The leader of an evangelical Christian group has sparked outrage after branding Oprah Winfrey 'the Antichrist'.
Mike Bickle, 55, who is head of the International House of Prayer (IHOP), made the controversial statement in a film which was released earlier this week by People for the American Way Right Wing Watch and aired on God TV.
He called the 57-year-old star a 'forerunner to the Harlot movement' and 'utterly deceived' in the warning to his followers.
He said: 'I believe that one of the main pastors, as a forerunner to the Harlot movement, it’s not the Harlot movement yet, is Oprah.
'She is winsome, she is kind, she is reasonable, she is utterly deceived, utterly deceived.
'A classy woman, a cool woman, a charming woman, but has a spirit of deception and she is one of the clear pastors, forerunners to the Harlot movement.'
Explaining this so-called 'Harlot Babylon' in the film, he told viewers that it was a movement that conducted good deeds 'for all the wrong reasons'.
He said in his speech: 'The Harlot Babylon is preparing the nations to receive the Antichrist.
'The Harlot Babylon will be a religion of affirmation, toleration, no absolutes, a counterfeit justice movement. They will feed the poor, have humanitarian projects, inspire acts of compassion for all the wrong reasons.