"For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears."
(2 Timothy 4:3)
Yet in their infinite lack of wisdom, and having scattered any last remaining particles of discernment to the four winds, this is the man who Elim, as represented by their Metropolitan West Region, has seen fit to be the key player in their RIVERCAMP LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2015 on May 18th - 19th at Ealing Christian Centre.
Bill Johnson has sung the praises of - and flaunted his involvement with - the likes of the great "seed-faith" scam merchant Oral Roberts and Word of Faith colossus and convicted multi-million dollar church funds embezzler David Yonggi Cho, who he has called "amazing." He calls the likes of the appalling "New Mystic" John Crowder, and the fake healer and adulterer Todd Bentley of Lakeland infamy, his friends; in fact he was one of the men who saw fit to "restore" Bentley to ministry, so he could continue to massively inject his poison, particularly into the spiritual bloodstream of Africa. Consider this video quote of his buddy John Crowder, if you will, as he kneels at the grave of John Alexander Dowie, a most notorious forerunner of all that is false in the "Church" today:
"We've just come to the grave today to release to you an impartation of healing revival, of city-building restoration, city-taking anointing, master-building apostolic anointing, and so we just rip it right out of the ground, we just suck it right off his dead bones, in Jesus' name, and loose it to you, a healing, revival glory, master-building, apostolic anointing glory!"
(Source: https://youtu.be/AbrHAFAwSc4 )
(Source: https://youtu.be/AbrHAFAwSc4 )
This is the sick practice known as grave-sucking, very popular with students of the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry, such as those here seen on a mission trip to Loughor in South Wales, engaged in sucking up Evan Roberts' anointing from his grave! If this picture doesn't absolutely horrify you...
What have we come to when such things are unquestioningly accepted in evangelical circles? What has Elim here in the UK come to, when necromancy is a "normal" practice of young people at the church led by the man who they are delighted to have as main speaker at a Leadership Conference of theirs? Is not something terribly, terribly wrong here?
The sad fact is that Elim has been on a slippery slope for many years now. Its dramatic downward spiral can be traced back at least as far as the so-called Toronto Blessing of the 1990s, in reality one of the most grievous curses ever to have been inflicted on the Faith. Instead of denouncing it as a thoroughly Satanic deception, Elim leaders like Colin Dye and Wynne Lewis wholeheartedly embraced and endorsed its demonic drunkenness, and effectively partnered with this alien spirit emanating from the pit of Hell! And it is this selfsame lying spirit which has continued to wreak havoc to this day, mutating and mushrooming along the way, manifesting itself through some of Charismania's choicest front-men, like Todd Bentley and his champion, the discernment-devoid, Dominionist and Restorationist, "anything goes" Mr. Bill Johnson. The damage done to genuine, Bible-based Christianity has been incalculable. And Elim, regrettably but undeniably, have been and continue to be complicit in fanning the flames of this "strange fire."
The Gospel is Good News. Johnson's Bethel is exceedingly bad news! Fire tunnels, wind gusts, gold fillings and gold dust, glory clouds and angel feathers, "inner healing" and grave-sucking, waking up sleeping angels and using tuning forks for prophetic purposes (no, I don't know how either!) are just some of the ingredients bubbling away in Bethel's big cauldron of counterfeit Christianity.
What have we come to when such things are unquestioningly accepted in evangelical circles? What has Elim here in the UK come to, when necromancy is a "normal" practice of young people at the church led by the man who they are delighted to have as main speaker at a Leadership Conference of theirs? Is not something terribly, terribly wrong here?
The sad fact is that Elim has been on a slippery slope for many years now. Its dramatic downward spiral can be traced back at least as far as the so-called Toronto Blessing of the 1990s, in reality one of the most grievous curses ever to have been inflicted on the Faith. Instead of denouncing it as a thoroughly Satanic deception, Elim leaders like Colin Dye and Wynne Lewis wholeheartedly embraced and endorsed its demonic drunkenness, and effectively partnered with this alien spirit emanating from the pit of Hell! And it is this selfsame lying spirit which has continued to wreak havoc to this day, mutating and mushrooming along the way, manifesting itself through some of Charismania's choicest front-men, like Todd Bentley and his champion, the discernment-devoid, Dominionist and Restorationist, "anything goes" Mr. Bill Johnson. The damage done to genuine, Bible-based Christianity has been incalculable. And Elim, regrettably but undeniably, have been and continue to be complicit in fanning the flames of this "strange fire."
The Gospel is Good News. Johnson's Bethel is exceedingly bad news! Fire tunnels, wind gusts, gold fillings and gold dust, glory clouds and angel feathers, "inner healing" and grave-sucking, waking up sleeping angels and using tuning forks for prophetic purposes (no, I don't know how either!) are just some of the ingredients bubbling away in Bethel's big cauldron of counterfeit Christianity.
Let's say it as it is. The type of practice and experiential religiosity of Johnson's Bethel Church in Redding, is indistinguishable from that of the NEW AGE movement. Which is, quite simply WITCHCRAFT, just re-branded and re-marketed with a more palatable identity. This is as serious as it gets, my friends.
Moreover, Bill Johnson teaches that Jesus did not become Christ until his baptism, having laid His divinity aside. In other words, when He was born of Mary He was not Jesus Christ come in the flesh, just Jesus of Nazareth. Concerning such a denial, 1 John 4:1-3 affirms that this is the spirit of antichrist! Furthermore, Johnson claims that Jesus Himself had to be born again! (Which means that our Saviour Himself had to be saved, or otherwise be condemned to Hell!) Please read and heed this direct warning from the Word of God concerning such renegades as Bill Johnson:
Moreover, Bill Johnson teaches that Jesus did not become Christ until his baptism, having laid His divinity aside. In other words, when He was born of Mary He was not Jesus Christ come in the flesh, just Jesus of Nazareth. Concerning such a denial, 1 John 4:1-3 affirms that this is the spirit of antichrist! Furthermore, Johnson claims that Jesus Himself had to be born again! (Which means that our Saviour Himself had to be saved, or otherwise be condemned to Hell!) Please read and heed this direct warning from the Word of God concerning such renegades as Bill Johnson:
"Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned;
AND AVOID THEM."
(Romans 16:17)
P.S. Cost of this 2-day event? Sixty quid no less! Sixty shiny, silver pound coins. That's thirty pieces of silver a day... Now, where have I come across that before...?
The 'S.S. Elim' at full steam...
Further reading and viewing:
A page of links to relevant articles and videos can be found at:
My recent article on Bethel SOZO "inner healing" can be found at:
http://watchman4wales.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/sozo-in-uk-inner-healing-or-simply.html
http://watchman4wales.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/sozo-in-uk-inner-healing-or-simply.html
