(Dawn Hill – Lovesick Scribe) There is an ever-growing fascination with the supernatural realm where people desire to not only hear the voice of God, but they desire to see angels and demons. There are many who crave experiences beyond this world and to testify of such things. I was recently informed about an e-course titled Journey into the Mystical Realm that is offered through an “apostle’s” ministry by the name of Ian Carroll. I took time to peruse the $79 e-course and what was offered. The ultimate goal of the course is to “activate and train your spiritual senses”, and topics were identified with titles such as Chief Chihuahua, Dimmer Switch and Blockages, and Seeing and Understanding What You See. There were video titles pertaining to levels of meditation, prayers/mantras, and Christocentric prayer. There was an introductory video available for viewing (Why Does the Spirit Realm Matter), pending your provision of an email address….
After providing my email and watching this video, I looked further into Ian’s teachings on the mystical realm. There are troubling claims and teachings, but there are greater concerns at hand regarding his beliefs and teachings of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
In 2022, Holly Pivec wrote an article discussing some of the teachings Ian Carroll promotes, posing the question as to why leading apostles associated with him, such as Randy Clark and Bill Johnson, are not addressing his problematic teachings and practices. These practices include grave soaking, necromancy, and a now hidden page on Carroll’s ministry website called My Anchorite, which offered paid services for intercessory prayer and prophecy. There are numerous clips of Ian describing interactions with angels, claiming to have two-and-a-half personal angels of his own. He claims to activate angels and to interact with them. For example, when he was invited on stage by John Arnott at the 20th anniversary of Catch the Fire, Ian spoke of an angelic encounter where an archangel showed him the “guardians of the presence” around that ministry.
Related
Dominionism, Kingdom Now: NAR’s Heretical Eschatology by Marsha West
NAR extremism: Why don’t leading apostles call it out? — Holly Pivec
Research
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 such as Ian Carroll
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