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SignUp Now!The preacher was Kenneth E. Hagin. I saw the video years ago. If I'm not mistaken, Kenneth Copeland was in the room that day also and under the influence of that spirit. The scene is chaotic. The Holy Spirit doesn't inject chaos into evangelistic meetings.I've never seen such a thing. Why were they laughing? It was pretty disturbing. Why would this be a God thing? I mean, why would God cause someone to laugh like that? Is it scriptural? Was this a famous preacher, I'd assume?
Job 8:21 Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
I am not here to defend Mr Hagan or any others in this video the Holy Spirit can and does bring joy that may manifest in laughter.
Psa 126:2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them.
Luk 6:21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
Luk 6:25 Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
I agree with Boarneges that God brings joy that brings about laughter. I have laughed many times and so it is from experience. However I have seen in you tube a lot of so called joy that is essentially demonic. anything uncontrollable and chaotic cannot be from god of order. God is never source of chaos and confusions. See verse below from Gal 5:
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. 24And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
im not commenting on the video but i dont think its right to judge others who worship God by their spontaneusness. what i mean is same as in these verses:
2Sa 6:14-23 And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod. (15) So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet. (16) And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart. (17) And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD. (18) And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts. (19) And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house. (20) Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself! (21) And David said unto Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD. (22) And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour. (23) Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.
So, dont be like Michal and despise the genuie worshippiers of God!
This whole thing is going exactly as the creator of the video intended it to go.
I have been prayed for and it felt as if someone knocked me in the head and stomach...but according to my witnesses, cause now we are on trial, the pastor barely touched my head.
You don't have to believe that it happens, and to those folks it probably never will.
Counterfiets, satan comes to steal the goodness of God and replace it all with lies.
Like I said earlier...I don't endorse and I don't tear up those in the video.
Let be honest dears. many Christians these days avoids to "judge". but if we cannot judge, how do we know anything as anything? We must judge to say there is such a thing as wrong. we should rebuke each other when we slide off line, that is what the Bible says and that is to judge. The thing which is wrong is to judge hypocritically or basing our judgement on our own mind.
That being said, the scripture above doesn't justify the chaos in video unless you say the video is forgery. if it is genuine, then the activities are unbiblical. I just can't buy on it unless there is plain teaching of scripture.
I don't care intention of video maker but i care of actions in video vs the Scripture!
So what? you are defending it, and you seem to say it is okay. Then are you speaking contradictions? Isn't it hypocrisy to hide your side? Let your yes be yes and no be no right?I am not saying good or bad, but very possible. Hopefully you do not judge amiss.
Were they laughing uncontrollable like that? Jumping on piece of paper like that? Chaos like that? No way! Remember the people at Pentecost were mocking them, but I am not! They were speaking great things of God, not just doing stupid things like that. This scenario is very different from Pentecost experience.What do you think the people looked like at pentecost when the Spirit filled those first believers? They appeared drunk.
What about the three thousand?
Your missing the point.
Halelujah! Mine is Living too.My God is alive and well and He has personality.
You are willing to judge the crowd but, " I don't care intention of video maker" who has made you believe in his judgment by the video.
I am Spirit filled believer and I'm judging what is happening there. It is unbiblical. The people there are either hypocrites at worst or deceived at best. Many fall under latter category. but being deceived doesn't justify the actions. they will remain wrong.You don't know first hand, you have never searched out this touch from God I am pretty sure so, you don't know what you are judging.
What do you suppose demons would do to a body of believers when they get drunk in the spirit? Or are you saying everyone there is of the devil? Every person there?
A lot of scriptures but re-read my Post. Spirit filled believer maintain discipline, self control and order. for God is not author of chaos!Prove to me with scripture it could not happen.
God is Good.
You don't know first hand, you have never searched out this touch from God I am pretty sure so, you don't know what you are judging.
What do you suppose demons would do to a body of believers when they get drunk in the spirit?
Sounds like you've had a really nice day! I had a similar experience not long ago ...I never watched the video because it mentioned that it was disturbing. I have been filled with laughter before and it was beautiful. I just was laughing throughout my morning at work and it was a beautiful thing. To explain, I told the senior I was working with that I had the joy of the Lord and she asked me what it was so I told her. So in that wayas a bit of a testimony it was really good also. It is nice to be so light hearted. It was not chaotic or uncontrollable and it made both of us happy.
I didn't watch the video because if its as bad as I have been reading I don't want to watch it. My mind is like a taperecorder and it would play over and over in it, so I opted not to watch it. I just know that when laughter is actually a gift from God it is wonderful and for me it did have a purpose also.