"Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
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;
And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables."
(2 Timothy 4:2-4)
The refreshing waters of RIVERcamp!
INTRODUCTION
Every summer since 2002, the Metropolitan West Region of the Elim Pentecostal Church has organized the RIVERcamp festival. Sadly, 2015 will be no exception to this most lamentable annual testimony to Elim's appalling accord both with the Toronto Curse and the dire, rampant Dominionism of the New Apostolic Reformation.
For 6 days, from 26th. to 31st. August, the Lenchwood Christian Centre near Evesham in Worcestershire will once more host this great Laodicean extravaganza, where the elite of Elim will again take huge pleasure in injecting yet more poison into the bloodstream of the Body here in the UK. (It is to be noted that although held under the auspices of Elim, it is not a denominational event, but open to absolutely anyone who is so misguided as to attend).
Back in May, the RIVERcamp team held a (Mis)Leadership Conference with the star player on the field being none other than Bill Johnson, one of the most dangerous deceivers on the face of the planet. From gold dust and glory clouds to the ghoulish necromancy of grave-sucking, his Bethel Church in Redding, California, is the very epitome of everything that is wrong in what passes itself off as being the Church today. My report on this deplorable event can be found here:
http://watchman4wales.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/rivercamp-leadership-conference-may.html
I repeat below a particular paragraph from that article, as it is relevant to all RIVERcamp events and the spirit of deep deception that underlies them:
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."
NOTE. Anyone who is unfamiliar with the Toronto Blessing-That's-Really-A-Terrible-Curse, or the utterly unBiblical theology and warped worldview of the New Apostolic Reformation, please refer to the links I've included at the foot of this article.
Elim's leadership team. You have nothing to smile about, gentlemen!
ELIM'S ELITE: A DESPERATE DEARTH OF DISCERNMENT
The leading lights of RIVERcamp are David Campbell and Kevin Peat, who significantly have both been members of Elim's National Leadership Team since before RIVERcamp was birthed, proving that the top brass of Elim have always been behind this festival right from its woeful inception. They have both been speakers at every RIVERcamp ever held.
Messrs. Campbell and Peat wield great power and influence in the Elim movement; the former is Regional Leader of both the Metropolitan East and the Metropolitan West Regions with around 130 churches under his charge, while the latter is Regional Leader in Scotland, the North West of England and North Wales. BOTH OF THESE MEN, DESPITE BEING LONG-TERM LEADERS OF A PENTECOSTAL DENOMINATION, HAVE CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED A SHOCKING LACK OF WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT!
Why do I declare this? It's because it is evidenced by the long and wretched roll-call of Toronto and New Apostolic Reformation deceivers that they have proudly paraded at RIVERcamp events right from the very beginning! They have faithfully followed in the footsteps not of the Lord, but of fellow Elim (mis)leaders devoid of discernment and due care - and attention to Scripture! - like Colin Dye and Wynne Lewis of Kensington Temple infamy. Such men as these are hirelings and not true shepherds, not only dismally failing to protect the flock but actually warmly welcoming the slavering wolves into the fold to freely maul the sheep and feed upon the lambs.
Carefully consider this piece of hyper-Charismatic RIVERcamp hype:
"During the celebrations in the Main Pavilion, we take time to express our love and worship to God and are honored to behold His expression of miracles, signs and wonders. Joining with Christians from different streams from around the UK and Europe, various leaders teach and minister during the meetings, helping us to cultivate and sustain an open heaven here on earth."
The concept of an "open heaven" comes straight from the shamanistic belief system of the aforementioned Bill Johnson, a man up to his mystical eyeballs in deep occultism masquerading as contemporary "Christianity!" Similarly, the enticing reference to "miracles, signs and wonders" trumpets the Toronto manifestations of an alien spirit, with total disregard for the stark words of Jesus that it is a wicked and adulterous generation which seeks a sign! (Matthew 16:4)
What is actually being carefully cultivated and sustained by the "various leaders" at RIVERcamp is the demise of sound doctrine and righteous sobriety, and their relentless replacement with ear-tickling tripe and an experiential religiosity awash with drunken delusion!
The proof of this is easily found by examining a list of those men and women who have headlined at this event. It is a calamitous catalogue of front-line Toronto traffickers and New Apostolic Reformation, Latter Rain-dancing Dominionists!
SOME KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AT RIVERCAMP OVER THE YEARS:
JOHN & CAROL ARNOTT. Centre-stage players in the Toronto Curse, which began at their Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship (now 'Catch The Fire'). Pals of Pope Francis.
BILL & MELINDA FISH. Big swimmers in the Toronto pool...
MARK STIBBE. Anglican clergyman and major UK Toronto merchant. Supporter of Todd Bentley. Falsely prophesied earthquakes in Britain. In his personal life, an adulterer.
SHARON STONE. New Apostolic Reformation "prophetess" - sits on C. Peter Wagner's Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders. Precious "Stone" of Steve Shultz's Elijah List.
TOMMY TENNEY. NAR "revivalist" who authored the heretical 'God-Chasers' book and was a central figure in the counterfeit Brownsville, Pensacola "revival" which was a Toronto clone. (Mentored Richard Taylor - see below).
CHE AHN. Noted "Apostle" of the New Apostolic Reformation. A main contender to take over the reins of the movement from C. Peter Wagner.
HEIDI BAKER. Intimately connected to the NAR and a major Toronto proponent.
SAM LARBIE. Elim pastor and great Toronto aficionado.
KEN GOTT. "Gott" the fire from Toronto and ran with it...
RICHARD TAYLOR. Leader of the sham "Welsh Outpouring" which was essentially a Toronto/Pensacola copycat - booked for 2014 but dropped from the line-up following his dismissal by Elim for sexual misconduct.
And just in case you were wondering, yes, Elim's main man since 2000, JOHN GLASS (their General Superintendent) is fully complicit in all this, appearing himself at RIVERcamp alongside the likes of Che Ahn and John & Carol Arnott. Enough said!
ELIM HAVE FIRMLY NAILED THEIR COLOURS TO THE MAST... OF A PIRATE SHIP!
ELIM = Embracing Lethal Illusory Madness!
"A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;
The prophets prophesy falsely,
and the priests bear rule by their means;
and my people love to have it so:
and what will ye do in the end thereof?"
(Jeremiah 5:30-31)
SOME FURTHER RELEVANT READING:
F.L.E.S.H. - Satan's Five Point Plan For Seizing The Church!
http://watchman4wales.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/flesh-satans-five-point-plan-for.html
Toronto Blessing articles:
http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/blessing.html
New Apostolic Reformation articles:
http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/newapostolic.html
