(Barry Bowen – The Trinity Foundation) False prophecy is a gateway to fleeting riches. Three of the techniques of prophecy merchants were revealed in YouTube Bible teacher Mike Winger’s recent exposé of false prophet Shawn Bolz: the creation of false prophecies from data harvesting, targeting of high-net-worth individuals for financial support and building a church community with lies.
These techniques deserve further investigation.
A Short History of Data Harvesting False Prophets
False prophecy in the church has been normalized, with many preachers delivering weekly “words of knowledge” coming from their vain imagination, not God.
“I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.” – Jeremiah 23:21 NIV
For centuries false prophets have used the same techniques as mentalists and psychics to make educated guesses about their targets. Knowledge of a person’s physical appearance, family or friends can provide an abundance of clues for discussion. Where the facts end, the imagination takes over.
Related – in order of publication
Apologist Mike Winger Releases 6 Hour Expose on Bethel Church, Shawn Bolz
Bolz Isn’t Enough: The Deeper Decay Inside the Charismatic Movement
CRN has compiled a list of false teachers and several other professing Christians we’ve warned you about over the years. The list also contains those we must keep an eye on plus movements, organizations and “frauds, phonies and money-grubbing religious quacks” to mark and avoid as per Romans 16:17-18