Shawn Bolz -- Shameless False Prophet Smearing Whitewash on COVID Prophecy
My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and who give lying divinations. They shall not be in the council of my people, nor be enrolled in the register of the house of Israel, nor shall they enter the land of Israel. And you shall know that I am the Lord God. Precisely because they have misled my people, saying, 'Peace,' when there is no peace, and because, when the people build a wall, these prophets smear it with whitewash, - Ezekiel 13:9-10 (ESV)
These times are difficult enough without having to deal with false prophets and teachers trying to profit from the coronavirus. We have already profiled Paula White asking for a 91-dollar seed to protect you based on Psalm 91 and billionaire huckster Kenneth Copeland demanding that you continue to tithe even if you lose your job due to the virus. Now we turn to Bethel's resident false prophet Shawn Bolz who makes his living by faking words of knowledge by using his smart phone. His schtick is rather clownish until we realize how many people follow Bethel and swear by this snake oil salesman. Let's start this story on February 28, 2020:
"Note: As of this publication, the coronavirus has reportedly infected over 82,000 people around the world and caused more than 2,800 deaths. In the midst of this global crisis, prophet Shawn Bolz sent Charisma News this prophetic word: The Lord showed me the end of the coronavirus. The tide is turning now! He is answering the prayers and cries of the nations and is putting an end in sight. The exaggerated fear-based tactics of the enemy and several media outlets for political reasons are coming to an end. The enemy has been trying to distract and steal from several equally important purposes and issues by dominating airwaves with conspiracy and fear. Even now, several vaccines are coming out, as well as a natural dying out of the virus itself. The Lord is saying, "I am removing the threat of this." Within a short amount of time, the extreme threat will feel as though it is in the distant past. "The very moment I call to you for a father's help, the tide of battle turns and my enemies flee. This one thing I know: God is on my side!" (Ps. 56:9, TPT)." -- Charisma News
So a month ago Bolz claims God told him that the coronavirus was nearing its end. He said that God said the tide was turning. He spoke for God and claimed the end was in sight. He further claimed that God told him that the media attention was merely exaggerated fear-based tactics. That it was all political. He flat out says here that God said He was removing the threat of this. Several vaccines were supposed to be coming out according to Bolz, via God allegedly. Within just a short amount of time, the extreme threat will feel as though it is in the distant past. That is quite a lot of claims he is made on behalf of God. Let's see how he did. As of this moment there are 400,964 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 17,501 deaths. That means since Shawn Bolz prophesied the end was in sight the confirmed cases rose by over 300,000 people and the confirmed deaths have also increased by over 17,000 people. This is what false prophets do. They promise things God never said. Read the key verses where God speaks against them. They prophesy peace when God has not said so. When the people are trying to build a wall or protect themselves from a pandemic, false prophets smear those efforts with whitewash -- claiming all is well on behalf of God when He has not spoken. A few weeks after the false prophecy, many correctly rebuked Shawn and instead of having an ounce of humility for how egregiously wrong he had spoken on behalf of the creator of the universe, he doubled down:
"Today our Bolz Ministries you tube was featured on several Cessationism sites and self proclaimed church cult watcher groups who are anti prophecy and anti charismatic. They have been bombarding with evil and comments. Pray for our team to have capacity to remove and ban the groups and if you are a fan of our youtube or want to be leave a good comment so that they aren't just looking at the evil ones. Good news is every time you take ground a religious spirit will rebel against you." -- Shawn Bolz
