Benny Hinn's Move Into Necromancy
Dec 3, 2013 15:51:40 GMT -5
Post by PrisonerOfHope on Dec 3, 2013 15:51:40 GMT -5
BENNY HINN’S MOVE INTO NECROMANCY
Faith Healer Claims Contact with the Dead
Foretells New Direction for His Ministry
by G. Richard Fisher with M. Kurt Goedelman
The Disney Corporation in Orlando, Fla., is always coming up with new theme parks and new attractions with which to captivate and draw in tourists. Disney has to get not only new customers but repeat customers to survive. The world of televangelism appears almost the same.
To keep the gears of the ministry well-lubricated with the donations and gifts of the faithful, it seems nearly every month there has to be a new attraction, a new “prophecy,” a new “word from the Lord” or some new sovereign act of God. These claims and revelations serve to hold onto a floating, thrill seeking, quickly dissatisfied Charismatic population.
EASILY DISSATISFIED
The superstars of televangelism over-promise to an audience they know is fickle and has a short attention and commitment span. What is popular this month may not be next month. What’s hot and what’s not depends on the creativity of the man and his organization. Rising fortunes and empires can begin to dwindle if new “power” centers or new spiritual “power brokers” offer a new and more exciting ride, attraction or innovation. Charisma magazine and the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) are the main marketplaces for the wild, weird and bizarre world of Charismania.
So what does Benny Hinn have to offer? As repeatedly documented in PFO’s The Confusing World of Benny Hinn, the Orlando-based faith healer has spawned many a new vision, a new testimony, a new claim, a new gimmick, a new cure-all, and a new twist on an old “deliverance” scheme over the past several years.
In all, the world of televangelism really has become as unrestrained as professional wrestling with Hinn being crowned as the current “reigning champ.” False prophecies, heretical doctrines, spurious healings, an exorbitant lifestyle and fabricated personal historical accounts have not been able to dethrone Hinn as the leading guru of Charismatics.
In the mid-1990s, Hinn sought donations from those attending his crusades and from the viewers of his daily telecasts to go head-to-head on cable and television networks featuring psychic hot lines. The donations he received would permit his evangelistic efforts to reduce the spread and success of occultism being broadcast into homes. Yet today, these psychic hot lines are bigger and more intense than ever and Hinn has become a fellow traveler in the world of the occult.
KATHRYN KUHLMAN RETURNS
Hinn has long been infatuated with the late faith healer, Kathryn Kuhlman. His books and sermons are replete with the impact she supposedly made on his life and ministry. Now, Hinn has her as a female spirit guide. And with this claim, he is introducing a deadly spiritist virus to his followers.
Hinn recently claimed that he was shown the future of his ministry from Kuhlman and Jesus in what he described as a “vision of the night.” This revelation undoubtedly will electrify the bulk of his following. But perhaps, for some, they may now view Hinn as having crossed the line into dark and dangerous territory. This may be a ride that sounds the alarm and wakes them up to Hinn’s pragmatic unorthodoxy and false teaching.
His account of this alleged vision was delivered to those attending a recent “Partner Conference” in Atlanta and to those viewing the June 11, 1997 installment of his daily This Is Your Day program.
Full article here.
Faith Healer Claims Contact with the Dead
Foretells New Direction for His Ministry
by G. Richard Fisher with M. Kurt Goedelman
The Disney Corporation in Orlando, Fla., is always coming up with new theme parks and new attractions with which to captivate and draw in tourists. Disney has to get not only new customers but repeat customers to survive. The world of televangelism appears almost the same.
To keep the gears of the ministry well-lubricated with the donations and gifts of the faithful, it seems nearly every month there has to be a new attraction, a new “prophecy,” a new “word from the Lord” or some new sovereign act of God. These claims and revelations serve to hold onto a floating, thrill seeking, quickly dissatisfied Charismatic population.
EASILY DISSATISFIED
The superstars of televangelism over-promise to an audience they know is fickle and has a short attention and commitment span. What is popular this month may not be next month. What’s hot and what’s not depends on the creativity of the man and his organization. Rising fortunes and empires can begin to dwindle if new “power” centers or new spiritual “power brokers” offer a new and more exciting ride, attraction or innovation. Charisma magazine and the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) are the main marketplaces for the wild, weird and bizarre world of Charismania.
So what does Benny Hinn have to offer? As repeatedly documented in PFO’s The Confusing World of Benny Hinn, the Orlando-based faith healer has spawned many a new vision, a new testimony, a new claim, a new gimmick, a new cure-all, and a new twist on an old “deliverance” scheme over the past several years.
In all, the world of televangelism really has become as unrestrained as professional wrestling with Hinn being crowned as the current “reigning champ.” False prophecies, heretical doctrines, spurious healings, an exorbitant lifestyle and fabricated personal historical accounts have not been able to dethrone Hinn as the leading guru of Charismatics.
In the mid-1990s, Hinn sought donations from those attending his crusades and from the viewers of his daily telecasts to go head-to-head on cable and television networks featuring psychic hot lines. The donations he received would permit his evangelistic efforts to reduce the spread and success of occultism being broadcast into homes. Yet today, these psychic hot lines are bigger and more intense than ever and Hinn has become a fellow traveler in the world of the occult.
KATHRYN KUHLMAN RETURNS
Hinn has long been infatuated with the late faith healer, Kathryn Kuhlman. His books and sermons are replete with the impact she supposedly made on his life and ministry. Now, Hinn has her as a female spirit guide. And with this claim, he is introducing a deadly spiritist virus to his followers.
Hinn recently claimed that he was shown the future of his ministry from Kuhlman and Jesus in what he described as a “vision of the night.” This revelation undoubtedly will electrify the bulk of his following. But perhaps, for some, they may now view Hinn as having crossed the line into dark and dangerous territory. This may be a ride that sounds the alarm and wakes them up to Hinn’s pragmatic unorthodoxy and false teaching.
His account of this alleged vision was delivered to those attending a recent “Partner Conference” in Atlanta and to those viewing the June 11, 1997 installment of his daily This Is Your Day program.
Full article here.
