“And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.” Joel 2:28 As I recently prepared for a podcast Q&A, I had a friend and sister in Christ pose this question of personal interest. Perhaps you have had the same question. “Why are so many visions accepted in New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) churches…
A man sits on a television set before a live audience and tells the host about a Bible translation he claims Jesus commissioned him to write. When he is asked about the origin of the translation’s name, he states that an angel named Passion was seen by him and known to be assigned to his ministry. During an online interview, a woman shares that an angel came into her room when she was five years old. He tells her his…
Trips to heaven. Personal home visits from God. Angelic visitations. Intimate conversations with Jesus. If you have ever heard a well-known man or woman regaling of past times where Jesus walked into their living room or where they were taken on trips to heaven with secret divine revelation personally given to him/her, you may have been left wondering, “Why doesn’t Jesus come to my house and meet with me? Why don’t I hear God’s voice for myself like these people?…
A man and his wife were seated on a stage before a large gathering of people. Those in attendance had come to glean from this man and his prophetic revelations and insight. He begins to tell them that he wants to prepare them for visitations to the third heaven, or what he calls “raptures”. In preparation for this, he instructs them to take deep breaths while discouraging praying, stating that thinking with your mind and praying is the worst thing…
Here I was, standing in the New Age section of a large chain bookstore, feeling extremely uncomfortable and facing a wall of books. It would not surprise you to know there were books concerning astrology, tarot card reading, numerology, necromancy, and supernatural phenomena of various curiosities lining the shelves. I never knew I could huff so much and be so thankful to make my way back to the Bible section. Is that not fitting? After observing what I came to…