Restored (False) apostles “commission” Fraud Todd Bentley. The Truth is Finally Shining Through!

Restored (False) apostles “commission” Fraud Todd Bentley.
The Truth is finally shining through.

Ananias and Ananias prove these men – False prophets

by Gregory P. Garwood

My ministry in compliance with 2 Corinthians 11:12 – 15
“12And I will keep on doing what I am doing in order to cut the ground from under those who want an opportunity to be considered equal with us [ The Foundational Apostles ] in the things they boast about. 13For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, masquerading as apostles of Christ. 14And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. 15It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve.”

 

I write this article with deep trepidation. After two years of intense study and research, I am now beginning to see and understand the aberration, danger and deceit in which I served for nearly 34 years. Fortunately, I was spared by the grace of God as He removed me from among what I thought were trusted friends and confidants. Today, a ray of freedom, health and hope is beginning to dawn in my life as I traverse the foul, slippery, dark and viper infested path out of the rancid cave known as the Third Wave / New apostolic reformation and Word / Faith churches.

 

In a recent article on abusive churches I compared two churches in particular, the Saddleback Church, lead by pythonic pastor Rick Warren and the Hopewell Network of Churches, one of which I attended. Hopewell is guided by that rascally radical and “Lead apostle,” Lester Zimmerman. The Hopewell Church from which I escaped is Hopewell Christian Fellowship Telford, PA. Hopewell Christian Fellowship has the distinct privilege of being lead by “Team apostle” Curt Malizzi. Malizzi serves under Lester Zimmerman who is a member of the International Coalition of apostles. (ICa) The ICa is headed by “Presiding apostle” C. Peter Wagner. I stress the importance of the connection of all of these men because it’s frightening to see how easily deceived the contemporary church has been. It’s frightening to see just how far within the contemporary church the tentacles of this evil hoard have entangled themselves. In my case from Wagner and Warren all the way down to Curt Malizzi of the Hopewell Network of Churches. The roster of influence ascended in this order;

 

Curt Malizzi “Team Apostle” of Hopewell Christian Fellowship Telford, PA answers to that rascally radical, Lester Zimmerman.

 

Lester Zimmerman, “Lead apostle” of the Hopewell Network of Churches and card carrying member of the Association of Radical Church Networks LLC, (what ever that may be,) answers to C. Peter Wagner.

 

C. Peter Wagner, “Presiding apostle” of the International Coalition of apostles has a heavy influence on Rick Warren as he was and is Warren‘s mentor. (Note the grandiose titles they lavish on themselves.)

 

Rick Warren and Saddleback tie in here because C. Peter Wagner is Warren’s mentor and has had very much influence on Warren. Warren befriends any and every religion in the name of unity which explains the presence of Rick Joyner.

 

Like Wagner and Warren, Rick Joyner has a very pompous, arrogant attitude toward anyone who questions his elitist, mystical, psychotic imaginations of grandeur and godhood. Rick Warren and Rick Joyner bring us full circle because Warren’s embrace of any and every example of spirituality throws the contemporary church into confusion because most believers today have bought hook, line and sinker the experiential mystical poison of spiritualism these frauds spew over the solid, sound, biblical Spirituality we read in the Word of God.

 

It’s important to note that these men consider themselves equal to, and even superior to, the foundational Apostles of Jesus Christ. (How pompous!)They portray themselves as “super end time’s apostles and prophets,” which fits in perfectly with the Word of God when Jesus warns us of the appearance of false prophets in the last days just before His eminent return. False prophets who will attempt to draw many away. . . .Even the elect, if they could as we read in the gospel of Mark.

 

Mark 13: 22 – 23 22 “

False Christs (Messiahs) and false prophets will arise and show signs and [work] miracles to deceive and lead astray, if possible, even the elect (those God has chosen out for Himself). 23But look to yourselves and be on your guard; I have told you everything beforehand.”

 

Joyner claims to have been given supernatural access to heaven having actually spoken with Jesus and the Apostle Paul. Joyner claims (In his own deluded, grandiose dream) that Paul esteemed him as “one of the ones all in heaven have been waiting to meet.” If you have some time and money to waste, buy and read the Final Quest, but read it from the standpoint of how far Joyner builds himself up! The book is a joke. Narcissistic best describes Joyner’s opinion of himself in his book. In Joyner’s Morning Star Ministries Special Bulletin # 13 Joyner rightly says “One thing we can be sure of—the Judge is on His throne and all of this is going to work out for good for His people.” Yes, the Creator of heaven and earth IS on His throne Rick, and you and all of the other frauds WILL stand before Him one day! I take great joy in the thought of Wagner, Warren, Joyner and all the rest of the fakes standing before the King of Kings in glorious, holy judgment! I can’t wait!

 

Now, we know that the true foundational Apostles of God had superior discernment as we read in Acts 5:1-8 about Ananias and Sapphira, a husband and wife who died for lying about the amount they offered to the early church. The Apostle Peter clearly had such discernment. The ONLY and TRUE Holy Spirit told Peter.
Acts 5: “ 3Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land?”

 

We also know that true Prophets of God speak for God and their words come into complete fulfillment EVERY TIME as we continue to read in the book of Acts. This man is also named Ananias.

 

Acts 22:12-16 “12″A man named Ananias came to see me. He was a devout observer of the law and highly respected by all the Jews living there. 13He stood beside me and said, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ And at that very moment I was able to see him. 14″Then he said: ‘The God of our fathers has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and to hear words from his mouth. 15You will be his witness to all men of what you have seen and heard. 16And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name.’

 

Everything that Ananias proclaimed would come to pass DID come to pass! Ananias wasn’t 65% correct as the present day false apostles would like you to believe is acceptable, he wasn’t 85% correct, Ananias was 100% correct as any true Prophet will be when speaking for God.

 

Wagner, Joyner and Arnot have proven themselves false and fraudulent for two basic reasons.

First, Wagner, in his superior wisdom and discernment, chose to wholeheartedly endorse the now proven liar and fraud Todd Bentley of the Lakeland Florida “Revival” in an “apostolic alignment ceremony!”

 

To quote C. Peter Wagner on Bentley:
“This commissioning represents a powerful spiritual transaction taking place in the invisible world. With this in mind, I take the apostolic authority that God has given me and I decree to Todd Bentley, your power will increase, your authority will increase, your favor will increase, your influence will increase, your revelation will increase.” (When did God give Wagner “apostolic authority?” NEVER!) Wagner is NO Apostle. He’s a classic aposthole.

 

Secondly, nothing “Decreed” by Wagner came to pass. NOTHING! Bentley’s power, authority, favor, influence and “revelation” have been stripped by Holy God! This is a fact because it happened. God took Bentley out because Bentley (Tattoos, improper relationship with a female assistant and all!) was a fraud! Joyner, in his Morning Star Ministries web sight, (Special Bulletin #13) over looks this fact in a futile attempt to defend Bentley. Joyner hopes that somehow, in the future, in some convoluted way, he can paint the “apostolic alignment” and “Wagner decree” as legitimate. Joyner also offers a very obvious and laughable tact of intimidation against the truth seekers when he continues in Special Bulletin #13 “Those who rush to judgment, or are hasty to take action, are not treated kindly in Scripture, and are likely to pay a high and unnecessary price for it.” (Rick Joyner, Morning Star Ministries.) What a feeble attempt at damage control. I laugh at Joyner. It would actually be sad if it weren’t so humorous. Make me pay Joyner! I challenge you! I’m a lone voice in the wilderness exposing the truth! What are you going to do about me Joyner? NOTHING!

 

Besides Joyner, Wagner was eagerly joined in his “commissioning” of Bentley in Lakeland by other well known false “prophets” and “apostles” Ché Ahn, Bill Johnson and John Arnott of the failed and fraudulent Toronto Blessing revival.

 

Wagner, Warren and Joyner claim to have equal discernment with the foundational Apostles who wrote the New Testament. These men are wrong. These men were fooled by a satanic deceiver in Todd Bentley. By their error, through being fooled, they prove with out a doubt that they have no discernment! Truth and discernment, like Godly prophesy, is 100% correct or it isn’t discernment and truth! There ARE absolutes with God! By Joyner’s words, Wagner, Warren and company are saying that they are superior to the foundational Apostles. If these guys were superior and were fooled, (And each and every one of them was fooled by Bam Bam Bentley.) the foundational Apostles must have also been fooled sometimes. That would mean that the Word of God was written by fools and would be open to error. Right? If Wagner, Warren and Joyner are equal to or superior to the foundational Apostles and they blew it, imagine how foolish the foundational Apostles were? These men are attempting to rewrite history as well as the Word of God. They may not say so, but their actions, through aberrant beliefs and quotes, are doing the damage for them. They are attempting to hollow out the integrity of Holy Scriptures that has carried the church since its inception. One must question their authenticity given the obvious lack of discernment on the character of Bentley.

 

Satan desperately wants to destroy Jesus Christ and who does Jesus say he is? The Word! Right? Doesn’t it stand to reason that Satan will attack first the Word of God? That’s what these men are doing. By proclaiming THEMSELVES equal with the Foundational Apostles, they have attempted, in essence, to render the Word of God ineffective and diluted. By the action of proclaiming their legitimacy the “restored apostles” are nothing more than Satan’s tools in a flawed attempt to gut the Word of God. These men are very cleaver. They speak the Word of God (Taken out of context) against the Word of God, in a feeble attempt to redefine the Word of God in hopes of rendering the Word of God void, useless and meaningless. By usurping the authority of the writers of the Word of God, (Apostles) these men attempt to render the validity of the word of God impotent. By virtue of the fact that Wagner, Joyner and Arnot ALL lacked discernment proves that they are liars and false prophets. They also prove that they are false servants of God because NOTHING they “decreed” came to pass. These false prophets and apostholes are sent by Satan, as the bible says they will be. These men are actually fulfillment of scripture. Jesus told us the false ones would come. Jesus told us to be watchful and wary of them. Test all things to scripture. They have come and we must be aware of them and avoid them at all costs.

 

Revelation 2:2
“I know your industry and activities, laborious toil and trouble, and your patient endurance, and how you cannot tolerate wicked [men] and have tested and critically appraised those who call [themselves] apostles (special messengers of Christ) and yet are not, and have found them to be impostors and liars.”

 

They had no discernment!
Nothing they said came to pass!
The Lord Took Bentley down!
Their undoing will be their own.
They are false and should not be feared!
They are false and they should not be respected!
They are false and God WILL bring them down in His time!

 

Gregory P. Garwood

 

 

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