Hazel records Frank complaining to God about ministry and whined, “I thought that ministry would be peaceful”. The youth eventually “flung his gun on the floor” and decided to sleep off “his bout of drinking” (pg. On pages 50-51, Hazel Houston captured a breath-taking event where Frank Houston tried to negotiate with a youth to not take his life. Thankfully, Hazel Houston records Frank Houston (in her book ‘Being Frank’), practicing the New Order of the Latter Rain teachings in his ministry. People in the end put their faith not in Jesus and his cross but in the person and the manifestations that around their ministry. You will notice this is what qualified Frank Houston as a minister in the Salvation Army and the New Zealand AOG, NOT his biblical or pastoral qualifications.ĮYE WITNESS DETAILS OF THE NOLR INFLUENCING FRANK HOUSTON The belief is that no one will believe the true gospel or believe God is alive unless they see signs and wonders. In this article, you will notice how Frank Houston preached not the good news of salvation but the false ‘Gospel of the Kingdom’ good news of William Branham. Oddly, Frank Houston also was known for passing the buck and responsibility of a pastor and carried an unhealthy desire to be a church growth leader. Those would usher in this growth revival were “present day apostles and prophets” which the NOLR teach are governing and restoring the church and ushering in the Kingdom of God. The NOLR kept evolving in its theology and embracing new and often bizarre teachings.Īnother aspect of the early Latter Rain movement was their emphasis on end times revival and church growth. The extreme and unscriptural practice imparting or imposing personal leading by the means of utterance.Įven though the American AOG condemned these teachings of the New Order of the Latter Rain, they did not scrutinise all of the NOLR teachings. The erroneous teaching concerning the impartation of the gift of languages as special equipment for missionary service.ĥ. The extreme teaching as advocated by the “new order” regarding the confession of sin to man and deliverance as practiced, which claims prerogatives to human agency which belong only to Christ.Ĥ.
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The erroneous teaching that the church is built upon the foundation of present day apostles and prophets.ģ. The overemphasis relative to imparting, identifying, bestowing or confirming gifts by the laying on of hands and prophesy.Ģ. It is important to recall that the Pentecostal AOG denomination condemned the teachings and practices of the New Order of the Latter Rain, specifically:ġ.
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RECOLLECTION OF PENTECOSTALISM’S CONDEMNATION OF NOLR TEACHING The origins of Hillsong (Part 1): The New Order of the Latter Rain You can read our first article to see how Frank Houston was influenced by the New Order of the Latter Rain cult through the teachings of false prophet and fraudulent healer William Branham: In this article, we will provide more concrete evidence of how Hillsong’s founder, Frank Houston, became heavily involved with the NOLR cult teachings, specifically through NOLR ministers such as David Batterham and Ray Bloomfield (even though they believed they were Pentecostal ministers).
#HILLSONG LET IT RAIN SERIES#
This series of articles looks at the history of the New Order of the Latter Rain (NOLR) and how it overran the AOG in NZ, the AOG in Australia and how this was done through Frank Houston, the founder of Hillsong/Christian Life Center. Today, this is internationally recognised as the New Apostolic Reformation cult. Hillsong’s roots were founded in the Canadian New Order of the Latter Rain (NOLR) cult. Many people assume that the origins of Hillsong originated from Charismaticism, Pentecostalism or the Salvation Army.