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Pentecostalism is generally only traced back to the 20th century, while an uncertainty about its precise origin is usual...
09/27/2025

Pentecostalism is generally only traced back to the 20th century, while an uncertainty about its precise origin is usually articulated. This special discernment fills therefore an important gap and is possibly first of its kind, by actually proving the religion's origin in the Catholic Apostolic Church and most importantly by connecting the individual stages conclusively.

Pentecostalism originated in 1832 AD with Henry Drummond (aristocrat, ultra-wealthy banker, member of parliament, active military officer, layman and active freemason; England) and Edward Irving (Presbyterian pastor, a self-assumed apocalyptic prophet who was tired of Cessationism taught in his Calvinist church and then headed to the other extreme; Scotland).

Drummond invited from 1826 until 1830 some 40+ nobles, pastors and laymen to the so-called 'Albury Circle', which took place on his estate in Albury near London.

The participants discussed under the spiritual leadership of Irving and the teachings of the Roman Catholic (Jesuit) Manuel Lacunza prophecy related to our end times. Here they developed the doctrines of early Pentecostalism, in particular the idea of a secret rapture before the great tribulation, and the Four/Five-Fold Ministry including modern apostles and prophets.

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The very first twelve of today's thousands of Pentecostal apostles were ordained soon after in the year 1832 and are even buried today at Albury, where Drummond actually built (one of) the first Pentecostal church(es).

This church which is still fully intact, has been sealed and is kept at a constant temperature of 10 degrees Celsius inside. Only THEOS knows what role this mysterious building of darkness will play in our end times.

Where does Pentecostalism come from?

[1975] It is probably not a coincidence relating to its name, that Francis Schaeffer was in his time in the Swiss Alps a...
09/16/2025

[1975] It is probably not a coincidence relating to its name, that Francis Schaeffer was in his time in the Swiss Alps at L'Abri one of the founders of what would later be termed the 7-Mountain Mandate.

The concept centers around 'Christians' taking dominion of seven societal spheres of influence: 'Family, religion, education, media, art, economics, and government'.

While this anti-biblical idea of 'Dominion theology' originated within Calvinism (Presbyterians), it is most commonly associated today with the New Apostolic Reformation (Pentecostalism), which is best represented by Bethel Church (Bill Johnson), who further popularized this idea.

[1] The movement is strongly connected to Pentecostalism, which had from its very inception a heavy leaning onto similar concepts. The Catholic Apostolic Church in Albury / London (so-to-say the mother of all Pentecostal churches) installed 12 'apostles' which had dominion over different areas of the world. Their branch near Chicago was built in the centre of a theocratic community named Zion City. Here we saw a total control over society, with every inhabitant of the city being obligated to follow the strict hand of its Pentecostal founder.

[2] Today the 7-Mountain-Mandate seeks also to impose a theocratic agenda by controlling societal spheres, institutions and governments. This is in stark contrast to the Evangelium, which invites believers to be a faithful witness to CHRISTOS and to conduct personal discipleship. The 7MM rather circumvents this personal responsibility and hopes that unbelievers will be pressed into a worldwide church without personal intervention, but by mere power and size. This is not only a theological compromise, it is a fundamentally different Evangelium.

[3] Some adherents of this movement use strategic spiritual warfare, attempting to gain control of the 7 mountains by researching and mapping the geographical strongholds of territorial spirits, using prophecy from the movement's prophets to determine the demons' names and roles, and intercession in which they pray on-site to rid the location or 'mountain' of what they describe as demons.

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Criteria #1: It must be located outside of Egypt (Exo 2:15).Criteria #2: East of Canaan and of the Jordan (Gen 25:4-6)...
09/13/2025

Criteria #1: It must be located outside of Egypt (Exo 2:15).

Criteria #2: East of Canaan and of the Jordan (Gen 25:4-6).

Criteria #3: Closer to the lattitude of Jezreel Valley; on the other side of the Jordan (Jdg 6:33).

Criteria #4: Midianites were identical or part of the Ismaelites who lived close to, or in Gilead (Gen 37:25-36; Gen 39:1; Joseph's story).

Criteria #5: Route Egypt-Paran-Midian (1Kin 11:18).

Criteria #6: Gideon pursued the Midianites approx. 100 km to Succoth and close to modern Amman (Jdg 8:4, 11).

Criteria #7: They were either neighbors, overlapping in territory or very close to Moab (Num 22:1-4).

Criteria #8 Not too far from Moses' place of death north of Moab (Num 31:1-2).

Criteria #9 Midian himself died in the plains of Moab (Gen 36:35; soft indicator; contradicts a location in the South).

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See also the map with the precise route of Joseph's caravan and the flight of the Midianites before Gideon.

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Visit www.fitforfaith.ca/bible/ for the answer to this question (page 11).The Greek Old Testament, although little spok...
09/06/2025

Visit www.fitforfaith.ca/bible/ for the answer to this question (page 11).

The Greek Old Testament, although little spoken about today, was once the predominant Bible. This applied not only to the Nations, but even the Jews used for some centuries predominantly the Greek Old Testament.

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Visit www.fitforfaith.ca/studies/ and learn in this updated Bible study more about the principle ways THEOS communicate...
08/30/2025

Visit www.fitforfaith.ca/studies/ and learn in this updated Bible study more about the principle ways THEOS communicates with us, but also in which ways He will rarely or never relate to us.

Please answer in the comments with any Bible verses you might have missed in this study.

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Visit www.fitforfaith.ca/studies/ and learn in this updated Bible study more about the Flood (of Noah), which is the se...
08/25/2025

Visit www.fitforfaith.ca/studies/ and learn in this updated Bible study more about the Flood (of Noah), which is the second most significant event in human history - after the resurrection of IESOUS CHRISTOS.

Analysed, questioned, taken apart - though independent science is confirming more and more that the biblical account is 100% true.

The study includes a list with astonishing extra-biblical proofs of the flood, the strong overlap of 7 out of 11 events with the Weekly Sabbath and the possible footprint of the fossilised ark.

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Visit www.fitforfaith.ca/studies/ and learn in this updated Bible study more about how THEOS designed the whole univers...
08/16/2025

Visit www.fitforfaith.ca/studies/ and learn in this updated Bible study more about how THEOS designed the whole universe, and how He perfectly prepared and adjusted everything for the arrival of those He made in His image - humans.

The study includes the definition and explanation of the biblical calendar - how the biblical New Year consisting of 360 days and 12 months starts with the New Moon (First Crescent) and how the weeks evolve -independently from the New Moon- around the Weekly Sabbath.

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One of the richest men of North America in the 19th century was John Alexander Dowie, one of the founders of Pentecostal...
08/04/2025

One of the richest men of North America in the 19th century was John Alexander Dowie, one of the founders of Pentecostalism.

While he lived in 1869 in Edinburgh, he was influenced by the 'Catholic Apostolic Church' in London to become a faith healer. This church, which is so-to-say the MOTHER CHURCH OF PENTECOSTALISM, showed a fascination with tongues, prophecy and healing, was formed in the 1830s by Anglicans, Presbyterians and Roman Catholics, teaches "the restoration of prophetic gifts to the 'Universal Church', and appointed 12 Apostles with worldwide jurisdictions.

Soon after Dowie came to the US, he founded in 1896 also a 'Christian Catholic Apostolic Church' near Chicago. He thought it beneficial to build the church just opposite of 'Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show' so as to draw their crowds and offer healing shows, and when this strategy showed great financial success, he even built an entire religious utopian community called 'Zion City' around that church.

What was the stated goal of this church? "Let me put it simply and plainly. The purpose of the Christian Catholic Church in Zion is to smash every other church in existence."

He claimed to be the reincarnation of Elijah, and staged fake healings with carefully screened individuals and other dubious methods. Dowie did not only demand 10% tithes from all the residents of Zion City (a novelty in the US), but also defrauded several of his members financially through his own bank and a large scale securities fraud, and was sued successfully.

Still, he lived as one of the richest men of North America in total luxury (mansion with 25 rooms) and even owned a private train - analogous to private jets today. His wife and children left him because of his advanced plans for a harem of 7 new wives, and after he turned to physical violence when his wife refused a divorce. His daughter died of burns after Dowie refused medical help, a practice very common in the early days of Pentecostalism.

Charles Parham, who is today instead of Dowie the commonly proclaimed founder of Pentecostalism (1901 Revival at Topka), also preached at his church in Zion. Dowie prophesied that Parham would be the 7th messenger of Rev.

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What do the letters to the 7 churches in Revelation reveal? Here we find a perfect sample of churches, some of which sho...
08/02/2025

What do the letters to the 7 churches in Revelation reveal?

Here we find a perfect sample of churches, some of which show the state of rather Eternal Security (churches of Smyrna, Philadelphia), of Conditional Security (churches of Ephesus, Pergamum, Thyatira, Laodicea) and of Condemnation (church of Sardis). But we also see that even in a corrupted church like Sardis, there were found a few saved names within.

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The author of this ministry grew up in a Pentecostal family in Germany and has attended or visited at least 9 Pentecosta...
07/28/2025

The author of this ministry grew up in a Pentecostal family in Germany and has attended or visited at least 9 Pentecostal / Charismatic churches in Germany, Colombia and Canada. The following discernment was written 4 years after the last attendance of a Pentecostal church. Previously I would have considered only extreme forms of Pentecostalism to be problematic, but this very discernment opened my eyes to see that the denomination is clearly a cult, although there are certainly some saved souls within it - people who maintain a pure faith even within and don't look for signs and wonders.

I have experienced firsthand pastors who taught about the Azusa Street revival, who held special healing services, one pastor who died after refusing medical advice, pastors who taught a plain Prosperity G‑spel with explicit tithing before taxes and regular 15min-pre-sermons designated to tithing, who exchanged employees with Kenneth Copeland Ministries and were deeply ecumenical, who saw angels in the church building and 'divine' drops of blood on the floor, I have been taught by several female pastors - a practise which I would not tolerate anymore, was tried to be 'slain in the spirit' and refused to follow a soft push on my chest so as to fall into the hands of a waiting catcher, reluctantly participated in Jericho-style-marches, never spoke one syllable in tongues even after being specifically prayed for, received several clearly false prophecies, spoke with people who participated in the Toronto Blessing and repented of having done so, I currently live in the city where once the infamous Hinn family settled and entertains part of their ministry until today and where Benny Hinn held once again a major meeting in 2025, know of a complicated hip fracture of a person throw down to the floor by an evil spirit, and saw and actively rebuked an ongoing and extreme form of holy laughter. In short, I have seen much of what I discerned in this article.

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I do not remember any other Bible verse where the Pharisees spoke to IESOUS in such true words. But even here, although ...
07/26/2025

I do not remember any other Bible verse where the Pharisees spoke to IESOUS in such true words. But even here, although they spoke the truth and knew IESOUS to be the truth, they had second thoughts. Thoughts of jealousy, of losing power and influence, of someone revealing their evil agenda.

Today many, if not most Christian denominations would react in a similar way, if someone would exhort them in their wrongdoings and false motifs. Denominations are no other thing than unbiblical divisions, and those are wrong. We ought to follow CHRISTOS only and no other men.

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Imagine a church where women would still obey the command to use a head covering for the few seconds or minutes of praye...
07/19/2025

Imagine a church where women would still obey the command to use a head covering for the few seconds or minutes of prayer. What a great difference would this make in their personal lives and the lives of others.

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