THE GLORY OF GOD

                                                       THE GLORY OF GOD

 

There are many prophets, as well as evangelists, who believe that we are entering in or are in the midst of an Awakening/Revival which will manifest the glory of God throughout the world!

“What is the glory?  God is the glory, and the glory is God.  The glory is God’s fullness.  It’s His manifest presence, His character, His nature, His ability, His provision and the weight and splendor of His majesty.  It is the essence of His beauty.  The glory is all that He is and all that He has.  Everything about God is glorious, and He wants us to know Him in the fullness of His glory because he is the God of Glory.” (“Moving in Glory Realms” Joshua Mills)

 “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. Isaiah 60:1-3 NIV

 When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him.  Exodus 34:30 NIV

All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel. Acts 6:15 NIV

 After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. Matthew 17:1-2 NIV

Four Ways to Tap Into The Glory of God (Kenneth Copeland Ministries September 25, 2017)

Look For the Glory:

To the Israelites the glory of the Lord looked like a consuming fire on top of the mountain. Exodus 24:17 NIV The glory is a visible power.  The Israelites could see the manifestation of the glory of God on Mount Sinai with the fire on the mountain.  When the Israelites were in the wilderness they saw a cloud by day and fire by night.

Can we see the glory today?  Yes, there are numerous stories.  Many of the stories are about seeing a “glory cloud” or a fog during a church service.

“There are countless testimonies of individuals and groups of believers having seen visible evidence of God’s glory. During his preaching days, Brother Kenneth E. Hagin compiled a list of every scripture in the Bible about the glory. When he would read them aloud in a service, the glory would appear like a cloud or a wave, and people would fall on the floor under that power, or rush to the altar to get saved. It is tangible and it is powerful! So, start expecting to see the glory of the Lord!”

Pray For the Glory:

We should pray that the glory of God is manifested in us through our lives.  We need to diligently seek and ask for the glory of God to be revealed so that miracles, signs and wonders will happen.

 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.  I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, Ephesians 1:17-18 NIV

The glory of God manifesting in us is part of our inheritance through Jesus Christ.

Prepare for The Glory:

We must walk in love to increase the amount of glory in our lives.  We must have intimacy with the Holy Spirit.  Take time to be with the Lord every day.  Worship Him.  It is God’s love language.

Walk In The Glory:

 And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. II Corinthians 3:18 NIV

The glory of God is looking for a dwelling place.  The original house for the glory of God was in a Tabernacle.  In the New Covenant, the Holy Spirit dwells within every believer. Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst? I Corinthians 3:16 NIV

The apostles experienced the glory of God at Pentecost and after this experience they were never the same because now they became the walking, talking, preaching manifestations of God’s glory here on earth.  Signs, wonders and miracles followed them wherever they went.  So it is with us.  We need to be the carriers of God’s glory here on earth! (“Four Ways to Tap Into the Glory of God” Kenneth Copeland Ministries)

Miracles Happen in The Glory:

Azusa Street

“One man had his shoulder and arm ripped off. William Seymour prayed and, as people watched, the bone grew out followed by flesh. It took about two seconds for the entire arm to grow out.

Members of the congregation began to pray for each other. In one case a man’s fingers had been cut off. They grew back before everyone’s eyes. Another member held her finger on a man’s gum where a tooth was missing. The entire tooth grew back while she watched. A skinny cancer victim was healed and also gained 40 pounds within three hours.”

The following video depicts some of the miracles at Azusa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se07jif4J6U

The following is a video about the glory of God.  At 43 minutes Robin D. Bullock, a prophet of God, talks about experiencing the glory at a church and shows a picture of the glory cloud (a mist/fog) during the service and you can see Jesus in the picture!

https://www.facebook.com/ElijahStreamsTV/videos/287616412962213                  

The following video is an interview with Donna Rigney talking about the glory of God.

https://sidroth.org/television/tv-archives/donna-rigney-4/?src=banner_tv

PRAYER ABOUT THE GLORY

Father, in the name of Jesus, Your glory is welcomed here in my life.  May others see You, even as they see me.  Let the glory of Your face rest upon my countenance.  Let the works of Your hands be the works of my hands.  I desire to live, face to face in synchronicity with You.

Let me only speak words that bring edification, encouragement and comfort to those around me.  That others might hear You…see You…know You…and feel You through the atmosphere that surrounds my life.  Thank You for being my closest Friend. (“The Glory” Joshua Mills)

 

ANGEL ENCOUNTERS

                                                           ANGEL ENCOUNTERS

There are many angel encounters in the Bible.

An angel helped Abraham’s servant choose a wife for Isaac—he will send his angel before you so that you can get a wife for my son from there.  Genesis 24:7 NIV

Jacob saw angels ascending and descending on a ladder from heaven to earth---He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.  Genesis 28:12 NIV

Angels announced Jesus’ birth and resurrection—Luke 1-2; Matthew 28:5-7 and they will come back with Jesus at His Second coming—Matthew 24:30-31; 1 Thessalonians 4:16.

An angel visited Paul giving him reassurance that saved souls after a ship wreck-- But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because not one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed.  Last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar; and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you.’  Acts 27:22-24 NIV

An angel gave Philip directions in his ministry--- Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, Go south to the road—the desert road—that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.  So he started out, Acts 8:26 NIV (Angels By My Side Betty Malz)

Angels can take human form and there are those that would say that they can also take other forms. “An angel is pure spirit and, as such, has no shape. A body is a material thing; while material things change and die, pure spiritual beings do not. But for the purpose of interacting with us, an angel may at times assume a shape in order to fulfill the purpose God intends for the angel to accomplish.  God the Holy Spirit was willing to appear as a dove (cf. Mt 3:16, Mk 1:10, Lk 3:22, Jn 1:32). There is no reason in principle that an angel could not appear in animal form.” (Can angels appear in the shape of animals such as a dog or cat? “Catholic Answers)

 TRUE STORIES OF ANGELIC ENCOUNTERS

In The Hands of An Angel

“He was just seven years old when his 5-year-old cousin, Chetty was sick with cancer and later passed away. At the time, his family didn’t want to talk about the death. They told him to keep quiet, despite the situation devastating him. Whenever his family went to Chetty’s home for visits, he’d always ask to play on the swing with him.

After Chetty died, he went to his house for a visit. In his loneliness, he decided to go outside and sit on the swing they had always played on. As he sat there thinking about how things used to be, Chetty walked up to him and an angel was holding his hand. The angel had beautiful blonde hair and was dressed in a long white gown, never saying a word, just smiling. Chetty looked at him and said, “I’m not in pain no more.” He and the angel turned and walked until they simply faded away.”

Girl Meets Angel After Falling 30 Feet

“Annabel Beam was only nine years old when she miraculously survived a 30-foot fall. While she was playing with her sisters outside their Texas home, she plummeted inside a hollowed out cottonwood tree. An emergency helicopter rushed her to a hospital in Forth Word, where brain and spinal injury teams prepped for Annabel’s arrival but astonishingly, Annabel was unscathed.

After the accident, Annabel began describing religious visions she had while she was unconscious. She says that she met a guardian angel during the incident.

“I started to wake up in the tree and I could hear the fireman’s voices. And I saw an angel that looked very small, like a fairy.”

The angel then winked and he told her, “I’m going to leave you now and everything is going to be okay.”

The angel stayed with her the entire time, shining a light so she could see until she was rescued.”   (5 True Stories of Heavenly Visitors by Lesli White Beliefnet)  A movie about this story, Miracles From Heaven was released in 2016.

PERSONAL ANGEL ENCOUNTERS

Dogs of Protection

When my husband, Marty, was a young boy, he decided to walk home from school on his own because he had gotten a tear in his pants.  He had always taken a city bus and did not know how to get back home or how far it was (later learned it was 4 miles as the crow flies).

As he started walking, he noticed a big beige, white dog who came up to him and walked beside him and Marty followed him.  He went through the downtown area, the outskirts of the city and along the way, other dogs came up and surrounded him.  They went through highway traffic, construction zones and eventually back to the Air Force base where he lived.  The dogs stayed with him all the way through and he was never stopped by anyone even at the gate at the base.  He followed the dogs all the way up to his house with the big beige dog leading.  He got home and his mom answered the door surprised to see him home and all the dogs with him. 

The beige dog went into the house before him as the other dogs disappeared.  When his mom went to look for the beige dog that had come in with him, she couldn’t find it and there was only one entrance to the house!! 

His mom always believed that the dog that accompanied St. Martin de Porres was sent to protect and guard her son Martin.

 

The Angel at The Altar

My husband was the choir director for many years and one Sunday we, as well as other people in the choir, noticed a tall woman with strong features and long black hair wearing a long yellow dress suddenly appear standing near the altar staying there when the other Eucharistic ministers arrived just before Communion.  No one had ever seen her before and we never saw her again but the next day when my husband Marty and I were coming back from a car dealership there was a car that made a left turn in front of us and I was driving and I saw the car turning and all of a sudden everything was in slow motion and we never crashed into the car. 

We believe that the “angel” that we saw the day before at church was sent as a sign for our protection the following day.  “See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.  Exodus 23:20 NIV

An Angel Named Chaz

In April of 2009 my husband and I decided to get away for a little while and we went up to Hannigan’s Meadow which is over 9,000 feet elevation here in Arizona.  We decided to go to the lodge to have dinner that same day and there was a man playing his guitar and singing.  We enjoyed the music and then he started to play “out of the blue”  “The Wedding Song” which was sung at our wedding.  We were really surprised. 

Talking to him later, he gave us a CD of his music and then wrote these words, “Be well, safe travels Marty and Marcella and thanks for being.”  Before he wrote this he looked up to the sky as if listening to someone and then he wrote the message.  Why is this so unusual?  It is because 6 days prior after Communion at church the Lord told me, “It is more important to be, than to do.”  After I came home, not having told my husband Marty what the Lord had told me, he confirmed this message when he said, “we need to be.”

Was Chaz an angel?  We are not sure to this day but that day he confirmed a message sent from God to lighten our load and rest in God and be who we are created to be and seek after Him and enjoy each other and not get bogged down by every day troubles or worries or concerns.  I am not 100% sure Chaz was an angel but if he was a mortal, God uses all of us when He needs to convey a message.  We still like to think that Chaz was our “angel.”

 

The Soldier at The Gate

Many years ago when Marty and I were going through a tremendous family trial, we decided to go to the Air Force Base and do some shopping at the commissary.  Prior to entering the base, you have to go through a gate and you are met by the military who check your I.D. and pass you through. 

This particular day a soldier dressed in camouflauge came up to my husband and said, “I have been waiting for you.”  As he permitted us to go on, he saluted and said, “God bless you.”  I can tell you right now that in the hundreds of times I have entered the base, no soldier has ever said that he was waiting for us or “God bless you.”  Not only that but his face looked almost like porcelain and his cheeks were rosy.  Both my husband and I concurred that his face looked almost identical to one of the angel statues at our church!!

The Car Accident

I had to abruptly stop in front of a school bus and the person behind me re-ended me.  As I was hit, I felt like I was being suspended in mid-air.  I never received a whip lash or other injuries.  I believe that an angel protected me.  There have been other times when I have felt a strong presence of protection. 

I am sure that all of us have experienced an incident where we were protected knowingly or unknowingly by angels.  I am also pretty sure that we have even spoken to them in human form.  God loves each one of us so much that He will do whatever it takes to protect us and speak to us.  Yes, God does use angels and they are fellow servants of the Most High God.  So next time you see someone who encourages you or speaks to you in a kind and loving way, you may have encountered an angelic being, or your guardian angel, who is helping you to carry out your God-given destiny.   Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.  Hebrews 13:2 NIV

Please post a comment with stories of your own angel encounters.

ANGELS

 

                                                                      ANGELS

What does the Bible say about angels?"

Answer: “Angels are personal spiritual beings who have intelligence, emotions, and will. This is true of both the good and evil angels (demons). Angels possess intelligence (Matthew 8:29; 2 Corinthians 11:3; 1 Peter 1:12), show emotion (Luke 2:13; James 2:19; Revelation 12:17), and exercise will (Luke 8:28-31; 2 Timothy 2:26; Jude 6). Angels are spirit beings (Hebrews 1:14) without true physical bodies. Although they do not have physical bodies, they are still personalities.”              

What is the purpose of Angels?

Answer:  “Angels are spirits created to serve God’s purposes. “

To serve the people God saves.

To deliver messages

To wage spiritual battle

To worship God.

To serve.

To execute judgment

To aid in the transmission of God’s Word.     (Got Questions.com “What does the Bible say about Angels?”/”What is the purpose of angels?”)

The first sphere of Angels are said to be direct servant of God: Seraphim, Cherubim and Thrones.  The second sphere.  The second sphere are angels who rule over the earth: Dominions, Virtues and Powers or Authorities. 

The Third sphere are angels whose primary job is to help humans. They are guides, messengers, and protectors---

“Principalities or Rulers: These are angels assigned to protect groups of people (like a country, those of faith, the church). They rule over other angels and send them on missions in order to accomplish their protection role. Because of this, they are typically depicted wearing crowns and/or holding scepters.

Archangels: Archangel means “chief angel”. Michael is the only Archangel specifically mentioned in the bible, and the term is only used in the singular (meaning, it’s possible that Michael is the only one). In Judaism, there are seven Archangels.

Angels: Angels are the foot soldiers of the angel hierarchy. They send messages or carry out the tasks assigned to them by other angels. Personal guardian angels are these kind of angels.” (Nine Types of Angels You Should Know About Erin Cossetta, April 24th 2018)

Should Angels be worshiped?

And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to.  If you worship me, it will all be yours.” Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.’^]” Luke 4:6-8 NIV

 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. ⁹ But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow prophets and with all who keep the words of this scroll. Worship God!” Revelation 22:8-9 NIV

Should we pray to Angels?

 “Angels are God’s messengers. God has used them to communicate His words and His will, and to carry out various assignments. Praying to angels actually reverses the chain of command, making angels the deciders, the ones who authorize what should be and shouldn’t be. As God’s messengers, angels do His bidding. Angels are not our messengers, or go-betweens to God.”

“While angels are ministering spirits and are here for good, ultimately, we aren’t to pray to angels. We don’t need to because we have Jesus Christ and we have direct access to the Father through Him. Place your trust and faith in Christ alone for your salvation, for He is our Savior. Everything we need can be accessed through Him.”   (“Is it OK for Christians to Pray to Anels?”/Leslie White/Beliefnet)

Do Christians have the authority to command Angels?

 but when we cried out to the Lord, he heard our cry and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt.

“Now we are here at Kadesh, a town on the edge of your territory. Numbers 20:16 NIV

Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.  Daniel 3:28 NIV

Do we have guardian angels?

 See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.  Matthew 18:10 NIV

For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; Psalm 91:11 NIV

Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?  Hebrews 1:14 NIV

Angels are fellow servants:

 Angels are servants of God that help carry out His commands.  Angels are also messengers of God. Do not be afraid, for I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified'" (Matthew 28:5)

he Bible tells us specifically to worship God and not angels. "At this I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, 'Do not do it! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God!'" Revelation 19:10 (All About Spirituality—“Angels”)

Angels help us to implement the Kingdom of God with Christians.  The angels make manifestation of the Word of God and truth.  The angels are activated by the Word of God so when we speak His Word, they are activated because these are the words being spoken in Heaven---They Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.  (“The Agenda of Angels” Kevin L. Zadai)

Angels will be dispatched to serve us for the last move of His Spirit here on earth.  Before the Second Coming of Christ, there will be a great Harvest of souls.  Angels help us in our walk to carry out God’s perfect will in our lives. 

Psalm 139:13-16

For you created my inmost being;
    you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
      I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
    your works are wonderful,
    I know that full well.
      My frame was not hidden from you
    when I was made in the secret place,
    when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
     Your eyes saw my unformed body;
    all the days ordained for me were written in your book
    before one of them came to be.

According to author Kevin Zadai, he saw angels in heaven reading believer’s books in order to help them carry out God’s destiny in their lives.

Even though we should not command angels to do our bidding, we can pray to God and ask Him to command the angels to help us if it be His will at that time.  Also, a warning to those who would follow New Age beliefs about angels.  These beliefs would create false idols of angels and seek relationships with them.

This is just a brief overview of angels.  In my next blog I will be talking more about the manifestation of angels throughout the Bible as well as encounters in everyday life including my own family’s.