International House Of Prayer's (IHOP) satanic serpent seed and homosexual roots

In the 1980s, there was a group of self-proclaimed "prophets" that were known as the 'Kansas City Prophets' (KCP).  Some of the main leaders were:   Paul Cain, Mike Bickle, Bob Jones (no relation to Bob Jones University), Rick Joyner, John Paul Jackson, Francis Frangipane, and others.  Mike Bickle later formed IHOP, the International House Of Prayer, and Paul Cain was one of the leaders until he was ousted due to his unwillingness to repent from his alcoholism and homosexuality   (  http://www.charismamag.com/site-archives/154-peopleevents/people-and-events/1514-prophetic-minister-paul-cain-issues-public-apology-for-immoral-lifestyle- )

The KCP taught such heretical doctrines as Joel's Army, Manifest Sons of God, and dominionist / kingdom now theology.  Many of their heretical teachings came from the "father of the word faith movement" William M. Branham (and branched out through Kenneth Copeland and Kenneth Hagin)  Benny Hinn and other false teachers / false prophets also had their origin in Branhamism (following Branham's false teachings)  NAR - the "New Apostolic Reformation" was also "birthed" at the time of the Kansas City Prophets and some of those self-proclaimed prophets include  C. Peter Wagner,  Rick Joyner, Bill Johnson (Bethel-Redding head pastor), Mike and Cindy Jacobs, and Mike Bickle (IHOP founder) among many others.

Branham was said to be a homosexual and had many young homosexual men, including Paul Cain, in his ministry.  Paul Cain often preached in place of Branham during some of the "revival meetings".  Branham taught the satanic serpent seed doctrine, the belief that hell was not eternal, and other heretical teachings (Paul Cain admitted his alcoholism and homosexuality a few years ago)  Branhamism - the cult of following Branham - is the main core of the false revival movement including word-faith, false healing ministries, IHOP, Bethel-Redding, Hillsong, Todd Bentley, and others and all of these false groups are featured, and affirmed, by the heretical TBN Network (Trinity Broadcasting Network)  After his death, many of his followers expected Branham would rise from the dead and sat by his graving waiting for his resurrection. 

Mike Bickle wrote a book published in 1996 titled "Growing In The Prophetic" where, on page 63, he affirms William Branham was a prophet of God.    Founder of TBN, Paul Crouch, also had homosexual encounters ( http://articles.latimes.com/2004/sep/22/local/me-tbn22 ) which seems to be rampant among those who hold to heretical teachings that were promoted by William Branham and of the heretical groups that came out of his cult. 

Most who are regulars on TBN affirm Branham's teachings and no one on TBN is allowed to say anything against him or his heretical teachings - if they do, they will never be on TBN again. 

Joel's Army:
a spiritual warfare movement based on Joel 1:1-4   (don't they realize Joel's Army consists of locusts (demons)???)

Latter Rain / Dominionism / Kingdom Now
The belief that Christians must take over the world and "make it good enough" before Jesus can return

Manifest Sons Of God
like latter rain only thinking they will be perfected and become "super Christians" to take over the world "for Jesus"  (IE: they become a "god" manifest in the flesh)

IHOP (International House of Prayer) was founded by Mike Bickle in 1997 and was influenced by Bob Jones and Paul Cain (who, along with Bickle, were part of the Kansas City Prophets):

http://beyondgrace.blogspot.com/2011/02/ihop-perils-of-passion.html

According to Mr. Bickle, IHOP is a direct fulfillment of prophecies delivered to him by Bob Jones and Paul Cain. Repeatedly Mr. Bickle has declared that no one has been more integral to establishing the prophetic in his ministry than Bob Jones

 The false teacher and Latter Rain proponent William Branham was very influential in the theological formation of the disgraced prophet Paul Cain. Paul Cain in turn influenced greatly both Bob Jones (who frequently referred to Mr. Cain as the greatest prophet of God on the earth) and Mike Bickle who often appeared with Mr. Cain in large venues around the U.S.

Paul Cain (as well as the other Kansas City Prophets) was associated with IHOP from the start and was asked to step away after "refusing restoration" when he confessed to public alcoholism and homosexuality in 2005.

Quote by Mike Bickle ( http://cicministry.org/commentary/issue107.htm )

We're not absent for the great tribulation, now listen carefully, the church causes the great tribulation.  What I mean by that--it's the church, it's the praying church under Jesus' leadership that's loosing the judgment in the great tribulation in the way that Moses stretched forth his rod and prayed and loosed the judgments upon Pharaoh.

IHOP teaches dominionism / kingdom now and clearly adheres to the teachings of William Branham as well as other heretical gnostic false teachings brought in by Bickle and his associates such as bridal paradigm where they over-sexualize Jesus and His preparing a "perfect bride" (IE: the church)  They also teach on how to "romance Jesus" and they simulate "spirit sex" in some of their "worship services".  Mike Bickle also uses a book about catholic mystics as a manual for IHOP. 

Several discernment and apologetic ministries classify IHOP as a cult - and rightly so.  This is a demonic organization that was founded upon heretical beliefs.  They use music and other ministries to seduce people into their cult (music is a major way satan uses to seduce people to hell)  This is an extremely dangerous apostate organization and anyone who associates with it even in a cursory way is in danger of being sucked into it and down the broad road to hell right along with them.