As if it could get any more bizarre. I ran across this Todd Bentley audio clip in my internet travels and had to shake my head in disbelief and despair. If you had any doubt that Todd Bentley is a dangerous false prophet you need to take a look at this. Below is the actual quote from Bentley.
“Now for some of you that are here, it doesn't really matter to you ... all that stuff. All you care about is ... God's moving. And you know what, that's all that really matters. So if you're not big on prophetic, supernatural, and angels, I'm sorry. It's my testimony. But if you want to know why God's moving, I have to tell you the whole story. And if you don't believe the story, well......sorry.
So essentially Todd is saying that God is moving because of the supernatural and angels- HUH?
You know, I told the Lord, "Why can't I just move in healing and forget talking about all that -other stuff?" He said, "
Because, Todd you've got to get the people to believe in the angel." I said, "God, why do I want people to believe in the angel? Isn't it about getting the people to believe in Jesus?" He said, "The people already believe in Jesus, but the Church doesn't believe in the supernatural."
So Todd Bentley is telling us that getting people to believe in THE angel is more important than preaching Jesus. There are a few things that concern me here (aside from the obvious). Todd Bentley’s lord” is telling him that he has to get people to believe in THE angel. He doesn’t say Todd, get them to believe in angels (which would be strange in and of itself) but he clearly says THE angel. What angel is Todd referring to? Emma? Samael? The Winds of Change Angel? The Financial Angel? The Angel of Liberty? The Healing Revival Angel? William Branham’s angel? I mean his teachings are rife with angels so who is THE angel that his “lord” want him to make us believe in? I want to note that in the early days Bentley made reference on stage to his angel Emma to whom he attributed the healings. Bentley even invited people onstage at one point so that the angel could enter them. If you read his teaching on “The Angelic Host” he talks at great length about her. However, after the outcry from discerning Christians and the many articles and blogs on the internet condemning him as a heretic, the references to Emma magically disappeared from his website. Now you see them- now you don’t- Poor, poor Emma.Anyway, Todd goes on to say the following:
“The Church has no problem believing in Jesus, what we don't believe in is the supernatural. We don't believe in angels. We don't believe in the prophetic. We don't believe in some of what's going on. And I'll tell you what; we need to have an awakening.
I said, "Well, God, maybe you want to give this ministry to somebody else, because nobody's going to receive it in the package that I come in." I said, "You gotta give me the most controversial testimony? You gotta visit me with all this supernatural stuff? I mean, hey, maybe if I was a little more clean-shaven and polished, people would believe me more." Or maybe, the world is looking for something new... How many of you believe we need something new?”
So, Todd Bentley is lamenting to God that people were not going to receive his ministry because of the package that he (Bentley) came in. Well, that’s odd, Todd Bentley WAS clean cut and clean shaven yet he tattooed and pierced himself well after he had an established ministry. If he was going to complain to God that no one would receive him because of this then why did he do it? Next he is complaining that God is visiting him with all this supernatural stuff yet he is the one actively pursuing it.
Am I the only one who thinks this is completely and utterly insane?
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