Three Streams

I was initially very enthusiastic about the revival. However I did begin to ask questions about what I was seeing on the God channel. Questions like

1) Are the words of knowledge and the people being called out actually resulting in healing?
2) Are the people who think/claim they are being healed actually being healed?
3) Is the gospel fully being preached?
4)Is the response being preached a biblical one? i.e repentance and faith?

I have to say, the research that I have done so far is providing me more with the answer ‘no’ to all four of these questions.

The research that I have done over the last few weeks initially brought me into touch with this guy. http://www.supernaturaltruth.com/ He was a middle of the road man, he believed that what was happening in lakeland was mixed. However, through this guy I found out some of Doctrine that Todd Teaches. The key concern was the stuff that seems to be New Age. That is Todd facilitates ‘guided visulaisation’ to the ‘third heaven.’ This is really just Astral Projection. It is clearly unbiblical and New Age.

The second concern was the emphasis on the Angel called Emma (Angels are never in female form in scripture). Scripture says there are angels and I know the gather where we worship, however, ’satan himself appears as an angel of light’. This is how he decieves. My concerns about the angel are

1) The emphasis of emma over Jesus
2) The fact that Emma is female (unbiblical)
3) The fact that Emma gives Todd revelation
4) The revelations are questionable and reinforce prosperity gospel (the very thing God wants the church to repent of)
5) The fact that healings are attributed to Emma and not the Holy spirit or Jesus
6) The link between Emma/Bob Jones/Kansas City prophets (this group is renowned for false prophecies, sexual immorality, spiritual abuse and false doctrine.

After this I came across http://www.unleavenedbreadministries.org/ David EELLS

http://www.revivalschool.com/ ANDREW STROM

And I began to blog about the revival myself initially from an open perspective.

The two websites mentioned seemed to ring true with me. I was surprised that they had issues with Toronto and Pensacola. However the more I studied the more I agreed with them . (I remember Steve Hill when he came here to Scotland, it was more hype and manipulation than it was God).

I guess the other thing is that it coincides with what I think the Lord is doing in my own life and prophecies that have been coming through.

Laura (my wife) got a prophecy about revival.

My paraphrase

People began to give birth, however all that came forth was wind. These people had not payed the price that was needed to carry the weight of God’s glory. However, waters began to rise, the waters of God’s glory, the glory came and it was linked to those whom the Lord had prepared in the furnace.

Just now with the Florida thing, I believe we are seeing a lot of wind (no substance and full of error i.e every wind of doctrine Eph 4:14) The enemy is always looking to rob the real thing from God’s people. God is about to move in a powerful way, however the move of God will coexist with an apostate church and also false revivals. This is seen throughoout scripture. Infact one of the characteristics of the false prophets in the end times is that they will do ‘lying signs and wonders’ to lead the people from the truth. ..

Mark 13:22For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and miracles to deceive the elect—if that were possible. 23So be on your guard; I have told you everything ahead of time.

2 Thess 2:9The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, 10and in every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie 12and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness. 13But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God chose you[b] to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. 14He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the teachings[c] we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter.

There have been prophecies regarding the next move of God, that it will be ‘nameless and faceless’. There is nothing ‘nameless and faceless’ about this revival. In fact it is full of self promotion and is very cleverly being marketed by men.

The Lord is restoring and raising up the church of Christ, however the battle is real and intense, perhaps more than ever before. The poor condition of the church has had a dulling effect on its discernment. The verse that triggered much of this for me was

Isa 30:21 ‘Whether you turn to the right or the left your ears will hear a voice behind you saying this is the way walk in it.’

The Lord has shown me several instances where I have caused my discernment to be dulled through following my desires rather than listening to the witness of the Spirit. many when they first go to these meetings get a check in their spirit. However their self doubts, desire for God to move, fear of judging and their own fleshly desires cause them to stay in look expectantly. From this point in they get caught up in it and no longer hear the still small voice that was trying to get their attention.

God has good things ahead, he is about to remove the Sauls and make room for the David’s.

A few weeks ago, I wrote a new verse for the song Days of Elijah which was inspired by Jeremiah 23

These are the days of Jeremiah,
the shepherds have scattered the sheep.
And these are the days of false prophets,
who prophecy lies and deceit.
But we are the sheep of your pasture,
called out by your holy Name.
Raise up your church in our nation, Jesus
Proclaiming Your Truth once again!