by Jason Guenther

        The bible is very clear concerning the TOTAL revelation of Jesus Christ, the totality of the PROPHECY given, and the complete fulfillment of the THE PROMISE endowed at pentecost. "Spiritists" look at pentecost with "exclusivity", claim that it was THE FORMER RAIN, look for a "latter" and claim that it has come NOW and this is the basis of the "FALLING AWAY" claimed by the apostle Paul in scripture. The signature given in the scripture surrounding the APOSTASIA is "signs and wonders". The bible is implicitely clear that SIGNS in the latter days is the hallmark of the "working of satan" and that the APOSTASIA surrounds "signs and wonders". Seeing how "signs following" was the signature of Christs coming and the apostles ministries, signs and wonders will signature the FALLING AWAY.....

Mt 16:4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.

2 Thes.2:7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
9 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

Re 13:14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

2Th 2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

    The latter days apostasia sits in front of your face as clear as day. A clear cut apostasy away from the truth, the word of God, that leads onto objects OUTSIDE THE SCRIPTURE, in otherwards, lying signs and wonders. The latter days apostasy surrounds a handful of heretical doctrines that have leavened throughout the body of christ into every denomination. "LATTER RAIN, JOELS ARMY, KINGDOM NOW, DOMINION RECONSTRUCTIONIST, ELIJAH REVOLUTION etc. theologies are the premiere heresies of the latter days apostasia. These are all based upon a reconstruct of the ancient MONTANIST heresy of the 2nd century. Pentecostalim, the charismatic movement, the signs and wonders movement is all NEO-MONTANIST, and surrounds the ideaology of a latter days pentecost. The basis is that that pentecost of 2000 years ago was the FORMER RAIN and the church is to expect a LATTER RAIN that takes place in the latter days, these days, and that is pure heresy. Now, connected with the FALLING AWAY is the revelation of the SON OF PERDITION and contrary to what the apostates in the church assume will be a single personage, the son of perdition ARE THOSE WHO FALL AWAY and they bare a significant trait like their predecessor JUDAS......

Joh 17:12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.

Joh 13:26 Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.

Joh 13:27 And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.

Joh 13:30 He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night.

     The direct connector of JUDAS to lying signs and wonders of these last days is fraught all over the text. After Judas partook of THE SOP (i.e "new wine", latter rain etc) Satan "entered him" and Judas is refered to as the 'son of Simon' in John ch.13 from which we can simlitude to SIMON MAGUS. All of the trademarks of Judas are seen in todays false prophets. Judas was the 'bag holder" and he was a thief, akin to the false prophets of todays MERCHANDISING THE SHEEP. Jesus "gave him the sop" and as soon as he did, SATAN ENTERED HIM (ask a fish, GET A SERPENT!). When Judas partook of the sop, Jesus said 'what thou doest, DO QUICKLY" and this is yet another sign of the bachunite false prophets who permeate fear and paranoia in the flock seducing that DESTRUCTION COMES QUICKLY via their lying predictions, and when Judas went out, "IT WAS NIGHT", another signature of the bachunite new wine cult who "sleep in the night" for they are blinded to the truth of scripture and live in their vain imagination and soreceries of "gnosis" in interpretation of the prophecy and gospel. Pentecost of 2000 years ago WAS THE LATTER RAIN, the former rain took place in the OT.......

Isa 42:9 Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.

Isa 43:18 Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.

Isa 46:9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,

Isa 48:3 I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass.

The Former Rain:

Ex.16:7 And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?
8 And Moses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.
9 And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the LORD: for he hath heard your murmurings.
10 And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.
11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
12 I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.
13 ¶ And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.
14 And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground.
15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.

Ps 78:24 And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.

Ps 78:27 He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:

The Latter Rain:

Ho 6:3 Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.

Joe 2:23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.

Pr 16:15 In the light of the king’s countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.

Acts 2:16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

Ps 136:25 Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.

      Now, the mystery and unheralded truth surrounding the latter rain of pentecost 2000 years ago is the fact that IT WAS NOT EXCLUSIVE. It was not an exclusive promise given only to the church, the believers, but was an ALL ENCOMPASSING PROMISE THAT CAME UPON........."ALL FLESH". This is a mystery not recognized nor understood by the churchianity but is compounded throughout the text. God is NO RESPECTOR OF PERSONS. The outpouring of his spirit on pentecost 2000 years ago was UPON ALL FLESH. The NEW COVENANT tenets were not "exclusive", they were ALL INCLUSIVE........

Jer 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Roms.2:14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

Ac 10:15 And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

Ac 10:28 And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

   The outpouring of the holy spirit at pentecost AFFECTED EVERY MAN WOMAN AND CHILD FROM THEREON IN SO THAT NONE ARE WITH EXCUSE!. God 'cleansed' mankind 2000 years ago and placed his law WITHIN ALL, whether you want to believe it or not. This is why you find the vehement warnings in the NT about rejecting the gospel and the son of God who was "the sword". Man has been left WITH NO EXCUSE, the redeeming work of the Lord was not to an exclusive group in the world, but for every man woman and child who would repent and obey for God came to SAVE THE WORLD, not just an elite group. You have abject HERETICS out in the body who have fallen away unto the signs and wonders heresies of these last days emphacizing "KNOWING GOD". Well, God says "ALL KNOW HIM" from the least to the greatest via the latter rain at pentecost.....

Jer 31:34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

Roms.1:19 ¶ Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

Isa 40:5 And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

Isa 49:26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.

Eze 21:5 That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.

      The wizards, warlocks, adulterers who have gone after SEDUCING SPIRITS, SATAN, claim this knowledge of the Lord is "morality". Nay, but it is the effect of the promise of Gods spirit poured out at pentecost so that "ALL HAVE A KNOWLEDGE OF GODS LAW "IN THEM" provided by the latter rain of pentecost. They have a CONSCIENCE baring witness of an innate knowledge of RIGHTEOUSNESS 'manifest IN them" that is either heeded or bewrayed from. That is what the "mystery of inquity" will accomplish for man "KNOWS" for the glory revealed unto all flesh, and those who "draw back" unto the FALSE GOSPEL and lying signs and wonders that PUT AWAY THE LAW, WORK INIQUITY, will slowly "sear their conscience" (1 Tim.4:2). The end product of the mystery of iniquity unto them who apostacize, "work iniquity" is to have what was bestowed upon ALL FLESH even in them, replaced by someTHING else, "ANOTHER SPIRIT" and covering that is NOT of the Lord in these last days (Isa.30:1). Thats what these lying signs and wonders are, "ANOTHER SPIRIT" that is not of God but a MARK of the 'abomination" (Isa.45:5) The last of "signs" given by God was JESUS CHRIST.......

Isa 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

     The incarnation of Jesus Christ was a DIRECT SIGN given by God. The 'sign following" to confirm that sign was Christs resurrection, the SIGN OF JONAH, 3 days and nights in the belly of the earth. NONE OTHER SIGNS ARE OF ANY CONSEQUENCE TO THE BELIEVER IN CHRIST JESUS. All other signs permeating and being accepted by what calls its self the body of Christ are "LYING" signs and wonders after the working of Satan because they apostacised and rejected the knowledge MANIFEST IN THEM at pentecost so that none shall be with excuse in the end.!. You will not be able to say sorry to the Lord for "partaking" of these last days signs and wonders for your apostasy is a MARK OF REJECTION because you alienated away from what is "clearly seen and known" according to Roms.ch.1. Because of that falling away, THE CURSES given to Moses are you subject to.....

Rev.14:9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,
10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.

     The complete atoning work of the Lord on the cross is designated as a "sword" by God, a TWO EDGED SWORD which can turn upon one and DESTROY HIM for it is the LAST work God shall do for mankind for his redemption. The outpouring of pentecost, the LATTER RAIN 2000 years ago will be "EVIL" to those who sear their conscience away from what has been MANIFESTED IN THEM.......

Isa 66:16 For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.

Jer 25:31 A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the LORD.

Jer 45:5 And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.

Eze 20:48 And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.

Eze 21:4 Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:

Eze 21:5 That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.

Joe 2:28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

Zec 2:13 Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.

Lu 3:6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

     "ALL FLESH" has seen the salvation of the Lord so that they are now WITHOUT EXCUSE. That "seeing" is a two edged sword for every man woman and child for if rebelled against, IT SHALL DESTROY YOU and many in the churchianity are being destroyed RIGHT NOW. The curses promised by the Lord to Moses in Deuteronomy are being POURED OUT NOW upon all those who rebel, especially those who are called by his name for judgment starts in the house of the Lord. The lying decieving minsiters of SATAN transformed into angels of light in these last days all around you in the churchianity are not offering the holy spirit and salvation, but PLAGUES and CURSES and THE WRATH OF GOD

De 28:15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:

De 28:45 Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee:

De 29:20 The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.

De 29:21 And the LORD shall separate him unto evil out of all the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant that are written in this book of the law:

De 29:27 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book:

De 30:7 And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee.

2Ch 34:24 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah:

     All of these evil theologies being spread and promoted in the churchianity ARE THE CURSES WRITTEN IN THE BOOK. Hear anyone claiming "God is calling an army"??? THEIR CURSED OR BEGINING TO BE for that army is gathered to battle AGAINST THE LORD!. All these movements are in fact FIGHTING AGAINST THE LORD because God is judging them, turning them over to SATAN. Some of these are.....

THE LATTER RAIN DOCTRINE:

The following is a brief outline of what constitutes Latter Rain Doctrine:

1. The practice of laying on of hands to be filled with the Holy Spirit (with the evidence of speaking in other tongues).

2.The practice of laying on of hands to impart spiritual gifts other than tongues.

3.Christians can be demonized and need to be delivered through the laying on of hands.

4.The belief that God has now restored all the ministry gifts back to the Church, especially the office of the prophet and apostle {this is where today's prophetic/apostolic move comes from}.

5.Divine healing is imparted via the laying on of hands

6.The concept of the restoration of the Tabernacle of David. Praise & Worship emphasized as a means to usher (1) in God's presence and (2) to usher God's people into His presence.

7.Singing in the spirit congregationally, i.e. in other tongues

8.The "song of the Lord" a prophetic song or one in other tongues but interpreted

9.Emphasis on spiritual warfare

10.Emphasis on personal and directive prophecy via dreams or visions

11.Women have a full and equal ministry role in the Church, i.e. women pastors, prophetesses, elders, etc.

12.Physical death will be conquered by the manifest sons of God {an extreme view held by a minority within LR circles}.

Various ideaologies surrounding the FALLING AWAY showing the traces to ancient heresies:

http://www.nccg.org/

Various Millennialist Groups

When religions and philosophies fall into the satanic deception, they generally come up with the same set of doctrines involving transformation and dominion over the earth.

From the very beginning of the Church there have been sects and cults that tried to bring in the millennium, and to achieve the literal reign of righteousness on earth, usually through their own agency or beliefs. They also tend to preach the ascension of the believer through levels of spirituality to perfection or union with God.

Approx. 170AD - The Montanists were a kind of early charismatic revival featuring gifts of the Spirit including prophecy, but they (as in Toronto and other places) went too far into ecstatic trances, direct revelations from angels and God, and apocalyptic heresies. They believed they were living in the days of the latter rain, when the Holy Spirit would be poured out upon the church and the world, their own group being the first manifestation of the outpouring. In fact their leader, Montanus, actually believed he was the Holy Spirit Incarnate.

Approx 180AD - the teaching of the Gnostic Valentinus speaks of a the end coming when "spiritual human beings possess perfect acquaintance concerning god" and then "when all the seed has grown to maturity":

...their mother [the woman, the bride, wisdom personified] will enter the fulness and receive as her bridegroom the saviour...they are the bridegroom and bride and the entire fulness is the bridal chamber, and the spirituals put off their souls and become intellectual spirits, unrestrainably and invisibly enter the fulness and become brides of the angels that are with the saviour...after such things have happened, the fire that lurks within the world will flare up, catch fire, overcome all matter..."

Approx 200AD - The Gnostic collection of teachings called the "Gospel According to Philip" already allegorises the Temple (in the way that modern writers like Bill Britton do) as symbolic of the progress of the believer to perfection and spiritual resurrection. It says:

"the holy building is Baptism, the holy [place] is Ransom, the Holy of Holies is the bridal chamber...every person who enters the bedroom will kindle the [light?]...whoever receives that light will be invisible and cannot be restrained, and nothing can harrass such a person even while living in this world, and furthermore when that person leaves this world he or she has already received the truth ... and this world has become the eternal realm..."

1130-1202 - Joachim of Fiore was a contemplative monk who believed God had inspired him to see a new vision of world history. He taught that history was interpreted as three "days" of (1) Law, (2) Grace and (3) Liberty or Love. These were associated with the three parts of the Trinity as (1) Father, (2) Son and (3) Spirit. The future "third-day" would therefore be the Age of the Spirit, the fulfillment of all things, when the church would receive revelations by the Spirit rather than the written word. This "third-day" doctrine is now present in modern churches!

1575-1624 - Jacob Boehme taught a mixture of theosophy and alchemy in which man united intimately and totally with God to avoid the coming judgement, and that these enlightened saints would ultimately overthrow the fallen powers of the heavenlies and take their place. Boehme's teachings also inspired many others, and led to a group calling themselves the Behmenists who later amalgamated with the Quakers. He also inspired William Law (1686-1761) whose earlier and more devotional works were read by the Wesleys, but Law's fanatical hero-worship of Boehme led him to adopt a doctrine of the literal indwelling of Christ.

Approx 1640-60 - Fifth Monarchy Men believed they were to bring in the 5th monarchy of Daniel 2:44, the thousand-year kingdom-rule of God, the first four empires being Assyria, Persia, Greece and Rome. After an unsuccessful uprising in 1661 their leaders were beheaded and the sect died out.

Approx 1660 - Daniel Whitby, A Unitarian, developed what we today know as "post-millennialism" which became the prevailing prophetic view up to the 20th century. This proposed a new view of eschatology, that Jesus Christ would only return in person AFTER the millennial reign of righteousness, which would be established on earth by the Church.

1670-1705 - Philadelphian Society following the teachings of Boehme and other mystics. Their most notable member was Jane Leade (1623-1704) who taught almost WORD FOR WORD the sonship doctrines that we now see appearing in the Revival movement worldwide. She is the darling of the apostolic movement right now because she explicitly predicted many doctrines that are coming to the fore in the Revival. See an expose of her teachings, along with other material on the mystics, on the Prophetic Telegraph site (www.oxleigh.freeserve.co.uk)

Approx 1700 onwards - Camisards/French Prophets by ecstasies, shakings, convulsions and various other violent manifestations prophesied the coming of the kingdom on earth and their establishment of God's rule. They fought bloody battles against the French soldiers sent to suppress them and many fled to England to escape persecution. There, they influenced millennialists - one of whom was Ann Lee of the Shakers...

1740's-1780's - The "Shakers", or the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing. Their leader, Mother Ann Lee came to be regarded as the female manifestation of Christ on earth, the embodiment of the fulness of Christ. Their name came from the shaking manifestation they exhibited during their meetings - and now we have another generation of "shakers" all around the world receiving similar prophecies!

An extract of the Shakers' teaching will demonstrate that today's sonship/manifested sons doctrine is not far removed from its roots. Please read this extract carefully. It is from "The Millennial Church", first Published by the Shakers in 1823:

PART VI. THE SECOND APPEARING OF CHRIST.

CHAPTER 3. The second manifestation of Christ not instantly universal, but gradual and progresses, like the rising of the sun.

It has long been maintained that Christ is to come in the clouds of heaven, and that all shall see him... These and other similar passages are often advanced as evidences that Christ ... will suddenly appear in the most public manner, so as to be seen at once, by all mankind, the wicked as well as the righteous...

But it ought to be considered in the first place, that these clouds are not the common clouds of the atmosphere, but the clouds of Heaven; therefore they must be heavenly clouds;— clouds of faithful witnesses of God, who are ready and willing to embrace the testimony of Christ, whenever and wherever it shall appear; and to declare it to the world without restraint and without disguise... [that is, Jesus comes spiritually in his prepared saints, not visibly and publicly to all the world].

Secondly. As Christ, the anointed of God, is a Spirit, and can only be seen and known in the spirit; therefore his Kingdom must be spiritual and divine; not natural and sensual. Hence, as before stated, his appearance must be in the spirit; and ...the things relating to Christ's second coming, and the finishing of the mystery of God, must be of a spiritual nature.

But it may be objected that Jesus Christ himself has said, "As the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the "west, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be." This passage of scripture is generally quoted as an evidence of the instantaneous and universal manifestation of Christ in his second appearing. But we apprehend that when the passage is duly considered, and its real import rightly understood, the objection founded upon it will appear groundless. ... In the above quoted passage, he alluded to the dawning of the day, and the breaking forth of the morning light in the east, as a clear and striking similitude of the commencement of that period, so often represented in scripture, as the day of gospel light and liberty, or thousand years of Christ's reign upon earth.

The Greek word for light though sometimes properly translated lightning... is sometimes used to signify the breaking forth of light, as the dawning of the day, or the rising of the sun, which is evidently the meaning in the text quoted above.

This plainly implies that, as the light of the natural day (alluding to the sun as before) proceeds in its course, enlightening the earth from place to place, so in the progressive increase of divine light, in the millennial day, it will continue to shine from one place to another, until all the earth or every part under heaven, shall be fully illuminated. "

And all who continue honest and faithful to the preparatory light, looking and waiting for his coming, are noticed of God, and will be in readiness to receive and enter into the perfect work of the day, whenever it shall be manifested to them.

1800's Onwards - A number of Christian and heretical groups sprang up with variations of the sonship themes - rulership of the apostles and prophets, (Catholic Apostolic churches, or Irvingites) the glorious new age established by the Church (John Alexander Dowie and Zion City), and entire perfection for the believer (Oneida community of 1848). And much more.

These groups became progressively more "pentecostal" as the emphasis shifted away from attainment through the "overcoming life" to attainment through supernatural power.

While the denomination, or group, or cult, changes from century to century, the basic doctrines (given above) remain the same. They are, in effect, satan's plan for DOMINION. Time and again, when the torch grew dim, some willing soul would relight it for satan and begin another round of doctrinal heresy!

What is the difference today? Well, the big difference is not in the doctrine, but in the widespread nature of the heresy and the way it has taken hold in ALL the churches around the world. This time there will be no dimming of the torch, I believe. This time satan is set to bring in his "dispensation of dominion" as Bill Hamon calls it, in reality!

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Important Note: In this section, it is necessary to distinguish between "Sonship", the more radical "Manifested Sons of God (MSOG)" groups, and the "Latter-Rain" for purposes of clarity. However, within my articles I have used the term "sonship" loosely to include ALL such groups, including modern-day revival and restoration fellowships
Sonship Concept

An attempt to attain to "fulness" and maturity of Christian experience and thus become a member of the sonship company by means of holiness, spirituality and illumination in the Spirit. The goal of sonship is to become "like Him" (I Jn 3:1-2) for Jesus is the Pattern Son (see below). Depending on the group involved, the actual goal may range from sanctification through sinless perfection right up to divinity.

According to this teaching, while all Christians are 'children' of God they are not all 'sons' and only the 'overcomers' attain to sonship. This attainment is called the "adoption of sons" (Rom 8:23) or full manhood, which is not achieved by all Christians but only by those who press on to maturity. The "adoption" is the climax of the process, usually identified as receiving the resurrection body and/or the catching up to the Throne of God. All are born heirs, but not all attain to their inheritance, says T. Austin Sparks in his book "God's Spiritual House". Sparks also goes on to say that Full Sonship cannot be attained by individuals but only as a corporate inheritance, as a member of the Manifested Sons body (the Man-Child.)

See http://www.nccg.org/sonship.html for an article (pro) explaining sonship in more depth.
Sonship Groups

Some forms of sonship derive from Pietism and the Weslyan Holiness movements. Others developed out of the Latter-Rain revival, but this in itself derived from earlier, 19th century, holiness doctrines. They became progressively more heretical into the 20th century, notably after 1950 when the Latter Rain Revival failed and its followers split into different camps. Many variations of the doctrine are now held by differing sonship groups, some more extreme than others. Old-style pietistic sonship can be uplifting with its call to a deeper life, while extreme sonship doctrine is akin to new age teaching.

Old-style sonship looked for a Remnant to come out of the Harlot (established denominations) and for the restoration of the apostles and prophets to restore the Body to fulness. Modern-day sonship still holds to these teachings, has become ever more heretical. The method of attaining "sonship" was in times past a matter of holy living and a spiritual life that was "deeper" than the normal christian. It was believed that a certain number would pass through the veil and enter into mature sonship in the latter days. In later years it has been taught that a powerful supernatural event - the coming of the glory, God coming IN his saints - will complete the work of attaining to fulness.

Manifested Sons Movement

It is necessary to distinguish between this and the Sonship groups (above) because of the more radical and extreme teachings found in MSOG groups. They tend to be more aggressive in outlook and their goal is dominion. They plan to set up a new global church structure (a new Temple) headed by their apostles and prophets, and those who have attained to the Manchild company will be given power to rule the nations with a rod of iron. Because of the stress on rulership and judgement, this has been called "dominion theology". Most MSOG groups teach the immortalization of believers, and some teach Universal Salvation in which all, including Lucifer, are redeemed in the Latter Day.

Manifestation of the Sons of God

Based on Romans 8:18-25 which speaks of the manifestation of the sons of God. This is taken to mean the revelation of the sonship company in glory and authority, before the coming of Jesus to the earth. This company will be glorified, transfigured into resurrection bodies and given the task of ruling the world.

Restoration

This teaches that the Church has lost its true doctrines, power and authority as well as its dominion in the earth, and these truths are to be progressively restored through the ages, leading to a climax of fulness in which the church will be brought to full maturity through the work of the five-fold ministries (Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor and Teacher). All of the sonship groups teach "Restoration". The shepherding-discipling groups in the UK are called "The Restoration Movement", and they hold to a charismatic version of the sonship doctrines.

Latter Rain

The belief, based on a spiritualisation of Joel 2:23, that a latter-day outpouring of the Spirit upon "all flesh" will bring the Body to maturity, unity and fulness, with believers having the spirit "without measure". Signs and Wonders will occur and the majority of mankind will be harvested into the kingdom. (Joel 2:28-31) The early rain is seen as either Pentecost, or the Azuza Street Revival, or the 1940's Latter Rain Revival, and the Latter Rain is the present-day revival, or variations upon that scheme.

Latter Rain Revival

The revival that happened in North Battleford, Canada starting in 1948. Key leaders were George Hawtin, Percy Hunt and Milford Kirkpatrick and Herrick Holt. Another key figure was Franklin Hall who had recommended long periods of fasting as a way of obtaining instant glorification, and his teachings were being acted upon in the LR revival. Doctrines begun through this revival were Impartation - the passing on of gifts through the laying on of hands - and Directive Prophecy in which people were guided by personal prophecies. Another doctrine was that the church could receive new revelations received direct "from God."

New Thing

Based on the scripture in Isa 43:19. From about the middle of the 19th century, it began to be taught that God would complete the work of discipling all nations by means of a latter-rain revival, a major spiritual outpouring to harvest all the world for God. He would purify the church, empower it with the Spirit, and elevate it to a place of authority in the earth, so that it could achieve the Great Commission before Christ returned. This overturning of the old, ineffective Church and the restoration to glory would create a "new thing", a New Man upon the earth fit to reveal Christ to the nations. See Jer 31:22 "for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man" - this is treated allegorically as a reference to the Manchild and the woman of Revelation.

Manchild Company

From Rev 12:5 is it taught that a few specially-chosen and prepared believers will attain to sonship and therefore will be worthy to be "caught up" or ordained/elevated to the Throne of rulership over the earth. This group is seen as the man child who is born of the Woman. The woman is generally seen as the World Church or the Harlot Church. 

The Remnant

As above, the Remnant are those who "come out" of the Babylonian system of the established churches and purify themselves so as to be ready for rulership.

Rapture

The scriptures about the catching away to Heaven are a problem to dominionists since they locate heaven on earth, as a spiritual realm existing in a parallel dimension on earth. Therefore believers cannot actually "go" anywhere. It is usually taught that the overcomers (variously called the Remnant, or firstfruits, or Manchild) will be "caught up" or placed on God's throne before the events of Revelation, there to rule with him as a separated company, apart from the ordinary body of Christians. This is said to be before the scriptural Rapture, which either takes place at a later stage, or is spiritualised, in sonship teaching. Some teach that the "rapture" is the transformation into glory and the joy experienced at this event.

Cell Church

The new church structure, outside the established churches, in which small groups or cells of believers are governed and taught by a pyramid system of the five-fold ministries, each covered and discipled by his Head. Group leaders do not have autonomy but submit to the city-wide leadership who in turn submit to the national and international Apostles and Prophets. The cell concept is based on the cells of a Body, the Body being one entity having many cells, which sub-divide to grow the Body. [See this series of articles on the Cell Church System]

Joel's Army

Based on Joel Chapter Two. By allegory, it is taught that God will send his army composed of glorified, invincible, (some say, immortal) believers to slay the wicked and bring in universal righteousness, in a mighty endtimes onslaught. They will bring wisdom to the unenlightened, but death to the rebellious.

Bride

Rev 19:7-8. The Bride and the Son are usually separate groups in sonship teaching. The Manifested Son or Manchild or Corporate Christ is the Bridegroom, and is composed of "headship saints" who are destined to rule, and the Bride is composed of all other obedient, submitted believers who are purified through the work and ministry of the son. Thus in the end the Bride is "made ready" and is married to her Bridegroom in a spiritual marriage as seen in Rev 21:2-3.

Overcomers

Rev 3:21/Rev 12:10-11 Those who prevail over the enemy and come to complete sanctification and "the full stature of Christ". The same group that is manifested as the sons of God.

Firstfruits

Rev 14:1-5. The first group to receive the redemption of their bodies, i.e. the overcomers, as above.

144,000

Rev 7:4. The number who receive the seal of God upon their foreheads. The seal is a mark of separation and denotes those who are attaining to sonship. Same as above.

Joseph Ministry

As Joseph went ahead of his brethren to prepare the way, so the firstfruits company will go ahead of the rest of the Church. And just as Joseph was a type of Christ, was revealed to his brethren as a man of authority, and provided grain for his family, so the Corporate Christ will minister to their brethren, be revealed in authority, and provide for the Church during the time of the Tribulation.

Joshua Company

Similar to above. Joshua was also a type of Christ. He led his people into the Promised Land, and brought them out of bondage. He was the first to "possess the land" and by his prowess in battle made a way for his people to settle the land in peace and eventually build the Temple. This is used as an allegory of the work of the Manchild.

Elijah Ministry

A prophetic company who proclaim judgement on false Baal-ite religion, and who fight against Jezebel and Ahab, who are seen as types of spiritual error in the churches. Elijah comes at a time of spiritual drought to minister to the believers, performing signs and wonders, proclaiming the true faith, and preparing the Church to receive its ruler, the Manchild. The Elijah Company "causes the fire to come down from heaven", thus they are a seen as central to the work of revival and as heralds of the coming glory.

Tabernacle of David

Based on Isa 16:4-5/Amos 9:11-12 and Acts 15:16-17. The Tabernacle of David is supposed to be "restored" in the Latter Day. Restoration/sonship groups see this as symbolic of the renewed Temple of God, where God dwelt in glory upon the Ark. This Tabernacle is to be restored in fulness. Each part of the Tabernacle described in scripture is spiritualised and applied to some aspect of the restored and glorified Church on earth. Restoration groups use "Davidic" dancing, worship and praise; and see their role as a new Melchisadec Priesthood fashioned after the Divine High Priesthood of Jesus.

Saul and David

Two kings of Israel. Saul, as the anointed leader of Israel is seen as the first choice for rulership but he fell into rebellion and false religion. He is seen as a type of the Old Order churches. David was chosen to become Saul's successor, and was therefore persecuted by Saul. The David believers, head of the new Order, will eventually overcome Saul and replace him as rulers of Israel in this allegory.

Isaac & Ishmael

Similar allegory to above. Ishmael was a child born out of disobedience and man's attempt to fulfill the promises of rulership. He must be cast out, for he can never inherit. Isaac is the "child of promise", the true revival, the true Body of believers who will ultimately be raised up to honour by God.

"Fulness"

A much-used sonship buzzword meaning the climax of the overcomer's rise to spiritual maturity, as well as the emergence of the Church in glory. It is based on Eph 4:13 "Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ". Thus it is believed that the Church must come into unity, full revelation of truth, perfection and godhood in order to attain "fulness" in the latter-day.

     These are just a few of the heretical doctrines permeating the churchianity that accumulate into the FALLING AWAY. The premiere ideaology that invokes all these heretical ideaologies is the idea of a latter day pentecost outpouring that has been accepted via GNOSIS of what the text clearly says. The bible says pentecost was 2000 years ago, the bachunite gnostics in the church claim its for these latter days. The quintessential prevelant 'air' surrounding the cult is ELITISM as shown in all the above doctrines. Those who have partaken of this devilish "new wine" believe they to be Gods elite above the "non respect of persons" ideaology of the gospel. They have made themselves apostles, prophets, BLOODY SIMON MAGUS'S based upon their 'experience' with what has certainly been identified as DEMONIC. Anyhow, the falling away is in FULL FLIGHT, its all around you for very few are not affected or have not partaken of the ABOMINATIONS that plague the church.