Recently my church hosted a preacher who claimed to have visited heaven. I did not recognize his name so I googled him and was worried by what I saw:
I checked out his website and his own vignette stated that, "discouraged with only 10 healings in a 26 year ministry he sought breakthrough by studying the Sid Roth show 6-8 hours a day". I think studying the Sid Roth show for 8 hours a day would more likely lead you into a chronic vegetative state instead of a deeper relationship with God.
He said in an interview with Sid Roth:
He also claimed that while in heaven the Lord gave him books. "He read how to pierce the heavenly veil so the Father’s supernatural blessings can be released".
My problems with this:
1. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 says that the scripture we all have is all we need to be equipped for "every" good work.
No further revelation is needed and any further revelation is condemned.
Claims of extra biblical revelation are blasphemy because it is saying God forgot to add something to His written word and it took Him 2000 years to remember it. It is an attack on the omniscience of God.
2. Why would the God who spoke the universe into existence need to grow body parts.
3. Paul warned that those who boast of angelic visions were actually unspiritual, puffed up in the fleshy minds, and separated from Christ. Colossians 2:18-19
4. Those prophets mentioned in the bible as having prophetic visions of heaven were fixated on Gods glory and their own sin. Modern day prophets are fixated on talking flowers, body parts rooms etc.. with little to no mention of Gods glory.
5. Why would this man need angels to give him revelation? That is the Holy Spirits job to open the written word to all Christians as it is studied, preached and taught using proper biblical exegesis.
6. If God needs this mans help to "pierce the heavenly veil" so "His blessings can be released" That is an attack on His omnipotence. Such a claim is blasphemy.
I have also seen videos of this man associating with the angel feather and gold dust crowed. What has light to do with darkness.
My pastor brushes all these things aside and people at my church seem willing to accept this person as great man of God without asking any questions. Where has discernment gone?
What are your thoughts?
I checked out his website and his own vignette stated that, "discouraged with only 10 healings in a 26 year ministry he sought breakthrough by studying the Sid Roth show 6-8 hours a day". I think studying the Sid Roth show for 8 hours a day would more likely lead you into a chronic vegetative state instead of a deeper relationship with God.
He said in an interview with Sid Roth:
"An angel came to me and he had sandy brown hair. He took me up into theheavens. I was taken to the body parts room and there
on the table and hanging were literally
hearts, kidneys, bones, livers, different body parts, fingers, eyes, ears, all kinds of body parts.
And there were two angels assigned to me. One was an angel that would give me revelation
concerning healing, miracles and other matters, and the other was an angel that would minister
with me in the area of miracles. And the angel that was assigned to me for miracles told me that
God was gonna have me bring His healing power to the nations."
hearts, kidneys, bones, livers, different body parts, fingers, eyes, ears, all kinds of body parts.
And there were two angels assigned to me. One was an angel that would give me revelation
concerning healing, miracles and other matters, and the other was an angel that would minister
with me in the area of miracles. And the angel that was assigned to me for miracles told me that
God was gonna have me bring His healing power to the nations."
He also claimed that while in heaven the Lord gave him books. "He read how to pierce the heavenly veil so the Father’s supernatural blessings can be released".
My problems with this:
1. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 says that the scripture we all have is all we need to be equipped for "every" good work.
No further revelation is needed and any further revelation is condemned.
Claims of extra biblical revelation are blasphemy because it is saying God forgot to add something to His written word and it took Him 2000 years to remember it. It is an attack on the omniscience of God.
2. Why would the God who spoke the universe into existence need to grow body parts.
3. Paul warned that those who boast of angelic visions were actually unspiritual, puffed up in the fleshy minds, and separated from Christ. Colossians 2:18-19
4. Those prophets mentioned in the bible as having prophetic visions of heaven were fixated on Gods glory and their own sin. Modern day prophets are fixated on talking flowers, body parts rooms etc.. with little to no mention of Gods glory.
5. Why would this man need angels to give him revelation? That is the Holy Spirits job to open the written word to all Christians as it is studied, preached and taught using proper biblical exegesis.
6. If God needs this mans help to "pierce the heavenly veil" so "His blessings can be released" That is an attack on His omnipotence. Such a claim is blasphemy.
I have also seen videos of this man associating with the angel feather and gold dust crowed. What has light to do with darkness.
My pastor brushes all these things aside and people at my church seem willing to accept this person as great man of God without asking any questions. Where has discernment gone?
What are your thoughts?