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INTRODUCTION
FALSE DOCTRINAL TEACHINGS OF A COURSE IN MIRACLES
    Doctrine of Jesus/Doctrine of Man
    Reality Manipulation
    Atonement of Jesus
A BIBLICAL RESPONSE

INTRODUCTION

Although it is not widely known “A COURSE IN MIRACLES” was received by demonic revelation. Here’s why I say that. In October 1965, an atheist, Jewish, psychologist named Helen Schucman, an associate professor of medical psychology at Columbia University in New York, claimed she began receiving channeled messages from an unknown entity in an audible voice. At a later date the entity identified itself as Jesus Christ according to A Talk Given On A Course In Miracles by Kenneth Wapnick, May 9, 1981, page 10. As a matter of record, for the next ten years the voice is said to have dictated “in an inaudible voice” the three volume, 1,188 page, 500,000 word book known as A Course In Miracles according to an article that appeared in Psychology Today, September 1980, page 75.

Next on the scene was Dr. William Thetford who was an associate of Helen’s. He was a clinical psychologist at Columbia University. While he was present with Ms. Schuchman on several occasions when she was receiving her revelations, he never, at any time heard the voice. Yet, he believed (according to The Holy Encounter, September/October 1990, page 5) that the revelation Schuchman was receiving was “the original teachings of Jesus…”

The Doctor was mistaken on two accounts. First, as a person who holds a degree in psychology I learned that there is a BIG problem when you encounter a patient who is hearing audible voices. Secondly, as a Bible believing pastor who holds a masters degree in theology in theology I believe in the inspired, inerrant, infallible Word of God. Therefore I measure all other teachings by the 66 books of the Bible. But Dr. William Thetford did not that view. Because he was raised in the Christian Science Church, he was accustomed to extra-biblical revelation. Therefore, he was pre-conditioned to being receptive to this sort of demonic activity. Thetfore worked hard to bring “A Course In Miracles” to publication. His efforts gained momentum in 1972 when he met Dr. Kenneth Wapnik of the Foundation for Inner Peace (FIP) of Glen Ellen, California. Schuchman and Thetford turned the copyrights for the Course over to (FIP) in 1975 and in September of that same year the first edition of A Course In Miracles came rolling off the press in a three volume set. There is some disagreement as to the publication date. The copy of the Course that is in my research library says “A Course In Miracles was first published in three volumes in June of 1976.

In February of 1981 Helen Schucman discovered that she was not talking to the Jesus Christ of the Bible but a false Christ. The reason I say that is because that is when she died and because she had not received the biblical Christ she went to Hades. The same is true for her crony William Thetford who died in 1988. They know now that their efforts should have been directed to the study and belief of Biblical revelation and a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ instead of the false Christ Schucman encountered by occult means.

Despite the death of these two cult leaders, A Course In Miracles has experienced phenomenal growth. According to the November/December 1990 issue of Holy Encounter there were a total of 1, 250 study groups meeting in 48 states. Then the Course got another boost when Marianne Williamson was featured in Time magazine. Her supporters call her “the Mother Teresa for the `90’s.” Williamson is one of the best known promoters of the Course (Time, 29 July 1991, p. 60). In 1992, Williamson published A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course In Miracles which “occupied the number one position on the Publishers Weekly non-fiction best-sellers list for eleven weeks!” (The Holy Encounter, July/Aug. 1992, page 2). The BIGGEST EXPOSURE for A Course In Miracles came when Williamson appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show, which received more pro viewer mail than any other show for 1992, and with Barbara Walters on the ABC television news show 20/20 (The Holy Encounter, July/Aug. 1992, p. 2; July/Aug. 1993, page 9).

It is indeed tragic that there is an increasing number of Evangelical Christians who are studying this course and see nothing wrong with it. The truth is, there are major doctrinal problems with A Course In Miracles.

FALSE DOCTRINAL TEACHINGS OF A COURSE IN MIRACLES

• Doctrine of Jesus/Doctrine of Man

Normally, when explaining the theology of a group, these two categories [Jesus and Man] would be discussed separately. However, in this particular organization, to differentiate between the two seems to be unjustified.

According to the Course, Jesus is merely “an elder brother entitled to respect for his greater experience.” The Jesus of the Course explains, “There is nothing about me that you cannot attain. This leaves me in a state which is only potential in you. I bridge the distance as an elder brother to you on the one hand, and as a Son of God on the other” (A Course In Miracles, Vol. 1, p. 5).

Similar to many other New Age teachings, the Course makes a distinction between Jesus the man, who is like all other men, and the Christ idea, which all men possess and must eventually demonstrate. The Course explains this idea when it states, “There is no need for help to enter Heaven for you have never left. But there is need for help beyond yourself as you are circumscribed by false beliefs of your Identity, which God alone established in reality.

“Helpers are given you in many forms. There names are legion, but we will not go beyond the names the course itself employs. The name of Jesus is the name of one who was a man but saw the face of Christ in all his brothers and remembered God. So he became identified with Christ, a man no longer, but at one with God. The man was an illusion, for he seemed to be a separate being, walking by himself, within a body that appeared to hold his self from Self, as all illusions do.

“Jesus remains a Savior because he saw the false without accepting it as true. And Christ needed his form that He might appear to men and save them from their own illusion. Jesus became what all of you must be”.

Thus, according to the Course, Jesus the man was used by the Christ to demonstrate the illusion of the world. In actuality, man is still in heaven. It is simply the illusion of sin and death that have caused false senses of reality. However, when man gains his Christ consciousness as Jesus did, then according to the Course, man will also discover the illusion of sin.

Nature of Illusion and Reality: One of the stated purposes of the Course is to “teach the Course’s reinterpretations of traditional Christian principles such as sin, suffering, forgiveness, Atonement, and the meaning of the Crucifixion” (Foundation for A Course In Miracles, “Forgiveness,” p. 4).

• Reality Manipulation

As the Course explains, Man has not left Heaven. Man is still in the presence of God, but has created this illusionary World from “…false perceptions. It is born of error, and it has not left its source”. Because Man believes he is separated from God, through his own ego and mistaken beliefs, Man has created the reality in which he now finds himself.

“The effect of the ego’s belief in separation, which is its cause; the thought of separation given form; the world, being the expression of the belief in time and space, was not created by God…. The World of separation reinforces the ego’s belief in sin and guilt, perpetuating the seeming existence of this world” (Glossary-Index For A Course In Miracles, p. 168).

Given the presupposition that Man is the creator of his own illusionary world is of no help to the average person. For, as is explained by one of the Course’s introductory booklets, “Once an individual has been caught in the world of perception he is caught in a dream. He cannot escape without help, because everything his senses show him merely witnesses to the reality of the dream” (A Course In Miracles: What Is It?, p. 7).

Thus, if the world is an illusion or dream-state, then by necessity, everything that the physical body does in this make-believe world must also be an illusion. This would necessarily include the false concepts of sin and death. As Volume 2 of the Course demands, “…sin is not real, and all that you believe must come from sin will never happen, for it has no cause” (p. 179). A similar claim is made on death’s behalf. “Death is the central dream from which all illusions stem” (Vol. 3, p. 63).

Thus the world, sin, death and everything is an illusion created by the ego of man, who unfortunately believes in the mistaken idea that he is not currently in heaven and is separated from God. If this is so, how is man to awaken from his “dream-state”?

• Atonement of Jesus

Kenneth Wapnick, of the Foundation for Inner Peace, explains, “If we now attempt to follow the Holy Spirit’s thinking, and we want to prove that the world is not real and that the sin of separation never happened, all that is needed is to prove that sin has no effect.

“If we could prove that the cause had no effect then the cause can no longer exist. If something is not a cause it is not real, because everything that is real must be a cause and thus have an effect. If we remove the effect we are also eliminating the cause.

“Now, if the greatest effect of sin in this world is death, demonstrating that death is an illusion simultaneously demonstrates that there is no sin. This also says that the separation never occurred. We therefore need someone to show us that there is no death. By undoing death that person will also undo sin and will simultaneously show us that there is no separation; the separation never occurred and the only reality, the only true Cause, is God. That person was Jesus. And his mission was to show that there is no death.

“The gospels speak of Jesus as the lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. The way that he took away the sins of the world was to show that they had no effect. Through his overcoming of death he took away all sins. However, this is not the way that the churches have understood it, or that it has been taught. So one important reason that the Course has come at this time, in this way, is to correct this error. What Jesus did was to live in this world – the world of suffering, sin, and death – show that it had no effect on him” (A Talk Given On A Course In Miracles, p. 65).

A BIBLICAL RESPONSE

Though the Course explains Man’s ego created the world, the Bible disagrees: Genesis 1:1, John 1:1-3, Colossians 1:16.

Though the Course teaches Man is still in heaven with God, Jesus said He was going to prepare a place for Man. Hence man is obviously not already in heaven: John 14:1-3.

While the Course denies the reality of death, the Bible teaches that every person will die: Hebrews 9:27.

The Course claims Jesus’ body was an illusion. The Bible, however, stresses the physical reality of Jesus’ human body: John 1:14, 1 John 4:1-3.

Sin is an illusion according to the Course, but the Bible warns of sin’s reality and consequences: Romans 3:23, 1 John 1:7-10.

According to the Course, Jesus is not the only Savior. The Bible presents Jesus as the unique and only Savior of the world: John 14:6, Acts 4:10-12, Acts 16:29-31.

In conclusion, A Course In Miracles is the product of demonic revelation. Those who believe the Course is Christian should read 1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils. There is nothing Christian about A Course In Miracles!

2 Timothy 4:3-4 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

This report was compiled and edited David L. Brown, Th.M. using the following resource Information —
A Course In Miracles by Rick Branch of Watchman Fellowship
New Age Cults & Religions by Texe Marrs
A Course In Miracles published by Foundation For Inner Peace

In February of 1991 4,000 people gathered in Canberra, Australis for the 7th World Assembly of the World Council of Churches. It’s nothing new for members of this apostate group to say things like Dr. Wesley Ariarajah said this year, “I simply cannot believe that there have not been other people [other than Christians] who are familiar with God… My understanding of God’s love is too broad for me to believe that only this narrow segment called the Christian church will be saved… If you are a Christian, you must be open and broad, not narrow and exclusive.” But, this year the WCC had been drawn deeper into Satan’s lie by the OCCULT RITUAL which was initiated by Dr. Chung Hyun-Kyung. Ms. Chung is a Presbyterian minister in Korea and a professor at Ewha Woman’s University in Seoul. The ritual began with a dance she invited the audience to participate in. The sensual dance was a part of the preparation ritual intended to “prepare the way for the spirits.” Next she “invoked the spirits of the dead” burning candles on each side of her while reading the names of departed spirits… Hagar, Uriah, male babies killed by Herod, Joan of Arc, Jewish people killed in the gas chambers, Mahatma Gandhi, Steve Biko, Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X and “the spirit of the Liberator, our brother Jesus, tortured and killed on the cross.”

She went on to expound the various aspects of Korean spiritism and said that she equated the demonic goddess Kwan In with the holy spirit. Kwan In is venerated as goddess of compassion and wisdom by East Asian women. They believe this enlightened being can go to Nirvana any time she wants to but does not because of her compassion for all suffering beings. She seeks to enlighten them. When they are enlightened she empowers them to swim to the shore of Nirvana.

Her speech ended with a crude aboriginal dance which I could not in good conscience describe.

[Based on a report in the June 1991 issue of “THE BAPTIST BULLETIN” by Dr. John E. Millheim]

A Brief Description and its Secret Author Discovered by Eric Pement

CORNERSTONE magazine, vol. 20, issue 97, pp. 19, 23.

Note that this electronic text is somewhat expanded from the printed edition.

A book which appears frequently in the hands of mystical, New Age, and spiritual seekers is THE URANTIA BOOK. Easily recognizable as a massive blue $34 hardback, THE URANTIA BOOK consists of 2097 pages of channeled material. Though first published in 1955, the bulk of its material was actually channeled in the early 1930s. (Its publishers and supporters dislike speaking of THE URANTIA BOOK in terms of “channeling” or “spirit mediumship,” since this draws attention to its anonymous human author, who wished his identity to be kept a secret.)

After nearly forty years of mystery, the author’s veil of anonymity has finally been removed. The story behind the channeler’s “secret identity” is actually quite fascinating. But first, some background information about the book.

There are currently more than 235,000 copies of THE URANTIA BOOK in print in two languages, English and French. Translations in Spanish and Finnish are forthcoming later in 1992, as well as a computerized version for electronic searches. Independent and “unauthorized” URANTIA BOOK readers have published a massive CONCORDEX and other study materials.

THE URANTIA BOOK contains 196 separate messages (plus a Foreword) from alleged disembodied beings in “higher” universes. Their discourses resemble what one might expect from religious alien intelligences, complete with galactic councils and interstellar colonization projects by angelic hierarchies. The “messengers” identify themselves with names like Divine Counselor, Melchizedek, Life Carrier, Midwayer Commission, Brilliant Evening Star, and Perfector of Wisdom. The planet Earth (which they refer to as “Urantia”) is said to be down near the bottom of a cosmic scale of galaxies, universes, and superuniverses, all inhabited by billions of physical, etheric, and angelic beings.

The book is divided into four sections, describing an array of universes, “correcting” our concepts of God and Spirit, giving the “real” evolutionary history of earth and its religions, and offering a detailed revision of the life and words of Jesus Christ. THE URANTIA BOOK begins with copious quotations from the New Testament, particularly the writings of John. Early on, we learn that the creedal doctrine of the Trinity is false — there are really three Trinities and seven Triunities, with different members in each. We also find that Jesus Christ is merely the seventh incarnation (“bestowal”) of Michael of Nebadon (our “local universe”), the 611,121st Creator Son sent out by the Paradise Trinity. There are many others like him on other worlds, all “Michaels” and “only-begotten Sons” in their own right.

Unlike most channeled writings, THE URANTIA BOOK rejects the teachings of reincarnation and astrology. However, in line with other mediumistic revelations, it is dead-set against traditional Christian doctrines, including the inerrancy of Scripture, simple Trinitarianism, the Fall of man, original sin, the substitutionary atonement of Jesus Christ, faith and repentance for salvation, the resurrection of the flesh, and eternal punishment.

THE URANTIA BOOK records Jesus telling his disciple Nathaniel, “The Scriptures are faulty and altogether human in origin” (page 1767); and while “the Scriptures contain much that is true, . . . these writings also contain much that is misrepresentative of the Father in heaven” (1768). The Jesus of THE URANTIA BOOK flatly denounces “this erroneous idea of the absolute perfection of the Scripture record and the infallibility of its teachings” (1768).

Likewise, the book says, “There has been no ‘fall of man.’ The history of the human race is one of progressive evolution . . . ” (846). God’s covenant with Israel is referred to as “the chosen-people delusion” (1005). And the atonement of Jesus is emphatically denied:

“The barbarous idea of appeasing an angry God, of propitiating an offended Lord, of winning the favor of Deity through sacrifices and penance and even by the shedding of blood, represents a religion wholly puerile and primitive. . . . It is an affront to God to believe, hold, or teach that innocent blood must be shed in order to win his favor or to divert the fictitious divine wrath” (60).

Toward the end of the book we read, “All this concept of atonement and sacrificial salvation is rooted and grounded in selfishness. . . . Salvation should be taken for granted by those who believe in the fatherhood of God” (2017).

The real gospel of Jesus, according to THE URANTIA BOOK, is simply “the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of men” (2042, 2059), i.e., that “all men are the sons of God” already (1585). No act of reconciliation is needed, we simply open our eyes to this fact. Yet even as early as Pentecost, the book laments, the religion OF Jesus became twisted into a religion ABOUT Jesus (2066, 2091) and thus the original Gospel was lost.

Indeed, with one mighty swipe, THE URANTIA BOOK accomplishes what few other cultic writings have expressed in one breath, namely, the rejection of every significant doctrine of Christianity and Judaism:

“The cardinal religious ideas of incantation, inspiration, revelation, propitiation, repentance, atonement, intercession, sacrifice, prayer, confession, worship, survival after death, sacrament, ritual, ransom, salvation, redemption, convenant, uncleanness, purification, prophecy, original sin — they all go back to the early times of primordial ghost fear” (1005).

The surrounding context makes it plain that these relics of an earlier age are untrue and should be dispensed with by enlightened humanity. How did this all come about?

Ironically, it was a Seventh-day Adventist minister and physician who was ultimately responsible for the publication of the Urantia papers. Dr. William S. Sadler, a psychiatrist and professor at the University of Chicago and teacher of pastoral counseling at McCormick Theological Seminary, had spent over a decade debunking and refuting spiritualism, even assisting magician Harry Houdini in this task. His better-known works on this subject include THE TRUTH ABOUT SPIRITUALISM (1923) and THE MIND AT MISCHIEF: TRICKS OF THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND (1929). However, researcher Steve Cannon tells about something that eventually turned Sadler around:

In the appendix of THE MIND AT MISCHIEF Sadler recounts a story of one investigation into the psychic realm that he could not debunk. From the summer of 1911 until the time of his writing in 1929 he had a subject under observation who would go into a deep sleep out of which he could not be awakened. Sadler wrote: “This man is utterly unconscious, wholly oblivious to what takes place, and, unless told about it subsequently, never knows that he has been used as a sort of clearing house for the coming and going of alleged extra-planetary personalities” (MIND, 383). Of the communications themselves, “I can only say that I have found in these years of observation that all the information imparted through this source has proved to be consistent within itself. . . . Its philosophy is consistent. It is essentially Christian and is, on the whole, entirely harmonious with the known scientific facts and truths of this age” (MIND, 384). Sadler wanted to say more on the subject, but the person under investigation would not give his permission to do so.¹

Beginning in 1923, Dr. Sadler invited a group of friends, informally known as The Forum, to examine these intelligences, which were now rapidly becoming more numerous. While the channeler slept, the spirits freely answered questions in a manner not unlike that of Edgar Cayce, the famed “sleeping prophet.” Sadler and his cohorts compiled 4000 questions they wanted the spirits to answer. A few weeks later, the channeler handed Dr. Sadler a sheaf of 472 pages, answering every question which had been put to him/them. The channeler’s wife told Sadler that the material had been written in a single evening. By 1935, the last of the messages was delivered, and the entities asked Dr. Sadler, by now a true believer and an ex-Adventist, that the work be published.² Twenty years later THE URANTIA BOOK appeared in print. The identity of the channeler was kept secret for many years by the Urantia Foundation. In fact, the board of directors took a pledge of secrecy not to reveal the human author or its means of transmission. However, in 1991 Martin Gardner identified the channeler as Wilfred Custer Kellogg, son of Rev. Charles Leonidis Sobeski Kellogg, a Seventh-day Adventist minister from Vermont. Wilfred was a shirttail relative of W. K. Kellogg, founder of the Kellogg’s Cornflake Company, and also happened to be William Sadler’s brother-in-law (the men had married two sisters).

Wilfred moved to Illinois when he married, and he and his wife lived for a time with Dr. and Mrs. Sadler. He was one of the founding members of the Urantia Foundation, and his home was half a block from the present headquarters of the Foundation in Chicago. He died in 1956.

The Adventist background of both Kellogg and Sadler does explain a few things. For example, it’s a point of Adventist doctrine that Jesus is really Michael the Archangel.³ Martin Gardner pointed out some other interesting parallels with Adventism, notably how the name of an Adventist friend of Kellogg, G. W. Amadon, appears as an important figure of the Urantia papers. Gardner’s articles were published in the SKEPTICAL INQUIRER, Spring 1991, with significant corrections in the Fall 1991 issue. The Urantia Foundation officially has “no comment” on this matter.

More detailed Christian theological critiques of THE URANTIA BOOK have been published in 1987 by Personal Freedom Outreach (PO Box 26062, St. Louis, MO 23136) and in 1981 by the Spiritual Counterfeits Project (PO Box 4308, Berkeley, CA 94704). If you write, please send these ministries few dollars to cover the cost of photocopying and mailing.

NOTES

1. Steven F. Cannon, “Evaluating The Urantia Book,” PERSONAL FREEDOM OUTREACH NEWSLETTER 7, no. 4 (1987): pp. 4-6.
2. The account in this paragraph comes via Cannon, who found a great deal of information in a book by Harold Sherman, HOW TO KNOW WHAT TO BELIEVE (Greenwich, Conn.: Fawcett Publishing House, 1976). Sherman was one of the inner circle members of The Forum since 1942 until it was disbanded.
3. While Adventists equate Jesus with Michael the Archangel, they also accept the deity of Christ. They interpret “archangel” to mean “leader of the angels.” Jehovah’s Witnesses, on the other hand, believe Jesus was Michael but reject the deity of Jesus; they consider him to be a true angel, i.e., a created being. THE URANTIA BOOK also rejects the deity of Jesus Christ.

In the early 1970’s my wife and I were in Haiti for three months. There in the capital city, Port-au-Prince I saw a sight I will never forget. There was a celebration going on of some sort. People lined the streets. As a parade of sorts was passing by. Then all at once the people cheered. I craned my neck to see what they were cheering about. All a saw was a Catholic Priest and a strangely dressed man dancing. I asked the person I was with, who the man was and what was going on. He told me the strangely dressed man was a voodoo priest, a hungan they are called. The Catholic priest was the Archbishop of Port-au-Prince. As to what was going on, my friend chuckled as he said, “This is telling the Hatians that you can be a Voodoo practitioner and be a “good Catholic” and Catholic and be a “good Voodooist.”

It took a while for the meaning of that to sink in. But what I saw happen that day was an illustration of what is called SYNCRETISM. Syncretism is the merging or union of conflicting religious beliefs which forms a new religious philosophy. In reality, Catholics who practice Voodoo and Voodists attend Catholic mass are really neither religion. It would be more correct to call them Cathooists or Voodolics. The Catholic Church is notorious for syncretism!

But, SYNCRETISM has wormed it’s way into Bible believing circles as well. I led our church out of a major national Baptist organization because of the increasing incidents within that organization and their approves ministries. Though this Baptist association claims they have not changed their doctrinal position, they are dancing in the street with the witch doctor, so to speak.

Let me share several grievous examples. In April of 1992 my Alma Mater, which at the time swore up and down that they were a biblical fundamental school, brought in a chapel speaker that linked Christian Fundamentalists with Ayatollah Khomeini’s type Islamic Fundamentalists and the Nazism of Europe in Hitler’s era. Now you should know that in March of 92, the president of that school published what he later claimed was to be a “secret” agenda of his goals for the school. In those goals he stated he was looking for an “Opportunity to Re-position the College.” He wanted an “New Niche.” In his own words, “Broaden the student and supporting constituency to include all conservative evangelicals.” My friends, did you know that conservative Catholics are included within that group? You should also know who he wanted to “eliminate.” Allow me to quote from the president’s secret report. “Eliminate vestiges (vestige = a sign of that which once existed) of ‘anti-attitude,’ ‘negativism,’ withdrawal and isolation.” Now, it does not take a Th.D. to figure our that this is a reference to Biblical Fundamentalism.

It was no accident that a speaker was brought in to undermine fundamentalism. This speaker stated, “It [fundamentalism] is what has sucked Europeans into the perceived attraction of Nazism as a simple solution…” He even recommended students view blasphemous, R-rated, Christ mocking video the “Life of Brian.” He said ” It’s a delightful and wonderful film, and I don’t think at all blasphemous as many Christians have objected to it. It is, rather, a delightful and also painful criticism of the religious attitude of the wrong kind of fundamentalism.” A written review of the video made it clear that the film was laced with sexual innuendo’s and included total frontal male and female nudity.

Ephesians 5:11 says, And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. When I did reprove this ungodly mess I was maligned, chastised and characterized an one of “those type fundamentalists.” I was condemned for my unscriptural conduct. I received calls and letters that said I should repent. I should apologize for my sinful conduct and for damaging the reputation of this upstanding school which is a bastion of the faith.

Allow me to point out something. The way syncretists deal with those who expose them is first, to attack the person and character of the one who has exposed their compromise. The pastor who wrote and circulated the most viscous attack on me was given an award in a chapel service over a year later.

The second ploy of the syncretist is to reaffirm their adherence to their original beliefs. This tactic was obvious Volume 1, Number 2 issue of the schools publication. In the section called the President’s Perspective, the school president told how the college is committed to “authentic Christianity.” But then in the very first feature article, Truth Telling by Bill Hybels, Dr. M. Scott Peck, M.D.’s work The Different Drum is referenced at length.

So what’s the problem? Syncretism! This is the same Scott Peck that has written for the New Age Journal (see May/June 1987 issue). This is the same person who practices Zen Buddhist meditation and studied under a Hindu guru in India. This is the same person who wrote A Bed by the Window, a best selling novel about sex and murder in a nursing home. In fact a reviewer for the L.A. Times said, “the sex in this novel made my hair curl.” This is the same Scott Peck who was and may still be on the faculty of the Omega Institute, which specializes in courses on homosexuality, Zen, magic, witchcraft and other occult arts! This is the same M. Scott Peck that knowingly interviewed with PLAYBOY Magazine, the March 1991 issue. (I neither receive nor read the porn magazine, but was sent the Peck article by a Christian Broadcaster to review). This is the same Scott Peck who says, “I’m weak on traditional Christian redemption theology — which holds that Jesus is this spotless, sinless lamb that was sacrificed for us, and redeemed us. I have trouble with that…” (See the January/February 1991 The Bloomsbury Review).

Is this authentic Christianity? Absolutely not. The words of Paul to the Galatians apply here. Galatians 1:6-11 (KJV)

I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.

The “strange fire” of rock music, syncretism and psychology are being offered to God in many Bible believing Baptist organizations and churches. This compromise makes God sick. If allowed to go unchecked, God will remove his blessing and power (2 Tim. 3:5). The great tragedy is that the churches and organizations that are offering the “strange fire” don’t even recognize that the power of God is gone. They just continue business as usual. Christ’s words to the Laodicean church are so relevant — Revelation 3:17-18

Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

March 1994 by John Baskette. Permission is granted for non-commercial replication of or excerpting from this material, provided (1) that appropriate notice is included of its copyright status, as above, and (2) that an appropriate reference to the Answers In Action name, address and phone number be included with all replicated and excerpted material. This was originally a USENET post to soc.religion.christian.

Dr. Rebecca Brown is one of several Christian authors who claim to have been involved with underground Satanic cults. Dr. Brown describes her experiences in books published by Jack Chick publications. Dr. Brown’s claims are particularly extreme because she claims to have had physical contact with demons, devils and Satan himself.

I dropped by my friends Bob and Gretchen Passantino and asked them if I could check through their books and files for information on Dr. Brown. They had both He Came to Set The Captives Free and Prepare For War written by Dr. Brown and published by Chick Publications. I borrowed and read both books.

I also made copies of the following:

1. A Superior Court of California document No: VCV 009038, Petition for Change of Name and a Continue Order to Show Cause. These document the application and granting of the petition by Ruth Irene Bailey to legally change her name to Rebecca Brown back in April, 1986.All the details check out. The Petitioner was born in Shelbyville, Indiana. Her reasons for requesting the name change is because she has, “become more by the proposed name through use as a pen name and use of the name in ministry than her present name.
   
2. A “Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law & Order” document labeled. “Before The Medical Licensing Board of Indiana, Cause No. 83 MLB 038 in the matter of Ruth Bailey, M.D., Respondent.This documents the revoking of Dr. Bailey’s license to practice medicine in the State of Indiana.
   Most interesting are the findings of fact which I will be repeating below.
   
3. An article “Drugs, Demons & Delusions, The ‘Amazing’ Saga of Rebecca and Elaine” by G. Richard Fisher, Paul R. Blizard and M. Kurt Goedelman from The Quarterly Journal of Personal Freedom Outreach. Vol. 9, No. 4, October-December 1989. Editor: Keith A. Morse.I had never heard of this Journal so I asked Bob and Gretchen about it. They told me that it is not published anymore and to contact Eric Pement at Cornerstone Magazine if I wished to get in touch with the authors. It was produced by Christians and it is well documented with extensive end notes.
   [Editors Note: David Van De Sompele  contacted me and told me that Personal Freedom Outreach is still publishing a journal. For information about that ministry, visit their web site at – Personal Freedom Outreach or go
   directly to the article index at Personal Freedom Outreach Resources. DLB]
   
4. Four Newspaper articles as Follows:
    
• “Doctor Accused of Using Drugs to Treat ‘Demons'” by Gerry LaFollette from the Indianapolis News, March 16, 1984.
• “‘Demons vs. Demerol’ Doctor Will Get Pre-Hearing Exam” by Jane Stegemiller from the Indianapolis News, May 18, 1984.
• “Excessive drug prescription, State board revokes doctor’s license” from the Indianapolis Star, September 21, 1984.
• “Physician’s Bizarre Behavior Related” by Jane Stegemiller from the Indianapolis News, September 21, 1984.

Both Dr. Brown and her patient/roommate “Elaine” (no last name is given in the books) make bizarre claims.

Dr. Brown presents Elaine’s stories as if they were truthful and accurate testimony and follows them up with bizarre stories of her own.

• Let’s start with some quotes from Dr. Brown’s books to reveal the nature of the claims.

The first half of He Came to Set The Captives Free tells the story of Elaine, a former high priestess in a powerful underground Satanic cult known as “The Brotherhood”. According to Elaine, “This is the same cult written about in Hal Lindsey’s book, Satan Is Alive And Well On Planet Earth, and in Mike Warneke’s (sic) book, The Satan Seller.” [1]

Elaine relates her recruitment into this cult at a young age, her rise to the level of “High Priestess” in the cult, and her deliverance from the cult with the help of Rebecca Brown.

The most prominent member of the Brotherhood and it’s supreme leader is the Dark Majesty Himself, Satan. Elaine claims to have had sex with Satan on numerous occasions, both as High Priestess and as Satan’s wife.

Here are some quotes:

A human sacrifice:

“I watched in utter horror as a crown of huge long thorns was driven into the young man’s head. The thorns going in so deep as to pierce into his skull… Finally he was nailed to a wooden cross which was then picked up and placed in a hole in the ground, just in front of the middle of the platform. I will never forget the stench of the burned and tormented flesh, the screams of the victim, his writhing agony, his pleas for mercy…” [2]

The description gets pretty crude after that. Later:

“Satan appeared in human form as usual, dressed completely in shining white. But his eyes glowed red as a flame and he threw his head back and gave a howl and a scream and a hideous laugh of victory as the high priest drove a long spike through the man’s head, pinning it to the cross, killing him. The crowd went crazy, screaming and shouting and dancing in crazed ecstasy at the “victory.” They loudly proclaimed all victory and power and honor to their father Satan. Satan vanished shortly after that to go on to the next Black Sabbath sacrifice.

At his departure the meeting turned into a sex orgy. Human with human, and demon with human.” [3]

Her wedding:

“Again he appeared as a man, dressed completely in white, wearing a crown of gold with many jewels in it. The whole congregation stood with a shout and much worship was given to Satan. Then, at a sign from Satan, all heads turned to the back and I started forward down the aisle. I was escorted by the high priest, followed by the Sisters of Light. When I reached the end of the aisle I stopped before Satan’s throne and bowed down before him and did him homage. Then he gave me the command to rise. As I did so, he arose from his throne and came down to stand beside me. The high priest performed the wedding ceremony…. Satan gave me a beautiful broad gold wedding band with an inscription inside it which said: ‘Behold the bride of the Prince of the world.'” [4]

The wedding was performed at a beautiful Presbyterian church. Elaine also relates that the wedding night “sexual intercourse we had was brutal.” [5]

Some of her activities as Satan’s bride:

“I also made a number of trips to other countries. I have been to Mecca, Israel, Egypt, also the Vatican in Rome to meet with the Pope. All my trips were for the purpose of coordinating Satan’s programs with satanists in other lands, as well as meeting with various government officials to discuss aid to their countries in the form of money. A few did not know that I was a satanist, but thought I was associated with a powerful wealthy organization of some kind. People asking for money don’t ask too many questions. The Pope knew very well who I was. We worked closely both with the Catholics (especially the Jesuits) and the high-ranking Masons.

It was during this time that I met many of the well known Rock music stars. They all signed contracts with Satan in return for fame and fortune.” [6]

• Elaine’s claims are bizarre. How about Dr. Brown?

Nowhere does Dr. Brown question Elaine’s testimony. After persuading Elaine to leave the “cult”, she received a disturbing letter in the mail:

“The letter to me detailed my activities of the past two weeks perfectly, right down to what I had bought at the grocery store. They knew my address and phone number. The told me that if I ever spoke to or saw Elaine again that they would come and get me and sacrifice me. Elaine’s letter told her that if she ever saw me, and that if she did not return and repent and serve Satan again, that they would get her and sacrifice her at the upcoming Black Sabbath. One line in each of our letters was very similar to the letter from the field commander of the king of Assyria to King Hezekiah. They said, ‘You two are fools if you think your God can protect you from our Prince of Darkness!'” [7]

Dr. Brown goes on to describe weeks and months of daily life threatening battles casting out demons from Elaine:

“The demons began to surface and speak through Elaine. I had never seen anything like it. Her eyes, voice, and whole face changed. I will never forget the first demon. Suddenly a guttural male voice said,

‘I am Yaagogg, the demon of death, and you are all fools, you cannot win, we WILL KILL this foul traitor. She belongs to Satan and he will not permit her to live.'” [8]

Dr. Brown relates her own encounter with the evil one:

“Suddenly, a shining figure appeared and sat down across the table from me. He was in form as a man. As I sat staring at him in silent amazement the Holy Spirit forcibly revealed to me who he was! This was the LAST being I had ever expected to personally meet. This shining figure presenting himself in radiance as an ‘angel of light’ was actually the Prince of Darkness, The Prince of the Power of the Air, ruler over a vast kingdom of evil – Satan, himself!” [9]

Satan has a conversation with Rebecca asking her if she really dared to come against him and told her to count the cost. He said, “Woman you had better count the cost because I tell you, I will make your life an agony and an anguish that you never knew could even exist!” [10]

Dr, Brown has many interesting stories. Once she confronted a “werwolf”.

“One evening at dusk I was driving from my office back to the hospital to see a patient who had taken a turn for the worse. I was alone in the car and was driving down a stretch of isolated country road where there were no houses or buildings within at least a one mile radius. Suddenly, about a block ahead of me a huge werwolf (sic) stepped out into the middle of the road. As I approached closer, he raised up and stood on his hind legs. I put my foot down hard on the accelerator intending to swerve around him but the car didn’t respond. It glided to a stop, motor still running, despite all my prayers and attempts to make it go. I sat there staring in horror at the most incredibly ugly and fierce creature I had ever seen. I felt as if I was drowning in the pure evil power that radiated from him. He threw back his head and howled – a terrifying sound which I shall never forget.

Then he looked straight into my eyes and told me, ‘You can’t go anywhere – see, I have stopped your car and there’s nothing you can do about it. Now I’m going to enjoy ripping your throat out and drinking your blood. You have been interfering with Satan too long; I am going to punish you. You cannot stand against my power.'” [11]

Dr. Brown lived with Elaine for several years. In fact she and Elaine were still roommates at the time of the writing of her books. She described their life back in Indiana as follows:

“After I finished my residency in internal medicine and critical care, I opened a medical practice in a small town about 60 miles from the city in which Elaine was initiated into satanism. Over the next three years life was intense. Elaine was ill continuously, often bedfast with many hospitalizations.

I made many contacts during that time and was privileged to bring close to a thousand people out of hard-core Satanism. We ran sort of an underground railroad. We lived out in the country so we hid people out in our barn, in a small apartment attached to out garage, and also in an upstairs apartment over my office. Every penny I made went to help these people with food, clothing, transportation out of the state, medical care and so on. I averaged 3-4 hours of sleep per night. Towards the end of that time the battle escalated, becoming more intense.

In His perfect will, the Lord allowed the satanists to be the instrument of my mother’s death….

Satan struck one of his final blows to our ministry in that area. The satanists swept in, and in one night, while Elaine and I were out of the house for a couple hours, destroyed everything we had. They axed everything in my home, even killing our precious pets. They also destroyed my office and everything we had. Elaine and I escaped with our lives and the clothes on our backs, that is all. Satan’s attack was so well planned that at the same time everyone turned against us. My own father and the rest of my family turned against us. Elaine’s family helped the satanists destroy everything we had. Members of both our families moved to try to get us permanently committed to a mental institution. We had no choice but to flee the state.” [12]

This description of their life stands in stark contrast to the version given in the newspaper articles and in the medical board findings.

What follows are the Findings of Fact for Ruth Bailey, Cause No. 83 MLB 038 from October 2, 1984.

8. That on numerous occasions Respondent has knowingly and intentionally misdiagnosed her patients including, but not limited to her patients by the name of Edna Elaine Moses, a/k/a Elaine Moses, a/k/a Elaine Bailey (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Edna Elaine Moses”), Claudia Moses, Lucia Lively, Luccinda Sisson, Kelly Sisson, Cheryl Maynard, and two (2) patients identified only as “V.B.” and “K.W.”

9. That the “misdiagnosis” referred to in “Finding of Fact” no. 8 above, included misdiagnosing alleged leukemia, various blood disorders, gall bladder disease, brain tumors and various other ailments and conditions all of with Respondent stated were allegedly caused by demons, devils and other evil spirits.

10. That in fact, the patients referred to in “Finding of Fact” no. 8 above, were not suffering from the diagnosed ailments and conditions referred to in “Finding of Fact” no. 9, above.

11. That on numerous occasions Respondent stated to her patients that she was “chosen” by God as the only physician able to diagnose certain ailments and conditions which other physicians could not because the other physicians, including physicians from Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Indiana and St. John’s Medical Center in Anderson, Indiana were, in fact, “demons, devils and other evil spirits” themselves.

12. That Respondent was inappropriately treating Edna Elaine Moses’ purported leukemia with massive doses of Demerol and Phenobarbital to the point where the patient would tolerate 600 to 900 cc injections of Demerol, a fatal dose of which is normally in the 150 to 200 cc range, and up to three times the recommended therapeutic dose of Phenobarbital.

13. That Respondent gave Claudia Moses, a 15 year old mentally impaired daughter of Edna Elaine Moses who possesses the intellectual age of an 8 year old, numerous injections of Demerol for alleged “nausea” and allowed Claudia to administer injections of Demerol to herself.

14. That on numerous occasions the Respondent would supply her patients with excessive amounts of legend drugs and/or controlled substances without any explanation, instruction, or appropriate charting.

15. That numerous patients of the Respondent had to undergo detoxification and withdrawal from the excessive amounts legend drugs and/or controlled substances which the Respondent was prescribing and/or administering without valid therapeutic reasons.

16. That while Edna Elaine Moses was under the immediate care and treatment of Respondent, the family of Edna Elaine Moses had to have Edna admitted to St. Vincent’s Hospital Emergency Room in Indianapolis, Indiana and subsequently committed to LaRue Carter Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana for detoxification from the excessive amounts of controlled substances which Respondent was prescribing and administering for Edna’s purported leukemia and for treatment of the multiple infections, including infections of her urinary tract and infections of various catheters including a “Hickman” catheter used to facilitate the administration of intravenous medications and also for treatment of externally caused lesions.

17. That Respondent failed to maintain and keep adequate records or charts on her patients and in several instances failed to maintain any charts or records at all.

18. That on numerous occasions Respondent falsified patient charts and hospital records and misled other health professionals regarding her patients condition including, but not limited to statements made by Respondent at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Indiana, St. John’s Medical Center in Anderson, Indiana, Indiana and Barrien General Hospital in Barrien Springs, Michigan, all to the detriment of her patients’ well-being.

19. That on numerous occasions Respondent misrepresented and falsified prescriptions which were presented to several pharmacies for controlled substances including, but not limited to March Pharmacy located at 2808 Nichol Aveneu, Anderson, Indiana, Gene Maddy Drugs located at 3050 Meridian Street, Anderson, Indiana and Hollon’s Drugs located at 2101 Jackson, Anderson, Indiana by writing on the face of the prescriptions that the prescriptions for controlled substances for the patient by the name of Edna Moses, Elaine Moses, and/or Elaine Bailey were for “malignancy” when in fact, there was no therapeutic reason for Respondent to be prescribing Demerol or any other contolled (sic) substance as the alleged patient was, in fact, suffering from no malignacy.

20. That Respondent has stated on numerous occasions that she possessed the capability of “sharing” her patients’ illnesses in fighting the demons, devils and other evil spirits that were allegedly causing the various ailments and conditions and that she was, in fact, “sharing” Edna Elaine Moses’ leukemia.

21. That without a valid therapeutic reason the Respondent self-diagnosed and self-medicated herself with non-therapeutic amounts of Demerol for her “leukemia” that she was allegedly “sharing” with Edna Elaine Moses and also for treatment of an alleged malignant brain tumor and myasthenia gravis.

22. That Respondent has been witnessed routinely receiving non-therapeutic doses of at least 3 cc’s of Demerol on an hourly basis by injecting herself in the backs of her hands, the inside of her thighs, or wherever she could locate a suitable vein.

23. That the board appointed psychiatrist who examined the Respondent and reviewed statements made by her patients diagnosed the Respondent as suffering from acute personality disorders including demonic delusions and/or paranoid schizophrenia.”

As one would expect the board issued and “Order” as follows:

“1. That Respondent’s license to practice medicine in the State of Indiana, license no. 29402, is hereby revoked.”

The Indianapolis News relates other details:

“Testimony for 19 witnesses revealed that Dr. Bailey, a former registered nurse, began an impressive medical career in 1979 after excelling in medical school.

Over the last three years she deteriorated into a woman plagued by drug addiction, religious extremism and a belief that patients and colleagues were possessed by devils, witnesses said.

Several witnesses declined to reveal their current addresses saying they feared retaliation from Dr. Bailey. The physician carries a handgun and has threatened to harm people she claims are possessed, they said.

‘Her diagnosis was that I was possessed by many demons, including one like an octopus with long tentacles…'” [13]

According the witnesses interviewed in the article, Dr. Bailey claimed to have attended a human sacrifice ceremony; that a demon had attacked Dr. Bailey and she responded by severing the demon’s arms, legs and head and afterward God took Dr. Bailey to heaven and gave her a drink from a silver cup. [14]

Also submitted into evidence at the hearing were 11 photographs taken at St. Vincent showing bluish-yellow sores over most of Mrs. Edna Elaine Moses’ body apparently caused by repeated injections. [15]

The article goes on, “Several witnesses said they saw Dr. Bailey inject herself, Mrs. Moses and Mrs. Moses teenage daughter with Demerol and morphine. Great quantities of drugs were kept on hand, and the Bailey home was littered with used needles and syringes.” [16]

The Quarterly Journal article I mentioned earlier gives much of the same information I have given here and the authors investigated a number of specific factual details related by ‘Elaine’ and Dr. Brown. For example, Dr. Bailey says that the satanists were the instrument of her mother’s death. The Journal article uncovered the death certificate which gave a heart attack as the cause of death for this 75 year old woman. [17]

One irony they mention in light of the anti-Catholic claims in Dr. Brown’s books and given Chick publications rabidly anti-Catholic writings is the fact that Dr. Bailey received financial assistance in opening her medical practice in Lapel, Indiana from St. John’s hospital, a Roman Catholic Institution. [18]

More is related in the excellent Journal article but this is sufficient to that Dr. Brown is hardly a credible witness regarding Satanic Ritual Abouse.

Endnotes

1. Rebecca Brown, MD, _He Came to Set The Captives Free_, Chick Publications, Chino, Calif., 1986, p. 30.

2. Ibid., p. 73.

3. Ibid., p. 73-74.

4. Ibid., p. 60-61.

5. Ibid., p. 61.

6. Ibid., p. 62-63.

7. Ibid., p. 91.

8. Ibid., p. 97.

9. Ibid., p. 101-102.

10. Ibid., p. 103.

11. Ibid., p. 228.

12. Rebecca Brown, MD, _Prepare for War_, Chick Publications, Chino, Calif., 1987, p. 224-225.

13. Indianapolis News, Sept. 21, 1984, p. 1.

14. Ibid., p. 1 and p. 5.

15. Ibid., p. 5.

16. Ibid.

17. The Quarterly Journal, Personal Freedom Outreach, Oct.-Dec. 1989, p. 13.

18. Ibid., p. 12.

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Links to Topics:

INTRODUCTION
A NEW WIND OF DOCTRINE BLOWING
AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
WHOSE BEHIND THIS LAUGHING REVIVAL?
SOME OTHER TEACHINGS OF RODNEY HOWARD-BROWNE
A LOOK AT BIBLICAL JOY
CONCLUSION

Introduction

Ephesians 4:14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight (kubeia — playing dice; implies trickery or fraud).of men, and cunning craftiness (shrewdness, unscrupulousness), whereby they lie in wait (methodeia = a method or plan) to deceive;

Little children are easily tricked. In fact, I remember how easily I was able to entertain my grandson Keith with my magic tricks. I’d make candy disappear and then pull it out from behind his ear. He thought that was great, especially when he got to eat the evidence. But, now that Keith is older, it’s harder to pull it off. He’s not as gullible anymore now that he’s three. Oh well, I’ll have to try my magic tricks on Andrew, my other grandson. He’s seven months old.

Though it is all in fun when I pull these harmless little antics with my grandsons, I wanted to illustrate a point. Children can be easily deceived and if there is an evil purpose in the deception they can be easily led astray and harmed. Paul was writing to the Ephesian believers urging them not to behave like gullible children. He wanted them to be rooted in the Word of God so when some new doctrinal fraud came along, some new shortcut to spiritually came along, they would not get caught up in it.

A NEW WIND OF DOCTRINE BLOWING

Carpet Time  There is a new wind of doctrine blowing up a storm in many churches across the world today. People in Anglican, Assembly of God, Baptist, Catholic, Mennonite, Methodist, Nazarene, Pentecostal, Salvation Army, Vineyard and other churches are experiencing what is being called the Toronto blessing, laughing revivals, holy laughter, Holy Ghost Joy or the baptism of joy.

The natural question is, what are the manifestations of this experience? You may find it hard to believe but here is what I have found in my research. “Some weep uncontrollably, some laugh hysterically. Some topple over or crumble silently on the floor, while others jerk, twitch, keel drunkenly, karate-chop the air, scream, sway, double over with abdominal spasms, roar, or bark.” (Christian Research Journal; Winter 95)

That’s not all! There’s howling, hooting like owls, crowing, mooing, oinking, and hissing. There are those who dance, squirm like snakes and hop like kangaroos. Many are so overpowered that they can’t control themselves or get up off the floor for hours! They call this “doing carpet time.” Let me relay the account of Jordan Roberts (Oral Roberts granddaughter). Richard Roberts, Jordan’s father shared this incident — “My little nine-year old daughter came to the first night service and Rodney (Howard-Brown) laid hands on her. She fell to the ground and laughed for an hour and 45 minutes. When we tried putting her to bed, she fell out laughing. We finally had to put her in the bathtub.”

Friends, there is something desperately wrong! The London Daily Mail asked in an article, What In God’s Name Is Going On? I have an answer. I believe that neither the Lord God of Heaven nor His Holy Spirit have anything to do with this. I see a “snake” in the grass. Read Matthew 17:14-18 & Mark 5:1-8. When I compare what is happening in these “laughing revival” meetings with the goings on in these verses it leaves little doubt in my mind as to the spirit behind this laughter movement and it is NOT the Holy Spirit but rather unholy spirits.

I got a call from the Christian Research Institute about a month back. They asked me to send them my research information on the occult game Magic:The Gathering™. We got to talking and I asked about “holy laughter.” Here’s what the head of CRI says — “Recently the laughter has taken a beastly turn. Now some people who get the Tornont Blessing are beginning to roar like animals. Such fearsome noise suggests possession by the Devil…This does not come from the Holy Spirit, this comes from the unholy spirit and it is dangerous and deadly. To the person who opens a doorway to the occult, it is a very, very, serious issue. It is extremely serious.”

I agree. Witches and other occultists go into an altered state of consiousness and do the same things as those in these so called laughing revivals. I have heard eye witness accounts of a witch who mounted her “sacred” altar, flipped out, spit out curses and then began to laugh. Her followers began to howl, growl, hiss and laugh as well. You could hear it echoing through the entire valley according to witnesses .

Dabbling with this spurious doctrine opens the door to the Evil one. You must follow 1 John 4:1 — Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. When you “try the spirits” by the Word of God, the Bible, it is obvious that they are not of God.

An Historical Perspective

Historically, great Christian leaders frowned on such pandemonium. In fact John and Charles Wesley tell of a situation where the spirit of laughter required deliverance — “In the evening such a spirit of laughter was among us, that many were offended. But the attention of all was fixed on (one) poor (woman), whom we all knew to be dissembled: One so violently and variously torn of the devil one did I never see before. Sometimes she laughed till almost strangled, then they broke out into cursing and blaspheming then stamped and struggled with incredible strength, so that four or five could scarcely hold her: …It is important to note that prayer in the name of Jesus Christ brought instant deliverance to those under the spirit of laughter.”

Let’s move to more recent times. In Argentina in the 1980’s Jimmy Swaggart was holding a crusade. During that crusade “literally hundreds of people…would begin to laugh hysterically and throw themselves down on the ground. They would howl like dogs…they would roar like lions, they would make all kinds of wild sounds, and when these thing began to happen, the ushers went and physically restrained them, took them out of the coliseum to a tent outside, and they cast the Devil out of them.”

Friends, the Holy Spirit is not the author of this confusion (I Cor. 14:33). The fruit of the Spirit is SELF-CONTROL (Gal. 5:22-23; Eph. 5:18-19). This movement is not of God!

Whose Behind This Laughing Revival?

Howard-Browne  Some have referred to him as a Christian Rodney Dangerfield. Some refer to him as the “laughing evangelist,” Rodney M. Howard-Browne calls himself a “Holy Ghost bartender” who promotes “laughing in the Spirit.” This latest champion of the Charismatic movement tells a lot of jokes and rattles off one-liners before encouraging people to let the spirit flow “out of the belly” in holy laughter.

To be sure, Howard-Browne has popularized the current wave of hysteria but this so-called holy laughter is really nothing new to our 20th century. It was practiced by fringe Pentecostals such as Kathryn Kuhlman back in the 60’s. Many who have sought to support it biblically have claimed it is a manifestation of Biblical joy. Nothing could be further from the truth as we will see when we look at Biblical joy later in this study. Instead of joy, it could and perhaps should be called pandemoniumism. The dictionary definition of “pandemonium” is very interesting. It reads, Wild uproar or noise. The word comes from the epic poem Paradise Lost by John Milton. In that poem Pandmonium was the capital of Hell. Further, it is interesting that the word is based on a compound Greek work made up of pan who was the Greek Nature god and daimon (the English word is demon).

These spasms of laughter, which can last as long as an hour, are contagious. The South African-born Howard-Browne tells his audience: “Fill — let it bubble out your belly — Ho-ho, He-he — Fill — Ho-ho-ho, Ho-ha-ha.” It sounds like pandamonium when thing get going. Let me change gears and move on.

Think of HELL for a moment. What comes to your mind? Luke 16:19-31 gives us a picture of the horrors of Hell. It is certainly nothing to laugh about. But…Not even the consequences of a Godless eternity are immune from his laughter. “Charisma” magazine reports: “‘One night I was preaching on hell,’ Howard-Browne says, ‘and [laughter] just hit the whole place. The more I told people what hell was like, the more they laughed'” (August 1994, pg. 24).

Who in their right mind would laugh about Hell? Not Holy Spirit filled Christians!

SOME OTHER TEACHINGS OF RODNEY HOWARD-BROWNE

Let me ask you a question — Should people follow a preacher who threatens to commit suicide if God does not meet his demands?

My answer is NO! God is not a terrestrial genie waiting our bidding. We are to seek HIS will not demand our will. Psalm 143:10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. But RHB (Rodney Howard-Browne) does not hold that view. “In July of 1979…Rodney M. Howard-Browne of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, reached a crossroads in his life…while at an interdenominational prayer meeting with about eighteen young people at this time, he cried out to the Lord, ‘God, either you come down here tonight and touch me, or I’m going to die and come up there and touch you.’ he began shouting, frightening nearly everyone that was present. He shouted for 20 minutes…” (An article entitled “History of the Revival” by Richard M. Riss). It is clear that this is not the biblical way to approach God! King Solomon of old put it this way — Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. Ecclesiastes 12:13

Let’s consider another illustration of his teachings. RHB said, “As long as something is happening it really does not matter if it is of God, of man or the devil.” If that is not enough to impeach the credibility of this spurious prophet, let me read you his words from The Coming Revival —

“But I’d rather be in a church where the devil and the flesh are manifesting than in a church where nothing is happening because people are too afraid to manifest anything. Every time there is a move of God, a few people will get excited, go overboard, and get in the flesh. Other believers will get upset, saying that couldn’t be of God. Don’t worry about it, either. Rejoice, because at least something is happening. …If someone comes in the meeting, rolls around on the floor, laughs in the Holy Spirit, or does it in the flesh, at least he’s not getting drunk or taking dope” (pp. 6, 8).

Wait just a minute, is that Biblical doctrine? Hardly! If you are going to worship God you must worship Him Biblically not carnally. You cannot operate in the flesh and please God (Psalm 4:4; Romans 8:8). In this Howard-Browne is weighed in the balance of Scripture and found wanting.

That brings me to Howard-Browne’s “holy hysteria.” He claims this laughter is a manifestation of a merry heart and cites Proverbs 17:22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine… Further, he indicates that it is evidence of the Fruit of the Spirit, JOY, of Galatians 5:22.

A LOOK AT BIBLICAL JOY

RHB makes the mistake that many people make, that is, identifying Biblical joy solely with emotional gaiety, happiness and pleasure sought after by the world. That’s a blunder. Turn in your Bibles to James 4:4&9. To the worldly Christian, the one who has become a friend to the world, who is seeking after and rejoicing in fleshly merriment, the Apostle James says, “Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.” This is appropriate instruction for those inclined to follow this heresy. Believers must refuse to be sidetracked by a vain search for emotional euphoria in the “Toronto Blessing.”

That is not to say that Christians must be austere and never crack a smile. Cheerfulness and delight are obviously something that is to be a part of the Christian life. There are many verses that indicate that this is the case.

The Wise Men rejoice when they saw the star — Matthew 2:10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

The joy and rejoicing foretold at the birth of John Baptist — Luke 1:14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

The joy of the two Mary’s at the sight of Christ’s empty tomb and Christ’s resurrection — Matthew 28:8 And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.

The joy of those who witnessed the miracles done — Acts 8:6-8 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. 7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. 8 And there was great joy in that city.

To be sure there can be an emotional aspect to the joy experienced in these joyous occasions. But there was no hysterical laughter, convulsions or no lack of self control. Excitement yes!

But, there is another aspect to Christian joy — that is the joy and rejoicing that results from steadfast confidence in God regardless of one’s circumstances. When a person walks with the Lord, that person can continue to rejoice even when troubles come because he knows God is in control and that this life is not the end. Consider the words of our Lord in Matthew 5:11-12 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

Let me make this bold statement, and then back it up with scripture — A Christian can be joyful even when he/she is emotionally sorrowful and even when his/her spirit is heavy. Consider the proof from the Bible.

2 Corinthians 6:4a &10a But in all things approving (demonstrating) ourselves as the ministers of God… As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing…

Acts 5:40-42 And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. 41 And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name. 42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 1:6-8 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: 7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: 8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

We must not make it our chief aim in this present world to seek after the shallow, emotional frivolity this world identifies as joy, or we will be severely disappointed. Like Jesus, “who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross” (Hebrews 12:2), the child of God must set his face like a flint to endure the manifold sufferings of this present life with his eyes focused on the unspeakable joy which is to come.

It is plain to see that Biblical joy is most certainly different from the world’s concept of joy. Why? Because true Christian joy is directly proportional to the believers walk with the Lord. Joy in the Lord enables Christians to enjoy all that God has given. We can rejoice in family (Prov. 5:18), food (1 Tim. 4:4-5), celebrations (Deut. 16:13-15), fellowship (Phil. 4:1). And, because we share a common life with our brothers and sisters in Christ, we share with them the joys and sorrows of life: Romans 12:15 says, Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. This is Biblical joy. This is the joy to cultivate in you life, not the phony counterfeit offered in the so called Toronto Blessing.

Finally, there is one last point I must make. The enemy to real joy is sin. Sin in your life will rob you of joy. King David points that out in Psalms 51:8&12 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. 12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

If you do not have REAL, BIBLICAL JOY in your life, don’t run out to the nearest meeting offering “holy hysteria.” Examine your life. It may be that sin has robbed you of the joy you should be experiencing as a Christian.

Conclusion

In light of the Bible I must conclude that the Holy Spirit is not the author of the phenomenon called the Toronto blessing, laughing revivals, holy laughter, Holy Ghost Joy or the baptism of joy and the manifestations — laughing uncontrollably & convulsively, screaming, howling, hooting like owls, crowing, mooing, oinking, roaring and hissing or “doing carpet time” (“carpet time.” is when the possessed individual seem to be glued to the floor and is unable to get up). I suggest you follow Ephesians 5:11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

Joel Bjorling

In recent years, trance channeling has become chic among seekers of spiritual enlightenment. Popularized by actress Shirley MacLaine’s book and TV miniseries, Out on a Limb, and by lectures and seminars by modern-day mediums such as Ramtha and Lazaris, trance channelers have drawn a wide, enthusiastic following.

In addition to lectures, a number of books have been published which were channeled by discarnate intelligences. Such books include The Urantia Book, A Course in Miracles, and The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ. One of the earliest channeled revelations was entitled Oahspe (pronounced “Oh-ahs-phee”). It was conveyed by automatic writing in which spirit entities guided the hand of the writer. The word “Oahspe” means “earth, sky, spirit.”¹ It purports to be a revelation that supersedes all previous ones, including the Bible. It states that Jesus actually was the Jewish teacher Joshu, and that many of the writings attributed to Jesus were plagiarized from Joshu. Oahspe is a popular book among New Age and psychic enthusiasts. It first was published in New York in 1882.

Oahspe was revealed to Dr. John Ballou Newbrough, a New York dentist. He was born in Wooster, Ohio, on June 5, 1828. He went to California during the Gold Rush of 1849, but returned to New York and practiced dentistry.² He became involved in spiritualism and probably had his first psychic experience in the 1850s. He was a trustee of the First Society of Spiritualists of New York City.³ He began experimenting with automatic writing. In a letter to the periodical The Banner of Light (June 2, 1883), he wrote:

“In my own case I discovered, many years ago, in sitting with circles to obtain spiritual manifestations, that my hands could not be on the table without flying off into these ‘tantrums.’ Often they would write messages left or right, backward or forward, [and I could not] control them in any other way than by withdrawing them from the table.”⁴

Newbrough studied spiritualism for about 15 years, but became dissatisfied with it. Rather than receiving messages from departed friends and loved ones, he wanted “to learn something about the spirit world; what the angels did, how they traveled, and the general plan of the universe.”⁵

To enhance his spiritual receptivity, Newbrough became a vegetarian and spent time in meditation. His weight fell from 250 to 180 pounds, his rheumatism was gone and he had no more headaches.⁶

Early one morning in 1870, Newbrough was awakened by a striking vision. His room was flooded with “pillars of soft light” and there were “great numbers of beautiful spirits and angels.” One of them asked him, “Do you want to perform a mission for Jehovih?” (Oahspe spells the Divine Name “Jehovih” rather than “Jehovah”). Newbrough was to produce a book, through automatic writing, which would inaugurate a new era of mankind. The new era was called the “Kosmon era.” It was the seventh age and was characterized by non-violence. In it, wars would cease voluntarily.⁷

The angels imposed a beam of light on Newbrough’s hands as he sat at a typewriter. The angels appeared an hour before dawn and the typing continued for fifty weeks.⁸ The purpose of Oahspe was:

“To teach mortals how to attain to hear the Creator’s voice and to see the heavens in full consciousness whilst still living on earth; and to know of a truth, the plan and condition awaiting them after death.”⁹

The first edition of Oahspe was published in 1882 and a second edition was published in 1892. The 1892 edition contained portraits of great spiritual teachers which were painted by Newbrough while in a trance.¹⁰

Oahspe gives an account of the origin of man on earth. It covers a period of 48,000 years from the creation of man to the submersion of the continent of Pan. Pan was in the Pacific and sank 24,000 years ago. The sinking of Pan is referred to by the ancients as the Deluge or Flood.¹¹ Before the sinking of Pan, man was guided by angelic revelation. Man often lapsed “into degradation and bestiality, but [he was] ever in the aggregate [of] making progress toward something more noble.”¹² The survivors of Pan founded such countries as Japan, China, India, Peru, Egypt, Yucatan, and Mexico.¹³

According to Oahspe, Jehovih is the Great Spirit of the universe. He consists of “earth [corpor], sky, and spirit.”¹⁴ Jehovih states,

“I am the soul of all; and the all that is seen in My person and My body. By virtue of My presence, all things are. By virtue of my presence is life.”¹⁵

Oahspe states that:

“Jehovih is Life, Motion, Individuality, Person. In proof of which He gave unto thee life, motion, individuality, person. To develop these four entities is resurrection toward Him, more and more, which is heavenly.”¹⁶

As Jehovih is the Great Spirit, the word “God,” and “Lord” refers to angelic beings. A “God” is one who “is sufficiently wise and powerful to take charge of a planet and the atmospheric heaven.” He is assisted on the throne by a “Vice-God.”

Angels work intimately with humanity. Oahspe states that:

“Man was helpless [and] understood not the voice of the Almighty, neither stood he upright. And Jehovih called His angels … and He said unto them: ‘Go ye, raise man upright and teach him to understand.'”¹⁷

The angelic ministry among humanity was disrupted by the appearance of a Beast. The words of the Beast are those of Jesus in Matthew 10:34-36: “Think not I am come to send peace on the earth; I come not to send peace, but a sword; I come to set man at variance against his father; and a daughter against her mother.”¹⁸ The Beast divided itself into four Heads “and possessed the earth about, and man fell down and worshipped them.”¹⁹ The names of the Heads were Brahmin, Buddhist, Christian, and Mohammedan. Each Head had its own army and their “trade was killing man.”²⁰

To end the violence and confusion which was perpetrated by the Beast, Jehovih sent His angels to earth. He proclaimed that:

“The four Heads of the Beast shall be put down; and war shall be no more on the earth. Thy armies shall be disbanded. And, from this time forth, whosoever desireth not to war, thou shalt not impress; for it is the commandment of thy Creator.

Neither shalt thou have any God, nor Lord, nor Saviour, but only thy Creator, Jehovih! Him only shalt thou worship henceforth forevermore.”²¹

Jehovih concluded that:

“To as many as separate themselves from the domain of the Beast, making their covenant with Me, have I given the foundation of My kingdom on earth.”²²

According to Oahspe, Jesus was the Jewish teacher Joshu. He was born in Jerusalem and he “labored to bring the Jews back to their pristine purity.” Oahspe states that he was “a law-giver of sub-cycle ranks.”²³ He was denounced as a heretic and was stoned to death at Jerusalem.²⁴ Oahspe states that the word “Christ” and “Kriste” means “wisdom, knowledge, [and] education,” and it is also synonymous with a “warrior.”²⁵ It states that Christians, or Kriste, were a brotherhood of warriors. They were given that name by the Hebrews and it meant “one who rushes into a multitude of rioters and, with a sword, enforces peace …”

The word “Christian” is synonymous with words as “Brahmin,” “ashtaroth,” “vishnu,” and “manito.”²⁶

Oahspe states that Christians worship a “drujan,” a lower, mischievous God. In the Book of Es, Oahspe states that when Christians go to heaven and say, “I want to go to Jesus, I want to go to Kriste, he [is] shown the drujan God, and [is] told: ‘That is he!'”²⁷ The “drujans” were lost spirits who, instead of following Jehovih’s Plan, were enticed by earthly attractions.²⁸ The drujan Gods also inspired the Mormon, Shaker, and Swedenborgian religions, as well as the divisive competition among Christian churches.²⁹

Salvation, according to Oahspe, is based upon giving. It states, “If ye have great learning and ye give of it, then shall more learning be added unto you; if ye have goodness of heart, and gentle words, then, by giving this away, more shall be added unto you.”³⁰ However, “he who locketh up the light of the Father that is in him cannot obtain more light; he who locketh up goodness of heart cannot obtain strength of spirit.”³¹ Oahspe states that one should not concern himself with his own salvation, but with the salvation of others. Jehovih declares that:

“Mine shall not concern themselves as to their own self’s salvation; for having their faith in Jehovih, that if they raise others up, with their own wisdom and strength, they are already saved, and without fear.”³²

Oahspe demands of the clergy and the churches that they “prove that [they] have a good and sufficient doctrine for the salvation of souls.” It accuses them of serving man more than Jehovih. It admonishes churches to divide up their possessions and give to the poor.³³ It charges churches with professing a gospel of words and of divisive doctrines.³⁴ Salvation, according to Oahspe, is through good works:

“Because ye have learned words, and practice only in words, behold, I come in this day to command practice in works… Even the infidel shall accept the Creator and good works.”³⁹

Oahspe teaches that life continues to progress in the spirit realm. It affirms the practice of “communing with angels,” and conversing with the “dead.”

“From east to west, and north to south, the communion of angels and a multitude of miracles have stirred up thousands and millions to know that the souls of the dead do live.”³⁶

Oahspe declares, “Behold, I have seen my father and mother and brother and sister who were dead; they have spoken to me, [and] there is no devil nor place of hell.”³⁷ Oahspe states that:

“It hath been shown thee that not only the seer, prophet, su’is (i.e., clairvoyant), and miracle worker, but that all people are subject to the influence of the spirits of the dead, even though unconsciously to themselves.”³⁸

Oahspe claims that the reality of spirits testifies to the iniquities of earthly religions.

“I have drawn aside the veil of death, [and] your sons and daughters, your fathers and mothers, the dead and the living, stand face to face. And the angels are testifying unto you that your doctrines, as you practice them, are a blasphemy against the Almighty.”³⁹

The spirits reveal the truth of heavenly existence. Oahspe contends that:

“Ye have no personal knowledge of heaven, and, in stubbornness of heart, ye dispute with my seers and prophets, who can prove before you [that] they have powers to see unseen things, and to hear that which ye cannot hear. Ye study spiritual things with your corporal [physical] senses; neither have ye capacity to see and hear the spirits of the dead. How much less, then, shall ye presume to interpret Jehovih and His kingdom.⁴⁰

Oahspe charges the Christian faith with professing doctrines, rather than beneficial works, and of denying the reality of spirit existence. It characterizes churches as being benefactors of wealth. It declares, further, that “the selfishness of man hath made the world a place of wretchedness. The people are in misery and want.”⁴¹

The “new religion” proposed by Oahspe not only encouraged spirit communication, but also social reform. This reform was implemented in an Oahspe-based community called “Shalam,” located near the Rio Grande in New Mexico.

Newbrough and his followers began an orphanage in New York City. Oahspe envisioned a “new kingdom of man” and a prophet named Tae was given the responsibility of establishing this kingdom. Jehovih commanded Tae to:

“Go, seek, and bring out of Uz (i.e., the world) babes and castaway infants and foundlings, and these shall be thy colony, which shall be a new kingdom on earth.”⁴²

The word “Shalam” meant “a land of peace and plenty.”⁴³ It began in 1884 and was incorporated in December 1885.

At Shalam, no one was to rule over another. However, dissension began after Newbrough and his associate Andrew Howland tried to impose autocratic control over the members. Several were evicted and many others left voluntarily. Newbrough died at Shalam on Aug. 22, 1891. The community continued to decline and the property was sold Sept. 30, 1907. Several communities were begun, but none survived.

Currently, the major Oahspe organization is the Universal Faithists of Kosmon in Salt Lake City. “Faithist” is the name for Oahspe students. A Global Council, also based in Salt Lake City, was organized in 1982-1983 and it elected its first officers in 1986. The Council is a consortium of Oahspe readers.

Oahspe sharply criticizes the Christian faith. Its claims about the life of Jesus, the Bible, and the historical Christian faith likely cannot stand the scrutiny of critical Biblical or historical analysis. Like any other channeled work, its content is of questionable origin. Some may conclude that it is the product of demon spirits, and others will presume that it is the result of the author’s subconscious mind.

Historically, Oahspe is probably the first channeled revelation. Apart from other channeled writings, it puts itself on the level of the Bible, purporting to be a work which is even greater than the Judeo-Christian scriptures. Channeled works often claim that the New Testament has distorted Jesus’ actual teachings, or that it does not contain his real teachings. Claims of this sort must be evaluated according to the soundest Biblical, theological, and historical evidence. Regardless of what Oahspe or any similar writing may boast about its own authenticity, its claims must coincide with the most accurate Biblical and historical sources available.

Readers of Oahspe are likely persons who have had negative experiences with churches and with Christianity. In talking to them, listen carefully and do not judge. A personal witness of love is the greatest testimony.

Oahspe makes no claims of infallibility. It does not profess to be a final revelation. Its stated purpose is to enable mortals “to hear the Creator’s voice.” Multitudes of people are earnestly striving to hear the voice of the Lord. As we are able to share our experience with God in a loving, compassionate, and patient way, the light of God’s truth will surely shine forth and give direction to wandering souls.

Endnotes

1. Oahspe, Book of Oahspe, 1:26.
2. Gustav Percival (Percy) Wiksell, “Oahspe and Shalam, New Mexico, Information,” in Oahspe and Shalam History Materials by Jim Dennon; Seaside, Ore., by author, 1987, pg. 1.
3. Jim Dennon, Oahspe and Shalam History: According to Those Who Were There, Seaside, Ore., by author, 1985, pg. 6.
4. “The Origin of ‘Oahspe,'” letter written by John Ballou Newbrough to the editor of The Banner of Light, Boston, Mass., January 21, 1883, pg. 2.
5. Ibid., pg. 3.
6. Ibid.
7. Letter to author from E.J. Lee, Universal Faithists of Kosmon, to author, November 25, 1987.
8. “Origin of ‘Oahspe,'” op. cit., pg. 3.
9. Oahspe, Book of Oahspe, 1:24.
10. “Origin of ‘Oahspe,'” op. cit., pg. 4.
11. Oahspe: The Wonder Book of the Age, Salt Lake City: Universal Faithists of Kosmon, n.d., pg. 1.
12. Oahspe: The World’s Teacher, Salt Lake City: Universal Faithists of Kosmon, n.d., pg. 6.
13. Ibid., pg. 1.
14. Oahspe, Definitions, New York and London: Oahspe Publishing Association, 1882, 1892, pg. vi.
15. Oahspe, Book of Jehovih, 1:3-4.
16. Oahspe, God’s Book of Eskra, 4:9-10.
17. Oahspe, Book of Oahspe, 1:2.
18. Ibid., 1:9.
19. Ibid., 1:11.
20. Ibid., 1:13.
21. Ibid., 1:17-18.
22. Ibid., 1:17.
23. Oahspe, List of Portraits, New York and London: Oahspe Publishing Association, 1882, 1892, pg. xiv.
24. Ibid.
25. Oahspe, Definitions, op. cit., pg. xv.
26. Ibid., pg. v.
27. Oahspe, Book of Es, 18:6.
28. Oahspe, Book of Sesthantes, 23:14.
29. Oahspe, Book of Es, 18:6-14.
30. Oahspe, Book of Osiris, 6:13.
31. Ibid., 6:14.
32. Oahspe, Book of Discipline, 7:20.
33. Oahspe, Book of Judgment, 18:5-7.
34. Ibid., 18:12.
35. Ibid., 18:21.
36. Oahspe, Book of Discipline, 2:2.
37. Ibid., 2:4.
38. Ibid., 2:10.
39. Oahspe, Book of Judgment, 19:15.
40. Ibid., 19:19-20.
41. Ibid., 19:12.
42. Oahspe, Book of Jehovih’s Kingdom on Earth, 1:9-10.
43. Ibid., 4:3.

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