Set For The Defense of the Gospel
Exposing Kenneth Copeland

  by Dr. Carl McIntire International President, Collingswood, NJ


Kenneth Copeland 33rd degree Freemason Exposed wrote Dr. Carl McIntire. So-called Faith teacher Kenneth Copeland reveals the spirit behind his teaching and those of other Faith teachers around the country such as Kenneth Hagin, etc. Copeland has said numerous times in seminars around the world, a statement used by the serpent, Lucifer to deceive Adam and Eve in the garden: "God's reason for creating Adam was His desire to reproduce Himself. I mean a reproduction of Himself, and in the Garden of Eden He did that. He was not a little like God. He was not almost like God. He was not subordinate to God even. Adam is as much like God as you could get, just the same as Jesus. When He came into the earth He said, "If you've seen Me you've seen the Father." He wasn't a lot like God - He's God manifested in the flesh. And I want you to know something: Adam, in the garden of Eden, was God manifested in the flesh!" (Following the Faith of Abraham," part 1, side 1 - Cassette obtained from Kenneth Copeland Ministries, Bath, UK)

In this article we will unveil the truth of Kenneth Copeland's Masonic membership. Kenneth is a closet, secret Freemason who does not want anyone to know this truth.. [one] needs to look deeply.. [for] specific clues. It is a trademark of most proud Masons to leave key symbols veiled in pictures and .. various keywords in speeches or secret handshakes. Proof of this can be found in Masonry's most common definition of itself as being 'Freemasonry is a peculiar system of Morality, veiled in Allegory, and illustrated by Symbols.'

This is taken directly from the second degree initiation and the fact that it is still currently used was proven to me recently when I attended a Masonic open day and heard that same description. The application of this quote in regard to Copeland is discussed below. Kenneth Copeland started his ministry as a pilot for Oral Roberts, a 33rd Degree Freemason, Kenneth appeared on TV sometime around June 1997 praising Oral Roberts, since they had become close friends. Evidence that Oral Roberts is a 33rd Degree Freemason will be published soon.

The Little "I AMs" - Professing To Be Gods: During the ceremonies of the Masonic ritual for the Royal Arch degree, the candidate is asked, "Brother Inspector, what are you?" and he replies, "I AM THAT I AM," When Jesus told the Jews, ".. before Abraham was "I AM.. ", he was claiming to be the God of Moses who went by that name. This is the reason they immediately tried to kill him. Kenneth Copeland is claiming to be a God, as do all New Agers - Freemasons - Mormons!

  • Kenneth Copeland chants the words "I AM," a Masonic initiation term:
    "And I say this with all respect, so that it don't upset you too bad. But I say it anyway: When I read in the Bible where He says, "I AM," I just smile and say, "Yes, I AM, too." (Believers Voice of Victory broadcast, July 9, 1987)
  • 33rd Degree Freemason Robert Schuller also encourages his followers to chant "I AM:" "The most effective mantras employ the "M" sound. You can get the feel of it by repeating the words, "I am, I am," many times over... Transcendental Meditation or TM.. is not a religion nor is it necessarily anti-Christian." (Peace of Mind Through Possibility Thinking, pp 131-32)
  • Benny Hinn also tells Christian to chant "I AM:" "Don't' tell me you have Jesus. You are everything He was and everything He is and ever shall be.. Don't say, 'I have.' Say, 'I AM, I AM, I AM, I AM, I AM." (Our Position in Christ # 2 - The Word Made Flesh audiotape, Side 2) Masonic Androgyny - Half Male, Half Female - Kenneth Copeland has stated that Jehovah means Half Male / Half Female and that God is as much female as he is male. You can see how this lends to the power behind the homosexual movement that has invaded evangelical circles. He amplifies this strange teaching by also saying that Adam was originally half male and half female. According to the book. "The Secret Teachings Of Freemasonry" by Gordon Mohr, this is exactly what the Masonic Lodge teaches. (On pages 107-108).


In his first initiation stages he (the Freemason) learns: 1 - That the rite of initiation for Apprentice Masons represents in dramatic fashion the origin or birth of Nature's god - the Great All. It signifies the non-existence of a supernatural person God, such as that of Christianity. It signifies that the two principles of "matter" and "form", "male" and "female," are always eternally generating," (reproducing). It looks on God as a hermaphrodite, and creation as the beginning of the "generation process." (Taken from: Speculative Masonry, by Brother J. Yorke, Grand Master of the Ancient Rite, p. 3 & 54)

The initiation rite into the Second Degree of Freemasonry, represents the moral condition of nature's god, always in labor, always reproducing. Again it looks on God as hermaphroditic, and states that his name JEHOVAH, means "generation." Meaning to say HE-SHE, the two sexes in one, (From Speculative Masonry, p. 14 & Mackey's Lexicon, p. 126-129) The dual principle of "male" and "female" is represented by the "square and compass," The "compass" represents OSIRIS, the male god of the Egyptians, while the "square" is the symbol representing ISIS, the female goddess of Egypt - both are sexual symbols. (Taken from: Ragon's Cours. Philosophique, p. 102) This reference to the square and compass is significant as Copeland has placed these symbols on one of his tape covers.

The New Planetary Theology - Copeland teachings are similar to those of the early Mormon leaders, who were also Freemasons. While Mormons teach that God lives on a planet near the star Kolob - Copeland says that his hermaphromiditic god also lives on a Mother Planet. He says: "Heaven has a north and a south and an east and a west. Consequently, it must be a planet." (Spirit, Soul and Body I - audiotape # 01-0601, side 1) "You don't think earth was first, do you? Huh? Well, you don't think that God made man in His image, and then made earth in some other image? There is not anything under this whole sun that's new. Are you hearing what I'm saying? This is all a copy. It's a copy of home. It's a copy of the Mother Planet. Where God lives, He made a little one just like His and put us on it." (Following the Faith of Abraham I, audiotape # 01-3001, side 1) Reducing Deity - The Ultimate Blasphemy - Copeland describes God as: "a being that is very uncanny the way he's very much like you and me. A being that stands somewhere around 6'2, 6'3." that weighs somewhere in the neighborhood of a couple of hundred pounds or a little better, has a span of 9 inches across." (Spirit, Soul and Body I, audiotape Side 1, 1985) "God spoke Adam into existence in authority with words. These words struck Adam's body in the face. His body and God were exactly the same size." (Holy Bible, Kenneth Copeland Reference Edition 1991, 45, emphasis in original) " [Adam] was the copy, looked just like [God]. If you stood Adam upside God, they look exactly alike. If you stood Jesus and Adam, sided by side, they would look and sound exactly alike." (Authority of the Believer IV 1987, audiotape # 01-0304, side 1) Copeland's Use of Masonic Symbols - Remember the main definition of Masonry as being "a peculiar system of Morality, veiled in Allegory, and illustrated by Symbols.'

  • The Masonic symbol of Compass and Square appears on the cover of Copeland's audiotape series entitled 'How To Build Your Firm Foundation." He has placed the chief Masonic symbols of the square and compass on this album identifying what he is and knowing that most people will not understand the true meaning that he has veiled in allegory.
  • More symbols of Freemasonry are incorporated into Copeland's "Shout" magazine for kids. Around Kenneth's neck is an eagle above an inverted triangle. I have seen this symbol on a Masonic certificate. The female in this Shout picture has an inverted 5 pointed star placed on her shirt. This symbol represents the "Order of the Eastern Star" which is a Masonic order for women! Is this a coincidence? Copeland has placed the main symbols of Masonry and the Eastern Star on his covers, you draw your own conclusion.
  • When 33rd Degree Freemason Robert Schuller wanted to express his secret membership in the Lodge he used the 33rd Degree symbol of a double headed eagle. He sent it out to many people who probably had no idea what he was declaring to his Masonic brothers worldwide.

33rd Degree Freemason Oral Robert used the inverted triangle in his University logo which has a hidden Masonic design to it.
An interesting fact is that the Freemasons incorporated the symbols of the square, compass, inverted star and triangle into the street layout of Washington D.C. These are the same 3 symbols that Copeland has placed on the 2 mentioned covers.
To summarize:

  1. 1. Kenneth Copeland started work under a 33rd Degree Freemason with whom he has strong ties.
  2. 2. He claims to be 'I AM,' which is a Masonic initiation term.
  3. 3. His teaching about his hermaphroditic god match up exactly with what Masonry teaches.
  4. 4. His teaching on the size and likeness of God match up with what the early Freemason-Mormon leaders also taught.
  5. 5. Add to this the veiled symbols of Freemasonry that he has placed on 2 covers, possibly more.
    There is an old saying, "If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and talks like a duck - then it must be a duck!

I did not set out with a preconceived idea and try to pin a tag on these men. I have simply come to a conclusion based on their own words, teachings and observation of their activities. I would have never suspected Copeland of being a Freemason if it were not for his heretical teachings that line up perfectly with Freemasonry. He also espouses a teaching that is pure and utter blasphemy - that God was gang raped and sodomized by homosexual Roman soldiers. If so, then God's blood would be impure and unable to redeem!
[For further documented information about the teachings of the Faith/New Age/Masonic leaders in Evangelical circles, you may want to request the following fascinating videos that reveal these men actually saying what you have just read. -

  1. 1. The Serpent Spirit
  2. 2. Demon Possessed
  3. 3. The Pensacola Spirit (43)


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