Beware of Charismatic Leader Benny Hinn

Beware of Charismatic Leader Benny Hinn
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I have been watching Benny Hinn for many years now and am still amazed that he continues to be so successful
regarding such a huge following. People flock to his crusades by the multiple of thousands just so they can watch
his miracle healings and listen to his proclamation that the Holy Ghost has to answer to him. Literally amazing. as
you will read below, Benny has made some remarkable statements regarding Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Benny even
claimed that Jesus would begin to appear in the physical in the early 1990's. Funny I don't remember any headlines
about the wonderful happening short of maybe headlines in the Globe, Star, etc. Magazines known for outlandish headlines that
are never capable of being certified other than being certified crazy. Remember this article below is from 1992 and things have
changed drastically since then, things like the amount of money the Benny Hinn Ministry has coming in and the numbers of people
listening to him preach his false gospel. But, the thing that hasn't changed is the message that Benny Hinn preaches. That has
always been false and remains so today. We will be updating this page on a regular basis for more up to date material. Keep attuned.

Just a sampling of Benny's prophesies that have never come true therefore making them false prophesies comes from the Orlando
Christian Center, Dec. 31st, 1989. "The Spirit tells me - Fidel Castro will die - in the 90's. Oooh my! Some will try to kill him and they
will not succeed. But there will come change in his physical health, and he will not stay in power, and Cuba will be visited of God."
-- Benny Hinn. Orlando Christian Center, Dec. 31st, 1989.
"The Lord also tells me to tell you in the mid 90's, about '94-'95, no later than that, God will destroy the homosexual community of
America. [audience applauds] But He will not destroy it - with what many minds have thought Him to be, He will destroy it with fire.
And many will turn and be saved, and many will rebel and be destroyed." -- Benny Hinn

[The following material is from O Timothy magazine, Volume 9, Issue 2, 1992. David W. Cloud. All rights reserved. O Timothy is a
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The following is from Dave Hunt's CIB Bulletin for February 1992:

There is a new star rising on the charismatic faith-healing circuit. Benny Hinn has attracted crowds as large as 30,000. At 38 he
pastors Orlando Christian Center, one of America's fastest growing churches. Its 2,800-seat auditorium is packed three times each
Sunday and the service is aired later on TBN. Though he has preached at Grant's [W.V. Grant, a charismatic leader who has been
exposed for fraud in having prior information of his supposed "words of knowledge"] church, Hinn's methods vary from Popoff s or
Grant's. He raises about $12 million a year with the usual false promises of healing and prosperity in exchange for "seed faith" gifts
-- a condition for "miracles." "Give no less than $100," he exhorts an audience, and promises to "lay hands on all the envelopes and
ask God for financial miracles for the givers."
Praying at Kuhlman's grave The secret to Hinn's power is his peculiar anointing, which he connects with Kathryn Kuhlman and
Aimee McPherson, founder of the Foursquare Gospel Church. He first felt the "full power of the Holy Spirit" on him at a Kuhlman
healing service in 1973 -- and her mantle has presumably fallen upon Hinn. He conducts his meetings almost exactly like hers --
though it takes Hinn much longer to get his audience into the expectant mood that seems to generate psychosomatic "miracles."
In an April 7, 1991 sermon, Hinn revealed that he periodically visits Kuhlman's grave and that he is one of the few with a key to
gain access to it. He also visits Aimee's grave, where he says: "I felt a terrific anointing ... I was shaking all over ... trembling under
the power of God ... 'Dear God,' I said, 'I feel the anointing.' ... I believe the anointing has lingered over Aimee's body."
Blowing people down with the "spirit" The anointing or power plays a major role at Benny Hinn's "miracle services." He uses it
to "slay in the spirit" as Kuhlman did 30 years ago. She has been imitated by charismatic evangelist/healers ever since. But Hinn has
a new flare. Yes, like Kuhlman, he touches people on the forehead or neck to make them fall over. But he also blows or throws the
"anointing" and "slays" people from a distance. As Mike Thomas reported in
Florida Magazine, Nov. 24, 1991)

Winded catchers try to keep up with the toppling bodies.
He rears back and with a pitching motion slays the entire choir with one toss. "That's power," yells Benny." "POWER!" ... Hinn takes
off his custom tailored jacket and rubs it briskly on his body. He is rubbing the Power into the jacket. Then he starts swinging it
wildly, like the biblical David swinging his sling. He decks his followers left and right. Bam! Bam! Bam! The stage vibrates with their
landings. Then he throws it [the "anointed" jacket]. Another bam. As a catcher moves to pick up a woman, Hinn slays him ... then
he slays the catcher who caught the catcher. When Benny Hinn is moved, nobody is safe from the Power ... [H]e blows loudly into
the microphone ... Hundreds fall backward ... a woman collapses in the aisle and begins to babble. And then, suddenly, Benny is
gone. The power vanishes from the room, and the people stare in stunned silence. This aspect alone of Hinn's meetings is enough
to condemn him. He capriciously throws the "Holy Spirit" around in most irreverent fashion, using the third Person of the Trinity as
his servant to attract attention to himself Hinn acts as though the "anointing" is some metaphysical power at his disposal, to be
rubbed off onto objects. It looks impressive, works largely by the power of suggestion, but has no purpose except to make people
stand in awe of Hinn. "It's scary," says Bill James, a former church member. "The people are mesmerized. ...When he comes out,
he's like God."
Got to have gold now! Benny's office at his church contains pictures of himself with George Bush and John Paul II. It was Hinn
who arranged for Paul and Jan Crouch to meet with the Pope. Here is Mike Thomas's impression of a visit with Hinn: He looks like
a Ralph Lauren advertisement, a true gentleman of leisure. As always, his hair is sprayed solidly in place. "I don't know if you'll ever
[again] see a reverend without socks," he says proudly. [He's wearing no socks.] "That's the way I am. I'm more down to earth
than most people." This comes from a man who just turned in his Mercedes for a Jaguar and recently moved from the exclusive
Heathrow development to the even more exclusive Alaqua, where he now lives in a $685,000 home. His suits are tailored, his shoes
are Italian leather, and his wrists and finger glitter with gold and diamonds ... what he considers a modest lifestyle, as if everyone
lives like this. He wears his diamond Rolex, diamond rings, gold bracelet and custom suits for all to see. ..."What's the big deal, for
goodness sake?" he says. "What am I supposed to do, drive a Honda? ... That's not in the Bible. ... I'm sick and tired about hearing
about streets of gold [in heaven]. I don't need gold in heaven. I got to have it now."

Healed of blindness -- vision still cloudy! Benny declares: "I have received a new mandate from heaven -- bring the message
of the miraculous, healing power of God back to America! Invade our nation with the miracle-working power of God in the '90s!" He
claims that about 1,000 people are healed at each "miracle service." But as Thomas reported, "Despite all the thousands of
miracles claimed by Hinn, the church seems hard pressed to come up with any that would convince a serious skeptic. ... When
pressed for truly convincing miracles, [Hinn spokesperson] Susan Smith cited a woman in Orlando who was cured of blindness caused
by diabetes. But she would not give the woman's name. She later admitted that the woman's vision may still be cloudy. 'She still has
diabetes, strangely ... [and] was just re-hospitalized.

Christians are little gods "People of God," shouts Benny, "we must never speak such faith-destroying words as these: 'If it be thy
will, Lord.'... I am Him [Jesus]! The Word has become flesh in Meee! ... You are a little god on earth!" His other heresies include the
teaching that God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit each has a body, soul, spirit. "There's nine of them!" he told his congregation "by
revelation knowledge," but probably got the idea from Dake's Annotated Reference Bible, where this ancient heresy was revived on
page 55. Hinn ht the same heresy as Hagin and Copeland, that when Jesus died on the cross He sank into hell and took upon him
the nature of Satan and was tortured by Satan for our redemption. Then early in 1991 he repudiated this teaching along with other
"Word- Faith" peculiar doctrines. Yet he had taught it as "revelation knowledge." God's revelations don't change.

Hinn would like to blow the heads off his enemies As for his critics, Hinn says: "You know, I've looked for one verse in the Bible
-- I just can't seem to find it -- one verse that says, 'If you don't like'em, kill'em." I really wish I could find it! ... Sometimes I wish
God would give me a Holy Ghost machine gun. I'd blow your heads off,. " The TBN studio audience loudly applauded those gracious
words from the "man of God." Surely we are seeing fulfilled the primary sign Christ gave of the nearness of His return- "For there
shall arise false christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall
deceive the very elect." Let us seek to know God and His Word and to walk in obedience to Him, contending earnestly for the faith
which was once for all delivered to the saints. He's coming soon! (Dave Hunt, "Signs of the Times," CIB Bulletin, Jan. 1992)
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As you can see, Benny Hinn has been at this false stuff for quite some time. Still today he is preaching to thousands upon thousands
the same ridiculous message which has no holiness and respect for either Jesus or the Holy Spirit. Benny continues to use the Holy
Spirit like he would a whipping boy or a slave. Benny demands the Holy Spirit to do whatever Benny wants Him to do and we are
supposed to just believe it without question. The problem today is that so many poor souls will believe anything they hear if it makes
them feel good. I am just amazed at the apostasy in our churches today. This is the saddest time of our entire lives!