Joan Boney ... apostle/prophet
In approximately 1981. an agent for Michael Ellison Advertising Agency told me this story about their former client, TV preacher, Jimmy Swaggart.
Swaggart was tired of those small number of people attending his meetings and he wanted much larger crowds. The agency told him to cut back on the preaching and to add more country western style gospel music to his meetings. Swaggart was a country western type singer and performer who identified himself as an "evangelist".
Swaggart did add more music and cut back on preaching, according to the Ellison agent, and the crowds attending his meetings changed from the 500's to thousands.
God gave me a message for Swaggart as follows: "Stop entertaining the people and return to preaching."
I tried to get this message to Jimmy Swaggart but it was intercepted by his office staff and destroyed.
So I spoke this message on my own radio broadcasts which went from coast to coast in USA. I named Swaggart by name on the radio broadcasts and told what he had done and told what I had heard from God about this matter.
I'm sure the message then reached Swaggart.
But he made no change at all.
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After that, Jimmy Swaggart was caught with a prostitute.
After he was caught, Swaggart came on TV with a tear filled plea stating repentance.
The Assembly of God church denomination chose to pray for Swaggart and counsel Swaggart.
They completely cast aside that which the apostle Paul said to do in such cases.
I Corinthians 5:11; 13 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolator, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat... put away from among yourselves that wicked person.
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After this, Jimmy Swaggart was caught a second time with another prostitute.
The Assembly of God church then defrocked Jimmy Swaggart, according to Wikipedia.
The last I heard Jimmy Swaggart was still producing television broadcasts and receiving large amounts of offerings from TV audiences.
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Matthew 24:3-5 And as HE (Jesus) sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto HIM privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of THY coming, and of the end of the world? 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
5 For many shall come in MY name, saying, I (Jesus) am Christ; and shall deceive many.
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Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
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