"As Matthew D. Taylor observes, in apostolic and prophetic circles, people like BICKLE are given an almost unfathomable amount of spiritual authority"far beyond most evangelical pastors. They are seen as oracles of God, speaking with the voice of God through prophecy, and leading the church under divine apostolic directives. That is a straightforward recipe for abuse and cover-up. Indeed, it's baked into BICKLE'S decades-long prophetic narrative that anyone who criticizes or exposes him must be an agent of Satan." - FIREFLY Report
We have heard and it is referenced throughout this report the fake "black horse prophecy." Bickle and IHOP leadership wielded this nonsense as a weapon against any criticism. This feature is prominent throughout Charismania and the apostate church. Everything positive is presented as the providence and provision of God, or "blessing." Anything negative, including warranted concerns or criticism is presented as from Satan and evil. This way the wolf is always regarded in as pious as terms possible and is shielded. When you read the above linked report, and you should read it all, ask yourself how could he get away with so much for so many decades? Predators in the pulpit rely on two things - na??ve sheep and complicit leadership. The purpose driven church model created the cult of personality pastor that the church is centered around. At IHOPKC, that cult leader was Mike Bickle. The people were duped but it is the leadership that rode alongside of him for over forty years that allowed it, encouraged it and facilitated it. When no one asks why Bickle had a lock on the inside of his office door, that is willful complicity. We saw the same thing with Ravi Zacharias. Everyone around him knew something was wrong but no one did anything about it. We saw it at the start of the Bickle story breaking. The attacks on former leaders. The smearing of the victims. Steven Strang said that the advocates were trying to take over Bickle's empire and that the sexual abuse victims were being used by Satan. I am glad that Mike Bickle is exposed but we need to hold the Steven Strang's of the world accountable. The Dr. Michael Brown's of the world. Sam Storms needs to be held accountable for this direct quote from just before the scandal broke:
"I know this man (Bickle) to the depths of his soul. I cannot think of a more biblically orthodox, humble, Christ exalting individual who lives an incredibly simple lifestyle. So, when I hear people say that he is a false teacher it angers me because I know the individual. I know the man personally. And he is not NAR that has been claimed by so many. He has openly defied it." - Sam Storms
He is the most biblically orthodox sexual abuser of 12-year-olds Sam. Now, many would scream - how was Sam supposed to know! I say nonsense! The problem is not that Sam didn't know but that he never put himself in a position to ever know! When you deify man, you cannot possibly see what might be wrong! Mike Bickle was revered as the very oracle of God that Matthew Taylor speaks about. Except Bickle was nothing more than a deranged false teacher. He supported horrifically bad theology, including the sick bridal paradigm and the Joel end times army. IHOP had been exposed over and over again as a cult, even as far back as when Bethany Deaton was murdered in 2012. There were more signs when they defended hiring a former sexual abuser of minors because they felt he had been "restored." The entire 24-7 prayer thing was demonic and former students testified to the oppressive nature of IHOPKC. The record was all there but when you think as Sam Storms, or Strang, or Brown, you stand ZERO chance of seeing it. When you are more concerned with exalting the wolves, you do not see the sheep you are standing on top of. Another feature throughout this report is the constant abuse of Matthew 18, which I recently referred to as the last refuge of the false teacher scoundrel. Consider these four examples from the report:
'In an email dated October 23, 2023, at 12:42 PM, Bickle wrote to IW #13, (IS) Deborah
Perkins's husband, reminding him of the Matthew 18 process. Towards the end of the email,
Bickle states, "I am still waiting for the ladies who allegedly have a story to come to me and
Stuart according to Matthew 18:15-18. I am very sure none will come because they do have a
real story. I'm praying.
The investigation revealed that many victims were subjected to "Matthew 18" meetings, where
they were pressured into face-to-face confrontations with their accusers to determine who was
