▁Berlin ▁bomb ▁shelter , ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁res cu ed ▁from ▁a ▁Si ber ian ▁prison ▁camp . ▁ ▁The ▁powers ▁he ▁claimed ▁included ▁the ▁ab ilities ▁to ▁he al ▁the ▁sick ▁and ▁for et ell ▁the ▁future . ▁ ▁Pop off ▁married ▁his ▁wife ▁Elizabeth ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁the ▁couple ▁settled ▁in ▁U pl and , ▁California . ▁He ▁then ▁began ▁his ▁television ▁min istry ▁that , ▁by ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁was ▁being ▁broadcast ▁nation ally . ▁His ▁mi rac ul ous ▁" cur ing " ▁of ▁chron ic ▁and ▁in cur able ▁medical ▁conditions ▁became ▁a ▁central ▁att raction ▁of ▁his ▁ser m ons . ▁Pop off ▁would ▁tell ▁at ten de es ▁suffering ▁from ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁ill ness es ▁to ▁" break ▁free ▁of ▁the ▁devil " ▁by ▁throwing ▁their ▁pres cription ▁p ills ▁onto ▁the ▁stage . ▁Many ▁would ▁obey , ▁toss ing ▁away ▁bott les ▁of ▁digital is , ▁nit rog ly cer ine , ▁and ▁other ▁important ▁maintenance ▁medic ations . ▁Pop off ▁would ▁also ▁" command " ▁supp lic ants ▁in ▁wheel ch airs ▁to ▁" r ise ▁and ▁break ▁free ". ▁They ▁would ▁stand ▁and ▁walk ▁without ▁assistance , ▁to ▁the ▁joy ous ▁che ers ▁of ▁the ▁faithful . ▁Crit ics ▁later ▁documented ▁that ▁the ▁recip ients ▁of ▁these ▁dram atic ▁" c ures " ▁were ▁fully ▁amb ul atory ▁people ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁se ated ▁in ▁wheel ch airs ▁by ▁Pop off '