A timely message from Jan Markell.  A cloud of deception is enveloping the whole world.  Oprah is a beloved icon and guru for millions.  Her photo is everywhere.  What she is doing now will lead millions away from the truth of God's love and grace.  It is sad because as a child Oprah attended church regularly with her parents.  This new effort is blasphemy.

Jim
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The Twisted World of Oprah and Friends
 
Jan Markell
Olive Tree Ministries
 
If you haven't heard of "A Course in Miracles" or the proposed "Peace Alliance," then please pay attention. "New Age" queen Oprah Winfrey is promoting both, and it seems that what Oprah wants she gets due to her financial status and her loyal fans. Starting January 1, 2008, she began a daily feature on XM Satellite Radio featuring "A Course in Miracles"-one lesson a day. And also this year, she will have her own television network.
 
Marianne Williamson has picked up and run with the "Miracles" course, which was channeled to a woman back in the 1960s.  In 1965 Helen Schucman heard an "inner voice" saying, "This is a course in miracles-please take note."  For seven years she took spiritual dictation from a demon who said he was "Jesus." "A Course in Miracles" has now become the "New Age" bible.
 
Here are a few statements from the course:
 
*  There is no sin.
 
*  The journey to the cross should be the last "useless journey."
 
*  Do not make the pathetic error of "clinging to the old rugged cross."
 
*  The Name of "Jesus" is just symbolic of all the gods to which you pray.
 
*  The recognition of God is the recognition of yourself.
 
*  The "atonement" is the final lesson man needs to learn, for it teaches him that, never having sinned, he has no need of salvation.
 
This should come as no surprise in these latter days as the Bible is clear that some will not give heed to sound doctrine but rather listen to the doctrine of demons (II Tim. 4:3,4).
 
But the story of Oprah's and Williamson's push for all things unusual and unrighteous does not stop here. Williamson is trying to get a Cabinet level seat as a part of the "Peace Alliance" push by the two women. Check out the Web site on the U.S. Department of Peace.
 
Think about what the Bible has to say about peace apart from the Prince of Peace. It says it will be a futile effort and even bring destruction (I Thess. 5:3). The Antichrist will play off of peace, but Daniel says "by peace he shall destroy many" (Dan. 8:25). Yet Oprah and friends believe this "Peace Alliance" will usher in an era of global peace founded on "New Age" spirituality. They refer to it as a "civil rights movement of the soul."
 
We live in strange and deceptive times, so to sharpen your discernment, visit our "Spiritual Deception" category at the Web site. As believers, let us thank God for the real course in miracles. It's called the Bible.
 
Warren Smith is one of the best expounders on these issues for when he was a "New Ager," he was caught up in such things, particularly "A Course in Miracles." He outlines his story in his book, "From the New Age to Amazing Grace" offered in my print newsletter.  Hear my hour with him on "Radio Archives" for February 2, 2008, hour one. Also, hear Bill Koenig's report on his trip to the Mideast with President Bush on "Radio Archives." For podcasting, check this link. 
 
LIVE RADIO THIS WEEKEND: Roger Oakland will report on his time at Robert Schuller's "Re-Think" conference in January. A clue: it is bizarre. Also, Dr. Thomas Ice will help us understand the new false Bible prophecy rage, "Kingdom Now/Dominion Theology." This is the teaching that the church will perfect the world for the Lord's return.
 
We air in these cities and outlets. You can also "listen live" at the Web site of our home station, AM980 KKMS, Minneapolis/St. Paul. We are on from 9 to 11 AM CST with a complete rebroadcast Sunday, 12 to 2 PM CST.
 
Awaiting His return,
 
Jan Markell