Have you ever felt overwhelmed with electricity, fire, heat or burning all over?

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Doing my own independent research, I've noticed a clear pattern of people reporting feelings and sensations that they usually describe with expressions such as "waves of electricity", "fire", "heat", "burning all over", among others. I've heard expressions like these mainly from Pentecostal and Charismatic circles.

For illustrative purposes, here are some example video clips from individuals describing their first-hand experiences: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O.

Also, here is a quote from a very descriptive testimonial posted on Charisma Magazine:

[...] In an instant, the Spirit of God gave me a single word in tongues to speak out, and as I repeated it, more words erupted through me. The power of the wonderful Holy Spirit enveloped me as what seemed like waves of electricity and what I can only describe as God's love and power washed over me. It seemed as though a spotlight exploded out of my mouth as I spoke in tongues, with my arms and hands surging with tremendous currents of electricity as the waves of power washed over the rest of my body as I loudly spoke in tongues, feeling immersed in His Spirit. [...]

Source: Charisma Magazine (cached version)

So, have you ever experienced anything like this? What was it like?
 
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2 Chronicles 5:14 (KJV) 14 So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.

Yes, there have been times when God's presence fills you so much that it is near impossible to contain. For me it is most prevalent during worship. It varies by degree and while I can feel something during almost any worship service, the intensity is generally far less today than it was in the 1980s, where I think a move of God was far more heightened. What occurs can vary quite a bit. The greatest is when conviction comes, and the person knows they have sinned and is absolutely repentant. Study your old revivals by Pentecostals, some meetings had people start confessing their sin openly and the entire congregation soon was enveloped in public repentance, crying literally to God. Sometimes this also happens individually, as the Holy Spirit will convict you if you have a conscience turned to Him.
The Holy Spirit moves in all kids of ways, sometimes it has a distinct purpose and might be limited, or it can be more corporate like the scripture above.
The greatest corporate move I ever saw was at a Christian camp for teens. I was in a band and we played two worship songs alternating them for about one hour. The audience was enveloped by the Holy Spirit, teens were falling over drunk, some prophesying over one another, some laying hands on others, many speaking in tongues. Some in the band had to stop at times as the Holy Spirit was so strong. Of course some will say this was not God, but one can discern such things. God was in the camp, lives were touched and I doubt anyone there would ever forget it. I have seen similar moves of God in smaller ways. I have also seen counterfeits, or where people (on a smaller scale) will just do the same things in the flesh.
As to hands feeling like electricity, that happens, and I believe it is the Holy Spirit activating a gift, or just giving a blessing of His Presence. I'm just guessing but many feel the Holy Spirit in some way at nearly every worship service. That is why I raise my hands. (In addition to it being scriptural) I extend them and feel God's presence sometimes just barely, other times quite immensely. (Announcements in the middle of worship just about kill of the Holy Spirit by the way, I doubt he is amused by smoke, fleshly songs, or other such activities that try to hype the service).
Electricity or feelings by the Holy Spirit also occur sometimes with the laying on of hands. One can not order this at will though, the strongest times sometimes occur when you least expect it. I know some feel that you can also get devils this way, but I always figure that if you ask God for bread, you will not get a stone. This though would not apply if you knowingly allows someone to lay hands on you that you knew was not in a relationship with God. Again, some copy this stuff in the flesh, pushing people over in a healing line, or prophesying something with little or no meaning etc.
Heat and burning is most often associated with people who are being healed. I have not really experienced this but from others this seems to occur with healing, though it might also occur more generally with certain people. I think that alot of this is dependent on your giftings and callings.
 
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2 Chronicles 5:14 (KJV) 14 So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.

Yes, there have been times when God's presence fills you so much that it is near impossible to contain. For me it is most prevalent during worship. It varies by degree and while I can feel something during almost any worship service, the intensity is generally far less today than it was in the 1980s, where I think a move of God was far more heightened. What occurs can vary quite a bit. The greatest is when conviction comes, and the person knows they have sinned and is absolutely repentant. Study your old revivals by Pentecostals, some meetings had people start confessing their sin openly and the entire congregation soon was enveloped in public repentance, crying literally to God. Sometimes this also happens individually, as the Holy Spirit will convict you if you have a conscience turned to Him.
The Holy Spirit moves in all kids of ways, sometimes it has a distinct purpose and might be limited, or it can be more corporate like the scripture above.
The greatest corporate move I ever saw was at a Christian camp for teens. I was in a band and we played two worship songs alternating them for about one hour. The audience was enveloped by the Holy Spirit, teens were falling over drunk, some prophesying over one another, some laying hands on others, many speaking in tongues. Some in the band had to stop at times as the Holy Spirit was so strong. Of course some will say this was not God, but one can discern such things. God was in the camp, lives were touched and I doubt anyone there would ever forget it. I have seen similar moves of God in smaller ways. I have also seen counterfeits, or where people (on a smaller scale) will just do the same things in the flesh.
As to hands feeling like electricity, that happens, and I believe it is the Holy Spirit activating a gift, or just giving a blessing of His Presence. I'm just guessing but many feel the Holy Spirit in some way at nearly every worship service. That is why I raise my hands. (In addition to it being scriptural) I extend them and feel God's presence sometimes just barely, other times quite immensely. (Announcements in the middle of worship just about kill of the Holy Spirit by the way, I doubt he is amused by smoke, fleshly songs, or other such activities that try to hype the service).
Electricity or feelings by the Holy Spirit also occur sometimes with the laying on of hands. One can not order this at will though, the strongest times sometimes occur when you least expect it. I know some feel that you can also get devils this way, but I always figure that if you ask God for bread, you will not get a stone. This though would not apply if you knowingly allows someone to lay hands on you that you knew was not in a relationship with God. Again, some copy this stuff in the flesh, pushing people over in a healing line, or prophesying something with little or no meaning etc.
Heat and burning is most often associated with people who are being healed. I have not really experienced this but from others this seems to occur with healing, though it might also occur more generally with certain people. I think that alot of this is dependent on your giftings and callings.
Interesting subject to consider!
 
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Yes, while receiving the Baptism with the Holy Spirit and the subsequent gift of speaking in tongues among other things, so to testify of Truth and not to glory in the flesh. But one thing I would like to mention concerning these manifestations, if the “peace” of the Holy Spirit is predominately absent, that is something to agree upon, as with my experiences, peace so made His way prevalent, that the power of which you speak, also, did not invade – “self control”.
 
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Yes, while receiving the Baptism with the Holy Spirit and the subsequent gift of speaking in tongues among other things, so to testify of Truth and not to glory in the flesh. But one thing I would like to mention concerning these manifestations, if the “peace” of the Holy Spirit is predominately absent, that is something to agree upon, as with my experiences, peace so made His way prevalent, that the power of which you speak, also, did not invade – “self control”.

I got a little confused with the wording. Are you saying that peace must or must not be present during these experiences?
 
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Yes, while receiving the Baptism with the Holy Spirit and the subsequent gift of speaking in tongues among other things, so to testify of Truth and not to glory in the flesh. But one thing I would like to mention concerning these manifestations, if the “peace” of the Holy Spirit is predominately absent, that is something to agree upon, as with my experiences, peace so made His way prevalent, that the power of which you speak, also, did not invade – “self control”.
I agree with your post but it leaves me wondering if sometimes "self control" does not get in the way of the Holy Spirit. For instance, some might say that tongues is a loss of self control. You are basically giving your tongue over to God. The same could be said for dancing. It is rare, but I have seen some real Holy Ghost dancing, and rather than just yielding one's tongue to the Holy Spirit, one yields their body. Of course, now you have people that say this must be the Kundalina spirit, that the person is taken over by demons. Honestly, I have seen videos of what seemed to be the Kundalina spirit. Unlike most of the naysayers though I have seen the real. However, it still is hard to say how much self control one is supposed to retain. In general, if I sense the Holy Spirit is doing something, I roll with it (not literally like a few I know) and hopefully do not grieve it. Typically, I might cry as God may show me something as well. Again, I could resist crying, and maintain total self-control but rather than push back, I would say to embrace and trust the Holy Spirit in such matters. Would be happy to hear if you have any insights on what you mean by self-control? Peace also is subjective. Is it peaceful when God convicts a sinner and breaks them down in a service? I have seen deliverance in a service as well. The result is peaceful, but the process can be messy.
 
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Would be happy to hear if you have any insights on what you mean by self-control? Peace also is subjective. Is it peaceful when God convicts a sinner and breaks them down in a service? I have seen deliverance in a service as well. The result is peaceful, but the process can be messy.
Thank you and pleased to meet you both!

Yes, and you probably recall both ‘peace’ and ‘self-control’ are seen in some translations of 2 Tim 1:7 (‘sound mind’) as well as 2 Peter’s 1:6 mark of excellence lineup ‘self-control’. I would agree, while the thought of self-control does conjure an identity more to one’s own achievement, doesn’t mean it can’t coexists with the fruit of the Spirit, His wonderful ‘peace’.

Possibly, you have experienced it; when times of His power and peace run concurrently where one doesn’t have to yield absolute peace. It is the truest and closest form that touches the glory He designed for us (not to be confused with that of His own.

As so many times, we attempt to break things down to where we can more easily digest them in hopes of making preparation that might transport ourselves to that place, but, due to the fact that they are the raw product of the gifts of the Almighty, rather than attempting to place ourselves into the receiving end, maybe the other thing you mentioned, the ‘grieving’ quench, isn’t prayed for and renounced yet?

One of these things are defilement of the body of Christ, spreading ‘envy’?, and another, disruption of the 'unity of the Spirit', a fringe distraction to being gathered (two or more) in ‘one accord’. Sadly, concerted distancing of this does occur here, but not in several months. Coming from fellow Pentecostal believers, a diluted evil.
I got a little confused with the wording. Are you saying that peace must or must not be present during these experiences?
Sorry for the poor wording ‘TruthSeek3r’, my wording is often sent short of target clarity. While there may be an exception, I don’t think it would be best to think of it in those terms; peace not being present.
 
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