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JESUS, HELP ME!

My wife, Beverlee, and I received Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior in 1972. Within six months, the Lord began to progressively heal Beverlee of crippling rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. A few months later, He healed me of a slipped
disk condition that for nearly ten years had periodically disabled my back.

Although our faith for healing had increased because of these, I continued to suffer from agonizing attacks of hemorrhoids—a condition that had recurred far too frequently for over 14 years.

The particular attack I’m writing about continued unceasingly for over two weeks, until I was apologizing almost daily to Beverlee and our children for my irritability. Going to work was impossible, as was a full night’s sleep. I would awake almost every hour with nightmares of burning knives being plunged into me.

Toward the end of this two-week attack, nothing helped anymore to ease the pain—medication, hot baths, nothing worked. I prayed constantly for relief but without results. An operation was fast approaching as my only option. This night of all nights, I used all the medication I could, took a hot bath, and then laid in bed on my back as quiet as I could. After some time I fell asleep—and then woke up about 1 A.M. with the most agonizing pain I had yet experienced.

From my waist down I was literally on fire. It was impossible to stay in bed, so I worked my way up and into the bathroom. There I grabbed the sink with
both hands and braced my body against the waves of pain that roared though me. Sweat poured down my face as I stared at myself in the mirror, straining not to make a sound that would disturb Beverlee or our children. I had never before been in such agony.

I didn’t know what to do anymore. I was desperate. I needed help. Then suddenly, in the midst of this agonizing pain, from somewhere deep inside, a cry burst out of me:
“Jesus, help me!”

The pain instantly stopped, as if someone had taken a knife and sliced it away from me. It stopped so suddenly that my body, which had been braced against the pain, lurched forward and then back.

I didn’t move a muscle. I hardly breathed. I just stood there, unable to believe what I was no longer feeling. I don’t know how long I stood there, but at some point I moved slowly back into the bedroom and laid carefully down on my back and waited for the pain that I was certain would return—but which I hoped against hope would not. Then I drifted off to sleep.

When I awoke the sun was shining through our open bedroom window and I could hear birds singing in the backyard. Mentally I checked myself immediately for pain, and there was none, not a whisper, only a slight pressure where there had been agonizing pain for nearly two weeks.

Beverlee was still asleep and I got slowly out of bed and went over to the window and looked out at the backyard. A slight breeze was blowing, and the early morning sunlight was shining through the trees, chasing the shadows of the leaves on the lawn. I listened to the birds singing happily for the first time in two weeks—or so it seemed to me. Then suddenly I realized that the Lord had healed me and I wept like a baby. That was twenty-one years ago, and there has never been another attack. (Beverlee's husband)

Yooguyz: Powerful. Hy i have been seeing many of your posts, they are really holy ghost inspired, keep em up

Thanks. Glad for that encouragement. U know NL, man! Some of these guys, I tell you- they'll push so hard to discourage one. But I've made up my mind to pass God's message across to HELP me first and then as many as would yield to the Holy Spirit to learn. Thanks

THE ANOITING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

In early December 1974, I visited Stan and Shirley Phillips in Oshawa, about thirty miles east of Toronto, and I still hadn't obeyed the vision to preach. Indeed, I hadn't told anyone about my experiences, dreams, and visions. But that was to change.

"Can I tell you something?" I asked. They both nodded expectantly and I poured out my heart to them, at least to the extent my stutter would allow. They were very patient and listened for about three hours.

Finally Stan interrupted me and said enthusiastically, "Benny, tonight you must come to our church and share this." Stan and Shirley were part of a group of about a hundred people called Shiloh, at the Trinity Assembly of God in Oshawa, so I went with them that evening—long hair, casual clothes, stuttering tongue, and all. I didn't know what would happen. I knew I had been told to preach the gospel, but I had come to think that the preaching would probably be through tracts.

I still didn't know what was going to happen as I sat in the audience during the early part of the service. I became very nervous—scared. I was going to make a fool of myself, and everyone would laugh. I didn't need any more of that.

Before long, Stan, a scientist at a nuclear plant in the area, had introduced me and I was walking to the pulpit. I had never stood behind one. Stan had said, "Share your experiences," and that's what I set out to do. I opened my mouth, terrified, and something touched my tongue, numbing it. I talked, fluently and rapidly, actually too rapidly; I had to tell
myself to slow down.
I was preaching the gospel! It seemed impossible, but I was talking clearly and smoothly. And I haven't stopped.

I told them—they were mostly young people—about meeting the Holy Spirit in my room and then talking to Him, asking Him questions, and listening to Him for a year. "How do you meet the Holy Ghost?" I asked rhetorically. "On your knees, lying on your back, walking around the room, praying. You don't meet Him by just singing a song."

I pressed ahead: "There's only one way to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and that's through prayer." I kept up that kind of talk for about an hour, and then realized I should be drawing to a close. But I wanted to tell them about Moses, for the Holy Spirit had given me insight that still amazes me. And I was getting bold all of a sudden.

"Moses asked the Lord—now nobody can ask this until he's in the Holy of Holies," I said. "It was a time, forty days later, before he could ask—remember, God had touched him, fellowship had erupted, worship, beauty, ecstasy, the presence of the Almighty, boldness had set in. Then he could say, 'Let me see Your glory.'

"He had paid the price," I said. "He was saying, 'Lord, I've been up here with you for the last forty days. There's nothing left of my flesh. Let me see Your glory.' And God passed before him. And although he saw only His back, he saw the glory, the wonder of God."I didn't let up. "Do you want God's presence?" I asked. "Then lose your own. You lose sight of yourself, and you'll gain sight of God."

I wound down and I thought, "I'm going to pray." In my room, I had always wobbled and even fallen when I invited the Holy Spirit in, so much so that I looked for a safe place to stand or kneel, even putting my back to the wall. But I didn't have any expectation that something similar would happen in an open meeting.

So I lifted my hands and said, "Holy Spirit, you are welcome here. Please come." Instantly the power of God hit the place. People began to cry and many fell to the floor.

"Oh, dear God, what do I do now?" I asked. I turned around to the fellow who was leading the meeting, hoping he would come and take the service out of my hands. But as I turned and pointed toward him, he fell backward several feet. I was trying to get him to come close and suddenly he was farther away. No one could get near me. And then I realized that during all those times over the past year, anyone who might have been in the room would have fallen under the power too.

The leader made several tries at getting close to me, and each time he hit the wall. Finally I just talked to the people. Many were on their knees, still weeping. I told them more about the person of the Holy Spirit. Finally I ended without praying any more.

Isaiah 10:27 says that "the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing" (KJV) and that is exactly what happened. The devil's hold on lives is destroyed when the anointing comes. That was the case with me and my tongue, and that was true of the people in the congregation.
(BENNY HINN)

ANGELS AND OUR WORDS

As I was praying one day, the Spirit of God began to speak to my spirit. He shared some things with me about angels and how they operate in our behalf. He said:
You have been wanting to know about confession and why it works. You have been practicing the Word and putting it into motion. You have been saying what My Word says. Now I am going to share with you why it works.

One reason the words you speak are so important is because the angels are listening to what you say. People think I tell the angels what to do; but most of the time you are the one who gives them their assignment.

I designed them as ministering spirits. They stand beside you daily, listening to the words that come out of your mouth. If your words are in line with My Word, then the angels go to work immediately, causing the things you speak to come to pass. But if you speak things that are contrary to My Word, you won't get an audience with angels. They won't operate on those words. (Matt. 12:8,9.)
Words spoken contrary to My Word will bind the angels. They will back off, fold their hands, and bow their heads. They are bound. They are designed as ministering spirits to minister for you. They listen to your voice, to your words. My Word is My will for man. You should always speak in line
with My Word in order for My will to come to pass in your life. Man was designed to speak truth, to speak his will.

Then I remembered the words of Jesus in Matthew 5:37. He said, "Let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil." Jesus taught that man should speak his will and not bring foolish words into the conversation. Again, the words of Jesus ring clear in Matthew 12:34-37.

Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. Idle Words — Non-Working
We will give account of every idle word that we speak. In the Greek text, idle means "non-working." We will be held accountable for the words that don't work for us. Jesus placed great importance on the words that come out of our mouths, because the words that come out our mouths get into our spirits (hearts).
In Romans 10:8, Paul wrote:
But what saith it (the righteousness which is by faith)? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith which we preach. He said that word is in your mouth first, then in your heart.
Deuteronomy 30:14 says: But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it. As you speak words, they are carried down into your inner being (your spirit).
Jesus' statement in Matthew 12:37 shows the vital importance of words: For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
If words are that important, they must be doing something! They are not only working for you on the outside, communicating your thoughts to others; they are also working on the inside, building an image in your spirit. Where there is no vision, the people perish. As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man (Prov. 29:18; 27:19).

Images are put into your spirit by words. Words produce images. Angels are listening to your words, so the words you speak should be your will. You were designed in the likeness of God, in His image. You shouldn't speak words that are not your will.
The way you get angels involved in the affairs of your life is by keeping your words in line with God's Word. The answer to most of your problems is found one inch below your nose: your mouth!

The key to prosperity and success in every area of life is to keep God's Word in your mouth. God said to Joshua: This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success (Josh. 1:.
This is where most people run into problems. They let the Word depart out of their mouth, or they really never put it in their mouth. They may talk the right way for a while, but when things go wrong, they say, "Why me, Lord? I don't know why God allowed this to happen. I just don't understand. It must not be God's will." They talk doubt, fear, and unbelief; and they bind their angels from working in their behalf. (Charles Capps)

A SERVICE OF PRAISE

Soon I saw a huge building resembling a convention center here on earth. Thousands of saints were going into it. The building had a glowing circle around it. Jesus and I were met by two angels who escorted us down to the second row, where two seats were reserved. People greeted us on the way down to our seats. There was not a sad face in the entire place.

You would have thought we were at a family reunion where people had not seen one another in years. They were hugging and kissing each other, and saying, "How are you? Glory to God!" They seemed to be permeated with an attitude of love. They loved everybody. They did not care what you looked like or where you were from, they just loved you. Everything they did was out of a motive of love. As soon as we were seated, a holy hush swept over the entire auditorium. You literally could have heard a pin drop. From the right of the stage, 500 to 600 praisers walked out. These were people, not angels.

They were dressed similarly to a church choir on earth. They wore robes, and everything about them was absolute perfection. These saints were smiling as they walked out on stage. All of a sudden, they began to praise God and lost all resemblance to a formal choir. Their hands went up, their voices lifted in praise songs, and they began to dance. The service was not comparable to our praise services on earth. The audience joined in, not ashamed to praise God, either. Everyone lifted their hands, praised God, and jumped up and down. The service seemed to last about two hours.

No one led, but everyone moved in unison. In spite of the singing and dancing, everything was done in perfect order—everything. There was never a dead space of silence. The praise never died down, but grew in power and momentum. When I looked over at Jesus, He was smiling widely and obviously enjoying the service.

One observation regarding our services on earth is that we let praise die down too soon. We do not keep going. We have not yet learned the sacrifice of praise and worship. To really praise God, we need to cross the line in the spirit where joy becomes evident in our praise. If we do that, I believe we will see signs and wonders.

Praise is a substance. I saw all of the praises ascend out of the mouths of the people as glowing, bright vapors that collected at the top of the building. When the service was complete, the collected praise shot out of the top of the building and went to the Throne Room of God. The writer of the books of Chronicles described this kind of praise that took place when Solomon dedicated the house he had made for God in Jerusalem. (. . . Also the Levites which were the singers . . . arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets

It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the Lord. 2 Chronicles 5:12,13 In worship, miracles occur. Sometimes they will occur during praise, but when a congregation moves into true worship, I believe miracles will occur. I have seen many miracles occur during my ministry as we worshipped God, when everyone present was giving his or her all to God. You must not hold back. You must give everything you have to God, in order to receive everything He has to give you in return.

Those saints I saw in heaven gave 100 percent to everything they did. They were greatly enjoying the service and said afterwards they could not wait for the next one. Praising God is going to be a large part of our lives when we get to heaven. Jesus asked me, "How did you like the service?" I said, "I loved it!" (Robert Liardon)

A MATTER OF TRUST

I know Maggie Hartner had this matter of relationship and trust in mind at the time of this very personal story I want to share with you. I know you'll understand. Maggie and I were driving through the streets of Pittsburgh late one night after a service. The streets were deserted, and when we came to a stoplight, Maggie turned to me and said, "Do you see that building there on the left? This is where Miss Kuhlman and I lived for so many years in the early days."

It was rather an old apartment building. After a moment's silence, I said to her, "Maggie, tell me what Kathryn was like in those days." As Maggie thought for a moment, the anointing of the Holy Spirit came upon her and it was as though God had stepped into the car. And she said: "Benny, I'm going to tell you something right now . . . and don't ever forget it." Maggie was a powerful person, and she had my full attention. "You have a lot more than she had when she was your age. The power of God that you saw on Kathryn was only on her in the last ten years of her life."

I was stunned. "Maggie, I thought Kathryn always had that anointing." "On no," she said. "In the earlier days she didn't have any anointing on her compared to what she had when she died." Then she looked sharply at me in the dim light. "Do you know why God anointed her the way He did?" I shook my head. "Because He could trust her with it." There were several seconds of silence. And she pointed the forefinger of her right hand directly at my face and said evenly but forcefully: "And if He can trust you"—I felt as though God were talking to me—"if He can only trust you." Her finger held steady in my face for a moment, and everything was stone silent as we drove on through the dark streets. In my hotel that night, I could hardly talk. I was shaken. I spoke as seriously as I ever had in my life: "Lord, please make me an anointed man You can trust." "I promise You the glory, and, dear Jesus, thanks a million." There is no other way. (Benny Hinn)

A PROPHECY FROM JESUS TO ALL
‘’Watch and pray. Love one another. Keep yourselves holy. Keep your hands clean. Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the church. Husbands and wives, love each other as I have loved you. I ordained marriage and blessed it with My Word. Keep the marriage bed holy. Cleanse yourself from all unrighteousness and be pure, even as I am pure.

The holy people of God have been led away by flatterers. Do not be deceived; God is not mocked. Understanding will come to you if you will open your ears and listen to Me. This is the Lord's message to the churches. Beware of false prophets who stand in My holy place and deceive with flatteries. O earth, My holy people have fallen asleep to the sound of false doctrine. Awake, Awake! I tell you that all unrighteousness is sin. Cleanse yourself from all sins of the flesh and the spirit.
My holy prophets lived holy lives, but you have rebelled against Me and My holiness. You have brought evil upon yourself. You have sinned and brought yourself into bondage to sickness and death. You have committed iniquity and have done wickedly and have rebelled against Me. You have departed from My precepts and from My judgments. You have not hearkened to the words of My servants, the prophet and the prophetess. Curses instead of blessings have come upon you, and still you refuse to return to me and repent of your sins.

If you will return and repent and if you will honor Me with the fruit of righteousness, I will bless your homes and honor your marriage beds. If you will humble yourselves and call upon Me, I will hear you and bless you. "Listen, you ministers of My Holy Word. Do not teach My people to sin against their God.
Remember that judgment begins at the house of God; unless you repent, I will remove you for the sins you have taught My people. Do you think that I am blind that I cannot see and deaf that I cannot hear?

You who hold the truth in unrighteousness and line your pockets with silver and gold at the expense of the poor - repent, I say, before it is too late. On the day of judgment you will stand alone before Me to give an account of what you did with My Holy Word. If you call upon Me in repentance, I will remove the curse from your lands and bless you with a mighty blessing. If you will repent and be ashamed of your sins, I will have mercy and compassion on you, and I will not remember your sins anymore. Pray that you may be an overcomer.

Awake to life and live. Repent to the people you have led astray and taught false doctrine. Tell them you have sinned and that you have scattered My sheep. Repent to them. "Behold, I am preparing a holy army. They will do mighty exploits for me and destroy your high places. They are an army of holy men and women, boys and girls. They have been anointed to preach the true gospel, to lay hands on the sick and to call the sinner to repentance. This is an army of working men, housewives, single men, single women and school children. They are common people, for not many noble have responded to My call. In the past they have been misunderstood and mistreated, abused and rejected. But I have blessed them with boldness in holiness and in spirit. They will begin to fulfill My prophecy, and to do My will. I will walk in them, talk in them and work in them.

"These are they who have turned to me with all their heart, soul, mind and strength. This army will awaken many to righteousness and purity of spirit. I will soon begin to move upon them, to choose for My army those I desire. I will search for them in the cities and in the towns. Many will be surprised at those I have chosen. You will see them begin to move across the land and do exploits for My name's sake. Watch and see My power at work. "Again I tell you, do not defile the marriage bed. Do not defile the body in which the Holy Ghost dwells. Sins of the body lead to sins of the spirit. Keep the marriage bed holy. I made man for woman and woman for man and decreed that the two should be united in holy matrimony. Again, I say awake.’’

Mary K. Baxter

HOW TO MAKE ANGELS WORK FOR YOU

The angels will get involved in your finances, your business affairs, and your family affairs. While teaching on angels in a church in California, the spirit of prophecy came on me. I started saying some things prophetically about that church.

Angels had been involved in their acquiring of the building. I heard myself say that the angels were not through, that they were going to become more involved in it because the people had released them. Then I pointed to the pastor and said, "There will be angels appear to you. You will see them, and they will talk with you."

My head gave me trouble over that. When the anointing left me, I thought, "Dear God, what did I say?" Several months later the pastor told me that they were working on matters pertaining to the church and were having some severe problems. The pastor
was in another city to hold a meeting. He was in a motel room, walking up and
down, praying in the Spirit, getting ready for the service. He turned around, and there stood two angels dressed in armor and holding swords. The armor had marks on it like they had been doing battle. When he asked what they were doing there, they said, "We have come to help you with your church's financial matters if you tell us to." Well, it didn't take him long to tell them! He said, "Go, do it, in Jesus' name.'' And just like that, they were gone!
The next day he received a phone call from his church and learned that the
problem which had been giving them so much trouble was all settled. Not long
after that, a man called and said the Lord had directed him to give him 900 acres
of land. They had a note due on that building. They had to come up with the
money quickly, or they would lose everything. It was due on Monday and they
needed over $300,000 more than they had. Sunday morning a fellow walked
into the church and laid down two checks which added up to exactly the
amount that they needed on Monday.
Somebody asks, "Why doesn't that ever happen to me?"
Have you ever believed for it? Have you ever said, "Ministering spirits, go and cause God's Word to be performed in my behalf?" We've let these things slip from us. (Charles Capps)

A LIFE OF PERFECT DELIVERANCE

I arrived one night at Gottenberg in Sweden and was asked to hold a meeting there. In the midst of the meeting a man fell full length in the doorway. The evil spirit drew him down, manifesting itself and disturbing the whole meeting. I rushed to the door and laid hold of this man and cried out to the evil spirit within him, "Come out, you devil! In the name of Jesus we cast you out as an evil spirit." I lifted him up and said, "Stand on your feet and walk in the name of Jesus." I don't know whether anybody in the meeting understood me except the interpreter, but the devils knew what I said. I talked in English but these devils in Sweden cleared out. A similar thing happened in Christiania.

The devil will endeavour to fascinate through the eyes and through the mind. At one time there was brought to me a beautiful young woman who had been fascinated with some preacher, and just because he had not given her satisfaction on the line of courtship and marriage the devil took advantage and made her fanatical and mad. They brought her 250 miles in that condition. She had previously received the Baptism in the Spirit.

You ask, "Is there any place for the enemy in one that has been baptized in the Holy Ghost?" Our only safety is in going on with God and in constantly being filled with the Holy Ghost. You must not forget Demas. He must have been baptized with the Holy Ghost for he appears to have been a right-hand worker with Paul, but the enemy got him to the place where he loved this present world and he dropped off. When they brought this young woman to me the evil power was immediately discerned and immediately I cast the thing out in the name of Jesus. It was a great joy to present her before all the people in her right mind again. There is a life of perfect deliverance, and this is where God wants you to be. If I find my peace is disturbed on any line, I know it is the enemy who is trying to work. How do I know this? Because the Lord has promised to keep your mind in perfect peace when it is stayed on Him. (Smith Wigglesworth)

A LESSON ABOUT PRAYER

In 1977, after Miss Kuhlman's passing in early 1976, I was asked by the Kuhlman Foundation to hold a memorial service for her in Pittsburgh. Up to that time, my work for her ministry had consisted of minor things like passing out choir music, so I was stunned that I would be asked to participate in such a significant event. I was very young and immature as a Christian, and this was going to be a major event.

When I arrived at the offices in the Carlton House, Maggie Hartner, who had been Kathryn's closest confidante and whom I love very much, took me aside and said something that amazed me. "Now, don't go and pray and get so tied up and wrapped up in your own needs that God can't use you tonight," she said quite sternly. "Go take a nap or something."

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. "That is the most unspiritual thing I've ever heard," I thought, "and this is the most unspiritual woman I've ever met." I was going to go and pray whether she liked it or not. Jimmy McDonald, the singer, picked me up and took me to the Carnegie Music Hall, describing the program for the evening. The choir would sing this and this, he said, and then he would sing. "When I begin leading, 'Jesus, There's Something About That Name,' you come out." I nodded okay.

Well, they showed a film of Kathryn's powerful service in Las Vegas, which continues to have a major impact when it's shown, then Jimmy sang. I looked at the crowd from backstage and I froze. I couldn't move. Jimmy sang the song a second time, and then a third time, and finally said, "When we sing this the next time, Benny Hinn is going to come out." He added a few complimentary words about me. Most people didn't know who I was, of course. He sang again. I was still frozen with fright. Finally I got out onto the stage. Jimmy whispered, "Where were you?" And he left the stage. That didn't make it any easier. I tried to lead them into singing the song again, but I started too high, and it was terrible. Nobody sang with me. I was struggling by myself. All I could think about was getting out of there and going home. It seemed like nearly half an hour had passed. All I could do was throw my arms up in the air and cry, "I can't do it, Lord; I can't do it."

At that moment, I heard a voice deep inside that said, "I'm glad you can't; now I will." I totally relaxed, and it was like going from hell to heaven. There was instant release once I knew beyond a shadow of doubt that I couldn't do it. The power of God descended, and everyone in the hall was touched —not by me, but by God. It was a marvelous, moving service. Maggie came to me later and said something that I will never forget: "Kathryn always said, 'It's not your prayers, it's not your ability, it's your surrender.' Learn how to surrender, Benny." By then I was so stunned by the whole experience that I could only say, "Maggie, I don't think I know how." "Well, you had your first experience tonight," she said. Back at the hotel room, I prayed, "Lord, teach me how to do this." I knew the key was in Maggie's statement that afternoon. But only in the last few years have I fully understood what she was saying: Don't pray just because you have a service. I don't talk to my wife just when I need her. I'm supposed to have a relationship with her. It's the same with the Lord. You pray—all the time—so your fellowship can remain. You can't say, "I'll talk to You when I need You," and then ignore Him for a while. God will say, "No relationship, no anointing." Your life depends on prayer. (Benny Hinn)

BE BOLD ABOUT PRAYER

In the early days of the Assemblies of God movement, there was a preacher by the name of I. J. Jamison. He was formerly a Presbyterian minister. In his testimony he told that he was lecturing in a western city as a Presbyterian, and there was a forest fire raging in the area. About ten in the morning, he was down at the barber shop getting a shave when a fellow came in with a telegram, asking the people in a nearby tent meeting to pray for rain. The men in the barber shop all began talking about the tent meeting where there were people who believed in this kind of thing. But they were afraid to take the telegram over to the tent. So Mr. Jamison agreed to take it and he handed it to the minister. He said that the minister quieted everyone and read the request, whereupon everyone began praying.

Afterward, they thanked God that there would be rain. The minister gave Jamison the telegram and told him to send one back saying that there would be rain by ten that night. It shocked him.
Jamison went back to the barber shop and told the men what had happened. They all laughed about it and read the weather report which said that there would not be any rain for at least four or five days.

Jamison went on to his lecture, and then went home to bed. His wife had washed some clothes and had left them out on the line, so he teased her about bringing them in because it was going to rain. They laughed about it and then about 9:30 they fell off to sleep. Directly, they were awakened by thunder and lightning. It was raining!

This really made Jamison wonder. After his own lectures were over, he began attending the tent meeting. He would sit down at the back and take notes on everything. He could not understand why he had not seen all these things before. He said he knew that there was a woman in the church whose daughter was insane. He had heard that this woman and some of the people were going to meet at the asylum to try to cast a devil out of her daughter. The mother was taking a dozen women with her. Jamison asked if he could go along. He met them at the asylum, and the attendant said they could not go in because the girl was violent and might kill them. They were stopped before a padded cell, where there was a young woman inside who looked like an animal. She hissed and spit; her eyes were ablaze. All this time the attendant was telling them that they could not go inside the cell because if they did, he would lose his job. Nevertheless, he unlocked the door. The mother went in, and the dozen women fell on their knees and started praying. Jamison and the attendant stood back and watched.

The daughter stepped back and climbed halfway up the padded wall. She made a leap at her mother like an animal, and the mother sidestepped her. The girl fell and then started to get up. The mother held her down and said, "Come out of her, devil, in the Name of Jesus." Jamison stood there and watched spellbound. For ten minutes the mother said this over and over again. Suddenly, the daughter relaxed and asked her if it was she. She threw her arms around her mother's neck and hugged and kissed her. I. J. Jamison witnessed it and said that he wanted the Holy Ghost. He said that he was a candidate for that kind of praying. That mother believed, and she received what she wanted. (Kenneth E. Hagin)

A FOOLISH VIRGIN (II)
‘’…I then noticed someone I had known on earth. He had been a faithful believer, but I did not think he had done anything of significance. He was so physically unattractive on earth that it had made him shy. Here he had the same features, but was somehow more handsome than any person I had known on earth. He stepped up to me with an assurance and dignity that I had never seen in him, or anyone, before.

"Heaven is much greater than we could have dreamed while on earth," he began. "This room is but the threshold of realms of glory that are far beyond the ability we had to comprehend. It is also true that the second death is much more terrible than we understood. Neither heaven or hell are like we thought they were. If I had known on earth what I know here I would not have lived the way that I did. You are blessed with a great grace to have come here before you have died." he said while looking at my garments.

I then looked at myself. I still had the old mantle of humility on, with the armor under it. I felt both foul and crude standing before those who were so regal and beautiful. I began to think that I was in serious trouble if I was going to appear before the Lord like this. Like the eagles, my old acquaintance could understand my thoughts, and he replied to them:

"Those who come here wearing that mantle have nothing to fear. That mantle is the highest rank of honor, and it is why they all bowed to you while you passed."

"I did not notice anyone bowing to me," I replied, a bit disconcerted.

"It is not improper," he continued. "Here we show each other the respect that is due. Even the angels serve us here, but only our God and His Christ are worshiped."

I was still ashamed. I had to retrain myself to keep from bowing to these glorious ones, while at the same time wanting to hide myself because I looked so bad. Then I began lamenting the fact that my thoughts here were just as foolish here as they were one earth, and here everyone knew them! I felt both stained and stupid standing before these who were so awesome and pure. Again my old acquaintance responded to these thoughts.

"We have our incorruptible bodies now, and you do not. Our minds are no longer hindered by sin. We are therefore able to comprehend many times what even the greatest earthly mind can fathom, and we will spend eternity growing in our ability to understand. This is so that we can know the Father, and understand the glory of His creation. On earth you cannot even begin to understand what the least of these here know, and we are the least of those here."


"How could you be the least?" I asked with disbelief.

"There is an aristocracy here. The rewards for our earthly lives are the eternal positions that we have here. This great multitude here are those whom the Lord called 'foolish virgins.' We knew the Lord, and trusted in His cross for deliverance from damnation, but we did not really live for Him, but for ourselves. We did not keep our vessels filled with the oil of the Holy Spirit. We have eternal life, but we wasted our lives on earth."

I was really surprised by this, but I also knew that no one could lie in that place.

"The foolish virgins gnashed their teeth in the outer darkness," I protested.

"And that we did. The grief that we experienced when we understood how we had so wasted our lives was beyond any grief possible on earth. The darkness of that grief can only be understood by those who have experienced it. Such darkness is magnified when it is revealed next to the glory of the One we failed. You are standing now among the lowest rank in heaven. There are no greater fools than the ones who know the great salvation of God, but then go on living for themselves. To come here and learn the reality of that folly is a grief beyond what an earthly soul can experience. We are those who suffered this outer darkness because of this greatest of follies."

I was still incredulous. "But you are more glorious and full of more joy and peace than I even imagined, even for those in heaven. I do not feel any remorse in you, and yet I know that here you cannot lie. This does not make sense to me."

Looking me straight in the eyes, he continued, "The Lord also loves us with a love greater than you can yet
understand. Before His judgment seat I tasted the greatest darkness of soul and remorse that can be experienced. Though here we do not measure time as you do, it seemed to last for as long as my life on earth had lasted. All of my sins and follies which I had not repented of passed before me, and before all who are here. The grief of this you cannot understand until you have experienced it. I felt that I was in the deepest dungeon of hell, even as I stood before the Lord. He was resolute until my life had been completely reviewed. When I said I was sorry and asked for the mercy of His cross, He wiped away my tears and took away the great darkness. He looked at me with a love that was beyond anything that you can now understand. He gave me this robe. I no longer feel the darkness or bitterness that I knew as I stood before Him, but I remember it. Only here can you remember such things without continuing to feel the pain. A moment in the lowest part of heaven is much greater than a thousand years of the highest life on earth. Now my mourning at my folly has been turned into joy, and I know that I will know joy forever, even if I am in the lowest place in heaven."

I began to think again of the treasures of salvation. Somehow I knew that all that this man had told me was revealed by those treasures. Every step I had taken up the mountain, or into it, had revealed that His ways are both more fearful and more wonderful than I had known before.

Looking at me intently, my former acquaintance continued. "You are not here to understand, but to experience. The next level of rank here is many times greater than what we have. Each level after is that much greater than the previous one. It is not just that each level has an even more glorious spiritual body, but that each level is closer to the throne where all of the glory comes from. Even so, I no longer feel the grief of my failure. I really deserve nothing. I am here by grace alone, and I am so thankful for what I have. He is so worthy to be loved. I could be doing many wondrous things now in the different realms of heaven, but I would rather stay here and just behold the glory, even if I am on the outer fringes."

Then, with a distant look in his eyes, he added, "Everyone in heaven is now in this room to watch His great mystery unfold, and to watch those of you who will fight the last battle." "Can you see Him from here?" I asked. "I see His glory far away, but I cannot see Him."


"I can see many times better than you can," he answered. "And yes, I can see Him, and all that He is doing, even from here. I can also hear Him. I can also behold the earth. He gave us all that power. We are the great cloud of witnesses who are beholding you."

He departed back into the ranks and I began walking again, trying to understand all that he had said to me. As I looked over the great host that he had said were the foolish virgins, the ones who had spiritually slept away their life on earth, I knew that if any one of them appeared on earth now that they would be worshiped as gods, and yet they were the very least of those who were here!

I then began to think of all of the time that I had wasted in my life. It was such an overwhelming thought that I stopped. Then parts of my life began to pass before me. I began to experience a terrible grief over this one sin. I too had been one of the greatest of fools! I may have kept more oil in my lamp than others, but now I knew how foolish I had been to measure what was required of me by how others were doing. I, too, was one of the foolish virgins!

Just when I thought I would collapse under the weight of this terrible discovery….’’ Rev. Rick Joyner

8 HOURS IN HEAVEN

I didn't want to see anymore, but the angel told me to continue to look at the events occurring. I saw
the demons fleeing everywhere as a single bright shining star was coming. As this star was approaching,
it was bringing much praise and worship to the Lord. This star wasn't a star, it was millions of angels
riding on white horses praising the Lord of Hosts!! They were shouting “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the One
who lives from age to age! The Lord is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end and let all
that has breath praise the Lord!” And then I saw a great battle and could not find the demons anymore.
"Don't fear anymore because there are more angels with us then those on the enemy's side!"
The angels made a way to the third heaven. They divided into two groups one to the right and one to
the left. It was an open way to the third heaven! This way reaches heaven and you could see the celestial
city of God. (There is a satellite on earth that has taken pictures of this city. This celestial city exists! This came out on radio and TV.) I
was able to see this path of glorious and marvelous angels. They had cleared the entire region from
demons and they never stopped praising God and blessing His name! The angels placed me in front of
them and told me, “You must wait here!”
Then in the distance, I looked and from the celestial city, I saw a personage in white robes riding a
white horse. As the being was getting closer to me, the angels would not cease praising God's name and
exalting Him. This person came to about the distance of about 4 meters from me. This being was
beautiful, even more beautiful than the other angels. I expected him to speak to me, but what he did was
look at me for a little while and shout, “I am! I am Michael the archangel who is in charge of guarding
you and the church on the earth!” I met the archangel Michael face to face and he was a precious being!
He turned to his side and pointed a way for me to enter the celestial city. He said, “Enter! The Lord Jesus
is waiting for you! “ I was walking on the path to the city and as I was walking, the angels were shouting
and praising the Lord. I cried and cried as I was looking at the city.
The city was made of pure transparent gold and the doors to the entrance were made of pearl. The
floors were crystal in appearance. I had never seen anything like this on the earth and neither could a
human being create it. The architect was our Lord and God of the universe. I was outside the city and the
entrance doors were wide open. And those doors are still open. I was able to see inside and on the walls
were rubies and sapphires and pearls that were brilliant. And from within the city there were millions
upon millions of voices praising God! I trembled from outside the city hearing this. I heard a single voice
which shook the heavens and behind this voice shouted millions and millions of praises to God saying
“Holy, Holy, Holy is the lamb of God and the Father to whom belongs the glory and the honor forever
and ever AMEN!” This great voice shouted “BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY! ONLY THE HOLY ONES
WILL ENTER THIS PLACE! FOR WITHOUT HOLINESS NO ONE WILL SEE THE LORD.”









Without holiness, no one will see him.
A voice said, “Enter,” and I entered the city. And I saw a marvelous throne flowing with fire. And as
the fire is coming out of the throne, I paid attention and I saw Jesus, the King of Kings and Lord of
Lords! I fell prostrate before Him on the ground without any strength. His hand came out of the flame
extended to me and he said, “Get on your feet!” I gained strength and stood up. I immediately started
touching his feet and arms and body. When I saw his face, his appearance is nothing like how artists on
the earth produce in their paintings! Many people make gods of wood and many other images! But I
want to tell you brothers, that Jesus didn't look like those images. He was a very muscular God! He's not
a mediocre God, He's all powerful!! He said, “I am not a God made of chalk or wood, I am a living
God who exists!” He continued, “Tell my church on the earth that I am real!! I truly live and exist!
Tell my people that heaven is real and I am waiting for them!”
He told me, “Come, walk with me and I will show you something great.” We looked down from the
ground and could see the earth and all that was done upon the earth. Jesus said, “I am able to see
everything that my church does!” He knows everything that we do and I was able to see many of you
from heaven. Jesus told me, “Look at my church!” and I saw brothers against brothers, and churches
against other churches. Jesus then told me, “My church has lost their faith, they don't want to believe in
me, wickedness has multiplied on the earth and people don't want to believe that I exist. Tell my
people I am going to do something great on the earth! My church is backsliding instead of growing."
The Lord started to cry over His church and He said, “This church is not my church!” I said, “Lord,
don't talk that way! Of course we are your church.” Then the Lord replied, “No, my church walks in
miraculous power and signs and wonders! My church has decreased! However, tell them, I will be
back to raise them again!”
He told me to continue to walk with Him and we went through a door and the ground was made of
pure gold. I started running up and down the gold street and picking up gold dust and sprinkling it on my
body. And then the Lord told me to come back and tell you that there are streets of gold in heaven. “All
this belongs to my people,” the Lord said. “But, in my church there are many thieves who steal my
tithes and offerings! Tell my people that no thief will enter my kingdom in heaven!” We need to
straighten up our lives for the Lord. Then we saw a very long table for millions of people with plenty of
food and refreshments. There were also many crowns and crystal goblets for people to drink from. The
Lord said, “Ricardo all of this has been prepared for my people!” This was the table prepared for the
wedding of the Lamb.
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There is another sister in Christ who was also taken to heaven and she also saw angels going back and
forth preparing the wedding supper also! I told the Lord, “Why did this sister see angels preparing things
here, but I don't see any preparations being done?” The Lord replied, “That is because all the
preparations are complete!” There are crowns for all those who work and are obedient to the Lord. I
then said, “Lord when are you coming back then, if all preparations are complete? How much longer till
you return? Show me the clock, how much time is left in the heavenly clock?” Many other people have
had dreams of a clock, showing almost midnight when the Lord is supposed to return. I asked, “Lord
when will the clock strike midnight? Is it one minute left? five minutes?” Jesus studied my face for a
moment, then He replied, “Ricardo, in heaven there is no more clock!” I then responded, “Well Lord, if
there is no more time, why haven't you returned yet?” Jesus lifts his hands and takes his thumb and
forefinger showing the sign for something very small and said, “All the time that is left is simply the
Father's grace for those who have backslidden to offer them a chance to repent and do the first
works.” And the Lord of Hosts hasn't returned because he has given us all a tiny space to repent and that
time is called “A time of the Father's grace.” Jesus is coming at any moment, we must begin to seek Him
with all our hearts and fast and pray and do the first works of old. I am almost finished. Jesus repeated,
“We are on the time of God's grace!”
Then an angel appeared to our right and shouted, “The time has come!! Time is finished. Every
preparation is complete! Jesus is receiving His bride!” The Lord is coming and all the signs of the
scriptures are fulfilled! The movies are showing that something catastrophic is coming. The scientists
know that something great will happen, they just don't understand what it is! However, we the church
know that Jesus is coming soon! When the angel finished shouting, then all of the millions of angels
started jumping and rejoicing that the bride is finally returning to heaven. I kept asking, “What is going
on?” but no one paid attention to me, they were all rejoicing in the good news. So, I joined the angels
and started exalting Jesus' name also! At that moment, when I lifted my arms I felt someone lift me out
of heaven and send me down at a tremendous rate of speed.
Right now, the angels are all rejoicing that the bride is returning. I came back to the earth and was
dropped at the pulpit in the church where I would pray every day. Time is so short!! If you don't want to
believe me, then don't believe.. But He's coming and it will be for eternity. The people of God don't want
to believe in the rapture. Please awake, for God's sake awaken to the truth!! (Ricardo is crying).



I then saw another vision and I saw a fire that covered the entire
heavens. Jesus asked, “Did you see it? That fire that you see over the earth, is a fire over the country of
Chile. Because Chile will be for Christ! God will change Chile!” I then saw the fire move and want to
come upon Chile and Jesus said, “My Father's eyes are upon Chile.” When the fire fell upon Chile,
other countries will see it and notice that God is moving there. The church all over the earth rejoiced
because of the move of God in Chile. The Lord took me in the vision to a place called “Paseo Humada”
and showed me people that were maimed and crippled. Then I saw true believers praying over cripples
without legs and commanding the limbs to grow. The limbs would obey and grow before their eyes.
People without arms would have instantaneous creation of new limbs. During this time, the Lord will
show creative miracles. In the churches people will be healed. In this day, the dead will be raised and
God will use you in Chile to perform the same miracles that the apostles of old performed in the bible.
That is the entire revelation that God gave me (Ricardo Cid). He is coming soon. Maranatha! Amen!

Pastor Olu T: This is one of the greatest book ever written on revelation in the Christendom. Final quest

Final Quest and d Call happened to be my BEST. I had to take it to the studio, recorded it with my own voice and played it over and over. Each time, the anointing was oven fresh.

6YRS OLD GIRL DESTROYED CANCER BY THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT

I was sitting one day in the home of the DeValeras
in Krugersdorp, South Africa, when a man arrived who
had traveled all over the country. He had been following
me from place to place, trying to catch up with me. He
suffered a sunstroke that had affected his mind and he
also developed a large cancer. He was a friend of the
family and came into the house and told me his story.
After awhile, a six-year-old child who had been
sitting near me went across the room, climbed on the
man’s knees, put her hands on the cancer on his face,
and prayed.
Beloved, I saw the cancer wither. In half an hour,
the thing had disappeared. The wound was still there,
but in a few days, it was healed.
After the child had laid her hands on top of his head,
he arose, saying, “Oh! The fire that has been in my brain
has gone out,” and his mind was normal.
“Power belongs to God” (Psalm 62:11). The simplest
soul can touch God and live in the very presence of God
and in His power. (John G. Lake)

A BRIEF INTERVIEW WITH ONE FAMOUS WRITER

…I saw a man who I considered one of the greatest writers of all time. I had considered his depth of insight into the truth to be possibly the greatest that I had encountered in all of my studies.

"Sir, I have always looked forward to this meeting," I almost blurted out.

"As have I," he replied with genuine sincerity.

"I feel that I know you, and in your writings I almost felt like you somehow knew me. I think that I owe more to you than to anyone else who was not canonized in Scripture," I continued.

"You are very gracious," he replied. "But I am sorry that I did not serve you better. I was a shallow person, and my writings were shallow, and filled with more worldly wisdom than divine truth."

"Since I have been here, and learned all that I have learned, I know that this must be true, but I still think they are some of the best that we have on earth," I answered.

"You are right," this famous writer admitted, with sincerity. "It is so sad. Everyone here, even those who sit closest to the King, would live their lives differently if they had them to live over, but I think that I would live mine even more differently than most. I was honored by kings, but failed the King of kings. I used the great gifts and insights that were given me to draw men more to myself and my wisdom than to Him. Besides, I only knew Him by the hearing of the ear, which is the way I compelled other men to know Him. I made them dependent on me, and others like me. I turned them more to deductive reasoning than to the Holy Spirit, Who I hardly knew. I did not point men to Jesus, but to myself and others like me who pretended to know Him. When I beheld Him here, I wanted to ground my writings into powder, just as Moses did to the golden calf. My mind was my idol, and I wanted everyone to worship my mind with me. Your esteem for me does not cause me to rejoice. If I had spent as much time seeking to know Him as I did seeking to know about Him in order to impress others with my knowledge, many of those who are in this lowest of companies would be sitting in the throne that was prepared for them, and many others would be in this room."

"I know by being here that your appraisal of your work is true, but are you not being a little too hard on yourself?" I questioned. "Your works fed me spiritually for many years, as I know they have multitudes of others."

"I am not being too hard on myself. All that I have said is true as it was confirmed when I stood before the throne. I produced a lot, but I was given more talents than almost anyone here, and I buried them beneath my own spiritual pride and ambitions. Just as Adam could have carried the whole human race into a most glorious future, but by his failure led billions of souls into the worst of tragedies, with authority comes responsibility. The more authority you are given, the more potential for both good and evil you will have. Those who will rule with Him for the ages will know responsibility of the most profound kind. No man stands alone, and every human failure, or victory, resonates far beyond our comprehension, even to generations to come. The many thousands who I could have led properly would have resulted in many more millions here. Anyone who understands the true nature of authority would never seek it, but only accept it when they know they are yoked with the Lord, the only One who can carry authority without stumbling. Never seek influence for yourself, but only seek the Lord and be willing to take His yoke. My influence did not feed your heart, but rather your pride in knowledge."

"How can I know that I am not doing the same?" I asked as I began to think of my own writings.

"Study to show yourself approved unto God, not men," he replied as he walked back into the ranks. Before he disappeared he turned and with the slightest smile, offered one last bit of advice: "And do not follow me." (Rick Joyner)

ONE DAY, U WiLL STAND B4 GOD-If U'RE A CHRISTIAN

My escort told me to stand to one side of the Gates and present my case. He assured me that God would hear and answer my request. As I stood before the Gates, the sense of joy, happiness, and contentment radiated out from Heaven. I could feel the warmth it produced and as I stood there to plead my case. I could feel the awesome power of God. No being could possibly appear before Him, even separated by a gate as I was, without experiencing this awesome power, might and majesty. At first I had a sense of fear, sort of guilty feeling that is always produced in me when I believe I have imposed on others. In my mind’s eye I could just visualize a busy God who was annoyed with me for taking Him away from important things. Then, just as suddenly as this feeling came, it passed. I then found strength or boldness in my belief that I had served my God faithfully for many years. To me, I was convinced that this request of mine would be a snap!

Boldly I came before the throne and started out by reminding God what a great life of love, worship, and sacrifice I had lived for Him. I told Him of all the works I had done reminding Him that I was now in trouble and only He could help by granting me an extension on my physical life.

God was totally silent while I spoke. When I had completed my request, I heard the real, audible voice of God as He answered me. The voice I heard was not like the sweet voice that satan had used to trick me before in the valley. You could put together the noise of all the storms, volcanoes, tornadoes, and hurricanes and they could in no way imitate what I heard. The sound of His voice was in no way like the sweet voice I talked about earlier. The sound of His voice came down on me from over the Gates even before the words hit me. The tone of His anger knocked me on my face as God proceeded to tell me just what kind of life I had really lived. He told me what He really thought of me and even other people who lived as I did. He pointed out that my faith was DEAD, that my works were NOT ACCEPTABLE, and that I had labored in VAIN. He told me that it was an abomination for me to live such a life and then dare call it a life of worship. Furthermore, He said to those who do it, they are in danger of experiencing His everlasting wrath. As God dealt with me, He displayed His wrath to me. Notice, it was not His everlasting wrath. He did say there are some who will experience His everlasting wrath.

I could not believe He was talking to me in this manner! I had served Him for years! I thought I had lived a life pleasing to Him! As He was enumerating my wrongs, I was sure He had me confused with someone else. There was no strength left in me to even move, let alone protest, yet I was panicking within myself. No way He could be talking about me! All of these years I thought I was doing those works for God! Now He was telling me that what I did, I did for myself. Even as I preached and testified about the saving grace of Jesus Christ, I was doing that only for myself in order that my conscience might be soothed. In essence, my first love and first works were for myself. After MY needs and wants were met or satisfied, in order to soothe my conscience I would set out to do the Lord’s work. This made my priorities out of order and unacceptable.

Actually, I had become my own false God. He makes it plain in His teachings that He is a jealous God and will have no other gods before Him; flesh, stone, blood, or whatever. He will have no other gods before Him. God told me that He would not accept this kind of worship in the day of the Pharisees and He certainly was not about to accept it now in this the Laodicean Church Age. He put it to me as plain as words and actions could make it. In order for our works to be acceptable, we must work according to His command in Matthew 6:33 which empathically states, “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these other things shall be added to you.” As God told me about my true motives, the verse of scripture in Matthew 16:24-26 and Luke 14:26-33 became so clear to me. In Matthew 16 it states, “Then said Jesus unto His disciples, If any man will come after me, let him DENY himself and take up his cross, and follow me, for whosoever shall save his life shall lose it; and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.” In Luke 14 beginning with verse 26 it is stated, “If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and HIS OWN life also, he cannot be my disciple. And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?” In verse 23 of this same chapter Jesus makes the following statement which is the cornerstone of the two portions of scripture previously stated: “So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not ALL that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.”

Only now as I was here before Him being chastised did those two portions of scripture become crystal clear to me as to their true meaning. As God told me about my TRUE MOTIVES, I could see plainly for the first time how MY WORKS were DEAD. Because God was displaying His wrath toward me, I could not stand nor could I speak. No strength was left within me as I was nothing more than a wet rag lying there writhing in agony. It indeed, was fortunate for me that this was not God’s everlasting wrath, only temporary wrath. However, at this time I did not know this was only temporary.

It needs to be stated that at no time while God was chastising me did He say I was not saved nor did He say that my name was not in the Lamb’s Book of Life. He never mentioned salvation to me at all but only spoke about the works produced through my life. He told me the type of life I lived was an unacceptable life for a true Christian. As He spoke to me of my dead works, he indicated that there are some people who are not saved but think they are. These people will experience His everlasting wrath. He also made it plain to me that there are others of His children who will find themselves in my present condition on Judgment Day. This revealed to me the true meaning of 1 Corinthians 3:15 which states, “If any man’s works shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.” There are no words that can describe the pain I endured as God’s wrath was upon me for this life of so–called service. The agony was beyond the scope of the imagination and the remorse that I felt produced a very heavy burden similar to a physical weight pinning me down or an enormous stone crushing me. Growing weaker and weaker, my mind was frantically racing in an effort to grasp what the Lord was telling me while recalling each actual incident. God leaves no room for error and that includes whatever is in our minds.

The surprise was so overwhelming in its magnitude that it rendered me senseless. My strength left me immediately, just as though I had been hit by a bolt of lightning. Even if God would have ceased and allowed me to speak on word of protest, I would not have been able to do so. I had absolutely no strength whatsoever to utter anything. In my mind I was constantly DENYING the wrong in my life while acknowledging the fact that I had committed them. My conscience was asleep but my mind was NOT.

Slowly, it all began to be absorbed by me. Remember how the Bible tells us to have no other gods before us? I had thought that the Most High God was the only God of my life, but I was not fulfilling that part of scripture which tells us that if we allow anything to come between us and the Lord, (whatever it may be) it becomes our “God.” I realized that each day of my life was devoted only to MYSELF! My whole life I was preoccupied with MY needs FIRST and THEN I was concerned with what the Lord wanted. The money to help the church, the poor, or anything else was secondary because I was my OWN “god.” Naturally, the devil was contented with allowing me to remain in that condition because as long as I was in that condition, I was of no use to the Lord and His kingdom.

I allowed this to occur because I was really indifferent to the things of the Lord. It was too uncomfortable to change and I was convinced I could remain as I was without having to really DO anything (such as following the Lord’s commandment about DENYING myself and picking up my cross daily to follow HIM.) For this reason, my life was wasted and amounted to absolutely nothing in the Lord’s eyes. I hope that you understand what it is that I am saying because it is the whole point of this chapter. The fact is we must prove we are really Christians by first examining our motives behind each deed in our lives, and then repenting and recommitting ourselves to follow the Lord daily. When we decide to serve Him FIRST, this decision must be followed by ACTION or it will be as useless as if we did not decide to do so in the first place.(Pittman Howard)

23 MINUTES IN HELL

I have no idea why He picked me to go there. I'm the least likely to go to this place. My wife and I hate
evil movies. We hate anything bad. I don't even like the summer time, much less heat. It's filthy.
There's no order. It's all chaos and disorder and disgusting. And I love everything orderly and excellent.
He didn't answer me on that question. He said to me, "Go tell them that I hate this place, that it's not
my desire for one of my creation to go to this place, not one! I never made this for man. This
was made for the devil and his angels. You have to go and tell them! I've given you a mouth,
you go and tell them."
I thought to myself, "but Lord, they're not going to believe me. They're going to think I'm crazy or had a
bad dream." I mean wouldn't you think that? As I thought this the Lord answered me and He said, "It's
not your job to convince them. It's the Holy Spirit’s job! You just go and tell them!" And it was
just inside, "Yes Sir!" Absolutely, I have to go and tell them." You can't worry and fear what man is
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going to think of you, you just have to go and do it and let God do the rest. Amen? And I said, "Lord,
why did they hate me so much?" "Why did these creatures hate me?" He said, "Because you're made
in my image, and they hate me." You know the devil can't do anything against God. He can't hurt
God, per say, but he can hurt His creation. That's why the devil hates mankind, and deceives him into
taking him into Hell. And he inflicts diseases upon him, anything he can do to hurt God's creation.


(THE PEACE OF GOD)
And then God flooded me with His thoughts. He let me touch a piece of His heart, of how much He
loves mankind. Unbelievable, I couldn't even take it. It was so overbearing. The love He has for man,
you can't take it in this body. You know how much we love our wives and our children? Well the love
we have can't even be compared to the love God has for us. His love is infinitely greater than our love
and our ability to love. It's just the same as it says in Eph 3:19, ”...to know the love of Christ which
passes knowledge...” It goes so far past knowledge, you can't even grasp it. I couldn't believe how
much He loved mankind, that He would die for just one person to not go to this place. And it hurts Him
so much to see one of His creation going to this place. It pains the Lord, He weeps to see one person
going. And I felt so bad for the Lord.
I felt His heart, He let me just touch a piece of His heart. He felt such sadness for His creation going
there. And I thought "I've got to go out and witness and take every last breath I have and go tell the
world about Jesus, How good He is." I mean, we have the gospel. It's good news. It's good news, and
the world doesn't know. They have to be told! You know, we have to share this knowledge. People just
have a lack of knowledge in this area. God wants us to share with them how good He is, and how He
hates this place.
He said to me also, "Tell them I am coming very, very soon." And He said it again, "Tell them I'm
coming very, very soon." Now I think, why didn't I say to him, "What do you mean Lord? What's
'soon' to you?" That's how we think. But I didn't ask. You just don't think to ask those things then. You
just want to worship Him so much. The peace of God that comes over you being next to Him is
unexplainable. I've been in anointed services, but there is no comparison to the love and the peace of
God you feel being next to Him.
And then I looked up and I saw those demons on the wall, that were so ferocious, they looked like ants
on the wall! They just looked like ants! They were still big, but with the power of God next to you, all of
God's creative power, they looked like ants on the wall. I couldn't get over it. I thought, "Lord they're
just ants!" And He said, "You just have to bind them and cast them out in my name." I thought
"boy, the power He's given the church." These things that were so ferocious, we were no match for a
devil without Jesus, none. They're ferocious, but with Him, they are nothing! A boldness rose up in me
right then, when I saw these creatures I felt like saying, "you creatures were the ones torturing me,
wanting to tear me apart? Come on! Come on now!" Maybe a little bit of my flesh rose up or
something, you know, I thought,”Jesus get 'em."

(LEAVING HELL)
As we left, we went up above the earth’s surface. We went above, because we were still in a tunnel.
Soon I couldn't see it any more, but it was like a whirlwind, a giant whirlwind we were in. We kept going
up. We had to go up, to get out of it apparently. When we got to the top of it, I looked down at the earth
and it was about this high. The curve of the earth was like that. It's awesome to look back at the earth!

I know God allowed that for me. He could have left that tunnel any which way He wanted. He knew in
my heart, as a kid I always wanted to see what the earth looked like from space. Maybe I watched too
much Star Trek or something, you know? I just thought it would be really neat to see the earth, and to
see it hung on nothing. Like the Bible says. It says in Job 26:7,
He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth on nothing.
As you look, you think, "What's holding this thing up? What's making it turn so perfectly?" God is in
such control. The power of God that flooded me, that He has, it's awesome. He has so much power.
Every single thing is in His control. Not a hair on your head falls to the ground that He doesn't know
about. Not a bird hits the ground that He doesn't know about. I was flooded with these thoughts. God
has so much power. It overwhelmed me. There's scripture in Isaiah 40:22 that says the Lord sits upon
the circle of the earth. There I was upon the circle of the earth. I even thought, "Lord, how come before
Christopher Columbus they could have read that scripture and known the earth was round." You know?
People wondered, they thought it was flat?
Anyway, as we came back down we passed through the shields; I knew we were passing through the
heat shield that was around the earth. I just knew it. I even thought stupid thought, here I am with God,
and I thought, "I wonder how He's going to go through that shield?" You know how in space they have
to penetrate it at just the perfect angle. We went through it with no problem what so ever. No surprise!
I'm sure the Lord must have rolled His eyes and said 'I can handle that one'. There is a scripture in
Psalm 47:9 that says,
...For the shields of the earth belong to God...
He is in control of everything, everything. I just didn't want Him to leave. I just wanted to be in His
presence. We were coming up fast on California. Just coming real fast, we were moving so quick, and
came up to our house. And I looked and I could see right through the roof of our house. And I could
see myself lying on the floor. This really hit me strong, right here because I saw my body lying there and
I thought, "That can't be me, I'm here, this is me!" You know, you've never seen two of yourself. Here I
was laying there and I thought, "That's not really me." And that scripture that Paul says, were we are
just in a tent (2 Corinthians 5:1), that hit me so strong. I thought "that's just a tent, that's nothing. That's
temporary. This is the real me." This is what eternity is all about. That life that we worry about, it also
hit me that we're a vapor, that life is just a vapor as in James 4:14 it talks about and how short this life is.
It's short. A hundred years if you live, it's nothing! It goes up like a vapor. And I thought, "We‟ve got to
live for God." What we do now, here, counts for eternity. We've got to witness. We've got to get out
there and save the lost. We can't worry about all these little petty things that we all get so tied up in and
hung up on. We need to really get out there and preach the gospel and the good news, because this is
over real quick.
But I saw my body lying there and I thought it was just as if you got out of your car and looked back at
your car. That's not you, it's your car. It just gets you around. That's how it looked to me. It just gets
me around here on the earth, but this is the real me. And I thought, "Lord don't leave, don't leave". I just
want to stay with You for a while. But He left. I came up to my body, and something pulled me back into
my body, like I was sucked back into my nose or my mouth.

Right then, when He left, that's when all the fear, the torture, and the torment came back into my mind!
Because it says in the Bible (1 John 4:18), "Perfect love casts off fear." So I was next to perfect love all
that time, so that left me, and when He left, all of a sudden all of the fear and the horrors of Hell
entered my mind. I couldn't stand it, I couldn't stand it! I was screaming. I was in agony. I couldn't live
with it. I knew that this body was not capable of withstanding that kind of fear. You can't hold up under
that kind of pressure. Your body isn't strong enough. So that's when I prayed and I was able to pray,
"Take it out of my mind!"
In the natural, you would have to go through all kinds of counseling to get through this kind of trauma,
but God took it out, instantly took it out, the trauma. He left the memory, but took the trauma and the
fear out. I was so grateful.
Anyway, after this, so many things happened, I wish we had time to go into all that God confirmed would
happened to me.
If there's someone here tonight, that doesn't know the Lord; you have to ask yourself a question. You
have to say, "Do I believe these people, that what they saw is real, all these people and myself?” But
more importantly, what the Word of God says about Hell. Do you want to take that chance and say, "No
I don't believe it, I don't believe that's real." You have to throw out all the Word of God, and all of us
trying to tell you. Are you willing to take that chance with your whole eternity? That would seem pretty
foolish to me. You can't let the devil deceive you. That big creature in the end there, that was laughing.
(shown in the video) That's how the devil would be when you got to Hell. He would laugh, because you
had an opportunity to receive the Lord and you missed it. But once you're there, there is no turning
back. There's absolutely no turning back. You would be there lost for ever.

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When the angels decided that I had seen enough of the demons at work in this physical world, I was taken back into the Second Heaven just by passing through the dividing, dimension wall. Once back inside the Second Heaven, my escort guided me in the direction of the Third Heaven and I was happy at last. After all, this was where I had wanted to go all the time. Even at this stage, my physical life was still my primary concern. Suddenly we came to a most beautiful place. I know that I’ve already reported how terrible that the Second Heaven was, so you can imagine how surprising it was to find anything beautiful over there. God would not allow me to retain the memory of why this place was so beautiful. I do remember that it was the most beautiful place I’d ever seen. This place looked like a tunnel, a roadway, a valley or some sort of highway. It had a most brilliant light all its own and was completely surrounded with an invisible shield. I knew that the invisible shield was the protection of the Holy Spirit.

Walking in this tunnel, or along that roadway, or valley, or whatever, was what appeared to be human beings. I asked my escort who they were. He told me, “They are saints going home.” These were the departed spirits of Christians who had died on Earth and they were going home. Each of these saints was accompanied by at least one guardian angel and some had a whole host of angels with them. I wondered why some saints were accompanied by only one angel and others had many. I was watching as the saints passed through the way that all saints must take to go home.

Here it was, the passageway from Earth to the Third Heaven. I found that only “authorized” spirits were allowed in that tunnel. No demon was permitted there. When my escort had finished explaining to me about the homeward trip of the saints. I started into the tunnel. The angel stopped me and told me that we had to travel alongside the tunnel and not inside of it. I traveled, therefore parallel with but outside the tunnel where the saints were. While we were traveling alongside the tunnel, we did not move at the “speed of thought.” Instead, we traveled as if floating on a cloud. In other words, there was no cloud but the mode of traveling felt as if I were floating on a cloud.

I could see the saints at all times moving along inside the tunnel. They were in the form and shape of humans, yet I could not detect any race, age, or sex. They were all clothed alike with the garments appearing to be made up of two pieces. There was a blouse or shirt and a pair of slacks. The color of the garments was a pastel, baby blue with one of the garment pieces being a shade lighter than the other piece. The blue was so light that it was almost white. I realize that these saints I was viewing had not yet received their glorified body because that must wait until the first resurrection.

At first I was disappointed that I was not permitted to travel in the tunnel with the saints, but the disappointment was eased when I was told that we were going to the same place they were going. After all, I knew that if my physical life was going to be extended, I would have to appear before God. Even now, my physical life was still the uppermost thing to me. As we traveled along, I noticed all around me that the demons were beginning to drop behind. The Gates came into view and the closer we got to those Gates, the farther behind fell the demons. When we arrived before the Gates there were no demons in view. Although the Gates of the Third Heaven opened out into the Second Heaven, no demon could come close. Instead of allowing me to enter, the angel stationed me before the Gates, slightly to one side. He instructed me to stay there and watch as the saints were permitted to enter into Heaven. As the saints were allowed into Heaven, I noticed a strange thing. They were permitted to enter only one at a time. No two were permitted to enter those Gates at the same time. I wondered about this but it was never explained to me. I’ve studied about this often since I have returned and now I think I know why. I believe this is a tribute or a salute to the individual. After all, that individual made the choice with his own sovereign will. Remember, it had been pointed out to me specifically that we, as images of the Living God, possess a sovereign will through which we have the right to choose our own destiny.

As the saints were being admitted, I was wondering why I was not being allowed to do what I came to do. I was so impatient to get my request before God that I missed the whole point of what I saw. This point was so important that the Holy Spirit told me Himself. I watched the fifty saints enter Heaven, but the point I missed was the time frame involved. It was explained to me that at the same time those fifty saints died on Earth, 1,950 other humans also died; or only 50 out of 2000 made it into Heaven. That other 1,950 were not there. Where were they? That was only 2 ½ percent going to Heaven! Ninety seven point five percent did not make it! Is that representative of the entire world today? If so, 97 ½ percent of the population of this world today is not ready to meet God. The sad part, my friend, is that it is exactly representative of this Laodicean Church Age in which we live today. We are now in the time when the great majority of church goers are only “mouth–professors” and not “heart–possessors.” At the outset, I stated that I would not try to convince anyone of anything I said. However, I would like to offer as evidence the parable of the sower as told by Jesus in the thirteenth chapter of the book of Matthew. If you read this chapter closely, you will notice that three out of every four people who heard the gospel preached, turned it down. That is seventy–five percent anyway you look at it. I am talking about three out of every four people who bothered to hear the gospel, turned it down! The sad part about this is the overwhelming majority of the people that did turn the gospel down, do not know that they have turned it down! They have bought a lie of satan and have been deceived. They have been led to believe something that is not the truth and they been fooled by satan into rejecting the gospel! Place the seventy–five percent who turned down the gospel with those in the world who made no pretense of hearing the truth and you have the overwhelming ninety seven and one-half percent of the population today! As I contemplate this fact. I now understand the Lord’s disgust with the Laodicean–type Church.

I also clearly understand the verses of scripture in Matthew 7:22-23 that describes how many people will stand before the Throne at the Judgment pleading. “Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy Name? And in thy Name cast out devils? And in thy name done many wonderful works?” only to have the Lord say to them, “I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity…” (Pittman Howard)

2 ND HEAVEN Demons BY PITTMAN HOWARD

As each type of demon was pointed out to me, I quickly discovered a social order, or rank, that existed among them. Those at the top of that order were revealed in forms similar to humans. As we moved down the order, or rank, I saw demons in shapes or forms that looked like half–animal and half–human. I saw demons in forms resembling animals we know in this present world and I saw demons in forms and shapes so revoltingly morbid that you cannot possibly imagine them.

At the very top of the order were the warring demons which were the “cream” of satan’s “crop.” They moved about the Second Heaven and were always traveling in groups, never alone. Wherever they went, all other demons moved out of their way. These warring demons were revealed to me in human form. They looked like humans with the exception that they were giants. Appearing to be about eight feet tall, they were rugged and handsomely constructed, somewhat like giant athletes. All of the warring demons were colored bronze. They were giant, bronze soldiers. All of the other demons seemed to be subject to them.

The second most powerful type demon was also revealed to me in human form and these demons looked like ordinary people. All of those possessing this area of expertise seemed to group together at about the second place of command. Chief among this group was the demon of greed and contained within this same group were demons of hate, lust, strife, and a few others. The third most powerful type and group of demons were revealed to me in mixed shapes and forms. Some had human form while others had half–human and half–animal forms. Others resembled animals in their forms. These demons possessed skills in the dark arts area such as witchcraft and other related areas. Also among this group were demons of fear and the demons of self–destruction as well as those demons which are expert in mimicking departed human spirits [familiar spirits] and in manifesting themselves to the physical world as ghosts.

When we got down to the fourth group, or order, all the demons of this rank were revealed in forms other than human. Some had forms like known animals while others had unknown forms. In this group were the demons of murder, brutality, sadism, and others related to carnage. As we moved even further down the order toward the end of the chain of command, all the demons were revealed in horrible and morbid forms. Some were so revolting that their appearance produced nausea. They are so despised by their own companions that they always seem to be lurking off to themselves while in the Second Heaven and even while in this physical world. They do not associate with the other demons except in the line of their duty. There was another group of demons that I was able to see, but I do not recall much of their ability. It was purposely taken away from me as I was not permitted to learn or retain too much memory about them. I don’t even know where they rank in order and their form was not revealed to me. I am not sure of their entire area of expertise, however, I am vaguely aware of their powerful hold on the flesh. It seems that this mysterious group of demons work differently from all other demons and are used in only special cases and special situations of which I do not clearly understand. As I stated, I was not permitted to retain too much in my memory about this particular group of demons.

I was only permitted to retain that portion which I am now reporting to you and this, in itself, is very vague. I’m also aware that these particular demons are harder to deal with than any of the rest. It seems their great strength rests in their ability to remain anonymous in their work in the human being. Among this group is the one that is able to manifest himself as a form of epilepsy in the human. I am not sure but I seem to recall that some other demons in some of the other groups also have the ability to mimic epilepsy. I do not know if demons cause epilepsy, per se, but I do recall very vividly that they can mimic this condition in human beings. At one time during this tour of the Second Heaven, I watched the demons within their own related group and I experienced an awful feeling. It was an overwhelming, oppressive, and morbid feeling. This feeling came to me shortly after I had entered the Second Heaven and I wondered what was causing it. It was at this time that I learned that the angel could read my mind because my guardian angel said to me, “That feeling you are wondering about is caused by the fact that there is no love in this world.” The angel was telling me that in this Second Heaven there is not one bit of love! Wow! Can you imagine all of those demons serving a master they don’t love and the master ruling over beings that he doesn’t love? Worse than that, these companions are working together for an eternity and they do not even love each other.

I started reflecting on what our physical world, called the First Heaven, would be like without love. If God had not introduced His love in our world, then we would be living in a no–love atmosphere like the Second Heaven. By God giving us His love, we are able to return that love and then love one another. Can you imagine what it would be like in your own home or your community it was totally void of love? When I was made aware of the fact that no love existed among the demons, I wondered even more about their motivation and zeal. What makes them work so hard? What makes them carry out orders so rapidly? They don’t love one another, yet they carry out these orders so quickly and with such zeal that any military organization on Earth would be proud to have such loyal and obedient employees. I wonder if their motivation could have anything to do with the judgment and sentence that awaits them. It seems that since their first rebellion ages ago while in the Third Heaven, they have reached a place in their existence where they can no longer rebel. Whatever it is that motivates them seems to excel in their very being while they, in turn, are expressing their fury upon the flesh. It may just be that the only enjoyment of their entire existence is to create misery for the flesh. Even though I was permitted to go among them and watch them while they worked, many things were not explained fully or made clear to me. Some of the things that I saw in entirely, I was not permitted to retain in my memory. I knew the high order of the demons resented my presence and would have withstood me had I not been under the protection of the Holy Spirit. One of the warring demons came right up to me and leered into my face, but I did not flinch for I was not afraid. I knew it would not be me with whom he would have to contend but, instead, it would be He who brought me, the Holy Spirit. The demons in the middle order seemed to totally ignore me and went about their existence as if I were not there. Those of the lower order seemed to display slight fear of me or fear of the angel that was escorting me, however, the higher order of demons had no fear of me or the angel.

My escort informed me that he wanted me to see a demon in the process of actually possessing a human being. At this point in the trip, I was escorted back through the dimension wall separating the Second Heaven from the physical world. When we came back into this world, we were in the same hospital with my body but in a different room. The room appeared to be an employee’s lounge. I saw tables, chairs, dishes with food, and in the room were a young man and a young lady facing each other while laughing and talking. It was obvious that they could not see the angels, yet I was so close to them I could almost reach out and touch them. I could hear and understand every word they said. They thought they were alone and as they laughed and talked, they were unaware of the horrible creature standing between them. This demon was so horrible in the appearance of his shape and form that I recognized him immediately to be from the lower group, the perverted group. The angels, the demons, and I were in the spirit in that room and were aware of everything that was happening. Those in the flesh were only aware of themselves for they could not see or hear us even though we were back in this physical world. Since we were in the spirit, we still communicated with our minds.

I was not really paying close attention to the words the two were speaking. My entire attention was focused upon the demon. He was a most horrible looking thing, reminding me of an over–grown, stuffed, slimy, green frog all out of shape and proportion. He moved slowly up into the face of the man then, suddenly, like a puff of smoke, he seemed to disappear into the face, just as if he went through the pores of his skin. When the demon had entered the man, the angels said, “Now it’s done.” The angel then proceeded to tell me how it was that this man was possessed. He stated, “The demon made himself desirable and attractive to the human.” The angel then pointed out to me that mankind has a sovereign will, all his own, beyond which the demons cannot come. He also pointed out to me that the angels could not come beyond that sovereign will of man. God, Himself, will not violate that will. We are made in the image of God, therefore, we were given, like God, a sovereign will, the right to choose our destiny. I was not permitted to retain all that I learned along these lines.

I faintly recall that there is another process under certain given circumstances whereby demons may possess or be allowed to enter small children. It seems as though those demons from that mysterious group are the ones that are allowed to do this. From what I recall about this, it is only under the most unusual circumstances that this can happen. According to what the angels told me, over ninety percent of all cases of demon activity in human beings is restricted to those humans who are at or over the age of accountability. During the course of this talk the angel was giving me, he pointed out that all of God’s children have been given power over all demons and can cast them out, however, this power is based on the faith of the Christian. It will only work when the Christian knows without a doubt what he is doing.

There are certain Christians who have received a special gift in this area. They are those who have been called specifically by the Holy Spirit to a deliverance ministry and in almost every case, those called to a deliverance ministry have also received the gift of discernment. When one is commanding demons, it is most important to know what spirit one is dealing with. In those rare cases where children are possessed [not so rare anymore folks… a number of children are possessed today because of the opened doors to the enemy.], it takes a special effort and divine insight in each case to deliver them. Such a case was reported in the Bible in Matthew 17:14-21. All Christians potentially have the ability to command demons.

My escort told me that they wanted me to see demon activity in the outside world. I was then escorted outside the hospital directly through the brick wall into the streets of that city. I was amazed as I watched all the activity of the humans in the physical world. Going about their daily pursuit, they were completely unaware that they were being stalked by beings from the spirit world. I was totally flabbergasted as I watched and horrified as I saw the demons in all shapes and forms as they moved at will among the humans. While I learned about demons not being able to work in a person’s life against their will, I also learned the angels cannot do it either. Each born again Christian has a guardian angel and before that Christian’s life is over, it might take a whole host of angels to keep him. I learned that guardian angels fight for us, but they cannot fight in the area of our will. The fighting they do is sort of like protecting our “blind” side. They oppose the demons when the demons come against us outside the area of our will.

They cannot oppose the demons when the demons come against us through our own will. Remember, we are made in the image of God, like God, we have a sovereign will. I learned that the demons will fight the angels if they must, but they prefer not to do so. They find that it is easier and safer to destroy us through our own will where the angels are unable to interfere, rather than go outside our will where they would have to fight angels personally. Because of this, the demons have developed great skills in the area of deception. They move through our lives by deceit and trickery and keep us totally unaware of their activity. I was made aware of the fact that not all demons are in the Second Heaven. There are some demons so awesome that they are reserved in chains in Hell, however, satan and his army of demons are not in Hell, presently. Neither do they want to be there. I was not permitted to look into Hell, nor was I permitted to view the chained demons. I do know that these demons who are chained went beyond the limitations of their domain.

God in His wisdom has allowed satan and his demons certain bounds or limitations within which they may work. They may not go beyond those limitations established by the Lord, however, those demons who are chained in Hell did just that. Because they went beyond the restrictions established by the Lord, they are now chained in Hell. The Bible points out this fact in many places, especially in the book of Jude. Any time satan goes beyond those bounds, he must receive permission from God. In the case of Job, he was granted the permission, but in Peter’s case he was not granted permission. The demons who work in children under the age of accountability are allowed to do so only after obtaining this special permission. [I might add that a “legal” door was opened by certain sin or sins that gave the demon/s a right in the first place… ] It was not made plain to me what sort of circumstances must be present for God to grant permission, although it was made clear that in certain circumstances permission is granted.

However, permission to work in children under the age of accountability is rarely granted. [Look around since he got this, things have changed folks, satanic doors have been opened… more by parents.] The majority of the time satan is denied this special permission, but in these last days we can expect a substantial increase in demonic activity, not only in adults but in children as well. This increase in demonic activity is what the Lord warned us about in Mark 13:22 when He spoke of the incredible miracles that false prophets would perform in the last days. It is difficult to understand why the Lord would allow demons to work through children… The demons that are reserved in chains did not obtain permission for their activity which violated the restrictions established by our Lord. Their illegal deeds are recorded in Genesis 6:2-5. Because they did not obtain permission, they received immediate punishment. Specific punishment for the devil and his demons is scheduled for the end–time and is recorded in Revelation 20:1-3. As you well know, the lake of fire was created for the devil and his demons as their eternal fate. In this age we must be on guard for satan’s fiery darts of deception and temptation that are allowed within the limitations of the Lord’s permissive will. There is a time limit set by the Lord in which demons may work, but that time period has not yet been fulfilled. As Christians we are able to have them “bound” under the authority of Jesus, however, this is NOT permanent. We can NOT cast them into HELL for only God can do this. That is why it is very important for someone who has just been delivered to be properly instructed to remain in the Lord’s will, lest they become afflicted again. A Christian CAN cast out demons from a lost person, but unless that person gets saved and abides in the Lord’s will, there will be the possibility of the demons returning. [See Matthew 12:43-45].

Demons are real, individual, spirit beings and they are the ones manipulating all the evil in the world today. This was shown to me while I was in the spirit world traveling through the street of a city and watching in horror as the demons went about their task of corrupting humans. Although humans are spirit beings, we are confined to physical bodies. The great spiritual warfare that rages today is between the “spirit of man” and the “spiritual forces” of evil directed by satan which are contending for control and manipulation of our fleshly, physical bodies. Our spirits fight by faith and through our sovereign will; while the devil and his [fallen] angels fight through deceit, cunning, trickery, and temptation. You must make no mistake about this war or the weapons involved because the scriptures are plain. I actually saw these demons contend for control of that human body.

It may seem to you that mankind is vastly over–powered by these spirits because these spirits are able to see and hear everything we think, say, and do; while we are totally unable to perceive any of their activities. It is very difficult to fight an enemy you cannot see, hear, and feel, but as long as you trust the Lord, you have nothing to fear. At times, even the strongest Christian may doubt their existence and activities, thus making it easier for them. However, man was not left defenseless.

Being made in the image of God, man, like God, has a sovereign will and no spirit can violate that will without the permission of the person himself. Because of this, these demons have developed great skills in deception. The basic principle of their operations is to make something evil as desirable, beautiful, and non–threatening as possible so that the person being tempted will lower his guard and accept whatever it is that is being used to cause SIN. Once someone is deceived, it becomes easier for the deception to remain. In the case of possession, it becomes easier for the demon to maintain his control.

Another great defense man has is the guardian angel. The guardian angel is not assigned to all mankind, but only to those who are “saved and belong to God.” Remember, just like the demons the guardian angel cannot violate the will of any man which is why most of his activity is reserved to protecting that individual outside his sovereign will. Man’s greatest weapon, however, is the
Word of God. In his description of the weapons used in our spiritual warfare, Paul insists the Word of God [Ephesians 6:11-18] as the only offensive weapon mankind has. Although vastly outnumbered by these beings [thousands to one individual], man is adequately prepared for battle. Because of a sovereign will, guardian angels, and the Word of God, man has superior defense and is much more potent in the battle for his soul than the demons. Therefore, I say to everyone — if you are serious in your commitment to fight this war and win, fear not! Your commander–in–chief, teacher, healer and sustainer — the Holy Spirit — will NEVER leave you NOR forsake you. (Pittman Howard)

The Grand Tour (PLACEBO)
What happens next is so incredible that some people find it hard to believe. May I say at the outset that I know the difference between dreams, visions, and a real experience. May I also point out that if you do not believe in satan and demons as being real, individual beings, then you do yourself and the Kingdom of God a great disservice. It stands to reason that you cannot understand or even withstand an enemy if you do not believe he is real.

At the moment I resisted satan, he fled from me. The angels were there and they took my spirit from my body. These angels were present all the time that satan tempted me although I did not know it because I was still in the flesh. The angels did not attempt to help me until I had resisted satan with my own will. The only help I had was the supernatural revelation from the Holy Spirit that the voice I was hearing belonged to satan and not to God. Whether or not to obey that voice was my choice. When the angels lifted my spirit from my body, they carried me immediately to the Second Heaven. We did not have to leave that hospital room in order to enter the Second Heaven. We entered there in that same room where my body was, just by passing through a dimension wall. It is a wall which flesh cannot pass through, only spirit. For you the reader, to understand what was happening, you must understand the separation of the spirit from the flesh. To know how this works, we must know how we, ourselves, are made. The Bible states that we, as humans beings are made in the image of God. To understand this, we must know what God is. The Bible states three immutable things about God: 1st God is Spirit, 2nd God is invisible and 3rd God is immortal. If we are made in His image, then we are spirit, we are invisible, and we are immortal. Therefore, when we look into a mirror we do not see our real selves. We see only the body, or earthen vessel, in which we live. Since we are all made in the image of God, we would all be mirror images of one another without our earthly, physical bodies.

Therefore, we were given a soul to separate us from one another to make us an individual. The animals in this world also have a soul. The only difference between their souls and ours is that our soul belongs to the spirit. Their souls belongs to the body. When their body perishes, their soul perish with it. When our body perishes, the soul remains with the spirit. When the spirit was lifted from my body, my soul came with it. I suppose the simplest way to identify the soul would be to say that it is one’s personality. The entire time I was away from my body I remained an individual, that is, I retained my own personality. I retained all my faculties. In fact, they were greatly enhanced.

As we moved through that dimension wall into the Second Heaven, I found myself in an entirely different world, far different from anything I had ever imagined. This world was a place occupied by spirit beings as vast in number as the sands of the seashore. These beings were demons [devils], or fallen angels, and were in thousands of different shapes and forms. Even those in similar shapes and forms were contrasted by diverse coloring. Many of the demons were in human shapes or forms and many were in forms similar to animals familiar to our present world. Others were in shapes and forms too hideous to imagine. Some of the forms were so morbid and revolting that I was almost to the point of nausea.

When I first arrived in the Second Heaven, I knew immediately in what direction I must go to reach the Third Heaven where God was. I don’t know how I knew that, but I did. I also knew that if I was going to get my prayer answered, I was going to have to appear before God the Father in the Third Heaven. I was aware that I was traveling in that spirit world under the protection of the Holy Spirit, and that the angels who were escorting me were also moving about under the protection of the Holy Spirit. It might seem strange to you, the reader, that the angels needed the protection of the Holy Spirit, but remember where we were, the Second Heaven. The Second Heaven is the place where satan presently has his throne located. satan is not yet in Hell although Hell is to be his final destiny. All the spirits in that world were aware of our presence and were aware of the Holy Spirit’s protection over us. To give you an idea as to why that protection was necessary, let me give a Bible reference to the power of satan as demonstrated in the Second Heaven. The tenth chapter of the book of Daniel tells about God sending one of His angels to deliver a message to Daniel. Because of the importance of that message, satan did not want it delivered. In order for the angel sent from God in the Third Heaven to reach Daniel, he had to pass through the Second Heaven. satan sent one of his princes, or one of his archangels, to stop the angel. The angel had to fight and could not get through alone so he had to call for reinforcements. God had to send one of His princes, or the archangel, to help the messenger and even this took twenty–one days. After the angel delivered the message, he reminded Daniel that he, the angel, would have to fight his way back through the Second Heaven.

As we moved about there in that world, I was greatly disappointed that my escort did not take me in the direction of the Third Heaven where God was. Instead, we moved in the opposite direction. As we moved from place to place in that world, I learned many things about demons. I did things differently in the spirit realm than what we do here in the physical world. For instance, we do not communicate with our mouths and ears, but rather, we communicated with our minds. It was like projecting our words on thought waves and receiving the answer the same way. Although I could still think to myself without projecting, I discovered that this really did not benefit me because the angels could read my mind. I could hear different sounds in that world, but I did not hear with my ears. I heard with my mind, but I was still able to “hear” those sounds. When we traveled, we traveled mostly at what I call the “speed of thought.” When we traveled at the “speed of thought,” there was no sensation of movement. The angel would say where we were going and we were there. There were other times when we did not travel in that manner, and I was very much aware of movement while traveling.

One of those times when I was aware of movement was when they brought me back into the physical world and allowed me to see the demons working here. We moved about here somewhat like floating on a cloud. Still, I had the sensation of movement. Make no mistake about demons for they are very real. The Bible makes more statements about demons than it does about angels and it points out in Luke 10:18 that demons are evil. Mark 5:8-9 indicates how numerous they are and Matthew 10:1 shows that they are unclean. Matthew 12:21-30 states that they are under the command of satan and Matthew 8:29 shows that they can possess humans.
In the demon world, there is a division of power much like a military structured chain command with rank and order. Certain demons carry the title of prince, which is always the demon in charge of a principality. A principality is a territory, an area, a place or a group that may range in size from as large as a nation to as small as a person. When satan assigns a prince a task, the prince is given the authority to act in the name of satan and use whatever means necessary or available to him to accomplish his task.

When we started the tour of the Second Heaven, the angels began by showing me the different types of demons. Each demon was revealed to me in a form that indicated his area of expertise, and I soon discovered that there is no such thing as a “general practitioner” in all the demon world. They have only one area of expertise which they do very well. (HOWARD PITTMAN)

10-HOURS OF PRAYING IN OTHER TONGUES GOT THE JOB DONE

A young Texas minister was hit head-on by a drunk. When his father arrived at the hospital they told him that his son's neck was broken and that he was paralyzed from the waist down. Doctors gave him little hope of recovering. The father went back the next night, and found him unconscious. He told the doctor that he was going to stay all night and pray. The father prayed in tongues, and at midnight he was still praying in tongues. He prayed altogether about ten hours in tongues.

At six o'clock in the morning, he went over to his son's bed and saw him lying there with his eyes open. The son assured him that he was all right because God had healed him. He said he had feeling all over his body. The two began praising the Lord. The doctor came in, and the boy told him that God had healed him. He asked the doctor to remove the cast, but the doctor said no, because his neck and back were broken. After much persuasion, they x-rayed him and said that they could not even find where his bones had been broken. They kept him there for a day or two to check him, and finally told him that he could go home. He was miraculously healed and is still preaching the Gospel.

The father got the job done when he began to pray in the Spirit. He got the help of the Holy Spirit in praying. You can increase your power in prayer 100 percent by praying in the Spirit and in tongues. (Kenneth E. Hagin)

HOW TO CHANGE HOPE TO FAITH

I remember I was conducting a tent meeting in Waco, Texas, years ago. We started the
revival on Sunday night. I preached an evangelistic-type message, and the next night I
preached on faith. The next night we had our first healing service. I always put folks in
the same line to receive healing or to receive the Holy Ghost. I preached on the laying
on of hands, and then after giving the invitation for the lost, I laid hands on the sick to be
healed and laid hands on believers to receive the Holy Ghost.
The very first man in the line came to receive the Holy Ghost. I said to him, "Will you be
filled with the Holy Ghost now as I lay my hands on you and pray?" "Brother Hagin," he
said, "I sure hope I will." I said, "Well, then, you won't be." That sort of made him angry.
I meant that to help him, not to anger him, so I immediately said to him, "You don't
receive anything from God through hope. It's by faith that you receive."
He said, "But I don't know whether I'm going to receive or not, so I'm not going to say I
am." I said, "If I offered you a dollar bill, would you say, `I don't know whether I can
receive that or not'?" "No, certainly not," he said. "Well," I said, "God offers you a gift
that is just as easy to receive as it is to receive a dollar bill offered to you." He said,
"Yes, but I've been seeking a mighty long time. In fact, I've been seeking about thirteen
years, and I haven't received yet. So I don't know whether I'm going to receive now or
not."
He became quite upset about it, so I just reached out and put my arms around him and
hugged his neck. I said, "Now, Brother, I'm here to help you. But under the
circumstances, I could lay my hands on your head until I wore every hair off the top of
your head, and you wouldn't get anything. So I just suggest that you go sit down on the
front row and listen and watch, and see what's going on. Then you'll see the difference
between believing and doubting, and between faith and hope."
So we prayed for several people for healing, and then we came to a young woman who
wanted to receive the Holy Ghost. I said, "Are you a Christian?" "Well," she said, "I'm a
member of a church." I said, "You understand that you could be a member of any
church and not be a Christian. Salvation is not a matter of being a member of a church,
it's a matter of being born again." "Yes," she said, "I know that, and I've been born
again."
"I accept your testimony," I said. "Don't let the devil talk you out of it." Then I asked her,
"Now then, do you believe in the Holy Ghost?" (Having come out of the same
denomination myself, I knew everyone in that denomination didn't believe in the baptism
of the Holy Spirit.) "Do you believe in the baptism of the Holy Ghost with the evidence of
speaking with tongues?" "I certainly do," she answered. "It is in the Bible. It's in the
Word." Then I asked, "Will you receive the Holy Ghost now when I lay my hands on
your head and pray?" She said, "I certainly will."
She had her Bible in her hand, and she said, "You know, I sat there tonight and followed
every scripture you gave as you preached, and it's all in the Word. And I certainly will
receive." I saw she was ready because I saw her faith in operation. So I just reached my
hand out to lay on her forehead, and before I even touched her - I just barely brushed
my fingers on her forehead - she threw up both hands and started speaking in tongues
instantly. I said to this older gentleman who was sitting on the front row, "Do you see the
difference between just hoping you'll receive the Holy Ghost and really believing you'll
receive?"


"Yes," he said, "I do." On Friday night he came back, and he was the very first person in
the line. "Well," I said to him, "I see you're back." "Yes," he said, "I'm back, and I'll tell
you some-thing else. I've changed my hope to faith. Just put your hands on me, and I'll
be filled with the Holy Ghost right now." I reached out to lay hands on him, and I had
barely touched him, when he lifted both hands and began speaking with other tongues!
Oh, it makes such a difference when you really believe God instead of just hoping you'll
receive your petition from Him - whether it's receiving the Holy Ghost, healing, or any
answer to prayer. That man said he'd been seeking the baptism of the Holy Spirit for
thirteen years, but really he had just simply been hoping that he would get the Holy
Ghost. And you just don't receive anything from God by hope. You receive from God by
faith. (Kenneth E. Hagin)

A LESSON FROM DR. YEOMANS

Dr. Lilian B. Yeomans was a doctor who practiced medicine and surgery many years ago in one of New York City's largest hospitals. She began to take small amounts of dope to steady her nerves and help her sleep when she felt exhausted from overwork. Eventually she became so dependent on drugs— especially morphine—that she became an addict. She daily took 50 times the normal dose of morphine normally prescribed for an adult male plus other drugs. Although Dr. Yeomans took all of the celebrated cures of her day and desperately tried to stop taking drugs, she steadily grew worse. A nurse described her as "a skeleton with a devil inside." Her friends considered her case hopeless.

Dr. Yeomans had been saved as a young woman, but had Redemption from the Curse of Sickness 25 backslid. When she found herself at death's door, she immersed herself in her long-neglected Bible, got back into fellowship with God, and was healed in 1898 of the terrible drug habit that had almost claimed her life. After receiving this healing, Dr. Yeomans preached the Gospel for 40 some years. When she and her sister inherited some property, they turned it into a "faith home," taking in people beyond medical help who were seeking healing for their bodies.

Dr. Yeomans said they got nearly all of these people healed by working with them until they got enough faith built up in their hearts (spirits) to receive healing from God. In one of her books she gave the following example of building faith in a patient. One day a woman in the last stages of tuberculosis was brought to the home. Doctors had given her up as beyond medical aid. When the ambulance brought the woman in, Dr. Yeomans knew she was dying. Had she still been practicing medicine, Dr. Yeomans would have begun to administer strong drugs immediately.

Instead, the woman was carried to an upstairs room, and Dr. Yeomans began reading the Bible to her. She spent about two hours reading Scriptures concerning divine healing; especially from Deuteronomy28 and Galatians 3:13. Then she instructed the dying woman to repeat to herself every waking moment, "According to Deuteronomy 28:22, consumption (or tuberculosis) is a curse of the law. But according to Galatians 3:13, Christ has redeemed me from the curse of the law. Therefore, I no longer have tuberculosis." The next morning, Dr.Yeomans asked the woman if she had been repeating what she'd instructed her to say. She answered that it seemed as if she'd said it 10,000 times, but she couldn't understand what it meant. Dr. Yeomans read more Scriptures to her and asked her to continue repeating the same words.

The next day the story was the same. On the third morning, the woman still did not understand. Dr. Yeomans had not even prayed with her yet, even though she'd been in her "faith home" three nights. (I think sometimes we pray for people too quickly. We should instruct them more in the Word first.) On the afternoon of the third day, Dr. Yeomans and her sister were helping prepare the evening meal when they heard a commotion upstairs. Their new patient came rushing down the stairs, shouting at the top of her voice, "Sister Yeomans—did you know? Christ has redeemed me, and I no longer have tuberculosis! It's gone now!" You see, Dr. Yeomans realized that the way into the heart is through the mind. She knew if the woman would say to herself often enough, "According to Deuteronomy 28:22, consumption is a curse of the law. But according to Galatians 3:13, Christ has redeemed me from the curse of the law. Therefore, I no longer have tuberculosis," the truth eventually would register on her heart.

I challenge you to take those Scriptures and insert in place of consumption the name of any disease you or a loved one desire to be healed from, because Deuteronomy 28:61 says every sickness is a curse of the law. It will work for you, too.
Just before her death, Dr. Yeomans published a book of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs called Gold of Ophir. These were the psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs (Col. 3:16) the Spirit of God gave to her sister. Dr. Yeomans said that when she and her sister prayed, her sister would sing songs or psalms in tongues and then sing the interpretation. Sometimes she would sing them out in prophecy. Dr. Yeomans wrote them down and collected them into this book. One of those spiritual songs given by the Spirit of God to Dr. Yeomans'sister was based on Galatians 3:13:
Christ redeemed me from the curse of the law,
As He hung on that shameful tree,
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And all that is worse iscontained in the curse,
And Jesus has set me free.
Not under the curse, not under the curse,
Jesus has set me free;
For sickness, I've health; for poverty, wealth,
Since Jesus has ransomed me.
(Kenneth E Hagin)

BE HUNGRY FOR GOD

I was holding a meeting, once, in London, and at the close a man came to me and said, “We are not allowed to hold meetings in this hall after 11 o’clock, and we would like you to come home with us. I am so hungry for God.” The wife said she, too, was hungry, and so I agreed to go with them. At about 12:30 we arrived at their house. The man began stirring up the fire and said, “Now we will have a good supper.” I said to them, “I did not come here for your warm fire, your supper or your bed. I came here because I thought you were hungry to get more of God.” We got down to pray and at about 3:30 the Lord baptized the wife, and she spoke in tongues as the Spirit gave utterance. At about 5 o’clock I spoke to the husband and asked how he was getting on. He replied, “God has broken my iron, stubborn will.” He had not received the Baptism, but God had wrought a mighty work within him.

The following day, at his business, everyone could tell that a great change had come to him. Before he had been a walking terror. The men who labored for him had looked upon him as a regular devil because of the way he had acted; but coming into contact with the power of God that night completely changed him. Before this he had made a religious profession, but he had never truly entered into the experience of the new birth until that night, when the power of God surged so mightily through his home. A short while afterwards I went to this man’s home, and his two sons ran to me and kissed me, saying, “We have a new father.” Previous to this, these boys had often said to their mother, “Mother, we cannot stand it in the home any longer. We will have to leave.” But the Lord changed the whole situation that night as we prayed together. On the second visit the Lord baptized this man in the Holy Ghost. The Holy Spirit will reveal false positions, pull the mask off any refuge of lies and clean up and remove all false conditions. When the Holy Spirit came in, that man’s house and business and he himself were entirely changed. When the Holy Spirit comes in He comes to empower you to be an effective witness. (Smith Wigglesworth)

THE STORY OF JOHN COOPER

James Couper was what most people would call an average, middle-income American. He grew up in an average-looking neighborhood in a small town in Virginia. Making good grades in school, he was never in trouble with the law and did the same kind of things other high school kids did. After he had reached eighteen years of age, one of his friends talked him into trying a marijuana cigarette Shortly after the experience with marijuana, he allowed himself to be hypnotized in an experiment.

When James Couper had reached his thirtieth birthday, he had already spent ten years in the penitentiary. After James was released from jail the last time, he went to EI Paso, Texas, where he tried to start a new life. He failed. It was not long until he was running drups across the border and taking part in many drug related crimes. When James could not make enough money selling narcotics to feed his own drug habit, he had to turn to stealing. When that would not suffice, he had to beg. Somehow he had to get the money necessary to feed his drug habit.

Drug addiction Finally, the day came when he had no money with which to buy his drugs. He could not steal the drugs, nor could he beg for them. He had come face to face with the one hellish thought of every drug addict-no way to procure the drugs he had to have. He had no place to go, no place to sleep, no one to turn to. He knew of a half-way house where some of the street people went. Almost out of his mind for want of the drugs, he managed to get to the house in some way. He was so miserable that it was like a nightmare. At this point in his life, his drug habit was costing him two hundred dollars a day.

That night a religious service was held at the half-way house, and he saw the power of God through the lives of some of those people there. He had never heard the plan of salvation and had never heard that Jesus was a personal Savior. In an act of desperation for relief, he gave his heart to that unknown God, fell on his face, and begged for mercy. That night a great miracle was worked because James was instantly delivered from those demons



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which made his physical body cry out for drugs and alcohol. He also instantly received a physical healing from a hernia he had received in a street fight. In a moment, in a twinkling of an eye, a new man was born. A drug and alcohol addict went into that meeting; a brand new man came out. (Howard Pittman)

THE SPLENDORS OF THE THRONE

Beyond all my power of description are the splendors of the throne itself. As we approached nearer the
center of the great city and to the region of the Father’s throne, mighty waves of light and glory came
constantly rolling over us, and with them came such refreshing baths of love, peace and joy, that our
gladness was indescribable, having reached a degree of perfection never known before. The noiseless
chariots were moving in all directions. Countless throngs of happy spirits, clothed in the purest garments
and the expression of every face being that of the serenest peace and composure of soul were moving
toward and from the throne.
Vast numbers like ourselves were approaching the throne for the first time, many of whom had been
within the compass of the majestic wall a long time, but the entire satisfaction with all the surroundings
and the perfect contentment of soul made them linger long at each new object with which they came in
contact. It was well for them that they did, for the glory of the throne which excelleth all else would be
too great for them.
I saw many who, on account of the majesty, glory and light, were so overcome, that it reminded me
much of the experience of many on earth during great revival seasons, whose spiritual perceptions were
greater than their nervous powers to endure, hence there followed prostrations, trances, fainting,
shoutings and kindred experiences. I found even in heaven that there was a development and growth of
the powers of the soul even to an endless perfection, and a strength of mental capacity unknown on earth
or even at the first entrance into the heavenly state.
Yes, endless perfection, and still, while approaching, yet never could reach the perfection of God.
The majesty of the throne is indeed beyond description. Notwithstanding we had been graciously
prepared for it, yet we were so overawed at our surroundings and the sight before us that we did not
know what to say- or even think. Comparisons with earthly scenes, the richest and grandest or the
greatest works of man would give but a faint idea, even human language itself is too tame to tell the
story. The memories of childhood experiences were constantly rushing through our minds, so that I said
to myself again and again, "Is this only a dream or is it real? Have I seen a vision or am I really in
heaven? No dream ever came to me on earth like this; no grandeur ever equaled it; no dream of glory so
enchanting."
We had been standing spellbound a long time, when a man whose face was beaming with a halo of light,
came to us; he seemed to realize our situation and said: "Dear brethren, have you just come to the throne
for the first time?"
As he came near us and spoke, we thought we recognized him, but having met so many in such a short
time we were not sure that he was of those in the chariot. "Indeed," I replied, "we have been for quite a
little time within the city, but have been detained with so many things and wonderful scenes, that we
could not reach the throne earlier."
"You have been wise," said our friend, who was interesting himself in us, "for even now you are none
too well prepared for the great things which are just before you. If you would like to have me, I will
accompany you for just a little while in your introduction to this most blessed and exalted place in our
Father’s house."
We would be much pleased to have you do so, for we are in much ignorance as to what is before us."
I turned to Bohemond and said: "How fortunate to have such company and assistance, and yet we knew
that in our Father’s house with its many mansions we need have no fears for our needs would be met at
the right time."
"At this he brought us to a sparkling fountain not far from one of the great entrances to the throne, and
with a golden goblet gave us a drink, then he went a little distance to a mammoth tree whose branches
were everywhere hanging low and brought us each a cluster of its fruit, when we had eaten it, he
pronounced a blessing upon us and suddenly our eyes and minds were prepared for the greatest glories to
which a mortal man has ever been exalted, and to those scenes we will now turn our attention. (Seneca Sodi)

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THE SPLENDORS OF THE THRONE

Beyond all my power of description are the splendors of the throne itself. As we approached nearer the
center of the great city and to the region of the Father’s throne, mighty waves of light and glory came
constantly rolling over us, and with them came such refreshing baths of love, peace and joy, that our
gladness was indescribable, having reached a degree of perfection never known before. The noiseless
chariots were moving in all directions. Countless throngs of happy spirits, clothed in the purest garments
and the expression of every face being that of the serenest peace and composure of soul were moving
toward and from the throne.
Vast numbers like ourselves were approaching the throne for the first time, many of whom had been
within the compass of the majestic wall a long time, but the entire satisfaction with all the surroundings
and the perfect contentment of soul made them linger long at each new object with which they came in
contact. It was well for them that they did, for the glory of the throne which excelleth all else would be
too great for them.
I saw many who, on account of the majesty, glory and light, were so overcome, that it reminded me
much of the experience of many on earth during great revival seasons, whose spiritual perceptions were
greater than their nervous powers to endure, hence there followed prostrations, trances, fainting,
shoutings and kindred experiences. I found even in heaven that there was a development and growth of
the powers of the soul even to an endless perfection, and a strength of mental capacity unknown on earth
or even at the first entrance into the heavenly state.
Yes, endless perfection, and still, while approaching, yet never could reach the perfection of God.
The majesty of the throne is indeed beyond description. Notwithstanding we had been graciously
prepared for it, yet we were so overawed at our surroundings and the sight before us that we did not
know what to say- or even think. Comparisons with earthly scenes, the richest and grandest or the
greatest works of man would give but a faint idea, even human language itself is too tame to tell the
story. The memories of childhood experiences were constantly rushing through our minds, so that I said
to myself again and again, "Is this only a dream or is it real? Have I seen a vision or am I really in
heaven? No dream ever came to me on earth like this; no grandeur ever equaled it; no dream of glory so
enchanting."
We had been standing spellbound a long time, when a man whose face was beaming with a halo of light,
came to us; he seemed to realize our situation and said: "Dear brethren, have you just come to the throne
for the first time?"
As he came near us and spoke, we thought we recognized him, but having met so many in such a short
time we were not sure that he was of those in the chariot. "Indeed," I replied, "we have been for quite a
little time within the city, but have been detained with so many things and wonderful scenes, that we
could not reach the throne earlier."
"You have been wise," said our friend, who was interesting himself in us, "for even now you are none
too well prepared for the great things which are just before you. If you would like to have me, I will
accompany you for just a little while in your introduction to this most blessed and exalted place in our
Father’s house."
We would be much pleased to have you do so, for we are in much ignorance as to what is before us."
I turned to Bohemond and said: "How fortunate to have such company and assistance, and yet we knew
that in our Father’s house with its many mansions we need have no fears for our needs would be met at
the right time."
"At this he brought us to a sparkling fountain not far from one of the great entrances to the throne, and
with a golden goblet gave us a drink, then he went a little distance to a mammoth tree whose branches
were everywhere hanging low and brought us each a cluster of its fruit, when we had eaten it, he
pronounced a blessing upon us and suddenly our eyes and minds were prepared for the greatest glories to
which a mortal man has ever been exalted, and to those scenes we will now turn our attention. (Seneca Sodi)

THE GREAT CONVOCATION CONCLUDED

As our Lord arose to speak, all heads were deeply bowed for a few moments and then most earnest
attention was given. We all hung on His words as when He spoke the sermon on the mount on
earth. The theme was: "The coming dispensation, now about to be ushered in, when He shall once more
descend to the earth taking with Him all this mighty host of saints and angels, when will occur the
resurrection of the bodies of all His saints."
The great host listened with profound attention and received the word with great gladness, for everyone
was deeply interested personally in the matter. Thousands of saints shouted aloud with joy at the
thought that so soon would occur the "redemption of the purchased possession."
The angels themselves were dancing for joy, for our Lord had said that they should take a most
prominent part in the great event. Very many, indeed, of the unnumbered and countless host had been
waiting for this even for thousands of years, and waiting for their spiritual bodies which we knew would
be given us at that time. Then we should be equal to the angels themselves, which the elders now are,
and are preferred before them, for the place of the elders indicated this, being near the throne.
The pathos and feeling which our Lord manifested during this sermon was beyond anything we were
accustomed to on earth. We were melted into deep emotion. He enlarged at great length on the ideas
which Paul had advanced so long ago while writing under divine inspiration when he said: "having made
known unto us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He hath purposed in
Himself: That in the dispensation of the fullness of time, He might gather together in one all things in
Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth even in Himself." He called attention to the
superior advantage the elders now have on account of their resurrection. He described to the mighty host
the order of events in connection with the closing history of His spiritual reign on earth, the events of the
last times, the great political changes, and devastating wars of the closing period. He declared also that
in the last times great effort would be made among the leading civilized nations to bring about a peaceful
settlement of national troubles. That much had been done and much remained to be done.
How quickly I thought of the words of the prophets when he wrote concerning this same theme: "They
shall beat their swords into plow shares and their spears into pruning hooks." (Isaiah 2:4)
He went on to speak of the worldly character of many of the churches on earth, their loss of spiritual
power, and the very great slowness of making disciples of all nations, many of the churches having
almost forgotten their real mission in bringing the world back to God, as He repeated again some of His
words uttered so long ago: "The church is the salt of the earth; but if the salt hath lost its savor
wherewith shall it be salted?" (Matthew 5:13) As He spoke upon this point a holy fervor and deep pathos

clothed His words until the mighty throng most solemnly bowed their heads with the very impressive
thought that His words had a deep meaning suited to many thousands of us only a little while ago.
Oh, how many of us whispered to ourselves and to those about us, "If I only could go back even for a
brief time, how differently I would live and labor for the great end for which our Lord suffered and
died."
He spoke also of the fearful formalities in so many of the Protestant and Catholic churches, of the
corruptions and whoredoms so extant throughout the world. As He was speaking of the degeneracy of
His church on earth, I most deeply felt the force of His words uttered nearly two thousand years ago,
"When the son of man shall come, will He find faith on the earth?" (Luke 18: "But," said He, "there is
a very great throng of blood-washed souls who are looking for His return and faithfully toiling while
waiting for their adoption into this mighty host above." He hinted again that the time was drawing near
when He, with all this great host, with millions in paradise and all parts of the celestial city, should again
go back to celebrate the earth’s great Sabbath.
Mighty angels with their trumpet voices should lead the hosts until the thousands of thousands of
chariots should slacken their speed and slow to a halt in the regions of a terrestrial world. Then the great
trump of God should be sounded, of which the blast of Sinai was but a little hint, and awaken all the
dead saints who should instantly rise with spiritual bodies and each soul of us should have our own.
When He had thus spoken, all this mighty host led by the angels, shouted, "Hallelujah! the Lord
omnipotent reigneth!"

"And further," He said, "the living saints who have never died will never
die. Death shall have no dominion over them, but from thenceforth is destroyed forever, and with them
we shall be joined in one great united church, world without end." Again the great host said,
"Hallelujah!"
But the most solemn and pathetic of all His utterances from the throne before the great assembly was His
reference to a present condition of the church on earth. He referred to a new and most cunning device of
Satan, the old enemy of man, to introduce into the church of all Christendom a most

destructive criticism
of the Holy Scriptures. "This," He declared, "is a revelation of the man of sin — the son of perdition,
only in a new form in the last days. The mystery of iniquity was at work in the early days of the church
in the various forms of the spirit of anti-Christ, but it was withheld until the Gentile world should have
their opportunity of salvation. But now that wicked one is being revealed whose coming is after the
working of Satan and with all deceivableness in them that perish because they received not the love of
the truth that they might be saved. So they are denying much of the Holy Scriptures of God, nearly all
the Old Testament saints and all that is miraculous, even assailing His own divine origin, miracles and
atonement. And so God shall send them strong delusion that they should believe a lie. (II Thessalonians
2:11) "Oh, Satan," he cried, "thy doom will soon be sealed in the vortex of hell."

I can only repeat a tithe of His sermon. When He closed, a number of the elders followed Him with brief
expositions of truth along some lines on which He had touched.
Many, like ourselves thought how clearly the blessed Book of God on earth has told us many of these
things, and what comfort, as well as sorrow, to the saints to know the great things which are yet before
us!
Far in the distance as our eyes could reach we saw the seats glittering like the purest gold, raised
amphitheater like, to a great elevation which entirely encircled the majestic throne.
Many responsive hymns were sung, those in the distance responding with choruses, which seemed like
great waves of the sea that rolled in splendor over the great throngs of the redeemed. At last, the great
convocation was drawing toward its close. Our Lord now arose and with a voice distinctly heard to the
utmost bounds of the throne, invited us to a royal banquet given by Himself in honor of the last
arrivals. The doxology of heaven was sung by the great host. Our Lord’s benediction and dismissal
followed. We all repaired to a great pleasure ground adjoining the throne on the east. Many hundreds of
rows of tables, more than twenty-four furlongs in length, were spread before us. These were loaded with
the richest viands that paradise ever knew. A hundred varieties of the tree of life grow everywhere in the
city, but especially in the valleys and upon the hillside of paradise. Twelve kinds of fruit grow on each
tree. From these the tables were most gorgeously furnished. The angels were waiters at the tables and
surely we lacked for nothing.
As we were eating, Bohemond arose and said: "My brother, Seneca, look at what is before us." I arose
and looked across the great sea of human spirits interspersed with many thousands of angels whose
delight it was to serve these honored guests. Far toward the center of this great dining hall was a
stupendous fountain, a fountain of fountains. It was indeed immense in its dimensions and the height of
its spray. The royal gardens, fountains and palaces of the kings of the earth could in no wise be
compared to it. From this fountain we were all refreshed and also from the river of life from which its
multitude of branches have their source.
While eating and drinking with the saints of all ages, and in the presence of our King, we certainly
thought of the words of the book and how truly the beloved disciple had written concerning these great
occasions. "And the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them and shall lead them unto
living fountains of water, and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. (Revelation 7:17) Indeed I
thought to myself, "and who can ever cry again but those of the lost ones who shall lift up their eyes,
being in torment."
During the banquet the great chorister sang many new and beautiful hymns of praise. While our Lord
gave everyone such a glad welcome, and especially those who had so recently entered the doorways of
paradise and passed through the gates of the city and were now forever at home. Many of the ancient
men and women also took part in short words of welcome.
David also tuned his harp and sang in meter the words of the beloved disciple, which nearly everybody
in heaven knows. "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death,
neither sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain, for the former things are passed
away. And He that sat upon the throne said: Behold I make all things new. And He said unto me write,
for these words are true and faithful. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto
him that is athirst, of the fountain of the water of life freely, and he that overcometh shall inherit all
things and I will be his God and he shall be my son." (Revelation 21:4-7) Again the congregation
shouted, "Hallelujah," and the chorister sang the dismissal.
We were now soon scattering for distant points of the city. A hundred thousand chariots were filled with
the busy hosts of heaven. Salutations and momentary good-byes were heard everywhere. Smiling happy
faces knew no limit to the joyful expressions and greetings with which every soul overflowed. Not one jar or discord or ruffled feeling or disappointed look was to be seen anywhere. Oh, this was heaven
indeed!
When the great concourse had somewhat disappeared, there still remained an innumerable company of
saints and angels. The returning chariots were bringing multitudes of others in place of those who had
gone. Those who led the music and sang their sweet solos had nearly all gone. The seats of the elders
were vacant, but hosts of others were crowding in. As one of the elders passed near us, Bohemond and I
called him to us for a conversation.
He said, "let us step on a chariot and go to a quiet place." In a few moments we were slowing up at one
of the fountains just outside one of the gateways to the throne. After giving us a drink from the fountain
he said: "We will now walk to yonder cluster of trees." From them we gathered some fruit and sat down
to have him explain the mystery to us. (Seneca Sodi)

WHO IS GOD?

[This is NOT to be used to Replace Scripture, Nullify Scripture, Change Scripture or Add to Scripture!]

1. There is but one living and true God.
His Attributes

2. The attributes of God are the qualities, elements and perfections which belong to Him. They belong to Him and are parts of His divine nature — not that His whole being consists of a combination of the same, but because they are the forms and expressions of His being which He has revealed to man.

3. These attributes are natural and moral. The natural attributes reveal His existence as an infinite and rational spirit; that is self-existence, freedom, omnipotence, omnipresence, omniscience, wisdom. The moral attributes are holiness, righteousness, justice, goodness, love, grace, mercy and truth.

4. As known to men on earth God is an invisible spirit, whom no man hath seen nor can see. He is eternal and self- existent. He creates beings with immortality, but God alone possesses eternity. He is infinite, filling all space in the entire universe, embracing all worlds. He is omnipresent, i.e., infinite in power; shown by all His creations from the infinitely great to the infinitely small. All His acts are done by the exercise of His volition, and are seen by man in the universality, variety and multitude of His works. God’s omnipotence is limited only by His moral perfections. God cannot lie nor do any bad act, although He has the power.

5. God is omnipresent. The creator, upholder, and governor of all things. He is also omniscient, all things being open and naked before His eyes. God’s wisdom is infinite, embracing all knowledge and is independent of all His creatures. We can tell Him nothing which He does not know, but His intelligent, infinite intuition comprehends all things past, present or future. This intelligence is perfect and absolute. Man analyzes things to find out their nature. God knows the nature without the analysis.

6. The foreknowledge of God is also absolute. How the foreknowledge of God is to be reconciled with man’s free agency and moral accountability is indeed to men in the world a dark problem, but in the Scriptures both are clearly taught, and faith accepts what reason cannot reconcile. Some of the churches on earth have denied man’s moral freedom. Others maintain that God in the exercise of His omniscience, like His omnipotence, abstains from knowing what His creatures will do under certain given circumstances, But the foreknowledge of God itself, unrevealed to men, does not impose nor even hint to me any course of conduct whatever; it in no degree affects His liberty of action. Man neither sins nor follows holiness, as the result of God’s foreknowledge; so notwithstanding God’s foreknowledge, He has made man in His image, a free moral being.

7. God is infinitely wise, always knows what is best, always adopts means which will best accomplish His purposes. That is wisdom; for wisdom is the art of turning to best account our knowledge. Both in creation and providence God’s wisdom is seen. His wisdom and His works everywhere confirm each other as being of God. No higher wisdom has ever been seen or known than God’s wisdom in the plan of human redemption. It solves the problem of God’s justice in justifying the believer in Jesus Christ.

8. The perfect goodness of God is seen in the benevolence which embraces all mankind and provides for their welfare. His merciful dealings with men declare His goodness; it is also seen in His unmerited favor, drawing man to salvation and in the use of so many means to this end, also in the abundant provision which He has made for man’s present and eternal happiness.




MORAL EVIL
9. How sin can exist in the world with all its terrible consequences in connection with God’s righteous government, is an awful and difficult problem, the complete solution of which is not possible to man in his earthly life. But sin does exist, and God permits it for reasons of His own, not fully revealed to men. In heaven it could not be so. No taint of sin can ever enter the gates of this city. If an angel should again sin God would instantly cast him down to hell.

10. Righteousness and justice are divine perfections. It is holiness exhibited in government. Truth or faithfulness of God is much the same as His righteousness. All He says and does is true. His veracity is an element of His character. God cannot lie. As God is eternal His truth remains the same. Whatever is out of harmony with His revealed truth, the same is a lie. To the question, "What is truth?" this answer which we repeat in heaven is true: "To know God as He has revealed Himself to man is truth of the highest order." Our Lord declared: "I am the way, the truth and the life." All things taught or believed that are out of harmony with His clear revelations are both false and misleading.


THE TRIUNE GOD
11. The eternal God has revealed Himself to men as Father, Son and Holy Ghost. The Son of God is and always was divine. He is the express image of the Father. There have been many errors and heresies in the church in past ages. But we worship one Triune God neither confounding the persons, nor dividing the substances of the same. For there is one person of the Father, another of the Son, and another of the Holy Ghost; but the Godhead of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost is one God.




THE DIVINITY OF JESUS CHRIST
12. He was the word of God from eternity. In the beginning was the word and the word was with God, and the word was God. While on earth we always held Him to be divine and worshipped Him as God; and in heaven He is confessed by all, both saints and angels, to be God and equal to the Father. All the hosts of heaven worship Him, He was God manifest in the flesh.

THE HOLY SPIRIT
13. The Holy Ghost is one with the Father and with the Son. Equal in eternity, power and glory. In creation He moved upon the face of the waters and developed form and beauty out of disorder and confusion. He proceeded from the Father and from the Son, and took up His abode with His church on earth. He has ever been with them since His coming on Pentecost. He is the comforter, guide and sanctifier of His people.

MAN’S ORIGINAL STATE AND FALL
14. God made man upright. He was both material and spiritual and possessed of a divine life, and made in the image of God. He could hold communion with God, with all that is divine, as well as with the material universe. He was made but a little lower than the angels, and was crowned with glory and honor and had dominion over the works of God’s hands in the earth. He was a companion of his Father and Creator, capable of admiring, adoring and enjoying God. While he was material and possessed an animal nature, as he came from the hands of God, yet he was an intellectual, moral, pure and holy being. He was placed under law with life and death before him. Adam rebelled; sin was born on earth. The glory of the Lord departed from him. Man fell, and felt his guilt and was alienated from God. The stream of humanity was contaminated at its source. The first pair became sinful. Their descendants of necessity were in their image fallen and depraved. So by one man sin entered into the world and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned. Our nature sinned in Adam and the stream became polluted at the fountain head. This depravity became universal for all the faculties and powers of the soul and body were brought under the power of evil.

THE ATONEMENT
15. We universally believe that the death of Christ was vicarious and propitiatory and that by it divine justice is satisfied, and God can be just and the justifier of all who believe in Christ Jesus, and that pardon and salvation is freely offered to all men, upon repentance and faith.

ELECTION AND FOREORDINATION
16. We believe God did foreordain and devise a plan from the foundation of the world by which He would save man, and further, He did foreordain from the beginning, all men throughout the ages who would accept and be willing to conform to this plan, should be saved; so that everyone in harmony with His power and liberty of choice who shall choose eternal life though God’s plan was foreordained to eternal salvation.

REPENTANCE
17. True repentance is a condition of soul before God wrought by the operations of the Spirit of God upon the heart and soul of man whereby he is made to see and feel the sinfulness of his sins, and also to forsake them utterly and with full purpose of heart to yield obedience to God in the future.

JUSTIFICATION
18. Justification can only follow true repentance and is an act of God’s free grace wherein He pardoneth the sins of man, and accepteth him as righteous in His sight, only for the sake of Christ.



FAITH
19. True unfeigned faith in God believes all that God has said, commanded, promised or threatened. It is dependent upon testimony, and is valuable to us as the truth itself. We can believe in men. We are responsible for our faith, for one may believe a lie as he does the truth. The truth only can make him free. True saving faith leads the soul to trust itself to the all- atoning merits of the sacrificial death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

ADOPTION
20. Adoption is an act of God whereby the believing sinner is received into the family of God, with all the rights and privileges of His children in which he becomes an heir of God with a right and title to eternal life.

THE NEW BIRTH
21. The new birth of which our Lord spoke is that mighty change wrought of God in the soul of man when He imparts to him eternal life and renews him in the image of God. This change is the work of the Holy Spirit wrought in man, convincing him of sin, and leading him to repentance and faith whereby he is born from above with eternal life as a gift from God. (Seneca Sodi)

STOREHOUSES OF HEAVEN

We walked a little farther—and this is the most important, and perhaps the strangest, part of my story. I saw three storage houses 500 to 600 yards from the Throne Room of God. They were very long and very wide. There may be more, but I only saw three. We walked into the first. As Jesus shut the front door behind us, I looked around the interior in shock!

On one side of the building were exterior parts of the body. Legs hung from the wall, but the scene looked natural, not grotesque. On the other side of the building were shelves filled with eyes: green ones, brown ones, blue ones, and so forth. This building contained all of the parts of the human body that people on earth need, but Christians have not realized these blessings are waiting in heaven. There is no place else in the universe for these parts to go except right here on earth; no one else needs them.

Jesus said to me, "These are the unclaimed blessings. This building should not be full. It should be emptied. You should come in here with faith and get the needed parts for you, and the people you will come in contact with that day." The unclaimed blessings are there in those storehouses—all of the parts of the body people might need: hundreds of new eyes, legs, skin, hair, eardrums—they are all there. All you have to do is go in and get what you need by the arm of faith, because it is there.

You do not have to cry and beg God to make the part you need. Just go get it. The doors to the storehouses are never locked. They are always open for those who need to go in. We should empty those buildings. Sometimes when we pray, an angel will leave heaven to bring us the answer—just as the angel did for Daniel (Dan. 10:12) but can't get through right away. Daniel kept praying and fasting for 21 days, until he got his answer. Because of his persistence in prayer, the angel was able to get through the demonic hindrances of the second heavens, where the principalities, powers, and rulers of darkness of this world live. (Eph. 6:12.) What would have happened if Daniel had not kept praying and "pressing in" to God for his answer? The angel might not have gotten through the warfare with the Prince of Persia (Dan. 10:13), and Daniel would not have received an answer.

If he were like many Christians today, he would have said, "Well, this stuff just doesn't work. I prayed and fasted, and God didn't answer." But the truth is that he would not have gotten his answer because he quit; he gave up too soon. (Robert Liardon)

I will bring you to My holy mountain & give you joy in My house of PRAYER…. For My house will be called the house of prayer for all nations. Isa56v7

I will not forget you. I have swept away your offenses like a cloud. I carry out the words of my servants & fulfills the predictions of my messangers. isa44v22-26

I will give you treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places isa45v3

I have made you lord over your relatives, & I have sustained you with grain & new wine. Gen27v37

I have put My words in your mouth & covered you with the shadow of My hand isa51v16

I reared children & I brought them up Isa1v2

I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you & will make you to be a…light for the peoples, to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison & to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness. See, the former things have taken place, & new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you isa42v6-8

I will live with you & walk among you, & I will be your God, & you will be My person. Therefore come out from them & be separate. Touch not the unclean thing, & I will receive you. I will be a Father to you, & you will be My son 2cor6v16-18

I will call you 'my person' who were not my person; and I will call you 'my loved one' who is not my loved
one," and, "It will happen that in the very place where it was said to you, 'You are not my person,' you will be called 'son of the living God.'" Rom 9:25-26

I will come to give rest to Israel. Jer 31:2

I will establish your line forever & make your throne firm throughout all generations 89v4

I will extend peace to her like a river, & the wealth of nations like a flooding stream; you will nurse & be carried on her arm & dandled on her knees. As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; & you will comforted over Jerusalem Isa66v12-13

I will establish your line forever, your throne as long as the heavens endure 89v29

I will instruct you & teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you & watch over you.
I will clothe your enemies with shame, but the crown on your head will be resplendent 132v18

I will bring them from Bashan; I will bring them from the depths of the sea, that you may plunge your feet in the blood of your foes, while the tongues of your dogs have their share 68v22-23

I will crush your foes before you & strike down your adversaries 89v23

I will give you another name isa65v15

I will give you the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God…if you overcome…rev2v7

I will lead you beside streams of water on a level path where you will not stumble. Jer 31:9

I will maintain my love to you forever, & my covenant with you will never fail 89v28

I will make a horn grow for you & set up a lamp for you my anointed one. 132v17

I will make you into a great nation & I will bless you; I will make your name great, & you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, & whoever curses you I will curse;…. gen12v2-3

I will make you the everlasting pride & the joy of all generations. You will drink the milks of nations & be nursed at royal breasts. Then you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. Instead of bronze, I will bring you gold, & silver in place of iron. Instead of wood, I will bring you bronze, & iron in place of stones. I will make peace your governor & righteousness your ruler. No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders, but you will call your walls Salvation & your gates Praise. The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the Lord will be your everlasting light, & your God will be your glory. Your sun will never set again, & your moon will wane no more; the Lord will be your everlasting light, & your days of sorrow will end… Your people will possess the land forever. They are the shoot I have planted, the work of My hands, for the display of My splendor. The least of you will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation.. isa60v15-22

I will make you prosper gen32v9

I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint. Jer 31:25

I will spare you, just as in compassion a man spares his son who serves him. And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not. Mal 3:17-18

I will surely make you prosper & will make your descendants like the sand of the sea, which cannot be counted gen32v12
I will not take my love from you, nor will I ever betray my faithfulness 89v33

I will not violate my covenant or alter what my lips have uttered 89v34

I will place on your shoulder the key to the house of David; what you opens no man can shut, & what you shuts no man can open isa22v22

I will plant you for myself in the land; I will show my love to you. Hos 2:23

I will punish the wicked for their sins. I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty & will humble the pride of the ruthless isa13v11

I will make My words in your mouth a fire & these people the wood it consumes. Jer5v14

I will raise up emmanuel in my righteousness: I will make all your ways straight. You will rebuild my city & set my exiles free, but not for a price or reward. Isa45v13

I will set your hand over the sea, your right hand over the rivers 89v25

I will so increase your descendants that they will be too numerous to count gen16v10

I will surely return to you about this time next year, & your wife will have a son gen 18v10--------15/sep/11/05/55pm

Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return to you at the appointed time next year & your wife will have a son gen18v14

I will sweep her with the broom of destruction isa14v23

I will take you, my servant and I will make you like my signet ring, for I have chosen you. Hag 2:23

I will teach you- this time I will teach you my power & might. Jer16:21

I will defend you & save you, for my sake & for the sake of David my servant isa37v35

I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate cor1v19

I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, & afterward they will come out with great possessions.


I will restore the fortunes of Jacob's tents and have compassion on his dwellings; the city will be rebuilt on her ruins, and the palace will stand in its proper place. From them will come songs of thanksgiving and the sound of rejoicing. I will add to their numbers, and they will not be decreased; I will bring them honor, and they will not be disdained. Their children will be as in days of old, and their community will be established before me; I will punish all who oppress them. Their leader will be one of their own; their ruler will arise from among them. I will bring him near and he will come close to me, for who is he who will devote himself to be close to me? Jer 30:18-21

I will show love to you; and I will save you — not by bow, sword or battle, or by horses and horsemen, but by the Lord your God. Hos 1:7



But you, son of man, listen to what I say to you. Do not rebel like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you. Ezek 2:8
ALL NIV

SENECA SODI's
First Visit To Heaven
No sooner had I taken my seat in the chariot than I found I could converse with the angels with perfect
freedom. There seemed to be a kind of comprehension of ideas without the effort of words; and yet we
spoke as spirits speak. I have often heard words spoken while in the body which were wholly in the ear
of the soul, and yet most distinctly understood when there was no audible voice whatever — the same as
at St. Paul’s conversion: he heard a voice distinctly in his inner consciousness while those who
journeyed with him saw no man from whom the voice came.
I now asked, "Are you really and truly angels of God, about whom we have read and sung and heard so
much while in the world?"
"Truly we are," they replied, "but of our birth you know nothing, for in fact we were not born but created;
not in the earth but in celestial regions. We have learned our lessons in the past eternities in the presence
of God; but we are glad to be your servants and helpers now, and this has been our glad service ever
since man was created upon the earth, but we can tell you more about ourselves at another time."

I replied, "We have been strangers until this time, but you make me feel great confidence in your ability
to safely guide the chariot. I have been looking for this time for many years, but did not know it was so
near."
"Oh," said the charioteer, "you need have no fears, I will conduct you safely to your eternal home."
"I looked out of the chariot again and saw we were passing with indescribable speed. The earth with its
cities, towns and mountains were vanishing like a spector in the distance. We soon seemed to have the
moon under feet as we mounted the pillars of the heavens. We had much conversation on the way. I
found the angels most tender and lovely beings, so full of instruction and helpfulness; my soul loved
them exceedingly. I felt as though I was acquainted with the heavenly kingdom, for the angels had told
me so much. As I would look abroad from the chariot window, the stars could be seen everywhere just
as I had always seen them from the earth; I knew then we had not gone beyond the regions of the solar
system, so I asked the angel: "Where is heaven?"
"Oh," said he, "it is not far away. The earth is the first habitation of man, and while he is of the earth he
is earthly in his nature. Heaven is the future and everlasting habitation of all those who have prepared
themselves for it. You will soon find that my words are true that heaven is not far away. Your Father’s
love and care have provided both these worlds for you. Your heavenly home is your real home. The
earth was only your birthplace, the place of your beginning. But when God gave you eternal life He
connected you with all heavenly realms, for He gave you His life which has always been. "Look and
see," said he, for I was in the deepest consideration of these things for they meant so much to me now.
I looked abroad; we were just entering a region of bright clouds something like a glorious, glowing,
earthly sunset, only far superior. The time had been very brief indeed, but we were actually slowing up
in the great suburbs of the eternal kingdom.

"Listen a moment," I said to the angel, "what music do I hear? Is it real or am I in imagination?"
"It is the song of the redeemed in heaven you hear. All the heavenly kingdom is full of music without a
discord."
No sweeter music ever fell on my ears. I was perfectly enraptured with delight.
"Are we near the gates of the city?"
"Very near to the portals of paradise," he said. At this the angels bowed their heads and covered their
faces with their hands, while I fell flat on my face in the chariot. Stillness reigned in our souls, but deep
emotions began to heave in my breast. I felt I must break the silence by shouting the praises of
God. The angels now began to sing with a sweet voice, "Holy, holy, Lord God Almighty! Just and true
are all thy ways, thou King of Saints."
I sprang to my feet and for a moment seemed perfectly bewildered with what met my gaze in every
direction. The light was so transparent and far exceeding the most perfect day earth ever
afforded. Clusters of heavenly flowers were growing everywhere. Groves of beautiful trees loaded with
fruit, along with magnificent flowering shrubs beautiful beyond description met my eye in all
directions. Roadways like winding streets arranged with exquisite taste and beauty, were penetrating
this pleasure ground of glory. Lovely souls were coming and going, passing and re-passing each other
with the salutations and courtesies that heaven only knows.
The chariot was now slowing its speed and such raptures of glory which filled my soul, I cannot describe
them! I was simply lost in wonder, while I kept saying, "Surely I am at home at last." The chariot
seemed trembling as a thing of life and finally halted beside a beautiful grove of fruit laden trees. The
doors were opened and the angels stepped out. I fairly sprang with one leap to the solid foundations of
the heavenly kingdom. For a moment I stood perfectly entranced as I saw so many happy souls clothed
in white garments of lovely patterns, and all with such bright and happy faces beaming with perfect
contentment and satisfaction.
I could contain my feelings no longer. I fell on my face again beside the angel, with loud thanksgiving
to God; and was in the act of worshipping the angel for his great care of and kindness toward me, when
he said, "Worship God only, I am also a fellow servant of his and this is my joyous service." At that he
beckoned to one nearby. He came and was introduced as one of the elders of heaven, who gave me such
a cordial welcome that my soul loved him intensely at once.
The angel now said, "I leave you in his care, but may see you again shortly."
I put out my hand toward him saying, "I am sorry to see you go, you have been such a friend to
me. What can I do for your great kindness to me?"
"Oh, you can soon help others," said the angel. So waving with his hand, and with a lovely smile, he
said "Good-bye," and his chariot was gone.



The elder now said: "Well, my son, you are now at home. All that you see and infinitely more is the
provision of your heavenly Father’s love and almighty power. This is the borderland, my son, of the
heavenly domain. Your sacrifices on earth were little when compared to your great gains here."
"Oh yes, and they were really nothing," I said. There comes to my memory a sweet passage of scripture
which I never fully comprehend until now: "For our light affliction, which is but for a moment worketh
out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." (2 Corinthians 4:17)
"Sure enough," said the elder. "You have only begun to comprehend the glory; the weight of it you will
yet feel."
"The grandeur and beauty of everything excels my highest expectation. Everything seems so real. Do
tell me if I only fancy or am I in a dream, or is it really true that I am in heaven?"
"Oh," the elder replied, "it is a common thing for souls when they reach the heavenly world to seem
bewildered when first ushered into the presence of angels and the spirits of just men made perfect, and
the glory of this kingdom. It does, indeed, exceed the most sanguine expectation. No, my son, you are
not in a vision, you are really here. Your body indeed is left behind you, and you will find that you have
many things to learn ere you reach the throne in the Holy city. But be content, for I see you have
thoroughly washed your robes and made them white ere you left your earthly habitation." "Be perfectly
free," said the elder, "in asking any questions you may like; for the knowledge of this world is acquired
by investigation and inquiry as was our earthly knowledge. Every desire you have will be fully met. All
your cravings, desires and longings after the knowledge of your everlasting habitation have been fully
provided for here. Your heavenly Father’s will will be your will and all that you see, and infinitely more,
are yours to enjoy forever. If you have made good use of your opportunities in your past life you have
much treasure laid up in the city of which our Lord spoke while on earth and of which you will know
more later on."


"I see," said the elder, "that yonder is another soul just brought from earth to paradise whom I must go
and welcome." So saying, he went toward the chariot and there stepped out a lovely looking man, indeed,
clothed in a robe of the purest white. The elder beckoned me to him. As I came near and heard this
conversation I found he was from the opposite side of the earth from which I had come. He spoke a
different language from my own and yet I understood him well. In a moment he lifted up his hands and
clasping them together he said, "Oh, bless God forever," at which we both fell on our faces with adoring
praise to our Almighty Father. We continued long for our souls were overcome with the raptures of this
place.


When we arose, another saint, apparently of ancient times, came to him, and said, "Let me assist you in
the ways of the kingdom." I heard him ask after his name. He answered: "I am Bohemond of northern
Russia. Only a few hours ago I kissed my wife and children good-bye and embarked on a vessel on the
White Sea at Oneida bound for the North Cape. I only remember that the vessel was sinking and we
were many fathoms below the surface. Oh, do tell me, is this heaven or is it but the mariner’s dream of
home, when he is far away?"
"My son," said this venerable father, "You have safely landed, not at the North Cape nor in the bottom of
the White Sea, but in your eternal home. Your body no doubt is in the depths of the briny deep; but the angel was with you as the vessel went down and has brought you safely here. Your body will be cared
for in the resurrection day of rewards."


The elder who was with me said, "How rapidly we are gathering from all lands into our Father’s
house. This is only one of the many stations located in these distant portions of paradise. To these
stations all souls come for their introduction into this heavenly home."
"How is that, will you explain to me?"
"Surely," he replied, "you will more fully understand as we go forward. You could not have endured the
glory of the throne, without being prepared for it. Even now you could not endure the light so abundant
within the city."


Just at this moment I saw a woman step from a chariot. She seemed to be so bewildered that she sank
down as one of the attendants approached her. She threw up her hands and cried out in amazement, "Oh,
my God! I am not worthy nor fit for this glory. Oh, can I ever be made right with God?" She closed her
eyes almost unconscious with bewilderment and it seemed she could not speak as her attendant kindly
addressed her with most loving words. At last she opened her eyes and looked about in wonder and
amazement exclaiming, "Oh, these white garments, these golden goblets, trees of life and blooming
flowers! I am not worthy of them. Have I really a right to be here and to all these beautiful trees loaded
with such lovely fruit? Oh, the mercy of God! I was such a great sinner."
"Yes, indeed," replied her guide, "but your sins have all been forgiven. The angels make no
mistakes. You have a right to these trees, for they are His on whom you have believed; yea they are
yours, for you are His."
At this she arose to her feet and said: "But have I the wedding garment on? I was earnestly trying when
the chariot came for me. I was in such deep distress and confusion of soul, knowing I had not been
prepared for so great a change."
"You have been saved, my child." said her attendant, "so as by fire, you were not a faithful servant of
God, you did not build with gold, silver and precious stones, but with wood, hay and stubble, which have
been burnt. God cannot reward you largely now. These infinite blessings spread out before you in all
directions may be obtained by and by, when you are prepared for them. Be faithful to your present
opportunities, for much is before you to be done. Advancements which ought to have been made in the
world will have to be made here, ere you can go on to the city gates, or see the shining glory of the
Jasper wall. Come with me and I will assist you in a further knowledge of Christ and His eternal
salvation and kingdom."


I now said to the elder by my side, "Will you explain to me her great mistake?"
"Surely," he replied. "She represents a very large class in the world who have not made good use of
earthly opportunities, she was never deeply interested in her salvation till near the time of her death. Do
you not see how slim and lean she looks, and how little clothing she has, only a gown! Her repentance
has been genuine and her faith accepted the promises of eternal life in her Lord, and her forgiveness has
been complete. She has added but little grace and almost no growth to her soul. She feels now, as all
such souls do and must feel, her great loss. She has no treasure laid up in heaven. Paradise itself seems
too good for her; but God in His great mercy will bring her on. These trees are for her. Their leaves are
full of healing virtue. No one who has not received the gift of eternal life and been born again will ever
be carried by the angels to this glory. Many, alas, perish from the earth in sight of the Redeemer’s
outstretched arms of love and mercy, because they will not accept His gracious help; they love the
pleasures of sin more than God or these everlasting joys and pleasures at His right hand here
forevermore."


"Oh, blessed Christ," I cried, "filled with everlasting love and mercy for thy people, that even in the last
moments of life, like the dying thief, may be snatched from the jaws of death! But, oh, her great loss,
how sad!" (Seneca Sodi)