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THE FALSE COVERING

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Never let a person ... or a ministry ... or a church ... be your covering! Many people who had a powerful call of God on their lives have been deceived by the âfalse coveringâ (false discipleship) movement. Their anointing was diluted, the fire of the Spirit was quenched, and many millions of people were not reached for Christ! This teaching will expose the teachings ... and the calamity ... of the false discipleship (false covering) movement, and will protect you so that you can have a VITAL ministry!

NOTICE: This information will protect you and your ministry in the future!

THE FALSE COVERING MOVEMENT

In the late 1960's and into the 1970's there arose a damaging movement to the Body of Christ called âThe Coveringâ movement. Other names for this group were the (false) discipleship movement â or the (false) shepherding movement. Satan realized he could NOT stop the great outpouring of the Spirit, so he devised a means whereby he would use a sector of the church â and some Christian leaders â to slow it down and divert it: diffusing its power and intended Kingdom result!

There were several popular teachers involved in this movement; however, not many were brilliant expositors. The teaching went to excess so far as to be used by Satan to quench true evangelistic and prophetic ministry with the result that false prophetic ministries came into being.

Some of the excesses were as follows:

I knew a pastor who was near death in the hospital. A person was taking the pastor flowers and was told they must first submit the idea to elders.

I knew a young man who left the Midwest and came to the West Coast of the USA extremely discouraged. He had a flourishing and powerful youth ministry. He felt the Lord leading him to start a church; however, the pastor and elders of his church told him not to start it. A well known pastor friend of mine called me and asked me if I would come counsel the young man. I had just returned from a very exhausting six weeks in Africa and told my friend I would pray about it. On the third day, I called my friend and said, âThe Lord wants me to counsel the young man.â I went to the pastorâs home, and during dinner the Spirit came upon me. I spoke to the young man and give Him the Lordâs directive: âGo back there and start a church!â That church has, I think, over 10,000 people now and has been sending missionaries all over the world.

I knew a powerful pastor who also had a ministry gift of evangelism. This pastor had ministered for years and moved into a new geographic area. He felt God leading him to evangelize at the local university. During the time of his getting acquainted in the new city he was fellowshipping with some brethren in a local church. He thought it would be nice to invite them to evangelize with him.

The elders of the church were involved in the âcoveringâ movement and told him NOT to evangelize at the university. When he asked them what they would do IF he did so, they answered, âWe will come against you with everything we have in the name of Jesus!â This man was one of the greatest pastors I have ever known, and who also worked with some of the best missionary organizations in the world.

Many young people, and older people coming into the call of ministry, were kept from fulfilling the will of God in their lives, as well as hindered from being used to maximum potential by the Lord.

Many of the pastors and Christian leaders who were involved in the (false) covering movement were NOT trying to operate with false or hidden motives. Many were trying to protect the sheep from bad decisions or from harmful teaching, or from people with hidden agendas. However, many were using the (false) covering mantra as a means of control, whether consciously or unconsciously; i.e., doing it purposely for control means, or not realizing that was why they were using it. It became an easy method whereby those under their ministry were controlled â kept from receiving other ministry â or, sadly to say, kept the tithes and offerings at the home front.

During the 1970's the Lord sent me around the USA and also to other countries to expose this false teaching. Lots of precious ministries were saved from shipwreck. I can think of pastors who each have thousands of people in their congregations now who were under the bondage of the âfalseâ covering movement, and who saw the light as God used me to expose it. These young men and women went on to OBEY what the Lord was telling them and started their own ministries with the result of cities and nations being reached for Christ.

They came out of spiritual bondage - the trap of Satan - into FREEDOM of ministry!

These are just of few of the multitudinous extremes of this Satanic strategy.

The reason that Satan tries to get people deceived into the âfalseâ covering trip is because he was once the âanointed cherub who coversâ ... and NOW he does NOT want anyone under the covering of Jesus Christ. (Ezekiel 28:14-15)

Man is NOT your covering; neither is a ministry or a church. If you think so, try this. The next time you start to get into a wreck or have an accident, see whose name you call on: the church, a minister, or â JESUS!

When the BLOOD in the Tabernacle was placed by the High Priest upon the mercy seat in the Holy Place it effected atonement. The Hebrew word for âatonementâ is âkapharâ and is a primitive root which means âto cover, (figuratively) to cancel, to cleanse, be merciful, to forgive, and to purge.â

Once a year the High Priest would go into the Holy of Holies with the BLOOD of the sin offering of atonements. It was most holy unto the LORD. The Hebrew word here used for âatonementsâ is âkippurâ and means âexpiationâ (in the plural), or âa satisfaction, or to appease for guilt or sin by sacrifice.â (Exodus Chapter 30) "Kaphar" and "kippur" both derive their meaning from the same Hebrew root form.

It is the same word from which the High Holy holiday Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) derives its meaning.

Make sure that the BLOOD of Jesus the Messiah is your covering.

Lucifer was once the âanointed cherub who coversâ and had authority and responsibility to protect and defend the holy mountain of God. Ezekiel 28:13 alludes to the possibility that part of his duty was to lead Heavenâs choirs in the worship of God. However, the scripture shows he wanted glory for himself and was cast down. Many in the âfalseâ covering movement want âglory for themselves.â They are taking the position of God telling the people of God WHEN, HOW, and WHERE they can minister ... even to the extent of telling them NOT to minister.

Itâs interesting to note that in the Revelation of Jesus to John on the island of Patmos, the Lord commended the Church of Ephesus by saying:

âBut this you have, that you hate the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I (Jesus) also hate.â  (Revelation 2:6)

He also told the Church of Pergamos: âYou also have those who hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.â

The word âNicolaitansâ is a combination of two Greek words: nikos (meaning conqueror or victory) and laos (meaning people), which combination means âpeople conquerors, or conquering the laity.â

Christ is saying here that he hates the doctrine of âpeople conquerors.â It is demonic in that it quenches and restricts the ministry of the Holy Spirit, thereby causing many people NOT to find Christ, and many people NOT to receive miracles, healing, and prophecy. Also, many workers for Christ are NOT thrust out into the harvest field.

What the Holy Spirit starts, He wants to complete. Jesus purchased His people with His own BLOOD, and He does NOT want people - especially those who call themselves ministers of the Gospel - putting Christians in bondage and trying to own or control the people ... or to control the work the Holy Spirit wants to do through them.

As ministers of the Gospel, we are to encourage and direct those the Spirit is calling and sending. There is a BIG difference between real discipleship and false discipleship. In real discipleship we produce, by Godâs grace, disciples of Christ â NOT our disciples.

Also, there is a BIG difference between mentoring and (false) covering. When we mentor others, we are available, as âsounding boards,â for people to come for advice, counsel, direction, and instruction â NOT as a controller of ministry or persons.

Do NOT let men take the place of the Holy Spirit in your life and ministry.

Let Jesus and His shed BLOOD be your covering. Align yourself through faith with His WILL and His PROTECTION.

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