He became a star of a local scene called the “Kansas City Prophets,” or a bunch of guys who claimed to receive visions of coming calamities and cosmic events.
To hear his teaching was…biblical. Angels and demons, prophets and deities were palpable and immediate. He made Christians feel like they were living in the pages of the scriptures.
In person, Bickle could have a different vibe. In 1991, Christianity Today visits his church and describes him: