Saturday, April 28, 2018

On the Streets of Babylon: Grave Sucking?

Babylon is fallen, is fallen,...  Come out of her, my people,
Revelation 14:8/18:4
 
There seems to be some "Grave Sucking" on the Streets of Babylon....

"Jesus Culture founder and director Banning Liebscher addressed several controversies surrounding Bethel Church in Redding, California—including grave sucking. His comments here were part of a larger conversation between Liebscher and Preston Sprinkle, starting at 13 minutes into the interview.
"I'm not a proponent for it, I'm just saying like there's an anointing on Elijah or Elisha, there's an anointing on his grave that made the guy come back to life, and maybe there's an anointing here,"
says Liebscher. "And then it started getting to where like, I don't know man, I don't know what students were doing. But it was weird. But that's the stuff that all of a sudden has blown up all over the place."
Grave sucking, sometimes called grave soaking, is the process by which someone lays on the grave of a deceased Christian in order to absorb their mantle or anointing.
Apostolic leader Joseph Mattera called out the practice sweeping through charismatic circles in recent years.
"Many charismatics want shortcuts to the anointing and desire results from an instant microwave experience or a one-time event. Instead of wasting their time traveling to 'grave suck,' they should discipline themselves to seek God, pour over His Word and dig down deep in His presence," ...
Charisma