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NASB | Matthew 7:22 "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 7:22 "Many will say to Me on that day [when I judge them], 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, and driven out demons in Your name, and done many miracles in Your name?' |
Subject: benny and oral |
Bible Note: justme: Every time I hear Benny Hinn's name mentioned, I think of an hilarious short story by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (who gave us "The Yearling" and "Cross Creek") called "Benny and the Bird-Dogs." If you've read it, you'll know why! ...... One of Oral Roberts' other whoppers had to do with his "City of Faith" hospital complex in Tulsa. While it was under construction, Oral, with his usual flair, launched a media campaign to raise funds to finance the project. He told of the incident of Christ's bodily appearance in Tulsa at the construction site of the "City of Faith" complex. Christ, according to Oral, hovered over one of the unfinished buildings, a 60-story structure, the tallest of the lot, and assured Oral that the funds would come rolling in, so there was no need to worry. Oral said that the body of Christ at this memorable appearance was 600 feet tall. ....... There is another story tied to Oral's grandiose dream for "The City of Faith" complex which turned it into a fiasco. The city of Tulsa advised Oral that there was no need in that sector of Oklahoma for another large hospital and that the economy of the region would not support another medical facility of such gigantic proportions. Oral paid no attention to the leaders of Tulsa and plunged headlong into his magnificient obsession. But the predictions of the city fathers of Tulsa proved to be right. Some years ago I visited the site of Oral's Folly. There stood the tall buildings of Oral's "City of Faith" medical complex. But they housed no patients, no doctors, no nurses, no one. They were empty and abandoned. The only purpose they served was as a breaker for the wind that comes sweeping down the Oklahoma plain. --Hank |