Billy Graham
The most famous Evangelist of the mid 20th and early 21st centuries is the
Reverend Billy Graham. Year after year he is voted one of the most respected
men in America. Author William Martin wrote a book in 1992 entitled ìA Prophet
with Honor, the Billy Graham Storyî.
ìGraham asked Martin to write the biography and opened
many doors for the author. Much of the material in the last
half of this thorough study is based on personal interviews
and archival sources that are not available to the general
scholar.î 7When examined in the light of scripture, the very title of the book along with the
accolades that Billy Graham has received for over 50 years reveals his true
colors.
ìBut Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save
in his own country, and in his own house.î Matthew 13:57
ìAnd he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in
his own country.î Luke 4:24
When Jesus walked the Earth, He was accused and eventually crucified. But
popes, presidents, national church leaders and even Buddhist monks have
praised the gospel message of Billy Graham.
ìWoe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did
their fathers to the false prophets.î Luke 6:26 (emphasis mine)
Like Oral Roberts he too received his honorary doctorate without paying the
price of schooling. Billy Graham received his doctorate in 1958 from Belmont
Abbey, a Catholic Institution. Although Billy Graham claims to be a Baptist, which
is a supposedly a Protestant denomination, he is quoted as saying:
ìThe gospel that founded this [Catholic] college is the same
gospel I preach today.î 8Slipping further into deception and heresy, Billy Graham believes that people
are saved apart from knowing Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. In a television
interview with Robert Schuller, the Pastor of the Crystal Cathedral in California,
Graham made startling statements that fly in the face of scripture!