Morris
Cerullo World Evangelism and the Final
Outpouring
From 31st
May to 4th June 2002, Morris Cerullo held a
European ‘Conference’ in Earls Court, London, as part of his
evangelistic outreach to the British Isles and Europe.
In
a letter of 8th April 2002 to his supporters, he writes about this upcoming
event as if it could be the centre point of the
final end-time outpouring of God’s Spirit, bringing revival to this land
and Europe. Here is that letter:
8
April, 2002
Dear
Xx. Xxxx,
I
pray you can feel the spiritual power building!
The
full-force and supernatural power of what God is about to EXPLODE is an
END-TIME SPIRITUAL EARTHQUAKE . . . the revelation on the final outpouring
of God to His people.
Xx.
Xxxx, I beg you; please do not take this
lightly. I believe the EPICENTER can be in London, England, at our European
Conference from 31 May - 4 June, 2002.
We
are about to enter into what God has promised us would take place in the
last days.
Xx.
Xxxx, God has revealed to me that this release
of end-time Holy Spirit power will be . . .
THE
FINAL OUTPOURING PROPHESIED IN JOEL - “And
it shall come to pass I will pour out of my spirit upon all flesh . . .”
Joel 2:28
Thus
saith the Lord!
Get
ready for the greatest move of God’s Power in spiritual history.
This
will not be the work of man - it will be the work of the Holy Spirit!
God
is going to release A FINAL SHAKING in this end-time hour as prophesied
through Joel the prophet:
“The
heavens and the earth will shake . . .”
Joel 3:16
I
prophesy that THE LAST SHAKING will . . .
-
SHAKE
your personal life as
you receive a mighty BAPTISM IN POWER!
-
SHAKE
your family and release
restoration from all the hurts, wounds and fractures. Put this is your
spirit . . . the restoration of all things!
-
SHAKE
your ministry in ways
you’ve never imagined!
Beloved,
God has shown me that the purpose of THE FINAL SHAKING is to PREPARE HIS
PEOPLE to walk in signs, wonders and miracles to reap the final,
end-time harvest as we get ready for the return of Jesus Christ back to
earth!
It
is YOUR personal harvest!
I
believe that when you leave this European Conference at Earls Court II,
London, you will return home “. . .
speaking boldly in the Lord” and laying hands on others,
empowered by the Holy Spirit to release the
“.
. . signs and wonders to be done” Acts 14:3 through your
yielded hands.
God
told me:
you will begin to experience more answers to prayer 30 days after the
European Conference closes than in any period in your life. Come expecting!
Receive this prophecy!
I
will explain more in London -
In
London, I will REVEAL end-time truths on THE FINAL SHAKING - THE FINAL
OUTPOURING and ANOINT you for God to EMPOWER you to MANIFEST signs, wonders
and miracles in your own life.
Beloved,
God has commissioned me . . .
To
personally lay hands on you, to personally anoint you and give you specific
marching orders for His end-time outpouring. I believe you (YES, YOU!) will
experience a SUPERNATURAL MANIFESTATION of signs, wonders and miracles
unlike anything you have ever seen before.
I
know you say - “ME? - I am so small in God’s eyes” . . . but God knows
your heart!
Partner,
now step into the flow of the supernatural like you have never experienced
it before in your life. Take the enclosed registration form in your hand . .
. plan to come for THE FINAL OUTPOURING Anointing! THE FINAL SHAKING!
God
needs you because you have a heart for spiritual things - you are willing to
labor in this end-time hour for the final harvest of souls. Men and women
willing to give of themselves for the end-time harvest are not plentiful.
“The
harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers
are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth
labourers
into his harvest.”
Matthew 9 :37, 38.
Read
Beloved,
you have demonstrated to God that you are willing to be one of His laborers,
and He wants to ordain and empower you as one of His end-time, Chosen
people!
“Ye
have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should
go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever
ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.”
John
15:16
Xx.
Xxxx, when you walk in God’s final anointing,
you can ask the Father to heal a member of your family or friends, and God
will heal them!
You
can ask God to restore your family and He will do it!
THE
FINAL OUTPOURING is first and foremost a personal encounter, a specific
anointing to prepare you and your family to manifest signs, wonders and
miracles NOW - while we can still harvest souls.
Theresa
and I will be joined by so many of God’s anointed leaders such as Tommy
Tenney,
Ron Kenoly, John Avanzini,
Ayo Oritsejafor,
Perry Stone, Matthew Ashimolowo and Rory and
Wendy Alec.
AND
MANY, MANY MORE - TOO MANY TO MENTION!
While
God’s Generals will be sharing, the Holy Spirit has prompted me to spend
MORE time teaching you the revelation, prophetic message - THE FINAL
“SHAKING” . . . OUTPOURING - than I have ever done on any message at a
World Conference. I believe the full force, the mighty manifestation of God
will be greater in London than the power released to the early Church, see
Acts 14:3.
“And
when he called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against
unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and
all manner of disease.” Matthew 10:1.
I
believe you will receive . . .
POWER
over unclean spirits!
POWER
to cast them out!
POWER
to heal ALL MANNER of sickness and disease!
You
must not miss this mighty manifestation of God in this FINAL OUTPOURING -
RESTORATION TODAY! I believe your enemies will be smitten!
Pick
up your enclosed registration form - complete your European Conference
registration - and mail to me TODAY!
Xx.
Xxxx, as one of our élite
partners . . .
I
am especially counting on you to be with me, in London,
31
May - 4 June!
Xx.
Xxxx, complete and mail your enclosed
registration form today and Theresa and I will look forward to seeing you,
in London!
God’s
Faithful Servant,
Morris
Cerullo
MCWE,
PO Box 277, Hemel Hempstead,
Herts.,
HP2 7DH.
Exposing Deceit
There are
several problems with the content of his letter and with his approach.
1.
Firstly, it is a mixture of truth and error, like the potent
concoction which led Eve astray, and in turn, Adam also. Remember, Eve was
the first ‘type’ or allegoric ‘prototype’ of the Church.
Half
truths are more damaging than blatant falsity, because they are not
perceived. Truth is cleverly neutralised, by
incorporation with heresy, or deliberate exaggeration, or lies.
The
main purpose of these misleading statements is to draw attention to, or
elevate, Morris Cerullo. It is to impress
others, with the hope that he will attract them to come and hear him, when
he can pass around the offering plate and bolster his status as a
world-renowned evangelist.
Exaggeration is Dishonest
2.
Secondly, for any evangelist to drum up interest or support by exaggeration
is dishonest.
Many of
Morris’s comments are deliberately
designed to create heightened expectation. There’s nothing wrong with
encouraging others to anticipate positively, and to raise their level of
faith or expectation, but unrealistic hype should be out! Yet, Morris
consistently hypes up audience expectations unreasonably, with extravagant
claims about his work for God.
Presumption & Pride
3. Many of
his claims are the outgrowth of presumption and arrogance. For
example, he claims he is “God’s Prophet”, meaning either the Prophet
of prophets, or God’s supreme Prophet, a title which is reserved for
Jesus.
1I
dispute that he is even a prophet. God appointed him as an evangelist, and
as he has reached out into virgin areas, naturally he performs the function
of an apostle, also. But, prophet, no!
If Morris
were a prophet, he would have dreams or visions galore to testify to his
prophetic status (Num 12:6), but he does not. As it is, he claims to be
hearing from God, but God does not speak the way he claims. I question
whether he is hearing from anything other than his own imagination, fuelled
by wishful thinking.
However,
if he is hearing from a
super- natural source, then that source is tainted by devilish influences
because of the over-riding presence of pride and presumption.
In
his newspaper advertising the June 2002 London ‘Conference’ he claims
God spoke this to him: “I want you to take this mature ministry that I
have given to you, that has been used in the nations of the world and I want
you to go to the unreached and the
untargeted nations.” (Pg 4.)
Now, I
don’t dispute that God might well be prompting him through the Spirit to
do various things, but I strongly object to the claim that God spoke to him
in such terms, as if He literally said those words either audibly or
semi-audibly to him.
The motive
behind his claim is to impress others. When gullible church members read
such claims, they naturally think he is hearing clearly from God – when
actually the truth is not flattering!
If he were
a prophet and were ‘hearing’ clearly from God, he would recount the
dreams which God gives to him for guidance. But God’s supernatural
guidance is sadly lacking now in his ministry. He has been used mightily by
God, but those ‘glory days’ are now past. (See
Dreams,
below.)
Self-Elevation is Wrong
4. Morris
is using Jesus’ name and power to elevate himself, and misusing the
platform which Jesus originally gave him. He is now drawing more attention
to himself than to Jesus, and is drugged on the power of God. (I do not say
these things of my own accord. They have been revealed over the years in
dreams to my wife and me; see later.)
Morris
Cerullo
has miraculous giftings – gifts of faith and
the power to work miracles, wherever he preaches the name of Jesus. But that
supernatural gifting can be abused, and it
is
being abused for personal advantage!
If God had
spoken to him clearly, in the way he claims, he would not later be saying:
“I wanted to find out if there is a secret to receiving such a
breakthrough. Normally there is a secret to being used by God....” (page
4.)
Yes, there
is a key to being used by God, but it’s not a secret. It’s simply being
in His will. OBEDIENCE. But he is out of the will of God, because he is busy
bolstering up his self-image in the eyes or estimation of the people. The
motive is to gain influence, finance and / or control.
These are
deceitful and devious motives, entirely unfitting for a man of God.
As I said,
if God had definitely spoken to Morris as clearly as he makes out, Morris
would already have the authority of God and would not be seeking a
‘secret’.
Why make
the truths of God sound so mysterious or esoteric? Why, so that the gullible
readers have to look to Morris to find out the ‘secret’ instead of to
the lead of the Holy Spirit which can come in their own yielded study of the
Bible and prayer.
To claim,
as Morris does, that he has to lay hands on you to receive this special
end-time anointing of God is another deceitful ploy. All he has to do is
convey whatever truth God has given him (God hasn’t given him anything
substantially more than he had years ago!), and the anointing will
automatically transfer, so that members benefit from it.
How do I
know? Because it happens in our ministry, where there is a prophetic
‘mantle’. As we pass on what God has given us in dreams, etc., and
readers fully accept that truth from God, they receive the blessing and
anointing of God. They don’t have to meet me in the flesh, or even hear me
speak, or have me lay hands on them. They just have to believe and obey.
It’s
about time Morris got back to the ‘good old gospel’ which is founded
upon those precepts: BELIEVE AND OBEY! It’s simple and it doesn’t draw
attention to me unnecessarily. It draws attention to Jesus who gives the
dreams which we receive, and who backs us up by helping us write the
publications which expound those revelations.
It’s the
truth which sets free, not Morris C!
False Ministers With MCWE
5. Morris
Cerullo
is associating with false ministers. He mentions eight names, at least
four of whom are false. By that I mean that they are not converted, but are
impostors in the Church.
One
of the gifts given to prophets is
discerning
of spirits. God reveals to prophets some
(not all) of those who are false Christians, who do not have the Spirit of
God but who are motivated by demonic spirits. Where it is essential to know
– and this is vital in ministries – God reveals some of these things to
prophets. Otherwise, the enemy can make inroads within and destroy the value
of the work God wants to do.
If Morris
were a prophet, as he claims, he would have the gift of discerning of
spirits in operation. He would have the perception to see some in his
organisation
who are not of God. He would not give them a platform, but would warn his
sheep of the danger of their teachings.
Instead,
he gives them a leg up!
To cite
just one, John Avanzini, the High Priest of
Wealth, cleverly preaches an appealing ‘prosperity gospel’. He promises
those who give (to him and other rich associates!) that they will get.
Financially, I mean – like for like.
His
teaching is subtle heresy, and he is a charlatan, who should never be given
a voice in the Church. But he is in great demand by those without spiritual
discernment! And he has grown rich by despoiling God’s people.
The half
truths and compromised teachings promoted by false ministers spiritually
corrupt and spoil the Bride of Christ. They damage ministries who let them
through their doors. And in the
worst scenarios, they can cause the physical collapse of what God has begun.
I don’t know if that will be the outcome in Morris Cerullo’s
ministry (I doubt it), but even if MCWE survives physically, its spiritual
value has been seriously undermined.
Catch
us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vines, for our vines have
tender grapes (Song 2:15).
Does
Morris ‘catch’ these false ministers (foxes) and have them exposed
before the people, so the sheep are protected from them? No. He supports
them and gives them honour. It’s a travesty of
great proportions!
Morris Lacks Prophetic Input
6. Morris
lacks true prophetic input. Because he does not recognise
or accept the prophets God has raised up at this time to ignite the end-time
revival he refers to, he doesn’t know where the epicentre
of God’s working is going to be. (See page 14.)
For God to
bring revival, there must of necessity be a turning back to God. For that to
occur, first ‘new’ truth to the Church must be presented, the Church
challenged, and faced with a choice. As Morris has said, which side of the
fence will they choose to stand, which side of the line will they step? They
cannot straddle the line. They cannot have one foot here and the other
there. They must make a radical choice.
He does
not know what that radical choice is. It is the matter of whether these
believers, who have been reared on compromised teachings – a mixture of
part truth, part heresy – will accept the ‘new’ truth to be presented
that God’s Sabbaths and holy days are as applicable today in the modern
Church as they were when Jesus walked the earth.
To
publicise
this radical presentation, God has chosen an equally radical
attention-grabber. He doesn’t have to resort to hype and false
window-dressing. He will just raise the dead – people who have been dead
for some years. He will bring them back to life, to testify about their
experiences and to the fact that Jesus is alive and in charge. Their
‘arrival’ will validate the teachings of this work, and just as the
woman said of Elijah, so the Church should declare:
Now
by this I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in
your mouth is the truth (1 Kings 17:24).
As for
contemporary prophecies, which Morris lacks, God is saying that America will
be taken over by China in two years’ time. He did not say when the two
years is to be reckoned from but I believe we are at the beginning of that
time or very close. (The Imminent Fall
of America [£5.00].)
By
contrast, Morris Cerullo is saying that “We
are working intensely to bring down the Bamboo Curtain. Because God told me
the Chinese Bamboo Curtain is coming down.” (Page 5 of MCWE’s
Conference newspaper of 2002.)
No, it’s
not! The Bamboo Curtain is not coming down like the falling of the Iron
Curtain. China will conquer
America!
Like his
slick, colourful visual marketing (worldly),
Morris is saying things to impress others. He may be sincere, but he is
sincerely deluded! His hype is intended to paint illusions of grandeur and
self-importance. Likewise, he asserts: “God is going to raise up a new
breed of people...”
Is God
going to bypass Morris, then?
“...whose
prayers will ascend into the heavens...”
Weren’t
our prayers going there before?
“...to
be mixed with the incense in the golden bowls of the 24 elders that will
release the angels. And to release the end-time manifestation of God upon
the earth and bring Jesus back.” (Page 5 of MCWE’s
newspaper.)
Did you
catch that?!
He’s
saying that what he is engineering among the saints – and he wants you to
join with him as part of ‘God’s Victorious Army’ to bring this about
– is something that will bring Jesus down from the heavens! That is
contrary to scripture!
Do
not say... ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down
from above) (Rom 10:6).
That text
is from Deuteronomy 31:12. No, you are NOT to approach God in such an
arrogant manner – which has been wrongly dubbed
spiritual
warfare! You are to humbly obey
Him:
I
command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways, and to
keep His commandments (Deut 30:16).
For
this is the love of God that we keep His commandments. And His commandments
are not burdensome (1 Jn 5:3).
Morris
Cerullo
and most other popular evangelists teach that there is no need to keep the
seventh day Sabbath today as God originally commanded it in Exodus 20:8-11.
They are wrong! The Word of God is quite clear on that. They have accepted a
massive heresy.5
‘We’
(with the power and backing of God) will raise the dead to prove that we
speak for God and not for ourselves on this issue.6
When you
hear of the dead raised – and you certainly will – then you will know
that a prophet has been amongst you (Ezek 33:33). Then you will know that
what I write here is the truth (1 Ki 17:24) and
that the Sabbaths of God are to be observed today, just as God originally
intended at Creation (Gen 2:3).
The
Sabbath was not just made for Jews or Israelites. It was made for all
mankind (Mark 2:27).
Most
Church leaders have taught wrongly that the spiritual rest in Christ now
replaces our need to keep the Sabbath day holy, so you can do what you want
on God’s holy day so long as you sanctify Jesus in your heart. If that
were true then it would be equally OK for you to commit adultery or steal,
and break any of the commandments, so long as you justify your law-breaking
with some spiritual substitute of equal sanctimony.
When
Church leaders use devious half truths to deceive God’s people, implying
that nine of the commandments are to be kept, but the fourth one is no
longer valid as God fingered it in Sinai stone, they are doing the devil’s
work.
Of course,
you can follow them to perdition if you want to. It’s your choice. But God
wants to accept a pure Bride, without
spots and wrinkles.
Morris
Cerullo
is right, the shaking is here! And the epicentre
of God’s earthquake is not far away. He is dead right when he says:
“We must
pierce the darkness. To do this, I am persuaded we must go beyond the
crusades and big meetings and demolish strongholds...” (Page 5 of
MCWE’s
newspaper advertising the MCWE European Conference of 2002.)
You bet!
And you know what is the hardest stronghold to break? That concerning the
Sabbath.
“As the
people of God with God’s hand upon us in a special way, we have to go
beyond the conventional, the normal way we’ve done it in the past.”
Amen!
That’s right. God is going to raise the dead to put an end to argument.
(People who will still argue are rebellious.)
The Final Outpouring
For those
who want the truth, and who have the humility to accept it, God is providing
it. The seventh day Sabbath is true and to be kept holy. The seven annual
Sabbaths or Festivals of God are equally sacred and are to be revered and
observed.
When the
Church embraces these aspects of God’s Truth, and wraps herself in them, a
new anointing will have come. “God’s final anointing, shaking,
outpouring” will have arrived, just as Morris predicts.
But it
will not have been what he expected. It will not elevate him or place him
centre stage. None of the established evangelists and apostles are going to
be elevated or promoted through this.
They use
scripture to elevate themselves, to boost their standing, and only point
people to themselves or to those who scratch their backs. God does not give
scripture for that purpose. He gives it to set people free. But these men of
God have used it for selfish ends, and have brought converts into bondage
again – a bondage to them or to well-established, time-honoured
heresies!
They are
hogging the ‘show’, and it’s time for God to remove their crowns and
to humble them. It’s time for God’s immaculate truth to be elevated in
its purity, as they should have been doing.
A Final Reminder
The
caption under the picture of Morris Cerullo on
the cover of his Europe 2002 news- paper includes this nauseous servile
flattery:
“Commenting
on the London Conference, Dr Cerullo said,
‘Coming with me are some of the deepest spiritual men and women to grace
the shores of Europe.’
Garbage!!
Some of
these people are impostors, fakes, charlatans!
There
were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false
teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even
denying the Lord who bought them... (2 Pet 2:1).
If you
want to be misled, read Grant Jeffrey’s books on misunderstanding Bible
prophecy. If you want to join a church where you can learn the heresies of
the prosperity gospel, then give your allegiance to Matthew
Ashimolowo
or John Avanzini. Or if you want to support
God
Digital and their false revival, pay your tithe to Rory Alec.
But if you
want the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, stay tuned.
It’s
now time for you to put on all the robes of righteousness which Jesus offers
you as part of His Bride. |