I know I say you have to read this too often, but you really do have to read this article.
What a circus is going on in the name of Christ in Lakeland Florida! The latest ring leader of this circus is Todd Bentley but they apparently have had enough freak show hucksters and visitors for these phony and satanic “healing”, laughing and lunacy side shows to keep this circus act going for over a decade. In my last post on this topic I said some Pentecostal’s need to grow up. Now I will say if they are taking part or promoting this demonic activity they are in danger of hellfire.
Check your “Christianity at the door and your brain as well if you dare enter in”. Quite frankly, if you are attending these freak shows and acting out this loony stuff you are already probably quite insane by anyone’s definition and you should go get professional help.
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.}
Sadly, this circus show featuring an “illustrated man” is now on the road and targets young people and new believers who are not armed with a knowledge of Scripture so they are sitting ducks for deception. The crowds following Bentley are seen being overcome by ugly spirits of drunkenness and stupor. Those in the church who are crying out against this injustice perpetrated upon our weakest little lambs are being squelched by the “Christian” media, since those in control of the airwaves suppress the truth in unrighteousness. And any otherwise solid ministries that buy airtime on networks such as TBN and the God Channel shut up their own mouths for fear of biting the hand that feeds them and getting their programs tossed.
Watching Bentley do his circus act can be very nauseating. He imparts his Emma spirit on the young people who come up for a touch. He flings the evil spirits upon them while yelling, “blah, blah, blah, blah” – whatever he means by that – and culminates it with slaying them in the “spirit” with the word “BAM!” [see link for example ] Why would he scream “Bam” over people?
Utterly dis-gus-ting! Is this Christianity in the year 2008? It looks more like some animistic folk religion! No wonder heretical kinds of charismatic Christianity [sic] are about the only Christian [sic] denominations that are growing these days. It mixes very well with paganism.
And what are they talking about revival?! What revival?! Of their charismatic Christian-pagan hybrid perhaps, yes, but not of Christianity for sure!
Islam is the fastest growing religion on earth, Christianity is diminishing all over the world, especially in the Western world, violence, abuse and promiscuity are all over the country…
But people in Florida are falling on their faces in ecstasy, yelling, crying and laughing -they are drunk “in the Spirit!”
Well, praise the Lord and Hallelujah to the nth power for the great mystical mumbo jumbo Revival!
/sarcasm off
At first when I watched some clips on Youtube I thought like “is this for real?!” This guy sounds more like a stand-up comedian than a Christian teacher and I think that is pretty much what he is except that not only what he says isn’t funny and makes no kind of sense, the fact that he’s taking so seriously by many people makes him hard to ignore.
This man is deceived – and let’s pray God opens his eyes before he fools more people – but the most piteous of them all are those “Christians” present at Bentley’s shows. Just how they can sit there laughing when he tells them God told him to slap some woman in the face to heal her and free her from demons [check the youtube videos] is just beyond belief!
Seriously, this is SO sick that I’d volunteer to watch the Jerry Springer Show instead. But no, I wouldn’t do that either. Whenever I hear these prosperity teachers and charismatic annointed mumbo jumbo preacher pulling their crap on people in the name of Christianity or claim to be prophets sent by Christ Himself, I feel like running away from this insanity – I can put up with a lot of things but I can’t stand it when such utter blasphemy is proclaimed to millions.