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March 16, 2008 "Angels and The Resurrected Come To Earth In The End Times: NOW" {Also Read: April 1, 2008, "Heaven and Earth In Battle As One, Through Christ’s One Body"} As I was getting my breakfast this morning, I sensed my resurrected husband, Dick Williams, sitting on the sofa. He was resurrected on June 20, 2006. I saw and knew him in the Spirit, and did not see him physically. God said that Bonnie, my sister who was resurrected on May 1, 2006, and Dick are now at the same level in God/Heaven. Spiritually, Bonnie was more advanced than Dick while they were on earth. Dick said "I am now a witness for God (Christ Jesus), which surprised me because I felt he was a witness for Christ while on earth. He certainly was saved in Christ, and spoke often about his love for Jesus Christ. God said they will be working with those of us who are spiritual physical beings on earth. Dick/God told me that my whole house is full of angels/spirits and, for the most part, I have only been sensing the evil ones. For years, I/we have been, as many Christians, casting out demons, anointing our homes etc. However, I often have failed to acknowledge heavenly beings from God in my presence and home. I am so blessed to have been told this. Before my sister passed away, but was very ill, God took us into a park in Spirit and asked both of us what we wanted. We both told Him we wanted to do His will. He then said "you both will work on earth the same amount of time". He confirmed again today that we will, and said we will do so in the following manner. He also told me that we both went to Israel together in 2003 to learn these spiritual things together because of the time we are all quickly approaching. UPDATE on March 31, 2008: My resurrected sister came and visited with me today in the Spirit. There was no physical manifestation. God then asked me why I find/have found it easy to believe that satan and his can speak to us, come in and out of our homes, touch us etc., and yet have found it so difficult to believe that God’s spiritual beings can do these things and more, especially when they have done so throughout the Bible. He said that I have been much more sensitive to the presence of evil spirits than His spiritual beings. He is right and I repent. My God thank you. I give up the old beliefs, and accept your teachings, your Word, as it is written and spoken in the Bible and through your Holy Spirit this morning. I praise and thank you for your teachings, Amen Amen and again Amen. Angels and other Spiritual Beings: OT:4397 mal'ak... to despatch as a deputy; a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)..." In Revelations 19:10, I have most often heard others say, and have said myself, that John fell at the feet of an "angel". However Revelations does not tell us that the Being standing before John is an angel: "And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, ‘See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brothers who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy." [NKJV] John was actually told that our brothers and sisters have the testimony of Christ, and that this spiritual being is our brother. Strong’s Concordance defines the Greek New Testament word translated as "angel": NT:32 aggelos... (to bring tidings); a messenger; especially an "angel"; by implication, a pastor." In the King James Version of the Bible it is translated into English as follows: "angel, messenger." Notice, that in both the Old Testament and the New Testament
the word "angel" is translated as "messenger", and the Hebrew
includes "prophet , priest and teacher" as well. Remember that
in both the New Testament and the Old Testament, the translators
and teachers decided at the time of translation which English
word would be used in any particular verse. [Ps 104:4] Who makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire. NKJV [Heb 1:7-14] And of the angels He says: "Who makes His angels spirits and His ministers a flame of fire... But to which of the angels has He ever said: Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation? NKJV] "Heavenly Host" and/or "Host of Heaven" There was one "angel" and the "heavenly host". We are not told that the members in the Heavenly host were "angels". In fact, the angel is listed separately from the "host". Greek New Testament: Heavenly: Heaven (as in Host of Heaven): "NT:3772 ouranos... the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of God); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specifically, the Gospel (Christianity)..." Hebrew Old
Testament: Host: Heavenly: (from Strong's Concordance of the Bible) Why do I say that our resurrected sisters and brothers may not be considered, or called, "angels"? Because of Jesus’ statement in Mark 12, "Then some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him; and they asked Him, saying: ‘Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man's brother dies, and leaves his wife behind, and leaves no children, his brother should take his wife and raise up offspring for his brother. Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife; and dying, he left no offspring. And the second took her, and he died; nor did he leave any offspring. And the third likewise. So the seven had her and left no offspring. Last of all the woman died also. Therefore, in the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be? For all seven had her as wife.’ Jesus answered and said to them, ‘Are you not therefore mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures nor the power of God? For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. But concerning the dead, that they rise, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the burning bush passage, how God spoke to him, saying, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living. You are therefore greatly mistaken." [Mark 12:18-27; NKJV] John said in Revelations 1:3 that the book of Revelations was: "The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God {our Father} gave Him {Jesus} to show His servants — things which must shortly take place. And He sent and signified it by His angel {"...a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)} to His servant John, who bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things that he saw. Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for the time is near." [NKJV] The "angel" brought and signified the book of Revelations to John. At the end of the Bible, Jesus again confirms that it is the angel who has been sent to testify to the seven churches: "I, Jesus, have sent My angel {"...a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)} to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star." [Rev 22:16; NKJV]. In Matthew we see the dead rise and appear on earth, "Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out ofthe graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city {Jerusalem} and appeared to many. [Matt 27:51-53; NKJV] We are definitely told not to worship angels. All our concentration and prayer is to be to God our Father in Christ’s name, or to Christ Jesus Himself: [Col 2:18-19] Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels , intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, and not holding fast to the Head {Jesus Christ}, from whom all the body {Christ’s one body of members}, nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments, grows with the increase that is from God. NKJV God said: [Luke 20:34-38] Jesus answered and said to them, ‘The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage. But those who are counted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage; nor can they die anymore, for they are equal to the angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. But even Moses showed in the burning bush passage that the dead are raised, when he called the Lord 'the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' For He is not the God of the dead but of the living, for all live to Him." NKJV Jesus said in John 1:50-51, "Because I said to you, 'I saw you under the fig tree,' do you believe? You will see greater things than these.’ And He said to him, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.’" NKJV [Gen 28:11-13] And he took one of the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to sleep. Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. And behold, the LORD stood above it and said:"I am the LORD God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants. NKJV In Matthew we are told that Jesus could have called forth angels to stop His trial and crucifixion: "Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with more than twelve legions of angels" [Matt 26:53; NKJV] [John 20:11-13] But Mary stood outside by the tomb weeping, and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the tomb. And she saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. NKJV God said that even our resurrected Jesus returned to earth and told the Apostles where to put the fish nets {a physical help/act} for the greatest catch: "And He said to them, ‘Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.’ So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish." [John 21:6; NKJV] Our Father told me that the Spirit worked through heavenly beings when Philip was transported. Below, it is obvious that the angel spoke to Philip, and the scripture explains that Phillip was caught up by the Spirit. Often, the Spirit works through spiritual beings, and God said angels were used in the transportation of Phillip. This was through the Holy Spirit. Acts 8:26-40 "Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, ‘Arise and go toward the south along the road which goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.’ This is desert. So he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge of all her treasury, and had come to Jerusalem to worship, was returning. And sitting in his chariot, he was reading Isaiah the prophet. Then the Spirit said to Philip, ‘Go near and overtake this chariot.’ So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, ‘Do you understand what you are reading?’ And he said, ‘How can I, unless someone guides me?’ And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him. The place in the Scripture which he read was this: "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; And as a lamb before its shearer is silent... So the eunuch answered Philip and said, ‘I ask you, of whom does the prophet say this, of himself or of some other man?’ Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this Scripture, preached Jesus to him. Now as they went down the road, they came to some water... Then Philip said,’If you believe with all your heart, you may {be baptized}.’ And he answered and said, ‘I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.’... both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and he baptized him. Now when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, so that the eunuch saw him no more; and he went on his way rejoicing. But Philip was found at Azotus. And passing through, he preached in all the cities till he came to Caesarea." NKJV God showed me, in my mind, that now angels and
our heavenly sisters and brothers will be assisting us on earth in
all sorts of unexpected ways and things. God said, that just as
Jesus taught the Apostles <Acts 1:3>, (1)Jerlene,
I, and many others who are teaching His children on earth, will
begin to be taught by these heavenly beings. They will assist us in
all things through the Holy Spirit and Christ Jesus.
Paul said in 1 Corinthians 13:1, "... I speak with the tongues {languages} of men and of angels" NKJV God now reminds me of how He taught me, approximately twenty years ago, about angels and our relationship to them, saying "do not command them, but rather commission them". He explained that we work together with them and that we are not over them. God has been saying to me for at least 2-3 years that we will all be working together: heaven and earth as one. Christ is "one". As He said this He has always shown me that our spiritual heavenly brothers and sisters are members in the coming heavenly army, and/or host. Angels have always assisted man, and this morning God reminded me of the angel who opened the prison gates for Peter: "But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said, Go, stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this life {Christ}." [Acts 5:19-20; NKJV] God showed me that the angel functioned in the physical for Peter’s sake, but also so that Peter could go forward and teach God’s Word. God also reminded me that Michael is Israel’s angel:
Years ago I heard the following on a Kenneth Copeland audio cassette {Kenneth Copeland is a well known TV minister}: Someone told Kenneth that they had seen an angel (in the Spirit) whispering into Kenneth Copeland’s ear as he delivered a sermon. They said the angel whispered every time Kenneth began to slow down in his delivery and teaching of God’s Word. Obviously, the angel assisted in Kenneth’s sermon. God is now reminding me of a vision I had on May 28, 2007, called "The POWER In Christ’s Body Is The Cross (Circle Of Convergence - 1) With Interpretation". In this vision, God showed me trees coming across the spiritual river that divided heaven from earth. These spiritual beings, seen as trees in this vision, will bring God’s power to His children on earth. Both those on earth and those from/in heaven are filled with the Holy Spirit. These spiritual beings/trees in this vision, bring the "promised spiritual power" God is speaking of here. God’s manifested power will far exceed any previously seen on earth. For more details, please read: "The POWER In Christ’s Body Is The Cross (Circle Of Convergence - 1) With Interpretation" God then reminded me that it was the angels who ministered to Jesus in the wilderness after He was tempted by satan: "And He {Jesus} was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to Him. NKJV; and [Matt 4:11] Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him. NKJV A FEW NEW TESTAMENT ANGEL(S) VERSES:
[Matt 24:31] And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. NKJV[Matt 25:41] Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels" NKJV [Luke 2:13-15] And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the (1)heavenly host praising God and saying: ‘Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!’ So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let us now go to Bethlehem...’" NKJV
[Luke 12:8-9] Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God. But he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God. NKJV AGAIN JOHN SAID IN REVELATIONS: [Rev 19:10] "And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, ‘See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.’" NKJV God is now flowing through me, and has gone to quite a bit of effort in order to convince me that what He is discussing today has already begun to happen, and is happening. Not all, but many, miracles will be done (shortly on earth) by heavenly angels and other spiritual beings. I don’t believe all angels, maybe none, are resurrected human beings, but have been convinced by God Himself that many, if not all, of our resurrected sisters and brothers in Christ will return to earth, along with angels, to assist those of us still on earth. This is the "Former and Latter Day Rain". Heavenly and earthly beings joined together, working miracles in the spiritual and physical realms with, and for, God and His Kingdom in heaven and on earth. We are all "one" in Christ. God said sometime ago, that the former rain is/was when Jesus was with the Apostles the 40 days after His resurrection. We are now going to enter into the "former and latter day rain". This is not the first time God has said this, but it the first time God has explained to me, at least in part, how the "rain" will manifest. All acts and manifestations are, of course, through God, His Son Christ and the Holy Spirit. God manifests His Word through all Spirit filled beings. SCRIPTURES: "Former and Latter Day Rain: [Deut 11:13-17] And it shall be that if you earnestly obey My commandments which I command you today, to love the LORD your God and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul {mind}, then I will give you the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, your new wine {communion}, and your oil {anointing}. And I will send grass in your fields for your livestock, that you may eat and be filled.' Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them, lest the LORD's anger be aroused against you, and He shut up the heavens so that there be no rain, and the land yield no produce {spiritual fruit}, and you perish quickly from the good land which the LORD is giving you. NKJV [Jer 3:2-4] And you have polluted the land with your harlotries and your wickedness. Therefore the showers have been withheld, and there has been no latter rain. You have had a harlot's forehead; You refuse to be ashamed. Will you not from this time cry to Me, 'My Father, You are the guide of my youth? NKJV [Zech 10:1-6] Ask the LORD for rain in the time of the latter rain. The LORD will make flashing clouds; He will give them showers of rain, Grass in the field for everyone. For the idols speak delusion; the diviners envision lies, and tell false dreams; they comfort in vain. Therefore the people wend their way like sheep; they are in trouble because there is no shepherd. ‘My anger is kindled against the shepherds, and I will punish the goatherds. (1)For the LORD of hosts will visit His flock, the house of Judah, and will make them as His royal horse in the battle. From him {our Father} comes the cornerstone {Jesus Christ}, from him the tent peg, From him the battle bow, From him every ruler together. They shall be like mighty men, Who tread down their enemies In the mire of the streets in the battle. They shall fight because the LORD is with them, And the riders on horses shall be put to shame. ‘I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph. I will bring them back, because I have mercy on them. They shall be as though I had not cast them aside; For I am the LORD their God, and I will hear them. NKJV (1) "For the LORD of hosts will visit His flock, the house of Judah, and will make them as His royal horse in the battle" (+) "From him the battle bow": [Rev 6:2] "Come and see." And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He {Jesus Christ} who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer. NKJV [Rev 19:11-12] Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse . And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war. NKJV [Rev 19:19-21] And I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone. And the rest were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. And all the birds were filled with their flesh. NKJV Former and Latter Rain: [Jer 5:24] They do not say in their heart, ‘Let us now fear the LORD our God, Who gives rain, both the former and the latter, in its season. He reserves for us the (1)appointed weeks of the harvest." NKJV [James 5:7-8] Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain. You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. NKJV [Hos 6:3] Let us know, let us pursue the knowledge of the LORD. His going forth is established as the morning; He will come to us like the rain, like the latter and former rain to the earth. NKJV [Joel 2:23] Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God; for He has given you the former rain faithfully, and He will cause the rain to come down for you — the former rain, and the latter rain in the (1)first month. NKJV (1) "first month": In the physical realm, this month in Hebrew is called Nisan, which is the month of Passover. “Unlimited permission to copy and post or reprint without altering text or profiteering is hereby granted subject to proper credits and inclusion of this Author’s name: Chris Williams; Website: http://christine-williams-ministry.org; E-mail address: chris.williams.ministry@gmail.com ;
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