Are you shocked at the title of this piece? It’s a very good sign if you are!
A pastor of a Messianic church in Israel, Michael Nissim, is working very hard to alert the believers in Israel about the heretical teachings of NAR (the New Apostolic Reformation) Cult. Brethren, please pray for our Israeli brothers and sisters in Yeshua – pray that Michael’s videos will reach many of them with TRUTH from God’s Holy Word.
Michael’s YouTube channel is NARWatchIsrael
Please also pray for people such as myself who write about the New Apostolic Reformation Cult, that articles such as this one will reach many Israeli believers.
Pray that the Truth of God’s Word will clear away the satanic LIES of NAR!
In this video, you will see and hear much that should shock you. You will see a man named Asher Intrater who is the head of Tikkun. This organization has come to Israel to attempt to persuade believers in Yeshua to believe the lies of the NAR Cult (Dominion Theology).
I grew up with Asher in Maryland. His name was Keith Intrater. I have attempted to email Keith to speak to him about NAR, but I have not had any success.
Watch the Video:
God Needs Our Permission <click to watch video
Here is the video in Hebrew for Messianic believers in Israel:
God Needs Our Permission in Hebrew <If you have Israeli friends, please send this to them.
Brethren, I can almost hear the “Hissssssss” of the snake as he whispers his lies into the ears of young believers in Israel. Surely the evil one hates all Christians, but I know that he has a special hatred for Israeli believers.
So, in his rage, Satan brings over “Tikkun” and even names it “Tikkun Israel” to make it seem more, well… Kosher. Tikkun is creating much division and confusion in many of the small Messianic churches scattered across Israel.
Just what the evil one ordered.
Here is a video from Bereancall which really gets to the heart of the NAR Cult. Only 24 minutes long – well worth the watch:
Is God Doing A New Thing? <click to watch
For the readers who may not be acquainted with the NAR Cult, here is an article I wrote recently which explains the beliefs of NAR:
It is Past Time to Out the NAR (New Apostolic Reformation) As a Dangerous Cult
Any time that church leadership places the Word of God on the “back burner” so to speak, Satan patiently waits for his opportunity to swoop in with his “Did God say…?” And it’s all downhill from there.
“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths” (2 Timothy 4:3-4).
Brethren, notice that this passage of Scripture clearly places the burden upon the congregants. We have all heard people say that they heard this or that from the preacher. But isn’t it our responsibility to search the Scriptures for ourselves to make sure that the preaching matches the Word of God?
What is Truth?
Jesus told us that He is the Truth:
“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me’” (John 14:6).
Jesus is also called the Word made Flesh:
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it” (John 1: 1-5).
So we see in the passage above that Jesus is not only “Truth” but He is Deity (the second Person of the Trinity) and the Creative force within the Trinity (…and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being.)
Doctrines of Devils
When congregations bring false teachers into their churches, they will be listening to doctrines of devils. When the Word of God is preached straight from the Bible, the discerning “hearers” will know that they are being taught by a shepherd under the Great Shepherd.
When the sermons do not match the Word of God, the pastor which has been brought into the congregation is a “hireling” and cares not for the people. Those with discernment will either approach the hireling or, in most cases, they will leave that place.
From gotquestions.org
Question: “What is the New Apostolic Church, and what do they believe?”
Answer: The New Apostolic Church (NAC) is a religious group that perverts Christian doctrine, teaches the existence of modern-day apostles and prophets, and promotes a works-based salvation.
Like Mormonism, the New Apostolic Church was founded in the 19th century with the claim that all other Christian denominations were in error. Also, like the Mormons, the New Apostolic Church claims to base its doctrines on Scripture, but twists it to suit their own heresies. They actually have some very good teaching on church history, the trinity, and other mainstream Christian doctrines—mixing truth and error is a Satanic tactic that makes error harder to spot (see Matthew 4:5–6).
The New Apostolic Church imbues their “apostles” with cult-like authority, teaching that no one has access to God’s forgiveness, sacraments, or salvation except through them. The New Apostolic Church began as an offshoot of the Catholic Apostolic Church, founded in England the 1830s as the result of a prophecy that “restored” apostolic succession, making their founders the first apostles called by God since the death of the apostle John. This is an astonishing claim considering they also believe that the grace of God does not operate apart from God’s apostles.
According to the Eighth Article of Faith in the New Apostolic Church catechism, “those baptized with water must, through an Apostle, receive the gift of the Holy Spirit to attain the childhood in God.” So, apparently, God neglected to bring anyone into His kingdom for eighteen centuries until the New Apostolic Church came along. The New Apostolic Church claims some ten million members in 60,000 locations worldwide, mostly in Europe, with perhaps 250 congregations in the U.S.
Other errors of the New Apostolic Church include these teachings: 1) water baptism is necessary for the forgiveness of sins; 2) baptism is only the first of several steps toward becoming a “child of God”; 3) legitimate Christian baptism can only be administered by an apostle (i.e., a New Apostolic Church apostle, since they do not recognize apostles of other denominations); 4) the gift of the Holy Spirit is received only through a New Apostolic Church apostle, and only after water baptism; 5) it is through New Apostolic Church apostles that God forgives sins; and 6) prayers and sacramental rites for the dead are effectual for the salvation of the dead.
These teachings make the New Apostolic Church a works-based cult. They require works that clearly involve a lifetime of obedience to the teachings and leadership of the New Apostolic Church to reach the highest spiritual levels. Here also from The Eighth Article of Faith:
“‘Childhood in God’ is that condition of a human being before God which is characterized by receiving all the sacraments and aligning one’s life by the return of Christ, in accordance with the proper proclamation of the gospel. The future effect of receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit is to attain the status of firstling. However, the sealed believer has not yet acquired the status of firstling, but through the baptism of the Spirit, he has received the prerequisite for attaining it. If the believer strives for the day of Christ, he can belong to the bridal congregation, or the ‘community of the saints.’ Sealed believers have been assigned the task of following Christ continually and allowing themselves to be prepared for the return of Jesus Christ through word and sacrament.”
As with many Christian-based heretical groups, the New Apostolic Church requires a multi-step hierarchy of deeds, all of which must be done properly under the continual guidance and authority of the cult, in the vague hope of eventually, maybe, reaching the highest level—in this case, the “community of saints.” Also we notice their use of obscure terms such as firstling not found in Scripture.
Contrast the requirement of sacraments with the clear gospel promises: “To all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God” (John 1:12). “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” (2 Corinthians 5:17). “Those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified” (Romans 8:29–30). “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” (1 John 3:1).
One of the false doctrines of the New Apostolic Church is baptismal regeneration. Regarding baptism, the New Apostolic Church teaches, “Holy Baptism with water is the first step to a renewal of a human being in the Holy Spirit, and that the person baptized is adopted into the fellowship of those who believe in Jesus Christ and profess Him as their Lord.” Also, “Original sin is washed away through Holy Baptism with water and that the baptized is now incorporated into the church of Christ. He thereby becomes a Christian” (New Apostolic Church Catechism, Sixth Article of Faith).
In contrast, water baptism in the Bible always comes after saving faith in Christ. Baptism for believers is a public, symbolic expression of their acceptance by faith in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ (Romans 3:23–25). For example, the evangelist Philip explained the gospel to the Ethiopian eunuch, who believed and was then baptized (Acts 8:34–38). The apostle Peter was called by God to go to the house of a Gentile and preach the gospel to that household. While Peter was preaching, they believed and received the Holy Spirit. So Peter said, “Can anyone keep these people from being baptized with water? They have received the Holy Spirit just as we have” (Acts 10:44–47). The order in Scripture could not be clearer: become a Christian by faith first, be baptized second.
Members of the New Apostolic Church need to be freed from a false gospel taught by false prophets. Freedom is found in the simple message of saving grace contained in the true gospel of Jesus Christ (John 3:16; Acts 4:12; 1 Corinthians 2:2; Galatians 1:6–9). source
To show the degree of deception of NAR, I found this article today about Bethel Redding, CA and their School of Supernatural Ministry. Bill Johnson teaches the students in this heretical ministry that they have “super powers” given to them by the Lord. They learn how to go into hospitals and lay hands on the sick to bring healing.
But recently, Bethel has suspended the Faith Healing Services and trips to the hospitals to bring healing because of the Covid 19 Virus.
Even with their Super Powers! Does this not speak volumes?
Read story here:
From Christianpost.com. <click here to read
Brethren, sometimes when I watch these leaders of this Cult – it actually sickens me. They have their own narrative which they have convinced themselves is Truth. Then they twist Scripture to fit the narrative.
Very Devilish.
Father God, I pray that many believers from Israel and from all over the world will have their eyes opened to the Truth of Scripture. I pray that they will leave this dangerous cult, and will return to Jesus and His Word. Use them, Lord, to give their testimonies of how they were deceived into believing complete lies, and how the Joy of their Salvation has returned to them. Father, I ask this in the name of Yeshua. Amen.
Shalom b’Yeshua
MARANATHA!!
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