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Satanic in origin: Gen 17:17 (derisive laughing), Josh 2:9 (fainting done by the
enemies of God's people), Psalm 22:7 (derisive laughing), 27:13 (fainting for lack
of God), 107:27 (staggering and drunk-like behaviour caused by being at one's
wit's end), Prov 14:13 (wrong laughter), Eccl 2:2 (mad laughter), 7:3 (laughter),
Isaiah 28:13 (falling backwards associated with wrong interpretation of the
scripture), Isaiah 29:9-14 (spiritual drunkeness in spiritual confusion due to
unwillingness to seriously address the Word), Isaiah 29:9-10 (staggering and deep
sleep in meetings comprised of those who fail to understand the Word), Jer 51:7
(drunkeness in the wrong spirit), 38-39 (roaring and yelling by those drunk in the
wrong spirit), Amos 8:11-13 (fainting by those who do not hear enough of the
Word in their many meetings), Nah 1:10 (drunkeness in the wrong spirit), Mat 9:24
(derisive laughter), Mark 5:40 (derisive laughter), Luke 6:25 (wrong laughter),
8:53 (derisive laughter), 1 Cor 13:5 (unseemly behaviour), 14:40 (unholy
confusion).

The Word points out that there is no substitute for the proper interpretation and
understanding of the Word (Isaiah 28:9-13). The practise of hermeneutics and
exegesis (Isaiah 28:13) is the counterfeit of proper interpretation (Isaiah 28:11-13,
29:9-13), a sin under the Law (Rev 22:18-19). Proper interpretation is the meat of
the Word (Isaiah 28:9-10, Heb 5:13-14) and appears superficially to be the same
(Isaiah 28:10) as hermeneutics and exegesis (Isaiah 28:13) but is in fact radically
different (Isaiah 28:9-13).

If a Christian meeting uncovers and deals with sin (1 John 1:8-9) or releases
Christians in faith for abundant living (John 10:10), then so much the better and
this is necessarily often an emotional process involving eccentric or emotional
behaviour such as tearing clothes and weeping (2 Chron 34:27, Jonah 3:8). In this
context of what occurs in a Christian meeting it is important to always remember
that Christ is always present (Mat 18:20).

It is incorrect to talk of Christian meetings, comprised of Christians, where God
does not ‘show up’, which is the implication of saying that He did ‘show up’ at this
or that meeting, as He is always present both in the individual believer (Rom 8:11,
Col 2:9-10, 2 Tim 1:14, 1 John 4:15) and wherever two or more are gathered in His
name (Mat 18:20). We should be preparing for His Second Coming (Mat 24:44,
Luke 12:40), rather than mere Revival which waxes and wanes (1 Cor 13:8-10).

It is wrong to advise Christians to ‘Get Right With God’ as they are already
completely right with God (1 John 2:12) and such a teaching is a 'precept of men',
caused by not understanding the Word (Isaiah 29:13), which has the effect of