This was forwarded by Randy Clark. It is a 55 page defense of the activities of the Lakeland outpouring. Here is a selection from page 5:

Normative New Testament evangelism is accompanied by God’ power

A simple perusal of the following passages shows that true biblical revival always involved word and deed, the preaching of the gospel alongside people ministering and experiencing (not just talking about) God’ healing and miraculous power: Matt. 4:23; 9:35-36; 10:1, 7-8; 11:5; 12:15, 18; 15:30; 19:2 (cf. Mk. 10:1); 21:14 (cf. Lk. 21:37); Mk. 1: 38-39; 2:2, 11; 3:14-15; 6:12-13; 10:1 (cf. Mat. 19:2); Lk. 4:18; 5:17, 24; 6:6-11, 17-18; 7:22; 9:1-2; 10:9, 13; 13:10-13, 22, 32; 14:4, 7ff.; 21:37 (cf. Mat. 21:14); 16:15-18, 20; Jn. 3:2; 7:14-15, 21-23, 31, 38; 10:25, 32, 38; 12:37, 49; 14:10, 12; Acts 1:1; 2:22; 3:6, 12; 4:29-30; 5:12-16, 20-21, 28, 42; 6:8, 10; 8:4-7, 12; 9:17-18 (cf. 22:13), 34-35; 10:38; 14:3, 8-10, 15ff.; 15:12, 36; 18:5, 11 (cf. 2 Cor. 12:12; 1 Cor. 2:4-5); 19:8-12; Rom. 15:18-19; 1 Cor. 2:4-5; 11:1; 12:1-11, 28-31; 14:22-25; 2 Cor. 12:12; Gal. 3:5; Phil. 4:9; 1 Thes. 1:5-6; Heb. 2:3-4; 6:1-2; Jas. 5:13-16.

Indeed Paul said in Romans 15:18-19 that only the proclamation of the gospel that is accompanied by healing, signs and wonders, that display the power of the risen Lord, represents a full proclamation of the gospel: Rom. 15:18-19 (NIV)€” I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done€” by the power of signs and miracles, through the power of the Spirit. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ. [italics and boldface mine]

Read and be blessed.

The suggested donation is $3-$5 to be paid to Fresh Fire to finance the work in Lakeland.

• If you don’t like your feet dirty don’t wear sandals. The parking lot is full of dirt.
• There are far less freaks then the last time I went when the meetings were still at Ignited.
• You can’t bring food or drinks onto the grounds so eat in the car.
• Not sure if this is a full-blown revival or if Todd has been super anointed. Worship is good. The presence of God is there, but when Todd gets the mic the atmosphere in the room shift dramatically.
• You do not have to get there early to get a seat. There were at least a thousand empty ones.
• You have to get there early to get a good seat.
• There are two large tents butted up side by side. Sit in the one that has the stage, even if you have to sit way on the side.
• At the far end from the stage there is a huge area that you can be alone. There were at least a dozen kids playing a form of soccer/football/kill the man with the ball/keepaway for at least 5 hours (my son included)
• In the same area were girls playing ring around the rosey and chasing bubbles (my daughter included)
• Far from the stage is safe for kids.
• If you have small ones, bring a pillow and blanket. They can knock out on the floor.
• If you are a pastor, check in at the minister’s desk between 5 and 6:30 or you are excluded from any pastor type prayer.
• If you worship, press in, are humble and hungry you will “get some.” Sit back and cross your arms and this is much a do about nothing.
• If you need a healing, don’t sit in the back and wait for a word from the stage. Be almost belligerent about getting prayer and stay posted near the stage. There are lots of people looking for someone to pray for.
• Not all of the prayer staff is anointed.
• The a/c really works there. Bring a jacket.
• If you want to worship near the altar, get to the altar way before worship.
• If you see a young black guy with crazy hair named Joshua who looks like he’s high, tell him I said hi, and give him money. The dude is odd but called and anointed.
• God is there.
• I hear God.  I preach.  I see revival in my meetings.  I know what the anointing is.  I am anointed.  Many of my people are anointed.  In the 15 hours before I went to Lakeland I preached down the Glory, led a girl to Christ, cast the devil out of 2 people, baptized three people in water and prophesied the Word of the Lord (I am not exaggerating.  I literally did these things).  I did not need to be revived, renewed nor awakened before going to Lakeland.  Yet I have a hunger for God that I did not have 24 hours ago.  I will definitely go back.

Here is the piece that CBN did on the outpouring. I personally know one of the women that were interviewed in this piece. I visited her in the hospital and had a word of knowledge about fibromyalgia. She was later diagnosed with the ailment. That was about five years ago. I have never seen her move like she is moving in the video.

I have heard people ask why Todd does not take his gift out of the church and into the streets. I have seen it written that he only sees these manifestations where he has whipped the crowd into a frenzy and there is some sort of mass trance.

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Here is what I would like to see at the Florida Healing Revival with Todd Bentley in Lakeland:

1. Misty Edwards singing “Only a Shadow“
2. Kari Jobe, Klaus Khuehn, and Rick Pino leading worship together one night culminating with Rick singing Mighty Warrior.
3. Reinhart Bonnke preaching one Saturday service at the airport with a mass evangelistic call culminating in him releasing evangelists into the harvest.
4. Heidi Baker to bring a team of Mozambican children to preach to really offend the religious.
5. Todd to leg drop any big name TBN preacher for the same reason.
6. Jentezen Franklin preach “The Spirit of Python”
7. Me calling down fire.

Anything you want to see?

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There is another move of God afoot so that is sure to bring out all the people who hate God. Sure enough, Hank Hanegraaff has checked in on the Lakeland Revival. Hank Hannegraaff sees that people are having their faith restored in God, are getting saved, and healed and here is how he views the events,

“We’re in desperate times, and we’ve got desperate people. And they’re looking for a quick fix,” Hanegraaff said in an interview from Charlotte, N.C. “But all they’re getting is false hope.”

There you have it folks. Hank has played his final hand. Faith in Jesus is a false hope. There is no salvation. Jesus never heals. God does not deliver. To believe in the God of the bible is to put your trust in fables.

Jesus warns the church repeatedly to beware of false teachers. In fact, we know that the anti-christ will try to divert attention from Jesus to himself. Surely this is the foundation for the end time deception. If the devil can convince enough people that sickness is from God and healings are from him then he can set the world up for the anti-christ.

edit: I have made corrections based on the response by Michael.

The Florida Outpouring has made it to the front Page of Lakeland’s newspaper.

“Tumors are going to be pulled right out of people’s bodies tonight. … Someone has a growth on their face, on their neck, a woman in this room right now. Put your hand on your face. It’s being burned off by the fire of God. … Somebody else uses an oxygen mask, and the Lord’s touching you tonight. God wants to open your lungs,” he said, while pacing the stage.

A line of people formed at the foot of the stage. Bentley’s assistants talked with them before bringing them up to Bentley, who asked a rapid-fire series of questions of those who approached him – “What are you feeling? What’s happening? Can you move your arm?” He labored over several people who said they had hearing problems, shouting at one, “I command this deafness – go! - in Jesus’ name” and asking, “Can you hear me now?” Responses varied from uncertain to yes.

I went there Saturday night and my report will follow but let me say this, this thing is real.

Here is a video the secular newspaper has on its site:

Tags: anointing, Florida Outpouring, Healing, Revival

The church seems to have misplaced the anointing that was on William Branham. I want to find it again.

At about 2:00 the testimony of Shara Pradham. Check it out.