Have you ever watched a YouTube video showing a Pentecostal type of healing service, and been appalled by the lack of dignity, and the irreverence shown during the procedures?
You’re left shaking your head, and wondering how that type of circus carry-on could possibly be endorsed by God.
As for speaking in tongues, Jeremiah 23:31 says “Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues (speak in tongues?), and say, ‘He saith’.”
I believe there is much deception in this area.
I also have in mind Scriptures such as 1 Cor 14:33 and 1 Cor 14:40 that reveal many of the meetings that are held in God’s name are actually not from God.
Please be careful of the many deceptions with this subject. However, my question is, could the large number of healings all be fake? Are some people actually healed in this modern era?
Is divine healing for today, or not?
I’ve had those sorts of questions for many years.
My main question has been, if SOME of the healings are genuine, why would God work through people that have such woefully incorrect doctrines?
Let’s look into this more deeply.
Satan does counterfeit healings. I’ve not had experience with Pentecostal meetings, but I’m highly skeptical about most of them. However, from my research, not all healings are of demonic origin.
In a video from Curry Blake, talking about many of the early healing ministries, Curry explained that although some of their beliefs were not accurate, their faith in God, that God is still a healer today, WAS accurate, and as a result, God met their faith!
Here are a couple of Mike Hoesch videos on the subject of healing.
You can find more Mike Hoesch videos on YouTube, but, as with all Pentecostal believers, he is not always correct in his teachings.
Most of modern Christianity get it wrong in the way they seek healing. This is explained by Curry Blake. Curry’s teachings are usually good, but again, please use caution. – Because of his Pentecostal beliefs, not all of Curry’s doctrines or statements are correct either.
You can also find Curry Blake videos on YouTube.
I think Curry teaches that it is always God’s will to heal, but I think the Bible does not back this up completely, because not everyone in the Bible was always healed. For example, 2 Kings 13:14-21 “Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died.”
The Hem of His Garment
In Mark 5:24-34 there is a story about a woman who touched the hem of Jesus garment and was healed.
However, the story of Jesus’ garment follows on in Mark 6:55 and Mark 6:56. Also Matt 14:36.
The detail about the hem of Jesus’ garment is interesting.
Mark’s account says that just touching Jesus healed them, but in Matthew’s account it appears to say they specifically touched his hem. I don’t know which scenario is most accurate. But could there be a reason to touch his hem?
Actually, yes!
An obvious reason is those who were lying on beds would not have had to reach up so far to do it.
However, for those standing, touching his hem physically, would require BOWING DOWN to Jesus, but because Jesus was God in the flesh, and because humans come from the ground and return to it (see Gen 3:19) and because Jesus came from above (John 8:23) , SYMBOLICALLY, they would have been REACHING UP to touch Jesus’ hem.
In Numbers 15:38-41 there is a command to put a blue ribbon on the hem of garments. Jesus’ garment would have had a hem with a blue ribbon in it. It is said that the blue symbolised the sky, but the Bible indicates touching the blue ribbon symbolised touching all righteousness, which Jesus fulfilled.
The Fringe of Time
There is one more interesting thing about the hem.
Mal 4:2 says ‘But unto you that fear (i.e. give worship to/respect) my name, shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his WINGS.‘
The word WINGS is Strong’s H3670 and means an edge/extremity/border/corner/uttermost part.
In a garment, the edge means the hem. Jesus had healing on the wings, or edges of his garment.
Touching the hem fulfilled prophecy… There is a 2,000 year time gap since Jesus came to earth, and we are living on the EDGE/FRINGE/HEM of prophesied TIME, but the hope of healing is still available to us today because, according to that prophecy, Jesus HAS arisen with healing in his wings (or edges).
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