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From Rick Hiebert at Benediction blog:
Off evangelist Todd Bentley’s Twitter feed about 20 minutes ago as I type:
IamToddBentley: Rejoicing that its time and were phasing back into some ministry here in Charlotte and morningstar. More info coming on upcoming events.
Of course his various internet “restoration videos” and ”webinars” have included ministry elements, but this will be the first time that potenentially unfriendly people can see Todd Bentley preaching to the general public in person. Bentley’s brain trust must figure that his critics have gone to ground and the only ones left are fans.
Watch for security to attend events.
Also, it was quietly announced by both Jessa and Todd on an October 29 video that he has “joined” the Revival Alliance. This is a neat trick, as that ceremony late in the Lakeland Revival where he was prayed for by the evangelists was a ceremony where he came under the authority of the Revival Alliance. Most people would define that as “joining”, but as the hyperlinked post explains in detail Bentley and Joyner fell all over themselves trying to lie about what happened.
On another note, its interesting that a connection now exists between John Hagee and Peter Wagner’s International Coalition of Apostles. You may recall a recent post which included links to a story at Talk2Action concerning Sam Rodriguez joining The International Coalition of Apostles, and Rodriguez’s new connection to Hagee and Cufi.
This was posted today at Talk2Action; Hagee, Rodriguez Embrace Signals Massive New Alignments On Christian Right
As JTA News has just reported, John Hagee’s Christians United For Israel (CUFI), which represents many millions of American Christian Zionist evangelicals, has formed an official alliance with the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, led by the Rev. Samuel Rodriguez.
Sooo, we have Wagner as the starting point, with tentacles by way of The International Coalition of Apostles embedded within John Hagee’s CUFI, through Samuel Rodriguez. And Bentley now signed on officially with Wagner’s Revival Alliance.
Its interesting isn’t it–to watch all these different groups and “ministries” start coming together under one umbrella. The umbrella of Peter Wagner.
Dominionist power-seekers are uniting.
Wonder if this means Hagee will be forced to support Todd’s return to ministry? LOL
Filed under: The Apostasy, Watching Signs | Tagged: False Prophets, John Hagee, New Apostolic Reformation, Peter Wagner, Sam Rodriguez, Todd Bentley
Thanks a lot for the mention, and for your help in getting the word out.
It’s a old media relations trick, by the way. Want to bury something? Announce it late Eastern time on a Friday afternoon. (Bentley’s tweet was after 2 PM Eastern time…)
Thanks for picking this up PJ.
PJ,
a couple of things to note. One, the security issue. Hmmmm, I recall watching TBN the other day with my wife and saw that Hagee had security guys standing at the base in front of the area he was standing, looking down on the flocks, from. Why is this? Is he so important to himself that he thinks “they are going to come and get him too?”
So, maybe we will see such security during Bentley’s shows more?
As for the alliance,, Hagee and Wagner, it is telling to me in that what you read in Scripture is this: God spoke alot against His own people as defined by Moses, that “special” people, as being aligned with Satan as a “whore” more often than the Jews care to exact upon their own selves.
One doesn’t do well standing up and making such a declaration about oneself when you imagine yourself aligned with Christ in God, now does one?
Anyway, if you want to be aligned with God in Christ Jesus, let God lead you through Christ by One Spirit and add you to His Church, if you are not already added?:::>
Eph 2:17 And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near.
Eph 2:18 For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.
Eph 2:19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,
Eph 2:20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone,
Eph 2:21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
Eph 2:22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
I don’t know why Father stands for this nonsense.
Michael, at Phoenix Preacher blog, made a comment concerning Todd’s return to ministry which says it all:
He’s right. If foolish Christians stopped supporting the Todd Bentley’s of the world, they would have no ministries by which to spread their damnable doctrines.
Which prompts the question:
Just who will be accountable one day for the lies these false teachers promote–just them, or will all who support them financially also be held accountable?
Yesterday Rick Joyner (and Todd Bentley) officially announced Todd’s return to ministry. Apparently, Todd has developed a new “Healing School,” curriculum, etc. And Rick says it’s just in time too, because people are desperate for healing, and Todd has such “an obvious gift and anointing.” Todd listed the Revival Alliance members who are working with him for his full “restoration”:
Heidi Baker
Che Ahn
Bill Johnson
John Arnott
Georgian & Winnie Banov (SERIOUSLY??)
The video is here:
http://www.morningstarministries.org/Group/Group.aspx?ID=1000040651 (Title: “Special Announcement”)
Adam, thank you so much for posting the video link–i included it [and your comments] in a post put up last evening.
Its interesting to see all the members of the Revival Alliance coming out of the shadows to once again openly embrace Todd. We always knew they were in the background, biding their time.
PJ, you’re welcome. Yes, I think you’re right that many were biding their time while Todd and Rick were testing the waters.
I was a bit surprised to hear that Georgian and Winnie Banov are part of his restoration setup, only because every time I’ve seen them on video they’re behaving like clowns. More than anyone else on this list, the Banovs run closely with John Crowder and the “New Mystics.”
Do you (or does anyone else) know why we never did hear from Jack Deere (at least not that I know of)? He was supposed to be the third member of Todd’s restoration team, along with Rick Joyner and Bill Johnson (who also hasn’t said a whole lot).
Adam, i think they’re all connected–the different organizations run by Wagner and company, and the ‘new mystics’ like Crowder. Not necessarily officially…
I use to pop over to Crowders website, but haven’t lately. I would see many of the same names listed (appearing at his conferences) that i did at the apostle-posses conferences. Bob Jones, Pierce, etc.
No, like you i haven’t seen his name mentioned in connection with Bentley or even the NAR in quite awhile.
Deere is listed at Apologetics Index
Johnson took a backseat in the restoration process—waaaay in the back, actually. LOL
After one brief appearance in an early bentley/joyner/morningstar video clip, the guy disappeared.