Michael D. Fortner > Quotes

“In the late 1800s a certain man taught Sunday school for over 20 years in a Baptist church; he eventually became the wealthiest man in the world. He also did not pay tithes. He was not generous toward anyone, quite the opposite, he was the reason that journalists came up with the term, "Robber Baron." The man was John D. Rockefeller. He engaged in ruthless and illegal business practices and built an oil company called Standard Oil that was so large that, when it was broken up by antitrust laws, several major oil companies were created from that one company. Over one hundred years ago, John D. Rockefeller was worth over one billion dollars, which would be 50 to 100 billion dollars in today’s money. If he did pay tithes it would have meant an income of 100 million dollars (5 to 10 billion today) to his local church. It was not God that "blessed" him with great wealth; it was Satan, the god of greed. God does not lead people to engage in ruthless and illegal business practices in a desire for more, more, more. Even in his old age, he displayed his greed by giving away dimes. He always had dimes in his pocket so he could generously give one to people he met! What lessons are we to learn from this? One very important thing is that very often Satan will give people lots of money because Satan knows that money is very deceitful and can make even the most devout Christian materialistic and greedy. Let's take a look at another example. There is today a man who planned to become a missionary when he was young, but he not only turned against his calling, he turned against Christianity. Do you suppose that God has blessed this man? He is today a multi-billionaire, media-mogul. The man is Ted Turner, who started CNN and is a partner in Time-Warner and other media companies. Can we use him as an example that God blesses a righteous man? No, actually, the opposite is most likely true, that Satan prospers those who turn from the straight way.”
― Michael D. Fortner, The Prosperity Gospel Exposed and Other False Doctrines

“14 "To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God's creation. 15 I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! 16 So, because you are lukewarm--neither hot nor cold--I am about to spit you out of my mouth. 17 You say, `I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.' But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. 18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see. 19 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent. (Revelation 3:14-19) (NIV)”
― Michael D. Fortner, The Prosperity Gospel Exposed and Other False Doctrines

“Today God is known as the God of huge cathedrals and massive church complexes, but he wants to be known as the God who loves and cares for the poorest of the poor,”
― Michael D. Fortner, The Prosperity Gospel Exposed and Other False Doctrines

“3 If anyone teaches false doctrines and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 he is conceited and understands nothing. ... 5 ... who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain. 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. ... 9 People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wondered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. (1 Timothy 6:3-10) (NIV)”
― Michael D. Fortner, The Prosperity Gospel Exposed and Other False Doctrines

“Quran’s primary verses tells people “to fight in Allah’s way, so they slay and are slain.” Is it a mere coincidence that this chapter and verse is (9:111)?”
― Michael D. Fortner, The Beast and False Prophet Revealed: Updated 2021

“GREEKS * 1914: 400,000 conscripts perished in forced labor . . . * 1922:100,000 massacred or burned alive in Smyrna * 1916-1922: 350,000 Pontions massacred or died during  forced deportations * 1914-1922: 900,000 perish from maltreatment, starvation  and massacres; total of all other areas of Asia Minor”
― Michael D. Fortner, The Beast and False Prophet Revealed: Updated 2021

“ARMENIANS * 1894-1896: 300,000 massacred * 1915-1916: 1,500,000 perish in massacres and forced  deportations (with subsidiaries to 1923) * 1922: 30,000 massacred or burned alive in Smyrna   TOTAL: 1,800,000 Armenian Christians martyred 1894-1923   SYRIANS AND NESTORIANS * 1915-1917: 100,000 Christians massacred . . .”
― Michael D. Fortner, The Beast and False Prophet Revealed: Updated 2021

“typically God expects Christians to be the hands and arms of God reaching out to do his work. God is not going to send angels to preach the gospel, so also he expects us to feed the hungry.”
― Michael D. Fortner, The Prosperity Gospel Exposed and Other False Doctrines

“TOTAL: 1,750,000 Greek Christians martyred 1914-1922”
― Michael D. Fortner, The Beast and False Prophet Revealed: Updated 2021

“Greed rules over the modern world through the pursuit of wealth; it dominates the thoughts, plans, and the goals of both governments and corporations.”
― Michael D. Fortner, The Fall of Babylon the Great America

“Conquest”
― Michael D. Fortner, The Beast and False Prophet Revealed: Updated 2021

“exercise is better for the human heart than reaching down to lift up another person.”
― Michael D. Fortner, The Prosperity Gospel Exposed and Other False Doctrines

“End of the World: The Major and Minor Signs of the Hour, by Dr. Muhammad al-'Areefi. Darussalam, New York, 2008.(page”
― Michael D. Fortner, The Beast and False Prophet Revealed: Updated 2021

“Take care lest you forget the LORD your God by not keeping his commandments and his rules and his statutes, which I command you today, 12 lest, when you have eaten and are full and have built good houses and live in them, 13 and when your herds and flocks multiply and your silver and gold is multiplied and all that you have is multiplied, 14 then your heart be lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God . . . (Deut. 8:11, 13-14) (ESV)”
― Michael D. Fortner, The Prosperity Gospel Exposed and Other False Doctrines

“internecine”
― Michael D. Fortner, The Beast and False Prophet Revealed: Updated 2021

“Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold, for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her. (Prov. 8:10-11) (NIV)”
― Michael D. Fortner, The Prosperity Gospel Exposed and Other False Doctrines