What did a Bible miracle look like?

1. Bible miracles were obvious. No one had to guess or "believe" that something had happened. The believing - in most cases - came first, the seeing came afterward.

2. Though some questioned the motive of the healer, some were angry at the result of the healing or miracle, some disagreed with the timing, while others argued over the source of the event, no one ever questioned that a miracle had taken place.

3. Location names and people's names (often) were included in the telling of the story. Even specific times of day were sometimes included. The people in whose vicinity the miracle took place had no doubt about the identity of the person healed.

4. Though Jesus often asked the person healed to keep things quiet for His sake, seldom could people do that. They were so excited. They cared not what people might think or how many might challenge them. They had the proof. They had been blind. Now they could see. They had been deaf. Now they could hear. They had been in the tomb, had experienced the after-life. But here they were, back on Earth. They told their story so rapidly and to so many people, that often Jesus would have to leave the area, or be inundated with unwanted attention.

Please keep these facts in mind as we examine, or try to examine, the claimed miracles of one James Maloney. I do not say that these things happened or did not happen. What I know for sure is that they do not look like the miracles I have described above. I was not there, and will not deny anything. But oh! that the Body of Christ would examine, test, demand documentation of every man who dares to stand before the people of God! Touch not my anointed, says God! And His people are the anointed ones!

I will approach these miracles as they occurred in the book, and not chronologically. As you will soon discover, most are not given dates anyway, so a time order is impossible. I will leave them in "note" form so as to cover more territory quickly.

• No date given. In India. No specific place given. With Americans. No names of Americans given, except "Gary", his friend. A Village. Hindus on one side, Muslims on the other, gathered. Hindus being healed instantaneously. Several dozen come to be saved. Village elder has physical eyes opened. Muslims jealous. Figures out it is because of "slanderous spirit" that they are not being healed. He takes authority over it. Mother then slinks forward with little boy. Throws the boy to Gary. "God" tells James to tell Gary to throw the boy on the ground. God heals him on the way to the ground. Nearly all the Muslims there get saved that day (pages 72-73).

• "Quite often I have had great successes with Muslims because of the revelation of the rejection of Muslims (which he labels, "Ishmael syndrome", from the story of Ishmael's rejection in Genesis) (Page 73).

• A revival. No time given. A denominational church (not identified) in Missouri (no town). The intensity of the youth's prayers birth a move that is unlike anything ever seen in that denominational setting. (Specifically, we get no clue about the setting or even the denomination.) (Page 82)

• (Page 85) No time or date given . A Midwestern US city. Unnamed. No church name given. Healing meeting advertised. Man in wheelchair comes into meeting. Had MS. God starts healing people in the meeting. Word of knowledge comes: lady has cancer. Cancer disappears. Man deaf for 30 years. No ear drum. God creates one for him. Girl has deformity in foot. God fixes her. Man in wheelchair walks.

• (Page 103) recalls Brant Baker meeting of 1973. Calls out person with cancer, hearing problem, leukemia, all healed.

• Page 109. Retirement community, California . Where? When? 10-year-old (unnamed) boy, cross-eyed. He heals him. Followed by people throwing walkers and canes toward him, as they too are healed.

• (Page 118) No date. No place, except "Colorado". Meeting. Young girl, unnamed, he gets burden for her. Has scars on her arms from self-inflicted wounds. they are healed instantaneously as the people watch. (no evidence. no pictures. no eyewitnesses.)

• 1979. (Page 138) Near Idyllwild. invited to (unnamed) church. Small car. Thought it was smoke in the car, turns out to be presence of God. Man with him, unnamed, senses the same thing. Then sees cloud descend on the building where they will minister and a voice says that God is going to live there for eight days of meetings. Anyone who showed up got their needs met. Muscular dystrophies, missing organs replaced, crippling conditions reversed, teeth filled, angelic encounters. Fragrance. People knocked out 2-3 hours, piled in the corner! Beam of light heals woman with deformed feet, mangled limbs made whole, Jesus appears to soak in the worship.

• (Page 142) "A few years ago" (from 2008 book) has a dream , church of 300. Hears voice behind him, told to look at golden pillar of anointing descending on him and on a sister he is praying for. He tells woman her illnesses etc, pillar vanishes. Comes out of dream and the Lord is still speaking behind him, telling him what the dream meant.

• (Page 218) His daughter is adopted from India. As a baby in India, she comes down with dysentery. 13 hours intense prayer. Goes to where wife Joy is interceding. Light is in the room. God speaks to his wife. Child is healed.

• (Page 235) Ministering at church in Colorado. No city or church name given. No date, time. Had to leave for plane. Woman asks for prayer. Blind daughter baby. No pupil. No iris. He prays. Next morning, baby has blue eyes, with irises and pupils.

• Large city. Where? When? Attends ministers meeting. 70-80 pastors. Given a word that made him feel dark. Discerned that giver of word was operating out of spirit of divination and further, was filled with demon of defilement. He knew that if he received that word he'd also get defiled, so he shook it off. (Recall who first ministered to him publicly: Brant Baker, whose moral status was in question until his early death.)

• (Page 283) He sees astounding miracles in his early 70's nursing home ministry. Casts out demon from woman biting herself. Bite marks disappear. Another lady (almost) dies in her room. Turns blue. No pulse. He feels suddenly like hot oil was poured on his head. Given faith. "I rebuke you spirit of death." Her eyes open. Color returns. But where is this nursing home? who saw miracle? Staff? Who will verify now?

• (Pages 307-308) No date. CFNI years? Greyhound Station. Dallas? Ministering with a brother. Who? See a man getting sick over railing, 30 steps up. Drunk. Calling, "Is there any deliverance from this demon of alcohol?" He and his friend "enter into a vision". Rare for 2 people, same vision, he adds. Stairs disappear. Replaced by "liquid glory." Could not see ground, only railing. "Glory" was ankle to knee deep. Hit the drunk also. He repents. Sober immediately. Delivered. Witnesses? Your "friend", maybe?

• (Pages 311-312) same time period as above. Group of CFNI students (no names) at Dallas State Fair. Young lady on bench. crying, needs help. They pray. Power falls. Through his right hand. She collapses, friend falls out, he is blown back 6-7 feet, blanks out. Can hardly stand. Lady is set free.

• (Pages 313-314) Several years after last entry. No date or place given. No witnesses mentioned. Home meeting unnamed. Parents bring little girl, unnamed. 5 yrs., cerebral palsy. Told by God not to pray, but pick her up and love on her. In 15 minutes, healed.

• (From page 320) Spring 1977 (maybe) banquet conference, Kentucky. where? 15 yr old girl in pain. Told by God not to minister to her. Enters trance. Able to look through wall and see light approaching. Few others saw it too. No names given. Someone was in the light, dancing light. Jesus comes and stands by His side. He is not able to describe how powerful Jesus looked. The Lord help me if I embellish an experience of this nature. you must believe I am too afraid to lie. Lord smiled at me. He found all this humorous. He was in a playful mood. Said He would minister to this one. His demeanor was playful. Young lady, unnamed, saw Him too. He touched the top of her forehead. I heard Him laugh. Gave me a bear hug. "God is my witness". (But if there were human witnesses, name one.) Jesus said, you can go ahead and finish your healing service now...

• (Page 339) Same Greyhound depot as above. Same student time, CFNI. Man with tumors. They disappear entirely. 200 blacks there were rejoicing too. Leaping twirling, hollering. They were actually Pentecostal Christians coming back from a conference. Which one? Where? One name?

• In a remote place of India, "somewhere, who knows exactly? can't find it on a map." North-central India. "Alma" on the team. Saw tremendous miracles. Intense ones. Crippling conditions, crooked bones, blind eyes, deaf ears. All healed. Then comes a man with no arm. Alma reluctantly prays for man, doesn't even get the word Jesus out. Hand attached to shoulder "launches out." Perfectly whole. After that Alma was healing 20-30 every night. With 100% success.

• India, somewhere. (page 352) No date. Line of 15-20 Indians. He goes down line, success. Then man with no color or pupils. Assumes that the literal idea of "stitching" (Rapha in Hebrew) is how God heals. Says he watched God stitch man's eyes. Like watching a needle poke color into his eyes. Still there is film. He prays again, the film melts, he can see.