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Bethel's Communion Revival: Magic, Manipulation, and the Spirit of Branham

N/A • 19 maj 2025

Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/branham Available on Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts: https://william-branham.org/podcast Weaponized Religion: From Christian Identity to the NAR: Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1735160962 Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DCGGZX3K John and Adam discuss the deep historical connections between William Branham’s movement and modern charismatic expressions like Bethel Church. They explore how practices rooted in Branham’s blend of spiritualism and showmanship—including supposed miracles and manipulations—have evolved into contemporary revival rituals and doctrines. Adam shares personal experiences from his time at Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry (BSSM), reflecting on how books like God’s Generals, Branham’s “blue books,” and John G. Lake’s biography were once central to the curriculum. Together, they critique how performance-based religion, experience-driven spirituality, and New Age terminology have crept into charismatic movements under the guise of Christian revivalism. A major focus of their conversation is Bethel’s April 5 “Communion Revival,” an event presented as a prophetic ritual meant to spark a national awakening through declarations and symbolic acts. They draw eerie parallels between Bethel’s actions and Branham’s ceremonies, including theatrical communion services and hierarchies of spiritual authority. The discussion moves through topics like levitation stunts used to deceive, psychological manipulation in revival culture, the Manifest Sons of God doctrine, and controversial teachings like “eating the scroll.” Throughout, John and Adam expose how old doctrines have been repackaged in modern settings while maintaining their manipulative roots.

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Bethel's Communion Revival: Magic, Manipulation, and the Spirit of Branham

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