----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vinny Samarco" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 1:22 AM
Subject: Fw: [revival] JEWELS, GOLD DUST and BLEEDING STATUES...


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> From: "REVIVAL List" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 11:51 AM
> Subject: [revival] JEWELS, GOLD DUST and BLEEDING STATUES...
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> >
> > OF JEWELS, GOLD DUST and BLEEDING STATUES...
> > -SheepTrax - Bryan Hupperts.
> >
> >
> > Sure, I laugh when I read that Jesus recently did a guest appearance
> > on a taco, or an oil slick. Of course, there are statues in India
> > that actually drink milk. Sure, they are the Hindu gods Lord Shiva,
> > Lord Krishna, and Lord Ganesha, but if it's spiritual, it's gotta be
> > God, right? I mean, "Lord" is even mentioned in there somewhere!
> >
> > Wrong!
> >
> > The world over, there are spiritual phenomena happening. The most
> > recent fad concerns jewels appearing out of the ether along with
> > gold dust falling like dandruff.  Are these things really happening?
> > I believe the answer is Yes. Is this something God is doing? Well...
> >
> > God made food appear for the children of Israel, didn't he? He
> > multiplied oil for a widow and don't forget Jesus multiplying
> > food for the masses. He is a miracle working God.
> >
> > As a believer in the miraculous, I am put off by these recent
> > spiritual fads. We have numerous miracles of bleeding statues,
> > idols crying, strange impressions on walls, etc. As a Biblically
> > literate believer, I know these things to be demonic. But throw in
> > jewels and gold dust and discernment is tossed out the door.
> >
> > I believe these recent "miracles" are really a gift from the alternate
> > god, Mammon. Why? They fit the character of Mammon but do
> > not fit the character of Jesus.
> >
> > I've struggled with health problems for years and have seen
> > God do provisional miracles. In every instance it met a practical
> > need. Even when Jesus walked on water he was going somewhere.
> > He wasn't grandstanding for the masses. He certainly wasn't
> > doing tricks and sleight of hand. There was genuine need to be met.
> >
> > Years ago, I got involved with the Toronto Blessing and quickly
> > saw the bad fruit and errors in the movement, repented, and walked
> > away. Our former pastor decided many of us were conspiring
> > against him and asked many to leave. Our associate pastor was
> > fired publicly. A spiritual insanity was released that continues to
> > cause damage to this very day. This was a blessing?
> >
> > That church is now an empty shell of its former self. Many TB
> > pastors later called the stuff that went on a "mixed blessing" and
> > later began calling it what is was, a "mixed curse". We all wanted
> > it to be real and looked the other way at the bizarre, demonic stuff
gong
> > on.
> >
> > Jesus warned in Matthew 24 that the first sign of the End Times was
> > deception of a nature so subtle that it could, if possible, deceive
> > the very elect. I remind all jewel hunting saints that the devil can
> > appear as an angel of light and work miracles, too.
> >
> > There are miracle workers in Scripture that were openly occultic.
> > The Bible does not deny their miracles, but does strongly condemn
> > the source of their power. Moses dealt with false miracle workers.
> > So did the Apostles. And now, so are we. Even the witch at Endor
> > could resurrect the spirit of a dead prophet.
> >
> > WARNING:
> > The jewels and gold dust are symptoms of a sick faith in desperate
> > need of God. In the coming days you will see "the dead"
> > appearing in worship services, bringing words of great wonder for
> > the faithful. The problem will be that necromancy is still sin. But
> > that's OK, it will be taught, because even as Jesus raised the
> > dead, and these will be raised by the new miracle workers "in
> > spirit" as a testimony to the faithful. It will be a great deception,
> > but it will fill prophetic conferences and sell a lot of books and
videos.
> >
> > The same idolatry and hucksterism that has plagued the Roman
> > church is now running rampant in the Protestant church. Why?
> > Babylon is as Babylon does... Just because something is spiritual
> > looking does not make it a God thing. In this case, quite the opposite.
> >
> > (c) 2007 SheepTrax Media
> > Bryan Hupperts
> > http://www.sheeptrax.com
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