Todd Bentley in His Element

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Here is Todd Bentley, the leader of the Lakeland Florida phenomena, doing what Todd Bentley does. Remind yourself that this is what passes for revival within radical Charismatic sects.

 

There is more.  Oh Yes.  Did you know that God had Bambi eyes and exuded the color pink alongwith giant bumblebees? It’s true, just as true as the godly annointing of the Lakeland healing revival.

 Yeah. Just ask the Bambi eyed Jesus (by the way if you aren’t seeing him via regular ‘open visions’ something is probably a little off).  But seriously, with a pledge of only $500 a month you can get partner seating at FFM conferences and maybe, just maybe get to experience the hidden revelations of open visions, glory clouds, and ministering angels made manifest in your life.

Todd Bentley is a heretic.   But heretics aren’t heretics ‘because they don’t line up with my doctrine’. My belief may coincide with the orthodox position, but that is simply inconsequential. The fact that I agree or disagree with a person’s doctrine does not make them more or less of a heretic. They are heretics because they embrace or promote teachings contrary to Christian doctrine–Nicene orthodoxy–which stands as a rule of the faith for the entire Christian church. Claiming to have seen Jesus would qualify Bentley for apostolicity.  If Bentley has literally seen Jesus Christ and been commissioned by him then we should be writing down every word that he says and stapling them into our Bibles. Furthermore, to be a Christian is to be a Trinitarian. William Branham thought that a triune God was expendable. Why would any Christian tradition harbor Branham or anyone who associates themselves with him or his ministry? I simply don’t get it.

Valid healings are a separate issue from heterodox doctrine.  Power cannot equal orthodoxy.  A utilitarian approach to sound doctrine simply won’t do.  Has critical thinking become extinct?  Frankly, if Bentley is ‘renewing the calling of Branham’ then the ‘glory’ being given is not ‘glory’ but false worship. Branham was a modalist who blatantly denied the Trinity. People who support Branham’s ministry are either ignorant or heretical. Those are the only two choices. Branham’s message was sub-Christian at best and anti-Christian at worst. I could not label fellowship with a willing Branham supporter Christian fellowship.

Here is an excerpt from Bentley’s own copyrighted material delivered through ‘Freshfire’ ministries:

I first saw the angel called Healing Revival on December 5 of 2000 in Grant’s Pass. The angel came to me again in Albany the next February. He stood in the church service with his body going through the ceiling of the church. Then the Lord told me the angel’s name and that he was the same angel I saw in Grant’s Pass earlier. God also revealed to me that this angel was involved in the ministry of John Lake, William Branham, and John Knox in Scotland. This angel, the Lord said, is from the North West Healing Revival and is manifesting again as a sign that God is restoring the Voice of Healing revival and opening up the ancient wells.

In our ministry over the last year, this angel has come frequently and on many different occasions. When He comes I get a gift-the ability to diagnose people’s sicknesses with my left hand. At times this angel brings words of knowledge; I get very accurate details from God including people’s first, middle and last names as well as nicknames, the year they were injured, the color of their vehicle and the state they are from. Many other people have also seen or had contact with this angel in the meetings. And whenever this angel shows up the miracles go off the charts. Instead of a few healings, we’ll get three blind eyes in one night or maybe a cripple guy gets out of a wheel chair.

I believe the angel showed up in Albany as a sign that God was endorsing what was taking place and that it was opening up a healing well. Everywhere I have seen this angel the miracles continue after I leave and a healing well is established in that church and in that city. When that angel visits, we have another John 5 Pool of Bethesda experience as God releases His approval. That is why God repeatedly visits Jesus throughout His life-to place His stamp of approval on every stage. After we start to examine this topic, it’s easy to see how important angels were throughout Scripture.

If this is ‘Branham’s angel’, then people–we are not dealing with a friendly.  

To all honest believers who operate within the radical Charismatic movement: 

I’m ecstatic that you found gold dust on your bible.  I’m really glad that your daughter’s broken arm was healed in a fraction of the time that a cast would have taken to allow the bones to heal.  If $10,000 inexplicably appears in your checking account–send some my way, I’ll rejoice alongwith your miracle.  But, if you baptize the ministry of Todd Bentley because of it’s ‘fruit’ then in the name of charity you are linking up with some first rate heresy. Oh and by the way, did you know that he is a convicted child-molester?

28 04 2008

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Tags: Heresy, Lakeland healing revival, Lakeland revival, Todd Bentley, william branham