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One day Kenneth Hagin to Gordon Linsay’s office and He handed Gordon a piece of paper on which was written a prophecy he said the Lord had given him. The prophecy stated that the leader of the deliverance movement was soon to be taken in death because he was getting into error, and the Lord was having to remove him from the scene for that reason. Gordon took the prophecy and placed it on his desk.
After Brother Hagin left, I asked, “What do you think about this? Is this Branham?”
Gordon answered gravely, “Yes, it is Branham. He is getting into error. He thinks he is Elijah. He thinks he is the messenger of the covenant. The sad thing is that unscrupulous men around him are putting words into his mouth, and due to his limited background he is taking them up. ”
Two years later, William Branham, who had moved from his home in Jeffersonville, Indiana, was driving to Tucson, Arizona, his new base. In West Texas he had a head-on collision with a drunken driver and was taken to the hospital. His head became terribly swollen. A tube was placed in his throat to assist his breathing, but on Christmas Eve, 1965, he departed this world, even as the prophecy had stated. A tremendous ministry that had veered off course!
The timing: The prophecy was given in January 1964, making its fulfillment in December 1965 align with the prophecy’s timeline.
The outcome: Branham died in December 1965 from injuries sustained in a car crash. The accounts conclude that the prophecy was a somber warning that his ministry had “veered from the course”.
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here we go @followers Philip Williams Paul Hughes Neil Steven Lawrence Terry Wiles Paul King John Mushenhouse
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@followers I summarized the article in the following 9 points. – I could no make them 10 even if I wanted. No case for dominion theology was made in the article though TV preachers were mentioned that could or could be connected.
Article is right for the time period 2005-2015 when the brother left AG IT follows AG right past where we left it with the Florida Revival discussion. Rick Warren and Empower 21 were the major themes that followed in AG after Todd Bently and Michael Brown. – SPS even named a whole annual meeting after Empower 21 much of it to no avail but it was hot topic at the time. So here’s my summary :
(1) For me it all starts with the embracing of Rick Warren theology – a non Pentecostal teaching enforced on many Pentecostal churches
(2) Empower 21 was a major force at one time just like many other were and then it faded away like many other have
(3) Growing churches but not the Kingdom is a numbers game that is not new either. Predominantly American so no global scope or major effect on Global Pentecostalism
(4) The Circle Maker book has been also discussed in the group and rejected – nothing new there either http://www.pentecostaltheology.com/the-circle-maker/
(5) Bill Johnson believes (or not) in grave sucking also not news
(6) Kenneth Copeland is not AG neither is Brian Houston – WOF and Hillsong old news as well
(7) Reinhard Bonnke’s record is impeccable
(8) “ The AG actively marketed the “church kit” that Downey was selling which turned over your local church to this miniseries for 12 weeks. Each week they would provide you with a video sermon given by a Christian celebrity to match that week’s episode. ” – we have long known of such video tapes and other media sold to AG churches to promote church growth. No such tapes however have been published or found in this group to review SO maybe a point worth exploring further
(9) “an impartation of her “teaching anointing and revelation.” Has been in AG and Pentecostalism ever since
The only thing new is the confirmation of the “kits” which Terry Wiles said he had knowledge of too but never really seen them. Apparently they do exist and fishing for them continues Joseph D. Absher Auuthor of the article could be invited to shed more light his story and motives
What am I missing here in this brief over review that is worth our time in further research?