These heretical teachers and false prophets of our day are more comparable to
religious pharaohs than the tribe of Levi. They have built their empires on the
backs of Christians tricked into giving them their hard-earned dollars.
ìTherefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them
with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities,
Pithom and Raamses.î Exodus 1:11
Just like the pharaohs of ancient Egypt they live in mansions, sometimes own
more than one palace, wear clothes fit for a king and own cars (chariots) that can
be worth well in excess of $100,000 dollars each.
Some, like Benny Hinn and Jesse Duplantis, even own their own jet planes to
go to and fro upon the earth. In 2003 Jesse Duplantis asked 10,000 of his
Covenant Partners to give him $1000 each. Why? Because Brother Jesse
wanted a new jet worth $10,000,000!
With all that, they will look you in the eye and shed crocodile tears while they
cry for you to give all you can! They are wolves in sheepís clothing seeking to
fleece the flock of God for all they can get.
ìBeware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's
clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know
them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of
thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a
corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring
forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and
cast into the fire.î Matthew 7:15-19 (emphasis mine)
During the Fall 2003 Praise-a-thon on TBN, Benny Hinn was so bold as to say:ìNow is the time to give all of your money.î 2But I wonder if this applies to Benny Hinn, Paul Crouch and the rest of the
Apostles of Greed? Paul Crouch owns a house worth approximately 5 million
dollars, paid for with the money that was donated to TBN. Perhaps Paul and Jan
would be willing to sell their home and use the money to continue the satellite
signal? Maybe Benny Hinn should sell his 3.5 million-dollar mansion to support
TBN as well. After all, according to Hinn, empty pockets are what moves God!
ìYou have to come to the place where you empty your
pockets before God moves.î 3