'WE ARE THE NAR, DILLY DILLY!' - AN OLD FOLK SONG, RE-SUNG.

"Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things,

to draw away disciples after them."

(Acts 20:30)

"Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets,

that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!"

(Ezekiel 13:3)

"For if a man think himself to be something,

when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself."

(Galatians 6:3)

I have of late been much focused on researching the steady infiltration of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) with its Dominionist 'Seven Mountain Mandate' into Wales, a phenomenon which is hugely worrying. A few days ago, for some quite unfathomable reason, that ancient folk song/nursery rhyme 'Lavender's blue, dilly dilly, Lavender's green' suddenly started cascading through my mind. Just so random! But then, little by little, a whole new set of words began to formulate, the end result being the little parody I now set out before you...

'WE ARE THE NAR, DILLY DILLY'

We are the NAR, dilly dilly,

Creme de la creme;

We will decree, dilly dilly -

You'll say "Amen!"

Jump off the Rock, dilly dilly,

On to the sand:

There we will build, dilly dilly,

Castles so grand!

They'll have thick walls, dilly dilly,

Towers so high -

And from each one, dilly dilly,

Proud flags will fly!

We'll be their kings, dilly dilly,

Standing so tall;

Mountains we'll scale, dilly dilly,

Seven in all!

What's that you say, dilly dilly?

"High comes the tide!"

Waves we defy, dilly dilly:

Breakers we ride!

Move or be moved, dilly dilly,

Out of our way!

Raised up to reign, dilly dilly,

We will hold sway!

How dare you claim, dilly dilly,

That we are wrong?

You are just weak, dilly dilly:

We are the strong!

We are the NAR, dilly dilly,

Creme de la creme;

We will decree, dilly dilly -

You'll say "Amen!"

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N.B. Much reference has been made on this site to the New Apostolic Reformation. See:

https://watchman4wales.blogspot.com/search/label/New%20Apostolic%20Reformation

WALES REVIVAL ALLIANCE - ITS ORIGINS AND CONTRADICTIONS.

"For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets,

and shall shew great signs and wonders;

insomuch that, if it were possible,

they shall deceive the very elect.

Behold, I have told you before."

(Matthew 24:24-25)

Paul and Julie Button with the Arnotts at Avivamiento

Avivamiento. A new name to you, as it was to me? Well, it came to my attention as being essentially the origin of the "vision" behind the creation of the Wales Revival Alliance last year, and in following through on this I am sadly obligated in seeing the grave dangers to sound a stark warning about what is really afoot here.

The Avivamiento World Revival Center (no small claim here!) in Bogota, Colombia, South America, is run by husband-and-wife "pastors" Ricardo and Ma Patricia Rodriguez. Now, while our ladies have a most important complementary role to play in the Church, they are not called by the Holy Spirit to positions of leadership, which He assigns only to men. So in this respect alone, this Colombian outfit is displaying open challenge to what is truly Godly, and so inevitably falls outside His blessing, making genuine revival in such a scenario an actual impossibility. But quite aside from this observation, video evidence vividly demonstrates that the only thing being revived at Avivamiento is the so-called 'Toronto Blessing' - in reality a diabolical curse of epic proportions, originating not in Heaven but in Hell, and bringing not gentleness, sobriety and orderliness which is the evidence of the ministering of the Holy Spirit, but absolute chaos in its wake! Please go to their website, and watch the shocking short 'Our Ministry' video on the Homepage. What you will see is these two artful performers working the crowd, whipping them up into an altered state of consciousness whereby all discernment, reason and inhibition is flat-lined and a grotesque mass Kundalini manifestation is engendered.

 

United in the spirit of antichrist: 

the Arnotts and the Pontiff of Rome.

Nothing new under the sun; this is all deju-vu at its ugliest. And it should come as no surprise at all that John and Carol Arnott, the similarly Scripture-sinking husband-and-wife supposed "pastors" of the Toronto Airport (Vineyard) Church, now branded 'Catch The Fire' - where the Toronto Curse broke out in 1994 under their (mis)leadership - were star guest speakers at the recent Avivamiento 'World Revival Congress 2023.'

And so from Colombia and Canada to Wales...

An attendee at said Congress was a Welshman by the name of Paul Button, hence the  photo of him there with the Arnotts - these religious renegades who he fetes as being "an amazing couple!" - as reproduced above. Mr. Button is the man claiming to have received the "vision" for establishing the Wales Revival Alliance, the day after returning from last year's June, 2022 Avivamiento conference. It is quite beyond question that his mindset and spiritual worldview has been moulded by what he has partaken of in far-off Bogota, which he is so desirous of emulating back here in Wales. I would recommend, if I may, the viewing of another short promotional video, this one being embedded on the Homepage of the Wales Revival Alliance. There you will see Mr. Button praying over a woman who is being most notably affected not by the Holy Spirit but rather by a classic Kundalini manifestation. He is clearly and most worryingly unable to ascertain the difference!

The lack of discernment in such important things extends to the abject failure to be able to recognize the true signs of the times. The WRA site proclaims that "revival is brewing" in Wales, which fantasy simply does not in any way tally with the Word of God, which in no uncertain terms tells us that these the Last Days are not marked by revival but by rampant deception and outright apostasy on every level... of which Wales is so wretchedly absolutely awash! As it is written:

"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 4:3-4)

And such a fable that folks are being turned to is that "revival is brewing," which hype tickles itching ears with what folks want to hear rather than what they need to hear... which is that the axe of God is being taken to the root of the badly diseased tree, and this land is in line not for blessing but for righteous judgment! Assuredly, the only "revival" that we might witness is a counterfeit one, arising from people's insatiable thirst for untested "signs and wonders," a feel-good experiential faith, highs that excite the flesh while feeding the spirit not with the pure bread of life but with a Laodicean loaf shot through with frankly dangerously contaminated leaven!

At this point, some background detail on Mr. Button may prove helpful. A successful businessman, he pastored a fellowship formed in the village where he lives in the Vale of Glamorgan, this being Liberty Church Colwinston. Its Facebook post for July 17, 2017 is informative:

"It all started with an Alpha course which we ran in Colwinston's Sycamore Tree pub in January to March 2017. After the course ended people did not want to stop meeting so we ran another Alpha course in Colwinston village hall starting on April 30th (finishes July 23rd). People still don't want to stop meeting so we have launched Liberty Church, Colwinston (linked to Liberty Church, Swansea). We meet every Sunday at 4pm in the village hall..."

Mr. Button is here seen to be a big Alpha fan, which is not good news in and of itself. But what is also revealing is the link to Liberty Church, Swansea, which before moving to its present accommodation had been birthed at the Bible College of Wales, which is a New Apostolic Reformation institution run by Cornerstone Community Church of Singapore. Not only has he preached at the College, he actually graduated from there (as did his wife) in 2016. (Before we move on, let us note well that Liberty Swansea, just like the Avivamiento outfit, is similarly unBiblically run by husband-and-wife "pastors"). The College quite unsurprisingly runs NAR 'Bless Wales' conferences; a Liberty Colwinston FB entry for 2019 promotes the 'Bless Wales' conference of that year, when the star guest happened to be the Dominionist deceiver and NAR leader Dutch Sheets. We might also carefully note that Mr. Button was an enthusiastic participant at this year's 'Curse - sorry, Bless - Wales' shindig, which featured the dreadful "prophetess" Emma Stark. There's no question at all that this College has played a central role, along with Avivamiento of course, in formulating this man's theological make-up.

In July, 2021, Mr. Button graduated a second time, on this occasion from the Leicester-based Mission 24's 'School of Ministry & Mission,' subsequently becoming one of this organization's Team Evangelists and the Lead for Wales. Key NAR concepts are seen in the hype for this school: equipping, activating, signs and wonders, impartation... at £1,200 for an 11-month course, no less! (Friends, we will search the New Testament in vain for any hint of the need for any believer to attend such a school. Please think on this significant omission). Very concerning is that it intends to be running its courses not only in Leicester but also in South Wales. This will be at a venue to be confirmed, but it seems likely that the WRA's aim of purchasing its own building in Aberkenfig near Bridgend figures in these plans. What is also conjecture only at this stage, of course, is that Mr. Button could be installed as pastor; it would seem likely that the Colwinston venture has folded, as there have been zero posts on their FB page for over three years now. (Anyone knowing if it is actually still going, please do correct me!) 

The Wales Revival Alliance makes much of its association with Chroma Church, also located in Leicester, which has Vineyard/Wimberism/Third Wave origins, and - surprise, surprise - also has husband-and-wife "pastors" at the helm. Charity Commission data shows that they have NAR/Bethel, Redding connections; their published accounts for the year ended March 2022 contains the following entry: "This year we hosted three students from Bethel Church, Redding, California completing their third year of the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry." Bill Johnson's Bethel is a veritable epicentre of apostasy; Chroma's strong link to them sadly speaks volumes. 

The reference to "power evangelism" on the WRA site shows that Wimberism - i.e. the belief that the demonstration of "signs and wonders" is vital to get people to embrace the Gospel - is a most important pillar of their platform. This being despite the clear Scriptural teaching that "faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." (Romans 10:17). Yes, hearing ONLY! And when it comes to the question of pulling folks in via "signs and wonders" did not Jesus Himself declare, "An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign." (Matthew 12:39). It might be opportune to also make mention here that John Wimber was keenly ecumenical, as is Mr. Button. In this context four churches are involved in the WRA week-long mission to take place in the Bridgend area, July 17th-23rd.

In conclusion please, please, remember that the Bible speaks only of an apostasia, the Falling Away from Truth in the Last Days, which are now not future but present tense. Let's say it as it is: the fictional coming great revival that the likes of the Wales Revival Alliance speak of as fact is completely antithetical to the unalterable Word of God. 

WHOSE VOICE, PRECIOUS CHRISTIAN FRIENDS, WILL YOU LISTEN TO?

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Some further reading on topics touched upon in this article:

https://watchman4wales.blogspot.com/2022/09/ladies-in-leadership-husband-and-wife.html

https://watchman4wales.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-bless-wales-conference-brangwyn_30.html

https://watchman4wales.blogspot.com/2022/07/percy-is-prophet-pernicious-pied-pipers.html

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PERCY IS A PROPHET - THE PERNICIOUS "PIED PIPERS" OF THE NEW APOSTOLIC REFORMATION AND A DOCTRINE OF DEMONS!

"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 4:3-4)

Such a Hell-fabricated fable as is warned of in this Scripture is a doctrine of demons  known as Dominionism, which is the favoured fare of multitudes in counterfeit evangelicalism today. It has seduced many thousands, perhaps even millions of folks into following a "Jesus" of men's imagination, rather than the True Jesus of the Bible. But Dominionists, toting the 'New Apostolic Reformation' (NAR) tagline, have precious little time for the Word of God, for they have superseded it with a manifesto of the flesh, a triumphalist mandate of their own minds' making. Which is? To conquer "the seven mountains" of all human endeavour on the Earth and - with their proud pantheon of assumed Apostles and Prophets in charge of everything, naturally! - set up the Kingdom before the Lord will, indeed can, return! But the lower-case lord of the NAR, it should really go without saying were it not for the most lamentable fact that so very many denizens of delusion cannot or will not see it, is "the lord of the fraud," an identity-thieving, fantasy-weaving, messianic mega-impostor.

My friends, the little poem that follows is a spoof, but there is a most serious intent behind the writing of its sardonic lines, a message which it is my fervent hope and my prayer that you might duly take to heart in these perilous times of deepest deception, with its quite unprecedented plethora of pernicious "Pied Pipers!"

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PERCY IS A PROPHET

Percy is a prophet, a key player in the NAR:

Bill and Beni Johnson always said that he'd go far!

Once at Bethel, Redding, Heidi Baker loves to tell,

Percy took the stage and then the glory cloud just fell!

Percy shares a platform with the biggest names around;

With Dutch Sheets, Lou Engel and Rick Joyner he'll be found;

James Goll plugs his latest book as too good to be missed:

It's now up there in the New York Times best seller list!

John and Carol Arnott are among his closest friends;

Much time with Mike Bickle and Chuck Pierce, Percy spends:

They'll discuss the details of the NAR Apostles' plan

To set up the Kingdom by the hand of mortal man!

Cindy Jacobs sings his praises, Che Ahn does the same;

Paula White avers that he's their movement's brightest flame!

"When the seven mountains have been scaled," she was to state,

"Percy's contribution will have been so very great!"

Percy meets with angels; he hangs out with Jesus too,

Who he says has taught him all that he's to say and do!

Sid Roth has him on his show as often as he can;

Todd White claims he's never met a more anointed man!

Percy is a buddy of Joe Biden - Trump as well! -

For he has the White House under his amazing spell;

He can cause both great and small to eat out of his hand,

Be it in the U.S.A. or in some foreign land!

Percy's had an audience in private with the Pope -

Came away proclaiming, "Francis gives us all such hope!

Centuries of discord can - and must - be put aside:

Doctrine's unimportant! As one flock we must abide!"

Percy's words are weighty, and delivered with such power

All who hear them hail him as the hero of the hour!

"We will have dominion!" he's always heard to say,

"Signs and Wonders will become the norm of every day!"

Percy's YouTube videos get millions of views:

"He is simply awesome!" his subscribers all enthuse.

Angel feathers flutter down upon him as he speaks;

Gold dust suddenly appears on his hands and cheeks!

Percy's social media accounts are all the rage:

Countless are his friends on Facebook and his WhatsApp page;

Followers on Twitter seem to double by the day:

They can't get enough of him and all he has to say! 

Even though his proclamations never come to pass,

No-one seems to mind at all: folks flock to him en masse!

Percy tells them smooth things that the crowds just love to hear:

Nothing from the Word of God which might upset their ear!

Percy isn't real: this his story here related,

Has - to get across a vital warning - been created:

It's all an invention, an illusory depiction,

JUST AS ALL THINGS NAR, MY FRIENDS, ARE SIMILARLY

FICTION!

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"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 5:31)

BRITISH ISLES COUNCIL OF PROPHETS: THE NEW APOSTOLIC REFORMATION MARCHES FORWARD IN THE UK AND IRELAND!

"Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name:

I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them:

they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, 

and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart."

(Jeremiah 14:14)

INTRODUCTION

As in Jeremiah's day, so in ours also. Then, the people were going into captivity in physical Babylon; now, the people are going into captivity in Mystery Babylon (Rev. 17:5), the antichrist final religious system of the Last Days. And at the very forefront of the great apostasy causing this bondage is the global Apostolic/Prophetic movement, a core tenet of which is the taking over and running of all aspects of human activity on the planet - all prior to the Lord's return - which is frequently referred to as 'The Seven Mountain Mandate.' (The mountains being: Business, Government, Family, Religion, Media, Education and Entertainment).

An overview and summing up of these self-appointed Apostles and Prophets and their supposed God-given Mandate, which this article essentially follows on from and fleshes out, formed last month's piece; please see:
https://watchman4wales.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-new-apostolic-reformation-and-seven.html



A BRIEF HISTORY OF "CHRISTIAN DOMINIONISM"

Christian Dominionism/'Kingdom Now' theology is a major and most grievous heresy that came to the fore in the 'Latter Rain Revival' in Canada in 1948, the year that most significantly also saw the re-birth of the State of Israel. 'Latter Rain' adherents pioneered the concept of God restoring the Offices of Apostle and Prophet to the Church and the triumphalist worldview that the Church, having been perfected - with praise and worship ushering in the presence of God - would be victorious over the world and bring in the Kingdom of God on Earth. Jesus's proclamation that "My kingdom is not of this world" (John 18:36) had no place in their utterly unBiblical theology and eschatology. A central plank of their rotten walkway was the teaching of 'The Manifest(ed) Sons of God,' the emergence of an elite corps of super-saints who would be sinless and immortal, becoming as Christ Himself! This great End-Time 'Joel's Army' would defeat the forces of darkness, wielding all the authority and power of the Lord Himself, whose return and reign would have to wait until all things had first been subjugated to THEM!

This aberrant worldview with no divide at all between the spiritual and the secular, receiving right and proper condemnation from a Church which back then could still largely demonstrate Biblical literacy, wisdom, discernment and an orthodox eschatology, went somewhat into hibernation. Never dead, unfortunately, it re-emerged with church growth guru C. Peter Wagner's hand on the helm, alongside John Wimber's 'Power Evangelism' movement - "doin' the stuff" as he called it - which found its particular expression and springboard in his Vineyard churches. From the 1980s, when Wagner and Wimber had joined forces to teach on "Signs and Wonders" at the Fuller Seminary, Dominionism and "Signs and Wonders" were to be pretty much inseparable bedfellows. Subjective experience was IN, objective (and sound!) Biblical doctrine was OUT, and testing the spirits was something akin to a jar of tastebud-troubling jam, to be put at the back of the highest shelf to gather ever thickening dust.

Wagner it was who coined the phrase New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) as an overarching appellation for the Apostolic/Prophetic movement which he would lead, which was to steadily and stealthily become what is probably the most powerful, the most deluded and the most dangerous sector in what passes for the Church in the USA today. And contemporary culture and spirituality dictates that what happens in America today, the rest of the world will be following suit tomorrow. The NAR epitomizes the great Falling Away from Truth which the Scriptures foretold would occur, and is right now happening before our very eyes. As the Word warns in no uncertain terms:

"And they shall turn away their ears from the truth,

and shall be turned unto fables."

(2 Timothy 4:4)

It should be noted, however, that although the USA was and is a world (mis)leader in the field of the supposed restoration of the Offices of Apostle and Prophet to the Church, as the highest tiers of a fully reactivated Fivefold Ministry, the UK also witnessed the birthing in the 1970s of its own counterpart of the emerging American NAR. Originally widely referred to simply as Restorationism, the various groups that constitute the Apostolic/Prophetic movement on this side of the Atlantic are now collectively known as The British New Church Movement, with an emphasis on the role of the Apostle in their strict pyramid structure of governance. (E.g. in a Welsh context, Keri Jones is the recognized covering "Apostle" of 'All Nations' in Cardiff, 'LifePoint Church' in Swansea and 'Nationchangers' in Merthyr Tydfil, which operate under the banner of 'Ministries Without Borders.')

The British New Church Movement has down the years had what amounts to an elitist, separatist mindset; their focus is on teaching, shepherding and following only their own; one might say that they see themselves as the Premiership, and other Christian churches are playing in a lesser league. But, as the American "big boys" gained ever greater ground globally, it was perhaps inevitable that folks of a similar Dominionist persuasion here in the UK would become increasingly attracted to and influenced by the American way of doing things. Whilst British New Church members continue, for the present at least, in their own way and style, outside of their ranks there has been a groundswell of Dominionist activity, seeing the emergence onto the scene of men and women who proclaim themselves and each other to be Prophets appointed and anointed by God. These are now determinedly organizing themselves along American NAR lines, formulating a power base from which to launch a major offensive here in the British Isles.

The turn of the millennium had witnessed an unprecedented consolidation and careful organization of Apostles and Prophets taking place, centred in the USA, with the creation in 1999 of two select bodies to massively further their aims. One was the International Coalition of Apostles, of which C. Peter Wagner was Presiding Apostle. (This group is now known as ICAL: the International Coalition of Prophetic Leaders). The other was ACPE, the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders, chaired by Cindy Jacobs, of which Wagner was also unsurprisingly a key member. Structures were now in place to push the Dominionist agenda forward as never before, with their influence just two decades on now reaching across entire continents and even into the highest Office in the land, with Paula White being appointed to the White House staff as President Trump's Spiritual Adviser.


THE BRITISH ISLES COUNCIL OF PROPHETS 

What I wish to particularly draw attention to here, my friends, is that many previously largely independently-operating "Prophets" on this side of the Pond have now banded themselves together in a way that mimics the American NAR model. They have very recently established the 'British Isles Council of Prophets' in a collective effort to promote themselves and their supposed "prophecies" specifically here in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. So, whereas to date there has been a reliance on visiting, already well hyped and well connected "Prophets" to most powerfully further the NAR cause in these Islands, the mechanisms are now being put into place to market home-brewed Dominionist apostasy, and on an industrial scale!

Below is listed the full crew of the 'British Isles Council of Prophets' (henceforth referred to as BICP). These spiritual buccaneers - some three dozen names at the time of writing! - have all firmly nailed their colours to the mast of the NAR pirate ship:

Core Leaders:
Simon Braker                           Louise Reid                           Emma Stark
Rebecca King                           Adele Richards                     David Stark                     

Council members:
Tomi Arayomi                           Dylis Chi                               Moses Rankin
Helen Azer                                Jarrod Cooper                      Sam Robertson
Simon Baddeley                       Rachel Harris                       Marj Rossol
Sarah-Jane Biggart                  Claire Harrison                     Rose Sambrook
Mark Birch-Machin                   Barbara Jenkinson              Phil Sanderson
Rebecca Briggs                        Preethy Kurian                     Sue Sinclair
Melanie Brooks                        Christine Larkin                    Veronika West
Hellie Brunt                              Jennie Pitt                              Liz Wright
Rob Cates        

Advisory council:
Julie Anderson                         Revd. Canon John McGinley
Tim Eldridge                             Dr. Sharon Stone
Rachel Hickson

(Source: https://www.prophets.org.uk/council-members/ )

You'll note Sharon Stone's name above; we should not underestimate the relevance of her being on the BICP Advisory Council, as Dr. Stone is a member of the NAR's Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders and thus forms a bridge between them. I have previously been much moved to write about Sharon Stone and her fellow false prophets of ACPE; you'll find the account here:
https://watchman4wales.blogspot.com/2018/05/apostolic-prophet-to-nations-dr-sharon.html

It is not my intention here to go into detail about each of these 36 individuals, as this would make the article unnecessarily lengthy and off-putting to read. Friends, please research them yourselves, as the Spirit leads. Suffice to say that the NAR buzz-words and links are all there in abundance on the BICP bios and their individual sites: Apostolic/Prophetic Hubs/Centres, Prophetic Networks/Schools/Training/Summits/Conferences, Bethel Redding, Catch The Fire (Toronto Blessing), IHOP (Mike Bickle), Wagner Leadership Institute, Harvest International Ministries (Che Ahn), Apostolic and Prophetic anointing, 'Christian International' (Bill Hamon), pulling Heaven to Earth, spiritual mapping, dismantling demonic structures, apostolic fathers ("Call no man your father!" - Matt. 23:9), destiny, pioneering, igniting, releasing, living in the supernatural, dreams, prophetic art, equipping, impartation, transformation, Fivefold ministry, empowerment, activation, voice to the nations, reformation (of Church and society), new Kingdom paradigms, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera...

IMPORTANT. All these names are published here with the express warning that each of these individuals should be studiously avoided as being Bible-DISbelieving, Narrow Way bypass-builders. It should also go without saying that the churches they MISlead and the groups with which they are associated should similarly be given a very wide berth. If any are guest speakers invited to your own gathering, the leadership should be alerted as to what it is that they really stand for. If this should fall on deaf ears, do not under any circumstances support that meeting out of a misguided sense of loyalty. We are to follow the real Jesus and Him alone, not the different "Jesus" who these people represent.

It should be clearly understood that, true to type, this group do not in any way see themselves as operating apart from the other supposedly restored Fivefold Ministries, particularly Apostles; on their website you'll find the following significant statement:

"The BICP leadership will be proactive in relating to apostles and apostolic councils so that these foundational fivefold graces can better partner to build the church."

(Source: https://www.prophets.org.uk/2019/09/core-value-2-relationships-with-the-body-of-christ/ )

Note: Apostles and Prophets are at the top of the tree; the other three of the "fivefold ministries" (perched, it must be said, on much lower branches and very much subordinate to the higher echelons) are Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers. NAR Apostles are thought of as having equal, if not greater authority than the actual N.T. Apostles, despite the fact that in order to be an Apostle in the first place and to accordingly have any Apostolic authority, then he must have been an eyewitness of the resurrected Lord.


"PROPHETIC RESPONSIBILITY" - THEIR WORDS, AND THE REALITY BEHIND THEM!

BICP pronounces as one of its core values that there are at least five prophetic responsibilities for a nation, which are as follows: 

1) To speak to the destiny of that nation - calling its heavenly future to be established.

Truth of the matter? A NATION does not have a heavenly future; only truly saved INDIVIDUALS have a heavenly future. 
"Take heed that no man deceive you!" (Matt. 24:4)

2) To raise up an army to pray, fight and engage - calling the people into place.

Truth of the matter? We are not called to raise up an army of any description, least of all a 'Joel's Army' of 'Latter Rain' infamy. "Calling the people into place" is actually the bringing of the people into subjugation to their supposed authority.
"Take heed that no man deceive you!" (Matt. 24:4)

3) To open the gates of a nation, that the reign of Jesus Christ may come in - welcoming what God wants now (explaining the present).

Truth of the matter? "The reign of Jesus Christ" actually means that THEY will rule as His anointed and appointed agents on Earth (as they imagine themselves to be). The gates will not be opened to the Lord, but rather for unclean spirits to enter and be welcomed. (As at Toronto, Brownsville, Lakeland, etc.)
"Take heed that no man deceive you!" (Matt. 24:4)

4) To identify and confront spiritual strongholds - setting the nation free of its past.

Truth of the matter? We are not called to confront anything that might be seen as a spiritual stronghold, not to wage spiritual warfare but to preach the Gospel. "Setting the nation free of its past" will include wrenching it away from any residual uncompromising Biblical Truth that it once held to be sacrosanct, in order for it to blindly and passively accept Dominionist overlordship.
"Take heed that no man deceive you!" (Matt.24:4)

5) To expose hidden demonic strategies - setting the nation free in its future.

Truth of the matter? This is so ironic, as BICP is itself a demonic strategy, hidden in plain sight! "Setting the nation free in its future" = conquering the Seven Mountains and planting their flag atop each one. Their concept of freedom is that no opposition to their rule - especially from Christians holding to the fundamental doctrine of Sola Scriptura - will be tolerated. In other words - well, just one word actually - totalitarianism!
"Take heed that no man deceive you!" (Matt. 24:4)

(Source: https://www.prophets.org.uk/2019/09/core-value-4-prophetic-responsibility/ )


THE FIRST "PROPHETIC WORD" ISSUED BY BICP

On 1 February 2020, BICP released their first joint "prophetic word." It is in essence a triumphalist Dominionist manifesto, shot through with deepest delusion which completely flies in the face of Biblical eschatology. It speaks to itching ears, and in itself epitomizes the great Falling Away from Truth which will actually characterize the Last Days, rather than the great and glorious End Time harvest that they promise, with miracles an everyday occurrence and the visitation of angels frequent. 

BICP's NAR worldview and agenda is evidenced and encapsulated in the statement that speaks of unlocking, redeeming and reviving the mountains of influence, but their lengthy "word" makes outrageous claims throughout, which of course readers are expected to accept unquestioningly as being from God because THEY, His appointed prophets, have declared it! Just one example is the assertion that three angels i.e. 'The Angel of Awakening' and 'The Angel of Harvest' and 'The Angel of Deliverance' have been sent into the Earth expressly for this "season of the wrestle and glory," a season when the Church has to start operating at "a higher level of the apostolic and the prophetic," with the restored Offices carrying "a higher level of anointing!" (Now, isn't that a surprise - BICP's "prophets" are to be even more favoured and blessed!) Need it be pointed out that none of these supposed angels is ever mentioned in the Bible, the closed Canon of Scripture? But then, extra-Biblical revelation is of course only to be expected of those with such "a higher level of anointing" that they can freely add to - and just as freely take away from - the Word of God... and be applauded for so doing!

Very interestingly, while Jesus (the real One that is, not the BICP's bogus one) told us to "take therefore no thought for the morrow; for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself" (Matthew 6:34), these Scripture re-writing renegades are busily proclaiming what is to happen for the rest of the decade! And while the Word of God tells us that things in the world will get worse and worse and darker and darker, these profitless prophets with lying spirits in their mouths flatly contradict Him, and would have us believe that (under their influence and authority, naturally) things will get better and better and lighter and lighter. Theirs is, quite simply, a doctrine of devils. (1 Timothy 4:1).


CONCLUSION

It is today as it was in Micaiah's day, when the 400 prophets with a lying spirit in their mouths prophesied great victory against the Syrians at Ramoth-gilead, while what actually happened was an unmitigated disaster, with - as Micaiah alone had correctly foretold - "all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd." (2 Chronicles 18:16). I'd very much encourage you to read the BICP's "word" for yourselves, and personally see how it runs completely against what the truly Holy Spirit-inspired prophets of the Bible had to declare about the close of the age, things that are for all time unchangeable:
https://www.prophets.org.uk/2020/02/prophetic-word-feb-2020

"Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God:

because many false prophets are gone out into the world."

(1 John 4:1)

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Some further reading that might help your understanding:

Latter Rain: https://www.gotquestions.org/latter-rain-movement.html

Manifest(ed) Sons Of God: https://reachouttrust.org/manifest-sons-of-god/

Joel's Army: https://www.gotquestions.org/Joels-Army.html

C. Peter Wagner: http://apprising.org/2011/10/09/c-peter-wagner-and-his-dominion-mandate/ 

John Wimber/PowerEvangelism: http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/wimber.html  

British New Church Movement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_New_Church_Movement

Fivefold Ministries: https://www.gotquestions.org/five-fold-ministry.html

NAR, Seven Mountain Mandate, Dominionism; please see the links posted under:
https://watchman4wales.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-new-apostolic-reformation-and-seven.html

THE NEW APOSTOLIC REFORMATION AND 'THE SEVEN MOUNTAIN MANDATE' - THE TRADING OF THE TRUTH FOR EMPTY VANITIES!

"And here is the mind which hath wisdom. 

The seven heads are seven mountains, 

on which the woman sitteth."

(Revelation 17:9)

The Word of God says one thing about seven mountains, while certain people today are saying something else altogether about seven mountains... 

In these perilous Last Days, the largely hireling-led professing Church of Jesus Christ has been massively infiltrated and immeasurably influenced by an insidious coalition of counterfeit Christians: the self-proclaimed "Apostles" and "Prophets" collectively known as The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR). Never heard of them? Know nothing of their intentions? If so, friend, then you really need to - and very urgently! They are a spiritual snowball gathering enormous momentum, and they have a very particular agenda, an overarching strategy which is as ambitious as it is apostate. Which is what, exactly? No less than the taking over and control of every aspect of human activity on the planet, engaging and defeating the forces of darkness, and establishing the Kingdom on Earth - all PRIOR to the Lord's return, mark you! They are to triumphantly take centre stage, while He passively watches from the wings; this breathtakingly pernicious and prideful programme of hard-core "Christian" Dominionism they summarize as 'The Seven Mountain Mandate.'

How might I here saliently sum up the NAR's "Apostles" and "Prophets?" Well, maybe something like this:

Thoroughly heretical ear-ticklers; Scripture-diminishing and experience-elevating violators of evangelical orthodoxy; Narrow Way bypass-builders masquerading as ministers of righteousness, usurping authority that was never theirs to hold - and everywhere igniting "strange fire" with not an ounce of accountability; man-promoting and God-demoting, narcissistic and deeply deluded apostates who've traded the Truth for empty vanities!

Or perhaps we could drive the point home like this, by spelling it out in terms of 'The Seven Mountain Mandate' which was so diabolically drawn up for them in the very depths of Hell:

      Thoroughly
       Heretical
        Ear-ticklers;

          Scripture-diminishing and
           Experience-elevating
            Violators of 
             Evangelical orthodoxy;
              Narrow Way bypass-builders

                Masquerading as ministers
                 Of righteousness,
                  Usurping authority that was
                   Never
                    Theirs to hold -
                     And everywhere
                      Igniting "strange fire" with
                       Not an ounce of accountability;

                         Man-promoting
                          And God-demoting,
                           Narcissistic and
                            Deeply deluded
                             Apostates who've
                              Traded the Truth for
                               Empty vanities!

"For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, 
speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. 
Therefore watch!"
(Acts 20:29-31)

"Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: 

I sent them not, neither have I commanded them,

neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination,

and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart."

(Jeremiah 14:14)

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Some recommended reading on the NAR, 'The Seven Mountain Mandate' and Dominionism, that might aid your understanding: 

https://www.gotquestions.org/New-Apostolic-Reformation.html

https://www.gotquestions.org/seven-mountain-mandate.html

https://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-dominionism.html

https://bereanresearch.org/dominionism-nar/

http://apprising.org/2011/01/26/what-is-dominionism/

http://www.piratechristian.com/berean-examiner/the-six-hallmarks-of-a-nar-church

THE BLESS WALES CONFERENCE, BRANGWYN HALL, SWANSEA, 27-29 MAY, 2019 - THE BIBLE COLLEGE OF WALES AND THE NAR.

"For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works."

(2 Corinthians 11:13-15)

Heidi Baker at Bethel, Redding - see first video below.

Counterfeit Christians. Illusionists and impostors. Deceivers on an industrial scale. Wool-coated wolves. False apostles and profitless prophets. Their agenda is quite simply world domination! They are by definition Dominionists, and they intend to (supposedly) bring in the Kingdom by putting everything under THEIR feet. By any and every means at their disposal. They are to climb and conquer what they see as the seven mountains of all human endeavour and expression on the planet. They are the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR for short). And the spirit that drives them to win the world is the seductive and seditious spirit of antichrist, blasphemously masquerading as the Holy Spirit of God. And I'm very sorry indeed to have to warn that this Pit-spawned movement has Wales in its sights...

When the Cornerstone Community Church of Singapore purchased and re-opened the Bible College of Wales in Swansea under their headship, it signalled the creation of a significant springboard for the launching of hyper-Charismatic and Dominionist deception in Wales (and the West at large via their students), of a kind they had long been embracing and promoting in the Far East. 

After having NAR frontmen Dutch Sheets and Lou Engle to headline the celebrations of the reopening of Derwen Fawr back in 2015, the now well-established and well-compromised College is poised to launch a major assault on Biblical Christianity here, with the staging of a 3-day extravaganza termed 'The Bless Wales Conference' at the Brangwyn Hall in Swansea, 27-29 May. This is in reality Orwellian double-speak for 'Curse Wales,' as the "Christianity" to be presented there has nothing whatsoever to do with the Faith once delivered unto the saints, and everything to do with the "strong delusion" that in the Last Days would overtake and characterize those who have no love for the Truth. 

There are three headline acts booked for the show - I use these words very deliberately - which sees the most regrettable return of Dutch Sheets to Wales' second city; he will share the spotlight with fellow NARpostle Sam Matthews and an extremely dangerous NAR she-wolf by the name of Heidi Baker. It is this Baker of much leavened bread that I wish to focus upon here, by recommending that anyone who is going, or thinking of going, or maybe knows someone seduced by this coming CON-ference, carefully and prayerfully view the videos that have been embedded below. If you can then come away thinking that this woman is truly operating in the Holy Spirit, and you will still attend or encourage others to support this event, then I can only say that there is something seriously amiss with your own understanding and discernment of spiritual matters. Keep safe, my friends, and keep well away!

IMPORTANT UP-DATE, 16 MAY 2019:
I'm very pleased to report that having now cancelled her imminent UK tour, Heidi Baker will accordingly not be putting in an appearance at the 'Bless Wales Conference' in Swansea. Sadly, what is very much on the down side to this excellent news is that the conference organizers have announced that Ben Fitzgerald will take her place. What is extremely important to note is that Mr. Fitzgerald was a pastor at Bethel Redding for several years before they sent him to Germany as the prime mover of 'Awakening Europe.' So although there is a change of face at the conference, there is absolutely no change in the antichrist agenda.
(Sources: https://www.blesswales.org/
https://www.bethel.com/missionaries/ben-fitzgerald/)

PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT ARTICLE CONCERNING BEN FITZGERALD:
https://churchwatchcentral.com/2018/05/24/gravesucking-ben-fitzgerald-promoting-awakening-australia-will-he-rally-more-narpostles/

 https://youtu.be/QDuXPTuRIF4

https://youtu.be/0xxsx1Hi3Fg

https://youtu.be/OpoW8V7vht8

"And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, 

but rather reprove them."

(Ephesians 5:11)

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Conference website:
https://www.blesswales.org/
(Note that 'Bless Wales' has offices in Wales and Singapore - the Bible College at Derwen Fawr and the Cornerstone Community Church respectively!)