ìAnd when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles'
hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay
hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.î Acts 8:18-19
The response that he received from the Apostle Peter was not what Simon
wanted to hear.
ìBut Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because
thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with
money. Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy
heart is not right in the sight of God. Repent therefore of this thy
wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart
may be forgiven thee. For I perceive that thou art in the gall of
bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.î Acts 8:20-23
Under the anointing where everything he says happens, Benny Hinn claimed
Fidel Castro was going to die in the 1990ís.
ì[the Holy] Spirit tells me Fidel Castro will die in the 90's.
Oooh my! Some will try to kill him and they will not succeed.
But there will come a change in his physical health, and he
will not stay in power, and Cuba will be visited of God.î 30As of December 2003, Fidel Castro was still alive and still in power! Perhaps
Benny Hinn was half-right. The Vicar of Christ (Christ on Earth according to
Catholic teaching) Pope John Paul II did visit Cuba in January of 1998.
The Lord also told Benny Hinn that the homosexual community in America
would be destroyed by 1995.
ìThe Lord also tells me to tell you in the mid 90's, about '94-
'95, no later than that, God will destroy the homosexual
community of America. But He will not destroy it - with what
many minds have thought Him to be, He will destroy it with
fire. And many will turn and be saved, and many will rebel
and be destroyed.î 31As of December 2003, the homosexual community is stronger than ever in the
United States and gaining momentum. Television programs are rife with
favorable references to homosexuality. Will and Grace, Queer Eye for the
Straight Guy and The Ellen Degeneras Show are just a few examples of how
Hollywood pushes that homosexuality is an accepted lifestyle.