In addition to real christian healing, it also exists false christian healing, false prophets, etc.
«For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.» Matthew 24.24
«Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore by their fruits you will know them.» Matthew 7.15-23
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’» Matthew 7.15-23
Is this something which is common in Norway and else around in the world?
Yes, this is something which is common in Norway, and which one see is common else in the world as well (and where it’s probably more common in different countries than in Norway).
Many of thoose who preach healing, and who do laying on of hands for healing and freedom, are false evangelists, false prophets, etc, or just a false christian,.. and which is written in the bible-verse, comes with bad fruits.
Where do one find them
Some of them are travelling around and preaching, and pray for people and do laying on of hands for «healing» and «freedom», in different meetings houses, churches, and different arrangements with a christian profile.
Not all of thoose travelling around are false, but many of them are that.
One see the same on christian TV-channels, where it’s a mix between real and false christian workers within healing.
Also in other christian mediums, like newspapers etc, one find a mix between real and false within healing. Many christian mediums are not aware of false christian workers, and like that the false things get through in a big scale.
And on internet of course (a mix between real and false).
Also in bookstores, one find teaching of false healings evangelists, false prophets, etc.
Many of the bible schools with high focus on healing, also comes with false healing by false christian workers (but with that said, many of thoose who work there, can be real christians, but who have poor knowledge about the false within healing, and who can have been deceived in addition).
«Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.» Matthew 24.11
«For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.» Matthew 24.24
Many of the churches with high focus on healings, has unfortunately teaching, prayers and laying on of hands by false christian workers within healing. This can be pastors, guest-speakers, and so on.
But even if false christian preachers is common in a church. many of thoose preaching can also be real christians (but who aren’t aware of the false things, and who can have been deceived in addition).
In short, one find false christian workers, with false healing, eveywhere.
Who are these false christian workers
What I have especially focused on over, is false christian workers within healing. That is persons who are not real christians, and which at the same time is coming with false healing (either as a false evangelist, false prophet,.. or just as a false christian). False christians however, one find here and there (not only within false healing)
These are persons who can consider themself as christians, but as it’s written in Matthew 7, inwardly is ravenous wolves, bad trees, and like that don’t do the will of God (don’t do what is good). In this case, a false christian worker.
«Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.» Jesus quoted, in Matthew 7.15-17
«Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’» Matthew 7.21-23
The bible talks about two kinds of people; They who are the children of love, and like that children of God (God is love),.. and they who are children of the evil, and like that children of the devil.
«In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.» 1 John 3.10
This is what kind of people it is. Not only that a person is falling and do evil now and then (becauase good people can also fall and do evil), but that the person is evil at the bottom (that the soul is evil / poor tree).
An evil person is not infinite evil, but each of them has their specific level of evilness.
To be a child of God, one needs to be child of love (God is love).
« This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.» 1 John 1.5
«Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.» 1 John 4.7-8
«Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God, but he who does evil has not seen God.» 3 John 11
(But as said, also good peolpe can fall and do evil now and then, and eventually live in a fall over a shorter og longer period. (And that’s why we need Jesus, to be washed clean from our sins (by that He took the punishment for our sins))).
«Then He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.» Luke 24.46-47
«This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners,» 1 Timothy 1.15
«My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.» 1 John 2.1
So it’s not about that one must have lived a life without sin, to be a child of God, or that one must not sin in the future (one will still fall now and then).
But what’s deciding if a person is a child of God or not, is if the person is good at the bottom or not (if the soul is good).
So what’s important about to be a child of God, is not if one fall now or then, but to have a good living rule against other people (to treat others good).
Evil people, don’t have a good living rule against other people,.. but have a living rule where they gladly do evilness against others, until a certain degree of evilness (dependig how evil they are and not), if they think they will earn on it.
(In their own eyes, they justify this way of living, and does not look at it as evilness (but deep inside, they know they have an evil way of living)).
«Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.» Matthew 12.33
«A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.» Matthew 12.35
But remember that a good person also can fall and do evil things,.. so a person who does more evil than average, isn’t neccesary an evil person at the bottom.
An evil person, does not change (but will always have his/her specific level of evilness).
Evil persons, can also fall like good people fall, but are then falling beyond their basic level of evilness.
How do they do healings and wonders?
The false chrstian workers withint healing, is as said not coming with good fruits.
«You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.» Matthew 7.16-17
They are as said, evil persons, and have because of that the devil as their father.
The bible describe them also as the devils servants (but I guess they don’t know by themselves, that they are serving the devil).
«For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.» 2 Corinthians 11.13-15
The power to do signs and wonders, they get by demons / evil spirits, who is the devils angels (previous fallen angels, which where thrown out of heaven together with the devil)
«And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.» Revelation 12.7-9
In the same way as real healing-preachers, the false workers also commonly use the name Jesus when they shall do wonders (for instance at the same time as they do laying on of hands), but where they instead are coming with power of demons.
But do they themself understand, that they are working with demons?
The impression I have of that, is that it seems like a least many of them, are not aware of that, but that they have been deceived / blinded in this area, and where they think they walk in the power of God.
What happen to them they shall heal
The bible is clear about, that the false christian workers, also can do signs and wonders,.. and I have myself heard people testified about problems which has dissapeared, after they’ve been to such false workers.
I guees they can do much of the same things, as real healing evangelists can do,.. get pain to dissapear, get a food which is too short to get the equal length as the other foot, get illnesess to dissapear, etc.
But, one have with the devil and evil spirits to do, and they are noe there for helping you, but to more or less a grip on you (to damage more or less for you), and one of the way they can deceive one, is to first «heal» and «help».
«And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.» 2 Corinthians 11.14
So even if one get healed or get other help, when a false worker pray for one,.. one will loose on it in total. One can for instance get a new and worser illness, or be weakened psychologically, get pain in the body here and there, and so on.
How much they will damage for one, will vary, depending how evil they are and not.
The way they get access to damage to one, can for instance be that they get inside one’s body (and stays there) (after the false worker for instance did a laying on of hands on one, or just that one was open to the false spirits on a meeting one attended), or that they get connected to one in other ways.
One can get several evil spirits in the body etc, which damage for one in different ways.
But’s it’s not only when a false worker shall heal one, that one can get evil spirits in ones body. Something which is common, as that they shall give The Holy Spirit, by laying on of hands, something which is biblical; «Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.» Acts 8.17, but where they are giving one or more evil spirits instead (probably without understanding that that is what they are doing).
Manifestations
Something which seems common at meetings with falske workers, is that it’s a high focus on manifestations.
The false worker is laying on his hands on one, or is just holding a hand up against one, where he/she at the same time can be shouting the word «fire», and like that shall come with The Holy Spirit to manifest in them, but where he/she instead is coming with evil spirits which can start to manifest in them.
Such manifestations can be uncontrolable shaking, unstoppable laugher (which they may call «holy» laugher), that one become like drunk (which they can call «drunk» in The Spirit), strange head-movements, and so on. Such manifistation, one can also find in the alternative (like new age, etc) (which is something the bible warns against).
In other cases, the spirits can give one great pain when the false worker do laying on of hands.
Something which is common, is that the sprits make people fall down at the floor, where they can be laying for a time before they get up again.
Many who attend such meetings, are deceived to think that this is the work of The Holy Spirit (and my impression is that it seems to be common that the false workers are deceived too).
But, also at real miracle-meetings, one can see demonic manifestations, especially when one shall cast demons out of people, where the demons then can start to manifest, before they at the end loose the grip on one.
«Then one of the crowd answered and said, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a mute spirit. And wherever it seizes him, it throws him down; he foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I spoke to Your disciples, that they should cast it out, but they could not.”
He answered him and said, “O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to Me.” Then they brought him to Him. And when he saw Him, immediately the spirit convulsed him, and he fell on the ground and wallowed, foaming at the mouth.
So He asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?”
And he said, “From childhood. And often he has thrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”
Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”
Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!”
When Jesus saw that the people came running together, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “Deaf and dumb spirit, I command you, come out of him and enter him no more!” Then the spirit cried out, convulsed him greatly, and came out of him. And he became as one dead, so that many said, “He is dead.” But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose.» Mark 9.17-27
«Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them. And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed. And there was great joy in that city.» Acts 8.5-8
But demons are also often being cast out instantly, without any manifestations.
«Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, “Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity.” And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.» Acts 13.10-13
«When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: “He Himself took our infirmities And bore our sicknesses.”» Matthew 8.16-17
Not everything one see of strange manifestations at meetings with false workers, are neccesary demonic. It seems to be common that demons don’t get a grip on everyone on such meetings, and some persons can then think it’s something wrong with them (since they think it’s The Holy Spirit who manifest in the others), and then can start to imitate the manifestations of others.
False prophecies, false tongue speaking etc
Many of the false workers, call themself prophets etc, but are coming with false propecies, either themself just say something, or the spirits give them something.
«Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many.» Matthew 24.11
«Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world.» 1 John 4.1
False tongue speaking is also common, where evil spirts do the same as The Holy Spirit, by talking an uknown language through a person, and where another person get the interpretation.
This is also common within budhism, hinduism etc (and where it’s evil spirits talking through a person).
Else, it’s also common, that the false workers can get words of knowledge, for instance when the do laying on of hands.
Such words of knowledge, can be different things the evil spirits know about one from before (for instance different illnesses and problems one have, or different positive things one do (for instance in ones christian life)), and then the evil spirits can tell that to one, via for instance someone talking in tongues, or direcly via the false worker. And when one see that the information one get is correct, one will easier be deceived.
Prophecies, tongue speaking, and that The Holy Spirit talks to one in different ways, is also biblical,.. so a real christian can get real prophecies, real tongue speaking, and another the real interpretation of the tongue speaking, words of knowledge, visions, and so on.
«When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.» Acts 19.5-6
«Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go near and overtake this chariot.”
So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?”
And he said, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him.» Acts 8.29-31
«And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God,
That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh;
Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
Your young men shall see visions,
Your old men shall dream dreams.» Acts 2.17
Distorted teaching is common
A distorted teaching of the bible, is also common with the false workers,.. with a mix between real and false, and also to misuse bibleverses.
Something which seems to be common, is that they try to convice the listeners, that ‘s is wrong to ask questions related to the teaching (opposite of common sense, and opposite of what the bible teach one can do).
«Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.» Acts 17.10-11
«To the angel of the church of Ephesus write,
‘These things says He who holds the seven stars in His right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven golden lampstands: “I know your works, your labor, your patience, and that you cannot bear those who are evil. And you have tested those who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars» Revelation 2.1-2
«For we are not, as so many, peddling the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as from God, we speak in the sight of God in Christ.» 2 Corinthians 2.17
Also notice the following in the bible-verse under: «receiv a different spirit» (where sa said the false workers, can give on evil-spirits for instance by laying on of hands).
«But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted—you may well put up with it!» 2 Corinthians 11.3-4
«For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also transform themselves into ministers of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.» 2 Corinthians 13-15
«I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ.» Galatians 1.6-7
How have they entered thoose things?
Some of them have got into these things, by going to a «bibleschool» in Norway or arbroad, which has a high focus on the supernatural, but where the bibleschools are involved in false healings etc, and maybe a twisted bible teaching too.
Others have attented more shorter «biblestudies» and courses.
And others have got teaching in their own churches.
Is it common that real christians get deceived to do false healings etc?
How common that is and not, I don’t know.
But it’s common that real christians get deceived by false evangelists, false prophets and other false christians within «healings»,.. where they are getting prayers and laying on of hands from them, and like that can get demons inside that damage more or less for them.
It’s also common that real christians attend such bibleschools, involved in false healings etc.
«For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.» Matthew 24.24
How easiest possible divide between what is real and false
Jesus says that one shall look at the fruits. See if the fruits are good or bad.
«Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?» Matthew 7.15-16
Manifestations
It’s common that the false workers, try to evoke manifestations in people (shaking, strange movements, be like drunk, etc), as well as its common that people attending such meetings, are searching for thoose manifestations (where they think it’s The Holy Spirit).
Are real healings evangelist, will understasnd that it’s demonic, and then instead start to cast out the demon(s). My personal eperience is that most demons are being cast out without manifestations (but it’s something which can happen).
Often the false workers, are using the word «fire», when they try to evoke manifestations (but it vary what they say and not).
Falling backwards
This seems to be very common, that people are falling backwards (and someone are standing behind to receiv them), and then being laid down to the floor,.. where the false worker are doing this by the power of the spirits.
It’s also common, that people at the meeting are searching this.
And also here it’s common, that the falsw worker use the word «fire», when he/she try to make this happen (but again, it vary what they say and not).
But as said, also at real miracle meetings, people can get down to the floor, when one shall cast out demons of people, where the demons make them falling down and eventually manifest in them, before they loose the grip on them (but often demons are being cast out instantly, without anything else happening).
Fire tunnels
This is also common within the false, where people are standing in two rows, and where other people shall walk between them and get laying on of hands to receiv spiritual power etc,.. but where they are coming with demonic power (where I guess most of them don’t know that, and where demons can start to manifest in the people who get laying on of hands.
Pain
Somethings which also can happen, is that a false worker is trying bring pain to another person, by the power of the spirit(s), where the person is screaming of pain, while getting laying on of hands for instance, and where one also can see that the false worker is enjoing what’s happening.
But, also when casting out demons, screming can happen, where the demons scream through a person, before they loose their grip on the person.
«For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed. And there was great joy in that city.» Acts 8.7-8
Informing by pain and trouble
Something which seems to be common within the false, is that some persons belive that The Holy Spirit can give them pain and another trouble in their body, and then by that are telling them that there is someone here around them, who has such a problem (for instance problem with a knee), and then telling the person to come forward to receiv a prayer (withlaying on of hands), but where it’s evil spirits who make this pain.
False healing
It’s not always that the false workers tro to envoke manifestations in people. Sometimes things can be calmer and more similar to a real miracle meeting, where they just are praying «healings» to with laying on of hands etc.
But, as said, they don’t come with real healing. They can get illnesses and trouble to dissapear (for deceiving people),.. and then they come with more problems than they took away (for instance a more serious illness, etc), so the fruit in total become bad.
But also when being prayed for by a real healing evangelist, one sometimes can become worser, before one at the end get better.
That’s becaue if a illness or another trouble, is caused by an evil spirit, the spirit can resist in the beginning, before it loose the grip on on,.. but this vary.
How is the person
How is the person praying for people. Does he/she seem to be a gentle person (and like that, good at the bottom),.. or does the person seem to be hard at the bottom (more or less evil at the bottom). Is he/she just playing gentle, or is it real?
If a person is good or evil at the bottom, does not need to be easy to evaluate, and one can easy evalute a person wrong.
How is the teaching
The false workers is often coming with a twisted bible-teaching, with a mix between right and wrong teaching.
All preachers can however do some wrong teaching, but in lesser degree than the false workers.
«These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.» Acts 17.11
«For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves. Therefore watch, and remember that for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears.» Acts 20.29-31
Other ways to evaluate things
The items above is not ment as a complete list, but different things to be aware of.
I gueess there is several things, which is typical for the false.
In short
To evaluate if something is real or false,.. see who good things harmony with things like; peace, freedom, love, gentleness, goodness, and so on.
«But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.» Galathians 5.22-23
«(for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),» Ephesians 5.9
What to do, if one have been to a false healing-evangelist etc
If one have been to false miracle meeting, for healing and help,.. it’s a good chance that one have got one more demons inside ones body, which is damaging for one. But, not neccesary, because if one have faith that God basically is protecting one, one can have been protected against it (Mark 11.22-24).
But many don’t have such a faith, and then demons can have got into ones body.
To pray them away oneself
If one have faith for that, one can pray them away oneself. But then one must have faith, that God basically help.
«So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.» Mark 11.22-24
«Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”» Mark 9.23
More about praying onself free, in the article: «Miracles by own prayer»
To let someone pray one free
If one are missing faith to own prayers, one can get someone else to pray one free. But also here it must be faith,..either that oneself have faith that God basically help, or that the one who pray for one have it and like that maybe can compensate for one’s lack of faith (as less lack of faith to compensate for, as easier to compensate).
«And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.» Jesus quoted, in Mark 16.17-18
But as of today, there are not so many christians who have faith for this, but it’s getting more of them.
More about being prayed free, in the article: «About healings by prayers, laying on of hands, etc»
Baptism
If one are not baptized, then it seems like one not always can be set total free from demons (for instance that one can be prayed free from some demons, but that the last one remind until one are baptized and then prayed for again).
To read more about baptism, see the article: «Baptism»