Well even though he is in the wrong. Maybe God will use it to make a real revival break out. That is what this very sick country needs. -- I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't, and die to find out there is. ABC's of Salvation Admit you are a sinner. Rom 3:23 Believe on Christ. Acts 16:31 Confess your faith. Rom 10:9-10 Karen Carter 74' -------------- Original message -------------- From: Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Vinny Samarco" > To: "Phil Scovell" > Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 8:44 PM > Subject: Fw: [revival] A FALSE HEALING REVIVAL?? -Florida > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "REVIVAL List" > > To: > > Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 8:33 PM > > Subject: [revival] A FALSE HEALING REVIVAL?? -Florida > > > > > > > > A FALSE HEALING REVIVAL?? -Florida > > -Andrew Strom. > > > > 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. > > > > URGENT - PLEASE FORWARD This EMAIL TO OTHERS. > > > > Send feedback to- [log in to unmask] > > > > God bless you all. > > > > Andrew Strom. > > > > -- > > YES! - You have permission to post these emails > > to friends or to other groups, etc. > > > > To subscribe, please send a 'subscribe' email to- > > [log in to unmask] > > > > See our website and discussion board- > > http://www.revivalschool.com > > > > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: [log in to unmask] > > > > To send material for consideration for publication, send to- > > [log in to unmask] > > > > MODERATOR: > > Andrew Strom, > > 40b Sunnyside Road, > > Sunnyvale, > > West Auckland 0612, > > New Zealand. > > > > > > >