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I have been researching this, and related subjects for almost twenty-five years and it is an eye opener even for me. I would also recommend Cracking the Code, 3rd Edition from BBCOA. Visit them at their website ... (I am not on their payroll.)
Not for the faint of heart or the typical "government school mis-educated" person. If you are not able or willing to think for yourself you should leave this book where you find it.
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I had to downgrade this book a little because, on some issues, it treads and retreads the same ground, which is tantamount to beating a dead horse. Of course, the fact that this book is a collection of articles contributes to that, but it could have used tighter editing.
It is somewhat disturbing to me to see reviews written on this book by people who have not even read it. The opinions of these people should count for nothing, whether they gave it one star or five (I thought it was ironic that one person who did not read the book blasted it in his "review" and gave it five stars!) I challenge everyone who has pre-condemned this book to read it. These authors are not making up this information. Benny Hinn actually said this stuff, and as a prominent figure in popular religion today, his words and his life lend themselves to scrutiny. Benny Hinn is a product of the Christian celebrity scene of today, which shows you how spiritually bankrupt that scene is.
On the opposite side, Fischer and Goedelman substantiate and document the quotes they supply in this book -- using Hinn's own programs, books, and tapes. Yes, Hinn did say "There's nine of them" in the Trinity. Yes, Hinn did threaten the well-being of his critics, as if "God" was his leg-breaking thug. Yes, Hinn did claim to feel the "anointing" from the tombs of two of his icons. Yes, Hinn did say that the parted Red Sea really froze, and that the Egyptians were crushed by the falling ice. Yes, Hinn did say that the NT does not record the name of either of the two disciples who were on the road to Emmaus because God dishonored them for not asking Jesus who He was. Yes, Hinn did threaten a particular critic's little children with disasterous suffering. Yes, Hinn did prophesy that the homosexual community in America would perish by fire out of heaven in 1994 or 1995, no later than that. Yes, Hinn did prophesy that a great earthquake would destroy much of the east coast during the 1990s. Yes, Hinn did prophesy that Fidel Castro would die during the 1990s. Yes, Hinn did speak for the Holy Spirit and say that Eve was originally created to give birth out of her side, but sin transformed her anatomy. Yes, Hinn did tell his followers that, "You are God. Ye are gods." Yes, Hinn did teach that Jesus gave up his divinity at some point. Yes, Hinn did say that Jesus went to hell to suffer for our atonement.
If you believe that such teachings, revelations, and prophecies are the "work of the Lord," then it is the rest of us who should grind our teeth. I haven't even touched the tip of the iceberg. Nevertheless, the authors of this book have. You will be frightfully amazed.
When DelaCruz writes a book demonstrating that Fischer and Goedelman took every Hinn quote out of context -- misrepresenting what Hinn really teaches -- I'll buy it, read it, and review it too. Problem is, DelaCruz can't prove his false argument. He only wishes it so. Just think for a moment: Fischer and Goedelman claim to have written this book merely to sound the alarm about an unhealthy ministry that teaches unhealthy doctrine. Why O Why would they waste their time twisting gazillions of quotes out of context in order to falsely make Hinn seemingly communicate the heretical opposite of what he "really" teaches? Don't you think the authors realize that Hinn has such loyal followers? Knowing this high degree of loyalty, why would the authors document the sources of the quotes if it is so easy to demonstrate their allegedly excessive misrepresentations? Furthermore, if Hinn "really" teaches sound doctrine rather than the off-the-cuff "Revelation Knowledge," then you would need to say that Fischer and Goedelman have -- via excessive misrepresentation and outright lying -- created a different Hinn out of thin air just to spend these 200 hundred pages bashing a figment of their imagination, knowing all the while that he really isn't the false teacher that they have made him out to be. If you Hinn fans can still say that such is truly the case, put up or shut up. Whining to protect your icon won't suffice.
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However, it is basically another tape of high quality NPR interviewing. ... and I have read many great books, simply because I heard about them first on an NPR interview.
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