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Brownsville Assemblies Of God and related counterfeit revival movements
The Brownsville "Revival", began on Father's Day 1995. Steve Hill, a traveling evangelist, came back from a pilgrimage to Holy Trinity Brompton church in England, having been "slain in the spirit" by people like Rev. Sandy Millar. Holy Trinity Brompton is one of the first and foremost Toronto "Blessing" churches in England. John Kilpatrick, the head pastor of Brownsville, along with his wife Brenda had also traveled to the Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship to get the "slain" experience so they could take the "impartation" back to Brownsville. In a video of the first day of the revival it is clear that the gospel was not preached but the meeting was used by Steve Hill to urge the members of Brownsville to come forward for an "impartation". He said that he could give it to them because he had received it in England and was bringing it back to them. When some had come forward he proceeded to puts his hands on their foreheads yelling "More, More, More" and "Fire". Some fell backwards into trance states, uncontrollable shaking, laughter, and some were pinned to the floor by an unseen force. He then zapped John Kilpatrick after telling him to get out of his way. This is the real story about what has been called the "sovereign move of God" that began the Pensacola "Outpouring" or the Brownsville "Revival".
Since that time many false prophesies, a truckload of false teaching, and a false anointing not of the Holy Spirit has been promoted there and exported worldwide via visitors to Brownsville as well as "Awake America". The Brownsville deception came to Guam in 1996, brought there by a lay pastor of a church that has since changed its name. From the week long
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Emphasis On Impartation, Not Preaching The Word
Steve Hill said "Don't leave me now ... just hang in there ... we'll get to the good stuff soon" stopping to speak of the "anointing" every so often while teaching from Scripture. (Revival ... or Satanic Counterfeit?, Jimmy Robbins, 1996)
Leave Your Mind Behind To Be Able To Receive The Spirit
Steve Hill said "Now let yourselves go: don't even think about what you are doing, forget about those around you and what they are doing. Release your mind release your spirit and let the mighty river of the "Holy Ghost" take you wherever He wants you to
go." (Revival ... or Satanic Counterfeit?, Jimmy Robbins, 1996)
Preaching The Word, The Gospel Not Important
Steve Hill stated "In these latter days preaching and simply teaching the word is no longer sufficient, the Spirit has to get involved, through signs and wonders due to much sin that abounds." (What We Saw, Robert C. Gray, 12/14/96)
John Kilpatrick preached, "Let me tell you something else about this revival. This move of God is not about preaching." He said that while he and evangelist Steve Hill do preach sermons that are simple and easy to understand, the signs and miracles are what actually turn people to Christ, not the Word of God. (The Brownsville/Pensacola Outpouring. Revival or Pandemonium?, Matt Costella, Staff Writer © Foundation Magazine, March-April 1997)
In John Kilpatrick's entire sermon not a single Scripture was referenced, the Gospel was not preached, and the bizarre
manifestations appeared to be the point of the whole evening. (I Experienced the "Pensacola
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Outpouring" and Came Home Crying Tears and Praying, Shawn Paul Sauve, 1997)
Accusations Against Other Christians Who Disagree With Brownsville
Steve Hill from his book "God Mockers" described those of us who oppose the Brownsville "Revival": "We are mocking Almighty God ... We are opposing God ... We are mocking the blood and power of the Cross ... We are taunting Christ ... have failed to "feel" Jesus ... We reject the Spirit's work. We make a mockery of the things of God ... We ignore the deeper work of God ... Our own congregations are dwindling away ... We are blasphemers ... We are "touching" the "Lord's anointed … We are messing with God. We better back off." (Steve Hill, God Mockers, 1997)
Coercion Used To Get People To Come To The "Altar"
Steve Hill yelled, "You've got 20 seconds to come down (to the front of the church)! Come on down! Make up your mind! Who are you going to serve? Come on down! Eight seconds! Six, five, four, three. Come on! Yes, Lord!" (Quoted by Carlson, Washington Post, Sunday, April 27, 1997, p. F01.)
John Kilpatrick prophesied, "... I'm speaking prophetically tonight. I rarely do this, but some of you, if you don't come right now, the Lord's gonna put you out to pasture. You have never known a spooky feeling until you've not felt the presence of God. If you don't come in this sixty second period right now, friend listen to me, some of you, you're not gonna hear His voice no more ... you've got sixty seconds to respond to Jesus right now, starting now." (John Kilpatrick, prophesy at BAG on 4/6/97)
Subjective Experiences That Have No Basis In Scripture
Kilpatrick stood on the platform praying with Hill and another man
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