Gospel Messenjah
February 20th, 2008, 01:35 PM
From www.reformedevanelist.com
Friday, 15 January 2008
Tonight was a special outreach, Keith and I decided that it would be good to pack our pockets full of tracts, and head into the Benny Hinn crusade which was occurring in Brisbane.
We arrived early since someone had been able to source us special “partner” tickets, this gave us good seating. While we were in the line waiting to enter a man behind me started to talk about the glories of Benny Hinn, it was hard to keep my mouth shut as I listened to him describe the greatness of this false prophet. The man then began to tell us that we needed to have some money ready in order to give in the offering. Keith and I assured him that we had something to put in the offering, but we didn’t inform him that the “something” were gospel tracts.
We took our seats, and the lady next to us also began to sing the praises of Benny Hinn, it was incredible that many people are deceived by a man who has made many false prophecies and preached many unbiblical messages.
The Benny Hinn show went for over three hours, and as we sat watching we found some things that were really disturbing. Firstly, Benny Hinn is praised as being a ‘healer’ yet all around the stadium they had Ambulance personnel. I must ask, why are they there if Benny can heal people?
Towards the end of the night they had a line form in the stadium for all those who had been ‘healed’. The line had about 50 people in it, and as we watched the line we noticed that there were four ambulance officers working on a person in the ‘healed’ line, and then we saw another officer bringing down a defib. and oxygen machine. For someone who was healed they weren’t looking in very good shape. Also during this time an old lady had to leave the healed line and sit down, because she was in so much pain. Yet, the people still praised Benny for healing them.
By far I found the most disturbing was the fact that people lined up to be ‘healed’ by Benny, although security would only let certain people up on stage to be ‘healed’. With every person that went on stage not one of them showed an outward sign of being ill or injured. However, in the lines waiting to be healed were people in wheelchairs and a also a blind lady. I have to ask, why didn’t Benny get them on stage to heal them? At one stage the blind lady tried to walk forward, but she was pushed back by Benny Hinn’s bodyguard, clearly they didn’t want her on stage. Now surely if Benny can heal (as he claims) wouldn’t he out of love go down and heal the blind lady? Or make the people in the wheelchairs walk?
Throughout the night there was a strong focus on money and how we must give. Benny even called for people to give $10 000 in the offering, and gifts of $1000 would also be accepted. The sad thing was many people actually put that much money in the offering bucket.
As he was begging for money the only verse that I could think about was 2 Peter 2:3: “And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.”
Benny then prophesied to the whole crowd that they will all be wealthy, and that God will make the money of the wicked become their money, IF they give in the offering.
After watching the show I am convinced that Benny is nothing more than a wolf in sheep clothing, he is a charlatan and a fraud. Pray for all those who are deceived by this demonic liar, pray that God may open their eyes and that they see Benny for who he really is.
Benny Hinn never ceases to amaze me:tsk:tsk:tsk:tsk
Friday, 15 January 2008
Tonight was a special outreach, Keith and I decided that it would be good to pack our pockets full of tracts, and head into the Benny Hinn crusade which was occurring in Brisbane.
We arrived early since someone had been able to source us special “partner” tickets, this gave us good seating. While we were in the line waiting to enter a man behind me started to talk about the glories of Benny Hinn, it was hard to keep my mouth shut as I listened to him describe the greatness of this false prophet. The man then began to tell us that we needed to have some money ready in order to give in the offering. Keith and I assured him that we had something to put in the offering, but we didn’t inform him that the “something” were gospel tracts.
We took our seats, and the lady next to us also began to sing the praises of Benny Hinn, it was incredible that many people are deceived by a man who has made many false prophecies and preached many unbiblical messages.
The Benny Hinn show went for over three hours, and as we sat watching we found some things that were really disturbing. Firstly, Benny Hinn is praised as being a ‘healer’ yet all around the stadium they had Ambulance personnel. I must ask, why are they there if Benny can heal people?
Towards the end of the night they had a line form in the stadium for all those who had been ‘healed’. The line had about 50 people in it, and as we watched the line we noticed that there were four ambulance officers working on a person in the ‘healed’ line, and then we saw another officer bringing down a defib. and oxygen machine. For someone who was healed they weren’t looking in very good shape. Also during this time an old lady had to leave the healed line and sit down, because she was in so much pain. Yet, the people still praised Benny for healing them.
By far I found the most disturbing was the fact that people lined up to be ‘healed’ by Benny, although security would only let certain people up on stage to be ‘healed’. With every person that went on stage not one of them showed an outward sign of being ill or injured. However, in the lines waiting to be healed were people in wheelchairs and a also a blind lady. I have to ask, why didn’t Benny get them on stage to heal them? At one stage the blind lady tried to walk forward, but she was pushed back by Benny Hinn’s bodyguard, clearly they didn’t want her on stage. Now surely if Benny can heal (as he claims) wouldn’t he out of love go down and heal the blind lady? Or make the people in the wheelchairs walk?
Throughout the night there was a strong focus on money and how we must give. Benny even called for people to give $10 000 in the offering, and gifts of $1000 would also be accepted. The sad thing was many people actually put that much money in the offering bucket.
As he was begging for money the only verse that I could think about was 2 Peter 2:3: “And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.”
Benny then prophesied to the whole crowd that they will all be wealthy, and that God will make the money of the wicked become their money, IF they give in the offering.
After watching the show I am convinced that Benny is nothing more than a wolf in sheep clothing, he is a charlatan and a fraud. Pray for all those who are deceived by this demonic liar, pray that God may open their eyes and that they see Benny for who he really is.
Benny Hinn never ceases to amaze me:tsk:tsk:tsk:tsk