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Asbury “Revival”—Letter to the Editor Raises Concerns About Possible Pre-Planned Exploits

February 21, 2023 by Lighthouse Trails Editors 33 Comments

LTRP Note: The following letter to the editor from a Lighthouse Trails reader raises valid concerns about circumstances surrounding the Asbury “revival.” While Asbury University personnel and numerous secular and religious media outlets say that the “revival” is “pure, unplanned, organic,” and unexpected, it turns out an NAR/IHOP*-connected group had been planning a revival event … [Read more…]

Posted in: A Global Spirituality, Contemplative Colleges, Ecumenism, False Signs and Wonders, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, REVIVAL Tagged: asbury university, contemplative prayer, false revival, francis chan, ihop, revival, Rick Warren, signs and wonders, spiritual formation, true revival

On Teaching Spiritual Darkness

October 30, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 3 Comments

By John LanaganThe Word Like Fire Ministries False teachers and false movements abound. Some do lasting damage. Some false teachings are short-lived. But there is one deceptive “prayer” practice in particular that continues to infect the visible church. This is contemplative prayer. The practice has a powerful teacher-advocate who has brought contemplative darkness to young … [Read more…]

Posted in: Charismatic, Contemplative Organizations, Contemplative Practices, Contemplative Spirituality Tagged: contemplative prayer, john lanagan, meditation, mike bickle, mysticism, NAR, signs and wonders

The Word of Faith “Prophets” on COVID19 Showing Their Bad Fruit

April 14, 2020 by Lighthouse Trails author 14 Comments

By Mike OppenheimerLet Us Reason Ministries The false Word of Faith teachers are showing their bad fruit. Can this be God’s way of showing false teachers to the church? On March 29th, Word of Faith teacher, Kenneth Copeland, stated: “In the Name of Jesus, standing in the office of the prophet of God, I execute … [Read more…]

Posted in: Charismatic, Churches in Crisis!, False Signs and Wonders, Health Tagged: benny hinn, coronavirus, covid-19, gloria copeland, hyper-charismatic, kenneth copeland, mike oppenheimer, signs and wonders, word of faith

“My teachings ‘damaged a lot of people’, says Benny Hinn”

September 16, 2019 by Miscellaneous News Source 14 Comments

By Staff Writer From Christian Today (not Christianity Today) After turning his back on the prosperity gospel, Benny Hinn has admitted that his teachings “damaged a lot of people”.  In a sit-down interview with Encounter TV, the televangelist said that he didn’t want to be “known as the prosperity teacher” and that there was “gimmickry” … [Read more…]

Posted in: Charismatic, False Signs and Wonders Tagged: benny hinn, charismatic, evangelists, prosperity gospel, signs and wonders, word faith movement

10 Things to Ponder—Pathways to Apostasy

September 6, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails author 7 Comments

LTRP Note: The links in the following article provide further information on each topic listed. By Roger Oakland While I am certain there are many more, the following ten trends provide a good overview of what is taking place in the church today: Ecumenical unity at any cost, yet completely void of any connection to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Charismatic, Churches in Crisis!, Concerns for Calvary Chapel, Contemplative Spirituality, Creation/Evolution, Discernment, New Evangelicalism, On Christian Faith, Purpose Driven Movement, Spiritual Deception, The Emerging Church Tagged: apostasy, contemplative prayer, evolution, jesuit agenda, jesus calling, New Age, pantheism, purpose driven, Roger Oakland, Roman Catholicism, seeker-friendly, signs and wonders, Willow Creek, Yoga

Apostasy: Broken Lives and Shattered Faith Versus Those Who Resist

July 1, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails author 7 Comments

LTRP Note: For several years, Kevin Reeves was an elder at an NAR Latter-Rain church. He writes about his experience in his book, The Other Side of the River. By Kevin Reeves These are critical days for the body of Christ. We are in the epoch of church history spoken of by the apostle Paul … [Read more…]

Posted in: Bethel Church (Redding), Charismatic, Churches in Crisis!, Defending the Faith, Dominionism Tagged: cults, discernment, kevin reeves, kingdom now theology, NAR, signs and wonders

Slain in the Spirit—Is It a Biblical Practice?

April 18, 2019 by Lighthouse Trails author 13 Comments

Note: For several years, Kevin Reeves was a member and elder in a NAR “River,” “Latter Rain” church. His testimony of how the Lord opened his eyes and delivered him from this deception is written in his book The Other Side of the River. The following is an extract of that book. By Kevin Reeves … [Read more…]

Posted in: Charismatic, Churches in Crisis!, False Signs and Wonders, Signs of the Times, Spiritual Deception Tagged: charismatic, holy laughter, kevin reeves, NAR, rodney-howard browne, signs and wonders, slain in the spirit

Letter to the Editor: Bethel’s Attempt to Make “Same Old” Teachings Sound More “Mainstream”

March 20, 2017 by Lighthouse Trails Editors

To Lighthouse Trails Editors: Bill Johnson of Bethel Church; Photo credit: Christianity Today | http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2016/may/cover-story-inside-popular-controversial-bethel-church.html I wanted to write you about Bethel’s trend of trying to make their teachings sound more “mainstream” evangelical, even though their aberrant teachings are clearly not (as LT has pointed out over the past few years through booklets, blogs, etc.). … [Read more…]

Posted in: Bethel Church (Redding), Charismatic, Churches in Crisis!, False Signs and Wonders, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tagged: bethel church, bill johnson, dominionism, herescope, latter rain, letter to the editor, rod page, signs and wonders, The Berean Call

Alliance Theological Seminary/Nyack College – Seminarian’s Ecstatic Encounter at the Resting Place: House of Prayer and Revival Center

February 17, 2015 by A Ministry in His Service

By L. Putnam Learn to Discern In this article you will meet Maddy, a twenty-seven-year old ATS [Alliance Theological Seminary] seminarian, who genuinely desires a deeper walk with the Lord.  Now, as Maddy goes after these experiences, she describes them in the Nyack “New York’s Christian College” official blog called “Life at Nyack.”  It is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Colleges, False Signs and Wonders Tagged: alliance theological seminary, hypercharismatic, ihop, l. putnam, NAR, nyack college, randy clark, revival, signs and wonders

Video Review of New Movie, Holy Ghost Reveals This is the NOT God’s Holy Ghost

November 6, 2014 by A Ministry in His Service

The following is a video review of the new movie Holy Ghost. The review is done by Tim Wirth (part of the Concerned Nazarene project) and Sandy Simpson of Deception in the Church.

Posted in: Book/Film Reviews, False Signs and Wonders Tagged: false signs and wonders, holy ghost, holy spirit, move review, pensacola outpouring, sandy simpson, signs and wonders, tim wirth, toronto blessing, word of faith

Bethel’s Bill Johnson: “Jesus was so empty of Divine capacity…”

July 29, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails author

By John Lanagan My Word Like Fire Ministries Bill Johnson is an effective purveyor of kenosis, the heretical teaching that Christ operated on earth solely as a man, with no “Divine capacity” whatsoever. Every miracle, every healing that Christ performed, according to Johnson, came about through the power of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, Johnson teaches, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Churches in Crisis!, Contemplative Churches, Contemplative Spirituality, False Signs and Wonders Tagged: beni johnson, bethel church, bill johnson, california, contemplative prayer, false signs and wonders, john lanagan, pentecostal, redding, signs and wonders

Four Blood Moons Are Coming

April 14, 2014 by Lighthouse Trails author

By Mike Oppenheimer Let Us Reason Ministries We have been hearing from a number of people on four Blood (red) Moons for 2014, making it is a unique and significant event. We are told the first of these four Blood Moons is to occur on Passover (Pesach) 2014 and through October (Sukkot) 2015. We are … [Read more…]

Posted in: Eschatology, Israel, Signs of the Times Tagged: biblical prophecy, blood moon, end-times, four blood moons, last days, let us reason ministries, mike oppenheimer, moon, Prophecy, signs and wonders

Controversial TBN Founder Paul Crouch Dies at 79

November 30, 2013 by Miscellaneous News Source

By Heather Clark Christian News Network SANTA ANA, Calif. – Dr. Paul F. Crouch, the controversial founder of the global Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) has died. He was 79. Crouch was born in 1934 in St. Joseph, Missouri and was the son of Assemblies of God missionaries. His father died when he was just seven … [Read more…]

Posted in: Assemblies of God, Christian Organizations, False Signs and Wonders, On Christian Faith, Spiritual Deception Tagged: Assemblies of God, hypercharismatic, paul crouch, signs and wonders, tbn

Those Who Resist

February 15, 2013 by Lighthouse Trails author

by Kevin Reeves These are critical days for the body of Christ. We are in the epoch of church history spoken of by the apostle Paul as “perilous times” (II Timothy 3:1). What makes the danger all the more imminent is that not much of the church believes it. Many of us have owned the … [Read more…]

Posted in: False Signs and Wonders Tagged: kevin reeves, river movement, signs and wonders, the other side of the river

What would Jesus think (WWJT) about “the shift” to christ-consciousness?

February 15, 2013 by A Ministry in His Service

By Larry DeBruyn Guarding His Flock Ministries Throughout this inter-advent age–the time between Jesus’ Incarnation and Second Coming, or Parousia–Jesus and John warned that false prophets would arise preaching the doctrine of replacement christs (Matthew 24:5, 23-24; 1 John 2:18). As Jesus’ coming draws nearer, and as pictured by the image of Messiah’s birth pangs, … [Read more…]

Posted in: New Age movement, The New (False) Spirituality, The New Spirituality Tagged: Buddhism, christ consciousness, desert fathers, eckhart tolle, end-times, false christ, larry debruyn, second coming, signs and wonders, transformation

Todd Bentley of Lakeland Revival, Florida Outpouring publicly endorsed by Bill Johnson (Bethel)

September 4, 2011 by Miscellaneous News Source

By Charisse Van Horn Examiner On August 17, 2011, Pastor Bill Johnson of Bethel Church in Redding, California, publicly endorsed the ministry of Todd Bentley.  Bentley was the main leader of the Lakeland Revival, also known as the Florida Outpouring or Florida Healing Outpouring that began on April 2, 2008 when he held a series … [Read more…]

Posted in: Contemplative Practices, False Signs and Wonders Tagged: bethel, bill johnson, california, contemplative prayer, deception, hyper-charismatic, lakeland revival, mysticism, redding, signs and wonders, spiritual deception, todd bentley

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  • Ironside: “If Only I Could Be Sure I Was in the Right Church.”
    by Lighthouse Trails author on December 3, 2023 at 4:41 pm

    Ironside: “If Only I Could Be Sure I Was in the Right Church.” LTRP Note: The following is from Harry Ironside’s book Full Assurance. By Harry Ironside A comment put to me: “If I could only be sure I was in the right church, I would feel secure; but there are so many different churches that I get all confused and upset.” My response: The church is not the ark of ... [Read more...] The post Ironside: “If Only I Could Be Sure I Was in the Right Church.” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Bill Gothard on Visualization as “One of the Most Basic Aspects of Faith”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on December 1, 2023 at 9:17 pm

    Bill Gothard on Visualization as “One of the Most Basic Aspects of Faith” LTRP Note: Don and Joy Veinot are the co-authors of the recently released expanded edition of A Matter of Basic Principles: The Cultish Teachings of Bill Gothard (released by Midwest Christian Outreach this past fall.) By Don and Joy VeinotMidwest Christian Outreach MCOI Note: Bill Gothard’s unique and at times, unbiblical teachings have impacted churches, ... [Read more...] The post Bill Gothard on Visualization as “One of the Most Basic Aspects of Faith” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Tony Pearce: “The US, Israel, Gaza and the Two-State Solution”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on December 1, 2023 at 1:39 pm

    Tony Pearce: “The US, Israel, Gaza and the Two-State Solution” By Tony PearceTony Pearce (from the UK and director of Light for the Last Days) is the author of The Messiah Factor (published by LT), countless articles and reports, and several Lighthouse Trails booklets. His insights into Israel and other global issues have played a vital role in warning and equipping the saints. “The US, ... [Read more...] The post Tony Pearce: “The US, Israel, Gaza and the Two-State Solution” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • A Missing (or Ignored) Link: They Like Jesus But Not the Church (or Israel)
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on November 27, 2023 at 4:21 pm

    A Missing (or Ignored) Link: They Like Jesus But Not the Church (or Israel) In light of the October 7th attack against Israel and the subsequent anti-Israel, antisemitic demonstrations around the world (including within “Christian” circles), it’s important for Bible-believing Christians to understand the role that many popular evangelical figures have played over the last couple of decades in bringing about a disastrous paradigm shift within the church, part ... [Read more...] The post A Missing (or Ignored) Link: They Like Jesus But Not the Church (or Israel) appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Heartfelt Letter From a Canadian Man: “Maranatha: Come Quickly Lord Jesus”
    by Letters to the Editor on November 14, 2023 at 4:53 pm

    Heartfelt Letter From a Canadian Man: “Maranatha: Come Quickly Lord Jesus” Dear Lighthouse Trails: Here in Ontario, Canada, my wife and I personally witnessed the Covid insanity. Our Prime Minister Trudeau is now pushing a double vaxx for Covid and the flu. My wife is a Registered Nurse, and she still cannot obtain employment going on three years now because she is not vaxxed and cannot ... [Read more...] The post Heartfelt Letter From a Canadian Man: “Maranatha: Come Quickly Lord Jesus” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “180,000 Rally Against Antisemitism Across France, Macron a No-show”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on November 13, 2023 at 4:43 pm

    “180,000 Rally Against Antisemitism Across France, Macron a No-show” LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. From Jewish News Syndicate The parliament called the protest in response to a three-fold increase in antisemitic acts. Thousands marched in Paris on Sunday, including prominent lawmakers, to condemn a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents in France over the war in the ... [Read more...] The post “180,000 Rally Against Antisemitism Across France, Macron a No-show” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Video Interview: “Surviving the Hamas Massacre”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on November 10, 2023 at 10:56 pm

    Video Interview: “Surviving the Hamas Massacre” LTRJ Note: The following is posted for informational purposes. This is a deeply emotional testimonial by a young Israeli father and husband who survived the Hamas attack against Israel. Jewish evangelical Joel Rosenberg is interviewing him. Related Information: News Sources for Information on Israel Israel—A Burdensome Stone to the Nations and the Apple of God’s ... [Read more...] The post Video Interview: “Surviving the Hamas Massacre” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Guard Your Heart With All Diligence
    by Lighthouse Trails author on November 7, 2023 at 4:00 pm

    Guard Your Heart With All Diligence By David DombrowskiThe last few years have been an educational experience for me regarding the nature of people’s hearts. I believe it would be accurate to say we have entered perilous times; and where it will take us in the immediate future, we don’t know except that we must always keep our hope in the ... [Read more...] The post Guard Your Heart With All Diligence appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • “Slouching Toward Kristallnacht—Right Before Our Eyes”
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on November 7, 2023 at 3:00 pm

    “Slouching Toward Kristallnacht—Right Before Our Eyes” LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. (Photo: Magdeburg, Germany, Kristallnacht, Nov. 1938; From the German Federal Archive; used with permission from Wikipedia) By Scott HogensonFront Page Magazine Something sinister is happening before our eyes. An alarming number of Americans blame Israel for the murder of civilians by Hamas terrorists October ... [Read more...] The post “Slouching Toward Kristallnacht—Right Before Our Eyes” appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

  • Lighthouse Trails New Book Release: A New Narrative for a “New” World
    by Lighthouse Trails Editors on November 4, 2023 at 3:42 am

    Lighthouse Trails New Book Release: <em>A New Narrative for a “New” World</em> Lighthouse Trails is pleased to announce the release of a new book (Released on 11/1/2023) A New Narrative for a “New” World: A Compendium of Terms to Discern Today’s Dialect, written by seven Lighthouse Trails authors. Order your copy. ALL BACKORDERS HAVE BEEN SHIPPED. A “New” Narrative for a “New” World is a compilation of ... [Read more...] The post Lighthouse Trails New Book Release: <em>A New Narrative for a “New” World</em> appeared first on Lighthouse Trails Research Project.

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