It Was a GOD Thing!!

Now before I write another word, I must place a disclaimer here:

I do NOT endorse every word Chris Tomlin has said, nor to I promote every place he has sung his incredibly worshipful music.  Having said that, I want to share with the reader a story that touched me.

I will say that I have been so blessed by the music written and sung by Chris.

It was truly a God thing!

From christianpost.com

Chris Tomlin joins Florida Georgia Line for surprise worship set on concert tour

Country music duo Florida Georgia Line led an Atlanta audience in worship during a recent concert where they invited Chris Tomlin to sing at their sold-out concert.

Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard took the opportunity to share a brief testimony before calling Tomlin, a world-renowned Christian music artist, to the stage at the Aug. 31 concert. Then he revealed that the three men have been good friends for some time now.

“We get to do something we’ve been looking forward to for a long time,” Hubbard told the audience at their Can’t Say I Ain’t Country Tour. “God really does have a sense of humor. A few months back we got to meet one of our heroes, and we ended up connecting with him and building a friendship and a brotherhood. We ended up getting to write a lot of songs and been hanging out a ton.”

The award-winning singer went on to explain that he and bandmate Brian Kelley got their start in church “singing songs to Jesus.” And as they led worship they would often sing many of Tomlin’s songs.

“This is probably one of the coolest moments for us. It’s truly a full-circle God thing,” Hubbard said, revealing that they were about to perform “one of the songs that he (Tomlin) wrote that changed our life and that we’ve sung hundreds of thousands of times in church.”

Another clip of the concert shows Tomlin talking to the audience before breaking out into worship.

“This is crazy. I’ve sung this song all over the world and now I’m here with these two brothers,” he said.

The trio then went on to sing Tomlin’s record-breaking hit, “How Great is Our God.” The crowd joined them in praise. They ended the worship set by singing the hymn, “How Great Thou Art.”

How Can I Be Saved?

Shalom b’Yeshua

MARANATHA!!

WARNING to Jewish Believers in Israel: The NAR Movement is NOT of GOD

Brethren, the video embedded in this article was made by a Messianic pastor in Israel to help expose the false NAR (New Apostolic Reformation) movement which has invaded Israel. Even Tikkun International with Dan Juster and Asher Intrater have associated themselves with NAR – rather, they are standing with this NAR insanity!

Pray for Dan Juster and Asher Intrater.  Pray for all of the people who are involved with this satanically inspired NAR movement. Some of them may have been given over to a reprobate mind; but some may be reachable, so we must pray.

This video is in Hebrew with English subtitles. But to make it easier for those viewing it, I have transcribed the words in English. But it is important for the viewer to watch the video too. You must see for yourself how ungodly and insane much of their actions and words really are.

Good Company: An Israeli Pastor Warns About Tikkun Ministries And Their Connections.

Produced by Michael Nissim

With whom are the Tikkun apostles connecting themselves?

This is what we will examine in this video.

** I was not able to embed this video, so I am providing the link to it on youtube:

Warning Against NAR in Israel:  Click cc for English Subtitles

My name is Michael Nissim and I am an elder in a small congregation in Nahariya called “Nahariya Messianic Congregation” and when I see what is going on in the Body of Messiah here in Israel . . I can only state, that it is impossible to be in union with what is going on here.

At this event in Nazareth in 2015 Tikkun apostles Eitan Shishkoff and Dan Juster
signed a historic document that will join their network to that of Che Ahn. Remember this name “Che Ahn”.

He is one of the great so-called “apostles” under whose covering are 30,000 churches and ministries. This event was also reported in Charisma News. The principal organ of the NAR movement.

And here is the document that they signed.
Note how it says “Apostle Daniel Juster”, “Apostle Che Ahn”.

Why is this supposed to interest us and how is connected to us as believers here in Israel?

I’ll tell you: so that you know with whom our “apostles” choose to connect.
Let’s begin at the Lakeland “Revival” in Florida. This event happened in 2008, and this is C. Peter Wagner. Dan Juster of Tikkun, is part of the organisation that Wagner set up, which is the largest apostolic organisation in the world . .

A type of umbrella organisation for other apostolic organisations.
Wagner, by the way, is the one who coined the term N.A.R.

N.A.R. = “New Apostolic Reformation”

He also defines himself as an “apostle”; as do the others with him on the stage.
Che Ahn is standing at Wagner’s left hand. In this video they even refer to themselves as “distinguished apostles”and “apostolic pillars”.

They are conducting a ceremony marking the formal apostolic alignment of Todd Bentley. Bentley is the one covered in tattoos.

Understand what is happening here.  The leaders of the apostolic-prophetic movement have come to bless the ministry of Todd Bentley. They want to officially recognise him, and lay hands on him.

From their perspective, he has proven himself to be a man of God. Bentley is the one who led the “revival” in Lakeland Florida,  and here are some highlights from the “blessed ministry” of Todd Bentley.

Here he baptises someone in the name of the “Shickaboomba”. Friends, this is blasphemy.

Here he calls on the angels and whips up the crowd to do the same.
In this next clip they act violently with the women.

Look how one them of kicks the lady convulsing on the floor.

These kind of phenomena and shrieking, are strongly reminiscent
of the “Kundalini” manifestations of India and the Far East.

Kundalini

Brethren, this is an article I wrote about the Kundalini spirit:

Christian Yoga: Bringing the Kundalini Spirit Into the Church

The Israeli pastor continues:

Here Bentley makes fun of a lady’s illness. He really mocks people.

Here he gives a kick in the stomach, supposedly to anoint someone with the Spirit.
Here a man with stage four bowel cancer is brought to him, –and he KICKS him in the stomach. You saw right. The man is doubled over on the floor from pain.

This is CRUELTY.

He boasts that the Holy Spirit commanded him to kick an elderly woman in the FACE  with his BIKER BOOT.

Just look at how the crowd laughs. They have lost even the basic ability to discern between the genuine work of the Holy Spirit and blatant violence.

In the same video he also brags of how he hit the leg of a disabled woman . . .and knocked out the tooth of a young Chinese.

Understand this: there were those among us in Israel, who wanted to invite him at the time. Look at the beautiful words that Wagner speaks about Bentley.

Such blessings and such prophecies!

At this point, the microphone is passed to Che Ahn. He’s the one that Juster and Shishkoff signed an agreement with in Israel.

He is now conducting the ceremony. He says that Bentley has walked in a worthy manner before God! Not only this, but he prophesies that Todd Bentley (take note here) that they will give him the key of the house of David, that he will open that none may close, and close that none may open.

That is, he is assigning a Messianic prophecy to Todd Bentley. It’s fairly normal in NAR circles to award each other these kind of bombastic prophetic flatteries.

Che Ahn, incidentally, is working toward union with the Catholic church.

Apart from the blessings that Che Ahn showers on Bentley,  he anoints him with oil sent by a “prophet” who is another friend of Dan Juster and who is also involved with Tikkun; -called Chuck Pierce.

Pierce was not able to attend, so he sent the oil by express delivery.

Here’s a peek at Chuck Pierce’s meetings.

Here’s another of his meetings, in which the theme of “back healing” is prominent.
He asks the dancers with the wooden staffs to move among the people strewn on the floor.

The sound of the staffs hitting the floor will “create a strip in your back”. Then he announces “The Lord says, ‘I am giving my people a backbone for this hour.'”

The singing prophetess begins to sing “I’ve got a backbone”

Chuck calls to those watching on television to touch the screen and allow the vibrations go down their spine. Suddenly someone shouts into the microphone: “The roar of healing is going out from this place!”

Chuck adds: “Let the roar of healing come up!” The prophetess does the same.

Chuck is satisfied from the “violent praise that creates a new atmosphere.”

You can obtain one of Chuck Pierce’s books from MAOZ publishing, which is also connected with Tikkun.

At this stage, the microphone passes to John Arnott.

Arnott is pastor of the Toronto Airport Church where originated the pandemonium called the “Toronto Blessing”.

Here’s a sample for those who are unfamiliar with it:

The Toronto Blessing includes uncontrollable laughter, which they call “holy laughter”,  animal sounds and behaviour, uncontrollable convulsions,  shrieking and drunkeness.

All the same kind of manifestations can be found in religions of the Far East.

Heidi Baker also received the blessing when she visited the Toronto church .
And has since then imparted it to others. As she did here; at the revival in Pensacola Florida.

Now, here’s a Kenneth Hagin meeting. Kenneth Hagin is one of the fathers of the “Word of Faith” doctrine; which teaches that words have power in and of themselves and that we must declare them in order to create a particular reality.

The source of this doctrine is in the New Age.

Note, that so-called “apostle” Asher Intrater, regards HAGIN as among those who made “important theological breakthroughs!”

Another important figure connected with the Toronto Blessing is Hagin’s greatest disciple the billionaire Kenneth Copeland, who is identified with the “prosperity” doctrine.

Here’s Copeland under the influence of the Toronto Blessing. And notice what happens to this man as soon as Hagin touches him.

Hagin and Copeland books are also available from MAOZ publishing, which is connected with Tikkun.

Also John Arnott prophesies of the worldwide revival that the Holy Spirit began through Todd Bentley.

“We bless and encourage it; we stand with you and honour you.” says Arnott.

John Arnott, by the way, is also working towards union with the Catholic Church.
Here he is, meeting the Pope together with Kenneth Copeland, and here’s another picture of Copeland with the Pope.

Arnott thinks that the Pope is a genuine believer and filled with the Holy Spirit!

Mike Bickle of IHOP, who began the 24/7 Prayer Towers trend is also among those flocking to meet with the Pope.

Bickle and Tikkun have been in close covenant relationship for many years now.
And of course, Tikkun “Apostle” Dan Juster, also went to meet the previous Pope .  as part of his efforts to establish a second Jerusalem Council like that recorded in Acts 15, but this time together with the Catholics.

Here’s one of the members of the organisation that Juster set up in order to establish this objective. Father Vasile Mihoc.

Meetings with Catholics, says Juster, “changed his theology”.

In his opinion, they believe in the important fundamentals of the faith. Look at the headgear of the Pope that Juster met with.

The angels are worshipping Mary!

Should we be negotiating spiritual matters with idolators like these?

Finishing with John Arnott, we now move on to Bill Johnson.

Bill Johnson is one of the leading figures in the apostolic movement, and is in covenant with Che Ahn. Together they spearhead the NAR.

There is a great deal to say about Bill Johnson. Johnson also, lays hands on Bentley, and declares that he will change the face of the Church …and more.

Here’s a video someone took at his church.

As you can see, they encourage an atmosphere of drunkeness.

This is considered to be spiritual!

Look at the homosexual behaviour of this man.

He lays someone else on the floor by kissing him on the neck.

The girl with the camera thinks this is hilarious.

Another thing coming out of Bethel Redding Church  is a book called “The Physics of Heaven”

An investigation of the secrets of God, in light, energy, vibrations, and quantum physics.

The subject matter includes: portals to heaven; positive and negative energies; the influence of words for good or evil -on the molecular structure of water; particles, waves, and dolphin therapy; how to align with Divine vibrations etc.

In short, this is a New Age book.

Among its authors, are Bill Johnson and his wife, and another “prophet” called Bob Jones,  a friend of Dan Juster’s, who had some influential involvement in the early history of Tikkun.

Bob Jones encourages people to attend the graves of famous pentecostal ministers.
in order to acquire a blessing from their anointed bones.

And this indeed is what Bethel is known for, “Grave Soaking”.

Bill Johnson’s wife practices this too, and Bill Johnson himself. And Benny Hinn too, who went and prostrated himself on the grave of Kathryn Kuhlman.

A similar occured with Che Ahn, who claims to have gone up to heaven to meet his deceased mother who instructed him on how to care for his father.

Brethren, for Christians, there can be no access to the dead!

This kind of thing happens in Judaism, Islam and Catholicism.

In the New Age this is accomplished through a spirit medium.

In the Bible this is called necromancy,  and is absolutely and utterly forbidden!

This kind of thing belongs in the realm of sorcery.

This is why the New Testament doesn’t have even one single incidence of believers communicating with the dead.The only occurrence of this in the Bible, is when Saul went to consult the witch at Endor.

He was scathingly rebuked by the prophet, and died in battle immediately after.

It seems however, that for Tikkun’s covenant partner Che Ahn, communicating with the dead, doesn’t constitute any problem at all.

Incidentally, the young man who led the Bethel delegation to the graves, was part of the Bethel leadership, and functions as their European missionary. His parents invented the “christian fortune telling”, using “christian tarot cards”, which they call “destiny cards”.

And since we’re dealing with fortune-telling, Bethel teach “Prophetic Tattoo-reading”, as part of the training at their School of Supernatural Ministry.

I’m not kidding.

And Che Ahn sees no problem at all in being involved with Bethel’s “tattoo-prophet”.

Bethel is also known for its music industry, called “Bethel Music”.

Bill Johnson’s daughter-in-law Jen Johnson, together with her husband, lead the band. Her views on the Holy Spirit are blasphemous. To her, the Holy Spirit is like the genie from Aladdin.

“He is blue””He is funny”, “He is sneaky”.

She even refers to Him by the word “silly”.

That is, someone who behaves foolishly.

The genie from Aladdin, we should remember, is actually a demon that does his master’s bidding.

And this is what she likens Him to.

There is much more to say about Bethel, but let’s continue our inspection of the figures at Lakeland.

Now Rick Maiden prophesies that Todd Bentley will bring in MONEY, MONEY, MONEY!

It’s simply interesting to observe, how these great names of the apostolic movement, arrived from afar to bless Todd Bentley, and to acknowledge his ministry.

They came to lay hands on him, and tell him, “You are a man of God, and have walked worthily before Him! We cherish and respect you!”

And other fine words they spoke to him that same evening.

Actually a man such as Todd Bentley, should be told, “You are NOT WORTHY to serve.” “You are a false teacher!” “You are a violent man!”

All the congregations should be warned not to have anything to do with him.

He should simply be ostracized!

However, the friends of Dan Juster and Eitan Shishkoff, etc think the exact opposite!

Instead they’re using an opportunity to climb aboard Bentley’s wave of success
and ride in his chariot.

Do you understand what is going on here?

It’s simply insane!

It is written: “He that says to the wicked, “‘You are righteous'” will be cursed by peoples and abhorred by nations.” (Pr. 24:23)

And this is what they are doing.

They are saying to a wicked man, “You are righteous!”

Now here’s the crowning glory of the evening: Stacey Campbell! Stacey Campbell works in Che Ahn’s organisation.

She prophesies that the Lord will bring revival through Todd.

That he will be a living epistle in God’s hand the firstfruits of a generation that will change whole nations etc., and all kinds of prophecies that she makes about him.

I want to ask:
Is this ecstatic state from the Holy Spirit?

When they show people in this condition, -such as Todd Bentley who has now fallen on the floor it’s supposedly under the power of the Holy Spirit,-right?

And when Stacey Campbell prophesies like this, she has supposedly lost control because she is full of the Holy Spirit, right?

So here’s the question: Did they know that Bentley was committing adultery against his wife at this time?

He was involved in an affair with one of his proteges.

Within 48 hours, everyone would be waiting for him at an event,  for which he would not arrive, because he will have disappeared with his lover.

Did they know this, when they prophesied he would bring PURITY to the Church that he would change the face of it, and bring in worldwide revival?

No. They did NOT know.

Let me tell you something.

In the days of Jeroboam, there was a prophet called Achiah, who had gone blind. (1Kg.14)

The wife of Jeroboam, disguised herself, and went to him in secret. And even before she arrived, he already knew who she was, and why she came. She had not even entered the door, before he told her that her son will die. And when she returned home, it was as he had said.
Why?
Because GOD had revealed it to him.

He was a prophet!

In Amos it is written:

“For the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.” So, how is it then, that all these apostles and prophets, the creme de la creme the spearheads of the Apostolic Prophetic movement, -had NO CLUE about what was going on with Todd Bentley?

Or that the whole thing would quickly crumble and fall?

In fact, the contrary! They prophesied the complete opposite!

Didn’t God bother to reveal, even to one of them, what was going on?
Apparently not!

So where are these ecstasies from, if not from the Holy Spirit?

The answer must be: from the Devil and from evil spirits!

They are not prophets, brothers and sisters! They are false prophets and false apostles!

Don’t Dan Juster, Eitan Shishkoff and Asher Intrater have ANY problem connecting with these people??

But there’s one more person -standing at the back.

Rick Joyner of Morning Star Ministries

There’s all kinds of people doing funny stuff on the platform, but he scares me a little.He belongs to the Knights of Malta, a secret Catholic order with its headquarters in Rome similar to Freemasonry.

These things are very dark.

Like many others in the NAR, he claims to visit the 3rd heaven frequently; and therefore claims his own writings are MORE AUTHORITATIVE than the New Testament.

Joyner’s meetings are not a joke like those of Chuck Pierce.

They bring a woman who has something to release to the crowd.

The young man looks around and says: “He’s here”

Who does he mean?

This is simply Spiritism and Satan worship.

Yet, Rick Joyner was speaking at Tikkun meetings in the 80’s.

Today, you can also find him with Che Ahn, Asher Intrater and Dan Juster
on the Advisory Board of Aglow belonging to “apostlette” Jane Hansen-Hoyt.

Important to note that this “apostlette” has placed herself under the apostolic authority of Asher Intrater and Revive Israel.

Therefore, Intrater, as her apostle, could have asked her to terminate her connection with Joyner.

But it’s not so.

In fact, Intrater has even been writing for Joyner’s “Morning Star Journal” the same magazine that promotes Todd Bentley!

Doesn’t Intrater see ANY problem here?

Apparently not. Friends, there’s no end to this stuff!

The big question is: Have they repented of this?

After such false prophecies, they should have kept a low profile and disappeared from the scene in SHAME, is it not so?

But that’s just it. They didn’t. It’s business as usual.

Rick Joyner and Bill Johnson, have since rehabilitated Bentley and restored him to ministry.

Todd Bentley divorced his wife and married the woman with whom he committed adultery.

And Bill Johnson invites people to participate in Bentley’s conferences.

So Todd Bentley is still “alive and kicking”.

Among his activities, is his “Dead-Raising Course”.

I repeat: a “Dead-Raising Course”.

And Bentley’s new wife ministers with him, and “Mazel Tov”, she acquired the same demon as our Stacey Campbell.

Perhaps Che Ahn has repented of the false prophecies about Todd Bentley?
I’ve yet to learn of a full repentance, if any.

[Note: This particular clip was mistakenly placed as happening after Bentley’s affair, when in fact it happened before.]

But Che Ahn did think Bentley had a double portion of William Branham’s anointing.

(William Branham was a false teacher from the 40’s and 50’s.)

Here Che himself receives a blessing from Todd Bentley (before the affair)

And in a ceremony marking 20 years of the Toronto Blessing, again we see Che Ahn, Bill Johnson, John Arnott…the whole bunch.

And here’s our beloved Stacey again. And she’s developed her trademark:

She now flings her shoes when she prophesies!

And she, too, went to visit the Pope.

So then, where is Tikkun in all this?

Ron Cantor, Vice President of Tikkun, refers to the Toronto Blessing as a spiritual revival.

Dan Juster also claims to have been blessed with Toronto Blessing in the Tikkun congregations.

He testifies of the “electricity” that passed through their bodies.

And of course, the covenant Tikkun made with Che Ahn, was AFTER all these events.

-Does this covenant not connect them to those people and events we have seen?

In my humble opinion, it does.

If they enter covenant partnership with people who promote these things then they are partakers in their deeds, regardless of whether they wish to be reckoned so or not. (2Jn. 9-11)

Dan Juster also travelled to Bethel Redding, to visit and to share his vision amongst the leadership there.

Why would he arrange a meeting with them if he doesn’t accept them?

The reverse is true, he is very impressed with them.

In particular with their “healing rooms”.

And wrote on Twitter how pleased he was with the warm welcome he received.

I ask, are these apostles in Israel supposed to be our GUIDES? The EYES of the Body of Christ?

It’s more fitting to say that:

“They know not, nor do they discern, for he has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see, and their hearts, so that they cannot understand.”

“Yeshua, you said we can ask for LEGIONS of angels to come…”

It seems that they don’t see any issue with all these manifestations and demons!

The impression is quite the opposite: BY THEIR DEEDS AND THEIR DOCTRINE,
they show that they SUPPORT it!

See for example how Asher Intrater whips up the crowd to call for legions upon legion of angels!

There he is, on the platform with Heidi Baker and she calls for fire from heaven.

This is so reminiscent of Todd Bentley’s actions!

Therefore I find it hard to believe that they don’t yearn for similar manifestations to take place in the congregations here in Israel too.

And when such things do happen, won’t they say: “There’s revival here!” ?

Brethren: “You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons.”

Some closing advice with your permission:

If you’ve been defiled by the Toronto Blessing, and similar manifestations, come before God and ask His forgiveness.

Ask that He cleanse you from evil spirits and protect you.

The LORD will have mercy upon you, and He is faithul and just to forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Don’t seek experiences!

“An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign.”

Instead seek to delve deeper into the Word of God.

For all Scripture is inspired by God, that the man of God may be COMPLETE, and equipped for every good work.

So therefore, pay no attention, when they say you have a “religious spirit” because you cleave to the Scriptures, and don’t accept their manifestations and new revelations.

If you have the Word of the LORD, and the Spirit of the LORD; you have all you need to be men of God.

I would heartily recommend that you don’t attend ANY congregation, that refers to certain people as “apostles”.

Avoid also 24/7 “houses of prayer” and the like.

These are NOT sound congregations.

Attend the simple and straightforward congregations.

There you will find, in spite of what you were told, they indeed do have the Holy Spirit.

They’ve been getting along very well for nearly 2000 years only without making such performances.

There you will find life, tranquility, and peace for your soul.

It doesn’t matter whether you choose a conservative congregation or a pentecostal one.

As long as the emphasis is on learning the Scriptures; on a correct understanding of the Trinity; and that they preach the old Gospel there: that salvation and forgiveness of sins is available ONLY through personal faith in Jesus the Messiah and His atoning work on the Cross.

Tikkun think themselves wiser; they talk of “indirect faith” and unconscious faith; that it’s not obligatory to believe “in this life” etc.

Brethren, there is NO SUCH THING: as “good religious people” who don’t believe in Yeshua entering Paradise.

If a congregation doesn’t teach that the only way to be saved is through personal faith in Jesus the Messiah,

-don’t accept it.

Ask your pastor to send the MAOZ bookstand back to the publisher.

Don’t listen to Hillsong, or Bethel Music; . .

Don’t watch, GodTV, TBN, DayStar or any of that muck.

Be cleansed from them!

Instead of that, listen to solid teachers who interpret the Word of God correctly.

Do not enter into covenants.

If they have made you enter a covenant with their “apostles” or their congregations,
don’t hesitate to break it.

“Then your covenant with death will be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand.”

Stay faithful to God and His Word alone.

And don’t be afraid to come out from their “covering” and “spiritual protection”
of these “apostles” and their congregations.

It’s all a bluff.

Nothing will happen to you.

The real spiritual danger is in REMAINING in these congregations.

It is written: “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues”

So don’t be afraid of them.

They indeed have the appearance of spiritual and respectable men, but when all is said and done, they are weak human beings.

Not without cause is it written of false prophets, that we should “fear them not”. (Dt. 18)

That is all. I wish you good success friends.

Be strong in our Lord Jesus the Messiah

And stand firm against the Devil’s wiles. The Lord is with you. Your brother and servant, Michael.

And to the words of this servant of Yeshua, Michael – we say Amen.

How Can I Be Saved?

Shalom b’Yeshua

MARANATHA!!

North Korea Number One For Executing Christians 12th Year in a Row

Chinese pastor shared Christian faith with 1,000 North Koreans before execution, defector claims

When most of us think of the countries which persecute and slaughter Christians, we usually think of countries in the Middle East or in Northern Africa.

But the number one country in the world for imprisoning, torturing and executing Christians for the 12th year in a row is North Korea.  This is the face of Communism.

Kim Jong-un demands the the worship of his people. It is against the law to even mention “God” in this country. So, why don’t we hear about these killings?  Because the government runs the press and they dictate to the press what to say and what not to say.

This is Communism.

And the 2020 elections in America will decide whether America will remain a free country, or will it become Socialist?  Do you understand that history shows us clearly that Socialism morphs into Communism?  It’s true. And this next election will be pivotal for America.

The next election is exactly what Benjamin Franklin feared might happen to our government after a course of years. He said that this could happen if there was enough corruption in our government.  Brethren, we are there.

From foxnews.com

Chinese Pastor shared Christian Faith with 1000 North Koreans before his execution, defector claims

A pastor on the China–North Korea border shared his faith with at least 1,000 North Koreans in the Hermit Kingdom before he was assassinated in 2016, a defector claims.

Rev. Han Chung-Ryeol, a Chinese pastor of Korean descent, who ministered on the border town of Changbai since the early 1990s, was reportedly on Pyongyang’s most-wanted list as early as 2003 for his faith-based charitable work.

Han fed and sheltered thousands of North Koreans over the years — many of whom had fled the famine-stricken country in search of food and jobs. One of them, Sang-chul, shared his story in a short documentary from The Voice of the Martyrs, as a way to encourage believers around the world to participate in the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church on Sunday, Nov. 3.

“In primary school, we were taught that all missionaries were terrorists,” Sang-chul shares in the video through a translator. “They told us that a missionary will be nice to you at first, but when they get you into their homes, then they will kill you and eat your liver.”

The North Korean said he didn’t have work or food in his village so he snuck across the mountain border into China, picking mushrooms along the way in hopes of selling them in a market. He ran into Han, who offered to sell them and give him the money. Sang-chul knew something was different when the pastor didn’t cheat him out of any money, but he wondered why a Chinese citizen would help him, knowing the danger.

“We hope that our sacrifice, when the day comes, will be worthwhile, just like it was for Pastor Han.”

— Sang-chul

“It is because I am a Christian,” Han reportedly said, causing the North Korean to be fearful of him.

And then one day Han told him: “God is real. There is hope for every person,” but he wondered why he would say “Hananim,” the word for God.

“I could not believe he would say that word, ‘God.’ Nobody says that word,” Sang-chul continued. “We know that it is an act of treason…and can lead to soldiers coming in the night.”

Eventually, Sang-chul asked him for a Bible and shared about the gospel with his wife and best friend, who both found hope before he received the tragic news that Han was stabbed and axed to death by North Korean assassins, who were honored for their mission.

“Pastor Han gave his life, but he gave hope to me and to many other North Koreans,” Sang-chul said. “And despite the ever-present danger, many of us will continue to share the message that God is real.”

VOM encourages people to “please pray for the courageous Christians who risk their lives daily to share the hope of Christ in North Korea.”  source

We MUST be praying for the body of Christ in North Korea and China.  Just imagine if this same scenario happens in the U.S., and we cannot worship our Lord without fear of imprisonment and execution.

It’s not farfetched anymore.

The irony is this:  During times of intense persecution, the body of Christ grows in number and in devotion to Christ.  These brothers and sisters in Christ are probably praying for the church in America.  We need it desperately!

 “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you” (John 15:18)

How Can I Be Saved?

Shalom b’Yeshua

MARANATHA!!

 

Liberals Are Pressing Hard To Make Pedophilia Legal in Preparation for Sharia Law in America

I wrote this article as a feature writer for nowtheendbegins.com  in 2015.  Four years later, California is teaching pedophilia as a sexual orientation in their schools.

Lord please help these children!

Article can be found here:    NTEB

Shalom b’Yeshua!

MARANATHA!!