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...os Montt was approached by the Christian Democrats last October about possibly becoming a vice-presidential candidate. At that time, he asked the church elders for permission to run. "During a three-day fast and prayer session," says DeGolyer, "we received some prophecies." The message: the general's time would come in the future...
After Ríos Montt got word of the radio appeal for him to join the leaders of the coup, he again consulted the church's elders. Said DeGolyer: "There is a proverb that says that in a multitude of counsel there is safety." Ríos Montt clasped hands with the elders and prayed. The phone rang. As the others listened on an extension, the general spoke to the coup leaders...
...military men explained that they had staged the coup to clean up political corruption and wanted to hold new elections with civilian candidates. They pressed Ríos Montt once more to talk with them. Finally, he agreed...
...os Montt needed more time to confer with church leaders. This time they gave their approval. As Ríos Montt sat with eyes closed and palms uplifted in prayer, the elders laid their hands on his head and shoulders and asked for God's blessing. An army helicopter arrived 30 minutes later to pick up the general, but he already had departed. Church members had driven him to the National Plaza in a car with darkly tinted windows, so that he would not be spotted. An elder was sitting by his side to witness the unfolding events...
...Christian Church of the Word elders, Ríos Montt's rise to power was nothing less than a miracle. Said Carlos, the governing elder of the church: "We feel a great door has opened. We don't understand what is going to happen, but he will be operating with a power that is not like men's corrupt power. He is going to have an anointing from...