I remember in the pentecostal/charismatic circles I witnessed, there was a very bizarre practice that would take place when it was time to denounce enemies, people who didn’t agree with them, or ask for ill-will on those who left the fold.

Prayer For Reprobation

The concept of reprobation is based on this passage in Romans 1:18-32 which states:

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.
Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
For this reason God gave them up to vile passions. For even their women exchanged the natural use for what is against nature. Likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due.
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased (reprobate in KJV) mind, to do those things which are not fitting; being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers, backbiters, haters of God, violent, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, undiscerning, untrustworthy, unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful; who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.

Prayer for Reprobation is simply praying to God to remove His hand/anointing from their life and give over; the minds of enemies, people who didn’t agree with them, or those who left the fold; to uncleanness, vile passions, and reprobation. The intent (a very selfish one) was to try to convince these people who were now deemed as being enemy, reprobate, vile, and all the things discussed in the verses above that if they had not disagreed, left the church, etc. then bad things would have never happened to them.

Nowhere in the scriptures does it command Christians to pray this way. This is charismatic witchcraft in action. Romans state that God is the one who is able to turn the ones over into reprobation on his own action based on the actions of people as detailed in verses 21-23.

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