Defending the Indefensible-Todd Benson apologetic - Moriel Ministries

This is from Mike Oppenheimer of “Let us Reason” ministries article entitled” When the Angel
Came” -
Bentley says: “Then on December 5, 2000 an angel appeared to me and said he was the angel that appeared to me in April 1998
(before the Lord Jesus Christ came to me in the kitchen). He said that the day he came to me in 1998 was the day he was
assigned to me. This time (on December 5th) the angel said, “I am the angel that has been assigned to your life. I am a healing
angel . . . You are going to take miracles, signs and wonders around the world.” “I was with William Branham” (the Voice of
Healing movement), the angel said. He told me about William Branham’s angelic encounter in 1946. Two years later the Voice
of Healing was born there was a revival.”
http://www.moriel.org/articles/discernment/church_issues/todd_bentley_angel_came.htm
Why would an evangelist be told to preach angels, rather than Jesus? Let Bentley explain it in
his own words…
“I’m releasing it back to where it all started in 1948 I’m releasing it back.” Y’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 got to get the people to believe in the angel. I said,
God why do I want the people to believe in the angel instead 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. 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.”
http://healtheland.wordpress.com/2008/05/23/todd-bentley-jesus-christ-is-not-supernatural-but-angels-are/
THE REAL OBJECTIONS GO UNANSWERED
My biggest problems with Todd Bentley have to do with who his own self-confessed influences
are. William Branham, Bob Jones and Paul Cain among others. How could someone who
emulates Branham be anything but false? This isn’t about whether or not there are miracles, or
angels, or whether or not people “believe in the power of God”. Bentley in no way distances
himself from Branham, he actually believes He is being visited by the angelic author of the
1940’s healing revival.
Bob Jones, Bentley’s elder prophet mentor, is a huge problem. This false prophet taught that
there would come a holy bloodline of miracle workers -
I have called the best of every bloodline in earth unto this generation... I have elected to bring them forth in this generation... the
elect generation... even the bloodline of Paul... of David... of Peter, James and John... They will even be superior to them in
heart, stature and love for me'...Your children will possess the spirit without measure... They will move into things of the
supernatural that no one has ever moved in before... coming into the divine nature of Jesus Christ... a Church that has reached
the full maturity of the Godman! This generation... is going to see the beginning of this world wide new order.
Bob Jones, Vineyard Prophecy Conference, 1989, as cited in "The New Order," Jewel van der Merwe, p.7.
This is just one of his many false teachings and prophesies. Jones had to leave the ministry after
a scandal involving fondling woman who came to him for prophetic counseling! Todd Bentley
ministers with Jones and regards him as a “father in the faith”. These are the fruits we should
judge by, not to mention the roots of this false ministry. He was reinstated after a “Word” from
another false prophet and Bentley associate, Rick Joyner.
For
these
reasons
alone,
may
no
one
be
taken
in
by
this
apologetic,
regardless
of
the
obvious
credentials
and
experience
of
professor
Grieg.

Of
course
there
are
those
who
are
indeed
looking
for
“permission
to
jump
on
board”
this

heretical
movement,
but
I
am
assured
that
all
who
are
really
“of
the
Truth
will
hear
Jesus’
voice”.
Grace
and
Peace!
*(Which pointed to ultimate realities- i.e. healing of blindness pointing to Israel’s need of sight, leprosy to her need of cleansing,
making clay to the fact that Jesus is the creator-etc)