ANGELIC VISITATIONS AND PRAYING IN TONGUES: THE LINK BETWEEN ANGELIC VISITATIONS AND PRAYING IN THE SPIRIT - The psalmist wrote, “How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; when I awake, I am still with You” There are things that are planned for every Christian that the angels know, but they are hidden from each of us for the moment. There are times when a person prays that one can feel the warfare going on around one’s being. Then, it can suddenly become obvious that a breakthrough has arrived. The very air clears and the person praying feels free, as if he or she is free to fully breathe once again. Angels are sent to help Christians do the will of God. It is so vitally important to pray in the spirit as often as one possibly can. It seems that praying in the spirit and angel activity are tied together. - There are things that are planned for every Christian that the angels know, but they are hidden from each of us for the moment. I am amazed at the intricacy of God’s ways and how wonderful His thoughts are toward us. I remember the first time I encountered an angel. I did not pray to see an angel, nor did I particularly want to see an angel. Previously, I had sensed that angels had come into my room while I was praying. I was fully aware of the awesomeness of the presence of angels. And I was, as well, fully cognizant of the fear of the Lord that is upon His angels.

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Angelic Visitations And Praying In Tongues: The Link Between Angelic Visitations And Praying In The Spirit

The psalmist wrote, “How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; when I awake, I am still with You”

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There are things that are planned for every Christian that the angels know, but they are hidden from each of us for the moment. There are times when a person prays that one can feel the warfare going on around one’s being. Then, it can suddenly become obvious that a breakthrough has arrived. The very air clears and the person praying feels free, as if he or she is free to fully breathe once again. 

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Angels are sent to help Christians do the will of God. It is so vitally important to pray in the spirit as often as one possibly can. It seems that praying in the spirit and angel activity are tied together.

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There are things that are planned for every Christian that the angels know, but they are hidden from each of us for the moment.

I am amazed at the intricacy of God’s ways and how wonderful His thoughts are toward us.

The psalmist wrote, “How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; when I awake, I am still with You” (Psalm 139:17-18).

I remember the first time I encountered an angel. This event happened in the spring of 1982.

I did not pray to see an angel, nor did I particularly want to see an angel.

Previously, I had sensed that angels had come into my room while I was praying.

I was fully aware of the awesomeness of the presence of angels. And I was, as well, fully cognizant of the fear of the Lord that is upon His angels. I therefore had no desire to see an angel.

I remember seeking the Lord diligently at the time. I was asking God to help me deal with the workload that I was encountering with my college work.

I was asking the Lord to help me because I had given up everything to attend this college, and I had to keep a certain grade point average to stay in the program.

I was in a darkened room. It is important to note that the door to my dorm room was double-locked with a dead bolt.

I remember that while I was pacing the floor, I would momentarily open my eyes so I would not run into something in the room.

I would approach the closed and double-locked door in my dorm room and then turn and walk the other way toward the windows.

I did this continually for hours while I was praying in the spirit.

I wanted the revelation that was in my spirit by the Holy Spirit to come up into my understanding.

I really did not care how long it took for the truth to come up. I desperately needed to hear from God.

It was as though I were suspended above my body. I could see a large angel standing in the doorway. 

As I pressed on through in prayer, I started to spiritually sense freedom in the spirit all around me, and I also was spiritually sensing freedom within my entire being.

There are times when a person prays that one can feel the warfare going on around one’s being.

Then, it can suddenly become obvious that a breakthrough has arrived. The very air clears and the person praying feels free, as if he or she is free to fully breathe once again.

During this particular prayer time, suddenly, a huge surge of power hit me like a wave from the ocean.

I fell to the floor in the middle of the room. I could not move, but somehow I was able to see the room with my spiritual eyes, not my physical eyes.

It was as though I were suspended above my body.

I could see a large angel standing in the doorway.

The door had physically opened! That was just not possible because, as I noted previously, that door was double-locked.

I still was not mobilized as I watched the angel approach me. He bent down and grabbed me by the arm.

He lifted me up, and I regained some of my strength. As I stood before him, I noticed his attire.

From top to bottom, the angel wore a full Roman centurion’s uniform.

He was very tall. He may have been about nine or ten feet tall, and he perhaps weighed eight hundred pounds.

He spoke with such authority as he began to address me.

He said that he had come on behalf of the Most High God.

He said, “I have been sent from the presence of the Most High to tell you that you must separate yourself unto God. There are individuals whom you have befriended from whom you are to separate yourself. No longer spend time with these people, for not only are they not in the will of God, but these people are about to be judged.”

While he was talking to me, I saw the individuals about whom he was speaking. The group consisted of a group of people about twelve in number who had befriended me.

The angel started to talk to me about my calling, but then he was interrupted by the Holy Spirit.

I could not hear what was being said to him by the Holy Spirit, but he held his hand up to motion for me to wait.

He then told me that he was called immediately to another place.

He asked me to go to the prayer room, which was down the hallway.

He said that instead of his completing this message from the Most High God, the Holy Spirit would finish the message.

I was impressed with the awesomeness of this angel. He was standing within three feet of me. I wanted him to continue to talk to me.

I objected to this situation. I was impressed with the awesomeness of this angel.

He was standing within three feet of me. I wanted him to continue to talk to me.

I was looking at him and was studying his armor, which was very intricate and beautiful.

The power that came from this being was so amazing, and it was a natural reaction for me to want him to complete his message because no one would have wanted him to leave.

I felt safe because of the authority that I sensed within this angel. He walked in such godly authority, and awareness of his authority within just made me boldly confident in the protection of God.

I then said to the angel, “You are already here, so please, just finish the message.”

At this, the angel became very stern with me, sterner than he previously had been.

He said, “I said go to the prayer room, and do it now!”

At this, the angel turned and pointed to the prayer room door, which was down the hallway.

Then, the angel walked quickly down the hallway. As he walked away, he disappeared into thin air!

God’s foreknowledge had been revealed to me, and that angel was sent to warn me. This situation reveals one purpose of angels, and that is that they are sent to help Christians do the will of God. 

Six months after this experience with the angel, those twelve or so individuals were all expelled from college for misconduct.

If I had not listened to the angel’s warning from that evening, I would have been implicated as being part of their group, and I also would have been expelled.

The angel was sent to help me understand a situation that I could not possibly have personally foreseen at the time that the angel revealed it to me.

The angel also knew completely what would happen to these individuals in the next six months.

God’s foreknowledge had been revealed to me, and that angel was sent to warn me.

This situation reveals one purpose of angels, and that is that they are sent to help Christians do the will of God.

I often wondered why the angel did not visit the others who were expelled to warn them about their misconduct.

However, it seems as though he came to answer a prayer that I was praying in the spirit.

I was praying in the spirit without knowing that through my prayers God would respond and would be sure to give me helpful information concerning my future.

The information that the angel revealed assisted me in my life. This situation clearly demonstrates one reason why it is so vitally important to pray in the spirit as often as one possibly can.

I have had several visitations of angels after praying in the spirit for long periods of time.

This situation clearly demonstrates one reason why it is so vitally important to pray in the spirit as often as one possibly can. It seems that praying in the spirit and angel activity are tied together.

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LIES ABOUT SPIRITUAL WARFARE - Christians should take note that the majority of the elements in the armor of God are defensive instead of offensive, meaning the devil attacks more often than we think. God knows how much we’ve messed up, and he loves us anyway. He welcomes us with open arms, waiting for his prodigal to come back home. It can often seem as though Satan has infiltrated every crevice of the world, and that darkness has won. Satan wants us to think this so we despair and lose hope. But Jesus has overcome the world. Stand strong and hold fast to knowing that Satan will battle us with doubt and insecurities, but he will not win the war. Outfitted in the armor of God, we know how the story ends. As Christians, we understand a battle rages around us every day, invisible to the naked eye. But because this battle is often waged in the ‘unseen’ realm, we’re susceptible to believing lies we may be hearing. We may naturally drop our guard and become vulnerable to attack. Christians should take note that the majority of the elements in the armor of God are defensive instead of offensive, meaning the devil attacks more often than we think. One of the best ways Satan can operate in peace is if he’s to purge himself from our thoughts: an out-of-sight, out-of-mind tactic. But when we doubt the existence of any evil forces, we allow easy access for Satan and his armies to carry about business as usual, because we decided to look the other way.

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Lies about Spiritual Warfare

6 Lies about Spiritual Warfare and How to Overcome Them

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Christians should take note that the majority of the elements in the armor of God are defensive instead of offensive, meaning the devil attacks more often than we think. God knows how much we’ve messed up, and he loves us anyway. He welcomes us with open arms, waiting for his prodigal to come back home. It can often seem as though Satan has infiltrated every crevice of the world, and that darkness has won. 

Satan wants us to think this so we despair and lose hope. But Jesus has overcome the world. Stand strong and hold fast to knowing that Satan will battle us with doubt and insecurities, but he will not win the war. Outfitted in the armor of God, we know how the story ends.

Hope Bolinger

Crosswalk.com Contributing Writer

 

Ephesians 6:10-18 (known as the armor of God passage) stands out because it easily identifies several of Satan’s tactics of spiritual warfare.

As Christians, we understand a battle rages around us every day, invisible to the naked eye (Ephesians 6:12).

But because this battle is often waged in the ‘unseen’ realm, we’re susceptible to believing lies we may be hearing.

We may naturally drop our guard and become vulnerable to attack.

Christians should take note that the majority of the elements in the armor of God are defensive instead of offensive, meaning the devil attacks more often than we think.

So, what are some of most common lies the devil has created?

Let’s look at six of them as they pertain to the world of spiritual warfare, by evaluating the purpose and power of each part of the armor of God to equip us against these six lies:

Lie #1: Satan isn’t as active in our world as one would think.

   One of the best ways Satan can operate in peace is if he’s to purge himself from our thoughts: an out-of-sight, out-of-mind tactic.

   In American society in particular, we tend to shy away from spiritual topics and often don’t like to acknowledge that the spiritual realm exists.

   But when we doubt the existence of any evil forces, we allow easy access for Satan and his armies to carry about business as usual, because we decided to look the other way.

   Which part of the armor of God helps us combat this? The belt of truth (Ephesians 6:14) can help us combat this lie.

   We can discern where the devil is working and has kept himself hidden (1 Peter 5:8).

   The devil doesn’t want us sober-minded and alert because then we can see him as he is: a liar.

Lie #2: Satan and his armies can possess Christians.

A number of Christians who I’ve known over the years who had formerly lived sinful lives until they came to know Christ especially struggle with this fear.

They believe Satan and his army have a certain sway or amount of power over them because they’d not given their lives to Christ until later in life, after living in sinful patterns.

We often forget that with Christ living inside of us, God holds power over the evil forces of this world (Colossians 1:13).

That means Satan cannot overpower us. God is stronger than Satan.

Not to mention, Satan wouldn’t want to be in close proximity with someone as holy as God.

Satan and his armies hate everything good, so why would they indwell someone who has the most good thing in the world inside of them (Matthew 12:43)?

Which part of the armor of God helps us to combat this? The helmet of salvation (Ephesians 6:17), when placed upon our heads, guarantees we have life abundant inside of us, and no power of Satan can take that away from us.

Although there are no Scripture verses that specifically say demons can’t indwell a Christian, we see no examples of this happening in Scripture.

Anyone in Scripture who is possessed is not a believer, such as the man possessed by demons called Legion (Mark 5:1-20).

What happens if we slip up and sin? Even if we offer the devil a foothold, can he still get a stronghold over us?

The answer is no, if we turn to Christ and confess our sins (1 John 1:9) he is faithful enough to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Lie #3: Little sins don’t affect believers much, since they’re already saved.

Paul talks a great deal on why we should leave our former life behind (Romans 6:1-2).

We can often forget that sin is like a parasite, like gangrene.

It eats away at the soul, until we become nothing more than a grumble (see The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis and Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be by Cornelius Plantinga Jr.).

Once we allow Satan to have a foothold (Ephesians 4:27), we stunt our growth in our spiritual walk, being unable to do the tasks God has given us.

When we become complicit with “minor” sins like gossip and white lies, we run the risk of damage.

The corrective action to take, when we commit these sins, is to confess our sins to one another.

Even if we are saved, the damage we risk is that we may cause others to stumble by our actions (1 Corinthians 8:9), especially those young in the faith or those on the outskirts of Christianity.

They may see our actions and deem Christianity to be false since we are acting hypocritically.

Which part of the armor of God helps us to combat this? The breastplate of righteousness, Jesus’ righteousness, covers our sins (Ephesians 6:15).

The Holy Spirit inside our hearts (where the armor covers) convicts us when we have sinned, so we don’t let the sun go down on our anger (Ephesians 4) and we can choose not to give into sin. 

Lie #4: God will take your salvation away if you sin too much.

Throughout my life, the devil has planted doubt in my heart. Can God really save me if I keep messing up?

Maybe there’s a limit to how much you can sin before God takes away his salvation.

Satan likes to infuse doubt into a Christian’s mind to prevent them from focusing on their God-given tasks at hand.

Scripture makes it clear that Satan doesn’t snatch you out of God’s hand if you sin too many times (John 10:28).

We’re secure in God’s hand.

However, if we do sin, we should confess our sins and attempt to restore the relationships we have damaged by our sin. 

Although there are entire books written about apostate Christians, Christians in name who made it seem like they followed Christ but fell away, there is a difference between those who had salvation in the first place and those who made it appear as though they had salvation.

Only God can know our hearts (1 Kings 8:9), but if we confess with our mouth Jesus is Lord, and believe in our heart that God raised him from the dead, we will be saved (Romans 10:9-10).

God knows how much we’ve messed up, and he loves us anyway. He welcomes us with open arms, waiting for his prodigal to come back home.

Which part of the armor of God helps us combat this? The shield of faith (Ephesians 6:16) helps us extinguish the devil’s flaming arrows and assures us to Whom we belong.

Lie #5: Satan and his armies have overcome the world.

Ever get depressed when scrolling through the news on social media or watching horrific events on TV?

It can often seem as though Satan has infiltrated every crevice of the world, and that darkness has won.

Satan wants us to think this so we despair and lose hope. But Jesus has overcome the world (John 16:33).

It isn’t a matter of: Is God going to win? God has already won.

Which part of the armor of God helps us combat this? The shoes of the Gospel of peace (Ephesians 6:15) will help us to stand firm when all the world appears to give way.

Just following Jesus and walking with him, step by step in faith, is warfare that works.

We can observe the events in the world around us knowing that God will make everything right in the end.

Lie #6: We need to find truth and peace outside of God’s word.

Satan will try to convince us to find truth elsewhere, other than the Bible.

He will attempt us to keep our minds on the things of this world instead of on things above (Colossians 3:2).

The reason does this is he wants us to avoid our calling to the great commission (Matthew 28:19), our call to spread the Gospel to the ends of the earth.

The only offensive piece of the armor is the sword of the Spirit, which is God’s word.

Satan, on the defense here, will do anything in his power to prevent us from using this weapon.

Which part of the armor of God helps us combat this: In everything, we need to be in the word, the sword of the spirit (Ephesians 6:17) and to pray without ceasing (Ephesians 6:18).

In fact, we need to put on the whole armor of God through prayer. Satan will attempt to prevent us from using the sword of the Spirit to spread the Gospel, so we need to engage in the Word every day to be able to discern when he is trying to attack (1 John 4:1).

Stand strong and hold fast to knowing that Satan will battle us with doubt and insecurities, but he will not win the war. Outfitted in the armor of God, we know how the story ends.

Hope Bolinger is a literary agent at C.Y.L.E. and a recent graduate of Taylor University's professional writing program. More than 450 of her works have been featured in various publications ranging from Writer's Digest to Keys for Kids. She has worked for various publishing companies, magazines, newspapers, and literary agencies and has edited the work of authors such as Jerry B. Jenkins and Michelle Medlock Adams. Her column "Hope's Hacks," tips and tricks to avoid writer's block, reaches 6,000+ readers weekly in the Serious Writer newsletter. Her modern-day Daniel, “Blaze,” (Illuminate YA) released in June, and they contracted the sequel “Den” for July 2020. Find out more about her here. 

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