Did Jesus show up at Lakeland lastnight?
Did Jesus show up at Lakeland lastnight?
This was the prophecy:
June 8th prediction by Wendy Alec of God TV as read by Todd Bentley (3 minutes):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4Wc18CDsRA
(As some sheeple cheer and clap, others looks stunned, as Todd reads the prophecy that Jesus is coming in person…a personal divine visitation in Lakeland, in the clouds in a chariot – but then Todd explains it away. Sort of. What kind of prophecy is this? Did anyone see Jesus in Lakeland lastnight?)
The defenders of Todd Bentley are saying ‘don’t judge him, just pray for him.” Meanwhile, Todd Bentley and friends continue to mock the Lord with false prophecies while the hungry sheep eat every word he gives them.
When Jesus comes every eye WILL see Him. But in the meantime, He has told us this beforehand:
“Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. See, I have told you beforehand.
“Therefore if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it. Matthew 24:23-26
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***UPDATE: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED READING:
Fools for Christ, or just fools?
Wolf Tracks 
At least Oral Roberts claimed his 900-foot-tall Jesus was a (subjective) vision…
And what’s with this “God TV”? Is this some sort of “Just like MTV, except CHRISTIAN!” shtick?
June 9, 2008 at 4:06 pm
We are following the Todd Bentley story at the Preaching Today blog. You can check it out at this link:
http://www.preachtoday.blogspot.com
June 9, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Jesus is everywhere!
June 10, 2008 at 1:04 am
Never heard of GODtv. Is that good or bad?
June 10, 2008 at 2:26 am
ive never heard of jesus
June 10, 2008 at 3:24 am
Be discerning – be very, very discerning!
I am yet to read in the New Testament where uncompromising proclamation of the Word of God, whether accompanied by confirming signs and wonders or not, resulted in exoneration of the proclaimer. Rather, it appears to have resulted in the very opposite.
I am yet to read in the New Testament where governments rose up against Christians because they were offended by their preaching. Rather, it appears that persecution against the kingdom of God resulted when the religious incited government authorities to persecute the disciples because they were offended by the preaching.
Also I am yet to read in the New Testament where Jesus embraced popularity. Rather, He shunned it and regularly offended all who heard Him preach; including the disciples, John 6:61.
Popularity does not appear to be of God! It appears more likely to be of the flesh!
Was it not Jesus who said, “And you shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endures to the end, the same shall be saved”? And was it not Jesus who also said, “If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own: but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you”. And again, “I have given them your word; and the world hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world”. (Matt. 10:22, John 15:18-19, 17:14).
I am always concerned when I see popularity in Christendom. It makes me wonder if the Word of God is being preached in its entirety or even at all. When it is being preached uncompromisingly it offends both non-believers and believers. This is precisely what happened during Jesus’ ministry as recorded in John 6. The record begins with a multitude following Jesus and Him feeding them miraculously and their proclaiming Him to be a prophet. But, it concludes with all who heard His challenging message departing from Him because His words were too hard for them to receive. Why, even the disciples contemplated leaving Him after His message, so He challenged them by asking, “…does this offend you?”
What caused such desertion among the followers? It was the Prophet’s challenge to repent and change if they wanted eternal life. It was the call for total commitment. Jesus said that unless they ate His flesh and drank His blood they had no part in Him. In other words, unless that were totally committed and sustained by Jesus and all the words He taught, they would have no true life in themselves.
So what did the disciples choose when He challenged them? Eternal life in Him of course and all that accompanied that choice while they remained on the earth, John 6:66-71. And what accompanied that choice was not popularity but persecution whenever and wherever they preached. Yes, signs and wonders occurred and crowds gathered when they preached, but it was not long before such crowd gathering resulted in the preachers being imprisoned or run out of town. Why? Well, even though the accompanying signs and wonders drew attention to them, their cry for repentance offended the hearers.
Thus, popularity in Christendom or in the world coming to those who proclaim the Word of God concerns me greatly. New Testament preaching was simple, but offended all who heard it. John the Baptist preached repentance for the kingdom of God was coming and lost his head for it. Jesus preached repentance for the kingdom of God was coming and was crucified for it. The apostles preached repentance for the kingdom of God has come and suffered persecution and death for it.
Yet, today, the message of repentance is hardly heard and the result is – popularity with the world because it is not being offended and popular pilgrimages by believers to anywhere in the world, regardless of the cost, to get “something” from the “latest movement” in Christendom. Why not stay home, give the cost of the trip to the poor, repent and cry out, “Lord, here I am; use me in this place or wherever you determine regardless of the consequences!” Such was the heart of the unpopular prophet Isaiah, Isaiah 6:6-13.
John the Baptist, Jesus the Messiah and the Apostles all avoided popularity. And it was Jesus who declared, “Woe to you when everyone speaks fairly and handsomely of you and praises you, for even so their forefathers did to the false prophets”, Luke 6:26.
Let us be discerning – very, very discerning about what is presently “on offer” in Christendom.
Bob Chapman MA
June 10, 2008 at 8:42 am
I was watching god.tv tonight briefly, somewhere between 8 and 9pm EST, I did see Jesus .. being preached, live. It wasn’t Todd Bentley, it was one of the other regular ministers. But, he was preaching truth!! Then .. the screen went blank a couple of times .. and a message came up apologizing for the interruption .. and he was cut off as he was speaking .. Now they are back on and it is Todd Bentley who is now the speaker.
June 11, 2008 at 1:26 am
PS: I believe the man who was speaking on god.tv the evening of June 10th (who was cut off of the live broadcast while he was beginning to preach on sanctification) was Rob DeLuca.
June 11, 2008 at 2:58 am