“I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called
you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.
But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel
contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.“ (Galatians 1:6-8)
When God speaks to me, he does so in many different ways, a
spoken word, the written word and finally either thru dreams and/or
visions. For several weeks since my return from China where I have
begun working to return back to China at the end of this summer, I have
had no clear and distinct word about anything or anyone. It seemed as
though heaven itself had been shut up from me, which is difficult, not
to say that God no longer dealt with me about anything – he did and
does. Yet the one thing that has not been happening (for whatever
reason) which is dreams, have been stopped – until last night.
The following account was a literal prophetic dream where I not only
was taken up, but I was placed in a situation, along with a particular
individual, whereby the Lord began to once again open up the prophetic
to me in such a way that he was revealing what needed to be revealed. It
was quite shocking to what I saw, heard and seen, but it must be
understood by all that this is by no means an attack against Jonathan
Cahn, but a warning of what can happen when we do not line up the
teachings of others and instead, we embrace that which is another
gospel. Here is that dream the Lord showed me last night:
I found myself standing in front of a large synagogue, it
was unusual in that I had never been in such a place before, so I was
questioning why I was even there as I made my way inside. I immediately
began to walk down the dark pathway, it was darkly lit, which was very
unsettling, as I questioned why this place of worship was so darkly lit.
I walked slowly, looking at what I was seeing, it was as if the Lord
wanted me to see everything, from the people worshiping in a different
way, to their strange behavior. That’s when I realized what was going on
– they were Christians who were acting Jewish. From believers imitating
praying at the prayer wall in Jerusalem, to people blowing a shofar,
they were all seemingly spellbound in their attempt to worship under
this behavior. I kept walking, paying little attention to other strange
behaviors surrounding me, it was as though the people were lost in
another form of worship, and it plagued me so. Then, without missing a
beat, I heard a voice – the Lord’s voice – began to speak to me. As I
continued to walk down this long, dark pathway, the Lord said, “They are
following another spirit, another gospel.” I was shocked. How could
this be? I questioned the Lord over what he was saying, I mean, how
could these people – Christians, be following another spirit? And the
Lord spoke again, softly and gently to my spirit, “It’s another spirit,
another gospel they are following.” Over and over again, God was
speaking to me of what I was seeing, that even though the people were
desirable of pleasing the Lord, they were following another spirit and
another gospel. I then, for whatever reason, found myself at a door of
exit, it was as if God himself supernaturally changed the path I was on
and showed me all I needed to see and brought me to the exit, that’s
when I met him – Jonathan Cahn. It was strange to say the least as he
was going out, but he looked at me as he stopped just short of stepping
out and looked at me, his eyes staring intently upon me. He gazed upon
me for a few seconds, then suddenly snarled at me like a dog would growl
and snarl to someone as a warning to “stay away” – and with that he was
gone. That’s when I understood that the place where the Lord had shown
me was in fact Cahn’s church. The dream ended.
There is no question in my mind that the Hebrew movement which is
plaguing the church today is a Satanic attack upon the body of Christ.
This insane desire to return back to law, the desire for the Christian
to seek out his or her “Jewish” roots is by far one of the most
stupidest things I’ve seen in recent years. Stupid in that it is drawing
people away from the cross as the only means to please God (by faith)
and instead, it is an attempt to undermine the finished work of the
cross. As Paul rightfully states in Galatians 1:6 “I’m astonished you
are so quickly deserting the grace of Christ…” [paraphrase mine]. The
body of Christ spiritually is under attack from all sorts of myths, Jewish
fables and lies. The church is being inundated with books about Blood Moons, Harbingers, Ancient Mysteries, how to be Jewish, the power of the prayer shawl, and other foolish things – the church is drunk on stupidity.
The whole movement that Jonathan Cahn and others like him are doing
is not bringing people to the cross, but moving people away from the
cross into things which are nothing but another spirit, another gospel
and it is antichrist. That is what these men, either on purpose or
through ignorance are doing – leading men from the only solution to the
problems of the day – the cross. There is no question in my mind that
God is about to shake the church, and when he does he will do so for a
reason, to shake us from our sins so that we will once again be the full
embodiment of who Jesus Christ is in these last days in which we live.
Christopher
christopher152@gmail.com
PART II
Dear viewer: The following is a letter that was written to the Berean Call Ministries on or about July 12th, 2012 by a former associate pastor of Jonathan Cahn's church Beth Israel. It is a 7 page letter. However, I have chosen to only quote certain sections. So this letter is basically an abridged version of the original.
Dear Berean Call:
I wanted to let you know that I had appreciation for your June 2012 newsletter that discussed the Harbinger( Mr. Cahn's first book). As one who attended the congregation of Jonathan Cahn for over 13 years, serving in a pastoral position there for several years, I heard a good number of sermons that were not based on a sound use of God's word. If one attended there for an extensive time, he may have noticed an unhealthy focus on MYSTERY BUSTING and Jonathan drawing attention to himself as a special end time vessel of the Lord in a manner that gave him and the congregation where he taught an air of superiority over other leaders and churches. This involved an unsound usage of God's Word with a focus on connecting various events to other events and scripture.
It actually struck me how Mr. T.A. McMahon having not attended the congregation of Jonathan Cahn, seemed to have picked up on the same type of thing that others, who have known Mr. Cahn for years, have also been concerned with. So let me testify to the gift of discernment that it seems God has given to you. I'm not sure that replacement theology is at the heart of Mr. Cahn's error, but rather an overall focus on MYSTERIES and making connections in a manner that is negligent of sound doctrine and a clear gospel message. His errors can be very subtle, which would explain why so many would be taken by it(page#1).
Mr. Cahn says that the Harbinger never says that Isaiah was prophesying of America but that the pattern of judgement in Israel is now reoccurring in America. So, if it was not prophesying, why has Mr. Cahn referred to it's message as being prophetic? I have evidence that he's done so if you haven't heard or seen it. Having known Jonathan, I'm aware of his tactics to present half truths and to lead someone to come to a certain conclusion(like he's implying that he's a prophet) without directly saying it. He would say certain things that would lead you to one conclusion, and others that could lead to the very opposite one. He operates in a lawyer like fashion(sly & manipulative). Is he a prophet or not? Is the Harbinger a prophetic message or not? Putting clues together is not prophesying is it? Prophets got direct revelation from God. We must be very careful to not use the word prophet or the concept of something as being a prophetic message in a loose, sloppy, undefined or unclear manner.
It seems like what Mr. Cahn is doing is in essence implying he's a prophet. It's like he's giving a different variation of prophesy, and because of that variation(implying that he's received divine revelation regarding the future of America, while appealing to connection signs rather than being in the more typical style of modern day professed prophecy) he's flying under the radar in order to avoid detection by those who are generally more discerning. But for many years in his congregational teachings/sermons there were many such connections being set forth up to your ears! I testify to the things I am writing here regarding Mr. Cahn's modus operandi/method of operation, as a witness who knows him well. And believe you me, there are others who have also been witnesses to such things. And I'm hardly even scratching the surface here in terms of sharing all the reasons why I have a deep concern over Mr. Cahn (page 2).
So what has Mr. Cahn revealed in the Harbinger that any Christian who knows their Bible well couldn't know anyway? Again, just from referenced verses of Isaiah 10 and Malachi 1, we could know that any nation, including present day, rebellious, proud America, that is sinful is in danger of potential judgement. If the Harbinger were never written, a believer could see in scripture the pattern of pride followed by God's judicial wrath. But Mr. Cahn has a past history of taking such things and putting a SPIN ON THEM that is designed to BLOW YOU AWAY, when in reality he hasn't really taught anything that a Bible knowledgeable believer could not have already known from the truths already revealed in God's word. If anything, there may be a subtle, yet very dangerous undermining-a subtle drawing attention away from the word of God, and towards Jonathan Cahn's so called prophetic message, (mysteries) and connections directed to Jonathan Cahn himself(page 3).
Scripture can be misused and twisted cf 2 Peter 3:16. I've seen people in Beth Israel who seemed connection crazy at times. But there was an apparent wall of disconnect when trying to simply discuss and apply scripture in context with those same people. There certainly was a form of godliness in being interested in what God was doing, but a lack of submission to his word, rightly divided. Such is a danger of not using scripture- The Holy inspired Words of God properly.
I don't think that I can rightly say that Jonathan Cahn is responsible for all of the unsound usage of scripture that I witnessed at Beth Israel. There is so much scripture twisting among the professing church. But I do think that Jonathan's manner of making connections contributes to the problem and accords with such unsoundness. I did discuss this sort of issue with Mr. Cahn personally, and he didn't seem to be very concerned about it. I hope that people will draw conclusions about this matter if the Harbinger is based on sound usage of God's word, seeking the word rightly divided of course as their authority by which to discern. Using scripture in a sloppy careless way can be dangerous, and make one open to superficial connections.
Even when discussing Frontline, Charisma being the publisher, Jonathan speaks of an extremely dramatic, far more than natural, and out of the box way in which things supposedly happened. If one spent enough time and research trying to, I suspect he could make many such connections between various events of Scripture and History that would have the appearance of being beyond coincidence , which were only found because of the great number of possibilities of connections that existed i.e. like connections made with the supposed Bible Code revelations. There are so many possibilities to work with in seeking connections when working with the letters of scripture. In the past I, and not only I, have discussed these concerns with Mr. Cahn about an unclear gospel presentation and related matters and other issues as well on multiple occasions. He has given a not so clear presentation of the gospel on numerous occasions(pages 4-6).
Again, I've seen real spiritual shallowness and deadness at Beth Israel, which apparently accords with Mr. Cahn's manner of using scripture.
Once again as a former Associate Pastor who was with Jonathan Cahn for 13 years, I testify that you really seem to be on to something. Among others of us who have known Jonathan Cahn better from first hand experience, there has also been great concern 1 Timothy 5:24-25 (page #7).
" In Messiah"
Robert Scarpati
FOR A CLOSER EXAMINATION OF
CAHN'S MYSTICAL HERMENUETICS
GO TO THE FOLLOWING LINK BELOW:
A Critique of Jonathan Cahn's Harbinger Book II
PART III
Another astounding prophecy to toss into the trash can
Well, so here we are on October 6, 2016, and another false prophecy, made by a false prophet, has fallen flat.
Jonathan Cahn’s wacky, mystical Shemitah scheme is a classic example of the logical fallacy known as the Texas Sharpshooter – a Texan claims to be a great marksman, and he takes 6 shots at the side of a barn. He then goes to the wall, takes out some chalk, and circles the six holes. “See?? I hit every single circle, right on the mark!” Cahn too is able to “prove” how his system predicts the future – but only AFTER the event.
I noted that he took down this prediction from YouTube a few days before Sept 27. That’s why this link will be “broken” if you click on it (here’s the LINK) .
He will go on now to set other dates. And sell more expensive books.
So, now here’s MY prediction, based on an informal study of false prophets: (1) Cahn will deny he ever made this prediction; or (2) he will claim he interceded for America, and God spared us because of his, Cahn’s, great faith; or (3) he will claim that the economy really did tank, but, you know, invisibly.
Or some combination of these three.
Like many false prophets, Cahn moves millions of dollars of merchandise. And yes, he is happy to accept US currency for his books and videos.
On this blog we follow the rule: Charity and mercy towards those who make honest mistakes, but no slack shall be cut for greedy false prophets.
“Another astounding prophecy to toss into the trash can,” by Gary S. Shogren, Ph.D in New Testament Exegesis, Seminario ESEPA, San José, Costa Rica
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