Publisher's Synopsis
A shocking expose' of the Word of Faith (WOF) movement, Toronto Blessing revivals, and the Prophetic Movement, like none written before. The false prophets Jesus warned us about are here! Gold dust, gems, feathers, glory clouds, out of body trips, and strange manifestations are some of the signs and wonders that are "strong delusion."
Fortner says, "The cross of Christ is no longer dripping with the blood of our Savior, but is covered with gold dust, and dripping money. There is oil seeping from a prosperity preacher who bottles it and sells it. There are false spirits that cause barking like a dog, levitation, weird laughter, and out of body experiences. Such is the state of many Charismatic churches today."
He shows how the gold dust and other signs and wonders mostly happen to ministers and churches connected to the above mention churches, especially those teaching the prosperity gospel. So this means the signs and wonders are "strong delusion" which causes people to believe the lie of the prosperity gospel. He says that these are the ministers that Jesus spoke about when he said many false prophets will arise and perform signs and wonders in the last days.
He quotes a former Christian who became a witch who went to Bill Johnson's Bethel church. She was prophesied over by four different people and they all said similar things, which amounted to God saying he is pleased with what she is doing and he will bless her work (in the coven), and to keep doing it!
He says this proves that Bill Johnson and those in his church are operating by divination and evil spirits, not the Holy Spirit. And many of those churches have a mixture of the Holy Spirit and evil spirits.
He also has testimonies of people who have received demon spirits after being prayed for in one of the above-mentioned churches, especially of those connected to Todd Bentley and others in the Prophetic Movement, or just listened to their CDs.
What is most shocking is the evidence he presents that show the top WOF preachers on TV are knowingly in league with Satan, because they acknowledge Satan during their preaching and teaching. He gives the evidence in print, but it is more powerful to see it on video, which he provides free online. You can see a big name WOF preacher saying, "I'm with Satan," and another one saying, "Tie my money, Satan."
Unlike other books that have been written on this subject, Fortner grew up in an old-fashioned Pentecostal church where he was warned about the doctrines of the WOF Charismatics. The other books accurately show how horribly wrong these movements are, but those books are being ignored because they were written by people who attack all Pentecostals and Charismatics, not just these movements.
