Todd Bentley’s angel electrocutes him, makes him scream, and renders him dumb

Brief Transciption of video from here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwhtQ8xaOKQ  My comments are in brackets underneath in italics.

Note that even though many of Todd’s stories are made up tall tales that evidently never happened in reality, I will treat this as if he believes it really happened for the sake of the discussion.

Todd Bentley speaking at Lakeland: [One night...] I rolled over in my bed, and as soon as I went to go to sleep, a white lightning bolt came into my hotel room and as quickly as I could scream the name of Jesus …

[End times note - Todd has allegedly had dozens of visitations from angels and some of the 'saints' and even "Jesus" one-on-one over the years in his hotel rooms. He is also claimed to visit heavenly realms on numerous occasions at will. Surely Todd is used to these visits by now and recognises them for that they are? Why on earth would he be so frightened and disturbed by a visitation, that he would scream out and ask Jesus for protection?

Furthermore, although people like 'prophet' Bob Jones (see here)  and Don Pirozok (see here) claim that angels or divine empowerments manifest as lightning bolts that come into their room, and then subsequently lightning manifests through their hands or their hands change colour and go all tingly when doing miracles, there is no Biblical accounts of angels manifesting themselves in this way, or of gifts of healing or anything else being imparted this way via the laying on of hands. (See also Todd's talking about the angels as light moving around the room here.)

'White light' is a common term in some forms of occultism like witchcraft and spiritualism - practioners send each other 'white light' as protection or otherwise call on this 'white light' when performing rituals.]

…. an angel steps out of the white lightning bolt and stuck his hand in my belly … and an electrical current, I was electrocuted. I felt electricity go all the way through my body.

[End times note: Being 'electrocuted' and 'feeling electricity going all the way through his body' is not necessarily the same thing. It sounds like Todd is exagerating in order to try to impress his gullible audience. Anyway, regardless, where do we see this sort of electricity being imparted to empower a servant of God, let alone from the hands of an angel stepping out of a lightning bolt and sticking his hand in our belly?

When the promised Holy Spirit empowerment came at Pentecost with the true gifts of the Spirit, there was no talk of electricity or of bodies vibrating, or of people being struck dumb and being very frightened. Rather their previously frightened mouths were opened to witness boldly and prophetically and the church rejoiced greatly. The visible fruit was not experience for experience's sake, sensationalism or sensuality in the fleshly, or of vibrations or lightning bolts, but rather a great adding to their numbers that very day and the days following, and true undeniable miracles.

Joel's wonderful prophecy that was declared by the apostle Peter to be fulfilled in the church's hearing on that day, says that God will pour out his Spirit... so all walks of life, all sexes and all ages will prophesy, dream dreams etc...'The prophet Joel does not say that God will send his angels who will stick their hands in our bellies so we vibrate and subsequently manifest lightning bolts when praying for others.

Jesus, the most anointed man ever, never vibrated, writhed, cackled with 'holy laughter', roared or manifested lightning bolts during his earthly ministry. How often, too, do you hear Jesus talking about his angels with the kind of focus and in the kind of contexts Todd Bentley does? Or the apostle Paul or any of the others? Sure, angels are mentioned, but it is a very different focus - and the apostle's angels did not directly and brazenly contradict scripture of take the focus off Jesus and the work of the Holy Spirit as Todd's do.

I want to stress that I believe in angels and I also believe in the miraculous. I also believe that angels still minister to the church today. BUT we must understand angels' rightful places and their true roles, and not elevate them or put them in the role of the Holy Spirit as Todd does (deliberately, I feel), or focus on them in a new type of Colossians Heresy. (See here for a post about the Colossians Heresy). 

Of course, added to this, we must discern between God's faithful angels and Satan manifesting as an angel/s of light - something the new prophetic-apostolic movement consistently refuse to do, or allow their followers to do. Why so? Because I believe the 'powers that be' know that if the 'faithful' tested and discerned they would discover they had been had for years.

Todd is bypassing and also undermining the Holy Spirit and Jesus by implying somehow that angels' impartations are better and more spiritual than the Holy Spirit's.]

My body screamed ….

[End times note, this is a very odd thing to say rather than 'I screamed'.  If this is a true account, then screaming outwith of one's emotions or will is the work of demonic forces.  Also did anyone from the hotel come to the room to see what was wrong/help him?]

and started vibrating and I was caught up – I mean blinding white light. I couldn’t see anything but light.

[End times note, and yet still this angel has made Todd so fearful he wants to scream, has stuck his hand in Todd's belly and electrocuted him so much he is vibrating, yet rudely has still not introduced himself? Nor has he spoken to him 'peace, be not afraid?' or something like this to bring some peace, as well as said who is a messenger of? That really sounds like one of God's angels - not!  Angels are also messengers, yet there is no message just touch and sensualism in Todd's experience?]

I couldn’t scream,

[End times note, but Todd just says that he did scream]

I couldn’t say the name of Jesus,

[End times note, that speaks volumes. For what power wants us to believe it can render a man mute and unable to say the name of Jesus except the evil one?  Note that Todd is 'subtley' undermining the uniqueness and power in the name of Jesus. The only time Jesus is mentioned in this speech is when Todd could not say His name - his angel is seemingly more powerful than the Lord' Jesus's name?]

and I felt the power of God like electricty go all the way through my body.

[End times note, yet still this angel did not introduce himself? And Todd despite being petrified recieved this power regardless of testing the source because he was rendered numb and dumb and seemingly without a will or ability to stop it even if he had wanted to? How does he even know it was the power of God? Because he manifested?  Does this mean that all angels and all manifestations are from God in Todd's mind? Does he think himself to be immune to deception? (This is a rhetorical question as actually Todd does declare himself immune, as he has previously stated] or is it more like Todd’s “God” is not the same God as the Bible’s?

For one week everywhere that I went I literally vibrated for a week straight – literally.

[End times note, this is a gross exageration, and note the typical liar's habit of over-stating or supporting a false testimony by saying 'honest', 'this really happened' or 'literally' several times]

And when I would pray for people they would say ‘when you laid hands on me I saw a flash of white light. When you lifted your hand up to pray for the sick we saw white light come from your hand.’

[End times note, this is Todd elevating himself up, with the focus on himself as someone far more special and anointed somehow that someone who 'just' got their gifts from the outpouring of the Holy Spirit]

In just a few minute we’re going to release the healing anointing,

[End times note, so much for God's will and God's timing.]

we’re going to release the healing angels,

[End times note, there's the focus on angels again, and Todd has the audacity to claim to media this is not about angels and he hardly ever mentions them?!]

and we’re going to prophesy a coming healing revival …

[End times note, first of all, I thought that Todd said that there was already a healing revival taking place at Lakeland and spreading globally. It is supposed to be here already.

Next, and perhaps most impotantly, how can any true prophet declare what he, or anyone else is going to prophesy before God speaks to him and gives him the word?! This arrogant statement of Todd's speaks volumes about his whole view of prophecy and the role of the prophet. If they prophesy their own deceptive words, then of course they know what will be said within their own schedule. But if they speak for God they have no idea what God will speak, or indeed even when he will speak it. They can only wait upon the Lord.]

and people are going to recieve a transferable tangible healing anointing -

[End times note, yet again the focus is on 'tangibility = feeling it' - experiences and emotions over the word of God. If it feels good run with it and pass it on - so what if it contradicts scripture, so what if it does not come from God. Who cares, really.]