Wednesday 29 May 2013

LATTER RAIN IN CWMBRAN!

This post focuses upon the latest Outpouring Update of 22 May 2013 on the Victory Church Cwmbran's website, concerning Lou Engle's visit to them last week:

"We are delighted to have guests from California with us. Unbeknown to us Lou Engle and his team finished a 40 day fast on April 9th 2013. On April 10th this Outpouring broke out in Wales."


Cwmbran visitor Lou Engle, preacher of "another gospel."


First thing to note is that there is a clear implication that Lou Engle & Co. and the "Welsh Outpouring" were Cause and Effect. If this is indeed the case, it is another very real reason to have concern about this movement being truly of God. (See below). Second thing to note is that  NO "outpouring" has broken out in Wales, but in the confines of Victory Church in Cwmbran only. The bulletin continues:


"Lou Engle is a very well known man of God, with an incredible heart for revival. He pioneered "The Call" which has been used to reach and empower hundreds of thousands of people to pursue Jesus Christ. His team of eight have been amazing, they simply jumped on a plane to spend four days in Wales and see what God is doing."

OK. What perhaps isn't so well known on this side of the Atlantic is that Lou Engle's "incredible heart for revival" is for a PARTICULAR KIND of revival. A revival which bears no resemblance at all to the Welsh Awakening of 1904/05 which we in Wales would probably recognize as being a TRUE revival initiated by God!


Lou Engle is a central leader of what has become known as the New Apostolic Reformation, embracing and vigorously promoting "Latter Rain" theology, whereby a "Joel's Army" of radical and militant believers wins the world - religiously, socially and politically - for Christ, PRIOR to His return. Also known as "Kingdom Now" theology or Dominionism, it is a TOTALLY UNBIBLICAL CONCEPT, which flies in the face of true Scriptural teaching of the Last Days and our Lord's return. It is JESUS HIMSELF who is victorious and puts all things under His feet at His return, NOT the Church. Dominionism is a grievous LIE, and as such can only come from the 'father of lies.' This clearly makes Lou Engle someone who is "deceiving, and being deceived" as 2 Timothy 3:13 warns about! Yet Victory Church hails him as a "man of God!" Surely something is badly wrong here?

Cwmbran visitor Todd Bentley's "Joel's Army" tattoo.

In regards to "The Call" Lou Engle has claimed that these organized prayer rallies of his have prevented a multitude of natural disasters, e.g. saving Texas from deadly tornadoes! Hmmm... seems Oklahoma was excluded from such salvation the other day...

We might also well note that Lou Engle was a senior leader of the International House of Prayer (IHOP), which was set up by Mike Bickle who was the leader of the Kansas City (UTTERLY FALSE) Prophets. IHOP is suspect in the extreme, a great promoter of 'contemplative prayer' which is essentially New Age Eastern mysticism! 

The visit of Lou Engle will make it the THIRD major false teacher in Cwmbran since December 2011. This little Welsh town is surely a prime target for the Enemy's attempts to usher in a COUNTERFEIT REVIVAL, a great Dominionist, 'Toronto' deception straight from the Pit!!!


I believe that all purported movements of the Holy Spirit need to be checked out against Scripture, and examined for the health of both their roots and their branches. When we discover disease in those roots and/or those branches, we should know what kind of fruit to expect from that tree. The apple on the bough may look nice and shiny, but what's at the core?

Laodicean apple. Fancy a bite?

If the "Welsh Outpouring" were truly initiated and governed by the Third Person of the Trinity, why then are only SELECTIVE gifts being exercised? Where is WISDOM, and where is DISCERNMENT? Is it not strange that the very gifts which are NOT exercised, are the very ones which would allow these deceived leaders to see their influences for what they really are?

The bulletin continues:

"During their 40 day fast they had visions and dreams of Whales jumping around in the sea. They believe God was showing them that Wales is a significant place where God is moving, so they came!"

I would humbly suggest that the Lord God of the Universe, who made all things, is fully aware of the difference between whales with an 'h' and Wales without one!


Killer Whales
Hi! I'm Cardiff. You must be Swansea!

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"Nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?"
(Luke 18:8)

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