Who Said That?

"Likewise, if I say that I had a vision of an angel, or encountered one or even spoke with one, but you haven’t doctrinally or experientially, come to terms with the reality of angels being in our midst, then you may not attribute it as valid. You may even tag me as someone who worships angels, seeks them for counsel, ministers under the power of, or misrepresents them in some way. In the case of the angel called “Emma,” who I described as having mother-like nurturing qualities, some have automatically assumed that my doctrine is that I believe in female angels. This has never been the case!

For whatever reason God chose to show me this angel in a female persona, He did. This isn’t to say that the angel was female. Angels are spirit and appear in many forms. Perhaps that’s the form God chose this angel to take for the purpose of the revelation He gave me. They are spirit beings of light, created out of God’s glory, without gender, and appear in whatever form God chooses to send them to us."

By now you know the drill.  Please leave your answer in the comments section below.  Please no google searches or cheating. 

Update on Friday, July 4, 2008 at 08:29AM by Kim Riddlebarger

The visionary who saw "Emma" is none other than Todd Bentley, one of the leaders of the "Florida Healing Outpouring."  This statement comes from a letter Bentley wrote on June 8, 2008, defending himself from charges of heresy.   In responding to his critics, Bentley only proves them to be correct.  Click here: Biblical Foundation for Revival « Christian Crunch

My question is "who would believe this guy?"   Sounds like a load to me.  But then thousands flock to his "ministry." 

Comments

[Stan McCullars]

The nutcase Todd Bentley?

I say nutcase because I think he needs professional help, if you know what I mean.

[GLW Johnson]

Bob Godfrey, who is so obsessed with Sister Aimee, he probably thought that's who the angel was-Scott Clark can confirm this.

[Ken Rapoza]

My guess would be Todd Bentley. He's always claiming crazy angelic encounters.

(I hope he doesn't kick me in the face with his biker boot for saying that!)

[Aaron]

Todd BEntly of Joesph Smith

[zrim]

Whoever it is let's just be glad he/she doesn't believe in female angels...phew, that was close. (I'll leave speculating over the 80-some questions the gender stuff begs to more pious minds.)

[drew@jonah]

Emma first appeared to "prophet" Bob Jones. But this is too articulate for Jones who is nowadays barely coherent. This has to be from Jones's heir-apparent, Todd Bentley the Cancer-Kicking heretic.

[lee n. field]

This Emma (http://www.pantheon.org/articles/e/emma-o.html)?

That would be Todd Bentley, or his WF mentor.

[Kyle in WI]

Bentley.

[dsanger]

Todd Bentley

[RobertW]

Ernest T. Bass

[Coyle]

Billy Graham? From his book on Angels? Though this sounds a bit fuzzy even for Graham...

[martha]

Please don't smear the name of Ernest T. Bass.

[John Yeazel]

My guesses have not been very good so I will take the broad scale approach- it could be anyone from the Word/Faith movement or Katherine (or is it Aimee?) McPherson or Katherine Kulman

[John Yeazel]

Or some Mormon

[Jay Wingard]

Oh am I so sick of False Prophet Bentley! Maybe he will kick someone else in the stomach with cancer this week.

[Neal P.]

Todd Bentley of the new 'revival' in Florida. The 'Emma' reference, which is allegedly the name of Bentley's 'angelic' advisor, gave it away. From what I've been reading, this is worse than either the Toronto Blessing or the Brownsville Revival.

[Patrick]

Someone who doesn't read their Bible.

[Timinator]

Todd Bentley this guy is vrazy. Drop kicked people seeking God and all kinds of crazy stuff. Just look on youtube. He thinks God is telling him to hit and kick people. I wonder if he reasizes that it is not God but the Devil who is telling him to do the crazy stuff.

[Andrew]

While I'm dubious of this person's experiences with angels and every biblical appearance of an angel attributes male characteristics to angels it seems to me that God could have an angel appear to be female since angels have no gender.

[Gage Browning]

Has to be Todd Bentley, of the "Lakeland Revival". He's on GOD TV every night. He says and does some scary stuff.