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I felt the Holy Spirit come into me. It felt like I was being shocked through my entire body and energy pulsated through me from my head to my feet. While this was happening, I closed my eyes because I was terrified. While my eyes were closed, I seen flashes of faces in black and white. They were all facing me except for one which was facing to my right. This lasted for roughly 10 seconds, everything suddenly stopped, and I opened my eyes. I heard a voice speaking to me in my left ear in a whisper, it began with "prepare for Ma or Mo" a word beginning with either of those. It ended with "for all nations". I was not dreaming, this happened while I was awake. I was the only one in my barracks room. My question is, has anyone ever had an experience like this or heard of someone having something like this or similar? Appreciate any and all insight!
 
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And yes, this is theology, since we are discussing the Holy Spirit, namely pneumatology, which is the branch of theology you would be looking for answers from. That may be a good place to begin looking for insight into your experience.
 
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This thread has been moved from The Junk Drawer to General Theology, as no theological topics are allowed in the The Junk Drawer. Please review The Junk Drawer Statement of Purpose before posting a new thread in it next time.

And yes, this is theology, since we are discussing the Holy Spirit, namely pneumatology, which is the branch of theology you would be looking for answers from. That may be a good place to begin looking for insight into your experience.
Thank you so much!
 
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I felt the Holy Spirit come into me. It felt like I was being shocked through my entire body and energy pulsated through me from my head to my feet. While this was happening, I closed my eyes because I was terrified. While my eyes were closed, I seen flashes of faces in black and white. They were all facing me except for one which was facing to my right. This lasted for roughly 10 seconds, everything suddenly stopped, and I opened my eyes. I heard a voice speaking to me in my left ear in a whisper, it began with "prepare for Ma or Mo" a word beginning with either of those. It ended with "for all nations". I was not dreaming, this happened while I was awake. I was the only one in my barracks room. My question is, has anyone ever had an experience like this or heard of someone having something like this or similar? Appreciate any and all insight!
May I ask what you were doing right before you had this experience ?
 
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May I ask what you were doing right before you had this experience ?
I had a dream I was in one of the final scenes of the movie "seven" the characters in the movie were smiling at me and asked me to tell them what was in the box. In the movie it is the main character's wife's head. I immediately began thinking about my dad and my dad's head was in the box, i began screaming prayers asking for Gods assistance. An angel descendent from Heaven with an enormous sword that looked like it was made out of light, and it went through my dad's head. I then asked if Jesus could take him to Heaven and my father shot up in a beam of light into the sky. I immediately woke up and was laying in my bed processing the dream. That is when the pulsating and shocking began. Followed by the faces and then the voice.
 
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Also, some background. I just converted to Catholicism after nearly 16 years of being agnostic.
Maybe post this in the Catholic forum as well. But as far as my opinion,as a non- Catholic, none of what you have described sounds Holy. Try not to read into it too much. His Holy Spirit dwells in the believer and there are fruits of His Spirit clearly stated in scripture. This should be your guild. Here is the scripture:

Galatians 5:22-23

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

Be blessed.
 
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Maybe post this in the Catholic forum as well. But as far as my opinion,as a non- Catholic, none of what you have described sounds Holy. Try not to read into it too much. His Holy Spirit dwells in the believer and there are fruits of His Spirit clearly stated in scripture. This should be your guild. Here is the scripture:

Galatians 5:22-23

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

Be blessed.
Thank you for your insight, I really appreciate it!
 
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The typical physical sign of the Holy Spirit is flaming tongues of fire on someone’s head. (Acts 2:3) Seeing as you were alone, there’s no way to verify that.

I do actually have a similar experience to yours, but it happened 2 years after I accepted the Gospel in in a very different context. I was walking out with my school’s bucket band as the leader and people were chanting my name. Suddenly the entire room ran to white light all around me, and I felt a surge of power and a sense of being where I was supposed to be. I don’t remember any faces, but I do remember the noise of the crowd being gone and I lost the sense that I was moving. Then everything slowly snapped back, and I was next to the circle of chairs where we were supposed to sit to play. I walked to the far chair, leading the group behind me, and sat down.

From the outside, I’m pretty sure it looked like normal, like I was just walking out with the rest of the bucket band team. There was no negative physical effects when I returned to my body, so I can rule out the psychological shock of being admired. :p I just played the songs we were supposed to play, then walked out to more applause and cheers from the crowd.

The admiration was a petty junior high school thing, but it was caused by my stand for Christ. My repeated refusals to go out with any of the boys at school had built up an admiration for my character. It also rooted in the fact that my percussion teacher wouldn’t let me move up to the next percussion class, so, typical young me, I decided to take the beginning percussion class again as an act of defiance. I was tired of his mysterious performance requirements. Midway through the semester, I decided the best way to make him suffer was to help my fellow students by giving them knowledge I had obtained from my previous run of the class. This only increased my admiration from my fellow students, and we probably became the best bucket band in the history of this public school. Even that stupid teacher was giving out compliments to the group instead of his usual relentless criticism.

I like to think that white flash of light during the performance was just God saying to me through the Holy Spirit “good job, you’re doing the right thing.” and that was it. “This is where you’re supposed to be.” But even if it was gym lights or a Satanic trick, I don’t need that experience to vindicate my shunning fornication and obedience to the 2nd Commandment, loving my fellow percussion students as myself.

It is possible for the Holy Spirit to show up as light, I suppose:
1 John 1:5 said:
This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.

Acts 9:3-6 said:
Now as he was traveling, it happened that he was approaching Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him; and he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” And He said, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting, but get up and enter the city, and it will be told to you what you must do.”

So it may not just have been the Holy Spirit coming in, but a “light from heaven” and a voice.

At the same time though, I’m not charismatic or Pentecostal, so I would encourage you to build your faith on a more solid knowledge foundation. Since you’re Catholic, go ahead and read the Scripture and the Magisterium, go to confession, talk with your priest and go to confession and pray, etc. I encourage you to build your faith on the certainty of Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection, not on uncertain personal experiences. I agree with Maria that the biggest witness to the Holy Spirit is a transformed character with the fruits of the spirit. Satan can fake a light show, he masterquades as the Angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14), but he cannot fake those fruits for real.
 
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Thank you for your story and feedback. I have been bouncing around the bible and reading the church fathers really trying to fully understand. I have been reading Jeremiah, his story feels familiar. Thank you again for your time, may God bless your day!
 
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Let's take a look at the Holy Spirit Gabriel and see what he did when came around Daniel. Let's go to Daniel 9: 20 And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God; 21 yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation. 22 And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.

So we see that Gabriel the holy angel, and we see that he fly swiftly, so we know this is not a regular man, but he came to Daniel and he talk with him and blessed him with skill and understanding. So let's go further in the New Testament and see what Gabriel did when he came around another person.

Let's go to Luke 1: 26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. 28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. 29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. 30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. 31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

Again we see Gabriel bringing forth a message, and these messages pertain to the word of God. But let's go to one last place in Acts 10: 1 There was a certain man in Cæsarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, 2 a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway. 3 He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius. 4 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God. 5 And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter: 6 he lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do. 7 And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

So these are what holy angels do that come from God they come to give messages to the people. Now we have fallen Angels that were kicked out of the third heaven and brought down to Earth. So people may be dealing with fallen angel, or an unholy angel. The book say in Revelation 12: 7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8 and prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. 12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
 
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I don't think the Holy Spirit is an electrical feeling. He's a guide, helper, & teacher. I don't really see how that was fulfilled here so am hesitant on calling it the Holy Spirit. I am glad you are interested in the Holy Spirit tho!
 
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Let's take a look at the Holy Spirit Gabriel and see what he did when came around Daniel. Let's go to Daniel 9: 20 And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God; 21 yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation. 22 And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.

So we see that Gabriel the holy angel, and we see that he fly swiftly, so we know this is not a regular man, but he came to Daniel and he talk with him and blessed him with skill and understanding. So let's go further in the New Testament and see what Gabriel did when he came around another person.

Let's go to Luke 1: 26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. 28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. 29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. 30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. 31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

Again we see Gabriel bringing forth a message, and these messages pertain to the word of God. But let's go to one last place in Acts 10: 1 There was a certain man in Cæsarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, 2 a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway. 3 He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius. 4 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God. 5 And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter: 6 he lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do. 7 And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

So these are what holy angels do that come from God they come to give messages to the people. Now we have fallen Angels that were kicked out of the third heaven and brought down to Earth. So people may be dealing with fallen angel, or an unholy angel. The book say in Revelation 12: 7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8 and prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. 12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
Thank you for all the knowledge and wisdom! I am continually getting more in grained in the word to build my armor through God.
 
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I don't think the Holy Spirit is an electrical feeling. He's a guide, helper, & teacher. I don't really see how that was fulfilled here so am hesitant on calling it the Holy Spirit. I am glad you are interested in the Holy Spirit tho!
Thank you for taking the time to reply! What do you make of the message that I could hear only the beginning and the end?
 
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Thank you for taking the time to reply! What do you make of the message that I could hear only the beginning and the end?
It might just really be just in your head. Sometimes what we think is the Holy Spirit, when we look back later, we realize we were simply decieved. I don't mean this decieved nefariously, just that we grow in understanding. We can yearn for a supernatural intervention, but what we really need is real food. I think you seeking the truth about it is the work of the Holy Spirit. This isn't a fun answer, but seek the truth
 
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