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Friday, 11 September 2026

the Name Of

J e s u s:

It’s for Life,

Not Just for Christmas

an examination of this precious subject & a biblical refutation of the false claims of

E. W. Kenyon & Kenneth E. Hagin

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There is no doubt in my mind that the disciples knew the Divine Worth of Jesus’ Name, based on what He had taught them & what they had witnessed. They knew what manner of man He was (Matthew 8:27). As covenant Jews, they knew of the majestic status of The Name of The Lord from their history & their Scriptures. It is The Name that men called upon after the birth of Enos (Genesis 4:26). It is The Name that was given to Moshe Rabbeinu at the burning bush (Exodus 3:12-15). It is The Name that was in the angel who went before the children of Israel, when they were delivered from bondage in Egypt (Exodus 23:21). It is The Name that was not to be taken in vain (Exodus 20:7), attached to falsehood or profaned in any way whatsoever (Leviticus 19:12). It is The Name that was never to be blasphemed (Leviticus 24:16). Remember, The Name of The Lord is as much Him as He Himself. The Name is He Who is to be revered. The Name is He Who is holy. The Name is He Who is to be exalted above all. The Name is He Who is beloved. The Name is He Who is to be blessed. The Name is He Who is to be feared. The Name is He Who is a man of war (Exodus 15:3). The Name is He who is The Lord of hosts (Isaiah 47:4). The Name is He Who is The Lord, mighty in battle (Psalms 24:8). David faced Goliath in The Name (1^st Samuel 17:45). His Name is fearful & glorious (Deuteronomy 28:58). The Old Testament is replete with miraculous examples surrounding The Name of The Lord. But where has that reverential awe gone, in an era where certain men have taught The Church that they can have guaranteed answers to prayer because Jesus somehow mystically endorses them & therefore we can get whatever we ask for, from The Father? The Name of Jesus has been demeaned to the status of a crude mechanism, in an effort to introduce nefarious false doctrine to The Church at large & many, including yours truly, accepted it at the time. Slowly but surely, those of us who have rejected the errors of the Charismatic movement & Neo-Pentecostalism, are taking it back. It is a massive shame & a ringing indictment that the modern Church has been encouraged to spit on Jesus’ Name, to their own chagrin.

E. W. Kenyon & Kenneth E. Hagin are to be called to account morally & theologically. They have recklessly trampled Jesus’ Name & grossly misrepresented it & its excellency, in order to perfect a classic bait & switch. Claiming that their insights are revelation knowledge as opposed to diabolical discourse, they dazzled The Church at large, while defaming The saviour’s Name, eminence & reputation. As a result, multiplied millions in their everyday lives approach The Lord under false pretences, with their own ambition, will & desire at the centre. Not His. This, in its nature, is nothing more or less than an aggressive hostile takeover. A doctrinal coup de grâce. Why do I say this? Because anyone who knows the excellency of The Name of The Lord would not have willingly come to the conclusions that these & other heretics have, so quickly & so conveniently.

E. W. Kenyon & Kenneth E. Hagin made the following statements, respectively, which we will examine against Scripture.

‘You will not be able to understand the authority in the Name of Jesus until you understand this fact. Down in the prison house of suffering—down in hell itself—Jesus satisfied the claims of Justice on the behalf of each one of us, because He died as our substitute. God in heaven said, "It is enough." Then he raised Him up.’. Ken. You missed something major here. You neglected the finished work of the cross!

The Name of Jesus © copyright Kenneth Hagin 1979 (emphasis added).

He is correct in his statement that The Lord was our substitute, but he is in error when he states that Jesus satisfied the claims of justice down in the prison house of suffering, in hell. We can deal with the heresy of Jesus dying spiritually another time, but it is a wicked twisting of 2^nd Corinthians 5:21. Kenyon is no better in his obscene wresting of Philippians 2:9-11.

‘The inference is that there was a Name known in heaven, unknown elsewhere, and this Name was kept to be conferred upon someone who should merit it: and Jesus, as we know Him—the Eternal Son as He is known in the bosom of the Father—was given this Name, and at this Name every knee shall bow in the three worlds—Heaven, Earth, and Hell—and every tongue shall confess that He is Lord of the three worlds to the glory of God, the Father.’. No E. W., you are dead wrong. There is no inference whatsoever. But the comment begs an obvious & glaring question. Can you tell what it is yet?

The Name of Jesus © copyright Kenneth Hagin 1979 (emphasis added).

If The Name of Jesus was conferred on Him after He was supposedly born again in hell & raised from the dead, in whose name were the disciples healing the sick, cleansing the lepers, casting out demons & raising the dead? It is abundantly clear that these things were being done while Jesus was here. ‘And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us. But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.’ (Mark 9:38-39). ‘And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.’ (Luke 10:17). Answer the question!

¹⁷ And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; ¹⁸ They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. ¹⁹ So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God (Mark 16:17-19).

Was some other title given to Christ after His apparent new birth & resurrection? Also, was this unknown name hidden from The Eternal Son, in case someone else accomplished the task of bringing redemption to humankind? What, if any, is the difference between The Name of Jesus when He was here on earth & The Name bestowed on Him after His resurrection? Do you see where this defective rhetoric leads?

Remember, In order to give foundation to their falsehoods, both Kenyon & Hagin have systematically ignored the Messianic trend of Scripture & opted for a Gnostic view of The Lord Jesus Christ, instead. Their inadequate interpretation is linear, chronological & logical. However, as I have said before & will doubtless say again, just because an argument is logically sound does not necessarily mean that it’s theo-logically sound. It isn’t enough for a teaching to make sense. It has to be true. It has to be so (Acts 17:11). Let’s look.

¹ If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, ² Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. ³ Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. ⁴ Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. ⁵ Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: ⁶ Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: ⁷ But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: ⁸ And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. ⁹ Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: ¹⁰ That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; ¹¹ And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father (Philippians 2:1-11).

Paul is exhorting the Philippians & us by extension, to have the same disposition that Christ displayed. Humility. Jesus said that He was ‘..meek & lowly in heart..’ (Matthew 11:29). We are to dispense with our reputation; become servants; humble ourselves, perhaps even to the point of martyrdom. Peter says, ‘Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.’ (1^st Peter 5:6). James says, ‘Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.’ (James 4:10).

¹A Psalm of David. I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. ² I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name (Psalms 138:1-2). Jesus is The Word of God.

God highly exalted Christ for this & as a result, His Name gives Him absolute, recognised, ultimate & eternal dominion in all three realms. In Heaven. In Earth. Under the Earth. This is in no way, shape or form suggesting that The Lord Jesus received a Name that He did not previously possess. Does every knee bow? No. Does every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord? No. Do atheists? No. Do agnostics? No. Do Muslims? No. Do Buddhists? No. Do Hindus? No. Do the cults? No. But they all will!

These truths ought to remove any notion that we as believers are to wield The Name of Jesus as an ultimate secret weapon. If anything, we are to be brought to the realisation of exactly Who The Lord Jesus Christ is & with the reverential wonderment that is due to Him, speak His Name in prayer & petition. Look at what He has done for us brethren. It’s right there, in your Bible.

Resist the word of faith, Charismatic & Neo-Pentecostal falsehood that The Lord Jesus is somehow our broker, guaranteeing answered prayer in His Name. Do not believe the damnable heresy that says He was tortured in Hell & had to be born again before He was raised from the dead. It is all a big, fat, dirty lie.

Notice that The Lord gave the disciples instructions concerning His Name before he was taken up into heaven & seated at the right hand of The Father. The same Name that they themselves had used when they were sent out by Him.

⁵⁵ But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, ⁵⁶And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God ⁵⁷ Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, ⁵⁸ And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul. ⁵⁹ And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. ⁶⁰ And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. (Acts 7:55-60).

During his martyrdom, Stephen sees the risen Lord standing at The Father’s right hand & He refers to The Risen Lord by the same Name He had when He was in the world. Lord Jesus. Not a new name. Not an unknown name.

¹ To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens… ⁹O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! (Psalms 8:1 & 9).

¹³ Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven (Psalms 148:13).

⁴ Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they (Hebrews 1:4).

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Sunday, 30 August 2026

the Name Of

J e s u s:

It’s for Life,

Not Just for Christmas

an examination of this precious subject & a biblical refutation of the false claims of

E. W. Kenyon & Kenneth E. Hagin

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In our last meeting we saw the subtle dismantling & misappropriation of Hebrews 1:1-6 & Psalms 2 in order to somehow prove that The Lord Jesus inherited His Name when He was born again from spiritual death! This is a lie that has been believed & accepted as truth, by multiplied thousands. In an effort to address this & other errors concerning The Name of Jesus, we have been examining the false doctrine taught by E. W. Kenyon & Kenneth E. Hagin respectively. The only way that these falsehoods gained the ascendancy within The Church at large, was through the ignorance of those who listened to them. Paul says to his son in the faith, Timothy, ‘For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables (2^nd Timothy 4:3-4). Hagin et al have ignored the supremacy & superiority of Christ, denigrated Him & fashioned Him as a heavenly agent Who will teach us how to get whatever we want from God The Father. Jesus did not promise to endorse or broker our prayers. Bear with me as we explore the way in which God’s Word has been twisted in order to make The Lord Jesus Christ nothing more than an exalted man & His Name little more than a magic wand.

I am not a scholar, theologian or grammarian. But I can read. As a matter of fact, I continued reading right to the end of Hebrews 1. I would encourage you to do the same.

⁴Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they (Hebrews 1:4).

Hagin blatantly hops, skips & jumps his way through this verse, because had he stopped to examine it properly, even with basic study tools, he would have seen that this is a simple grammatical & theological continuance of the writer’s theme of The Lord Jesus Christ’s absolute superiority & supremacy. Hebrews 1:1-3 states categorically, that The Lord Jesus Christ is God’s first & last word. He is not sundry. He is not diverse. He is not speaking to the fathers through the Prophets as happened previously. He is speaking to us.

False doctrine is always easily identified by its proclivity to conceal its inaccuracy, behind dishonesty. This is true of The Watchtower. This is true of Mormonism. This is true of Adventism. This is true of every cult, including the word of faith movement.

When Hebrews 1:4 is lifted out of the passage in isolation, it removes Jesus Christ from His preeminence. However, this is the only way that men like Kenyon & Hagin can lay their error alongside the truth. Kenyon proffers that ‘..men obtain great names in three ways. Some men are born to a great name—a king, for instance. Others make their name great by their achievements. Still others have a great name conferred upon them. The more excellent Name came by all three means.’. Men may very well obtain their names by these means, but not so, The Eternal Son. He is ‘...made so much better than the angels as He has by inheritance obtained...’. This is the pivotal point of the argument.

It is by virtue of the fact of Christ’s Sonship, Who He is, that He is made so much better than the angels. That superior position means that He possesses a greater name than they. In other words, He didn’t eventually get it; He already had it. I say again, Hebrews 1 systematically champions the unparallelled supremacy of The Lord Jesus Christ. He is superior to the Prophets. He is the appointed Heir of all things. He is the sole agent in creation. He is the sustainer of said creation. He single handedly purged our sins & occupies His seat at The Father’s Right Hand. He is greater than the Angels. He is in possession of a better name than they, because of Who He is. He is The Eternal Son.

⁵ For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? (Hebrews 1:5).

⁴ And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. ⁵ So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, today have I begotten thee. ⁶ As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. (Hebrews 5:4-6).

The writer is quoting Psalms 2 & 1^st Chronicles 17. I suggest taking the time to read both passages. The Messianic & prophetic significance of these quotes is completely lost as Kenyon & Hagin ball them up & unceremoniously throw them into the doctrinal bin. Their only interest is in somehow proving that The Lord Jesus received His Name when He was Born again in hell & raised from the dead. Let’s look.

¹ Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? ² The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying ³ Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. ⁴ He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. ⁵ Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. ⁶ Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. ⁷ I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. ⁸ Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. ⁹ Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter' vessel. ¹⁰ Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. ¹¹Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. ¹² Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him (Psalms 2:1-12).

There is no doubt that Psalms 2 is Messianic. All of it. Not just the conveniently cherry picked seventh verse. These words are not speaking about King David, but about The Son of David; The Lord Jesus Christ. Kenyon & Hagin both contend that this prophecy points to ‘the day’ that Jesus was born again in hell & raised from the dead. In an effort to seal this deal, they rush over to Acts 13, where these verses are quoted.

³⁰But God raised him from the dead: ³¹ And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people. ³² And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, ³³ God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. ³⁴ And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David ³⁵ Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. ³⁶ For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption: ³⁷ But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption. (Acts 13:30-37).

Hagin was fond of using W. E. Vine’s Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words as a source, as am I, among others. In examining these verses, Vine makes the following observations: ‘The Greek verb used in verse 33 can mean to "raise up" a prophet, king, or saviour to the stage of history (similar to how God "raised up" David). The text does not add "from the dead" until the following verse.’. As a matter of fact, the word ‘raised’ used in verses 30 & 37 of Acts 13 differs from the word translated ‘raised’ in verse 33. ‘Vine points out that ‘The word "again" (found in the KJV translation: "raised up Jesus again") is absent from the oldest and most reliable Greek manuscripts.’. This means that Acts 13:33, in connection to Psalms 2 is not speaking of the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, but rather His revelation in incarnation. Kenyon & Hagin are dead wrong. Cheers W. E.

Yet despite these facts, evidence & clear refutation of this false doctrine, folk still hold to it. This is dangerous & to their detriment, because it is a Gnostic Christology, not a biblical one.

As it has been pointed out to me on many occasions, not all scholars, theologians or grammarians agree with each other & so depending on the interpretation the reader or writer favours, they will choose that particular source. This is the way of western, Gentile hermeneutics. However, I am convinced of at least two essentially important things. First, when we embrace an Hebraic interpretation of the Jewish Scriptures, we will land closer to the truth than we would otherwise. Second, no scholar, theologian or grammarian who is honest & worth their salt, will support the view that Jesus Christ was born again in hell before being raised from the dead.

What about the claim made by Hagin that the word begotten means born & that ‘this day have I begotten thee’ refers to Christ’s new birth? Vine explains that ‘"begotten" does not mean Jesus was created or became the Son of God at that moment. Instead, it marks the manifestation of His eternal Sonship in human flesh on Earth.’. This truth is solidified in Hebrews 1:6; ‘And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. (Hebrews 1:6). Firstbegotten does not mean ‘born’; it means unique in His pre-eminent position & do not forget ‘Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and for ever.’ (Hebrews 13:8).

This same error is committed whenever this point of doctrine is used to interpret other places in Scripture.

²⁹ For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren (Romans 8:29).

¹⁵ Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:….¹⁸ And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. (Colossians 1:15 & 18).

⁵ And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood (Revelation 1:5).

In an effort to cement the falsehood that The Lord Jesus Christ was the first man ever born again, it’s proposed that the word firstbegotten has a numerical value. In other words, Jesus was the first, followed by those who believe, in their order. This has led to some prominent & popular ministers declaring that ‘Jesus Christ is no longer the only begotten Son of God.’. Poppycock. This is complete & utter rubbish. Again, these things are meant to denigrate Christ & elevate man.

Kenyon & Hagin say nothing concerning the words, ‘..I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son.’, even though they bear prophetic meaning. Solomon, not David, builds The Temple in the same way that The Son of David builds His Church. It is evident from reading the Gospel accounts that The Lord Jesus referred to God as His Father, roughly 160-170 times across the four gospels. God did not become His Father when He was raised from the dead. We have The Eternal Father & The Eternal Son.

¹¹ And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom. ¹²He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever. ¹³I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee: ¹⁴ But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore. ¹⁵ According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David (1^st Chronicles 17:11-15).

The attempt to denigrate Jesus Christ is nothing more or less than an act of character assassination & sabotage. Why did Kenyon & Hagin miss these biblical facts & trade them for heresy? I’ll tell you why. They did it in order to order to push a diabolical agenda. Their narrative is that Jesus inherited His name when He was born again in hell & raised from the dead. It is the picture of a boy coming of age & being thrown the keys to the car, or being given access to resources held in trust. However, Scripture paints a very different picture & tells a very different story. I urge you to read your Bibles brethren, not the spurious books of false teachers.

Jesus Christ was made manifest with His Name intact. The superiority, majesty & pre-eminence of His Name became self-evident in His ministry & in the ministries of His Apostles. The Father knows it. The angels know it. Creation knows it. The powers of darkness know it. Why then, doesn’t The Church know it? We will come to this in our next meeting.

Sunday, 23 August 2026

the Name Of

J e s u s:

It’s for Life,

Not Just for Christmas

an examination of this precious subject & a biblical refutation of the false claims of

E. W. Kenyon & Kenneth E. Hagin

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The Name of Jesus is sacred. Yet a significant part of The Church at large has forgotten & neglected this truth. Many have traded it in for something way beneath its true worth. The Name of The Lord has been grievously offended, instead of being systematically defended while the widespread false teaching of the Charismatic Movement & modern Neo-Pentecostalism have made devastating doctrinal inroads into biblical Orthodoxy. This threat is real, but isn’t treated as such, although what is being taught is promoted & tolerated to degrees that are equally unbearable. It is in this spirit that we address this subject, by examining the claims of E. W. Kenyon & Kenneth E. Hagin. These men lied to The Church & have led countless millions into dangerous errors concerning Jesus’ Name & Christology. They claim that believer’s possess legal rights, the power of attorney, guaranteed answered prayer & unqualified use of The Name of Jesus. If these elements were true, there would not be the mountain of unanswered, unbiblical prayer in the recycle bin, by The Throne of God. Ok, I’m kidding. There is no recycle bin by The Throne of God.

We have seen what The Lord Jesus said to His disciples concerning His Name. The Lord spoke of the fullness of joy & a day in which they would have access to The Father. Messrs. Kenyon & Hagin assert that this new day meant the era of the new creation, the new covenant & the new testament. I wholeheartedly contend that they are accidentally correct in their assertion, but wholly incorrect in their application. Remember, the backdrop of Jesus’ teaching is The Feast of Tabernacles, which is a type of The Millennium.

When Jesus says ‘..at that day..’ I believe that He was deliberately pointing right to the heart of Jewish belief in Messiah’s reign upon the Earth. Throw that at a Jehovah’s Witnesses doctrine & see if it sticks. Let’s look.

¹⁰ And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious (Isaiah 11:10).

¹⁸ And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely (Hosea 2:18).

¹¹ In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain. ¹² I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD. ¹³The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid. ¹⁴Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem. ¹⁵ The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil anymore. ¹⁶ In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack. ¹⁷ The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing (Zephaniah 3:11-17).

⁸ And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. ⁹ And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one (Zachariah 14:8-9).

I have been told that this Millennial link is tentative at best, but given what Jesus said, when He said it & to whom it was said, I would argue that my contention is worth more consideration that the threadbare offerings of multiplied liars! I’m not negating the new creation, the new covenant or the new testament in favour of the Millennium. I am saying that it cannot be ruled out in our interpretation of the teaching of Christ. It must be taken into consideration.

He said, ‘At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you.’ (John 16:26). Yet right now in this age, with the new creation, the new covenant & the new testament, The Lord Jesus does pray to The Father for us.

³⁴ Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us (Romans 8:34).

¹⁹ Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; ²⁰ Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec (Hebrews 6:19-20).

²⁵ Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them (Hebrews 7:25).

²⁴For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us (Hebrews 9:24).

Kenyon & Hagin are dead wrong. Where is the evidence of the 100% success rate of Hagin’s prayer life? Remember, he said, ‘I have not prayed one prayer in 45 years ..without getting an answer. I always got an answer—and the answer was always yes.’. Yet, Mr. Hagin still needed the doctor, the dentist, the optician & eventually the funeral director. Where was his power of attorney? Where was his legal right? Where was his unqualified use of Jesus’ Name? I’ll tell you where it was. It was in the recycle bin by The Throne, because Jesus was not saying what Hagin said He was saying. Hagin did not do his homework. His teaching was more exit Jesus, than exegesis.

‘When Jesus gave us the legal right to use his Name, the Father knew all that that Name would imply when breathed in prayer and it is His joy to recognize that Name. So the possibilities enfolded in that Name are beyond our understanding, and when He says to the Church, "Whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in My Name" He is giving us a signed check on the resources of heaven and asking us to fill it in. He gave us a signed check on the resources of heaven. It would change our lives to make an exhaustive study of the resources of Jesus in order to get a measurement of the wealth that Name holds for the Church and for every believer today. If we have a low estimation and a low respect for the Name, we will not expect much, because we do not know what belongs to us.’.

Can you see what Hagin has done here? Can you see it? He has whittled the significance of The Name of Jesus down to the accumulation of temporal & material things. Not only has he done that, but he has also removed Christ from the centre as both object & subject, placing us there instead. This is blasphemous. This is taking The Lord’s Name in vain. Nowhere in the text does Jesus indicate that His Name is a thing to be used. A meal ticket. A magic wand. A rubber stamp. Instead, He declares His status as Lord & Messiah. Hagin overlooks this & fails to mention it, choosing rather to lather his false preposition over The Church at large.

While The Church was wallowing in excitement about guaranteed answered prayer & unlimited access to power, the next evolution of this false teaching was carefully being layered into place. With mankind manoeuvred to the centre as both subject & object, the next step was to denigrate Christ & further elevate man. This is subtlety on an Edenic level. Buckle up. This is about to become a bumpy ride.

‘Kenyon points out that men obtain great names in three ways. Some men are born to a great name—a king, for instance. Others make their name great by their achievements. Still others have a great name conferred upon them. The more excellent Name came by all three means. Jesus' Name is great because He inherited a great Name. His Name is great because of His achievements. His Name is great because it was conferred upon Him.’.

In order for these things to appear true, Hagin had to reverse engineer his own hollow interpretation through The Scriptures. Whilst it may be correct that men gain their names by the means suggested, the assertion that Jesus obtained His name in the same way, is as unbiblical as it is absurd. However, in order to push another agenda, this false foundation has to be established first. Let’s look. Hagin begins by shamelessly mangling one of my favourite passages; Hebrews 1.Grab your Bibles & Brace yourselves.

¹ God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, ² Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; ³ Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; ⁴Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. ⁵ For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? ⁶ And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. (Hebrews 1:1-6).

‘Jesus inherited a "more excellent name than they." He inherited a greater Name than any angelic being. As Son, He is heir of all things. He is "the express image" of God. He is "the brightness," or as one translation reads, "the outshining," of the Father. He is God speaking to us. And He "by inheritance obtained a more excellent name." When did He inherit it?’. Well, why don’t you tell us Ken. We’re longing to know.

Hagin continues: ‘He did not inherit anything in heaven before He came to this earth, because He already had everything. He did not inherit it when He came to the earth, because the Epistle to the Philippians says that He stripped Himself of all honour and glory. When did He inherit His Name? There is a clue in the following verses: HEBREWS 1:4-5 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained amore excellent name than they. For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee?.... These verses tell us when He inherited this more excellent Name. It was when God said to Him, "Thou art my son, THIS DAY have I begotten thee" This day! That's when it happened—the day He was begotten.’. Perhaps Mr. Hagin should have learned to read Braille, because evidently he was blind!

He goes on: ‘Most people think He was begotten when He came into the world as the Babe of Bethlehem. No! Oh, no! Begotten means born, The Son of God was not born as He took on flesh. He pre-existed with the Father, He just took upon Himself a body. HEBREWS 10:5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me. He was not begotten when he came into the world; He always pre-existed with the Father… No, "Thou art my son, THIS DAY have I begotten thee," is not talking about the day He took upon Himself a body. Then what day was it? ACTS 13:33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that HE HATH RAISED UP JESUS AGAIN; as it is also written in the second psalm, THOU ART MY SON, THIS DAY HAVE I BEGOTTEN THEE. When was it that Jesus was begotten? When He was raised up! On that Resurrection morn!’. Really Ken? Really? I’m only asking because I can read & the text doesn’t say that anywhere!

I know that this is painful to walk through, but it is necessary. Hagin revealed where he was going with his shallow & impractical falsehoods. He willingly & deliberately abandoned Orthodox Christology. Hagin’s teaching followed the lines that E. W. Kenyon laid down. The ways in which men obtain their names. Inheritance. Bestowal. Achievement. However, we are not talking about men here. We are talking about The Eternal son of God. Hagin failed to recognise the difference between earthly succession & eternal inheritance, smudging the line & carelessly confusing the two. If he had done some basic study instead of systematically ripping off the erroneous writings of E. W. Kenyon, The Church at large could have been spared this diabolical diatribe.

Hebrews 1 systematically champions the unparallelled supremacy of Jesus Christ. He is superior to the Prophets. He is the appointed Heir of all things. He is the sole agent in creation. He is the sustainer of said creation. He single handedly purged our sins & occupies His seat at The Father’s Right Hand. He is greater than the Angels. He is in possession of a better name than they have. Hagin’s argument is set out to prove that Jesus received something that He did not have previously, despite the glaring credentials laid out in these verses. He wanted to & indeed did do something bad.

The logical conclusion that Hagin’s false teaching led to is this; Jesus Christ is an exalted, born again man. That, my friends, is uncomfortably close to Mormonism. According to Hagin et al, Jesus has inherited a name that was given to Him, when He was raised from spiritual death!

‘Why did He need to be begotten, or born? Because He became like we were, separated from God. Because He tasted spiritual death for every man. His spirit, His inner man, went to hell in our place. HEBREWS 2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. Physical death would not remove our sins. He tasted death for every man—spiritual death. Jesus is the first person ever to be born again. Why did His spirit need to be born again? Because it was estranged from God.’. This is blasphemy & damnable heresy.

In our next meeting we will examine Hebrews 1:1-6 as well as Psalms 2, Christ’s Messianic inheritance & the heresy that The Lord Jesus was the first person ever to be born again. Remember, The Name of The Lord has been grievously offended, instead of being systematically defended while the widespread false teaching of the Charismatic Movement & modern Neo-Pentecostalism have made devastating doctrinal inroads into biblical Orthodoxy. Bring it on!!