Before anyone tries to make uninformed / unfair judgement of my thread. Please read very carefully what I'm about to say. This is very important!!
Throughout my life, I've experienced in dreams and visions being visited by angels. Rarely, but still happened several times.
I grew up in a Christian home. Everyone at home are Christians. Once my dad, told me a story of him having a vivid dream of being visited by an angel in during a time of great difficulty and I was suprised to find his description of the angel, what it wore, etc, looked exactly the same angels that visits me in my dreams or visions. This isn't your typical google search angels :/ The angels me and my dad saw did not have wings and they wore matching uniforms that looks futuristic. They've often appeared in times of our great difficulties and helped us.
With two witnesses, I don't think this is just in my head.
However, one time, I got visited by them in dream, I was probably sick at that time. Still wearing the same uniform. But something didn't strike me as a normal visit. They are more talkative than usual and I asked them who sent them, and who is their leader. They told me, their leader is Jesus and they believe in Him.
And then I told them, "you're lying" and suddenly their mood changed from being casual and confident to that of fear. I could even see some of them started to tremble. The next thing I told them is leave and hurriedly, they left.
I would think angels would not behave like that. They would attempt to reason and stand their ground if I'm wrong. But these "angels" fled in fear. So are likely to be something else, an evil spirit disguising themselves as angels.
So what went quite suprising in the encounter is they were able say the name of Jesus very clearly and smoothly. No sign of struggle at all.
I think it's very obvious, if evil spirits must disguise themselves as angels, they should be able to say the name of Jesus or their act won't be convincing - they won't be able deceive anyone!!
Imagine encountering a demon disguised as an angel and you ask them about Jesus and immediately, they depart in fear, they won't be able to deceive.
Do note that an evil spirit approached and tried to win Jesus in the Bible. And spirit acted confidently and calmly!
ONe would ask, what about exorcisms?? With the information I gathered from my experience, I would suspect the demons that appear to struggle are only acting. They are faking it. The fear and all.
If they can make you believe you can drive them away or scrutinize them by simply saying the name of Jesus (but turns out it has no effect to them), then they would be able to deceive so many...Because you would accept anyone without question if they can say the name of Jesus. And it would seem demons could, unfortunatlely, only very few Christians knows about it!
Dropping down to the ground in submission and reverence if you ever ever meet with an angel may not be a good thing to do. The New Testament teachings would first recommend to test is the VERY first thing you must do. And the test must reveal the message they bring. And what they believe, the principles they adhere to must agree with teachings of Christ.
You can just imagine how some who got visited by angels and obeyed their bidding without question, without testing, without scrutiny deceived so many.... Billions of people decieved! I don't have to mention who they are but I bet, most of you knows what I'm talking about.
Do not allow anyone who doesn't have the same teaching in your home 2 John 1:10. Or put it this way, do not allow any spirit into your body who doesn't bring the same teaching!
Throughout my life, I've experienced in dreams and visions being visited by angels. Rarely, but still happened several times.
I grew up in a Christian home. Everyone at home are Christians. Once my dad, told me a story of him having a vivid dream of being visited by an angel in during a time of great difficulty and I was suprised to find his description of the angel, what it wore, etc, looked exactly the same angels that visits me in my dreams or visions. This isn't your typical google search angels :/ The angels me and my dad saw did not have wings and they wore matching uniforms that looks futuristic. They've often appeared in times of our great difficulties and helped us.
With two witnesses, I don't think this is just in my head.
However, one time, I got visited by them in dream, I was probably sick at that time. Still wearing the same uniform. But something didn't strike me as a normal visit. They are more talkative than usual and I asked them who sent them, and who is their leader. They told me, their leader is Jesus and they believe in Him.
And then I told them, "you're lying" and suddenly their mood changed from being casual and confident to that of fear. I could even see some of them started to tremble. The next thing I told them is leave and hurriedly, they left.
I would think angels would not behave like that. They would attempt to reason and stand their ground if I'm wrong. But these "angels" fled in fear. So are likely to be something else, an evil spirit disguising themselves as angels.
So what went quite suprising in the encounter is they were able say the name of Jesus very clearly and smoothly. No sign of struggle at all.
I think it's very obvious, if evil spirits must disguise themselves as angels, they should be able to say the name of Jesus or their act won't be convincing - they won't be able deceive anyone!!
Imagine encountering a demon disguised as an angel and you ask them about Jesus and immediately, they depart in fear, they won't be able to deceive.
Do note that an evil spirit approached and tried to win Jesus in the Bible. And spirit acted confidently and calmly!
ONe would ask, what about exorcisms?? With the information I gathered from my experience, I would suspect the demons that appear to struggle are only acting. They are faking it. The fear and all.
If they can make you believe you can drive them away or scrutinize them by simply saying the name of Jesus (but turns out it has no effect to them), then they would be able to deceive so many...Because you would accept anyone without question if they can say the name of Jesus. And it would seem demons could, unfortunatlely, only very few Christians knows about it!
Dropping down to the ground in submission and reverence if you ever ever meet with an angel may not be a good thing to do. The New Testament teachings would first recommend to test is the VERY first thing you must do. And the test must reveal the message they bring. And what they believe, the principles they adhere to must agree with teachings of Christ.
You can just imagine how some who got visited by angels and obeyed their bidding without question, without testing, without scrutiny deceived so many.... Billions of people decieved! I don't have to mention who they are but I bet, most of you knows what I'm talking about.
Do not allow anyone who doesn't have the same teaching in your home 2 John 1:10. Or put it this way, do not allow any spirit into your body who doesn't bring the same teaching!