Posted on 02/28/2011 10:25:53 AM PST by Quix
I'm not greatly interested in arguing about whether such are authentic, Biblical, accurate etc. The Lord is able to show those of a true heart toward Him about those issues. He is well able to help folks spit out the bones, though I'm not aware of any "bone" in this article.
The Lord is well able to help folks understand what HE WOULD HAVE THEM DO REGARDING "THEREFORE WHAT" IN THEIR LIVES.
Those who wish to naysay . . . throw rocks, quibble, deny, pretend that such visitations and visions are not true; can't happen; are not for this era; etc. etc. etc. simply do not GET IT. Some seem unwilling or incapable of GETTING IT.
It will likely not be a Salvation issue--FOR THEM--UNLESS they cross some line in scoffing at God; might be potentially saved, rescued by such a vision had they earnestly and fair-mindedly sought God about it . . . or . . . unless in their scoffing and dismissiveness, they failed to take the vision to someone they know who might have been rescued from the fires of hell by it. That MIGHT not be a Salvation issue for the individual failing . . . but they'll still be held accountable in some sense for those they failed to reach out to with such a Vision/Visitation WHEN GOD WOULD HAVE HAD THEM DO SO.
This is not the era, age, dispensation to be slack in terms of rescuing the perishing. NOT AT ALL.
Let the wise be forewarned.
END TIMES, DREAMS, VISIONS, PROPHECY PING LIST PING
RE ANOTHER HEAVENLY VISITATION NARRATIVE.
This one speaks to a Pre-Trib Rapture.
Come to think of it, IIRC, if any do at all, it always seems to be to a Pre-Trib Rapture. Interesting.
In Matthew 5:26 Christ is condemning sin and speaks of liberation only after expiation. “Amen, I say to you, you will not be released until you have paid the last penny.”
See also: 1 Corinthians 3:15: “If it is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames.”
Hope this is helpful.
I got as far as the Alexander part and stopped. If its true, then extremely disturbing.
Whoa. - For later reading.
NOT part of the Proddy canon.
Folks believe deceptions to their own hurt and destruction.
What aspect do you find most disturbing?
I’ve known many such cases receiving various kinds of such warnings . . . ignoring them and dying in sin.
HORRIFIC TO THE MAX.
Thanks for your kind reply.
Thanks for the ping!
This is what I meant. This is no longer Christianity in this article but New-age madness. Anyone who believes this is just like the hippies. How can anyone believe in Jesus Christ and believe in this nonsense?
Hell is real, and there's a lot of salutary stuff here. After all: fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
But let readers remember that God is the God of Mercy. Indeed He IS Mercy. He wants none of us to go to Hell and He has done everything possible to redeem us. Now is the time to turn to Him.
Overall, the thought that so, so many people are trudging, willingly, to hell.
It did convict me, however, of being 95/5 (or worse).... and that is a good thing for me to be convicted of... it's so easy, in my life, to be complacent.... Hebrews 6:10 and finally, Brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might!
WHAT A THOROUGHLY WRONG PERSPECTIVE.
Your serious loss.
As has been presented elsewhere,
there are sound Biblical, Godly, correct, righteous reasons to avoid the apocrypha.
The other comments I can share sympathy with.
INDEED.
I don’t always handle reading those parts of such narratives well.
Sometimes I force myself to insure I get the whole picture Christ wants to convey.
And to energize my outreach all the more.
Well put.
Dr E, I’ve resisted telling you this for days . . .
About another similar narrative . . . I came away from those exchanges and a fairly forceful impression jumped in my spirit/mind . . .
TELL HER THAT SOMEONE SHE KNOWS—KNOWS VERY WELL—IS GOING TO HAVE SUCH AN EXPERIENCE WITHIN 6 MONTHS.
We shall see. I’ve been wrong before. Howver, this feeling and thought has not diminished—if anything, has gotten stronger. So, I dare not withhold it from you any longer.
BTW, I really DO NOT KNOW if it will be a straightforward VISITATION somewhat akin to this woman’s . . . or an after death sort of visitation then resurrected back to this life.
Dr E, I’ve resisted telling you this for days . . .
About another similar narrative . . . I came away from those exchanges and a fairly forceful impression jumped in my spirit/mind . . .
TELL HER THAT SOMEONE SHE KNOWS—KNOWS VERY WELL—IS GOING TO HAVE SUCH AN EXPERIENCE WITHIN 6 MONTHS.
We shall see. I’ve been wrong before. Howver, this feeling and thought has not diminished—if anything, has gotten stronger. So, I dare not withhold it from you any longer.
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