Taking a look at a recent statement on sin from a bunch of wildly false prophets...

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Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others weigh what is said. If a revelation is made to another sitting there, let the first be silent. For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all be encouraged, and the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets. For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. - 1Corinthians 14:29-33 (ESV)

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For the uniformed there is a group of false prophets who fancy themselves as elders for the Charismatic movement. They call themselves the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders (ACPE), and are headed up by the egregious false prophetess Cindy Jacobs. Apparently, they have put out an official statement in light of the Robert Morris scandal. It was promoted on Charisma News, including a video reading of the statement by Jennifer LeClaire. Yes, that Jennifer LeClaire. Just so we understand the context as we review this statement, it is being issued by people who lie for a living about God in order to make money. In some cases, a lot of money. LeClaire is infamous for announcing that she had a "sneaky squid spirit" that was stalking her. She also pretended in the past to able to release the "angels of abundant harvest" in exchange for buying her book of the same name. She runs a racket where she offers to train you in completely made-up spiritual callings and things she has no actual ability to do. For $249 she can train you to be a "watchman." For $348 dollars per year, over seven years, she will train you to be a "seer." For $300 per year, over six years, she will train you to be a "prophet"; even though prophecy is a gift given by the Holy Spirit. Her website also indicates she is developing a new fleecing initiative, to train you as an apostle. Now, these offenses may pale in comparison to abusing a child like Morris and Bickle did but the damage to the entire body is more egregious. Other false dignitaries who are on this council and signed onto this statement include James Goll, Stacey "can't stop shaking my head violently" Campbell, Patricia King, and the NAR dominionist false prophet and author of the seven mountains heresy, Lance Wallnau. While, what Bickle and Morris and Ravi Zacharias before them did is staggering evil, we cannot allow other evil people to prop themselves up by denouncing sin while they themselves continuously misrepresent God. So let us reason once more beloved through this announcement:

'"The Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders has been praying and discussing the recent string of exposures of sin among leaders and movements. At our council meetings over the last two years, the Holy Spirit gave us strong warnings about judgment beginning at the house of God. One admonition went like this, "How can you expect to deal with the sin of the nation and change it when you haven't dealt with the sin of the church?" Sobering! Another admonition was given to us through the word released on April 24th, 2024. There was a clear word given to openly confess past sins. You can read it on generals.org.' - ACPE

First of all, it is hardly "prophetic" to say in April of this year that leaders need to confess past sins. April would be six months after Bickle and much longer for Zacharias. It is also of note that they needed to sit on this for so long. The only reason why they feel compelled now to say something is the Morris revelations came so closely on the heels of IHOP. Also of note is the overall NAR dominionist flavor of thinking it is their responsibility to deal with the sins of the nation, while they themselves spend their lives lying about hearing from God. Sobering!

"We have wrestled as a group in order to know if we should make any public response to the sin that was exposed at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City. However, after seeing appeals made by numbers of young people for leaders to speak up, we feel a response is needed. This is also in light of the many other exposures of present and past sins. Therefore, as a group, we wish to express our deep sorrow at the misuse and victimization of young women by Mike Bickle. We also decry the misuse of prophetic words through what was framed as the Prophetic History of IHOPKC. Our prayers go out to the victims for total restoration. What happened to the victims was evil and sinful." - ACPE

Did you catch that? So, this self-proclaimed board of prophetic elders, wrestled with whether to say anything about Mike Bickle, his abuse of multiple children and his absolute fictional account of prophecies to establish the false prayer model at IHOP. I might add here, if you all are such great prophets, how is it that no one saw any of this coming? It is certainly rich for someone like LeClaire or any of this gaggle of false prophets to decry misusing prophetic words. It is interesting that they are admitting that the entire prophetic history of IHOP was nothing more than a lie. Let's see if they stay consistent then in the proper calling for the end of IHOP and the false 24-7 prayer paradigm.

"For those who innocently served in prayer and worship, God saw your sacrifice. God is close to the pure-hearted. Those who sacrificially prayed should not be victimized and their intercessory prayer life to be considered of no avail by people trying to make things right. We are committed to not winking at sin, both in our midst and that done by others. While we believe in restoration, we cannot hide criminal behavior against underage minors. We understand that many people in the church have felt that full restoration could be done outside of the law, but we must hold ourselves to the same standard that we expect any other person breaking the law to be held accountable to. We are aware that various leaders have done what they knew to do at the times they were living in to deal with sin. However, we must understand that no one is above the law when it deals with sinful and criminal behavior." - ACPE

Guess not. I understand the need to be easy on the people who were duped theologically by Bickle but sugar coating it does them no good either. There was absolutely nothing redeemable about the entire time IHOP was in existence. Nothing. It was founded by a serial child molester who lied about it being prophesied. That means everything, including the idea for 24-7 prayer was not from God. By all means people should realize that true fervent prayer to God individually transcends man but we cannot keep it in the context of IHOP to try and loan it some credibility. By doing, so they are in fact "winking at sin." It is the same thing people like Dr. Michael Brown and Steven Strang have been doing. Paying lip service to being so broken about the sin but still trying to salvage what the sin created. Also, of note here is the notion that people in the church think these wolves could be restored regardless of the laws they broke! While that may be true, shouldn't it be the role of true elders to rebuke such an unbiblical notion?

"Recent events of uncovered sin should cause all of us to make sure that our lives are lining up with God's word and biblical standards. We encourage every Christian leader to first examine themselves and then deal with their sin. This is also the time when we must have clear guidelines on how we deal with sin that breaks the law. Judgment must begin at the House of God (I Peter 4:17). More sin is going to come to light. The Lord is cleaning house so that the harvest will be sustained, and revival and reformation take place across the face of the earth." - ACPE

Back to the NAR unbiblical talking points about revival. The bible is clear in these end days there will be a great falling away, not a great revival. This falling away is led by people like this who sign documents pretending to be righteous while they assault the kingdom of God. It is interesting that they seem to want to separate out sin that violates the law. While certainly, the Morris and Bickle allegations are reprehensible, what about the sins that do not break the law? What if the Mike Bickle scandal was only related to Jane Doe number one, who was 19 years old at the time he seduced her into a four-year relationship while married? What about his lying to her that God told him his wife was going to die so they could be together? What about the control and manipulation? Doesn't her life matter too? There is this sense that if the Bickle revelations had not included minors that the Charismatic leaders would have quickly restored him. The Lord is cleaning house but part of that clean up includes those that lie about hearing from him.

"For those who have been victimized in any way through the sexual abuse, toxic behaviors, or deep disappointment of leaders whom you trusted to be safe and you looked up to, we are deeply sorrowful over what has been done to you. It was wrong. There are no excuses. We are committed to living holy lives and being accountable for our actions to try and recognize such behavior in ourselves and others." - ACPE

More lip service because it is being delivered by people cosplaying as elders and prophets. Jennifer LeClaire must know she is a liar. The grifting she engages in is insulting. Holy lives? Does that include sneaky squid spirits or training people to combat marine demons (yes, she once sold that)? Being held accountable for selling books claiming you personally have the power to release angels? Or that you can literally train people to be apostles, prophets, seers and watchmen? Why not start by holding yourselves responsible? Start with Wallnau teaching that the church must conquer seven imaginary cultural mountains. Or start with Campbell's demonic head shaking routine. Of course, that would never happen because these folks are not in it for accountability but rather for the grift and the cosplay.

"In addition, we are grieved about the misuse of the prophetic by harsh people who have entered into pride and arrogance in the prophetic movement. They are responsible for wounding others by their so-called prophecies. Some who have the concept of "Don't touch God's anointed" have gone past its biblical meaning and, in some cases, become a license for abuse. Any prophetic word that is given is subject to being judged by other prophets in the Body of Christ. (I Corinthians 14:29)" - ACPE

Physician heal thyself. I have made this verse, with context, the key verses above. I want to highlight two things. The alleged prophetic words are to be weighed. For what? Accuracy. If they are not accurate the one who spoke is false and should be dismissed and marked as such. Not these folks though because they teach that being up to 35% of the time wrong, makes them a good prophet. How biblically absurd. The second thing I would like to point out from the key verses is that God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. I think it is pretty obvious that if you claim to speak for God but are wrong 35% of the time or more, you are not sowing peace. You are sowing utter confusion and blaming it on God. The statement concludes:

"There are those who label leaders who bring correction to such toxic behavior as abusive. This blindness can lead those with an unteachable spirit into deception. This is a volatile season and all of us need to judge ourselves so that others will not need to do so. When the church does not judge ourselves, God will allow others to do so to expose sin." - ACPE

Beloved, these folks are not leaders in God's church. They are leaders in the apostate church and as such, they are scrambling to prop themselves up by feigning righteousness. They are also admittedly forced into doing such because a point of critical mass was reached with the Morris debacle after the Bickle debacle, after the Zacharias debacle. Obviously, the crimes and sins of these fallen leaders was deserving of rebuke but beware when the source of that rebuke is not representing God or the cause of Jesus Christ.

Reverend Anthony Wade - June 27, 2024

Authors Bio:
Credentialed Minister of the Gospel for the Assemblies of God. Owner and founder of 828 ministries. Vice President for Goodwill Industries. Always remember that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.