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• Followers of Nostradamus caught red handed altering his writings to make him appear true.
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In the Word, prophets have always acted as intermediaries for the Almighty in order to communicate His will and or message to the people of God. Amos 3:7 tells us, "Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets."  All too often, especially in today's world, people will believe that the prophet is speaking for himself and should be disregarded completely. And again, all too often in today's world, this is usually the case. "For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost." -2 Peter 1:21

The Lord, in His loving way, always sought the best for His children. Whenever they would sidestep His will, or totally turn from Him He would usually make it known through the prophet He has sent. He told Ezekiel, "...they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD." -Ezekiel 2:4 Even Isaiah was told to, "Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins." -Isaiah 58:1

Directed and moved by the Holy Spirit, the prophets not only spoke of future events with 100% clarity, they were also used by the Almighty to instruct the people when they walked outside of His will. The Almighty's loves for His children is so great that He even sends His prophets to add to the Truth that is already written beforehand. And His prophets would always be in perfect harmony with that written Word. For it is also written is, Isaiah 8:20, "To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them."

Is this still done in today's church? Is the Almighty still active through His prophets? According to Ephesians 4:11-13 we hear a resounding YES, "And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;  For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:  Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:"

The gift of prophecy is STILL a major aspect in today's Christian church. And it's not only to predict the future events or interpret the prophecies already written in the Word. It is also declared in the Word of this Mighty Creator we worship that His prophets are used to uplift the members of the body of Christ. His prophets help them grow spiritually as well as grow together in love for their brothers an sisters in Christ. Edification is a wonderful result of those that embrace all that the Almighty has to offer through His Word. And His prophets love to point people write back into it! Amen?

Question: Will the Almighty send prophets in the last days?

Acts 2:17-18, "And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:  And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:"

Answer: YES!

There are numerous preachers, pastors, priests, and just plain people, that declare the Lord no longer has need of prophets. They believe that in our day a prophet is not a necessity because of the simple fact that we have the Bible. However, Acts 2:17  & 18 overwhelmingly declare them in error. The other toss of the coin is that many believe that the Lord DOES use prophets in our day, but they feel it would ONLY be men of God that He would use and never a woman. Is this belief biblical?

Luke 2:36,38 "And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem."

Acts 21:8,9 "And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him. And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy."

Judges 4:4, "And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time."

Exodus 15:20, "And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances."

Apparently not. The Lord does in fact use women in prophecy. In fact, just recently He used a woman named Ellen G. White to proclaim numerous facts not only regarding biblical jurisprudence. Ellen White was also a prophetess that spoke of our day with absolute clarity even though she lived well over a hundred years ago. Her books (475 of them) have been dissected by literally millions of scoffers, and to date not one of them have been able to come up with the slightest proof that she was anything but a prophetess. Sure, there are those that will take her out of context to try and make her appear in error, however, these are the very same people that will take Bible Scriptures out of context to preach lies in the first place. All one needs to do is read for your self her writings IN CONTEXT and one can see that they lie about her like they lie about the Scriptures. Fact is, every test the Bible declares should be used to identify a true prophet have been used on her, and she has passed the test with flying colors. Problem is, we ARE living in a time when false prophets will run rampant. Jesus warned us to "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves."- Matthew 7:15  So we must be on the look out for these wolves. "For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect." -Matthew 24:24

So... how do we detect false prophets? 1 Thessalonians 5:20-21 tells us first of all that we should, "Despise not prophesyings.  Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." Even though we see numerous false prophets popping up all over the place, the Word of the Almighty declares we should not despise all prophets. Simple reason is, unless you examine their words and match them up with Scriptural jurisprudence, we truly can never know IF they are false prophets correct? All too often the prophet will declare something we feel is so far off the wall that we feel they must be bogus. Yet when we examine their words in the Light of Scriptures we sometimes may find otherwise. That is the only way to find out if they are sent by the Creator. Besides, the Bible gives us MANY clues on how to detect these false prophets. So, why not utilize them eh?

Deuteronomy 18:21-22, "And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken? When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him."

Jeremiah 28:9, "The prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that the LORD hath truly sent him."

Biblical fact is, when the prophet prophecies, the prophecy must be 100% accurate. It has to be 100% because if he is a prophet THE LORD IS THE ONE SPEAKING THROUGH HIM, and the Lord does not share error in the slightest degree!

Take a look at many of the "so called" prophets of our day. Look at the writings of Benny Hinn or Hal Lindsey for example. BOTH of them made certain prophetic claims on numerous topics that did not come to pass. Both of them even put "dates" on certain events occurring and the dates came and went. And both of them PUT IT IN WRITING in their books for all the world to see. Or look at the "so called" Psychic's of our day. Take "Jean Dixon" for example. She was considered one the most renowned psychics of all time because of her uncanny accuracy of 18% correct! That means she was 82% WRONG! Look at Nostradamus. I will admit that he "appears" a little more accurate then most. But his"quatrains" were designed to actually go either way so as to generate a higher accuracy. In other words, he worded them in such a way that, if his prediction declared a certain event to happen in a certain year, he would also word it in such a way as to make it appear it could happen in a different year or at a different place. PLUS, those predictions that were not able to be "worded" in that way, he would declare that "with prayer you could avert this disaster" and when it didn't occur, many Catholics believed their prayers worked. Either way, there is an easy way to expose him. He spelled Hitler, "HISLER." That is NOT his name and my Creator is 100% correct! Plus, just recently we all saw how his 1999 predictions failed completely. So bad in fact that many of his followers decided to start rewriting his predictions to make it appear he was right. They were caught, and Nostradamus has indeed been dethroned. Truth will always out! For Truth is truth folks! So remember.. if they have a "single error" they are easily proven to be a false prophet. For to be a prophet you are one that is used by the Creator. And He is no dime store psychic! He is 100% on the money 100% of the time! No if ands or buts about it!

By the way, Nostradamus would get his "visions" by gazing into a black mirror or a bowl of water. That is an occult practice most different types of Satanists use to this day.

Another method of detecting a false prophet is verifying what they TEACH as well. Especially now-a-days! Fact is, thanks to many modern day prophets before us, many have learned how to decipher Bible prophecy with better accuracy now. Plus, many will "borrow" the revelations of those before them to claim them as their own and then teach error unto you regarding Bible doctrine. The Word of God states plainly this is a major key utilized by many evil prophets.

Deuteronomy 13:1-3, "If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul."

The Word says plainly, if the prophet IS correct, but then preaches biblical error, do NOT trust him at all! The teaching of the prophet must always be 100% in line with that which is written. If he or she is swaying in any way with the Word of God we are told not to place any trust in him or her. For it is written plainly in Isaiah 8:19 & 20, "And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead? To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them."

Case in point would be some of the "mediums" that are popping up all over the place lately. One name comes to mind is "John Edwards" of the television program, "Crossing Over." This man speaks with the "so called" spirits of dead loved ones and tells the people things that only their dead loved ones can know. This IS an authentic communication he is performing, however he is NOT speaking to their dead loved ones. He is speaking to the DEMONS that were assigned to their dead loved ones while they were still alive. These demons know every aspect of those people because they were at their side tempting them all their lives. They know how they speak, their mannerisms, their accents, and their inner most secrets. They even know their facial ticks, if any, or strange habits as well. So, when the demons speak, or sometimes actually APPEAR as a "ghost" of their dead loved ones, the people believe it simply because they do not know what the Bible has to say about the state of the dead. Most people are totally unaware as to what happens when you die. The Bible is plain about it, but if they don't read AND BELIEVE the Bible. They will fall for things like this easily. That is what Stan is counting on! In fact, if it wasn't for Rome's ability to corrupt doctrines in every denomination, no one would have fallen for the so called "Lady of Fatima" that appears to children as a spirit saying she is Mary, the mother of Jesus from Heaven. (For information about the "state of the dead" click here)

It is crucial that we examine the prophet's word and match them up with Scripture. If they do not agree 100%, then understand in your heart that you ARE dealing with a bonafide, dyed in the wool, FALSE PROPHET.

Another key to detecting false prophets is their adherence to the Law of God. If they do not keep the Ten Commandments, they are simply not capable of receiving prophetic understanding of the Word let alone visions. For it is written, "Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the LORD." -Lamentations 2:9

In order to receive a vision from on High, one must be a commandment keeping child of the Living God. Do a study in the Bible to find out what happened each time the people or the prophets rejected His Commandments. You will see clear evidence that the visions STOPPED! Keeping the Law is crucial!  In fact, this is one of TWO major keys of a child of God. Revelation 12:17 says, "And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ."

• Key #1 = Keeping the Commandments

• Key #2 = Having the testimony of Jesus Christ

Most understand what keeping the Commandments is all about. But what is the "testimony of Jesus Christ?" What does the Bible define it as?

Revelation 19:10, "...for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."

There you have it! More evidence of a true child of God as well as one who understands prophecy. The testimony of Jesus is the gift of prophecy! Of course the most important of the two would have to be keeping the law. For if you do not keep it, the blessings of the Almighty would not be realized, and the prophecies would indeed be closed to you.

Ezekiel 7:26, "Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients."

Proverbs 29:18, "Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he."

Another major key of a true prophet is their constant desire to get the listener to acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord. All true prophets of the Lord are strong Christians with a desire to teach others the Jesus of the Bible. Look at Rome, they seek to glorify Mary or the Popes at all times. And it's not just Rome either. Many denominations place their founders, or leaders on thrones fashioned for Christ.

1 John 4:1-3, "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.  Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:  And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world."

Look at  the "psychics" or "mediums" of today. Do they preach and teach the message of Christ? Or do they teach and preach the message of hell? PLUS, also notice the "so called" Christian prophets. Do they REALLY preach Jesus came in the flesh? Do their doctrines really reflect such a truth as this? Take for example to "original sin" doctrine handed down by the Vatican that many denominations declare as valid.

Question: What is Original Sin?

Answer: Original sin is the sin we inherit from Adam, the father of the human race.

Source = The Convert's Catechism of Catholic Doctrine by Rev. Peter Geiermann, C. SS. R.

Besides the fact that Ezekiel 18:20 bluntly states this is not true... "The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him."

The Vatican also declares that Jesus Christ did NOT have "Original Sin" when He was born. In other words, the Vatican is bluntly saying JESUS CHRIST DID NOT COME IN THE FLESH YOU AND I HAVE. They are declaring that Jesus came in a flesh that did NOT have "Original Sin" where our flesh DOES have it. That is biblically exposing them as both a false prophet as well as antichrist. For the Word plainly states if they preach Jesus did not come in our flesh they are of Antichrist!

Most false prophets aren't as bold to expose themselves as graphically as the Vatican does. Most will lie and say they "do" believe Jesus came in the flesh. But when you look at the rest of the fruits they bare, it's an easy task to see them for what they are. Sure they may claim Christ Lord, but their fruits say they have been joined to their idols, so.. leave them alone as is the command we find declared in Hosea 4:17.

A major goal of a TRUE prophet is to get people saved and part of the body of Christ. Psychic's, mediums, catholic priests, and all others that teach in this way are NOT interested in you or your eternal possibilities. They are more concerned with the 'here and now" and will act accordingly. Money drives them! They are preachers of filthy lucre and that is what they worship.

By the way, some false prophets will also perform "miracles" that are not of God. This too is an easy fruit to expose. Fact is, the Elect can not be deceived and the obvious lie will surface with ease. Besides, the Word of God has already given us an ample supply of clues to look for. Is it not written in Matthew 24:24-25, "For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.  Behold, I have told you before."

All around us we can see false prophets performing what appears to be miracles, signs and wonders. Benny Hinn for example is one of the most major prime examples of this. His unbiblical methods, and ecumenical message proves him out with ease. I don't want to get into a long drawn out discussion on how evil this man is, but if you would like to see some facts on this, click here... http://www.aloha.net/~mikesch/tbn.htm (Listen to the audio's as well!)

By the way, Benny Hinn  is not the only one. Again, the Vatican is infamous for it's false healing's and unbiblical miracles. Since Fatima  in 1917, to present day in Lourdes France, we see numerous people doing the exact opposite of what the Bible says is needed for the reception of a miracle. Yet, "some" appear to be healed. Still, as many who do believe Scripture realize, the Vatican is by no means a Christian organization. Therefore, one can see that not only the Creator performs miracles. Demons do as well so as to entrap many into believing it must be of God because of the miracle. The necessary "fruit inspecting" is ignored because of the sensationalism of the so called miracle.

Jesus plainly said in Matthew 7:15-18,20 "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.  Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?  Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.  A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them." The work of the true prophet of God will be marked by the good fruit it bears as well as the good fruit it produces. So... what is good fruits?

Galatians 5:22-23, "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,  Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law."

The fruit of the true prophet will reflect the character / name of Christ Jesus. Would Jesus Christ allow four people including a baby to die at his gatherings as we see  Benny Hinn did in Nairobi Kenya recently? Would Jesus Christ kill 500 million Christians as the Vatican admitted to on March 12, 2000? Would Jesus charge money for His "predictions" as millions of psychics do? Of course not. The fruit of the Spirit is always far stronger than the miracles of the prophet. A true prophet of the Lord would never do a "good" act and then embrace "evil" at the same time. NEVER! A prophet of the Lord will meet each and every requirement recorded in the Word. Else, he would not be one that was OF the Word, would he? We must examine and verify their message and do as the Bereans did in the book of Acts...

Acts 17:11, "These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so."

Verify! Verify! Verify! And don't despise them either! You never know until you VERIFY that they are true or false. You may be forsaking a true warning from the Almighty if you blow off every prophet that comes your way. Plus, you may be forsaking a BLESSING as well, for it is plainly written in 2 Chronicles 20:20, "... Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper."

VERIFY those that claim to be prophets. Granted, you will no doubt see the majority of them are false, regardless, verify anyway! The true prophet is a valuable source of information, encouragement, as well as warnings from the Creator. They are used by the Lord to help prepare the people for His coming.

 Isaiah 58:1, "Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins."

SUMMARY of signs of a TRUE prophet you can use to detect the FALSE ones...

1. Age and sex don't matter (Acts 2:17,18)
2. 100% correct 100% of the time (Deuteronomy 18:2122)
3. Matches Scripture 100% (Deuteronomy 13:1-3)
4. His message encourages the saints to obey the Law of God (Ezekiel 7:26)
5. His teaching glorifies Jesus Christ and His work of salvation (1 John 4:1-3)
6. Miracles don't prove a thing (Matthew 24:24,25)
7. His work, message, and walk will display the fruits of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 7:15-20 & Galatians 5:22,23) (keys outline courtesy of Cyberspace ministry)

 You can call it pure justice, a sign from God, or whatever you want, but eyebrows were sure raised recently during the tapings for Christian TV's The John Ankerberg Show.Ankerberg, a bitter opponent of the King James Bible, had wanted to do a series of TV programs in which the heads of the new version translation committees — the NIV, RSV, NASV, NKJV, etc.— would debate King James Bible advocates.

 Afraid that the King James people would get the upper hand and win the debate, Ankerberg attempted to "stack the deck." He invited five new version scholars but only three King James advocates. Since Ankerberg is himself a fervent promoter of the NIV and other false versions, that made the odds six to three. But the three King James men — Dr. Joseph Chambers, Dr. Samuel Gipp, and Dr. Thomas Strouse, weren't deterred by the odds. They accepted John Ankerberg's invitation anyway so that they could get out their vital and important message — that the King James Bible is the only trustworthy, accurate, scholarly, and whole Bible available in the world!

 The John Ankerberg programs are taped in advance in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and then shown later to a national TV audience. For the Bible version debate, eight shows were taped. However, on one of these shows, Ankerberg and the new Bible version people were forced to call an abrupt halt right in the midst of the taping.

 It happened when Ankerberg asked Dr. Don Wilkins, of the New American Standard Version translation committee, a key question. Is it true, asked Ankerberg, as Gail Riplinger reported in her bestselling book, New Age Bible Versions, that a number of the scholars who worked on the new translation committees lost their voice as punishment by God?

 As the TV cameras captured the moment, Dr. Wilkins opened his mouth to answer— and nothing came out! No sound! Wilkins kept trying to clear his throat, but he couldn't respond. Ankerberg and the other new version scholars were visibly startled. Finally, an embarrassed and frightened Wilkins was able to screech out in a cracking, almost inaudible manner, "I... I've... lost... my voice!"

 A shocked John Ankerberg ordered the cameras to stop and back up, whereupon Dr. Joseph Chambers, a King James only advocate, politely protested. "The cameras should record exactly what happened here," Chambers insisted.

 But Ankerberg was hearing none of it. After a brief delay, the TV cameras began to roll again, after the amazing segment of Dr. Wilkins losing his voice had conveniently been excised!

 But our miraculous God wasn't through yet. Ankerberg had taped eight programs in all, but after broadcasting only two of them, he pulled the others off the air and refused to continue the series. When we called his office to ask why, we were pointedly told that it was because the series was a financial flop. When the first two of the eight programs aired, people did not send in enough contributions. In other words, Ankerberg claims that the series wasn't making enough money!

 I watched one of the two programs that did air, however, and I believe there is another, quite different reason why Ankerberg and the false new version folks decided to pull the remainder. At one point, the new version "scholars" were clearly frustrated when Dr. Chambers asked them why, an astounding 46 times in the NIV, the title of "Master" for our Lord Jesus had been changed to "teacher!" Obviously, there is a vast difference between one who is our Master and one who is a mere "teacher."

 Such poignant episodes as this make me doubt Ankerberg's rationale as to why he quickly jerked the remaining programs from the broadcast schedule. If, as he claims, Ankerberg pulled the series because he wasn't bringing in enough money, what does that tell us about his "ministry?" Is John Ankerberg in it only for the money? Is filthy lucre the sole measure for the programs he airs — or doesn't air? -FLASHPOINT: A Newsletter Ministry, October (Vol. 95-10) p.3

Nostradamus followers CAUGHT RED HANDED!

-The below email is from a friend of this ministry. In it he exposes the truth about Nostradamus.

As many know, this ministry declares Nostradamus a false prophet not worthy of our consideration. For it is written... Deuteronomy 18:22, "When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him."

I've been getting a lot of e-mail last couple days on Nostradamus hoaxes - people saying he predicted the attack on New York - that are completely bogus.  And from what someone else has told me, I've only heard the tip of the iceberg on what is going around.   Here's a few examples so you can know to ignore them when you see them, and pass this along to anyone who sends you such trash. 
 
Here's one false quote I got....

          "In the year of the new century and nine months, From the sky
          will come a great King of Terror...
          The sky will burn at forty-five degrees.
          Fire approaches the great new city..."

This is not a quote from one of Nostradamus' predictions.  This is a combination of two predictions merged together to fit yesterday's events.  It is a combination of quatrains VI 97 and X 72, but it isn't either one of these.  Also, he didn't say "new century", he said "1999" - and nothing happened then!!! 

• Said Arabs in Tunis, Fez and Bougie would be captured by Morroco in 1607. It didn't happen. (VI.54)
• Predicted ban on astrology to occur in 1607.  It didn't happen (VIII.71)
• Predicted a cleric election in 1609.  There is no record of this having ever happened. (X.91)
• Predicted "king of terror" for 7th month of 1999.  You guys lived through this time period. (X.72)  Nothing happened that could be applied to having fullfilled that prophecy. 

Shalom,  Joe

Below is a list of false faith healers that are either dying, or have died of disease.

A.A. ALLEN

An acknowledged divine healer and exorcist died from alcohol abuse.

At the entrance to Miracle Valley (A.A.Allen's 1,280 acre community) was a huge sign that made it plain just what was going on in that neck of the desert. In red and gold, it proclaimed: A.A.ALLEN REVIVALS, INC., MIRACLE VALLEY, ARIZONA. The Blind to See. The Deaf to Hear. The Lame To Walk. SIGNS. GIFTS. WONDERS. (James Randi, The Faith Healers, 1989, p.83-85)

Interestingly enough, A. A. Allen claimed thousands upon thousands of healings, and himself died of sclerosis of the liver in 1967, having secretly been involved with alcohol for many years while supposedly being able to heal everybody else. (John McArthur, Does God Still Heal, Grace Community Church in Panorama City, California, transcribed from the tape, GC 90-60, titled "Charismatic Chaos" Part 9)

In 1970 Allen died from what "news accounts report [as] sclerosis of the liver." (Reported in "New Revival Tent Dedicated in Philadelphia," Miracle Magazine, September 1967, 15; quoted in Harrell, 202) One writer describes Allen's cause of death as "cirrhosis" of the liver (see Gary L. Ward, "Allen, Asa Alonzo," in J. Gordon Melton, Religious Leaders of America [Detroit: Gale Research, 1991], 9)

JAMIE BUCKINGHAM

Discipleship Movement & charismatic author - died of cancer.

WILLLIAM BRANHAM

Died in 1965 at age 56, after suffering for six days from injuries received in an automobile accident. His theology was unbiblical and heretical, and of course when applied to himself his theology of healing had no effect whatsoever, though his followers right to the end, were confident God was going to raise him up. And even after he died they believed that God would raise him from the dead. (John McArthur, Does God Still Heal, Grace Community Church in Panorama City, California, transcribed from the tape, GC 90-60, titled "Charismatic Chaos" Part 9)

CHARLES CAPPS

Word of Faith teacher, teaches power of our words to create reality - his wife contracted cancer and was medically treated.

I don't deny the existence of disease. I deny the right of that disease to exist in this body, because I'm the Body of Christ." (Capps, The Tongue, pg. 43)

JACK COE

An acknowledged divine healer died from polio.

(Coe) warned followers "that the day would come when those who consulted physicians would have to take the mark of the beast." Coe (subsequently) became critically ill with bulbar polio ... (and) took the "mark of the beast" (as he dfeined it) and was admitted to the hospital. (Hank Hanegraaff, Counterfeit Revival, 1997, pg. 137 citing Harrell, All Things Are Possible, 101)

Want info on the REAL mark of the beast?

DR. HOBART FREEMAN

Word of Faith teacher & pastor of Faith Assembly - over 90 people died in his church following his teaching and then Hobart died due to a medically treatable disease.

After a 15 year old girl whose parents belong to Faith Assembly, died of a medically treatable malady, the parents were convicted of negligent homicide and sentenced to ten years in prison. Freeman himself was charged with aiding and inducing reckless homicide in the case. Shortly afterward, on December 8, 1984, Freeman himself died, interestingly enough of pneumonia and heart failure complicated by a severely ulcerated leg.

Hobart Freeman's theology did not allow him to acknowledge that Polio had left one of his legs disfigured and lame. Quote, he said, "I have my healing." And that is all he would say when anyone pointed out the rather conspicuous inconsistency between his physical disabilities and his theology. Ultimately, his refusal to acknowledge his infirmities cost him his life. He had dutifully, according to his own theology, refused all medical treatment for the maladies that were killing him, and medical science could easily have prolonged his life, but in the end he was a victim of his own teaching. (John McArthur, Does God Still Heal, Grace Community Church in Panorama City, California, transcribed from the tape, GC 90-60, titled "Charismatic Chaos" Part 9)

KEITH GRAYTON

Died of the complications of AIDS. He spoke at a Church in Detroit, and declared he was totally healed. He died a year or so later.

BUDDY HARRISON

Kenneth E. Hagin’s son-in-law, died of cancer Dec. 1999.  Dad Hagin’s "special healing anointing" (read I Believe In Visions by Hagin) could not help his own family member.

Kenneth Hagin's sister died of cancer as well.

RUTH WARD HEFLIN

A self-proclaimed power preacher and healer, Heflin's untimely death of cancer made more news.  A Religious News Service story reported: "Revivalist Ruth Ward Heflin Dead at 60. -- Revivalist Ruth Ward Heflin, known for her role in the so-called "gold dust" revival involving churches across the globe, died Friday (9/15/00) at a Richmond, VA hospital.  Heflin, who had suffered from cancer for several months was 60. ... She directed the Calvary Pentecostal Campground in Ashland, VA which was founded by her parents in the 1050s and later led by her brother, Wallace, who died in 1997. (The Christian News, 9/25/00, pg. 10 as cited in "The Life And Times Of Golden Girl And Globetrotter Ruth Ward Heflin, by G. Richard Fisher, Personal Freedom Outreach, The Quarterly Journal, January-March, 2001, pg. 5)

Heflin suffered a broken ankle in an automobile accident last year.  In April, doctors diagnosed her with breast cancer that already had spread to her bones.  Heflin underwent a mastectomy on April 25, but refused chemotherapy or further cancer treatment because she said the Lord told her to refuse, according to Connie Wilson, her personal assistant. (Renee DeLoriea, "Ruth Ward Heflin, Revivalist and Prayer Minister, Dies At Age 60.", Charisma Magazine, November 2000, pg. 21)

E.W. KENYON

E.W. Kenyon studied at the Emerson College of Oratory in Boston which was a hotbed at the time for the emerging New age thought. They imagined they have discovered laws of faith, promoting a Christianized version of occultism. Kenyon had divorced his wife even when he taught that what one speaks they will possess. E.W Kenyon who is certainly the Father of the Word of Faith Movement taught divine healing and that it was always God's will to heal. But he died in a coma, brought on by a malignant tumor.  He died from disease. (Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries, Death By Faith, http://www.letusreason.org/Wf25.htm)

KATHRYN KUHLMAN

An acknowledged divine healer died from heart disease in Ann Arbor Michigan.

Kathryn Kuhlman died of heart failure in 1976, curiously enough. She had battled heart disease for nearly twenty years, and that statement is made by Jamie Buckingham who would have been one of her disciples. (John McArthur, Does God Still Heal, Grace Community Church in Panorama City, California, transcribed from the tape, GC 90-60, titled "Charismatic Chaos" Part 9)

AIMEE SEMPLE MCPHERSON

An acknowledge divine healer - died of a barbiturate overdose.

Sister Aimee died of a barbiturate overdose in 1944. (The Interactive Bible, 1998)

While the Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements deals with the controversial aspects of "Sister Aimee's" life -- her mysterious disappearances and alleged affairs, multiple marriages (two of which ended in divorce), and death from an apparent drug overdose -- it is strangely silent about her theatrical preoccupation with the slain in the spirit phenomenon. (Hank Hanegraaff, Counterfeit Revival, 1997, 168)

JOYCE MEYERS

Almost the majority of the known healers went for some kind of treatment from medical professionals. This was in spite of all their claims of miracles and the practice of their "positive confession" faith. Even Joyce Meyers did, and she was honest to admit that she had breast cancer and was medically treated. One of the few honest admissions. (Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries, Death By Faith, http://www.letusreason.org/Wf25.htm)

DAISY OSBORN

T.L. Osborn's wife also, regrettably died of cancer several years ago.

JOHN OSTEEN

Word of Faith mega-church pastor in Houston - his wife, Dodie had liver cancer and through the mercy of God and medical attention survived.

John Osteen himself passed away a little over a year ago due to several medical conditions.  His church "confessed" his healing and he himself had stated that God told him he would be preaching in the pulpit in his 90's.  Osteen died in his 70's.

One of the more recent sad stories was John Osteen who was a pastor in Houston of a mega-church, who had kidney dialysis in late 1998. He also had a heart catheterization in August that determined all was well with his heart at that time. Later on doctors performed surgery to put in a pacemaker for his heart.  Pastor Osteen knew "he was in need of a miracle." He claimed God had given him Psalm 27:14. Requests went out to his friends to wait on the Lord with him, and agree with him for a creative miracle for his kidneys and his heart.  They agreed with the Psalmist in Psalm 41of the Lords deliverance and protection to keep him alive. He will transform  his illness. He will raise him up! The "Lord" gave him a vision that he would be preaching into his 90's. Osteen "confessed," his healing and 20,000 members in his church stood in "agreement" with him for his recovery. They believed he would have his miracle just like his wife Dodie received her miracle  But unfortunately did not happen. (Mike Oppenheimer, Let Us Reason Ministries, Death By Faith, http://www.letusreason.org/Wf25.htm)

ROD PARSLEY

Added to that is the fact that as much as Parsley rants about God's Kingdom come in our body, he still has a deaf section and a signer in his church. As kindly as we can, we say, physician heal thyself. (Personal Freedom Outreach, Rod Parsley - The Raging Prophet", 1999)

Parsley, in his book, Renamed and Redeemed, states that: “Jesus is not sick - I don't have to be sick!” (Rod Parsley, Renamed and Redeemed. Columbus, Ohio: Results Publishing, 1991, pg. 15)

BISHOP EARL PAULK

"We have received the earnest of the EXPECTATION through the baptism of the Holy Spirit, but we must move on to the POSSESSION, which is overcoming the last enemy, death. Sometimes the interpretation has been made that Jesus Christ conquered death, but if that were so, why would Paul's epistle to the Corinthians, written at least ninety years later, say that the last enemy that SHALL be destroyed is death (I Corinthians 15:26)? JESUS CHRIST CONQUERED DEATH INDIVIDUALLY, BUT IT IS LEFT TO THE CHURCH TO CONQUER DEATH ON A CORPORATE BASIS.. " (Earl Paulk, "The Proper Function of the Church" (Atlanta: K Dimension Publishers, undated), p.13, emphasis in the original)

FREDRICK K. PRICE

Word of Faith mega-church pastor in Los Angeles - his wife, Betty got cancer and was medically treated (chemo-therapy) and by the mercy of God was patched up.

"If you need a crutch upon or something to help you get along, then praise God, hobble along until you get your faith moving to the point that you don't need a crutch." (Price, How Faith Works pg. 92)

" ... how can you glorify God in your body, when it doesn't function right? How can you glorify God? How can He get glory when your body doesn't even work? ... What makes you think the Holy Ghost wants to live inside a body where He can't see out through the windows and He can't hear with the ears? What makes you think the Holy Spirit wants to live inside of a physical body where the limbs and the organs and the cells do not function right? ... And what makes you think He wants to live in a temple where He can't see out of the eyes, and He can't walk with the feet, and He can't move with the hand? ... The only eyes that he has that are in the earth realm are the eyes that are in the body. If He can't see out of them then God's gonna be limited ..." (Frederick K.C. Price, "Is God Glorified Through Sickness?" (Los Angeles: Crenshaw Christian Center, n.d.), audiotape #FP605)

ORAL ROBERTS

Oral Roberts was on Paul Crouch's "Praise the Lord" show on TBN (October 6, 1992).  Crouch was asked to lay hands on Oral Roberts to minister to his chest  pains, Roberts exclaimed, "I feel the healing power of Jesus!" and said it felt like an "electric current go through him." Paul you are anointed. Oral Roberts was pronounced healed on TBN. But was he really?

It was reported less than four hours later, while visiting a home in Newport Beach, Roberts felt more pains and was hospitalized at Hoag Presbyterian Memorial Hospital (also in Newport Beach), shortly after midnight. Subsequent articles report that Roberts' heart attack was "near fatal." ("Evangelist Has Tests," The Orange County [CA] Register [Dec.16 1992], A-7) the healing evangelist now has a pacemaker ("Roberts Out of Hospital," The Orange County [CA] Register (2l December 1992), A-30).

R.W. SCHAMBACH

Faith Healer - got a quadruple heart bypass.

"You don't have any problems, all you need is faith in God." (R.W. Schambach, TBN)

RUTH CARTER STAPLETON

Another one that comes to mind, Ruth Carter Stapleton, was the Faith Healing sister of former United States President Jimmie Carter. [She] refused medical treatment for cancer because of her belief in faith healing. She died of the disease in 1983. (John McArthur, Does God Still Heal, Grace Community Church in Panorama City, California, transcribed from the tape, GC 90-60, titled "Charismatic Chaos" Part 9)

MACK TIMBERLAKE

Word of Faith pastor - suffering from throat cancer, getting medical attention.

JOHN WIMBER

Signs & Wonders Movement, author of "Power Healing"

Wimber claimed, "It's God's nature to heal not to teach us through sickness. Sickness is generally not beneficial." (Benn and Burkill, p. 102 as cited by Paul G. Heibert in Healing And The Kingdom)

"I had what doctors later suspected were a series of coronary attacks. When we returned home a series of medical tests confirmed my worst fears, I had a damaged heart, possibly seriously damaged. Tests indicated that my heart was not functioning properly, a condition complicated and possibly caused by high blood pressure. These problems combined with my being overweight and overworked meant that I could die at any time."  (John McArthur, Does God Still Heal, Grace Community Church in Panorama City, California, transcribed from the tape, GC 90-60, titled "Charismatic Chaos" Part 9)

Wimber ultimately died from a hemorrhage as a result of a long battle with cancer.

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