Touch Not God's Anointed: The Weaponization of Holiness | Jed Hartley | Detangling IHOPKC | ep 452

John and Jed examine the shocking new Firefly report that brands Mike Bickle—a central figure in the International House of Prayer (IHOPKC)—a chronic sexual predator. They trace how unbiblical ideas of “holiness” and the so-called “Moses model” of leadership create fertile ground for abuse in Pentecostal and charismatic circles. Drawing connections from William Branham’s theology to the modern New Apostolic Reformation, they explain how these movements elevate leaders beyond accountability, distort the fruits of the Spirit, and silence whistleblowers under the threat of “touch not God’s anointed.” Together they discuss IHOP’s attempts to erase its past, the continuing danger of its theology, and the likelihood of a new “Joshua figure” rising to carry Bickle’s mantle.

00:00 Introduction
02:00 Defining “Holiness” in Cultic Movements
07:00 Mike Bickle and the Firefly Report Findings
10:30 The Moses Model and False Authority
17:00 Jed’s Personal Experience with a False Prophet Father
23:00 Touch Not God’s Anointed: The Weaponization of Holiness
27:00 IHOPKC, Denver House, and Ongoing Abuse Patterns
33:00 Consequences of False Leadership Models
38:00 Reading from the Firefly Report
43:00 IHOP’s Attempt to Rebrand Without Repentance
49:00 Mantles, Succession, and the Ghost of Mike Bickle
56:00 From Bob Jones to Modern Prophets: The Mantle Tradition
1:01:00 Closing Thoughts: Why the Cycle Keeps Repeating

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