Satan’s Counterfeit Healing
Satan’s Counterfeit Healing by Lawrence E. Burkholder, published by Wipf and Stock Publishers on September 30, 2019, explores the concept of counterfeit healing within the Christian church. This 368-page book examines the author’s personal experiences and observations, tracing the history of supernatural healing from ancient times to the present. Burkholder argues that Satan and his demonic forces have historically performed miracles that mimic true divine healing, presenting a critical evaluation of these phenomena.
Readers will find a thorough analysis of the evolution of healing practices, including the influence of ancient goddess worship and the interplay between true and false healing throughout church history. The book discusses various manifestations of supernatural healing, including physical and exorcistic healings, and highlights the challenges posed by modern practices such as energy counterfeits and faith healing. Burkholder emphasizes the need for Christians to reject false prophecies and restore a proper understanding of divine healing to reclaim genuine spiritual growth and warfare.
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“The Christian church worldwide has been taken prisoner by Satan’s counterfeit healing.” This statement is based on the author’s personal experience, modest exposure to the Toronto Blessing, observation of parachurch healing ministries, and extensive historical reconstructions.
Satan’s Counterfeit Healing presents and evaluates Satan’s supernatural healing from the Paleolithic period (ca. 45000 BCE) to the contemporary church. The guiding thesis is that Satan and his demonic surrogates perform miracles which are evident as psi paranormal phenomena. These manifestations include physical and exorcistic supernatural healings.
Paleolithic and Neolithic periods produced Great Mother goddess worship and healing, which have persisted ever since. These idolatries, combined with OT nature gods, were a backdrop to Jesus’ true miracles. For two thousand years of church history there’s been a tug-of-war between true and false healing. Mother goddess as Mariological shrine healing joined with natural and demonic magic, and esoteric energy psi. Alongside these the Holy Spirit has raised up genuine healers and their ministries.
Modern healing is marked by energy counterfeits and faith healing, the latter especially accompanied by trance, false prophecy, and psi transformations. True divine healing can be recovered when Christians repudiate nature gods, reject false prophecy, and restore proper eschatology.
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