel message, in which the major perspective is the
counselling of sinners, preferably as individuals or in
small groups. The transformation of entire societies will
only occur after Christ has come to reward His saints and
judge His enemies.
(112) Kingdom-Now
"Prophets"
Unite on 07/07/07 by Jackie Alnor, Apostasy Alert,
5/14/07 This week the Elijah List, an umbrella group of today's
prominent false prophets, sent out a notice of a coming
event this summer:
(113) Dominionism
And
The Rise Of Christian Imperialism by Sarah Leslie,
5/07 Conspiracy theorizing about the Christian Right's
supposedly "secret" agenda involves highlighting the
hate-mongering and bizarre ideas of a handful of Christian
Right players while neglecting the broad popularity of
dominion theology.
(114) The
New
Prophets And Apostles and Superstition by Sandy
Simpson, 5/22/07 False prophets have always been known and identified as
using divination and augury to try to set dates for certain
events. The dates they set, though they hold festivals
to celebrate them, never produce the results they
predict. Their superstitious behavior and their
adherence to these mythologies are one way to identify them
as false prophets.
(115) "River
Flush
USA" Event To Precede 7/7/7 "The Call--Nashville"
reported by Sandy Simpson, 6/5/07 The Wagners, Chuck Pierce, Jim & Faith Chosa, et al
have "prepared the way" so to speak by conducting an
occultic event called, "River Flush, USA" where they used
Native American and New Age shamanistic techniques to
conduct deliverance of the midwestern and southern
continental US's river systems, which they claim are being
used as a "vast network and communications base for the
'prince of the power of the air' and for the second heaven
principalities to legally link into the earth."
(116) All
That
Glitters is not God's Glory by Jackie Alnor,
Apostasy Alert, 6/10/07 The latest charismatic craze heralding the long-awaited
"Latter Rain" has fallen in Idaho �" and I really mean
fallen. How can the "holy laughter'-shaking-drunkenness
craze be outdone? How about with the
gemstone-"weight-loss'-"hair growth' revival? We're talking
major signs and wonders here! That's right - gemstones are
falling from the sky in Coeur d'Alene. We can call this the
"Chicken-Little Latter Rain Revival." It's raining cheap
jewelry.
(117) The
"7-M
Mandate" by Herescope, 6/15/07 "Our theological bedrock is what has been known as Dominion
Theology. This means that our divine mandate is to do
whatever is necessary, by the power of the Holy Spirit, to
retake the dominion of God's creation which Adam forfeited
to Satan in the Garden of Eden. It is nothing less than
seeing God's kingdom coming and His will being done here on
earth as it is in heaven."--C. Peter Wagner, letter, May 31,
2007, red added.
(118) Seven
Apostolic
Spheres by Herescope, 6/25/07 "We all agree that the society to be transformed is not
just one big conglomerate, but a unified whole that is made
up of several vital pieces, each one of which must take its
own path toward transformation. These segments of society
should be seen as apostolic spheres."--C. Peter Wagner, The
Church in the Workplace, (Regal, 2006), p. 112 [emphasis
added]. The quote above comes from a chapter in C. Peter
Wagner's book The Church in the Workplace, which is an
account of the marketplace transformation movement. This
book is an attempt to justify a new role for the church
co-mingling with the corporate business world, based on the
newly concocted doctrines of C. Peter Wagner, George Otis,
Ed Silvoso, Dennis Peacocke, and a host of other Latter Rain
and Reconstructionist leaders.
(119) Dominionism:
The
New Christian Fascism? - Is it ultimately that
different from Islamic Fascism? by Sandy
Simpson, 6/29/07 One of the lies those who follow heretics are believing
today is the lie of Dominionism. This false theology
gets believers to focus their attention on what God has NOT
ordained. Then they are swept away in the pantheistic
mysticism that has taken up residence in many churches,
relying on their feelings to guide them. At that point
they are already following the enemy and don't even know
it. If they would search the Scriptures daily they
would know they are a tool of the enemy. But rather
than repent they continue down the path of heresy, carrying
out the ridiculous edicts of false apostles, the false
prophecies of self-proclaimed "prophets", and passing along
the fables false teachers make up daily to tickle the ears
of their followers until their consciences are branded with
a hot iron and they can no longer discern truth from
error. At that point they have given in to
delusion. When God allowed Pharaoh many chances to
repent and he hardened his heart, God finally hardened it
for him. God will do the same when He ultimately sends
a great delusion on those who no longer have a love of the
truth. These deluded ones will end up being the same
Fascists as their counterparts in Islam.
(120) Updated! Pre
Millennial
And Post Millennial Doctrines Do Not Mixby Sandy
Simpson, 7/13/07 Many Christians today (having allowed themselves to be
diapraxed by false teachers on TV, in books, in seminars and
on tape) have begun to accept a mixture of Pre Mil and Post
Mil doctrines. Many claim they still hold to a Pre
Trib Rapture (or another Pre Mil scenario) and at the same
time would claim that Christians are in a great end times
revival, that "Transformation" is taking place all over the
world, and that our mandate is to retake dominion over the
whole world including its businesses, social agendas and
political arenas (a Post Mil scenario). But what many
"Christians" today do not realize is: the mixture they
have accepted is oxymoronic.
(121) Updated! The
Doctrines
of Dominionism by Herescope, 7/9/07 - also read Part
1, Part
2, Part
3, Part
4, Part
5, Part
6, Part
7,Part
8,Part
9 & Part
10. One does not have to wade very far into the waters of
Dominionism before encountering an old Hermetic heresy that
heaven and earth can become united, as illustrated by the
quotation above. This doctrine is now rampantly taught
throughout the New Age Movement and the New Apostolic
Reformation, as well as mission organizations and political
left and right Dominionist movements.
(122) Proponents
Of
A New Paradigm by Jackie Alnor, Apostasy Alert,
8/07 "In 1984 Bob Jones of the Kansas City false prophets,
according to Wes Campbell11 was told by 'god,' 'The Church
is going to go into a time of deprivation.' After that time
'god' was going to 'throw a massive party.' This was to be
followed by a bloody civil war in the Church.. . Counterfeit
revivalists . . . have built on this false prophecy to
project ideas about the civil war which is about to engulf
the end time Church. They speak of the 'blue coats' from the
North fighting the 'gray coats' from the South... the blue
coats stand for the revelatory - the revelation, and the
gray for gray matter - man's wisdom. Rick Joyner12 is
convinced that the grays, whom he characterizes as
'spiritually ruthless and cruel,' must be 'confronted and
exposed and either converted or removed from their place of
influence in the church. After the grays, who he says
constitute ' nearly half of the believers in the world
today', are defeated, there will be 'an entirely new
definition of Christianity'. As Joyner declared, 'Believers
and unbelievers alike will think that it is the end of
Christianity as we know it, and it will be. Through this,
the very definition of Christianity will be changed, for the
better.' "Fact is, if you alter 'Christianity' so that it's
no longer recognizable, then it's no longer Christianity!"
(124) Doctrines
Of
Devils by Jackie Alnor, Apostasy Alert,
8/19/07 Anyone who has read my Reflections much in the past two
years knows that I continually expose doctrines of devils
being brought into the church under the guise of the latest
wave of the spirit. Solomon said "there is nothing new under
the sun," and that is very clear by looking at how the devil
has packaged his doctrines over the years to appear as
something new when nothing is new but the Emperor's new
clothes in which he dresses them. It's sort of funny when we
hear about the newest and most exclusive religious group or
movement showing up advertising their latest discoveries as
the most provocative of all time.
(125) Building
on
the Transformations Foundation by Herescope,
Wednesday, September 19, 2007 Rutz's theology is built on the foundation of the new
doctrines and practices of what is now called The New
Apostolic Reformation. In particular, his book gives great
credence to George Otis of The Sentinel Group and his
Transformations and Transformations II video series.
(126) The
End
Of Orthodoxy by Herescope, 9/24/07 The New Apostolic Reformation is all about changing
orthodoxy. But the leaders don't necessarily challenge
orthodoxy head-on. Rather they are going about it in a
different way. Sometimes they do an "end-run" around
orthodoxy. Other times, rather than dismissing the
fundamentals of the faith entirely, they propose adopting a
more "generous orthodoxy" based on postmodern assumptions
about the nature of man on earth. The resultant
"re-thinking" has had the effect of adding new tenets,
methods, practices and beliefs to the faith. Adding to the
faith with "new truths" creates a synthesis.
(127) Shamanism
in
the Church - Occult "Eagle Spirituality" Manifests in
Popular "Prophetic" Ministries by Mark Dinsmore,
The Berean Call, 10/20/07 So why do the neo-prophets and apostles of today use the
eagle as a symbol of choice? Many "prophetic" ministries
associate eagles with tremendous natural vision and
observable qualities of "rising above;" but like shamans and
seers-ancient and modern-they err in assigning to eagles
spiritual qualities.
(129) Spiritual
Pyromaniacs by Jackie Alnor, Apostasy Alert,
11/12/07 You've heard the saying, "If you play with fire you're
going to get burnt." Today's "Christian" Gnostics seem to
have an obsession with the elements of earth, wind, water,
and fire. When we watch "Christian" television, be it Sky
Angel, TBN, or the God Channel, we hear the televangelists
and "prophetic" folks scream "Fire"! over people who react
with wild jerkings and flailing of limbs as they go down in
a heap on the floor. What is this "fire" being thrown around
on these platforms in such a showy fashion?
(130) Rethinking
Eschatology:
Dominionists on the Move by Discernment Research
Group, Herescope, 12/6/07 This past weekend, December 4, 2007, in Dallas, Texas,
there was an Acts 29 Conference. It was called Eschatology
and the Marketplace: Rethinking the Future and sponsored by
the marketplace transformation apostles. This conference is
an interesting precursor to another marketplace
transformation conference, which is immediately following
Robert Schuller's Rethink Conference (see previous blog
posts), and called Reclaiming the 7 Mountains the 2008
Church in the Workplace Conference. This Reclaiming the 7
Mountains Conference will be held in Atlanta, Georgia on
January 24-26. This "Rethinking the Future" eschatology
conference was hosted by the RiosBrook Foundation. Linda
Rios Brook, president of this foundation, is closely
associated with C. Peter Wagner and a member of his
International Coalition of Apostles. She heads Acts 29,
which is variously described as "a think tank seeking
answers to social and cultural issues through the
marketplace" and the "Apostolic Council for Transformation
in Society." The RiosBrook Foundation's purpose is
Dominionist:
(131) Prognosticators
in
the Land by Jackie Alnor, Apostasy Alert,
12/30/07 Every year around this time we see news features that look
back at the year to size up the events that took place. In
the church world, 2007 seemed somewhat typical - no big
revivals, true or false, to report on. The biggest thing to
happen this year were the killings that took place in
Colorado at YWAM and at Ted Haggard's former church New Life
Church. We also had the 7-7-7 let-down of Lou Engle's "The
Call" that was hyped up to be the expectant "shift" in the
heavenlies - a big dud! Then two scandalous marriage
break-ups of Juanita Bynum and Paula White. Nothing
earth-shattering there! And 2007 was wrapped up in the
announcement of the televangelist investigation of Senator
Grassley that is ongoing. But the year's biggest dud is the
prophecy record of the "Christian" prognosticators. These
men and women in the apostolic/prophetic movement get
together at the beginning of every year and publish their
prognostications for the coming year. They already have
their latest predictions for 2008 on DVD for sale so they
can make a quick buck by selling you "hidden truth" all for
$69.00. So-called prophets Chuck Pierce, Dutch Sheets,
Stacey Campbell, Denny Cline, and Steve Shultz will tell us
what God is doing in 2008, as if God is tied into our
calendar!
(132) 2008:
The
year of the "Great Shift"? by Herescope,
12/31/07 Below is a selected list of New Year "prophecies," messages
and conferences from the New Apostolic Reformation leaders
in the evangelical world. You will notice the strong
Dominionism themes which call for the transformation of
culture and nations, bringing heaven to earth, perfecting
the Bride of Christ on earth, training Joel's Army, taking
over the neo-Kuyperian spheres of society, etc. These
messages have little or nothing to do with the Gospel of
repentance and the cross. The two-edged sword of the Word of
God operating in the hearts of men for salvation is being
replaced by these kingdom-building activities to transform
the earth. There is an inexplicable and formidable silence
on the part of evangelical leaders as these heresies sweep
over the church unchallenged and unchecked, usurping the
simplicity of the Gospel with the distorted doctrines in
evidence below.
(133) The
Roots
and Fruits of the New Apostolic Reformation
by Bob DeWaay, Critical Issues Commentary, Issue 103 -
November / December 2007
Church history has shown that whenever new claimants to the
office of apostle have arisen, so have false teachings. The
teachings of many such persons today, as we have seen, are
shocking in the extremity of their error. Yet C. Peter Wagner
claims that churches that he terms "apostolic" in this new
sense are part of the fastest growing segment of the church in
the world today.34 Perhaps he is right; but if he is, this is
proof of massive end time apostasy and not the revival he
claims it to be. The only binding authority in the church is
that of Scripture. God does not bind us to mixture, error, or
the musings of men. The false apostles and prophets of the
NOLR and NAR have no power over the true, blood-bought church
of God. Prophets that are less than inerrant have nothing to
sell but fear: "When a prophet speaks in the name of the Lord,
if the thing does not come about or come true, that is the
thing which the Lord has not spoken. The prophet has spoken it
presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him" (Deuteronomy
18:22). The grandiose claims that span from Leade, to Warnock,
to Branham, to Paulk, and to Hamon have never come to pass,
and they never will. There will be no virgin born,
many-membered man-child, Elijah company, new breed of man, new
incarnation of the Christ on earth or any other such
blasphemy. The role these terms describe is that of
antichrist. The true Christ will return bodily and catch his
church up to meet Him in the air (1 Thessalonians 4:17).
(134) What
is
Hope 2008? by First Plumbline Apologetics,
1/08
A page on the ecumenical/inferfaith Hope 2008.
(135) Sickles
Ready
to Reap Nations? by Herescope, 1/10/08 Every year the leaders of the New Apostolic Reformation
release their "prophecies" for the coming year. This year's
prophecies are even more bold about proclaiming that the
"church" will "judge" the nations.
(136) Seven
Spheres
of Influence by Herescope, 1/15/08 This blog has focused many posts on C. Peter Wagner's
agenda, as part of the New Apostolic Reformation, to
influence the 7 spheres or 7 mountains of culture, by
actually changing nations and governments, cultural and
social structures, in the name of "building the kingdom of
God on earth." In C. Peter Wagner's "prophecy" above, he
says that 2008 will have "The anointing for dominion" where
"[e]ach sector of society will begin to be touched by the
power of God in new fresh ways from government, education,
the medical fields, media, the arts and other areas."
(137) How
to
"Conquer the 7 Spheres" by Herescope,
1/19/08 This quotation originated from an interview done by
marketplace transformation "apostle" Os Hillman with Loren
Cunningham, founder of Youth With a Mission (YWAM), who
claims to have had a vision of 7 "spheres" of society
conjointly with Bill Bright of Campus Crusade. In a previous
post we challenged the credibility of this story, believing
it to be revisionist history. One area of marketing emphasis
is clearly youth. Another focus is the workplace.
(138) Does
Jesus' command in Mt. 25 mean we are to take care for the
world? by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason
Ministries, 1/23/08 Matthew 25:31-46 ... Many have this as their theme and a
requirement for a social gospel, they have changed the text
to a general principle that is applied to everyone. Jesus'
principle of We are to do unto others as we would have them
do unto us is to be our lifestyle but in this rebuke it is
more specific. Christians are to help in various ways but
this is not our specific mission to solve poverty or
disease. Of course, if people are starving they cannot
listen to a spiritual message about their soul too well. We
should be there for catastrophes such as earthquakes and
floods... What of the poverty in the church, are we to feed
the world and not the brethren? Isn't this what Jesus said
to do in Mt.25. Unfortunately Mt. 25 is often used for a
general humanitarian effort of the church.
(139) Creating
Heaven
on Earth by Herescope, 2/14/08 The false gospel of building the kingdom of God on earth
incorporates the age-old occult teaching that man's efforts
and activities will bring Heaven to Earth. This teaching has
been lurking off stage in the evangelical world for several
decades. It is now building steam as the hottest new
teaching to make the New Apostolic Reformation circuit. And
it has gone mainstream with N.T. Wright's new book Surprised
by Hope.
(141) The
"Dread
Champion Army" by Herescope, 2/22/08 The false prophecy above has been touted by New Apostolic
Reformation leader Bill Hamon for years. In keeping with
this timetable, the pitch and intensity of the military
rhetoric of this branch of the global Dominionist movement
has substantially increased since the beginning of 2008.
Hyper-esoteric language enshrouds the calls for warriors and
warfare with increasing fervor and zeal. One can only wonder
how long before this transforms into real warfare with
actual warriors.
(142) The
Dark
Side of Jealousy by Herescope, 3/13/08 The teaching about creating heaven on earth can be found in
both the New Age/New Spirituality and the New Apostolic
Reformation/Emergent movements. The teaching claims that
God's Kingdom will be built on earth, Armageddon will be
bypassed, and Paradise restored. The biblical phrase from
the Lord's Prayer, cited by Bill Hamon in his last sentence
quoted directly above, now carries the meaning "as above, so
below." This idea comes from Hermeticism; it is not a
Christian, nor a biblical teaching. It should not surprise
us that a doctrine imported into neoevangelicalism from the
occult world would begin to bear evil fruit. Wherever one
finds the utopian language of peace, love and harmony on
earth, it quickly secedes into warfare and Dominionism
language!
(143) Does
Gen.1 28 mean we are to take "dominion" over all creation
today? by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason
Ministries, 3/08 Dominion does not mean we as the church or government are
to rule over humans or nations. This wanting to rule over
other people (dominion) is from man's fallen nature. God
made man to serve just as Jesus gave us the example as a
perfect man- He came to serve.
(144) Let's
take dominion NOW! by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us
Reason Ministries, 3/08 Peter Wagner's admission of dominionism and how he arrives
at his justification for it.
(145) Elijah
List
False Teachings and False Prophecies Archive by
Holly Pivec, Spirit of Error, 4/11/08 But others in the apostolic-prophetic movement believe that
"apostles" and "prophets" are giving new doctrinal
revelation to the church (new teachings not found in the
Bible) and that all Christians must submit to the "apostles"
and "prophets" " in fact, the whole world must submit to
them. A well-known supporter of these teachings is C. Peter
Wagner ... He calls the apostolic-prophetic movement the
"New Apostolic Reformation." I may also start using this
term to clarify which part of the movement my blog is
critiquing " the part that shares Wagner's unorthodox views
of apostles and prophets.
(147) Tinker
with
Theology, Tinker with Man by Herescope,
4/29/08 When neoevangelical leaders began concocting new doctrines
and new understandings of old doctrines, they began
tinkering with theology.
(148) Was
Paul
A Pragmatist? by Herescope, 5/15/08 From the very beginning the Leadership Network forged a
brilliant dialectic process in order to facilitate the
postmodern church era. On the one hand they created the
mystical syncretistic Emergent movement. On the other hand
they wrought the pragmatic, Drucker-driven, utilitarian,
Megachurch model. These two creations would appear to be
opposite extremes. One pole could then work off the other.
The utilitarian megachurch could be accused of too much dry,
dead pragmatism -- spirit-stifling numbers-driven, business
results & methods-driven, impersonal franchises, etc. In
a planned reaction against this, the hip, young Emergent
would arise, claiming that the worse excesses of stale
programmed structure inhibits spiritual growth and vitality,
therefore we need something new. And the tenets and
practices of the New (Apostolic) Reformation would arise as
the perfect synthesis solution. Neither extreme is
theologically sound, nor is the proposed third-way
compromise of a new reformation. The New Apostolic
Reformation/Transformation (in its many guises) would serve
as a perfect vehicle in juxtaposition to the old
orthodoxies, fundamentalism, theology and doctrine.
(149) Are
we
seeing the Latter Rain that the book of Joel predicted?
by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries, 7/4/08 There are three facets to keep in mind to have a correct
interpretation of Acts 2:17 which refers to Joel 2,3. 1)
time 2) place 3) recipients. All three need to be accurate
to determine if in fact it this outpouring has taken place.
1.Time- this occurs in the tribulation period near the end,
so it is impossible for this to be happening now. 2.Place-
It begins in Israel specifically Mt. Zion (Jerusalem). 3.
Recipients- It is to the Jewish people primarily for them to
be saved. If this is not taking place with all three
elements then it has not happened as the Scripture records
and it is not fulfilled prophecy.
(150) Kicking
the
Kingdom into High Gear by Herescope, 7/15/08
There is a massive re-"alignment" going on in the so-called
"apostolic" realm these days, and most of attention is being
concentrated on the United States. The focus of this new
"alignment" is a virulent new form of patriotic Dominionism,
and it is being championed by the charismatic leaders. C.
Peter Wagner's July 11, 2008 Global Harvest Ministries
newsletter was titled "Alignment! Looking toward the Future.
" In it he announced that "our desire is that Chuck Pierce,
our son in ministry, become the heir to GHM" (Global Harvest
Ministries).
(151) CBN
(Christian
Broadcasting Network) Presents Soaking Prayer Seminar -
Serious Problems with This Practice by Lighthouse
Trails, 7/15/08 When CBN presents their Spiritual Gifts Seminar this coming
Tuesday with Marguerite Evans, we pray that participants
will have their eyes opened and see that soaking prayer is
not biblical prayer but could put them into contact with
realms that would endanger their spiritual wellbeing.
(152) God's
Dream?
A KINGDOM BUILDING DREAM by Herscope,
7/17/08 This Washington, D.C. Mall event described above is
connected with the rise of patriotic Dominionism, described
in the previous post. The organizers of this event have been
working for several decades to create a youth movement that
could fulfill their expectations for a "New Breed" and could
function as a "Joel's Army." To recruit young people for
their "bootcamps" and prayer "furnaces", these men have
invoked patriotic fervor over the abortion issue especially,
and morality generally.
(153) A
New Obsession With Angels by Jackie Alnor,
Apostasy Alert, 7/20/08 There are spirits in the material world and they're not all
good ones. In fact, there's a recent obsession with angels
in certain church circles, such as the emergent church and
the apostolic/prophetic movement.
(154) God's
Dream?
A KINGDOM BUILDING DREAM by Herescope,
7/17/08 This Washington, D.C. Mall event described above (The Call)
is connected with the rise of patriotic Dominionism,
described in the previous post. The organizers of this event
have been working for several decades to create a youth
movement that could fulfill their expectations for a "New
Breed" and could function as a "Joel's Army." To recruit
young people for their "bootcamps" and prayer "furnaces",
these men have invoked patriotic fervor over the abortion
issue especially, and morality generally.
(155) God's
Dream
= PEACE, A Global Kingdom Dream by Herescope,
8/6/08 What does the term "God's Dream" mean? After our last post,
which we left posted for several weeks due to its serious
subject matter, we began an Internet search to see what we
could locate to answer this question. We were helped in our
quest by Warren Smith, whose impeccable research into the
New Age movement helped us to piece together some key
elements.
(156) Utter
Bedlam
- Robert Heidler And Chuck Pierce Sing With the Sun and
Planets, Open Portals to God and Angels by Wyatt
Roberts, 8/5/08 As a followup to my post about JoAnn McFatter, who teaches
a class on "Worship Sound and Movement" at Heidler and
Pierce's Issachar School, this is an audio recording of
Heidler leading a service in which he, Pierce, and others
join in the "Sound of the Heavens" along with the Sun, and
other stars and planets. Without a doubt, this is the
freakiest thing I have ever heard. If I had to sum it up in
one word, it would be: bedlam
(158) New
Breed:
Gasping in Church(?) by LocalPastor, on Christian
Research Service, YouTube Video, Sunday, August 24, 2008
Features Matt Sorger, violent angels, Patricia King, "water
walkers," John Crowder and "tokin' the Ghost" and saying
"Jehovah-uana" (which is short for Jehovah-marijuana). Only
God knows how many people have been conditioned and deceived
by these false teachers.
(159) The
Judgment
was Set, and the Books were Opened by Philip L.
Powell, Christian Witness Ministries (CWM), 9/1/08 There comes a time when God intervenes in the affairs of
men. Divine judgment inevitably begins among God's people.
(161) The
New Breed Doctrine by Mike Oppenheimer,
9/15/08 Identifying the false prophets promises.
(162) Bonnie
Jones
and Her B-Movie 'Dream' by Bud Press, Christian
Research Service, September 19, 2008 If there was ever a time for Christians to read, study, and
trust in God word, it is now; for never before in the
history of mankind has there been the present plague of
false teachers spewing a rash of heresies, false prophecies,
false dreams and visions, and false visitations from angels
and "Jesus."
(163) Kim
Clement
Prophesies That Barack Obama Will Win. Elijah's List
Prophesies That Sarah Palin's Win. Who Is Right?
by Jesus Christology, 9/21/08 So Pentecostal Word of Faith charismatics, since these are
BOTH anointed true prophets of God bringing fresh wine and
new oil - or is it fresh oil and new wine - how can they
both be right? Well, for one, it is obvious that NONE OF
THESE PEOPLE GIVE TWO CENTS ABOUT JOHN MCCAIN OR JOE BIDEN!
So maybe Barack Obama will win, ask Joe Biden to step down,
and make Sarah Palin his vice president? Or maybe it is that
ALL OF THESE PEOPLE ARE LIARS, FRAUDS, AND FALSE PROPHETS
THAT ARE GOING TO DO FLOATING BELLYFLOPS INTO THE LAKE OF
FIRE?!?!
(164) Melissa
Fisher:
Mortuary Outreach by Chrystal, Slaughter of the
Sheep Blog, Saturday, October 04, 2008 Excerpt (includes video): "Melissa Fisher, with Patricia
King's Extreme Prophetic, talks about her evangelism team's
mortuary outreach, where they go into the mortuaries in an
attempt to raise the dead. Needless to say, it has never
worked."
(165) Is
the Kingdom of God on earth now or do we still have to
wait for it? by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason
Ministries, 10/1/08 We are watching a growing trend of rejecting the idea that
Christ is coming back literally, physically (pre-millennial
view) to rule over the nations and establish his
governmental rule. They have replaced it with the concept of
the church is to take over the world and establish the
kingdom of God.
(166) Letter
to
Pastor David Jones - Request for 'Angel Feather'
by Bud Press, Christian Research Service, 11/19/08 Christian Research Service believes that in light of 1
Thessalonians 5:21-22 and 1 John 4:1, when professing
Christians make a claim, they should be ready, willing, and
able to validate their claims and provide proof. If their
claims are true, they have nothing to fear from public
scrutiny. The following letter was e-mailed to Pastor David
Jones of the House of Praise Church in Katy, Texas, and was
followed up with the same letter on November 15, 2008. Both
letters were e-mailed to three different accounts. With the
exception of automatic replies (see example below), as of
this writing there has been no reply from Pastor Jones.
(168) ANGEL
FEATHERS:
Analyzed, Examined, and Found Wanting by Bud
Press, Christian Research Service, January 19, 2009 It must be emphasized that a claim without solid evidence
is like a bird without feathers--it won't fly. The burden of
proof rests with the one making the claim. Chad Leatherby
claims to possess numerous "angel feathers." He provided CRS
with what he believes to be "angel feathers," and was
informed upfront that the feathers would be analyzed and
examined by qualified experts. However, the feathers
Leatherby provided were BIRD FEATHERS!
(170) Questions
on
'Angel Feathers' by Bud Press, Christian Research
Service, 1/09 The following questionnaire was made possible in part by
Christians within the field of apologetics, cult-evangelism,
and research. Their advice and observations proved to be a
valuable contribution, and is deeply appreciated. If you are
involved in the signs and wonders movement and believe you
have experienced "supernatural manifestations" in the form
of "angel feathers," please read the article, Feathers
from
Heaven? Afterwards, read the following questions
carefully, and rely on God's written word as your ultimate
and final authority.
(173) The
NAR's
Fairy Godmother? Jane Leade & The Philadelphian
Society by End Times Prophetic, 2/9/09 "[The New Apostolic Reformation] belief that "God is
restoring the office of Apostles and Prophets." can be
traced to the "1679 Prophecy" by the occult Christian
Kabbalist sect called the Philadelphian Society. The
Philadelphians believed in the Kabbalah doctrine of "Gilgul"
or the Transmigration of souls. They believed that the souls
of ancient Israel would reincarnate into their genetic
descendants, which include to souls of the *original*
apostles and prophets. Mike Bickle, Bob Weiner, John Wimber,
Bill Hamon, Rick Joyner, C. Peter Wagner and all the many
Latter Rain "Apostles and Prophets" get their "Apostolic
Authority" through doctrines of reincarnation and it is
because of this that *ALL* of the Latter Rain "Apostles and
Prophets" can be rightly labeled "occult" in both senses of
the word i.e. 1) hidden and 2) inherently evil.
(174) John
Ortberg Expose by James Sundquist, Rock Salt
Publishing, 3/20/09 I am writing this article as a letter in response to a SOS
email I received from a sister whose church has been
contaminated with Richard Foster and John Ortberg teachings,
who will presenting it to her board of deacons and directors
of her church. Even before I wrote two books exposing
Rick Warren, I wrote an article exposing Willowcreek Church
where John Ortberg was once a teaching pastor.
(see:
http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/willowcreek.htmlThere
are so many problems with Ortberg, it is hard to know where
to begin. But the fact that he was a major pastor at
Willowcreek (Hybels) should alone disqualify him. He
promoted equality of women as pastors there.
(177) Signs
That Make One Wonder by Orrel Stienkamp, The
Plumbline, Vol. 14, No. 4, July/August 2009 Signs and wonders have always been claimed in the church_
In the middle ages signs and wonders were usually related to
apparitions of the Virgin Mary. It wasn't until the latter
part of the 19tb century that the sign phenomena began to be
noted again Alexander Dowse and Mary Woodworth-Etter, (the
"trance evangelist"), being examples. The Pentecostal move
at tile turn of the 20th century emphasized healing and the
spiritual gifts. But in more recent times John Wimber and
his Vineyard movement chose signs and wonders as the focal
point of their movement. Wimber's ministry and movement
attained notoriety in a church growth class he team taught
at Fuller Seminary on signs and wonders with C. Peter
Wagner. Wimber's signs and wonders were, however, limited to
healing, slain in the Spirit, halo's designating those to be
healed and warm sensations etc. Wimber proceeded to found
the Vineyard movement. It was Vineyard pastor John Amott
that sparked the Toronto Blessing. Wimber surprisingly
became uncomfortable with the excesses at Toronto and also
with certain aspects of the Kansas City Prophets. He assumed
leadership the Kansas City Prophetic and it became the Metro
Vineyard of Kansas City. About this time Bob Jones, a
prophet and seer at Kansas City, was sidelined because he
used his so called prophetic seer ministry to influence
ladies to disrobe before the Lord etc. Jones was given a
behind the scenes ministry but never was achrally
disciplined. Jones was res~ by Todd Bentley. It is
interesting that a number of Vineyard paslors have been the
ones to go beyond Toronto and are now into The Extreme
Prophetic movement with yet more bizarre and strange
supernatural phenomena. More Later.
(178) "The
Apostles/Prophets Have Fallen and Can't Get Up" by
Orrel Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Vol. 14, No. 5,
September/October 2009 This proves again to be the same ole same ole of false
prophets in church history. Wesley and Whitfield had
to contend with the French Prophets and the early church had
to contend with Montanus and his female prophets in the
second century. And so it will be till the Son of Man
returns.
(174) A
letter from a participant of a G-12 meeting cited
by Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries, 9/25/09 I recently left a G12 church in Riverside, Ca. I was
concerned about all the rules and how they only talked about
the "Power of the blood of Jesus". They divided his blood
into seven different ways to be applied to what we needed or
wanted.
(175) Kingdom
Violence by Jackie Alnor, Apostasy Alert,
11/7/09 The parallels of this story with the condition of the
visible church in America are easy to see. Jesus lamented in
Matthew 11:12: "And from the days of John the Baptist until
now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the
violent take it by force." Most commentaries interpret this
verse as some sort of metaphor for zealous faith. I could
never read that into the passage. Zealous faith would not
cause the kingdom of heaven to suffer, which is obviously
something not good. A Baptist Bible teacher named David
Reagan (not the prophecy teacher of that name) really hit
the nail on the head with his exegesis:
(176) Binding
and
Loosing - False Spiritual Warfare Teachings by Bob
DeWaay, 11/09 "I bind you, Satan!" is uttered in thousands of prayers
every day in America. "Spiritual warfare" books that teach
Christian how to "bind Satan" are hot sellers. Not only is
Satan himself subject to continual verbal "binding," but a
whole host of demons and "principalities and authorities" of
the heavenly realm are also thus assaulted. Christians who
practice this form of spiritual warfare hope to forestall
calamities and sickness, convert loved ones, and turn
cities, states and even the nation to righteousness. If
binding Satan will do all this, we should put this new
spiritual technology into practice. However, if this
practice is not Biblical, it may be more harmful than
helpful. Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(177) United
in prayer - United in error by Mike Oppenheimer,
11/29/09 The United in Prayer movement's false claims of change in
Hawaii documented.
Updated! (178) Preparations
for
Sufferings by Herescope, 12/9/09 The Discernment Research Group has been publishing warnings
about heresies and the activities of leaders promoting
heresies since 2005. Recently we have been repeatedly asked
by many believers to delve into the issue of "how do I
prepare for the coming persecution?" While the world faith
leaders lead their flocks into an ecumenical global church
of massive proportions, there is a tiny remnant within each
historical tradition or evangelical group that maintains
adherence to the Bible. Increasingly we are getting reports
about these believers being censored, ostracized, mocked,
ridiculed, slandered, shut down and shut out, threatened,
and more. Every possible tactic of persecution, short of
suffering in the flesh, is now rapidly coming upon those in
America who truly stand on the Word of God. Read Part
1, Part
2, Part
3, Part
4, Part
5, Part
6, Part
7, Part
8, Part
9, Part
10, Part
11, Part
12, Part
13 &
Part 14
(179)"Oh!
That Will Be Glory For Me" by Dr. Orrel
Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Vol. 15, No. 1, January/February
2010 The famous hymn line quoted above asserts the biblical
teaching affirmed for centuries that glory awaits us when we
are present with the Lord at *'His glorious return" to
earth. Repeatedly future glory is depicted in thc New
Testarnent as a future hope and not a prescm fcalily.
Ncvcrth�lc~, in Apostolic/Prophetic and Dominion circles, we
are challenged to pursue and experience the "glory" in the
here and now. Not only are we encouraged to experience the
"glory", but unbelievable claims of glory experiences are
reported. Just a few examples will make the point. Bobby
Conners tosses glory around like someone throwing candy al a
parade. "Do you want some?" Here's a sample of glory.." He
loc-zdizes the glory in his hand like a ball and then tossed
it to the crowd. Those who jump the highest and catch this
glory explode with shaking and appear to be hit by some
external terrestrial mystical force.
(180) Apostolic
Pirate
Brandon Barthrop Teaches Jesus Was Born Again by
Ken Silva, 1/10/10 The man in the video is Brandon Barthrop and he has a
"ministry" website called Red Letter Ministries that
promotes getting high and whacked in the "Holy Spirit'.
Brandon has also made the rounds with John Crowder and
Benjamin Dunn promoting the Tokin' heresy in churches.
(181) Bethel's
'signs
and wonders' include angel feathers, gold dust and
diamonds by Amanda Winters, Redding.com, January
19, 2010 Bud Press said there is nothing in the Bible to back up the
claims of angel feathers but there are a host of other
explanations. "Birds shed feathers all the time, even in
flight," he said. "It's nothing to see a feather floating
down from a building or something like that. But if you're
caught up in the deception and went to church last night and
they talked about feathers falling from heaven ...
immediately you're going to think it's a feather from
heaven." Press said he believes the signs and wonders
movement is spiritually dangerous and cited Bible passages
that warn against it.
(184) The
ravers
who get high on God by David Lowe, The Sun,
1/21/10 WILD-EYED and out of control, the clubbers flail wildly to
a booming beat. With sweaty clothes clinging to their backs,
some people even pass out. While this could easily be
mistaken for a dodgy booze and drug-fuelled party, there is
something very different about Sloshfest. The revellers are
party loving Christians who don't drink or take drugs - but
say their euphoria is down to the power of God and their
seeming drunkenness due to "God-ka" and the "yum rum of
Heaven".
(186) Many
Believers
in SA are Jumping on the Bandwagon of Dominionism
by Prof. Johan Malan, Mossel Bay, RSA (Feb. 2010) Christians are increasingly mobilised towards efforts of
controlling and reforming the world by reminding them of
their long-forgotten dominion mandate. This is particularly
the case in the US and South Africa from where the global
Transformations Movement is orchestrated. Disciples of
Christ have allegedly, like believers in the Old Testament,
neglected their biblical mandate to rule over the world and
are now held directly responsible for the serious moral and
spiritual crisis in which the world finds itself.
(187) Comments
to
John Burton, No Reply by Bud Press, Christian
Research Service, February 25, 2010 He bills himself as a "zealous revivalist" and a prophetic
messenger to the church. He is an author, conference
speaker, and a familiar face on YouTube. But despite his
seemingly busy schedule, John Burton is an ambitious but
minor league player within the "prophetic movement"--minor
because his efforts in the spiritual are eclipsed by
starry-eyed icons such as Todd Bentley, Rick Joyner, Bob
Jones, and Bill Johnson, to name a few.
(188) MAYDAY!!
MAYDAY!!
We Have A Problem! A Comment on May Day 2010 - A Cry to
God for a Nation in Distress by Steve Lumbley,
Apostasy Watch, 3/9/10 Do not be deceived folks. This dominionist/kingdom now
theology is nothing more than Church Jihad. The bible does
not teach that we will bring righteousness to the world. It
is Christ alone in his physical return to this earth who
will establish a righteous world government. It is Christ
alone who will rule the nations with a rod of iron, not man.
There is no great end time revival but rather a great end
time falling away from the truth of scripture and this
deadly doctrine plays right into that great apostasy.
Nothing good can come of this. Do not join yourself with
apostates, unbelievers, and Chino's (Christian in name
only). America is not Gods chosen nation. It is true that
God has used America as a vessel of honor but it is also
true that we have been used as a vessel of dishonor. The
Lord has decreed that in the latter days all nations shall
come against His covenant people and that includes the good
old USA.
(189) The
"Great
Wealth Transfer' " 100 Percent Returns! by Spirit
Of Error, 2/16/10 How can you get rich and build God's kingdom at the same
time? By following the modern "apostles" and "prophets" " at
least that's what they claim. They say a "great transfer of
wealth" is about to occur " from the wicked to the
righteous. If you want to be on the receiving end of the
transfer, then you'd better get "properly aligned" with
them. What that boils down to is submitting yourself to
them. More than 30 so-called apostolic leaders taught people
how to take part in the wealth transfer at the Financial
K.E.Y.S. conference held earlier this month in Denver,
Colorado. Speakers included Bruce Cook, Lance Wallnau, Os
Hillman, Cindy Jacobs, Rick Joyner and C. Peter Wagner. See
the full list here. The name of the conference " Financial
K.E.Y.S. " refers to their teaching that money is the key to
global transformation and establishing God's kingdom on
earth.
(190) The
Coalescing
of the Christian Right with Apostolic Dominionism
by Orrel Steinkamp, 4/8/10 What follows may be the most important article ever
published by Discernment Ministries in its 21 year history.
The first edition of the Discernment Newsletter, published
in May 1990 began chronicling the activities of a group of
men calling themselves "prophets" and "apostles," claiming
to have extra-biblical revelation and calling to build an
elite army to take over the Earth. This obscure cult
infiltrated Pentecostal circles with its doctrines, but it
wasn't until these "Kansas City Prophets," as they were
called, connected with C. Peter Wagner from Fuller
Theological Seminary, that they gained great momentum and
helped to form the basis of what Wagner calls "The New
Apostolic Reformation" (NAR). By 1991, in a little booklet
titled Joel's Army by Jewel Grewe, she warned about the
extreme Dominionist doctrines of these men. The heresies of
this movement continued to gain momentum, especially through
the evangelical television media. Nevertheless, most of the
leaders were not readily recognized in the mainstream
evangelical world. This coming month all is about to change.
These NAR leaders are having a great big "coming out party"
on May Day in Washington, D.C. These New Order of the Latter
Rain cult leaders are going to be standing prominently
alongside Christian Right and Republican Right leaders in an
great convergence that positions them front and center
stage. Their esoteric Dominionist doctrines are rapidly
becoming integrated into the entire purpose of this event,
albeit cloaked in the rhetoric of "saving America"
patriotism. And herein lies the problem. For under the guise
of moral causes, these men intend to change more than the
declining culture of America. They intend to build the
Kingdom of God on Earth, "sphere" by "sphere," nation by
nation.
(191) Dominionism's
Fatal
Flaw: The Depravity of Humanity, Including "Us" by
Pastor Larry DeBruyn, 4/13/10 When looking at the mass of people in our culture--from
Hollywood to skid row to Capitol Hill and in the church, and
places in between--the lesson for all of us to understand is
this: We are not better than them! Even if Christians were
to gain control of our government's machinery and our
country's courts, depravity would continue to reside among
us because it continues to reside in us (1 John 1:8, 10). To
try and think of it any differently is as self-righteous as
self-deluding.
(192) Christian
Camouflage by Spirit of Error, 4/15/10 False apostles and false prophets don't make it easy for
you to spot them. Like wild animals 'whose colors and
physical features blend in with their natural surroundings'
they try to conform to their Christian environments. Their
No. 1 method of blending in with Christians is to quote from
the Bible. If they quoted from the Koran or the Book of
Mormon, then they'd be easy to detect. But they're much
trickier than that. They quote Bible verses to back up their
non-biblical teachings. This practice is what I call
"Christian camouflage."
(193) Mayday,
mayday! by Spirit of Error, 4/21/10 An alarming alliance is forming " leaders in the
apostolic-prophetic movement are joining forces with leaders
of America's Religious Right. The result: These "apostles"
and "prophets" are gaining credibility in the eyes of
evangelicals. And their dominionist teachings " long viewed
as heretical " are being embraced by a growing number of
Christians. May Day 2010 " to be held on May 1st at Lincoln
Memorial in Washington, D.C. " will feature so-called
apostles and prophets like Cindy Jacobs and Chuck Pierce
praying for a spiritual revival alongside big-name
evangelicals like Dr. James Dobson (founder of Focus on the
Family), Tony Perkins (Family Research Council) and Wendy
Wright (Concerned Women for America). See the full list of
participants here. May Day 2010 was the brainchild of Cindy
Jacobs.
(194) R&R
Revival
and Revolt - The Tea Party's Strange Bedfellows and
What They Believe by Dr. Orrel Steinkamp,
4/22/10 Initially The Tea Party was populist, libertarian, limited
government, anti-socialism and lower taxes, etc. But the
first ever National Tea Party Conference in Nashville in
February revealed that there has always been an overlap with
Christian Right social issues. The Tea Party movement is in
danger of being co-opted by the New Apostolic Reformation
(NAR) and its radical agenda. Do the Tea Party folks realize
what they are getting into?
(195) The
New
Apostolic Reformation on CrossTalk, Host: Ingrid
Schlueter, Guest: Sarah Leslie, 5/3/10 Sarah Leslie is an author and researcher, a member of the
board of directors of Discernment Ministries and also a
member of the Discernment Research Group. In response to the
May Day event held this past Saturday at the Lincoln
Memorial, Ingrid and Sarah brought to listener attention a
movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation. This title
was coined by C. Peter Wagner during the 1990's. Featuring
teachers such as Dutch Sheets, Cindy Jacobs and false
prophetess Stacy Campbell, the New Apostolic Reformation is
centered around a theology of dominionism. It teaches that
Christians can take down demonic spirits in order to take
back territories and institutions for Christ. The movement
is post-millennial believing that Jesus will not return
until Christians take over the 7 Mountains. These
"mountains" are institutions like the media, entertainment,
the economy, etc. In other words, their eschatology requires
that instead of reaching people with the gospel one heart at
a time, they believe they are to conquer the earth one
demonic spirit at a time and make the earth perfect so that
Jesus can return.
(196) Mary
Glazier: Wagner's NAR Chief Prophetess In Alaska - She is
also Sarah Palin's long-time spiritual mentor and
spiritual dietician by Orrel Steinkamp,
5/5/10 It seems already too late for the church and the nation to
know who she is spiritually. Emotional and political
emotions are deeply established. We learned more than we
wanted to know about Obama. But now it's time for all
to know Sarah's relationship with the NAR and especially her
long mentorship under Apostle and Prophet Mary Glazier. It
would be fitting that Palin disclose clearly here Glazier
relationship and publicly reject the Apostolic/Prophetic
dream for an American theocracy.
(197) "Reclaiming
the
Dominion Mandate" by Herescope, 5/8/10 Today's article may also be somewhat startling to those who
think that the issue of Dominionism is localized to American
politics. However, the continent of Africa is "ground zero"
for the global implementation of Dominion theology, and
since 2005 Discernment Ministries has had a webpage AFRICA
WATCH pertaining to these developments. Professor Johan
Malan from South Africa below presents a rebuttal to a Joy
magazine article "Reclaiming the Dominion Mandate." Joy
magazine in South Africa has been likened to the American
magazine Charisma.
(199) Mainstreaming
Dominionism by Herescope, 5/19/10 Obviously these brief examples are just the tip of a
massive iceberg. These are indicative of how pervasive and
widespread the various facets of the 7 Mountain Mandate for
Dominion have become, forging inroads into mainstream
evangelicalism. And it is of concern to what extent this
Dominionist agenda has enveloped a wide variety of people
and organizations in ways that are heretofore unprecedented.
(200) Dangerous
doctrinal
trends that are growing in the Body of Christ by
Robin Rivera, 5/20/10 My only hope in writing this is that some will read it,
heed it, and come out of these Latter Rain revivals and The
Emergent Church movement. There is no "new paradigm" as far
as Christianity is concerned, just the same old narrow road
that leads to eternal life in Christ. No immortality or
streets of gold on this side of heaven - just the Truth, the
Way, and the Life - and that "old rugged cross". It comes as
no surprise that we are in the midst of a terrible apostasy
in these last days as we have clearly been warned that it
would come. I must confess that I did not believe I would
see it in my own lifetime. It is still a little frightening
that so many of God's people today could fall for the same
old lie that first deceived Eve so many thousands of years
ago. We are told that one of the main things that will
characterize the end of the age is deception. Jesus warns us
that the deception will come in his name and will be
accompanied by miracles signs and wonders. He further tell
us that these mighty feats will be so convincing that even
those who truly know him (God's elect) will find it nearly
impossible to tell the difference! This will set the stage
for the "lawless one" (2Thessalonians 2:8, 9, 10) and the
coming one world church. In fact the revelation of this
lawless one will be accompanied by all manner of miracles!
The Bible tells also tells us that coming one world church
will shares the same mindset of as that of the Great Harlot!
The Bible says they will be drunk with the wine of her
fornications. Why was she called a fornicator? She had not
remained true to her Husband (GOD) and had run after other
deities! Her drunkenness was therefore equated with
idolatry. Thus the end time church will be literally drunk
on idolatry.
(201) The
Controlling
Mythology Underlying the Dominion Mandate by Dr.
Orrel Steinkamp, 5/21/10 This constitutes the basis of Dominion mythology, and it is
the master plan behind all Dominion teaching and
practices.[6] This mythology is constantly being refreshed
by prophetic revelations. But these prophetic revelations
are based on the basic mythology stated above.
(204) Many
Believers
in South Africa are Jumping on the Bandwagon of
Dominionism by Professor Johan Malan, Mossel Bay,
RSA, 5/27/10 Christians are increasingly mobilized towards efforts of
controlling and reforming the world by reminding them of
their long-forgotten "Dominion Mandate." This is
particularly the case in the US and South Africa from where
the Global Transformation Movement was orchestrated.
Disciples of Christ have allegedly, like believers in the
Old Testament, neglected their biblical mandate to rule over
the world and are now held directly responsible for the
serious moral and spiritual crisis in which the world finds
itself.
(205) Damnable
Hereies
Invading The Church by Marsha West, News With
Views, May 29, 2010 A large number of Christians are unaware that literally
truck loads of counterfeit Christians have gained access to
pulpits, wormed their way into Church leadership, Christian
organizations and are deeply entrenched in the so-called
Christian entertainment industry. Call them what you
will--false teachers/prophets, liberals/progressives,
cultists, misinformed, misled, even looney tunes--the one
thing they all have in common is that they have strayed from
the truth.
(206) The
Prophetic
Movement by Bud Press, Christian Research Service,
6/3/10 The Prophetic Movement is a dark, evil wasteland teeming
with false apostles, false prophets, hyper-heretics, false
healers, and greedy, money-hungry con men and women, all of
whom are overshadowed by Satan and his demonic forces. This
new page at Christian Research Service contains selected
articles, information, and videos on the Prophetic Movement,
and will be updated as new information is made
available.
(207) Satan's
Best
Weapon by Spirit of Error, 6/4/10 What is Satan's best weapon? Apostolic-prophetic churches
talk a lot about "spiritual warfare" " the spiritual weapons
Satan and his demons use to attack Christians. They tend to
focus on sensational things like curses, illnesses and demon
possession. Regrettably, they often ignore his most
effective weapon " false teachings in churches.
(208) CrossTalk
on
WorldNetDaily Article - Challenge to Dominionist Leaders -
The Gospel Should Come First! by Sarah Leslie,
6/9/10 In a time when many Christians are extremely concerned, and
rightfully so, over the political and moral condition of
America, confusion has arisen over how Christians can
have an influence in our society (particularly politically)
and yet maintain the integrity of the true Christian
message - the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In an interview this
week between radio host Ingrid Schlueter of VCY America and
columnist and researcher Sarah Leslie (from Discernment
Ministries/Herescope), the two discuss a recent
WorldNetDaily article condemning Discernment Ministries for
reporting on the heretical and dangerous New Apostolic
Reformation leaders and some evangelicals who are promoting
them.
(209) The
Roots
and Fruits of the New Apostolic Reformation by Bob
DeWaay, 6/10/10 This article explores the idea of apostles in the church
throughout church history. In it I will show that the
restoration/Latter Rain idea that fuels the New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR) is unbiblical and dangerous to the
well-being of Christians who become part of it. First we
will review how the early church understood apostles in
church history. Then we will examine the Roman Catholic
Church's teaching about apostolic authority. From there we
will examine the ideas of a 17th-century mystic given new
life in the Latter Rain movement, and now the NAR.
(210) Putting
Apostles
To The Test by Spirit Of Error, 6/12/10 Thousands of men and women throughout the world today are
claiming to be "apostles" and "prophets." If you doubt this,
do a Google search using the terms "modern apostles" and
"modern prophets." You'll see what I mean. It's not just
Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses or other cult groups who claim
that their leaders speak directly for God. A growing number
of charismatic Christians are following so-called apostles
and prophets. In fact, you would be hard pressed to find a
town in America that doesn't have at least one
"apostolic-prophetic" church (though they might not identify
themselves with that label). Yet with all their talk about
"apostles" and "prophets," the churches generally place very
little emphasis " if any - on testing the claims of these
individuals to see if they're true. On the contrary, they
often teach that questioning an "apostle" or "prophet" is
sin.
(211) The
Great
Confluence - The Emergent New Apostolic Reformation
Flowing into the New Age by Herescope,
6/05/10 The previous Herescope post looked at the big picture of
how the Emerging Church movement is connecting with the New
Apostolic Reformation, as exemplified by the release of the
new book Jesus Manifesto co-authored by Leonard Sweet and
Frank Viola. There are even more troubling connections, and
these lead straight into the New Age movement.
(212) Seven
Mountains
- Set To Go VIRAL by Herescope, 6/25/10 This blog has recently been the focus of controversy[2] for
publishing a series of articles about a May Day event at the
Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. in which prayers
invoking the Seven Mountains were recited.[3] Our articles
expressed concern that this radical mandate for Dominionism,
and the leaders of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) which
birthed it, were becoming part of the political Right and
evangelical mainstream.
(213) Restoring
the
Gospel of Salvation - Does not the salvation of sinners
trump national restoration? by Rev. Dr. Orrel
Steinkamp, 7/2/10 Wagner's tactical decision (as opposed to strategic
decision) was a major change. It opened the way for the
false apostles and prophets to enter the political arena. So
now "apostle" Lou Engle is free to lay apostolic hands of
blessing on 3-time divorcee Newt Gingrich. Now the NAR
apostles and prophets, thanks to Janet Porter and
WorldNetDaily, can take their equal places in politics. Now
they have the blessing of James Dobson, who endorsed Janet
Porter's May Day event at the Lincoln Memorial. Now Cindy
Jacobs, prophetess extraordinaire, who had a visit of the
Seraphim in her room that caught it on fire, can share the
stage with Newt Gingrich. Now Rick Joyner, who has his own
political action organization which he calls the Oak
Initiative -- and who reportedly made a trip to heaven and
heard Martin Luther repent of the Reformation -- can rub
shoulders with James Dobson.
(214) Magic
Charms
Enchant Apostolic-Prophetic Movement by Holly
Pivec, News Watch, 2010 Kits to remove curses, cards to interpret dreams, and music
to heal people have become popular products in the
apostolic?prophetic movement, also called the "New Apostolic
Reformation." The movement, which is fast growing in
charismatic churches, has long been criticized for its
promotion of modern "apostles" and "prophets" who claim to
have great authority and to speak for God. It is now being
criticized for selling products that"many Christians
believe"have more in common with the magic charms used in
occult practices than with Christianity.
Updated! (215) The
Next
Great Awakening. . . . or Great Deadening? - Part 1:
Rallying Around the Seven Mountains by Herescope,
8/27/10 In defending his recent activities with Glenn Beck, David
Barton wrote "By Their Fruits," in which he explained his
belief that "no one has yet been to point to any instance
where Glenn has attacked or undermined Christ or
Christianity on any of his programs." He then suggests that
Beck is a Christian (Glenn is a Mormon), by asking "Is God
using Glenn to help recover our national strength and
health, both politically and spiritually? If so, why would
God be using him?" Apparently Barton doesn't consider
Glenn's denial of Jesus Christ as the ONLY way to heaven
(salvation) as bad fruit. If this is Barton's attitude about
working with Glenn Beck, then it is no wonder that he has no
moral, ethical or spiritual cognitive dissonance when
working with Lance Wallnau, who is also openly promoting
another gospel. These leaders of Dominionism who are
fervidly patriotic seem to have gone into as much error as
those Emergent leaders who are embracing the contemplatives.
Each group is going back to the faulty foundations of
historical traditions and human wisdom to build their new
doctrinal structures. Like the Emergent/Contemplatives who
direct us back to the Desert Fathers instead of the original
Apostles, these patriotic Dominionists point back to the
Founding Fathers rather than honoring the Creator, God
Almighty, through repentance, and by delivering the true
Gospel.
(216) Inside
the
Insider Movement and More by Gary Gilley, Think On
These Things, August/September 2010 - Volume 16, Issue 4
There are wide differences of definition and application
within the Insider Movements; the above has merely been an
introduction to the discussion. At stake however is
whether, and to what degree, an individual can remain within
his former false religion and still legitimately be
considered a disciple of Christ. While certain
cultural and traditional practices can be viewed as neutral,
certainly the core issues such as the gospel, Scripture, the
identity of God and the person and work of Christ cannot be
compromised.
(217) The
Temporal Delusion by The Berean Call, 9/1/10
Kingdom-Dominionism took on a new form in the 1940s in
Saskatchewan, Canada. An alleged spiritual revival broke out
that spawned the "Manifest Sons of God," or, more commonly,
the Latter Rain Movement. The eschatology of this movement
shifted from the dispensational view, which is the Rapture
of the church followed by seven years of tribulation and
ending with Armageddon. The movement promoted a more
"positive," even triumphant, scenario, looking for God to
pour out His Spirit in a great worldwide revival, which
would produce "Manifest Sons of God," a.k.a. Joel's Army.
These would be believers, continually filled with the
Spirit, who would manifest the same signs and wonders that
Jesus did and would judge and conquer the world as they
ushered in the 1,000-year reign of Christ. Read Part
1, Part
2 & Part
3.
(218) Technocracy
and
Transformation by Carl Teichrib, Forcing Change,
9/13/10 This article is Part 1 of a multi-part series. It is
historically oriented. That said, it's also one of the most
important articles published in Forcing Change,as it tackles
an historical worldview that is seldom discussed, yet
vitally important to understanding today's global
transformation.-Berit Kjos
(219) Will
Hawaii
Be The Next 'Transformation' Conquest For The Apostles And
Their Prayer Warriors? by Rachel Tabachnick, Talk
To Action, 9/14/10 Alaska was the first state to have a governor claimed as
one of their own by the networks of prayer warriors of the
New Apostolic Reformation (NAR),a heavily politicized
religious movement. Hawaii could soon be the second.
In June 2008, in a Wasilla Assembly of God ceremony that
ended with the awarding of swords, Gov. Sarah Palin
referenced a prophecy about Alaska "being the head and not
the tail." Prior to her election she had been 'anointed' in
a ceremony by an NAR apostle and star of the
'Transformations' series of movies.* Now the Chair of
the Hawaii GOP has provided voting instructions for the
Religious Right, including when Republicans should and
should not crossover vote in the September 18 primaries, in
a letter was filled with NAR lingo including, "We are the
head and not the tail." At least one candidate for governor
of Hawaii has been anointed by the NAR's Transformation
leadership. The lingo may be a bit confusing at first,
but bear with me - I'll provide definitions from NAR
apostles including Cindy Jacobs, who has declared that
Hawaii will be "the first Christian state." The
terminology is key to recognizing the NAR's Seven Mountains
campaign for taking dominion and their precinct by precinct
strategies for prayer warriors to 'transform' the nation. Read
Part
1 & Part
2.
(220) Dominion Theology by Bob DeWaay, Crostalk
America, September 16, 2010 Bob DeWaay is the senior pastor of Twin City Fellowship in
the Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, area. This Crosstalk
looks at the aberrant New Apostolic movement, a movement
that leans on Ephesians 4:11-13 to defend the idea that the
office of apostle and prophet are still valid today. Listen:
RealAudio
| Windows
Media | MP3
| Order
Tape
or CD
(222) Pray
and
A.C.T.by Spirit of Error, 10/15/10 Why would mainstream evangelical leaders team up with
controversial apostles and prophets?
(225) Robert
Stearns
And Eagles Wings Ministry Exposed! by Donna Shuck,
11/1/10 Robert Stearns is the founder and the executive director of
the Eagles Wings Ministry. This report on Rob Stearns and
his agenda, especially regarding Israel, the Tabernacle of
David, the emotionally charged music, his interpretation of
the Kingdom, his trances, the power of suggestion, the
manipulations, the manifestations, etc. comes from my
intense burden to awaken some of the deceived souls to the
lies and deceptions that stem from him and his so-called
"Eagles Wings Ministry." It is my earnest prayer and hope
that God's Spirit will draw some of these followers who are
being swept up by the seducing spirits in the EWM to give
heed to this testimony, research and observations. In
addition I pray it will reach and awaken others who are
unaware of the continuing matters that are taking place in
the conferences and meetings and travels with Rob Stearns
and his followers.
(227) Videos
on
the danger of soaking prayer linked at Apostasy
Watch, 11/10/10 The soaking prayer heresy that is circulating through the
body of Christ is introducing people to transendental
meditation. The teachers of this practice are deceiving
people by the thousands. Below are some videos concerning this
heresy.
(229) Spiritual
warfare with Mike Oppenheimer and Steve Mitchell,
11/15/10 Transcript from the Let Us Reason program discussing the
unbiblical spiritual warfare ideas inside the church.
(230) Does
Daniel 10 really support the teaching of territorial
spirits and spiritual mapping? by Sandy Simpson,
11/15/10 You cannot have the teaching of spiritual mapping without
the concept of territorial demons, and you cannot have the
idea of territorial demons without Daniel 10. This is
the "go to" story that those who teach spiritual mapping
always "go to". But does this story really support the
idea of territorial spirits? The answer is no.
If you read the commentaries on this passage you will find
that, up until the mid seventeen hundreds, the commentators
all focused on the human aspect of this story. After
that the commentators began to adopt the idea that it is
focused on territorial spirits. As usual the older
commentators were correct. They did not take a leap of
interpretation but rather followed generally accepted rules
of hermeneutics.
(231) What
Is
Dominionism by Sarah Leslie, 11/24/10 The following material was included in 3 separate
presentations I made at Discernment conferences this Fall.
The presentations were accompanied by clips from DVDs to
illustrate the points. The basic outline of these talks is
below. This is a work in progress, and at some point there
may be a webpage where further examples are posted,
including the visual clips. The reader must keep in mind
that this report illustrates the problems inherent in the
Dominionist worldview. Many of these false teachings are
actually part of denominational doctrines, some were
concocted in the past several decades, some come out of the
occult. There is a dearth of solid theological refutations
of these heresies and errors. Why is this? There were great
and grave compromises in the seminaries over the past
century, where these heresies were allowed to co-exist with
fundamentalism, and where they were permitted to gain ground
and become more acceptable"to the point that common people,
humble pastors, and concerned professors in small Bible
colleges and seminaries were silenced. Furthermore, these
false teachings went mainstream through the rapid rise of
the modern televangelists, Christian books and seminars, and
parachurch organizations.
(232) Resurrecting
Pagan
Rites by Herescope, 12/6/10 An old article has just been re-published in its entirety
on the Discernment Ministries website, complete with the
original graphics and sidebars. This 3-part series from the
mid-1990's during the heyday of Promise Keepers, is now more
relevant than ever in view of the Emergent Church Movement
and the New Apostolic Reformation. With the rapid rise of
pagan practices in the church, and the concurrent rise of a
mystical "family mountain" one of the "spheres" of
Dominionism to be conquered through the merger of Church and
State, this article is a must-read: RESURRECTING PAGAN RITES
- Part 1: The Men's Movement - Part 2: The Sacred Prostitute
- Part 3: The New Gnostics. Accompanying Sidebars: The
Significance
of Filled Stadiums & James
Ryle's
Vineyard Theology
(235) Ana
Mendez
and Mount Everest: The other side of the story by
Bud Press, Christian Research Service, 12/22/10
Ana Mendez Ferrell is a minor, but key player within the New
Apostolic Reformation (NAR). Under the spiritual covering of
Rony Chaves of Costa Rica and C. Peter Wagner of the United
States, Ana claims to be an apostle and prophet who has risen
to the rank of "general" in God's spiritual warfare army. As
such, she works to train an army to battle against and destroy
the works of demonic forces worldwide. This is done, she says,
to "usher in the glory of God"
(236) The
Rise
of Charismatic Dominionism by Rachel Tabachnick,
1/6/11 In plain English this is a shift from an originally passive
theology in which believers are waiting to be Raptured from
the earth prior and escape imminent apocalyptic horrors, to
a politicized theology in which believers must take control
over society and government. End times narratives
provide a blueprint for activism much like a platform
defines goals of a political party. The narratives
provide a clear picture of what we can expect from this
particular stream of evangelicalism as it gains both
religious and political clout and molds tomorrow's Religious
Right.
(237) Our
Lady
of Perpetual Secrets - A tragic, real-life example of the
hazards of a Dominionist elite by Pastor Jeffrey
Whittaker, 1/21/11 When embarking on any meaningful study of the perils of
Dominionism creeping into and polluting the true Biblical
Gospel of Jesus Christ, one must give sufficient attention
and energy to the Mother of all Church/State abusers, The
Roman Catholic Church. Whether it be the countless treaties
made with European Monarchs and Dictators throughout
history, or her ongoing design to re-assimilate all existing
religious bodies back into "Mother's" open arms via modern
ecumenism, the blurring of lines and contempt for public
accountability is still her modus operandi.
(238) View
From
The Bunker Podcast: What Is Dominionism? by Sarah
Leslie, 1/30/11 In the second hour, we examine Dominion theology in depth
with Sarah Leslie of Discernment Ministries. Sarah outlines
the defining characteristics of Kingdom Now theology and its
links to transhumanism and the New Age Movement. Read
Sarah's article, "What is Dominionism?"
(239) Todd
Bentley
and the Prophetic Movement compiled by Bud Press,
2/2/11 Articles, videos, and information on one of the most
dangerous movements on the face of the Earth.
(240) Staking
The
Land by Slaughter of the Sheep, 2/20/11 I received this in e-mail from a reader and wanted to post
it so you could evaluate it. I'm thinking you will
come to the same conclusions I did after you read it. This
was taken from a flyer distributed by a hypercharismatic
church in New Jersey. Before you read it, I'm going to
give you my impression. Witchcraft, nonsense,
and well, that pretty much sums it up. (DITC Note:
This stems from the practices introduced to the churches by
people like John Dawson and C. Peter Wagner and which is one
of the many pragmatic Christian witchcraft practices being
espoused and practiced by YWAM. To see the genesis of
this type of thing, read Mike Oppenheimer's articles on Anna
Mendez Ferrell)
(241) The
Battle Against the Queen of Heaven on Mt. Everest
by Mike Oppenheimer, DVD, 3/18/11 How does the NAR, New Apostolic Reformation conduct their
spirit warfare? In this one of kind video you will see
firsthand the event that they claimed changed the world. Ana
Mendez claims that her spiritual warfare on Everest was "one
of the most important exploits the Holy Spirit sent the
church to do." Certain new Apostles and prophets are
generals in a spirit warfare army. They claim to have new
revelation and the keys on how to defeat Satan's kingdom and
bring God's kingdom on earth. Ana Mendez under the approval
of Peter Wagner went with Rony Chaves, Silvia Venezuela,
Doris Wagner and others to Nepal. Doris and Silvia led a
group in spirit warfare prayer at the Everest View hotel,
Mendez, Chaves with a few others hiked Mt. Everest to Battle
the Queen of heaven and defeat her so Babylon would be
overthrown. Because: "the prince of this world has
established his dwelling place, a place where the imitator
could sit like God over all the earth. This place is the
highest mountain on the world it is Mt. Everest" (DVD "Mount
Everest Expedition"). The Bible does not speak or instruct
us to identify and confront principalities, powers in prayer
or travel to where they are supposedly located to do
prophetic prayer acts or declarations? But according to the
spirit warfare model of the new apostolic movement, it is
necessary. In their spiritual warfare they think and do
beyond what is written, something the Apostle Paul warned
of. We heard of this expedition in the late 90's but had not
seen what actually took place. What we see them doing is
both eerie and disturbing. Enhance your biblical education
on these mystical practices that have entered the church.
This video will bring awareness to the body of Christ of
what is really being practiced in their spirit warfare
methods and how far removed it is from what the Bible
actually teaches. After seeing this video it will confirm
that what they are teaching and practicing is not a Biblical
method of spiritual warfare and needs to be avoided. Become
educated to prevent you and others from any involvement with
spiritual warfare taught by the New apostles and prophets
movement under Peter Wagner and Chuck Pierce. The video is 1
hour long with clips and power point explanations of their
spirit warfare.
(243) Not
a
Kingdom Now by Prof. Johan Malan, Mossel Bay,
South Africa (April 2011) It is of the greatest importance that Christians should
expect a future kingdom - not a kingdom now, during the
church dispensation. One of the very serious forms of
deception, which the Christian church worldwide is exposed
to, emanates from wrongly interpreted promises and commands
that we should establish a visible kingdom here and now. An
orientation of this nature is the breeding-ground for
spiritual deception since it offers Satan's alternate
kingdom the opportunity of holding out to believers
something else than that which the Bible promises us for the
present dispensation: a different faith, a different way of
life, a different status, a different world, and ultimately
a different Christ and a different kingdom. Kingdom now
theology, also referred to as kingdom theology or
dominionism, is founded upon a large number of false
premises. It deviates from the pure doctrine of the Bible in
a number of ways. The following 20 characteristics of our
present position in the world refute a kingdom orientation
for the church dispensation:
(244) Disaster
and
the False Teachers by JD Ellis, Endtime Delusion,
4/10/11 There's nothing that whets the appetite of an internet
prophet/watchman more than natural disaster. The
catastrophic events in Japan are providing the
self-appointed watchmen with more fodder to pass on to their
listeners as "proof" that God's hand of judgment is upon the
land because of unrepentance for sin. What began as a
problem for Japan will become judgment for us, they say, as
the "radiation clouds" pass over the U.S. and fall as rain
on our crops, contaminating our food supply. We will import
cars and car parts from Japan that are "radiated." The list
goes on of these completely unscientific, or at least very
worst-case scenarios.
(245) Hitting
the
Political Big-Time - Can the New Apostles and Prophets
Seize Dominion by Political Intermarriage? - Can God's
Supposed Lost Dominion Be Regained By Mere Political
Means? by Dr. Orrel Steinkamp, Herescope,
4/12/11 On April 12-13 there is scheduled "The Government
Transformation Summit for Visionary Leaders" in San Antonio.
It is also called "Justice at the Gate." Before we proceed
with our comments we must establish that the term "transform
or transformation" as used in Dominion writings is simply a
code word for Dominion or Rule. The introduction to this
conference begins: "God's heart is to transform [read rule,
ed.] the nations not just individuals.... You are not
getting this invitation if your vision is simply to grow
your congregation [read traditional evangelism, ed.]. We
applaud and affirm that, but this personal invitation is
extended exclusively to proven leaders who have a heart for
their city, state or broader." Some of the leading speakers
introduced to us are: Ed Silvoso, considered by many as the
father of the Nation Transforming Movement, and Jim Garlow,
pastor of Skyline Church in San Diego, the one tapped by
Newt Gingrich be the Chairman of Gingrich's Renewing
American Leadership committed to freedom, faith and free
markets.
(247) That
Dreaded
Word . . . HERESY!! by Kevin Reeves, from "The
Other Side of the River", 5/3/11 Nearly everyone in our leadership cringed at the actual
utterance of the word heresy. At its every mention, they
regarded me with an alarmed expression that nearly yelled,
"Don't say that!" and avoided the use of the term as if it
were an unclean thing. Even presented with the Word of Faith
doctrine that states the physical death of Christ on the
Cross did not accomplish salvation, their heads would shake,
mouths tighten, and hands would go up to bring a halt to
further discussion.
(249) Kris
Vallotton
- Clueless in California by Bud Press, Christian
Research Service, April 6, 2011 Without exception, all false teachers are overshadowed by a
demonic band-leader, and dance to the tune of a false god. A
steady chorus line of false teachings clutter and fog the
mind, disrupts the ability to think clearly, and draws the
listener further away from the true God and His written
word. Just as con artists scam the innocent and unwary with
smooth talk and half-truths, false teachers mix a little
truth with a lot of error, and do so with a smile on their
faces. Kris Vallotton is an integral part of Bill Johnson's
Bethel Church and the Prophetic Movement, which is a
movement that runs wild with blasphemers of God, heretics,
false prophets, false healers, and false signs and wonders.
(250) The
Deadly do - rights of Dominionism - The Religious pursuit
of rule and control by Mike Oppenheimer,
5/15/11 Oftentimes when we expect to see something take place and
it doesn't, we take things in our own hands (Remember the
lesson of Abraham and Hagar). The obvious conclusion: Jesus
has not come back, so WE need to do something to make it
happen! They are "walking according to their own desires."
Let's do it for him since He has not returned. Not realizing
judgment (the Day of the Lord) is indeed coming to earth in
God's timing.
(252) Prayer
Warfare
Evangelism - The New Order Prayer Cover by
Herescope, 7/24/11 Dominionist leader C. Peter Wagner's name has suddenly been
pulled from the list of endorsers[3] for Texas Governor Rick
Perry's controversial The Response prayer rally scheduled
for August 6th (see the previous four Herescope posts). The
Response website has changed continually since the first
controversy first broke, and there has been lots of spin and
damage control[4] going on. The original "Endorsers" webpage
remained up for a period of time, even though it wasn't
linked to from the main webpage. Finally it was pulled
entirely and a new webpage "Honorary Co-Chairs" has been
posted, which includes the list of "Endorsers," sans Wagner.
But Cindy Jacobs is still on the list.
(253) Fortune
Cookie
Prophecies by Spirit of Error, 7/26/11 NAR leaders give many prophecies that are unfalsifiable.
That is to say, their predictions of future events are
generally so vaguely worded"and left open-ended as to the
time of their fulfillment"that the predictions could never
be shown to be false.
(254) The
Response Host: Vic Eliason, Guest: Brannon Howse,
VCY America, 7/26/11 Texas governor and presidential hopeful Rick Perry will be
part of an upcoming prayer gathering called, The Response
(www.theresponseusa.com). On the leaders page Brannon
notes that there are leaders from the International House of
Prayer, an organization that has its roots in the heretical
Latter Rain movement as well as the Kansas City Prophets.
Brannon also looks at movements with a similar theology such
as the New Apostolic Reformation and the Word-Faith
movement. These groups and individuals are gaining
converts partly because they've successfully tied themselves
to and tapped into the frustration of pro-family,
pro-liberty Christians who are hoping to bring positive
change to America. Brannon features a number of audio clips
that highlight the heresies prevalent within such
groups. For example, evangelist Creflo Dollar is heard
speaking to a crowd and telling them why he thinks the Bible
teaches that we are "gods", a teaching found within
Mormonism as well as the New Age movement.
(255) Divorcing
Baal by Dr. Orrel Steinkamp, 7/27/11 Four years ago this Wednesday, at the Call Nashville on
07-07-07, the Spirit-breathed focus on divorcing Baal and
resetting covenant with Christ was introduced across the
body of Christ. Dutch Sheets shared how the number seven
biblically symbolizes covenant. And that the Lord wanted us
to divorce Baal and return to covenant with Jesus Christ.
The Call became a catalyst for all that was to come as we
all declared our intentions for divorce. Progressive
revelation from the Lord showed that, though we stated our
case before God's court, we also needed to actually receive
His verdict for the divorce to be legally binding.
Eighteen months ago, almost to the day, leaders from all 50
states gathered at the Lincoln Memorial to begin the process
of divorcing Baal in Washington DC and at lodges across the
nation. Led by Apostle John Benefiel, we stood on the steps
of the Lincoln Memorial and together received God's verdict
of justice. Through the body and blood of Jesus Christ, the
verdict of divorce was granted! Read Part
1:
Divorce and Remarriage, Political Dominion Style, Part
2:
Divorcing Baal for Dominion, andPart
3:
The Baal Covenant
(256) The
Signs
and Wonders Movement Hit The Nazarene Denomination
by Tim Wirth, 8/3/11 I had started out with this as a review of Dan Bohi's
preaching but I want to get more into the signs and wonders
movement (which in my opinion Dan is part of) and what the
scriptures teach us about signs and wonders and how God
speaks to us today.
(257) Texas
Governor's
Upcoming Leadership Event Includes Cult Members by
Marsha West, News With Views, 8/3/11 The prayer event I'm speaking of is The Response: a call to
prayer for a nation in crisis. The cult Gov. Rick
Perry has involved himself with is the New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR). The NAR has dozens of offshoots and an
assortment of names such as Dominionists, Latter Rain,
Kansas City Prophets, Third Wave, Joel's Army,
Manifest(ed) Sons of God, Five-Fold Ministry, to name a few.
Another offshoot, and the one I'll deal with here, is the
International House of Prayer (IHOP), a splinter group of
the Kansas City Prophets. Confusing? You betcha!
(258) Don't
be
Cru: The story behind Campus Crusade's new name by
Jeff Kunerth, The Orlando Sentinel, 8/3/11 The Campus Crusade for Christ's recent announcement that
the organization plans to change its name to Cru has left
lots of people scratching their heads " especially after the
ministry said it went through 1,600 possible names before
coming up with that one.
(259) Do
You
Really Want To Join The Rally? by Jackie Alnor,
8/6/11 Christians around the world reacted in such shock that the
media would dare to label the Norway terrorist a
"fundamentalist Christian," when in fact he was a
hate-filled degenerate with no connections to the Christian
faith whatsoever. But these allegations did not come out of
a vacuum.
(260) My
Response
to "The Response" Gov. Rick Perry's Call to Prayer
by Marsha West, 8/9/11 Having previously written a piece on The Response voicing
my legitimate concerns over Gov. Rick Perry's August 6th
prayer event that was held at Reliant Stadium, now that all
is said and done I'll respond to what I watched via the live
streaming on their website.
(261) Will
the
Evangelical Church Sell Out the Gospel for a Dominionist
Political Agenda? - A Special Report by Understand
the Times and Lighthouse Trails, 8/15/11 This article is not a statement that Christians should not
be involved in or concerned about the political state of
their countries. Rather, the intention of this article is to
exhort believers to use discernment in understanding the
times in which we live. It is to show how a present
ecumenical, dominionist movement (that is heading toward a
one-world religion to "establish the kingdom of God on
earth") is operating and deceiving many Christians. As
Christians, we are to be witnesses for Jesus Christ and His
Gospel message of salvation to those who believe on Him by
faith. But today, many Christians may be on the brink of
buying into a plan that will ultimately create a global
religion and global government.
(262) Heresy
by
Proxy by Sherry Neese, 10/1/07
ACT Note: In light of the excuses being made by Calvary Chapel
pastors as to their engaging Gen. Jerry Boykin to be the lead
speaker at the How
To
Walk 2011 Conference at Calvary Chapel Honolulu, even
though he has been working with a documented false teacher,
false prophet, member of the International Coallition of
Apostles under C. Peter Wagner, and member of the Knghts of
Malta, Rick
Joyner, I am reprinting this article as a reminder ...
you bring down the cause of Christ when you associate with
false teachers and false religionists. Promoters of
Dominionism such as Boykin and Joyner are so far off the
teachings and examples of the Bible that it isn't even
funny. There is no, I repeat, NO evidence or teaching
that we are to take over the world now to advance the Kingdom
of Christ. The only way we can do help the coming
Kingdom is to preach the Gospel which will establish the
Kingdom in the spirits of men. Those who truly believe
and are born again are then promised to be rulers and judges
in Christ's physical Kingdom that will be established at His
second coming. Till then we have a job to do and those
who teach Dominionism are hurting the cause of Christ.
The early church did not try to Christianize Rome (until the
third century) and we are not called to Christianize the
world. We are to be light and salt but we have
absolutely NO mandate to "overthrow"
the
governments of this world as C. Peter Wager has dictated
from his fake position as a "foundational
apostle" in the modern church. The fact that
Calvary Chapel is now allowing this C. Peter Wagner agenda to
be promoted among it's attendees shows that the apostasy is in
full swing. They have been warned repeatedly by a number
of people by letter, face to face, by phone, by emails and by
many articles. But since a certain group has responded
in a belligerent way every time they are warned it is time to
warn people away from those CC churches participating in this
deception that constitutes a falling away from true biblical
teaching. Guilt by association? Yes, Calvary
Chapel is now guilty of that and in fact is guilty of guilt by
cooperation.
(263) My
7 Years Working For The ElijahList by Kevin
Kleint, 8/30/11 Between the years 2001-2008, Kevin Kleint was the web
master for the Elijah List. During this time, he learned
some very difficult, yet beneficial, lessons about God, "the
prophetic movement" and life in general. What's more, he
witnessed "first hand" the deception that goes on behind the
scenes in what was (possibly) the most popular prophetic
ministry of the time.
(264) A
Tale Of Two Kingdoms by Sandy Simpson,
8/31/11 Be careful of those who teach about a "kingdom" that is not
the same as what the Bible teaches. There are two kingdoms
being taught in many churches today. Teaching about one of
the kingdoms is on the decline while the other is being
promoted all over the place. I am warning Christians
that they need to check out who is using the word "kingdom",
the books they have been reading and recommend on building
"the kingdom", the people they have been hanging out with at
conferences, and what they mean by "the kingdom". Biblical
Christians need to understand that many of the New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR), Emergent Church, Church Growth, Word of
Faith and other related movements are operating under a
paradigm shift. Because of that when they use the word
"kingdom" they do not have the same biblical concept of that
word that biblical Christians do. Whether purposely or
under the influence of the Zeitgeist, the "new breed"
paradigm shifters use the word "kingdom" in order to lure
people into their Dominionist/social gospel worldview.
They know that most Christians love to hear about the
"kingdom" so they act like they are talking to them in the
unity of the Faith. But they are not. This is an old
trick of the false teachers and cults. They redefine
certain words so that when they talk to biblical Christians
they can sound like they are on the same page. For
instance, the New Age cult called "Unity" did this years ago
with many Christian terms and was able to lure in some
people on that basis. Once you lure them in then you slowly
brainwash them away from their former understanding of those
terms into a new paradigm. The first concept is called
Kingdom "Kingdom Now (KN)" and the second we will call
"Kingdom Come (KC)". "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be
done on earth as it is in heaven" (Matt. 6:10). KN
claims this prayer is about Kingdom Now. Biblical
Christians understand this is referring to the Kingdom being
first established in the spirits of born again believers
(Col. 1:13) and finally physically established in the
Millennial Kingdom of Christ when He returns (1 Cor. 15:24),
since the dominion over the earth currently has been
temprarily given to the devil (Luke 4:5-8, Eph. 2:2). 1Jo
5:19 We know that we are children of God, and that the
whole world is under the control of the evil one.
(265) Documenting
Dominionism by Herescope, 9/3/11 As C. Peter Wagner was developing the doctrines that would
comprise the basics of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR),
he was also building its structure. This structure would be
become a downline hierarchical structure that would become a
new reformation. Exhibit 1 documents the involvement of
Leadership Network in assisting C. Peter Wagner in his
endeavors (click on the image and it will pull up on a
larger screen). This exhibit illustrates the broad base of
support that benefited Wagner as he began to set up the NAR.
(266) Calvary
Chapel
Confusion by Roger Oakland, 9/7/11 Confusion is not a behavior that is listed in the Bible as
a gift from God. Confusion seems to be a characteristic that
overpowers men when being misled by powers that bring about
strong delusion. If the Bible states that strong delusion
will be a sign that is part of the confusion of the Last
Days and the "very elect" will be deceived, perhaps we
should not be surprised if we see confusion happening in
churches and denominations that were once deemed biblically
sound. Some observers of Christianity have been troubled
lately by what they see happening amongst the leaders of the
Calvary Chapel movement. While many of the sheep follow
their leaders as business is as usual, some say there are
signs that biblical discernment is becoming a thing of the
past. With regards to the influence of false teachings and
the infiltration of ecumenical leanings, there are those who
suggest that something must be done soon or it will soon be
too late. Warnings by brothers and sisters who are very
concerned certain men have "crept in" with their false
doctrines are often met with statements revealing outright
hostility or they are totally ignored. "How could we be
wrong?," they say. "We are God's anointed."
(267) Who
Invented
Dominionism? by Herescope, 9/10/11 There is a fascinating ongoing Internet discussion going on
right now from all sides of the Dominionism issue. Some are
denying it exists. Others are having semantic debates about
the term itself. Others are scrambling to whitewash and
soften the term, or are distancing themselves from its more
extreme teachings. Some are claiming that conspiracy kooks
invented it. Others are claiming that Liberal Leftists
invented it. Some blame Reconstructionists Rushdoony and
North, and steadfastly (or sarcastically) refuse to look at
the other Dominionist streams. The Reconstructionists are
scrambling to distance themselves from the 7 Mountains. And
Francis Schaeffer is rapidly being reinvented on all sides.
Revisionist history abounds.
(268) Apostolic
Dominionism by Herescope, 9/13/11 Several years ago, on August 20, 2007, C. Peter Wagner sent
out a letter to his "friends of Global Harvest," in which he
shared the emerging structure of his New Apostolic
Reformation. Exhibit 1, the graphic at the top of this post
was attached to the bottom of his letter. His new
reformation would be based upon the idea that apostles and
prophets must be the cornerstone for achieving Dominion on
earth. These apostles and prophets are said to be endowed
with superior gifts. In 2007 we ran a 6-part series called
"Networking the Church" in which we described this new
apostolic structure, based on the writings of its leaders.
(269) Dominique
NAR
and Political Perry by Orrel Steinkamp,
9/17/11 Political Perry has proposed marriage to Dominique (NAR
& IHOP apostles and prophets) and she has accepted.
Political Perry chose for his beloved from a fringe
evangelical clan of decendants of the long-forgotten
Pentecostal clan called "Latter-Rain." Many among the
various clans of evangelicals haven't even heard about
Dominique, or even the clan Latter Rain. But many
evangelicals are just content to know that Dominique is from
conservative stock and has no relatives among the liberals.
(270) Faithful
Ministers
Versus False and Corrupt Ministers A Brief
Overview (with compiled resources) by Chris Lawson,
9/21/11 In an age of mass confusion as to what a "Christian
Minister" actually is and does, the following compilation is
given in order to help clarify what the Bible teaches about
what a biblical "minister," or "servant" is, and does, as
opposed to what false, corrupt and deceitful ministers are
and do.
(271) Militant
Prayer
- Taking Spiritual Dominion Over Dark Angels by
Gaylene Goodroad and The Discernment Research Group,
9/23/11 Prayer Warfare methodologies conceived and borne out of the
Latter Rain Movement and nurtured under the New Apostolic
Reformation are going mainstream. Twenty years ago, Chief
NAR apostle, C. Peter Wagner, applied his Church Growth
teachings to the spirit realm in what he termed Strategic
Level Spiritual Warfare (SLSW). The plan calls for
identifying "territorial spirits" (demons) of a geographic
locality, then devising practices (such as militant
intercession and fasting)[4] and techniques to defeat these
unseen foes so that cities, nations, and beyond will respond
to the Gospel.[5]
(272) A.D.
2000:
When the Great Commission Ended. . . and Dominion Began
by Berit Kjos, 10/9/11 This article was originally authored and privately
distributed by Berit Kjos (www.crossroad.to) in 1993 under
the title of "Waiting for a Global Kingdom, Not the Coming
King." In October 1996, it was finally published in The
Christian Conscience magazine with the current title "Whose
"Global Kingdom' Come?" Recently, while searching some
important early history on the rise of the modern
Dominionism movement, we re-discovered this article. It
contains a fascinating history of events and key personnel
leading up to the year 2000. Readers will note the prominent
role of C. Peter Wagner in adopting a new evangelical
consensus for the completion of the altered version of the
"Great Commission." The article especially sheds some light
on certain new doctrines and practices. This article is
being reproduced in its entirety in the same form as it was
published in 1996, with only a few minor editing changes for
clarity. To update the reader, whenever we have written
about these people or their agendas in the past we have
inserted webpage links.
(273) Dominionists
are
on the move...and they mean business by Marsha
West, 10/12/11 The NAR's purpose is to restore the office of Apostles and
Prophets and advance the Kingdom of God. According to Albert
James Dager "dominion theology is predicated upon three
basic beliefs: 1) Satan usurped man's dominion over the
earth through the temptation of Adam and Eve; 2) The Church
is God's instrument to take dominion back from Satan; 3)
Jesus cannot or will not return until the Church has taken
dominion by gaining control of the earth's governmental and
social institutions.
(274) Renaming
Dominion
- The Semantic Deceptions of Change Agentry by
Herescope, 10/18/11 A recent video posted online reveals that the Doyens of
Dominion are feeling a bit discomfited now that their agenda
is in the national spotlight. Now they have to find another
word that isn't quite so controversial but means essentially
the same thing. They are seeking to come up with a new
vocabulary to identify their strategic objectives to build a
kingdom here on earth.
(275) Power
Play
- Dominionism, the New Apostolic Reformation and "Binding
and Loosing." by Pastor Larry DeBruyn for
Charismania, 10/27/11 To fight this war, the apostle Paul instructs believers to
"Put on the full armor of God, that you may be able to stand
firm against the schemes of the devil" (Ephesians 6:11). One
weapon in the divine arsenal is prayer. We are to fight the
war "With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the
Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all
perseverance and petition for all the saints . . ."
(Ephesians 6:18). Yet to this vital weapon the New Apostolic
Reformation has added a innovative dimension"that of power
praying which, they believe, binds evil spirits and looses
good angels over geographical areas. But before dealing with
this dimension of prayer, the context in which and the
system by which those who espouse "binding-loosing" ought to
be surveyed.
(276) How
Can
There Be Revival Without Repentance? by Herescope,
11/1/11 During the last half of the 20th century, at the same time
period the apostle/prophets claim God was doing mighty
restorations and revivals, America aborted tens of millions
of babies. Babies became inconveniences, not blessings.
There was a moral landslide into filth. And, as we
poignantly documented at the beginning of this article,
Christians slid right along with the rest of culture. Old
doctrines that used to be taught disappeared, or evolved to
become more palatable for modern life. The culture became
de-Christianized, and in many cases outright pagan.
Christians gradually stopped acting as salt and light, by
saturating the culture with their positive effect of holy
living and righteousness. Instead they adopted the leaven of
spiritual and political Dominionism, which may have assuaged
their guilt, but did little to spread the Gospel message.
There was no revival. There is no revival. There can be no
revival without repentance.
(277) Dominion
"Entering
into a New Season" - Set to Rule Over the Environment
& Weather by Herescope, 11/4/11 Amidst the fascinating denials[3] of Dominionism going on
from very diverse quarters[4] in the media and Internet, the
evidence continues to mount that the leaders of the New
Apostolic Reformation are anticipating a major "shift" to
happen. Their prophets, such as Curt Landry, in
TheElijahList (11/4/11) are prophesying and decreeing things
like: 5772/2012 will be marked as a year of numerous
catastrophic events throughout the world, from natural
disasters, to financial distresses, wars and rumors of wars
�" everything that can and has been shaken will be
shaken.[5] To these false prophets, these planetary crises
are just a sign that now is the time for them to take
Dominion!
(278) Episode 43
- November 2011, Sandy Simpson: The New Apostolic
Reformation For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers,
disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. �" 2Corinthians
11:13 Sandy Simpson, of the Apologetics Coordination Team,
joins me to discuss the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR).
Sandy runs Deception in the Church, an extensive library of
resources on the NAR and related movements and
organizations. Sandy does a fantastic job of describing in
just an hour a movement that really needs many hours to
really understand properly. It is my hope that this episode
will inspire people to dig deeper to learn more about the
New Apostolic Reformation and the unbiblical practices that
go on within the movement. Please check out the show notes
and visit the additional resources section. The New
Apostolic Reformation is a dangerous movement that is
carrying many Christians away from orthodox, Biblical
practices. This episode is available to stream or download here.
(280) Dream
Time for the NAR Apostles and Prophets by Dr.
Orrel Steinkamp, Herescope, 11/8/11 In Dominion Latter-Rain end-time teaching, the apostles and
prophets are also hearing voices and the essence of this is
simply a supposed prophecy (dream, sometimes referred to as
"God's Dream") that if the restored apostles and prophets
successfully complete and build the Kingdom of God on earth,
God will reappear. "If you build it, HE will come." The
Dominion prophets and apostles are blindly attempting to
build it (the kingdom on earth) so that the End of Days can
come. They call for a perfected church to finish up the
Kingdom of God.
(281) A
Disturbance in the Force by Herescope,
11/21/1
Good satire on the edicts of the NAR false prophets..
(282) New
Age
and Latter Rain - Two Complementary Eschatologies
by Ed Tarkowski, 11/29/11 "Birthing" is becoming a common term
in the Laughing movement. In Part II of this series, we
discussed prophecies of a fresh new revelation of God's
impregnation of the Church, followed by a period of
gestation and the birth of "Isaac." In Part III, we
pointed out the connection between "Isaac" and the Latter
Rain's replacement of Jesus with the Church as the seed of
the Abrahamic Covenant. As well as bringing the Covenant
"blessings" to the nations through the Toronto Blessing,
that seed's celebration of Tabernacles will result in the
unity necessary to manifest the Sons of God. In turn, they
will establish the Kingdom and cleanse the earth of evil
(eliminating the Tribulation period) so Christ can return.
(283) Kris
Vallotton and the Prophetic Tooth Fairy - Where is
PAAH-KAAA when you need it? by Bud Press, November
29, 2011 In case you've been stranded on a desert island for the
last few years, Kris Vallotton is one of the big cheeses at
Bill Johnson's Bethel church in Redding, California. Like
many hyper-Charismatics, Vallotton believes that he and his
followers are to be totally free from, uh, sickness and
disease, that is. Well, based on Vallotton's November 24
Facebook comments, he not only suffers pain like everyone
else, it appears that he forgot to summon the
Prophetic Tooth Fairy to deliver him from his own "intense"
agony and pain.
(284) Spiritual
Warfare
Eschatology - The Destiny of Enforcing a Kingdom
by Heresope, 12/3/11 This above quotation from the December 1st newsletter
released by Ron McGatllin, whose own apostolic network is
working alongside C. Peter Wagner's New Apostolic
Reformation, who takes a classic Dominionist position that
Satan's deception in the Garden of Eden was a matter of
keeping the church from ruling the world �" thereby
thwarting the church's divine destiny and purpose. The
Dominionist strategy is to re-take the world via any vehicle
upon which they can hitch a ride �" community and civic
involvement, peace promotion, political and social action,
cultural and worldview change, societal engineering,
corporate and philanthropic endeavors, partnerships and
collaborations with global entities, etc. These methods for
achieving Dominion are often called "spiritual warfare."
Additionally, various forms of esoteric, hyper-spiritual
altered-state-of-consciousness activities, are practiced
within the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR/IHOP) Dominionist
camp under the term "spiritual warfare.""
(285) Greater
Works
Shall You Do by Crosswise, 12/17/11 What are these "greater works" which those who believe in
Jesus Christ will do? What can be greater than calming
the wind and the waves of a raging storm by rebuking [Mark
4:35-41; Matt 8:18, 23-27; Luke 8:22-25]? Halting a
hurricane perhaps? Or, how does one do greater than
raising Lazarus from the dead after four days [John
11:38-44]? Raising the dead after five days? Six
days? Thirty days? A year? Craig Blomberg notes
Jesus' emphatic "double-"Amen'" ["Verily, Verily" in the KJV
or "Truly, truly" in the NASB, rendered "Most assuredly"
above, which literally translates as "Amen, amen"] yet, "it
is not likely that the later church would invent a saying
ascribed to Jesus susceptible to the interpretation that the
disciples were greater than their master."1 So, what
does this verse mean? What are these "greater works"
we will do?
(288) Gladiator-style
takedown
of demonic forces by Marsha West, 1/19/12 A large number of Christians throughout the world consider
themselves to be spiritual warfare prayer warriors. What
they do is known as "intercessory prayer." Most likely these
prayer warriors are connected to a deliverance ministry.
Deliverance ministers use "strategic level prayer" to "bind"
the "territorial spirits" to remove demons who are in
control of organizations, communities, cities and in some
cases entire nations so that evangelism will go unimpeded.
These demon fighting gladiators believe that poverty and
other societal troubles will not be eliminated until
"demonic strongholds" are torn down and demons are
"bound." Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(289) What
The
General Boykin Incident Reveals by Bill Randles,
2/3/12 I believe the Boykin incident is but another portent that
we are a nation in decline, that a sentence of judgment
hangs over our heads, and that our ruling class is leading
us into an abyss.
(290) The
Road
to Dominion - Do We Really Want God's Kingdom Now?
by Mishel McCumber, Deception Bytes, 2/6/12 There is no doubt that the evangelical and political
landscape in this country has been radically transformed by
a theological shift that began in the 1960's. The
compelling force behind the shift was Christian
Reconstructionism, also known as Dominionism, or "Kingdom
Now" theology. Once this idea took root it spread like
cancer infusing itself into almost every evangelical
denomination and eventually weaving itself into the very
fabric of the nation's political right.
(291) The
Misguided
Aims of the Counterfeit "Church" by Berit Kjos,
January, 2012 With some help from both Lewis and McLaren, the Bible's
true message is fading from sight. It won't disappear,
because God will preserve a remnant of believers who will
treasure it. But life will change. Our cultural foundation
of truth and integrity is crumbling fast, and most churches
seem to follow the trends. The consequences could be
severe...
(292) The
Prophetic
Movement by Christian Research Service,
2/10/12
Archive of articles exposing aberrant and false
teachings.
(293) My
Experience
with Everyday Church and the Dominionist Movement
by Roger Ecoff, 2/7/2012 All of this grieved me so much because it was personal to
me in that several people whom I love are now wrapped up in
this deception and cult, all because they would not love the
truth but took pleasure in unrighteousness. I feel lighter
after getting this off my chest, and I do want to say again
I believe it was God's will I go because I got to plant a
lot of seeds in about three people there and I pray for
their souls that God uses what I spoke to them to change
their lives and deliver them from that group. It is
important to hold fast to the true gospel and anyone who
brings a false gospel is accursed.
(294) The
Goofy
World of Dan Bohi by Tim Wirth, 5/18/12 This article is from a post sent to my friend and brother
Manny Silva. I have spoken about Dan Bohi and I think his
teaching is dangerous and unbiblical and should be avoided.
Dan is textbook Word of Faith even the title of his sermon
suggests that. Dan has also compared what he does to what
Benny Hinn does.
(296) The
prophets'
handshake by Spirit Of Error, 6/14/12 How can someone who is unfamiliar with the New Apostolic
Reformation recognize whether a television program, book, or
church conference is associated with this fast-growing
movement of false apostles and prophets?
(297) Is
the Kingdom the Church? by Mike Oppenheimer,
6/18/12 The Kingdom is not the church! The Church and the Kingdom
are not the same. There are several distinctions between the
church and the Kingdom. The terms "church" and "kingdom" are
never used interchangeably in Scripture. Of the 114
occurrences of the word "church" (Gr. "Ekklesia"), it is
never used with the Kingdom (ibid.). Ekklessia means the
assembly of saints, the people are the church.
(298) Putting
the
millennial "cart' before the Rider of the white "horse'
by Spirit Of Error, 6/23/12 Historically, most Pentecostals and charismatics have been
"premillennialists." This fancy theological word simply
means they believe that Christ will return to earth first
and then, only after He returns, will He will set up the
millennial kingdom. The fact that most Pentecostals and
charismatics believe that way is because this is the order
of events presented in the Book of Revelation�"starting in
Revelation 19:11 with a vision of Christ returning on a
white horse, followed in Revelation 20 with the binding of
Satan and the establishment of the kingdom. But the NAR
apostles and prophets reverse this order.
(299) The
new
'snake oil' salesmen�"NAR apostles and prophets by
Spirit Of Error, 7/12/12 Meet the new "snake oil" salesmen�"the apostles and
prophets of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) movement.
They've concocted all manner of so-called miracle potions
made with recipes they claim were revealed to them by God.
And just like the snake oil salesmen of early America, these
apostles and prophets also claim that their products will
cure everything.
(300) How
The Church Becomes Pagan by Orrel Steinkamp, The
Plumbline, Volume 7, No. 4, July/August 2012 For me this is an absolutely watershed article by Rev. Bob
DeWaay, my personal friend and ministry colleague. He has
given me permission to reformat and present the material for
the Plumbline. This article establishes the seriousness sin
of seeking and imagining things that do not have their
source in God's unique revelation which God choose to reveal
to his biblical apostles and prophets and which He preserved
for His church in the biblical record. To propose new
revelations beyond what God has chosen to reveal becomes a
form of deceptive Christian divination. These mystical
?eshly false revelations (Check out "The Elijah List" )
become a delusional trap that will at some point become the
basis for God's judgment. For the church to resort to pagan
and false revelation has apparently never been that
difficult and elements within the church have been tempted
since Paul's day to "go beyond what is written" (1 Cor.
4:6). The bible is the inspired, infallible, iner rant and
SUFFICIENT word of God whereby God reveals himself, unfolds
the drama of redemption through Jesus Christ, draws man to
Himself and teaches him the truth necessary for godly living
now and eternal life to come. 2 Timothy 3:16, 17 affirms
that scripture alone is "pro?table for teaching, for
reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so
that the man of God may he adequate, equipped for every good
word."
(301) Greg
Laurie,
Harvest Fest and The 2013 National Day of Prayer Honorary
Chairman by Galatians 4, 8/28/12 One thing in the ads for Harvest Fest, one can see the
Dominionist drumbeats, the whole patriotic focus, America
has turned away from God, which is true in a sense, but
definitely this message is used in their claim that revival
will come instead of tribulation. The complaints about God
being taken out of the culture, courtrooms, schools, is the
typical "culture wars" fare. When he says "It's time for
America to turn back to God", this too is an example. As
discussed on other articles in comments, there has been
discussion of the easy believism at these "crusades" and
"harvest fests", I have pointed out the focus on the numbers
game and that is here too.
(302) David's
Tent
DC - Enthroning a Latter-Rain 24/7 Altar Presence on
the White House Lawn During an Election Season
by Herescope, 9/3/12 Very few Christians or unbelievers have any idea of the
significance of the term "David's Tent." Nevertheless,
various affiliate organizations of the burgeoning
Apostles and Prophets movement (NAR, the New Apostolic
Reformation) are going to camp out at the White House
Ellipse lawn from September 25, 2012 through the election,
engaging in their round-the-clock 24/7 worship, and they are
calling this activity "David's Tent."
(303) NAR
in
the Political Limelight - A Theocratic Dominion Apostle
Gains Political Exposure at the RNC by Dr. Orrel
Steinkamp, 9/18/12 These apostles claim to have authority even greater than
Paul, Peter, Luke etc. The restored prophets, with a
straight face, announce that Isaiah, Jeremiah will one day
in glory accept and declare them as their greater peers.
There are now a cadre of Latter Rain national politicians
who use their power to introduce the apostles and prophets
to the political limelight. Other politicians are seeking to
buy the votes the NAR can promise, and the end-time apostles
are happy to gain power and prestige on their path to
dominionist theocracy.
(304) America
for
Jesus 2012: A National Solemn Assembly for Which Jesus?
by Diane Conklin, Christian Research Service, 9/23/12 One Nation Under God, Inc. (ONUG) is an organization
founded by the late Apostle and Bishop John Gimenez of Rock
Church International. He received a prophetic word and
consequently believed he had a God-given mandate to turn
America back to God in prayer. Since 1980, ONUG has
sponsored several "solemn assemblies" ...
(305) Episode
55: November 2012, Sandy Simpson: The New Apostolic
Reformation - Part 2 "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's
clothing but inwardly are kravenous wolves." - Matthew 7:15
A year ago, for
the November 2011 episode, I interviewed Sandy Simpson
on the New Apostolic Reformation. Sandy heads up the Apologetics
Coordination
Team, and runs Deception
in
the Church, an extensive library of resources on the
NAR and related movements and organizations. This episode is
a follow-up to our previous discussion. We began with the
assumption that those listening have heard the first
discussion we had. If you haven't, that episode can be found
here. We answer some questions people had from that episode,
get into some further examination of the New Apostolic
Reformation, and try to keep from repeating what was already
covered as much as possible.
(306) From
the highest mountain to the lowest depths to... Emerson
and Ana Mendez Ferrell revelation teachings by
Mike Oppenheimer, 11/14/12 For those who do not depend on the Bible, but seek new
revelation from modern day prophets and to be led by modern
day apostles, you cannot find two more engrossed people than
the Ferrell's. But more often than not these new revelations
bring one into new age type of practices, divorcing them
from the true meaning of the Bible. Advertised on their
website is essential oils tuned to the frequency of heaven,
stating "they contain the very essence of God's covenant in
every drop." Wow, that's got to be better than a personally
signed prayer cloth from Benny Hinn. God's covenant was made
by Jesus blood (By his death), are we to believe these oils
contain his blood?
(307) Why
can't all believers do signs and wonders today just like
the apostles did in the early church? by Mike
Oppenheimer, 11/20/12 First of all we are NOT to listen to those who promote
their opinion that we can do anything the apostles or Jesus
did. And neither should we listen to those who claim that
miracles no longer take place. What we need to hear is the
word of God, the apostles teaching on this and what took
place in the early church history.
(308) NAR
Date
Setting by Herescope, 11/20/12 It is becoming an annual occurrence. Once again the New
Apostolic Reformation (NAR) has scheduled an event on a
calendar date that has numerological repetition. This year
it is GodDay 12.12.12, featuring NAR head apostle C. Peter
Wagner. Like the New Age Datesetters who are focusing on
12-21-12, the numbers are given esoteric significance.
(309) Getting
"Higher"
On God by Larry DeBruyn, CWM, 12/6/12 The difference between the euphoria engendered by the mega
church and the ecstasy by the rave church may well be only
one of degree, not kind. A comparison might be made between
smoking pot "the euphoria lite" engendered by the mega
church) and shooting heroin "the ecstasy heavy" incited by
the rave church). Mega churches have mastered a strategy of
how to offer their congregants "lite" doses of experience
(euphoria). The rave church has upped the ante by offering
its participants "heavy" doses of experience (ecstasy).
Neither movement evidences sober-mindedness, that spiritual
attribute the New Testament enjoins believers to cultivate -
Titus 2:2, 4, 6; 1 Peter 1:13; 4:7; 5:8. In fact, if the
euphoria or ecstasy of so-called worship is induced by means
other than by the Holy Spirit, then it violates Paul's
injunction to "be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess;
but be filled with the Spirit", the manifestations of which
"Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual
songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.
Giving thanks always for all things to God and the Father in
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; Submitting yourselves to
one another in the fear of God", bear no resemblance to
those exhibited in "Sloshfesting" - Ephesians 5:18-21.
Worship that masquerades as drunkenness in the Holy Ghost
resembles more the wine bibbing of a bacchanal celebration
than worship of the Holy God.
(310) 12-21-12
-
Evangelical Christians Believing Mayan Prophecies
by Herescope, 12/7/12 Who would have believed it?! Evangelical Christians caught
up in New Age religious scenarios about the return of the
legendary figure Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent, and
other imaginary space aliens and humanoid god-like creatures
returning on 12-21-12?! We first wrote about this
Mayan legend on Herescope, June 8, 2011, "New Age Date
Setting." This was a republishing of an old 1987 article
from The Trumpet, a discerning periodical from the 1980s. We
noticed that there was a large and growing group of
evangelicals, including some mainstream leaders, who were
getting on board this old Mayan prophecy and revivifying it
- most notably by reformulating it into extrabiblical
prophecy. We published Doomsday Datesetters 2012 on June 10,
2011 to explain what this was all about, and identify the
key proponents of this newly emerging eschatology.
(311) Should
Christians
hold prayer vigils with apostates? by Marsha West,
12/13/12 What struck me as odd is that many professing Christians
met in large groups to pray with people that reject the God
of the Bible even knowing that those from other religious
faiths do not pray to the God of Christianity.
(312) Can
The Bible Ever Mean What It Never Meant?by Orrel
Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Volume 17, No. 6, December
2012 This title is purposefully alarming in order to get the
attention of the reader. Perhaps a little less volatile word
could be abuse. Rape or abuse is to take something by force
that is not yours for the taking. It is abuse when Scripture
is mislabeled and misapplied. Violence is done to the
message and meaning of Scripture
(313) The
Significance
of Youth-Filled Stadiums - Revisiting the Old Latter Rain
Prophecy in Light of Current Events by Herescope,
1/10/13 Lou Giglio is scheduled to give the benediction* at the
Obama Presidential Inauguration on January 21. The official
announcement describes him as "the Rev. Louie Giglio, the
pastor of the Passion City Church in Atlanta" and says he
"is considered one of the highest-profile evangelical
Christian pastors. He has been prominent in efforts to end
human trafficking."[1] This invitation is significant
because Lou Giglio is currently under a great deal of fire
in some quadrants of the evangelical world for his
controversial association with New Apostolic Reformation
(NAR) leader Bill Johnson and a music group/ministry called
Jesus Culture.
(314) Pastor
Backs
Out of Obama Inauguration Over Previous Anti-Gay Comments
by Jonathan Karl, ABC News, 1/10/13 Rev. Louie Giglio, who had been announced as the
pastor to give the benediction at the presidential
inauguration, has now pulled himself out of the ceremony,
after criticism of his previous anti-gay comments and
actions, sources confirmed to ABC News.
(315) Brain
Stopper
Series by Spirit Of Error, 1/19/13 Many of the prophets in the NAR movement are actually
telling their followers that they don't need to worry about
false prophets.
(317) Man's
dominion in Genesis by Mike Oppenheimer,
1/28/13 But they both succumbed to an outsider tempting them to
disobey God, sin. First Eve then Adam. Because they both
fell they lost the position and ability to have dominion in
the way God intended. After they fell, being no longer
sinless all that was under his jurisdiction was
changed.
(318) The
NAR"s
Nasty Names: The Top 5 by Spirit of Error,
2/1/13 These are the Top 5 nasty names used against critics of the
NAR.
(319) Spiritual
Drunkenness,
Spiritual Blindness and Gods Judgment of the Church
by Believer's Journey, 2/5/13 The Bible has a lot to say about drunkenness, spiritual or
otherwise. And none of it is good. With the Biblical tools
we have available today, there is no reason for anyone to be
deceived about the "Laughing Revival". My Bible and
concordance was all I needed to find out for myself the
truth behind so-called "spiritual drunkenness".
(320) The
Question
Of Dominion by Sandy Simpson, 2/13/13 I am writing this article as an apologetic against the
Third Wave, Latter Rain, Word of Faith and Reformed Theology
teachings that the Church is to rise up and take over the
systems of government, businesses and every other aspect of
life. "See, the problem is, is that Satan has had too
much of his way in our society because he has a
government! And the only way to overthrow a
government is with a government. It won't happen
otherwise. So therefore the government of the
church has to get into place in the extended church
just like we do have it very well in place, we haven"t
reached our goal yet ..." (Transcript of C. Peter
Wagner, Arise Prophetic Conference, Gateway Church, San
Jose, CA, 10-10-2004) Wagner has substituted the
"government of the church" for the coming government of
Jesus Christ in the Millennial Kingdom. Wagner is
"Kingdom Now" while the Bible teaches "Kingdom Come".
(321) Hillsong
Australia
Church Expose at Trinity Foundation, 2/22/13
Wow. It"s amazingly disturbing… one
of our most questionable American
exports–televangelism and its
excesses–has finally reached a crescendo in
Australia. Millions of tax-free dollars flow through this
mega-corporation (one could hardly call it a church at this
point) and precious little appears to actually filter down
to those in desperate need. Notice how these Aussie
reporters don"t pull any punches. Video report.
(322) The
New
Apostolic Reformation: Influence and Teachings by
Apologetics Index, 2/25/13 A heterodox movement in Protestant Christianity known as
the "New Apostolic Reformation1" (NAR) -- also known as the
"apostolic-prophetic movement" -- gained vast influence
among Pentecostal and charismatic churches worldwide,
beginning in the late 1990s. The people who are part of this
burgeoning movement follow present-day apostles and prophets
who claim to govern the church and give new divine
revelation that is needed to set up God's kingdom on earth.
(323) Wandering
Stars by Keith Gibson, 2/27/13 Contending for the Faith with the New Apostles and Prophets
- Finally, here is an up-to-date volume written not just for
Bereans but one that reaches across denominational fences to
speak the truth in love to those curious about or drawn away
by the false doctrines and heretical teachings and practices
of the Latter Rain, New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), or
"Five-Fold Restoration" movements. From the author: "There
is always the temptation when dealing with a subject of this
nature, to pull out the most oulandish quotes in an attempt
to make one's point more forcefully.... While an extreme
example has occasionally been used in order to demonstrate
how heretical the movement is at its fringes, for the most
part, I have attempted to use quotes from those considered
more 'mainstream' within the apostolic and prophetic
momement. It is my desire to demonstrate that the issues
addressed in this book are rampant within the community and
not isolated in one or two marginal teachers. It is my
sincere prayer that this book will be used in some small
measure to awaken the church to the seriousness of the
errors being propagated within the apostolic/prophetic
movement and to call the church back to the truth." TBC is
pleased to present this book as a contemporary answer to
those with friends, family, and church members who are prone
to be "tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind
of doctrine" (Ephesians:4:14That we henceforth be no more
children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every
wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning
craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;).
(324) Why
People
Join the NAR Movement by Spirit Of Error,
3/2/13 One of the most common questions I am asked is "Why do
people join the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) movement?"
I"ve thought about this a lot. And I believe there are at
least four main reasons.
(326) Why
People
Leave the NAR Movement by Spirit Of Error,
3/9/13 My last post gave reasons why people join the New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR) movement. Now I list some reasons people
leave the NAR movement. Here are the top four reasons I have
identified, based on my conversations with former NAR
followers.
(327) Imagine
That!
- The Problem with "Sanctified Imaginations" by
Orrel Steinkamp, 3/14/13 Imagination is the ability of the human mind to create
mental images and sensations that do not come from the the
five senses. Consequently It is not surprising that self
proclaimed prophets claim visions and dreams that have their
source in their vivid and well trained human imaginations.
Currently The Elijah List on the Internet presents thousands
upon thousands of these mental pictures, suggesting that
these pictures have their origin in God. But these imaginary
words and pictures on Elijah List have a very short shelf
life. They are posted and soon forgotten as new more
appealing prophetic images replace them. In fact many of
these prophesies can easily be demonstrated as
contradictory.
(329) Does
the Bible teach we can see and hear Angels or summon them
to visit us? by Mike Oppenheimer, 5/14/13 To come in contact with angelic creatures has to be
discerned for if they are not sent by God to have as mission
as angels do, then they are fallen angels with the purpose
to deceive. Those who claim to often see angels, hear from
them and order them around are not staying in the biblical
teachings and need to be questioned.
(330) Are people going to heaven today? by Mike
Oppenheimer, 5/14/13 No, I do not believe this is true. I think many have an
active imagination and convinced themselves of something
special happening to them. Others may have had a counterfeit
spiritual experience, or an occult experience. It is very
disappointing to hear how many gullible and na�ve Christians
there are that accept these stories. They hear a story of
someone going to heaven and because the Bible speaks of a
few people that went they believe these modern stories are
just as true even when they contradict the Bible.
(331) Prophecy
Mongering
- Profiting from the Promulgation of End-Time CRI$I$
Scenarios by Herescope, 5/24/13 The evangelical world has been feasting on a constant diet
of crisis for several decades now. Despite the relative
peace and prosperity that Americans currently enjoy, fear is
being marketed in every outlet. Fear of the future. It is
big money for evangelical professional marketeers, many of
whom act like false prophets continually prophesying doom
and destruction. In fact, so much so, that many Christians
now seem addicted to the adrenalin rush that comes via these
dire predictions of disaster. It is a Pavlovian thing
– spout the CRISIS, and fear-laden followers will
respond by pushing the button to buy pre-packaged SOLUTIONS!
This phenomena can best be described as prophecy-mongering,
a term that has connotations of profiteering from promoting
endtime crises.
(332) They
Claim
to Speak for God by The Berean Call, 6/1/13
A very large part of Christendom in the United States is
enamored with those who claim to speak for God. If you think
that"s an overstatement, simply tune into some of the
programing on Trinity Broadcasting Network or some of the
other cable religious networks. What you will see are
churches filled with thousands of Christians hanging on to
every word of a man or a woman who is declaring what God has
just revealed to him or her. The content ranges from the
mundane to the bizarre. To some observers who are fairly
well versed in the Scriptures, what they are hearing and
seeing is laughable. But that"s a tragic reaction by some
who are forgetting that many of those being led astray by
the so-called new prophets and apostles are their brothers
and sisters in Christ. Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(333) Collateral
Damage
of the New Apostles by Spirit Of Error,
6/6/13 I've been asked, "Why are you so concerned about the New
Apostolic Reformation (NAR) movement? Even if people's
beliefs are a little off, what's the harm?" I'm concerned
because their NAR beliefs are not just shipwrecking their
own faith. They are hurting other people.
(334) More
On
the Signs and Wonders Crowd/They are coming out of the
woodwork by Tim Wirth, 7/9/13 Satan uses his supernatural “lying wonders and
signs” to trap men into following him, while the
Lord uses His miracles to lead men in a righteous path to
follow Him. From the above verse, we see that men can be
deceived into believing a lie if they are deceived into
accepting lying signs and wonders.
(335) �Voice
of
the Apostles� Day 1 by Spirit Of Error,
8/14/13 Yesterday, I watched the opening session of the 2013 Voice
of Apostles conference in Orlando, Florida, sponsored by
Global Awakening. Here are some of my initial impressions.
(336) Matt
Redman
and Francis Chan: Oh No. Not You Guys, Too! by
Spirit Of Error, 9/19/13 Both Chan and Redman have agreed to take part in an annual
conference sponsored by the International House of Prayer
(IHOP). �Onething 2013� is expected to draw 25,000
young adults to the IHOP base in Kansas City, Missouri, this
December.
(337) Rick
Wiles
Latest Stunner by Steve Lumbley, 9/30/13 So remember the next time Rick Wiles tells you the
destruction of the USA is imminent, and I�m sure it won�t be
long, actions speak louder than words. Wiles own actions
show him to be a false teacher and a false prophet. Even he
doesn�t believe the nonsense he�s spewing. If he doesn�t
believe it, why should you?
(338) �God
Loves
Uganda��New Film Exposes the NAR Movement by
Spirit Of Error, 10/11/13 Criticism of NAR leaders� involvement in Ugandan politics
is nothing new. Secular watchdog groups, such as Right Wing
Watch and People for the American Way Foundation, have been
sounding the alarm about the NAR movement for years. They
fear that its dominionist agenda could lead to the
suppression of the civil rights of homosexuals and others
who don�t share the values of the NAR movement�in Uganda and
the United States. So, what�s my problem with the NAR
efforts in Uganda? Of course, I�along with all biblically
faithful evangelicals�believe homosexual practices are
sinful. But my concern is that the NAR movement has shifted
the historical evangelical focus on preaching the gospel (or
�good news�) of salvation from sin to preaching a gospel of
taking sociopolitical control. Even the documentary makers
obviously picked up on this shifted focus, as is made
evident by the film�s sarcastic tag line, �Have you heard
the good news?�
(339) Colin
Brown
claims God is "Rebooting the Church"by Sandy
Simpson, 12/9/13 When I read the title of this issue of the ElijahList, it
made me really angry. The title was ""Rebooting" the
Church: Changing Times and Changing Seasons". I
immediately asked myself the question: Is it a good thing to
"reboot" the Church? Revival is a good thing when it
is based on repentance (Acts 3:19). But this is not what
Brown is talking about. He is talking about "rebooting".
When you reboot a computer you turn it off and on again,
erasing any programs running, making a fresh start which
sometimes works on computers and sometimes does not (for
example when there is a virus in the computer - pun
intended!). It is a good thing to return to our first love
of the Jesus Christ and the Gospel (Rev. 2:4-5). But this is
also not what Brown is talking about. And how could he? The
churches involved with the false apostles, false prophets,
false teachers of the New Apostolic have already had their
candlestick removed long ago. They can keep rebooting
themselves in their occult "slain in the spirit" 24/7 and it
will not bring repentance and refreshing. It will only
strengthen the delusion they have put themselves under and
that God is allowing on them as a condemnation.
(340) Latter
Rain:
The Spawning of Apostasy by Kevin Reeves,
1/20/14 LTRP Note: The following article by Kevin Reeves describes
the background of much of the Word-Faith, River movement,
Latter Rain, IHOP, Joel�s Army, Apostles and Prophets
movement, etc. taking place today. Mike Bickle, Rick Joyner,
John Wimber, and many others rose out of the 1940s Latter
Rain movement. Followers believe that the Latter Rain
�revival� is the latter rain referred to in such Scriptures
as Jeremiah 3:3, Joel 2:23, and Hosea 6:3. These movements
have now intersected with the contemplative prayer movement;
now combined with Purpose Driven, the emerging church,
Willow Creek, etc., a powerful mystical body is merging as
an apostate, end-time church.
(341) Interviews
on
Dominionism a la IHOP and the NAR (Videos) at
Apprising Ministries, 1/23/14 So, to understand the dangers concerning this dominionism
at the rotten root of NAR eschatology I�m presenting the
following video clips below from Dr. Martin Erdmann of the
Verax Institute.This begins to give us good working
knowledge about dominionism, which is: "the erroneous belief
that Christians have a mandate to build the �kingdom of God�
on earth, restoring paradise, by progressively and
supernaturally transforming themselves and others as well as
all societal institutions through subduing and ruling the
earth by whatever means possible, including using
technology, science and psycho-social engineering; and then
and only then will a �Christ� manifest his presence on
earth."
(342) Are
All Healings From God? by Matt Slick, CARM,
2/9/14 No, not all healings are from God's direct hand. We can
have natural healing that is due to how God designed our
bodies to heal themselves. We can have healings that are the
result of medicine. And, of course, there are healings that
are demonic.
(343) A
Warning About G12 Churches, Encounter Weekends and
Spiritual Abuse by Chris Lawson, 2/22/14 The G-12 movement has been defined as a full blown abusive
"cult" as well as an "aberrant" Christian movement,
depending on how one looks at the theological and social
structure of the movement. The methodology that is utilized
upon many current and former members speaks for itself and
varies from church to church and how balanced or imbalanced
church leaders are. Many people have left the movement
because they have been severely abused under what is known
as "heavy shepherding," in other words, they have been
"spiritually abused."
(344) World
Vision
U.S. To Hire �Gay Christians In Same-Sex Marriages�
by Ken Silva, 3/25/14 I now point you to World Vision: Why We�re Hiring Gay
Christians in Same-Sex Marriages, a report that went on
yesterday ChristianityToday,com from Celeste Gracey and
Jeremy Weber. (ACT Note: World Vision has been a part of
the New Apostolic Reformation for a long time along with other
organizations such as YWAM.)
(345) World
Vision
Reverses Decision To Hire Gay Christians In Same-Sex
Marriages at Apprising Ministries, 3/26/14 I have now confirmed this reversal on the phone via a
spokesperson in the media relations department at World
Vision and have received the following statement concerning
this change ... (ACT Note: The Bible does not say we
must "respect" homosexuals. We can love them and rebuke
their sin but we are not called to "respect them". You
don't respect people who are living in unrepentant sin. WV has
been a part of the NAR for decades and has been promoting
WCGIP doctrines as well as leaders of the New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR). They are heretical just like
YWAM. Just FYI. If you don't believe me, get our DVD
series
on the NAR where false prophet Mike Bickle reveals that
World Vision and YWAM are agencies spreading the doctrines and
practices of the NAR. Also see the quotes by World
Vision Canada employee Terry LeBlanc in
this article.)
(346) World
Vision
is Really a Hallucination from the God of this World
by Jacob Prasch, 3/27/14 For some years Moriel has warned that World Vision is no
longer, by scriptural definition, a Christian ministry that
more than two decades ago abandoned its originally
evangelistic ethos and become a politicized left wing social
welfare organization (once a ministry or church ceases to be
evangelistic it will soon cease to be scripturally
Evangelical).
(347) Hillsong
Embraces
�Chrislam� by Moriel Ministries, 3/28/14 When prime time Australia TV broadcasted an exposure of the
financial ethics (or lack thereof) of HILLSONG, no one
should have been surprised.
(348) Rick
Wiles
Promotes New �Prophecy� From Maurice Sklar by
Endtime Delusion, 4/1/14 It is certainly true that you can�t teach an old dog new
tricks. The ones in the Christian church who have
contributed the most to the area of false prophecy and
leading the children of God astray in the past couple of
decades are the ones who continue today to be the Pied
Pipers of falsehood, profanely issued in the holy name of
our Lord. So it was not surprising when someone pointed out
a new �prophecy� had been issued by prolific false prophet
Dr. Maurice Sklar. And it just seemed to fall into place
that the main showcase for his issue of this would be Rick
Wiles� Trunews radio program, which has been for
almost 15 years now a source of some of the most outlandish
and self-serving blather ever to be labeled �Christian.�
(349) Updated! World
Vision,
Christian organization? by Marsha West, Renew
America, 4/10/14 The dust has settled a bit since Christian humanitarian aid
organization World Vision's March 24 announcement that it
would hire gay couples who are legally married in the state
in which they reside. Since "World Vision-gate" remains a
hot topic, it's time for some introspection; likewise to do
some digging to find out if WV truly is a Christian
organization, as it claims. Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(350) Discerning
signs
& wonders...? (MP3) by Chris Lawson,
5/8/14 Help for the hurting versus lying signs and wonders! If you
or your family members have ever been hurt by false teachers
at counterfeit revivals (Toronto, Lakeland, Holy Trinity
Brompton, Pensacola, Fresh Fire, Bethel Church, Morning Star
Ministries, IHOP, Healing Rooms, etc.), this audio message
may help to bring some clarity on what happened to you/them.
This is one of my more soft-spoken audio messages whereby I
help educate people on escaping and/or avoiding the
confusion and heartache that false teachers produce.
The first 30 minutes (various Scriptures) is all preface for
what I discuss in the second 30 minutes.
(352) Answers
to
Questions: Community Conversion by Pastor Richard
A. Conners, 7/8/14 Question: Is it possible for a community group, like a
family, tribe, household, or village to come to Christ
altogether at the same occasion? Answer: We have to be clear
about what the question is asking. If we are asking if a
group of people may (each) come to saving faith in the Lord
Jesus at the same moment in time, at the same occasion of
the proclamation of the Gospel � then the answer is, yes.
Certainly, multiple people can repent and trust in the Son
of God at the same point in time � even families or
communities. Acts 16 gives us the occasion of the salvation
of the Philippian jailer. Verse 34 tells us that the jailer
believed �with his whole household� after Paul and Silas in
verse 32 �spoke the word of the Lord to him together with
all who were in his house.� So yes, it is possible for a
group to be entirely converted to Christ at the same time.
However, let us recognize that for an entire group to be
converted each member of the group must have a personal
believing response to the Gospel message. Salvation comes
through faith (by grace � Ephesians 2:8).
(353) Apostolic
and
Prophetic Lingo�A to Z by Holly Pivec,
7/16/14 I came across a very telling, new NAR resource. It�s called
the Apostolic and Prophetic Dictionary: Language of the
End-Time Church. This book is written by NAR apostle and
prophet Abraham S. Rajah, and was released in December
through Westbow Press, the self-publishing division of
Thomas Nelson and Zondervan. It provides definitions for
over 500 entries, most of which are for exclusive NAR terms.
Here�s the description of the book on Amazon.
(354) Understanding
The
Dominion Theology Of Christian Reconstructionists And The
New Apostolic Reformation by Thomas Ice,
1988 NOTE: This is an article I wrote about Dominion Theology in
May 1988. It is interesting to see how things have
progressed twenty-five years later. Back then these
movements were just beginning to influence each other.
Now we see these ideas continuing to gain strength in our
own day.
(355) Hillsong
Church
leader blamed victim for sex abuse, royal commission
told by Rachel Browne, The Sydney Morning Herald,
10/8/14 The hearing into how Australia's Pentecostal churches
handled child abuse allegations among their ranks will also
examine two other cases, one involving a teacher who
molested scores of young children at the Northside Christian
College in Victoria and another involving a youth pastor at
a church on the Sunshine Coast.
(356) Understand
the
difference between Jesus Christ, and false "anointed
ones"! by Chris Lawson, Spiritual Research
Network, 10/21/14
A look at how false teachers are mocking the scriptural Jesus
of Nazareth through their mystical "anointings" and occult
�impartations.� Blasphemously attributing their occult
manifestations, false �words and visions� and lying signs and
wonders to God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit,
many of today's false teachers are simply producing heresies
and divinations worthy of the judgment of God. What�s needed
more than ever today is for Christian�s to fulfill their God
given duty to �test the spirits� (1 Thess. 5:21) and expose
the unfruitful works of darkness (Eph. 5:11) for what they
are. Podcast: Jesus
of
Nazareth Versus False Christianity.mp3 Description: Jesus
of
Nazareth Versus False Christianity Archive: Chris
Lawson
Directory and the New
SRN
website audio page
(357) The
Ecclesiastical
Domino Effect by James Jacob Prasch,
10/22/14 The fizzling of the counterfeit revivals of Toronto,
Pensacola, and Lakeland with Lakeland ending in a moral
scandal with Todd Bentley and Pensacola ending in an ugly
split are almost ancient history. The demise of Jim Bakker�s
PTL club in a maze scandal and corruption is ancient history
as is the fall of Jimmy Swaggart. In each case the Body of
Christ and its message was discredited. The collapse of
Robert Schuller�s mega church The Chrystal Cathedral in $56
million in debt and the keys being handed over to the Roman
Catholic church was hardly the beginning and we warned other
mega churches would soon follow.
(358) Prophecy
Run
Amok by T.A. McMahon, The Berean Call,
11/2/14 There are also a host of abuses of biblical prophecy, such
as the denial and mockery cited by Peter: �Knowing this
first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers,
walking after their own lusts, and saying, Where is the
promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep,
all things continue as they were from the beginning of the
creation. For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by
the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth
standing out of the water and in the water: Whereby the
world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:
But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same
word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day
of judgment and perdition of ungodly men� (2 Peter:3:3-7
Furthermore, there are those who set themselves up as
prophets similar to the false prophets about whom the Lord
warned Jeremiah: �Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets
prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I
commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto
you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought,
and the deceit of their heart� (Jeremiah:14:14) Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(359) An
Anatomy
Of A False Prophesy by Sandy Simpson,
11/13/14 ElijahList is well known for sending out false prophecies
on a daily basis. In fact they send anywhere from 3-5
emails daily. I have saved them all for many years
because they are ripe fodder for discernment articles.
I am going to use this obvious false prophecy by a long time
false prophet of the New Apostolic Reformation as a
demonstration of a false prophecy and how to test them
according to the Bible and common sense.
(360) God�s
Super-Apostles:
Encountering the Worldwide Prophets and Apostles Movement
(Book) by Dr. Doug Geivett & Holly Pivec,
11/26/14 God�s Super-Apostles: Encountering the Worldwide Prophets
and Apostles Movement provides a beginner�s introduction to
the New Apostolic Reformation. In addition to being brief
and non-technical, it also contains stories of individuals�
personal experiences with this movement and practical advice
for responding to its teachings.
(362) The
Attack
Of The Enemy On Churches by Sandy Simpson,
3/10/15
So much heresy is entering the churches these days.
As you would suspect, sometimes it is due to a pastor
attending a conference or reading a book and becoming
diapraxed with unbiblical ideas. He then starts to
weave those ideas into his messages and begins to invite
speakers to the church who expound on those ideas.
Then when confronted by someone in the church who has
reservations about the new stuff being taught, they are told
to not talk about it and just go along with the
program. If that person does not they are ostracized,
slander behind their back, and often told to leave (which is
what they should do in any case). But my observation
is that it is not only the pastor who causes unbiblical
changes to influence a church. Often the pastor is
blissfully unaware of influences coming into his
church. They often come in through (1) the worship
team (2) women�s groups (3) bookstore (4) children�s
programs (5) interdenominational prayer efforts and (6)
relief and mission organizations. If unchecked this
type of infiltration is much more subtle and can become
deeply rooted.
(363) Two
NAR
Organizations to Watch by Spirit of Error,
4/1/15 Anyone who has concerns about the New Apostolic Reformation
should keep an eye on two organizations: the International
Coalition of Apostolic Leaders, led by �Convening Apostle�
John P. Kelly, and its daughter structure, the European
Coalition of Apostolic Leaders, led by �convener� Jan-Aage
Torp. These two networks are energetically working �to build
apostolic government in all cities and regions.� You may be
surprised to learn just how extensively apostles in many
nations are networking to promote NAR teachings.
(364) A
New Apostolic Reformation?: A Biblical Response to a
Worldwide Movement (Book) by R.Douglas Geivett
(Author), Holly Pivec (Author), 4/12/15 This critique provides a framework for understanding and
interpreting the widespread but little-known New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR) movement. As the authors state in the
preface: "We write this book with two major goals in mind.
First, to give people an idea of the sheer size and reach of
the NAR movement. And second, to systematize its key
teachings and practices and evaluate them on the basis of
Scripture and careful reasoning � . In our judgment, the NAR
perspective crosses these boundaries [that is, certain broad
parameters, revealed in Scripture and practiced in the
historical orthodox church], and it does so in part because
of flawed theology rooted in a flawed understanding of
Scripture. We wish to warn readers about a possible
confusion: Some critics have linked the NAR movement with
mainstream Pentecostalism and charismatics. We do not do
this. In fact, it is our contention that the NAR movement
deviates from classical Pentecostal and charismatic
teachings. This movement has emerged out of independent
charismatic churches and, thus, has gained a foothold in
many of those churches in varying degrees."
(365) Will
Christians
Replace Commitment to the Gospel for Commitment to a
Unified Dominionist Agenda to �Save the Country�?
by Lighthouse Trails, 4/16/15 As America is fast approaching another presidential
election year, Dominionist/Kingdom Now political and
religious figures are joining forces with evangelical
Christian groups. While having concern for the state of
America is more than legitimate, will Christians replace
commitment and loyalty to the Gospel for commitment and
loyalty to a dominionist agenda? If they do, they will learn
the hard way that compromise and a �whatever it takes�
attitude will do more harm to the cause of Jesus Christ than
good. This article is not a statement that Christians should
not be involved in or concerned about the political state of
their countries. Rather, the intention of this article is to
exhort believers to use discernment in understanding the
times in which we live. It is to show how a present
ecumenical, dominionist movement (that is heading toward a
one-world religion to �establish the kingdom of God on
earth�) is operating and deceiving many Christians. As
Christians, we are to be witnesses for Jesus Christ and His
Gospel message of salvation. But today, many Christians may
be on the brink of buying into a plan that will ultimately
create a global religion and global government.
(366) Washington
State
Churches and Organizations That Promote the NAR by
Spirit of Error, 4/18/15 My co-author, Doug Geivett, is headed to Washington state
this weekend to speak about the New Apostolic Reformation at
a large apologetics conference. In preparation, I�ve been
compiling a list of churches, organizations, and individuals
in the state that promote NAR teachings, practices, and/or
leaders. I thought this list might be helpful for some of my
readers who live in Washington or have friends who do. Here
it
is in PDF format. The list is not exhaustive. Let me
know if I�ve left out any church or organization.
(367) The
�NAR�-tional
Day of Prayer? by Spirit of Error, 4/25/15 Churches across the United States are gearing up for the
National Day of Prayer. More than 40,000 prayer gatherings
are expected to be held on May 7 in observance of this
annual event. But has the National Day of Prayer been
hijacked by the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)? The
official promotional video, being played in Sunday morning
worship services, gives no hint of NAR influence. But the
influence can be seen if you look closely at the National
Day of Prayer literature. The following NAR teachings and
practices are being promoted.
(398) Looking
Beyond
a Church�s �Statement of Faith� by Spirit of
Error, 5/16/15 Do you want to know if a church or organization is part of
the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)? Finding the answer may
not be as easy as looking at the church�s statement of
faith. Many NAR groups have adopted fairly standard
statements of faith that do not mention their NAR teachings.
To find out what a church really believes you have to dig
deeper.
(399) Will
NAR
converge with evangelical churches? (Webcast) with
Holly Pivec, 8/24/18 Don Veinot and Ron Henzel, of Midwest Christian Outreach,
invited me to join them on their �Unknown Webcast� to
discuss �Will NAR converge with evangelical churches?� Watch
the interview here
on Youtube.
(400) Downplaying
the
Devil in NAR by Holly Pivec, 9/24/18 In a recent article published by the Gospel Coalition in
Australia, pastor Stephen Tan, of Regeneration Church in
Melbourne, shares his concerns about an upcoming conference
called Awakening Australia, and especially about the
teachings of the conference�s headline speaker: Bill
Johnson, the leader of Bethel Church in Redding, California.
I agree with several things Tan writes, and with one thing
in particular. He writes: �Johnson encourages Christians to
stop focusing on �our need to protect ourselves from
deception� and instead �our hunger for Him must be seen in
our lustful pursuit of spiritual gifts.'� Tan is right to
draw attention to Johnson�s downplaying of discernment. But
Bill Johnson isn�t the only one to do so. The idea
that Christians should stop worrying about being deceived �
and enthusiastically embrace all manifestations of the
miraculous � is common in the New Apostolic Reformation
(NAR). It�s so common that NAR leaders have developed a
catch phrase they often tell their followers: �You should
trust God�s ability to protect you from being deceived more
than you trust Satan�s ability to deceive you.� And
they sometimes tell people, if they just pray and ask God to
protect them from being deceived, they don�t have to worry
about Satan. They can then embrace all supernatural
experiences with gusto.
(401) NAR
and
the turning tide by Spirit of Error, 10/2/18
The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) has grown rapidly over
the years, yet under the radar of most Christians. But it
appears that, when it comes to awareness of this movement,
the tide may be turning. It�s been encouraging to see a
growing number of Christian organizations and church
leaders, including Pentecostals and charismatics, recently
speak out against NAR teachings and practices. Here are
links to some recent articles and videos that sound the
alarm about Bethel Church in Redding, California � one of
the most well-known NAR churches � pastored by the �apostle�
Bill Johnson. Other articles linked to below warn about a
NAR translation of the Bible � promoted by Bethel Church �
called the Passion Translation. I�ve included brief excerpts
to give you a small taste of each source. I encourage you to
check them out for yourself.
(402)
A
Short History of Dominionism by Sandy Simpson,
10/9/18 In order to understand where the modern
fusion called �Dominioism�
comes from, I want to first give you definitions of
Kingdom Now, Dominionism and Reconstructionism.Dominionism
is sparsely defined as follows:
�Dominion Theology (also known as
Dominionism) is a group of Christian political
ideologies that seek to institute a nation governed by
Christians based on their personal understandings of
biblical law. Extents of rule and ways of achieving
governing authority are varied. For example, Dominion
Theology can includetheonomy, but does not
necessarily involve advocating Mosaiclawas
the basis of government. The label is applied primarily
toward groups of Protestants in the United States.� [1]
It is more closely defined this way:
�Dominionism,or Christian
Dominionism is a term coined by social scientists and
popularized by journalists to refer to a subset of
American Christianity that is conservative, politically
active, and believes that Christians should, and
eventually will, take control of the government. The
term is sometimes used as a �catch-all� by bloggers to
describe any politically active Christian, but not every
conservative, politically minded Christian is aDominionist. ChristianDominionistsbelieve
that
God desires Christians to rise to power through civil
systems so that His Word might then govern the nation.
The belief that �America is a Christian nation� is
sometimes called �softdominionism�; the idea that God
wants only Christians to hold government office and run
the country according to biblical law is called �harddominionism.�
[2]�HardDominionism�
as it is called in the above definition, is what C. Peter
Wagner (deceased) of the New Apostolic Reformation (a term
he coined) have been advocating, following the teachings
of the New Order of the Latter Rain and Reformed Theology
�Reconstructionism�.
(403)
�Eat
the
meat and spit out the bones�: A proper response to
NAR teaching? by Holly Pivec, 10/16/18
�Eat the
meat and spit out the bones� is a common refrain in
NAR. Typically, it means that if you hear a teacher
give a questionable teaching � something that you
don�t understand or that seems off somehow �
ignore that particular teaching. But don�t stop
listening to his other teachings. Bill Johnson, one of
the movement�s most influential �apostles,� delivered
an entire sermon promoting this idea. It�s titled
�Don�t Eat the Bones.� In context, Johnson is speaking
about men, including the �prophet� William Branham and
the �healing evangelist� Todd Bentley, who claimed to
operate in miraculous power and led major revivals.
Yet they fell into heresy or sinful lifestyles.
Critics of NAR have argued that the heretical
teachings and immoral lifestyles of these men � and of
other influential NAR prophets, such as Bob Jones and
Paul Cain � raise the question of whether these
individuals actually may have been false prophets.
Their unsavory behavior challenges the validity of the
revivals led by them � or so the critics say. But
Johnson argues that it�s a mistake to write off these
�prophets� and the �moves of God� they pioneered, or
their other teachings, simply because of their
failures. He prays that Christians will be able to
discern how God sometimes works through �unusual
tools,� including individuals with lifestyles of
secret, hidden sin.
(404) My
interview
about NAR with ex-New Ager Doreen Virtue at
Spirit of Error, 11/22/18 Yesterday, I
was interviewed about the New Apostolic Reformation
(NAR) by two ex-New Agers, Melissa Dougherty and
Doreen Virtue. Doreen Virtue was a well-known New Age
author before converting to Christianity two years
ago. Now she has a ministry warning people about the
dangers of New Age beliefs. She has a large following,
including many New Agers and former New Agers. On her
webcast, yesterday, we discussed NAR and how specific
NAR practices, such as exercises designed to
�activate� the miraculous gift of prophecy, have more
in common with New Age practices than the miraculous
gifts of the Holy Spirit found in Scripture. We also
discussed the major role Bethel Church in Redding,
California, has played in promoting these New Age-type
activation exercises. And we talked about the need for
spiritual discernment, including the importance of
having a full understanding of the Bible, not just a
superficial understanding, and how to get that
understanding. The webcast has already received over
3,000 views in less than 24 hours. Check
out
the webcast on YouTube.
(405)
The
Abandoning of True Bible Eschatology by Mike
Oppenheimer, 11/27/18 Latter Rain
adherents believe in a last day�s revival unlike any
other in history taking place today. This view is an
outgrowth of the �kingdom now� restoration movement.
It wrongly applies eschatological passages for Israel
to the church today. To many, the nation of Israel is
no longer an integral part of God�s end time plan and
rejected as forsaken, despite the warnings in Romans
11:18-29 and Genesis 12:3.
(407) The
Send
conference features Bethel Redding speaker known for
�grave soaking� by The Word Like Fire,
12/10/18 For the time
will come when they will not endure sound doctrine;
but after their own lusts shall they heap to
themselves teachers, having itching ears; (2 Tim 4:3)
Sixty thousand people are expected at The Send stadium
event, scheduled for February 23, 2019. According to
the organization�s website, it is �A NEW ERA.� We may
indeed be entering a new era, but not necessarily one
of increased evangelism or missions, which is the
purported goal of The Send. Something is very
different in the visible church these days. According
to a recent PEW survey, many Christians now accept
concepts associated with the new age, such as �belief
in reincarnation, astrology, psychics and the presence
of spiritual energy in physical objects like mountains
or trees.�[1] One of the speakers scheduled for The
Send is Ben Fitzgerald, now a Bethel Redding
pastor. Bethel Redding leader Bill Johnson will
be speaking as well. Readers may recall that
Fitzgerald was one of the Bethel Redding people who
tried to absorb or soak up the �anointing� from the
bones of the controversial evangelist, Smith
Wigglesworth.
(408)
Beware
of men (and women) who see angels all the time
by Mike Oppenheimer, 1/7/19 Ever since
William Branham introduced his angel in the Latter
Rain healing revivals of the 40�s and 50�s people have
tried to mimic him. After all they adore his abilities
and success. Branham�s personal angel gave him the
abilities, as he saw individual visions of each person
and gave what some say were accurate diagnosis for
them to be healed. Paul Cain, Bob Jones and Kenneth
Hagin, Rick Joyner, Benny Hinn, Todd Bentley, Bill
Johnson and so many others all speak of regular visits
of angels like Branham, some from childhood. In fact
visions and visitations of angels in Benny Hinn�s
life, far exceed anyone in the Bible, but they still
do not compare to Branham. Her said he was visited
regularly by an unnamed angel and then by 7 angels all
at once (referring to Revelation 1, 6, 10). Benny Hinn
is very explicit in his angelic visits taking place.
�We are about to see the activity of angels on earth
as we�ve never seen before.�� (��The Coming Angelic
Visitation.�� Dec. 13, 1993, Trinity Broadcasting
Network) He has repeated this for years. Certain
people yearn for supernatural experiences so this
boosts an anticipation it can happen to them. Spirits,
angels are more than willing to give them an
experience than converse. The question we need to ask
is, is it from God. Because both can be spiritual but
only one contains truth and originates from God.
(409)
Mystical
New
Age Thrills Enticing Children and 4 Ways to Help
Them by Berit Kjos, 1/8/19 And he
caused his children to pass through the fire in the
valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times,
and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt
with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought
much evil in the sight of the Lord. (2 Chronicles
33:6) �Softening Up� For Occult Revival�Hermetic Magic
& Hegel�s Dialectic Process Why would our country,
so richly blessed by God, embrace the occult? What
caused this drastic change in values? How could it
have happened so seemingly fast?! Actually, the entire
Western world had already been �softened up� by the
1960s when the rising rebellion against God erupted
into public view. The century-old pursuit of social
solidarity based on Georg Hegel�s occult philosophy
and consensus process had been an effective tool for
change.
(410) My
interview about NAR with ex-New Ager Doreen Virtue
by Spirit of Error, 1/20/19 Yesterday, I
was interviewed about the New Apostolic Reformation
(NAR) by two ex-New Agers, Melissa Dougherty and
Doreen Virtue. Doreen Virtue was a well-known New Age
author before converting to Christianity two years
ago. Now she has a ministry warning people about the
dangers of New Age beliefs. She has a large following,
including many New Agers and former New Agers. On her
webcast, yesterday, we discussed NAR and how specific
NAR practices, such as exercises designed to
“activate�? the miraculous gift of prophecy, have more
in common with New Age practices than the miraculous
gifts of the Holy Spirit found in Scripture. We also
discussed the major role Bethel Church in Redding,
California, has played in promoting these New Age-type
activation exercises. And we talked about the need for
spiritual discernment, including the importance of
having a full understanding of the Bible, not just a
superficial understanding, and how to get that
understanding. The webcast has already received over
3,000 views in less than 24 hours. Check out the
webcast on YouTube.
(411) What
Is
Transformation? by Herescope, 3/9/19
First
published August 15, 2005, a few months before the
Herescope blog was set up, this article* was an
overview of the transformation agenda that was coming
into the evangelical church world like a flood. We've
been writing on this topic ever since. In republishing
this article today we've embedded quite a few
hyperlinks to text. Clicking on these will direct you
to our subsequent articles that expanded upon these
themes. We are sad to report that over the past
14 years church transformation has come full fruit
before our very eyes, and we are now witnessing the
inevitable compromises and sins that are imploding
ministries. The church has left its first Love, and is
now losing its ability to be salt and light in the
world. Any calls for revival must take an honest
assessment of the issues brought forth in this article
and consider a whole-hearted repentance for these
errors.(Revelation 2:4-5)
(412) Supernatural
Junkies by Brian Timsah, 3/28/19 This post
covers the real concern that so called Christianity
has been overrun by what I will call, Supernatural
Junkies. Similarly, like junkies on drugs, alcohol, or
snack cakes, yet Supernatural Junkies (SJ) are
addicted to anything that promises a spiritual
experience or high. Many of these practices can only
have the full effect by watching it for yourself.
Please, make sure to watch each video so you know how
to discern the truth from the lie. Otherwise, you
won't fully comprehend these manifestations and false
teachings.
(413) Slain
in
the Spirit—Is It a Biblical Practice? by
Kevin Reeves, 4/19/19 But I have
yet to know of anyone, myself included, who, because
of being slain, experienced a changed life
characterized by a love for the truth and a knowledge
of God in agreement with the Scriptures. In my
experience, the exact opposite has happened. When
folks get touched with this kind of power, they
routinely become almost unteachable, preferring the
experience to the Word of God. I can’t relate how many
times I’ve heard, “Well, maybe I can’t find it in the
Scriptures, but it happened to me, so it’s real!”
That’s a dangerous step to take. In my many years of
involvement with the occult prior to salvation, I had
numerous real encounters with the supernatural.
Certainly they could not have originated with God, but
I once believed some of them did, and to me that was
all that mattered. My ears were closed to any protest
from Christian friends. Such a stubborn mindset is a
fertile seedbed for deception. From just such a people
will spring up a world ruler who will lead many to
everlasting destruction: For the mystery of iniquity
doth already work: only he who now letteth will let,
until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that
Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with
the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the
brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is
after the working of Satan with all power and signs
and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of
unrighteousness in them that perish; because they
received not the love of the truth, that they might be
saved. (2 Thessalonians 2:7-10)
(414) Does
Ephesians
4:11 Establish a Doctrine of “The Five-fold
Ministry”? by David Kowalski, 6/11/19
Is the following verse enough for establishing a
five-fold ministry doctrine (as suggested by
proponents of the New Apostolic Reformation)? And He
gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some
as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, – Source: Ephesians 4:11 NASB We should first note
that a comparison of Paul’s listings of gifts and
functionaries (types of gifted ministers) are not
exhaustive but illustrative. Most commentators agree
that Paul gives no clue here that he meant “these and
no more.” The same reasoning that develops a five-fold
ministry doctrine could develop an eight-fold ministry
doctrine from 1 Corinthians 12:28.
(415) Building
a
Foundation on Sand: The Modern Day Apostles and
Prophets Movement by G. Richard Fisher,
7/20/19 What follows is manipulation,
exploitation, and falsehood. It turns out that there
is no ‘‘kingdom now’’ except the earthly kingdom
financed for the new prophets. The money does not go
to perpetuate the Gospel, but to perpetuate the status
and the illusory message of ‘‘heaven on
earth.’’ The Church needs to wake up,
stand up, speak up, and not be cowed. Our great
‘‘Deliverer’’ will come out of ‘‘Zion’’ (Romans
11:26), not out of the new breed.
(416) Kingdom
Now or Later, man's plan or God's? (DVD) by
Mike Oppenheimer, 7/22/19 What was once believed that Israel was the
focus of the end times and there is a rapture and
tribulation is being replaced by a newer end times
view of prophesy. Kingdom now, Dominionism.
Specifically that the church is to disciple nations to
rule over them before Christ returns. Christ is to
return AFTER the Church establishes the kingdom of God
on earth. The type of spiritual warfare was to find
the strongman over cities and nations and pull it
down. This now intersects with a more practical
approach by the new apostolic movement. We are to
exercise dominion over every aspect of society by
taking control of these political and cultural
institutions to build a Christian civilization. This
new revelation, called the 7 mountain mandate began
with Loren Cunningham founder of YWAM, along with Bill
Bright who headed up campus crusade for Christ. Peter
Wagner incorporated it in the new apostolic reform
that he began and now it has gone mainstream. Dominionism wants our nation along with all
nations to be governed by the church. It is a
distorted view using the example of Israel as a
theocracy. Who are the people involved in this? How
are they going make this happen?
(417)
Downplaying
the
Devil in NAR by Holly Pivec, 8/1/19 In a recent
article published by the Gospel Coalition in
Australia, pastor Stephen Tan, of Regeneration Church
in Melbourne, shares his concerns about an upcoming
conference called Awakening Australia, and especially
about the teachings of the conference’s headline
speaker: Bill Johnson, the leader of Bethel Church in
Redding, California. I agree with several things Tan
writes, and with one thing in particular. He writes:
“Johnson encourages Christians to stop focusing on
‘our need to protect ourselves from deception’ and
instead ‘our hunger for Him must be seen in our
lustful pursuit of spiritual gifts.'” Tan is right to
draw attention to Johnson’s downplaying of
discernment. But Bill Johnson isn’t the only one to do
so. The idea that Christians should stop
worrying about being deceived — and enthusiastically
embrace all manifestations of the miraculous — is
common in the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR). It’s so
common that NAR leaders have developed a catch phrase
they often tell their followers: “You should trust
God’s ability to protect you from being deceived more
than you trust Satan’s ability to deceive you.”
And they sometimes tell people, if they just pray and
ask God to protect them from being deceived, they
don’t have to worry about Satan. They can then embrace
all supernatural experiences with gusto. Here are some
examples of this teaching by three influential NAR
leaders.
The Basic Premise: From the very beginning, the dominionist
aspect of the “apostolic-prophetic” movement, or NAR, was
openly admitted
by its primary architect Peter Wagner (who
actually coined the term “New Apostolic Reformation” when he
was looking for a term to describe his new movement): ‘Our theological bedrock is what has been
known as
DOMINION THEOLOGY. . . our divine mandate
is TO DO
WHATEVER IS NECESSARY, by the power of the
Holy
Spirit, TO RETAKE THE DOMINION of God's
creation
which Adam forfeited to Satan in the Garden
of Eden. It is nothing less than seeing God's kingdom
coming and His will
being done here on earth as it is in
heaven. This includes the need TO GOVERN apolitically, as well as to
embrace spiritual warfare techniques that neutralize the
control of our adversary within the functional and TERRITORIAL
SPHERES OF
AUTHORITY to which we have been assigned.
To do this, we know that we must be in communion, we must
receive revelation, and we must apostolically and
prophetically proclaim that
revelation.“
(420) The
fire they bring is NOT of God by Mike
Oppenheimer, 9/25/19 The Neo Pentecostal signs and
wonders teachers have brought division to the churches
by their teaching of fire. It has now reached its
Zenith. This has got to stop -- this fire baptism they
claim is from heaven (from the fallen cherub) will
burn up all of what’s left in the church that is
accurate. There is nothing like this in
Scripture unless you distort its meaning, which Rodney
Browne and Benny Hinn have done from the
beginning. Let’s examine the Scripture in
context to see if what these men are saying about a
separate fire baptism is true.
(421) Is
it
too late to save this church from NAR? by
Holly Pivec, 9/25/19 In just five days, on Sunday, September
29, the members of Christian Life Center in Santa
Cruz, California, will cast a vote determining the
fate of their lead pastor and the future of their
church. At stake is whether this Assemblies of God
church will abandon its historic Pentecostal teachings
and become swept up in the New Apostolic Reformation
(NAR) or not. More specifically, will it begin to
follow the controversial teachings of the apostle Bill
Johnson of Bethel Church in Redding, California, and
other “apostles” in NAR? This fast-growing and
divisive movement has already taken over many churches
across the nation and throughout the world. The
members of Christian Life Center will soon decide
whether their church will be among the casualties. The
ballot will ask for a vote of “confidence” or “no
confidence” in the church’s lead pastor, Jeremy
Anderson, who has brought in many of the teachings of
Bill Johnson and NAR.
(422) Transformation
Complete:
Non-Catholic Christians Took Paradigm Shift
by Jackie Alnor, 11/5/19 The next step for the spirit of
antichrist is to solidify his hold on the New
Babylonian Church of Mother Earth and after the
Restrainer is removed, jump on the back of that
scarlet-colored beast, uniting “Church and State.”
It’s not like we weren’t warned. Author Dave Hunt saw
the warning signs and wrote his book, The Seduction of
Christianity, in 1985. Many Christians were awakened
to the workings of the devil after reading it and were
inoculated against deception. But the backlash of
professing Christian leaders was unprecedented. Entire
books and anthologies were published to refute
Seduction. But history has proven him out. Those who
wouldn’t listen are now the ones fully initiated into
Mystery Babylon.
Updated!
(423) Engle’s
angle
(Series) by Mike Oppenheimer, 12/30/19 Lou
Engle is Charismatic leader of Christianity in the US,
he is called a revivalist and is even a visionary by
some. He has been under the apostolic leadership of Che
Ahn’s Harvest International Ministry (HIM) and the new
apostolic movement. This is where we begin in
understanding Engle’s angle. “Lou Engle is an HIM
Apostle and HIM member since its founding. For more than
three decades, Lou’s passion has been to call believers
into radical consecration through prayer, fasting, and
acts of justice. Lou has been involved in church
planting, contending for the global harvest,
establishing prayer movements and strategic houses of
prayer. He is the founder of the pro-life ministry Bound
4 Life and has inspired other justice movements. HIM is
excited to help Apostle Lou Engle see the dreams of the
Lord fulfilled through his ministry and HIM’s financial
contribution. Engle calls Che Ahn his pastor, and is
really the leader of The Call. In case you do not know
who Che Ahn is, one only needs to look at the Toronto
Blessing to see his past participation, “ I went to
Toronto, I received impartation.” Ahn says “The 1994
revival in Toronto restored the office of the apostle
with the birth of many apostolic networks” (Che Ahn
‘When Heaven Comes Down” 2009. The foreword is written
by Rolland & Heidi Baker who were also involved in
Toronto and associated with the NAR.) A Prayer Event in
Dallas, "Miracle services" 2005, organized by Cindy
Jacobs 40 Days of Prayer and Fasting at the campus of
Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas had Ché Ahn,
as a Keynote speaker. Including Morris Cerullo, John
Kilpatrick, Guillermo Maldonado, Dutch Sheets, Steve
Hill and Mahesh Chavda. Read Part
1 - Engle's Angle, Part
2 - Engles Angle, Part
3 - Fasting and Praying, Part
4
- Engle's Angle: The mantle will fall - The Send and
those involved what they are teaching, Part
5 - The Shift -- from thecall to the Send -YWAM’s involvement,
Part
6 - The mantle will fall- The Send and those
involved. What are they are teaching
(424) Israel NAR Leaders
And Their Friends by NARWarch
Israel, 1/7/20 Seeing the
ecumenical and inter-faith direction that Tikkun
and its false apostles and their followers
are going; -should bible-faithful believers
then, have anything to do with Tikkun, its
apostles, adherents and associates? The biblical
answer is a clear and resounding NO! Associating
with them, offering them Christian fellowship,
helping acknowledging or endorsing them, their
ministries or followers or associates, makes us
partakers with them in their evil deeds (2Jn.
7-11). In short it is grievous sin and should be
avoided.
(425) God Needs
Permission-Dominion Theology (Video)
by NARWatch Israel, 2/15/20 Dominion
Theology is an integral part of NAR - the New
Apostolic Reformation. This video shows one of
its aspects and reveals how Tikkun Ministries,
currently headed by "Apostle" Asher Intrater, is
teaching this false doctrine to its followers.
(426) NAR interview with
Doug Geivett at South African Theological
Seminary by Holly Pivec, 2/21/20 The New
Apostolic Reformation is exploding. This
dangerous movement is experiencing staggering
growth, especially in the Global South (that is,
Africa, Asia, and Latin America). To equip South
Africans to respond to the influx of NAR
teaching in their churches, South African
Theological Seminary interviewed my co-author,
Biola University professor Doug Geivett, during
his recent trip to that country. Watch the
interview to learn about the harmful impact the
NAR is having in South Africa. While the
interview was conducted in South Africa, the
points he discussed are relevant wherever NAR
has a platform. Topics addressed include the
dangers of emotionalism, unsound teachings about
miraculous gifts, the wrongheaded Seven Mountain
Mandate, unbiblical methods for seeking divine
guidance, and the global influence of Bethel
Church in Redding, California (and Bethel
Music).
(427) The
apostle Che Ahn, another Latter Rain promoter form the
Vineyard by Mike Oppenheimer, 3/25/20 After
previously
being part of the Vineyard Movement, formerly pastor of the
Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Greater Pasadena the Lord
apparently spoke a word to Mr. Ahn through Cindy Jacobs in
1995 that he was to "father" a new movement—a "network of
networks" to train and raise up spiritual children who would
reach every continent. He founded Harvest International
Ministries from that prophetic word. Che Ahn is the
International Chancellor of Wagner Leadership Institute.
With a Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry from Fuller
Theological Seminary. He travels the world declaring God's
Word, releasing His healing power and leading many to know
Jesus. He has written more than a dozen successful book s.
https://www.charismanews.com/us/54651-che-ahn-hands-over-hrock-church-to-new-pastor.
Ahn
was also president of the board of directors for Lou Engle's
The Call. He is one of the main mover's and shaker's in the
New Apostolic and has been for many years. His affiliations,
associations are the some of the more famous promoters of
the Latter Rain teachings.
(428) Kingdom Dominion Theology
by Dave Hunt and T.A. McMahon, 4/7/20 One
hears
a great deal about Christ returning only when the church is
a unified, vibrant, forceful, spotless, wrinkle-free bride,
etc. There is no scripture to support such teaching. Nor is
it logical that Christians who happen to be alive when
Christ returns will have to attain perfection in order to
join (at that heavenly marriage to the Lamb) millions of
Christians from past ages who attained to no such perfection
at all. The only righteousness that any of us have is that
of Christ himself. Our works qualify us for rewards but not
for heaven. “Absent from the body…present with the Lord” (2
Corinthians:5:8) is as true of carnal Christians when they
die as it is for the most victorious. Christians from all
ages “must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ” (2
Corinthians:5:10), and when our works have been tried with
fire (1 Corinthians:3:13-15), and in shame we have confessed
our sins and failures (1 John:1:9) and He has wiped “all
tears from [our] eyes” (Revelation:21:4), then, and not
until then, will His bride (the true church) appear without
spot or wrinkle, united before her Father’s throne in heaven
and ready to join in that great feast above!
(429)
Warning about “The
Bible Project” by The Word like
Fire, 4/29/20 “Hell–or evil or
sin, the various names it’s called in the
Bible–is something that humans have created.” —
Tim Mackie, creator of The Bible Project (9:35
in video) Huh? This morning we discovered the
The Bible Project. We watched the teaching
about the prophet Ezekiel. It was so well done,
so clear in its graphics and explanation, that
we were bowled over. So bowled over that the
link was sent out to others. We were pretty
excited. But after doing some research, we
realized The Bible Project should not be
recommended–rather should people be warned.
Mackie’s claim (given on his podcast) that
“humans have created” hell is not the worst of
it.
(430) A GLOSSARY OF NEW
APOSTOLIC REFORMATION TERMINOLOGY
by Rick Becker, 4/30/20 The New
Apostolic Reformation (NAR) is one of the
fastest growing and insidious movements in the
visible church. One of the ways to identify
leaders and their followers (NARites) in this
movement, is by paying attention to the
terminology or buzzwords they use. Some of the
words in this list are biblical, but the meaning
and application are far removed from what
scripture actually teaches (biblical terminology
to gives credence to their aberrant doctrines)
Certain words used in the NAR appear to be
sci-fi or computer buzzwords, and their
applications originate in the minds of the false
apostles and prophets that drive this movement.
The words listed are not exclusive to the NAR,
but occur in some Charismatic, Word of Faith and
other movements.
(431) Bethesda NW leader:
Jesus says God could be a woman… by
The Word like Fire, 5/11/20 On Mother’s Day
in 2019, Bethesda NW, a church closely aligned
with Bill Johnson’s Bethel Redding, decided to
worship the Mother Goddess instead of God the
Father. It was painful proof of the widespread
and seductive theology in William Paul Young’s
book, The Shack. What was the Bethesda NW
service like one year later on Mother’s Day
2020? Had Bethesda NW leaders searched the
Scriptures and corrected their theology?
Unfortunately, in the sermon, leaders Ben and
Tisha Straup pretty much doubled down.
Tisha Straup: So, God is not male. He’s male and
female.
(432) The Passion
Translation author: “We are the Reincarnation
of Jesus Christ” by The Word like
Fire, 5/30/20 “We are the Word
made flesh again. We are the Reincarnation of
Jesus Christ.” “Christ is no longer a man. He’s
a people. You and I carry like Mary. We will
bring forth the Christ. The Second Coming is the
Becoming of the Lord.” “As Christ comes forth
and emerges on the earth in a corporate
expression, there will be a people who become
the feet. The beautiful feet. … They will be
untouched by sin, darkness, even death.” “Stop
being in love with your tradition, opinion and
understanding of the Bible that’s so shallow,
and so, like, feeble, and we barely make it in
our lives because we don’t have that rich
treasure yet.” From the teaching of Brian
Simmons, author of The Passion Translation (on
Youtube): Brian Simmons claims Christ came to
him and gave him the task of issuing forth The
Passion Translation. Simmons is a New Apostolic
Reformation leader, and The Passion Translation
serves many as an NAR “Bible.”
(433) Apostles of the
Apostasy by Mike Oppenheimer,
6/8/20 This is a
subject we need to settle or we will be caught
in the net of influence that is strengthening to
capture the church by leaders of the apostolic
movement, the New ‘Reformation.’ Millions of
people in churches are now connected to this
movement started in the late 90’s under Peter
Wagner, and there are other types independent of
his.
(434) Post New Apostolic
Reformation Reflections by Rick
Becker, 6/12/20 When you are
saved from the deception that captivated you, a
process begins to unfold. It’s painful,
confusing, it’s lonely at times. But as the
scales are removed from your eyes, truths which
were previously hidden from you will be
illuminated. Some are uncomfortable, but
essential in order to lay a foundation for a
faith that doesn’t fall for the various
comfortable winds of doctrine. Post New
Apostolic Reformation (NAR) you can expect a
shift (excuse the pun) in your understanding of
scripture, and consequently of God and self. In
this article I share various stages, or moments
of awakening to certain truths that many
experience after their exit from the NAR.
(425) Updated! 7/6/20
-Interpretation of the
Word, Meaning, and Application of tetelestai
by Mike Oppenheimer, 7/6/20 - Read Part
1 & Part
2. Brian Simmons
Passion Bible seeks the meanings he writes not
from the original words. He says the essential
meaning of a passage should take priority,
translating the essence of God’s original
message and heart into modern English.”
“The meaning” has priority over the literal form
of the original words. His basis for the meaning
is that“There is a language of the heart that
must express the passion of this love-theology.”
(About the Passion Translation) He speaks of
translating the Word to the language of our
heart. But God tells us our heart is deceitful,
why? Because of sin. Therefore sin is the
natural language of man’s heart. Though we
receive the Holy Spirit, we still have the old
nature of sin within. His concept then becomes a
huge problem in changing the meanings of the
word to be adjusted to man’s heart. The
Word which was given was by the Holy Spirit of
whom it is said, “For the word of God is living
and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged
sword, piercing even to the division of soul and
spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a
discerner of the thoughts and intents of the
heart. (Heb. 4:12-13)
(426) A Religious lie
by Mike Oppenheimer, 7/22/20 The tale of
Jesus visiting Brian Simmons and then
being taken into heavens library.
(427) Come Together Right
Now Over Trump? by Jackie Alnor,
8/8/20 A variety of
coalitions have formed to engage in efforts for
the re-election of President Donald J. Trump.
These groups consist of like-minded individuals
who have a huge reach into their constituencies
where they can rally votes for the November
showdown. Trump’s official website lists them:
Women for Trump, Veterans for Trump, Cops for
Trump, Democrats for Trump, Pro-Life Voices for
Trump, Workers for Trump, Lawyers for Trump and
a host of others. These include people from all
walks of life coming together for political
reasons as conservative Americans hoping to hold
back the tide of Liberal anarchy. But only one
coalition on the list promises to invoke the
help of the Almighty for the task: Evangelicals
for Trump. They will be having a rally in Las
Vegas on August 6th at the Ahern Hotel &
Convention Center they call: “Evangelicals for
Trump: Praise, Prayer, and Patriotism.”
“Evangelicals for Trump will engage the
Christian community to help re-elect President
Donald J. Trump in 2020. Through re-affirming
support for President Trump, evangelicals across
the country will work to deliver a second term –
ensuring that pro-life initiatives, religious
freedom, and the appointment of conservative
judges are kept as a top priority for four more
years.” [Source:
https://evangelicals.donaldjtrump.com] Paula
White, the prosperity gospel televangelist,
heads the White House’s Faith and Opportunity
Initiative, that is sponsoring the rally. So as
not to give the wrong idea that this event could
just be her latest ploy to fleece people out of
their hard-earned money, the following
disclaimer is seen in fine print at the bottom
of the registration page: “Pastor Paula White is
a special guest for this event. Her
participation is not a solicitation of funds.”
[Source:
https://events.donaldjtrump.com/events/evangelicals-for-trump-praise-prayer-and-patriotism-las-vegas-nv-august-6]
The
speakers at the event are listed as: “Pastor
Paula White, Pastor Jentezen Franklin, Pastor
Paul Goulet, Pastor Tony Suarez, Pastor Jack
Hibbs, Bishop Harry Jackson, Ralph Reed, and
Todd Lamphere.”
(428) A Religious LIE
by Mike Oppenheimer, 8/29/20 But you have an
anointing from the Holy One, and you know all
things. I have not written to you because you do
not know the truth, but because you know it, and
that no lie is of the truth.” 1 John 2:20-21 On
Sid Roth’s “It’s Supernatural’ television
program (2015) Brian Simmons claimed that in
2009, Jesus Christ literally visited him in his
bed room, “Jesus Christ came into my room and
breathed on me and he commissioned me.” …And he
spoke to me and said, ‘I'm commissioning you to
translate the Bible into the translation project
that I'm giving you to do.’ And he promised that
he would help me, and he promised me that he
would give me secrets of the Hebrew language.”…
(429) Gary Stearman-- a
believer in time travelers of the Bible
by Mike Oppenheimer, 9/1/20 “Science now
says that past, present, and future all exist at
the same time, and that every point in
three-dimensional space is equally distant from
every other point. Time-space is an interwoven
whole.... Atoms entangled at the quantum level
could be on opposite sides of the galaxy, and
still react to each other at the same instant.
Thus, at a very deep level, there exists a
universal connection between all things” ...
(Gary Stearman, Time Travelers of the Bible, p.
444 [bold added] Quantum theories which are
often disguised mysticism seems to be finding
itself into the church. Stearman’s concept of
time is like “the Flash TV series on the
multiverse”, it makes very little sense.
Read
Part 1 & Part
2.
(430) SUE SINCLAIR: A
modern-day ‘JEZEBEL’? - ‘Dreams and Visions’
or The Word of God? by Cecil
Andrews, 9/2/20 In recent days,
a Christian lady, who for years has received my
newsletters etc wrote to me and enclosed a
print-out from someone named SUE SINCLAIR who
heads up a ‘ministry’ based in Liverpool and
which is called ‘COMMUNITY WATCHMEN MINISTRIES’:
FROM THE GATEWAY OF LIVERPOOL T0 THE ENDS OF THE
EARTH’ – The web site for this ministry is
located on https://www.cwmprayer.com/ This lady,
SUE SINCLAIR, is listed as a ‘Council Member’ of
the recently formed socalled ‘British Isles
Council of Prophets’. The print-out the lady
sent me is of an item posted on the web site of
SUE SINCLAIR and is found on this page of her
web site -
https://www.cwmprayer.com/sue-sinclair-1 and
from that page you need to download the item
listed as ‘From Isolation to Mobilisation’. My
Christian friend was anxious to know what I
thought of ‘From Isolation to Mobilisation’ as
some folks in the church she attends were keen
to circulate this ‘Prophetic Report’ by SUE
SINCLAIR. The print-out ran to 6 pages and so I
went through it and highlighted a number of
statements that for me were very much ‘redflag
warnings.’ I then phoned my friend to share
those ‘red flag’ concerns with her and she found
my observations helpful.
(431) Why I Began
Blogging / It’s Been Ten Years! by
CrossWise, 9/19/20 Hard to believe,
but I’ve been writing blog articles here for ten
years now, as of today. My impetus was Bill
Johnson’s somewhat off the cuff statement
claiming Jesus was ‘born again’—and all that
entailed. However, I began researching things
related to the movement associated with all this
about six months prior. This movement is the
so-called New Apostolic Reformation (aka
Apostolic-Prophetic Movement), which is related
to the Word of Faith (Word/Faith) movement. That
was my real introduction to the blogosphere.
With the benefit of time and things I’ve learned
in the interim, I can now relate the background.
(432) Jonathan Cahn
cashes in on “The Harbinger 2: The Return”
mythology by The Word Like Fire,
9/26/20 So are we to
believe that harbingers about America have been
in the Bible all this time? Including,
apparently, information about Covid 19? The fact
is, Jonathan Cahn has created a mythology, a set
of fables, which many people now believe, and he
is cashing in on this. And they shall turn away
their ears from the truth, and shall be turned
unto fables. (2 Tim 4:4) The United States, as
many have noted, cannot be found in the Bible.
Nevertheless, the Harbinger mythology plays well
in the visible church, particularly in the New
Apostolic Reformation movement.
(433) Steve Berger and
Other Church Leaders Calling for “Repentance”
and “Revival” May First Need to Repent
Themselves by Lighthouse Trails,
10/1/20 A wonderful and
horrible thing is committed in the land; The
prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear
rule by their means; and my people love to have
it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
(Jeremiah 5:30-31) Today, a growing number of
Christian leaders are holding public events
calling for national repentance and church
revival. With Christians deeply concerned about
the state of our nation, it is understandable
that repentance and revival would be on the
hearts of many in the church. But sadly and
alarmingly many of the figures who are calling
for revival today have been promoting false and
dangerous teachings, and we must ask the
question, how can those involved with serious
false teachings lead the way to true revival
without first repenting themselves of those
false teachings?
(434)
Letter
to the Editor: Concerns About September “Revival” Event in
Washington, DC—The Return at Lighthouse Trails,
10/5/20
LTRP Note: On September 25th and 26th, an event
took place in Washington, DC called The Return
in which this letter to the editor below
addresses. While sincere Christians undoubtedly
long to see revival in America, many of us have
deep concerns about false revival that will
appear to be true revival. As believers in
Christ, we need godly discernment more than ever
in these days in which we live. In Warren B.
Smith’s new book, The Titanic and Today’s
Church, Smith warns: Today’s church is being
told to overlook denominational differences for
the sake of . . . “revival”—that we must come
together in “unity” for the purpose of . . .
“great awakening.” However . . . spiritual
deception and spiritual disaster arise when
truth is sacrificed on the “altar of unity.”*
(435)
“The
Return” – To WHAT?: A Bait & Switch Revival?
by Herescope, 10/8/20
Cahn is the latest champion in a long line of
prior signs and wonders teachers, which is
another reason why his idea about a “return“
is way more than the simplicity of biblical
repentance. Several decades ago, into the
vacuum of the authority of God's Word came the
Third Wave leaders such as C. Peter Wagner and
John Wimber. These men and their associates
taught that God’s Word is insufficient and
that signs and wonders supersede or supplant
it. Wagner actually concocted a slew of new
theologies to undergird his errant foundation,
and millions across the world have only been
taught his heresies, not the true Gospel of
Salvation. Rather, they taught the gospel of
the kingdom, a Dominionist worldview. Both men
believed that they could invoke the Holy
Spirit via audio-visual media, mind-altering
phenomena, mood-inducing music, chants,
decrees, signs and wonders, revelations,
prophetic “words,”, and other psychological
methods of manipulation. The evidence for
“revival” was no longer repentance from sin,
but rather being “filled” with a false spirit
that sometimes shows itself in demonic
head-wobbling or uncontrollable laughter. Now
this movement's leaders are attempting to
invoke a “presence” spirit, a substitute for
the REAL RETURN of Jesus, His soon Second
Coming. These experiential exuberances
substitute for true repentance and they are
characteristically devoid of God’s Word. In
fact, it is commonplace to listen to an entire
message without once hearing the name of Jesus
Christ, mention of His Cross and Resurrection,
or a presentation of the Gospel of Salvation
found in God’s Word. Many ministers water down
and water down their messages to the lowest
common denominator. No more meat, just pap or
sweetened sugar drinks. Ecumenism in
evangelicaldom has become a giant stew pot of
collaboration, dialogue, common ground and
compromise – the dialectic. Ecumenical efforts
promise unity and reconciliation, revival and
power, even the ability to fulfill the Great
Commission. But it all avoids God’s gold
standard of authority for all things
pertaining to life and godliness, His Word.
(436)
Hello,
I’m Sid Roth and welcome to “my supernatural
world” by Mike Oppenheimer, 10/14/20 If you do signs and wonders, if you think you
had a visitation from God or an angel, if you
went to another realm you think is heaven, if
you received a new revelation, had any type of
experience Sid Roth will more than happy to
welcome you on his show. If you teach the Bible
correctly, never mind, stay home. Sid Roth’s
show is called “it’s Supernatural” for a reason,
it is a public illustration of everything that
is wrong with the Church and Christianity today.
(437)
The most
dangerous of all False teaching by Mike
Oppenheimer, 10/19/20
The new model of prayer is directed at things;
cities, principalities and powers instead of
petitioning God. They teach the church to
decree, make power proclamations against
principalities and powers in the heavenlies.
The Bible does not instruct us anywhere to use
prayer to battle directly against these
beings. There is no example in the Bible of a
believer confronting what they call
territorial demons or bind OR commanding
demons to give up their territory in their
prayer. When the apostles entered a city to
evangelize, we have no example of them praying
to pull down strongholds or do verbal rebukes
of the territorial spirits. Jesus didn't go
into Jerusalem and address the evil spirit
that caused the unbelief in people. He held
people individually accountable to their
different sins. We are not commanded to
discover demons, trying to pull them down,
curse them, bind them and supposedly throw
them into the pit of Hell. As believers we
have authority over our own lives but we don't
have power over other places. Only Jesus does,
that is why we pray. But what these people
have brought into the church is fantasy
spiritual war games. Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(438) Instead
Of Preaching Christ, Steven Furtick Holds
‘Walk On Water In Style’ Contest
posted by Marcha West, 10/27/20 “It goes without saying — at least to anyone
who understands and believes the Scriptures —
that “walking on water” is not a practice of the
Church and pretending to do so is nothing more
than a mockery of God.” (Jeff Maples –
Reformation Charlotte) Heretic and false
teacher, Steven Furtick of Elevation Church in
Charlotte, NC is no stranger to clownish
gimmicks that mock Christ and reflect a spirit
of sedition against the commandments of God. It
should come as no surprise that a pastor who
believes that God’s existence depends on man and
denies the trinity while embracing the heresy of
modalism would hold a contest to see who can
“walk on water” the best when, instead, he
should be preaching the Scriptures, exalting the
name of Christ, and pointing people to
salvation.
(440)
Hillsong
Pastor Carl Lentz Engaged In 5-Month Long
Affair With Muslim Nyc Designer by
Marcha West, 11/10/20
“I have no knowledge of the Christian world, I’m
Muslim. He told me the most beautiful women come
from the Middle East and we kept talking from
there. We walked and talked more for a little
bit and exchanged numbers. He told me his name
was Carl but that’s it, he wouldn’t tell me his
last name. And he told me that his job was as a
sports agent.” (Protestia) A 34-year-old
New York City-based designer named Ranin Karim
is claiming that she had a 5 month- long affair
with disgraced pastor Carl Lentz, culminating in
their breakup only last week, and has the text
messages and video messages to prove it. Karim,
who is the owner of Wahidon NYC and who also
starred in the 2009 Oscar-nominated film “Ajami,
said she met Carl some 5 months ago. He claimed
to be an unmarried sports agent and the two hit
it off, according to the Sun, who has verified
the text messages and video messages. She said
he did not wear a wedding ring, and so had no
reason to suppose he was lying. Karim decided to
come forward after being offended that his
followers and church leadership were making it
seem just like he had a brief fling or a
one-night stand, insisting it was far more than
that.
(441) The
NAR antidote to coronavirus by Spirit
of Error, 11/17/20 In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, I’ve been
wondering how New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)
leaders and their churches have been responding.
It’s interesting that, despite their alleged
miraculous powers, the movement’s apostles and
prophets didn’t predict coronavirus and they
haven’t been able to stop it. But after
examining their responses to the virus, I’ve
noticed that many boil down to this: They claim
that “prophetic proclamation” — especially the
proclamation of Psalm 91 — is the key to
breaking the grip of coronavirus and launching a
worldwide revival. This type of prophetic
proclamation is also called making a “decree” or
a “declaration.” The theological idea behind it
is that God’s children have the authority to
create or alter reality through their spoken
words, similar to the way God created in Genesis
1.
(442)
The
Latter Rain teachings of the author of the
Passion Translation - Copying William
Branham's teachings by Mike
Oppenheimer, 12/11/20 Can we expect Brian Simmons to have an affinity
to William Branham as he is part of the NAR and
they promote his Bible? Yes we can! Many of the
concepts Simmons teaches and writes in his
Passion Bible comes from William Branham. Most
importantly he also believed in an Aramaic
primacy. Considering that the NAR endorses
Branham, this then becomes the hub in the wheel.
Simmons claims the reason for mistranslations,
is because translators have not been following
the Aramaic text. Simmons says, "Jesus spoke in
Aramaic. He taught in Aramaic. The apostles
taught in Aramaic as well. Simmons’ relies on
the Aramaic manuscripts to produce this
translation. Simmons says, Lamsa was the
ground-breaker, he was the pioneer.” William
Branham endorsed only one scholar – George
Lamsa. He called him “ The great Doctor Lamsa,
who translated the Bible from the Aramaic unto
English .” (60-0417M Go Tell Jefferson IN). The
Peshitta that is in Aramaic is considered
superior. Lamsa told people the Bible was
originally written in Aramaic and Branham
agreed. Both are wrong since the Bible was
written years after Christ to the Gentiles that
spoke common Greek, not Aramaic which the Jews
spoke.
(443)
Hillsong
Church rife with ‘inappropriate’ sex, members
claimed by Page Aix, 12/19/20 Hillsong staffers used the church like a seedy
dating service, “sleeping around” with
volunteers and asking them to send nude pictures
— according to a group of volunteers who
allegedly complained about the situation. The
whistleblowers also claimed the organization —
which has been rocked by recent revelations that
its former leader, Carl Lentz, had multiple
tawdry affairs — was “a breeding ground for
unchecked abuse.”
(444)
Sorry,
Not Sorry: Why The Nar Prophets’ Apologies For
Getting Things Wrong Don’t Cut It by
Holly Pivec, 1/20/21 “With their failed prophecies about Trump’s
reelection, NAR prophets have disappointed the
people, damaged the reputation of the Church,
and have fostered greater suspicion of Christian
leadership. YouTube videos mocking all
evangelicals because of their failed prophecies
have received millions of views, such as this
one titled “Evangelicals Freak Out.” The NAR
prophets have made it much more difficult for
Christians to share the gospel going forward.”
(Holly Pivec & Doug Geivett – Apologies from
the many “prophets” of the New Apostolic
Reformation who falsely prophesied President
Trump’s reelection are pouring in, including
apologies from Kris Vallotton, Shawn Bolz, and
Jeremiah Johnson. They say their failed
prophecies don’t make them false prophets. They
maintain that they’re still genuine prophets of
God, and they stress that they’ve prophesied
accurately in the past. Yet they admit that,
this time, they missed it big time. Many of
their followers have responded to their
apologies with praise for their humility and
their willingness to admit they were mistaken.
Indeed, many have said that the apologies
actually serve to strengthen their credibility
and provide more reason to trust the “prophets.”
(Other followers are doubling down and insisting
that the “prophets” were right and that, despite
all evidence to the contrary, Trump will see a
second term in office because God will vindicate
the prophets and reverse the present
circumstances.) In short, many of their
followers have accepted the apologies of the
“prophets” and have indicated that they still
see them as legitimate prophets. The “prophets”
did apologize, after all. Wasn’t that big of
them? Shouldn’t we give them credit for owning
up to their mistakes?
(445)
Hillsong
Pastor Joins With Joe Biden Transition Team
And Muslims To Call For Religious Unity
at Christian Research Network, 1/30/21 In a roundtable discussion on Thursday, which
is open to the public, Caine will join Islamist,
Dalia Mogahed and Jewish professor, Amy-Jill
Levine and will be, according to the
registration website, “discussing the topic of
religion in public square, the importance of
multi-faith relationships, mending the divide in
our nation, repudiating sex trafficking, and
more.” Interfaith unity seems to be all the rage
these days — but historically speaking, it
always has been…. There has never been true
unity between God’s people and the rest of the
world. But the world, itself, despite the vast
diversity of religious beliefs, have always been
unified around one thing — their rejection of
the Biblical Jesus.
(446)
Hillsong
Church Hit With $20,000,000 Lawsuit For
‘Immoral Acts’ +Damages at Christian
Research Netowrk, 2/1/21 (Protestia) Hillsong Church is gearing up
to meet their financial maker, becoming the
defendants in a series of lawsuits over breaches
of contract and damages, according to a series
of recently filed suits against the
scandal-ridden Australian megachurch. On this
side of the pond, Hillsong’s Connecticut plant
is being sued by The Wall Street Theater
Company. Hillsong rented the theater from them
for their weekly Sunday church service at a cost
of nearly $6000 a month…. They signed a fresh
lease a few months before the pandemic hit, and
then when the world went sideways, sought to
take advantage of the agreement’s 120-day
termination clause. The theater agreed, but the
clause to exit the lease was $100,899.25, which
Hillsong refused to pay. Connecticut doesn’t
have a pandemic-related moratorium on commercial
rent payment that many states do, and so
Hillsong would be liable for it. The suit
alleges that Hillsong acted in an “immoral way”
and also stole electronic equipment from them.
(447)
Perry
Stone openly endorses William Branham, the
great false teacher /prophet by Mike
Oppenheimer, 2/7/21 Perry Stone speaks of a very significant and
important video he has produced. What is it? It
is about William Branham’s 7 vision prophecy
that Branham supposedly received in 1933. He
tells us to watch all of it, “ Number 7 the 7th
thing I will tell you. On this video is probably
the most significant, number 6 and 7 actually
match and you’re going hear something that I
have taught for 20 years .” He then says when
Hillary was running for president he was sharing
Branham’s 1933 vision “ asking the question
could she be the person to fulfill it?” This
means that Perry Stone is a subscriber to
Branham’s teachings and that makes him unsafe
for a number of reasons. First: Does Stone know
Branham not only denied the Trinity but cursed
it? He did this with a “thus saith the Lord.” Is
not the nature of God to be taught accurately?
Second: To endorse this false prophet / teacher
shows he lacks discernment. Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(448) Identifying
the mockers and scoffers by Mike
Oppenheimer, 2/9/21 Mockers and scoffers are at an all-time high in
the world and Church today. Prov. 14:9 “Fools
mock at sin.” They mocked Jesus as he was to die
for sin. (Mt.20:19; Mk.10:24; Lk.14:29, 23:11)
To mock means to make fun of, to make light of,
and cause derision. They are those who are
insulting or have contemptuous action or speech.
Jeremiah says he as a prophet did, “ not sit in
the assembly of the mockers” (Jer.15:17). As a
prophet he was to be consecrated to the service
of the Lord, meaning having separation from
those who think lightly of this service and the
Lord. The same is instructed to believers in
Christ today. The Psalmist writes in Ps 1:1 “
Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel
of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of
sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful.”
Jude 17-19 “ But you, beloved, remember the
words which were spoken before by the apostles
of our Lord Jesus Christ: how they told you that
there would be mockers in the last time who
would walk according to their own ungodly lusts.
These are sensual persons, who cause divisions,
not having the Spirit. ” This word mockers is
“scoffers,” this word is not found anywhere else
in the New Testament. They are murmurers;
complainers who disturb the peace of the church
and it has everything to do with the coming of
the Lord. It’s a parallel verse to 2 Peter.
(449)
Hillsong
Being Sued For Stealing Electronic Equipment
And Over 100k In Unpaid Rent at
Christian Research Network, 2/12/21 “Hillsong has hosted Roman Catholic masses, has
put on literal circus performances, held sleazy
Christmas performances and paraded
scantily clad women across the stage, and
featured a “naked cowboy” at a women’s
conference followed by a “naked Santa” at
another conference.” Hillsong Church is by far
the most scandalous organization that his
claimed the name of Christ in modern history.
Over the last few years, Hillsong has been
plagued by a number of sex scandals including,
most recently, the lead pastor of the NYC branch
being fired for having an adulterous affair with
an Islamic woman.
(450)
Brian
Houston Stepping Down As Hillsong Head Honcho
at Christian Research Network, 2/20/21 “Houston also touched upon how the Hillsong
churches in the US have been “hit hard” by a
series of scandals.” (Protestia) In
a stunning move, Hillsong Church Global Senior
Pastor Brian Houston and his wife Bobbie
announced Sunday morning that they are
transitioning away from their leadership role
within the organization, in order to make way
for a new vision going forward. The
multinational megachurch has 150,000 members
spread across 123 churches in 24 different
countries. Speaking during the church’s annual
Vision Sunday service, Houston explained that
with the church growing and expanding so
rapidly, it was “virtually impossible” and
“unsustainable” for them to manage alone and to
do all that they are doing. Consequently, they
want to bring in younger leaders to lead chart a
new path forward.
(451)
Charismatic
Prophet Jeremiah Johnson Suspends All Online
Ministry After Visitation From Jesus
at Christian Research Network, 2/28/21 Before we get to Protestia’s piece, you should
know that Jeremiah Johnson is one of many
so-called NAR prophets who predicted falsely
that Donald Trump would win the presidency. The
NAR maintain that they are modern day “apostles”
and “prophets.” People who are involved in this
movement place a greater emphasis on dreams,
visions and extra-biblical revelation than they
do on the scriptures. Many leaders in this cult,
yes, it’s a cult, declare that they experience
visits by angels, some of them even claim
they’ve had face-to-face conversations with the
Lord Jesus. According to John MacArthur the NAR
“is a rapidly expanding movement being generated
by some of the same old troubling false teachers
and false leaders that have been around in
Charismania for decades, always dishonoring the
Holy Spirit, always dishonoring the Scripture,
always claiming miracle signs, wonders, visions,
dreams.”
(452)
Hillsong
Church Does Satanic Buddhist Dance During
Christmas Service at Christian
Research Network, 3/4/21 “While the troupe dances, you’ll notice that
they have the same hand and finger positioning
as the goddess, as depicted in the portraits,
statues, and graven images of her. There is also
a large lotus featured prominently in the
background screen, the same as Kuan Shi Yin.”
(Protestia) A recently unearthed video from
Hillsong Sweden shows their 2018 Christmas
service extravaganza featured a dance routine on
the stage that is traditionally done to honor
the Buddhist deity Kuan Shi Yin, incorporating
the “dance of a thousand hands” into a service
designed to worship Christ.
(453)
Charismatic
Conference Sees 4-Year-Old Kids Taught To
Speak In Tongues, Prophecy, And Get ‘Slain In
The Spirit’ at Christian Research
Network, 3/13/21 A worship session during a charismatic
children’s conference had kids as young as four
years old being encouraged to speak in tongues,
prophecy, and get slain in the spirit, with
rejoicing testimony that these young ones were
“falling out under the power and crying and
trembling.” The Fire21 Kids Conference was held
in Orlando, FL, and ran alongside the Fire21
Conference, a 3-day charismatic extravaganza
that featured speakers Daniel Kolebda, Todd
White, and Bethel’s Sean Feucht.
(454)
Charismatic
Prophet Says He’s Michael Jackson’s Lawyer In
Heaven, Where The ‘King Of Pop’ Dances For
Jesus Despite Witch And Warlock Plot
by Protestia, 3/26/21 In a tale as old as time, a charismatic prophet
claims that God took him to heaven, where he
took on the assignment of interceding for
Michael Jackson who became saved before he died
and now dances and sings for Jesus in heaven,
despite a plot by a coven of witches and
warlocks to make YouTube video’s saying he was
in hell. Naturally, these comments were made to
Steven Shultz of Elijah List Ministries, who’s
taking a break from interviewing Kat Kerr and
found himself out of the frying pan and into the
fire,
(455)
Hillsong
Caving In On Itself As Another Location Shuts
Down Amid Scandal at CRV, 4/13/21 “Hillsong has hosted Roman Catholic masses, has
put on literal circus performances, held sleazy
Christmas performances and paraded scantily clad
women across the stage, and featured a “naked
cowboy” at a women’s conference followed by a
“naked Santa” at another conference. It’s easy
to see why so many Bible-believing Christians
refuse to even allow their presence through
music in their churches.” Hillsong has always
been a scandal-plagued church. The global
organization which is headquartered in Sydney,
Australia, is a popular, worldly organization
that masquerades as a church but attracts
celebrities and carnal-minded people who would
rather not have to deal with the “mundane,” such
as biblical theology and actual Christian
teaching, and would rather just be entertained.
(456)
National
Day of Prayer . . . Without God? by
Ken Ham, 5/21/21 For the first time in 69 years, the president
of the United States omitted the mention of God
from the National Day of Prayer—a sign of the
state of our nation. Since 1952, the first
Thursday of May has been the National Day of
Prayer in the United States. Each year, the
president issues a proclamation regarding this
special day of prayer and petition to the Lord
for this nation. Well, President Biden released
a proclamation, that, for the first time in the
69-year history of the National Day of Prayer,
did not mention the words God, Creator, Jesus,
or any other name for the Godhead. The sole
mention of God was in the ceremonious phrase “in
the year of our Lord,” in reference to it being
the year 2021. But while the proclamation didn’t
mention the one true God as the One to whom we
pray and make our petitions, don’t make the
mistake of thinking there is no deity in this
prayer. There is—and it’s the false god of
Genesis 3:5: . . . . you will be like God . . .
(457)
Post
NAR Traumatic Stress by Rick Becker,
Famine In The Land, 5/23/21 When God delivers people from various forms of
deception and apostate movements such as the New
Apostolic Reformation (NAR) or any other
spiritually abusive group, a painful process
begins. The transition from living in the
clutches of deception, into truth and freedom is
a journey fraught with pitfalls. Make no
mistake, what people have been through in these
movements or by submitting to false teachers is
spiritual abuse. Exiting a spiritually abusive
church can have severe effects such as PTSD
symptoms. Furthermore, although abusive leaders
are a false spiritual authority, they represent
God to the deceived….
(458)
Blood
Moons: Prophets Who Persist In Prophesying
Falsely by Marsh West, 5/25/21 The Blood Moon theory has always been nothing
more than baseless speculation by the likes of
Cahn, Hagee, Biltz, plus a whole host of others.
False prophets also come to us via YouTube
channels, both men and women, some of whom
attract a large number of subscribers and
visitors. These people seemingly have a lot of
time on their hands as they sit and gaze into a
computer screen, theorizing when the Rapture
and/or Christ’s Second Coming will occur. Some
of these “prophets” are brazen enough to set
dates. So – my question is, why didn’t the Lord
Jesus return during the Blood Moon of 2015, as
the prophets predicted He would?
(459) Hillsong
Ceo Says It’s ‘Unfortunate’ To Represent What
The Bible Says About Homosexuality at
CRN, 5/31/21 “The position Houston took echos what former
NYC pastor, Carl Lentz, stated last year–that he
may be open to affirming homosexuality and
abortion in the future. Hillsong has a history
of being less-than-conservative on
homosexuality. Hillsong Church–a worldwide
megachurch corporation that has been plagued
with sex scandal after sex scandal based out of
Sydney, Australia–has been in the media
spotlight for the last several months as the
church’s public image has become increasingly
tarnished.
(460)
Prophetess
Jennifer Leclaire’s pursuit of power and miracles
by Mike Oppenheimer, 5/31/21
Jennifer LeClaire was formerly the senior editor
of Charisma, director of the Awakening House of
Prayer, a senior leader of the New Breed Revival
Network and author of numerous books, including
Jezebel's Puppets: Exposing the Agenda of False
Prophets. I find this expose’ of false prophets
title perplexing, as she is fully involved with,
and promotes the false prophets and their agenda
of the Latter Rain, so how is one to take this
statement seriously?Leclaire is a little late to
this warning of which so many others warned of
in the 90’s and watched the movement develop
into what it is today-a runaway train. In fact
Charisma Magazine has been promoting the false
revivals and false prophets only to have egg on
their face after, as she was the face of
Charisma. Magazines, radio and TV that promote
trendy ear tickling is always double tongued
after the fact. After eight years with Charisma
magazine on Oct. 30, 2017 Leclaire resigned from
her role as senior editor to follow a “ higher
call from God,” which she prophesied. Big stuff
is said to be coming “ as I will continue
releasing my voice through my book and itinerant
travel ministry. ” And this is what we need to
look at, for she can say some right things, and
yet….at the same time she says the opposite,
what is wrong often. She rebukes other so called
prophets that put their voice and their word
above the voice of God and Word of God, and she
does the same. Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(461)
Turning
to Fables by Mary Danielsen, 6/6/21
While many in the church seem to have fallen
asleep at their post and have ceased to “watch
therefore,” they seem to have plenty of time and
attention to be distracted by “heaps of
teachers” out there who are more than happy to
tell them what they want to hear. The Bible
tells us that those who are really not lovers of
the truth after all will “turn their ears away”
from sound doctrine. This is a conscious
decision on their part combined with stopped up
ears that no longer endure enduring. Then they
fill that spiritual void up with fables, such as
bestselling book and film The Shack. The
definitive fictional fable of our time, it is
devoid of even the atonement and boldly goes
into the heresy of universalism, reflecting a
complete lack of fear of the Lord and remaking
God into man’s image. That word, “fables,” is
translated “narrative,” which is one of the key
words used by emergent adherents as they
“reframe” the Gospel into “relevant”
social-justice causes. I have noticed how the
enemy doesn’t just take away from God’s Word, he
keeps everyone busy with the shiny new verbal
bling so they don’t see the holes in their
theology, thinking that they are moving forward
with something new and improved, making the old
path look rutted and hopelessly outdated. The
NAR (New Apostolic Reformation) movement is the
champion of nonsense “Christian-ese” designed to
cover up the fact that they are forcing a gospel
of me-centered prosperity on potential
“apostles” of the end times. They major in
endless fables that are cranked out daily by
those who claim we can have everything we want
at the command of our words. If that were true,
all those prosperity adherents and advocates
would be rich and ageless, but lo, only the lead
teachers of such gobbledegook are the rich
ones—who will leave their fortunes for another.
(462)
DC
Talk's Kevin Max Identifies as an 'Exvangelical', Says He
follows 'the Universal Christ' by Christian
Headlines, 6/7/21
Kevin Max, a member of the Grammy award-winning
Christian band DC Talk, recently stirred up
controversy after he identified himself as an
"exvangelical", leading many to think he has
departed from the faith. In a tweet over the
weekend, Max wrote the following, "Hello, my
name is Kevin Max & I'm an #exvangelical".
The singer added that he has been
"deconstructing" his faith "for decades." "I've
been
deconstructing/Reconstructing/progressing/whatever
you wish to call it for decades, I've been in
the outsider/misfit/seeker club for a long time
now.... thank you for welcoming me in, but I've
always been here," he said. In a post responding
to comments that he has left Christianity
altogether, Max added that he follows "the
universal Christ", though he did not clarify
what that means exactly, CBN News reports "I
have no idea how many people's blogs or podcasts
are using that announcement for further
division, but I'm here for The Grace," he
contended. He further elaborated his post by
sharing the lyrics for one of the upcoming songs
from his new band, Sad Astronauts. "It's OK to
be estranged / from everything that you were
taught /and it's OK / to unpack all the hopeless
baggage that you bought / I know the sun it
never shines / in the same place twice / and I
know that life is better / with a trusted vice /
but you will change / when you cave / to the
universal Christ," the lyrics read. "And it's OK
for you to lose / the shame from all the
churches [sic] abuse / and it's OK / for them to
see / you don't believe in man's inerrancy / I
know the sun it never shines / in the place you
hide / I know you think it's better / shrouded
in secrets and lies / but you'll change / when
you embrace / the glowing universal Christ." On
Monday, Max posted another tweet describing
himself as "anti-war, pro-peace, anti-hate,
pro-live, pro-LGBTQIA, pro-BLM, pro-open
mindedness, anti-narrow mindedness, pro-utopia,
anti-white nationalist agenda, pro-equality,
pro-vax, pro-music, anti-1%rs, pro-poor,
pro-misfit-pro-Jesus, etc …" This is not the
first time Max has been outspoken about his
views concerning matters of faith. Last summer,
he released a solo album, Radio Teknika, which
featured a song titled "Jesus, I love you, but
your followers freak me out." In an interview
with the Decent Christian Talk podcast in
December, the vocalist spoke on his journey of
deconstruction and encouraged others to "embrace
it". "When you give into the fear of, 'Oh my
gosh, I'm asking questions,' or, 'Oh man, I
don't know if I believe this anymore,' you're
giving into the same fear that you know kept us
from progressing as people for so long," Max
said. "The total totalitarian fear that's
constant, in my opinion, in a lot of evangelical
churches have made people regress over time." "I
feel like anybody out there going through it,
they should just embrace it," he continued. "If
they're a believer, they should have these deep
conversations with the God they believe in and
really struggle with it, talk to Him about it."
Max went on to say he believes God "cares about
my progression and asking questions and wanting
to know what is real and what isn't real."
(463)
The
Passion Translation author: “We are the Reincarnation of
Jesus Christ” by The Word Like Fire, 6/18/21 “We are the Word made flesh again. We are the Reincarnation
of Jesus Christ.” “Christ is no longer a man. He’s a people.
You and I carry like Mary. We will bring forth the Christ.
The Second Coming is the Becoming of the Lord.” “As Christ
comes forth and emerges on the earth in a corporate
expression, there will be a people who become the feet. The
beautiful feet. … They will be untouched by sin, darkness,
even death.” “Stop being in love with your tradition,
opinion and understanding of the Bible that’s so shallow,
and so, like, feeble, and we barely make it in our lives
because we don’t have that rich treasure yet.” From the
teaching of Brian Simmons, author of The Passion Translation
(on Youtube)
(464)
Discovery+
Docuseries To Look At Hillsong Church Scandal, Fall Of
Ex-Pastor Carl Lentz by The Christian Post,
6/25/21 According to Discovery+, the series will profile “current
and ex-members of the church who have come forward to share
harrowing stories of trauma, abuse, financial and labor
exploitation, homophobia and racism that created a culture
of chaos at Hillsong.” Discovery+ has announced that it will
stream a three-episode limited docuseries titled “Breaking
Hillsong” that will delve into the controversy surrounding
former Hillsong NYC pastor Carl Lentz.
(465)
Beware--The
New Bible teachings without words by Mike
Oppenheimer, 7/8/21 The Bible is a unique collection of sixty-six books, by one
original author, God, writing the Scripture through many
chosen men who were obedient holy men of God moved by his
Holy Spirit. It is a book written over a 1,500 year span
from three continents: Asia, Africa, and Europe, in three
original languages: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. Written by
more than 40 authors, from every walk of life. Moses,
trained to be a political leader in Egypt and led Israel in
the wilderness to the Promise Land, Joshua, a military
general. Solomon, a king in the time of peace, David a king
in time of war. Nehemiah, a cupbearer, Daniel, a prime
minister, Amos, a herdsman, Peter, a fisherman, Luke, a
doctor Matthew, a tax collector. They wrote being
incarcerated, as Jeremiah wrote in a dungeon, Daniel in
captivity with his nation, Paul, a Jewish rabbi who wrote
from prison, John exiled on the isle of Patmos. But
now we have those who want to change the very structure, the
nature of Christianity based on the Bible. What you are
about to read should not be taken lightly but with the
utmost seriousness. I use just few of the many
examples taking place. According to Brian Simmons, author of
The Passion Translation that he calls the Bible, “ God’s
language is not Hebrew, God’s language is not Greek, God
doesn’t speak English. I know the language of God. He told
me. It’s picture. God speaks in picture. This is why you
dream. You don’t dream a newspaper headline .” (Brian
Simmons // Glory Of The Last Days // Session 2 Part 1 (Brian
Simmons // Glory Of The Last Days // Session 2 Part
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7R8TFPPMbw 1 hour 16
minutes in video
(466)
Discernment
Challenge: If You See Something, Say Something. Be ‘That
Guy’ by JD Hall, 7/19/21 (JD Hall – Protestia) If You See Something, Say
Something is a public service campaign started by the New
York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority, now
licensed by the Department of Homeland Security and has
become popularized in use by police departments and transit
officers across the country. It’s printed on posters and in
radio PSAs, announced over loudspeakers at train depots,
airports and bus stations, and printed on fliers dispersed
at sporting events. Chiefly the notion is this; if you see
something suspicious, just say something. The success behind
the propaganda is based upon a simple supposition. People,
the authorities suppose, don’t feel qualified to make
sophisticated intelligence briefings to the authorities, and
that prevents people speaking up when they see something.
Therefore, people need to know that what they need to do is
just say something. Saying something is better, the ad
relays, than saying nothing. Saying something might save
lives or prevent a terrorist attack. Not a day goes by that
Protestia doesn’t get a question in the email of Pulpit
Bunker that goes something like this… Someone in my friend’s
list/church/family/workplace shared something from [insert
false teacher] or [insert false teaching]. What should I do?
How do I handle this? Days, weeks, months, and years go by
with discerning friends stewing in their annoyance and
general antipathy toward their colleagues, peers, friends
and family posting visions from Beth Moore, sexy intimate
God-time with Ann Voskamp, direct and divine revelation from
Sarah Young, general eisegetical poppycock from Perry Noble,
nonsensical and steroid-fueled Jack Handey-style Deep
Thoughts from Steven Furtick, or the latest attempt to build
bridges by Rick Warren with whatever cult he’s been most
recently invited to speak. We know the pain. We feel your
pain. Kenneth Copeland has bound the spirit of syphilis in
Papua New Guinea. Let me bang my head against the wall.
Another kid woke up in Heaven and came back with a
best-seller. No, another kid. No. Another kid. All of their
experiences are unbiblical. That should matter to the Bible
believing Christian. Formerly reformed rappers are praising
BLM and giving weak answers on abortion, making us want us
want to shake them to unwoke them. Joel Osteen’s latest
sermon was identical to the fortune cookie message from the
Great Wall of China Restaurant. Thank you for sharing it on
your Facebook wall. Now I will decree and declare my way off
your friends list. Beth Moore is accusing people of being
racist again, even as she aligns herself with the worst
kinds of “Christian” progressives, and we watch all her
fanboys swoon over it. Oh, you think I want to see that
Joyce Meyer clip? Yes, yes I do! But you’ll be watching a
clip of a false teacher that the Bible warns you to “mark
and avoid.” Yes, we understand your pain. So, what do you do
about it? If you see something, say something.
(467)
Lifeway
Doesn’t Carry Voddie Baucham’s #1 Best-Selling ‘Fault
Lines,’ But Has Entire Landing Page For Christine Caine
by Protestia, 7/25/21 Despite the financial collapse and implosion that has led
Lifeway, the publishing arm of the Southern Baptist
Convention to close all its retail stores, lay off thousands
of staff, and lose tens of millions of dollars, they
continue to stick by their convictions; which is to platform
every sort of errant and aberrant author that they can make
a buck off of while denying their readers a best-selling
balm to the soul. The most recent example of this is the
fact that they have an entire landing page for Sarah Young
and her mystical, montanistic, theoerotic book Jesus
Calling, selling some 25 variants of it. They also have an
entire landing page for Christine Caine, the charismatic,
egalitarian, one-time leader from Hillsong who preaches the
word/faith prosperity gospel while leading a network
designed to empower women to become preachers and pastors.
Caine holds to the notion that Jesus died on the cross to
give you possessions, wealth, and health, and that it is
there for the taking if you have enough faith and confess it
positively. It’s no surprise then that she cut her teeth on
Hillsong, the Brian Houston-led boondoggle that has the
reputation for being among the most immature, Scripturally
ignorant, and carnal people in the history of the world to
ever call themselves Christians. Despite these troubling
factoids about her, her swag will get sold as she gets
promoted as one of the elite “Lifeway Women.”
(468)
The
Rotten Fruit Of The NAR (Reprise) by Marsha West,
2016 This article by CRN managing editor Marsha West was first
published July 5, 2016. To fully grasp all the reasons the
New Apostolic Reformation is such a dangerous movement and
why discernment bloggers incessantly warn about this cult
I’m going to take an excerpt from a piece I wrote a few
years ago entitled “Dominionists are on the move…and they
mean business.” I began with a quote from NAR’s Grand
Poohbah, C. Peter Wagner: Once we have the apostles in
place, we will then bring the intercessors and the prophets
into the inner circle, and we will end up with the spiritual
core we need to move ahead for retaking the dominion that is
rightfully ours. Wagner was speaking of modern-day apostles
and prophets. What did he mean by taking dominion that
is rightly ours? I’ll reveal his plans in a moment.
But first, I must urge readers to take Wagner and other
NAR/word-faith wolves seriously. Moreover, it is imperative
that Bible believers fully understand the inner workings of
the NAR in order to, “recognize them by their [rotten]
fruit.” (Mat. 7:16)
(469)
Is
‘Eat The Meat And Spit Out The Bones’ A Proper Response To
False Teaching? by Churchwatch Central, 7/30/21 The idea of eating fish, and spitting out the bones,
certainly sounds reasonable when the subject is dinner. But
when it comes to responding to false teaching, this maxim
doesn’t have the support of Scripture. For example, the
apostle Paul told the Romans to “watch out for those who
cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are
contrary to the teaching you have learned” and to “Keep away
from them” (Romans 16:17). In a previous article responding
to NAR ‘Apostle’ Michael Brown’s claim that the NAR doesn’t
exist, Holly Pivec stated: “It’s important that when people
recognize what the NAR is – that it’s the belief in the
present-day church offices of apostle and prophet, that
those offices govern the church, then it becomes very clear
that the NAR is a very large movement that’s been documented
by church growth researchers and sociologists and so that’s
the key thing to recognize.
(470)
Hillsong
Leader Brian Houston Officially Charged With Concealing
Fathers Sex Abuse by Protestia, 8/6/221 Hillsong head honcho Brian Houston, founder of the
multi-site mega corp church group Hillsong has been
officially charged by police for allegedly concealing and
covering up his late father’s well-documented sexual abuse
and molestation of children in the 1970’s, alleging that he
knew boys were being abused, but did nothing. The NYT
explains: In a statement, the police alleged that Mr.
Houston, now 67, “knew information relating to the sexual
abuse of a young male in the 1970s and failed to bring that
information to the attention of police.”
(471)
“Apostle”
Says God Opened Door To Pentagon, He Walked, Generals Were
Crying And Weeping As He “Prophesied” at CRN,
8/21/21 A man who calls himself an Apostle, Demontae Edmonds, says
that God told him to walk into the Pentagon and “prophesy.”
According to him, God just opened up the door to one of the
most secure buildings on the planet, he waltzes right on in,
wasn’t confronted by security or arrested or anything like
that, starts “prophesying,” and soon, he had generals just
balling in tears and coming to Christ.
(472)
Montanism:
An Old Heresy Reintroduced By The Charismatic Movement
at CRN, 8/30/21 “Much of what we see in today’s charismatic movement is
identical to that of the Montanists, including the ecstatic
utterances (babbling, gibberish), direct revelation, and
uncontrollable movements which appear to be more of along
the lines of demon possession than anything from God.”
Montanism is a heresy that was denounced by the 2nd-century
Church after its founder, Montanus, began a movement that he
referred to as “New Prophecy.”….The movement largely
consisted of the belief that the Holy Spirit granted direct,
divine revelation which manifested itself in “ecstatic
utterances.” The adherents of the movement, which the Church
anathematized, were seen largely by the orthodox believers
as false prophets and apostles.
(473)
Pentecostal
“Praise and Worship”: A Radical Departure from Historic
Worship at Churches Without Chests, 9/9/21 Charismatic theologians do not base this on any Old or New
Testament narratives of worship, such as Exodus 19-24 or
Isaiah 6. Instead, an entirely new model of worship, known
as the “Tabernacle Model” or “Five Phase Model” is used,
using fragments of phrases from the Psalms. First, there is
Invitation, “songs of personal testimony in the camp”. This
is followed by Engagement, “through the gates with
thanksgiving”. Third comes Exaltation, “into His courts with
praise”. Fourth is Adoration, “solemn worship inside the
Holy Place”. Finally, there is Intimacy, “in the Holy of
Holies”. Of course, this is a technique in search of a text,
not any serious attempt to mimic biblical forms. Nothing
that Israel did in corporate worship even vaguely
corresponds to the pursuit of a heightening climactic
worship.
(474)
Claims
of going to heaven: The storytellers of our time.
by Mike Oppenheimer, 9/23/21
It was God who brought Paul and then John to
heaven, we cannot initiate this on our own. The
Bible teaches us that only the apostles
communicated a revelation of heaven, not regular
Christians. The reason it was given to them is
because they were the ones commissioned to teach
the church doctrine and write the word for us
today. Yet today there are those who say the
opposite, and call it an “open heaven.” This is
a dangerous precedent, offering counterfeit
experiences to others as being what the Bible
teaches. The reason one can say they are
counterfeit is because Biblically what they say
is foreign to how Scripture describes heaven and
interaction with these beings and what they say.
This is not a biblical teaching, it actually
puts people in the position of being visited by
angels of light. Fallen angels who come to
deliver new revelation and deceive by
experience. As believers we go to heaven when we
die. We are not brought there for a tour or to
receive new teachings that become bestselling
books or movies for the church.
(475)
The Dominion Mandate
and the Christian Reconstruction Movement by
Robert DeWaay, 1993
A recent theological movement known as Christian
Reconstruction has made a significant impact on
American Christianity in the past several
decades. It is based on a Reformed, Calvinistic
view of theology with some significant, unique
twists. The most prominent one is the conviction
that the Scripture gives the church a mandate to
take dominion over this world socially and
culturally before the bodily return of Jesus
Christ. 1 This
teaching is known as the “dominion mandate.” The
principal Biblical passages that are cited to
prove this mandate are Genesis 1:26-28; Genesis
9:1-5 and Matthew 28:18-20. The key question to
be answered is whether
these passages teach the dominion mandate as
understood by Christian Reconstructionism. The
thesis of this article is that these Biblical
passages do not teach a social or cultural
domination of the world by Christians
before the bodily return of Christ. This issue
is important because one's understanding of the
Great Commission is at stake. This paper will
exegetically examine these passages to
demonstrate this thesis. Also read the appendix.
(476)
Sorry,
not sorry: Why the NAR prophets' apologies for getting
things wrong don’t cut it by Holly Pivec and Doug
Geivett, 10/3/21
Apologies from the many “prophets” of the New
Apostolic Reformation who falsely prophesied
President Trump’s reelection are pouring in,
including apologies from Kris Vallotton, Shawn
Bolz, and Jeremiah Johnson. They say their
failed prophecies don’t make them false
prophets.They maintain that they’re still
genuine prophets of God, and they stress that
they’ve prophesied accurately in the past. Yet
they admit that, this time, they missed it big
time. Many of their followers have responded to
their apologies with praise for their humility
and their willingness to admit they were
mistaken. Indeed, many have said that the
apologies actually serve to strengthen their
credibility and provide more reason to trust the
“prophets.” (Other followers are doubling down
and insisting that the “prophets” were right and
that, despite all evidence to the contrary,
Trump will see a second term in office because
God will vindicate the prophets and reverse the
present circumstances.) In short, many of their
followers have accepted the apologies of the
“prophets” and have indicated that they still
see them as legitimate prophets. The “prophets”
did apologize, after all. Wasn’t that big of
them? Shouldn’t we give them credit for owning
up to their mistakes? Here are some reasons why
their apologies aren’t enough.
(477)
Are
You Being Filled With The Spirit Or Something Else?
by Mike Ratliff, 10/5/21
15 Therefore be careful how you walk, not as
unwise men but as wise, 16 making the most of
your time, because the days are evil. 17 So then
do not be foolish, but understand what the will
of the Lord is. 18 And do not get drunk with
wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled
with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another in
psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing
and making melody with your heart to the Lord;
Ephesians 5:15-21 (NASB) Read verses 20-21 on
the site. In Ephesians 5:18 Paul commands, “And
do not get drunk with wine, for that is
dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,“ At
first glance that may read or sound like Paul is
saying, “instead of getting drunk, do these
religious things,” which he lists in vv19-21
(478)
Dane
Ortlund Wants To Make Sure You Don’t Reject Hillsong Music
Just Because It Sounds Happy at CRN, 12/10/21
“I’m sure Mr. Ortlund means well with this
statement, but he obviously didn’t think this
through. Nobody–literally nobody–actually
rejects Hillsong because of this reason.”
Hillsong music has been soundly rejected by many
top theologians including John MacArthur, Justin
Peters, and many others on the basis that the
music itself lacks not only theological
substance, but that by purchasing or playing
this music can only be translated into a support
for the aberrant Hillsong prosperity gospel
movement.
(479)
Hillsong
Christmas Special Features Scantily-Clad Teen Girls
Dancing And Writhing Around Provocatively at CRN,
12/21/21
“…the mega entertainment corporation pretending
to be a church once again featured scantily-clad
women dancing and writhing around on stage in a
sexually provocative manner.” Hillsong is known
for its lavish luxury carnal mindset and its
music productions rival anything from Hollywood
or Broadway. It’s a prosperity cult that
masquerades as a church but attracts the world
instead of Christians.
(480)
The Renewal with commentary by Herescope, 1/4/22
"'The Renewal' aims to restore America's
covenant with God: 'The greatest harvest in the
history of the world'" Yet another “covenant”
event based this time on the “Mayflower
Compact”. Yet another Jonathan Cahn stardom
opportunity. Mike Lindell was touting this last
night on his Frank Speech platform with Brannon
Howse (who knows better). The entire
voter-f-r-a-u-d- thing is being tied up with
this kookiness, which is quite sad to see. In
the interview with Jessip the eschatology is
once again recognizably Latter Rain American
“covenant” theology with the typical
misapplication of Scripture. Based on this
report.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/the-renewal-aims-to-restore-americas-covenant-with-god.html
(481)
You
wonder why there are so few Biblical churches left?
by Mike Oppenheimer, 2/1/22
We have seen these so called revivals over the
last 25 plus years. It is more accurate to say
it is revivalism – meaning, it is men hyping
people up to think something spiritual is
actually taking place when it is false doctrine
and practices that are being introduced for them
to believe and live by. We have seen the rise of
the seeker friendly models, the soft social
gospel of Rick Warren added to the mix, the
music revivalism of Hillsong. All the mystical /
Gnostic movements have continued as little fires
spread over the landscape of Christian Churches
in America and throughout the World. I get too
many letters of those who say they cannot find a
bible teaching church nearby, they have all
become like cults under men who are uneducated
in the truth of Scripture.
(482)
Joe
Kovac's newer deeper revelation book by Mike
Oppenheimer, 2/10/22
It was bad enough what Joe Kovacs wrote in his
previous books, showing he misunderstands the
Bible in crucial core teachings. A number of
years ago he came out with The Divine Secret:
The Awesome and Untold Truth About Your
Phenomenal Destiny. You can say this book is
based on that concept of unwrapping secret
messages, (symbolism parables) in all the
stories of the Bible much like Rosicrucians do.
He continues to make himself an expert at unique
bible interpretations, stating “ Yes, God is
indeed a family. Jesus is the Word and He’s one
member of the God family, and God the Father is
yet another member of that same God family. It
may sound strange to your ears to hear about the
God family, but the bible itself, using the
exact phrase, states that God is a family in
heaven.” (Kovacs, The Divine Secret, p.24). A
family has to do with physical relations of
flesh and blood. The body of Christ has to do
with the members of the church, our being his
physical representation on earth. “What are the
children of God? They’re Gods. They’re going to
be in the God family. (The Journal, Issue No.
150, 7/27/12) we’re actually created in the God
kind.” (Journal Issue No. 150 July 27, 2012)
(483)
The
Psychology And Negative Effects Of Repetitive Lyrics In
Modern Worship Music at CRN, 2/18/22
“These people believe they are worshiping God
but this song isn’t even about God. Let’s just
be real, this song wasn’t designed to cause one
to worship the one true God revealed in
Scripture. This song was designed to sell.”
Today’s worship landscape has been overtaken by
modern, contemporary music as the hymns of the
old days that contained good theology have been
largely abandoned. In this article, I want to
compare the psychology of the lyrics of two
popular worship songs; one hymn without
repetitive lyrics and one contemporary single
with them.
(484) What
is true worship? by Pastor John Marston, 10/2004 -
When we drift away from worshiping in spirit and in truth
the church will either become cold and lifeless and or it
will become overly emotional, fanatical and
feelings-oriented.
(485) Breaking!
Interim Hillsong Leader Says Founder Brian Houston
Committed ‘Indiscretions’ With Two Women by
Protestia, 3/19/22
A year after Hillsong head honcho Brian Houston fired Pastor
Carl Lentz of their New York Branch for having an adulterous
relationship, interim Global Senior Pastor Phil Dooley, who
took over leadership duties from Brian Houston in January so
the founder he could focus on his upcoming court case where
he’s been accused of covering up the sexual abuse of a
minor, told over 800 staff members at during a Zoom meeting
Friday morning that Houston committed several
‘indiscretions’ towards two women, according to Crikey News.
(486)Hillsong
Music Is For The Spiritually Shallow by Marsha
West, 3/26/22
“If your church is still using Hillsong music, you need to
urge them to stop. You should point out that this isn’t
actual worship of God, it is in many ways a form of
idolatry.” If you’ve paid any attention to the news lately,
you’re probably aware of Hillsong’s latest sex scandal, this
time, involving its founder and CEO, Brian Houston. In 2020,
the pastor of Hillsong’s New York City branch, Carl Lentz,
was fired after revelations of an affair he had with a
Muslim woman.
(487) ‘Spirit
Birthing’ A Demon. Is This The Wildest Charismatic
Manifestation Ever? Stolen Babies, Midwife Angels, Golden
Parachutes And Labor Noises by Protestia, 3/31/22
Charismatics are a different breed, aren’t they? Here’s a
video from a Battle for Canada Event: “What was, what is,
and what is to come” – 2 years later.” Art Lucier presided
over the night of prophetic intercession. Lucier previously
issued prophecies in 2019 and in early 2020 revealing that
because Jesus and his disciples caught 153 fish, there was a
supernatural tie to Canada’s 153rd birthday, which was to
take place in the summer of 2020, and so this momentous day
would be preceded by a series of national gatherings leading
up to Canada Day. Then the pandemic hit, and it was a crime
in most of Canada to even go outside unless it was for work,
or to sit on the grass for any reason, making Lucier a false
prophet.
(488) The
Dangerous Legal Structures Of Hillsong Church by
Barry Bowen – Trinity Foundation, 4/2/22
Jesus once told a parable about two different people
constructing houses. One built on a foundation of stone and
the other on sand. When the rains came the house built on
sand collapsed. The foundation was critical for a lasting
home. In the parable, the foundation represented the words
of Jesus and obeying them. In a similar manner Hillsong
Church was constructed on a foundation of sand. Australian
pastors Brian and Bobbie Houston founded Hillsong in
Australia and launched a bold strategy to plant churches
internationally.
(489) Former
Hillsong NYC Pastor, Carl Lentz’s Wife Speaks Out About
The ‘Relentless Lies’ About Their Family by
Dissenter, 4/13/22
“Lentz, who had been preaching a watered-down gospel for a
decade, should actually hear what the gospel has to say
about the sin he’s engulfed himself in right now. Repent and
turn to Christ. Believe in Him….” Carl Lentz, the former
pastor of Hillsong NYC location, was removed from ministry
by Hillsong’s lead pastor, Brian Houston after he admitted
to having an inappropriate relationship [adultery] with
another woman. The details of this relationship, which was
sexual, were released in a recent documentary on Discovery+
where the woman Lentz had the relationship with described
him as persistent in pursuing her.
(490) False
Teacher, Sid Roth, Starting Cartoon Series For Kids
by The Dissenter, 4/21/22
Sounds just like the kind of man you’d want to turn your
children over to for Bible teaching, right? Well, you’re
going to have that opportunity now as Sid Roth starts his
new kids’ cartoon series, Supernatural Sid. Sid Roth
is one of the charismatic cult’s most notorious false
prophets who peddles stories about so-called “supernatural”
encounters with God that, for the most part, contradict what
the Scriptures actually teach about God.
(491) NAR
Extremism: Why Don’t Leading Apostles Call It Out?
by Holly Pivec, 7/30/22
Leaders in NAR, such as the “apostles” Randy Clark and Bill
Johnson, often take pains to distance their organizations
from extreme teachings and practices (even though they
promote extreme teachings and practices themselves). So it
is noteworthy when they consort with individuals whose views
are quite radical, and when they do so without expressing
any concerns or misgivings. If they really do not tolerate
or promote extreme teachings themselves, then how is it that
an “apostle” like Ian Carroll, founder of Building
Contenders, can join the Bethel Leaders Network (overseen by
Bill Johnson), teach about apostles with Bethel senior
leaders (such as Danny Silk and Paul Manwaring), as well as
have them endorse his book (As it is in Heaven), and get
invited by the influential “apostle” John Arnott to come to
the stage and speak during a high-profile NAR event (Catch
the Fire’s 20th Anniversary Celebration)?
(492) False
Teacher Of The Day: Daniel Kolenda at CRN, 8/4/22
“Daniel Kolenda is more than just a false teacher—he is a
dangerous wolf in sheep’s clothing. He needs to be warned
about and to be avoided at all costs.” Daniel Kolenda is a
popular New Apostolic Reformation false teacher who calls
himself a “missionary evangelist, pastor, author, and
teacher ...
(493) Want
To See What Crazy Self-Appointed NAR ‘Prophets’ Do, Look
No Further Than Hank Kunneman’s Latest ‘Revival’
by The Dissenter, 8/16/22
I saw someone on social media post this with the comment
“Wow, this one will make you feel like you’re on drugs.”
Well, I took the bait and even I was shocked at just how
weird and crazy it was. I’ve sat through hours and hours of
the nonsense these New Apostolic Reformation “prophets” and
“apostles” put out, but the effort put into this production
of deception is mind-blowing.
(494) Whistleblower
Inside Hillsong Alleges Major Financial Misconduct +Money
Fraud at CRN, 8/17/22
A whistleblower and former employee of Hillsong church is
suing the embattled denomination, alleging that the
Australian megacorp has moved millions of dollars out of the
country to hide its finances from Australian charity
regulators and regularly engaged in money and tax fraud. In
March of this year, the Australian Charities and
Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC) launched an investigation
after employee Natalie Moses, who worked in the church’s
finance department as the Fundraising and Governance
Coordinator, stepped forward and made the bold claims.
(495) Want
To Hear Rushing Mighty Winds As Angels Break Up A Prayer
Meeting To Blow A Shofar? Of Course You Do! by
Protestia, 8/21/22
A charismatic worship leader is claiming that angels
appeared in the form of rushing mighty winds during their
April 11, 2022 prayer and worship service, blowing a shofar
in a miraculous event that was witnessed by 250 attendees.
We last wrote about Jenny Weaver, the former homeless drug
addict, and self-cutting Wiccan-turned worship leader, after
she led a charismatic children’s conference that had kids as
young as four years old being encouraged to speak in
tongues, prophecy, and get slain in the spirit.
(496) Justin
Peters On Shawn Bolz And Disney: Why Are Charismatics So
Weird at CRN, 8/23/22 Shawn Bolz is the founder and former senior pastor of
Expression58 Church and is now the CEO of Bolz Ministries.
Bolz is closely tied to Bethel Church in Redding California,
a hyper-charismatic, New Apostolic Reformation church which
is known for its music and its working of false signs and
wonders. According to Bolz’s bio found on Bethel’s website,
he “has been a pioneer in ministry, including the prophetic
movement, since he was in his teens,” and “his focus is on
intimacy with God, creativity through entertainment and
social justice.”
(497) Charismatic
‘Prophetess’ Desperately Trying To Hang On As Major
‘Prophecy’ About To Be Proven Wrong at CRN,
9/13/22 In February of 2022, Julie Green released a prophecy
stating that Prince Charles would be stripped of his power
and would never receive the crown. Her words, exactly… Julie
Green is one of many charismatic so-called “prophets” who
believe they stand in for God speaking His very words to the
masses on His behalf. Yet, there is not a single so-called
“prophet” alive today who actually fits the biblical
definition and qualifications of the office of prophet. In
fact, the most important qualification a prophet must meet
is a flawless and perfect tract record—God Himself has said
so.
(498) Prominent
Charismatics Battered After Hurricane Ian’s Destruction
Proves They Didn’t Hear From God at CRN, 10/13/22 “A week and half later, despite clearly hearing the Lord’s
“emphatic voice” they cancelled the event without
acknowledging their previous declarations.” Prominent
charismatic teacher Lance Wallnau has been thoroughly
discredited as a false prophet. A key player in the New
Apostolic Reformation, he is a driving force behind the
Seven Mountain Mandate that seeks to take “dominion” over
seven designated areas of culture, including, religion,
family, education, government, media, arts &
entertainment, and business.
(499) Spiritual
Child Abuse? Charismatic Revival Night Sees Young Children
‘Slain In The Spirit’ (Caution, Hard To Watch) by
Protestia, 11/20/22 With music reverberating through their bodies and
surrounded by other kids, she amps them up so much that they
become teary, overwhelmed, and succumb to the unbiblical,
creepy charismatic invention known as ‘slain in the spirit.’
We last wrote about Jenny Weaver, the former homeless drug
addict and self-cutting Wiccan-turned worship leader after
she led a charismatic children’s conference that had kids as
young as four years old being encouraged to speak in
tongues, prophecy, and get slain in the spirit. Now
she’s actually doing it.
(500) The
Menace Of Sensationalizing The Gospel by The
Dissenter, 1/25/23 “Sensationalism has nothing to do with the truth of
scripture or the transformed life of the believer. It is a
cheap and sleazy imitation of Christianity, focused solely
on miracles, entertainment, and drawing crowds.” The
proliferation of sensationalism in the contemporary
Christian landscape is a dire and ominous phenomenon that
threatens to undermine the very foundations of the faith
itself. From the gaudy spectacle of circus acts on Sunday
mornings, to the saccharine and emotionally manipulative
strains of worship music, to the self-aggrandizing oratory
of charlatan preachers, to the sideshow antics of so-called
faith-healers like Todd White, the use of cheap tricks and
shallow appeals to emotion has become all too common in the
effort to sell Christianity to the masses.
(501) Are
you involved in the occult, promoted by the Nicolaitans?
by Mike Oppenheimer, 2/2/23 Each one of us is responsible for our own salvation. We
must work out our own salvation, “with fear and trembling”
(Phil.2:12-13). You cannot trust any other person for your
eternal life except the author and finisher of our faith,
who gives us eternal life. Paul declared, “ That we
henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and
carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of
men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to
deceive. ” (Eph.4:14) Your Salvation is serious business! It
is about the most important object you have, your soul. The
spirit of religious deception is alive and well, and
thriving in this end-time generation, you can add it to all
the other opinions and progressive political answers for the
future. Nicolaitan is composed of two Greek words, nikaoo,
which means victor or conqueror, to dominate, and laos
(where the word “laity” comes from), means the people. A
Nicolaitan is one who rules over the people in the church,
they call themselves the anointed (i.e. super apostles and
prophets) making the church into a two-class system. We are
warned of Nicolaitans who are shrewd manipulators several
times, that act as elitists who do exactly what Jesus said
not to do, rule over you. They intimidate by their words and
actions, persuade you into a false interpretation giving up
your will to them. Convincing you hey have thee spiritual
power (anointing) to boost you and you need to come to them
for it. Jesus spoke to the church in Pergamos who held to
the teaching of Balaam, “Thus you also have those who hold
the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate”
(Revelation 2:15). Many believe the Nicolaitans were a sect
from the Gnostics. If this is accurate we can understand
what is happening to the Church today from what took place
in the early church. To the church in Ephesus whom Jesus
rebuked for losing their first love But this you have, that
you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans , which I also hate.”
( Rev 2:6)
(502) How
Charlatans Are Using Super Bowl To Advance False
Prophecies About ‘Revival’ by The Dissenter,
2/14/23 It is clear that Shawn Bolz, Bob Jones, Todd Bentley, and
all of those associated with this hyper-charismatic New
Apostolic Reformation modern-day prophetic movement are all
false prophets and false teachers. Jesus says in Matthew
24:24 that “For false christs and false prophets will arise
and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray,
if possible, even the elect.” If you’ve been paying
attention to Christendom, you’re likely aware of the
so-called “Asbury Revival” taking place at Asbury University
right now. And while we are skeptical of what is taking
place there, there are most certainly charlatans who are
going to use this to further their own deception and lead
other people astray.
(503) Woke
Evangelical Org Claims Asbury Revival Is Moving School
Toward Affirming Queers by The Dissenter, 2/16/23 The New Evangelicals posted a tweet that stated “Just met
with an openly queer student who said ultimately they have
seen progress at the school over the past 4 years and
believe this revival is planting seeds that will do more
good than harm.” If you haven’t heard of The New
Evangelicals, it is an organization that claims to be a
voice for the marginalized in the evangelical church, but
its true motives and agenda are dubious. It purports to
prioritize the voices of marginalized individuals, but in
reality, it is an openly liberal, anti-conservative, and
anti-Christian organization.
(504) Here’s
Why You Should be Very Skeptical of the Supposed Asbury
Revival by The Dissenter, 2/16/23 Asbury University, like most progressive churches, schools,
and denominations, promotes women in the pulpit, a clear
violation of God’s design for the Church. Asbury is also
very theologically lax on homosexuality and teaches Revoice
“Side B gay Christianity” theology. As pastor Johnson
stated, a true revival featuring repentance and faith should
turn people away from these false teachings and cause people
to hunger for God’s truth as revealed in His word rather
than a superficial emotional display brought on by music.
Charismatic religious movements, particularly those
associated with the “third wave,” are well-known for their
utilization of emotional manipulation tactics, particularly
through music. These movements tend to prioritize ecumenical
gatherings, where participants from different denominations
and even altogether different beliefs come together, over a
strong emphasis on doctrine and theology. In fact, the
teachings and preaching aspect of such gatherings are often
secondary to the use of music as a means of inciting
emotions and a sense of unity among participants. This
approach to worship undermines the importance of sound
doctrine and scriptural teachings in shaping a person’s
faith. What we see taking place at Asbury right now is quite
a bit of emotional manipulation. While perusing social media
for clips of the event, in nearly every one of them, there
is music being played that was written by false teachers and
much of it has lyrics that are questionable at best or even
outright unbiblical. Personally, I am unaware of any
historical true revivals that took place while a false Jesus
was being presented.
(505) Evidence
Shows The Asbury Event Wasn’t Spontaneous, But Planned
Weeks In Advance by The Dissenter, 2/19/23 One of the things I keep hearing about the Asbury so-called
“revival” is that it was a spontaneous unplanned event that
just happened, a move of the Holy Spirit, that sparked a
movement among college students during a chapel service that
has brought thousands upon thousands of kids to their knees
in repentance and faith. And though it’s possible that many
of these kids have repented and come to Christ, as the Holy
Spirit can use any means He pleases to carry out His
purposes, the question we should be asking is if this was
truly as spontaneous as they claim it was. In the video
below, you can see Francis Chan speaking about coming to
Asbury University on February 23 for the Collegiate Day of
Prayer. In this video, Chan speaks about the revival event
that happened 50 years ago at Asbury and then talks about
how such a moment of revival happened to him in the past and
how he wants to see the same thing happen to so many people
in this generation. In the video, he talks about how all the
various denominations set their differences aside and come
together for a day of prayer and revival and talks about how
he will be simulcasting live from the Asbury campus on Feb
23. But here’s the kicker—this video was posted over a week
before the so-called revival at Asbury started. This video
was posted on February 1, 2023. The Asbury “revival” started
on February 8.
(506) Asbury
‘Revival’— Letter To The Editor Raises Concerns About
Possible Pre-Planned Exploits at Lighthouse
Trails, 2/22/23 LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor from a
Lighthouse Trails reader raises valid concerns about
circumstances surrounding the Asbury “revival.” While Asbury
University personnel and numerous secular and religious
media outlets say that the “revival” is “pure, unplanned,
organic,” and unexpected, it turns out an
NAR/IHOP*-connected group had been planning a revival event
at Asbury days before it even began. Lighthouse Trails does
not question the sincerity of those at the Asbury gathering
who may be truly committing or re-committing their lives to
the Lord in humility, repentance, and reverence but is
concerned about harmful exploits that can potentially hurt
many while calling something a move of God that in reality
may be a pre-planned event which could become part of a
false revival. Important Note: It must be noted here as well
that Asbury University and other colleges that have begun
similar “revival” meetings (because of the Asbury event) are
on the Lighthouse Trails contemplative prayer/Spiritual
Formation College list, which presents serious concerns in
and of itself. If true God-led revival is indeed taking
place, the mystical spirituality that these schools have
been embracing and transforming students with cannot be
ignored any longer. From our point of view, it will not be
true revival unless it is dealt with because such a New Age
spirituality leads people away from the Gospel and God’s
Word and brings them into the audience of “seducing spirits”
(which can lead to beliefs such as atheism, humanism, and
wokeism).
(507) Asbury
University launches youth revival by Mike
Oppenheimer, 3/5/23 If there is no preaching of God’s Word with repentance
expected is this revival at Asbury, or anywhere else? The
preaching of His word in truth and clarity has always been
the hallmark of a revival. Emotionalism does not mean
revival, and what is at Asbury it does not mean revival is
to be produced on other campus If this is not taking place
at Asbury or the other campuses than one must conclude this
is not revival no matter how many people claim it is.
(508) Retired
Assemblies of God pastor astounded James River Church
allowed Bill Johnson for “Week of Power” by The
Word like Fire, 3/18/23 [Reader, this AG pastor experienced the destruction that
“Bethel’s minister” brought to his church. He fears that the
denomination will, because of what is being allowed into AG
churches, end up on the “trash heap”.] He writes: I am
astounded that James River AG is doing this. As as a
Pastor of an AG church that was almost totally destroyed by
Bethel’s minister, it saddens my heart to see that the
General Council hasn’t stepped in to discourage James River
from doing this series of meetings. Or maybe they have and I
just haven’t heard about it.
(509) Hillsong
Church Salaries, Royalties, Benefits Revealed. $1.9m, $
1.7m, $1.5m, $876k, $540k by Protestia, 3/19/23 With the trove of 10,000 Hillsong papers being released to
the public, some of the salaries of pastors and leaders
within Hillsong have been revealed. While some of the
worship pastors were getting royalties off their Hillsong
Music, they were also being given large salaries, which
Hillsong congregants were paying into. Here’s a few:
Hillsong Global Senior Pastor Brian Houston was making at
least $1,000,000 a year, with royalties and book sales not
disclosed, which could easily be in the millions ...
(510) The
influence of Lonnie Frisbee on John Wimber and Vineyard
movement by Mike Oppenheimer, 3/24/23 Because of the new Jesus film Lonnie Frisbee has come back
into the spotlight. Many are stating that without Frisbee
there would be no Calvary Chapel, nor a Vineyard. Wrong on
one and right on the other. What is true is that Lonnie had
a huge influence on the Vineyard’s direction, but John
Wimber was already leaning toward this type of Christianity.
The cliché developed afterwards that Calvary is a Word
Church, Vineyard is a Spirit church, this became a spiritual
ID of each, and somewhat of a put down for Calvary. Chuck
Smith was systematically teaching through the Word of God,
Wimber instead sought after spirit activity, the catalyst
for this was Lonnie Frisbee. All this may sound strange but
I will lay it all out in a basic sequence by their own
quotes.
(511) Christ
Or Chords? The Manipulated Emotionalism Of Hillsong,
Asbury, And Pentecostalized Evangelical Worship by
Scott Anoil – By the Waters of Babylon, 3/26/23 The use of music to manufacture “feelings of spirituality”
is exactly why Hillsong and the whole contemporary worship
music movement are so popular—take away the music, and you
eliminate the “feelings of spirituality.”…The use of music
to manufacture “revival” is what drove the events at
Asbury—take away the music, and you eliminate the “revival.”
Since when is a bunch of college kids swaying to music for
multiple consecutive days revival?”
(512) Jonathan
Roumie ("Jesus" in The Chosen, Frisbee in Jesus
Revolution) prayed with deceased Lonnie Frisbee, asked for
sign? by John Lanagan, 3/29/23 Jonathan Roumie plays Jesus on The Chosen, and was Lonnie
Frisbee in Jesus Revolution. In a YouTube interview Roumie
stated that he prayed with the dead Lonnie Frisbee, lay next
to his grave, asked him for a sign if he was supposed to
play Lonnie Frisbee in Jesus Revolution, and more. Video
interview included.
https://thewordlikefire.wordpress.com/2023/03/29/jonathan-roumie-prayed-with-deceased-lonnie-frisbee-and-asked-him-for-a-sign/
(513) Hillsong
Church All Laughter And Applause As Financial Scandals
Addressed by Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web,
4/2/23 Large cash payment or gifts to false teachers under the
guise of honorariums. TD Jakes and Joyce Meyers are the most
notorious of the recipients, each receiving hundreds of
thousands. Other false teachers associated with this scheme
include Pricilla Shirer, Loui Giglio, and Carl Lentz.
Hillsong Church has faced innumerable mounting scandals from
their years of excess finally coming to account. The empire
built by the Houston brand is crumbling as these scandals
mount.
(514) Charismatic
Prophetess Explains The Importance Of Casting Demons Out
Of Yourself ‘You Just Blow Them Out’ by Protestia,
4/16/23 Like a younger version of Kat Kerr before she started
smoking the electric lettuce or eating the devil’s
jambalaya, Emma Stark is an up-and-coming prophetess from
Ireland. She founded the Glasgow Prophetic Center with her
husband in 2019 and describes herself as “a prophet who
hears from God’, ’a traveling lecturer in spirituality’ and
’a church pastor. ‘Her website says of her: Emma is a
prophet who operates with authority and authenticity as she
ministers and teaches around the world, giving clear and
direct prophetic input to leaders, churches and ministries,
equipping the body of Christ to better hear from God and to
apply His revelation to transform lives, communities, cities
and nations.
(515)
Updated! 4/18/23 -The
influence of Lonnie Frisbee on John Wimber and Vineyard
movement by Mike Oppenheimer, 3/24/23 Because of the new Jesus film Lonnie Frisbee has come back
into the spotlight. Many are stating that without Frisbee
there would be no Calvary Chapel, nor a Vineyard. Wrong on
one and right on the other. What is true is that Lonnie had
a huge influence on the Vineyard’s direction, but John
Wimber was already leaning toward this type of Christianity.
The cliché developed afterwards that Calvary is a Word
Church, Vineyard is a Spirit church, this became a spiritual
ID of each, and somewhat of a put down for Calvary. Chuck
Smith was systematically teaching through the Word of God,
Wimber instead sought after spirit activity, the catalyst
for this was Lonnie Frisbee. All this may sound strange but
I will lay it all out in a basic sequence by their own
quotes. p.1
The influence of Lonnie Frisbee on John Wimber and
Vineyard movement, p.2
What happened next in the Vineyard church - AFTER Lonnie
Frisbee what did John Wimber teach, p.3
What happened next in the Vineyard church- The shift from
Biblical Christianity to a mixture- The charismatic model
for our day., p.4
The Vineyard's apostolic /prophetic trial run before Peter
Wagner’s reformation (NAR) in 2,000., p.5
Then came Laughter and so much more.
(516) Did
The ‘Genuine Outpouring Of The Holy Spirit’ At Asbury
Bring Lasting Changes As Promised? by The
Dissenter, 4/21/23
“Reports circulated of openly homosexual people leading
worship and people frequently taking the stage to preach or
share testimonies, often misquoting and twisting Scripture
and promoting bad, even terrible theology. Regrettably, the
absence of mature leadership to offer correction or guidance
resulted in a disordered and chaotic atmosphere.” You may
recall the Asbury Revival at Asbury University in Wilmore,
Kentucky, back in February 2023, which generated quite a
buzz. People eagerly shared news of the event through social
media and Christian online publications, hoping that it
signaled a genuine spiritual awakening. But did this revival
really deliver on its promises?
(517) Are
you involved in the occult, promoted by the Nicolaitans?
by Mike Oppenheimer, 4/28/23
Each one of us is responsible for our own salvation. We must
work out our own salvation, “with fear and trembling”
(Phil.2:12-13). You cannot trust any other person for your
eternal life except the author and finisher of our faith,
who gives us eternal life. Paul declared, “ That we
henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and
carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of
men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to
deceive. ” (Eph.4:14) Your Salvation is serious business! It
is about the most important object you have, your soul. The
spirit of religious deception is alive and well, and
thriving in this end-time generation, you can add it to all
the other opinions and progressive political answers for the
future. Nicolaitan is composed of two Greek words, nikaoo,
which means victor or conqueror, to dominate, and laos
(where the word “laity” comes from), means the people. A
Nicolaitan is one who rules over the people in the church,
they call themselves the anointed (i.e. super apostles and
prophets) making the church into a two-class system We are
warned of Nicolaitans who are shrewd manipulators several
times, that act as elitists who do exactly what Jesus said
not to do, rule over you. They intimidate by their words and
actions, persuade you into a false interpretation giving up
your will to them. Convincing you hey have thee spiritual
power (anointing) to boost you and you need to come to them
for it.
(518) Self-Described
Apostle Makes Absurd Claims About Spiritual Pregnancy: A
Biblical Refutation Of NAR Theology at CRN,
5/12/23
NAR False Prophet, Jim Raley, while preaching at Ark
Fellowship in Kannapolis, NC, says that God told him that
the audience was “pregnant” and that they need to be
prepared to “push” because they’re getting ready to “birth”
something. How stupid. The fact that anyone is willing to
sit under such nonsense is a complete disaster and an
indictment on not only the spiritual state of these lost
souls, but the intellect of people in general.
(519) The
Pentecostalization Of Christian Worship by David
de Bruyn – Religious Affections, 5/13/23
“Each of these three represent a break from historic
Christian worship, which emphasized both beauty and
simplicity, maintained a Gospel-shaped worship service, and
sought a carefully planned, corporate, and Appollonian
expression of worship.” It’s hardly disputable that global
Christianity has been overwhelmed and colonized by the
Pentecostal and charismatic movements. After Roman
Catholicism, the Christianity identified variously as
charismatic, Pentecostal, Prosperity Gospel, or Latter Rain
(with all its permutations and differences) makes up by far
the largest percentage of what is classified as Christian.
In just over 100 years since its beginnings in Azusa Street,
California, it has come to dominate Christianity, and
particularly the Christianity spreading in the Global South
and South-east. The growing and new-born Christianity in
South America, Africa, and south-east Asia is overwhelmingly
of the Pentecostal kind.
(520) Lauren
Daigle’s Faith Deconstruction For Fame by Ray Fava
– Evangelical Dark Web, 5/25/23
“Daigle views the church as the villain in this story for
demanding orthopraxis. She views the rebellious son as a
victim who is rejected by the church for being a
homosexual.” Celebrity culture is toxic even within
“Christianity.” People who arose through seemingly honest
intentions, portending themselves as believers only for the
facade to be revealed over time as they acquire wealth and
fame. Christian Contemporary Music (CCM) is loaded with
numerous figures who through fame revealed themselves to be
counterfeit.
(521) Prominent
Charismatic Says Famed Prophet Bob Jones Was A Time
Traveler at CRN, 7/14/23
Many Christians lack spiritual discernment; thus, they are
unable to properly distinguish between true and false
teaching. If you watch the video at the end you will see a
wolf in sheep’s clothing telling his congregation a blatant
lie because he knows these people will believe anything he
says. We know from 1 Corinthians 2:15-16 that those who have
spiritual discernment have the ability to distinguish truth
from error, as “we have the mind of Christ.” Sadly, the
people who attend this man’s church do not have the mind of
Christ. Now to Protestia’s piece: Bobby Conner is a member
of the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders (ACPE) and a
member of the Harvest International Ministries apostolic
network, chaired by NAR warlord Che Ahn. After 27 years as a
Southern Baptist pastor, he founded Eagles View Ministries.
(522) There
Are No More Apostles by Rick Becker, 7/15/23
The proliferation of contemporary “apostles and prophets” is
the result of a narrative that’s been pushed for decades –
the restoration of the offices of apostle and prophet to the
church. If this were true, then God has failed his church by
depriving it of two essential forms of ministry.
Furthermore, if God has restored the office of apostle, then
contemporary apostles who claim to hold the office should
meet the biblical qualifications, if they don’t, they’re
self-appointed false apostles. Thayer’s Greek Lexicon gives
the following definition of the word apostle in scripture
(ἀπόστολος): “a delegate, messenger, one sent forth with
orders. Specially applied to the twelve disciples whom
Christ selected…In a broader sense the name is transferred
to other eminent Christian teachers; as Barnabas”
Barnabas and other apostles mentioned in the New Testament,
apart from the original apostles (including Matthias and
Paul) did not hold the office of Apostle (capitalized when
referring to the office). The office of an Apostle was
unique and restricted. Their commission was extraordinary,
and they alone had been delegated special authority and had
to meet specific requirements to hold the office. This
article examines the claim that the office of apostle has
been restored.
(523) The
mantle[s] of today by Mike Oppenheimer, 8/6/23
The NAR (Latter Rain, 3 rd wave) speaks of “mantle[s],”
interpreted as a special anointing that can be given to
another person, that they have the power to pass on the Holy
Spirit. They liken it to the transfer of authority in
leadership between the Old Testament prophets Elijah and
Elisha, or between Moses and Joshua. Unfortunately there is
no basis for this in the New Testament. The only example the
Bible uses is it being passed on to a single person not a
group. Elisha, A person who was under the direct authority
of being trained by the prophet. Of course this kind of
detail does not get in the way of their Latter Rain agenda
that changes the scripture.
(524) The
Business of Church Music: Examining the Legal Structure of
Worship Ministries and Practice of Pastors Operating as
Music Producers by Barry Bowen, Trinity
Foundation, 8/30/23
Church music has become big business. Ultimate Guitar
reports that almost $600 million is spent annually on audio
equipment and instruments for performing church music.”
Churches have become one of the most common venues for
hearing live music. In six years, Bethel Music, the music
ministry of Bill Johnson’s megachurch Bethel Redding,
generated $80 million in revenue. Bethel Music is one of the
four most popular church music ministries in America,
according to a recent academic study being published at
Worship Leader Research. The researchers identified 38 of
the most popular church worship songs from 2010 to 2020.
Almost all the songs were written by or performed by Bethel,
Elevation Church (pastored by Steven Furtick), Hillsong
(founded by Australian pastor Brian Houston) and Passion
City Church (pastored by Louie Giglio). Church performances,
concert tours and radio airplay have boosted worship band
awareness. Hillsong has reportedly sold more than 20 million
albums.
(525) Charismatics
Offer Prophetic ‘Dream School’ Certification, Only $2398
by Protestia, 9/9/23
Definition of grifter: The word grifter is the noun form of
the verb grift, which means obtaining money or property
illicitly, as in a confidence game. A confidence game, or
con game, is when a grifter gains the confidence of their
victim and then swindles them out of money. Do you desire to
“learn a variety of ways God speaks through dreams?” Do you
want to “become your own best dream interpreter?” Do you
want to “be a part of advancing Dream Culture in your
family, church, city, and nation!?” If so, look no further,
as the Dream School would like nothing more than to (scam
your money) help you achieve these spectacular results.
(526) The
Mormonization Of American Christianity by Shane
Rosenthal – The Humble Skeptic, 9/15/23
“When we look at the claims of the apostles recorded
throughout the New Testament, they appear to follow this
same approach. Rather than appealing to their own feelings
or internal experiences, they continually pointed to that
which they heard with their ears, saw with their eyes, and
touched with their hands (1Jn 1:1, 3).” In 1835, just a few
years after the initial release of The Book of Mormon,
Joseph Smith published a supplemental volume called Doctrine
& Covenants in which he claimed to have received the
following revelation from God:
(527) How
The Contemporary Church Has Eroded And Perverted True
Worship Of The Living God by The Dissenter,
9/16/23
“…worship” typically refers solely to the musical or concert
portion of the service, while the preaching is often viewed
as a separate, even lesser, component. This is a serious
error as the preaching of the Word of God is not a mere
add-on. It is the foundation of worship.” When we take a
look at biblical history, we find a pattern of worship that
couldn’t be more distant from what we see in most modern
churches today. Ancient Israel, a people set apart by God,
was given meticulous laws and guidelines on how to worship
the Creator of heaven and earth. It was an awe-stricken
approach, deeply rooted in reverence and governed by God’s
holy Word.
(528) The
NAR-tional Day of Prayer by Holly Pivec, 9/24/23
Churches across the nation will take part in the National
Day of Prayer this Thursday (May 4), unaware that this event
was overtaken by New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) theology
and practices many years ago. NAR influence has come from
the top leadership, whose board of directors includes
“apostles” and the leaders of NAR organizations, including
the Justice House of Prayer D.C. NAR practices and buzzwords
are promoted and referenced throughout the National Day of
Prayer website and materials, including the dominionist
Seven Mountain Mandate (or "seven societal spheres of
influence"), prayer declarations, and warfare prayer. It's
no coincidence that the Scripture passage used as a proof
text for the core NAR doctrine that apostles and prophets
are supposed to govern the church, Ephesians 4:11-13, is
featured on the National Day of Prayer website, in an
article written by Kathy Branzell, the president of the
National Day of Prayer Task Force.
(529) The
Business Of Church Music: Examining The Legal Structure Of
Worship Ministries And Practice Of Pastors Operating As
Music Producers by Barry Bowen – Trinity
Foundation, 9/27/23
“It boils down to two concepts diametrically opposed to each
other. One is the concept of Christ, a blood-bought
salvation, living in eternal relationship with a loving,
caring God. That concept is in opposition to another called
merchandising.” Church music has become big business.
Ultimate Guitar reports that almost $600 million is spent
annually on audio equipment and instruments for performing
church music.” Churches have become one of the most common
venues for hearing live music.
(530) Holy
Spirit Or Dopamine Trip? Emotional Manipulation In
Charismatic ‘Worship’ by The Dissenter, 10/9/23
“The atmosphere at these events is emotionally
charged—highly orchestrated music, impassioned speakers, and
provocative visuals often lead participants to believe they
are experiencing the Holy Spirit.” We’ve witnessed in recent
years a surge of hyper-emotional events masquerading as
expressions of genuine Christian faith. These gatherings,
such as the Passion Conference, Hillsong concerts, and other
events connected to the charismatic, word of faith, and
prosperity gospel movements, claim to be fueled by the Holy
Spirit.
(531) Why
Are So Many Worship Pastors Theologically And Morally
Compromised? at CRN, 10/10/23
“More often than not, these people don’t meet the biblical
criteria for leadership but are given a platform—and immense
influence—due to their musical prowess and stage presence.”
Welcome to a discussion that dives deep behind the fog
machines, laser light spectacles, and thunderous sound
systems, addressing not just one, but multiple elephants in
the room. First, the theological disarray among a plethora
of megachurch worship pastors—those brand-conscious
trendsetters with hair styled more for a photo shoot than
the pulpit, sporting skinny jeans and a sleeve of tattoos as
they wield guitars and microphones like rock gods.
(532) Promise
Keepers and Necromancy: An Open Letter Warning (Part 1)
(Video) by Chris Lawson, 12/11/23
PART 1 of this two-part video series is an Introduction by
Chris Lawson expressing concerns about the dangers and
variations of Necromancy entering the church today. Chris
asks pertinent questions about why pastor/author Steve
Berger (author of Have Heart: Bridging the Gulf Between
Heaven and Earth) is allowed to continue to serve on two
Promise Keepers boards, as Steve Berger’s ‘Have Heart’ book
makes allowances for people to be “open” to receiving
communications, signs, God Nod’s, dreams, and
sensations/impressions and appearances from “deceased loved
ones.” The names of the current (December 2023) Promise
Keepers board members serving on all three leadership boards
are also mentioned.
(533) Those
Who Are Spiritually Deceived Are No Longer Able to Think
for Themselves by Kevin Reeves, 1/16/24
History is filled with stories of those who have stood for
truth, many of whom gave their lives to defend the faith God
had put in their hearts. History is also filled with those
who tried to squelch that truth. In his riveting account of
the Nazi empire, historian William L. Shirer meticulously
documents the internal workings of a system that once
threatened to take over the world. The Rise and Fall of the
Third Reich is a chilling account of the effects of
mind-numbing propaganda.1 The endless barrage of
misinformation, incredibly, molded a once-beaten and
fragmented people into the icon of elitism, which culminated
in grisly death camps and the cold-blooded murder of those
deemed lesser humans. A firsthand witness and opponent of
the Nazi regime, Shirer recounted instances of conversation
with German people, when he dared contradict the ludicrous
governmental and media declarations of ethnic, cultural, and
military superiority. He was met with shocked silence or an
amazed stare. He noted that to question the Nazi machine’s
view of anything was considered blasphemy of the highest
order. It dawned on him that the minds of many of the people
had become so warped that they were no longer able to think
for themselves or evaluate anything by a higher standard.
Shirer observed that with the rise of the new German empire,
the truth had become whatever Hitler and Goebbels said it
was; they were the final arbiters of reality— spiritual and
otherwise.
(534) What
Happened To The Asbury Revival? by Samuel Sey,
2/16/24
“That lack of discernment is one of the reasons why many Gen
Z professing Christians are deconstructing their faith. That
lack of discernment could be why thousands of people
travelled hundreds of miles to experience the Asbury
revival, though they don’t regularly worship at their local
church.” It’s been a year since the beginning of the Asbury
“revival” in Wilmore, Kentucky. Last year, from February 8th
to February 24th, up to 70,000 people visited Asbury
University’s chapel to experience what they called an
“outpouring,” an “awakening,” or a “revival.”
(535)“#HeGetsUs
Doesn’t Get Him“ by Ryan Bomberger, 2/19/24
Over 100 million people worldwide watched the Super Bowl.
Many, like me, are more interested in the commercials than
the actual game. As a creative professional who loves
creating stuff that’s fearless, factual and freeing, I enjoy
some of the annual, overly-priced creativity. Well, it came
time for a commercial break. INXS’ “Never Tear Us Apart”
played as highly stylized photos, made to look like
illustrations, showed various scenes of people washing other
people’s feet. The visuals were beautiful. Each image showed
contention, sorrow, brokenness, and humility over a pensive
piano ballad. It seemed to cover every social issue under
the sun.
(536) The
sons of thunder prophecy by Mike Oppenheimer,
3/15/24
In 1989 a pastor from a Vineyard church had a several dreams
which made him became famous. At the same time Benny Hinn
was rising as a key figure in the charismatic crusades and
was soon to bring Rodney Howard Browne to the forefront of
the church in America that would begin the Latter Rain
revivalism that is with us today. This is what is called ‘a
perfect storm.’ The man that had the dream was James Ryle
and he became a partner with Bill McCarthy in Promise
Keepers. Ryle pastored the Boulder Valley Vineyard in
Colorado, and he ministered with John Wimber and Paul Cain.
Clearly he was influenced by their Latter Rain teaching that
PEAKED in the latter 80’s with the Kansas city prophets
incorporated into Wimber’s Vineyard churches. When Ryle was
asked whether Promise Keepers could be fulfilling the
prophecy in Joel of raising an army that original came from
Paul Cain (a Branham disciple). Ryle's reply was, " Yes,
300, 000 men have come together so far this year under
Promise Keepers... Never in history have 300, 000 men come
together except to go to war.”These men are gathered for
war, and war it was, WAR on the word of God, Dreams versus
the Word. Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(537) Straightening
out church history on Apostles by Mike
Oppenheimer, 3/18/24
The falling away is taking place today; it is produced by
those who do signs and wonders that are counterfeit, done
under a different Jesus by another spirit. They do this with
counterfeit doctrine, certainly teaching a different view of
the last days. It is directly connected to the prophetic
movement the apostolic movement that is now taking place.
The very same things Jesus warned of in the end “false
prophets” Mt.24:11, 24 who will show signs and wonders.
selah
(538) Greg
Locke Formally Declared An ‘Apostle’ At Official Apostolic
Installation Service by Protestia, 5/21/24
“Pastor Greg Locke” is now “Apostle Greg Locke,” following
an apostolic installation and impartation service yesterday
morning at Global Vision Bible Church, which saw the
controversial Tennessee pastor and his wife officially given
the lofty title and designations. Readers of Protestia will
recognize Locke as the controversial Tennessee pastor who
divorced his first wife and remarried under controversial
circumstances and who is elbows deep in exorcisms and
deliverance ministry after several witches supposedly
harassed his church.
(539) The
Latter Rain-the invasion on doctrine and practice in the
Church by Mike Oppenheimer, 6/2/24
here have always been a few that taught the error that God
is pouring out his spirit on all flesh. This began to be
especially popularized by William Branham who taught of this
as a ‘now event,’ so that we can all do the miraculous If
you can’t identify the numerous errors of William Branham
then you will not see the error of those who walk in his
ways today. And that is the error of many today who teach
what is called the latter rain, which is a replacement
teaching of Israel, whether they know it or not. The Latter
Rain teaching has become THE ‘greatest deception’ inside the
church, as it carries numerous ‘other errors’ besides the
basic premise. Nearly all revivalist state Acts 2 is upon
us; they are wrong. What this deception is doing is setting
us up for an even greater deception as the world heads
toward the tribulation which they do not believe is the
future This is what William Branham said 75 years ago of the
Latter Rain which was a completely misused term. God says it
happens on a certain day. Read Part
1 and Part
2.
(540) What
gospel is the NAR (New apostles and prophets) preaching?
by Mike Oppenheimer, 6/15/24
Numerous NAR apostles and prophets teach there is a
distinction between two gospels, the “gospel of salvation”
and the “gospel of the kingdom.” The “gospel of salvation”
encompasses the good news through Christ’s death and
resurrection, providing salvation from sin. But this is an
incomplete gospel. This is what Joseph Farah (of WND)
happens to agree with and promote. That the “gospel of the
kingdom” is the completed gospel, which goes beyond
salvation from sin, but our taking dominion. (source: C.P.
Wagner, Dominion, p.67-68; Johnny Enlow, The Seven Mountain
Prophecy (Lake Mary, FL: Creation House, 2008), p.41. This
means, we, the church are to be directly involved in
transforming society, which methodology is called the “Seven
Mountain Mandate,” originating with the founder of YWAM,
Loren Cunningham in the mid-seventies. Peter Wagner believed
this is the true meaning of the Great Commission, changing
the world by overcoming each sector to take nations.
According to this revelation, (which is utterly false).
Loren Cunningham said, the way to take dominion is by taking
control of the seven most influential societal institutions
— called “mountains” — which are identified as government,
media, family, business/finance, education, church/religion,
and arts/entertainment.
(541) NAR
Prophet Makes Strange, Strange, Strange Threat During
Twitter Squabble at CRN, 6/26/24
Yesterday on Twitter/X, Wallnau made a direct and public
criticism of Rick Warren’s character, pointing out that a
recent tweet where Warren went off on Robert Morris was
‘uncharacteristic for the man who prefers to avoid hot
divisive topics and is ‘fueled by his own personal axe which
he can now grind with justification in public.’ Prominent
charismatic teacher Lance Wallnau has been thoroughly
discredited as a false prophet. A key player in the New
Apostolic Reformation, he is a driving force behind the
Seven Mountain Mandate that seeks to take “dominion” over
seven designated areas of culture, including religion,
family, education, government, media, arts &
entertainment, and business.
(542) NAR
Prophetess, Katie Souza, Says She’s On Assignment To Fight
A Werewolf Sent By Satan by The Dissentrer,
8/31/24
“Souza’s claim to fame? “Soul-healing” through fantastical,
made-up “keys” that are supposed to unlock divine power in
your life. It’s like a bad infomercial, except the stakes
are far higher, and the deception far more insidious.” If
you’ve never heard of her, self-proclaimed “Prophetess”
Katie Souza is the ringleader of her own spiritual sideshow,
where she’s carved out a niche in the New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR). The NAR is a movement that has nothing to
do with the gospel and is more about shameless
self-promotion.
(543) Dr.
Michael Brown Joining Famed ‘Leg Lengthening’ Huckster
Todd White For Joint Ministry Event by CRN, 9/1/24
“Leading figures in Christian discernment, like Justin
Peters and Chris Rosebrough, have suggested that Todd White
is demon-possessed. We absolutely concur and believe
strongly that the extent of demonic possession over this man
is more profound and apparent than most.” Years ago, Jim
Osman (author of God Doesn’t Whisper) called into Michael
Brown’s show and criticized him for platforming the worst of
the worst of charismatic ne’er do wells, telling him, “I
would say that you have given a lot of shade,(cover) in
fact, shade to some of the worst and most egregious
charismatics, charlatans, false prophets, and hucksters that
the charismatic movement has turned up in recent years,
including Sid Roth and Benny Hinn and others just like it.”
(544) One
Day After Resigning, MorningStar CEO Chris Reed Admits to
Sexual Misconduct by Protestia, 9/2/24
“In an article written by Rebecca Hopkins for The Roys
Report she reveals that Reed, who is married and has six
younger children, was involved with a student (who is an
adult seven years his junior) at MorningStar named here as
“Kathryn,” whom he was kissing and sending sexual text
messages to in 2021, prior to becoming CEO.” A day after
resigning from his role as President and CEO of the New
Apostolic Reformation mecca known as MorningStar Ministries,
Chris Reed has admitted to sexual misconduct with one of his
students.
(545) Deliverance
Minister Claims There Are Nephilim Living In The Hollow
Earth, And That Jonah And The Whale Used Underwater
Portals To Get There by Protestia, 9/4/24
“[Robert Van Dries Mitchell] went into the Hollow Earth
through some of the entrance points. He even gave me a list
of them on the physical earth- this is how they go in go
through these gates and they come out in the hollow earth.
He described to me corporations, there are Nephilim giants
down there, there are different continents down there, a ton
of activity and certain beings….” Daniel Duval is the
founder and Executive Director of Bride Ministries
International, a church and family of believers that
“specialize” in healing the sick, doing deliverance
ministry, and “manifesting miracles.” They “unlock these
realities in a practical way through equipping men and women
with tools for advanced spiritual warfare, deliverance,
inner healing, and discipleship to maturity in Christ.”
(546) False
Prophet Jonathan Cahn Smashes an ‘Altar of Ishtar’ At Lou
Engle’s Washington Rally by Protestia, 10/19.24
Jonathan Cahn is a Messianic Jewish Rabbi who never misses
an opportunity to falsely prophesy, promote speculative
revelations of economic collapse that never come to pass, or
treat the bible as a magical codebook from which he can
uncover hidden mysteries and secrets that he can populate
his next book with. The author of the terrible books The
Harbinger, The Mystery of the Shemitah, and The Paradigm, he
has been so thoroughly discredited [see below] on such a
large scale that it’s only the naive, gullible, or wantonly
ignorant that would ever give him an ounce of respect as a
Christian leader. On October 12, “the day of atonement,” he
headlined the ‘Million Women’ rally in Washington, led and
organized by false prophet Lou Engle, which saw tens of
thousands of people (far less than a million) come together
to sing and pray and as a “last stand” moment for America.
Here, they engaged in intercession that God would save
America by electing Donald Trump and prophetically “apply
the Blood of Jesus over the doorpost of our nation.” During
the service, Cahn brought out a replica of the “altar of
Ishtar” and smashed it to bits with a sledgehammer to the
sounds of dozens of shofars claiming he was breaking the
demonic strongholds of America.
(547) What
Is DOMINIONISM? by Herescope, 11/9/24
This 2010 report expanded upon my original “Dominionism and
the Rise of Christian Imperialism” thesis from 2005. I
published my material in several locations online, including
the late Pastor Ken Silva’s website, and the old Discernment
Ministries website (currently defunct), where it had been
published in their newsletter. It was also included in Sandy
Simpson’s book titled Dominionism. I wrote that it was “a
work in progress” and that it would periodically be updated.
As things worked out, the Discernment Research Group simply
continued posting articles on the Herescope blog that
expanded on the original themes. With the help of Dr. Orrel
Steinkamp, we wrote extensively about Dominionist theology
originating in the pentecostal and charismatic wing of the
Church, particularly as it intersected with American
politics. Our writings were based on original source
research on the Latter Rain/Manifest Sons of God movement,
which was originally deemed a cult. It rose to prominence
again after C. Peter Wagner and John Wimber connected with
the Kansas City Prophets. The rise of what Wagner called
“The New Apostolic Reformation” (NAR) would mainstream these
old Dominionist beliefs into the evangelical world.
Christian media, social media, Internet, Facebook, YouTube
and other platforms enabled these old doctrines to gain new
life and assimilate into the evangelical consciousness.
(548) Charismatic
Prophets Say 2020 Prophecies About Trump Victory ‘Were
Actually For 2024’ by Julia Duin, 11/10/24
“[Johnny] Enlow was the most dramatic of the holdouts. In
April 2021, he posted on Facebook his vision of Trump seated
on a heavenly throne wearing a golden crown and holding a
golden scepter.” Smelling victory, some of the charismatic
Christian prophets backing presidential nominee Donald Trump
are already rejoicing on social media. “I stand by every
word that God gave me, see you on the other side of victory!
Numbers 12:6,” wrote “Prophet” Charlie Shamp, president of
Destiny Encounters International in Moravian Falls, North
Carolina, on X Monday night.
(549) The
Marketplace Movement... 7 Mountains... = The NAR-prophet
Jonathan Cahn by Karin Jansson, 12/2/24
These conferences and leadership-days are NOT Biblically
sound! However, no matter how "good they may sound"; they
bring the Faith Movement heresies and its
self-proclaimed NAR apostles and prophets! Some worse than
others… but, unfortunately, they are affected by this
movement! I appeal to you who read this – do not participate
in this – stay away and turn to the lord and biblically
sound Christianity!
(550) Dr.
Michael Brown’s Accuser Reveals Identity, Blasts Him For
Lying About Sexual Misconduct by Protestia,
12/19/24
“I keep thinking about why Michael Brown won’t just admit to
what he has done or publicly repent and bring healing to SO
many who have been hurt by his actions and words. Why is he
hiding? Why such a vague statement? Why did he lie in his
statement?” The previously unnamed woman who recently
accused author, apologist, and The Line of Fire radio host
Dr. Michael Brown of committing sexual misconduct
with/against her 23-year years ago has revealed her
identity, along with a renewed list of grievances against
the storied charismatic leader. Earlier this month, Brown
was accused by ‘Erin,’ now revealed to be Sarah Erin Monk
(hereby known as Sarah), of sexually inappropriate conduct
that would frequently cross physical boundaries, including
holding her hand, kissing her on the lips, and slapping her
back side.
(551) Is
Todd White A False Teacher? by Ray Fava –
Evangelical Dark Web, 12/27/24
“The kenosis heresy suggests that in becoming human, Jesus
divested himself of his divine attributes such as
omnipotence, omnipresence, and omniscience, but not his
divine essence. This would mean that during his earthly
ministry, Jesus was not all-powerful, all-knowing, and
present everywhere, but was rather a finite human being in
every respect except his sinless nature. This view was
controversial in early Christianity and was condemned by
some church fathers, such as John Chrysostom and Augustine,
as heretical.” Despite how sympathetic believers are
inclined to be regarding Todd White’s criticism of the
Prosperity Gospel and push for true repentance, this must
also be balanced with the continued course of conduct for
manipulating fake miracles that Todd White has been known
for. And while this makes White more difficult to assess,
it’s difficult to recognize someone engaged in chicanery as
anything but a charlatan. Even Todd White’s best moment is
paired with manipulative background music and tears. Todd
White was groomed into being a false teacher because of his
compelling backstory with a history of drug addiction. So
one cannot help but see that he continued down the path that
his makers set him, however, there has been nominal at best
improvement in his teaching going back more than a decade
which would be expected of someone who is saved. There is no
other conclusion to draw than that he is a false teacher to
mark and avoid.
(552) We
have a doctrinal emergency in the church by Mike
Oppenheimer, 1/12/25
I came to your church but I did not recognize your Jesus.
Yes, his name was the same but the name was not proclaimed
as the only way and the people acted very differently under
the anointing of a different Jesus. Do you see this? Have
you seen people falling, squirming, yelling and crawling,
out of control, all under what they claim are the auspices
of the Holy Spirit's power? If so, run from this. Your
spiritual life depends on it. These teachers promoting these
activities have descended like a swarm of locusts eating up
all the truth, and there is little left. They are replacing
it with the distortions of their own interpretations, not
ashamed to call it a new revelation.
(553) What
is DOMINIONISM? by Sarah Leslie, 1/14/25
This 2010 report expanded upon my original “Dominionism and
the Rise of Christian Imperialism” thesis from 2005. I
published my material in several locations online, including
the late Pastor Ken Silva’s website, and the old Discernment
Ministries website (currently defunct), where it had been
published in their newsletter. It was also included in Sandy
Simpson’s book titled Dominionism. I wrote that it was “a
work in progress” and that it would periodically be updated.
As things worked out, the Discernment Research Group simply
continued posting articles on the Herescope blog that
expanded on the original themes. With the help of Dr. Orrel
Steinkamp, we wrote extensively about Dominionist theology
originating in the pentecostal and charismatic wing of the
Church, particularly as it intersected with American
politics.
(554) Church
Governance: Brian Houston and James Morris Create New
Non-Profit Organizations by Trinity Foundation,
1/31/25
Following their departures from Hillsong Church and Gateway
Church, Brian Houston and James Morris have established new
churches using different legal structures to determine how
the churches will be governed. Traditionally, articles of
incorporation and bylaws have determined how churches are
governed by specifying whether or not church attendees have
voting rights or if church governance is reserved for a
board of directors or board of elders. More recently, Brian
Houston’s prior church Hillsong popularized the practice of
creating churches as limited liability companies, based on
legal advice from attorneys.
(555) Satan
Casts Out Satan, And Bethel Church Casts Out Shawn Bolz
by The Dissenter, 2/5/25
“Here we are. Bethel Church, the great empire of counterfeit
spirituality, is casting out one of its own for being… too
much of a fraud? For taking things too far? For doing the
exact same thing they all do, but with a little less
finesse? It’s like watching a con man get banned from a
casino—not for cheating, but for being too obvious about
it.” It was only a matter of time before Bethel Church, the
grand cathedral of charismatic charlatanry, decided to throw
one of its own to the wolves. And who better than Shawn
Bolz—a man whose entire career has been built on the kind of
“prophecy” that conveniently aligns with whatever the
audience wants to hear?
(556) An
Introduction To Demonslayers And The Threat They Pose To
You And Your Church by ChurchWatch Central,
2/19/25
Organizations such as The Roys Report, Ministry Watch, and
The Trinity Foundation have taken significant steps to
expose the abuses within movements like the NAR and its
offshoots. The rise of these self-styled “Demonslayers”
within the contemporary Christian church represents a
troubling phenomenon characterized by spiritual abuse, lack
of accountability, and blatant theological perversions.
While these leaders present themselves as
‘Apostles/Generals’ or ‘champions’ of deliverance ministry,
exposing and expelling demonic forces, their actions often
reveal patterns of predatorial and grifting behaviour.
Rooted in the theological innovations of the New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR), many who flirt with the facade of
Demonslayer mask their connections to this controversial
movement by appropriating Pentecostal and Charismatic
language.
(557) What
is DOMINIONISM? by Sarah Leslie, 3/12/25
This 2010 report expanded upon my original “Dominionism and
the Rise of Christian Imperialism” thesis from 2005. I
published my material in several locations online, including
the late Pastor Ken Silva’s website, and the old Discernment
Ministries website (currently defunct), where it had been
published in their newsletter. It was also included in Sandy
Simpson’s book titled Dominionism. I wrote that it was “a
work in progress” and that it would periodically be updated.
As things worked out, the Discernment Research Group simply
continued posting articles on the Herescope blog that
expanded on the original themes.
(558) ‘Open
Letter To Todd White’ Alleges Years Of Lies, Abuse, Theft,
And Domestic Violence by Protestia, 4/12/25
“White is not an ordinary charismatic. White engages in
parlor trickery that must be learned, practiced, and honed.
His leg-lengthening stunts, mentalism, cold readings, and
street-level “healings” are all tricks learned and mastered
by secular magicians.” Apologist Mike Winger has released A
Warning to the Church about Todd White, sharing an open
letter released by multiple eye-witnesses that have come
forward alleging years of egregious and disqualifying
behavior from the pastor and leader of Lifestyle
Christianity, including theft, a litany of lies, spiritual
abuse and manipulation, and even allegations of domestic
abuse.
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(1) NAR
False Apostle Denies Trinity On Stage At TPUSA Faith Pastors
Summit by The Dissenter, 11/1/23 “Che Ahn’s statement doesn’t just dip its toes into a pool of
heresy, it dives headlong into it.” If you think TPUSA is the
guardian of conservative values, think again. Led by Charlie
Kirk, this organization is nothing short of a Trojan horse in
the conservative movement. While it claims to champion
conservatism, it’s busy platforming and promoting ideologies
that are anything but conservative—like embracing the LGBTQ
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Todd Bentley
(1) Todd
Bentley's
Diabolical Signs by Jackie Alnor, ApostasyAlert,
5/11/08
If you've been watching the news on "Christian Television"
in the past couple of weeks, you could not have missed the
glowing reports of a "revival" breaking out in Lakeland,
Florida. It is headed up by a certified false
prophet/teacher by the name of Todd Bentley, one of the guys
from the infamous Elijah List, an umbrella group that
markets all the bogus "prophetic" junk their many seers
sell. Many of these forerunners for the antichrist are
heralding this outbreak as the much-touted outpouring of the
latter rain. {If you think I'm speaking harshly, keep
reading to understand why I can't mince words.}
(2) Press
Release
- Third Wave Exposed by Christian News Today,
5/17/08 Todd Bentley's latest revival in Lakeland Florida with the
assistance of Karl Strader's son Stephen Strader is all
about money.
(3) Todd
Bentley
or Jesus Christ? by Bud Press, Christian Research
Service, May 20, 2008 Todd Bentley claims to have seen Jesus Christ, but it was
not the Jesus of the Bible.
(5) Todd
Bentley
- The New Simon Magus by Pastor Bill Randles,
Believers in Grace Ministries, 5/26/08 It seems to be happening again, The false prophets are once
again "making God's people trust in a lie', the people are
not blameless, for once again as in Jeremiah's day;"
The prophets prophesy falsely, the priests bear rule by
their means, and my people love to have it so, people love
to have it so, but what will you do in the end?" (Jer. 5:31)
(8) Todd
Bentley/Fresh
Fire Ministries Research Page compiled by Bud
Press, Christian Research Service, 6/08 This page contains selected articles, information, and news
releases specific to Todd Bentley and Fresh Fire Ministries,
and will be updated as new information is made
available.
(9) Lakeland's
Recycled
Revival by Gary Osborne, 6/08 There is no doubt in my mind that the "Lakeland
Outpouring", as it is now being called, is nothing more than
a recycling of previous movements that stretch back
decades. Whether it was meetings held by people like
William Branham, Kathryn Kuhlman, Benny Hinn, Rodney
Howard-Browne, Steve Hill, or any of the so-called Kansas
City Prophets, the spirit and basic doctrine are the
same. There's a common thread of specific heresies
that go back a long way. That's why I call it recycled
revival. It's nothing new at its core. In
addition, this revival and ones similar to it promote ideas
that are contrary to what the Bible tells us about the end
times.
(10) Roaring
Revival
/ Distress of nations with perplexity by Tony
Pearce, 6/08
The laying on of hands is used in Acts in order to commission
ministry and to give spiritual gifts and in working miracles.
Nevertheless the kind of manic laying on of hands on everyone
who comes up at a meeting pushing them over as a sign of the
power of the Holy Spirit is not to be found in Acts or the
Epistles. In fact Paul counsels Timothy "Do not lay hands on
anyone hastily.' 1 Timothy 5.22. The fruit of Paul laying
hands on Timothy was the very opposite of the frenzy and manic
behaviour we are witnessing today in Lakeland: "Therefore I
remind you to stir up in you gift of God which is in you
through the laying on of my hands. For God has not given us a
spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.'
2 Timothy 1.6-7. Far from some magical power been transferred
by the touch of one anointed person to another, the message of
the Christian faith was to be spread by teaching its content
from one to another: "And the things that you have heard from
me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men, who
will be able to teach others also.' 2 Timothy 2.2. How much we
need this today.
(11) The
Modern
Church's Golden Calf by Randall Sortino,
6/5/08 Today many Christians have grown impatient waiting for the
return of our Lord Jesus. They have begun to look for other
ways to God. They have embraced emerging church metaphysical
techniques, some subscribe to a kingdom now philosophy, they
have chased after Oprah's false gospel of self, they pursue
yoga and meditation to obtain contact with the spiritual
guides, and in Lakeland Florida they pursue Todd Bentleys'
god of violence and error.
(12) Fools
for Christ- or just fools? by Mike Oppenheimer,
Let Us Reason Ministries, 6/08 A prophesy failure of Jesus showing up at Todd Bentleys
meeting.
(13) Todd
Bentley:
The Culmination of the False Charismatic Revival
by Joseph Chambers, Pawcreek Ministry, 6/08 Can you imagine a prophet of the true Jehovah God who is
almost totally covered in tattoos which his "god" told him
to get? He has rings in his ears and on his chin. As he
prays for people, his main words are, "Bam, Bam, Bam." The
results are ecstatic, bodily motions that range from sexual
gyrating to insane stupors. This spirit does not make you
wise; it makes you unwise.
(14) Todd
Bentley
Caught Infecting People With Spiritual Diseases!
by Chris Pearson, Cutline, WordPress, 6/08 Todd Bentley carries a vile spiritual disease which can
infect you and corrupt you eternally if you so choose to
follow after his false gospels, false miracles and false
revelations. Todd Bentley is one of the most vile and
perverted blasphemous heretics that has ever made himself
known publicly in the last 2000 years. We are living in a
terrible time, put on the whole armour of God through the
sound doctrines of the Bible so that you may stand in this
evil day against all that would come to deceive you away
from the truth into doctrines of devils and fables.
Updated! (15) Lakeland's
Recycled
Revival - Introduction: Testing the Spirits - A Pastor
Reports on Todd Bentley's "Revival" in Lakeland, Florida
by Pastor Gary Osborne, 6/16/08 This article will be divided up into two distinct sections.
In the first section I will give detailed accounts of what I
personally witnessed at two of the meetings I attended in
Lakeland, and I will also detail a portion of a third
meeting I watched and taped off television. This first
section will obviously include subjectivity from my vantage
point. The second portion of this article will deal with 7
issues that need to be addressed concerning this "Revival"
and will include some of the more salient teachings of Todd
Bentley.
Read Part
1, Part
,Part
3,Part
4 & Part
5.
(16) My
Visit to Lakeland Revival by Evangelist Justin
Peters, 6/19/08 Well, I went to Lakeland, FL to attend the revival
services. I was in attendance Monday morning and evening,
Tues evening, and Wed. morning. I really did try to go to
these services with an open mind, but once there it did not
take very long for my mind to begin closing.
(17)Defending
the
Indefensible - Todd Bentley Apologetic by Jacob
Prasch, Moriel Ministries, 6/21/08 For these reasons alone, may no one be taken in by this
apologetic, regardless of the obvious credentials and
experience of professor Grieg. Of course there are those who
indeed looking for "permission to jump on board" this
heretical movement, but I am assured that all who are really
"of the Truth will hear Jesus' voice". Grace and Peace!
(18) Footprints
Of
A Prophet Or Tracks Of A Wolf? by Jan Markel,
Olive Tree Ministries, 6/08 I am writing the "inconvenient truth" today. I have been
blitzed with e-mails about the Todd Bentley "revival" in
Florida. Before you fall for his stories and "signs
and wonders," please allow me to make some comments. I
realize this will not be received well by many.
(21) Todd
Bentley's
'Special Commissioning Service' by Bud Press,
Christian Research Service, 6/24/08 The believers' who promote and support Todd Bentley and the
Lakeland revival would do well to heed the Apostle Paul's
warnings to the early churches, repent, study their Bibles,
and stay completely away from the false prophets, false
teachers, and false healers of our day. Read
about who is behind Bentley here.
This
is exactly why I placed Bentley on this NAR page.
(22) Articles on
Todd Bentley by Deception Bytes, 6/08
Articles include The Dark Agenda Behind the Florida
Outpouring, Todd Bentley, Fires of Kundalini and the Demon
Samael, Todd Bentley encouraging Astral Projection, Todd
Bentley -God is Releasing a Sundar Singh Annointing, The
Outpouring of New Age Doctrine in the Church, Todd Bentley and
his Financial Angels, etc.
(23) The
Sorcery
& Trances Of Todd Bentley vs. Scripture - A Response
to Charges against James Sundquist for "Judging the Bride
of Christ" by James Sundquist, June 26, 2008
Open Letter to: Brian Olynick, Stephen R. Strader, Gary S.
Greig, Todd Bentley and Fresh Fire Ministries Staff, I am
responding to your charges that we are "judging the Bride of
Christ." If you had bothered to read the testimonies
you would see that we are not judging the Bride of the
Christ, as only Jesus Christ can do that at the Bema
Judgment Seat. But we are commanded to judge the
teachings of anyone who claims to be part of the Bride of
Christ. So in one broad stroke you have already borne
false witness against us.
(24) Todd
Bentley
is not of God, folks by Tim Wirth, No Goofy Zone
Discernment Ministry, 6/28/08 I'm sorry for those of you out there who don't get this and
are still calling this demonic nonsense a Christian revival. This is not of God folks. At least not of the God I
worship. Here is a very scary video.
(26) Reflections
On
Lakeland Florida Events by John Angliss,
6/08 When revivals took place in Church history (e.g. at the
beginning of the 20th Century), they spontaneously occurred
in SEVERAL places in the world and were not dependent on ONE
place or ONE person or the impartation of "IT" (whatever
that is?)
Canadian
Todd
Bentley doesn't look like a minister as some would expect.
The 32-year-old openly sports body piercings and tattoos on
his arms and neck, which has caused many to question his
purpose and motivations.
(30) New
Video
Clips - Todd Friel and Justin Peters on Todd Bentley
by Puritan Fellowship, 7/3/08 A pastor pronounced "healed" by Todd Bentley Dies 8 Days
Later.-Pastor Justin Peters contacted 7 people who went up
on stage and said they felt the power of God go through
them, but Todd Bentley proclaimed them healed, and none of
the 7 are any better, there is no change in their physical
condition.
(32) Bam
Bam Bentley by Orrel Steinkamp, The Plumbline,
Vol. 13, No. 3, November/December 2007 Todd Bentley delivers a spiritual punch and fells people
onstage (spiritual ring) for the count by yelling "Bam".
(33) The
New Violence of the 'Holy Spirit?' by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministry, 7/08 Considering that Todd Bentley is now mimicking Smith
Wigglesworth, this article that was written on Toronto
needs to be reread.
(34) Please
Provide
the Medical Evidence for the Healing of the Man with
Stage 4 metastatic Cancer by Philip Powell,
Christian Witness Ministries, July 5, 2008 The following is the substance of an email addressed by
Philip Powell to Todd Bentley and Stephen Strader and
copied to many on Philip's personal email lists, including
the official "Todd Bentley" apologist Dr Gary GREIG. After
the email was broadcast worldwide Philip Powell received a
response of sorts from Steve Strader, which is published
under the words of the original email below, followed by
Philip Powell's editorial comments. You be the judge. It
would be good to see some pressure being put on these men
to come clean on this issue or provide the evidence asked
for.
(35) Todd
Bentley:
The Culmination of the False Charismatic Revival
by Joseph Chambers, Paw Creek Ministries, 7/8/08 There is only one thing that ties this false prophet to
the kingdom of God. He represents every false doctrine,
emotion, and action that I have documented in the false
invasion of the Charismatic world. Some of his actions go
back before the Charismatic period when it was all called
Pentecostal. (Please do not confuse this with Classical
Pentecostals.) Mr. Bentley is a kind of culmination of
every false doctrine or idea that has plagued the
Pentecostal people and their churches.
(36) Miracles
-
Preaching the Gospel = ___? by Herescope,
7/8/08 In Jesus' era people were also seeking miracles, signs
and wonders. Mark chapter 1 details how Jesus "healed many
that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many
devils" (vs. 34) Shortly thereafter, Simon Peter commented
to Jesus that "all men seek for thee" (vs. 37). Our Lord's
response was simply, "Let us go into the next towns, that
I may preach there also: for therefore cam I forth" (vs.
38). And Mark records that "He preached in their
synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils"
(vs. 39).
(37) Angels
Or
Demons? by Berit Kjos, July 6, 2008 What's driving Todd Bentley? Why do thousands of people
flock to his revival meetings?
(38) Todd
Bentley
and His Circus Side Show From Hell by
InPlainSite, 7/08 Is pretty much summed up by the succinct comment recently
made by a friend .. "I don't know if the devil wears
Prada, but he definitely drives a Bentley".
(39) FIRST-PERSON:
Faith
& healing -- Where's the evidence? by
William A. Dembski, 7/11/08 Todd Bentley's healing ministry has gained national
attention. His daily meetings for the past three months in
Lakeland, Fla., have attracted hundreds of thousands from
all over the world. The press has begun to question
Bentley's legitimacy -- Is his financial accounting above
board? Are miracles really happening? I want to raise some
more personal concerns.
(40) Todd Bentley on ABC News 'Nightline' Reports PART
1 & PART
2 CRS Comments: Video doesn't lie! The reports clearly
demonstrate that Todd Bentley does not have the gift of
healing!
(41) Fast-rising
preacher's
'healings' draw ire by Roger Oakland,
Understanding The Times, 7/19/08 While we believe that God is a God of miracles and that
legitimate healing takes place today according to God's
will, we do not believe that the "Lakeland Outpouring" is
a move of the Holy Spirit. We believe that when people
flock to a man or a movement in order to "receive a
transferrable anointing", we believe that such a
phenomenon is a sign how easy it is to delude people in
the name of Christ in the last days.
(42) Todd
Bentley
and the '13th Resurrection' - What was the name of that
funeral home? by Bud Press, Christian Research
Service, July 22, 2008 In this 5:28 YouTube video Todd Bentley reads an
unverified e-mail and excitedly proclaims the "thirteenth
resurrection from the dead" which, according to Bentley,
took place at a funeral home.
(43) Todd
Bentley
Fires Blanks in Texas by Danny Gallagher, The
Wittenburg Door, 7/22/08 They want God and they want Todd, not necessarily in that
order.
(44) The
Sickness
Unto Death: Spiritual Drunkenness And False Revival
by: Pastor Bill Randles, 7/30/08 What we are seeing in the so?called Lakeland revival, did
not come like "a rushing mighty wind" out of heaven (cf.
Acts 2:2). Rather it is the direct result of several
"streams " that have converged over the last twenty years.
The roots of Todd Bentley's experienced based revival, are
manifold. They include the Kansas City Prophets of the
late 1980's and early nineties, John Wimber's Vineyard
movement, South African Evangelist Rodney Howard Browne,
the Toronto Blessing, and the subsequent Pensacola Revival
which led directly to Lakeland Florida and Todd Bentley. A
major common denominator, which runs through all of these
streams, is an emphasis on an experience called spiritual
drunkenness! There can be no denying that Bentley is a
direct result of the so called Kansas City Prophets. He
himself defers directly to two of these prophets openly,
in spite of the moral collapses of both of them.
(45) "Bam
Bam" Said The False Prophet by Marsha West,
7/30/08 Faith evangelist Todd Bentley has drawn hundreds of
thousands to his Florida Healing Revival to "soak in the
glory and spread the fire." Before you pack up the car or
purchase an airline ticket and head to Lakeland Florida,
here's a word of warning: Christians who play with fire
will get burned.
(46) Points
To
Ponder by Bud Press, Christian Research Service,
August 10, 2008 Melissa Fisher is in charge of the Evangelism Department
of Patricia King's Extreme Prophetic. After a "brainstorm"
with her team members to develop a new "creative
outreach," Fisher claims to have mapped-out all of the
mortuaries in the greater Phoenix, Arizona area. During a
visit to the first mortuary, Fisher asked the mortuary
attendant, "Do you have any people that are dead here that
we can practice on?" Again, you read it right. Again, we
don't make this stuff up. When given the okay by the
mortuary attendant, Fisher claims that she and her team
began to pray and call "life back into the bodies." Fisher
also claims that when the power of God fell, "oil and
"diamond-dust" appeared on their hands. Towards the end of
the video, Fisher states, "Now, we haven't seen any dead
raised yet, but we know, we have been pressing in, that
it's going to happen eventually."
(47) Todd
Bentley:
Angry And Sick by LocalPastor, YouTube Video,
8/11/08 The man in the wheelchair suffers from Multiple Sclerosis
(MS). Todd Bentley commands the MS to be "healed" and
repeats the words FIRE! FIRE! BAM! BOOM! HEALING POWER!
over-and-over again. Bentley then thanks "God" for healing
the MS, but the man remained in his wheelchair. Compare
with Matthew 15:30-31.
(48) Evangelist
Todd
Bentley Reportedly Files for Separation by Cary
McMullen, THE LEDGER, August 12, 2008 LAKELAND | Evangelist Todd Bentley, who led a Pentecostal
revival in Lakeland from a modest beginning to
near-historic proportions, has filed for separation from
his wife, a former spokesperson said Monday, and will not
return to the ongoing revival.
(50) Todd
Bentley Separates From Wife & Lakeland by
Marsha West, August 16, 2008 What did Fresh Fire Ministries know and when did they
know it? I'm talking about Todd Bentley's marriage, which
is in shambles. According to the statement posted on the
Fresh Fire website it would appear that the board of
directors have known for quite some time.
(51) Todd
Bentley:
'Unhealthy Relationship' with Female Staffmember
by Fresh Fire Ministries Board of Directors
August 15, 2008, aas cited by Bud Press, Christian Research
Service "We wish to acknowledge, however, that since our last
statement from the Fresh Fire Board of Directors, we have
discovered new information revealing that Todd Bentley has
entered into an unhealthy relationship on an emotional
level with a female member of his staff. In light of this
new information and in consultation with his leaders and
advisors, Todd Bentley has agreed to step down from his
position on the Board of Directors and to refrain from all
public ministry for a season to receive counsel in his
personal life."
Must Read! (53)
And the
prophets prophesied falsely and the people loved it so.
But what will you do in the end? by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries, 8/22/08 We are watching prophetic history unfold for the church
and it is not turning out the way most would think. With
each new wave of revival the promoters claimed God is
pouring out his Spirit on all flesh, but all that happened
is the deception deepened. You have to love the truth and
walk in it, to walk with Jesus, only then can you discern
error. That means you must know his word CORRECTLY and be
willing to search it daily. Did not Jesus say to worship
God we must do so in Spirit. No, He said we are to worship
in Spirit and in TRUTH. This is the missing element in
Lakeland and every Toronto style revival. In one of his
supernatural stories Todd Bentley said when he was
abducted through a pillar of fire he landed on a table in
heaven surrounded by angels and he heard God say "I desire
truth on the inward parts." Precisely! Where was it?
(54) Bill
Johnson
and Those So Called Prophets by Pastor Richard
Taylor, YouTube Video, cited on Christian Research Service,
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Pastor Richard Taylor boldly comments on Bill Johnson's
statement on Todd Bentley, C. Peter Wagner's endorsement
of Bentley, and God TV.
(55) Tossing
Glory Grenades by Dr. Orrel Steinkamp, The
Plumbline, Volume 11, No.4, August/September The title comes from a spectacle I witnessed on God TV
from the Lakeland Outpouring and the Todd Bentley
Meetings. On this night it was a little more than Bentley
imploring for people to come up and get "some glory", or
"Come and get a drink of the glory of God." In fact at
this particular meeting there was a stand in for Bentley.
I don't know his name and don't know how I could get it.
People I guess weren't coming down so he began tossing
glory bombs to people in the front rows who on cue would
fall and stagger. The speaker would quickly mm his back
apparently to avoid the blast of the explosion of glory.
Why he would avoid the supposed explosion of glory is odd.
This tangible packaging of the glory as a product to be
tossed around seems reprehensible.
(57) We
have
had enough of false prophets! by Marsha West,
Renew America, August 30, 2008 The Holy Spirit is on the move. He's working in the minds
and mouths of the false prophets. BAM! They've fallen and
they can't get up.
(58) The
Audacity of the Lakeland Revival DVD by Mike
Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries, 9/08 Why did the Lakeland outpouring fail? Can Lakeland be
refuted as a real revival. This video documents the
teachings, exposes the fabricated supernaturalism that was
taught to the youth as real biblical experiences. Numerous
clips from its broadcasts on youtube prove the unsound
doctrine that made this a Toronto repeat. You will hear
the false prophets lift up Bentley to introduce a new move
of the Spirit and prophesy his success. You will learn of
the spiritual agenda these men hold behind this revival
(Latter Rain theology). This video will help you show why
Toronto style revivals are not sent from God nor approved
by him. We can then immune ourselves and our loved
ones from other false revivals that will come.
(60) Fresh
Fire
or False Flames by Gary Gilley, Think On These
Things Newsletter, Volume 14, Issue 10, September
2008) That many are being deceived by such frolics shows the
level of biblical discernment to which many claiming to be
Christians have stooped. Just a quick reading of the
New Testament would reveal that this revival is not of the
Holy Spirit because it fails the test of Scripture.
(61) Three
Lessons
from Lakeland by David Servant, 9/08 Depending on where you live in the world and what
interests you, you may or may not have some knowledge of
the recent revival meetings in Lakeland, Florida, led by
Canadian Todd Bentley. Although tens of thousands from
around the world flocked to Lakeland over a period of four
months---mostly due to the reports of physical
healings---the meetings generated considerable controversy
due to Bentley's questionable doctrines, strange angelic
encounters, unconventional style, and his exaggerated and
sometimes outright false reports of miracles.
(62) Todd
Bentley
- Michael Guglielmucci - Feet Of Clay - Power To
Overcoming Bewitchments posted by Moriel
Ministries, 9/26/08 Today, many are spreading lies and slander concerning the
deity of Jesus Christ. Every mind is under attack to turn
the people to hoards of demonic men who wish to rule the
world under a new religious system called witchcraft. If
they can transform the minds of the masses, they can take
possession of the planet and exercise authority over the
people as slaves. 3 The impure doctrines of our present
church systems have muddied the waters of religion until
it hardly favors the Holy Bible and the true church.
Revival is impossible until we return to "the love of the
truth." (2 Thess. 2:10). The love of the truth is the
saving power of God.
(63) James
Goll: False Prophet by LocalPastor, September
28, 2008 In this YouTube video, James Goll claims Todd Bentley and
others "will go into another level of commissioning."
(65) Todd
Bentley:
An Angel Named "Mary" by Bud Press, Christian
Research Service, October 24, 2008 In the opening stages of his 2003 article, "Angelic Hosts
Part 1," Todd Bentley focuses the reader's attention on
"teaching on the angelic realm and how you can release
angels to fulfill God's word" Next, Bentley reveals that
he had "several daily visitations of angels which lasted
for weeks," and that, Since the beginning of this year
I've also sensed an increase in the presence of angels in
our meetings. Many others have reported to me of increase
of spiritual activity in their lives too
(66) Todd
Bentley: An Angel Named "Mary" by First God's
Plumbline, based on article by Bud Press, Christian Research
Service, October 24, 2008 - Video In the past, Todd Bentley introduced his followers to a
female angel named "Emma." Now, in his new book, Bentley
has introduced his readers to another female angel named
"Mary."
(67) Todd
Bentley:
The Pied Piper of Chaos by PFO, 11/12/08
In April 2008, Todd Bentley started having what he and
others called an end-times healing revival at the Ignited
Church in Lakeland, Fla., which is pastored by Stephen
Strader. The meetings continued for more than four months.
It received worldwide exposure via YouTube. His ""revival''
was a combination of the now-defunct Holy Trinity Brompton
revival, the Toronto ""blessing,'' and Pensacola
(Brownsville)
""outpouring,'' but kicked up " maybe literally " many
levels. The Lakeland Outpouring, as it was called, was a
first-rate circus complete with claims of a female angel
named Emma forever enshrined on YouTube. On July 21, Bentley
announced
that God had instructed him to ""Move, walk the land, move
the Ark of My glory.''
(68) Charlie
Robinson
and his 'Pillow Fight with Jesus' - Does the word
BLASPHEMY ring a bell?! by Bud Press, Christian
Research Service, December 29, 2008 Charlie Robinson, associate of Todd Bentley and Fresh
Fire Ministries1, is known for his off-the-wall
super-unnatural stories that go well beyond the usual
super-duper fantasy conjured up by many within the
hyper-Charismatic camp.
(69) "Angelic"
Delusion by LocalPastor, YouTube video,
1/09
Videos of Todd Bentley and others claiming angelic
visitations.
(70) Todd
Bentley
- Wiser than God? by Bud Press, Christian
Research Service, 2/3/09 "Sometimes the Lord would give me specific words before I
prophesied and other times I would just step out in faith,
begin to prophesy, and hope the Lord would join me"
(Journey Into The Miraculous, January 2008, p. 139, emp.
added).
(71) Todd
Bentley
and his Muscle-Bound Jesus by Bud Press,
Christian Research Service, February 6, 2009 But the Lakeland revival was doomed from day-one. On the
outside, it was advertised as a tremendous move of the
Holy Spirit. But on the inside, it carried the
spiritually-polluted stench of the Toronto and Brownsville
revivals, and was saturated with false teachings, false
prophecies, wild claims, false healings, and demonic
activity.
(72) Todd
Bentley:
Time Traveler? by Bud Press, Christian Research
Service, February 11, 2009 Visions of all makes and models, shapes and sizes are a
common occurrence within the Charismatic and signs and
wonders movements. The question is: Are the visions from
God? To no surprise, Todd Bentley claims to have had
multiple visions, and further claims to have been
transported back in time, not by way of Professor Peabody
and his Wayback Machine, mind you, but by "Jesus":
(73) Todd
Bentley and his False Jesus YouTube video by
VinnieActs2030, 2/09 "Another Jesus" has not the authority or power to
forgive, save, sanctify, and redeem the lost.
(74) False
Prophet
Rick Joyner & Todd Bentley's Adulterous Re-Marriage
by Jacob Prasch, Moriel Ministries, 3/11/09 Todd Bentley, the criminally convicted homosexual
pedophile turned drunken heretic and adulterer who kicked
old ladies in the face and stomach on YouTube at the
failed Lakeland, Florida counterfeit revival has entered
into a biblically adulterous re- marriage while under a
"process of restoration" led by biblically proven false
prophet Rick Joyner.
(75) Mr.
Friel
hits the nail on Mr. Bentley's head on The
Shotgun Blog, 4/4/09
Todd Bentley, shamed Candian evangelist, seems to have
friends who want him to return to ministry as soon as
possible. His mentor, U.S. charismatic evangelist Rick
Joyner, is putting several videos on his site per week about
Mr. Bentley's "restoration process", not just the one video
per week that was promised. Todd Friel, an American
apologetics expert with a weekly radio and TV show, analyzed
parts of the videos this week on his radio program. If you
are interested in his critique, I think he makes some very
good points. His audio comments are below the fold of this
post.
(76) Todd
Bentley:
Claimed but Not Ordained by Bud Press,
4/7/09 Todd Bentley claims to be ordained through a
Canadian-based association, but a top official tells a
different story.
(77) Todd
Bentley:
The art of the apologetic non-apology by Rick
Hiebert, Western Standard, 4/19/09 One nagging question that readers may have is why are Mr.
Bentley's critics still assailing him, when he says that
he is sorry? Well, I can make an educated guess. Although
I am not in this camp, I do think that it is in the
public's interest to bring blatant lying to their
attention.
(78) Todd
Bentley:
Preaching the Gospel 'Won't Win Souls' - Kingdom Rising
or self-rising kingdom? by Bud Press, Christian
Research Service, April 28, 2009 Todd Bentley's kingdom is self-rising. His gospel of the
kingdom is a kingdom he has established and not from God's
written word, the Bible. Yet, despite all of his false
teachings, false prophecies, and ungodly claims, actions,
and antics, Bentley is being "restored" under the
heretical umbrella of Rick Joyner, Bill Johnson, and Jack
Deere.
(79) Six
Simple
Questions for Todd Bentley by Bud Press,
Christian Research Service, October 22, 2009 Maybe it was just a glitch in Todd Bentley's computer.
Or, maybe Bentley accidentally hit delete instead of post.
Or, maybe Bentley actually read the comments and chose to
hit delete before his followers had a chance to read them.
Whatever the case may be, stuff disappears, including the
following October 19 comments on "The Todd Bentley Blog"
at http://www.freshfireusa.com/blog
(80) A
Little Necromancy For Mr. & Mrs. Bentley by
Rick Heibert, 1/14/10 The most scary thing that comes out of Todd Bentley's
Dec. 18th, 2009 service, however, is that Jessa Bentley,
Todd's new wife who is evidently learning quickly,
apparently has the ability to call dead people into her
dreams?
(81) Todd
Bentley
Videos Page by Christian Research Ministries,
2009 This page contains selected videosand DVDs on Todd
Bentley and his associates within the Word-Faith movement
and the New Apostolic Reformation.
(83) Todd
Bentley
on-stream again! by Karin Jansson, 2/11/10 I warned for this in December 2009...and, unfortunately, I
have nothing positive to say this time either...Believe me;
I have much more fun things to do than dealing with this! It
is grieving and a must to expose and continue to warn
for...This is 'Kundalini-power' (Hinduism) at work and this
is nothing to play with! God's church �" The Body of
Christ = wake up!
(84) The
Sickness
Unto Death: Spiritual Drunkeness and False Revival
by Bill Randles, 7/23/08 What we are seeing in the so-called Lakeland revival, did
not come "like a mighty rushing wind out of heaven", rather
it is the direct result of several "streams " that have
converged over the last twenty years. The roots of Todd
Bentley's experienced based revival, are manifold. They
include the Kansas City Prophets of the late 1980's and
early nineties, John Wimber's Vineyard movement, South
African Evangelist Rodney Howard Browne, the Toronto
Blessing, to the subsequent Pensacola Revival which led
directly to Lakeland Florida and Todd Bentley. A major
common denominator, which runs through all of these streams,
is an emphasis on an experience called spiritual
drunkenness!
(85) Todd
Bentley:
Crowing for Dollars by Bud Press, 4/12/10 Constant promises of financial breakthrough from the
hyper-Charismatic camp remind me of a strutting rooster. It
sticks out its chest and crows its cock-a-doodle-doo day in
and day out, month after month, year after year, and
produces nothing but noise. Well, after a visit from the
"angel of finance," and a meeting with Bob Jones who, in
turn, had a visit from an angel named "international
banker," Todd Bentley is crowing like a rooster, again,
about an upcoming super-duper, humongous, stupendous Greater
Glory Gathering at the MorningStar hen-house this month.
(86) The
Prophet,
the 'God' and the Heretic by Bud Press, Christian
Research Service, 5/19/10 You may have seen him on-stage with Benny Hinn, prophesying
over people, revealing their innermost thoughts, and
pronouncing people healed through his prophetic words. He is
Yakim Manasseh Jordan, son of E. (Elijah) Bernard Jordan,
the new kid on the hyper-Charismatic block, and rising star
within the Word of Faith movement.
(87) For
Sale:
The Anointing by Crystal, Slaughter Of The Sheep,
7/2/10 Do you want to attend a school that will teach you how to
steward the anointing and flow in the Holy Spirit?
Well, Todd Bentley says he can impart it to you, but you
have to get out your wallet first! Over at the Elijah List
website, they are promoting Todd Bentley's brand spankin'
new "school of the spirit." Bentley and Jason Hooper
are the key speakers at Bentley's new money-making venture,
the "Anointing School," and you can attend for the low, low
price of $60.00.
(88) Heretics
and
the Cross by Ken Silva, 9/11/10 For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform
signs and wonders, to lead astray, if possible, the elect.
(Mark 13:22) Spiritual deception depends upon counterfeit
experience which looks and feels real. Apprising Ministries
with just a little heads up that heretics know how to use
the language well in order to draw in their unsuspecting
prey. For example, here's latest tweet from false prophet
Todd Bentley.
(89) Todd Bentley is Back by
Jackie Alnor on Crosstalk, 10/1/10
Jackie Alnor is a Christian media watchdog and author of The
Fleecing of Christianity. After a two year hiatus due to
alleged moral failings, Todd Bentley, the controversial
Florida pastor, is preaching again thanks to the work of men
like Rick Joyner of Morningstar Ministries. Bentley is hardly
alone when it comes to being controversial. Individuals such
as John Avanzini and Benny Hinn are just two other names from
the Word of Faith "Hall of Shame." These and other pastors
continue to make headlines, not because they focus on the word
of God, but because they are adept at convincing others that
they can obtain whatever they want or think they need by
chasing after the presence of God. By reviewing this edition
of Crosstalk you'll become equipped to know what antics and
false manifestations are taking place in churches that are
being led by similar false teachers.
Date: September 30, 2010
Host: Ingrid Schlueter
Guest: Jackie Alnor
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(90) Todd
Bentley
Remarries And Re-Launches by Cecil Andrews, Take
Heed Ministries, March 10, 2009 Last year as a ministry we spent much time and energy
reporting on and exposing the fraudulent so called "Miracle
Healing Crusades' conducted by Todd Bentley in Lakeland in
Florida and I don't plan to revisit those God-dishonouring
events in this article �" a search of our website and those
of other faithful watchmen ministries will yield all the
information necessary to discover the devilish nature of
events in Lakeland. The "Miracle Healing Crusade' came to a
shuddering halt when it was discovered that Todd Bentley had
"entered into an unhealthy relationship on an emotional
level with a female member of his staff �" at least that's
how the board of Mr Bentley's then "Fresh Fire Ministries'
initially put out the story �" subsequent revelations showed
how very wide of the mark this first statement was.
(91) Letter
to
the People of Haiti concerning Todd Bentley by Bud
Press, 1/4/11 To the People of Haiti: A faith healer named Todd Bentley
is scheduled to arrive in Haiti on January 7, 2011. He plans
to conduct open-air crusades in Port Au Prince until January
15. Here in the United States and around the world, Todd
Bentley is known as a false teacher and false prophet. He
also claims to have the gift of healing, but the sick and
dying leave his meetings without being healed.
(92) CHRISTIANS
BEWARE!
Todd Bentley in Seattle by Bud Press, Christian
Research Service, 2/1/11 Currently, Todd Bentley and Jason Hooper are conducting a
tour in Yakima and Seattle, Washington. We need to pray that
God will be merciful to the innocent and unwary who attend,
and open their eyes to the real Jesus Christ. While the tour
will consist of the usual bill-of-fare of firey thrills,
burning chills, and electrically-induced excitemement, those
who attend will not see Bible-based healings or miracles,
nor will God show up and bless the tour. God hasn't changed.
He is still against false prophets (Jeremiah chapter 23;
Matthew chapter 7; Matthew chapter 24).
(93) Todd
Bentley
and the Prophetic Movement compiled by Bud Press,
2/2/11 Articles, videos, and information on one of the most
dangerous movements on the face of the Earth.
(94) Today's
Christianity
- Nothing More Than Feelings by Paul Proctor, News
With Views, 2/2/11 This may come as a shock to most Christians, but if you do
a search of the less contemporary translations of scripture,
the word "feelings" is virtually nonexistent. Where it does
appear, it is cited as more of a superficial, even negative
attribute than a positive; and yet, as we watch and listen
to many from today's churches, be they leaders or laymen,
not only do we see a clear fixation on feelings, both
physical and emotional, we notice that those feelings have
by and large become a replacement for faith. In fact, if you
substitute the word "feelings" wherever you see the word
"faith" in those older Bible versions, it will become clear
to you what motivates and guides the average "Christian"
today �" point being: most of us are not following the
Living Word of God by faith, we're simply following our
feelings and calling it "faith." This doesn't require a
Bible. Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(95) OWN
program on Todd Bentley by Spiritual Research
Network, 2/17/11 I watched a disturbing display last night on TV. I was made
aware that on the Oprah Winfrey Network, they were to air a
program featuring the heretic and false prophet Todd
Bentley. Lisa Ling did a good job of at least presenting the
story but was far to accepting for my liking. But that's
beside the point.
(96) Letter
To
The Editor of the Express News by Bud Press,
12/4/11 Based on your December 4 article, 'BEWARE OF THE TATTOO
PREACHER', it is obvious that Todd Bentley is still in the
business of spinning tall tales.
(97) Letter
to
Todd Bentley: Request for Proof? by Bud Press,
1/26/12 [The following letter was e-mailed to Todd Bentley at
info@FreshFireUSA.com on January 23, 2012. The subject
window contained, "To Todd Bentley" Request for Proof".
There has been no reply. Please feel free to post it on your
website or blog as the Lord leads. I will provide an update
if Bentley replies. --Bud]
(98) In
Whom
Will You Trust? Todd Bentley or Jesus Christ? by
Bud Press, Christian Research Service, 7/25/12 More than at any time in the history of the world, people
who profess to be Christian are claiming to see Jesus. Their
claims include elaborate stories of how Jesus suddenly and
physically appeared to them, spoke to them, and even took
them into visions and visits to heaven. They back their
claims with smiles and tears, along with subtle,
well-rehearsed words to assure their listeners their stories
are "real" and "true". Solid, Bible-based Christians agree
that every word that Jesus Christ spoke was pure, perfect,
and holy. His words are truth, and are just as reliable and
trustworthy today as they were 2,000 years ago. Despite
these facts, there are growing numbers of professing
Christians who deny Jesus' words, and work overtime to
convince others to believe in what they say over what God
has already said in His written word.
(99) Todd
Bentley:
Truly Misleading by Bud Press, Christian Research
Service, 8/7/12 It appears that the August 4, 2012 article published in
London, England's MailOnline has grabbed the attention of
Todd Bentley, self-proclaimed prophet who claims the ability
to heal by the power of God. The article warns the reader
about Bentley's violent techniques with the sick and dying,
and calls for Bentley to be banned from conducting his tour
in England towards the end of August 2012 (Todd
Bentley
Controversy).
(101) Home
Office
Bans Todd Bentley from UK by Simon Cross,
Christian.co.uk, 8/25/12 BREAKING: The Home Office has confirmed that the government
has banned Todd Bentley from entering the UK. The news has
forced the controversial preacher and healing evangelist to
cancel his tour of the UK, which was scheduled to begin in
nine days time.
(102) Todd
Bentley
and the Spirit of Thor by Bud Press, Christian
Research Service, 9/4/12 ... In a message to his church on August 11, 2012, Stan
Tyra claimed he received the following "powerful word" from
Todd Bentley: "Todd Bentley had a word for me last week. He
gave that word kinda semi-publicly, and we shared it in the
house because it's important to us as a church. And he said
that he saw a spirit of Thor on me."
(103) Todd
Bentley:
Denied, Banned, and Cancelled by Bud Press,
Christian Research Service, 9/12/12 This has not been a good year for Todd Bentley, the
self-proclaimed prophet who is under constant scrutiny from
Christians for his false teachings and false healings, many
by way of punching and kicking the sick and dying. In
January 2012, Bentley was denied entry into Australia. In
August 2012, he was banned from entering the United Kingdom.
In September 2012, he was forced to cancel his October trip
to Pakistan.
(104) A
lesson from the Lakeland Revival by The Berean
Call, 11/3/12 This documentary made me both angry and sad. I was outraged
to see Bentley's complete disregard for Scripture, his
disregard for what the Bible tells us about the miraculous
gifts, about maintaining good order in services, about so
much else. What made me sad were the many looks at the
people who had followed Bentley. There were many people,
well-intentioned, I am sure, who gave up everything they had
to follow him.
(107) Five
Years
On: Todd Bentley and Bob Jones Teaching Manifest Sons of
God in 2008 by Crosswise, 8/27/13 The purpose of this article is to revisit some Manifest
Sons of God (MSoG) teaching in order to educate those not
quite understanding this particular doctrine, its
ramifications, and how it fits into the larger scheme of
things.
(110) Todd
Bentley
Videos and Research Articles - False Revival, Violent
Ministry, Kicking, Punching, Shaking, Hissing, Screaming,
Laughing, and more compiled by Bud Press,
9/11/14 To the Reader: This page contains selected videos and DVDs
on Todd Bentley and his associates within the Word-Faith
movement and the New Apostolic Reformation. But examine
everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good;
abstain from every form of evil (1 Thess. 5;21-22). Beloved,
do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see
whether they are from God, because many false prophets have
gone out into the world (1 John 4:1).
(111) Preacher David Tomberlin Re: Multiple Wives,
Kidnapping, Prostitution Scandal We have some unfortunate breaking news about David
Tomberlin, a well-known charismatic minister and associate
of Todd Bentley known from the highly televised �Lakeland
Outpouring� where he was daily onscreen running the major
event. Tomberlin is currently embroiled in a major scandal
in Thailand, involving multiple �wives,� an arrest warrant
for kidnapping and evidence of heavy involvement in
prostitution for years while continuing to operate a large
Christian preaching platform: David Tomberlin
Ministries.This scandal has received extensive written and
televised nationwide coverage in Thailand, yet evidence
shows Tomberlin has likely suppressed the story stateside
for more than a year. Only now is the English-speaking world
hearing about this unfolding news. Just this week has
grassroots momentum begun to bring a few brave leaders and
some followers forward to address the situation here. It has
not yet reached the broader news market in America, Europe
or Australia. As folks are now coming out of the woodwork
with more personal abuse, primarily women involved with the
ministry, we appreciate the consideration of your news
agencies to get ahead of the story. Our hope is merely to
bring awareness and prevent further abuse of platform and
public trust. Here is a brand new blog dedicated to this
unfolding story that has gathered nearly every bit of
journalistic evidence on the case so far:
https://davidtomberlin.blog/
(112) Todd
Bentley’s
Alleged Homosexuality and Abuse Exposed by Pulpit
& Pen, 8/24/19 A man closely involved in Bentley’s ministry by the name of
Stephen Powell has come forward with allegations of
homosexual activity and sexual abuse at the hands of Todd
Bentley. If these allegations are true, and Todd Bentley has
been acting sexually inappropriate with underage teens, then
the authorities should be involved in this.
(113) Todd
Bentley Is Back! Reveals New 25-Year Ministry Mandate
After Being Visited By Angels at Christian
Research Network, 2/3/21
Todd Bentley is a liar and a con-man. He is no more a
Christian than Joe Biden is a Roman Catholic. He does not
hear from angels — probably demons, though. Does he have a
direct pipeline to God as he claims he does? Hardly. The
NAR, of which he is a kingpin, is a dangerous movement
teaming with false prophets who, like Bentley, also claim
God speaks to them. If these men and women hear a voice in
their mind, the voice they’re hearing is that of a deceiving
spirit. The Lord is not appearing to these lying prophets
nor do their so-called visions and dreams come from Him. The
modern day apostles and prophets of the NAR are wolves in
sheep’s clothing — flee from them! Now that I’ve let off
steam, here’s Protestia’s piece: Charismatic “prophet” Todd
Bentley, the only huckster in the whole of Christianity that
Dr. Michael Brown has ever bothered to condemn (and that
only slightly), is up to no good, revealing that he’s had a
string of angelic encounters and personal visions from Jesus
who told him that the time of waiting is done, and that he’s
about to embark on a new 25-year ministry mandate.
(114) Letter
to the Editor: Todd Bentley Is Back to Deceive Unwitting
Sheep at Lighthouse Trails, 2/22/21
I am writing to warn of Todd Bentley’s Jan.27, 2021
announcement of his plans for 2021. Bentley went “radio
silent” last year, but has reappeared, apparently/supposedly
with a “25 year mandate” from God. He is launching via
various media platforms, and not just in America, but in
other continents. In a 27 January 2021 Facebook post, Todd
revealed his “vision” and plans for the year and beyond,
which were based on a “series of angelic encounters, visions
and personal encounters with the Lord that were absolutely
life-changing”
(115)After
15 Years, Todd Bentley Is Returning To Lakeland, Fl, To
Recapture The Fire Of Infamous ‘Revival’ by
Protestia, 11/19/22
Charismatic prophet Todd Bentley, the only huckster in the
whole of Christianity that Dr Michael Brown has ever
bothered to condemn (and that only slightly), is up to no
good again—the result of a string of angelic encounters and
personal vision. He announced on Facebook that that he’s
returning to Lakeland, Fl, the site of his infamous
‘Lakeland Outpouring’ where he both became famous and then
imploded in a sea of scandal, in order to put on a new
revival and touch the hem of heaven for those who missed it
the first time around.
(116) Todd
Bentley Says He’s Been Given The Authority To ‘Cancel
Death’ + Heal Terminal Illnesses by Protestria,
1/4/25
Todd Bentley, the famous false teacher and wolf
extraordinaire (see endnotes), has unveiled his latest
scheme to capitalize on his recent emergency hospital stay,
claiming that his experiences gave him the power and
authority to “cancel death” and cure terminal illnesses. Six
weeks ago, Bentley was taken to the hospital by ambulance
after experiencing unexpected seizures. Within a day he’d
recover, claiming he’d been miraculously healed. Apart from
using this event as a fundraiser, we wondered how he would
spin this to take advantage of the goodwill. And now we
know.
Mike Bickle
(1) Mike
Bickle's
Gigolo Jesus by K. Jentoft, Herescope,
5/1/08 The Jesus confessed in Mike Bickle's "spiritual
interpretations" at IHOP is not the "Jesus Christ come in
the flesh." Mike Bickle's "Bridal Paradigm" Jesus is not the
Jesus of the Apostles but a substitute Jesus of his own
imagination and found only in imaginary interpretations and
not the Bible. Those who embrace and love the Jesus of Mike
Bickle's imagination are cultivating intimacy with an
imposter. Their feelings of love may grow and be sincere but
they are misplaced because God's word does not give us the
Jesus that Mike Bickle is asking us to worship.
(3) International
House
of Prayer (IHOP) Promotes Contemplative Spirituality
by Lighthouse Trails, 2007 "Mike Bickle, director of the International House of Prayer
(IHOP) in Kansas City, and a well-known leader in the
Prophetic Movement, claims that God is restoring
contemplative prayer to the church. He goes on to claim that
contemplative prayer is a God ordained means of entering
into the fullness of God, and that the brightest lights in
church history have been Roman Catholic mystics who lived
during the dark ages. He went on to say the western church
had much to learn from these mystics ...
(5)
IHOP & The Latter Rain by Herescope,
9/16/08 The most requested article topic in the past year from
Herescope readers has been an in-depth article on the
subject of Mike Bickle and the International House of Prayer
(IHOP) movement. We received numerous requests especially
after our May 1st post on "Mike Bickle's Gigolo Jesus" and
our July 17th post "God's Dream?" which examined Bickle's
involvement in TheCall and related groups with a clear
intent on creating a youth movement Joel's Army.
(6) Mike
Bickle
and International House of Prayer - The Latter Rain
Redivivus by Bob DeWaay, 9/08 Earlier this year the International House of Prayer (IHOP)
sponsored a conference in Kansas City entitled Passion for
Jesus that was heavily promoted toward young people. The
purpose of the conference was to "cultivate intimacy with
Jesus." In the conference's second session, IHOP president
and director Mike Bickle preached a message based on an
allegorical interpretation of a Matthew 25 parable in which
he explained his end times theology and "revelation of the
bridal paradigm." Bickle claims that Jesus cannot return
until something drastically changes in the church: "He is
not coming any day. He is not coming until the people of God
globally are crying out in intercession with a bridal
identity under the anointing of the Spirit.1" If you do not
understand what he means by that it is likely because you
have read the Bible literally and have never found anything
regarding a special anointing that imparts a revelation of a
"bridal identity." In fact, much of Bickle's terminology
will be strange and foreign to most Christians.
(7) Testing
Music
In The Church - Part 2by Sandy Simpson,
3/18/09 For my previous article on testing music in the churches,
go here.
Since
the first article I wrote on testing music in the churches
there have been developments in Christian music that are
even more alarming.
(8) IHOP
is
starting to feel its Dominion oats by Dr. Orrel
Steinkamp, 7/2/11 What is new about this event is that the organizational
burden of this event will be shouldered by IHOP
(International House of Prayer)[5] staffers from Kansas
City. This is the group known as the "Kansas City Prophets,"
which forms the foundation of the NAR.
(9)IHOP:
International
House of Political Action by Dr. Orrel Steinkamp,
7/7/11 Mike Bickle presents a variant of Dominion end-times
teaching that crossbreeds elements of Dispensational
eschatology with Dominion Post-Millennial views. This at
first glance seems similar to Dispensational teaching which
has occupied for decades the most popular view of the end
times. But Dispensational Pre-Millennial eschatology in its
pure form is directly in opposition to the Dominion
teaching.
(10) Mike
Bickle
and IHOP: Revisionism and The Blueprint Prophecy
by Beyond Grace, 7/7/11 Imagine, if you will, a leader of a religious group or
secret society who based his entire movement on a
foundational document - but yet would not share the contents
of that document. Sacred writings, which were delivered to
him by an unidentified mystery prophet. A blueprint which
was confirmed to him by a "supernatural encounter which
included an angel and a demon." Writings which were
confirmed by yet another prophet, one who later was
discovered to have had women stand in front of him naked
while he "prophesied" over them. Mormonism? Freemasons? No,
this movement is known as the "24/7 Prayer Movement" whose
adherents are called "Forerunners." They are best known as
the "International House of Prayer" (IHOP) and the leader is
Mike Bickle. The foundational document is something they
call the "Blueprint Prophecy."
(11) IHOP
&
The NAR by Herescope, 7/13/11 Last week C. Peter Wagner added his name to the list of The
Response prayer rally endorsers.[2] This has the effect of
putting the full weight of his New Apostolic Reformation
(NAR) behind Texas Governor Rick Perry and his potential bid
for president. The "Kansas City Prophets" via their IHOP
movement was already a primary backer of this
quasi-political "prayer event." But now, with Wagner's
high-profile endorsement, the event takes on new
significance. Wagner's presence indicates the marshaling of
forces of his Seven Mountains Army behind a potential
presidential candidate.
(12) IHOP's
New
Breed Leaders by Herescope, 7/17/11 The very strange teachings about Bloodlines, New Breed,
Elect Seed, New Order and Abortion in the history of the
IHOP movement.
(13) Mike
Bickle
"Want[s]" Contemplative Mysticism Book to be "the manual
for IHOP�"KC." by John Lanagan, My Word Like Fire
Ministries, 7/29/11 Much of the literature being sold through the International
House of Prayer's online FORERUNNER Bookstore indicates a
contemplative influence. One such book being offered is Fire
Within, written by Father Thomas Dubay. IHOP founder Mike
Bickle states, "I want this book to be the manual for
IHOP-KC."
(14) IHOP
Enters Dominion/Christian Right Politics - IHOP is
Starting to Feel its Dominion Oatsby Orrel
Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Volume 16, No. 4, July/August
2011 Another national politician is joining with the Apostles
and Prophets. Texas Governor Rick Perry. is leading an event
scheduled at the Reliant Stadium seating 100,000 in Houston
on August 6. The NAR faithrial are shaking the Tea Party.
lxees to fill the stadium. This event is being called "The
Response: A Call to Prayer for a Nmion in Crisis." We do not
question the title but the means to the goal. The organizers
are dubbing this event "a non-denominational apolitical
prayer meeting." But don't be fooled. This is common fare
for the NAR and the Apostles and Prophets in theft bid to
promote the Dominion Mandate of the Apostles and Prophets
around the world. Christian Right politicians see this as
securing much of the Christian Right vote and politically
acquiring the on-the-ground Network of the Apostles and
Prophets which is well organized even to the precinct level
across America. There will be prayers, sermons, prophesies,
spiritual warfare to be sure, but there is only one reason
for this event and it is Domon political activism pure and
simple. Rick Perry. may or may not make a nm for the White
House. But even if he doesn't it serves the
Dominion/Political Mandate of the Apostles and Prophets and
makes them more visual to the Christian Right political base
and garners influence in naBomi politics.
(15) Mike
Bickle
of IHOP-KC instructs followers on contemplative prayer
by John Lanagan, My Word Like Fire Ministries, 10/29/11
In Fellowshipping with the Holy Spirit: 5 Practical
Phrases, International House of Prayer leader Mike Bickle
gives instructions on how to experience contemplative
prayer�"which he calls "communing prayer." Like all
Christian contemplatives, Bickle works hard at presenting
this as biblically acceptable. He states there is "…a lot of
counterfeit mysticism…" Before teaching his Christianese
mantra method, he again emphasizes he is not talking about
Eastern or Oprah religion.
(16) 6-12
year
olds to be trained to perform 'signs and wonders' at IHOP
reported by God Discussion, 5/9/12 The International House of Prayer (IHOP-Kansas) is gearing
up for its first "Signs and Wonders" camp for the 2012
season. There, 6-12 year old kids are trained "to heal the
sick, reach the lost, prophesy, and pray for other children,
to see Jesus exalted in their schools, homes, and
neighborhoods." (NOTE: We do not agree with the God
Discussion's web site premise. We are only reporting
on what IHOP is doing according tothis story, which is
reprehensively brainwashing youth.)
(17) The
Tabernacle
Of David: An Endtime Deception by Discernment
Newsletter, Volume 23, Issue 5, 9/25/12 There is presently a movement to establish an end-times
"Tabernacle of David" centered around 24/7
prayer and worship. Fact sheets are distributed that detail
the historical background for this movement, culminating in
the present-day attempt.
(18) IHOP
To
Partner With Roman Catholics For Upcoming OneThing
Conference by Ken Silva, 11/9/12 The slide of the visible church down the slippery slope of
compromise continues to gain momentum as ecumenism and
syncretism replace sound doctrine and fidelity to the truth.
Much of this compromise ultimately leads many back to Rome
through such mystical, New Age practices as contemplative
prayer as experience triumphs over objective truth. The
International House of Prayer (IHOP) in Kansas City is one
such group that has elevated and encouraged participants to
seek mystical experiences with God as validation of one's
faith. This year, IHOP will demonstrate how easily such
things align with the teachings of the Roman Catholic
Church, as the annual IHOP Onething Conference promises and
boasts of the inclusion of a Catholic track at this year's
gathering.
(19) The
Sandy
Foundation of the International House of Prayer (IHOP)
by Crosswise, 11/14/12 To this day, the Mike Bickle led International House of
Prayer (IHOP) in Kansas City, Missouri proudly claims as
part of its heritage Kansas City Fellowship (KCF) aka Grace
Ministries.1 Bob Jones, along with Paul Cain �" who
were both important "prophets" associated with KCF �"
continue to be lauded as Bickle's "spiritual
fathers"2. It was Bob Jones' purported "drought
prophecy" which was said to have legitimized the Kansas City
Fellowship - and now International House of Prayer (IHOP) �"
"movement".
(20) IHOPU
Student
Confesses to Murdering a Former (IHOPU) Intern by
Gina Meeks, Charisma News, 11/15/12 A student at the International House of Prayer University,
who was also participating in an outside "religious
community," has confessed to the murder of a former IHOPU
intern, whose death was initially ruled a suicide.
(21) Bickle"s
Bible
Botching by Spirit Of Error, 4/19/13 But I have noticed something disturbing about his
teachings. The Bible verses he uses to support them
frequently have nothing to do with those
teachings–and sometimes they actually teach
something very different.
(22) Passionately
Wrong by Spirit Of Error, 9/28/13
A serious error is being made by many people who are part of
the New Apostolic Reformation movement.
(23) Mike
Bickle
will allow fake manifestations �to allow the genuine to
take place�? by My Word Like Fire, 11/2/13 Bickle states, �Most places that I�ve been the majority of
the manifestations are not caused by the Holy Spirit��. �but
the problem is, it�s not all fake and the genuine is in our
midst, and I will allow a whole lot of hamburger helper to
allow the genuine to take place. I will not promote it but I
will allow it.�
(24) Francis
Chan
Declares "I Lover Mike Bickle Of IHOP" by Ken
Silva, 1/2/14 Now we come full circle to Francis Chan�s appearance along
with the aforementioned Jesus Culture at the International
House of Prayer (IHOP) Young Adult Conference 2013 One
Thing, which just wrapped up Tuesday, December 31st.
(25) What
is
a Pharisee? excerpt from Shibboleth
by Jamie Smith, 1/16/14 Let�s face it, no Christian wants to be accused of being a
Pharisee, because the Pharisees are portrayed in the New
Testament as being pretty loathsome characters. The
accusation of being a Pharisee is made even more incendiary
when it is combined with rhetoric about the Pharisees being
the ones who killed Christ. This is perfectly illustrated by
a statement made by Mike Bickle, a key leader in the
massively influential �evangelical� organization
International House of Prayer (IHOP). He said in an audio
message titled Contending for the Power of God (CD1): �It
was the ones pressing into biblical orthodoxy that murdered
Christ.� Were the Pharisees really too biblically orthodox??
Was their sin really to hold the Scriptures in too high of
esteem? Was it the Pharisees who killed Jesus?
(27) Bridal
Eschatology:
A Frightening New Direction at The Berean Call,
6/4/14 IHOP [International House of Prayer] is on the rise in the
evangelical world. Once an obscure church in the Kansas City
area on the fringes of the Charismatic movement, it has now
become a youth movement. The IHOP (International House of
Prayer) is on the verge of engulfing youth ministry in this
country with its methods and its doctrines. Through its
aggressive recruitment efforts it is playing a leading role
on college campuses. It is listed as an equal partner in
many collaborative evangelical prayer and mission efforts.
IHOP leaders are now openly associating with the upper
echelons of evangelical leadership, including engaging in
political activism.[4] And the leaven of IHOP doctrine is
quietly seeping into the entire church world.
(28) Bickle�s
Bible
Botching by Spirit of Error, 2/26/15 Mike Bickle�the leader of the International House of Prayer
(IHOP) in Kansas City, Missouri�is revered by many people in
the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) movement as a sound
Bible teacher, as someone who majors on teaching people the
written Word of God. But I have noticed something disturbing
about his teachings. The Bible verses he uses to support
them frequently have nothing to do with those teachings�and
sometimes they actually teach something very different.
(29) IHOP-KC
Promotes
Sexaholics Anonymous, Contemplative Spirituality,
Alcoholics Anonymous by John Lanagan, 4/7/15
Despite proclamations about the love and power of Christ,
when all is said and done, the International House of Prayer
offers onsite Alcoholics Anonymous, Sexaholics Anonymous,
and Codependents Anonymous meetings to those who are in
bondage.[1] All churches and organizations associated with
the New Apostolic Reformation are in error�but some far more
than others.
(30) A
Mike Bickle explanation for allowing “fake” manifestations
of the Holy Spirit by The Wrod Like Fire,
4/28/19 Some years ago Mike Bickle, founder of International House
of Prayer, revealed that many of the alleged manifestations
of the Holy Spirit that take place during IHOP worship and
gatherings are, in fact, fake. In the video below, Bickle
told the IHOP-KC students, “I know that I know the value of
genuine manifestations. The real. Again I’ve seen, and I’ve
had it happen to me, people thrashed around, I’ve seen
people thrown against walls, and across rooms. I’ve seen a
lot of fake, but I’ve seen a lot of real.” Being thrown
“against walls and across rooms” and claiming it is the Holy
Spirit is more than a serious error. It is demonic. Mike
Bickle stated he does not allow fake manifestations of the
Holy Spirit up on the platform, but “I will allow the fake
in the room because I so believe in the genuine.” Huh?
(31) On
teaching spiritual darkness by The Word like Fire,
10/30/20
False teachers and false movements abound. Some do lasting
damage. Some false teachings are short-lived. But there is
one deceptive “prayer” practice in particular that continues
to infect the visible church. This is contemplative prayer.
The practice has a powerful teacher-advocate who has brought
contemplative darkness to young believers for two decades.
This is Mike Bickle, founder of the International House of
Prayer. In Fellowshipping with the Holy Spirit: 5 Practical
Phrases, Bickle gives instructions on how to experience
contemplative prayer–which he calls “communing prayer.” [1]
(32) John
Piper Gives Glowing Endorsement To Ihopkc Heretic, Mike
Bickle, Says Francis Chan at Christian Reasearch
Network, 3/24/21
The lack of discernment among mainstream Evangelical leaders
is beyond astonishing. The Scriptures are clear–even Satan
himself disguises himself as an angel of light (2
Corinthians 11:!4). We don’t judge false teachers based on
how nice they are–we judge them based on their fruits
(Matthew 7:15-20). If you don’t know who Mike Bickle
is, he’s the founder of the charismatic organization known
as International House of Prayer (IHOPKC) which is
headquartered in Kansas City. Bickle, a former Kansas City
pastor, founded the organization after he claimed a man
named Augustine approached him, and “prophesied” to his
congregation with astonishing accuracy about the state of
his church.
(33) More
Disturbing Contemplative, Catholic Comments From IHOP’s
Mike Bickle by John Lanagan – The Word Like Fire,
2/21/23
“Let me put it bluntly: Contemplative prayer results in
spiritual blindness, and this is why “leaders” such as Rick
Warren, Beth Moore, and Mike Bickle are simply unable to
comprehend the vast difference between Catholic teaching and
biblical Christianity.” According to IHOP founder Mike
Bickle: When I was in my 20s I was asked to pastor a church
and I never officially went back to the Catholic Church, but
I also don’t feel like I intentionally left it either. At
the House of Prayer, I encourage people to learn the
teachings of the Catholic saints, as the experts on
contemplative prayer, such as Theresa of Avila and St. John
of the Cross.
(34) Sorry
Church Ladies, Jesus Is Not Your Romantic Partner
at CRN, 8/12/23
“This trend paints Him less as the sovereign ruler of the
universe and more like a divine partner in a cosmic rom-com,
always there with a comforting word, a box of spiritual
chocolates, and a shoulder to cry on.” In the modern
cathedrals of pop-Christianity, where the beats of “worship
music” resonate just a tad louder than doctrinal integrity,
a new portrait of Jesus has been painted—one that bears less
resemblance to the God revealed to us in Scripture and more
to a Shakespearean Romeo. Yes, it seems that the Almighty
Savior, who upholds the universe by the Word of His power,
is now being serenaded as though He’s about to engage in a
moonlit waltz.
(35) BREAKING:
International House of Prayer Founder Mike Bickle Accused
of Clergy Sexual Abuse ‘Spanning Several Decades’
by Julue Roys, 10/29/23
Mike Bickle, founder of the International House of Prayer in
Kansas City, Mo. (IHOPKC), is facing allegations of clergy
sexual abuse “spanning several decades,” according to a
statement released today by former IHOPKC leaders. Bickle
has led IHOPKC since 1999—a 24/7 charismatic, prayer
ministry with about 2,500 full-time staff, students, and
interns, which attracts people from around the world.
“Without going into details to protect the privacy of the
victims’ identities, we have found these allegations of
clergy sexual abuse by Mike Bickle to be credible and
long-standing,” the statement said. “The credibility of
these allegations is not based on any one experience or any
one victim, but on the collective and corroborating
testimony of the experiences of several victims.”
(36) Breaking:
IHOP Founder Mike Bickle Admits To ‘Inappropriate
Behavior’ + Deflects, Deflects, Deflects by
Protestia, 12/14/23
“He borrowed a play from Johnny Hunt, saying that his sexual
sins and adultery were private and none of the business of
his church and ministry, and that because he dealt with them
privately, there was no reason to confess them publicly
until he was exposed, which perhaps explains why even now
they are so vague and hazy.” Mike Bickle, the false-prophet
leader of the International House of Prayer (IHOPKC), has
released a personal statement regarding allegations
against him, writing, “I sadly admit that 20+ years ago, I
sinned by engaging in inappropriate behavior—my moral
failures were real.”
(37) International
House Of Prayer Gives Update On Mike Bickle Investigation,
Warns It Will Take Time by Protestia, 1/17/24
The embattled International House of Prayer in Kansas City
has given a brief update on where they stand after expelling
leader and founder Mike Bickle from their midsts following
sexual misconduct allegations. Kurt Fuller, a retired major
general who took over Executive Director responsibilities of
the church following a round of resignations, told the
church yesterday: “I’ve heard enough and seen enough to know
that there are some issues here that need to be addressed
and some of them urgently….(my job is to) “get to the bottom
of all these allegations, not just those about Mike Bickle,
but also those that are now directed to the organization as
a whole.”
(38) IHOP
Full Investigation Finds: ‘Mike Bickle Engaged In
Inappropriate Behavior Including Sexual Contact And Clergy
Misconduct, In An Abuse Of Power’ by Protestia,
2/2/24
The International House of Prayer has revealed the full
results of the investigation report into the actions of
founder and ‘prophet’ Mike Bickle. Prepared by Rosalee
McNamara from the law firm Lathrop GPM, she says she was
allowed unhindered access to all parties and players
involved, except Mike Bickle himself, who declined to be
interviewed directly but did respond to written questions,
and the primary Jane Doe that Bickle has already admitted
into having an inappropriate relationship with before the
formation of IHOPKC, on the advice of her lawyer.
(39) IHOPKC
Blasts Mike Bickle After Multiple Minors Accuse Him Of
Sexual Abuse: ‘His Predatory And Abusive Actions Are Sick’
by Protestia, 2/14/24
The International House of Prayer has issued a new apology
after more allegations against false prophet and disgraced
NAR rockstar Mike Bickle surfaced. IHOPKC released their
most conciliatory and seemingly contrite statement yet,
describing their founder’s actions as “predatory” and sick”
while offering: “Words cannot express the anger, shock,
heartbreak, and sadness we have experienced as we have
learned of allegations and testimonies of sexual abuse and
manipulation concerning Mike Bickle.”
(40) Charismatic
Heavy Hitters Issue Statement Against Mike Bickle, Declare
Him Permanently ‘Disqualified’ by Protestia,
3/10/24
“Empathizing with Bickle’s victims and those affected by his
wicked wandering, they lament that “this is a spiritual
tragedy of international proportions, affecting millions of
believers worldwide and bringing great dishonor to the name
of Jesus as well as a disgrace to the reputation of the
Spirit,” rendering their final judgment.” Eight charismatic
heavy hitters, led by Michael Brown, have issued a joint
statement against Mike Bickle and IHOPKC, declaring him
permanently disqualified from ministry and describing his
organization as having ‘cult-like tendencies’: vindicating
[discernment ministries] again.
(41) IHOPKC
Winding Down, Coming To A Close, According To Leaked
Recording Of IHOP University President by The
Dissenter, 4/18/24
“It is essential to recognize the dangers of these
hyper-charismatic movements and our legitimization of them
through the use of their music, joining with them in
conferences, and anything else. It is a fierce warning about
the dangers of hyper-charismatic movements that prioritize
emotional experience over sound doctrine and accountability.
It also reminds us of the resilience of truth and the
discerning power of genuine Christianity that upholds
Scripture over human leadership.” Despite what Mike Bickle
claims, IHOPKC was never a move of God or a work of the Holy
Spirit, rather, it was a carefully orchestrated façade,
which quickly became a cult, that has finally crumbled under
the weight of its own leadership scandals. According to a
leaked recording by IHOP University president, Matt Candler
(not to be confused with Matt Chandler of Acts 29), the
closure will be a gradual movement as they begin to “wind
things down.”
(42) BREAKING:
IHOPKC Founder Mike Bickle Sexually Abused 17 Women,
Investigation Finds by Rebecca Hopkins, The Roys
Report, 2/4/25
Mike Bickle, founder of the International House of
Prayer-Kansas City (IHOPKC) groomed and sexually abused 17
women, some of whom were minors, according to an independent
investigation released tonight. In some cases, the abuse
constituted rape, the investigation found.
(43) Sam
Storms Issues ‘Heartfelt Apology’ & Asks For
Forgiveness For Defending Mike Bickle, Recommending IHOP
by Protestia, 2/9/25
“We would suggest that he apologize to those [in
discernment] writing the “many criticisms launched against
Bickle” he mentioned defending against. Otherwise, we
respect Storms for this statement, as it’s more than most in
his position have ever done.” In late 2023, Sam Storms, a
member of the Council of The Gospel Coalition, past
President of the Evangelical Theological Society, and former
IHOPKC board member who ministered alongside Mike Bickle for
nearly a decade, issued a statement saying that he found the
allegations against his long time friend credible.
(3) False
Revival
Kick-Started by Francis Chan, Rodney Howard Browne, Benny
Hinn, Bill Johnson, and Todd White by Lighthouse
Trails, 4/1/19 How do you start a true revival with key controversial NAR
leaders—ask Francis Chan; he was there. Former pastor
Francis Chan, who recently spoke at The Send conference in
Florida with numerous NAR leaders such as Benny Hinn, Bill
Johnson, Todd White, and Rodney Howard Browne, said in his
own defense for sharing such a platform: There are millions
of souls that sit under weak or unorthodox teachings. . . .
there are millions who will never hear strong biblical
teaching unless teachers are willing to go. (source) We find
Chan’s rationale in these statements erroneous, troubling,
and even dangerous. Chan isn’t the first person to say that
his message is so important that he will share a platform
with anyone in order to get his message out to the masses.
To that frame of mind, we disagree completely. It’s one
thing to preach the Gospel to lost souls; but to share a
platform with those who are bringing dangerous false
teachings into the church is to give credibility to those
with the false teachings. From what we have witnessed, many
Christian leaders are willing to compromise truth and
integrity by giving credence to false teachers so their own
messages can be broadcast more fully.
(4) Francis
Chain Claims To Be Jesus, Heals Whole Village Without The
Holy Spirit by Marsha West, 11/27/20
“He says I can do whatever he did, and I can do greater
things than he did, John 14:12, and I go I memorized that as
a high school student and I believe it right now. I am Jesus
right now. He and I are one. He abides in me, I abide in
him. These are not just memory verses.” (Protestia)
Francis Chan has upped the theological ante recently, going
from the relatively sound reformed pastor, through Bill
Johnson-loving charismatic, to a full-fledged faith healer,
and now to Jesus in the Flesh when he described in a recent
video how he laid hands and healed a whole village in
Myanmar, ostensibly without the Holy Spirit.
(5) Francis
Chan Joins Priests And Nuns To Speak At Roman Catholic
Conference at Christian Research Network, 3/6/21
“In an interview with Our Sunday Visitor, Chan explains that
lately he’s been really fellowshipping with Roman Catholics
who “love the gospel” and as a result was eager to share
with them all his message at Seek21.” Author and evangelist
Francis Chan has joined forces with the Roman Catholic
contingent, appearing as a guest speaker at a major Catholic
conference and continuing to give evidence that he’s putting
on his floaties and taking one step closer towards the bank
of the Tiber river, dipping in his toe and ready to swim
across to Rome.
(6) Francis
Chan Says Catholic Understanding Of Gospel Is Very
Similiar, If Not The Same, As His at CRN, 5/4/21
Chan is currently involved in an all-out assault on the Word
of God and sound doctrine. It would be nice to think the
best of him by believing that he doesn’t actually know what
he’s doing–but, considering his solid theological education
at the Master’s Seminary, that’s going to be tough to pull
off.” In the third installment of our report on
Francis Chan’s diatribe against the Scriptures and sound
doctrine for the day, we’re going to show you how Francis
Chan is becoming even further aligned with the Roman
Catholic Church…
(7) Letter
to the Editor: Francis Chan’s Dangerous Path to “Unity”
and a Eucharistic Christ at Lighthouse Trails,
6/21/21
Dear Lighthouse Trails Editors: I am writing to address two
related topics: 1) Francis Chan’s new book released 4/1/21
titled Until Unity 2) Francis Chan’s conversation with Hank
Hanegraaff and KP Yohannan regarding Chan’s changing views
on the so-called “Eucharist” (Aug. 2020 video on Hank
Hanegraaff’s program).
(8) Francis
Chan Says That The Holy Spirit Is Moving Baptists,
Pentecostals, And Catholics To Worship Together at
CRN, 10/22/22
Francis Chan, who has been moving decidedly ecumenical in
recent years while abandoning the distinctions that
differentiate biblical Christianity from other sects
including Roman Catholicism, is once again preaching a
gospel of superficial unity between various, contradictory
denominations that call themselves “Christian.” Chan ... has
embedded himself with Roman Catholics, charismatics, and has
embraced such spiritual folly as tongues, prophecies, and
even faith healings.
(9) Francis
Chan To Host Ecumenical ‘Collegiate Day Of Prayer’ At
Asbury University Tonight by The Dissenter,
2/24/23
“With the aberrant movements and leadership involved in this
movement, is it any wonder why conservative Christians are
so skeptical of this “revival”? Why should we believe that
true revival is happening within a movement that has
exchanged the gospel for social justice and promotes
homosexuality? What you see here is exactly what you’re
going to see in the Collegiate Day of Prayer movement.” As
we reported last week, the so-called “spontaneous revival”
at Asbury University that has been going on since February 8
may not have been quite so spontaneous after all. In fact,
as far back as last November, Francis Chan announced he
would be hosting a “revival” meeting at Asbury University in
February—and, today is that day.
(10) David
Platt Says He Loves Jesus Even More Because Of False
Teacher, Francis Chan by The Dissenter, 3/25/23
“As Francis Chan continues down this path of ecumenism,
however, it’s surprising to see those, like David Platt, who
once upon a time stood as a living monument to biblical
fidelity and against false teachings suddenly slip into a
path embracing everything from social justice to
charismaticism, to, well, now even Francis Chan’s nonsense.”
The controversial preacher Francis Chan, known for his
increasingly ecumenical views that blur the lines between
biblical Christianity and other denominations such as Roman
Catholicism, is once again promoting a superficial unity
among diverse and often contradictory Christian
denominations.
(11) Francis
Chan Weeps, Worships, Laughs, Cheers, And Learns With
Benny Hinn by Protestia, 10/24/23
“This is the company Francis Chan keeps now, and to say that
he is not recommended is an understatement.” Francis Chan
continues to display his lack of discernment and abject
squishiness, joining arch-heretic Benny Hinn at Jesus Image
‘Pastors Conference’ last month to worship alongside, laugh,
cheer, and sit under his tutelage. Jesus Image ministry is
led by Jessica and Michael Koulianos, Benny’s daughter and
son-in-law.
(12) Francis
Chan Says God Wants Roman Catholics, Protestants, And
Orthodox All At The Same Communion Table by The
Dissenter, 3/2/24
“With Chan’s new ecumenical take on spirituality, one has to
wonder, when will he join and unite with other religions,
including Islam…” Francis Chan, who has been moving
decidedly ecumenical in recent years while abandoning the
distinctions that differentiate biblical Christianity from
other sects including Roman Catholicism, is once again
preaching a gospel of superficial unity between various,
contradictory denominations that call themselves
“Christian.”
(13) Francis
Chan Joins Benny Hinn And A Cloister Of Nuns (Evangelical
Sisterhood Of Mary) For Jesus Conference by
Protestia, 3/20/24
Francis Chan is once again partnering with an arch-heretic
on the preaching circuit. For the upcoming Jesus 24
Conference, Chan will join not only Benny Hinn but also
Bethel’s Bill Johnson, Christine Caine, and a cloister for
Protestant nuns. The Jesus 24 Conference is hosted by Jesus
Image, a ministry run by Michael and Jessica
Koulianos—Benny’s Hinn’s daughter and son-in-law. While it
makes sense that Hinn, Chan, Caine and Johnson would join
forces, being linked by low discernment and a distaste for
God’s word, they’re also joined by the Evangelical
Sisterhood of Mary (ESM), an order of Lutheran Nuns.
John
Crowder
(1) This
is
Not That: An Analysis of John Crowder's "The New Mystics"
by Jackie Alnor, Apostasy Alert, 2/8/10 In analyzing a book that promotes itself as a manual on
"how to become a part of the supernatural generation," it
must be approached with prayer and humility. The temptation
to condemn everything in the book risks trampling upon holy
things. John Crowder, in his book "Miracle Workers,
Reformers and the New Mystics" mixes the holy with the
profane. Discerning between the two, especially in gray
areas, is a giant task for any believer to take on.
(2) New
Breed:
Gasping in Church(?) by LocalPastor, on Christian
Research Service, YouTube Video, Sunday, August 24, 2008
Features Matt Sorger, violent angels, Patricia King, "water
walkers," John Crowder and "tokin' the Ghost" and saying
"Jehovah-uana" (which is short for Jehovah-marijuana). Only
God knows how many people have been conditioned and deceived
by these false teachers.
(4) God-ka
and
the Yum Rum of Heaven by Slaughter of the Sheep
Blog, 2/16/10
John Crowder, Benjamin Dunn, and David Vaughn--the usual band
of blasphemers.
(1) Book Review of "TAKING OUR
CITIES FOR GOD" by John Dawson, YWAM Publishing
1989 Reviewed by Steve Mitchell, Answers
For India, 11/02 Taking Our Cities For God, written by John Dawson is
over 10 years old. Why would A.F.I. bother reviewing a book
that some might consider outdated and seldom read? The
reason is because it is still heavily recommended reading
for YWAM youth and staff across the globe today. YWAM's DTS
(Discipleship Training Schools) feature this book (in some
form) as source material in some classes and the students
are taught to implement these prayer and spiritual warfare
practices.
Joy
Dawson
(1) Joy
Dawson Of Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Joins
Forces With Benny Hinn by Sandy Simpson, 1/28/02 "In
Benny Hinn's Honolulu, HI crusade at the Blaisdel Arena on
1/11/02 Joy Dawson of YWAM appeared on stage with Benny.
Prior and subsequent to this appearance she was also
featured on his TV programs. Onstage Joy Dawson was
highly complimentary of Benny Hinn and his ministries. They
made plans to reach out to the youth of HI together
officially that night."
(1)Jack
Deere's
Doctrinal Confusion by Deception In The Church,
1999 "Thanks to mentors like John
Wimber, C. Peter Wagner, Chuck Kraft from Fuller as well as
Paul Cain and others, Jack Deere had his orthodox view of
theology systematically dismantled. He then became
instrumental in introducing the Third Wave to millions of
Christians who trusted him because he had been a professor
at Dallas Theological Seminary through his books "Surprised
By The Power Of The Spirit" and "Surprised By The Voice Of
God." Though these books have some precious truths in
them, they also contain heresy. That is how false
teachers ply their trade. They lay error alongside
truth so that the unsuspecting and undiscerning will not be
able to tell the difference between what is true and what is
not. Following are a few examples of just how far away
from orthodoxy Deere has gone." There is a Vineyard official
response the "The Breifing" article of April 24, 1990
(45/46) by Graham Bannister. The DITC response is that
the Vineyard "official response" explanation of what Deere was
allegedly addressing in the interveiw with Bannister does not
square with the text of the interview and Deere could have
easily shown he understood the Gospel if he indeed did at that
point. He had obviously been teaching in the conference
that "deliverance" was a part of salvation, but the Bible
simply states "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will
be saved." Those who add to grace go against one of the
core doctrines of the Church. The fact the Deere did not
want to go on record when asked about the Gospel is also
baffling to say the least.
(2) Jack
Deere's
Doctrinal Demise by Mr Alan Howe, 1997 "This
Paper
does not constitute a critique of Dr. Deere's
book. Rather, it is the setting forth of the
author's doctrinal demise, primarily in his own
words."
(3) Who Surprised
Whom? The Holy Spirit Or Jack Deere? by
Richard L. Mayhue, Senior Vice-President and Dean, Professor
of Pastoral Ministries, Masters Seminary, Fall 1994
This is an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file. It is a review of
the book "Surprised By The Holy Spirit" by Jack Deere.
(4) Jack
Deere's
View On Prophecy by Sandy Simpson, 10/2/04 Jack Deere's understanding of the gift of prophecy reflects
the twisted teachings of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)
of which he has been a part since the days of John Wimber,
Paul Cain and C. Peter Wagner in the early formation of the
Vineyard and Toronto Blessing movements.
Francis
Frangepane
(1) WALKING
IN
THE SHADOW OF THE WALK - THE PROPHETIC MINISTRY AND
VISIONS OF FRANCIS FRANGIPANEby
G. Richard Fisher, PFO, January-March 2002 With the shadow and fingerprints of John Robert Stevens all
over Frangipane's teaching, and because much of what
Frangipane teaches and endorses is subjective and
imaginative, the reader will have to decide if the "errors"
are more acceptable or not.
(2) Francis
Frangipane
- Another Good Example Of The False Latter Rain
Teaching On The Transferable Anointing by
Sandy Simpson, 6/30/04 Elijah List sends out heretical Latter Rain teachings all
over the world daily in their newsletters. So it is no
surprise to see Francis Frangipane, a long time Latter Rain
heretic, featured in their newsletter. The Latter Rain
teaches that there is a transferable impartation of the
"anointing" that can be transferred "by" the laying on of
hands "by" the will of man, usually though slain in the
spirit. As I have written before, this is heresy. This
teaching denies the Triune nature of God, that He is One
sovereign God eternally existing in three persons, Father,
Son and Holy Spirit. When you claim you can transfer
an impartation or anointing of the Holy Spirit by human
hands by the will of men, you effectively deny both the
Deity and personality of the Holy Spirit. You deny the Deity
by claiming you have the power to transfer the Holy Spirit
at will, and you deny the person of the Holy Spirit by
treating Him like some kind of "force" or "power" seperate
from His person. These ideas are New Age ideas wrapped
up in a Christian wrapper. Slain in the spirit and the
transferable anointing are nowhere taught or demonstrated by
the Apostles, prophets or Jesus Christ Himself.
(3) History
of
Some People Involved in Joel's Army by Cephas
Ministries, 8/07 Francis Frangipane's church has been involved in the
laughter movement for a number of years and has written
several books. Lighthouses of Prayer Quote from this page:
""God has entrusted us to fill His plans and purposes for
reaching our cities for Him. He has called, chosen, and
commissioned us to conquer our city". I see nothing in
scripture about conquering cities. Christ said his kingdom
is not of this world. We are to preach the gospel and
disciple people.
Ted Haggard
(1) Deception
In
The Church (Hogan Not A Hero) by Brian
Karjala In
September
of 1997 at (Ted Haggard's) New Life Church in Colorado
Springs, CO, I attended a Sunday night service at the
urging of a family member who had heard great things
about a traveling evangelist who was scheduled to
visit. The evangelist's name was David Hogan.
(2)
An
Open
Letter to the National Association of Evangelicals - Re:
The Election of Ted Haggard as President of the NAE
by Sandy Simpson & Mike Oppenheimer, ACT & Let Us
Reason Ministries, 3/27/03
This open letter details facts that the NAE membership may
have overlooked in their election of Haggard. The letter
shows Ted Haggard's promotion of ecumenical unity between
orthodox Pentecostals, charismatics, the UPC cult, the Third
Wave, and the Word-Faith movement. It shows a false
prophesy he just made. It highlights his evangelistic
methodology and unbiblical spiritual warfare techniques.
Most importantly, it shows how this election fits in perfectly
with the plans of the International Coalition of Apostles
under C. Peter Wagner to take over leadership in
Christendom.
Renee Rodriguez spent a
number of years in Haggard's New Life church and describes
one of the ways the New Lifers have implemented the
Apostolic vision. She describes how they filled 5-gallon
spray cans with anointing oil and attempted to spray the
whole city. At best, such tactics are bizarre!
(4)
An
Answer
To Ted Haggard - Response To Ted Haggard's Email
Rebuttal To Our Open Letter To The NAE by
Sandy Simpson & Mike Oppenheimer, ACT & Let Us
Reason Ministries, 4/23/03 This article is a response to an email we received from
Ted Haggard on April 7, 2003. Haggard was responding to
our Open
Letter
To The NAE. Keep in mind that Ted
Haggard did not want us to use the word "official
response" but graciously gave us permission to use his
comments. The reason we asked if his email to us was an
official response to our open letter was because we wanted
to find out if he stood behind what he claimed in his
emails to us. We did this so that we would be able to give
a thoughtful response and not expect him to take some
other position after the fact. This letter is not meant to
be disrespectful. Our intent is to be honest in our
position and response.
(6)
Ted
Haggard
Invites Robert Schuller As NAE Speakerreported
by
The Calvary Contender, Jerry Huffman-Editor, April
2004 SCHULLER AN N.A.E. SPEAKER-Robert Schuller spoke at the
National Association of Evangelicals' annual meeting last
month (2/04 BB). He received a standing ovation.
(8) Ted
Haggard's
"Easy Christianity" by Paul Tautges,
6/1/06 The shallow, entertainment-driven, megachurch movement
builds human empires at the expense of teaching the depth
of biblical truth and, therefore, violates the principle
of the above passage. And that principle is this: God's
glory is obscured by the glory of man.
(9) Leader
of
evangelical group resigns amid allegations
by Paul Asay and DeeDee Correll, Kansas City Herald, Thu,
Nov. 02, 2006 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Rev. Ted Haggard, senior
pastor at New Life Church, resigned Thursday as president
of the 30-million-member National Association of
Evangelicals, following allegations he paid a Denver man
for sex over the last three years. (DITC Note:
We warned many of the organizations involved with NAE years
ago about Ted Haggard hiding the truth. They chose to ignore
it. Now the NAE and the disgrace this situation has caused
will have consequences that could have been avoided. See
what we warned the NAE about here.)
(10) Haggard's
Voice
Mail on Slice Of Laodicea, 11/04/06 (This file
is no longer online) Here is one of Haggard's voice mails to gay prostitute
Mike Jones. Having heard Mr. Haggard many, many times,
this is unmistakeably his voice. Note that he said, "get
any more".
(11) The
New Apostolic Reformation - What is it and where is
it going? - 6-DVD Series Get this NAR DVD series to see people like Ted
Haggard and where they have been leading most of
Christendom astray with their cultic methods, false
apostles, false doctrines and false prophecies.
Many, many clips of Ted Haggard on this DVD
series!
(12) Statement
Regarding
Ted Haggard by Jacob Prasch, Moriel Ministries,
11/08/06 Had Sandy Simpson, Mike Oppenheimer and others who tried
to raise the alarm about Ted Haggard been listened to
instead of hampered by men like Dobson, the Body of Christ
might have been spared yet another discrediting spectacle
in the public media. Also, if Ted had accepted the counsel
of the above people two and one half years ago when he was
in dialogue with them he would have spared himself and his
family much grief, and The Body of Christ much open
humiliation.
(13) Ted
Haggard's
Lies by Discernment Research Group,
11/06/06 A little over a year ago Sandy Simpson of the Apologetics
Coordination Team expressed concern about Haggard's
deceptions and lies regarding his involvement in the New
Apostolic Reformation. Simpson's report is excerpted here,
but for an overall understanding of the context the reader
is referred to the main articles: Addendum
To
"An Answer To Ted Haggard" by Sandy Simpson,
9/19/05.
(14) Ted
Haggard
& The State of the Church in America by
Michael C. Gaudiosi, The Berean Radio Network, Volume 15,
December 2006 So, you see, it is really not about Ted Haggard. This
problem has been widespread in the Church for a long time.
Preachers don't want to offend anyone, so the mere mention
of hell would decrease the membership numbers, and thus
would decrease the dollar amounts! That's why preaching of
judgment and wrath is hated in the Church today. It just
does not have the appeal as a "purpose driven / your best
life now" message would, and it does not bring in the
dollars either.
(15) Purpose-Driven
Pedophilia:
Licensed Psychotherapy of Paul Williams & Ted
Haggard vs. Scripture by James Sundquist,
1/07 In response to Steve Gaines statement that: This is a
church matter...then contradicts himself by saying that
Paul Williams is getting OUTSIDE Commercial professional
counseling: " Williams will continue to be supported
through outside Christian counseling and the support of
our Biblical Guidance Ministry." Ted Haggart
(Haggard) is undergoing the same type of counseling.
(16) Haggard
brings
restoration process to a halt by Lillian Kwon,
Forgotten Word Ministries, Friday, February 8, 2008 Former head of the National Association of Evangelicals
in the US, Ted Haggard's journey of "spiritual
restoration" came to a halt this week at the request of
the disgraced New Life Church pastor. I would have
imagined that this decision would be made by the overseers
not Mr. Haggard.
(17) Ted
Haggard
Faces More Gay Sex Accusations by Eric Gorski,
Associated Press, 23rd January 2009 Disgraced evangelical leader Ted Haggard's former church
disclosed Friday that the gay sex scandal that caused his
downfall extends to a young male church volunteer who
reported having a sexual relationship with Haggard " a
revelation that comes as Haggard tries to repair his
public image.
(18) He's
Back!
Haggards name their in-home church by Mark
Barna, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, 5/13/10 A new church incorporation in Colorado Springs tends to
pass unnoticed. After all, there are some 500 churches in
the area. But an incorporation last week stands out
because it was done by none other than Ted and Gayle
Haggard. The Haggards give their home address on Old Ranch
Road as the site of their new church, which they call St.
James. The name is a nod to the passage "faith without
works is dead" in the Book of James. Ted Haggard said
Tuesday that St. James was incorporated "to keep the
accounting in order" of the paid talks they've given for
about a year and a half at evangelical churches across the
country. The Haggards incur out-of-pocket expenses while
on the road, so St. James is a way to be reimbursed for
those costs in an orderly manner, he said. But Haggard
doesn't rule out the possibility that St. James will
become in the future a bona fide church with a members
roll and choir. "Sometime, somewhere we will do some type
of ministry," Haggard said.
(19) Ted
Haggard
is borne again by Bill Forman, Colorado Springs
Independant, 6/5/10 A relaxed Ted Haggard sits in an Adirondack chair by his
backyard pool, surveying a horizon " both literally and
figuratively " that he once thought he'd never see again.
What the New Life Church founder first hinted at in
an October Indy cover story is now coming to fruition. Ted
Haggard is starting a new church.
(20) Wall
Street
Journal: Ted Haggard Climbs Back in Pulpit,
8/30/10 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo." The Rev. Ted Haggard stood at a
pulpit made from stacked buckets one recent Sunday and
announced his resurrection. Mr. Haggard was forced to
resign nearly four years ago as president of the
politically powerful National Association of Evangelicals
and to step down from the megachurch he founded, after
admitting that he had bought methamphetamine from, and had
a sexual encounter with, a gay prostitute. Once one of the
most prominent church leaders in the U.S., Mr. Haggard
confessed in a tortured letter, calling himself "a
deceiver and a liar" who had long wrestled with desires he
described as "repulsive and dark." He signed a contract
promising to follow a path laid out by fellow clergy: to
find a new career in a new state and to stay away from
pastoral work.
(21) "Ted
Haggard
Story Will Raise Serious Questions For All" by
Lighthouse Trails, 8/30/10 Today, all eyes are on Ted Haggard for his indescribable
actions, but we must look further than just this one man.
Christian leaders, as a whole, have been walking in
deception and sin for some time, and they have bankrupted
the Christian church at the price of truth, and souls have
been lost because of it.
(22) Ted
Haggard
Joins Reality Show 'Celebrity Wife Swap' by
Lillian Kwon, Christian Post, 9/22/11 Ted Haggard, an evangelical pastor who came out of a drug
and sex scandal just a few years ago, is reportedly
scheduled to appear on ABC's "Celebrity Wife Swap."
Producers of the show confirmed Haggard's participation to
People magazine Wednesday.
(24) Disgraced
pastor Ted Haggard faces new allegations by
Religion News Service, 7/27/22 (RNS) — Former Colorado megachurch pastor Ted Haggard,
who fell from grace in 2006 after a gay sex-and-drug
scandal, is now facing some of the same allegations at
another church. Haggard, 66, is being accused of using
methamphetamine and behaving inappropriately with young
men at St. James Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado, a
church he founded in 2010, The Denver Gazette reported. A
onetime president of the National Association of
Evangelicals, Haggard resigned from New Life Church in
Colorado Springs in the wake of a scandal involving a
Denver male prostitute. Haggard admitted at the time that
he bought methamphetamine and paid the prostitute for
massages. Later, it also emerged he’d had an inappropriate
relationship with a young man at the megachurch he
founded.
Bill Hamon
(1) Analysis
of
Bill Hamon's Word from the Lord This prophet is a mixture of Kingdom theology, Word of
Faith, the new Apostle movement created by Peter Wagner and
Charismatic teachings. He impersonates Jesus Christ by
taking matters into his own hands and decreeing against
principalities. His prophecy that Florida would be a
righteous state from that day forward is a false prophecy.
Murders and corruption are prevalent as usual.
(2) Bill
Hamon's
Word and the Manifest Sons of God by Herescope,
12/05 If you want to understand more of the heresy of the
dominionism that comes from what is now called "The New
Apostolic Reformation," be sure to read the entire Joel's
Army booklet by Jewel Grewe of Discernment Ministries,
posted in three sections at
(1)
Cindy
Jacobs:
A Charismatic "Jezebel" by Joseph
Chambers, PawCreek Ministries, 2000
A
new booklet describing the clairvoyant prophecies of a
false prophetess is available free when you call or
email us to receive a free complimentary copy of our
prophecy newsletter. "This article is not about the
appearance of Cindy Jacobs nor her character.
This article is about the "Jezebel" culture that has
taken almost complete sway in the Charismatic church
world. It is an effeminate spirit that has no
masculine qualities of absolute truth or clear lines
of Biblical authority." Contact PawCreek Ministries for this booklet.
(2)
When
is
a Prophet NO Profit? Is
Cindy
Jacobs Really A Prophet to the Nations? by Philip Powell
Cindy Jacobs prophesied that New Zealand would discover
huge mineral reserves and the economy would boom and as a
result funds would be provided for the church and that many
missionaries would be sent out. The week she gave this
prophecy the NZ dollar fell faster than the Fiji dollar even
while the coup was in progress in Fiji. Since then there has
been no indication that Cindy Jacob's prophecy was accurate
in any way �" quite the reverse. New Zealand's economy is
still in the doldrums and there is no sign of the mineral
reserves. Need I say more? She is a false prophet.
(3)
Fivefold
Ministry
Makes A Comeback by Christian Research Journal, Volume
22, Number 1 (1999) The two cassette tapes are eerie. One speaker, Bill Hamon,
urges the congregation to invite "war angels" into the
sanctuary and uses sound effects " "Whish!" " as he suggests
the angels are arriving. Another speaker, Cindy Jacobs,
foresees revival coming to the Latter-day Saints Temple in
Salt Lake City and to Freemasons within the Southern Baptist
Convention. She speaks of God giving instant sex-change
operations to transvestites on New Orleans's debauched
Bourbon Street. She notes that the anointing of the Holy
Spirit now resides in her left arm, having moved from her
right arm. YWAM is selling books by Cindy Jacobs, as
well as other false teachers and false prophets from the
International Coalition Of Apostles on their main YWAM.org
site. They sell books by these New Apostolic proponents
and sympathizers, and a partial list was as follows as of
2/04:
Rick
Warren(Purpose
Driven
Life, Purpose
Driven
Church) Ted
Haggard(Dog Training, Fly Fishing, and Sharing
Christ in the 21st Century) Bill
Hybels (Courageous Leadership, Becoming A
Contagious Christian, Leadership By The Book)Cindy
Jacobs(Possessing the Gates of the Enemy, The
Voice of God) C.
Peter
Wagner(100 Gateway Cities, Acts of the Holy
Spirit, Breaking Strongholds in Your City, Churches That Pray,
Confronting
The
Powers, New Apostolic Churches, Prayer Shield, Warfare
Prayer, Your Spiritual Gifts) Dutch
Sheets(Intercessory Prayer) Rich Marshall
(God at Work, foreword by Tommy Tenney) David Cannistraci
(Apostles And The Emerging Apostolic Movement) George
Otis,
Jr. (God's Trademarks, Informed Intercession, Last
of the Giants, Strongholds of the 10/40 Window, Twilight
Labyrinth) Charles Kraft (Anthropology for Christian
Witness, Christianity with Power) Winkie Pratney (Fire
On The Horizon) Steve Hawthorne (Prayerwalking) John
Dawson (Healing America's Wounds, Taking
Our
Cities for God) Joy Dawson (Forever Ruined for
the Ordinary, Influencing Children to Become World Changers,
Intercession, Thrilling And Fulfilling, Intimate Friendship
With God, Some Of The Ways Of God In Healing)
For the leadership of YWAM, including co-founders Loren
Cunningham and Joy
Dawson (who have both appeared on false prophet Benny
Hinn's TV program and Dawson in his crusade in Honolulu
promising cooperation from YWAM) to continually attempt to hide
the fact that YWAM is involved in promoting Latter Rain
doctrines, books and personalities in the New Apostolic
Reformation all over the world is highly disingenuous!
(4) Cindy
Jacobs:
Tall Tales and Yarns by Chrystal, Slaughter Of The
Sheep, 7/16/10 A false teacher comes up with a fantastic story that will
promote their self-worth in the eyes of their
followers. Once the story is concocted, they have to
spin it so that it shows just how important they are.
That's where Gabriel enters the picture. You can't get
any more impressive than a visit from Gabriel, can
you? And what is Gabriel saying? He's saying
Jacobs is being destroyed because demonic hordes are coming
against her and preventing her ministry's resources from
getting through. There it is…the bottom line every
time. If you'll read between the lines, you'll see
it's all an elaborate ploy to get money. Did you think
it was anything else?
(5) Cindy
Jacobs
�" False Prophecy for Australia 2001 by Discerning
The World, Discernment For Africa, 11/23/10 Cindy Jacobs was invited by so called well to do preachers
and ministers to come and speak on the 23rd May in South
Africa at the Global Day of Prayer. Why she was
invited I have no idea because Cindy Jacobs is part of the
New Apostolic Movement and a false prophetess. Oh
wait, so are the organisers of the GDOP. She prophesied that
Zimbabwe would be the breadbasket of Africa �" that was over
10 years ago.
(6) "Cindy
Jacobs:
Pray Against WWIII" - NAR Prophetess's Inflammatory
Comments on the Egypt Crisis by Herescope,
2/4/11 Jacobs who sees herself as not only the lead U.S. national
apostle[3] but also a prophetess to the Nations,[4] is
increasingly issuing political "prophetic" statements about
American and world events, which we documented in our
September 8, 2010 Herescope post.[5] At that time we
observed that she was inserting herself into the political
realm by making inflammatory statements like: "If the Church
doesn't fast and pray for a faster acceleration of revival
and awakening, the iniquitous sin structures in the nation
will tip the scale that is teetering and there will be
another great depression."[6] Also, seizing on the Gulf Oil
crisis last summer, Jacobs in her prophetess role called for
national prayer. This sort of ambulance chasing after every
crisis is a particular strategy that she and fellow NAR
false prophets and apostles are employing to gain a foothold
into the Christian Right. They are tirelessly working to
gain name recognition and dominance, and prayer is a useful
tactic to make them seem respectable.[7]
(8) Christian
TV
prophet claims she can re-grow cheek bones and heal
Satanic tumors by David Edwards, The Raw Story,
9/18/13 Self-proclaimed television prophet Cindy Jacobs recently
told her followers that her faith once caused a woman to
re-grow a cheek bone in seconds and that she was able to
self-heal a grapefruit-sized tumor caused by Satan. In a web
video posted last week, Jacobs explained that she once felt
�crippled in my gift� to heal because she prayed for someone
and they died.
(9) Cindy
Jacobs�
�Prophecy for Philippines� Goes Viral by Spirit Of
Error, 11/22/13 In contrast to Elisha�s prophecy, notice three things about
Jacob�s prophecy. Jacobs gave a wide, two-year time frame
for her prophecy�s fulfillment. (The typhoon didn�t occur
within that two-year time frame.) Jacob�s prediction was not
about events that were unlikely to occur since it was so
vague that virtually any event could be said to be a
fulfillment of her prediction. She pretty much covered the
entire gamut of what could happen in any nation�from A to
Z�all the way from experiencing �greatness� to experiencing
�some troubled times.� Jacobs gave no concrete criteria for
her prophecy�s fulfillment. Obviously, there is a sharp
contrast between Elisha�s and Jacob�s prophecies.
(10) Emergency
alert
from the prophet Cindy Jacobs by Spirit Of Error,
6/28/14 The respected NAR prophet Cindy Jacobs sent an emergency
prayer alert to her followers, on Thursday, warning that a
major terrorist attack�on the scale of 9/11�is being planned
against the United States. There are many problems with her
pronouncement.
(11) Heretic
Alert! Charismatic Leader Prophesied ‘Favor’ And
‘Supernatural Houses’ For Maui Church, Months Before They
All Burned Down at CRN, 9/7/23
“It is actually part of the word of the Lord that God has
given me for Kings and for you. You’re gonna be very excited
what the Holy Spirit is saying. By the way I prophesied over
Pastor Jireh (Urmeneta) that he’s going to get a new house
already and that God is going to give him supernatural
financing. So you mark it down, it’s gonna happen.” In late
October 2022, New Apostolic Reformation prophetess Cindy
Jacobs preached at King’s Cathedral Church in Maui, where
she prophesied that the pastor and congregants would receive
‘supernatural favor’ in the form of ‘supernatural houses’
and that the testimonials from folks in this church
receiving new houses as a result of this favor and blessing
‘would ring out across the world.’
(12) Cindy
Jacobs Prophetess or Prophetmess? You decide by
Mike Oppenheimer, 3/30/24
Cindy Jacobs is known as a General in the New Apostolic
Reformation, as a prophetess from the state of Texas she is
co-founder of Generals International. She's also the host of
her TV show “God Knows.” According her biography on her
website, “Cindy Jacobs is a respected prophet who travels
the world ministering not only to crowds of people, but to
heads of nations. Perhaps her greatest ministry is to world
influencers who seek her prophetic advice.” Prophetic
advice? Advice is a description based on an opinion, God
does not have opinions but speaks absolute truth. She does
not, instead of her pointing to God’s Word, she points to
her own.
(13) General
Cindy Jacobs in the NAR-A self proclaimed prophetess to
the nations of the whole world! by Mike
Oppenheimer, 5/3/24
Cindy Jacobs is known as a General in the New Apostolic
Reformation, as a prophetess from the state of Texas she is
co-founder of Generals International. She's also the host of
her TV show “God Knows.” According her biography on her
website, “Cindy Jacobs is a respected prophet who travels
the world ministering not only to crowds of people, but to
heads of nations. Perhaps her greatest ministry is to world
influencers who seek her prophetic advice.” Prophetic
advice? Advice is a description based on an opinion, God
does not have opinions but speaks absolute truth. She does
not, instead of her pointing to God’s Word, she points to
her own. Read Part
1,Part
2, Part
3 & Part
4.
(14) Cindy
Jacobs Prophetess or Prophetmess? You decide by
Mike Oppenheimer, 3/19/25
Cindy Jacobs is known as a General in the New Apostolic
Reformation, as a prophetess from the state of Texas she is
co-founder of Generals International. She's also the host of
her TV show “God Knows.” According her biography on her
website, “Cindy Jacobs is a respected prophet who travels
the world ministering not only to crowds of people, but to
heads of nations. Perhaps her greatest ministry is to world
influencers who seek her prophetic advice.” Prophetic
advice? Advice is a description based on an opinion, God
does not have opinions but speaks absolute truth. She does
not, instead of her pointing to God’s Word, she points to
her own. A Respected prophetess? You can’t find anyone more
audacious and offensive that Cindy Jacobs who is an
embarrassment to those who know the true Jesus of the Bible
and what prophecy actually is. This ‘blabber mouth
prophetess’ cannot control her spirit as she speaks
unbiblical concepts into her prophetic words. Continually
talking about and saying prophecy, prophetic in phrases does
not make it so. Read Part
1, Part
2 & Part
3.
Bill
Johnson & Bethel Church, Redding, CA
(1) Bill
Johnson
and Those So Called Prophets by Pastor Richard
Taylor, YouTube Video, cited on Christian Research Service,
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Pastor Richard Taylor boldly comments on Bill Johnson's
statement on Todd Bentley, C. Peter Wagner's endorsement of
Bentley, and God TV.
(2) Signs
That Make One Wonder by Orrel Stienkamp, The
Plumbline, Vol. 14, No. 4, July/August 2009 Signs and wonders have always been claimed in the
church. In the middle ages signs and wonders were
usually related to apparitions of the Virgin Mary. It wasn't
until the latter part of the 19tb century that the sign
phenomena began to be noted again Alexander Dowse and Mary
Woodworth-Etter, (the "trance evangelist"), being examples.
The Pentecostal move at the turn of the 20th century
emphasized healing and the spiritual gifts. But in more
recent times John Wimber and his Vineyard movement chose
signs and wonders as the focal point of their movement.
Wimber's ministry and movement attained notoriety in a
church growth class he team taught at Fuller Seminary on
signs and wonders with C. Peter Wagner. Wimber's signs and
wonders were, however, limited to healing, slain in the
Spirit, halo's designating those to be healed and warm
sensations, etc. Wimber proceeded to found the Vineyard
movement. It was Vineyard pastor John Amott that sparked the
Toronto Blessing. Wimber surprisingly became uncomfortable
with the excesses at Toronto and also with certain aspects
of the Kansas City Prophets. He assumed leadership the
Kansas City Prophetic and it became the Metro Vineyard of
Kansas City. About this time Bob Jones, a prophet and seer
at Kansas City, was sidelined because he used his so called
prophetic seer ministry to influence ladies to disrobe
before the Lord, etc. Jones was given a behind the scenes
ministry but never was actually disciplined. Jones was
resurected by Todd Bentley. It is interesting that a number
of Vineyard paslors have been the ones to go beyond Toronto
and are now into The Extreme Prophetic movement with yet
more bizarre and strange supernatural phenomena. More Later.
(3) "The
Apostles/Prophets Have Fallen and Can't Get Up" by
Orrel Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Vol. 14, No. 5,
September/October 2009 This proves again to be the same ole same ole of false
prophets in church history. Wesley and Whitfield had
to contend with the French Prophets and the early church had
to contend with Montanus and his female prophets in the
second century. And so it will be till the Son of Man
returns.
(5) Bill
Johnson teaches that those who do not believe that the
guarantee of physical healing is part of the Atonement are
teaching "a different gospel", YouTube,
8/21/10
Notwithstanding that Johnson quotes Galatians 1:8 out of
context, which refers to adding Law to Grace, he is also
misinterpreting Is. 53:5 as do many Pentecostals to mean that
"by His stipres your are healed" is refeing to physical
healing. Yes, God does heal but He also allows people to
be sick according to His will (Gal. 4:13). The healing
spoken of in Is. 53 is a direct reference to the salvation
sent by the Father through His Son, the second birth, a
spiritual birth. We are NOT guaranteed healing in the
Atonement. We are guaranteed eternal life and abundant
life now, but we must trust that everything the Lord allows us
to experience in life is not going to be easy all the
time.
Updated! (6) Bill
Johnson's
"Born Again' Jesus by Craig Dorshheimer,
Crosswise, 9/26/10 Sad to say, but, Bill Johnson's "Jesus' is not the one of
orthodox Biblical Christianity. In addition, his
"Christ' is inconsistent with Scripture; and, this "Christ'
does not offer true salvation. Watch Part
1 & Part
2.
(7) Faith
healing
or foul play? 2008 cliff fall victim sues Bethel (Bethel
School of Supernatural Ministry) students by Ryan
Sabalow, The Recorder Searchlight, Redding, CA, 10/24/10
Rather than call police when their drinking partner fell "
or was pushed " off a nearly 200-foot cliff, two students at
a Redding Bible school tried first to reach the severely
wounded man and pray him back to life, a lawsuit alleges. In
a lawsuit filed this month in Shasta County Superior Court
exactly two years to the day after he was pulled by
search-and-rescue crews from the banks of the Sacramento
River, Jason Michael Carlsen alleges that when Bethel School
of Supernatural Ministry students Sarah Elisabeth Koivumaki
and Zachary Gudelunas couldn't reach him to heal him with
their prayers, they spent hours debating whether to call the
police.
(8) Todd
Bentley
Remarries And Re-Launches by Cecil Andrews, Take
Heed Ministries, March 10, 2009
Bentley's "restoration" was overseen by Bill Johnson, Rick
Joyner, Jack Deere and other false teachers. Last year as
a ministry we spent much time and energy reporting on and
exposing the fraudulent so called "Miracle Healing Crusades'
conducted by Todd Bentley in Lakeland in Florida and I don't
plan to revisit those God-dishonouring events in this
article �" a search of our website and those of other
faithful watchmen ministries will yield all the information
necessary to discover the devilish nature of events in
Lakeland. The "Miracle Healing Crusade' came to a shuddering
halt when it was discovered that Todd Bentley had "entered
into an unhealthy relationship on an emotional level with a
female member of his staff �" at least that's how the board
of Mr Bentley's then "Fresh Fire Ministries' initially put
out the story �" subsequent revelations showed how very wide
of the mark this first statement was.
(9) WHAT
IS "SPIRITUAL DNA"? by The Berean Call, 7/07
Bill Johnson, another NAR "apostle" and pastor of Bethel
church in Redding, California, says in his book When Heaven
Invades Earth, "It has been written into our spiritual DNA
to hunger for the impossibilities around us to bow at the
name of Jesus." This mystical statement sounds lofty, but
what does it mean?
(10) Open
Challenge
to Bill Johnson/Bethel Supporters by Craig,
Crosswise, 3/22/11 "This brief article challenges Johnson supporters to
reconcile just one of Bill Johnson's statements in his book
When Heaven Invades Earth with Christian orthodoxy."
(11) An
Invasion Of Error by Bob DeWaay, reprinted by
Orrel Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Volume 16, No. 2, March/April
2001 In this edition of Plumbline I am making available a review
of Bill Johnson's best-selling book 'When ~ Invades Earth."
by Bob DeWaay. 'Apostle' Bill Johnson is the West Coast
leader of the Apostolic/Prophetic/Dominionist/Movement
emanating from his 8ethel church in Redding CA. Having left
the AOG several years ago because they did not recognize
restored Apostles and Prophets, apostle Johnson works
closely with Wagner's NAR and with Bickle/IHOP, Joyner's
MorningStar Ministries and Arnott's TACF of Toronto Blessing
fame. Johnson assails the two biblical truths of the deity
of Christ and redemptive work on the cross. Simply put,
Johnson like many Word-Faith teachers (Copeland et al)
asserts that Jesus set aside his divinity and became a mere
man. Johnson states his demotion of Jesus the God-Man by
saying "Jesus did everything he did as a man, laying aside
His divinity in order to become a model for us." (Johnson,
'Strengthen Yourself in the Lord' Shippenburg, PA: Destiny
Image 2007, p. 26). If Jesus was only a purely anointed man
then an elite corps of spirit-anointed believers can equal
and even do more than the mere man Jesus, for they too are
anointed (Christed) as was he. Similarily, if Jesus was a
mere man, His substitutionary and vicarious death on the
cross in the stead of sinners is made irrelevant. Only a
God-Man could bear the penalty of sinful humanity.
Consequently, for Johnson heaven does not need to wait for
the return of the glorified and ascended God-man Jesus.
Heaven only awaits the activation of the EIijah Generation
of the spirit-anointed to bring heaven to earth.
(12) Kris
Vallotton
- Clueless in California by Bud Press, Christian
Research Service, April 6, 2011 Without exception, all false teachers are overshadowed by a
demonic band-leader, and dance to the tune of a false god. A
steady chorus line of false teachings clutter and fog the
mind, disrupts the ability to think clearly, and draws the
listener further away from the true God and His written
word. Just as con artists scam the innocent and unwary with
smooth talk and half-truths, false teachers mix a little
truth with a lot of error, and do so with a smile on their
faces. Kris Vallotton is an integral part of Bill Johnson's
Bethel Church and the Prophetic Movement, which is a
movement that runs wild with blasphemers of God, heretics,
false prophets, false healers, and false signs and wonders.
During a YouTube video titled "False Prophets" (posted
September 7, 2010 Vallotton appears to express concern over
what he sees happening in the prophetic ministry globally.
He says that people are putting prophetic words on the
internet and, when their words are wrong, they withdraw them
and never say, "I'm sorry." Nonetheless, read carefully the
following excerpts from Vallotton's video message, and pay
particular attention to how he mixes a little truth with a
lot of error:
(13) When
Heaven
Invades Earth by Bill Johnson - Reviewed by Bob
DeWaay, 7/6/11 Bill Johnson of Redding, California has become a popular
teacher in one of the latest iterations of the Signs and
Wonders movement. His book, When Heaven Invades Earth,
reveals his underlying theology.
(14) Bill
Johnson:
Fowl Language by Bud Press, January 27, 2012
But did you know that because owls can see at night, they
represent the prophetic? That's what Bill Johnson believes.
In fact, read what Johnson said about owls to one of his
Facebook followers on January 23, 2012:
(15) Learning
Etymology
with Bill Johnson: A New Age "Repentance'? by
Crosswise, 2/21/12 There are at least two instances in which Bill Johnson
breaks down words in order to help the reader understand the
meaning. However in each case, Bill Johnson explained
the words in a way which went beyond their actual etymology
and true meaning.
Updated! (16) Bill
Johnson's
Christology: A New Age Christ? by Crosswise,
3/12/12 This article will restate and clarify Bill Johnson's
teaching on Christology �" the study of the person and work
of Jesus Christ �" which has been the subject of many
different articles here on CrossWise. Johnson's
Christology will then be compared to that of New Age / New
Spirituality teaching which is really not very "new' as it
goes all the way back to the early Church. Read Part
1, Part
2, Part
3a, Part
3b & Part
4.
(17) The
Cost
of Worship: Bethel's Booming Bonanza by Bud Press,
5/13/12 The cost of worship at Bethel is a booming bonanza. But in
the end when the study manuals are closed, other books will
be opened, and the eternal price to be paid may end in total
separation from God (Revelation 20:11-15).
(18) Bill
Johnson
In Denial by Bud Press, 5/24/12 Around the world, solid, Bible-based Christians rely on
God's written word as their ultimate and final authority.
They maintain the importance of studying the Bible on a
daily basis, one-on-one with the Lord, in fellowship and
prayer. The Bible is trustworthy, and is to be used to weigh
and measure those who claim to be Christian teachers and
prophets of God. If the teachings of men downplay,
disagree with, contradict, or deny what God has written, God
Himself marks them as false teachers, false prophets, false
apostles, and savage wolves. As such, their words and
writings are to be totally rejected, and they are to be
avoided at all costs. For where one false teaching is
birthed, other false teachings incubate.
(19) Beni
Johnson:
Stressed Out by Bud Press, Research Consultant,
Christian Research Service, July 8, 2012 Everyday, reports of "divine healing" flood into the
hyper-Charismatic camp. Yet, hyper-Charismatics and their
leaders continue to suffer the effects of sickness and
disease, and seek medical treatment.
(21) Round
the
Mulberry Bush with Bill Johnson by Crosswise,
8/12/12 Unless and until Bill Johnson both comes out with an
unambiguous, orthodox statement and corrects all his other
unorthodox statements I remain unconvinced that he actually
intends on promoting orthodox Christology. This would be a
monumental task, for sure; however, "with God all things are
possible" [Matthew 19:26].
(22) Open
Challenge
to Fans and Critics of Bill Johnson/Bethel Church
by Crosswise, 2/26/13 The following transcription comes from a sermon on 12/20/09
titled Jesus Is Our Model1 from Bill Johnson of Bethel
Church. This is the same one which contains Bill
Johnson"s infamous "Jesus was born again" statement.2
This time we"re taking a closer look at a different and more
lengthy portion of this sermon.
(23) The
Gospel
According To Bill Johnson by James Smith,
4/4/13 A key aspect to BJ"s theology on healing is that he claims
that healing is a right and something that God is obligated
to do for every Christian through "healing in the
atonement", as do many other false teachers in the Word of
Faith movement. This false doctrine says Christ died for our
sins and suffered for our healing. It divides the atonement
up between what Christ did on the cross and the suffering He
experienced prior to going to the cross. This is based on a
misrepresentation of Isaiah 53:5
(24) Assessing
Bill
Johnson"s "Eternally God" Declarations Amidst His Other
Christological Statements by Crosswise,
6/10/13 As this article illustrates, by using Bill Johnson"s own
words, he does in fact deny the full deity/divinity of Jesus
Christ while He was on earth in his teaching on the
anointing. This is not a "hurtful rumor", as he states
in his tweet; it"s an established fact as evidenced by Bill
Johnson"s own clear (and sometimes unclear) teachings.
(25) Bill
Johnson
Claims You Can Think and Live from the Right Hand of God
by Crosswise, 7/15/13 With this podcast as evidence, it is apparent that Johnson
DOES, in fact, share essentially the same MSoG view as Bill
Britton, as illustrated in the quote used in the last
article
(27) Answer
to
Open Challenge to Fans and Critics of Bill Johnson/Bethel
Church by Crosswise, 9/9/13 Since the original Open Challenge to Fans or Critics of
Bill Johnson/Bethel Church has not received much interaction
apart from regular readers here on CrossWise, it seems best
to fully explain the selected text comprising that challenge
in this separate post, as I deem this information critical
to understanding the basis not just of Johnson�s
Christology, but of his entire theology.
(28) Climbing
Up
Another Way - Is There A Spiritual Ladder to the Lap of
"Father God"? by Mark Dinsmore, 3/22/14 �SOZO� is a psycho-spiritual deliverance and inner healing
methodology birthed out of Bethel Church in Redding,
California. But though the Bethel Sozo website banner says,
�[A] Ministry of Bethel Church,� the FAQ section disclaims,
�The Sozo staff are independent contractors and are not
Bethel Church Staff.� Apparently for legal reasons, no one
wants to call this �counseling� or �therapy.� Rather, they
simply call it �healing prayer� (and yet, they
strongly recommend a suggested donation for receiving
�prayer� for which recipients (�Sozoees�) must first sign a
waiver. For background, it is interesting to note that
Bethel was once an Assemblies of God (AG) church, and Bill
Johnson was an AG pastor; but he led his flock out of AG in
2006 to jump into the NAR/River Revival movement. Johnson is
now a self-appointed �apostle,� and his church is now a part
of his own �Revival Alliance� network, co-founded with Che
Ahn (Harvest Rock Church, Pasadena, CA) and John Arnott
(Catch the Fire Toronto; formerly Toronto Airport Christian
Fellowship; formerly Toronto Airport Vineyard Church).
(29) Holy
Spirit
�is like the genie from Aladdin,� says Bethel Redding�s
Jenn Johnson by My Word Like Fire, 3/27/14 Jenn Johnson of Bethel Redding views the Holy Spirit �like
the genie from Aladdin. And He�s blue. And He�s funny. And
He�s sneaky.� Bethel Redding is known for many things, but
reverence is not at the top of the list. Jenn Johnson, the
daughter-in-law of Bill Johnson, also calls the Holy Spirit
wonderful, courageous, silly, and says �He�s just fun.�
(31) A
Bethel Redding Snack Pack at My Word Like Fire,
5/15/14
Videos for: 1. Holy Spirit �is like the genie from Aladdin�
says Bethel Redding�s Jenn Johnson 2. Bethel Redding Pastor
Eric Johnson denies Original Sin? 3. False prophecies mixed
with Kundalini at Bill Johnson�s Bethel Redding Church
(32) Bill
Johnson
of Bethel Redding amenable to New Age �truths� by
My Word Like Fire, 5/19/14 Bill Johnson and his wife, Beni, are both contributors to
the book The Physics of Heaven. Bill Johnson�s
administrative assistant, Judy Franklin, co-authored the
book. The Foreword is written by Bethel�s Kris Vallotton,
and the book is endorsed by Banning Liebscher of Jesus
Culture. Is this a problem? As co-author Ellyn Davis
acknowledges, �[The contributors of the book] all agree that
the next move of God will cause a shift at the deepest level
of who we are�perhaps the very �vibrational level� that the
New Age movement has been exploring. They also all agree
that there are precious truths hidden in the New Age that
belong to us as Christians and need to be extracted from the
worthless.�
(33) The
New
Age Propensities of Bethel Church�s Bill Johnson (Booklet)
by Lighthouse Trails, 5/19/14 The Physics of Heaven, a recent book Bill Johnson
contributed to, and his personal assistant co-authored,
reveals a very different picture than that of the apostles
described in the Bible. It appears that rather than an
apostle of God, Bill Johnson may be poised to serve as the
vehicle that carries the New Age and quantum spirituality
deep into the Body of Christ.
(34) Mark
Chironna�s
New Age/Quantum Mysticism at Bethel Redding Conference
by John Lanagan, My Word Like Fire Ministries, 9/13/14 Near the end of his blasphemous message, Chironna tells his
listeners, �If something is shifting inside you you�ve
already heard from heaven. You already know what wants to
emerge. And if it wants to happen you need to speak it into
existence.� (2 hours, 29 minutes, 45 seconds) (emphasis
mine) But following these teachings will not result in
hearing from heaven, but from hell. Nor has Bill Johnson
bothered to correct this blasphemy. Chironna�s conference
teaching is still for sale at the Bethel Redding store.
https://shop.ibethel.org/products/piercing-the-darkness-february-2012-complete-set
(scroll
down to Session 7)
(35) Bill
Johnson,
False Teacher by My Word Like Fire, 9/30/14
At 1:02 in the video, Bill Johnson says, �You can only give
away what you have. Can God give away sickness? No, he�s not
sick. You can�t give cancer if you don�t have it.� According
to the Bible: Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the
cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of
the body and the blood of the Lord. But a man must examine
himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink
of the cup. For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks
judgment to himself if he does not judge the body rightly.
For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a
number sleep. (1 Corinthians 11:27-30)
Updated! (36) Bethel
Church's
"apostle" Bill Johnson: A comedy of errors, Part 1
by Marsha West, Renew America, 10/20/14 Both Bill Johnson and Rick Joyner, who are seasoned
apostle-prophets, claim to hold the title "Super-Apostle"
and/or "Super-Prophet" which is comparable to holding the
high office of cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. Chew
on that for a moment. As an aside I should mention that some
"Super-Apostles" have been accused of using cultic mind
control techniques on those they prey upon. Read
Part
1 & Part
2.
(37) Quantum
Christianity:
Has the gateway to heaven been discovered? by
Albert James Dagar, Media Spotlight 5/13/15 It is my hope that those who read this will at the very
least question what they hear
from well-known teachers within the
Body of Christ, and will
study God�s Word diligently to
show themselves approved�workmen who need
not be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth. God�s
mysteries in relation to His creation are to remain
mysteries until He reveals all
He wishes to reveal to His
resurrected saints. What happens
in the quantum realm stays in the quantum
realm. Let�s live in the real world in which He desires us
to move in obedience to Him.
(38) What
are
the dangers of �Treasure-Hunting� evangelism? at
Spirit of Error, 9/14/18 Treasure Hunting is a new type of evangelistic outreach
that has been popularized by Bethel Church in Redding,
California, and has been picked up by many well-known
evangelistic groups such as YWAM. It�s also sometimes
referred to as �prophetic evangelism� or �supernatural
evangelism.� Yet despite its popularity, this practice of
Treasure Hunting is one that ought to be avoided by
Christians because of its many inherent problems and
dangers.
(39) Bill
Johnson
Quotes by Sandy Simpson, 12/26/18 The false teachings
of Bill Johnson of Bethel Church, Redding, CA are too
many to cover in a single article.In
this article, I will detail some
false ideas, especially from Johnson�s books.
(40) Taizé,
the
Eucharist, and Bethel Church’s Bill Johnson by
Chris Lawson, 2/15/19 Taizé is an ecumenical interfaith community in France where
over 100,000 young people travel to each year; and Taizé
worship is becoming very popular in the United States. This
particular section below is about the “Eucharist,” which is
practiced by Roman Catholics and being looked at favorably
by a growing number of evangelicals. We were reminded of
this section of Chris’ book today when we received two
photos (see below the article) from a reader of Bethel
Church’s Bill Johnson.
(41) Defecting
from
Bethel at ChurchWatchCentral, 3/30/19 On October 10, 2018 Lindsay Davis, now former student of
BSSM (Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry), made an
incredible admission on her Facebook wall. In her post
Lindsay wrote: “I have wanted to do this for awhile, but
tonight it’s weighing heavily on my heart – I need to make a
public apology to any of those who I led astray 5 months ago
when I posted this. In this class, I was taught that because
I have the “mind of Christ” I can “think what God is
thinking.” I was taught that I have “God thoughts.” I wasn’t
taught about “Gods thoughts” in the Bible, I was taught that
the thoughts of my mind could surely be “God thoughts.” I
was progressively falling into a pit of deception. One
doctrine after another. I was wandering away from the flock
slowly but surely. Although now that I’m on the other side,
I praise God for His sovereignty to keep His sheep.
(43) Beware
the
‘Bright Ones’: Bethel Church’s big-screen debut to hit
theaters nationwide on April 22 by Holly Pivec,
4/24/19 Bright Ones – a full-length feature film being marketed to
families, youth and churches – will debut in more than 700
select theaters across the United States on April 22. Billed
as an “inspirational” film, Bright Ones tells a story of a
group of talented, teenage kids from a performing arts
school who face an impossible challenge. But behind the
seemingly innocuous story lies the dangerous theology of one
of the nation’s most controversial churches – Bethel Church
in Redding, California. Led by the “apostle” Bill Johnson
and the “prophet” Kris Vallotton, Bethel Church is the
spearhead of a fast-growing, theologically aberrant movement
known as the New Apostolic Reformation.
(44) Beware
the
‘Bright Ones’: Bethel Church’s big-screen debut to hit
theaters nationwide on April 22 by Spirit of
Error, 4/28/19 Bright Ones – a full-length feature film being marketed to
families, youth and churches – will debut in more than 700
select theaters across the United States on April 22. Billed
as an “inspirational” film, Bright Ones tells a story of a
group of talented, teenage kids from a performing arts
school who face an impossible challenge. But behind the
seemingly innocuous story lies the dangerous theology of one
of the nation’s most controversial churches – Bethel Church
in Redding, California. Led by the “apostle” Bill Johnson
and the “prophet” Kris Vallotton, Bethel Church is the
spearhead of a fast-growing, theologically aberrant movement
known as the New Apostolic Reformation.
(45) Jesus
teach
me Yoga- Bethel’s holy yoga by Mike Oppenheimer,
4/30/19 Beni Johnson, wife of Bill Johnson is a pastor at their
Bethel Redding Church. Among her many spiritual practices
that are not found in the Bible (like contemplative prayer
from the mystics and practicing reflexology) she also does
yoga, Yahweh Yoga. All being non Bible practices from
other spiritual systems that we should not use. Apparently
Bethel wants to take back yoga, redeem it from the new age
because according to Bethel’s philosophy under Bill Johnson,
which is laid out in one of their book (the physics of
Heaven) the new age took it from Christianity. The proof of
this outrageous claim is completely non - existent. They
claim they are taking out the eastern aspect of yoga. Then
why call it yoga, which means to be yoked with Brahman, the
Hindu God? Bethel (like others) purposely changed it to get
the church involved. Yoga is being used in an even greater
degree than the Emergent church, which is fully interfaith.
If they can incorporate Yoga then there is nothing
forbidden. Anything can be used in their pragmatic approach
of redeeming the new age for “there are precious truths
hidden in the New Age that belong to us as Christians and
need to be extracted from the worthless.”
(46) The
Spirit
Bill Johnson wants you to follow by Mike
Oppenheimer, 5/2/19 If one is driving on the wrong side of the road they will
get a fine. If the driver continues driving like this his
license is taken away. Spiritually speaking, Bill Johnson’s
answer is “I’m not on the wrong side of the Road you are.”
His is perfect example calling what is dark as being light.
I say this because many do understand basic Scripture, the
word that counters his particular view of Christianity that
he with others have made popular. He says “A powerless Word
is the letter not the Spirit. And we all know, ‘The letter
kills, but the Spirit gives life.’” (When Heaven Invades
Earth 116). Did not Jesus say The words that I speak to you
are spirit, and they are life. Meaning if you read the word
you are reading what the holy Spirit is saying. Didn’t Jesus
also say If you love me you will continue in my word?
(47) The
electronic
God by Mike Oppenheimer, 5/3/19 The anointing of the new revivalism from Browne to Toronto
to Brownsville to Lakeland to Bethel.What we will see that
every one of the people mentioned who operate in this
anointing have major false teachings, even some that deny
Jesus is God in the flesh with their various explanations.
Rodney Browne who introduced the uncontrollable laughter to
the church in 1993-94 describes the anointing as being
electricity: “Not only is it tangible but transferable. …The
anointing of God as wonderful as it is, is electricity.” In
1991 at a Benny Hinn Crusade we see Rodney Browne on stage
and being called forward by Benny Hinn. "Rodney, God has
given you a great anointing for this. Let the holy laughter
hit them in Jesus' mighty name... (excitedly Hinn says) it's
coming [zaps him].... Hinn laid hands on his forehead
(transferring the anointing just like gurus and their Shakti
pat) and Browne goes down. Hinn then inaugurates him into
ministry by saying “pick him up. Now release it on the
people, Rodney!” “go ahead Rodney.” Release what, not the
Holy Spirit, but another spirit. Does anyone consider that
they are controlling God? This is no different than touching
someone and saying they are now born again.
(48) Bill
Johnson’s
confusion on Jesus by Mike Oppenheimer, 5/6/19 The Bible teaches Jesus is the Son of man and the Son of
God “Jesus is a Father, he is perfect father. He came to a
planet of Orphans to reveal the Father as Father” (The
Revelation of God’s goodness Sid Roth interview) Here he
explains Jesus is the Father, which means he is revealing
himself (unitarianism). How does this work with his other
statement of Jesus being only a man and that “the Holy
Spirit revealed the Father to Jesus.” (p.80 When Heaven
Invades Earth). He has also made it clear that his
position is Jesus is a man on earth so both positions cannot
be true. And where there are contradictions on the nature of
God that are opposite statements you can assured there is
more than just these. “Jesus so emptied Himself that He was
incapable of doing what was required of Him by the Father –
without the Father’s help.” (“The Supernatural Power of a
Transformed Mind” p.50). Johnsons view is that on earth
Jesus was only the Son of man, not deity (the son of God)
therefore he has eliminated the incarnation, God becoming
flesh.
(49) An
Open
heaven - opening up oneself to a strong delusion
by Mike Oppenheimer, 5/9/19 We have seen these revivals over the last 25 plus years. It
is more accurate to say it is revivalism – meaning, it hypes
people up to think something spiritual is actually taking
place when it is false doctrine and practices being
introduced for them to believe and live by. We have seen the
rise of the seeker friendly models, the soft social gospel
of Rick Warren added to the mix, the music revivalism of
Hillsong. All the mystical movements have continued to
increase as fires over the landscape of Christian churches
have become a large blaze. Now over the last many years it
is Bethel under Bill Johnson spearheading a mystical
Christianity. He is a man who has less than 0% discernment
(in fact they change the meaning of discernment to be
“changing the atmosphere.” Bethel has become the sweet spot
for every trend tried and some new ones. It is the new
Hybrid model for the church, combining new age practices
(which they say were once Christian and they are now
redeeming them) one of them is yoga. These revivalists are
fooling the whole Christian world with their synergism of
new age with Christianity using occasional Bible words. It’s
time we stand up for the word of God who is Jesus, Its time
for the church to be what it was intended to be and not be
changed by new age change agents touting their Gnosticism
and Mysticism. This is no longer a subtle change but bold
and audacious one, and it has gone on far too long through
the various false revivals. Only to find a more permanent
home at Bethel among the naïve ungrounded youth that are
inclined to feel more than to think biblically.
(50) 10
Reasons
Why You Should RUN AWAY From Bethel Redding by
Steven Kozar, 5/10/19 In summary, Bethel Church, Redding, has bad Christology,
bad Pneumatology, and bad Soteriology. If you believe that
"theology doesn't matter," you're a perfect candidate to
fall for this bad theology. Theology is just a word that
means "teaching about God." By definition, Bethel teaches
theology, but they disguise it as something so totally new
and fresh that people are fooled into thinking it's
something "better" or "more spiritual." But it's just their
version of teaching about God. Remember, as soon as someone
starts teaching about God, they are doing theology.
(51) The
blind
leading the blind by Mike Oppenheimer, 5/14/19 Those who are part of the Latter Rain/ Third Wave
Christianity that was birthed through William Branham and
came through Wimber by Bob Jones and Mike Bickel, Bill
Johnson has to be the most ill-informed and offensive
teacher of all. He actually states that “Jesus is the most
normal Christian in the Bible.” Which diminishes his
personhood as the Messiah. Is Jesus a Christian? Which means
to be a follower of Christ? To Johnson Christ means
anointing. So then Jesus followed the anointing? Yes,
that is exactly what he means. One cannot be more convoluted
on this matter.
(53) “Activating”
the
kids at Bethel Redding by John Lanagan, 5/16/19 Activate the kids? Bethel Redding leaders continue to
present an unbalanced and unhealthy preoccupation with signs
and wonders–or, as I have come to call it, a
bells-and-whistles theology. It should be no surprise that
this is also present in Bethel Redding’s children’s
ministry. It seems as if it is more important to encourage
children to seek angelic visitations, visions, and Words of
Knowledge than it is to actually determine whether the
experience/communication with God is genuine or not.
(54) The
Strange
interpretations of Bill Johnson's teachings by
Mike Oppenheimer, 5/25/19 Because of Bill Johnson’s adherence to the Latter Rain
teaching of William Branham (and others), Johnson has a
slanted interpretation of Scripture. One example is one the
most important Scriptures revealing to us who Jesus is.
“Most all of the experiences of Jesus recorded in Scripture
were prophetic examples of the realms in God that are made
available to the believer. The Mount of Transfiguration
raised the bar significantly on potential human
experience…The overwhelming lesson in this story is that
Jesus Christ, the Son of man, had the glory of God upon Him.
Jesus’s face shone with God’s glory, similar to Moses’s
after he came down from the mountain…” (“Face to Face with
God” 2007, Charisma House, Lake Mary, FL; p 200.) The glory
came from within him, not from outside. This glory was the
same that was in the Old Testament Temple. This is what is
expressed by John “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt
among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only
begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” (Jn.1:14)
Its purpose was to show his closest disciples who he really
is, not who they are or what is available to them. Nor is it
available to us today. Branham used the word realm as well,
Johnson applies it to believers when it is exclusively about
who Jesus is.
(55) Bethel
Redding
Sozo in a women's Teen Challenge? by The Word Like
Fire, 6/2/19 The influence of Bethel Redding is spreading and may even
be entering a Teen Challenge for women. A source close to
the program warns there is the possibility that the practice
of Sozo may be implemented. This is an unhealthy, unbiblical
practice, and below are links if you want to learn more
about Sozo, which is already in use at a Bethel Redding
sister church in this and other areas.
(56) Behind
the
music: The baffling views about God held by Bethel Music’s
Amanda Lindsey Cook by Holly Pivec, 6/23/19 I was baffled and dismayed by the responses in an interview
the Christian Post conducted, in April, with Amanda Lindsey
Cook, a prominent worship leader and songwriter with Bethel
Music. The interview was about her most recent album, House
on a Hill, and about what Cook was thinking about God as she
wrote the songs for this album. I was baffled because it is
very difficult to make any sense of Cook’s words. And I was
dismayed because she makes a number of statements about God
that raise many serious questions, including, most basic,
what is her view of God? You can read excerpts of her
statements below, but the bottom line is she seems to have
some very confused and unbiblical views of God.
(57) MAITREYA:
What
We Can Learn From This False New Age Christ (Booklet)
by Warren B. Smith, 6/30/19 Just as we were about to go to press with this new booklet
by Warren B. Smith—MAITREYA: What We Can Learn From This
False New Age Christ—we learned that a prominent Bethel
Church worship leader has described Jesus as “an enlightened
master,” which is exactly what Maitreya and almost all New
Age figures call him. While we have been very concerned
about Bill Johnson’s Bethel Church for a long time, this
newest development sadly illustrates how far from biblical
truth Bethel has gone. As you read this booklet, you will
see how some Christian leaders are sounding very similar to
the false Christs of our day—leaders who are being followed
by millions of proclaiming Christians.
(58) Bethel
or
Ichabod: What is really going on? (2 DVDs) by Mike
Oppenheimer, 7/21/19 Bill Johnson pastor of Bethel Church is leading the
charismatic charge with signs and wonders just like years
before. What's different is that everyone is united, on
board through the new apostolic movement to change the
church. With his endorsement of William Branham and his
association with the NAR and ministers that are more
than questionable in their doctrine, where is he
leading the youth of the church? This should have everyone
concerned with what is taking place. Using Yoga and
contemplative prayer from ancient monks and various other
new age techniques. speaking of contacting and waking
up angels for a new revival we have the first new age hybrid
church. Denying that Jesus was God on earth, teaching he was
only a man he offers to the church the Latter Rain teaching
that we can do everything he did. In fact we can produce
heaven on earth. In the video you will learn how Johnson has
copied Wimber's Vineyard and incorporated every false move
of the spirit and more. Numerous clips and PP bring
you through the false teaching and revival from Johnson and
company. 2 DVD's length: near 2 1/2 hours
(59) Todd
White
and his Latter Rain, word faith / Gnostic Christianity
by Mike Oppenheimer, 9/26/19 What are we to think of this popular miracle evangelist who
lengthen’s legs, who has Kenneth Copeland and Benny Hinn as
his mentors and spiritual fathers.
https://youtu.be/lYfkrKC0qw0 Both these men would be called
heretics by the apostle Paul, but in today’s upside down
church (which is really right side up with the world) they
are a blessing. Both of these men have called themselves the
“I AM,” Copeland says smirking “when God says I am, I say I
am too.” Romans 12:3 tells us not to think of himself more
highly than he ought to think. This is far worse, it is
called blasphemy. But this does not matter to Todd White or
other followers of these Bible distorters because it has too
many benefits with those who align with them; money and
prestige. Considering that Todd is another denier of God who
came in the flesh through Jesus Christ (1 Jn.4) we should
expect nothing Biblically sound after this. His “lifestyle
Christianity” is about following an anointed man named Jesus
that he (we) may do all the same things, and he has endless
stories of doing just that. Todd even says “when Jesus
prayed for the sick he did not heal the sick as God but
healed the sick as a man in right relationship with
God”https://youtu.be/JFr6xStn-Rw?t=44 Which carries the
implication (even when it is not elucidated), that we too
can do the same. Read Part
1 & Part
2.
(60) What’s
being
missed with the ‘waking’ of Olive at Bethel Church,
Redding by Spirit of Error, 12/20/19 The story out of Bethel Church in Redding, California, this
past week — following the sudden death of two-year-old Olive
Heiligenthal — is tragic. The hearts of people across the
nation have gone out to her parents in compassion — not just
because they lost a child, but also because of the false
hope they’ve clung to that their little girl would come back
to life. Many news sources have already reported on this
story. But I want to point out what has been missed. In
their coverage of the fiasco, reporters have noted that the
parents’ church, Bethel Church, has rallied around the
parents’ prayers for a resurrection — calling for people
across the globe to join them in those prayers. But what
Bethel Church has been engaged in, since Olive Heiligenthal
died on Saturday, is not prayer. They’ve actually been
making “declarations.” There’s a big difference.
(61) Mother
Goddess
worshiped at Bethel Redding sister church by The
Word Like Fire, 1/1/20 [Reader, the video has been removed by Bethesda NW.
Anticipating this, a copy has been saved and the video will
soon be restored. Transcriptions in the article below]
The unclean spirit behind the goddess of The Shack, the
novel written by Paul Young, is still at work. It seems more
than coincidental that Bethesda NW, a Bethel Redding sister
church,* uses Young’s hellish interpretation of El Shaddai;
and just like in the novel, the Holy Spirit has also been
feminized, addressed in the service as “Mama Ghost.” Paul
Young, author of The Shack, would be proud: “El Shaddai, the
double breasted one.” (Tisha Straup, Bethesda NW sermon on
5/26/19) “Do you need healing from a Mother? Only comes from
El Shaddai.” (Bethesda NW worship leader on 5/12/19) The
children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and
the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of
heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods,
that they may provoke me to anger. (Jeremiah 7:18) It began
on Mother’s Day with the worship team. They sang: 12:58 Mama
God, will you talk to us? 13:12 Do you need healing from a
Mother? Only comes from El Shaddai. 19:32–20:27 Let God be
God in every situation, let His presence flow, let His
presence flow, let God be God in your situation, let His
presence flow, let His presence flow, let God be God in your
situation, Mama Ghost will flow, Mama Ghost will flow, let
God be God in your situation, Mama ghost will flow, Mama
Ghost will flow… 25:07 I will lean back in the loving arms
of a beautiful Mother, I will breathe deep and know that She
is good, She’s a love like no other… 25:53 I will breathe
deep and know that She is good, She’s a love like no other…
During this worship session, the words were occasionally on
the screen behind the musicians and singers. Sometimes the
word “Father” was on the screen, and sometimes it was the
“Mother.”
(62)Bill
Johnson - Power over Priniciple, Honoring the Dishonorable
by Marsha West, 1/12/20 “In reality then, there is
no power or principle from God in the NAR. It’s one
big sham, a false movement and a delusion sent by God on
those who have rejected truth. This is a movement that
dishonors God by attributing false signs and wonders to
God.” (Rick Becker – Famine In The Land) Todd Bentley is the
product of a movement that has elevated men, women, and
miracles above God. In the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR)
the supernatural is a vital element. In fact, the value
placed on the supernatural is the underlying philosophy that
has enabled charlatans, and in this case a sexual predator
to thrive in the NAR. The leaders and the movement value
power over principle….
(63) Bethelite couples vain
declaration over Corona Virus by Rick Becker,
Famine in the Land, 3/12/20
Kevin and Theresa Dedmon are products of the Bethel cult.
The couple believed their declarations had an effect on the
Carr fire, and their delusion continues as they declared
healing over people infected with the Coronavirus. Sitting
with the couple are at least three people wearing glasses –
one would think they would begin declaring healing over
those sitting a few feet from them. If the Coronavirus
cannot live in the presence of God, we must ask the
question, which presence is the bespectacled Bill Johnson
hosting?
(64) Where
are you when you are needed? by Mike
Oppenheimer, 3/17/20 If God gives someone a gift
they use it unless they are not faithful in what was given
to them. We all heard of Benny Hinn years ago saying in 1976
he emptied out a hospital wing, in Sault Ste. Marie,
Ontario. And then all the other claims that followed of God
healing all at his meetings. It’s time for the millionaire
faith healers whom claim that God speaks to everyday to show
the world their gift. As we have a rising pandemic in the
world and the opportunity is at the door. Here is what is
interesting to note, Jesus said there would be diseases and
various other things increasing in the end. He also said at
the same time there would be false prophets and false
Christ's (Mt.24). These same healers call themselves little
gods. Put 2 and 2 together and we have what we have today.
We have had numerous gatherings where these men have said
the anointing is upon thousands to heal. Where are they? The
least they can do is send handkerchief’s. This is why none
of what these men say matters, it all falls to ground with a
thud. These are empty words and they have no power except to
convince people, the uneducated believers that they have
these abilities and that they can also give it to them, thus
spreading their own deception.
(65) Bethel Church Casts out Demon
of Racism with Wizard Staff and Incantations by
Pulpit & Pen, 7/12/20 Listeners of Bethel Church’s
Transformation Now series were treated with a sight not
usually seen when prophetess Marlene Barrett, in a bid to
end racism within Bethel and the Ekklesia movement, whipped
out a wizard staff- a sure sign that some tomfoolery was
afoot. There, on stage, she led Bill Johnson and others
through a ritual incantation to cast out the demon of racism
by prophetically reenacting a scene from Lord of The Rings.
No joke.
Updated!
(66) The sound that transforms the
church into the New Age movement: “the Physics of Heaven”
by Mike Oppenheimer, 7/24/20 We have all heard of the New
Age and its practices of the Occult along with
spirituality from other religious systems (like the emerging
church). How do they become an influence in the churches and
move them to be aligned with their utopian world view? We are
going to look at the main influences of Gnosticism and
mysticism in the church to give us a better understanding of
how these components are being implemented. Bill Johnson
teaches, “God is to release a Spirit of revelation over the
Church. We are coming into an hour where there will be a
common revelation… we will all hear and see similar
revelations.” We have already been delivered the common
revelation, it is contained in the Bible. Contrary to this,
the revelations they are continually receiving are not from
the Bible. And here is where we see the growing conflict.
Premise - God is going to send a new sound that will change
nearly everything. Bible - the only sound attached to change,
is the trumpet sounding and God calling us to be transformed:
“in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump:
for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised
incorruptible, and we shall be changed. (I Cor. 15:51-52) Of
all the sounds of trumpets in the Old Testament, there is only
one we are to anticipate. Read Part
1, Part 2,
Part 3 &
Part 4.
(67) Saturate 2020 by Sandy
Simpson, 7/30/20 Saturate 2020 is another in a
long line of Latter Rain revivals which do not meet the
criteria of a Biblical revival at all (Acts 3:19). The
Toronto “Blessing” and Brownsville “Revival” both came into
towns all over the world with the promise that people were
getting saved and nothing weird was going on at their
meetings. This was always a lie as the true Gospel was
not preached but instead people were invited forward to have
hands laid on them in order to transfer an impartation.
Meanwhile false doctrines were laid down in order to get
people involved in churches like Bethel Church in Redding,
CA. We are warned in Scripture about this. Galatians 2:4
But it was because of the false brethren secretly brought in,
who had sneaked in to spy out our liberty which we have in
Christ Jesus, in order to bring us into bondage. 2 Peter 2:1
But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there
will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly
introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who
bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. The
fact that some formerly Biblical churches have joined this
circus is a testament to their lack of teaching
discernment. Some of these denominations were warned
repeatedly about the Latter Rain, Word of Faith and the New
Apostolic Reformation yet they apparently wanted to remain
“willfully ignorant”. The people advertised as being
involved with this latest “revival” are almost all associated
with Bethel in some way and promoters of what they
teach. This is not a true Biblical revival but rather a
revival of the occult and New Age among Christians. This
meeting is actually hurting the cause of Christ and will not
have any real beneficial effect on the culture of California,
which has turned decidedly evil for decades. These
Dominionists will not be saving the planet, but are rather
setting people up for the coming antichrist. Nor will
they rid the world of coronavirus, but rather likely add to
it.
(68) Huntington
Beach Covid-19 Stats compiled by Sandy Simpson,
8/13/20 Huntington Beach Covid-19
Stats for the time Saturate OC was in Orange County. August 3,
2020 – 4526 positive. August 10, 2020 – 12500 positive.
These stats were on their way down from 12807 on July
21. There were 6745 cases from July 20 to August
10. I wonder if this drastic renewed rise is due
to Saturate OC. Hardly anyone was wearing a mask at that
event and you can tell from the videos that there was no
social distancing. As previously stated on our Saturate 2020
video, the organizers of this event claimed they had
permission to hold the event but the Huntington Beach
government stated in an open letter they did not.
(69) The Rise of False Prophetesses
by Herescope, 8/16/20 Recent events in the world
have jump-started some of the old intentions of the Latter
Rain movement to create a false revival. In southern
California at Huntington Beach a new uprising is identified as
"Saturate 2020" and it is attempting to invoke a "great
awakening" or a second Jesus movement. It is getting quite a
bit of press attention. Characteristic of these types of
stage-managed productions, there is a great deal of hoopla and
frenzied commotion, conscious altering music, and a hefty dose
of Latter Rain/New Apostolic Reformation doctrine, including
about building the 7 mountains of Dominionism. It also
significantly highlights false prophetess Heidi Baker and
several new ones on the scene, Jen Miskov and Jessi Green.
Rather than reinvent the wheel to write about this, we
encourage you to read Sandy Simpson's latest comprehensive
post "Saturate 2020" detailing the problems with this event
and providing key links to documentation. See also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utbvEcLxuHs
(70)
Saturate 2020 adherents are those
who are drunk and think they can save the planetby Sandy
Simpson, 8/21/20
Commentators seem to think that this section of Habakkuk was
addressing the Ceasars and their drunken desire for power.Seems these two things often go
together.
Those who love drunk in the spirit are no exception.They are trying to get others to share in their
debauchery and the false hope of an end-times worldwide
revival, currently through the Saturate 2020 events.Though these were two of the heretical distinctives
of the New Order of the Latter Rain, these ideas are nothing
new.The righteous continue to
live by faith, while the proud boast in their drunken state.
Habakkuk 2:4-5 “Behold, as for the proud
one,his
soul is not right within him;but
the righteous
will live by his faith. The
proud, boastful adherents to the Latter Rain are not right in
their spirit.They have allowed
another spirit to control their lives.
“Furthermore, wine betrays the haughty man, so
that he does not stay at home.He enlarges
his appetite like Sheol,and
he is like death, never satisfied.He
also gathers to himself all nationsand
collects to himself all peoples.
(72) Bethel or Ichabod: What is
Really going on at Bethel Church in Redding, CA?
(Video) by Mike Oppenheimer, 9/23/30 Bill Johnson pastor of
Bethel Church is leading the charismatic charge with
signs and wonders just like others years before. But
what is different is that everyone is united, on board
through the new apostolic movement to change the church.
With his endorsement of William Branham and his
association with the NAR and ministers that are
more than questionable in their doctrine, where is
he leading the youth of the church? This should have
everyone concerned with what is taking place. Using Yoga
and contemplative prayer from ancient monks and various
other new age techniques. speaking of contacting
and waking up angels for a new revival we have the first
new age hybrid church. Denying that Jesus was God on
earth, teaching he was only a man he offers to the
church the Latter Rain teaching that we can do
everything he did. In fact we can produce heaven on
earth. In the video you will learn how Johnson has
copied Wimber's Vineyard and incorporated every false
move of the spirit and more. Numerous clips and PP
bring you through the false teaching and revival from
Johnson and company
(73) “The
Passion Translation is a better translation than the King
James.” – Beni Johnson by Rick Becker, 1/14/21
If you believe Beni Johnson, I have a bridge in Brooklyn
to sell to you. During the past few years, many pastors
and scholars have exposed the glaring flaws of The
Passion Translation. There is literally no excuse for
any believer to use or condone this “translation” that
originated in the imagination of one man’s mind -and
probably with a little help from deceiving spirits. It
comes as no surprise that Bethel use this New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR) “bible” and make a profit from selling
it in their store. There’s only one good thing about The
Passion Translation (TPT) – it’s a means of identifying
a certain group. The book of Mormon and The New World
Translation for example, help us identify Latter Day
Saints/Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses. The Passion
Translation helps us identify those involved in what is
arguably one of the world’s largest growing cults – the
New Apostolic Reformation.
(75) Bethel
Music – Unfruitful Works Of Darkness at Christian
Research Network, 3/16/21
“Mainstream contemporary Christian music. It feeds the
flesh and weakens our mission (Galatians 5:16). Bethel
music, in its insatiable lust for more followers, is
seeking to devour anyone who has itching ears (2 Tim
4:3).” If you’ve followed Pulpit & Pen, you
know we’ve covered the contemporary Christian music
movement and have written about several of its
mainstream figures, including Kari Jobe and Hillsong.
It’s no secret we believe that the relentless promotion
of much of this flesh-feeding ecstatic music does no
good for the edification of the body of Christ. But
perhaps one of the most deceitfully nefarious
organizations pumping out poisonous exhaust is Bethel
Music.
(76) Bethel
Leader Bill Johnson Denies Scripture – ‘God Doesn’t Control
Everything’ by Protestia, 6/14/21
“So that’s my approach, is that God is absolutely
sovereign and that he’s in charge of everything. But I
don’t credit him with Hitler. I don’t credit him with
the disasters that take place in the earth. I don’t look
at these and go, “Well, this is the plan of God who’s
devised wickedness so that his glory could be seen.”
Bethel Church’s newly launched YouTube Web series titled
“Rediscover Bethel,” which features an in-depth Q&A
that addresses some of their beliefs and distinctives,
has already paid dividends, as Bill Johnson and his
associate pastor talk shop about whether or not God is
in control of everything, concluding that he is not.
(77) Bethel
Church Does Damage Control Over ‘Grave Sucking’- Fails
Miserably at CRN, 7/10/21
“Talk about spin and playing down what was actually
said.” As Bill Johnson and the apologists of Bethel
Church continue to directly confront controversies in
YouTube Web series titled “Rediscover Bethel,” courtesy
of in-depth Q&A that addresses some of their beliefs
and distinctive, they come to the question of “grave
soaking” and whether or not this is a normative practice
for the biblically illiterate Bethelites. In the linked
clip the Dean of the Bethel School of Supernatural
Ministry, Dann Farrelly, explains that he’s been with
Bethel and Johnson for 25 years, and that “we never
taught uh this experience that I see described on the
web that’s grave sucking. Never taught it, never done
it.”
(78) NAR
‘Apostle’ Bill Johnson’s Wife’s Cancer Has Returned
at CRN, 7/13/21
In April 2017, while singing “By the Blood,” Beni
Johnson’s daughter-in-law, Jenn Johnson, asked members
of Bethel Church in Redding CA to pray for a “cancer
free zone” during a worship service. Four years later
Beni is undergoing chemo. Protestia has the story:
Bethel Church Head Honcho Bill Johnson has announced
that his wife and co-pastor of Bethel Church is
presently undergoing chemotherapy as a result of 3 large
tumors inside her body that were revealed by a CT scan
(79) Rediscovering
Bethel–Divination, Mysticism And Vain Imaginations
by The Word like Fire, 7/16/21
Rick Becker of Famine In The Land writes: Bethel church
Redding is currently promoting a series of videos called
“Rediscover Bethel.” The goal is to clear up any
misconceptions, and silence critics. Dan Farrelly,
associate pastor and Dean of the Bethel School of
Supernatural Ministry carefully coaches spin “apostle”
and “prophet” Bill Johnson and Kris Vallotton through a
series of questions and answers. In episode 4, Farrelly
concedes that their strategy of ignoring questions and
critics has “cost them a little bit.” Vallotton
weighs in by quoting Churchill: “If you stop for every
barking dog you’ll never reach your destiny.” But at the
same time, Vallotton says there are “hungry people”
asking questions. Why they have left the “hungry people”
without answers for decades, is a question only they can
answer.
(80) Bethel
Church’s New Megabucks Megastructure Will Model ‘On Earth As
It Is In Heaven’ by Marsha West, 9/2/21
I have groundbreaking news to report. Bethel
Church in Redding CA (BCR) has plans to construct an
Apostolic Training Center. According to Bill Johnson,
who holds the title “Super-Apostle” (which is comparable
to holding the high office of cardinal in the Roman
Catholic Church) is “partnering with other catalysts
from around the world to propel this mission forward,
and are believing for an entirely new, state-of-the-art
campus where we can continue to pursue God’s decree over
our movement.” I hope you’re sitting down. The new
construct will cost roughly 96 million dollars.
According to Protestia, “In 2019 they launched the
‘Arise and build’ campaign to kickstart Bethel’s 5-year
plan to establish and build out the Collyer Campus. The
megastructure will include a 171,780 square foot campus,
1851 parking spaces, and 300 bike racks. There will be a
worship center that seats 2600 people, and the Apostolic
Center will have classroom space for over 3000
students.” BCR promotes the School of Supernatural
Ministry on the “About” page of the church’s website:
"Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry is committed to
the truth that God loves people, gave Himself for them
and has given His Church supernatural power to bring
individuals and nations into wholeness. The mission of
BSSM is to equip and deploy revivalists who passionately
pursue world-wide transformation in their God-given
spheres of influence. Students are trained to continue
in the ministry style of Jesus: to enjoy the presence of
God, say what He is saying, and do what He is doing."
I’ll leave it up to the reader to decided what the
church means by “to enjoy the presence of God, say what
He is saying, and do what He is doing”.
(81) Bethel
Music – Deceptive, Demonic, Unfruitful Works Of Darkness
at CRN, 10/6/21
... We’ve covered the contemporary Christian music
movement and have written about several of its
mainstream figures, including Kari Jobe and Hillsong.
It’s no secret we believe that the relentless promotion
of much of this flesh-feeding ecstatic music does no
good for the edification of the body of Christ. But
perhaps one of the most deceitfully nefarious
organizations that are pumping out poisonous exhaust is
Bethel Music.
(82) Bethel
Church Preaches ‘Tunnel Of Youth’ Heresy That You Can
Reverse Your Age at CRN, 10/21/21
“In one of the latest videos [on the site] to surface,
Bethel Church is preaching a “tunnel of youth” heresy.
Similar to Bethel’s “tunnel of fire” nonsense affirmed
by Michael Brown as an act of the Holy Spirit…” If
you’re familiar with the cult of Bethel Redding, you’re
aware they practice such things as grave sucking (or
grave soaking) whereby people lay on the graves of dead
people to “soak” the anointing from them. If you’re
familiar with the cult of Bethel Redding, you’re aware
they practice such things as grave sucking (or grave
soaking) whereby people lay on the graves of dead people
to “soak” the anointing from them. They also put glitter
in the air vents and, somehow, the people of the
congregation are duped into believing that it’s a
manifestation of the Holy Spirit floating around inside
the sanctuary. ... Bethel Redding is arguably the worst
and most blasphemous organization on the face of the
Earth that claims to be a Church. Bethel is more of a
harlot than even the Roman Catholic Church. Whether it
be one of their female pastors declaring that the
coronavirus has already been defeated — which obviously
didn’t come to pass — or them spending days trying to
raise a two-year-old from the dead by practicing
witchcraft, one thing is for sure, Bethel Redding is a
cult that twists the Scriptures and practices divination
that should be avoided at all costs and exposed for what
they are. In one of the latest videos to surface, Bethel
Church is preaching a “tunnel of youth” heresy. Similar
to Bethel’s “tunnel of fire” nonsense affirmed by
Michael Brown as an act of the Holy Spirit–it is
not–they are also practicing a human tunnel for people
to pass through claiming that it can take years off of
your life.
(83) Why
Todd White Is The Most Dangerous Kind Of False Teacher
at CRN, 10/22/21
“On occasion, he says things that would make someone who
isn’t paying attention, or who isn’t very discerning,
think that he’s moving closer to orthodoxy and that,
perhaps, the Holy Spirit is truly leading him to the
truth. Yet, when we really dissect his statements, it
becomes clear that he’s mixing truth and error in such a
way to lead people into even greater deception
unnoticed.” Todd White is a charismatic preacher who is
known for his parlor trick “healings” such as
leg-lengthening and various other fake healings.
(84) Bethel
Church Suspends 'Faith-Healing' Hospital Visits amid
Coronavirus Outbreak by Kayla Koslosky,
ChristianHeadlines.com Editor, 10/23/21
A controversial charismatic California megachurch known
for its unorthodox belief that faithful prayers will
heal the sick and can raise the dead has announced that
amid a vast coronavirus outbreak they are suspending
visits to hospitals. According to the Sacramento Bee,
Aaron Tesauro, a spokesperson for Bethel Church in
Redding, California, released an email statement this
week noting that “through email communications, signage,
and church announcements, we are actively encouraging
health practices and precautions to our whole
community." This includes suspension of 'faith-healing'
hospital visits from both Bethel Church members and
students at Bethel’s School of Supernatural Ministry
housed in the Redding campus.
(85) Fraud
Faith-Healer, Todd White, On Three Month Bedrest For Serious
Heart Condition at CRN, 1/11/22
“White’s understanding of spiritual things is infantile
at best. But in reality, the things he preaches are
sometimes so outlandish that nobody should take them
seriously. Last week, we reported that Todd White
blasphemed Jesus by misrepresenting the doctrine of
imputation and said that Jesus became the substance of
such sins as “child pornography” on the cross.” False
teacher and fraudulent “faith-healer,” Todd White,
announced that he has been placed on medical rest for
three months due to a serious heart condition that has
left him unable to exercise or even preach at his
previously scheduled preaching events.
(86) Jesus
set aside divinity, empty of divine capacity (Bill Johnson
sermon) by John Lanagan, 1/19/22
This is a video of the Alabaster House of Bethel Church
of Redding, California. According to the Bethel Redding
website it is a place to “be in contemplative prayer and
enjoy God’s presence.” You are listening to the voice of
Bill Johnson from a sermon given some years ago, and
Johnson is poisoning his flock with the heretical
doctrine of kenosis. He wants them to believe that Jesus
gave up his divinity and performed miracles etc. solely
via the power of the Holy Spirit. This is false. This is
not what Philippians 2:7 means at all.
(87) Bethel
Music–A Trojan Horse by Rick Becker of Famine In The
Land, 2/4/22
Music is a powerful medium, a catalyst for our emotions.
Way back in 1713 Johann Mattheson, a German music
theorist, made the connection between major and minor
keys, and the moods they induce. Two examples – D#
minor- distress, melancholy, angst; D major –
triumphant, victorious war-cries. Music can make you
“feel” something. This can be problematic – not so much
if you’re watching a fictional movie, but if you’re
worshiping God it becomes a really important issue.
Those enchanted by Bethel music have felt something.
Their mood has been affected, and most equate this with
the working of the Holy Spirit. It’s not just the key
changes or repetitive/mantra type of lyrics that sway
the crowd- it’s the intentional atmosphere created by
the worship band. Lights are dimmed, the band is
professional, singers are good, and the “worship” leader
manipulates the audience by declaring that “the presence
of God is in this place.” There will be some biblical
lyrics of course, but unbiblical lyrics are not
questioned, because the subjective (emotions) has
replaced the objective (biblical truth). As a result,
“worshipers” have an encounter….with their emotions.
Johnson places a high value on all kinds of “power
encounters,” which may include “encounters” during
worship.
(88) Bethel
Church’s Bill Johnson Shills ‘Healing School’ Heresy While
Wife Dying Of Cancer by Protestia, 4/8/22
“This incongruence between heretical wishful thinking
and reality is best seen in a new post by Johnson, who
is inviting people to come to a “healing school” where
they can pay $165 to train in both becoming a healer,
and also being healed.” Beni Johnson is married to one
of the most famous faith healers in the world, and yet
she is dying of cancer. This is an inescapable fact.
Diagnosed in 2017, the wife of Bill Johnson had CT scans
recently that revealed her body is full of tumors, and a
few weeks ago she took a turn for the worse, prompting
the church to set up a 24/7 prayer chain for her.
(89) Bethel’s
False Teaching On Healing by Rick Becker, 4/30/22
Bethel Church are currently promoting their upcoming
Healing School (May 10-13, 2022). “Activations,
impartation, and miracles, miracles, miracles” don’t
come cheap at Bethel. It beggars belief that Bethel have
the audacity to charge $165 per individual for a slice
of pie in the sky. Their “pie in the sky” is the false
teaching that physical healing in this life is
guaranteed in the atonement. The reality is that despite
all their efforts, encounters, and impartations, their
teaching has had no impact on their own lives. Some of
Bethel’s leadership are suffering from minor or life
threatening diseases, but dare point that out and you’ll
be accused of being callous, insensitive, and cruel. Yet
the most cruel thing to do, is to blame someone for
their failure to be healed. Johnson’s forked tongue may
fool some, but the contradiction is as clear as day.
Regarding healing, on the one hand he writes: “There are
no deficiencies on His end – neither the covenant is
deficient, nor His compassion or promises. All lack is
on our end of the equation.” On the other hand he
writes: “If someone isn’t healed, realize the problem
isn’t God… It’s also not wise to blame the person who is
sick.” If all lack “is on our end of the equation” who
else can we blame? This torturous teaching places a
burden on the sick that adds to their physical suffering
as they embark on a wild-goose chase in pursuit of
physical healing.
(90) Bizzare!
Bethel Pastrix Leads Congregants To Pray To Their Own Bodies
For Forgiveness by Protestia, 5/3/22
The New Apostolic Reformation…is a rapidly expanding
movement being generated by some of the same old
troubling false teachers and false leaders that have
been around in Charismania for decades, always
dishonoring the Holy Spirit, always dishonoring the
Scripture, always claiming miracle signs, wonders,
visions, dreams. ... Bethel church is a weird place.
We’ve covered them at length, from An Inside Peek into
Bethel’s Demonic ‘Fountain of Youth Fire Tunnels’, to
the claims that Bethel Prophet Reveals Miracle of
‘Second Virginity’: ‘Hundreds of Hymens Grew Back’, to
Bethel Leader Bill Johnson Denies Scripture – ‘God
Doesn’t Control Everything'.
(91) Bethel
Music Is A Stumbling Block To Biblical Worship In Spirit And
In Truth by The Dissenter, 5/21/22
“Here’s the problem. When we do know the source and we
know the source is theologically problematic, it becomes
pretty difficult to sing that song without thinking of
the theological associations. So…I would say don’t use
it in worship.” If you’ve followed us at The Dissenter
at all, you know we’ve covered the contemporary
Christian music movement and have written about several
of its mainstream figures, including Kari Jobe and
Hillsong.
(92) Bethel
Redding-Related Ministries Reported For Possible PPP Loan
Fraud by Barry Bowen – Trinity Foundation, 6/3/22
After reviewing recently published Form 990s, Trinity
Foundation has reported two of three non-profit
organizations affiliated with Bill Johnson’s California
megachurch Bethel Redding for possible Paycheck
Protection Program (PPP) loan fraud. Trinity Foundation
reported Bethel Media and Bethel School of Technology,
but not Bethel Music, to the Small Business
Administration. Let’s take a look at their loans
and Form 990s.
(93) ‘Your
Story Carries Breakthroughs’ – Chapter, Verse Please?
by Rick Becker – Famine in the Land, 6/8/22
The word “breakthrough” is synonymous with the New
Apostolic Reformation. Those who are familiar with this
apostate movement will know that it elevates man, places
subjective experiences above the objective truth of
God’s word and relies on mystical jargon to appear
spiritual thereby fooling the ignorant. In a theological
context, the phrase “we believe that…” must always be
backed up by scripture. In the case of Bethel, that
phrase is usually an introduction to their fabricated
teachings. Here’s an example from Bethel: “We believe
that, because of the breakthroughs that you have
experienced with the Lord, you carry authority over
those areas.”
(94) Bethel
Church Selling A ‘Declaration Clicker’ To Tabulate Your
‘Declarations’ And ‘Increase Your Faith’ by The
Dissenter, 7/10/22
“The declarations clicker “is a powerful and practical
tool to help believers renew their minds with truth by
helping them tabulate the number of times they speak
biblically based declarations.” If you’re familiar with
the cult of Bethel Redding, you’re aware that they’re
known for their gimmicks such as practicing grave
sucking (or grave soaking) whereby people lay on the
graves of dead people to “soak” the anointing from them.
Bethel also puts glitter in the air vents and, somehow,
the people of the congregation are duped into believing
that it’s a manifestation of the Holy Spirit floating
around inside the sanctuary. And most recently, Bethel
has been moving to fully embrace Roman Catholicism.
(95) Bethel
Pastor Shares Ridiculous Testimony Of Waitress Being
‘Activated’ For Guessing What Customers Wanted by
Marsha West, 7/13/22
“It doesn’t surprise me and it shouldn’t surprise you
that these crazy lunatics at the Bethel cult run around
spreading this nonsense. But it saddens me that so many
people believe this stuff and fall for it.” Bethel
Church in Redding, California, is pastored and
co-pastored by Bill Johnson and Kris Vallotton,
respectively, who believe themselves to be prophets and
Apostles of God. Bethel is well-known for its debunked
“manifestations” of the Holy Spirit, including its
infamous spectacle known as “glory clouds.” The “glory
cloud” spectacle has been thoroughly debunked and its
various other acts of blasphemy, like grave sucking,
have been shown to be contra-biblical and heterodox.
(96) Bethel
Pastor’s Wife, Beni Johnson, Dies Of Cancer by The
Dissenter, 7/15/22
“These tragedies are exposing the false movement within
this church and the charismatic movement as a whole.” I
want to preface this article with the disclaimer that
this is in no way intended to be spiteful or distasteful
nor is it meant to disgrace these people in any way.
Despite the grave errors and even damnable heresies of
the extreme charismatic movement and, in particular,
Bethel Church, these are still people who, like you and
me, are sinners in need of a savior.
(97) After
Wife Dies of Cancer, Bethel Pastor Removes Article
Questioning Salvation of People Who Aren’t Healed by
The Dissenter, 7/19/22
In case you weren’t aware, Beni Johnson, the wife of
Bethel Redding’s lead pastor, Bill Johnson, passed away
last week after a long battle with cancer. Again, I
don’t mean for this to be insensitive to the people and
the families involved—it is always a tragedy when
someone’s life is lost unexpectedly. However, God will
be glorified in all things, and in this, it appears that
God is using it to demonstrate the folly of the
charismatic faith-healing movement. In 2017, Bill
Johnson published an article essentially calling into
question the salvation of people who are sick and yet
are not healed. Of course, this was before Beni was
diagnosed with terminal cancer. In that article titled
Is it Always God’s will to heal someone?—which is now
deleted from his personal website but available on the
Wayback Machine at this
link—he writes: “When He bore stripes in His body
He made a payment for our miracle. He already decided to
heal. You can’t decide not to buy something after you’ve
already bought it.” This assertion implies that the
purpose of Jesus’ death was to perform the “miracles” of
physical healing. He then goes on to say that those who
don’t receive that healing can’t blame Jesus for it, but
instead blames the sick person ...
(98) Bethel
Redding Is A Shark Tank – Woe To Bethel! by Marsh
West, 7/26/22
There are no words to describe what the “principalities
and powers” who run the cult known as Bethel Redding are
conjuring up inside the walls of what they would have us
believe is a Christian church. Actually, two words do
spring to mind that describe Bethel Redding – shark
tank. Bethel’s Powers That Be (PTB) spend much of their
time trying to figure out ways to entice naïve
churchgoers into practices the Bible strongly forbids.
Bethel Church in Redding CA is run by soothsayers who
think nothing of manipulating people out of their
hard-earned money to grow their demonic
empire–oops–church. These men and women think nothing of
twisting Scripture into a theological pretzel, in fact
Scripture-twisting is what they do best. Churchgoers may
or may not be aware that what they’re being taught is
not orthodox biblical Christianity. On the contrary.
What they’re being taught is downright heresy! And
they’re learning it from wolves in sheep’s clothing who
describe themselves as pastors and ministry leaders. In
Bethel’s shark tank the true meaning of what is
contained in the scriptures is rarely, if ever, taught.
Bethelites are not learning the author of the text’s
intended meaning from the stage. The term for this
atrocity is eisegesis.
(99) Irony
Alert! Bethel Church Reopens Healing Schools After Being
Shut Down 2 Years by Protestia, 7/28/22
“This is a wonderful season to see break through come to
the body of Christ. Join us in this school as we invite
you into activation and impartation into the freedom and
joy and beauty of healing. We want to help you fulfil
God’s call on your life. Come join us for this amazing
experience in the power of the [false] gospel.” Bethel
Church continues to play the hypocrite and act like
everyone around them is stupid. How else can you explain
the announcement that they’ve reopened their Healing
School after being shut down for two years without
mentioning WHY they were closed in the first place?
(100) False
Prophet, Lou Engle, Posessed By Kundalini Spirit Tells Of
Absurd Vision About Deceased Bethel Pastor’s Wife at
CRN, 7/29/22
“His dreams and visions have become even more bizarre as
he stands in front of a crowd rocking back and forth—a
phenomenon closely associated with those possessed by
the Kundalini Spirit of Eastern mysticism—as he told
about a vision he supposedly had about unifying all of
professing Christianity under the “great communion”
legacy of Beni Johnson while doing away with things like
pulpits, missions, and evangelism.” Last year, false
prophet Lou Engle made headlines after “prophesying”
about revival coming out of the Black Lives Matter
movement. He said that he interpreted a prophetic dream
that one of his friends, Will Ford, had where they
pulled up to a hotel and Martin Luther King walked out
carrying a white bag with black handles.
(101) Bethel
Pastor Says Jesus Frequently Ripped Verses Out Of Context
And Made Them Say What They Didn’t Mean by The
Dissenter, 11/6/22
“The way Vallotton ascribes such wickedness to Christ in
order to justify his own blaspheming misuse of Scripture
is appalling, to say the least. But what’s worse is that
so many have given Bethel Church and these idolaters a
pass.” Bethel School of Prophets is run by Bethel Church
in Redding California under the leadership of its two
named “Apostles,” Bill Johnson and Kris Vallotton.
Bethel, like all cults, is filled with aberrant,
unbiblical teachings and doctrines of demons, including
false manifestations of the Holy Spirit, grave sucking,
and the Prosperity Gospel.
(102) Bethel
Chief Prophet says God made Adam ‘Male’ AND ‘Female’ + Adam
‘co-created Eve’ by Protestia, 11/8/22
Kris Vallotton is the co-founder of the School of the
Prophets and Senior Associate Leader of Bethel Church.
In a recent post, we covered how in one 20-minute
sermon, he went on a tear of theological fabrication,
claiming that when Adam named the animals in the garden,
he was “procreating” and co-creating” with God– and that
we can do the same thing. Then he went on to teach some
‘little god theology’ by claiming we are made after the
“God-kind.” Finally, he offers this truly bizarre
interpretation of Genesis, saying that God made Adam
both male and female and that Adam became ‘Just male’
only after God took the ‘female’ part of him out by
creating Eve from his rib. Even more brazenly, he claims
that in the same way Adam’ procreated’ with God and
helped ‘create’ the animals and their nature, he also
‘co-created’ Eve.
(103) ‘Grave
Soaking’: A Blatantly Unbiblical, Spiritually Dangerous
Trend Among Apostate Churches by Dean Dwyer,
12/14/22
“All power comes from God, not from graves. Our
individual life’s purpose is given to us by God: another
believer’s empowerment cannot be ‘pulled out’ or
‘grabbed’ from a corpse.” In the recent sermon I
gave in relation to the practices and beliefs of the New
Apostolic Reformation, there is a practice that I wanted
to devote time to exposing. However, as we often
discover, time is fleeting and the allotted sermon time
just didn’t allow me to give a full explanation of it.
But I believe it is important to make you aware of it.
It is the practice of “grave soaking” and to you and me,
it sounds somewhat ridiculous.
(104) Bethel
Leader Selling ‘Prophetic Leggings’ To ‘Enhance Your
Awareness Of God’s Presence’ by Protestia, 1/8/23
The product description for the leggings offers, “Go
from yoga [no Christian should practice yoga] to dinner
in our body hugging printed leggings! Compression fit
performance fabric milled in Montreal,” and the
prophetic meaning is “Everything miraculous. Every dream
imaginable waits to be released for those who are
willing to “see”. Let Heaven’s glory and mystery be
unlocked within.” Pastrix Theresa Dedmon teaches and
leads the Kingdom Creative Movement at Bethel Church’s
School of Supernatural Ministry (BSSM) in Redding,
California. We wrote about her two years ago after she
promoted ‘holy snoring’ as a means of God’s miraculous
healing.
(105) More
on Kenneth Copeland’s sermon at Bethel Redding by
The Word Like Fire, 1/15/23
So, newsflash, Jesus Christ did not suffer for three
days in hell as Kenneth Copeland teaches. This heresy is
now in many Pentecostal churches, and Kenneth Copeland’s
“sermon” at Bill Johnson’s Bethel Church of Redding will
further amplify this. Bill Johnson will answer for
allowing the heretical claim that three pain-wracked
days in hell by our Savior was needed for our
redemption.
(106) Bethel
and Bill Johnson’s Bridge to the New Age and Spiritual
Fakery at The Word Like Fire, 1/31/23
Really glad Mike Winger is now taking a hard look at the
New Age implications inherent in the Bethel Church
behemoth of Bill Johnson and Kris Vallotton. Winger
examines the books The Physics of Heaven and
Experiencing the Heavenly Realm. Christians need to quit
singing Bethel songs long enough to learn about some of
Bethel’s barely disguised New Age practices. As noted
elsewhere: “Whether Bill Johnson and other Bethel
Redding leaders realize the ramifications of their
actions or not, their participation in and approval of
The Physics of Heaven begs the question: Does Bethel
threaten to serve as a spearhead for synthesis of the
sorcery-science of New Age/quantum mysticism into the
Body of Christ?”
(107) Bethel
Pastor Says God Places His Faith In Us, Wants To Fulfill Our
Dreams And Desires by The Dissenter, 2/1/23
“The latest fiction to come from the lips of these
charlatans is that for whatever reason they could come
up with, God “trusts” the desires of men.” What you’re
about to hear really shouldn’t sound all that crazy,
particularly coming from a man who says Jesus barged in
on him while he was laying naked in the bathtub and told
him what his destiny was going to be. I mean, if you’re
that close to God, then it follows that God will do
anything for you—including placing his faith you.
(108) Bethel
Redding Baptizes Openly Gay Disney Celebrity by The
Dissenter, 2/20/23
“Bethel Church has done something that even at its
worst, it has never done before. They are now baptizing
openly professing homosexuals to the applause of the
entire congregation.”
(109) Bill
Johnson And Randy Clark’s ‘Week Of Power’ To Be Held At
Flagship Assemblies Of God Church Raising Questions About
The Denomination’s Stance On NAR by Holly Pivec,
3/14/23
“So why would James River Church extend an invitation to
Johnson and Clark? It seems inconceivable that the
leaders at James River Church would be unaware of the
controversial status of Johnson and Clark, their NAR
teachings, and the AG’s differing doctrinal stance and
protective measures over the AG’s beliefs and
practices.” A “Week of Power”—a five-day conference
featuring the “apostles” Bill Johnson and Randy
Clark—will be held Sunday, March 12 through Thursday,
March 16, at James River Church near Springfield,
Missouri, causing some Assemblies of God pastors to ask
what this could mean for the future of the Assemblies of
God—the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination—and its
stance toward the controversial New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR) movement.
(110) Bethel
Worship Service May Look Vibrant, But It’s An Empty Shell Of
Death by The Dissenter, 3/22/23
“If the work of the Trinity in salvation isn’t enough to
bring the dry bones of a dead church back to life, then
neither will your music, your ecstatic experiences, and
your emotional experiences.” Have you ever witnessed a
worship service at Bethel Church? The air is electric,
the music booms, the chords resonate with your soul.
It’s a sensory experience that can cause you to feel
like you’ve reached the height of existence. It would be
easy to be swept up in the raw emotion of the music and
be engulfed in an atmosphere that feels almost
otherworldly as if you’ve ascended to a new plane of
consciousness—like you’ve made a deep spiritual
connection with God Himself, one that transcends mere
words. However, this is a deception, and it’s precisely
what makes Bethel and similar churches so seductive and
dangerous.
(111) Pastor
At Center Of ‘Regrown Toes Miracle’ Announces He’s Stepping
Down by Protestia, 4/5/23
wo weeks ago, a woman attending James River Church’s
faced scrutiny and worldwide skepticism after releasing
a video claiming that three of her toes that were
previously amputated were miraculously regrown during a
healing service Bill Johnson was speaking at. Lead
pastor John Lindell co-signed the miracle, recounting,
“As the ladies prayed for Krissy over the next 30
minutes, all three toes grew, and by that point, were
longer than her pinky toe. Within an hour, nails began
to grow on all the toes.” With skeptics clamoring for
proof, even creating a website
https://showmethetoes.com, Lindell later noted he had no
interest in talking more about it or providing evidence
to doubters, saying, “(I’m) protecting sheep who are
vulnerable… that’s my first concern, it’s for her. So,
you know, if that bothers you, I’m sorry.” Lindell has
frequently claimed that miraculous healings commonly
occur at his church, including people with inoperable
brain cancer and deafness.
(112) Bethel–making
up Impartations and Knighting their deluded students
at The Word Like Fire, 4/30/23
Images are from Bethel’s School of Supernatural Ministry
– the first year Commissioning ceremony (2023). This is
an expensive school of Simony – $5,750 for the year.
Students are “knighted” and receive “impartations” from
Bethel’s leadership…these lucky ones received an
impartation of “splendor.” “Now the Spirit speaketh
expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart
from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and
doctrines of devils.” (1 Tim 4:1) For the time will come
when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after
their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers,
having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears
from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. (2 Tim
4:3-4)
(113) Bethel
Redding--Deceving the saints and themselves by John
Lanagan, 5/1/23
Remember all the years Bill Johnson and his Bethel
Redding followers carried on and on about healing? Then
Covid hit and they cowered like so many of us (myself
included for a time), no longer so eager to go into
hospitals or elsewhere. Now the Bethel School of
Supernatural Ministry/Bethel elders and leaders are
"knighting" some of the students. For an "impartation of
wisdom and splendor"... Can you find this in the Bible?
(114) Bethel
Church Teams Up With Roman Catholics To ‘Bring The Gospel’
To Every Person by Marsha West, 7/26/23
“These same hyper-charismatic false apostles, like
Johnson, already have a false gospel, and for them to
team up with Roman Catholics to “evangelize” the world
can only add more confusion to the mix. Who is the
author of confusion? That should tell you where this
movement is coming from.” The snare of ecumenism among
charismatic churches is increasing at an alarming rate.
For several years, Hillsong Phoenix had been hosting the
Alpha Conference, an ecumenical conference designed to
tear down doctrinal divides between opposing apostate
Christian sub-sects as they join hands to promote a
social cause. This year, of course, is no different.
(115) Jesus
Culture New Hit Calls the Lord an Uncontrollable, Voracious,
Wolfish and Greedy God by Anthony Wade, 7/30/23
But understand this, that in the last days there will
come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of
self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive,
disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without
self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous,
reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure
rather than lovers of God, - 2Timothy 3:1-4 (ESV) Oops.
Words matter. Jesus Culture does not care what critics
say because they see that their fearless leader Bill
Johnson does not care. So now they have doubled down
with Walker-Smith's new hit -- Insatiable. That's right,
God is now not only reckless but He is insatiable.
(116) Bethel
Church Buries ‘Prophetic Time Capsule’ Under $97M ‘Apostolic
Training Center’ by Protestia, 9/21/23
“Bethel [has] a ‘Lab’ where they apply ‘scientific
methods’ to the prophetic, and where you or your
business can get a custom prophetic report for only
$2750. They offer courses on interpreting dreams for
$150, and they offer ‘acting classes’ for $26,700 and a
dance certificate for $14,000.” Despite Bethel Church
showing themselves to be a false teaching factory that
partners with their Supernatural School of Ministry to
spew out a bevy of blasphemers, this has not demurred
their desire for more influence and power, with the
devilish devotees recently revealing they “had the
privilege of encapsulating declarations and prophetic
words sent in from believers and supporters around the
world” in “sowing them into the foundation” of their
$97M Apostolic Training Center.
(117) Bethel
Leader Says Jesus Appeared Bodily And Told Him 500k
Instagram Followers Means ‘Guaranteed Ticket To Heaven’
by The Dissenter, 10/1/23
“Are we okay with supporting and promoting a ministry
where leaders make such blasphemous and outlandish
claims about divine encounters tied to social media
popularity? It’s time to draw the line in the sand—if
you’re church plays Bethel music, it’s time to leave.”
Cory Asbury, a Bethel-affiliated “worship” artist,
recently took to Instagram to make claims that leave one
questioning not just his theology but his grip on
reality. According to Asbury, hitting the milestone of
500 thousand followers on Instagram was not just a
social media triumph but a prophetic and divine
appointment.
(118) Drag
Queen Christmas Event To Be Held In Bethel Church’s Redding
Convention Center by The Dissenter, 12/5/23
"It turns out that this civic center, which is overseen
by Bethel pastor, Kris Vallotton, along with other
Bethel Church leaders, is hosting a Christmas event on
December 10th featuring drag queens.” Last December,
according to a report at Ministry Watch, “Bethel members
Tenessa Audette, 45, a first-time candidate, and Jack
Munns, 64, who first ran two years ago, will now join
Bethel elder Julie Winter on the 5-member council” in
Redding, California, home of Bethel Church.
(119) Bethel’s
Kris Vallotton Apologizes To Abuse Victims After Declaring
His Love For Mike Bickle by Protestia, 2/26/24
“In his sermon, Valloton blasted the “culture of
justice” that many in the church have regarding wanting
to know the details of fallen leaders, including those
who are “struggling” after multiple allegations of
decades of predatory and pedophilic behavior.” Bethel
Church’s head prophet Kris Vallotton has apologized on
Facebook to victims of Mike Bickle after declaring his
love for the “struggling” disgraced IHOP founder in a
recent church sermon without “express(ing) compassion
for, or address(ing) the need for the protection of all
victims of abuse and sexual misconduct that I see in and
out of the Church.”
(120) Weird
Alert! Bethel Pastor Invites Church To Perform ‘Prophetic
Act’ And ‘Wallow’ Like A Pig by Protestia, 6/13/24
Chuck Parry is the Director of Healing Ministries at
Bethel Church in Redding, California, and one of the
primary teacher of the schools. According to his bio,
his life is “marked by both faith and the miraculous”
and he’s “seen the dead raised, food multiplied, storms
move out of the way, the supply of heaven released
through supernatural finances, and countless people
healed and their lives transformed.” Readers of
Protestia will recognize him as overseeing Bethel
Church’s healing schools which spent nearly two years
shut down during COVID.
(121) Bill
Johnson Says The Gospel Must Be Accompanied By Signs And
Wonders In Order To Be ‘Fully Preached’ by CRN,
6/30/24
Is there no end to Bill Johnson’s heretical teaching? At
this point No! I warned you in Bethel Redding is a Shark
Tank – Woe to Bethel that the “church” in Redding CA is
operated by “soothsayers who think nothing of
manipulating people out of their hard-earned money to
grow their demonic empire–oops–church. These men and
women think nothing of twisting Scripture into a
theological pretzel, in fact Scripture-twisting is what
they do best. Churchgoers may or may not be aware that
what they’re being taught is not orthodox biblical
Christianity. On the contrary. What they’re being taught
is downright heresy!” Now we learn that “Apostle” Bill
Johnson is leading his congregation deeper and deeper
into deception.
(122) Rare
Video Of Bethel Church’s Infamous ‘Honey Barrel’ Unearthed
by Protestia, 9/17/24 “Now very, very rare, with a newly unearthed video of the
“Honey Barrel” recently discovered deep in the heart of an
Imgur folder.” The 10,000-member Bethel Church in
Redding, California, is an assortment of false teaching and
bizarre charismatic shenanigans. From ‘Little God theology,’
using prophetic Uno cards, going on satanic treasure hunts,
teaching that Adam created the animals in Eden, that Michael
the Archangel wears tights, and that angels sit around the
throne of God having “farting contests,” it’s a hotbed of
strange fire burning uncontrollably throughout Christendom.
(123) America’s
Largest False Church To Expand Empire Into Hillsong
Territory, Sydney, Australia by The Dissenter,
11/14/24
“Australia, brace yourself. Bethel isn’t bringing the light of
Christ to your shores—they’re bringing the smoke and mirrors
of a counterfeit gospel. And if their track record is any
indication, Sydney is in for a flood of glitter clouds,
grave-sucking theology, and emotional manipulation
masquerading as the work of the Holy Spirit.” Bethel Church in
Redding, California, pastored by Bill Johnson and co-pastored
by Kris Vallotton—men who arrogantly believe themselves to be
“prophets” and “Apostles”—has earned its reputation as a
factory of spiritual fraudulence. This is the same Bethel that
gave us “glory clouds,” the thoroughly debunked stunt
involving stage smoke and glitter coming from the air ducts
while selling it as the “presence of God.”
Bob
Jones
(1) Bob
Jones - a tail of a prophet by Mike Oppenheimer,
Let Us Reason Ministries, 6/28/08 A peek into the revelations and excursions of Kansas city
prophet Bob Jones.
(2) Bob
Jones
and his Spirit Guide by by Chrystal, Slaughter of
the Sheep Blog, 3/12/10 Bob Jones gave a prophecy at MorningStar on March 8,
2010. As far as Bob Jones's prophecies are concerned,
they are always far out and extravagant. This one is
the same. A real doozy! He doesn't disappoint in
that regard. However, this one sheds a little more
light on the spirit that guides Jones.
(3) NAR
Prophet
Bob Jones Dies by Holly Pivec, 2/17/14 Bob Jones, a prominent prophet in the New Apostolic
Reformation movement, died Friday, February 14.
Rick
Joyner
(1) Rick
Joyner's
False Teachings by Joseph R. Chambers, D.D.,
1998 "The first time I picked up material
written by Rick Joyner I immediately sensed the spirit of
darkness and deception. Reading his material is similar to
reading New Age materials. His approach is to take
anything in Scripture and make it mean anything that suits
his theological aims. There is no faithfulness to
established facts of interpretation. It's a smorgasbord of
ideas loosely connected with the generous use of
out-of-text Scripture to prove his point."
(3) Rick
Joyner's
Book, "The Final Quest" Should Be Called "The Big Lie"!by Joseph R. Chambers, 1999 "The
book
by Rick Joyner, entitled The Final Quest, should be
labeled "The Final Lie." It is absolutely the
biggest pack of "ultimate lies" from demons and devils
that I have ever reviewed."
(4) The
Call By Rick Joyner - A Reviewby Kevin Reeves,
5/01 "In my opinion, there are great problems with both of
Joyner's books concerning this "vision". He would have us
accept that Jesus took him to the 3rd heaven, that he spoke
face-to- face with Christ, that spirits of great Christian
reformers and even people from his own time who had died
spoke with him and revealed their hidden earthly lives, and
that he was being guided by and having wisdom imparted to
him from angels, and all this taking place in what he calls
the highest level of revelation, and then he tells us in
"The Call" that we have to sort through all this and decide
which portions he is relating are true and which are not!
When you say, "The Lord said," (as Joyner did repeatedly in
both books), you are giving the weight of heaven to your
testimony. But if in the next breath you deny the certainty
of the revelations, you effectively dismantle your own
testimony."
(5) The
Final Question - A Review Of "The Final Quest" By Rick
Joyner by Kevin Reeves, 7/01 "Only one thing remains, a "final question", if you
will--If we would not believe an unpopular leader's
testimony because his revelation of "Jesus" contradicts the
very Word of God, should we then lend credence to Rick
Joyner's little volume, when the testimony in his book does
not match the Scriptural record?"
(6) Climbing
Joyner's Gnostic Mountain by Orrel Steinkamp, The
Plumbline, Volume 7, NO. 3, July/August Rick Joyner is the most obvious Gnostic in the church
today.
(7)
The
Colossian Heresy (3 Part Series) by Pastor Bob
Deway, Twin City Fellowship, 1/03 The danger of being "taken captive" by the same heresy that
was threatening the Colossians is as real today as it was in
first century Colossae. The Greek word for "taken captive"
means "to carry off as spoil."[1] The plunder of the battle
turns out to be those who are the victims of the false
teachers and there are many. The Holy Spirit inspired and
preserved Paul's writing on this so that all Christians of
subsequent generations would be warned and preserved from
this devastating error. However, most contemporary
Christians are unaware of what the issues were in Colossae
and how the Colossian "philosophy" is being promoted today
in several different forms...
(9) Rick
Joyner
and Doctrines of Devils by Joseph Chambers, Paw
Creek Ministries, 3/31/07 The Bible warns us to watch and listen for doctrines of
devils (I Timothy 4:1). Dominion Theology, Joel's Army,
Manifest Son's of God and the total deception by the
Charismatic movement...
(10) Rick
Joyner ... Another Spirit by LocalPastor, YouTube
video, 1/09
Another spirit as evidenced by the Latter Rain transferable
impartation in Rick Joyner meetings. Joyner is the one who is
trying to bring Todd Bentley back into ministry and is one of
Bentley's mentors.
(11) False
Prophet
Rick Joyner & Todd Bentley's Adulterous Re-Marriage
by MorielDanny, 3/11/09 Todd Bentley, the criminally convicted homosexual pedophile
turned drunken heretic and adulterer who kicked old ladies
in the face and stomach on YouTube at the failed Lakeland,
Florida counterfeit revival has entered into a biblically
adulterous re- marriage while under a "process of
restoration" led by biblically proven false prophet Rick
Joyner.
(12) Shamanism
in the Church - Occult "Eagle Spirituality" Manifests in
Popular "Prophetic" Ministries by TBC Extra, March
2007 Other "apostolic-prophetic" leaders who often teach with or
promote Bob Jones also use the symbol of an eagle in their
ministry logo: Paul Keith Davis, Rick Joyner, Bobby Conner,
Cindy Jacobs, and others. Does this mean they also have the
spirit of Swift to help them "carry out the purposes of
God?" Not necessarily-but the connection between "eagle
spirits," shamans, and today's neo-prophetic seers is
unmistakable. This is the New Spirituality.
(13) "PROPHETS,
ETC." by Jewel van der Merwe, Discernment
Newsletter, Volume 4, Number 2 March/April 1993 Paul Cain and Rick Joyner produce The Morning Star
Prophetic Bulletin. In the January, 1993 issue the comments
on President Clinton were most "enlightening": "The Lord
said that He was giving us a new president who is better
than we deserve. He represents a reprieve from a New World
Order that the Church is not prepared to face at this
time..."
(14) THE HIGHER
LIFE OF RICK JOYNER - CHASING THE DELUSION OF POWER AND
DOMINION by G. Richard Fisher, 2000 Joyner's claims of revelation knowledge produce a dulling
effect in regard to a desire for the Scriptures. He is a
"broken reed" and will pass away like other purveyors of
error. He will leave them with nothing but "rabbit trails,"
distractions and illusions. Our Bibles are a far safer bet.
Joyner's books are a jumble of confusion. One has to wade
through a lot of sludge to find a few nuggets of truth.
(15) The
Final Quest reviewed by Steve Mitchell, Jeff Smith
and Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries, 2009 As I read this book carefully it became increasingly hard
to be open to believe this man's message came from Jesus
himself. I found myself growing more and more suspicious, as
I carefully put what was said alongside the Holy Word of God
that we are to hold as true. Finding myself 3/4 of the way
through I was a moved to tears for those who would find this
as believable, because they would then be absorbing a whole
different doctrine of the savior and scenario of the end
times.
(16) Todd
Bentley
Videos Page by Christian Research Ministries,
2009 This page contains selected videosand DVDs on Todd Bentley
and his associates within the Word-Faith movement and the
New Apostolic Reformation.
(17) The
ElijahList
- The biggest distributor of false prophecies in
cyberspace compiled by Sandy Simpson, 4/08 This is a sampling of false prophecies by many false
prophets that have been distributed by ElijahList. I
have been collecting ElijahList newsletters for years.
The following are but a tiny fraction of the false
prophecies ElijahList has sent out. Prophesy, that is
predictive, is to be judged not only on whether or not the
prophecy came true, but on how it depicts the character and
testimony of God, and whether or not it teaches what the
Bible teaches. If a Third Wave prophet happens to, on
the very off chance, get a prediction right his prophecy
must still be judged as to whether or not it is consistent
with the law and the testimony (Is. 8:20). If it is
not it is a lying prophecy, not from the Lord, but from
either the delusions of his or her own mind (Jer. 14:14) or
from evil (Jer. 23:10) which has it's origin from the evil
one (Jas. 3:15, 1 Jn. 3:8).
(18) Adrift
in
the River of God (Parts I, II, and III) by Mishel
Montague, 4/19/10 I don't recall exactly how it started or when the decisive
moment was. I do not know how I got to the point of being so
deeply entrenched in apostasy and deception. I can not
definitively point to one moment pand declare that that is
when the deception began and my destructive course was
charted. I simply don't know. What I do know is that I was
convinced. I was convinced of my being on the right path. I
was one of God's chosen, His elite, His enlightened
ones. "Get into the River" was our mantra and our
manifesto.
(19) LYING
WONDERS
: Rick Joyner Traveling In The Heavenlies by
Pawcreek Ministries, 11/11 RICK JOYNER IS IN A LEAGUE ALL BY HIMSELF! HIS DEMONIC
WORLD HAS ENTRAPPED A MULTITUDE OF UNDISCERNING SOULS. One
of his major books is entitled,"The Final Quest". I think it
should be labeled "The Final Lie". It is absolutely the
biggest collection of "ultimate lies" from demons and devils
that I have ever reviewed in a book that claims
christianity. This book can deceive no one unless they have
first been mesmerized by these last day deceptions. The
content is so ridiculous and far-fetched that believing it
reveals an altered state of religious deception. Remember,
that to be "mesmerized" simply means "an altered state of
consciousness." The final religion of the Antichrist is
sorcery and witchcraft and the spirit of this darkness has
already taken deep root in the church world. I have adapted
a review of this book for this Salty Saints. The text from
his book will be highlighted to help you follow it
carefully.
(20) Another
Gospel:
Lost Notes from MorningStar by Deception Bytes,
5/5/12 I feel that it is important that I make these notes
available publically in order to bear witness to what took
place. While the notebook contained many notes from various
meetings, this article concerns itself only with those that
took place Dec 29-31, 1999, immediately prior to the new
millennium. I may release the balance of these notes at a
later time should I feel that the need.
(21) Warning!
Rick
Joyner To Visit South Africa And Join Hands With Angus
Buchan by Ken Silva, 7/12/12 It has come to our attention that Rick Joyner will
visit South Africa in July 2012 , he will be leading and
teaching with Oom (Uncle) Angus Buchan from the Mighty Men
Revivals and of Faith like Potatoes fame at the The
Apostolic Prophetic Conference of Neville Norden's church
Lewende Woord. We also previously reported on Gretha
Wiid from the Worthy Women Revivals, Buchan's South
African female understudy.
(22) Morningstar
Ministries'
Recent Healing Conference by The Berean Call,
3/28/13 TBC: Rick Joyner's Morningstar Ministries recently held a
Healing Conference and advertised the gathering with the
following wording.
(23) Updated and Reposted! General
Jerry Boykin and his ties to The Knights of Malta and Rick
Joyner - Compiled by Sandy Simpson, 7/21/11 - This
article is being reposted because some of the Calvary Chapel
leadership involved in organizing the upcoming conferences
refused to discuss the issue of Jerry Boykin being invited
again to speak at both the "How To Walk" and "End Times
Outreach" conferences in 8/13 at Calvary Chapel Koko Mai in
Oahu, Hawaii. What Boykin has been involved with is not
"guilt by association" as at least one CC pastor continues to
repeatedly claim, but clearly guilt by participation and
proclamation of Dominionism and Kingdom Now theologies of the
Latter Rain. This paper exposes what General Boykin
has been doing in Calvary Chapels and his
associations. He is Grand Chancellor of the Vatican's
Jesuitical "Knights of Malta" (KOM swear fealty to the pope)
and is involved with Rick Joyner in MorningStar, which is
part of the New Apostolic Reformation. Joyner is a
member of the International Coalition of Apostles under C.
Peter Wagner, and soon to be under Chuck Pierce as Wagner is
retiring. Joyner is a long time false prophet who was
a member of the original Kansas City Prophets who brought
the false anointing, false prophecy and false apostleship
through the teachings of the Latter Rain into many churches.
(24) Rick
Joyner
visites heaven again, predicts people with Ebola will be
cured by being in the presence of Christians, and children
will clear radiation through prayer by Kyle
Mantyla, 9/15/14 On yesterday's "Prophetic Perspective on Current Events"
program, Rick Joyner recounted the eight hours he spent in
Heaven recently, as well as the regular face-to-face
encounters he has been having with Enoch, the
great-grandfather of Noah, and the Prophet Elijah. During
his recent visit, Joyner learned that there is no Ebola
virus in Heaven and that Christians are capable of taking
authority over the disease here on earth. In fact, there are
certain people who are given "total authority over Ebola,"
allowing them to cure people infected with the disease
simply by being in their presence. "Somebody with Ebola,
they come into the room, the Ebola is gone," Joyner said.
"That person is healed. It cannot live, cannot exist in
their presence." All Christians will one day have this same
power, Joyner said, revealing that he even had a vision of
children clearing entire regions of radiation simply through
prayer.
(25) Morningstar
CEO Chris Reed Steps Down, Mentor Implies Reasons Are
Sketchy And Suspicious by Protestia, 8/30/24
“This is a serious situation, the type of which I [Rick
Joyner] have witnessed several times over the 50-plus years
I’ve been in ministry. I have seen it rob people with very
powerful gifts of years of effective ministry. This has
happened to me, as deception came upon me and cost me more
than 10 years of ministry. I saw it cost Bob Jones eight
years, and I think it cost Paul Cain his ultimate purpose.
It is the most deceptive spirit I’ve ever dealt with, and
right now I think Chris Reed is in a battle for his future.”
MorningStar Ministries, a prominent entity in Charismatic
Christendom, has become a symbol of the worst excesses of
the New Apostolic Reformation and Pentecostal movement.
Founded by Rick Joyner in 1985, the ministry has been a
platform for every false teacher and loon with a story of
visiting heaven, a prophetic word to plug, and a book to
sell.
Patricia King
(1) Patricia
King
Exposed!!! - The Blue Flame by First Plumbline
Apologetics, 10/8/08
Patricia King's understanding of Biblical Texts is very poor
and also Patricia King does speak contrary to the teachings of
Paul.
(2) Patricia
King:
Feathers or Fiddlesticks? by Bud Press, Christian
Research Service, November 10, 2008
More than at anytime in the history of their movement,
Charismatics are claiming to experience signs and wonders in
the form of miraculous healings, resurrections from the dead,
time-travel into the past, dreams and visions, spare body
parts in heaven, prophecies, supernatural manifestations,
angelic visitations, visits to heaven and to the throne of
God, and one-on-one encounters with Biblical prophets,
apostles, and "Jesus Christ." And Patricia King and her
Extreme Prophetic team is no exception.
(3) Patricia
King's Hermetics Examined by Miguel Hayworth,
1/14/08 There are many strange manifestations happening more than
ever. What is happening in the churches today and how can
this be explained? This page is to shed light on the
subject. There is more to this woman then meets the eye,
here are some things to consider in this description of what
Patricia King is promoting.
(4) NAR's
Patricia
King's "Werewolf Encounter" from the Curator of
the Museum of Idolatry at A Little Leaven, 10/24/12 Here is a vintage video of teller of tall tales and
spiritual whoppers, Patricia King. In this episode of her
internet video program, Patricia explains how she
encountered and defeated a man with "werewolf spirt'. If you
believe this yarn we have Pacific ocean beachfront property
in Utah that we'd like to sell you.
(5) Patricia
King Tells Michael Brown She Knows A ‘Church Leader’ Who
Recently Had An Abortion at CRN, 11/24/21
The editors of this publication are no fans of Patricia
King, Michael Brown, or the charismatic New Apostolic
Reformation movement as a whole. These aberrant movements
serve only to undermine the gospel, detract from the
authority of God’s word, and, in many cases, those leaders
in the movement tend to end their ministries through some
type of abject moral failure as history has shown.
(6) Patricia;
a King unto herself by Mike Oppenheimer, 8/19/24
2 Cor. 11:13-15 “For such are false apostles, deceitful
workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.
And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an
angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his
ministers also transform themselves into ministers of
righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.”
The only ‘new’ apostles mentioned in Scripture after Paul
are false apostles. Charisma magazine reported Patricia King
saying in 2004 that “God led her to change her name from Pat
Cocking last year after her ministry began receiving obscene
messages,” while the previous year, Patricia claimed, “the
Lord began to speak to me about a prophetic name change from
Pat Cocking to Pat Coking (or co-king)” before she received
obscene messages. (churchwatchcentral In a 2004 Charisma
article titled, ‘Canadian Evangelist Takes Prophetic
Ministry to the Extreme‘) Patricia explains why God wanted
her name to be changed from Coking to King: “… the Lord
spoke to my heart regarding the transition in the Body of
Christ from “co-laboring/ruling” to “Bridal Rule.” Bridal
rule is a dominion that flows from the deepest, most
intimate place in covenant love that can be secured — the
Bride of The King! This is a very different picture than a
“co-laborer”…..and it is what we, the church are called to
in this hour.” Is this the Lord giving new doctrine to her
alone or for all the church? Regardless, it's regurgitated
teaching from the Latter Rain and is a fantasy formed in her
own mind. Churchwatchcentral points to another Elijah List
article prior, in September 2003, where this story changed
again. Patricia King happens to trade in the Bibles 12
Apostles for the hundreds of apostles in the New Apostolic
Reformation that are all getting daily new revelation like
she is.
George Otis, Jr.
(1) Transformation
Or
Deception - An Expose' On The George Otis
"Transformations" Videoby Tom Smith,
3/14/00 "In a film recently released by the Sentinel Group which is
titled "Transformations" and which is narrated by George
Otis Jr., we are presented with a series of four communities
that are portrayed as having been radically transformed by
revivals. The film says that each of these communities has
been subjected to strategic spiritual warfare, using the
approach promoted by the Sentinel Group and associated
organizations. The implication is that if you follow their
approach, this is the result that you can expect to see. We
decided to do some research into the claims made in the
film, and the following chart is a summary of what we have
discovered to date. Beacause of the remoteness of these
communities from our location, it has been difficult to
research all of the claims, and our work continues." Here
is another
location for this story!
(2) Background
Of
The People Involved In The "Transformations" Video
by Tom Smith, 3/14/00 "We have recently added a new section to the page which
provides some background and links for more information
about a number of the people involved, or mentioned in the
video. I hope that this will be of value to those who wish
to go the extra step of doing their own research. We will be
updating and adding to this page as time goes on."
(3) Transformations
Or
Re-Transformation? by Concerned Christians,
4/00
This is a new article that has the best research yet on the
Transformations video by Geroge Otis, Jr. that has made the
rounds of 80,000+ churches in the world thanks to
organizations like the National Prayer Committeee, YWAM, and
C, Peter Wagner's Wolrd Prayer Center. This video is
full of outright fabrications! If you have problems with
the above link, you can also find this article here!
(4) Otis,
Wagner
and the Transformations Revival By prof. J. S.
Malan, University of the North, South Africa, and Ms. Louisa
Coetzee, Cape Town, South Africa "Abstract: A false revival based on Peter Wagner and George
Otis' concepts of spiritual mapping and spiritual warfare
also practiced in mass rallies on stadiums, has already been
established in South Africa. The video, Transformations, by
George Otis, has been widely distributed, recommended and
showed throughout South Africa to introduce people to this
strange kind of spiritual warfare techniques used by
ecumenists and reconstructionists."
(5) Further
Transformations
Deception by Johan Malan & Louisa Coetzee,
South Africa (2001.04.06) "Abstract: Many people are looking for solutions to the
spiritual decline of our time. One of the solutions is that
a "new" kind of revival should be promoted, which is based
on ecumenical unity and strategic spiritual warfare. Demons
must be driven from towns, cities and entire countries to
set people free to serve the Lord. The unbiblical nature of
this approach is critically examined."
(6) Reflections
On
The Transformations Video by Olympia Barczynska,
Vanguard Magazine, Issue 13, March 2001 "The call to declare war on the enemy was heard throughout
this video. If this is what we should be doing then what did
the Lord Jesus achieve on the cross?"
(7) Transformations
And
Revival by Terry Arnold, "Diakrisis" Newsletter,
March/April 2001 "Recently I was given a brochure titled 'Transformations -
the Conference'. It was an invite to hear George Otis Jr. and the 'transformation team'. The list of names
brought together 'experts' in 'spiritual warfare', 'intercession' and 'strategies' - for changing cities to
bring revival. We in this ministry want to see revival.
However, there are 'revivals' today, (i.e. 'Toronto
Blessing', Pensacola, etc), which do not stand up to the
test of Scripture or in comparison to real historic
revivals. It should not surprise us that many such movements
are connected with the signs and wonders movement and will
be counterfeits of true revival. If we deny this we deny the
warnings of Scripture for the end-times and the fact that in every place where the Bible mentions signs and wonders,
they are described as false or 'lying'."
(8) George
Otis
And His Fallacious Teachings by Prof. Johan Malan,
University of the North, South Africa "Abstract: Confronted with increased opposition, the
producer of the two Transformations videos tries to conceal
his grave theological errors but does not abandon them. In
association with people like Peter Wagner, Chuck Pierce, Ted
Haggard and Cindy Jacobs, George Otis of the Sentinel Group
relentlessly pursues the grand cause of the
post-denominational, Apostolic Reformation aimed at unifying
and controlling the entire Christian Church. This is a
misapprehended method to defeat Satan, promote revival,
establish the kingdom of God and transform societies
everywhere. The theology of Otis is expounded in various
books, articles, lectures and public statements by him
during the past 24 years."
(9) George
Otis
- Mystical Warfare in Kitsap County by
Proclamation, Invitation, & Warning "Transformation" and "unity" will be the topics of a
gathering of religious leaders April 6th, 2001 in Poulsbo,
Washington. The speaker at the conference will be Moral
Government theology author and "Spiritual Mapping" advocate,
George Otis Jr. of The Sentinel Group, in Lynnwood,
Washington. The local newspaper, The Sun, bills this meeting
as, "one of the largest interdenominational gatherings in
Kitsap county" and calls Otis, "an internationally known
missionary and researcher [who] will share with local
Christians how to transform their communities through faith
and prayer".
(10) Transformations
II,
Political Christianity and False African Revivals
by Kato Mivule, African Christian Perspectives, January 9,
2006 Reports have been circulating Christendom especially in the
West about a "Revival" that is going on in Uganda and Africa
by the Sentinel Group and their "Transformations II'
DVD/Video Series. A careful examination of what Sentinel
Group calls "Revival " and "Transformation' is nothing short
of an advancement of "Western Global Civilization,
Democracy, and Christianity'. A "Transformation' is going on
for real in Africa and yes, I will not dispute the fact as
reported by George Otis, Peter Wagner and the
"Transformations II' Video/DVD Series. However, one has to
carefully look at the "Transformations" going on in Africa
and ask a simple question, who is "transforming'
Christianity in Africa today? Is this the working of Christ
Jesus or a joint effort of Man and Satan? The fruits tell as
we see the Church in Africa being conformed to this world
and not transformed to the Image of Christ Jesus…
(11) George
Otis,
Transformation & Spiritual Mapping by
Discernment Research Group, 2/14/2006 Whenever you hear the word "transformation" you need to
keep George Otis and his new uses of this term in mind.
Global church transformation is inextricably connected to
George Otis and his "Transformation" video series. The nutty
new doctrines and unorthodox methods that this man has
promulgated have had widespread influence far beyond the
confines of the New Apostolic Reformation. These
"Transformation" videos were behind the Global Day of
Prayer, which began as an African initiative, and were later
picked up by Rick Warren and others to create a 5-year
global "transformation" event.
Chuck Pierce
(1) Chuck
Pierce, The Kabbalist Apostle and Heir Apparent for the
NAR by Dr. Orrel Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Volume
15, No.2, March/April 2010 Apostle Chuck Pierce is known to be the heir apparent to C.
Peter Wagner the presiding Apostle of the New Apostolic
Reformation and the convening Apostle of the International
Coalition of Apoales. The NAR and ICA is the brain child of
Wagner. Using his very considerable organizational skill.
Wagner has managed to cobble together and coalesce nearly
all the independent Charismatic movement into a global
structure. This movement which tends to avoid publicity
attempts for now to fly under the radar. Tho NAR is
interconnected around tho globe. Tho movemere has revived
the theology of tho New Order of tho Latter Rain from the
40' and 50's. They assiduously avoid tho title LR because of
some the most controversial aspects of this fringe group
that was denounced by the AOG in the 50's. The LR, however,
survived and lived on and found new acceptance in the
free-wheeling days of the Charismatic Renewal. Wagner's
gemus has been to weld together these disparate m~ entities
into a world wide authority structure. This structure has
internationally swallowed up thousands of inttependem
churches and coon the entire AOG denomination in Australia.
All of these desigated apesties represent huge ministries of
their own but they have come into and under the NAR. The
glue that holds them together is the teaching that restored
foundational Apostles and Prophets now direct and receive a
continual stream of direct revelation from God. Some
designated apostles do not openly claim the title of apostle
and still for the time being are embedded in their pareat
denominatiom. But they participate in the various levels of
the structure of the NAR and to various degrees preach and
promote Latter Ram ideas. Before turinrig our attention to
Chuck Pierce, it will be helpful to review the extent of the
structure of the NAR
(2) May
Day
Prayers - What Repentance? by Herescope,
4/28/10
"I AM brooding over many areas in the earth - government,
economic and spiritual structures - and changing the
structures of how these systems have operated in past
seasons...."There are sounds that are flowing through your
blood. There are sounds that I am rearranging in the
bloodlines of nations. Get in step with My harmony and the
earth. I AM shaking nations into MY next order." ... Chuck
Pierce is a leader of the May Day event. Chuck Pierce's
"prophetic utterance" (the reader is supposed to understand
that this is an utterance directly from God), "New Harmonies,
New Sounds, and a New Army Rising in the Earth!" The Elijah
List, November 18, 2008
(3) Chuck
Pierce
Hosts Conference Referencing "One New Man' by
Crosswise, 9/16/12 This weekend Chuck D. Pierce, President of Global Spheres,
Inc., is hosting the "Head of the Year Celebration" at his
Global Spheres Center in Corinth, Texas. The full
title of the conference, to commence September 20 and
conclude on the 23rd, is From Recovery to Wholeness: A Year
to Bridge the Past and Enter the Future. Since this
upcoming year will be 5773 on the Jewish calendar, Pierce is
claiming this is the "year of the camel' as the number 3 in
Hebrew was originally pictured as a camel. Speakers to
include Pierce, C. Peter Wagner, Dutch Sheets, Jay Swallow,
Trevor Baker, "Bishop" Bill Hamon, Paul Keith Davis, Venner
Alston, Mark Chironna, Avner & Rachel Boskey, Rania
Sayegh, Jeff Jansen and Robert Heidler.
(4) Chuck
Pierce
Invites Christians To "The Banqueting Table" by
Sandy Simpson, 12/17/13 Chuck Pierce, the new head false apostle of the New
Apostolic Reformation, formerly under false apostle C. Peter
Wagner, has just announced on the ElijahList that he wants
to "invite each of you to COME TO THE BANQUETING TABLE on
January 2-5, 2014 at the Global Spheres Center in Corinth,
Texas!" This is a call for people to sign up for yet
another conference of false apostles and false prophets, but
the ad sounds like he is inviting people to the "Marriage
Supper Of The Lamb". You may find that idea absurd
until you listen to these people "declaring" things "from
the heavenlies". In another December 16, 2013 issue of
ElijahList Pierce states that they are going to "Rend the
Heavens and Let Prophetic Revelation Fall!" These
people are so deluded that they think they are in the place
of God. But when I saw that Pierce is inviting people
to this "banqueting table", which always includes "slain in
the spirit", false prophecy and lying declarations, I was
reminded of the following passage ...
(5) NAR
prophet
Chuck Pierce gives �mantle� to Mormon Glenn Beck
by Spirit of Error, 3/25/15 On Sunday, Chuck Pierce�an influential prophet in the New
Apostolic Reformation�presented a �new mantle for the
future� to television and radio host Glenn Beck, a Mormon.
The mantle was presented to Beck at Pierce�s Global Spheres
Center in Corinth, Texas, during a church service Beck
attended with his family.
(6) Nepotism:
Ministry Family Members Compensated Over $3 Million
by Barry Bowen, Trinity Foundation, 11/1/22
Most evangelical Christians have never heard of “prophet”
Chuck Pierce and his “family business” Glory of Zion
International. Pierce is a widely respected individual among
charismatic and Pentecostal Christians who believe that God
is raising up a new generation of prophets to guide the
church. This respect is not warranted. Two huge red flags,
nepotism and excessive compensation, in Pierce’s ministry
should raise important questions for donors.
(7) NAR
Prophet (Chuck Pierce) Gives Bonkers Prophecy Regarding
Angels From Alaska at CRN, 5/7/23
This is the same NAR “prophet” who ceremonially gave a
“mantle” to radio host, author and speaker Glenn Beck, who
is a proud follower of Mormonism, which is a theological
cult. In 2015 Beck and his wife appeared at Pierce’s Global
Spheres Center in Corinth, Texas to be imparted with a
spiritual “mantle.” Very odd thing to do as Glenn Beck is
not even a Christian. Now to Protestia’s MUST WATCH video of
NAR luminary Chuck Pierce’s alleged prophecy which is a real
doozy. Chuck Pierce is a man who should thank the Lord he
was not born 3000-year ago, lest he get chased through the
desert by roving Benjamites and stoned for his bevvy of
false prophecies and fake ‘words from the Lord’ he routinely
utters. A major player in the New Apostolic Reformation
(NAR) and highly endorsed by Dr. Michael Brown, we last
wrote about Pierce after he burned a Counterfeit $20 on
Stage to Rebuke the ‘Sneaky Quid Spirit’ that Led to George
Floyd’s Death” and in celebration of the ‘Charismatic Day of
Infamy” for which he had a part.
Dutch Sheets
(1) How
Can
There Be Revival Without Repentance? by Lynn &
Sarah Leslie, Discernment Newsletter, Issue #12 Volume #5,
September/October 2001 Dominionism was never a traditional doctrine of
Pentecostalism, but gradually its leaven infiltrated
everywhere. Dutch Sheets explained it: "Ephesians 4 is
literal, before the coming of the Lord Jesus. We will fully
express Him in the earth. All things will be summed up in
Him. They will come back under their proper headship. They
will come back into order. The earth, the fullness of the
earth, the eons, the times, the seasons, they are all
marching toward an appointed end where they are literally
summed up in Christ and I'll tell you what blows me away �"
He is doing it in us and through us."
(2) Synergy
by Sandy Simpson, 9/29/04 Synergy is a concept being adapted and taught today as a
major tenet of the Third Wave, New Apostolic Reformation
(NAR) movement. Dutch Sheets was one of the first to
introduce this concept to that movement back in the National
School of the Prophets - Mobilizing the Prophetic Office
Conference at Ted Haggard's New Life Church in Colorado
Springs, CO on May 12, 2002.
(3) The
Coming Presence Movement - Enter Moses by Mishel,
in Orrel Stienkamp "The Plumbline" Newsletter, Vol. 12, No. 5,
October/Novemeber 2008
Another Ditch Sheets falsde prophecy.
(4) Who said: “God Himself is a
dreaming God” by The Word Like Fire, 4/25/29 “Hidden somewhere in your
DNA are God-given dreams. Discovering those dreams should be
your ultimate quest for they will unlock your destiny. God
Himself is a dreaming God and needing outlets for His
dreams, gave us His dreaming nature.” [1] Okay, who said the
above quote? Was it: A. An Alcoholics Anonymous member
describing the latest revision of his or her “higher power.”
Or, was it: B. Dutch Sheets, founder of DSM, an “apostolic,
prophetic, and teaching ministry.” [ 2] The answer is B.
It’s Dutch Sheets, one of the movers and shakers of the New
Apostolic Reformation. If you thought it was a description
of an A.A. “higher power,” that is understandable. Logical
even, as the higher power can be anything or everything. A
dreaming deity who needs us as outlets for His dreams is
perfectly kosher in A.A. theology.
(5) Sadly,
It Appears House Speaker Mike Johnson Has Aligned Himself
With The New Apostolic Reformation by The
Dissenter, 11/11/23 “The NAR’s teachings about Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit
diverge sharply from orthodox Christian doctrine. They
promote a distorted view of Jesus, often referred to as the
kenotic Jesus, which undermines the biblical truth of His
full divinity and humanity.” In a surprising turn of
events, it appears as though the newly-elected Speaker of
the House, Mike Johnson, has aligned himself with the
nefarious unbiblical movement, the New Apostolic Reformation
(NAR). According to a report in Rolling Stone, Johnson is
flying a flag outside of his office that represents one of
the most pernicious characters of the NAR, Dutch Sheets.
Ed Silvoso
(1) The
Apostolic
Transformation Worldview by Discernment Research
Group, 3/20/2006 On the topic of Worldview, and how this term is being used
as a lever to orchestrate Transformation, take a look at one
of the newest models -- Ed Silvoso's Apostolic
Transformation Network (ATN).
(4) What
Is Transformation?by Lynn & Sarah Leslie,
8/15/05 Neo-evangelical "transformation" doctrines integrate (or
"contextualize"[24]) Theosophy with Christianity for a
hybrid new orthodoxy, sometimes termed the "emergent"
church. Therefore, this "transformation" is fertile ground
for all new forms of ecumenism, easily finding common ground
with both cults and the occult.
(6) Hawaii
GOP
Candidate For Governor Prayed Over By Preacher Who Can
Cast Out Demons With His iPhone
by Bruce Wilson, Talk To Action, 9/7/10 As even the unwashed know, iPhones do much more than
function as cellphones. They can map out the best route to
the beach or help find a good restaurant. But according to
Ed Silvoso, who led a November 2009 ceremony [video link] to
bless and anoint Hawaii Lt. Governor James "Duke" Aiona,
running in 2010 to be the next Republican governor of the
Aloha State, iPhones can be handy for other tasks as well -
such as miraculously healing the sick and casting out demons
[video link].
(7) Transforming
Hawaii by Bruce Wilson, Talk To Action,
9/7/10 "It doesn't matter if the Republican or the Democratic
candidate wins the governorship [of Hawaii]. Either one is
already in the kingdom," declared International
Transformation Network Founder and CEO Ed Silvoso at the
March 4-6 Convergence 2010 conference in Dallas, as Silvoso
was announcing the ITN's upcoming 20th International
Transformation Network conference, scheduled to be held
November 9-14, 2010 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village near
Honolulu. Read Part
1 & Part
2.
Chad Taylor
(1) Chad
Taylor:
A "New Breed" Pied Piper by Diane Conklin,
7/26/09 Taylor's words "whether spoken, written, or sung" flow
forth abundantly, yet many fall short when lined up to the
written Word of God. But, as we shall see, God's Word
isn't necessarily what directs Taylor's faith and
practice.
(2) Chad
Taylor
– Riding The Third Wave by Diane
Conklin, Christian Research Service, 2/17/13 Taylor rightly came under punishment for evildoing, but why
hasn"t he done what is right in fulfilling his obligations
to these courts and the rule of law? I submit that
Taylor has a non-Christian, cavalier attitude towards the
law. He"s counting on his followers to 1) not check
him, his teachings, or his background out; 2) if they do, to
not care about it; or 3) like him, to deny the importance of
sin. His failing to make required restitution by
ignoring his criminal and civil financial obligations,
keeping his misguided donors in the dark about it, and
purporting to follow Christ while doing so, demonstrates he
is among the worst of charlatans.
C. Peter Wagner
(1) Houses
Built
Upon The Sand - A Biblical Examination Of The Lighthouse
Movement by Delusion & Apostasy Watch News,
9/25/99
There are a few interesting facts in this series of articles.
First, there is a list of the current participating church
denominations and parachurch organizations who have already
covenanted with Lighthouse. Second, we find out that
Lighthouse is attempting to sign up and collect personal
information into a very large computer database on all its
members and churches. Third, we can see looming behind
this veiled attempt at evangelism an agenda leading many into
the apostate Third Wave and ultimately to the "woman who rides
the beast". The people behind this organization, such as
C. Peter Wagner and Edwardo Silvoso are, on the one
hand, at the forefront of promoting and organizing the "New
Apostolic Reformation" where they are attempting to build a
new foundation for the "church", and on the other attempting
to implement this Lighthouse scheme that is supposed to
benefit the cause of Christ. After reading this
information it becomes clear what true believers and the true
Body of Christ ought to do ... (1) stay out of this
organization (2) do not submit your information to this
database (3) remain in your local church in the area the
Lord has called you to (4) continue to do the work of
preaching the gospel and taking care of the less fortunate
without the assistance and materials of programs like these
(5) and avoid any association with these people or any events
they promote.
(2) Transformation
Or
Deception - An Expose' On The George Otis
"Transformations" Videoby Tom Smith,
3/14/00 "In a film recently released by the Sentinel Group which is
titled "Transformations" and which is narrated by George
Otis Jr., we are presented with a series of four communities
that are portrayed as having been radically transformed by
revivals. The film says that each of these communities has
been subjected to strategic spiritual warfare, using the
approach promoted by the Sentinel Group and associated
organizations. The implication is that if you follow their
approach, this is the result that you can expect to see. We
decided to do some research into the claims made in the
film, and the following chart is a summary of what we have
discovered to date. Beacause of the remoteness of these
communities from our location, it has been difficult to
research all of the claims, and our work continues." Here
is another
location for this story! This article is listed
under C. Peter Wagner because of the close working
relationship between George Otis, Jr. and himself on this
project and others.
(3) The
New Apostolic Reformationby Inner-City Christian
Discernment Ministry, 2000
This
is
the index page for a series of articles on the Apostolic
Movement or, as C. Peter Wagner, self-proclaimed
"apostle" calls it, "The New Apostolic
Reformation". "The most dangerous purveyors of
deception are today's restored apostles and
prophets. Why? Because they purport to
speak for our Lord and they claim to hold the greatest
authority over the direction of the Church and the
lives of God's people. These apostles & prophets
are the people that the majority of the other leaders
in the charismatic movement look to for new insights,
revelation, and vision for the future of the Church.
In the left hand column is a series of files which
expose this most recent aberrant movement within
charismania. Each page will have other "levels"
of pages contained in them, like a Chinese puzzle
box. So take the time to search through them! It
will be eye opening. ICCDM has more information
on the "Apostolic Movement" than any other web site."
(4) The
World
Christian Movement - Evangelism Vs. Evangelizationby
Albert James Dager, Media Spotlight, Volume 22 - Number 1
(Summer 1999) "The Lord's prophecy concerning the greatest end-time
deception should warn us that things are not always as they
seem. For a deception to be so seductive that even the very
elect would take pause to wonder if it is of God, it would
have to have all the earmarks of a true work of God. That
means it would come in the name of Jesus, it would have a
great deal of solid biblical truth, it would affirm the
Gospel, and it would be a "good work." And signs and wonders
would accompany it. Those who might recognize and expose the
deception would be looked upon as divisive, hateful and
deceived themselves. For the most part, the churches would
go along with the deception." This is an expose'
of a number of organizations and individuals such as C.
Peter Wagner.Read Part
1, Part
2, Part
3.Part
4 is actually a seperate article on Dominion
Theology.
(5) Did
You
Buy A Used Vehicle From This Man? by Sandy
Simpson, 7/00 "C.
Peter Wagner has been writing books for a long time.
Some people never change their sales pitch. The same
used vehicle still sits on the same lot."
Updated! (6)C.
Peter
Wagner - Quotes & Notescompiled by
Sandy Simpson & Mike Oppenheimer, 9/01
You need to read this page to see exactly where C. Peter
Wagner is leading the apostate church!
(8) Spiritual
Mapping by Rev. Kent Philpott, Miller Avenue
Church, 6/99 "It started with John Dawson's book, Taking Our Cities for
God, published in 1989 by Creation House. The book's
subtitle is: "How to Break Spiritual Strongholds." John
Dawson, at that time, directed Youth With A Mission in Los
Angeles, California. In a quest for more effective
evangelism tools, he taught that demonic forces block gospel
efforts."
(9) Spiritual
Warfare by Mike Oppenhiemer, Let Us Reason
Ministries, 6/99 "It is a restoration theology that is being promoted
which is foreign to the scripture. It is Christ who
will restore the Earth in the Millenium. He has not given
this power or authority over into the hands of man. We
cannot Christianize the world but we can make individual
people Christians. Not by binding the demons to set them
free but by preaching the Gospel and making disciples."
(10) Spiritual
Warfare
Evangelism: How Did We Get Here? by Orrel
Steinkamp, The Plumbline, Volume 6, No. 5 - November/December
2001 "In this issue of Plumbline I will include a short article
that summarizes the teaching of geographical spiritual
warfare: a concise summary that provides a comprehensive
view of this subject. Following this article I will
summarize the historical milieu from which these practices
have evolved. C. Peter Wagner, as well as others, did
not cut the current warfare worldview from new cloth."
(14) The
Agenda
& Teaching Of The New Apostolic Reformation
with forward by Sandy Simpson, 5/23/05 I am posting the transcript of this conference in the
hope that those who want to know what is going on in the
churches across the world today will be able to understand
the agenda of the New Apostolic Reformation. This
agenda runs through thousands of agencies and web
sites. It is what is driving the Transformations
movement, the global prayer movement, and thousands of
other churches and organizations. What Christians
need to realize is that they need to make a choice
now. A majority of Christian churches have already
succumbed to this Dominionist agenda foisted on the
churches by false apostles driven by false prophecies from
false prophets. Wagner is talking about the
government of the church, under the leadership of the new
foundational restored "apostles", OVERTHROWING the
governments of the world. A spirit is indeed saying
something to the churches, but since this is based on
false prophecy rather than the written Word, you can begin
to understand that this is not of the Holy Spirit
speaking. If this agenda that C. Peter Wagner is
proposing and is about to pull off is not "the woman who
rides the beast" I don't know what is!
(15) C.
Peter
Wagner Concocts Another New Doctrine by
Discernment Research Group, 11/02/2005
(DITC Note:) Wagner and his false apostles and prophets of
the New Apostolic Reformation are quick to broad-brush any
Christians who disagree with them on a Scriptural basis and
label them as being dead and ineffective. This is
because they are wholly unable to answer for thier false
prophecies and heretical teachings.
(16) Wizard
of
Theology says "Goodbye Theologians" by
Discernment Research Group, 9/13/06 Recently C. Peter Wagner, chief "apostle" of the New
Apostolic Reformation, wrote a "Guest Commentary" for
Ministry Today entitled "Goodbye, Theologians." In this
column he claims that the church today no longer needs
theologians because they are part of the "old
wineskin."
(17) Kicking
the
Kingdom into High Gear by Herescope,
7/15/08 There is a massive re-"alignment" going on in the
so-called "apostolic" realm these days, and most of
attention is being concentrated on the United States. The
focus of this new "alignment" is a virulent new form of
patriotic Dominionism, and it is being championed by the
charismatic leaders. C. Peter Wagner's July 11, 2008
Global Harvest Ministries newsletter was titled
"Alignment! Looking toward the Future. " In it he
announced that "our desire is that Chuck Pierce, our son
in ministry, become the heir to GHM" (Global Harvest
Ministries).
(18) Pragmatic
Peter
- This is Where Pure Pragmatism Will Take You by
Dr. Orrel Steinkamp, 11/26/10 C. Peter Wagner, the current presiding elder of the
International Coalition of Apostles and leading Dominionist
activist has traveled a great distance from the days when he
was teaching missiology at Fuller Seminary and making waves
at Billy Graham's International Church Conference in
Lausanne. Over these past few years he is now found
promoting some of the most bizarre Dominionist teachings
known to man. What could cause him to move so quickly from
Church Growth missiology to endorsing, for example, Robert
Heidler's communications with the planets by way of Jewish
shofar.
By any orthodox definition of Christianity, the New
Apostolic Reformation is a cult. C Pete is quite
unhappy that he and his apostles got so much attention from
media after Texas governor Rick Perry's little stadium
prayer event a few weeks ago. He's so unhappy he sent out an
Urgent Message. He claims to be surprised at the recent
attention. His attempt to set the record straight isn't
going to help NAR out, because it is what it is and most
media got it correct. NAR has been tracked by theologians,
studied, dissected and found desperately wanting.
(20) C.
Peter
Wagner Spins the NAR by Herescope, 8/24/11
C. Peter Wagner issued a letter late last week that
discusses the recent controversy about the New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR) and International House of Prayer (IHOP)
in the media and the American political scene. Wagner's
letter, titled "THE NEW APOSTOLIC REFORMATION: An Update"
was issued for the apparent purpose of doing damage
control over the recent characterization of the NAR as a
Dominionist cult, especially in the mainstream press.
Recent public attention in the media has shed light on his
entire NAR empire, and his letter indicates that he is
very concerned about their image. He begins his letter
with the sentence, "Surprisingly, the New Apostolic
Reformation (NAR) has recently become a topic of
discussion in the political media."
(21) Open
Letter to C. Peter Wagner of NAR by Prof. Johan
Malan, Mossel Bay, South Africa (2011.08.24) I address this Open Letter to you in response to your
article, The New Apostolic Reformation: an Update (Aug.
19, 2011). Evangelical Christians everywhere, but particularly also
here in South Africa, have to take issue with you for
deceptively presenting the NAR as a movement which
subscribes to "all the standard classic statements of
Christian doctrine", for creating false expectations of
introducing God's kingdom on earth by, among others, using
an unbiblical form of strategic spiritual warfare, for
completely negating biblical prophecies on the end-time,
and also for associating a Christian reformation with the
African Independent Church Movement.
(22) A
Response To "An Urgent Message From Peter" by
Sandy Simpson, 8/20/11 This is my response to the email
from C. Peter Wagner attempting to explain why the New
Apostolic Reformation (NAR) movement is not a
cult. From my perspective he digs himself in
deeper by showing the lack of substantiation from the
Bible for what the NAR promotes. Following you
will find the full text of his email and my comments.
(23) Denying
Dominionism by Herescope, 8/26/11 There is a considerable amount of
backpeddling going on now that Dominionism has made the
national news. A chorus of establishment media have
stuck their heads into the sand are are blindly crying,
"Dominionism? What dominionism? I don't see any
Dominionism!" Most of these reporters who have never
heard of it didn't bother to take the time to research
it, and therefore say it doesn't exist. Joining the
liberal media in this chorus is a host of evangelical
leaders, some of them longtime Dominionists, who are
spouting the same denials. What strange bedfellows
indeed!
(24) A
Case of Pinocchio's Nose by Mike Oppenheimer,
9/3/11 A look at Peter Wagner's update
that revisions his own history.
(25) Do
Faith
Healers Really Heal As They Claim? by Robert
Wise, 9/6/11 I list the above to show that
Wagner definetly believes in Healing. So, now I
get to my question..... If C. Peter Wagner has such
success at healings and casting out demons of
infirmities, why is his wife Doris suffering so much
from a bad leg. Please understand that I am
praying that Doris Wagner gets her leg healed and she
does not suffer in the meantime. But, why cannot
C. Peter Wagner heal her like he claims is so easy to
do.
(26) An
Unhealthy
Update on Peter and Doris Wagner - The nefarious NARians
by Bud Press, October 26, 2011 For decades, C. Peter Wagner and his wife Doris have led
the New Apostolic Reformation in a worldwide campaign
against the forces of darkness. At the same time, they
have convinced untold thousands that performing spiritual
warfare on demonic strongholds is a sure-fire remedy to
rid cities, states, and global territories of those pesky
critters. The key, according to the nefarious NARians, is
to identify the demonic big cheeses, map-out the
strongholds where they do business, and raid their camps
with NAR flags o' victory waving in the breeze. But the
battle won't be won until the New Apostolic Reformation
reforms the minds of the innocent and gullible, and
establishes complete "dominion" and "control" over the
Christian church. Once this is done, NARians will elect
their self-appointed apostolic government, and place their
self-elected prophetic politicians in power to dominate
and dictate. Then, when the planets are in perfect
alignment, and all the heretic hunters have been silenced,
the NAR will give its "Jesus" the green light to return,
where it will teach good NARians to walk as robots through
a field of tulips and sing Kum Bah Yah.
(27) ADDENDUM
ERRATUM
- C. Peter Wagner's "Theology" by Herescope,
12/9/11 On December 7, 2011 C. Peter Wagner, head of the New
Apostolic Reformation, issued an "Addendum"[1] to his
previous statement in an e-mail issued from his "Global
Spheres" entity, titled "NAR �" What are its beliefs?"
(11-20-11).[2] Wagner says that he released this Addendum
because he "received responses from friends (not critics,
mind you) that suggested the Global Spheres statement was
incomplete because it omitted certain doctrinal issues
that the respondents felt were primary." He then posits
his own definition of theology: "Theology is a human
attempt to explain God's word and God's works in a
reasonable and systematic way." The remainder of Wagner's
letter is an exercise in postmodern thinking. Wagner
defines theology as a human endeavor that is "always
susceptible to flaws."
(28) God
Is
Growing Deaf? by Ken Silva, 11/6/12
According to our inside sources, C. Peter Wagner has just
issued a major alert to his fellow self-anointed,
self-appointed apostles across the globe concerning a
problem that has been growing over the past two decades. God
is apparently going deaf! Yes, folks, it seems that Wagner's
New Apostolic Reformation leaders have received divine
prophetic transmissions to the effect that God can no longer
hear soft-spoken prayers. Quiet whispering and gentle
beseeching is apparently not getting through to Him any
more.
Todd White
(1) Is
Todd White A False Teacher? by Ray Fava –
Evangelical Dark Web, 12/27/24 “The kenosis heresy suggests that in becoming human,
Jesus divested himself of his divine attributes such as
omnipotence, omnipresence, and omniscience, but not his
divine essence. This would mean that during his earthly
ministry, Jesus was not all-powerful, all-knowing, and
present everywhere, but was rather a finite human being
in every respect except his sinless nature. This view
was controversial in early Christianity and was
condemned by some church fathers, such as John
Chrysostom and Augustine, as heretical.” Despite how
sympathetic believers are inclined to be regarding Todd
White’s criticism of the Prosperity Gospel and push for
true repentance, this must also be balanced with the
continued course of conduct for manipulating fake
miracles that Todd White has been known for. And while
this makes White more difficult to assess, it’s
difficult to recognize someone engaged in chicanery as
anything but a charlatan. Even Todd White’s best moment
is paired with manipulative background music and tears.
Todd White was groomed into being a false teacher
because of his compelling backstory with a history of
drug addiction. So one cannot help but see that he
continued down the path that his makers set him,
however, there has been nominal at best improvement in
his teaching going back more than a decade which would
be expected of someone who is saved. There is no other
conclusion to draw than that he is a false teacher to
mark and avoid.
(2) ‘Open
Letter To Todd White’ Alleges Years Of Lies, Abuse,
Theft, And Domestic Violence by Protestia,
4/12/25
“White is not an ordinary charismatic. White engages in
parlor trickery that must be learned, practiced, and
honed. His leg-lengthening stunts, mentalism, cold
readings, and street-level “healings” are all tricks
learned and mastered by secular magicians.” Apologist
Mike Winger has released A Warning to the Church about
Todd White, sharing an open letter released by multiple
eye-witnesses that have come forward alleging years of
egregious and disqualifying behavior from the pastor and
leader of Lifestyle Christianity, including theft, a
litany of lies, spiritual abuse and manipulation, and
even allegations of domestic abuse.
(3) Todd
White Says "God Wants Sexual Intercourse With You"
(Video) by iThinkBiblically, 4/14/25
Todd White says a lot of crazy things and he is well
known for fake miracles and fraudulent claims of the
supernatural. It’s so obviously clear he is a false
teacher and a money grabbing fake that’s it’s amazing
that anyone even listens to him anymore. In this video
Todd White says the most outrageous thing I’ve ever
heard him say. He says that God wants to have intimacy
with you like Adam had intimacy with Eve and he
even says God wants to have intercourse with you and
give you a climactic experience similar to what someone
gets when watching pornography.
(4) The
non-Christianity of Todd White by Mike
Oppenheimer, 4/21/25
We have been warning about obvious false teachers that
teach rank heresy as truth and have been misleading the
church. Some have been doing this far longer then
others. Among them is Todd White who is a
respector of men like Benny Hinn, Bill Johnson and
Kenneth Copeland as a mentor. Mr. Copeland who is
probably the most dangerous teacher still alive, (since
William Branham, he copied much of his teachings). White
like his mentor denies the incarnation teaching he was
only man on earth.” He didn’t live as God on the earth….
“… he had to lay divinity aside to do what God sent him
here to do.” If he laid his divinity aside then who was
sent from heaven? This means he has another Jesus, a
jesus that is not able to give salvation. And we have
watched too many learn and accept this lie from the word
faith teachers. White has profited well, being around
these certain false teachers who are hurting the cause
of Christianity. Isn’t it time we stood up for truth
more than associations and friendships? Listen to this
video: A
Warning to the Church about Todd White Some
articles On Todd Whites Christianity: http://www.letusreason.org/Popteach96.htmhttp://www.letusreason.org/Doct167.htmhttp://www.letusreason.org/Doct164.htm
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We live in a topsy-turvy
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Christians often don’t realize how much we have been
diapraxed by the world, the flesh and the devil.Our
paradigm has been altered to such a degree that,
without the solid foundation of Scripture, we are
often set adrift without the anchor God has provided
us.Our
paradigm is our worldview, our understanding of
reality.Without
the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the written
eternal Word, we really have no hope of
understanding reality, our cultures, or our lives.I have
written this book to clue the reader into some of
the issues that surround the modern born-again
believer and how to reverse the shift that has
exponentially changed our perspective in some cases.Fortunately,
in the foreknowledge of our Lord, He provided us
with a roadmap to navigate our fallen world.We don’t need a new map, as Emergent Church
advocates claim.We need the tried and true map of the ages.There is
“nothing new under the sun”.There have always been false prophets and
false teachers who are there by the will of the
enemy to mislead and ultimately destroy the faith of
many.We
are clearly living in the Apostasy foretold in the
Bible that has been growing preceding the appearance
of the Antichrist.We need to carefully test ourselves to be
sure we are in the Faith, and then hold on to the
hope we have in Christ.
Have you eaten some bad fruit lately?
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