Michael Gabanyic

Yes, I am praying for Israel. But this new war brings up serious theological questions for charismatics. This is yet another in a long, long, LONG list of globally impactful events in just the last few years that none of the charismatic prophets saw coming. None. Nada. Zero. Why didn't they? All these prophets claim to hear from God r-e-g-u-l-a-r-l-y. God tells them where to eat and who to talk to. He tells them people in their audience should give money to them. He gives them words of knowledge about shoulder problems, ringing ears, and sore backs. Sometimes, like with Shawn Bolz, God even gives them people's user names for their social media accounts and physical addresses (Shawn gets this information from God as he is literally staring down at his smart phone - God's preferred method of speaking to Shawn, apparently). Why did He not bother to tell any of these "prophets" Hamas was going to launch a deadly attack on Israel and murder scores of innocent men, women and children today? Why did God not tell these prophets this was going to happen so they could give Benjamin Netanyahu a heads up so Israel could have been ready for it? (And they obviously were not) People are not only being killed right now but also brutalized and tortured - women especially. The images and videos coming out of Israel are absolutely gut-wrenching. So God speaks to these prophets about bum knees, miracle money and user names - but not this?? Really?? And, we would all agree what is going on in Israel is demonically inspired, right? Clearly it is. Well, "Deliverance" ministries are a huge thing right now. These folks claim to be able to cast out demons and even do so in mass. In just a few weeks they (Malachi O'Brien, Isaiah Saldivar, Greg Locke, etc.) are hosting a "mass deliverance" conference in Dallas where they will cast out a whole gaggle of the demonic horde out of hundreds if not thousands of people all at once. Why in the world aren't they casting the demons out of Hamas?? Malachi O'Brien just posted that "these attacks are demonic" (see highlighted section). If they are, and they can perform mass deliverances, then for Pete's sake start in Gaza! I'd say that's probably the most acute need for a mass deliverance right now. I am grieved beyond words at what is happening in Israel as I type these words. But this is yet another example of charismatics being long on claims, but short on deliverance (pardon the pun - but it fits).