CHARISMATIC WITCHCRAFT

Pam Sheppard Author of Non-Fiction Christian Books Chapters 1 and 2 of “THE NEW IDOLATRY.”

CHARISMATIC WITCHCRAFT DEFINING THE TERM Taken separately, the word ‘charisma’ in the the thes thesau auru rus s and and the the di dict ctio iona nary ry us use e synonyms such as charm, allure and dyna dynami mic c gl glam amou our. r. Once Once atta attach ched ed to the the word ‘witchcraft,” at the highest point on the spectrum, religious charisma embodies a hypnotic magnetism akin to a form of magical suggestion which can be abusive if practiced by people with a self  aggrandizing aggrandizing motivation. In his book “Christian Counseling and Occu Occult ltis ism, m,” ” the the auth author or quot quotes es Germa erman n Professor Paul Diepgin in his definition of  magic. magic. Magic Magic from from a religio religious us or spiri spiritual tual

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perspective is classified as the true mean eanin ing g of wit witchcr chcraf aft. t. Wit Witchc chcraf raft is manifest ested according to two distinct types: black magic and white magic.1 Black Black magic magic is Lucife Luciferia rian n worshi worship, p, obvi obviou ousl sly y prac practi tice ced d in the the in invo voca cati tion on of  Satan, devils and demons for the purpose of perse ersecu cuttion ion, ven vengean eance and death ath spells. White magic uses uses the the names names of the  Trinity, bible verses,---particularly verses,---particularly the psal ps alms ms----a -and nd othe otherr reli religi giou ous s sy symb mbol ols s to invo in voke ke,, pros prospe peri rity ty,, heal health th and and heal healin ing, g, protection, destiny and purpose, romance, finances and fertility.2 In a nutshell, like New Age mysticism, char charis isma mati tic c witc witchc hcra raft ft is the the prac practi tice ce of  white magic. For the sake of comparison, consider how both a new age practitioner and a Charismatic Christian would appr approa oach ch a typi typica call prob proble lem, m, name namely ly,, a woman seeking to stop the infidelity of a lover or husban husband. d. From the occult occultist, ist, the the woman might be required to purchase a defe defens nse e ench enchan antm tmen entt like like bury buryin ing g her her man’s shirt at full moon, while pronouncing a curse or a magic formula seven times. As the shirt wears out and disint dis integr egrate ates s in the grou ground nd overti overtime, me, so also will the man’s love for the other woman fade and dissolve.

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Kurt E. Koch,, c 1972, Christian Counseling and Occultism, Krigel Publications, 1994, pg 145 Ibid

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Both the occultists and those deceived by charismatic teachings rely on the cred credu ulit lity and readin adines ess s of those they they counsel and advise. In like manner, charismatic witchcraft might approach this classic problem from a variety variety of religious pers perspe pect ctiv ives es,, with with the the twis twistt that that God God is made made amen amenab able le to the the woma woman’ n’s s pl plan ans. s. Supernat Supernatural ural dreams dreams and visions visions labeled labeled the discerning of spirits, a word of wisdom, a word of knowledge and prophecy, intercessory prayers of “binding and loosing” and the taking taking of of scripture scripture out out of  their their natu natural ral conte context xt and apply applying ing them them to the woman’s personal agenda are the primary methods of choice. In this instance, the woman might be advised to pray over her man’s side of the bed, anoint anoint it with oil oil or holy water, water, name it and claim it by sending forth evil prayers against her man’s lover, in unsavory ways un-befitting to Jesus Christ, and pray controlling, manipulative prayers to cha chang nge e the the man’ man’s s beha behavi vior or.. Rath Rather er than deal openly with the issues of  infidelity, sin and spousal abuse, Char Charis isma mati tics cs are are in infa famo mous us for for seek seekin ing g “the supernatural solution.” Char Charis isma mati tic c Witc Witchc hcra raft ft Para Parall llel els s To the the Occult Success, prosperity, self actualization, man as a god with a small “g”, altered states of consciousness, and various

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associated esoteric techniques embraced by new age occultists also serve as the foundation foundation of the charismatic movement. “If a witch doctor came danc dancin ing g down down the the aisl aisle e with with his hi s pain paint, t, feat feathe hers rs,, feti fetish shes es,, and rattle rattles, s, most most evangel evangelica icall church churches es would would have have enoug enough h discernment to attempt to convert him, and if that didn’t happ happen en,, to put put him him out out.. But But the the same same witchd witchdoc octor tor,, minus minus the outward adornments of his occultism, dressed in a clerical collar or a business suit, with a Phd in psychology and teac teachi hing ng ‘s ‘suc ucce cess ss prin princi cipl ples es’’ allegedly from the Bible, would we welcomed and listened to intently.”3 Anthropologist Michael Harner, one of  the world’s leading authorities on shamanism (a modern word for witc witchc hcra raft ft), ), list lists s the the new new names ames unde underr which the basic elements of ancient wit witchcr chcraf aftt are are now wid idel ely y accep cceptted in toda today’ y’s s worl world d and and chur church ch:: vi visu sual aliz izat atio ion, n, hypnosis, psychological counseling, positive thinking, positive speaking, (confession) and Eastern ern medicati ation techniques.4 3

D. Hunt, Countdown to the Second Coming, pg. 64

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Michael J. Harner, The Ways of the Shaman: A Guide to

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In the early 70’s, as an atheist psychic medi medium um and and astr astrol olog oger er,, once once I beca became me born again, it is not surprising that I would be magn agnetiz etized ed to and and sed seduced ced by the the charismatic movement simply because of  its fami familia liarit rity y to white white magic magic.. So from from a personal perspective, I know better than most that the tools of charismatic witchcraf witchcraftt have have an esoteric esoteric source. source. Even a congr congrega egate te worshi worship p servic service e prof profess essin ing g to be Christian church is very similar to tribal worship of ancient deities. Pente entec cost stal al Witchcraft

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Upliftin Uplifting, g, often often energeti energetic, c, rhythmic rhythmic music with lots of percussion instruments, led by dynamic, “charismatic” pers ersonalit alitie ies s who pranc ance, sh sho out, run, strut, slide and even dance across stages and platforms are elements of a “worship in the the flesh flesh.” .” Char Charis isma mati tic, c, Pent Pentec ecos osta tall worship provokes an emotional, some someti time mes s demo demons nstr trat ativ ive e resp respon onse se,, an outburs outburstt of of some some kind. kind. Extremely Extremely skilled skilled at manipulating a crowd by stirring up the emot emotio ions ns,, once once su suff ffic icie ient ntly ly st stir irre red, d, the the characteristic outbursts are shouts, scrreams sc ams and and si simi millar outcrie cries s that will will ignite an entire congregation.

Healing and Power (Harper and Row, 1980 pg 36

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Demons use these kinds of outbursts to counterfeit the Holy Ghost with nons nonsen ensi sica call laug laught hter er,, shout houtin ing, g, fall fallin ing g slain, rolling on the floor, running up and down aisles, and even throwing money at the the feet feet of a prom promin inen entt evan evange geli list st,, and and other forms of emotional frenzy. Most of the demonical demonically ly torment tormented ed people that I have counseled in the last ten years were active members char charis ism matic atic and and Pent Pentec ecos osta tall chur church ches es.. Some Some of them them were were set set free free but but othe others rs remain tormented. So it no longer comes as a surprise to me that some of them will never find find relief from demonic torment. In pastoral counseling, it is an empirical fact that white magic practitioners who attend Christian churches are so shackled to the sin of idolatry, that release from demonic captivity is unobtainable without a thoro thoroug ugh h confes confessio sion n and and renun renuncia ciatio tion n of  charismatic witchcraft. As a consequence, the the sp spir irit itua uall prid pride e deep deeply ly root rooted ed in the the charismatic movement remains the stumbling block as “God resists the proud.”  The Baptism in the the Holy Ghost Chari Charisma smatic tic witchc witchcraf raftt pract practiti ition oners ers have identified the speaking in tongues as the evidence that someone is born again.  Yet I have found that those who are demonically tormented spoke in tongues, but under further examination, it as

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discovered that they were not saved because they never repented and they did not not under understa stand nd the the resurr resurrect ection ion of Jesus Jesus Chri Christ st.. One One hund hundre red d years years ago ago,, Jessi Jessie e Penn Penn Lewi Lewis s warn warned ed the the beli believ ever ers s of her her day not to seek after signs: “Again, in connection with the seeking of ‘manifestations’ as an evidence of a believer havi having ng rece receiv ived ed the the bapt baptis ism m of the Spirit irit,, meth ethods have ave been used to bring these abou about, t, that that sy sync nchr hron oniz ize e with with the the meth metho ods of mesm mesmer eris ism, m, and and thus cou counterf erfeit eits have ave broken into the true church of  Christ. In ot other ca cases, believers have had a true infl in flux ux of the the Holy Holy Spir Spirit it in into to their human spirit, and throu through gh ignor ignoranc ance e they they have have develo developed ped the psychi psychic c power power latent in the human frame, and brought about mixture in their own life and service for God, eg. If a chorus is sung over and over again, they can bring a meeting into a psychic condition, when those present become incapable of   intelligent thinking, or any deci decisi sive ve act actio ion n of of will will.. Thus Thus on a floodtide of psychic force in the world today the demons

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are are carr arryi yin ng out their eir plan lans and purposes.” 5 In a lecture concerning demonism and psychotherapy, psychotherapy, German psychiatrist Alfred Lechler shed a somber light on demonic captivity: “What then must we regard as the cause of demonic enslavement or possession? possession? If  we enquire closely from such people as bear the marks we have just mentioned, we very often find in their background the use of magic means such as are employed in black magi magicc----ac acts ts of char charmi ming ng or being charmed, the sin of  fortune telling or visits to fortune tellers and card layers, and and part partic icip ipat atio ion n in sp spir irit itis istt sessions. Black magic is much more prevalent than is ordinarily assumed…When we loo look in intto the the Bib ible le,, we note that it too is well acquainted with enchantment. enchantment. It is in Acts 19 described as a ‘prying art.’ (here we also find mention of  magic books.”

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Jessie Penn Lewis, “Soul and Spirit,” Overcomer  Puublications, Puublications, Printed in Great Britain by Gospel Press, South Molton, Devon, pg.

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“together with spiritist acti activi viti ties es,, magi magic c st stan ands ds in a class of its own in relation to other sins, when it includes an appeal appeal to Satan Satan’s ’s servic services es or even a formal pact with Satan.  The Bible speaks of this too (Isaiah 28 28:15-1 -18 8). For by by invo in voki kin ng Satan atan,, man yi yiel eld ds himself unequivocally to powers of darkness, in that he attempts by magic and the help of Satanic power to gain something that God has forbidden or withheld.” 6 I must concur with the late Dr. Lechler, a German who practiced psychiatry before I was bor born. n. Five Five or more more deca decade des s later later,, what I have found astounding is that in practically every case of demonic torment among my own Christian clients, a common factor is that 95 percent of them were not demon possessed BEFORE they went to a charismatic, “word of faith, nondenominational church. Fetishes Within the history of religion in general, fetishism is a form of magic, wherein an artificial object is revered and regarded as powe powerf rful ul enou enough gh to ensu ensure re prot protec ecti tion on.. 6

Dr. Alfred Lechler, “Demonism and Psychotherapy” Psychotherapy” Lecture given to the conference of doctors and pastors at Hohe Mark on 7/5/1949.

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Likewi Like wise se an amul amulet et is a powe powerr-ch char arge ged d feti fetish sh for for prot protec ecti tion on agai agains nstt magi magic c and and demons. 7 Those who revere and depend on fetishes and amulets are in danger of  transgressing the second commandment, namely, not to make any graven images. Even a cross suspended from a necklace has a magical magical meanin meaning. g. Written Written in in 1972, 1972, the passing of three decades reveals that the problem has progressively worsened: “Many a Christian worker thin thinks ks so. so. It is is evid eviden entt here here that that Christ Christian ianity ity has has becom become e infected with magic influe influence nces. s. Accor Accordin ding g to the New Testa Testamen mentt this this intrus intrusion ion of magi magic c elem elemen ents ts turn turns s the the Christian faith into a matter of  materialism and idolatry. Pasto Pastoral ral experi experienc ence e sh show ows s in many cases how this supe su pers rsti titi tion on capt captiv ivat ates es men men and subjects them to magical infl in flue uenc nces es.. It is not not sel seldo dom m that houses protected by fire charms and other fetishes and amulets become haunted. 8

Prayer and Charismatic C harismatic Witchcraft Even prayer can be dangerous because it desc descen end ds in into to char charis isma mati tic c witc witchc hcra raft ft 7 8

Koch, pg. 157 Ibid pg 158

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when the one who prays seeks to control the lives of others. Soulish prayers of this this kind energizes psychic power by projecting one’s thought on to the persons that they are praying for, by saying that such and such a person ‘shall’ do this or that. that. Such prayers prayers make demands demands upon upon God to “make something happen. According to Jessie Penn Lewis, “Every prayer should be directed Godward, and should never be a telly the Lord what to do for somebody else. We may pray that God will direct them what to do, but we ought not to say that they ‘must’ do what what WE THINK HINK is God’ God’s s will will they should do, or even that they ‘shall not’ do what we know is wrong.”9 I observe erved d in a vi vid deo cl clip ip a vi vivi vid d depi depict ctio ion n of a char charis isma mati tic c witc witchc hcra raft ft prayer prayer offer offered ed by well well known known evang evangeli elist st and associate of charismatic mega prop prophe hete tess ss Juan Juanit ita a Bynu Bynum, m, Rev. Rev. Cind Cindy y  Trimm. Before a congregation congregation of at least a few few thousan sand, Trim rimm walke alked d up and down down the the pl plat atfo form rm,, su supp ppos osed edly ly pray prayin ing, g, bello ellowi wing ng lou loudly ly:: “I decr decree ee this this and and I proclaim that.” With this esoteric, occultic prayer, rather than God the Father of the 9

Jessie Penn Lewis, “Soul and Spirit,” Overcomer  Puublications, Puublications, Printed in Great Britain by Gospel Press, South Molton, Devon, pg. 75

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trin trinit ity, y, sh she e real really ly was was addr addres essi sing ng fall fallen en angels. Once Once Trim Trimm m loud loudly ly proc procla laim imed ed,, “ Father, er, I decree that the spirit of the Ashtar shall fall upon all the people, from one end of the congregation to another, the people fell slain in the spirit in what looked like ocean waves. Ashtar is one of  the gods who calls himself an ascended mast master er who who chan channe nels ls mess messag age e thro throug ugh h New New Ag Age e medi medium ums. s. Ash shta tarr cl clai aims ms to be the the mili milita tary ry gene genera rall of the the fall fallen en ange angell known as Jesus Sananda Emmanuel, the one I call “the Fake Jesus.” Jesus.” In fact, fact, when Char Charis isma mati tics cs prai praise se and and gi give ve than thanks ks to  Jesus, Sananda is the one who receives the worshiped and the adoration because the fake Jesus is the invisible god behind the practice of charismatic witchcraft.

HISTORIC OVERVIEW Unfortunately, the Pentecostals and Charismatics who claim that they are word people rarely ever study history. A part part of  rightly dividing the word is to interpret its meaning in accordant with the most relevant historical perspective. Nevertheless, those who submit to charismatic witchcraft preachers are taught to randomly select scriptures out of  context. To discern discern the signs of of the the times,

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we need eed to understand what went on yest yester erda day, y, part partic icul ular arly ly abou aboutt a cent centur ury y ago. It was a century ago that the seeds of  charismatic witchcraft as manifested today were originally planted in the early 20th cent centur ury. y. No dif diffe fere rent nt in the the earl early y 1900’s, the movement emphasized supernat supernatural ural manifest manifestatio ations, ns, spectacu spectacular lar crowds in the midst of deception, delusion and con confu fusio sion. n. The The speaki speaking ng in ton tongu gues es came to the forefront through the min inis isttries ries of two men, en, cons consid ider ered ed the the fathers of Caucasian and African American Pentecostalism: Charles Parham of   Topeka, Kansas, and Parham’s black stud st uden ent, t, Wil Willi liam am Sey Seymo more re.. Seym Seymor ore e is credited as the leader of the Azusa Street revival in Los Angeles while Parham is the firs firstt to teac teach h that that tong tongue ues s is the the in init itia iall evidence of the baptism in the Holy Ghost, a dangerous false doctrine that has filtered through the charisma charismatic/ tic/Pent Pentecos ecostal tal religion religion for more than a century.10 A contemporary of both Parham and Seymore, Jessie Penn Lewis, a prominent leader of the Welsh revival, warned about this false doctrine in her book, “Soul and Spirit”, ---a warn arning that was clearly ignored both yesterday and today:”

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P. Sheppard, The Fake Jesus, pg. 134

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“Again, in connection with the seeking of ‘manifestations’ as an evidence of a believer having having receiv received ed the the ‘bapti ‘baptism sm of the the Spir Spirit it,’ ,’ metho ethods ds have have been used to bring these abou about, t, that that sy sync nchr hron oniz ize e with with meth method ods s of mesm mesmer eris ism, m, and and thus counterfeits have broken into the true Church of Christ. In other cases, believers have had a true influx of the Holy Spiri Spiritt into into their their human human sp spiri irit, t, and and then then thro throug ugh h ig igno nora ranc nce, e, they have developed the psy sych chiic power wer laten atentt in the human frame, and brought about mixture in their own life and service for God, eg. If a chorus is sung over and over again, they can bring a meeting into a psychic condition, when those present become incapable of   intelligent thinking, or any decisi decisive ve action action of will. will. Thus, Thus, on a floodtide of psychic force in the world today, the demons are carrying out their plans and purposes. 11” Other charismatic leaders passed the baton from one decade to another, introducing an ever-increasing plethora of  11

Jessie Penn Lewis, “Soul and Spirit, A Glimpse Into Bible Psychology, Psychology, pg. 72

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esot esoter eric ic teac teachi hing ngs s in what what is labe labele led d as “moves of God”. By the 1970’s, authoritarianism was widespread through the predominant influence of what is referred to as the Shepherding/Discipleship Shepherding/Discipleship Movement.  The domination and control of the sheep for the hidden motive of self  aggrandizement of various church leaders paved the way to the suppression of God’s people through the teaching called “spiritual covering” and the rise of what is called the Apostolic Movement. Connected to the “fivefold ministry” teaching which dictates the ultimate power of the apostles, over the other ministry gifts and the church at large, charismatic witchcraft presupposes that apostles and bishops have the power to provide what is refe referr rred ed to as “s “spi piri ritu tual al cove coveri ring ng” ” to all all ministers and all church members. Implicit to spiritual covering is the false teach teaching ing that that God’s God’s people people canno cannott trust trust their own spiritual discernment or  judgment for even the most mundane issues of life, defying the scripture where the Apostle John wrote that we all have an unction from the Holy Ghost, and as such, we need no man to teach us. (I John 1927)) 27 Conseq Consequen uently tly,, domin dominati ation on,, manipula manipulation tion and control control are intrinsi intrinsically cally built into charismatic oversight---an open door for the sheep to be spiritually abused in their dependent reliance upon obtaining

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permis permissio sion n from from appoin appointed ted elders elders about about practically every aspect of their lives. “The abuse and exploitation occurring in groups where these hyperauthoritarian systems of  governance are instituted come come in vari variou ous s sh shap apes es and and shades. In a nut nutshell, th the e ‘dumb sheep’ are taught they cannot trust their own  judgment or ability to receive direction from the Lord for even the most mundane decis ecisio ion ns of their eir live lives, s, but rely instead upon the supposed transcendent wisdom and superior spirituality of their human ‘shepherds’’.  Typically, submitants must obta obtain in the the appr approv oval al of thei theirr group gurus for vi virrtual tuallly all all domestic matters and decisions; matters of romance, such su ch as who who memb embers ers date ate and marry; health and insurance matters, employment and career matters, and most of all, regarding every detail of  member members’ s’ perso personal nal financ finances, es, whic which h requ requir ires es thei theirr lead leader ers’ s’

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appro approval val for for pract practica ically lly every every significant expenditure.” 12

Passivity and Charismatic Witchcraft The passive condition of a churchgoer is when he or she becomes like a puppet, a robot, robot, even a machine. machine. Passivity can be be obtain ained by a wro wrong in inte terrpretat etatio ion n of  scripture. For example, consider a Christian woman who takes the scriptures that say she must “submit to her husb sban and d” whic ich h lead lead her to pass assiv ivel ely y accepts persistent battery from her husband’s fists because she believes also that because the bible says that God hates divo di vorc rce, e, sh she e has has no othe otherr choi choice ce but but to subm su bmit it to her her husb husban ands ds ever every y wish wish and and demand demand,, regard regardles less s of how how demor demorali alizin zing g or revolting. Some Some pass passiv ive e Chri Christ stia ians ns are are like like helpless zombies, unable to take corrective action where necessary. On the charismatic side, good people have been deceived into accepting all things supernatural as “of the Lord’ and cons conseq eque uent ntly ly,, they they have have made ade “a voce voce from God’ as the deciding factor in every matter, both trivial and important. Pass Passiv ive e beli believ ever ers s have have also also su supp ppre ress ssed ed their personalities to such an extent that they they can’t can’t di disti stingu nguish ish their their own own person persona a 12

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from from the the demo demoni nic c in infl flue uenc nces es that that bi bind nd them.13

Dominion Theology Yet Yet anot anothe herr heres eresy y cruc crucia iall to the the emergence of spiritual humanism comp compon onen entt of Char Charis isma mati tic c Witc Witchc hcra raft ft is “Dom “Domin inio ion n Theo Theolo logy gy.” .” Cros Crossi sing ng seve severa rall line lines s with with di dive vers rsif ifie ied d appl applic icat atio ions ns,, one one central endtimes related issue is dominion theo theolo logy gy’s ’s su supp ppos osit itio ion n that that Jesu Jesus s Chri Christ st cannot or will not come back to earth until the organiz anized ed char charis ism mati atic chu church rch has taken control of the earth’s political and social social instit institutio utions. ns. Strongly Strongly conne connected cted to New Age thought, Charismatics teach that man’ man’s s self self actu actual aliz izat atio ion n is hi his s pers person onal al pursuit of freedom in his progressive attainment of how own personal state of  Christ Christ like like divi divinit nity. y. In oth other er word words, s, if we all all deve develo lop p our our “Chr “Chris istt Cons Consci ciou ousn snes ess” s” within, we will become “gods” with a small “g.” Dave Hunt, a best selling Christian author lays it on the line: “Peale “Pea le,, Schu Schull ller er,, Robe Robert rtso son, n, Hagi Hagin, n, Cope Copela land nd and and other thers s have brought into the church anci ancien entt occu occult ltis ism m as part part of  the the ‘s ‘sig igns ns and and wond wonder ers’ s’ and and 13

P. Sheppard, “Come Out of Her, Her, God’s People,” People,” 2010, pg. 198

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‘prosperity’ movement fore foreto told ld in Scri Script ptur ure. e. Many Many Chri Christ stia ians ns now now assu assume me that that our thought and and wor words, not not God, control our destiny---that we are are litt little le gods gods capa capabl ble e of  creating our own world.”14 Along these same lines, there is very little difference between dominion theology and new age occultism, as demo demons nstr trat ated ed by the the word words s of lead leadin ing g proponent Earl Paulk, the pastor of Chapel Hill Harvest Church in Atlanta, as compared to a message channeled thro throug ugh h a new age age medi medium um.. Note Note the the similarities in the two statements:15 “Christ in us must take over the dominion over over the the earth earth.. The The next next mov move e of God God cannot occur until Christ in us take dominion.” (Paulk) “One “One by one, one, grea greatt awak awaken ened ed soul souls s are are coming forth who will become clearl arly cons consci ciou ous s of thei theirr own own migh mighty ty,, in inhe here rent nt God Power and such as these will be placed in all official positions of  governme government.” nt.” (This (This is psychic psychic medium’s medium’s message from a fallen angel) POWER EVANGELISM AND CHARISMATIC WITCHCRAFT 14

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Dave Hunt, Countdown to the Second Coming, The Berean Call, 2005, 62-63 P. Sheppard, The Fake Jesus, pg. 80-81

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Als lso o in the 1980's 's,, yet another movement appeared on the reli eligious scene which made the Pentecostal/ char charis ism matic atic fals false e teac teachi hing ngs s even even more more appealing and dangerous. Why? Because this movement promoted the same, basic unscriptural doctrines held by Pentecostals and Charismatics while, in its inception inception,, disclaimin disclaiming g any relations relationship hip to eit either of these groups, thu thus makin aking g it especi especiall ally y attrac attractiv tive e to evang evangeli elical cals s and fundamentalists who did not want to wear the charismatic label. The impetus for this new movement came largely from several widely circ ci rcul ulat ated ed book books s and and many many lect lectur ures es to evan evange geli lica call grou groups ps arou around nd the the worl world d by Dr. John Wimber, founder of the Vineyard Chri Christ stia ian n Fell Fellow owsh ship ip [now deceased, Wimber was never healed of his cancer, desp despit ite e hi his s su supp ppos osed ed heal healin ing g mira miracl cles es ministry], and Dr. Peter Wagner of Fuller  Theological Seminary Institute of Church Growth. Both men greatly influenced each other and, and, as they they expe experi rime ment nted ed with with vari variou ous s teachings and practices related to "hea "heali ling ng,, mira miracl cles es,, si sign gns s and and wond wonder ers, s,"" they they soon soon aug augme ment nted ed the the Pente Penteco cost stal al and charismatic errors. They claimed that the exorcising of so-called "territorial spirits" was essential to complete the task of world evangelization; and, that God had re-established the offices of prophet and

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apos apostl tle e with with thos those e su supp ppos osed edly ly hold holdin ing g thes these e offi office ces s rece receiv ivin ing g di dire rect ct mess messag ages es from God for the church, and exercising divine authority over the church. The “territorial spirits” teaching also combined with the false teachings inherent in deliverance ministry, exposed in the next chapter. This newes ewestt movem vement ent is often ften referred to as "Power Evangelism or the "Third Wave of the Holy Spirit." Ecumenical in scope and decidedly worldly in practice, the three so-called "waves of  the Holy Spirit" (Pentecostals, Charismatics and Power Evangelism teachers) have now blended into a powerful coalition which has rapidly spre sp read ad and and beco become me a poli politi tica call forc force e to reckon reckon with with.. Thes These e are the the pres present ent day day “Tea Party” antagonist to President Obama’s administration. Even more destru destructi ctive ve fro from m a bibli biblical cal perspe perspecti ctive, ve, “the Third Wave” is a huge part of the religious monstrosity predicted by Paul to  Timothy when he warned that in the last days days,, some some woul would d depa depart rt from from the the fait faith h beca becaus use e they they gave gave heed heed to doct doctri rine nes s of  devi devils ls thro throug ugh h the the mini minist stry ry of sedu seduci cing ng spirits..16  The “Slain in the Spirit” Spirit” Phenomena Phenomena A universally accepted experience to all Charismatics, Charismatics, after what I witnessed in 16

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the Cindy Trimm video clip, clip, I suspect that the sl slai ain n in the the spiri irit exp experie erien nce falls alls under the domain of the fallen angel known known as As Ashta htar. r. Christ Christian ians s have have fallen fallen under under the the power power since since the the 1760’s 1760’s.. It was was a common expression among the Shakers and also one of the signis of the ministry of Mari Maria a Wood Woodwo wort rthh-Et Ette terr (184 (18444-19 1924 24), ), known known as “the trance trance evange evangelist. list.” ” About About 15 years before the Azusa Street Revival that started the Pentecostal Church, Etter began manifesting the phenomena in her meetings in 1885. 17  The practice was not widespread in Pent Pentec ecos osta tall ci circ rcle les s afte afterr Ette Etter’ r’s s deat death, h, until the advent of another woman evangelist named Aimee Semple McPherso McPherson. n. (1890-19 (1890-1944). 44). Founder Founder of the char charis ism mati atic chu church rch calle alled d Foursqu rsquar are e Gospel Gospel,, McPher McPherson son died died of a barbit barbitur urate ate overdose.  The next major figure to manifest the falling of multitudes in her meetings was not Benny Hinn, but Kathryn Khulman, one of Hinn’s mentors. In fact, I’ve hearn Hinn testify that it was at Khulman’s gravesite that he received “the power.” In the 90’s,  John and Carol Arnott of the Toronto Airport Church laid hands on people and they they fell. fell. The The first first time time I witne witness ssed ed the the phenomena on a “mega” scale was at the Kennet Kenneth h Copela Copeland nd Believ Believers ers Conven Conventio tion n held in Atlanta Ga in October, 1983. However the first time was at my home 17

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church when a Pentecostal woman evan evange geli list st from from Buff Buffal alo o NY laid laid out out our our entire congregation congregation on the floor, all except me.18 Even though I didn’t fall myself at that time, in the first first 10 years of my ministry I longed for that same power, until I finally obtain ained it in the 90’s. For at least a decade, I not not only laid my hands on people and most of them fell, I also could wave at a few, or look at them intensely and they would fall slain to the ground or slump in their seats, practically unconscious. unconscious. What caused me eventually ques questi tion on the the phen phenom omen ena a was was that that as a past pastor or,, I noti notice ced d that that the the memb member ers s who who passed out slain the most were the ones who also backslid the most. For example, I could wave my hand or blow a breath at one of them and he’d fall to the the groun ground d like like a limp limp dishr dishrag ag.. Yet, Yet, before the day was over, he was drunk--and I don’t don’t mean mean by by the Holy Holy Ghost. Ghost. And there were several others that I observed who who did not not rea reall lly y abide abide in Jes Jesu us. So I humb humble led d myse myself lf to the the fact fact that that from from a personal perspective, this thing could not be godly. Searching for how the slain in the the sp spir irit it prac practi tice ce migh mightt pos possi sibl bly y fulf fulfil illl Satan’s agenda, I have connected it to the importance of the altered state of  consciou consciousness sness.. An altere altered d state state provi provides des 18

www.bible.ca/tongues-slain-in-spirit.htm www.bible.ca/tong ues-slain-in-spirit.htm,, 10/7/2002 “Pentecostal ‘Slain in the Spirit is occult, non-Christian and unbiblical”

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demo emons and and devil evils s the opportuni nity ty to “walk in” to our souls. Like yoga, hypnosis, TM, chanting, and other practices that induce an ASC, falling slain falls into this category. Fallen angels are on stand-by, patiently waiting for a char charis ism mati atic to fall all sl slai ain n. Once thes these e enti entiti ties es sp spot ot an open openin ing, g, they they seiz seize e the the opportunity to enter one’s soul.

Charismatic Divination New age divination is a branch of white magi magic c whos whose e prim primar ary y goal goal is to obta obtain in secret knowledge, particularly sup su pern ernatu atural in ins sig igh hts in intto the future. re. Likewise, religious divination is the art of  prod produc ucin ing g resu result lts s beyo beyond nd huma human n abil abilit ity y and and cl clai aimi ming ng that God God Almig lmigh hty is the the source, when in reality, invisible superhuman ent entities manifested the results. The difference between charismatic divi di vina nati tion on and and occu occult ltis ism m lies lies in the the fact fact that that gene genera rall lly y the the drea dream ms, vi visi sion ons s and and prophetic messages of charismatic practi actittion ioners ers are are usu sual ally ly sp spo ontaneo aneou us experiences, which “come over” or “overtake” the professing Christian with withou outt appa appare rent nt prep prepar arat atio ion n or ment mental al volition on on his or her part. For this this reason, reason, the gullible and unsuspecting assume that the supernatural information must be from

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God. God. On the the oth other er hand hand,, psy psychi chics cs make make use of omens, ens, potion ions, amu amulet lets, taro arot card cards, s, the the I Chin Ching, g, tea tea leave leaves, s, crys crysta tall balls, Ouija boards and a plethora of other tools to interpret the signs believed to be in them to predict the future. Charismatic diviners have the same purpose purpose.. They simp simply ly use tools tools that that they they claim are the nine biblical gifts of the Holy Gho Ghost, part artic icu ular larly those hose label abeled ed “t “th he revelation gifts:” a word of knowledge, a wor word of wisd wisdo om and the dis isc cern ernin ing g of  spirits. spirits. What charismat charismatic ic teacher teachers s fail fail to understand is that Paul wrote the Corinthian letter about these gifts without defining them or explaining any specifics as to how how they they opera operate. te. In fact fact,, no texts texts in the bible actually define these gifts.  Yet charismatic ministers like the late Ken Kenneth eth Hagin agin and Oral ral Rob Robert erts have ave defined the gifts according to 3 catego categorie ries. s. Besid Beside e the the revel revelati ation on gift gifts, s, Charismatics teach that the other 6 gifts fall under the categories of power ----he ---heali aling ng,, miracl miracles es and faith faith----- and and the utterance gifts of prophecy, tongues and interpretati ation of tongues. It bares repeating repeating that Paul provided provided no specif specifics ics in any any of his his lette letters rs on how how the these se gift gifts s manifest, other than to indicate that they do not operate by the will of man but of  God only. As occultists obtain supe su pern rnat atur ural al in info form rmat atio ion n acco accord rdin ing g to their own wills, Charismatics believe that

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their eir powe powerr to pred redic ictt the the fut future only operates according to the will of God. Neve Nevert rthe hele less ss,, the the acce accept ptab able le presupp presupposit osition ion underlyi underlying ng all methods methods of  div ivin inat atio ion n is that cert ertain ain superh erhuman spiritual beings exist, are approachable by man, possess knowledge which man doe not have, ave, and are are will willin ing g upon cer certain ain conditions known to diviners to comm commun unic icat ate e this this in info form rmat atio ion n to man. man.  The word, in its etymological significance, carr carrie ies s with with it the the assu assump mpti tion on that that the the source of the information is obtained from supernatural supernatural beings.19  THE HIDDEN MOTIVE MOTIVE The demonic hidden agenda of both New Age divination and charismatic witc witchc hcra raft ft is si simp mple le,, once once expe experi rien ence ced. d. Without a doubt, the disappointment disappointment one endured by one who has received a prophetic message that obviously did not come to pass can be be catastrophic. catastrophic. A case case of occultism is a shocking example from a post World War Two period: “A young woman whose husband was missing went to a card layer to find out whether he was still alive. The 19

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fortuneteller replied, ‘your husb husban and d is is dea dead. d.’’ The The wife wife waited three months and agai again n vi visi site ted d a card card laye layerr to find find out out abou aboutt the the unce uncert rtai ain n fate fate of her her hus husba band nd.. Ag Agai ain, n, the answer was ‘your husband will not not ret retu urn.’ She wen went home home in despa despair, ir, and turni turning ng on the gas killed herself and her two two ch child ildren. en. The next next day, the husband returned from from a Russ Russia ian n pris prison on camp camp,, and found the dead bodies of  this three loved ones.” 20 Divination within the organized church community is also aimed at controlling the live lives s and and dest estin inie ies s of gullib llible le peop eople. le. Pulpits are filled with diviners and soothsayers---“charismatic hype mast master ers” s”----t -tha hatt have have no othe otherr mess messag age e but one one that that caters caters to to our flesh. flesh. Like the the occu occult lt card card layer layers, s, the the di divi vina nati tion on of old old has has prog progre ress ssiv ivel ely y wors worsen ened ed in our our time time because the “church community” is flooded with countless pseudo-profits as it sweeps across worldwide Christiandom, it leaves some devastated people in its path. As they prophesy presumptuously in the name ame of Jesu esus Chr Chris istt of Nazar azaret eth h, declaring things that He has NOT spoken to them is comparable to New Age divination. As they boldly and confidently 20

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declare, “thus saith the Lord,” fallen religious angels are leading God’s people away from the truth. Any power or influence that seeks to control the future of others is unquestionably demonic.21 The Lord declared, “I will bring such evil upon  Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth it both both his ears shall shall tingle. tingle. And I will will st stre rettch over ver Jeru erusale salem m the lin line of  Samaria, and the plummet of the house of  Ahab; and I will wipe Jesusalem as a man wip wipeth eth a dis ish h, wip ipin ing g it, it, and and turnin ing g it upside down.” (II Kings 21:12,13) 21:12,13)

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The vast majority of my clients for deliverance counseling have not only been wiped and turned over like a dish. Those seve severe rely ly torm tormen ente ted d have have di disc sclo lose sed d that that their their ears tingled. tingled. At first, first, I assumed assumed the ear tingli tingling ng was was a demonic demonic sign. sign. Perhaps Perhaps in His great disdain for charismatic occultism, the tingling of the ears is God Himself, reacting to present day idolatry. The primary strategy of religious fallen angels is to build a solid, seemingly impreg impregnab nable le bridg bridge e betwee between n its target target’s ’s propensity toward supernatural signs and wonders and a rather intricate, intersecting freeway of clever counterfeits 21 2

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of the divine presence and operations of  God. With subtle subtle suggest suggestions ions,, frequ frequent, ent, almost constant dreams and visions, with outst stan and din ing g predi edictio ction ns of the future, re, particularly ministry, the goal is to cause the target to renounce God and the Christian faith. With With clever clever coun counter terfei feits ts of the Holy Holy Ghost, religious demons had me in a spir sp irit itua uall noos noose. e. Si Sinc nce e I beli believ eve e that that God God has released strong delusion in the 70’s, I simply got swept into the trap along with other Christians, too numerous to fathom a count. As Paul warned the  Thessalonians,  Thessalonians, strong delusion will cause even even God’s God’s elect elect to to believ believe e a lie. Since Since I was a psychic prior to my salvation, beli believ evin ing g a lie was mad made e easy easy.. What What is virrtual vi tually ly imp imposs ssib ible le is to beco ecome “u “un ndeceived” once ensnared. Yet, I am living proof that with God, “all things are possible” After almost 3 decades, I succ su cce ess ssffully lly esc scap aped ed,, wit with my fait aith in  Jesus Christ stronger than ever. I believe that I have been victorious because of my love for the truth and the fact that I do not  judge success and failure by the standards standards of the world. Once saved in 1977, my charismatic deception began in the early 80’s when I was introduced to the ministries of the two Kenneths: Hagin and Copeland. These two men provided what seemed to be biblical explanations to some of the strange

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supern supe rnat atur ural al mani manife fest stat atio ions ns that that I had had already experienced, particularly travailing in the spirit. A power often gripped my spirit, brought me to my knees, where I wailed, moaned, groaned and sobbed out a river of tears while my mind was totally unaware of how or why these strange happenings occurred. Once I began to seriously study the audio taped messa essag ges of Hag Hagin and Cop Copelan eland d and several others along the way, these teachers provided the confirmation that I believed I was looking for. I met both men face ace to fac face e at thei theirr meeti eetin ngs. In the Hag Hagin meeti eetin ng of 1982 in Alb lban any y NY, NY, I began to speak in tongues. It is difficult to describe what I experienced. Inside my body, in the chest area area,, I felt felt like like some someth thin ing g in insi side de of me flip flippe ped, d, twis twiste ted d and and turn turned ed.. When When the the manife manifest stati ation ons s were were partic particul ularl arly y stron strong, g, water water flowe flowed d from from my my eyes. eyes. Somet Sometime imes s the feeling was so intense that I could not speak speak or even even stand stand.. Most Most of the the time, time, I was bent bent over. over. For too too many years, years, I was was led to believe that this inner turmoil was God’s God’s way of sayin saying g “Yes! “Yes! Go for for it. it. I’m with you, Pam. This is God. Don’t Don’t resist, resist, but just experience this flow of My Spirit.” I accepted every chill and goose bump as a sign of what I believed to be “a quickening of the Spirit.” As I point out elsewhere in this chapter, I also believed that I had a healing

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anointing because my hands often tingled and burn burned. ed. Other Other times, times, it felt like like I was was electrified, as if struck by a bolt of  lighteni lightening. ng. For examp example, le, any time I stood stood in a circle holding hands on each side of  me, I’d feel pain in my hands. The feelings in the hands caused me to function like a barometer, able to tell by touching if a person was demonized. ed.  Through  Through charismatic teachings, I believed that “the feeling” was simply a manifestation of the gift of “discerning of  spirits.” When I laid hands on people to be rele releas ased ed from from thei theirr affl afflic ictio tion, n, thei theirr pain pain left their bodies and I could feel it enter my hands. hands. When I declared declared such persons persons healed, most of the time, they were.  There were also other times when I pred predic icte ted d the the futu future re and and I was was corr correc ect. t.  This is the classic trick of the enemy to trap a Charismatic by the truth so that he or she will continue to ignorantly practice divination. My eyes began to open in 2003 when one of my predi edicti ctions did not com come to pass. pass. To make make a long story story short, short, I was hoping to reconcile with my husband even though his behavior was an obvious fact that that he he no long longer er love loved d me. me. One One day, day, while sitting at the computer, the quic quicke keni ning ng of chil chills ls,, goos goose e bump bumps, s, eyes eyes pouring out water, inner flips and tightness began, regarding my husband’s

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love for for me. me. With this experienc experience e came a sentence: “ Your husband’s love for you is so strong, that you can have faith in it, as you have faith that the sun will also rise tomorrow tomorrow.. So trust trust in him.” him.” By 2004, 2004, my my husband was deeply in love with another woman. Consequently, for the first time, I began to question the source of the sup su pern ernatu atural manif anifes esttatio ation ns upo upon my flesh. With each question, the Lord answered me and I was finally completely un-deceived, fully released from demonic deception. In fact, I rarely hear from demons and devils these days. My autobiographical work, “Come Out of Her, God’s People” provides the details of how how I esca escape ped d char charis isma mati tic c witc witchc hcra raft ft and and New Age occu ccultis tism. In ret retrosp spec ectt, what I believe kept me stuck in charismatic witchcraft were various inci in cide dent nts s wher where e I pred predic icte ted d even events ts and and situat sit uatio ions ns that that actual actually ly trans transpir pired. ed. The The most outstanding tool of my deliverance was the book “War on the Saints” by  Jessie Penn Lewis. Unfortunately, Unfortunately, countless of God’s elect have not yet escaped. escaped. It concerns concerns me that too many many have have even even di died ed,, st stil illl dece deceiv ived ed.. In this this ver very hour, Chr Chris isttian ian women and som some men continue to bombard heaven’s gates with with pray prayer ers s and and fast fastin ings gs focu focuse sed d on a particular person as the “God sent one” to be their future spouses. It’s a trap of the enemy.

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In every single case that I am aware of, every little coincidence about the “intended” served as a flashing sign from heaven that a casual acquaintance would culminate in a happy marriage, where the couple would serve the Lord together in ministry. Moreover, divination in the form of dreams and prophetic words received from charismatic Christians were accepted and believ believed ed to to be con confir firmin ming g signs. signs. In most case cases s, those who who anc anchored red thei theirr faith in these kinds of predictions experienc experienced ed devastati devastating ng disappo disappointm intment ent that shipwrecked their faith in Jesus Christ. In fact fact,, demo demoni nic c mock mocker ery y is evid eviden entt in several cases where “the intended” actua actually lly marr married ied som someon eone e else. else. Most Most of  of  the emotional outcomes are tragically the same, including and not limited to severe depression, anger at God, and blasphemous thoughts and utterances. So I know from personal experience that that Charis Charisma matic tic pract practiti ition oners ers are skill skilled ed at mini minimi mizi zing ng the the simil similar arit itie ies s betwe between en divi di vina nati tion on and and di divi vine ne bi bibl blic ical al prop prophe hecy cy,, either either inten intention tionally ally or ignorant ignorantly ly b blind linded ed by the the esse essent ntia iall and and radi radica call di diff ffer eren ence ces s betw etween een the the two. wo. Once bo born ag again ain, I came out of the New Age Movement in a few short years. Quite the reverse, it took me a few decades to realize that my forme formerr lu lust st for for su super pernat natura urall infor informat mation ion detrimentally served as a hindrance to my personal faith in God’s care and provision. Whether from God or from a religious devil

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assign assigned ed to me, me, I did not not actual actually ly ask or or seek supernatural knowledge, but once it was obtained, I most definitely savored it. From personal experience, I know without a doubt that those who desire such power are are su susc scep epti tibl ble e to demo demoni nic c dece decept ptio ion. n. With supernatural experience as an overall charismatic expectation, it is predictable that counterfeits will continue to flourish. God’s displeasure with both black and white magic is graphically set forth in the old test testame ament nt.. As one one who who loved loved secr secret et knowledge, nothing but the grace of God protected me from the plagues of both my occult occult acti activit vity y prior prior to bein being g saved saved and and decade decades s of charis charisma matic tic teach teaching ing.. As Char Charis isma mati tics cs perc percei eive ve them themse selv lves es as a spiritual army who are taking the kingdom of God God by forc force, e, in inte tell llig igen entt thou though ghtt and and “common sense” no longer play any part in the way they consider their situation. Obje Object ctiv ivit ity y and and rati ration onal alis ism m have have been been discarded and replaced by a dependence on emotion, sensation and even hysteria. Like those who seek psychics, astrologers and other occult prognosticators, Chari arismatics have become prophecy addicts who live in anticipation of the next word. In the midst of crowds of gatherers, peop eople come to be led led by sh sham aman anis isttic men and women who know how to “turn them on” with just a wave of a hand. On

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more more than than one one occa occasi sion on,, I watc watche hed d in amazement as a well known TV evang evangeli elist sts s order ordered ed appare apparent ntly ly sensi sensible ble people to turn to their neighbor and with a wave of their hand, shake their neighbor’s problems away. To watch the people immediately obey without thinking at all was a scary thing indeed. Any one with a sound mind would know that problems do not “fly away” by a wave of the hand. The scar sc ary y part part is is that that megaega-ev evan ang gelis elistts Kennet Kenneth h Copela Copeland nd and and the late late Kennet Kenneth h Hagin have told congregations to bark like dogs and cluck like chickens, and I have seen youtube video clips of these services, where bedlam broke out with barking and clucking. clucking. I’ve seen seen some some women women in these these clips, curl up in their seats like pythons or cobras. What I perceived perceived when I used to to watch Christian television was a strange epidemic that I did not perceive to be in control among the denominations - a kind of cont contag agio ious us di dise seas ase e - sp spre read adin ing g itse itself  lf  among gullible people and rendering them inca in capa pabl ble e of comm common onse sens nse, e, obje object ctiv ivit ity y and intell intellige igent nt thou though ght. t. Those Those who have have embraced this delusion seem totally unaw unawar are e of the the irra irrati tion onal alis ism m that that grip grips s them. They are mesmerized by what I also call call “cha “chari rism sman ania ia””----a a coun counte terf rfei eit, t, fals false e power. What do I say about such people? Well, I perceive that through the practice of “a

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new id ido olatr atry, y,” ” they are are like like drun runkar kards “under the influence” of a STRONG DELU ELUSION, that they they sh sho ould belie elieve ve a LIE ...” (2 Thessalonians. 2:11) I personally am acquainted with Charismatic followers who are so deluded that they are practically possessed. Consequently, they are being tormented n one way or another —ie, poverty, panic attacks, hearing voices voices,, obses obsessio sions ns and compu compulsi lsion ons. s. The The Lord has revealed o me that the torment that that prof profes essi sing ng Chri Christ stia ians ns are are endu enduri ring ng today is a kind of blessing, for if they were not tormented by demons, they would not know that something is sp assuredly wro wrong. cau cause of the arr arroganc ance of this present day Laodicean church, they would not not know know that that they they are are poor poor,, bl blin ind d and and naked. These are the “word” folk for whom the word is not working. In churches that were only a few years old in the the early early 80's 80's , unlea unlearne rned d pastor pastors s trained by audio cassette tapes and minibooks of megaega-m min inis iste terrs like like Ken Kenneth eth Copeland and Kenneth Hagin were establishing the foundation for charismatic witc witchc hcra raft ft.. They They form formed ed litt little le elit elitis istt netw networ orks ks amon among g them themse selv lves es as the the ununchurched folk started to flock in. At that time time,, the the prea preach chin ing g cent center ered ed on fait faith, h, name it and claim it, believe and receive, speaking in tongues, healing and miracles. In the late 80's early 90's, the prosperity message rose to a prominence that

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became even more popular than the other doctrines and teachings. As a ministerial member of a deno enomin inat atio ion n for twen twenty ty--fiv ive e year years, s, I personally watched and experienced how the si sin n of leg legalis alisttic trad tradit itio ion nalis alism m and and religious hypocrisy have desecrated main line denominations, permeating like leaven from top leadership in a circular, down downwa ward rd,, then then in an upwa upward rd sp spir iral al.. As the the root root of the the deno denomi mina nati tion on is rott rotten en,, there is no genuine fruit. Notwithstanding, the deception in the charismatic movement spreads far beyond just a few pastors or a handful of local congr congrega egatio tions ns.. Minist Ministers ers and layper layperson sons s who have never seen each other are mimicking the same key people. Leaders wat watch and imit imitat ate e lead leader ers s who in tur turn learn from other other leaders leaders and and pass pass on the the same false doctrines. Cons Conseq eque uent ntly ly,, from from pers person onal al experience I have come to believe that the sin of deception can be even more dest estruc ructive tive to the Body of Chr Chris istt than some of the more obvious sins of the flesh. The cure for sin is to simply repent, receive forgiveness and cleansing in the blood of Jesus and then to practice righteousness. This is the formula prescribed in the word of God that denominational preachers can follow to be delivered of sins like lust and fornication. At least one can repent of personal sin.

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Yet much more complicated than the sins of the flesh, I have personally witnessed a spiritual snobbery among the charisma charismatic tic movement movement that is extremely extremely difficult to penetrate, not just among the ministers but among the members as well. I call call it a chari charisma smatic tic witc witchc hcraf raftt but but the the bible bible calls it strong strong delusio delusion, n, the spirit spirit of  error error and worst worst yet, the the spirit spirit of the the antiantiChrist. The spirit of the anti-Christ is the unseen force behind charismatic witchc witchcraf raftt and I am am afraid afraid tha thatt the only only way to wipe it out is through a spiritual earthquake. Also known as “word of faith,” It’s almo almost st as if char charis isma mati tic c beli believ ever ers s are are acting under the influence of a delirium; that they are in a state of intoxication and, as a resu result lt,, are are in inca capa pabl ble e of tell tellin ing g the the difference between truth and lies, or understanding the danger that they face.  The root cause of this delirium is that its doctrines and practices are rooted in fost foster erin ing g a st stat ate e of sp spir irit itua uall in inte tens nsit ity y of  shouting, stomping, wailing, screaming in a form of intercession where “the violent take take the the king kingdo dom m by for force. ce.” ” There Therefo fore, re, force is the catalyst for the intense energy that is thought to be evidence of the Holy Ghost. At that time, most of the first memb member ers s of thes these e new, new, non non trad tradit itio iona nall chur church ches es eith either er came came from from the the stree treets ts

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themselves or they left one word of faith church to join another. There was a lot of  "sheep stealing" in those days. In the 90’s, trad tradit itio iona nal, l, deno denomi mina nati tion onal al chur church ch folk folk wan wanted "in in"" on all all the exci excite tem ment ent and started to leave their stagnant, dry deno denomi mina nati tion onal al chur church ches es to beco become me a part of the word of faith, charismatic movement. As frequented worship services in various charismatic churches, I witnessed several people respond to the altar calls, appearing as though they got saved. More than 20 years later, I am now meeting some of these people again.  Today they are contacting me to be set free because they are infested with tormenting demons. One One part partic icul ular ar case case in in poin pointt is a microcosmic example of a globally end endemi emic in inffest estatio ation n. Back ack in the early arly 80’s ’s,, ther there e was was alway lways s a great eat deal of  gleeful buzzing whenever the charismatic com community ity relea elease sed d news ews that Pasto astorr Mason Romano was coming to town. Word spread like wildfire because Pastor Mason was was an exci excittin ing g, ext extrem remely ely hand andsom some young man with a professional sounding singing voice. In fact, it was well known that Pastor Mason had obtained a degree of personal success in the secular music ind in dust strry prio rior to pulp lpit it preac reachi hin ng. Hi His s claim to “Christian fame” was that he had been the right hand of a well known and renowned evangelist of radio and tele televi visi sion on prom promin inen ence ce,, a name ame alw always ays

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repeated in Mason’s bio. His connection to a famo famous us mini minist stry ry was was in inst stru rume ment ntal al in Mason’s ability to establish 5 small denominational churches in the northeast of New York State. Mason himself founded and continues to pastor a church in a New England. On sever everal al even evenin ings gs,, I atte attend nded ed Mason’s revivals. I never was quickened in my spirit when he preached, but he truly ministered to my spirit when he sang. He was a guy with a lot of “ham”, a true perf erformer-er---a -a real real showst sto opper. er. Even ven though I found Mason to be a bit cocky, there was nothing boring about him and I enjoyed him. In fact, Mason reminded me of a Christianized Frank Sinatra. “Ole Blue Eyes” had always been one of my favorite actors and singers, with a flair for stand up comedy. Since the subject of most of  Mason’s messages were about “come and get get your your mira miracl cle” e”,, I thou though ghtt to myse myself lf,, ”well, who knows! Maybe this will be my night.” It was also in Mason’s ministry that I sat “up close and personal” as I watched intently the phenomena of being “slain in the spirit.” Its been more than 20 years since I sat in one of Mason’s worship services. Recently, I received an email request for deli delive vera ranc nce e from from a woma woman n who, who, on the the surface, seemed well rooted in the word of  God. Since no one can stand his ground in spir sp irit itua uall warfa arfare re unle unless ss he be save saved, d, I

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began to enquire into this particular client’s salvation experience as a prelude to deliverance counseling. One thing led to another and as I listened to the client’s story intently, I interrupted her “with, what is the name of the church where you ‘got saved?’.” When she told me the name, I knew who the pastor was. She was a member of Pastor Mason’s church. This tormented woman had arrived at the altar ten years ago at the invitation of  Pastor Pastor Mason Mason in in his home home church. church. Today, Today, she sh e tear tearfu full lly y admi admits ts that that sh she e has has neve neverr experienced the fruit of her salvation. She confessed confessed that as she she listened listened to a radio radio broa broadc dcas astt a few year years s ago, ago, for the the first first time time,, she rea reali lize zed d that that some someth thin ing g was wrong wrong with with her sp spiri iritua tualit lity. y. Howev However er sh she e did not know what to do to make things right. I revealed to her that at no fault of  her own, she was not saved. I reme rememb mber ered ed that that Pasto astorr Mason ason alwa always ys assumed that everyone assembled at his meetin meetings gs was was save saved. d. To the the lost, lost, it it was simply “come on down to the altar and receive without preaching about sin, the cross and repentance. Since she did not respond to the Savior through conviction for sin, I suggested to her that she probably picked up a religious demon at the altar.  Yet another one of my clients came to an altar at a Charismatic church 15 years ago ago. Caro arol has been een slain lain in the spirit irit

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countless times, yet she wakes up everyday afraid to take a shower, believing that the shadows she sees over her food is human excrement. This particular client responded to an invitation after a sermon was preached, was led to recite the sinner's prayer, given the right hand and of fello ellows wsh hip and decl eclared ared to be save saved, d,----- once once in a Cath Cathol olic ic Char Charis isma mati tic c Church---and then once again in a word of  fait faith h chur church ch----a -and nd then then once once agai again n in a holiness Pentecostal church. Notwithstanding, she too has been tormented since the first day of her alleged salvation. In this case, Carol refuses to consider the possibility that she is not saved, even though there are coun countl tles ess s si sign gns s that that serv serve e as evid eviden ence ce that her spiritual life has been unfruitful. Each day as I now enter into predeliverance counseling with people whose min ind ds have ave been een si sim milar ilarly ly oppresse essed d, thanking the Lord each morning for awaking in my "right mind" takes on new mean meanin ing. g. Why Why? ? Beca Becaus use e my case caselo load ad continues to include Charismatic Chri Christ stia ians ns who who prof profes ess s to be saved aved yet yet who who are are affl afflic icte ted d with with OCDOCD----Ob Obse sess ssiv ive e Compulsive Disorder-- dissociative identity disorder (DID), Paranoia, Depe Depers rson onal aliz izat atio ion, n, even even di diso sord rder ers s that that don't even have a name yet. I have discovered is that the underlying root of  the problem is that unsaved persons were prey to the religious demon while

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attending either a word of faith or a Charismatic/Pentecostal Charismatic/Pentecostal church. A few years ago, a professing Christian for 13 years made a four hour drive to  Troy New York to seek deliverance from demons. An intelligent woman with a masters degree in her field of endeavor, Ann is clearly demonized. Her body is so taken over by demons, that as I drove her to my office from the motel, the demons in her caused Ann to reach across from the passenger's side of the car and grab the steering wheel. I was on a three three lane lane highw highway ay in rush hour traffic, driving at about 65 miles an hour hour.. Whil While e I main mainta tain ined ed cont contro roll of the the stee st eeri rin ng whee wheel, l, I rebu ebuked ked the the demon. Insisting that she is saved---- Ann casually looked at me as she sat back in her seat, com composed sed and alo aloof ------decla eclari ring ng "the the demons are just showing off. They want you to know that they are going to put on a show for you when you try to cast them out." It was clear to me that Ann had no rega regard rd for for the the dange angerr that that we had had ju just st narrowly escaped. Once at my office, even thou though gh I cast cast out sev sever eral al demo demons ns fro from m her, she traveled back home with her demo demons ns.. Why? Why? Beca Becau use she refu refuse ses s to admit that she is not saved. This This is the the powe powerr of char charis isma mati tic c witchcraft. In this particular case, Ann had been a nominal Christian in a dry,

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denominational church for 20 years. All of  that time, even though she was an active memb ember from her chil child dhood ood, an usher even even,, sh she e had had the the pres presen ence ce of mind mind to KNOW that she was not saved. However, it is equally important to point out that while Ann actively attended a dry, denominational church, she was also not demonized. However upon visiting a Charismat Charismatic/P ic/Pente entecost costal al church church 13 years ago, Ann was taken to the altar to "seek the Holy Ghost" by chanting Jesus, Jesus, Hall Hallel elui uiah ah,, Hall Hallel elui uiah ah.. She She was was told told that that since she spoke in tongues at the close of  this tarrying session, she was saved. Shortly thereafter, the demonic oppression began and then proceeded to increase in intensity until now the demons are almost incomplete control of her mind and her her body. body. Ann is a woman possessed yet she STILL insists that she is saved.

Experience has taught me that anyone who seeks the Holy Ghost by tarrying and chanting at a church altar has not recei eceive ved d the Lord Jesu esus Chr Chris ist. t. As you you were waiting for the Holy Ghost, a religious demon was at that altar, waiting for YOU! Anyway, for 13 years, Ann continues to be tormented by demons. I want to warn you, the reader, that if you have have had had a si simi mila larr expe experi rien ence ce,, chan chance ces s are that not only did you not get saved, but you you may have ave opened ened the the door to receiving a religious demon. It is shocking

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to me that each week I am brought into contact with demonized people who believe that they are born again---people who came to the Lord years ago through either either the the charis charismat matic ic movem movement ent or the the Pentecostal church The The most most damn damnab able le pl plag ague ue of the the Charis Charismat matic ic movem movement ent is that that coun countle tless ss millions, perhaps billions of seekers have resp respon onde ded d at the alta altars rs of of a "beli "believ eve, e, confess and receive" gospel, based upon Romans 10:8-10 If you confess the Lord Jesus with with your your mout mouth h and and beli believ eve e in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved." Begi Beginn nnin ing g with with the the old old line line Pent Pentec ecos osta tall denomina denomination tions, s, multitud multitudes es have come to the altar seeking the Holy Ghost and the speaking in tongues without having repented for sin and they too are in a mess today. Not Not to su sugg gges estt that that ther there e are are not not countless people in the traditional denomina denomination tions s that that are are not not saved. saved. Since Since the the unsa unsaved ved in denom denomina inatio tional nal church churches es are not open to the invisible world of the spir sp irit it,, they gener eneral allly do not have ave the added problem of becoming practitioners of charismatic witchcraft. Those who sinc si ncer erel ely y yet yet prem premat atur urel ely y seek seek the the Holy Holy

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Spirit without having experienced repentance are the ones who are the most vulnerable to the deception and subs su bseq eque uent nt in infe fest stat atio ion n of the the reli religi giou ous s demon. Not Not all, all, but but sever everal al Char Charis ism matic atic churchgoers churchgoers are now being tormented by demo demons ns,, even even thou though gh they they have ave been been sincere believers in Jesus Christ. How can this be? The hidden root of the problem is that they have unknowingly been worshipping the Fake Jesus, the imposter occult occultist ist god, god, Jesus Jesus Sanand Sananda a Emmanu Emmanuel. el. Moreve Morever, r, they they never never got got save saved d becau because se they merely repeated a sinner’s prayer or resp respon onde ded d to an in invi vita tati tion on to Chri Christ stia ian n disc di scip iple lesh ship ip with withou outt bein being g draw drawn n by he Holy Ghost Ghost to to repent repent.. Consequ Consequently ently,, the the prima primary ry danger danger of charis charisma matic tic witchc witchcraf raftt is that that it produ produce ces s count counter erfe feit it sp spir irit itua uall birt bi rths hs that that mimi mimic c the the true true born born agai again n experience. Too many charismatic idolaters did not approach the Lord with a contrite heart. Nor Nor did the they y come come "po "poor or in spi spiri rit. t."" Oh, they repeated a sinner's prayer, yet without "feeling what a sinner must feel" to be saved. A sinner must feel the godly sor sorrow of repen epenttance ance.. A si sin nner sh sho ould FEEL that he is standing on the edge, about to slip off into hell, but that he has grabbed a lifeline, and that lifeline is Jesus Christ of Nazareth. No one can be saved unle unless ss the the preac preachi hing ng they they resp respon onde ded d to

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emphasized the wretchedness of the lost soul that can do nothing for itself accept receive what the Lord has already done.

Defying the scripture which states that salv salvat atio ion n is a gi gift ft from from God, God, to prev preven entt human boasting, those under the influence of Charismatic witchcraft generally boast that they "“accepted  Jesus." We don't accept Jesus. He accepts us!!!! Consider a person who is drowning declaring after he has been saved that "I accepted the lifeguard who came to save me." When you knew that you were drowning and you knew that you wanted to live, did you really have any other choice????" A salvation that brings forth a new birt bi rth h in incl clud udes es a reco recogn gnit itio ion n of what what you you have narrowly escaped. What we need to preach to the unsaved is their need to fall on their faces in the fear of the Lord. Repentance in the spirit of meekness and in humble gratitude for what the Lord has already accomplished is essential to a true conver conversio sion. n. The The unsav unsaved ed sh shou ould ld tremb tremble le first first and then feel the unspeaka unspeakable ble joy that comes with knowing that at the cross they have escaped the wrath of God that is to come. Then and only then can the lost believe and receive their free gift of  salv salvat atio ion. n. Even Even the the demo demons ns beli believ eve e and and tremble, yet there is no salvation for them either. Therefore, it stands to reason that

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we have experience more than just believ believing ing.. Certai Certainly nly,, faith faith is essen essentia tiall to salvation. Without faith, it is impossible to please please God. God. However, However, where salvation salvation is concerned, God is the actual supplier of  the faith. Besides faith, repentance is essential to salvation---a godly sorrow that is also “God “God’s ’s doin doing” g” as the the Holy Holy Spir Spirit it draw draws s each sinner sinner to the cross. cross. Therefor Therefore, e, how can we escape if we submit to the word of  faith teaching that defines repentance as a mere change of mind or heart that is with within in the the voli voliti tion on of the the si sinn nner er,, who who is taught that he must turn around in another direction??? As the demons have sense enough to tremble, we also need "to tremble." True repentance will cause us to tremble. When we tremble, we realize that if it wer were not for the the bloo lood sacr acrific ifice e of   Jesus, if Jesus did not pay the price for us, we are separated from God for eternity. We receive our salvation by faith in the Lord's finished work. Now that is something to tremble about!!!!

On the contrary, many come to Jesus in charisma charismatic tic congregat congregations ions for peace and  joy. Others come for prosperity, prosperity, miracles, sign si gns, s, wond wonder ers s and and heal healin ing. g. With Withou outt a doubt, there is no other faith that offers as much to the lost as does Christianity and so some come in on this "good deal" of  the the good good new news. Jesu Jesus s lift lifted ed up John John the the

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Bapt Baptis istt as the the grea greate test st of the the prop prophe hets ts.. Unlike Moses and Elijah, John did not perform any miracles. His entire ministry was to prepare the way for the coming of  the Lord by simply preaching repentance. For the call to repentance from sin, John the the Bapt Baptis istt was was behe behead aded ed.. It st stan and ds to reason that if Jesus declared that John the Baptist was the greatest prophet born of a wom woman, an, then repen epenttance ance must be the the major focus of the message preached by the present day prophet to prepare us for the second coming of Lord Jesus Christ. Repentance is the dark night of the soul. It is when we are confronted by our inborn evil that we can do nothing about other than grab on for dear life to the One who became sin so that we could become the righteousness of God in Him. We must see our darkness before we can appreciate how Jesus has translated us out of darkness into light. After 33 years, I can remember very vividly how I myself experienced the dark night of my own soul. I was a confident, high minded person who thought very well of herself. After all, I had obtained a masters degree four years before, doubling my salary as a result. I had great ego strength when the Lord showed me my pers person onal al dark darkne ness ss.. The The poor poorne ness ss of  spirit that I felt was indescribable. However, the Holy Ghost used my sorrow to cause me to repent. that Repentance

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led by God to my spirit brought forth the fruit of a rebirth that was equally indesc indescrib ribabl able e as the the Holy Holy Ghost Ghost entere entered d my spirit and I experienced “the joy of the Lord.” It seems an impossible task to correct the the dama damage ge that that char charis isma mati tic c witc witchc hcra raft ft has wrought, Primarily beca ecause most Char Charis isma mati tic c peop people le are are conv convin ince ced d that that they are saved. It is like putting a camel through the eye of a needle. With man, it woul would d be impo imposs ssib ible le,, but but with with the the Lord Lord  Jesus Christ, nothing is impossible. impossible. Since the devil is responsible, the Lord is using the the torm tormen entt of Sata Satan' n's s demo demons ns to wake wake some of these people up. I myself would never have thought of such an idea. Only the Lord knows how to deliver those who are in danger of hearing Him say, "I never knew you.” HOW COUNTERFEIT HEALING WORKS Healing is a major element of  char charis ism matic atic witc witchc hcra raft ft.. .. More More then then two two decades ago, healing ministry captivated me into into the the charis charismat matic ic movem movement ent.. As I reca recall ll,, some someth thin ing g in me beli believ eved ed that that I was called to heali healing ngs s and miracles miracles.. My inne in nerr know knowle ledg dge e was was st stir irre red d by is isol olat ated ed instances when the devil would demonstrate his power to "keep me in the loop" with a few outstanding healings and deliverances. In one particular case that is hard to

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describe, my mind was overpowered by what seemed to me to be both fait aith and and kno knowled ledge that a partic particul ular ar client client of mine mine would would be healed healed of womb cancer. It happened when I was awakened at about 5am with my mind in a holding patt patter ern n that that I coul could d not not sh shak ake. e. In othe otherr word words, s, no othe otherr thou though ghts ts coul could d in intr trud ude. e. On the morning that the client was going to the doctor's office for a medical checkup, she called to cancel our our mid afternoon afternoon session. Since I was working in a substance abuse counseling agency at the time time,, I went went out out on a prof profes essi sion onal al limb limb when I spoke to her over the phone: "I heard from the Lord about you in the middle of the night and I believe that the Lord wants me to lay hands on you for your healing healing today today during during group group session. I am sorry that you are canceling the appo appoin intm tmen ent. t.." ." Well Well,, a week week late later, r, the the client walked into my office beaming with a medi medica call repo report rt in her hand. hand. I look looked ed down at it and glanced at its bottom line. It read "cancer of the cervix, negative." At the moment that my eyes fixed on those words, a power fell on me as I sat at my des desk. k. Tear Tears s flow flowed ed fro from m my eye eyes s down my face. I went into my desk draw and and pull pulled ed out out the the bi bibl ble. e. It open opened ed to Matthew 10 which reads, "heal the sick, cast out devils, freely you have received so freely freely give." Shortly Shortly thereaft thereafter, er, even

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the medical profession was used to confirm the healing. healing. This client was going to the doctors for tests on a regular basis. A few days to a week before my supernatural faith and knowledge manifest manifestation ation,, the client’s client’s test had been seriou seriously sly posit positive ive.. Just Just hours hours AFTER AFTER my experi experienc ence, e, the the test test was re-ta re-taken ken.. This This was why she had to cancel the group coun counse seli ling ng appo appoin intm tmen entt with with me. me. This This inci in cide dent nt was was cl clev ever erly ly pl plan anne ned d to embe embed d my soul to embrace a counterfeit healing mini minist stry ry.. The The sp spre read adin ing g of this this in inci cide dent nt through out the counseling center where I worked worked was used against against me by by enemies enemies to cause me to lose a job that I loved. It was a demonic coup on all levels---a deception that encompassed things spir sp irit itua ual, l, emot emotio iona nall and and fina financ ncia ial. l. . With this counterfeit healing, I KNEW  THAT I KNEW THAT I KNEW THAT SHE WOULD BE HEA HEALED LED becau ecause se a feeli eelin ng consumed my entire body. This is the clue.  Any supernatural supernatural manifestation manifestation that is focused in the body and puts the mind on hold is usually demonic. Totally deceived by it, I assumed at the time that the Holy Spir Spirit it touc touche hed d her her di dire rect ctly ly Hi Hims msel elff and and then then fuse fused d my mind mind and and body body with with the the knowledge of it in what charismatic witchcraft calls “a word of knowledge.” Yet piv ivo otal manif anifes esttatio ation n was merel erely y one more super upern natu atural ral exp experie erien nce that that I innocently, and ignorantly, I might add--assu assume med d was was from from God God.. Was Was it? it? I can can

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look back now and see the devil’s hand in all of it. it. When God God really really heals heals a person, person, He has no interest in proving Himself by a “medical confirmation from mere doctors He Himself molded and created. The religious devil assigned to me led me to believe that I had a special calling or “ano “anoint inting ing” ” to heal heal cancer cancer.. So armed armed with faith in a word sent by a fallen angel, I layed hands on about 10 cancer victims. Each one of them significantly recovered months, even years beyond their predicted expiration date, but every one of them eventually died of cancer. In retrospect, each of the deaths was used by the enemy to mock my healing ministry ministry.. This is how how these these entitie entities s work. work. First they tell you that you have a supernatural gift to help people and then they use your failure to heal to mock you.  The mockery was very clear in one particul particular ar case. case. Sister Sister Perry Perry was was dying dying of  a brain cancer when in a dream, I was shown that she would live to see the birth of her her firs firstt gran grandc dchi hild ld.. To enc encou oura rage ge Sis istter Perry erry,, I tol told her the dream eam ju jus st before I laid hands on her to be healed. Sister Perry smiled yet looked puzzled because all of her sons were homosexual and her one and only daughter was not pregn egnant. A few days after I had the dream, it became known that one of Sister Perry’s gay sons had recently slept with a woma woman n and and that that he anno announ unce ced d the the day day

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before that he was going to be a father. Since my prediction was now half true, I believed the second half of the prediction---tht Sister Perry would live at least another 7 or 8 months to hold her first first grand grandchi child. ld. Inste Instead, ad, she she died died a few weeks later. At that time, I was totally unfamiliar with with the the meth method ods s and and tric tricks ks of demo demons ns and devils, so the demons hoped that I would lose faith and deny God. Instead. I rati ration onal aliz ized ed that that I had done done some someth thin ing g wron wrong g unti untill I lear learne ned d that that Si Sis s Perr Perry y had had sought the help of a witchcraft practi actittion ioner. er. I had perh erhaps aps one or two supernatural supernatural manifestations manifestations a year year and and at times imes ever very other year year,, but they wer were eno enough to keep keep me me hold holdin ing g on to the the wor word of heali ealin ng and and mirac iraclles that had been spoken to me through a 9 year old little girl in my living room on a Saturday afternoon on 1/8/83: the waters of heav eaven shall flow down upon the house of  the minister and the minister's daughter daughter.. These These waters waters shall shall HEAL the city. city. Great miracles miracles shall flow from this house.” Therefore, Therefore, I continued to wait for the mighty waters of heaven to heal for 25 year years. s. Did they they? ? It seeme seemed d so, but the healings never lasted and the people died of the same diseases that they had origi original nally ly claimed claimed to be healed healed of. With With what I believed to be a healing anointing,

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my hands hands would would often often tingle tingle and burn. On some occasions, I felt like I was electrified, sim si milar ilar to the feeli eelin ng of elec electtric ric sh sho ock when by mistake one touches a live wire. When I stood in a circle with Christians holding hands on each side of me, I’d feel pain ain com come into into my my han hands, as as if lik like a suct su ctio ion n cup cup, I was drawin awing g pain ain out of  their bodies. bodies. I rationalized rationalized that the the pain in my hand ands was a sig ign n that that the the perso erson ns were were dem demon oniz ized ed.. So in my my deli delive vera ranc nce e mini minist stry ry,, I ofte often n laid laid hand hands s on affl afflic icte ted d people to be be released. released. When the pain left them them and and ente entere red d my hand, and, I decl declar ared ed them healed. Most of the time they were, but the so called healings were most often temporary. Finally, a few years ago, the Lord revealed the truth: “Pam, “Pam, you had had the the power power to heal while you were ignorantly practicin practicing g witchcra witchcraft. ft. It is not my power wer.. It is sou soul power wer that has been een energ ergized ized by demonic demonic power. power. It is the kind kind of power that lifts up man and not not Me. To real really ly obta obtain in MY powe power, r, you you must must repe repent nt and and then then deny deny the powe powerr of your your own soul. “ I have denied it and I wait to see what God does with me in the 21st century.

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