An overwhelming spate of books came out from Full Gospel circles to help the body of Christ get a right perspective on divine healing. The forces of darkness and death however, are not so easily taken back and we see the following situation today:

• The works and writings of almost every notable servant of God who has ministered divine healing in the past 30 years is being attacked with renewed vigor and greater reinforcements.
• Many ministers of divine healing have been attacked powerfully, hospitalized and this has added a sharp arrow to the quiver of the gentry whose interpretation of the Hebrew and Greek originals depend on their theological and spiritual pedigree.
• The attacks have gained a momentum so ominous that several Pentecostal Full Gospel and Charismatic proponents of divine healing have become complacent or buckled under the pressure. So awesome is the deception that a major Pentecostal, Full Gospel denomination in Europe has removed healing from the atonement.
• Observations, statistics, documented statements and evidences are impressive and vital in establishing a fact and the opponents of divine healing have done their homework well in these areas.

The church is yet to come into the fullness of the stature of Jesus Christ and the non-occurrence of a few healings which are usually singled out, is inevitable. There are also many other reasons why a person does not get healed. There are also reasons why a person receives and loses healing.

The obstacles to healing are probably the greatest in any Christian endeavor as all sickness or disease attack the immunity system of the body and is therefore incipient death. However let it be known that men with unflinching faith have nevertheless been preaching the glorious gospel of redemption’s fullness till the end of their lives.

As death is the last enemy of man and all sickness is incipient death, those preaching healing are the targets of satan’s wrath and fury. The demons of darkness undoubtedly find an extremely valuable foothold in the schismatic opinions of unbelieving "believers".

More time is spent by eminent men in libraries and research centers trying to understand the intricacies of Hebrew and Greek than trusting the Holy Scriptures and the ever-present Holy Spirit who is the author of the scriptures. Remember that no prophecy of the scriptures is of any private INTERPRETATION (II Pet 1: 20) and all scripture is given by INSPIRATION of God. (II Tim 3:16). Theology does not have much time for ‘kneeology’. Interpretations generally come from men who spend about half an hour in prayer while men with genuine healing ministrations spend hours a day and often days together in prayer and fasting.

The whore of Babylon (Rev. 17) has the capability to deceive nations. The non-occurrence of miracles and various pressure factors have lulled some Full Gospel preachers into complacency and compromise on fundamental teachings. The spirit of deception has also caused many a preacher to compromise or neglect or even reject the foundation stones of the Christian faith as mentioned in Hebrews 6:1, 2 to participate in frenzied activities, however good they are, in the looming dusk of this millennium.

The manipulation of statistics is known to many. For example every gospel preacher with some experience knows that the percentage of Christians in India is many times more than the oft-lamented figure of 3% or so. There is no evidence from a Betty Baxter, Gordan Lindsay or a Nita Edwards. The healing of Oral Roberts as a dying youngster or the raising of Kenneth Hagin as a youth from certain death seemed to have been erased from the minds of certain prolific writers who fiercely oppose the glorious message of God's compassion for the sick and diseased. The seemingly impressive documented facts and evidence of healing critics are very questionable. Documentation and evidence of permanent healings under ministers like John Lake, Smith Wigglesworth, David Duplessis, Mel Tari and the Unknown Preacher are conspicuous by their absence.

The Unknown Preacher is mentioned because today there is an army of God worldwide reaching out with healing and deliverance who can produce living witnesses with documentation of mighty healings. This only fulfills the prophecies of Jesus who said:

1) Believers shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover. Mark 16: 15-18.

2) Believers shall do my works and greater works. Jn. 14:12

AIDS was once a far away disease in permissive society ties. Today it is a topic for conversation anywhere. The attack on the teaching of divine healing has started once again from reprobate, materialistic and prayerless groups and is spreading in a subtle manner mostly in the form of books with an irresistible appearance.

In closing, be careful of the books you read. "Of making books there is no end." (Eccl.l2:12)

As the little children sing, 'The best book to read is the Bible!'