Disclaimer: If you're a believer of Benny Hinn's faith healings, be warned that you WILL BE offended by this post.
It's time to stop lying, Pastor Benny Hinn.
Debunking Benny Hinn
Unfulfilled prophecies
Benny Hinn claimed that his prophecies were from the word of God.
Strangely enough, none of them came true. Does that make Benny Hinn a liar?
It's also bemusing how some of his prophecies appear to be viral marketing strategies (No. 6), or are just plain absurd.
Here's a list of some his prophecies:
1) God will destroy America’s homosexual community in 1995
Orlando Christian Center, December 31st, 1989
“The 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. [audience applauds] 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.” – Benny Hinn
2) Death of Fidel Castro
Orlando Christian Center, December 31st, 1989
“The 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.” – Benny Hinn
3) Election of first female president of the USA
Orlando Christian Center, December 31st, 1989
“People, I feel the Spirit all over me ...” “There will be a woman that will arise as a leader in the west. Following the rapture [of the Church], a woman president will be in the White House. And that woman president will destroy this nation.” – Benny Hinn
4) Earthquake in the East Coast of America
Orlando Christian Center, December 31st, 1989
"The Spirit of God tells me an earthquake will hit the East Coast of America and destroy much in the '90s. Not one place will be safe from earthquakes in the '90s. These who have not known earthquakes will know it. People, I feel the Spirit all over me!"- Benny Hinn
5) Rapture and Coming of the Lord and the Antichrist
Orlando Christian Center, December 31st, 1989
“A world dictator is coming on the scene. My! He's a short man. He's a short man. I see a short man who's a perfect incarnation of Satan. [speaks in tongues] Never in my life have I had anything happen like what's happening to me now! 'This man will rule the world. In the next few years you will see him. But not long after that you will see Me.'” – Benny Hinn
Praise-a-Thon, November 9th, 1990
“We may have two years before the rapture. Can I be blunt with you? I don't know if we have two years left. I'm going to prove to you from the Word tonight, that we have less than two years."- Benny Hinn
Fund-raising Telethon on Trinity Broadcasting Network, July, 1997
"Jesus is coming again within the next two years." – Benny Hinn
6) God gave him a vision that thousands of dead would be resurrected, telling people that if they placed the dead loved ones’ hands on the TV screen tuned into the Trinity Broadcasting Network there would be “an extension of Heaven to Earth”
Trinity Broadcasting Network, October 23rd, 1999
“I see rows of caskets lining up in front of this TV set. And I see them bringing them closer to the TV set. And as people are coming closer, I see ahh, a, actually loved ones picking up the hands of the dead and letting them touch the screen, and people are, are getting raised as their hands are touching that screen… there’s gonna be divine resurrection happening as people bring their loved ones to the TV set." – Benny Hinn
Praise the Lord, Trinity Broadcasting Network, October 19th, 1999
"But here's first what I see for TBN. You're going to have people raised from the dead watching this network. You're going to have people raised from the dead watching TBN. Programs - just plain programs - programs that haven't done much when it comes to supernatural manifestations - teaching programs!"- Benny Hinn
7) Adam was a superbeing who could fly to the moon
Praise-a-Thon, November 9th, 1990
“Poverty comes from Hell. Prosperity comes from Heaven. Adam had complete dominion over the earth and all it contains. A. Adam could fly like a bird. B. Adam could swim underwater and breathe like a fish. Adam went to the moon. Adam walked on water. Adam was a super being; He was the first superman that lived. Adam had dominion over the sun, moon & stars. Christians do not have Christ in their hearts. Sow a big seed, when you confess it, you are activating the supernatural forces of God.” – Benny Hinn
8) Christ would make a physical appearance in Kenya in 2001
Living a Life of Luxury off His Lies
Benny lives in an multi-million dollar mansion ‘parsonage’ in Dana Point, California. The mansion is 7200 square feet big, has 7 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms and a 5-car garage. All these are paid by his ministries. He owns a 36 million-dollar Gulf Stream Jet Aircraft, drives a Mercedes SUV and a Mercedes convertible, each costing around $80,000.
In 1993, Hinn said that “The Lord said sell the Benz and the watch.” And so he did. He replaced the Mercedes with a $65,000 BMW.
He is believed to be the richest evangelist in the world and yet he has repeatedly refused to join the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA). If he has nothing to hide, he shouldn’t have anything to fear.
Greed and Thirst for Wealth
In his miracle crusades, Hinn was quoted as saying “If God says give $1000, you give $1000. If God gives the word and says give $10,000, you will give $10,000. You cannot refuse God.”
“The more you give, the more you receive.” – Benny Hinn
“When you don't give money, it shows that you have the devil's nature.” (Benny Hinn, Praise-a-thon (TBN), recorded 4/21/91)
“Some of you need to give large sums tonight. Don't you give those small sums if you have the large sums. Many of you have those small sums. The best you can give is all God wants from you. The best you can give is all expects of ya. But some of you watching right now have money in the bank your gonna leave it behind. You may even lose it unless you obey God tonight. Give to God tonight. God is speaking to you now. Do you know by holding back from God you're keeping God's blessings from your family by holding back from the Lord? You're saying "No, Lord, I don't want your presence in my home." And when you call, tell the Lord, 'I'm sowing tonight because I believe what this man is saying on TV. I believe what Benny Hinn is saying is what I need to hear. The anointing of God is about to invade my home, my life, my children. I'm giving in faith, believing Lord that my seed will touch your heart.' In fact, I'm going to say something I never said on a telethon, I believe that God is healing people while they are making a pledge tonight. There are people getting healed making a pledge. No, no, you are not paying for that healing, and you know that. But God is honoring you for your obedience and touching your body...”
Controversial Sayings
1) Seen God in person. “He is 6-2 or 6-3, with long hair of a light brown colour, and eyes that can look right through you.”
2) Seen a man turn into a snake
3) Seen a brain tumour split into pieces in front of him
4) "Do you know that every unbeliever is filled with a demon spirit?" (Good Morning Holy Spirit, (Benny Hinn, Word, 1991) p.146)
5) “Jesus at His death became one with Satan.” (Benny Hinn, Benny Hinn broadcast, recorded 12/15/90)
6) "If you have attacked me, your children will pay for it." (Benny Hinn, TBN "Heresy Hunters" October 23 1992)
7) " . . . the anointing is dependent upon my words. God will not move unless I say it. Why? because He has made us coworkers with Him. He set things up that way." (Benny Hinn, The Anointing. Nashville: Thomas Nelson. 1992. 82.)
8) "This spirit-man within me is a God-man. Say after me, he’s born of heaven, he’s a super-being…Say I’m born of heaven - God-man. I’m a God-man. I’m a sample of Jesus. I’m a super being. Say it! Say it! Who’s a super being? I walk in the realm of the supernatural. Get the spirit-man renewed…when he’s strong, he’ll hold off sickness…you want to prosper? Money will be falling on you from left, right and center. God will begin to prosper you, for money always follows righteousness…Say after me, I hold my destiny." ("Joel’s Army," Jewel van der Merwe, Discernment Ministries)
False Hope and Failed Healings
Some of Hinn's failed healings:
• Brain tumour patient – Came all the way Greece to California to be healed only to find out she was conned
• Boy with partial blindness was promised a fund to support his education was not healed after medical examination and for 3 years he didn’t receive a cent
• Boxer Evander Holyfield had his heart condition healed and donated $265,000 to Benny Hinn. He was later informed that he was misdiagnosed due to morphine pumped into his body
• 65-year-old lady stopped taking her medication thinking that she’s fully healed
• HIV patient, thinking that she was healed, continued to be sexually active, only to find out that the virus was still apparent
• A woman suffering from cervical cancer was apparently healed, but died a week later
• A reporter from NBC pretended to suffer to polio and was healed by Benny Hinn anyway
Hinn’s is a manipulator of the mind. He taps on people’s faith, exploits it and through suggestion, convinces people that they have been healed, when actually it’s all mind over matter. The crux of the medical conditions is not looked into and temporary comfort does not equate to a total cure.
Although Hinn has been asked and challenged many times he has failed to prove even a single ‘healing’ objectively. His claims of ‘miracles’ also lack scientific evidence. People apparently feel ‘healed’, therefore they are ‘healed’. The implication is that patients develop the delusion that they no longer need medical attention, and this can have adverse effects on their health if their medical conditions worsen. What kind of an ethical prophet would allow such a thing to happen?
Audience Selection
Benny Hinn has ‘screeners’ who select people to go onto the stage to be ‘healed’. Amputees and people sitting in customized wheelchairs were told to stay away from the stage.
Donations and Prayers
Donations and prayers were placed in envelopes and placed in a tub, and Benny Hinn promised that he would pray for the people upon receipt of the prayers. After church service, the money was taken, but the slips of paper containing the prayers scattered all over the floor. And Benny Hinn’s response to this was, “I don’t know about that.”
A security guard revealed that in one of Hinn’s crusades, a grandmother gave Hinn the last $5 she had, and Hinn made light of the $5 donation saying, “Ha, I got her last $5, guys.”
If you're thinking about seeking 'treatment' from Benny Hinn
Drop that idea immediately. Don't be delusioned by his lies.
While you cling onto your false hope, he's sitting in his multi-million mansion salivating at the thought of the amount of easy money he would be getting in his next 'miracle' crusade.
I suggest you seek ethical, professional medical assistance from legitimate doctors who would actually cure you.
If you are reading this, I urge you to help spread the word.
Do not allow Benny Hinn to continue tarnishing the name of God.
