Re: The Living Word Fellowship, The Walk, John Robert Stevens

Thanks kbyrne for your post. That statement from Wendy C saying "you needed a revelation" got me to thinking. I heard that line alot the whole time I was in the LW. First it was "you gotta get a revelation of The Apostle", then it was "you gotta get a revelation of John and Marilyn", then it was Marilyn, and then Gary & Marilyn. And no matter how hard I tried, no light bulb ever came on for me.

My conclusion: There ain't no "revelation" to get !!!!!

This is just a BS trick that cults pull to get members to think there is some kind of mysterious new level they have to achieve before everything becomes perfectly clear. It's a way to shut up those that are asking questions about odd things (unethical things) going on in the leadership.

I think what they are describing as "a revelation experience" is actually some sort of inner core yielding to the cult mindset. A personal giving in and turning off of their inner voice, who has been protesting quietly inside them about the observed odd things.

The leaders will say "you think too much" and say how you are being influenced by satan for having these doubts. But lets be careful about blaming the devil for what our own brains (the brains God gave us) are telling us.