Just lost the last post: More on the terror of the mark of the beast
This personal testimony I have shared before at least once I think a few years back. The fact that my writing got wiped out I expected; and I pray that I can get this message sent out.
Now my experience happened 40 years ago but is relevant today. The focus is undoubtably the pure terror I felt considering the mark of the beast; it was as an epileptic seizure paralyzing me in my tracks. I don't question those here who would question my sanity as it is indeed the definition of pure insanity and directly from the supernatural realm. What I was doing was getting involved with someone who was no doubt heavily influenced at the very least if not downright possessed back in college; and the vision involved seeing myself in the future and seemingly tied into the banking system where I was compelled to take the mark; as a goat would be in a pen.
Up until now I haven't shared this with more than a handful of people and haven't included it with street evangelism. Now I do believe as stated in my last post of predestination or election; but that also means those called and chosen will know or have some understanding what they have been delivered from. I do not believe anyone in the church will be present once this happens in the later part of the Tribulation; nonetheless God will strengthen those who have to die as martyrs.
Such a vision makes it impossible to ever forget. It also has made me realize how deep our bond is in Christ and being part of His body. It is also helpful against lukewarmness; which is essentially unbelief in the importance of scripture and how serious God's judgments are going to be and how joyful we should be to escape these things. Why is it when we are saved from God's wrath we seem to take it so lightly?
Eschatology is important but not to me made an idol of. To assent to truth can be worse than unbelief if it produces dull minds and cold hearts.
This personal testimony I have shared before at least once I think a few years back. The fact that my writing got wiped out I expected; and I pray that I can get this message sent out.
Now my experience happened 40 years ago but is relevant today. The focus is undoubtably the pure terror I felt considering the mark of the beast; it was as an epileptic seizure paralyzing me in my tracks. I don't question those here who would question my sanity as it is indeed the definition of pure insanity and directly from the supernatural realm. What I was doing was getting involved with someone who was no doubt heavily influenced at the very least if not downright possessed back in college; and the vision involved seeing myself in the future and seemingly tied into the banking system where I was compelled to take the mark; as a goat would be in a pen.
Up until now I haven't shared this with more than a handful of people and haven't included it with street evangelism. Now I do believe as stated in my last post of predestination or election; but that also means those called and chosen will know or have some understanding what they have been delivered from. I do not believe anyone in the church will be present once this happens in the later part of the Tribulation; nonetheless God will strengthen those who have to die as martyrs.
Such a vision makes it impossible to ever forget. It also has made me realize how deep our bond is in Christ and being part of His body. It is also helpful against lukewarmness; which is essentially unbelief in the importance of scripture and how serious God's judgments are going to be and how joyful we should be to escape these things. Why is it when we are saved from God's wrath we seem to take it so lightly?
Eschatology is important but not to me made an idol of. To assent to truth can be worse than unbelief if it produces dull minds and cold hearts.
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