Recently someone recommended we get a glimpse of Kenneth
Hagin's church service on video and we ordered the video from Paw Creek
Ministries, 5110 Tucksaseegee Road, Charlotte, NC 28208
(704) 391-0588 for $20. We could not believe what we saw.
We
could not deny it was Hagin because Ken and Gloria Copeland were there.
If you want to see how far down the Wealth and Prosperity Gospel has
sunk, see with your own eyes a performance you won't forget. Hagin
acts like a serpent and hisses at his audience like
Benny Hinn used to breathe on people. In defense Hagin
would probably use Zechariah 10:8 as an excuse because the Lord said
he would hiss when he spoke of Israel: "I will hiss for them,
and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they
have increased." (Zechariah 10:8)
With the video came a booklet which addressed
what was happening on the video. We have addressed
Hagin's ministry on several occasions and wrote about one of
his many books: "How You Can Be Led By The Holy Spirit Of God"
in which he described that the Lord was "here in the room talking
to me." (p.24).. and he said , "If
you will learn to follow that inward witness, I will make you rich.
I will guide you in all affairs of life, financial as well as spiritual."
(p.25).. In chapter 28: "How To Train The
Human Spirit:.. We need to become more spirit-conscious..
We need to train our spirits so they will become safer
and safer
guides.. [Hagin states] I have a cassette teaching tape which has helped
many Christians in this area.. [He tells of a young man
who applied the tape] when he was 31 or 32, he went into business.
He gave this testimony: "I listened to Brother
Hagin's tapes. There were three on faith and confession, and
one called "How To Train the Human Spirit." I went
to bed every night listening to that tape. I put it on in the
morning and listened.. over and over again.. hundreds of times..
until that message got into my spirit and using my faith, my assets
now total in excess of $30 million." (p.121,122)
His teachings are heresy. I learned of his ministry through Ken Copeland who applied this method Hagin discussed. Marilyn Hickey has all Hagin's books and tapes at her bookstore at Happy Church. In the final pages of his book Hagin continues on page 133: "I have always followed the policy of daily praying in tongues. It keeps my spirit in contact with the Father of spirits. It helps me become spirit-conscious."
If this were Christianity it should read Spirit-conscious,
in other words Holy Spirit conscious not any spirit conscious,
which is necromancy, a forbidden practice. Anyone who practices
necromancy will not enter heaven. Hagin advises to "get out of the
sense realm. Get out of the
flesh realm.. get over into the spirit realm.. " in other words
leave your body and have an out of body experience?
Apologetic Joseph Chambers writes in his booklet: "The doctrines
of Kenneth Hagin have been questionable from the very
beginning of his ministry. In 1938.. he tells of a young girl..
[who] went into a trance and remained over eight hours
in a frozen position. [Benny Hinn used the
same story, different people, when he began his ministry
after Kathryn Kuhlman's death in the sixtieth. Ken Copeland said that
he himself became frozen to a spot at one point when he worked with
Oral Roberts, before he began his ministry. Rodney Howard
Brown put someone in the audience in that state. I was invited
to the meeting by someone I trusted to know what they
were doing in a highly respected church. I
couldn't believe what I saw, nor the fact that the audience
accepted this phenomenon as the Holy Spirit, when it was blasphemy].
Back to Kenneth Hagin's story, the pastor at this church was 200 pounds
and two of them tried to pick this young lady up and tried to move
her.. she was glued to the floor so that two strong men could not
budge her. He called this the power of God, but truth absolutely
confirms the paranormal activities of demons. In this video the spirit of
the serpent manifests itself in a visible way makes one realize once
and for all that these preachers have access to the paranormal realm
where demons operate and they perform for them.
They command the demons what to do but in the process
of this performance the demons have the upper hand and
demoralize people in a very degrading way. It is obvious
that they have complete control over Kenneth Hagin, his helpers
and the audience in the immediate vicinity. It shows how far we are toward
the day when all the hell holes will be opened up and the demons released
which happens after what is left of the church is gone. People
who attend those meetings allow their eternal heritage to fall in jeopardy.
Those who stand in the Lord Jesus Christ full time in ministry, have
protection as the Bible states, serpents cannot harm them. Lay
people should stay as far from these kind of performances as possible.
It is dangerous. It has to do with hypnosis and the more
one submits, allowing another person to take control, the
less resistance to it there is. Self hypnosis is just as dangerous.
A person becomes subject to demonic forces in any trance. God is very
specific on how to pray. It is not transcendental meditation
which is practiced by Buddhists.
The Holy Spirit is "inside" born again believers and He delivers the message to God. He knows what is in our hearts and intercedes for us. Praying in the Spirit is described in the Scriptures.
"Praying always with all prayer and supplication
in the Spirit, [in the Holy Ghost] and watching
thereunto with all perseverance and supplication
for all saints;" (Ephesians 6:18)
Other references of what it means to be "in the
Spirit" are Revelation: note the spirit is spelled with
a capital "S" Spirit is the Holy Spirit "I was
in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and
heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,"
(Revelation 1:10) Can God be trained? that is
what Kenneth Hagin is teaching. Other references are Rev. 4:2; Rev.17:3;
21:10.
Editors note: if you wish to get the video go direct to the producer mentioned in the article above.
On his October 23, 1998 broadcast, Benny Hinn
told his audience that God had spoken a very important
message to him. Benny said that the Church World would soon
be entering the next "wave" of God's glory, which would
parallel that which took place in Acts 5. He went on to say that just as
God had killed Ananias and Sapphira, the Lord would soon begin killing
those people who would dare to speak against or touch
God's anointed (such as himself) During the same broadcast
Benny told a "fantastic" tale in which a man
who was dead was brought to one of his crusade meetings overseas.
He said the man was resurrected on stage in front of thousands.
The next night of the crusade saw "hundreds in wheelchairs"
leave the arena healed! It would be nice to see verification of
such events, but we have come to expect such
stories from Benny, and others as well. (The Sentinel Volume
1 No 3.)
In yet another bizarre story coming out of Brownsville A/G
in Pensacola, Florida, the Pensacola News Journal reported last
month that a couple drove from Jacksonville to Pensacola with
their dead baby in a cooler in hopes of seeing the child resurrected.
What caused the couple to do such a thing? Well,
it appears that news had traveled from Brownsville out
to other churches that the next "wave" of God's
glory would bring about resurrections from the dead in mass
numbers.
The Assemblies of God missionary by the name of David Hogan claims
to have seen the dead raised. He said he sought "Heaven
until the day came I could walk up to a dead person and touch him and watch
him fly up from the dead," according to the report.
Rev. Hogan had spoken at the Brownsville School of Ministry, and a
four-video tape set called "Faith to Raise the Dead" had
been produced displaying Brownsville's name and address on the box.
Unfortunately, the young couple took Rev. Hogan up on his claim and visited the church. The baby was not resurrected! We cannot believe God will overlook what Rev. Hogan and Brownsville A/G have done (whether they take responsibility for this horrible situation or not). (Ibid., p.10)
The Tampa Tribune, 3.5.99, "Missionary plans crusade
in Madison Square Garden [something the Promise Keepers
attempted but could not achieve]. The last time a preacher led
a massive revival in New York City was 1957 (42
years ago), when Billy Graham came for a nine-week
stretch that touched millions of people.
"On Wednesday, a Tampa-based evangelist announced an ambitious
plan to follow in Graham's tradition. "The Rev. Rodney Howard-Browne,
pastor of the River at Tampa Bay, which meets at the University
of South Florida Sun Dome,will set up at Madison Square
Garden from July 7 to August 14, 1999 Twenty-four services are
planned, as well as a daily street evangelism campaign to distribute
clothing, food and Bibles in New York's five boroughs.
Hundreds of Tampa Bay area supporters are expected to join Howard-Browne.
"The time seemed right," he says. "A lot
of people are taking stock right now
with the Millennium right around the corner. We won't
be there with gloom and doom; we'll be there to tell people
the good news." In fact, that's what he calls the
campaign: `Good News New York.' He says this crusade will be the first
of several city-wide initiatives throughout the country.
"The evangelist says his organization has raised half of the $2,000,000.00
rental fee for Madison Square Garden. He targeted New York because
of its diverse population, Wall Street and it's
"deep need for a revival."
"Howard-Browne, a native of South Africa, came to the United States
with his wife, Adonica, in 1987.. The Pentecostal evangelist made his mark
in the controversial "Holy Laughter" movement.
Many who attend his highly charged services say they have intense encounters
with the Holy Spirit and are often overcome
with infectious laughter and tears of emotional release.. He
stated that "everyone reacts different when they have a personal experience
with Jesus.??".. (The Tampa Tribune 3.5.1999)
In a booklet published in 1995 by Rodney M. Howard-Browne,
Howard states the following: "I was driving down the street one
day when I passed by a large church in a small town. The sign in front
of the church simply read, "REVIVAL IS COMING!"
Knowing that the pastor of this church is a major
proponent of the
Brownsville movement, it was apparent that he was making a statement to
this community that the manifestations that were happening in
Pensacola, Florida were going to head south and hit his church. It
was not evident whether he had in mind the "prophecy" of
David (formerly Paul) Yongi Cho; the "transference
of the anointing" received while in Pensacola; becoming
a Brownsville prototype; or just wishful thinking.
In this pastor's mind, revival was indeed coming and Brownsville
was the answer.
Hundreds of thousands, perhaps even a million, have fallen
into the trap that one day there will be this great outpouring of the Spirit
of God that will save them from the onslaught of the
devil, sickness, poverty, and even personal responsibility.
To them revival means that their families will be saved, bills will
be paid, and churches can replace the preaching of the Word with esoteric
experiences, celebration, and parties. No longer will
they have to struggle with the flesh, because when the
Spirit arrives the fighting ceases.
Rodney Howard-Browne in this booklet tries to explain exactly what
will happen when the "Great Revival" comes. In doing so
he makes statements that are bold and direct concerning manifestations,
church history, and future events. This book contains
very little Scriptural support and nothing in the way of documentation to
support his claims in regards to history. You won't need your
Bible or history books reading this booklet. Howard-Browne tells
you what you need to believe and how to think.
In regards to manifestations the author says, "When revival comes,
you will see manifestations of these three things
in meetings: (1) the Holy Spirit, (2) the flesh, and (3) the devil.
But I'd rather be in a church where the devil and the flesh are
manifesting than in a church where nothing is happening because
people are too afraid to manifest anything." (Howard-Brown
page 6 - emphasis mine). What a relief, we now do not
need to worry about what is happening in our churches
because in this coming revival anything goes. So, pastor that
brother or sister in your
church who always has a tendency of "going to extremes"
should not be reprimanded, rebuked, corrected, taught, or avoided
because at least they are doing something. Does it seem as obvious
to you as it does to me that extreme statements such as these are not only
unbiblical but also dangerous? How do these statements line up with
what the apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians chapter 14, about
orderly worship? "Let all things be done decently and in order."
(1 Corinthians 14:40)
Are the manifestation of the flesh really decent or orderly? Should we
really welcome the manifestations of the devil in our churches? Judge
for yourselves. According to the Howard-Browne booklet, we are
not to worry about what is happening in our churches.
"And if the devil manifests, don't worry about that, either.
Rejoice, because at least something is
happening." (Howard-Browne page 6 - emphasis mine).
"The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance
with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles,
signs and wonders, and in every sort of evil that deceives those
who are perishing. They perish because they refuse to love the
truth and so be saved. For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion
so that they will believe the lie.. (2 Thes.2:9-12a
- emphasis mine). As alarming as some of these
things may seem, remember that we were told that it must
happen before the Anti-Christ rises to power. God is actually using
these false prophets after all. (The Sentinel, Volume 1 No.3
Nov/Dec 1998)
Copeland's ministry team and others are planning to follow
Rodney Howard-Browne with a crusade at the same Madison Square
Gardens in August 23-28, 1999 with a follow up "FEEL the EXPERIENCE".
The Conference is titled CHANGING YOUR WORLD!! They are
believe you me.
Storey has decided to reach for the Stars literally,
the Hollywood stars and big crowds of the entertainment
industry. This is the Hollywood Bible study. In Hollywood God is drawing
a
crowd with the Prince of Egypt and Storey wants to
become a rallying point for seekers who want to "experience"
god..
"Let the Revolution Begin!" sates the advertising in
Charisma Magazine. Campmeeting named "DOMINION". "God
Is Giving Birth To A Revolutionary Remnant At... DOMINION..
Camp Meeting 99. Pastor Chambers of Paw Creek
ministries quoted Rod Parsley's exact quote "Then,
without warning, there came the sudden thud of a hammer. The nails
that pounded into Christ's hands and feet that day `injected' Him
with every blatant iniquity, every subtle sin, every vile act that mankind
had ever or would ever commit."
This quote is not anywhere in the Scripture and when you analyze it,
an injection is into the blood stream and means that Jesus's blood
was corrupted by this infusion since it happened before He died and
His blood was shed. Quoting another one of his favorites: "This
woman over here has got a financial need. She has got a financial situation.
Maybe it is a need, maybe it is a want. It doesn't make any
difference to God.. You can't just jump out there and
say, `I confess with my mouth and believe in my heart a new Lincoln Continental.'
Start with a bicycle."
Converging the Streams for a Mighty River of Revival $125 per person April 8-10th, 1999 The World Prayer Center & New Life Church", at the certified Wagner Leadership Institute, Colorado Springs. Now here are the new Apostles: Peter Wagner, Che Ahn, Barbara Amos, Dick Bernal, Mike Bickel, Chuck Boone, Rice Brooks, Bobbye Byerly, David Cannistraci, Roderick Cesar, Mahesh Chavda, Frank Damazio, Billy Joe Daugherty, John Eckhardt, John Fenn, Michael Fletcher, Joseph Garlington, Ted Haggard, Bill Hanson, Jane Hansen, Cidy Jacobs, Rick Joyner, John Kelly, Lawrence Kennedy, John Kilpatrick, Jim Laffoon, Leo Lauson, Roberts Liardon, Ross Parsley, Bart Pierce, Check Pierce, Thurlow Switzer, Dorie Wagner, Scott Webster, Barbara Yoder.
In Fort Worth, Texas April 15-17 1999, led by TD Jakes, USA plus
8 other USA representatives; Sweden, Singapore, Peru. Zimbabwe,
Fiji, Hawais.(Charisma Magazine, March 1999)
Dr. Herb Babcock, former member of the Brownsville Assembly of God is the special guest on a video produced by the Paw Creek Ministry. It also features Mike and Vicky Conroy also former members, Mike was food service director and Vicky a prayer team leader at Brownsville Assembly of God Church. The video presents the latest out of Pensacola, testimonies of prayer teams, altar workers, e-mail ministers, bizarre facts about the church and strange powers. Vicky says that she was told to fake manifestations - physical demonstrations that the Holy Spirit had filled her body. She says she came to her senses when she took what the revival leaders were saying - about how to pray, what to say, how to act - and held that up to the light of her convictions and her deep knowledge of Biblical truth. Pastors of the church are pastor John Kilpatrick and Steve Hill. (order direct from Paw Creek Ministries, 5110 Tucksaseegee Road, Charlotte, NC 28208 $20)
In May of this year the AUSTRALIAN Assemblies of God will be voting on a number of highly controversial constitutional changes. The Executive Leadership (General Superintendent Presbytery) is promoting these changes. The most notable and disturbing are:
1) Dropping the name A/G, and changing the name of the movement to Christian Churches of Australia.
2) Removal of the words "Pre-millennial & Imminent" from
the doctrine relating to the 2nd Coming of Christ.
3) Total Removal of the entire doctrinal statement relating
to the Millennium.
Why are they doing this? To better align themselves with other Pentecostal fellowships that don't agree with these tenants. These changes are the result of 5 years of the Revival Now movement in the Australian A/G (what we call the Toronto/Brownsville "River Revivals") and years of the KC Prophets/Faith Word/Benny Hinn type ministries.
We can only wonder how far behind the American Assemblies of God, etc.. are from doing the same! We are quickly headed toward the One World Religious system the Antichrist will use. This is definitely the time to pray for strength, both for the leadership in these movements, and for ourselves. The question Jesus posed seems to be ringing louder and louder as the days continue to become more and more evil, and apostasy increases - "When the Son of Man returns, will He find [the] faith on the earth? (The Sentinel Volume 2 No 1, 1999)
Editors note: Notice the new name proposed is generic. It will fit all churches.
That is a famous quote by Pope John Paul II and Rev. John
Oliveira, Jr. writes about our time and the startling discoveries he has
made recently. He found the following quotation on the
official website of the World Council of Churches ".. Our experience
in dialogue suggests strongly that many "classical" Christian
theological presuppositions and convictions need
to be informed and challenged afresh by the realities of our
times." The second website promoted "Matraya", or messiah,
that came into the world in 1982 and will bring the world into complete
unity..
He writes "statements like "We all worship the same God"
and "All roads lead to God" are becoming common. "Those who
dare to speak against this growing unity deserve
nothing but distrust and condemnation." Aligning are Roman
Catholics, Mormons, Baptists, Methodists, Episcopalians, Pentecostals
and the Assemblies of God and Church of God. The problem is this "Christian"
movement is reaching out to Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, and
American Indians
to find common ground... A document "Evangelicals and Catholics
Together: THE CHRISTIAN MISSION IN THIRD MILLENNIUM", was honored by
Charles Colson, Dr. Richard Land of SBC, Dr. Jesse Miranda,
A/G, Bill Bright, Richard Mauw (Fuller Theological Seminary), Dr. Mark Nott,
Dr. J.I.Packer, Rev. Pat Robertson.
Rev. Oliveira is disturbed at the rate that the Pentecostals and Charismatics
are joining the coalition of Ecclesiastical churches because
of their liberal theology and they were considered to be "outsiders"
in the religious community. He writes: in 1997, he was a
licensed minister with the Assemblies of God (A/G). "I
can recall plainly the shock that the church delegation
had when a representative of Promise Keepers announced
a new alliance between the PK and the A/G men's ministries department.
We all looked around in amazement and asked, "What did he
just say?" The alliance had begun. Now the A/G had a new
men's movement with a new attitude, a new agenda, a new power,
and a new name: Honorbound: Men of Promise. The move was
complete. There was no vote, no questions, just unification.
"Ignored was statement number six from the Seven Promises of a PK,
"A PK is committed to reach beyond any racial and denominational barriers
to demonstrate the power of biblical unity.
Ignored was the statement in the A/G Bylaws against ecumenism."
He goes on: "the fact that there is a Catholic
branch and a Mormon branch of promise keepers should
be alarming enough.. they find nothing offensive and can fully
agree with the doctrinal statement of PK confirms
that the words must have different meanings to them.
What is even worse is the Pentecostals and World Council
of Churches agree that the Holy Spirit leads us into the
truth. Separate statements in 1996 at San Jose, Costa Rica (WCC)
issued by Pentecostals from North and South America and by
representatives of the WCC following a joint meeting in San Jose
from June 4 through 8, 1996. Conferees came from 11
Pentecostal groups in the US and Latin America and from historic Protestant
and Orthodox members of the WCC. Here are the conclusions they came
up with by this conference:
"We are 30 sisters and brothers from North America and Latin America
who are members of various Pentecostal churches and of
member communions of the WCC. From 4 to 8 June 1996, we gathered in
San Jose, Costa Rica to explore the differences and our concerns
about one another. And through the power of the Holy Spirit, we
also explored common areas in which our Christian faith is bringing
us closer together.
"We affirm that future agendas need to be set together and
acknowledge the issues that have emerged at this meeting, including never
lose the spirit and learning of this meeting. We rejoice in
the desire of our Pentecostal sisters and brothers to move more
closely to one another as well as to those of us who have been
outside this movement. And we recommit ourselves to
pursuing the sometimes-elusive goal of Christian unity, knowing
always that is the Spirit of God who is bringing us together.
"In the meeting with the WCC, we have discussed and debated
a number of mutual concerns. We were challenged, for instance, to consider
how Pentecostals have sometimes proselytized
other Christians. This has brought offense to the Gospel as well as
to them. We shared with our conversation partners the ways in which
their theological institutions, which claim to support the ecumenical
vision of the church, have frequently
proselytized through the educational process Pentecostal students
who been drawn to their institutions for theological education.
We also discussed the ways in which the WCC has been represented
in the media and in print., sometimes portraying an image that
is contrary to what the World Council of Churches represents.
However, this meeting has been important to begin to dispel our misconceptions
of one another.
"It is our hope that in future interactions that progress
will be made in our understanding and appreciation of our Christian
faith." Please note the attendees: Rev. Phil Hilliard A/G,
Alhambra, Calif.; Dr. Harold D. Hunter (International Pentecostal Holiness
Church), Oklahoma City, OK; Dr. Richard Israel (A/G);
Rev. Thomas Pratt (A/G), Bethany College, Scotts Valley, Calif.; Mrs. Patsy
J. Robeck Jr. (A/G), Fuller Theological Seminary,
Pasadena California; and Ed Rybarczyk (A/G), Costa Mesa, California.. Its
obvious that the coming millennium will bring more such conferences. The
world is being set up for Antichrist's one world order. Surely, we
must be prepared to defend the Gospel against all attacks. These
may be internal or external, but will all earnestness
and steadfastness the Alliance of Biblical Pentecostals will
attempt to.. and hold back this "Moving Toward One."
(The Sentinel, Volume 2 No. 1 1999, Moving Toward One,
by Rev. John Oliveira Jr.)
Editors note: We attended a meeting in Denver, Colorado in the early years of the ministry. The meeting was open to all ministries which was sponsored by the World Council of Churches, The occasion was the inauguration of a new female president for the WCC of Colorado. It was held in a church were homosexuals were allowed to preach from the pulpit. The meeting was directed by the then Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Diocese of Denver, J. Francis Stafford, who has since become one of the princes (mentioned in this newsletter) of the pope in Rome and even has a possible opportunity to become the next pope. He led the meeting and opened it with a Muslim Mohamad Jodeh who read in his own Islamic language out of the Koran (Book of Islam). Many religions were represented. Mormons had applied to become members and got upset by the way they were treated and withdrew their application, which has probably been resolved at this point. I was mortified and will never forget those traitors. We went for research purposes. We have learned since that the organization is indirectly run by the Pope in Rome to unify all faiths.
In January/February 1999, Endtimes and Victorious Living
Newsletter p.11 states "If you will watch one or two episodes of
Trinity Broadcast Network's "Praise the Lord" television show
or listen to the endless proclamations of Paul Cain and Rick Joyner, plus
many others in this religious New Wave camp, you will have the
perfect preparation to get the masses ready. Ministers by the thousands
are being swept into this camp from varied backgrounds.
"The basic theological positions on end time doctrines that govern
this movement is either Post-Millennialism, which states that
Jesus will return after one thousand years of religious
peace, and dominion Theology, which states that the church is to establish
the Kingdom [also Mormon theology] of God on earth; or some abbreviated
form of these two. These two doctrines are represented
by the Catholic church and other religious groups
(Post- Millennialism) and the Charismatic New Wave churches, plus
the reconstructionist groups (Dominion Theology).
The belief of Catholics and Charismatics in this kind
of stewed interpretation has certainly laid the foundation for them
to be totally deceived. Both of these doctrinal ideas despise any
teach of a pre-Tribulation Rapture or of the seven
years of tribulation to follow the rapture.
The great cry of worldwide revival is intimately tied
to this false concept of a New World Order. There is not
a true Biblical Christian on this earth who does not want revival
[what
a hook?], but when revival is connected to Post-Millennialism or Dominion
Theology, the entire idea becomes everything but truth..
These men, that we are reporting the things documented in this
article about, are extremely sincere. When you see key Charismatic leaders
knighted by one of the strongest of all Catholic
organizations, there has to be something incredible occurring.
For this to happen, connected to a visit to the archives
of historic Nazism, [should make one think twice, before considering
their theology]. Add to that a man that has just returned from a
visit to Austria and a personal time in the presence of
Kurt Waldheim, a former Nazi leader. Then add that same man arranging
for a personal visit by Paul Cain to Saddam Hussein, and you are hearing
earth-shaking matters. Of all the ideas, research, or
documentation that I have ever shared, nothing is more breathtaking than
this information. Let's go as deep as possible into the
reports of these men.
Rick Joyner Visits the Archives of Adolf Hitler
"In the tapes which I am quoting, Mr. Joyner did not share
the reason for his visit to Germany." [Rick was knighted
into the Knights of Malta recently, which was one of Hitler's
favorites. He used Maltese crosses for many purposes].
"The Knights of Malta were closely connected to Hitler
by virtue of the Catholic connection. Here is a bit of documentation to
confirm this fact. "The Catholic Right and the Knights of
Malta, in particular Baron Franz Von Papen, played a critical role in Hitler's
assumption of power and the launching of the Third Reich's Twentieth
Century Crusade.
Sovereign Military Order of Malta's influence in Germany survived World
War II intact. On November 17, 1948 the Sovereign Military Order of
Malta awarded one of its highest honors, the Grand Cross of Merit,
to Reinhard Gehlen, the Nazi chief of intelligence on the Soviet front.
He was subsequently installed by the Americans as the first
chief of West Germany's equivalent of the CIA, the Bundesnachtrichtdienst
(BND: federal secret service), under West
German Chancellor Adenauer, a devout Catholic who had received
the Magistral Grand Cross personally of Malta Grand Master Prince Chigi."
(Nazis, The Vatican, and the CIA, Winter 1086, Number 25,
pp. 27-29)
[Next time you watch Pope John Paul II, take note of his
clothing. You will most likely see Maltese crosses on them somewhere.
He wears them most of the time].
According to this newsletter: Rick Joyner himself
tells about Colonel Byrd being on Sixty Minutes: Rick
talking about himself: "I was in Berlin with a man who
is considered one of the
foremost authorities on Nazi Germany, Colonel Eugene Byrd, who
was the commandant of the Spandau prison, which housed all the
war criminals after the war. And he's the one who wrote the book, "The
loniest Man In The World, which was the memoirs of Rudolf
Hess, who was Hitler's number two man. And, Colonel Byrd had just taken
myself and Paul Cain and a friend of ours on the
most incredible tour of Berlin that day. And he
had the greatest
insight into what happened spiritually there. And you know
we went to Hitler's bunker and we went all over the place.. "
"And he gave Paul and I the same tour.. It was one of the
most fascinating days.. and I was saying and we're talking all
this stuff, and I said `You ever heard of these
Knights of
Malta?' And he said, `Well, I am one.' And he pulls
out his credentials. And he said, `You know, they
still exist,' and I knew they still existed `cause I had
met a few around, but they
are hardly known here, but they are known in Europe. And he said, `As matter
of fact, this one knight, who is called a Knight
Commander, has recommended you to be knighted and he's looking
for you now.' I talked to him.. They had been reading our journals
and stuff like that and the head of the order had
been baptized in the Holy Spirit and wanted to see
them become a spiritual force just like they had been a natural
force.. Colonel Byrd tells me this one guy, he was an Austrian Baron.
He said, `He is looking for you. He's already
recommended you to be knighted.'" (Audio
by Rick Joyner Ministries, no date on tape)
Our ministry reported in February/ March issue 1995 p.18
"Pope John Paul II Knights Waldheim. Waldheim was a former Austrian
president who had been accused of participating in Nazi
crimes during World War II which made Jewish leaders very angry. Reported
on dispatch from Jerusalem 12.94, p 2.
".. It cannot be considered to be accidental. The fact that Rick
Joyner and Paul Caine are interested in these connection
have far reaching meanings... both Joyner and Byrd saw Nazism in a spiritual
light.. They claim to be developing and training
Joel's Army to police the unruly world.. To be a Knight, one must not only
be from wealthy, aristocratic lineage, one must also
have a psychological worldview which is attracted to the `crusader mentality'
of these warrior monks.' Participating in the
Sovereign Military Order of Malta, including its
initiation
ceremonies and feudal ritual dress, members embrace a
certain caste/ class mentality; they are sociologically and
psychologically predisposed to function as the `shock troops'
of Catholic
reaction. And this is precisely the historical role the Knights
have played in the wars against Islam, against the Protestant
`heresy,' and against the Soviet `Evil Empire.'
(Nazis, The
Vatican, And CIA, Winter 1986, Number 25, pp.27-29).
".. [there are many such Orders which are not recognized by the
Vatican.. The official website gives the primary one's names.
"The Sovereign Military Order Of Malta." .. "is
a lay religious order of the Catholic church.".. founded
in Jerusalem in 1099.. admitted to the United Nations as a permanent
observer on August 24, 1994. The article goes on to describe more
of the conversation of Rick Joyner's tape: "It was important,
but this guy who was the key to getting Paul
Cain an audience with Saddam Hussein.. And Paul
went.
Saddam Hussein, some of his guys had been in a meeting, had seen
the prophetic gift operate and they were utterly convinced that
Paul is a true prophet. Saddam.. wanted to meet with Paul... One minute
later, one comes in, this is it. So, these things
happen strategically. Anyway, we went on and "a bunch of us got
knighted by Knights of Malta. Okay, I did first. And I wasn't
even going to do it. I thought it was a great honor and all. But, I just
don't join things like that.. Anyway, Paul Cain called me from Austria.
And said, you know, `Just tuned in on it.' And
said, `The Lord is going to give you some credentials like Paul's credentials
where his Roman citizenship really was used
at times..'
"And he said, `You're really supposed to do this thing.' So, I did
and then later some of the other guys, we even got Bobby Conner
knighted and Steve and Leonard. Anyway, we had a
big time... We seriously polluted the Blue Blood of Europe..
Ricky Skaggs, you know the country (singer). Aw man, it was
a blast.. It's real, this somehow is real important to the Lord...
(Audio by Rick Joyner Ministries, no date on tape.)
(Partial report from The End Times Jan/ February 1999 write to Paw
Creek Ministries, Inc. 5110 Tucksaseegee Road, Charlotte, NC
28208 for additional
information or http://www.pawcreek.org)
Editor's note: Knighting is quite popular by the Queen of
England. President Reagan and many other notables
received this prestigious privilege (Masonic Initiation). The
Queen's order is the Order of the Garter. A Notable like Paul McCartney,
"Rise, Sir Paul. The former Beatle was knighted in
1997 as Sir Paul McCartney Queen Elisabeth II pays tribute
to famous Britons and they don't have to be blue blood.
JUST IN CASE THE HOLY GHOST HAS NOT TAKEN CHARGE OF YOUR LIFE IN
EVERY CORNER OF YOUR HEART AND YOU ARE NOT WIDE AWAKE, YOU WILL BE
APPROACHED BY THIS MOVEMENT IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER.
We received a letter from a couple who were confronted with the "Brownsville River of Life" in their church in Wyoming. They wrote: "We scrambled for information to understand the strange new music and teachings! We now connect with a variety of discernment ministries.
"To this day our large A/G (Assemblies of God) church was to become
Brownsville - North! The Sr. Pastor is an executive Presbyter of
the A/G headquartered in Springfield. We expect him to move there
some day in a full time leadership position. Time will tell.
"Discernment ministries are `being thrown a
curve' Pensacola Florida - `Brownsville Revival'
- This year '99 they will initiate a 2 year program
called `The Millennial Million
Soul Harvest' designed to reach more cities in the
nation. (Christianity Today - Feb.8, 1999 p. 12
Grand Rapids (Wyoming) Michigan)
"This year '99 the `river of revival - river of life' will
be known as Breakthrough 2000' Church Newsletter - Lamb
Light Feb. 7,99 p. 2.
"Interesting - same people, songs, etc, but under new name! This seems
questionable. Discernment ministries unaware of this may be noted
as missing the `New move of God' in this everchanging `river' current.
Still unknown is just how far the people on
this `boat' [will float], and to where will they be taken! By the thousands
they dance and sing as the boat takes them into rivers of strange
currents. Does the captain and or co - captains know where they are
going - we believe so! There was a full page ad in the Local Grand Rapids
Press inviting all pastors A/G and others to a 3 day, revival
conference. Only one evening was opened to the public.
"So what do we do now? - Read many discernment
ministry materials!! We have shared with many locally
and with other people asking questions and looking
for discernment materials.. They are mostly totally unaware of resources
as we were. We were naive, unaware and caught totally
off guard. All around us friends did get
in the `river'. "Don't think about this, as you'll
miss the move of God! Jump in, `experience' God, you can actually
`feel the rain', `smell Jesus,' etc, while those who
questioned were said `to be crucifying Christ anew!' We are told God
may cause terrible trouble, disease, yes and even
strike dead. Later we heard people called `little Christs
and just before we were `dismissed' they were on level #2 in
the `Birth of the "Manchild of Revelation - the church!' ... Blessings
Without a personal knowledge and understanding of the Bible, the present-day church seems to be entangled in the web of `The Unbiblical Charismatic Renewal and the Restoration Movement! Here is what that means: