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First, yes I have been posting a lot of videos on the blog lately, and yes, this is laziness, but give me a break. I’m writing three books and preparing a writing workshop. Plus working an eight hour/day gig. Time is short.Second, I thought this video on youtube was hilarious. Benny Hinn is a televangelist that specializes in laying his hands on people, in sometimes seemingly violent ways, in order to heal them. The guy’s hair cracks me up, but that’s not what this video is about. Somebody set video of Benny doing his healing thing to the song “Let the Bodies Hit the Floor” by the band Drowning Pool. It is belly-laugh good, and a little eerie how well the song goes with the images.

Faith Healing or Mesmerism?You believe that evangelist Benny Hinn is anointed of God? In reality, he uses mesmerism! That's a shock for some of you, I know, but I'll prove it to you. This technique was formulated by Franz Anton Mesmer, a physician and healer who achieved remarkable cures comparable to cases presented in today's Miracle Crusades, although - remember this - Mesmer never used God's name in his practice. This German physician successfully developed a method to relieve the pain of his patients, believing in an invisible, curative fluid pervading the universe that could influence the human body. Some kind of an "anointing" if you will that acts on the mind of the person. This was the foundation of hypnotism.Therefore, he spent a great deal of effort in trying to master that "invisible fluid." He developed the method, which is defined as follows: The capacity of raising the emotional state of an individual, or a crowd, to an abnormal, but controllable intensity. How is this accomplished? Mainly through music. Yes, emotional, repetitive music plays a role in the control of the mind and nervous system of the followers. The verb to mesmerize means: to hypnotize, to spellbind. It entered the language of the West as a synonym for "to throw into a trance" because the subjects would fall into a state of semi-consciousness. The technique is now being used in religious circles but disguised in different terms.Compare the Two Men in Action...[/caption][/caption][/caption][/caption]You compare these two men above and you take a serious look at the healing testimonies presented by this televangelist. First, nothing comes close to those cases found in the Bible. Moreover, his power to heal the sick does not exceed that of the mesmerists of old or other faith healers who practice under a label other than Christianity. He appeals to many because he's more entertaining than others but is his anointing from God? More of my observations are listed below.Read these SimilaritiesFRANZ MESMER put together ideas like

[...“Slain in the Spirit” - never heard that before. But apparently it refers to a charismatic event...]