If God has called your child, allow me to say this: Your child is not to be pitied, your child is already in God's arms. One day, your family will be reunited in heaven.

— Philip Mantofa (b. 1974), Pastor und Evangelist

Topics: Grief & Comfort, Eternity & Hope Beyond Death

Philip Mantofa

Philip Mantofa (* 1974) ist ein indonesischer Pastor und Evangelist pfingstlich-charismatischer Prägung und leitende Persönlichkeit der Megachurch Gereja Mawar Sharon in Surabaya. Er steht für großangelegte Erweckungsveranstaltungen, den Aufbau der Jugendbewegung „Army of God“ sowie eine Verkündigung, die Umkehr, Heiligkeit und das Wirken des Heiligen Geistes betont. Bibellesern begegnet er mit Impulsen zu Gebet und Glaubenshingabe, während seine Schilderungen übernatürlicher Visionen wie einer Höllenschau sowie charismatische Phänomene von Kritikern wiederholt hinterfragt werden.

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