Joyner
believes that during one of his many visits to “heaven” he
saw six good Christians from the past, four of whom had been great men
of God. All of them inform Joyner that they had been sent to the deepest
dungeon of hell for a season of punishment after they had died. They
had supposedly experienced great torment and the gnashing of teeth there,
along with a multitude of other Christians, before being allowed into
the outskirts of heaven. These apparitions of saints were clearly counterfeit
and demonic in origin as hell fire and outer darkness are reserved for
those who are not accepted into heaven. These visions appear to reflect
Joyner’s antipathy toward any Christian who adheres to a more
bible based form of spirituality than he does. There are many similarities
here with the views of William Branham whose teachings have been a major
influence on Joyner since his childhood, (see chapter 7). It does not
appear that Joyner has ever turned away from Branham’s main deceptive
teachings. As we saw in Chapter 8 Branham became one of the most deceived “Christians” of
the modern era, mixing Christian teachings and spirituality in with
that of the occult just as Joyner does. Branham even claimed that the
pyramids and signs of the zodiac carried as much spiritual authority
as the bible. In contrast to the predicament of the other six saints
Joyner sees Branham exalted in heaven on a great throne next to Jesus’ own
throne. Joyner’s visions are therefore, once again, exalting his
wayward New Age form of spirituality and dismissing all believers who
adhere to a more bible based form of the faith and spiritual gifting.
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