Tag: charismatic deception

Counterfeit Spirits in the Church and the Remnant’s Need for Discernment | KIB 526

In Episode 526 of the Kingdom Intelligence Briefing, Dr. Michael and Mary Lou Lake address one of the most urgent issues facing the Body of Christ today: counterfeit spirits operating within the Church. As deception increases in the last days, believers must develop biblical discernment, the fear of the Lord, and a deeper dependence on the Holy Spirit.
Mary Lou opens the discussion with a sober warning about deception, spiritual warfare, and the need for earnest prayer in a prophetic hour. Dr. Lake then contrasts the ministry of the Holy Spirit with the operation of counterfeit spirits, showing how false spiritual manifestations can produce confusion, pride, sensuality, doctrinal compromise, and instability rather than Christlikeness, holiness, and truth.

What Is So New about the New Covenant? Indwelling Spirit of God – In and Upon | KIB 525

This episode examines the difference between the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and the baptism of the Holy Spirit, the promise of the Spirit in Ezekiel 36 and Jeremiah 31, and how God writes His law upon the heart of the believer through a covenant relationship. Dr. Lake also addresses the dangers of counterfeit spirits, misplaced charismatic emphasis, and the spiritual deception that has infiltrated much of the modern Church.

The Serpent’s Foundation in the Church | KIB 517

In Kingdom Intelligence Briefing Episode 517, Dr. Michael and Mary Lou Lake expose a sobering reality: many believers are trying to build spiritual life on compromised foundations, and when the foundation is defiled, the fruit will be defiled—especially in the prophetic and charismatic streams.

Mary Lou shares what the Lord impressed on her this week about false havens Babylon offers—systems, groups, and “comfort structures” that create a counterfeit sense of security and dependency. She also shares a striking spiritual picture: a massive serpent beneath the charismatic church, contaminating the foundation and helping explain the confusion, deception, and counterfeit manifestations so many are encountering.

Dr. Lake then takes us into Scripture to show how the enemy targets foundations through “night arrows” (Psalm 11), how infiltration has worked throughout biblical history, and why the answer is not more spectacle—but a return to Christ as the Cornerstone, with the apostles and prophets (biblically defined) as the foundation.

Who Are You Serving? – An Elijah Moment in the Kingdom | KIB477

In this powerful episode of the Kingdom Intelligence Briefing, Dr. Michael Lake and Mary Lou dive deep into urgent prophetic insights for the remnant of God. They unpack disturbing revelations about the spirit of Beelzebub, the systemic corruption affecting everything from Social Security to our food supply, and how modern Christianity is being seduced by sanitized versions of Jesus. This is a call to repentance, spiritual warfare, and true reformation in the last days.
From spiritual attacks tied to unclean spirits, the deception of modern religious traditions like Easter, and the infiltration of dark spirits even within charismatic movements—this episode arms you with biblical truth and practical tools to stay grounded in the Word of God.