There is tons of information on this
website about many different topics. A
lot of it you might disagree with at
first, and maybe for a long time, but
when you read the Word of God and apply
it to your life and take notice of the
events surrounding us all right now,
then the Light of Jesus Christ will
shine upon you and your family and you
will begin to see the deception we have
all be living under.
Ephesians 5:11
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of
darkness, but rather reprovethem.
2Timothy 4:2 Preach the word; be
instant in season, out of season; reprove,
rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
Definition: Reprove
G1651
-
ἐλέγχω,
elegchō, el-eng'-kho Of uncertain
affinity; to confute, admonish: - convict, convince, tell
a fault, rebuke, reprove.
Let no man
beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and
worshipping of angels,
intruding into those things which he hath not seen,
vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
Colossians 2:18
Aug 15 - From the Board
of Directors of Fresh Fire Ministries
We wish to thank all of
our friends and partners for the overwhelming flood of
support and compassion we have received as a ministry on
behalf of Todd and Shonnah Bentley. The many phone calls
and emails of concern from people who genuinely love the
Bentleys and Fresh Fire Ministries have been a great
encouragement to all of us here during these past few
days. In particular, the rallying of support and prayer
for Todd and Shonnah by prominent leaders within the
Body of Christ has been a beautiful indicator of the
maturity and grace the Lord is bringing to his Bride.
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.
On behalf of the Fresh
Fire leadership and the Board of Directors we wish to
apologize to our friends and partners and to the larger
body of Christ and to ask for your forgiveness. We are
truly sorry for the pain many of you must feel and so
regret that in the midst of great revival, the enemy has
found a way into our camp. To those who have stood by
us, we wish to thank you for what in many cases has been
years of support. Thank you for your financial giving
towards the vision of this ministry, and thank you
especially for your prayers. For those of our partners,
friends and supporters who may be struggling with the
recent disclosures and finding continued support of this
ministry in conflict with either conscience or
conviction, we release and bless you with all our hearts
and trust that God will redeem in your hearts the good
that He has accomplished in your lives through this
ministry. It is our sincerest hope and prayer that the
Lord bless you and bring you into your fullest destiny
in Him.
When this ministry was
initially birthed in May of 1998, Todd had but one
simple desire in his heart – to see the world come to
know Jesus. Now, only 10 years later, Fresh Fire
Ministries has grown to become a Resource Center that is
literally reaching out to all the corners of the Earth.
There have been dozens of associate ministries, scores
of interns and hundreds of graduates from the
Supernatural Training Center. Over 60 nations have
received a combined total of more than five million
dollars in humanitarian aid and we have seen well over
one million conversions for Jesus Christ.
And so, the question can
well be asked... where do we go from here? It is true
that we are deeply saddened by these recent events, but
it hasn’t shaken our faith in either God or His goodness
towards us and with the help of wise and compassionate
leaders within the body, we will do everything within
our power to see our brother and sister healed and
restored.
As a ministry, we can not
forsake the vision and heartbeat upon which Todd Bentley
founded Fresh Fire Ministries which is simply this:
Matthew 10:7-8
And as you go, Preach, saying, “The kingdom of
heaven is at hand” Heal the sick, cleanse the
lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you
have received, freely give.
While Todd and Shonnah
each go through the necessary steps towards restoration
and wholeness, we are compelled, with the resources with
which God has entrusted us, to continue to spread God’s
love and power all over the world.
There are many noble
activities and endeavors in which Fresh Fire Ministries
is involved, initiated by Todd, and to which we are
still committed. We have the Supernatural Training
Centre, our school of ministry, already in it’s fourth
full year and with more than 50 students already
enrolled we’re believing for an amazing year of biblical
instruction, practical application and encounters with
the presence of God. Many mature and gifted speakers and
associates, graduated interns and teachers filled
brim-full with the DNA and fire of this ministry are
ready to pour revelation and passion into the hungry
hearts of this coming year’s student body.
We will continue to host
conferences in our region with speakers and worship
leaders from around the nation whose message and
mandates resonate with the vision and heart of Fresh
Fire Ministries. In addition, we are committed to
supporting the growing “OutPourings” across North
America and around the world with our Associates, with
encouragement and prayer support. In Todd’s own words,
“What God is doing is bigger than one man”, and we now
have a golden opportunity as the Body of Christ to pick
up the baton and to run with perseverance for His glory.
Our missions department
is progressing, as previously mentioned, with our major
African crusade. With close to 100 team members in
attendance, excitement is beginning to build and team
members have responded that they are still believing God
for the most amazing missions trip ever! Our Uganda
Jesus Village in Kampala is forging ahead with the
recent acquisition of 35 acres of land 30 minutes drive
from our present location. Two of the 15 homes planned
for the property are nearing completion, and the
expanded village, when finished, will house almost 150
orphans rescued from war torn northern Uganda.
So whether in our
Children’s Home in Africa, in our Supernatural Training
Centre in British Columbia, in the revival meetings and
outpourings spreading around the globe, or in taking
teams to minister compassion and practical assistance to
the poor in the far corners of the Earth, we have been
and still are committed to bringing love, hope and a
demonstration of the saving, healing, delivering power
of the Gospel to a world in need.
Thank you all once again
for your prayers and support. We bless each and every
one of you in whatever decision you must make. Please
know that our heart in all of this is to see the name of
the Lord vindicated, and we take great encouragement
from Psalm 23 and the Lord’s promise that He will “lead
us in paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.”
Together we look to the mercy and wisdom of our loving
Father and we remain as ever, your brothers and sisters
in Christ.
Click the image for an
explanation of some of these tattoos and that strange
silver ring on his right hand.
Todd also has
a tattoo of the face of Jesus, but it is upside down, and
there is a subliminal monkey etched into the beard.
All Satanists like to depict Jesus upside down.
Who is this
"angel", Emma-O, that Todd says gives him instruction?
The Tattoo
means this:
My thanks go to
Eternal Path for this extremely important and
enlightening information…
One of the tattoos that
have puzzled people are the three large Japanese Kanji
symbols on his left arm. Eternal Path turned to expert
Takanori Tomita, a native speaker of
Japanese and fluent in English, who translates Kanji,
Hiragana, and Katakana Symbols. Kanji are ideographic
characters. Each Kanji character represents an entire
object, idea, or meaning in a visual character(s). Many
kanji characters are similar to each other, and some can
have different meanings depending on context. The first
letter on Todd’s arm means DAI=Big or
Great, the middle one EI=Protect or
Defend, the last one OU=King or
Monarch. In Japanese, DAIOU is often added to provide
honor to the subject of mention. In proper order, it
would would seem to read “Protect Great King,”
however not only is the order wrong, but the character
in the middle is incorrectly rendered. Further more,
even if the middle character is used at the top, there’s
no such word combination like “Protect the Great
King”. It doesn’t make any sense in Japanese even
if the order of the character is corrected and the
middle character is properly written. It is not unusual
for Western tattoo translations to be in error. The
middle symbol does not represent the Chinese character
“David” in this context, as is widely speculated.
Alex Mizuno,
another individual versed in Japanese tradition and
writing styles, who produces Japanese documentaries,
revealed that there is a Japanese word “Emma Daioh”
which means “Emma, the Great King”, which is used very
commonly in his culture. This God is sometimes simply
called “Emma-sama (sama is added for respect)” or
“Emma.” Buddhists recognize Emma-sama as Yama, who rules
the spirits of the dead in Naraka (hell). He said Todd’s
erred tattoo was in favor of the latter translation. The
tongues of flame accenting the Kanji symbols also
support his position depicting the god of Naraka.
He got these witchcraft oriented tattoos after
preaching for some time. He says that an Angel
called Emma O is a “female angel” that he was introduced
to by another evangelist, Bob Jones. (No female angels are
shown in the Bible).
Bentley claims that Bob Jones told him that Emma O was the
angel that was
leading the recent revivals in Canada and Brownsville,
Florida. Bob also told him that this same angel was the
healing angel that walked the aisles when the late William
Branham was evangelizing. Bob asked Bentley if he wanted
Emma O to join his ministry. Bentley agreed and was
ministering and EMMA
-O walked in. Bentley claimed that the “Lord” told him that
EMMA O HAD JUST ENTERED THE MEETING.
Bentley says, “Twice Bob Jones asked me about this angel
that was in Kansas City in 1980: ‘Todd, have you ever seen
the angel by the name of Emma’?” He asked me as if
he expected that this angel was appearing to me.
Surprised, I asked, “Bob, who is Emma?” He told me that
Emma was the angel that helped birth and start the whole
prophetic movement in Kansas City through the Kansas City
Prophets in the 1980s.
She was a mothering-type angel that helped nurture the
prophetic as it broke out. Within a few weeks of Bob
asking me about Emma, I was in a service in Beulah, North
Dakota. In the middle of the service I was in conversation
with Ivan and another person when in walks Emma.
As I stared at the angel with open eyes, the “Lord” said,
“Here’s Emma.” I’m not kidding. She floated a couple of
inches off the floor.
It was almost like Kathryn Khulman in those old videos
when she wore a white dress and looked like she was
gliding across the platform. Emma appeared beautiful
and young-about 22 years old-but she was old at the same
time. She seemed to carry the wisdom, virtue and grace of
Proverbs 31 on her life.”
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EMMA-O: King of Hell. He lives the good life in a large
castle covered in gold, silver, pearls and jewels
Galatians 1:8,
"If we or an angel from heaven preaches any other Gospel
unto you (than this Gospel (Gospel of Jesus Christ) that
he (Apostle Paul) had preached), let him be accursed."
Click to enlarge for explanations about some of these
tattoos.
Clip from the Revival in
Florida -- this is clearly a revival of the same demon
spirits that have been wreaking havoc on the Body of
Christ since the fall of man.
How can any of this be of God? It is not....
False Healing at the
Outpouring False Healing Revival in Lakeland, Florida
After the June 22 front-page
article on the Florida Outpouring Revival ["Signs and
Warnings"], I simply have to speak up. I am a
psychotherapist. Several weeks ago, the mother of a
young adult patient of mine called for an appointment
for her son.
He had been stable for quite
some time on his medications for schizophrenia. He had
recently decompensated, and was hospitalized in order to
stabilize him and restart his medications.
He had attended one of Todd
Bentley's gatherings and was told by Mr. Bentley that he
was "healed." He stopped his medications, only to
relapse into psychosis.
The outcome could have
been worse. My client has very risky behaviors when
psychotic. He might have died.
Please, if you think you
have been "healed" of mental or physical illness, please
consult your doctor before stopping medications or
treatment. Your life may depend on it.
Many of you will have already heard about the "Healing
Revival"
that has purportedly broken out in Lakeland, Florida.
Today
Charisma Magazine put out a piece on it entitled 'A Holy
Ghost
Outbreak in Florida' - "...Charismatics are flocking to
the sleepy
town of Lakeland, Fla. to attend evangelist Todd Bentley’s
unconventional revival services." Is Charisma
preparing to hype
this one to the skies like they did with Toronto and
Rodney Howard-
Browne? It seems perhaps they are.
But why am I opposed to this 'Healing Revival' so soon
after it has
been announced? -It is because I already know Todd
Bentley's
ministry all too well, and this whole thing centers around
him.
Todd Bentley actually has deep roots in the Prophetic
movement,
and he is one of the very few ministers that I have ever
felt I had
to publicly warn people about by name. -His ministry is
that bad.
False "angel" encounters of the weirdest kind, gold dust,
guided
visualizations of the "Third Heaven" that are straight out
of the
New Age, etc. And yet there is a "power" with it that
makes it
all the more dangerous.
Here is how Charisma describes his Florida meetings-
"His methods are far from polished. When he prayed for
people in
Lakeland, he usually began by laying his hand on their
heads and
then yelling, “Bam!”
Often the people fell backward to the floor. After one
elderly woman
fell, Bentley told the audience: “She doesn’t know why she
fell
down.” The woman then laughed and said to him in the
microphone:
“Because you pushed me!” He prayed for her three more
times that
night, and she said she could hear better...
During the past three weeks people have testified of being
healed
from heart conditions, skin rashes and back problems, and
many
said scars disappeared...
Many charismatics are wondering if the protracted meetings
will
become a phenomenon similar to what happened in Rodney
Howard-Browne’s meetings in Lakeland in 1993, at the
Toronto
Airport Vineyard Church in Canada in 1994 and at
Brownsville
Assembly of God in Pensacola in 1995..." [END QUOTE]
Sadly, the Charismatic movement is in such a sick state
today
that it would not surprise me at all if this happens. (-I
say this as
a strong Spirit-filled, tongues-speaking believer myself.
I am by no
means opposed to genuine miracles). Have we completely
forgotten the warnings of "Lying signs and wonders" in the
Last Days?
Below is a testimony by Lynn Clark who is a Moderator at
our
website 'RevivalSchool.com'. This is what she wrote about
her
involvement with Todd Bentley's ministry:
"I decided to check out Patricia King and Todd Bentley
and,
ignorant of their 'third heaven' guided visualizations,
attended a five
day conference of Patricia King and then two of Todd
Bentley's
conferences and began to imagine third heaven visitations
- guided
visualization - still not realizing that these are
actually spirits of
darkness - the New Age calls them spirit guides - demons
is what
they are. And so I bought Todd Bentley's teaching on third
heaven
visitations and brought it home to listen to.
"I was in my living room laying on the floor listening to
the teaching
on how to visualize the third heaven and what to say and
was
getting caught up into his teaching and all of a sudden I
began to
shake uncontrollably and jerk and groan, and no sooner had
this
taken place I became frozen stiff - I could not move any
part of
my body and I knew this was a demon trying to take hold of
me,
and so with all the effort I could muster I cried out,
"God save me -
Jesus help me" - and as soon as I cried out to the Lord my
body
went limp. God spared me that night and I will be forever
grateful.
"I spent much of the night in tears asking God to forgive
me - and
renouncing all the hands layed on me and all the awful
deception
I had opened myself up to..." [END QUOTE]
ANDREW AGAIN: I myself have heard the tapes of Todd
Bentley's
"Third Heaven Visualization" teachings, and I want to tell
you - they
are straight out of the New Age handbook. -Terrible stuff.
And yet
so widely accepted by thousands of Christians today.
Do these kinds of practices (above) produce a genuine
'Healing
Revival'? -These are the kinds of questions that we need
to be
asking Charisma Magazine. I leave it for you to decide.
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"ANGELS" & the FLORIDA
HEALING REVIVAL - Warning!
-by Andrew Strom.
I continue to get emails about last week's article - "A
FALSE
HEALING REVIVAL?" Some people strongly agree, while others
are totally outraged that I would question the healings or
other
manifestations that are occurring.
Personally I am deeply saddened that I even have to put
out these
warnings. I get no pleasure out of it. In fact I hate
having to talk
about this stuff. But what happens if something is
seriously amiss
and yet no warnings are given? Is it right to be silent in
such a
case? What about the precious sheep? Shouldn't they be
warned?
What a lot of people may not realize is that the leader of
the revival
Todd Bentley has a long history in the "Laughing/
Drunkenness"
movement - but also is a leading proponent of strange
"Angel"
encounters (and I do mean 'strange'). Todd has openly
promoted
these encounters for years - in fact he is well-known for
leading
others into contact with these 'angels' too. This has been
a big part
of his ministry for a very long time. And it is really no
different now.
Here are a couple of extracts from Todd's 2003 article
'Angelic Hosts':
"So when I need a financial breakthrough I don't just pray
and ask
God for my financial breakthrough. I go into intercession
and
become a partner with the angels by petitioning the Father
for the
angels that are assigned to getting me money: "Father,
give me
the angels in heaven right now that are assigned to get me
money
and wealth. And let those angels be released on my behalf.
Let
them go into the four corners of the earth and gather me
money."
Todd continues...
"EMMA, ANGEL Of The PROPHETIC
Now let me talk about an angelic experience with Emma.
Twice
Bob Jones asked me about this angel that was in Kansas
City in
1980: "Todd, have you ever seen the angel by the name of
Emma?"
He asked me as if he expected that this angel was
appearing to
me. Surprised, I said, "Bob, who is Emma?" He told me that
Emma was the angel that helped birth and start the whole
prophetic
movement in Kansas City in the 1980s. She was a
mothering-type
angel that helped nurture the prophetic as it broke out.
Within a
few weeks of Bob asking me about Emma, I was in a service
in
Beulah, North Dakota.
"In the middle of the service I was in conversation with
Ivan and
another person when in walks Emma. As I stared at the
angel
with open eyes, the Lord said, "Here's Emma." I'm not
kidding.
She floated a couple of inches off the floor. It was
almost like
Kathryn Khulman in those old videos when she wore a white
dress
and looked like she was gliding across the platform. Emma
appeared
beautiful and young - about 22 years old - but she was old
at the
same time. She seemed to carry the wisdom, virtue and
grace of
Proverbs 31 on her life. She glided into the room,
emitting brilliant
light and colors. Emma carried these bags and began
pulling gold
out of them. Then, as she walked up and down the aisles of
the
church, she began putting gold dust on people... Within
three
weeks of that visitation, the church had given me the
biggest
offering I had ever received to that point in my ministry.
Thousands
of dollars! Thousands!... During this visitation the
pastor's wife (it
was an AOG church) got totally whacked by the Holy Ghost -
she
began running around barking like a dog or squawking like
a chicken
as a powerful prophetic spirit came on her. Also, as this
prophetic
anointing came on her, she started getting phone numbers
of
complete strangers and calling them up on the telephone
and
prophesying over them... Then angels started showing up in
the
church." [END QUOTE]
More recently, Todd stated that in one of his "Third
Heaven" trips
he literally visited the small cabin where the apostle
Paul lives in
Heaven. Paul told him that he wrote the book of Hebrews
with the
personal help of Abraham the Patriarch: “The authorship
isn’t clear
because it was Abraham and I; Abraham shared the content
with
me.” Todd's 'Third Heaven' tales are full of such
astonishing claims -
and of course, more angels. (See 'A Face To Face Encounter
-
Part 2 of 2' - By Todd Bentley).
Lest anyone think that Todd may have changed his ways in
recent
times, you should know that he is constantly mentioning
his
'angels' in the current Florida meetings also. For
instance, watch
from about the 6-minute mark of the following video clip-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9mSCHJfnGE
In this video, Todd speaks of the angel that is going to
"visit the
children" and then he begins more and more to jerk and
laugh
uncontrollably. He prays that a 'drunken glory' will move
across
the whole place - and you can see it happen in the
audience.
This is all the same kind of stuff that Todd has been
involved in
for years. There is nothing new in it. In fact, both Todd
and Bob
Jones credit an angel that carries the "Winds of Change"
for the
current healing revival - an angel that they say is still
driving it. As
one young preacher commented who has been following the
Florida meetings closely, Todd seems to talk about his
"healing
angel" even more than he talks about Jesus. Yes - exactly!
We are warned explicitly in Scripture that the devil
"transforms
himself into an angel of light", and that in the Last Days
will come
'Lying signs and wonders' that will "deceive if possible
the very
elect." Do we really believe that the devil is unable to
perform
miracles? Have we forgotten what the Bible clearly says?
Some make the point that Todd obviously had a strong
healing
gift right from the start of his ministry - so some of the
healings
in Florida may be genuinely from God. Yes - I agree that
this is
possible - even likely. But how can we trust anything at
all
coming from this source if it has become so tainted with
all this
pollution? Do we want such a man laying hands on us and
imparting "anointings" or spirits into us?
I read a report from the UK yesterday that an English
preacher
has brought Todd's anointing back from Florida and now it
is
manifesting in his UK meetings: "Fire, a burning
sensation,
was felt all over people’s bodies... There were outbursts
of joy,
drunkenness and spontaneous healings throughout the
meeting."
Other reports from the USA now speak of pastors having
hands
layed on them to receive the "Florida anointing".
The Elijah List claims that on New Year's Eve, for 2008,
God told
Bob Jones that "the third wave was coming." Todd asked Bob
what the third wave was. He said that, "Toronto was wave
#1,
Pensacola was wave #2, and the third wave is the "Winds of
Change" -- this move of God. This move will be a global
move,
traveling with signs and wonders all over the world! The
third wave is here!"
The Florida meetings have now moved into an 8000-seat
auditorium. This "anointing" is spreading across the
globe. Can
you see why I have cause for alarm, my friends?
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MOST "CONTAGIOUS" ANOINTING
- Florida - WARNING!
-Andrew Strom.
Todd Bentley has declared that his Florida anointing is
the most
"contagious" that he has ever imparted to people. (In
other words,
the most easily transferable). And indeed this seems to be
the
case. It is spreading rapidly throughout the world.
But what exactly is this anointing? One observer of the
Florida
revival notes: "Todd Bentley constantly manifests his
"anointing"
by shaking his head back and forth, and by his body
physically
shaking. These manifestations also happen frequently in
those
who he imparts to. He will even wave his arms over the
audience,
shouting, "Fire! Fire! Fire!" and then people in the
audience will
start manifesting. Some appear to be convulsing, and some
even
as if they are being thrashed by a spirit."
In a CBN News interview, Todd stated: "Our focus here in
Florida
every night is I lay hands on every single person who
comes -
whether it's 5,000, 10,000 - And I'm praying every night,
'God, give
it away, give it away, give it away.' And that's the focus
here: Impartation."
And indeed there are more and more reports of this
anointing being
transmitted from Florida to other states and nations
across the globe.
As we have already seen, a report from England tells of a
preacher
who brought Todd's anointing back from Florida and now it
is
manifesting in his UK meetings: "Fire, a burning
sensation, was
felt all over people's bodies... There were outbursts of
joy, drunkenness and spontaneous healings throughout the meeting."
A man from Clearwater, Florida says that a number of
people from
his fellowship have attended the revival and then brought
the
'anointing' back with them. Here is what he personally
saw:
"These are the effects that I have witnessed on people who
have
attended this movement and either have had hands laid on
them or
claim to have been imparted with "the spirit":
-They come back with this kind of childlike drunken
stupor.
-Descriptions of a burning sensation either in their
veins, heads or
stomachs.
-Descriptions of being washed back and forth like the
waves in the ocean;
-Dancing about like drunk...
-Inappropriate yelling and screaming like they're at a
football game;
-Young men whistling over and over and holding their heads
and
claiming that they "feel the Holy Spirit about to split
them in two";
-One young man's back two teeth turned completely to some
metallic finish.
-People with their eyes rolled in the back of their heads
and weaving
around like they're lost.
-Women just gyrating and pulsating like they're being
ravaged from
behind from some unseen force.
-Drunken uncontrollable laughter in the middle of a solemn
prayer time…
-People being "slain in the spirit"... just falling down
and being
unable to move (like something's holding them down)..."
Another eyewitness from the USA writes:
"A friend of mine invited me to a church where the
ministry team
brought back a "Fire" from the Lakeland revival… The
pastor's wife
was moderating, but she could not complete her sentences
because she was 'drunk in the Spirit.' She imitated
the type of
sounds I read in your blog. I saw people breaking
out into
uncontrollable laughter. I came with my Bible to receive a
word…
There was no teaching or preaching. Just testimonies. They
talked
about their experience in Lakeland... Where was the
word? I did
not find any. I also heard a sound BAM and then I
saw someone
being slain in the spirit."
A Spirit-filled pastor that I know from the UK who has
been following
Todd Bentley's ministry closely for some years wrote to me
about
what he himself has observed since the year 2000:
"My difficulty with Todd Bentley's ministry is not whether
he has
recently covered himself with tattoos or pierced himself
silly, but
the SOURCE of his power. He keeps changing his position on
this.
Sometimes he says it's the Holy Spirit and a lot of the
time it's his angels…
"Many have said that they believe that Florida is a
'mixture'.
Personally, I do not believe 'mixture' is involved. I
believe these
deceiving spirits have hi-jacked Todd's ministry… Either
the healings
are of God or they are not. Which is it?
"People can be healed in spiritualist churches. I have
witnessed,
close-up, first hand, people being instantly healed by
mediums
and faith healers. I have also seen people healed by the
power of
the Holy Spirit. To begin with there is no discernible
difference.
However the counterfeit healings soon begin to either go
wrong or
something far worse comes upon the person.
"When God heals someone - He adds 'no sorrow.'
"I know Todd started off OK - I was there in his early
meetings…
In September 2000 I stood in front of Todd and gave him
the
warning that God gave me for him. "Beware, the leaven of
the
Pharisees, lest an angelic leaven enters your ministry."
"One month later, according to Todd's own account, at a
meeting
in Grants Pass Oregon, Cal Pierce walked in with Branham's
'Healing Revival' angel in tow, Todd saw and accepted this
spirit
without reservation. His 'angels' have been with him ever
since.
"I have written to Todd on numerous occasions and reminded
him
of God's warning, alas to no avail.
"When Todd Bentley conducted a healing meeting in a large
charismatic church here in England in 2005, he laid hands
on
many people who were apparently healed. I know of at least
one
instance where a pastor's wife with cancer was prayed for
by Todd.
Soon afterwards she heard voices in her head telling her
to 'drown
herself just like her father did'. The poor woman ended up
in a
mental hospital, I believe she still has the cancer.
"No-one is following up or keeping records of what happens
to
people who have hands laid on them by Todd or others like
him.
"I have kept records as far as I can, concerning this
particular
church. Over a relatively short period, there has been a
dramatic
increase in premature deaths, cancers, marriage break-ups,
sickness and disease amongst the congregation where the
leadership have allowed this type of ministry into their
church.
Many people left the church in fear.
"These are the consequences of following this type of
'ministry'
which no-one is either aware of, or wants to address. I
know, I have
visited the people in hospital and attended one of the
funerals…"
[END QUOTE]
Meanwhile we find a number of prominent leaders beginning
to
declare that this will be one of the greatest revival
movements in
history. Some even see it as the beginning of a "new
awakening".
Bob Jones declared that "This move will be a global move,
traveling
with signs and wonders all over the world! The third wave
is here!"
As this 'anointing' spreads worldwide, I believe there are
some
serious questions that we need to ask ourselves:
Isn't it possible, with all the dubious 'anointings' and
angels and
manifestations associated with Bentley's ministry, that
what we
are really seeing is a giant 'counterfeit' revival? Isn't
it possible
that if it continues to grow at the present rate, that it
may literally
become one of the great "delusions" of the Last Days - a
great
deception that has the power to actually deceive, if
possible, the
very elect?
These are very serious questions - but I believe they must
be
asked - because this 'anointing' is already beginning to
circle the globe.
If you have been to a meeting where someone has brought
the "fire"
back from Florida, please write and tell me what you saw.
I am
collecting accounts from people about this.
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