Background
Let us encourage each other a bit.
This time we will do so testimonially.
Listening
Like ‘Liyah, turn my mic up a bit.
Experiences
I will talk about some of my experiences in the spirit world.
- Departing Souls
- Angelic Visitations
- Near Death Experience
- Hell
Departing Souls
I have had experiences, encounters so to speak, where I have been visited by departing souls.
Angelic Visitations
I have seen and witnessed angels.
Unfortunately, as each of us transverse through life, Satan at times takes notice.
Satan sets up shop to lurk us in.
When the spirit of the living God, gently touches you, please take notice, and pull back.
Near Death Experience
I have had a couple of near death experiences.
I think each of us has.
When you have them, please pull back, weigh your life, and slow down.
Hell
In the spirit world, the living God has allowed me to see into what is really occurring in Hell.
Seen the great maestro, Devil, himself.
That is, I have seen hell as an observer, thankfully not as an inhabitant.
Lessons Learned
Experiences ring hollow where there are no lessons learned.
Outline
- Live
- Live a live of truth
- Live Holy
- Purity of Heart
- Live In Devotion & Charity
- Responsibility
- Witness
- Basis
- Discernment
Live
Live a live of truth
Unfortunately, many people are losing their lives.
Many more will because Satan is the King of this earth.
Scripture
Jesus
- Luke 24:32 – Opens the Scriptures ( Link )
- 31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight.
32 They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us as He spoke with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
33 And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, gathered together.
- 31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight.
Joseph
- Genesis 50:20 – Joseph Confront his brothers ( Link )
- Berean Study Bible
- 20 As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this— to preserve the lives of many people.
- Douay-Rheims Bible
- 20 You thought evil against me: but God turned it into good, that he might exalt me, as at present you see, and might save many people.
- Berean Study Bible
Psalm
- Psalm 76:10 – God’s Name is Great in Israel ( Link )
- Berean Study Bible
- 10 Surely the wrath of man shall praise you: the remainder of wrath shall you restrain.
- English Revised Version
- 10 Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the residue of wrath shalt thou gird upon thee.
- Berean Study Bible
Esther
- Esther 4:10-16 – Mordecai Appeals to Esther ( Link )
- 10 Then Esther spoke to Hathach and instructed him to tell Mordecai, 11 “All the royal officials and the people of the king’s provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned—that he be put to death. Only if the king extends the gold scepter may that person live. But I have not been summoned to appear before the king for the past thirty days.”12 When Esther’s words were relayed to Mordecai, 13 he sent back to her this reply: “Do not imagine that because you are in the king’s palace you alone will escape the fate of all the Jews. 14 For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows if perhaps you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”15 Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: 16 “Go and assemble all the Jews who can be found in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day, and I and my maidens will fast as you do. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish!”
Live Holy
Please live a life of holiness.
Scripture
Luke 1:67-75 – Zechariah’s Song ( Link )
Zechariah’s Song
67 Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
because He has visited and redeemed His people.
69 He has raised up a horn of salvation for us
in the house of His servant David,
70 as He spoke through His holy prophets,
those of ages past,
71 salvation from our enemies
and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 to show mercy to our fathers
and to remember His holy covenant,
73 the oath He swore to our father Abraham,
to grant us 74 deliverance from hostile hands,
that we may serve Him without fear,
75 in holiness and righteousness before Him
all the days of our lives.
Scripture ( More )
- Hebrews 12:14 – A Call to Holiness ( Link )
- 12 Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.
13 Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.
14 Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
- 12 Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.
Purity of Heart
Live with a purity of Heart
Scripture
Psalm 15 – Who May Dwell on Your Holy Mountain?
( Link )
1 O LORD, who may abide in Your tent?
Who may dwell on Your holy mountain?
2 He who walks with integrity
and practices righteousness,
who speaks the truth from his heart,
3 who has no slander on his tongue,
who does no harm to his neighbor,
who casts no scorn on his friend,
4 who despises the vile
but honors those who fear the LORD,
who does not revise a costly oath,
5 who lends his money without interest
and refuses a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things
will never be shaken.
Scripture ( More)
- Galatians 2:14 – Paul Confronts Cephas ( Link )
- 13 The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.
14 When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
- 13 The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.
- John 1:47 – Jesus Calls Philip and Nathanael ( Link )
- 46 “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
48 “How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”
- 46 “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip.
Live Righteously
Scripture
- 2nd Timothy 3:16-17 – All Scripture is God-Breathed ( Link )
- 16 Instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work
Live in Devotion and Charity
Scripture
Acts 10:1-8 – Cornelius Sends for Peter ( Link )
Cornelius Sends for Peter
1 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment. 2 He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly. 3 One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
4 Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?”
The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God. 5 Now send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter. 6 He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
7 When the angel who spoke to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among his attendants. 8 He explained what had happened and sent them to Joppa.
Responsibility
Witness
Scripture
Witnessing to All Nations
Matthew 24:9-14
( Link )
9 Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name. 10 At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another, 11 and many false prophets will arise and mislead many.12 Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold. 13 But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Mark 13:9-13
( Link )
(Matthew 24:9–14; Luke 21:10–19)
9 So be on your guard. You will be delivered over to the councils and beaten in the synagogues. On My account you will stand before governors and kings as witnesses to them. 10 And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations. 11 But when they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand what to say. Instead, speak whatever you are given at that time, for it will not be you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
12 Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death. 13 You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
Luke 21:10–19
( Link )
( Matthew 24:9–14; Mark 13:9–13 )
10 Then He told them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. 11 There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.
12 But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors. 13 This will be your opportunity to serve as witnesses. 14 So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves. 15 For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
16 You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death. 17 And you will be hated by everyone because of My name. 18 Yet not even a hair of your head will perish. 19 By your patient endurance you will gain your souls.
Basis
Discernment
Our heavenly father drives experiences and their proper appropriations to teach us.
To gift us with proper heavenly testament, depth, and perspectives.
To still us so that we do not subscribe to lies and deceptions.
In these days and the days ahead, following after lies will lead to untold ruin for one and his family.
Not only following lies, but also keeping silent when God says otherwise.
When God reveals truth, he tests us.
Qualifier includes:-
- Do we still ourselves under the lie and take more of it in
- Do we accept truth and walk our way out of the lie
- Do we accept truth and begin to model and live out the truth
Beloved
Addendum
In Matthew 24, your savior sayeth thrice “Let no man deceive you”
- 4 Jesus answered, “See to it that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. 6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.
- 23 At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it. 24 For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible. 25 See, I have told you in advance.
In Matthew 24, it is not saying that spirits will deceive you.
Like all scripture, it is pointed.
It speaks of men deceiving men.
Testimonial
We live in a time where men will say I love God.
But, let me live my truth first.
Let me see if the truth I wished and prayed for will come to light first.
And, if my truth gains a footing, well I will claim it is God’s truth after all.
Well, thank God, God’s truth is irrespective of man’s truth.
It stands outside your truth and my truth.
In time, Satan will lock you in into your “liked truth”.
Learning in the Open 