Benny Hinn's Miracle Crusade to take place this November in Tel Aviv Israel

http://www.bennyhinn.org/resources/mideastmiracle.cfm ^ | September 14th, 2004

[missyme]

November 13th at the Nokia Stadium Benny Hinn will take his Miracle Crusade to the people of Israel.

We want you to join us for our "Holy Land Miracle Conference Tour." Join us for 10 life-changing days in the Holy Land. A trip you will never forget! The Scriptures will come alive before your very eyes as we walk where Jesus walked and visit the holy sites you have read about in God's Word.

We believe during this anointed and life-changing tour, the presence of the Lord will be so rich that your life will be transformed and not one of us will be the same. Israel's glorious heritage has been rooted in the powerful ministry of our Lord and fulfillment of prophecy. Whatever you do, do not miss this life-changing tour to the Land of the Bible.

Benny Hinn Ministries has an opportunity to be part of a 24-hour network that will minister the Gospel throughout the Middle East, Europe, United Kingdom, and North Africa! What an incredible opportunity for evangelism.

Reaching 98 million homes throughout the Middle East, Europe, United Kingdom and North Africa Proclaiming the Gospel 24 hours a day, 365 days a year broadcasting This Is Your Day! and Miracle Crusades in English and in Arabic.

Impacting a huge region of the world where satellite dishes are quickly becoming the primary means of receiving TV broadcasts

[reagandemo]

OK is John Edwards going to be on the bill with him? I mean not only will they hill the sick they will be able to talk to the dead too. What a show. P. T. Barnum would be so proud.

[Sender]

Is it just me, or does anyone else feel ill watching Benny Hinn place his hand on people and expect them to fall over?

[JennysCool]

I can't wait!

[reagandemo]

"OK is John Edwards going to be on the bill with him? I mean not only will they hill the sick they will be able to talk to the dead too. What a show. P. T. Barnum would be so proud'. Ooops sorry hill should have been heal.

[Lunatic Fringe]

Wow, is that hack still around?

There's a sucker born every minute!

[missyme]

John Edwards was on Larry King a few months back and something was going haywire with the electrical systems in the studio..kinda weird...

[longhorn too]

The only TV preacher worst than Benny is the guy that owns Trinity Broadcasting with the wife sporting the pink hair.

[newgeezer]

With all due respect, if this scam artist charlatan belongs on FR, it might be in the Religion forum.

[smith288]

You're HEALED!!!

(please note: Im a Christian and only making fun of the guy to be humorous, if more learn Christ through his crusade, awesome. I just dont agree with his "magical touch")

[agrace]

Sigh...

[missyme]

He says he speaks in Tounge during his crusades, how would you know if you yourself don't speak in tounges?

[SouthernFreebird]

I believe God can and will use anyone to heal others, so just because people don't like the man doesn't mean people aren't getting healed.

[twigs]

Michael Medved is taking a group to Israel at the end of December. It's HIS group that I would like to join!

[reagan_fanatic]

Anyone who believes a single word that comes out of this charlatan's mouth or believes any of the carnival stunts he pulls on his TV shows are real are as dumb as a sack of hammers and deserve to be taken for every penny they've got.

[HitmanLV]

Haha! Benny was (and still is) awesome! What recent article had this pic in it? I'd love to read it!

[smith288]

He says he speaks in Tounge during his crusades, how would you know if you yourself don't speak in tounges?

Have someone put their tongue on a flag pole in the dead of winter and start praying... You might not understand what they are saying...but it sure sounds and looks funny.

[missyme]

I have no idea if the people that claim are being healed,
truly are I do beleive GOD can heal anyone wether or not he uses Benny Hinn to do it is beyond me to judge....

[william clark]

No, but the fact that he can't document such healings, and that his teachings are riddled with heresy and just plain nonsense does, I think, lower the likelihood that God would cooperate in his parlor tricks.

[HitmanLV]

Me too. Medved is awesome - probably the smartest and most articulate spokesman our side has. Exploring the Holy Land with his unique insights (historical, cultural, personal) would be awesome.

[agrace]

just because people don't like the man doesn't mean people aren't getting healed.

True enough. But the fact that he's a false prophet might do it.

[reagandemo]

He is coming hear to Lexington soon to tape a show I hear. Packed the house last time he came. Seems to be real profitable talking with the dead. Am I missing something here?

[Xenalyte]

John Edward (there's no S in his name) is a total douchebag. He does cold readings that last FAR longer than what you see on TV, sometimes hours between successful hits, and he's not even all that good at it.

Come out to my booth at the Texas Renaissance Festival this season, and I will chill your spine far better than John Edward ever could.

[missyme]

From what I read his staff keeps in touch with the people that come on stage to proclaim there healings....

[reagandemo]

I met a guy who used to work for the Reverend Leroy Jenkins. Boy you talk about some stories. He was a "cutter" that wen in and told sad stories to get the crowd going before the Reverend came in. I think Steve Martin formed his character in the movie he did a few years back on Mr. Jenkins.

[missyme]

Or he might be demon possessed......I understand his mother was a fortune teller....

[missyme]

He does not talk to the dead? His Crusades are for healings that is my understanding...

[Xenalyte]

He's not demon-possessed. If he were, it wouldn't take him six hours of studio time to get enough for a one-hour show.

He's just a douchebag. Look up "cold reading" and you'll find out how to learn to do what he does. And ten bucks says that inside a year, you can do it better than he does.

[twigs]

the smartest and most articulate spokesman our side has

100% agreed!

[reagandemo]

Ahhh yes I know. John Edwards talks to the dead.

[missyme]

I never knew anyone really took him serious all these folks usually end up on Larry King identifying people's dead realtives throught the phone, by aksing do you have a realative who is passed that has letter "J" in there name? so your right I could do that also..)

[Delbert]

Benny's comb over is a miracle in itself.

[JennysCool]

I stole it from the BBC website!

[Bella_Bru]

wife sporting the pink hair.

I think you mean Jan Crouch. Her hair is awful, but she is highly amusing.

[Xenalyte]

Just so we're straight, John Edward is the douchebag who allegedly talks to the dead. Benny Hinn is the douchebag who allegedly heals the sick.

[Bella_Bru]

I used to do cold readings for extra cash at a club. It was so easy it's sad.

[Xenalyte]

Ah, you have already learned his technique!

You'd be shocked how many people really do take him seriously. I had a co-worker at a former job who stayed home for a few weeks after minor surgery and came back raving about "this guy who's totally psychic."

When I explained cold reading to her, she was unconvinced. When I demonstrated it on her, she was shocked.

[Xenalyte]

I just did a post-lunch Tarot reading for one of the secretaries up here. She thinks I'm tuned in to Occult Radio or something. She told me about how my last reading "all came true" - and sure enough, she took the VERY vague statements I made and applied them to whatever was going on that week, and decided I was stone correct.

Reputations for arcane knowledge come cheap!

[william clark]

That's one way to keep the checks coming. I'm not talking about people who may have thought they were healed. I mean healings with medical documentation.

[missyme]

Gypsiees have been making a living at it for thousands of years......I am really not sure if there are any true Psychics....

[missyme]

Gypsiees have been making a living at it for thousands of years......I am really not sure if there are any true Psychics....

[missyme]

There are many medical documented healings that is very true...I had an uncle who had an inoperable brain tumor the size of small orange in his brain through prayer he was healed the MRI showed no trace of the tumor that was 20 yrs ago

[lugsoul]

"His Crusades are for healings that is my understanding..."

No, they are for fraudulent fake-healing scams designed to milk desperate families out of the last of their precious financial resources and the last of their waning moments with their loved ones. Those who twist the Word to deceive and steal deserve a very special hellfire.

[reagandemo]

Jeeze, Thanks for the clairifacation. I thought that I was pretty clear I guess not. ;-) What do Benny Hinn and John Edwards have in common? Answer.. People who are emotionally in distress flock to them for help and answers and both end up costing you money. I bet Jesus did not charge people to do those things.

[william clark]

Don't get me wrong. I agree with you that God can perform miraculous healings, and that many have medical documentation to back them up. However, I don't believe a single one of Hinn's so-called miracles has ever been so verified, and I don't believe God performs miracles according to a TV broadcast schedule. Hinn long ago demonstrated himself to fall into the false prophet/teacher camp.

[Lilllabettt]

Mr. Hinn lives in a multi-million dollar house that he made his organization pay for; Some kind of 'spiritual' center. Dateline did a hidden camera expose on Mr. Hinn awhile back, to see how he picks who goes up on stage. They also interviewed some people regarding 'healings';a couple people thought they had in fact been 'healed'. The majority of interviews were done with family members of 'healed' people who were shortly thereafter deceased.

I have heard that the reason people fall over like that is because of mass-hypnotism, either that or the principle of self-fulfillment, whereby a person believes he is supposed to 'feel' something; so he convinces himself that he 'feels' it.

My point, I guess, is that Mr. Hinn has gotten very rich off of Jesus Christ. If he loves Jesus so much, where's the sacrifice? Why the fancy suits, the media-hogging, the big house?

The biggest problem I have with Mr. Hinn is that he, and other 'healers' put a big emphasis on praying over people and fixing them. As in, we're going to invoke the Holy Spirit over your deformed leg, and you're gonna get up and walk away.

If the person DOESN'T get up, then that person must have a 'demon'. Or that person must not 'really believe.'

Its a denial of the merits of suffering, of how suffering can be a sign of sanctity. Suffering can be a GIFT. A good thing that can benefit people. Its not meaningless. Thats why Jesus did what he did; to make our suffering MEAN something. But there's none of that in Benny Hinn. Its all about getting rid of this horrible pain which must be a curse from God. What about the cross? What about "you mustn't take away my little cross"? Fans of the Little Flower will know what I'm talking about.

People can believe what they want to believe. But it is a privilege beyond any other privilege to suffer; to be so close to Christ that He permits you to endure a small part of what He did on the cross. Running a Christian ministry and brushing that under the rug is just plain wrong.

[lupie]

OH NO!!!!!! The Hinnites are attacking! The Hinnites are attacking! :(

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Now that would truly be a miracle crusade!

[lupie]

Did you see this thread about them?

[redgolum]

Cold reading is a pretty fun thing to do to people. A cousin of mine taught me how to do it one summer, and I spent a few months using it on my friends.

If you know the tricks, you can turn it around on them. Great fun at country fairs.