Now the End BeginsWhether you are a fan of the motivational speaker from Texas or not, one thing is absolutely for certain. Joel and Victoria Osteen are, without a doubt, living their best life now.
In the days before Christianity became the Church of Laodicea prophesied in the 3rd chapter of the book of Revelation, there were mighty men of God, great, Holy Spirit filled preachers who traveled the world setting up tents and seeing souls get saved. Men like DL Moody and Billy Sunday who pounded the sawdust trail looking for lost sinners.
That day is not our day. Not even close.
Joel Osteen’s version of the old-fashioned tent revival meetings are glitzy affairs attended by the upper-crust of society. With tickets prices being (yes, they charge you to come) starting at over $100.00 and going all the way up to $850.00, you would have to be pretty well of to afford to even walk through the door. Osteen likes to play “good cop, bad cop”. He makes a small bunch of tickets available through his site for cheap, but does nothing as various ticket agencies jack up the price through the roof. The old “my hands are tied” ruse doesn’t cut it. But again, our issue is not what the dollar amount is for any of the tickets, but that he is charging people to “hear the gospel”.
This is light years removed from the day where the preacher raised all the money for the revival and depended completely on the love offerings from God’s people to pay the expenses.
It is well within your right to be a fan of this man’s message, such as it is. Also within your rights to spend your hard-earned money to increase the size of his bank accounts. But do not call this man a preacher of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. That he absolutely is not. He is nothing more than Tony Robbins with a Jesus fish in a $4,000 suit.
The Apostle Paul said that to charge people to hear and receive the Gospel is an abuse of the preacher’s power. But Joel Osteen can breathe easy on that count – he doesn’t preach the Gospel. No, where he will be held accountable will be for leading millions of people astray and to Hell with the false Prosperity Gospel.
H/T to PimpPreacher.com for top 2 ticket price photos
H/T to Kristin M. Greene foriPhone screengrab ticket price photo
I’m not sure there is a bigger POS in America. I lost a twitter account with over 20k followers for calling him a propagandist with all his #obey crap. He’s probably a fag too.
You got it right, Chris. And aren’t you amazed at the amount of people who think he hung the moon. He doesn’t even use a Bible.
False prophet…but worry not….there is a place prepared for the Devil and his angels….
My Fellow Patriots:
My God,.. this guy is full of crap,.. he makes real sleaze look clean.
I look at this guy,.. and my entire reflexive action is to want to puke on the spot.
This sack of crap makes the average politician,.. hell,.. lets get real here,… he makes even the most seasoned, professional and reviled politican look honest!
What a bag of feculent sleaze this scum-bag is.
JD – US Marines – … and people actually give money to this clown??? (as WC Fields said,… “..A sucker and his money are soon parted…”
Why would ‘God’ need anyone’s money? (or any other worldly goods)
There are way too many ‘middlemen/women’ with their hands in other peoples’
pockets supposedly conveying some religious message, while usually broadcasting government-sponsored propaganda.
I prefer to help others directly, and those pickpockets can go find a real job.
(or some other fool who thinks they can buy their way into a better afterlife)
Ok, so this guy charges people to get into church. I agree, it then becomes a “concert” like you would pay to go see some rock band or football game and be entertained. (it is wrong to charge people to hear the Gospel!)
He is always talking about having a great attitude, success principles, etc…
I am confused, give me exact things he says that goes against what the Bible states. Just because he wears a $4000 suit is not why he should be judged.
This carnival Barker is a Fraud.http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KwL1DThtxYg
Who is this asshole profiting off of God’s Word? May he burn in Hell!