It has come to our attention that Todd Bentley will be in South Africa from April 5 to April 28 , 2013.  The reason for his visit is to lead many astray onto the wide road leading to destruction.  His visit follows  closely on the heels of Rick Joyner last year, who joined hands with Angus Buchan read more here Warning! Rick Joyner to visit South Africa and Join hands with Angus Buchan. Also see here Angus Buchan: Evangelist or Revivalist?

Further please read Oom (Uncle) Angus Buchan from the Mighty Men Revivals and of Faith like Potatoes fame at the The Apostolic Prophetic Conference of Neville Norden’s church Lewende Woord. We  also previously reported on Gretha Wiid from the Worthy Women Revivals,  Buchan’s South African female understudy.

South African authorities should take an example from the UK, by banning this man from my beloved South Africa.

What does the Bible say about false “profits”  like Bentley and the likes ?

Matthew 7:15-20 KJV Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. (16) Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? (17) Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. (18) A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. (19) Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. (20) Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

The Bible also teaches it is impossible to  renew these type of men back to repentance.

Hebrews 6:4-8 KJV For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, (5) And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, (6) If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. (7) For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: (8) But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

Hebrews 6:3-6

“If They Shall Fall Away…”

Salvation is by God’s free and sovereign grace alone. The sinner’s only hope before God is the blood atonement and imputed righteousness of Christ. That salvation which God gives to and works in his people is eternal salvation. All true faith is permanent, persevering faith. However, there is a faith, which is a satanic delusion.

Carnal Security

Here is a terribly sobering fact plainly revealed in Holy Scripture. We will be wise to lay it to heart. — It is quite possible for men and women to have an undisturbed peace, unshaken assurance, and unquestioned security with regard to their eternal destiny, and yet have no saving interest in Christ. If that fact is not alarming to you, it should be. The Lord God sounds this blaring warning by his prophet Obadiah: – “Woe unto them that are at ease in Zion!”

Satan is a crafty, subtle foe. He knows that the surest way to keep sinners from the saving knowledge of Christ is to give them some satisfying, conscience soothing substitute, some religious experience, or feelings, or gifts, or knowledge by which they may convince themselves that the grace of God is surely theirs.

Do not be deceived. Many have gifts who have no grace. Multitudes profess faith they do not possess. Countless thousands enjoy peace who do not have pardon. Hoards of men and women, orthodox to the core, are yet without life before God. There is a form of godliness possessed by men who deny the power of it. Many have a name that they live who are yet dead in trespasses and in sins. Hell is bulging with eternally damned souls who went to that place of torment assured that they were on the road to heaven, with a Bible in their hands, a song in their hearts, and a profession on their lips. At the time when Lot’s wife felt most secure, she went to hell! When all the other apostles were fearful, saying, “Lord, is it I?” Judas was perfectly confident.

Examine Yourself

There is nothing on this earth more fearful than the carnal security of religion without Christ. Let us bring our faith to the Word of God and examine it. May it please God to search our hearts and let us see if we have the faith of God’s elect (2Co_13:5; 2Pe_1:10; Psa_139:23-24). If our faith is the faith of God’s elect, if it is sound, if it is a God given faith, examination will only strengthen it, and cause us to cling more firmly to Christ. If our faith is false, examination may expose it. If we have built for ourselves a refuge of lies, in which we are trying to hide from God, may he graciously destroy our false refuge and hide us in Christ by his almighty grace.

Hebrews 6:4-6

A Mere Form of Godliness

In these verses the Spirit of God shows us plainly that there are some people who have what appears to be heavenly gifts who have no grace in their hearts. Multitudes have religion who do not have Christ. Many there are who enjoy great experiences who have never experienced grace. Many have a form of godliness who know nothing of the power of God by which sinners are born again. These verses speak of people who have experienced much, professed much, and demonstrated much in religion. Yet, they have no saving union with Christ. They have faith; but it is a false faith. They have repentance; but it is a repentance that needs to be repented of. They have experienced religion; but they have not experienced the grace of God. Beware of resting your soul upon experiences, gifts, and outward works of religion. To build your house upon these things is to build upon sand. It is possible to be ranked with the most spiritual, most gifted, most zealous men and women in the world, and yet go to hell in the end (Mat_7:21-23). Is your faith the faith of God’s elect; or is it a false faith?

• False faith may be greatly enlightened and knowledgeable of gospel truth. Judas was. True faith receives the love of the Truth (2Th_2:10).
• False faith excites the affections, like the stony ground hearers of the parable, and causes people to spring up like shooting stars, only to fade quickly. True faith is the abiding, growing gift of God.
• False faith reforms the outward life and causes people to live better before men. True faith arises from a regenerate heart and causes people to seek the will and glory of God.
• False faith may speak well of Christ, as the Jews did. True faith loves Christ.
• False faith confesses sins, like King Saul. True faith confesses sin, like David.
• False faith may humble itself in sackcloth and ashes, like Ahab. True faith humbles itself before God.
• False faith may repent in terror, like Esau and Judas. True faith repents in contrition, being convinced of God’s way of salvation in Christ (Joh_16:8-11).
• False faith often performs religious works very diligently. Saul of Tarsus did. True faith is a faith, which “worketh by love.”
• False faith is sometimes very generous and charitable (Ananias and Sapphira). True faith causes ransomed sinners to be generous, willingly, constrained only by love and gratitude.
• False faith may tremble at the Word of God, like Felix. True faith trembles and bows.
• False faith often experiences much in religion. True faith trusts no experience, no matter how great, and looks to Christ alone.
• False faith often enjoys great religious privileges, like Lot’s wife. True faith places no confidence in the flesh.
• False faith may preach, perform miracles, and cast out demons, like Judas. True faith rejoices in having one’s name written in heaven.
• False faith often attains high office in the church, like Diotrephes, and walks with great preachers, as Demas walked with Paul. True faith is honored to keep the doors of God’s house and walk with Christ.
• False faith may be peaceful and carnally secure, like the five foolish virgins. True faith presumes nothing, but looks constantly to Christ.

Hebrews 6:4-6

Religious But Lost

Men and women often feel, experience, and do much in religion who never experience God’s saving grace. Neither emotional experience, nor orthodoxy of creed, nor reformation of life is necessarily a token of grace. Heb_6:4-6 speaks of such people. Look at what these people have experienced.

Enlightened

They were once enlightened to an understanding of Gospel truth. These were heretics. These are not Arminians, free-willers, papists, or Hindus. These people know the truth, at least mentally. They intellectually perceive and submit to the doctrinal truths of the gospel. To them, the doctrines of the gospel are logical and reasonable. They accept them as facts plainly revealed in the Word of God.

The fact is – The natural man can see and understand any doctrine taught in Holy Scripture. He cannot see the glory of God in the face of Christ; but he can see and glory in doctrine. He cannot love Christ; but he can love doctrine. The unsaved man may be a better theologian than the believer. But the poor, uneducated believer knows and loves what the unregenerate man never can. The believer knows, loves, trusts, and rejoices in Christ.

Tasted Heavenly Gifts

Multitudes have tasted the heavenly gifts who have never tasted the Gift of heaven. During the Apostolic age, miraculous gifts were given to men. Some could heal diseases, speak in tongues, and prophesy. But miraculous gifts, which appear to be gifts of the Spirit, are by no means an evidence of grace, salvation, and eternal life. Gifts of the Spirit can be, and often are, counterfeited by Satan (2Th_2:7-10).

Tasting the heavenly gifts and powers of the world to come is not salvation. Salvation is eating the Bread of Life. Salvation is not in miraculous gifts, but in immutable grace. Salvation is not in feelings, emotions, and experiences, no matter how great and life changing they may be. Salvation is in Christ! A man can preach with power and eloquence, and yet not know Christ. – Judas did. A man can perform miracles, and not know God. – Pharaoh’s magicians did. A man can cast out demons, and yet be the messenger of Satan (Mat_7:21-23). A person can speak in tongues, and yet speak by the power of the devil. A man can preach, promote, and defend righteousness, and yet speak by him who transforms his ministers into angels of light and preachers of righteousness. Spiritual gifts and usefulness must not be looked upon as evidences of grace and salvation.

Partakers of the Holy Ghost

This passage even speaks of lost men and women who have been made partakers of the Holy Ghost. Many people look at that and say, “Without question, these were once saved people.” But that is not the case at all. We read of wicked King Saul that, “The Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied,” but the Spirit of God was not in him. Balaam spoke by the Spirit and prophesied of Christ’s coming, but never knew the Christ of whom he spoke. In fact, Balaam’s ass even spoke a word from God by the power of his Spirit; but neither Balaam, nor his ass, were born of God.  Caiaphas, the high priest, spoke by the Spirit of God, declaring the gospel as plainly as any man ever did. Yet, he was a lost man.

It is possible for men to say and do things which, considered by themselves, make it appear that they are partakers of the Holy Spirit, though they are not born of the Spirit. There were many in our Lord’s day, as there are today, who believed; but the Master did not commit himself to them, because he knew what was in them (Joh_2:23-24).

Tasted the Word of God

We are told in Heb_6:5 that these people have even tasted the good Word of God and the powers of the world to come. They love good preaching, and are moved by it. You find them at every Bible conference. Their emotions are stirred by the preaching of the Word; but it never reaches their hearts.

This is what the Holy Spirit teaches us in this passage: — It is quite possible for men and women to enjoy rare, unusual gifts and experiences, without experiencing God’s saving grace in Christ. Outward gifts and heartfelt emotions impress and deceive. We must have something more. We must have Christ (1Co_13:1-3).

Here below you will find  information gathered by others who have closely followed the false teachings of Todd Bentley. Take your time working through these links.

BEWARE OF THE DECEPTION AND LIES OF TODD BENTLEY AND HIS ANGELS OF LIGHT. THIS IS WINNING of SOULS FOR SATAN’S  REVIVAL !!! THIS IS NOT CHRISTIAN IN ANY WAY !!!!

Shocking video about Tod Bentley’s Violent mininstry !!! 

To the Reader: This page contains selected articles, information, and news releases on Todd Bentley and his associates within the Word-Faith movement and the New Apostolic Reformation. This page will be updated as new information is made available.

The Elijah List  4/22/08

Todd Bentley’s Angels 4/26/08 

Todd Bentley and Contemplative Meditation 4/26/08

Todd Bentley Taught Contemplative Prayer and Silence 4/29/08

Bentley’s Lakeland Revival Keeps Moving Spirits… 5/20/08

Todd Bentley or Jesus Christ? 5/20/08

Todd Bentley: “Will We Get Fooled Again?” (Part 1) May 2008

To be Forewarned is to be Forearmed (Part 2) May 2008

A Story of Earth and Heaven (Part 3) May 2008

When the Angel came: The Branham connection (Part 4) May 2008

The fire-Fresh Fire (Part 5) May 2008

The Fire as an ANOINTING (Part 6) June 2008

Angels We have Heard and Seen (Part 7) June 2008

Wendy Alec: Prophet of God?

To the Sheepfold or the Luau? 5/21/08

Todd Bentley: The New Simon Magus 5/23/08

Tracking Bentley back to Benny 5/9/08

Todd Bentley Kicks ‘Older Lady’ with his ‘Biker-Boot’ 5/28/08

Todd Bentley’s Highway to Heaven 6/8/08

Fools for Christ–or just fools? June 2008

Is the Anointing Tangible and Transferable? June 2008T

odd Bentley: Miraculous Healings? 6/18/08

Same old scam? Even some Pentecostals are skeptical of Todd Bentley’s tent revival 6/20/08

‘Is this the healing hand of God?’ 6/21/08 (This two-page article from Belfast, Ireland highlights a Todd Bentley associate, Bobby Sullivan, and his on-stage healing antics)

Todd Bentley’s Commissioning, ATM Machines, Etc. 6/25/08

Todd Bentley’s Knighting 6/26/08

Stairway To Heaven: Celebrity Revivals Fleeting 6/26/08

Todd Bentley: George Banov’s Blasphemous ProphecyCanadian evangelist’s ministry draws kudos and criticism 7/3/08

Revival Drawing Criticism 7/10/08

ABC News ‘Nightline’ Report (Part 1) 7/9/08

ABC News ‘Nightline’ Report (Part 2) 7/10/08

First Person Account: Neither faith nor healing 7/11/08

Todd Bentley and the ’13th Resurrection’ 7/23/08

POINTS to PONDER 8/10/08

Faith healer abandons pulpit (The Vancouver Province reports that “Christian bloggers across Canada and the U.S. are questioning Bentley’s authenticity”) 8/14/08

Todd Bentley and the Hotel Fire in Seattle 8/15/08

And the Prophets Prophesied Falsely… (“Bentley had more supernatural experiences than all the apostles put together. Like immature children being tucked into bed modern day charismatics accepted his supernatural tales.”) 8/22/08

BENTLEY AND BIGFOOT (“When it comes right down to it – it doesn’t matter if it’s real, as long as it’s believable; because in the end, it’s really not about truth – it’s about experiencing euphoria – finding something, anything or anyone that can make us feel good or feel better fast.”) 8/22/08

WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF FALSE PROPHETS! 8/30/08

Stacey Campbell Issues Statement About Todd Bentley 8/31/08

Patricia King and Internet Censorship 9/15/08

BONNIE JONES and HER B-MOVIE ‘DREAM’  9/20/08

Todd Bentley: An Angel Named ‘Mary’ 10/24/08

Patricia King: Feathers or Fiddlesticks? 11/10/08

Letter to Pastor David Jones 11/28/08

Benny Hinn Speaks Out Against the Florida Revival 11/28/08 (Benny Hinn is not only a hyper-heretic, he is a hyper-hypocrite)

Benny Hinn: “Methinks thou protest too loudly” 12/5/08

Wendy Alec and Her Fantasy Series 12/13/08

Charlie Robinson and his ‘Pillow Fight with Jesus’ 12/29/08

Patricia King’s Hermetics Examined 1/15/09

Feathers from Heaven? 1/19/09

Questions on ‘Angel Feathers’ 1/19/09

Signs & Wonders 1/20/09

DIAMONDS FROM HEAVEN? 1/20/09

Todd Bentley and his Muscle-Bound Jesus 2/6/09 (There is a huge difference between Todd Bentley’s “Jesus” and the Jesus of the Bible)

Todd Bentley: Sultan of Slap 2/10/09

Todd Bentley Time Traveler? 2/11/09

Joshua Mills: A Whale of a Fish Story 3/23/09

Faith Setzer and her Bleeding ‘Jesus’ 3/25/09

Todd Bentley Claimed but Not Ordained 4/7/09

Todd Bentley The Art of the Non-Apologetic Apology 4/18/09

Todd Bentley: Preaching the Gospel ‘Won’t Win Souls’ 4/28/09

Todd Bentley Heal or heel? 5/8/09

Comments on Todd Bentley and the article, “Heal or Heel” 5/9/09

Two People “Healed”at the Lakeland Revival Die 5/10/09

Some Dare Call It ‘Christian’ 5/5/09

Six Simple Questions for Todd Bentley 10/22/09

Todd Bentley’s Tweets on Twitter not Twitterrific 11/18/09

Bob Jones Says Christians Have Put A Curse on Todd Bentley 1/12/10

Todd Bentley Crowing for Dollars 4/14/10

Articles on the Brownsville and Toronto Revivals

The Green River of Brownsville: Lifestyles of the Rich and Not-So Famous 1998

The Raging River of Brownsville: PFO Responds to Michael L. Brown’s Attack of the Critics of the Pensacola Revival 1998

Newspaper Challenges Revival’s Claims 1998

Confronting the Superstitious Church of the 21st Century 1998

Christian Fortune-Tellers Never Get It Right, Either 1999

The Wandering River of Brownsville 1999

Rod Parsley: The Raging Prophet 1999

All That Glitters…Gold Fillings and Truth Decay Toronto 1999

The Remarkable Exploits of David Hogan: Astonishing Miracles or Incredible Hype? 2000

Can You Be Deceived? Why People Are Duped and How Not To Be 2000

Supernatural Messages From The Mundane? (James Ryle, Bob Jones, Rick Joyner) 2001

And the Prophets Prophesied Falsely… (“Bentley had more supernatural experiences than all the apostles put together. Like immature children being tucked into bed modern day charismatics accepted his supernatural tales.”) 8/22/08

BENTLEY AND BIGFOOT (“When it comes right down to it – it doesn’t matter if it’s real, as long as it’s believable; because in the end, it’s really not about truth – it’s about experiencing euphoria – finding something, anything or anyone that can make us feel good or feel better fast.”) 8/22/08

CRS Statement: Todd Bentley’s ‘Special Commissioning Service'<<

A special test for false preachers

1Jn_4:1-6

In this chapter, the apostle warns against evil seducing spirits, advises us to examine and try the spirits, gives rules by which evil spirits are recognized and then returns to his favorite subject — brotherly love!

v.1. ‘Beloved, believe not every spirit.’ The word ‘spirit’ signifies to a man who claims to be endowed with the gift of the Spirit to perform the office of prophet, preacher, or teacher. God’s word is received from the mouth of man, but some who claim to speak for God are false preachers and are sent by Satan to deceive and disturb the church. There were false teachers among Israel, there were false teachers in the days of the apostles and there are false teachers today (2Pe_2:1-3; 2Co_11:13-15). Let this fact be fixed in our minds that, from the time the gospel began to be preached, false prophets immediately appeared, and we must not be dazzled by everybody who claims to be holy, to speak for God, to work wonders and to be a minister of righteousness. We must try these spirits (these preachers and religious leaders).

v.2. Let all preachers and religious leaders be tried by the word of God first (Act_17:11; Isa_8:19-20). This will expose most of them, for they do not preach the word of truth at all. Their messages are full of free will, human righteousness, life by law and works, the advocacy of Mary and saints, God’s weakness and inability, sabbath keeping, rituals and holy days, infant salvation and all manner of tradition and open error. But John lays down a special mark by which we can easily distinguish between true and false prophets. Christ Jesus is the object of true faith and the whole foundation of acceptance with God. Therefore, he is also the stone at which all heretics stumble, and his person and work will be the place where error will be most evident. (Mahan, Henry – Commentary on John and Romans through Jude (22 books)