Unmasking Global Missions: From Sharon Orphanage to Modern NAR | Matt Hannigan | Episode 460

John and Matthew revisit the deep and often overlooked history of the Global Missions movement and its ties to Sharon Orphanage and the 1948 Latter-Rain Revival. Matthew, a former member, shares firsthand insights about growing up under the group’s culture of “prophetic history” and its fixation on ongoing revelation. Together they examine the roots of this theology in Branhamism, the hidden influence of early founders like Eric Holt, George Houghton, and Percy Hunt, and how editing and distributing recorded sermons shaped the movement’s beliefs. They also discuss the broader restorationist mindset that underpins much of the New Apostolic Reformation and why it continues to attract followers today. This candid conversation sheds light on the long-term dangers of replacing the sufficiency of Scripture with leaders who claim to reveal divine mysteries.

00:00 — Introduction
00:31 — Cult overlap between Branham, IHOPKC & Global Missions 
01:30 — Why everyone wants the “prophetic history” 
03:12 — Leaving a cult without knowing what questions to ask 
04:22 — Early Global Missions leaders and myth-making 
06:09 — Secret origins: funding, influence & hidden power structures 
10:06 — Founders’ behavior becoming church policy 
11:02 — Telekinesis, metaphysics & spiritualist practices 
14:40 — The “Judas narrative” and endless fragmentation 
17:12 — Gnostic foundations and pursuit of hidden knowledge 
18:30 — The danger of ongoing revelation vs. biblical sufficiency 
21:08 — Restorationism and replacing the Holy Spirit with apostles 
23:23 — Why “special revelation” isolates people from mission 
25:52 — When “revival” becomes generational disappointment 
28:00 — “The world is worse than ever”…or is it? 
32:05 — The gimmicks behind healing revivals 
37:02 — Cutting tapes, hiding failures & manufacturing miracles 
43:08 — The archive nobody is allowed to see 
54:27 — Why the “middle years” are erased 
55:46 — How to leave without losing family & hope 
56:38 — Close & resources 

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