John and Laura-Lynn discuss the surprising historical trail behind Daystar and the broader apostolic media world, showing how today’s networks were shaped by earlier healing-revival publicity, Gordon Lindsay’s Voice of Healing magazine, and the institutions that grew out of that era. They trace how a revived “Elijah for the last days” narrative became the connective tissue linking early Pentecostal personalities to later charismatic platforms and schools.
They also unpack how the Elijah/messenger expectation, blended with older covenant thinking, end-times date-setting, and rising leader-centric authority, gradually displaced a Christ-centered focus with celebrity “generals” and their followers. The conversation highlights why these ideas kept reproducing across generations—and why understanding that lineage matters when evaluating modern Daystar-adjacent apostles, prophets, and movements.
00:00 Introduction 00:31 Setting the Stage: Why History and Theology Collide 02:03 The Elijah Obsession and NAR’s Core Myth 04:24 Laura-Lynn’s Journey Through 700 Club, Daystar, and NAR Leadership 05:12 Growing Up in the Cult: Elitism and the “True Gospel” 06:40 How Branham Redefined the Gospel Through Elijah 08:07 British Israelism and Blurred Covenants 10:06 Latter Rain, Temple Patterns, and the Moses Model 12:03 Manifest Sons, Secret Doctrines, and Apostolic Control 13:16 Joel’s Army, Failed Prophecies, and Summoning God 17:02 The Failed Elijah Line: Dowie, Sanford, Parham, Branham 20:12 Malachi 4, Dual Fulfillment, and Modern Prophetic Expectations 22:06 How Elijah Theology Became the Engine of Revivalism 24:20 Voice of Healing, Media Influence, and Celebrity Ministers 26:23 Christian Identity, Racism, and Gordon Lindsay’s Role 28:37 Pyramid Prophecy, UFO Mysticism, and Celestial Bodies 33:35 Rapture Predictions, Date-Setting, and Kicking the Can 36:01 Spiritualism, Pendulum Tricks, and Branham’s Deceptions 43:31 Prophets, New Messages, and NAR’s “General” Structure 49:27 The Aftermath: Every Movement Searching for a New Elijah 54:25 The Collapse of Faulty Foundations and What Comes Next 56:08 Final Thoughts and the Need for Discernment
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