We, being concerned net-izens and seekers of Bible Truth, present to you this little website with some important information about a gentleman named Ernie Knoll. Since Spring 2005, he has had a series of dreams that he claims are inspired by God. He now has a ministry website called 4HisPeople, where he shares his many dreams. On the surface, these dreams sound true and in harmony with God's true prophets. Many have been convinced that Ernie Knoll's dreams are from God.
However, the Bible says in 1 John 4:1, "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world." And in Isaiah 8:20, it says, "To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them."
Thus, obeying these positive commands from Scripture, we have tried this particular "spirit", and we have firmly concluded that it is not from God. The "Herald" messenger in Ernie's dreams bears a striking resemblance to an evil angel, or perhaps Satan himself, clothed as an "angel of light" (2 Cor 11:14).
As you will see from the articles posted on this wesite, Ernie Knoll has admitted that he is not a very good Bible student. His writings portray that the way a Christian should recognize Truth is by visual cues, dreams, and impressions, not by the first criteria that has always been urged by God's true prophets: a diligent study of the Bible and obedience to God's Word. In fact, according to our sources, Ernie Knoll had had a very nominal relationship with God for decades before his first dream. And on the very night when his first dream occurred, he was cursing God and wishing to die. Furthermore, he has made at least two prophecies that have not come true, and he has plainly contradicted previous revelation on Tithing.
Rather than writing our own extensive documentation of the reasons for our conclusions, we here provide several documents that others have written for public viewing, which serve the same purpose.
Dear friend, if you have believed Ernie Knoll's claims, we beg of you to please examine the evidence presented on this website, and reconsider your position. Truth stands by itself and will bear the closest scrutiny. So, please read this website with prayer and an open mind. We, too, wish Ernie really did meet the tests of a prophet, and indeed many of us are looking for additional Prophetic gifts of the Spirit, and are hoping for the fulfillment of that prophecy in Joel 2:28 that "afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions." However, Satan knows what the Bible says too. Wouldn't he be very anxious to create a false fulfillment of this?
As for Ernie Knoll, the accounts that we have read indicate that he sincerely wants to serve God and to be a Christian. We believe this. However, even though a person may be sincere, this alone does not make their claims valid. We invite Ernie himself to investigate the points we present, prayerfully, and in all honesty and humility which all true Prophets have had in the past. We invite him to earnestly study the Scriptures, especially about the way in which God calls His prophets, their character, and the fruits that are the natural evidence of a genuine Prophet of God, in comparison with his own life and experiences. It is our sincere desire that Ernie will see his error, renounce the dreams and the spirit that is providing them, and take his dreams down from his website and replace them with a public statement of apology.