THE CHARACTER OF THE PROPHECIES

The documents cited above describe scores of prophecies in detail. The Prophetic Council describes 26 prophecies directed against Elizabeth Lynn. The Clergy Majority letter describes at least 26 prophetic themes representing at least that many prophecies. These give us a picture of the character of the prophecies which are regarded as credible by the Prophetic Council and the First Tier Prophets.

Many of these are bitter, graphic, vitriolic attacks on individuals who the prophets consider to be resisting the leadership of the Graesers. They use graphic imagery to describe the sinful and evil nature of their critics. For example, the prophets described Elizabeth Lynn this way:

+ Elizabeth having a demon looking like a large slovenly bum with a large, nasty dog

+ Elizabeth’s demon was a home intruder

+ a black widow spider crawling out of Elizabeth’s nose and the words ‘She devours those who love her’

+ Elizabeth appearing as a flirtatious woman seductively dressed

+ ... the back of her head turns into he face of a demon

+ there are worms or maggots in her hair

+ the word murder or murderous kept coming up

+ shooting up heroin... a woman of the night

+ Elizabeth is a spoiled child who has been allowed to indulge in temper tantrums

(Quoted from the letter of the Prophetic Council Coordinators to the BOD, April 22, 2003)

The overall effect of these prophecies was  to batter Elizabeth, who was viewed as being opposed to the Graesers. The prophecies caused (not just revealed) shame, guilt, murderousness and hate, not solved them.

There is overwhelming condemnation, and grace or transformation is little in evidence. Conspicuously absent from the prophecies are Biblical themes such as gentleness to the weak (Hebrews 12:12-13- “weak knees” and Isaiah 42:1-3- “not snuff a smoldering wick”) and Jesus Christ’s invitation in Matthew 11:28 “come to me you who are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest.”

The prophecies are very similar to Chris Geer’s “Passing of a Patriarch” which condemned all TWI leaders (other than Geer), which was also used to gain political power.

The Prophetic Council’s summary of the prophecies against Elizabeth Lynn sometimes  read like horoscopes with qualifications: “things are gong to get progressively darker...” “There is coming or may be a separation...” “There may need to be some outside help...” These sound more like self-fulfilling prophecies than like divine revelation.