STEVE HILL
Head evangelist at Brownsville Assembly Of God Church in Pensacola, FL -- the church where the "Brownsville Outpouring" began.
Steve Hill said "Don't leave me now ... just hang in there ... we'll get to the good stuff soon" (stopping to speak of the "anointing" every so often while teaching from Scripture.) (Revival ... or Satanic Counterfeit?, Jimmy Robbins, 1996)
Steve Hill said "If you must analyze, then look at me, look at the musicians and singers, look at the congregation, look at the person to the left of you and to the right of you, and just analyze, analyze, analyze get it out of your system. Now let yourselves go: don't even think about what you are doing, forget about those around you and what they are doing. Release your mind release your spirit and let the mighty river of the "Holy Ghost" take you wherever He wants you to go." (Revival ... or Satanic Counterfeit?, Jimmy Robbins, 1996)
Steve Hill said "Don't analyze this "move of God", and you had better receive it if you don't want a stamp of disapproval from Jesus." (Neal & Darlenn H visit to Brownsville AOG., 2/19/97)
Steve Hill said "In these latter days preaching and simply teaching the word is no longer sufficient, the Spirit has to get involved, through signs and wonders due to much sin that abounds." (What We Saw, Robert C. Gray, 12/14/96)
Steve Hill was very upset when he came to the pulpit to preach that night. He said that he had to get something said before he could preach. Then he talked about the "FBI," which he defined as the "Fault-finding Brothers International." He spoke so arrogantly about anyone questioning this "move of God". (The End Times and Victorious Living, March/April 1997, Vol. 11 No. 2, page 14.)
Evangelist Stephen Hill says that "conviction of sin and reaching the lost--not charismatic hoopla--is what this revival is all about." (The Pensacola "Outpouring", David W. Cloud, 11/18/96)
Pastor Daniels also said, "God is destroying denominational lines." His statement was echoed by Evangelist Steve Hill. (The Pensacola "Outpouring", David W. Cloud, 11/18/96)
"When you ridicule those whose bodies are twitching or shaking under the influence of God's glory, beware! Have you forgotten that God's Word and the annals of Church history are filled with the supernatural dealings of our supernatural God?" God does deal with his creatures supernaturally, but God's Word is silent about God ever sending His Holy Spirit to produce these types of manifestations, except in judgment, and certainly not as a blessing or by laying on of hands. Church history is full of stories of these manifestations which have been roundly dismissed as unbiblical and demonic by former church leaders such as Edwards, Spurgeon, Tozer and many others. (Stephen Hill, The God Mockers, chapter 1, 1997 with comment by Sandy Simpson)
"The second mark of a God mocker is a fear of confrontation and change. They are so stuck in religious tradition that they are closed to new revelation. The pastor who mocked God as he left the Brownsville Revival was steeped in religious legalism. He was in bondage and totally closed to the moving of the Holy Ghost. (How anyone can come into a revival meeting in Brownsville and fail to feel Jesus is beyond me! I can't imagine it.)" Christians are not to be open to "new revelation" that is extra-Biblical in nature. We believe in the finished revelation of the Word of God and are told many times to remain in sound doctrine. You can be sure that the pastor who had objections to what is happening at Brownsville was not being legalistic, but decided to stand firm on God's Word. As to the ascertain that you cannot possibly attend Brownsville meetings without feeling Jesus -- many have attended and sensed just the opposite there. But the most important point is that we are not called to "feel Jesus" as much as we are to "know Jesus". If we base our doctrines on feelings we can be led astray by any wind of doctrine that blows through. This statement by Hill illustrates the height of egotism to which these false teachers and false prophets have aspired. (Stephen Hill, The God Mockers, chapter 1, 1997 with comment by Sandy Simpson)
"These God mockers are writing "position papers" about external physical manifestations while totally ignoring the deeper work of God that is saving hundreds of thousands of souls and permanently changing lives." The deepest work of God is the work of salvation, not signs and wonders, lest Hill forget. People who disagree with this movement are trying to warn people of the awful danger of listening to a "different gospel" and coming away thinking they are saved but may have believed "in vain" because the gospel message is overshadowed many times over by false signs and wonders. (Stephen Hill, The God Mockers, chapter 1, 1997 with comment by Sandy Simpson)
"God mockers have disturbed and confused this country. Most unsaved folks are trying their best to find somebody who really lives for God. If they could just find one person who lives holy and practices what they preach, they would have a standard, and they would get on fire for God too! However, all they find is a mockery." If this statement isn't the height of mockery, I don't know what is! How dare Hill judge what God is doing through His people by saying things like everyone who is outside of this "counterfeit" revival is unholy and does not practice what they preach. I have news for Hill -- many more people have been, are, and will be saved by the preaching of the gospel than by this mockery of true Christianity, this "counterfeit" that has disturbed and confused many, many churches, families and individuals. Hill has no idea what kind of damage this "revival" has already done. (Stephen Hill, The God Mockers, chapter 1, 1997 with comment by Sandy Simpson)
"I'll stand alone (before God, the Judge), and you will stand alone before Him too. You will stand alone to answer for every seed of disunity and discord you have sown among the brethren, for every occasion you cursed another man's ministry." Those who question this movement are, for the most part, not mockers. They are good "Bereans" and are not cursing the people involved but are trying to warn others about the false teaching and prophesy going on there and praying for Christians who are involved to wake up. HOWEVER, John Kilpatrick falsely prophesied and cursed Hank Hanegraaff TO DEATH from the Brownsville pulpit while Steve Hill stood by and agreed with everything he was saying, even calling anyone who disagrees with them "devils". I don't see people who question this movement putting curses on the people at Brownsville. As for myself, I spend a lot of time in prayer for my friends who have been sucked into this maelstrom of chaos. (Stephen Hill, The God Mockers, chapter 1, 1997 with comment by Sandy Simpson)
"Then these men sat through my message on "Mistaken Identity," which is based on the Lord's rebuke of those who claim to have done many great things in His name thinking they were right when they were dead wrong. They sat through all of that untouched and unmoved ..." So now all Christians are supposed to be moved by Hill's messages or they are not in tune with the Spirit? Apparently Hill has proclaimed himself the "pope" of Christianity. Could it be that "these men" simply did not sense any "anointing" whatsoever on Hill or his message because they had not been zapped into submission to his will? (Stephen Hill, The God Mockers, chapter 1, 1997 with comment by Sandy Simpson)
"Only one thing really matters. You can go to hell with baptismal waters on your face and a confirmation certificate hanging on the wall behind your desk. You can go to hell even though you were the most faithful Sunday school teacher in your denomination and a founding member of the largest church in the city!" I would like to add to this statement -- you can also go to hell writhing around on the floor or laughing hysterically, thinking that you are justified and sanctified because Steve Hill said you were, when you are not. Only God knows the heart. If you were "saved" in a church that preaches false doctrine and elevates signs and wonders above salvation, I think you had better take a good look at yourself before you judge others. (Stephen Hill, The God Mockers, chapter 1, 1997, with comment by Sandy Simpson)
Steve Hill from his book "God Mockers" speaking about anyone who opposes the Brownsville "Revival". "We are mocking Almighty God ... We are opposing God ... We are mocking the blood and power of the Cross ... We are taunting Christ ... We fear confrontation and change ... We are stuck in religious tradition ... Those who have attended BAG and still come away with Scriptural concerns in opposition to it have failed to "feel" Jesus ... (What does it mean, I wonder, to "feel Jesus"?) We reject the Spirit's work. We make a mockery of the things of God ... We hang out with other "God mockers" and feed on one another like spiritual carnivores ... We happily gather like a bunch of buzzards moving in for the kill ... We ignore the deeper work of God ... We sign "declarations of mockery" and disseminate them amongst the brethren, sowing strife and discord all along the way ... Our own congregations are dwindling away ... We have much to fear ... The movement at BAG is [according to Hill] God's revival and we are cursing it ... We are blasphemers ... We are disturbing and confusing the entire country ... We are "touching" the "Lord's anointed." (I want to know who said these men are the "Lord's anointed"? Moreover, the verse to which Hill alludes dealt with David's not literally killing Saul when he had the opportunity and has nothing whatsoever to do with leaders in the context in which Hill is attempting to apply it ... It is simply a proof-text, and one which has been frequently used by those who "criticize the critics", obviously intended to manipulate, intimidate, instill fear of God's forthcoming wrath and retribution and coerce those who have grave Biblical concerns about the movement at BAG into silence.) We are messing with God. We better back off." (Steve Hill, God Mockers, 1997)
"... Demons have not been able to hold back under the anointing several times last week and deliverance team along with Steve Hill had to deal with some of them on the spot. The ministers, staff and workers had been under horrific trials and attacks as we seek to give more of our hearts and lives to the Lord. We seemed to have come to the highest escalation of praise and worship last night since the beginning of the revival. I was so excited this whole week because of the way God had been showing up. The praise sent us bouncing all over the building last night. The shape of our building and the way people were popping up and down gave me the image of us being in one of those little pans of Jiffy Pop. Popcorn that you put on the burners and shake. As we got happier and happier and bouncing higher and higher.. it was like someone was shaking the handle of the pan... and the foil began to swell with the build up of praise. Then God reached down and ripped the foil cover between us and him and the steam ... the sweet aroma of praise went rushing to heaven. The only thing God to do with his perfect "pop corn" was to pour butter on us!!! And that he did! The Glory fell on us suddenly as Steve stood up to attempt to preach. The only words he could get out of his mouth was "Holy, holy , holy, holy"... and it went on for a LONG time. We began to leave our surroundings and go in the spirit to another place. The words, holy and worthy seemed to be the only words we sang." (in an e-mail from Cathy Wood at SisterWood@aol.com, 2/98, caps in the original) This is an apt description of the unbiblical behavior and doctrine eminating from Brownsville, no matter how the church leaders there try to cover it over by producing videos that purposely do not show this kind of stuff. Demons not able to "hold back the under the anointing"? Are we to believe that demons respond to this "anointing" too? Anointed demons? What a concept! God "showing up"? Where was God previous to His supposedly "showing up" at Brownsville for this service? One would hope in their hearts but since they are seeking to "give more of (their) hearts and lives to the Lord" apparently they have not had Him there yet. People "bouncing" like "Jiffy Pop"? "The Glory" falling on them? How do they know it was the Glory of God and not an emotional delusion from the "anointed" demons present? But the kicker here is that Steve Hill was not able to preach but could only say "Holy ...". This again demonstrates that systematic preaching and exposition of the Scriptures is not being done at Brownsville. We can all be thankful that Jesus, Paul, Peter or any of the apostles did not get up, bounce around like Jiffy Pop, and then spend long periods of time repeating over and over a mantra of "Holy ..." or "Worthy ...", or any other word, until its meaning is obscured by the misuse of it. (Comments by Sandy Simpson, 1998)
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