21st Century Visions, Signs, and Wonders
Throughout the Bible, God tells us that He will pour out His Spirit on all flesh and "men" young and old will see visions, prophecy, and dream dreams (Joel 2:28-30, Acts 2:14-38, Romans 15:17-21, Daniel 6:26-27)
Recently the testimony of a young man, at 25 years old, experienced what sounds to be a 20-30 min encounter of heaven and hell. This young man was not ill previously but physically experienced cardiac arrest, stroke, and seizures on Earth while spiritually experiencing hell and heaven.
While I have heard others speak about similar life and death experience throughout my life, there was something so powerful in this young man's testimony. The others came with a "preachy" type of testimony, reminiscent of damnation messages that scare people into salvation. The young mans testimony hit me different. It was not verbose or eloquent in words. He did not whoop or holler, thumping Bibles. This was just a real, raw, and basic account of his experience.
His name is Josh. Josh talks about his soul's out of body experience, what it felt like and what he saw. He accounts for how his travel to hell and what the state of hell right now ((Revelations 20:11-15)
The thing that struck me in the heart was not a fear of what happens when going to hell, but Josh's account of Heaven and what it was like standing in the presence of God and His throne. I was listening intently, hearing the details he gave and as he began speaking of what it felt like just to be in the presence of God, the feeling of just wanting to serve God, the reverence, the awe-some "feeling" that we cannot comprehend or describe. Tears began to roll down my face. Not that I was sobbing or sad, but it was like, my soul was homesick and crying at the memory of being with God before my time on Earth. My soul was listening and connecting with Josh's account and longed to be there, too.
Let me be clear: I do not want to die right now LOL My daily prayer for the Lord is to give me the health and years to see my youngest son's children and spend time with them teaching them what God has given me. However, Josh's account pushed me to a higher level in the spirit realm. I was pressed to breakthrough dimensions to feel the same thing Josh felt, to get closer to God and His presence.
The next morning, I did press and sought God and be in the same type of presence while in prayer and God met me there! I felt the bondage that kept me at one place in my walk drop and felt the freedom to move higher and closer to the Lord. I felt soaked in His presence, and came out "drunk" or overwhelmed by the Spirit" My prayers have been different since that breakthrough. My desire to serve God is different than what is was before hearing Josh's testimony. I felt the out pour of the Holy Spirit, my Helper, to experience God like never before and feel like I'll never be the same again.
Josh's testimony also solidified the idea of our bodies being like a spacesuit for our souls! That's the easiest way for me to frame it. Our souls... my soul, the one that cried just at hearing of God's purest form, sits in this body - a "spacesuit" because it does not belong here and needs the body to live here. This helps me to understand the battle between flesh and spirit differently. It makes sense why there is such a struggle between the two. The enemy has rule over the flesh, God has rule over my soul. I hear God clearly speaking to my soul/spirit and I feel the fight to do what God says. It's as if I see the two entities battling, the flesh being the vehicle of action preventing the spirit to move as God says. I have a renewed strength to fight through check my flesh all day, everyday.
I can press through because condemnation of my sins has been released, "There is nothing that enters a man from outside which can defile him; but the things which come out of him, those are the things that defile a man. If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!” (Mark 7:15, Matthew 15:10-11) I know my heart. I know my weaknesses. I know that despite all of that, people know where I come from when I speak or do things.
I can declare and decree instead of begging or praying with little faith of my worth. I now feel a greater and deeper sense of humility, service to God, reverence of God, purpose of being on Earth. A godly confidence, that I have been praying for.
This is coming from someone who is a believer already! I an only imagine how Josh's experience will touch the lost or non-believers.
Josh is 25 years old. I'm twice his age; This goes to show me that God Word is true. This young man had dreams/visions and is sharing it with the world and doing great exploits for the Kingdom.
The secondary but as important of a point of Josh's experience, is his father and his prayers for his son while he was going through this physical experience. The power of prayer. As an Intercessor, I know of this power. I know to speak over our children and their lives, now and for the years ahead. What struck me the most is that because of his dad's prayers, Josh didn't get stuck in one place or another (heaven or hell.)
Get you someone who can pray with and over you in times of uncertainty, too.
Enjoy the testimony from Josh:
Recently the testimony of a young man, at 25 years old, experienced what sounds to be a 20-30 min encounter of heaven and hell. This young man was not ill previously but physically experienced cardiac arrest, stroke, and seizures on Earth while spiritually experiencing hell and heaven.
While I have heard others speak about similar life and death experience throughout my life, there was something so powerful in this young man's testimony. The others came with a "preachy" type of testimony, reminiscent of damnation messages that scare people into salvation. The young mans testimony hit me different. It was not verbose or eloquent in words. He did not whoop or holler, thumping Bibles. This was just a real, raw, and basic account of his experience.
His name is Josh. Josh talks about his soul's out of body experience, what it felt like and what he saw. He accounts for how his travel to hell and what the state of hell right now ((Revelations 20:11-15)
The thing that struck me in the heart was not a fear of what happens when going to hell, but Josh's account of Heaven and what it was like standing in the presence of God and His throne. I was listening intently, hearing the details he gave and as he began speaking of what it felt like just to be in the presence of God, the feeling of just wanting to serve God, the reverence, the awe-some "feeling" that we cannot comprehend or describe. Tears began to roll down my face. Not that I was sobbing or sad, but it was like, my soul was homesick and crying at the memory of being with God before my time on Earth. My soul was listening and connecting with Josh's account and longed to be there, too.
Let me be clear: I do not want to die right now LOL My daily prayer for the Lord is to give me the health and years to see my youngest son's children and spend time with them teaching them what God has given me. However, Josh's account pushed me to a higher level in the spirit realm. I was pressed to breakthrough dimensions to feel the same thing Josh felt, to get closer to God and His presence.
The next morning, I did press and sought God and be in the same type of presence while in prayer and God met me there! I felt the bondage that kept me at one place in my walk drop and felt the freedom to move higher and closer to the Lord. I felt soaked in His presence, and came out "drunk" or overwhelmed by the Spirit" My prayers have been different since that breakthrough. My desire to serve God is different than what is was before hearing Josh's testimony. I felt the out pour of the Holy Spirit, my Helper, to experience God like never before and feel like I'll never be the same again.
Josh's testimony also solidified the idea of our bodies being like a spacesuit for our souls! That's the easiest way for me to frame it. Our souls... my soul, the one that cried just at hearing of God's purest form, sits in this body - a "spacesuit" because it does not belong here and needs the body to live here. This helps me to understand the battle between flesh and spirit differently. It makes sense why there is such a struggle between the two. The enemy has rule over the flesh, God has rule over my soul. I hear God clearly speaking to my soul/spirit and I feel the fight to do what God says. It's as if I see the two entities battling, the flesh being the vehicle of action preventing the spirit to move as God says. I have a renewed strength to fight through check my flesh all day, everyday.
I can press through because condemnation of my sins has been released, "There is nothing that enters a man from outside which can defile him; but the things which come out of him, those are the things that defile a man. If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear!” (Mark 7:15, Matthew 15:10-11) I know my heart. I know my weaknesses. I know that despite all of that, people know where I come from when I speak or do things.
I can declare and decree instead of begging or praying with little faith of my worth. I now feel a greater and deeper sense of humility, service to God, reverence of God, purpose of being on Earth. A godly confidence, that I have been praying for.
This is coming from someone who is a believer already! I an only imagine how Josh's experience will touch the lost or non-believers.
Josh is 25 years old. I'm twice his age; This goes to show me that God Word is true. This young man had dreams/visions and is sharing it with the world and doing great exploits for the Kingdom.
The secondary but as important of a point of Josh's experience, is his father and his prayers for his son while he was going through this physical experience. The power of prayer. As an Intercessor, I know of this power. I know to speak over our children and their lives, now and for the years ahead. What struck me the most is that because of his dad's prayers, Josh didn't get stuck in one place or another (heaven or hell.)
Get you someone who can pray with and over you in times of uncertainty, too.
Enjoy the testimony from Josh:
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