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"Death Experiences, Miracles & Angels"
"Eyewitnesses in the Spirit World"
"Prophecies"
Chapter One
Howard O. Pittman was a Baptist minister for 35 years. On August
3, 1979, his main body trunk artery ruptured and at some point in
the ensuing hours, he suffered physical death. His spirit was lifted
from his body by his guardian angels and taken to the Second
Heaven (Satan's dominion) where he saw many startling things!
He appeared before our Lord in Heaven two separate times where
he pleaded for an extension of his physical life. It was there that
God showed him what kind of worship, life and service to Jesus
Christ he had really led. He was given a message to bring back to
God's 'end-time' generation. To those who would have ears to
hear.
"Be glad then, children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God:
for He has given you the former rain [of the Spirit] moderately, and
He will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and
the later rain in the first month. Joel 2:23, this includes Jews &
Heathen [Gentile] Christians alike; because God is forming a New
Creation out of the two ... One New Man, not two! The word for
Heathen is translated Gentile in the New Testament. But it should
be translated "Heathen."
Angels can read your mind ... that is, your thoughts.
They and the Holy Spirit impart information through thought
transference. We are always within reach.
God's angels are protected and clothed by the glory of the Holy
Spirit who monitors the Universe.
Outside the body ... one can travel at the speed of thought or one
can float along slowly, even hover.
There is an invisible, dividing 'Wall of Dimension' that one passes
through when the spirit is outside the body.
All consciousness, mental faculties, feeling of awareness is with
the person who has left his or her body after death ...
regardless of destination ... Heaven or Hell.
Unless given a second chance, one's destination is determined
when his or her spirit leaves its/ house, that is, the body.
Myriads of demons are at work in the Physical World, Earth. They
are contending for control and manipulation of our physical fleshly
bodies. They are
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disembodied spirits seeking homes for themselves, bodies to
manifest through ... including animals. Without a body they are
naked!
God instructed Mr. Pittman to go and tell what he 'saw' and 'heard';
he had no means by which to accomplish that missionary
assignment. Other eyewitness accounts will be shared in this
book. The urgent messages of several Visions & Death
Experiences which were given them by the Lord and His angels
will be written for us to study and prepare ourselves for the
Second Coming of our Messiah Yeshua, King Jesus.
You must judge for yourself whether these things be true or not. 'I
will be like the Most High!' is re-echoed today throughout the
world. Conspiracies are at foot, inflated by their discoveries and
their progress in material science, men and women are loudly
proclaiming their self-sufficiency, even in Christian ministries, and
denying the existence of a Creator and Jesus Christ through whom
He created all things. We may say the name 'God' ... but not that
of His Son!
'Governments' and 'secret societies' plotting against God and
striving to blot out from homes and schools, from offices and
corporations, all traces of Christianity, to re-writing History, and
some 'even' re-writing Holy Scripture, show plainly under whose
standard they are assembled. The Scriptures tell us that the Beast
with the ten horned crowns and seven heads all have names of
Blasphemy. Never before in history have the rights of Yahweh God
been so blasphemously mocked and denied as today.
Introduction
Howard O. Pittman
"What I am about to tell you is the whole truth. I know because it
happened to me. It is so amazing that some people find it difficult
to believe. In no way am I going to try to convince you because
that is not my job. My job is to tell you. If you are one for whom this
message is intended, you will know of its authenticity by the
testimony of the Holy Spirit to your spirit. When God assigned me
this task of taking this message, He told me to go by faith and He
would open the doors."
"I was born November 24, 1928, during the depression on a small
farm in a very poor section of the state of Mississippi, the seventh
living child of a family of eight children. My father, being a
carpenter, did outside work. The older children did the farming and
provided most of the food we had to eat. My mother did housework
and cooked three meals each day. All the clothes washing was
done by hand on an old scrubboard. Irons were heated before an
open fire so that mother could iron our clothes. She always said
that being poor was not an excuse for being 'tacky', so all the
children had to be clean and neat. I never heard my father use any
curse words. I never heard him raise his voice to my
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Mother, however, I did. hear her raise her voice to him many times.
It was my father, though, who insisted that peace be maintained in
our home."
"I was raised in a Christian home. My father was a deacon in the
church for over fifty years and at twelve years of age, I made a
public profession of faith and joined the church. At age twenty-two,
as a returning veteran in the Korean war, I surrendered to preach
and entered college in preparation for that ministry. After a two-
year struggle I gave up college and made my way to the city of
New Orleans where I entered the law-enforcement profession.
Here I began a career that lasted twenty-five years. During this
career I practiced my Christian faith as I believed it. I was also able
to continue my education even to the point of attending the
seminary. At one time, while serving full-time as a police officer
and a seminary student, I pastured a church."
"I practiced the 'golden rule' and tried to love my neighbor and
really tried to do all the Bible says a Christian should do ... and
then one day I died. As I stood in the presence of God, He called
my life an abomination." [Mr. Pittman entered Heaven twice to
seek the Lord's permission, as Hezekiah did, to plead his case in
order that he might continue to live in his physical body, for without
it he knew his body would die].
"In the year 1973, a great deal of my time was spent researching
any new clues from scripture about the Antichrist. Because of the
world conditions, I was sure that he was about to be revealed. In
early 1974, a message came to me in the form of five dreams
which covered a seven-day span of time.
They were on December 30, 1973, January 1& 3, 1974, and
then the forth and fifth came on the night of January 5, 1974. I did
not know what they meant, but I did know that God was talking to
me. Because I had been engaged in so deep a research about the
Antichrist, I thought these dreams were some kind of message
about him. I found out later that the dreams related to the great
miracle in which I was going to be involved seven years later."
Preparation & Death
"In the year 1978, I retired from the New Orleans Police
Department and moved my family to a sixty-one acre farm in
Mississippi. It was here on this farm that my wife and I started a
new ministry by opening our home to less fortunate children who
had been neglected, abused, and misused. In a period of three
years we had opened our home to thirty-two children. Realizing
that most people considered themselves blessed raising small
families, we considered ourselves to have been abundantly
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blessed to have had thirty-two children in these three years."
"While conducting our new ministry after my retirement, I was still
involved in a phase of law-enforcement. Since part of my duties
included selling the line of training men and dogs for off-shore oil
industry to be used in the detection and prevention of the use of
illegal drugs, I was required to spend a great deal of time traveling."
"Early in the year 1979, I was still not satisfied with my life.
Feeling emptiness, I knew something was missing. All my time was
occupied, but still I was hungry for something else, not knowing
what that something was. I had been convinced that when we
opened our home to children, it would satisfy my spiritual needs. It
did not. At this time, some friends of mine talked me into getting
into politics. Because of my years of experience in law-
enforcement, they thought I would make a good candidate for
sheriff. I spent the entire spring and summer working my campaign
with all my strength. Just a few days before the election scheduled
for August 7, 1979, I was suddenly struck with a grave and
disastrous illness. The night before the tragedy I went to bed as
usual and carefully planned the following day in my mind."
"On awakening that morning I was slightly nauseated and skipped
breakfast. My wife asked me if I was not going to eat. I replied that
I had to hurry to keep my appointment with some folks who I hoped
would support my candidacy for sheriff with campaign
contributions. I was unaware that God had also made an
appointment for me that day. Let me remind you that the Bible says
that it is appointed once unto man to die and, without warning, my
appointment came. Like a flash of lightning, the main trunk artery
in my body cavity ruptured causing a devastating, sudden, blood
loss."
"I was admitted to the local hospital and immediately tests were
run in an attempt to locate the area of the great blood loss. The
local hospital was very small and did not have sufficient equipment
to deal with the problem. On August 3, 1979, my physician came
into my room and I could tell he was concerned. "Mr. Pittman," he
said, "you are a very sick man. We do not have the expertise,
personnel, nor equipment here to take care of what you have. I
am, therefore, recommending you be transferred immediately to
the regional medical center."
"The medical center was forty-five miles away and I protested by
saying that I was too tired to make the trip. Wanting to rest, I asked
to be allowed to stay where I was overnight and transfer me the
following day. I
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pleaded for him to allow me to gain strength and then I said,
"Perhaps I'll go tomorrow."
"He replied, "You won't be here tomorrow." They prepared an
ambulance, assigned a paramedic to attend me and permitted my
wife to ride as we started off. About half-way from the medical
center, all my vital life signs suddenly failed. My veins collapsed,
preventing my body from receiving the life-supporting blood and
drip. The paramedic judged me dead and radioed ahead."
"A waiting physician took me immediately to the emergency room
where a desperate battle began that was to cover the next twenty-
four hours. A six-man team of physicians desperately fought to
preserve the spark of life left in me. Later one of the doctors told
one member of my family to prepare the family for the worst. Also
that I had lost a tremendous amount of blood and they were unable
to locate the blow-out, but later did. However, a second surgery
was necessary; but I was too old to withstand another surgery
immediate one. I was placed in ICU to try to build me up with some
special nutrients hoping I could last until Monday, then, they
speculated, I would have a chance of withstanding another
surgery. At 6:00 a.m. my vital signs failed again. It was something
else, so they took me into surgery for another seven hours."
A Great Miracle
I came to myself and realized that I was dying. I knew my life was
leaving me and that I was living on sheer will-power alone. Every
breath I breathed was a labor of pain so great that I knew the
human body could not long survive such pain. With each breath it
seemed as though my strength would fail and once that breath
was inhaled, then it required the same amount of effort to exhale.
Nothing was automatic. I knew that I was keeping my appointment
time to die."
"Knowing that only God could give me back my life and that only
God could change this appointed time for me, I prayed a strange
prayer. I prayed that God would allow me to appear before His
throne and plead for an extension of my physical life. In any other
place this prayer would have been unusual, however, all of this
was planned by God to ultimately serve His purpose. This thought
to pray such a prayer was imparted to my mind by the Holy Spirit."
"At the time I concluded my prayer, I heard a voice. O, what a
voice. There are not words in our language to describe such a
voice. This voice was hypnotic and totally captivating. The tone so
sweet and beautiful and by its
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very tone implied that the speaker was God. I thought, "It's God!
He has heard my prayer, He is answering me!" The voice said,
"Stop. Don't breathe. Quit. It will all be over. Rest and peace at
last."
"The voice continued to imply that if only I would obey, I would at
last have all the things that I ever would need. At this point, I began
to comply and started lessening my efforts to breathe. After all, this
was the very first time that I had heard an audible supernatural
voice, so you can understand my total captivation. The very
expression of this voice said God is speaking."
"Then, like a bolt of lightning, "No!" It came to me just like in the
book of James. "Resist the Devil and he will flee."
"At the moment I resisted Satan, he fled from me ... but the
angels of God were there and they lifted my spirit from my body.
These angels were present all the time that Satan tempted me
although I did not know it because I, my spirit, was still in the flesh,
that is, in my body. The angels did not attempt to help me until I
had resisted Satan with MY OWN WILL. The only help I had was
the supernatural revelation from the Holy Spirit that the voice I was
hearing belonged to Satan and not to God. Whether or not to obey
was my choice."
"When the angels lifted my spirit from my body, they carried me
immediately to the Second Heaven. We entered it by passing
through a dividing Invisible Wall. It is a wall that flesh and blood
'cannot' pass through, only spirit, yet we were still in the hospital
room!"
"What happens next is so incredible that some people find it hard
to believe. May I say at the outset I know the difference between
dreams, visions, and a 'real experience'! May I also point out that if
you do not believe in Satan, angels and demons as being real
individual beings, then you do yourself and the Kingdom of God a
GREAT DISSERVICE; It stands to reason that one cannot
understand or even withstand an enemy if he or she does not
believe they exist and are very real indeed."
"When my spirit was lifted from my body, my soul came with it. I
suppose the simplest way to identify the soul would be to say that
it is one's personality. The entire time I was away from my body I
remained an individual, that is, I retained my own personality. I
retained all my faculties. In fact, they were greatly enhanced."
The Way Home
"As we moved through that dimension wall into the Second
Heaven, I found myself in an entirely different world, far different
from anything I had ever imagined. This
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world was a place occupied by spirit beings as vast in number as
the sands of the seashore. These beings were in different
shapes, sizes, and forms, even diverse coloring. Many of the
demons were in human form and animals similar to our animals
here in our present world. Others were shaped too hideous to
imagine. Some were so morbid and revolting that I was almost to
the point of nausea. Some were part human and part animal!"
[Before I write of Mr. Pittman's eye witness experience and
'grand tour' in the Second Heaven, I feel I must take you first to his
'Rude Awakening' with God Almighty! We will come back to the
Second Dimension later in the book. In order for the angels and
Mr. Pittman to travel on to the Third Heaven, he had to be taken
back through the Second Heaven's dimension wall and then into
the Third].
"Suddenly the angels and I came to a most beautiful place, the
most beautiful I have ever seen. There was a tunnel, a roadway, a
valley or some sort of highway. It had a most brilliant light all of its
own and was completely surrounded with an invisible shield. I
knew that the shield was the protection of the Holy Spirit."
"Walking in this tunnel, or whatever it was, were human beings. I
asked my escort who they were. He told me, "They are saints
going home." These were the recognizable departed spirits of
Christians who had died on Earth and they were going home.
Each was accompanied by at least one guardian angel and some
had a whole host with them. I wondered why some saints had
hosts and others only one. I watched as the saints passed through
the way that all saints must take to go home. Here it was the
passageway from Earth to Heaven. I found that only 'authorized'
spirits were allowed in that tunnel. No demons were permitted
there"
"When my escort finished explaining to me about the homeward
trip of the saints, I started to enter the tunnel. The angel stopped
me, then, told me that we had to travel alongside the tunnel, and
not inside of it. Therefore, I traveled parallel with the saints on the
outside. While traveling we were not moving at the 'speed of
thought', instead, we floated as if on a cloud."
"I was able to see the saints at all times ... but I could not detect
any race, age or sixthly were all clothed alike; their garments
appeared to be made up of two pieces, a blouse or shirt and a pair
of slacks. The garments were in two shades of pastel blue, one
darker than the other. The lighter so light it was almost white ... but
they had not as yet received glorified bodies ... because that must
wait until the first resurrection."
"As we traveled along, remember, we were on the outside, I
noticed the demons were beginning to drop behind. The Gates
came into view,
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when we arrived before them, not one demon was in sight.
Although the Gates of the Third Heaven opened out into the
Second, no demon was allowed to even come close."
"Instead of allowing me to enter, the angel stationed me before
the Gates, slightly to one side. I was instructed to just watch as the
saints were permitted to enter theses gates only one at a time."
"As the saints were admitted one by one, and never two, I
wondered why my not being allowed to do what I came to do. I was
so impatient to get my request before God that I missed the whole
point of what I saw. The Holy Spirit pointed out to me that I missed
the time frame involved, and explained that out of fifty saints who
died on Earth, 1,950 other humans also died, only fifty out of 2000
make it to Heaven! He revealed that we are now in the time when
the great majority of church goers are only Laodicean Christians,
'mouth-professors' and not 'heart- professors.' The Lord Himself
stated to me that the condition of our churches are identical to the
church at Laodicea. They think they are wealthy and in need of
nothing when, actually, they are wretched, miserable, poor, blind
and naked! Please hear what I was told! "Many individuals who
think they are doing just fine are, in fact, on the very threshold of
eternal damnation!" Our lip-service may fool man but it does not
fool the Lord. As long as our hearts remain in the 'world,' we will be
in danger of eternal damnation."
Before God's Presence
"My Rude Awakening"
[The angel warned Mr. Pittman that if he entered through the
gates he could not come back out ... but he wanted to ask God for
his physical life back, he thought his request would be a snap].
"My angel told me that if I entered through the gates I had to stay.
If I wanted to speak to God I must do it outside the gates and step
to one side of them. There was such joy and happiness and power
that radiated over the gates from there, I could feel the warmth
produced as I stood in His Presence to plead my case. I felt the
awesome power and majesty of God. At first I had a sense of fear,
a sort of a guilt feeling; maybe I was supposing too much. Then
suddenly, I found strength in my belief that I had served my God
faithfully for many years."
"I started out by reminding God what a great life of love, worship,
and sacrifice I had lived for Him. I told Him of all the works I had
done reminding Him that I had accepted Him when I was quite
young and that
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I had served Him all my life for these many years. Now, I said, I
was in trouble and only He could help me by granting me an
extension of my physical life. The Lord was totally silent while I
spoke. When I completed my request, I heard the real, audible
voice of God coming over the Gates."
"The voice I heard was not like the sweet voice that Satan used
to trick me before. It sounded like storms, volcanoes, tornadoes all
put together and still it only imitates what I heard.
The tone of His anger knocked me on my face as God proceeded
to tell me just what kind of life I had really lived. He told me what
He really thought of me and even others who did as I had. He
pointed out that my faith was dead, that my works were not
acceptable, and that I had labored in vain. He said it was an
abomination for me to live such a life and then dare to call it a life
of worship." "Furthermore, He said to those who do it, they are in
danger of experiencing His everlasting wrath. As God dealt with
me, He displayed His wrath toward me. Notice, it was not yet His
everlasting wrath. He did say, however, there are some who will
experience His everlasting wrath."
"I could not believe God was talking to me in this manner! I had
served Him many years! I thought I had lived a life
pleasing to Him! As He was enumerating my wrongs, I was sure
He had me confused with someone else. [Yes, one can think this
way even before God]. There was no strength left in me to even
move, let alone protest, I was panicking within myself. I just could
not believe what He said was referring to me. It couldn't be me! All
the years I thought I was doing those works for God. He told me I
did them all for myself, even as I preached and testified about the
saving grace of Jesus Christ. I did it all for myself in order to
soothe my conscience. My first love and works were for myself ...
after my needs and wants were met and satisfied, it was for the
soothing of my conscience ... that I set out to do the Lord's work.
This, He told me, made my priorities out of order and
unacceptable. I had become my own false god. God said to me He
would not accept this kind of worship today in the Laodicean age
as He did not receive it from those in the day of the Pharisees.
God put it to me as plain as words and actions could make it. In
order for our works to be acceptable, He said, we must work
according to His command, "Seek first His Kingdom, and His
righteousness; and all other things would be added unto us."
"As the Lord told me about my true motives, the Holy Spirit was
bringing these verses of scripture into my mind and they became
so clear and alive, "If
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any man will follow me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross
daily and follow me, for whosoever will lose his life for my sake
shall find it. If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and
mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yea, and
his own life also, he cannot be my disciple." [Later Mr. Pittman
remembered this scripture also], "For which of you, intending to
build a tower, sits not down first, and counts the cost, whether he
has sufficient to finish it? Whoever he be that forsakes not all that
he has, cannot be My disciple]."
"Only now as I stood before Him being chastised did His words
become crystal clear to me as to their true meaning. The Lord
showed me my true motives. I could see plainly how all my works
were dead! Because of God's wrath toward me, I could not speak.
My strength was gone, I felt like a wet rag and I was in agony. It
was fortunate indeed for me this was not God's everlasting wrath,
but temporary!"
"I must say, He never told me my name was not in the Lamb's
Book of Life, nor did He talk to me about my salvation, He spoke
only that my works were not acceptable to Him, and that some
people think they are saved but are not. These will experience His
eternal wrath in the Day of Judgment and that they are those who
believe and confess they are His children. Others of His children
will be saved, as by fire only."[The Lord revealed to Mr. Pittman
other prophecies relating to the end-time, but we will discuss it
later].
"I thought I had been living in the Lord's will and I was not
thinking in terms of unfinished work."
"There are no words that can describe the pain I endured as
God's wrath was upon me for this life of so-called service. The
agony was beyond the scope of the imagination and the remorse I
felt produced a very heavy burden similar to a physical weight
pinning me down or a heavy stone crushing me. Growing weaker
and weaker, my mind was frantically racing in an effort to grasp
what the Lord was telling me while recalling each actual incident.
He left no room for error and that includes whatever was in my
mind."
"The surprise of His rebuke was so overwhelming in its magnitude
it rendered me senseless. I can't explain to you the jolt of it ... In my
mind I was constantly denying the wrong in my life while
acknowledging the fact that I had committed them. My conscience
was asleep but my mind was not, He showed me."
"When God was through with me the interview was over as
suddenly as one would turn off a faucet. I was not allowed to linger
or even reflect on what the Lord said."
[Mr. Pittman did not get the answer from
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God regarding his request, his extension of physical life. The
angels immediately carried him away leaving nothing in himself,
totally annihilated, he could not even gather his thoughts. Indeed,
indeed, this was a "Rude Awakening," don't you think]?
My Real Father
[The angels carried Mr. Pittman back through the Second Heaven,
through the dimension wall, and into the hospital room where his
body laid. It was not until he reached the bed upon which his body
lay did he regain his composure. Before entering his body and as
he regained himself, he vehemently protested to the angels, "No.
No! "God did not answer me! He did not say yes or no to my
request! Please, O please, take me back!" Mr. Pittman thought if
he re-entered his body it would die ... or without the Lord's
permission to continue to live his body would indeed die!
Because this experience was in the plan of God for Mr. Pittman
and those of us who would hear his testimony, the angels
complied with his request, taking him back. While enrooted, he
was beside himself ... what could he now say? He was trying to
reason it all out. Upon his arrival before the Gates, standing in the
same place, remembering God's anger, Mr. Pittman timidly started
pleading his case again. He quoted scripture and reminded the
Lord of Hezekiah's petition which was granted. God listened to all
his proposals. This time God did not knock him down].
"The Lord listened and answered me in a tone of pity and sorrow,
saying, "Howard Pittman, you have promised before." All I could
say was, "Amen."
[The moment Howard Pittman said, Amen, the scales dropped off
his eyes. The Lord was no longer a distant God, He was his real
and genuine Father and an all-consuming God! He realized for the
first time in his life, and saw in his mind's eye who God really is.
And Howard's physical life was no more important to him].
"God revealed His will to me. I was to take this message of my
entire experience to the world. The revelation of the Second
Heaven's spirit world and Matthew Ten is the essence of it. I was
to wake up His people and I had to walk it out by Faith! The Lord
said, this is Noah's second day! Commerce, planning, building,
expansion is what man is doing ... instead of preparing to meet his
God. Man plans, trades and builds to gather to himself earthly
treasures." God said, "Those who take a position of leadership in
the Christian movement truly had better be called to that position
by Him. Those who preach and teach have much for which to
answer in this responsibility."
[Many other commands the Lord gave Mr. Pittman but I will not list
them all here].
"After I had been instructed what to do, God then placed
restrictions on me that made it impossible for me to do what He
said I must do. I was to recruit no associates, nor followers, He
would supply my needs and direct to me any help I may need. The
Lord then gave me back my life and said I was healed. He then
called my name, "Howard Pittman, be it unto you according to your
faith."
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"When He had thus spoken, the interview was over. The angels
placed their hands on me and I remembered nothing until I opened
my eyes back inside my body in the hospital room. The first person
I remember seeing was my doctor standing at the foot of the bed. I
saw a faint smile on his face and turning to the nurse said, "Come
see the miracle man!"
[Howard tried to tell the doctor about his heavenly experience and
where he had been and what he had seen and heard! ... But the
doctor refused to discuss it with him, however, he did confess that
a miracle had truly happened indeed! It was necessary for Howard
to walk by faith and almost daily that faith was sorely tried. His
faith had to be a living faith and not a dead one. The testing came
day after day, week after week, after week, and month after month,
after month.
Should we not check our standing before God, too? Is not this
testimony written for us today, especially when we are finding so
many ministers and Christians falling away from the Gospel which
was once for all given to the Apostles for the saints and world to
hear]?
"I had to face every day believing in what God had said and going
about my Father's business directing my body to believe it too." [O.
what a statement, what insight this is, Children]!
In the later part of this book we will learn what the Angels were
commanded to reveal to Mr. Pittman in the heavenly realms, and
the places that surround the peoples of the whole earth.
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Chapter Two
John Bunyan "I will show you things as never yet beheld by mortal
eye," said "Bright Angel,"
Bunyan's escort. Few reliable records exist of such details as John
Bunyan's account of sojourning in Heaven and stopover in Hell.
John Bunyan, (1628-1688), snatched from suicide one moment,
converted the next, and in a flash, escorted by a "Shining Angel" to
Heaven, then to Hell.
Thus began the spectacular ministry that would shake England
with preaching, and wake Christiandom with writing.
Mr. Bunyan is and was best known for the world masterpiece,
Pilgrim's Progress, translated in 100 languages, rivaling the Bible
in copies sold, he also published 60 other works.
John tells about his incredible journey, conversations with
Angels, dialogue with 'Elijah' and 'Redeemed Ones," and his
discourse with Lucifer, hypocrites, atheists, and friends.
Introduction
John Bunyan
"From traveling tinker to mighty minister, whom God used to
change the destiny of his generation. John was tall, big-boned,
and of ruddy complexion ... he had a large mouth, a high forehead
and piercing eyes. He wore a British mustache and plain attire."
"Bunyan was born in Elstow, a stone's throw from Bedford,
England. His father was a 'tinker,' traveling from door to door
repairing pots and pans. The family had owned land in Bedforshire
since the 12th century."
"Mr. Bunyan served as a soldier in 1645-1646 during the 'Civil
War.' At age 20, he married an orphan girl, "not having so much as
a dish or spoon." In his book he never mentions her name. The
wife's dowry consisted of two books, The Plain Man's Pathway to
Heaven and The Practice of Piety. These books in no small
measure awakened Bunyan spiritually." The couple had four
children, two girls and two boys. The oldest child, Mary, was born
blind. His first wife died in 1658. The following year he married
again, and 'Elizabeth' was a most devoted wife and mother. They
had two children. John experienced an intense spiritual conflict as
a youth. He was fond of dancing, bell ringing and sports on the
village green. While having strong religious feelings, he admits:
"Evan as a child, I had few equals in cursing, swearing, lying
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and blaspheming the whole name of God." In his autobiography he
looked back on himself in youth as "the very ringleader of all ...
that kept me company into all manner of vice and ungodliness."
"After his first marriage, he began attending church. One
Sunday, after the sermon, he went out to play a game of
'tipcat.' About to strike the cat, a voice spoke, "Wilt thou leave thy
sins and go to Heaven, or have thy sins and go to Hell?" He
looked up to Heaven and saw Christ looking down sternly upon
him."
[Note always how the Lord speaks to us in the language we
speak and know].
"John believed he had committed the unpardonable sin, and in
desperation returned to his pleasures of games and dancing."
"Some 'friends' began insisting there was no Heaven, Hell, God,
or Devil. Beginning to doubt that there was a Hell, he suddenly
"found the flames of it flashing in his face."
"Having reached the 'utmost pitch of his desperation,' he decided
to put a period to this wretched life. He took a lethal weapon to
nearby woods where he fully intended to kill himself. But a voice
spoke, "... That fatal stroke thou art about to give seals thy
damnation. For if there be a God, how can you hope for mercy
from Him when you willfully destroy His image?"
"He fell on his knees and praised this merciful Lord who had
prevented his suicide. Taking a seat on a nearby bank, a 'glorious
light' surrounded him. It took on the form of man. This Angel,
Shining Deliverer, explained to him that he was sent to show
Bunyan the realities of those things he had questioned. The
method God chose was for the Angel to conduct him on a tour of
Heaven, Hell and back to earth."
"This work is about that journey of journeys, though Bunyan
admits that he can only speak 'imperfectly' of it ... and cannot tell
the thousandth part."
"After his journey into Heaven and Hell, John added two more
books to his library, 'Foxe's Book of Martyrs' and the 'King James
Bible.' "
"He said, 'I went myself in chains to preach to them in chains,
and carried that fire in my own conscience that I persuaded them
to be aware of.' 'All the midland countries heard of his fame and
demanded to hear him,' said James Froude. The Restoration of
Charles 11 brought to an end the 20 years in which the separated
churches had enjoyed freedom."
"On November 12, 1660, Bunyan was brought before a local
magistrate and, under an old Elizabethan act, charged with holding
a service not in conformity with the 'Church of England.' Refusing
to agree not to preach again, he was condemned at the assizes
and imprisoned in the County Jail in Bedford for three months. In
spite of courageous efforts of his second wife to have the case
brought up for trial, he remained in prison unjustly for 12 years,
1660-1672."
"While in prison, he provided for his family by making "many
hundred gross of long tagged laces for boots." John was offered
his freedom several times upon the condition he would preach no
more. His reply was always the same, 'You release me today; I'll
preach tomorrow.' His confinement was of advantage to him. Here
he "dreamed dreams and saw visions." His bonds too fell "out
rather unto the furtherance of the Gospel."
"It was in Bedford Gaol that Bunyan mastered the Scriptures.
Here also he penned his autobiography, Grace Abounding to the
Chief of Sinners, (1666). Probably much of Pilgrim's Progress was
written here, (1678).
The world can be thankful he received little education. This
enabled him to become an
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original and creative thinker, finally producing the world's first
novel, 'Pilgrim's Progress.' This book was instantly popular with all
classes, though it was perhaps the last expression of folk tradition
before the divisive effects of modern "enlightened" education."
"Upon release from his unjust imprisonment, Bunyan received a
license to preach, along with 25 other noncomformists. He became
the organizing genius of the dissenters and earned the 'title'
Bishop Bunyan ... which for those days was a grand
accomplishment."
Edited by Mary Stewart Relfe
Angelic Visitation
[Bunyan, after confiding in his friend his desperation of doubt
regarding Heaven, Hell and Creator, his friend reassured Mr.
Bunyan that what he was thinking was true, no doubt about it!]
"These talks of his put me to doubting even more. I became so
uneasy that my life was a burden to me. I dreaded to be left to the
belief of those cursed notions, yet they continually ran in my mind.
I wished a thousand times I had never heard them, yet they were
ever before me," wrote John Bunyan.
[Bunyan was overpowered by these thoughts increasingly
hammering, pounding away that all his hopes of God and Heaven
were for nothing! It was impossible to stop the agonies of these
depressive thoughts. So in his 'utmost pitch of desperation' John
said to himself "Is it not better to put a period to this wretched life?"
Upon this resolution to destroy himself, he went out one morning to
a nearbywoods, "But there methought I heard a secret whisper
saying:
"O Epenetus, (Bunyan), plunge not
thyself in everlasting misery to gratify
thy soul's worst enemy. That fatal stroke
thou art about to give seals up thine own
damnation. For if there be a God, as
surely there is, how can you hope for mercy from Him when you
thus willfully
destroy His image?"
John did not know from whence this still secret voice came ... but
he believed it was God. He threw away the instrument which he
had brought to do away with his life! He was trembling so that he
could hardly stand ... he was thinking that it must be the work of
some Invisible and Spiritual Power that had come to his rescue.
Mr. Bunyan kneeled down on the ground and praised and thanked
the Lord in his worship].
"Then rising to my knees, I went and sat down on a bank. My mind
was greatly taken up with the adoring thoughts of the Eternal
goodness."
"Now when my thoughts were taken up as I sat upon the bank, I
was suddenly surrounded with a glorious light. The exceeding
brightness of this was such as I had never seen before. It both
surprised and amazed me. While I was wondering whence it came,
I saw coming toward me a Glorious Appearance, like the person of
a man, but circled round about with beams of inexpressible light
and glory. These streamed from him all the way as he came. His
countenance was very awful, and yet mixed with such an air of
sweetness as rendered it extremely pleasing, and gave me some
secret hope that he came not to me as an enemy. Endeavoring to
stand upon my
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feet, I soon found I had no strength in me, and so fell down flat on
my face. By the kind assistance of his arm, I was set upon my feet
again, and new strength was put into me. Then I addressed myself
to the Bright Form before me, saying, "O my Shining Deliverer,
who hast strengthened my feeble body and restored me to new
life, how shall I thank you, and in what manner shall I adore you?"
"To which he replied, 'Pay thy adorations to the Author of thy
being, and not to me who am a fellow-creature. I am sent by Him
Whose very Being thou hast so lately denied, to stop thee from
falling into eternal ruin whereunto thou wart going to throw thyself."
[I am reminded of the Angel whom the Lord Jesus sent to John ...
The Angel said almost the same thing to John when he fell at his
feet to worship him, "And when I heard and saw these things, I fell
down to worship the Angel who showed me these things. Then the
Angel said to me, 'See that you do not do that. For I am your fellow
servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep
the words of 'this book.' Worship God."
John 22:8-9. Do you and I think this holds true for today? Is Jesus
still sending His angels to us? Are they still Fellow Servants?]
"O how utterly unworthy I am of all this grace and mercy," I
couldn't help but crying out ... my heart was so touched. The
Heavenly Messenger replied, 'The divine Majesty shows mercy,
not according to thy unworthiness, but His own unbounded
goodness and vast love."
[The Angel went on to tell Mr. Bunyan that God saw the malice
of his Enemy with his great desire to ruin him and let him go on
with the hopes of overcoming him, yet upheld John with His own
secret power. Then when Satan thought himself most sure, the
snare was broken, and Bunyan escaped. To me, in this case, the
Angel was watching all the time ... and when Bunyan heard the
words of the Lord through the Angel, it broke Satan's power over
him. How wonderful to hear the words of that Voice!
See Dan 10:5-11 also].
"The Angel went on to say, 'that you may never doubt anymore
the reality of eternal things the end of my coming to you is to
convince you of the truth of them. This will not be accomplished by
faith only but by sight also! ... To that end your eyes shall be
strengthened and made fit to behold immaterial objects.' "
... ... "When he had said thus, he took hold of me and said, 'Fear
not; for I am sent to show you things thou hast not seen.' Before I
was aware, I found myself far above the earth, which seemed to
me a very small point in comparison with that region of light into
which I was translated. Then I said to my Bright Conductor, 'O, let
it not offend my lord if I ask a question or two of thee.' 'Speak on,'
he said, 'It is my work to inform thee of such things which thou
shalt inquire of me. For I am a Ministering Spirit, sent forth to thee
... ...' "
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[Mr. Bunyan wanted to know what the
'little dark spot' was so far below. The Angel told him it was the
earth and just how little it appears to ruin so many people, their
lives and destination. He explained how a person could gain that
world and suffer the loss of his own soul. And, the great reason of
their folly is that they did not look to things above. He went on to
say, that if the people of earth could see the world just as it is, they
would not covet it as they now do].
[As Mr. Howard Pittman, Bunyan inquired about "Those multitudes
of black and horrid forms that hover in the air above the world."
The demonic and forms of angels were afraid of the 'bright light'
the Angel was clad with, therefore they fled away. They were
"Apostate Spirits permitted to descend into the world, both for the
trial of the Elect and for condemnation of the wicked," the Angel
told Bunyan. He went on to tell him "though you now see horrid
forms and black and different shapes, yet they were once the
'Sons of Light,' arrayed in robes of glorious brightness like what
you see me wear, before they rebelled and cast out of Heaven." It
was for the loss of this 'Glory of Light' which fills them with rage
and malice against God Whose majesty they fear and hate," the
Angel revealed to Bunyan].
[I have said this before, but we need to hear it again here, 'It was
this Glorious Light that dwelt in the body of Yeshua/Jesus which
Satan and his demonic hosts were able to see and feel, that they
feared and moved away from. This same anointing of the Spirit of
Glory in and on the believer will cause the same effect if we are
walking or living under this Anointing, Saints. There is in 'reality' a
God granted authority in the name of Jesus/Yeshua given to some
more than others in His Body. But we, Children of God, must
tenaciously seek those things from above. Otherwise, the 'things'
of everyday life will crowd your mind without fail, and winnow out
God's word].
[Buyan was conducted among the stars, above the sun's glorious
body and that of the moon. They all "hang within their spheres
without any support in a pure sea of ether. And it is His Word that
keeps them in their station," he was told. The Angel told John that
these were "but scaffolds and outworks to that glorious building
wherein the Blessed above inhabit ... ... that house not made with
hands, eternal in the Heavens]."
"Within moments, what I had been told by My Angel I found good. I
was presently transferred into the glorious mansions of the
Blessed. I saw such things as it is impossible to represent. I heard
that ravishing melodious harmony that I can never utter. Well,
therefore, might the Beloved Apostle John tell us in his Epistle:
"Now are we the sons of God; and it doth not appear what we shall
be." It is not possible to utter ... ... Whoever has not seen that glory
can speak out very imperfectly of it. They that have cannot tell the
thousandth part of what it is. Therefore the great Apostle of the
Gentiles, who tells us he had been caught up into Paradise, where
he heard unspeakable words which is not possible for a man to
utter, gives us no other account of it, but that as it is written ... ...
'Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard,
nor has entered into the heart of man
to conceive the things that God has
prepared for those that love Him."
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[The next Scripture in context is this: "But God has revealed
them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things,
yes, the deep things of God ... ..." please read the remaining
verses of 1 Corinthians 2:9-16].
"I will give you the best account I can of what I saw and heard, of
the blessed discourses I had with some of the Blessed, as near as
I can remember."
Elijah Talks with Bunyan
[The first things John saw was innumerable hosts of Bright Angels
who welcomed him with perfect joy and Happiness on their
countenances. "Even the souls of the Glorified Saints are
transparent."
The enlightenment there is not by the sun. All the light which flows
is nothing else but emanations of Divine Glory. By comparison to
this Glory, the light of the sun is but darkness! Bunyan tells us that
Diety is exalted on a high Throne of the Glory of God, wherein the
radiant rays stream forth and receives adoration of myriads of
Angels and Saints. They sing forth eternal hallelujahs and praises
to Him, who is too bright an object for mortality to view. Well may
He therefore be called the God of Glory ... ... rivers of His divine
Presence and Splendor flow from His throne. Bunyan cried out to
his Angel, "The sight of so much glory is too great for frail mortality
to bear, yet is so 'refreshing' that I fain would behold it, though I
die." But the Angel said, "No, no, death enters not within this place.
Here life and immortality reside; no sin nor sorrow have ought to
do. This place is freed forever from evil. Come along with me and I
will bring thee to one that is in the body, as thou art. With him
converse a while, and then I will conduct thee back]."
[However Bunyan wanted to stay where he was for awhile for he
was taking all things in and that there was no need 'building
tabernacles.' "The heavenly mansions are here ready fitted," he
stated to his Angel.
"Here in a while thou shalt be fixed forever; but the divine will first
must be obeyed," the Angel replied].
[Saints, it seems to me that we Christians should take another
look at what some are teaching us today regarding 'mansions.'
Almost every eyewitness who has visited Heaven state that he or
she saw mansions]!
[Swift as a thought Bunyan was taken to the great Elijah of many
ages past, "and yet methought I knew him at first sight," said Mr.
Bunyan. The Angel permitted Elijah to answer questions that John
may have of him.
Questions & Answers:
Q) Elijah: "By what account this great permission and privilege was
given to Thee ... because the Saints in Heaven are ignorant of
what is done on earth?"
Q & A) Bunyan: "How then can prayers be directed to the Saints
above?"
A) Elijah: "I cannot utter all that I enjoy, nor do I know what shall be
enjoyed, for here our happiness is always new."
Q) Bunyan: "How could this be true? How could happiness be
complete and yet admit 'new additions?' "
A) Elijah: "Know that through all the innumerable ages of eternity,
is 'the soul and the body joined together in the blessed
resurrection state and shall be continued subject of this happiness.
it is in Him this vision consists, It is forever new, for divine
perfections being infinite, nothing less than eternity can be
sufficient to display their glory. This makes our happiness eternally
admit of new additions, and our knowledge of it shall be eternally
progressive, too," said Elijah.
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Q) Bunyan: "What makes a person most miserable?"
A) Elijah: "The souls of all the Blessed are freed forever from
whatever it is that can make them miserable, the chief of which
thou surely know is sin. God at first made all things happy, all like
Himself. Had not sin
defaced the beauty of Heaven's workmanship, Angels nor men
would have never known what is meant by misery. It was sin that
defaced God's image in man's soul and made the highest order of
His creation a slave to his own lust from which there is no
redemption , but the inhabitants of this place are freed forever
through the blood of our redeeming Jesus,."
His answer continued to explain, "In the world below, the best
and holiest souls groan underneath the burden of corruption. Sin is
the heavy clog of the Saints themselves while they are embodied
in corrupt flesh. Therefore when they lay their bodies down, their
souls are like a bird in a cage that has been loosed ... and they
mount upwards. Adam himself in Paradise, though he was in his
first creation perfectly innocent and free from sin, yet was he not
freed from temptations of it. By Satan's deceitful words, he fell to
them and fatally yielded to Satan's temptation.
[Eventhough, it was Eve and through her to Adam, it was still
Satan's words which were yielded to that caused the fall]. As
strong as temptations and allurements are to Saints themselves,
we that are here, look with contempt on all earthly enjoyments.
Here, we are freed from all temptations and the effect of sin.
Those that are confined to the dark regions of eternal misery are
ever groaning under it. The punishment is that which they cannot
bear, and yet as that which they must ever suffer."
"Below the Saints enjoy God in a measure, but here we enjoy
without measure. Below, the Saints' communion with God is many
times broken off, but here we have an uninterrupted enjoyment
with Him, without intermission."
Q) Bunyan: "What about our minds?"
A) "The revelation of the Deity is much more glorious. Our minds
are clarified from all those earthly images that flow through the
gross channels of the senses. Here the 'gold' is separated from the
dross, and our conceptions are more proper through the purity of
God. Here the sensible faculties are raised and refined and made
subjects of glory. It is because the divine light shines with direct
beams ..."
Q) What about the bodies of the Saints?
A) Elijah: "The happiness of the inhabitants of this blessed region
is not complete 'until their bodies are raised and reunited to their
souls."
"Through the divine liberality, myself and Enoch do enjoy a more
peculiar preference,
being translated hither in the body. We represent types of both the
ante- and the post-diluvian world of the resurrection of the Son of
God, and of all the Saints through Him. Our bodies, Enoch and
myself, our bodies have not known death, though they have
received a change equivalent thereto. It is therefore most difficult
to declare what the resurrection state shall be, being discernable
only from the perfection of His glorious Body. Neither that of Enoch
nor of mine are comparable in respect to the glory thereof, though
both are spiritual bodies, of which I will now show you the distinct
properties."
"The bodies of the Blessed here at the resurrection shall be as
mine is now spiritual bodies. [Elijah touched Bunyan's hand that he
may be able to know what he meant by spiritual body and that it
was a substantial one, he said, "not composed of wind and air as
mortals below are apt to grossly imagine].
"Our bodies need no material refreshments as meat, drink, sleep,
and raiment, which
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were the support of our bodies below."
[Now Elijah makes an astonishing statement which I had never
really handled in my mind]. "Man in his corruptible state is mortal
and subject unto death. There is nothing more evident to all that
dwell in the world below. Even the bodies of all the Glorified Souls
that are here at this time are kept under the 'power of death!' "
[What are we told by the Apostle Paul?
"The last enemy to be destroyed is death."
1 Co 15:26. Of course, at the 'firstfruits' resurrection these bodies
of the Glorious Souls will be freed from that destroyer]!
Q) Bunyan: "Why are some souls brighter than others?"
A) Elijah: "Because it is the result of their communion with, and
love for, the ever Blessed God. The more we see, the more we
love. Love assimilates our souls ... ... into His nature and results in
glory," [to put it simply]. "This makes a difference in the degrees of
glory. Here there is no murmuring who has the greatest glory ... ...
and though the vessels are of several sizes, while each is filled,
there is none that can complain."
"My answer therefore to your question is that those who have the
most enlarged faculties do love the Lord most, and are thereby
assimilated most into His likeness. That is the highest glory
Heaven can give.
Nor let this seem strange to you, for even among God's Flaming
Angels there are diversities of order and different degrees of glory.
Perhaps these were some of those you saw as you came hither."
"Comments of Redeemed Ones"
[A shining form drew near Bunyan, he was still a substance, yet an
immaterial one. The Redeemed One said, "We here behold a sight
worth dying for ... the Blessed Lamb of God our Savior. Here we
see Him in the regal state that belongs to Him, His kingly office, on
account of which He is King of kings. It makes Heaven more than
Heaven to me to find Him reigning here ... ... we enter His joy."
[The Saint goes on to say that everyone knows one another no
sooner that you see him. They communicate to each other the
purest love and have a pure society. All the mysteries of Scriptures
they never fully understood while a sojourner below, in Heaven
they discern a perfect harmony between all Scriptures. They
understand the sufferings which are made plain to them. Bunyan
himself understood why they and he met many great afflictions and
"that they came sooner or fell heavier or stood longer than was
needful ... ... but only to secure my title to better things than what I
hoped for]."
[John understood from the Redeemed One that the Lord's love
was like an ocean of happiness and bottomless that the
innumerable company of all the Saints and Angels never can
exhaust it ... and that the Son (Sun) of Righteousness will, by His
presence, impart spender to His Saints].
[The Glorious Soul called Heaven the 'Celestial Canaan' which
truly flowed with 'milk and honey.' Worldly relations cease, nor is
there male and female, but all are like the angels, and therefore, all
relations are there swallowed up in God. Then the Saint took Mr.
Bunyan by the hand, and 'far swifter than a bow from an arrow,'
they passed by several Shining Ones and said farewell, leaving
him to his Guardian Angel].
[John then met a female Saint. She appeared extremely
glorious, compassed round with rays of luster, and exceeding
brightness shone from her face. She explained that the 'robe of
glory' she wore
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was only a reflection of His own Glory that is on the Throne]. She
continued to tell Bunyan that all those she left behind in the world
she had committed to God. "But if they close in with the Enemy,
God will be glorified in His justice. And in His glory I still shall
rejoice. As to their affairs, we are not concerned with them and are
ignorant of them. The prosperity or adversity of the Church below
in their 'militant state' is represented to us by the Angels. And, from
what we learn, we are expected to renew our praises to Him, that
sits on the Throne]!"
Decent To Hell
[As soon as the lady Saint had departed ... John's Angel was
instantly by him to escort him to the regions of the Prince of
Darkness. His Angel told him not to be afraid for "wherever God
grants His presence, Heaven is there]."
('What a revelation that is for us today who quote "Thy kingdom
come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven."
Thy Presence, O LORD! Yeshua/Jesus, O how we need Thy
Presence)!'
[As they passed the globes of fire the Angel remarked about the
six-day Creation and that nothing was impossible with our Blessed
God. "He does whatever pleases Him; and what He pleases to
reveal to us, we know; and what He has not, are secrets locked up
in His own eternal counsel. He can make as many worlds as there
are stars. If He has done so, however, He has not yet revealed it,
nor is it our duty to inquire (meaning the Angels)," John's Guardian
Angel said to him].
Along with Howard Pittman, John Bunyan's eye witness account of
the "Dark Regions" and the 'Intelligence' that is at work even now,
later will be considered.
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SheepShed
Chapter Three
Roland Buck, born June 13, 1918, in Everett, Washington.
There were many times he almost lost his life, but God's hand was
on him. Hoyt, his father, a lay minister soon after his marriage to
Daisy, was a hard worker, and a logger. He had only a forth grade
education and did not come from a religious background. Roland's
mother, Daisy Green, from very wealthy parents in England, was
a frail, small woman. Hoyt and Daisy were an unmatched pair and
her parents disapproved of their marriage. Roland had many
brothers and sisters.
The Buck family was poor, and with little money, they dressed very
poorly.
Times were hard for everyone everywhere during the Great
Depression, the big winter snows froze the water in their house. All
the family had to move into the living room by the fire to at least
keep warm. They ate cornmeal mush and skim milk that the
neighbors furnished them.
Then later the Buck family moved to another house, next to an
apple orchard. The children picked apples in the fall and Hoyt
would sell them door to door in order to earn money to feed his
family.
In 1928 when Roland was ten years old, the entire family came
into a real spiritual renewal in an old theater in the town of
Snohomish, Washington. Hoyt, a minister in the Christian Church
at the time, neither he, nor anyone in his family, understood the
baptism in the Holy Spirit. The man who had invited Hoyt Buck to
special meetings at the theater was an old man named Mr.Yonlik,
who worked for the logging camp. The entire family went to the
services every night. Daisy, Dot and Gladys were right away
baptized in the Spirit. Hoyt however, could not just take it all in. He
gave Mr. Yonlik all the reasons why it was not for today and that
he had preached against it for so long. Mr. Yonlik would just reply,
"I can't talk like you can, and I can't argue with you, but I know
what I have."
[This next part is most amazing to me ... because I too ... spoke an
'oriental' language when I was baptized with the Holy Spirit]!
One Sunday evening, a missionary from China was visiting the
Christian Church. It was a beautiful service and, afterwards, young
Roland went to the front to pray. He was literally slain by
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the Spirit. Nobody in that Church had ever seen anything like that
before. Then Roland began to speak in a language he had never
learned. The missionary was startled, then came and sat beside
him. She listened for a moment, then said, "He's speaking in
perfect Chinese!" This was the dialect she learned for her work in
China. She began to translate as he was speaking. Roland spoke
for over an hour in that language. He told of the mighty wonders of
God. God spoke through him, telling these people about heaven
and what He was preparing for His people. Roland shared with
them in Chinese, translated by the missionary, what God was
really like.
Fifty years later Roland Buck in Boise, Idaho, shared with his
daughter Sharon, the astonishing visitation of the angel Gabriel
who stood in his living room ... dressed in a white thigh-length
tunic laced with gold at the neck, with a wide burnished gold belt at
his waist. He wore what looked like white slacks. His shoes looked
so bright they were almost like fire. His hair was gold and straight.
He was over seven feet tall, and had a slim, but very powerful
build. His clothes and face radiated with a holy brightness because
the angel Gabriel always dwells in the presence of God.
Mr. Roland Buck had 27 Angelic visitations. "The Man who Talked
with Angels,” that part of his life will be shared in the following
pages.
Introduction
Pastor Roland Buck
Roland had four sisters and two brothers, seven Buck children in
all. The original Buck knife was developed by Hoyt Buck and Al
Buck, his first born, was Chairman of the Board for the Buck Knife
Company, which is known world wide.
Roland graduated from Northwest College and accepted a church
in Granger, Washington.
His first church, an old store building with several inches of
dust, had been weighed down with many problems through the
years, but God had sent the right man to pastor in that small town.
Standing in an empty room, Roland made a commitment to God,
a commitment that was to earmark his ministry from that day forth.
He told God that his highest priority would be reconciliation
between God and man.
During that summer he got a job pitching hay to help put food on
the table. A young friend which Roland had in college, Walter
Daggett, joined him in the ministry and they would take turns
preaching.
The Lord blessed their efforts and in 1941 the church was filled
to capacity so they had to build ... but had no money. They were
driving through town one day, passed an old apple warehouse that
someone had begun to tear down. They looked at each other,
"Lumber!" Finding the man that owned the building, offered to help
tear down the building for the lumber. The owner agreed.
They didn't have the slightest idea how to build a church, or any
kind of building. But God had set in the church one of the best
carpenters in town. Each evening he would come by and lay out
work for the young
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carpenters. and they were able to get the sprawling frame up ...
and finish it.
War was declared and Uncle Sam drafted Walter. Roland was left
to carry on by himself. But a young lady he had met in Bible school
was coming soon to marry him, so Roland was about to start a
'new era' in his life. God gave him a spunky redhead with peaches-
and-cream complexion whose name was Charmin, "Charm, for
short."
She also was a minister.
Their first year of marriage was a "special time of learning and
blending their lives together in ministry to others." Charm stated,
"Many speak of difficult adjustments their first years of marriage,
but I'm happy to say we did not have that problem. Our lives flowed
together naturally as we had one main purpose... to build the
Kingdom of God."
I shall not share Roland Buck's family life, their hard times, heart
aches and perseverance here ... because I want to share with you
his eyewitness testimonies with the Lord's Angelic hosts. Which I
feel is very, very important for us to know and understand ...
"because the days ahead will be 'days of severe testings.' "
Selections From
"The Pastor's Heavenly Visitations"
These quotations are taken from the book "The Man Who Talked
With Angels" written by his daughter Sharon White, 1982. It was
written after "Angels On Assignment" by the Hunters. I was
resident manager at Visalia TraveLodge, 1978. Most Christians in
the visitations of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at that time had
heard and read about Pastor Roland Buck's Angelic encounters.
But we quickly forget about the messages and the experiences
some saints have had as eyewitnesses to things that only few
have been appointed privilege to meet unexpectedly.
I want my children and grandchildren to hear about these amazing
visits from our Lord Yeshua/Jesus. I want to be reminded myself
and hear the words that were told them. It seems that God was
unusually concerned about marriages and family life. I believe
what was ministered to them were sent to minister for us to hear
today as well as yesterdays. The Lord open your hearts to hear
and rejoice in what is being transmitted to you and I, in Jesus
name.
"The stars were still twinkling in the darkness. Soon the faint light
of dawn would streak the skies. Summer was just beginning that
early June morning. In downtown Boise, St. Michael’s Cathedral
bells struck 3 A.M., Boise slept. What would those sleeping people
had said had they known that this day, in the twentieth century, the
angel Gabriel would be sent from God to a parsonage on the
outskirts of their little town, sent to one of their own pastors, with a
message directly from the heart of God?"
"Pastor Roland had pastured twenty-nine years in Boise. His
congregation loved him and his wife Charm, who had been married
thirty-six years."
"Pastor was in a deep sleep, enjoying the rest of a man who is at
peace with his Creator. Suddenly his sleep was shattered.
[I believe the Second Coming of Jesus will happen just like this ...
"suddenly, in the twinkling of an eye"], The Pastor was grasped by
two giant hands! Although he was an unusually strong man, the
grip on his shoulders was so powerful, he couldn't even move.
Pastor's heart was beating like a sledgehammer. Was he awake or
asleep? The two strong hands sat him up in bed. Against
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the light coming in through the window, he could see the outline of
a huge form. A voice boomed out, "Pastor, I have a message for
you from the Father. A message that He will help you bring to the
whole world!"
"In the weeks prior to this, God had laid the plight of families on
the Pastor's heart. In his counseling ministry, he noticed the enemy
was trying to get at God by attacking the very foundations of the
home."
"The angel went on, 'The Father has noticed your concern, and He
is happy with you. He wants you to tell people that He has heard
their prayers for the families, and He is sending a host of angels
over the whole earth to push, prod, and do whatever is necessary
to bring people to the point of accepting Him."
"The sun had risen when the angel had finally left. Many beautiful
truths Gabriel had illuminated from God's Word to Pastor Buck's
heart during this visit. He told him to bring the message of God's
care to his congregation that Sunday morning."
"Pastor shared with his wife what had happened to him. He said to
her, 'I've been here twenty-nine years and I have credibility in this
community. How can I share this?"
"He finally decided to wait, and he gave the message he had
prepared instead." [This reminds me of Jeanie B., who was visited
and delivered from a demon trying to kill her by an angel called
'Mercy'. She was instructed by the angel to go to the Miracle
Shoppe where I was to minister to her ... but she didn't obey. So a
day or so later the angel was not as soft spoken to Jeannie ... and
she high-tailed it over to the Shoppe. Well, that's another story].
"Two weeks passed and, once again, he was awakened by the
same big hands sitting him up in bed.'Pastor,' the angel said, 'you
haven't given the message that the Father told you to give!' Pastor
Buck said, 'O, but I will, I will!' He expected the angel to chide with
him, but instead he said, 'The Father knows how you feel, and He
will be with you, and help you, and help you obey Him!' "
"Pastor then asked, 'Who are you?' The angel replied, 'I am
mentioned in Luke 1:13-19.' "
"Again that night the angel shared for many hours about the
beautiful nature of God. Both times that the angel had been there,
the overwhelming presence of God radiated from him. It was so
awesome Pastor could hardly talk about this experience."
"The next morning Pastor and Charmin looked up the passage of
scripture, 'I am Gabriel, I stand in the presence of God, and I have
been sent to speak to you and tell you this good news.' "
"That Sunday, Pastor Buck laid his credibility on the line, along
with twenty-nine years he had ministered in Boise, and obeyed
God by sharing the message given by the divine messenger. He
entitled it, 'Good News for You and Your Family!' "
"In the two years that followed, Pastor Buck had twenty-six more
visits from the Lord's angels. Many of these are described in his
book, Angels on Assignment as told by him to Charles and Francis
Hunter. The last nine visits are shared in this book ... by Sharon
White, his daughter."
"Dad's first "out of the body" experience was a visit to God's throne
room. One Saturday night in January, 1977, about ten-thirty,
daddy was seated at his desk meditating and praying, preparing
his heart for Sunday. His head was resting in his arms on the
desk, when suddenly without any warning he was taken right out
of the room, and he heard a voice say, 'Come with me into the
throne
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room where the secrets of the universe are kept.' Immediately he
was there. And while there he learned many things from God
Himself. In fact, God gave him a paper that had a list of 120 things
that would occur in the two years that were to follow. On that list
were things that related to his ministry, names of people, places
and also events relating to world happenings. These are all listed
in daddy's book. As he was coming back from this visit and as he
entered the room, he saw himself from behind, and saw his body
with his head down on the desk. He told the Lord, 'I didn't realize I
was that white!' He hadn't seen the back of his head that much.
When he sat up, he found the paper from heaven in his hand."
"The following morning he went back to his office to look for the
paper, all that was laying where it had been were very light fluffy
ashes ... He left them there all morning.
His secretary, Jo-Ann Marsen came in an saw the ashes but she
didn't disturbed them, although she wondered what they were."
"Finally at the end of the day he scooped the ashes into an
envelope ... the next day noticing the envelope there was no sooty
marks left on the envelope and finally the ashes evaporated
completely leaving the envelope just like new."
"Before Pastor Buck's death, all 120 predictions had been fulfilled.
Between June 18, 1978, and October 13, 1979, he had
experienced 27 visitations."
"The question was asked many times,
'Why did God send angelic visitors to Pastor Buck?' His answer to
that was, 'I don't know why. I probably wouldn't have chosen me if I
were God! But God did choose me, and I am obeying Him!'
"Pastor was told regarding our families that we are praying for in
the last days ... to bring them [and us] to the point of 'choice' ... that
He has sent hosts of angels to prod, push and do whatever is
necessary to bring us to that turning point in our hearts. The
angels are not listening to any objections from the individual, and if
we don't make that choice the first time, then the cycle will start all
over again." [This is what I call going around the 'wilderness
mountain' again and again ... until finally we either do or die in that
wilderness if "Today we will not hear His voice, and provoke Him
to anger]." The angels said their main message is the Sacrifice of
Jesus."
"More about angels ... 'Daddy,' Sharon writes, 'had the unique
privilege in this day and age of meeting personally Gabriel, the
angel who dwells in the presence of God, Michael the great
archangel, and ministering angels from different parts of the world.
During his several visits to heaven, he was able to see the beauty
of the worship angels as they praised and worshiped Jesus."
" 'Here from daddy's tapes, in his own words, are some interesting
insights about these heavenly visitors,' writes Sharon."
"I used to think all angels looked alike. Every picture I saw of them
made them look alike. I was surely surprised."
"The angel had visited with me twice in my bedroom, and all I had
seen was his outline against the light coming from my yard. Even
this was overwhelming. But one night I noticed a bluish light
coming up from the staircase. I thought I had left a light on in one
of the rooms downstairs, so I decided to get up and turn it off. I got
halfway down the stairs, and the stairway light came on. I looked
up and saw two of the largest men I have ever seen in my life. My
knees buckled and I started to fall down the stairs, partly of
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fright, but not totally. There is such a radiation of power from these
angels because they come directly from God's presence."
"One reached out and took hold of me and my strength
returned. He then told me he was Gabriel, and introduced me to
the angel with him, whose name was Chrioni. He was a warring
angel who was assigned to travel with Gabriel at this time."
"I learned that no two angels are alike. They are all different
sizes with different hair color and styles. Gabriel stands 7'2" tall
and has gold-blond hair. It's straight, and goes about halfway over
his ears. It's kind of a nice style. He had a more slender build than
Chrioni. Chrioni's hair was black and had big loose curls. They
were both very handsome, and looked to be twenty-five to thirty
years old. Chrioni was about four inches taller than Gabriel, and if
I saw a man this big, I would know that he weighed 400 pounds or
more. Chrioni's voice was so full and deep, he would make Big
John Hall sound like a tenor."
"The first time I saw these two angels, Gabriel was dressed in a
silver-colored tunic and slacks with a tie lacing it at the neck.
Chrioni was dressed the same only his shirt was brown. Their skin
and clothing glowed with a heavenly radiance."
"I asked them, 'Why are you here?' ...
He told me that the Holy Spirit monitors the whole earth at one
time, and picks up signals from everywhere. He can even hear the
bird that falls, wherever it is. I knew this was true academically, but
this truth really became real to me that night."
The Holy Spirit had sensed a massive build-up of satanic forces
that wanted to attack me, because of what God was doing through
my ministry. Gabriel told me that the Spirit not only monitors the
whole earth, He's the one who sends out the orders to the angels
to go and scatter the enemy forces."
"I asked, what does it take to get the Holy Spirit to send out
these forces to help people. Was it in answer to a prayer of help?"
"Gabriel said, 'No, if the Spirit waited until you knew about an
attack, you'd already be in trouble! Twenty-four hours a day divine
forces are on the job scattering the enemy forces in response to
the Holy Spirit's directives."
"Gabriel asked me to look out the window. I was amazed to see
about 100 of these men, like the warring angel Chrioni. I might
note that to this point Chrioni had not spoken a word to me. I heard
him talking to Gabriel, but he spoke in another language. Gabriel
said that angels could only speak with people as God gave
permission. Chrioni later was given permission and shared some
really interesting things."
[Pastor Buck learned that during the Children of Israel's
deliverance out of the hands of Egypt ... the angels used some of
God's weapons ... throwing lightning bolts and pulled the wheels
off their carts. Gabriel shared that God has four different kinds of
angels:
1) There are ministering angels who live among the 'people.'
They ride in our cars, live in our homes, and are camped about us
all the time. Their orders from God are to take care of us all the
time. To intervene, but not to interfere with what God is doing in a
man's (man or woman) normal course of life.
They look just exactly like a human being! The only way you
would know them
would be if they disappeared in front of your eyes, or if you saw
them do some super-human feat. There are more of these angels
on earth than there are human beings. Since they do not dwell in
heaven, they do not have the glow that emanates from angels
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who live in heaven.
2) The next group of angels are worship angels. Their function is
to worship the Lord Jesus. "When I was taken to heaven I saw
these angels in action, and it was the most beautiful sight I have
ever seen." These are the only angels with wings (that he, Pastor
saw). There are six wings, however, they didn't really look like
wings because they were a filmy material. They put two wings over
their faces as they bow down. Two more drape around their feet
like a bride's train, and then two short ones on their back. The
cherabim and the serahim are a very 'high order' of these worship
angels, but they have the same type of wings and same function.
(It is said among Christians that this was the same order function
Lucifer enjoyed before his horrendous fall). These are not
archangels.
3) The third type are the great warring angels. These angels come
from the presence of God and therefore a strong glow radiates
from their skin and clothing. (This glory was on and in Paul's
clothing, aprons and handkerchiefs on which he laid his hands and
prayed over. The same glory was seen on Moses' face ... and also
our Lord Jesus). Pastor said, "I never get used to their presence
although I am not afraid. The heavenly radiation from them saps
my strength, and I start to fall until they touch me and pick me up.
Then I am strong again."
Our earthen vessels can't handle it. Pastor sates that Michael is
archangel of all the warring angels.
4) The angels of the 'special forces' are the fourth kind that Pastor
Buck tells about. These include the messenger angels God uses
to bring announcements and messages to the world. They also
work in various ways in the unfolding of God's plans. They also
stand in God's presence and have His radiating glory.
Gabriel is the archangel of the messenger angels and his purpose
is to unfold one chapter of time and closing of another (seasons &
times). Every time he has been referred to in Scripture he has
brought announcements of a new day 'dawning.'
Pastor Roland said, "After he told me what his function was, it
made me wonder what he is doing down here now?" Gabriel said
that the highest and greatest divine being, One above the angels,
and the highest in all the courts of heaven is Jesus. At His name,
regardless of rank, all fall in worship before Jesus.
And he said, "It was interesting to note to me that the angels did
not always wear the same garb." Their shoes are of a flexible
substance and color of copper. Their bone structure of the
eyebrows are a little bit higher and more arched than those of
human beings which he saw. They have penetrating eyes and
they do not look inhuman. He said he had never seen a bearded
angel and Michael looked about forty years old.
The ministering angels looked like human beings and the worship
angels look like a broad variety of people.
Pastor Buck also noted in his writings and on tape that he was told
by Gabriel, "When Jesus comes, He is not going to look in
people's minds to see what position they hold on of His coming ...
but rather, He is looking in their hearts to see if He is 'living inside.'
"
Pastor Roland spoke of the demonic world. How very cleverly
looping round Christians, demons try to cause them to sin against
God. I am reminded of the words of the Apostle Paul,
"Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. No
temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to
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man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted
beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make a
way of escape, that you may be able to endure
it." 1 Co 10:11-12].
{So far . . . in Pastor Buck's account of Angelic visitations, I know
for my part, more than two occurrences of angelic appointments
such as Pastor Buck relates.
One such incident will be shared in this last visitation the Pastor
had and shared with his Congregation October 14, 1979. It will be
the startling appearing of Gabriel and Chrioni ... just like one sees
on 'Star Trek' A fog-like substance appears, then the angel(s)
materialize within the fog]!
We learned about such an experience in one of our earlier
Lessons, remember?
"It has been about six weeks since I've had a visitation from the
angels.
. . . I feel like God has possibly given me all that I needed in the
illumination of these messages, because God has given so many
ways that He speaks. He speaks through His Word, He uses
human beings as agents to answer needs, and He uses
circumstances. (And certainly He speaks to us through angels).
Anyway, I never know from one time to the next whether it will be
the last visit."
"Last night in my office, I found out that the visit six weeks ago
wasn't the last one, because Gabriel and Chrioni came in. My
head was bent down, and I was doing some meditating, and
looking at the Scripture. They came in just like those people on the
television
series, "Star Trek."
[Pastor states he was breathless ... while gathering himself
together the office phone rang, but he did not answer it. He didn't
want to be bothered with menial things, but finally he did answer it.
It was a seventy-nine year old lady from Sacramento whose
husband was sick. She asked, "Have you seen any of them angels
lately? Would you, the next time you see one of those angels, ask
them to tell God that I really need some help?" Gabriel said he
could hear her conversation and said, "Tell Bonnie Thompson that
God already knows her need, and that he cares for her and loves
her!"
When she was told this, she let out a squeal, "He knows my
name! I don't care if I ever get this help, as long as I know that God
knows my name!" (You know Saint, I have found this to be very,
very true during times of despair, but God's testing my faith ... it is
so comforting to know that the Lord knows my name and then all is
at rest within my spirit)].
[As Christians we have been taught that each Country or Nation
has an Angelic Prince over it. This Prince is usually called by the
name of that nation as the Book of Daniel indicates. However, we
have also learned that Jacob's name was changed to Israel ...
"for as a 'Prince' he had power with God and with man."
This will be the last experience I will share, eventhough there are
many more stories to tell of Pastor Buck's encounters and
testimonies from over the world which he has received. But this
testimony from Africa, I found most exceptional]. Early one Sunday
morning on July 29th, Pastor Roland had angel Gabriel and angel
Chrioni visit him at home. They brought with
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them another ministering angel. He was from Kenya, Africa. This
angel was black and dressed much like a westerner with casual
coat and slacks. He was 6'3", and of large frame. He explained
that "a large heavenly host had been released to ready that
country for the Gospel. He stated that a 'prince with God' who
ministered in Africa, Morris Plotts, would be happily surprised to
hear of these allies from heaven sent to aid him in giving the
Words of life, and scattering the forces of darkness."
He went on to say, "That this host of angels were active through-
out the country. His personal assignment had been Nairobi, but he
was ministering to a family in Msambweni, a city on the south
coast of Kenya when he was directed to appear in Boise."
Sharon, Pastor's daughter writes this true account in her book 'The
Man Who Talked to Angels.'
"I'm a hillbilly from Africa, and I'm here to see Pastor Buck the
man who wrote the angel book!" I looked up to see who was
speaking. He was a very tall man with a beret on his head, a green
plaid coat, and a yellow and red striped shirt. He had the biggest
feet I had ever seen. They were size 16. "I'm Morris Plotts," the
man continued picking up his big black suitcase that was covered
with colorful travel stickers. I wasn't quite sure how to take this
unusual looking "hillbilly," but I fell in love with the twinkle in his
eye, and led him to meet my father."
There was an immediate rapport between the two men. Morris
shared some highlights with the Pastor and family. "One that he
shared was how 'twenty black African angels' (you read that right),
had helped him and his wife when their Land Rover was mired in
deep, sticky mire 200 miles from any known civilization," writes
Sharon.
The story of Morris Plott's life is told in a book by Robert Paul
Lamb: Entitled, Bwana Tembo, A Prince With God. Bwana Tembo
is Morris' African nick-name meaning "Lord Elephant."
Sharon writes, "When daddy shared with Morris, his new found
friend, how God saw him as a Prince, he was overwhelmed!"
Pastor Buck told Morris about the visitation from the angels and
all. They became good friends and they met at Pastor Gorman's
church in New Orleans, just one week before God called Roland
Buck home.
When Morris returned to Africa, he found that what the angel had
shared with Pastor Buck was true. Multitudes of Africans were
finding Jesus as their personal Savior!
Morris was really excited when he and his good friend Louie Earl,
a pastor from Plain Dealing, Louisiana, asked the Lord to guide
them to the family who the angel had been ministering to when he
was directed to appear in Boise to meet with Pastor Roland.
Pamela Berry, a translator for Evangel Translators headed by
Syvelle Phillips was in Mombasa, Kenya. When Morris told her
about the angelic visit to Msambweni, she begged them to take her
along.
The town of Msambweni did not appear on any map, but Morris
knew there was such a town because it was listed on an old
African auto club directory, which he had kept for some reason
through the years. He knew it was on the coast of East Africa
because that's what God had said.
At a hamburger stand in Mombasa they stopped to ask directions
and were told they were only twenty-six miles from Msambweni.
and told them how to find it.
They found a large government building and inside Benjamin
Mungai who was one of a handful of Christians in the town. He
was "District Officer' in charge of the 110,000 people in his district,
and 10,000 in
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the town. Morris then proceeded to tell Benjamin about the
ministering angel and the visit to Boise and Pastor Buck's home.
As he unfolded the story Benjamin realized it was him that the
angel had been ministering to. Everything was just as Pastor Buck
had shared ... even to Mungai's home on the south coast of Kenya
and the waves of the Indian Ocean lapping the rocks in their front
yard!
Benjamin told Morris there was a building right down the road they
could have meetings in. Morris came back March 15, 1981, back
with boxes of New Testaments written in Swahili, for every home in
Msambweni!
Morris states, "Never, since I began preaching the gospel of the
Lord Jesus fifty-six years ago, have I seen such hunger for God as
I find in Africa today. A missions research organization finds that
16,000 people a day are turning to Christ in Africa!"
Missionaries were sent there and a great work began ... all
because the Lord's angel was sent to prepare the way and place
people in their proper places to accomplish God's plan for
harvesting the fruit of Africa.
Just look at the reports today, Saints, how millions of Africans are
being saved and are slaughtered also for being called 'Christian!'
The angels escorted Pastor Buck into the very presence of Jesus
where he was told and shown numberless hosts which the Lord
sends into all the world to help prepare "the precious fruit of the
earth for the harvest, the redeemed souls that He has purchased
and prepared," Jesus' exact words.
The Lord summoned representatives from every part of the world.
Pastor Roland saw ministering angels that had the appearance of
Eskimos, who were working in the Artic Circle. Some from Russia,
from Arab countries, from China, which he called Red China,
angels representing India, from the Islands of the sea. There were
many black ministering angels, from every corner of the world
these angels represented the people to which God was sending
them! Pastor was not sure if he was in his body or not. But the
message is this, "There are workers who feel like they are
ministering alone, but Jesus wants them to know they are not
working alone, but there are workers sent forth with sickles ready
to work beside them preparing the way for the 'precious fruit of the
earth' for harvesting."
I was so surprised when I read about these ministering angels
being in the likeness of the different countries ... that I begin to
have doubts about whether or not I should write this portion of
Pastor's testimony. A couple days ago, while sharing with my sister
Jackie on the phone regarding these ministering angels different
'nationalities,' we both laughed and agreed, "what do we know!" I
mean after all, the scripture does say, "Some entertain angels
unawares." Therefore, if the angels didn't look like them or human
beings, they would know they were angels, don't you think?. We,
Sis and I, have been so blessed to have encountered many times
supernatural experiences, seen the evidence of His right hand,
that for those who have never entered this realm of His Spirit ... we
know just how difficult it is to believe such stories and call it false
teaching. However let me say this, for those who have been
delivered of demons, and seen angels, it isn't difficult for them to
say, "Yes, amen, I know that God's kingdom is a mystery alright,
and He does what He pleases and how He pleases, and no one
can tell Him what to do and how to do it!"
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SheepShed
Chapter Four
Marvin Ford. Jesse Duplantis. Mary Baxter. Betty Eadie. & Others
give their eyewitness accounts of Heaven and Hell. In this chapter
we will extract only portions of their own testimonies on tape or
within pages of the books they have authored.
The message given to each one has been, "Tell my people I am
coming soon," and "Repent of your sins ... be ready," and "It is the
'time' for harvesting."
Marvin Ford in 1976, spoke at the Holiday Inn in Visalia, California.
I was resident manager at TraveLodge just a couple of miles west
on highway 198 from the Inn. Marvin and his wife were registered
quests at our Motel.
Marvin had died and was taken to heaven where he was
instructed to go back to earth and tell what he had seen and
heard. He said he saw his body lying on the bed in the hospital
room, he was able to see and hear doctors and nurses as they
hustled around to save him. He passed over the Hospital, up
through the stars and into God's presence, which was so glorious,
that he fell on his face and uttered worship and praise as words
cannot explain.
The Lord told him that "before I come for My church, I will come to
My church in an unprecedented way." Unprecedented means:
unparalleled, original, unique, different, unequaled and 'individual.'
I remember hearing him speak for two hours or more. People were
filled with the Holy Spirit that evening as he ministered.
However, I had a unique place to see even more than others ...
because he and his wife stayed at our Motel. A Presbyterian
minister had been at Mr. Ford's meeting the night before and had
been baptized in the Holy Spirit. A call came into the office from the
Minister's wife late in the afternoon the following day, Sunday. She
wished to speak with Mr. Ford. Mrs. Ford was in the office at the
time (as I remember, for we were fellowshipping and sharing what
God was doing).
The story was this, "since the Holy Spirit came on her husband the
evening before, he has spoken in a language that neither one of
them know and he can't speak English. He was not able to give his
sermon that morning because he was unable to speak in English.
He has tried to write down on a note pad in 'English' his thoughts,
but he writes, evidently, in this foreign, exotic language he is
speaking, ... and furthermore, he has not been asleep yet!"
Mr. Ford told her that the Holy Spirit would lift off of him soon and
he would be speaking again in English. And so it was!
The message for the Lord's people was to "Prepare themselves to
usher in the Kingdom. He was coming soon!"
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Jesse Duplantis just a Cajun from South Louisiana, a young
minister who prayed to 'see' God. In a Meeting a minister had a
'word of knowledge' for Jesse. He called him out, he said, "I don't
know who you are, sir, but the Lord tells me that you have been
asking to see Him." He continued, "The Lord told me to tell you
that He shall grant you a visitation. He's coming to see you at
night. You shall be in bed with your wife. She will be sleeping. She
will not hear and will not wake up." "When?" asked Jesse He said,
"Quickly." This occurred in 1976 after his conversion in September
of '74.
Jesse waited up three or four nights in a row ... but God did not
come. Two weeks passed, but God had not come to visit. Jesse
thought, "That guy missed it; God doesn't want to come and see
me!"
Going to bed later than his wife Cathy, it was about midnight one
evening when Jesse went to bed. He thanked God for the day and
fell off to sleep. All of a sudden, whether in the body or out of it, he
was not sure ... Jesse was wide awake. He looked at the clock
beside the bed, it was three o'clock in the morning.
The wind began blowing in his room. At first he thought it was the
air-conditioning unit. But it got stronger, so strong in fact that the
curtains started flying up over the rods. He could feel the wind
blowing through his body. It was going out his eyes, under his
fingernails and out the pours of his skin. He felt pinned to the bed
and had no strength.
"What's happening?" he thought. Then a Voice spoke audibly,
saying, "You asked to see Me; turn around!" Still lying face down-
ward, Jesse said, "God!" Twice more, the Lord said, "You ask to
see Me; turn around." Instead of Jesse turning around ... he didn't,
he tried to wake up Cathy by punching her. She would not wake
up! The wind was still blowing, and after the third time God
repeated His words, the wind stopped blowing, and everything
quieted down. Immediately Jesse turned around to look. Nothing
was there!
This experience made Jesse hungry, so he went to the refrigerator
and fixed a sandwich. Eating it he said, "God, You came to me. I
heard You with my physical ears, and I didn't even turn around."
And to his spirit the Lord replied, "I'm glad you didn't. It's better that
you not see Me and still believe. You are living in a corruptible
vessel, a body that will die. You cannot handle My glory." This is
why Jesse's body was hurting, he was told. Jesse claims this is a
true story.
After this experience Jesse entered the ministry filled with Spirit. At
one particular church, the angels came in the middle of his sermon
as he preached to maybe a hundred people. As he was preaching,
he turned toward the seats where the choir usually sits and there
in those seats the angels sat filling them up ... they looked like
shafts of Light.
A lady was able to see them too, and screamed, "I see them too,"
because Jesse's eyes were fixed upon them and he had stopped
preaching.
The angels walked down off the platform. One walked right by
Jesse and smiled. They walked down through the church,
everybody fell to the floor under the power of God these angels
possessed. About thirty minutes later the people began to pick
themselves off of the floor and sit back down in the pews.
The people and the pastor of the church did not believe in this kind
of power that God manifests ... but he and his family were all on
the floor with the rest of the people.
In August 1988, while preaching a revival meeting at Magnolia
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Center, in Arkansas, Jesse was staying at the Best Western Motel.
When pastor Paul Troqil came and took him to a steak house
across the street for lunch. He suddenly felt that he had to go back
to the motel room to pray. He dismissed himself from the table and
left.
As Jesse knelt to pray beside the bed, the digital clock showed
exactly one o'clock.
He asked the Lord, "What's the matter? What's wrong? What's
happening? What?"
Suddenly he felt a suction as if he was being pulled up out of the
room. He did not look back to see himself leaving his physical
body, as some people have described. He states that he heard a
sound, Whoosh! "Aaaah ..." he gasped. In or out of the body he did
not know. What he did know though, he left the room zooming
along at a Phenomenal rate of speed, being carried in something
like a cable car. A chariot without a horse, like those one sees in
the movies, completely closed in, but with windows. Looking up
Jesse sees the blond-headed angel that had visited him in
Jonesville, Louisiana
"Where are we going?" Jesse asked. "You have an appointment
with the Lord God Jehovah," he answered. And when the door
opened Jesse was in Heaven!
This Is What Jesse Saw
Jesse said, "I fell down on the ground and began praising God, ... "
and later as he stood to his feet, "I saw light that I had never seen
before in my life." He said, "Looking around me, I realized that God
has with Him in heaven some of the things He created on the
earth. I was surround by lush, gorgeous valleys, lots of mountains
and streams of water. I even saw snow, yet it wasn't cold. I was
amazed."
"I saw flowers that I have never seen before and fragrances I have
never smelled ... and colors of reds, greens, purples, blues and
yellows not quite like those I had seen before either," he said.
Jesse said he thought that everybody was grown-up in heaven ...
but he saw children too. He also saw horses, dogs and large cats
like lions.
God's throne was in the 'Holy City.' Itwas high and lifted up. Jesse
was still dressed in his jeans and shirt. Some were wearing
beautiful, glorious robes, while others were wearing gowns. They
took from the trees fruit to eat and some picked the leaves and put
them to their faces and breathed in, smelling them. The angel
explained, "Some of them have not lived the life they should. They
believed in God and love Jesus, but they didn't live up to their
fullest potential."
As they approach the Throne the presence of God, His glory
grows stronger and can be blinding. So it seems that the fruit and
leaves from the trees take an effect of some kind so that they can
be in the Light of His Glory.
Jesse also saw the 'Pure River of Life' flowing out of God and the
Lamb's throne.
For those people who have not lived for God as they should have
(in Christ), they have to be taught because they have not learned
on earth, they do have to learn.
Jesse said the robes were so beautiful
that after he had visited heaven he did some research about
heaven's clothing. "I found in Isaiah 61:10-11, that God gives a
robe of righteousness and a garment of salvation. There is a
difference between the two.
The ones in Christ who have not lived the righteous life of God the
way they should cannot go to the 'Throne,' eventually they will, but
it takes time, Jesse explained.
Jesse was introduced to Abraham. He was a large man. "He
seemed of great age, yet he was young looking. There were no
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wrinkles in his face. It was obvious he was a great patriarch."
Jesse thought, "I'm the seed of Abraham, if it weren't for him, I
wouldn't be here!"
On the way to the City Jesse met David and others. And the
Lord Jesus walked toward him. The children ran up to him and He
hugged them. "To me He looked like a shaft of light. He was so
glorious!" states Jesse. "As I was kneeling down, I noticed Jesus'
feet looked like burnished brass. I thought there would be scars in
His hands and feet. But it wasn't like He had been cut and scarred.
I could see holes in His feet. They were so big ... about the size of
a nickel ... that light was shining through them. I realized then just
how big the nails were that had been pounded into His feet and
hands at His crucifixion."
Jesus put His hand on Jesse's shoulder and told him to stand to
his feet. "There was a brilliance coming out of Him that seemed
like waves of glory. The light was emanating from Him. His clothes
were beautiful and looked like solid diamonds that were sparkling.
He was taller than I thought He would be. I guessed Him to be
5'11" to 6'1". I thought His hair to be white; but when He turned His
head, I saw that it was light brown." Jesus said to Jesse, "Do you
like this place?" "Yes Sir," he replied.
Jesse wanted to know from the Lord, 'what am I doing here?' "I
want you to go back and tell My people I'm coming." But said
Jesse, "they won't believe me." "They did not believe it for
centuries, but I came, and I am coming again. There are many
things you shall see and learn here, but I have brought you here
so that you will go and tell My people I'm coming." Jesse said,
"They know that." The Lord answered him, "No, they don't know
that. I brought you here so that you would go tell them I'm coming.
Do you hear Me? I'm coming. Go tell them."
The Lord after awhile, introduced Jesse to David, who was told to
show Jesse his Home. He took me to my house. When I walked
up, I looked at the grounds. There was a water fountain in the front
yard and manicured grass. It was the prettiest place I had ever laid
my eyes on. I said, 'This is my house?' "
"Yes," said David, "Would you like to go inside?" "Everything
was decorated and the furniture was just the kind I liked. Hey, this
is beautiful and I have furniture like that on earth! I love this!"
Jesse was shown many things in heaven that we have on earth in
their perfection and beauty. Surely He gives us the desire our
hearts have longed for.
But the Lord's exhortation is this, found in Mark 13, speaking of
signs that precede the return of the Lord ... then "Take heed,
watch and pray: for you know not when the time is ... Watch
therefore: for you know not when the master of the house comes,
at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
Lest suddenly He find you 'sleeping.' And what I say to you I say to
all, Watch."
Jesus told Jesse again, "I brought you here for this." Then He said,
"Now you must go back." ... "I'll see you soon. One day we'll never
part. It will be forever, and sooner than you think."
Back Home Again Jesse heard the power of the chariot's ...
Whoosh! "Within seconds of leaving Paradise, I was back in my
room and in the same position as when I had left at 1:00 p.m. In my
mind, everything seemed to go so fast. I thought I had been gone
for about thirty minutes, but it was 6:15 p.m. when I looked at the
clock again. I had been in Heaven five hours and fifteen minutes!"
There are many other accounts Mr.
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Duplantis has written about concerning all the things and people
which he saw in his
visit to Heaven ... but you can read them in his book "Heaven
Close Encounters Of The God Kind."
Mary K. Baxter was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She was
raised in up in a Christian home, accepted Jesus at the age of 19.
Kathryn backslid for a season after serving the Lord, but she came
back anew when the Spirit begin to deal with her.
In the mid-'60's Kathryn and her family had moved to Belleville,
Michigan, where she began to have visions from God. She had
submitted herself to the elders and the leadership of God.
Kathryn was ordained in 1983 at the Full Gospel Church of God. In
her ministry the Holy Spirit's gifts were demonstrated time after
time. She's a woman of serious prayer.
In 1976, Jesus appeared to her in human form. She has been
visited in dreams, visions and given revelations. During those visits
Jesus has shown her Heaven, the Tribulation period, degrees and
levels of Hell and it's torments. The Lord told her record what she
saw and write it down in a book for the whole world. "I am coming
again, I am going to revel to you the reality of Hell, so that many
might be saved, and that many will repent before it is too late,"
Jesus said.
"It was in March 1976 while I was praying at home, I had a visit
from the Lord Jesus Christ. I had been praying in the Spirit for
days when all at once I felt the presence of God. His power and
His glory filled the house. A brilliant light illuminated the room
where I was praying, and a sweet and wonderful feeling came over
me."
" Lights flowed in billows, rolling and folding into one another! And
then the voice of the Lord began to speak to me."
"I am Jesus Christ your Lord," said Jesus, "and I wish to give you a
revelation to prepare the saints for My return and to turn many to
righteousness. The powers of darkness are real and My
judgments are true.
... ... Make a record and write a book of the visions."
Kathryn spoke with the Lord for awhile and praised Him, she
writes, "I cannot find words to express His presence!"
"Instantly my soul was taken out of my body. I went with Jesus up
out of my room and into the sky. I knew all that was going on
around me ... ... It seemed as though the whole roof had rolled
back and I could see my family below."
Kathryn explains that they went higher and higher into the
heavens. She was able to see the earth below. Protruding out of
the earth and scattered were funnels spinning around to a center
point and then turning back again ... 'as best as she could describe
what she saw.' These moved high above the earth and looked like
a giant, dirty type of Slinky that moved continuously. They were
coming up from all over the earth. .
"What are these?" I asked the Lord as we came near to one.
"These are the gateways to hell," He said. "We will go into hell
through one of them."
They immediately entered the funnel, or tunnel as some have
called it, Kathryn said a smell so horrible came from the walls of it
that it took her breath away! To me that is some kind of statement,
"took my breath away." She states that along the sides were living
forms ... ... ... ... embedding the walls 'n they moved and cried
out ... and she knew that they were evil. And eventhough they still
were attached to the
walls, they were able to move about.
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"O yes, I had all my senses ... I could hear, see, smell, feel and
even taste the evil. If anything, my senses had become more
sensitive and the odor almost made me sick," Kathryn says.
Howard Pittman related the same thing about "making him
nauseated." In the times when I have been near some unclean
spirits, and Sis and I are in a deliverance, I become nauseous,
even to the point of choking. I know for sure that an evil, unclean
demon is in our presence!
Kathryn states that she could see slithering snakes everywhere.
The Lord told her, "Soon we will enter the left leg of hell, and you
will see great sorrow, pathetic sadness and indescribable horror."
"As far as I could see, were flying objects darting here and there.
Groaning sounds and pitiful cries filled the air, it was dark," she
said. These were the souls of those who died without Christ and
those who had fallen away, according to what the Lord told
Kathryn. "Some things I cannot put on paper; they were too awful
to describe. In the writing of this, some things I saw I do not
understand; but the Lord knows all things, and He helped me
understand most of what I saw."
"To those of you who think that hell is here on earth ... well, you
are right; it is! Hell is in the center of the earth, and there are souls
in torment there night and day. There are no parties in hell. No
love. No compassion. No rest. Only a place of sorrow beyond your
belief. Your soul will always be alive, it lives forever; it is the real
you, and these souls had all their faculties," writes Kathryn.
"There were doorways about the size of a small window, opening
and shutting very fast at the top of the tunnel." When Satan gave
command, evil demons flew up and out of the gateways of hell. "I
looked at my body. For the first time I noticed that I was in a spirit
form, and my form was in the shape of myself."
Kathryn saw pits of fire everywhere, they were four feet across
and three feet deep, shaped like a bowl, and filled with brimstone,
and they glowed red like hot coals. "I saw people who had died in
the center of these pits," she wrote. She thought, "This could be
me! How awful!" "Lord," she cried," Can't you let them out?" Jesus
had sorrow on His face as He escorted Kathryn through the
different levels of hell. He told her, "It is written, the just shall live
by faith."
One of the people the Lord allowed Kathryn to see had been a
preacher. She looked at Jesus with amazement for an answer ...
for He could read her thoughts, she said. The Lord answered her,
"While he was on earth, this man was a preacher of the gospel. At
one time he spoke the truth and served me.
He preached what the people wanted to hear, and compromised
the truth. He made his own rules about heaven, right and wrong,
and took money from the poor." Jesus said, "He not only distorted
and misrepresented the Word, but he lied about not knowing the
truth. The pleasures of life were more important to him than truth."
Jesus went on to say that, "I was there all the time, I waited for him
to repent, but he would not. And now judgment has been set."
Kathryn writes, "Pity was on the face of Jesus. I knew that if the
man had listened to the Savior's call, he would not be here now. O
people, please listen!"
The Lord said, "I call different ones for different purposes in My
body. But if man or woman, boy or girl do not want My Spirit, I will
depart." These are very alarming statements coming from Jesus,
don't you think? I've never heard them before ... at least as bold as
this claiming to be "Thus saith the Lord." Perhaps, later, we may
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share more of the Lord's words which He spoke to Mrs. Baxter.
The Mark of The Beast
Jesus' Account
According to Kathryn, the Lord gave her this revelation regarding
the last days.
"I heard the Lord say, 'My Spirit will not always strive with man.
Come see the Beast.'"
She writes, "During the last days and evil Beast will arise out of
the earth and deceive many from every nation upon the earth. He
will demand that everyone receive his mark, the number 666,
placed in their hands or on their foreheads. Everyone who takes
the mark will belong to the Beast and will be thrown with him into
the lake of fire and brimstone."
"The Beast will arise to the acclamation of the world, for he will
bring peace and prosperity such as none can remember. When he
has gained world dominion, those without his mark in their
foreheads or their hands will not be able to buy food, clothes, cars,
houses or anything else that is bought. Neither will they be able to
sell anything they own to anyone else unless they have the mark."
"The Lord God expressly declares that those who take the mark
have affirmed their allegiance to the Beast and will be cut off from
the Lord God forever. They will have their place with the
unbelievers and workers of iniquity. The mark states simply that
those who possess it have rejected God and have turned to the
Beast for sustenance."
"The Beast and his followers will persecute those who refuse
the mark and will kill many of them. Whatever pressures they can
bring to bear will be used to force believers of the true God to be
marked. Children and infants will be killed before the eyes of the
parents who refuse to take the mark. There will be a time of great
mourning (distress)."
"Those who have possessions will be forced to turn them over
to the Beast in exchange for a promise that the Beast will meet all
the needs of his followers."
The Lord said, "Some of 'you' will weaken and surrender to the
Beast and receive his mark. You will say, 'God will forgive. God will
understand.' But I will not repent My word. I have warned you
repeatedly through the mouths of My prophets and ministers of the
gospel. Repent now while it is still day, for the night comes when
judgment will be set forever."
"If you do not obey the Beast (which will be a government
headed by the 'Man of Sin'), and refuse to take his mark, I will take
care of you. I do not say that many will have to die for their faith in
these times, for many will be beheaded for trusting the Lord God.
But blessed are those who die (in Me), for great will be their
reward."
"True, there will be a time of peace and prosperity during which
the Beast will gain
popularity and esteem. He will make the problems of the world as
though they were not --- but the peace will end in bloodshed and
the prosperity in great famine across the land."
As the Scripture says, "Do not fear what man can do to you, but
fear God who can cast your soul and body into hell. For though
there is great persecution and though tribulations are multiplied, I
will deliver you through them all."
"But before that evil day, I will raise up a mighty army that will
worship Me in (their) spirit and in truth. They will do great exploits
and wonderful things for Me. Come together and worship Me.
Bring in the fruits of righteousness, and give Me what is rightfully
Mine, and I will keep you from the evil hour. Repent now and be
saved from the terrible things which will befall the rebellious 'and'
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the unsaved. Choose today whom you will serve ... I love you.".
(Chapter 22, page 143-145).
Rev. Elwood Scott And
Betty J. Eadie
These two saints also have had sights of Heaven, the realm of
Darkness and seen the Glorious Light; and had encounters with
God's heavenly host.
Reverend Elwood Scott had a very peculiar visitor, a man with
silken beard and flowing garments who came into his study entirely
uninvited and without apology.
He wanted to know if he (pastor Scott) could still write shorthand,
and if he could and would, "I will confer a favored saint's blessing
upon you."
It seems there had been an earlier acquaintance with this visitor
... but when? Pastor Scott inquired of him. He replied, "I am the
same man you met some years before on the slopes of the
Cascades."
The Pastor writes, "I remember him quite well, for I had spent a
day and a night in his cheerful home, and under his holy influence.
His name was Seneca Sodi, a Greek of Jewish descent, a fine
scholar, a firm believer in Christianity, and a thorough student of
his Bible. But he seemed so changed now, and his face glowed
with such a halo of light that I did not recognize him at first and
inclined to doubt his story and to let it all pass as a clever trick,
that I could not explain, that was being practiced upon me. Yet I
could see a great similarity in the appearance of this man and my
long bearded friend of the Cascades. I said to him, 'How can this
be?' He quickly replied, in the twinkling of an eye, 'Only an earlier
sheaf in the great resurrection harvest.' "
The Pastor continues, "O, my God! Is it true that there is a man
who has experienced the great resurrection of the just, which is to
occur in the last day?"
Going through his mind rapidly were thoughts of the translation
of Enoch, and the chariot which swept Elijah into the heavens; of
Moses, who twice fasted forty days and was alone with God upon
the Mount of Vision until he caught a radiance of the eternal glory.
He thought of Paul who had been caught up into the third heaven
and heard words of the everlasting Kingdom. He thought again of
the many bodies of the saints which slept and arose after the
Lord's resurrection; who went about Jerusalem showing
themselves alive.
So he reasoned within himself, "May not great events occur in
these last days? Why should not Seneca Sodi, one of the
descendants of the ancient Israel of God, in these last days
receive great revelations from the Almighty and have an earlier
resurrection (visitation) than the rest of the great harvest?"
In his book:
'Paradise the Holy City
and the Glory of the Throne'
Reverend Scott tells his story.
The New York Times #1 Bestseller book
'Embraced By The Light' by Betty J. Eadie
is claimed 'by some' 'The Most Profound and Complete Near-
Death Experience Ever.'
For my part, I would not say that. The forward is by Melvin Morse,
M.D.
The Lord gave her knowledge that stretched forward and
backward through time. The angels that conducted here out-of-
the-body death experience she felt were her "ministering angels."
They told her she had died prematurely. They transferred their
peace to her and told
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her not to worry, that everything will be alright. She states, "At
first, I thought they were using their mouths, but this was because I
was used to people 'speaking.'
They communicated much more rapidly and completely, in a
manner they referred to as 'pure knowledge.' " (In other words, the
way I understand this, this knowledge they are giving her is not
contaminated by the world ... but is absolutely 'pure'). And she said
it is by what we call 'telepathy.'
"My earlier language, the language of my body, was truly limited,
and I realized that my former ability to express feelings had been
almost nonexistent compared with the ability of the spirit to
communicate," Betty writes. (I'm sure glad to hear that! For
learning late in my life proper English words and grammar, it is
very difficult for me to express myself correctly. My son is always
laughing at me... in a kind sort-of-way. When I'm gone ... it will give
my children 'Something to Remember Me By' .I am 76 years old
now).
Betty died in a hospital and the angels were there when her
spirit left her body. Immediately she began looking for an exit, and
she spotted a window. She states that she quickly went through it
and emerged outside. Soon, she learned that she did not need to
use a window, but that she could have left the room at any point.
Betty writes, "It was only because of my lingering thoughts (and
therefore their limitations) of mortality that I thought of using the
window.
It occurred to me that I was in a 'slow moving code' because I still
thought in terms of having my physical body, when in fact my
spiritual body could move through anything that had been solid to
me before. The window had been closed the whole time."
Betty wanted to go to her home and she realized that all she had
to do was to think 'home' and within a moment she found herself
entering her living room without giving herself directions. "I saw my
husband sitting in his favorite armchair reading the newspaper. I
saw my children (6) running up and down the stairs and knew that
they were supposed to be getting ready for bed. I had no desire to
communicate with them, but I was concerned about their lives
without me."
She was shown that eventhough she thought of them "as mine,"
she had been mistaken .. and each one had their own free will to
live their life as they chose." She said she was drawn back to the
hospital, but she didn't remember the trip; it seemed to happen
instantaneously. She says, "I saw my body still lying on the bed
about two feet below me and slightly to my left. My three friends
(meaning the angels) were still there, waiting for me."
"I began to hear a rushing sound."
Betty writes, "... ... I noticed the figure of a man standing in the
distance, with light radiating all around him. As I got closer the light
became brilliant-brilliant beyond any description, far more brilliant
than the sun-and I knew no natural state could look upon this light
without being destroyed. Only spiritual eyes could endure it ... and
appreciate it. I saw this light was golden, as if his whole body had
a golden halo burst out from around him and spread into a brilliant
magnificent whiteness that extended out for some distance." This
wonderful light of glory reached her and she said, "It was the most
unconditional love I have ever felt, and as I saw his arms open to
receive me I went to him and received his complete embrace and I
said over and over, 'I'm home. I'm home. I'm finally home.' "
Betty goes on to say, "There was no questioning who He was. I
knew that He
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was the Savior, and Friend, and God. He
was Jesus Christ, who had always loved me, even when I thought
He hated me. He was life itself, love itself, and His love gave me a
fullness of joy, even to overflowing ... ... "
The Lord told Betty, "It was not yet her time." Her time would come
when the mission and purpose He had for her was accomplished.
"The Lord has a reason for my existing on earth," she said.
"Then questions began coming into my mind," she wrote. "I wanted
to know why I had died as I had ... not prematurely, but how my
spirit had come to Him before the resurrection?"
In later pages you will find where you can buy her book and all the
material found in these our pages.
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SheepShed
"Eye Witnesses in the Demonic Spirit World"
Chapter Five
The Covert War
of Deception (LIES)
This is the term Howard Pittman uses in explaining Satan's
strategy of manipulation on the world, which the angels, sent by
God, were to show in detail to Mr. Pittman, so that he could tell his
experience to us. It is a warning!
Children, when the “Man of Sin arrives before our eyes…his
miracles, signs and wonders will by “Lying Wonders” by which he
will deceive the world! Remember that!
We must hunt up, fish out the nuggets of His Word and long to
have His face shine on ours to 'transform' us, and to see whether
or not we are doing those things that are pleasing and acceptable
to Him. The "relaxed" doctrines which are being taught today in
many of the Lord's Congregations, please hear me, are not sound
doctrine! The Global Government is here now! Israel, which the
Prophets prophesied of, are back in their homeland! The marked
chip is even now being planted in people! Unless your name and
my name are written in the Book of Life, we will take this 'micro
chip!' According to the Lord many will fall away during this time
and be lost. Today millions are coming to Messiah Yeshua/Jesus
all over the world. Why? Because the 'Times of the Gentiles' are
ending! I've learned this, that the more and more I, in a humble
spirit, seek for His Truth, my 'inner man' receives revelation after
revelation about these things.
Please don't say in your heart,
'I don't want to read the accounts of these people about demons!'
Please do not entertain these thoughts in your mind ... where the
devil and demons have access to, this is their entrance of
deception.
Howard O. Pittman on Aug.3, 1979, died of a massive internal
hemorrhage.
"As the result of keeping his appointment with death, Howard
was given a fantastic spiritual experience. In reality, this
experience was a warning to the world of the impending return of
Jesus Christ and God's judgment, which is also about to be poured
out upon mankind!" states Mr. Pittman. "It seems that in this
modern day, most people are not interested in
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hearing something good or pleasing. The Bible says that in the
"last days" men would go to teachers who said only pleasing
things (Timothy 4:3). It does seem that most people have forgotten
that God has a "day of wrath" in store for some (Colossians 3:6),"
Howard says.
"How is it, that most people don't know they are even in a fight,
until they have already lost the battle? Simple, most people don't
know the MO of the enemy! Because they are unfamiliar with his
MO (Method of Operation), they do not realize it to be a spiritual
fight until it's over!" [Most Christians do not really read, study and
know God's Word; and especially in its 'context]!'
The Grand Tour
Howard Pittman writes, "As each type of demon was pointed out
to me by the angels, I quickly discovered a 'social order,' or 'rank,'
that existed among them. Those at the top of that order were
revealed in forms similar to humans. As we moved down the
order, or rank, I saw demons in shapes or forms that looked like
half-animal and half-human. I saw demons in forms resembling
animals we know in this present world and I saw demons in forms
and shapes so revoltingly morbid that you cannot possibly imagine
them."
1) "At the top of the order were the warring demons which
were the 'cream' of Satan's 'crop.' They moved about the Second
Heaven and even in this present, physical world at will always
traveling in groups, never alone (that he noticed). Wherever they
went, all other demons moved out of their way. These warring
demons were revealed to me in 'human form.' They looked like
humans with the exception that they were giants."
2) [In Hebrew, the word is "nephilim," meaning' giants' found in
the book of Genesis 6. This form is the Yahwistic tradition of the
'nephilim,' the Titans of eastern legend, believed the nephilim were
born of the union between gods and mortals. The sons of God
(angels or watchers of mankind), who fell and came into mortal
women, that they found beautiful, and took them as wives ...
bearing them seed. The writer (Moses) of Genesis does not
present this fact as a myth, he records it as 'supernatural' and a
'superhuman race,' which resulted in an increase of wickedness
which provoked God, and brought on the Flood of Noah's day. The
book, 1 Enoch, presents the exact same events ... but in more
detail. You see, certain of God's angelic host are huge and over
nine feet tall].
"These giants ... were rugged and handsomely constructed,
somewhat like giant athletes. All warring demons (angels) were
colored bronze (metalic).They were giant bronze soldiers All the
other demons seemed to be subject to them."
2) "The second most powerful type demon was also revealed to
me in human form and these demons look like ordinary people. All
those possessing this area of expertise seemed to group together
at about the second place of command. Chief among this group
was the demon of 'greed' and contained within this same group
were demons of hate, lust, strife, and a few others."
3) The third most powerful type and group of demons were
revealed to me in mixed shapes and forms. Some had human form
while others had half-human and half-animal forms. Others
resembled animals in their forms. These demons possessed skills
in the dark arts area such as witchcraft and other related areas.
Also among this group were demons of fear and demons of self-
destruction as well as those other demons which are expert in
'mincing departed spirits' (spirits familiar with peoples lives), and in
manifesting themselves to the physical world as ghosts. Demons
of this group are those who control the Satan worshippers."
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4) "When we got down to the fourth group, all the demons of this
rank were revealed in forms other than human. Some had forms
like animals while others were unknown shapes (to me). In this
group were the demons of murder, brutality, sadism, and others
related to carnage."
5) "As we moved further down the order toward the end of the
chain of command, all these demonic spirits were revealed in
horrible and morbid forms. Some were so revolting that their
appearance produced nausea. In this group were the demons
responsible for sexual perversions. They are despised by their
own companions, so that they always seem to be lurking off to
themselves. They do not associate with the other demons except
in the line of duty."
[In this group are found unclean spirits that produce
pornography, obscene language, homosexuality, lesbianism and
the disgusting act of bestiality; plus much, much more. In the
'deliverance ministry,' when I am in the presence of these demons,
the Lord authenticates their presence to me by causing my lips to
feel a numbness, yet stinging sensation; and my tongue feels like
lesions are forming and a swelling lump raises on the left side of it.
I become nauseated].
6) At the time of the writing of this book, 'Placebo,' Mr. Pittman
speaks of another group of demons that he was not able to see,
nor recall much of their abilities. He was not permitted to learn or
even retain too much memory about them. He is vaguely aware of
their powerful hold on the flesh, however. He called them
'mysterious.' They were more difficult to deal with than the others,
he feels. He says, "It seems their great strength rests in their ability
to remain anonymous in their work in the human being. Among this
group is one that is able to manifest himself as a form of epilepsy
in the human. I'm not sure but I seem to recall that some of the
other demons in other groups also have the ability to 'mimic'
epilepsy. I do not know if these demons cause epilepsy per se, but
I do recall very vividly that they can 'mimic' this condition in
people."
In many situations Howard learned that the angel could read his
mind. When feeling an overwhelming, oppressive and morbid spirit
coming from these demons, his guardian angel said to him, "That
feeling you are wondering about is caused by the fact that there is
no love in this world."
[One will find many times, in riding a person of more than one
demon, the spirits are fighting among themselves! They argue with
each other, accuse one another! What kind of behavior is that?
Do you recognize it]?
A Demon Taking Possession
Of A Man
Howard states that he was aware that the higher order of demons
had no fear of him nor the angel(s) with him. They all resented
their presence. The angels wanted him to see a demon in the
process of actually possessing a human being.
The angels escorted Mr. Pittman back to the same hospital where
his body had been left in the physical world, but in a different
room. "The room appeared to be an employee's lounge. I saw
tables, chairs, dishes with food, and in the room were a young man
and a young lady facing each other while laughing and talking. It
was obvious they could not see me nor the angels, yet I was so
close I could reach out and touch them. I could hear and
understand every word they said. They thought they were alone
as they laughed and talked, they were unaware of the horrible
creature standing between them," states Howard.
[Talk about 'big brother' watching over your shoulder. How about
out-of-the-body humans, demons, and angels watching ... and
demons just waiting to take entrance]?
He goes on, "This demon was so horrible in the appearance of his
shape and form that
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I recognized him immediately to be from the lower group, the
perverted group. The angels, the demon and I were in the spirit in
that room and we were aware of everything that was happening.
Those in the flesh were only aware of themselves for they could
not see or hear us eventhough we were back in the 'physical
world.' Since we were in the spirit, we still communicated with our
minds."
"I was not really paying close attention to the words the two were
speaking. My entire attention was focused upon the demon. He
was a most horrible looking thing, reminding me of an over-grown,
stuffed, slimy, green frog all out of proportion. He moved ever so
slowly up to the face of the man just as though he went right
through the pores of his skin. When the demon had completely
entered the man, the angel said, 'Now it's done.' The angel then
proceeded to tell me how it was that this particular man was
possessed. He stated, 'The demon made himself desirable and
attractive.' "The angel pointed out to me that all mankind has a
sovereign will, all his own, beyond which the demons cannot
come. He also pointed out that the angels could not come beyond
the will of man. God, Himself, could not violate that will." Being
made in the 'image of God,' we are given a will, the right to choose.
The angels revealed to Mr. Pittman that all of God's children have
been given the power to cast out demons, however, this power is
based on the Christian's faith and that he or she knows without
doubt what they are doing. Y [Some certain saints have been
especially gifted in this ministry. Usually, those who have been
specifically called by the Holy Spirit, have received the Spirit's
discernment and other of His confirming gifts].
"The demons," Howard learned, "Have developed great skills in
the area of deception. They move completely through our lives by
deceit and trickery and keep us totally unaware of their activity. I
also learned that the born again Christian has a guardian angel
and before the saint's life is over, it might take a whole host of
angels to keep him or her. The fighting they do is sort of like
protecting our 'blind' side."
Howard said he was shown that in these last days we can expect
a substantial increase in Satan's demonic activity, not only in
adults but in children as well!
[Remember this was revealed to him in 1979 and we are now in
2005]. There are certain areas of a persons life in which Satan
must have 'permission' from God to developed circumstances
against him ... as in the case of Job. This increase of Satan's
activity is what the Lord warned us about when He spoke of the
incredible miracles that false prophets would perform in the last
days. However, the great miracles that the Lord will produce,
proclaims Howard, "Will shake the established hierarchy of the so-
called organized religion in the world today."
Saints, the Lord Jesus is tapping everything hidden in our hearts
that pertains to the works of the flesh. He 'must' begin at His own
house, "which house are you/we."
States Mr. Pittman, "He did not promise it would be easy. He did
promise it would be possible! God did not command us to take up
our 'roses' and follow Him! He commanded us to take up our
'cross' and follow Him! What was the 'cross' in the life of Jesus?
THE CROSS MEANT PHYSICAL DEATH! In a sense, that is what
it means to us, die to the flesh! The only thing the devil can appeal
to is our flesh! which is a daily exercise, but doing it overcomes the
devil."
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The Appearance of
Demons & Angels
The warring angels are the most fierce and strongest! In their form
and shape, they look just like they did when they served the Most
High. They enforce Satan's will and are Princes over lands,
countries, nations, territories, et cetra. (Principalities and Powers,
Rulers of darkness). Wherever they go all demonic spirits concede
to them. Many of the 'angels' who are under them, travel in groups.
"While viewing the activity of the demons, and trying to sort out
what I was seeing, my attention was suddenly distracted by a
noise that sounded like a great troop marching. I looked up to see
a cadre of soldiers marching toward me. By their 'uniform and
dress, they reminded me of what I had always thought the old
Roman soldier would look like, except they were giants!" Mr.
Pittman writes. One broke ranks and came up to Howard leering at
him, to let him know that they resented his being permitted to be
and see the evidence of the spirit world.
Mr. Pittman states, "before that day he didn't even believe in this
sort of thing, that is, the 'spirit world.'" He says, "The second most
powerful in Satan's kingdom, are those shaped like humans,
greed, lust, hate, strife.
Spirits Greed is the chief architects of Satan's over-all general
attack plan and are primarily responsible for it's tremendous
success rate!" He quotes Paul's letter to Timothy, "For the love of
money is the root of all evil; which while some coveted after, they
have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with
many sorrows."
[This, in my opinion, is the cause for the fall of many Evangelists
... and Christian TV compositeness and Entertainer-Prophets, not
all, but many have fallen and we Christians must face the facts
presented to us].
Howard writes, "It seemed as though I was looking at an ordinary
man. He looked like an ordinary business man. Even his apparel, it
appeared to be a common, inexpensive, charcoal gray business
suit. He resembled an average, portly caucasian. His hair was
sandy in color and somewhat thin. As I studied his face, he glared
at me with eyes as cold as steel. I noticed a faint smile at the
corner of his mouth, and I found it hard to believe that one so
fierce could look so mild."
It was revealed to Howard that he was looking at the 'deputy
commander,' the second in chain of command directly under the
prince. He was the one charged with the responsibility of putting
the world in ripe condition for Satan's picking in these last days!
[No wonder the 'Prosperity Doctrine' is so over-taught today,
Saints]! Wonder of wonders, "his mild-looking spirit operated in
the image of a "good old boy" deception." Howard was told that the
shapes and forms of demons indicate their area of expertise. In
this case, the 'good old boy' finds it easy to perform his task since
his image is so readily acceptable to society. Mr. Pittman writes, "I
know as I look back at my own life and how I considered myself 'a
good old boy' that this demon was working there! He made me
believe that me and mine came before anything else. This was my
attitude toward my church also. My tithes were not even paid until
my rent was paid and food was purchased because my family
obligations came before God. In fact, Me and Mine came before
anything or anyone. As I look back, I can see the selfishness in my
life which is the by-product of greed."
It was shown to him that, "Mr. Greed, in his deception, had sold
me on the idea that I was to live high as my neighbors and that my
family was entitled to the same things of
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this physical world as my neighbors’ families. To get all those
worldly goods had to take an extra job or work overtime. I did not
have money. Since I was professing to be a Christian, I could not
steal it. So, the only way I could get it was to work extra for that
extra money. For many years I worked eighty to one hundred
hours a week in order to maintain my income at a level where I
could enjoy my high standard of living."
[Saints, are you hearing this? Most of the Body of
Christ, especially in America, has been absolutely
drunk on this 'new wine' demonic spirit]!
Mr. Pittman said he kept making excuses to his conscience
and saying, "God understands. He knows I have to do this so I can
pay my bills. However, his conscience kept telling him he was
wrong ... " there was a war going on in his heart, the Spirit was
faithful to convict him. What was shown him was, "That when he
had to stand before God, God did not understand! In fact, He told
me that this kind of life I called worship was an abomination to
Him."
Howard was told by the angels, "The primary function of these
demons of greed is to destroy the economy of the world. These
are also used in conjunction with demons of
"Perversion" in their work to destroy the morals of the people." The
idea is to get the Christian in debt and despair ..."into the cares of
this world that choke the Word!" and the unbeliever into the grips
of the government and consequently, "the Marked Chip."
He was shown, "The economy of the world must be in such
despair that the people from the grass roots level will cry out for
someone to save them. The world must be ripe before the
Antichrist can pluck it. It must be filled with violence, crime, and
wholesale immorality. Then, it will be ripe."
Y [Read again the 'Rothchild's Manifesto,' we are right on target]!
"Do we see these demons of hate, lust, strife and a few others of
like order?" questions Mr. Pittman. These demons are working in
many Christians. There is a great falling away from the truth of the
Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. "Christians make no public out-
cries against immorality today, because they have been stifled by
Satan ... and if any group does attempt to, they are blitzed by the
'well-organized public media,' " says Mr. Pittman.
[The Lord reveals to me today, 3.25.05, that we have a very
real example in Terri Schiavo's case vs the Government's system
regarding a persons rights, even to live. It is exactly how the
Government's marked chip'd system of buying and selling will be
handled in the cases of those who refuse the 'chip' in America. Our
'hands' will be tied, so to speak, in the courts]!
[Saints, this really bothers me; people are praying to God to
overrule the 'powers' that be decisions in removing Terri's feeding
tube, thereby allowing her to die a painful death by starvation
(murder). Why is it that some Christians are always boasting "We
Have The Power," yet, not one who is claiming they have this
power with God, are acting in the 'Elijah Spirit' by calling Terri, in
the name of Yeshua/Jesus, to 'complete wholeness' in the sight of
all to witness ... thereby giving evidence to His holy Name's
power? Why would we pray to our Father God, to overrule our
'Governmental System,' to reinsert the feeding tube, so that, she
could go on living in the same miserable state? Why not pray "O
Lord God, in the name of Jesus, Terri's Savior, be healed from the
top of your head to the bottom of your feet, and Lord Jesus
magnify Your works in her;" why not this prayer, Saints]?
[When the time comes for the 'mark of the Beast,' and we
begin appealing to our Judges, and the Courts, to change our
'System;' and then begin praying to the Lord to overrule the
Government's laws; then, we will find ourselves having to
completely depend on our own inheritant power with God, in
Messiah Jesus ... for which He has been training His people, for
such a time as this]!
Mystery Demons &
Half-Human – Half-Animal
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Resembling Greek Mythology
Mystery Demons
"We came to a group of demon spirits that I call the Mystery
Demons, simply because I do not know what else to call them.
This was one of the leading groups, and just may be the most
important one. I do not recall their shape or form, I was not allowed
to retain this in my memory, and I don't even know the name of
their group. These remained aloof from all others, and their area of
expertise is most important to Satan's last day attack plan." [His
Conspiracy Plan ... Rothchild's Manifesto]!
"These demons have power over flesh, even more power than the
other demonic forces. Part of their great strength rests in their
anonymity. I also recall that they operate differently from the other
spirits. When a human is demon possessed, there are certain
classic symptoms which indicate that possession. This is not true
with the 'Mystery Demon.' It is a mandated fact that demons must
indicate their presence when they totally possess a person. All
demon possessed people display certain symptoms which give
evidence of demonic activity in that person." [If it quacks like a
duck, it's a duck]!
"A classic example of this is displaying a split personality. It is a
fact that all humans who have more than one personality are
demon possessed. It was shown to me that all 'spirit beings' have
only one soul, one personality. That includes the spirit of man that
lives in the physical body. If that physical body begins to show
more than one personality, then that body has more than one spirit
living in it. There are no exceptions, ifs, ands, or buts about it! In
such circumstances this would be demon possession ... plain and
clear. Another fact is
that it is impossible for a spirit to live in and control a physical body
without revealing itself in the form of a personality to others. This is
true of the spirit of man as well as the spirit of demons." [Also of
animals. See Lesson 'Candy &That Darn Cat' and Luke's account
of Jesus' allowing the demons possession of the pigs].
"However, when the personality of the Mystery Demon is
displayed, it is not always obvious. When he exhibits his
personality in a human he has possessed, it is usually revealed as
a hidden personality in that person. [The demon is free to enter in
and go out of it's house (the body) at its own will ... and does all
the time]. The dark side, for example, there was once a man who
lived a good, clean, Christian life. He was a good husband, a good
father, a law-abiding citizen, and he took an active part in his
church. After this man died, his wife of forty years found some
things he had kept hidden from her throughout their entire
marriage. He had prepared a hidden room in the back of his
workshop. This room was private and when he was not in it, he
kept it locked. After his death, his wife found many obscene
objects and pictures concealed in that room. This man had a
hidden personality, a dark side, that not even his life-long mate
knew about." [But Jesus did]!
"These particular demons may also manifest themselves as
physical deformities, sicknesses, curses, and many other ways
which are not so obvious. When dealing with these demons, a
different approach is sometimes needed." Mt 17:21. [The Holy
Spirit will tell you what demon you are dealing with also. That is
just one of the reasons He has been given to His servant].
"There is a level of accountability. Their
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reasons he has been given to his servant. There is a level of
accountability. Their activity in people below this level does not
exceed 10%. When I use the word of accountability," I am referring
to those persons who are able to make a choice, there are those
who are not free to make a choice." [This brings to our
understanding children. Demons can and do work through children
and certain circumstances are usually present. Which things are
often found in their parents home. They are visited at night; this
activity is found in books, video games, shows and movies. There
are many children who are possessed and uncontrollable ...
especially in today's culture. Then we "wonder why, what's
wrong]?"
[Remember, anyone willfully taking him/herself into a state of
altered consciousness by use of drugs, even prescriptions drugs,
alcohol, TM, hypnosis, or some other such way is responsible for
his own behavior ... because of your own sovereign will].
Half-Human . Half-Animal
Resembling Greek Mythology
Witchcraft Demonic Powers
"The upper half of these demon spirits resemble figures of Greek
Mythology ... man, and the lower half animal. These spirits
possessed skills in the area of the black arts, such as sorcery,
karate, false religion, magic, self-destruction, psychic phenomena,
occult, necromancy, suicide, drugs and alcohol also,
enchantments, Satan worshipers, rock, blues & honky tonk music"
[which has slowly entered Christian music with all the 'outward
attire,' trinkets, tattoos, piercings of all kinds, perverted hair styles,
ungodly make-up and tight fitting clothes ... all in the name of 'our'
Lord Jesus! see Lev 19:28 seq.], "reincarnation, familiar spirits,
and all the other related areas of expertise, writes Mr. Pittman.[It's
a money-making-machine!" even in the Christian market!!! Knights
in Satan's armor! God help us]!
"John Bunyan died August 31, 1688, in his 60th year. He
reconciled a father and son in Reading, on his way to London. In
his journey there, he was overtaken by a rainstorm. His death
resulted from the effects of the weather's exposure. John was busy
preaching and writing, his influence from these activities and
experiences in the Spirit World made him 'second to scarcely any
man in England. John was rightly named. He was another "Son of
Thunder," who, in his short life, caused a spiritual and moral
earthquake that rearranged human landscape," writes Mary
Stewart Ralfe.
Like Mr. Howard Pittman, John Bunyan writes about
"Inhabitants of High Places" ------- despicable! Speaking of his
journey with his Gaurdian Angel he says, "By the time we reached
the lowest regions of the air. I saw multitudes of Horrid forms and
dismal dark appearances fly from the shining presence of my
Bright Conductor. 'These sure,' said I, 'are some of the Vanguard
of Hell, so black and so affrighting are the forms.'"
"'These are,' said my Angel, 'some of the Apostate Spirits that
wander up and down in the air and on earth lions roaring seeking
out those that they can devour. Though they are led hence, you
will see them quickly in their own dark territories, for we are now
upon the borders of the infernal pit.'"
"As quick as a wink, I found the words of my Conductor very
true. We were surrounded with a darkness much more black than
night. It was attended with a stink more suffocating far than that of
burning brimstone. My ears were likewise filled with horrid yellings
of the damned spirits. All the
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most discordant notes on earth were, in comparison of this,
melodious music."
"'Now,' said my Guardian Angel, 'you are on the verge of Hell.
Do not fear the power of the destroyer. My commission from the
Imperial Throne secures you from all dangers.'"
Here it was granted for Mr. Bunyan to ask questions and hear
answers from Devils and Damned Souls. The Angel said, "what
you have a mind to ask, inquire! They shall answer you! The
Devils (demons, same as) cannot hurt you, though they would,
because they are bound by Him that has commanded me, of which
themselves are cognizant."
"We were come within Hell's territories, placed in caverns of the
infernal deep (the abyss)." The Angel called Satan the "Apostate
Spirit," both of sin and blasphemy. Mr. Bunyan writes, "we passed
on further, among dismal scenes of unmixed sorrow. We saw two
wretched souls tormented by a Fiend ... ... the two accused and
cursed each other." What they accused each other of ... were all
the works of the flesh taught by the Apostle Paul in Galatians 5
"that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of
God." They had been companions upon earth in sin and each led
the other in their so-called friendship.
Another wretched soul he saw was a woman being tormented
by one of the demonic spirits with burning sulphur. This woman in
her lifetime had gold enough to be satisfied ... but never was. "She
cared not who she ruined and undid so she could get their gold."
Her love of money so consumed her that she reached the place
where "the love of it would not let her spend so much of it as to
supply herself with what the common necessities of life required.
She was so possessed by it she went often with an empty stomach
and patched apparel. She was always afraid of being cheated by
others or that she may be robbed. She was herself so great a
cheat, that she cheated her own body of its food and soul of
mercy," writes Mr. Bunyan.
John Bunyan told of countless other souls condemned for
eternity in Hell's torments, whose conversations are too numerous
for me to write-up in this account. He states emphatically, "there
are NO ATHEISTS IN HELL!"
All the Souls in Hell that Mr. Bunyan was allowed to converse with,
said, "If only we had responded to the LORD'S many calls while
we lived our lives out on earth!" IF ONLY! This will help each
individual Christian understand the "times and seasons" of
Yeshua/Jesus' first coming until His second coming, His return.
"There is an intermediary period, Rm 13:11, between the time of
Messiah's coming, Ro 3:26, and His return, 1 Co 1:8. This period
is the "Day of Salvation," or "as long as it is called 'Today'," a time
allowed for conversion, Acts 3:20 seq.; it is granted to the
'remnant,' Ro 11:5, and to the gentiles, Ro 11:2; Ep 2:12seq.; see
Lk 21:24; Rev 6:11. Though the duration is uncertain, 1 Th 5:1,
this time of 'pilgrimage' must be regarded as being short, 1 Pet 1:
17; 1 Co 7:26-31; cf. Rev 10:6; 12:12; 20:3, and full of trials &
suffering, Ep 5:16; 6:13, which are a prelude to the glory to come,
Ro 8:11. The end is at hand, 1Pet 4:7; see Rev 1:3 & 1 Co 16:22;
Ph 4:5; Jm 5:8, the Day (of the LORD) approaches, Ro 13:11, & it
is necessary to be on the watch, 1 Th 5:6; cf. Mk 13:33, & to use
the time well that remains, Col 4:5; Ep 5:16, for one's own
salvation and that of others, Ga 6:10, leaving the final vindication
to Yahweh/God, Ro 12:19; 1 Co 4:5.
New Jerusalem Bible: 2 Co 6a, footnote.
We must learn how demonic spirits 'deceive' the fleshly nature
of man, and how to balance just what the lusts of the flesh are ...
for instance; the flesh needs clothing and a place to call home.
Please don't fall for modern day psychology stating just how
wonderful you are and your self-esteem! Be very careful of
changing the Message of Christ to fit in with our forever
alternating, fashionable Culture! The Word of the LORD Jesus
cannot be altered! "Christ supplies all
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our needs .. " whatever we 'need,' while living in this flesh,
whether it be our jobs, our homes, food, any material thing or
spiritual enforcement, so that we may be able to help ourselves
and others also ... "according to His Word." Now the works (deeds)
of the flesh are these:
"The works of the flesh are evident," says Paul. "EVIDENCE," is
that what we need? Well, here is the evidence of the deeds of
demonic activity inspiring the flesh, "adultery, fornication,
uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery (drugs), hatred,
contentions, jealousies, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions
(greed, even in Christian ministries -especially), dissensions,
'heresies,' envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries and of the like ...
this is the 'evidence' of a worldly walk ... that those who live this
sort of life ... will not inherit the Kingdom of God, which is Eternal
life!" Gal 5:19-21.
Dear Saints of Yeshua/Jesus, we are in uncertain times which
were predicted by the Spirit as
... "Perilous!" Try every spirit speaking to you by the Word already
written. Lord, please bless our eyes.
LISTING OF REFERENCES
1) Howard O. Pittman
Books: Placebo
The Covert War (Deception)
Demons An Eyewitness Account
Address: Howard O. Pittman
P.O. Box 107
Foxworth, Mississippi 39483
Publisher: Philadelphian Publishing House
2) Pastor Roland Buck
Book: The Man Who Talked With Angels
Publisher: SonLife International, Inc.
Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920
Heartbeat Ministries
Box 4006
Boise, Idaho 83704
3) Mary K. Baxter
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SheepShed of Sent Ministries
In Chapter 6
SheepShed's "FYI"
(For Your Information)
"Prophecies Among the Saints"
True or False?
will be addressed in our next Chapter.
One of these prophecies will be that of A.A. Allen, the Evangelist of
the healing revival of the1950's and 1960's. He could also be
called a pioneer in what we now label as the "prosperity" message.
He died in 1970 unexpectedly. But in his early remarkable healing
ministry, the '50's, Mr. Allen was given a Vision of War, Death and
Destruction on America. As the bitter Cup was pressed to the lips
of "Lady Liberty" she speaks out, "I WILL NOT DRINK!" However,
she was made to drink the FULL CUP. She began to become
unsteady on her feet and to stagger again and again falling to her
knees. Finally she was seen struggling in the gulf trying to rise to
her feet.
This Vision reminds me of the Vision given to our first president
George Washington in the cold winter at Valley Forge of 1777-78.
An Angelic Prince whose name was Union of the Republic, sent by
the LORD to show him the destiny of the Republic, the rise and fall
of America! The Vision is recorded in the Library of Congress,
listed by the Library as privilege information.
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SheepShed’s "FYI"
(For Your Information)
"Prophecies"
Chapter Six
"Predictions Among the Saints"
True or False?
Rev. A.A. Allen was known as one of the more important
Evangelists in the healing revival movements of the 1950's and
1960's . He was dramatic and controversial. He became renowned
for his ability to exercise demonic spirits from persons with difficult
cases, and healings for sickness or crippling disease.
He was a man-of-God who was concerned about the rights of
minorities. His crusades were held among the predominately poor
and ethnically diverse audiences. He was one of the first to defy
and break the segregation barrier in the deep south. He was one
of the first, and could be called a pioneer in the development of the
"prosperity" message! He established a Christian community in
Mira Valley, Arizona, in 1958. It was named "Miracle Valley" and
called a "Spiritual Mecca."
At the Miracle Valley he built his headquarters, a Bible School for
pastors, evangelists, teachers and musicians, radio and television
programs, and America's largest independent printing and
distribution center ... magazines, books, recordings and Christian
literature. Also a large feeding program in disadvantage areas.
Thousands around the world attended the Camp Meetings and
Conventions. He claimed God gave him a Master Plan to help
people bring the riches of His blessings into their lives 'to prosper
and be in health.'
I will not write about the Prosperity Message, which has traveled
far out in 'left field' so to speak, but, we will quote only portions
from a six page autobiography journal of the Vision which he
received from the LORD Jesus atop the Empire State Building in
his early ministry of the 1950's.
In 1970 Mr. Allen died unexpectedly of acute alcoholism. A great
fall from grace! "Take heed lest you fall," is still the LORD'S
command to 'every' son of God!
"As I stood atop the Empire State Building, I could see the
Statue of Liberty, illuminating the gateway of the new world. Here,
spread before me like an animated map, is an area 60 to 80 miles
in diameter. I was amazed that the Spirit of the LORD should so
move me, there atop the Empire State Building. Why should I feel
such a surge of His Spirit and power there?"
"Suddenly I heard the voice of the Lord. It was as clear and distinct
as a voice could be. It seemed to come from the very midst of the
giant telescope; but when I looked at the telescope, I knew it hadn't
come from there, but directly from Heaven. The voice said, "The
eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to
show Himself strong in behalf of them whose heart is perfect
toward Him. Herein you have done foolishly; therefore, henceforth
you shall
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have wars.' Immediately when I heard the voice of God, I knew this
was a quotation of scripture; but never before had a thing come to
me so forcibly by the power of the Spirit."
2 Chronicles 16:9.
"The ticking of the telescope stopped. The man before me had
used up his dime's worth, I knew I was next. As I stepped to the
telescope and dropped in my dime, immediately the ticking started
again. This was an automatic clock which allowed me to use the
telescope for a limited time only. As I swung it to the north, the
Spirit came upon me. Seemingly, in the Spirit I was caught away. I
knew the telescope itself had nothing to do with the distance which
I was enabled to see, for I was able to see far beyond the range of
it. It was simply that God had chosen this time to reveal these
things to me, as I looked through the telescope, it was not
Manhattan Island that I saw."
"I could see for thousands of miles! It was all of the North American
continent spread out before me as a map is spread upon a table. It
was not the East River and the Hudson River that I saw on either
side, but the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans; and instead of the
Statue of Liberty standing there in the bay on her small island, I
saw her standing far out in the Gulf of Mexico. She was between
me and the United States. I knew this was not coming to me
through the telescope but a Vision directly from God, and to prove
this to myself, I took my eyes away from the telescope, and the
same scene remained before me."
Great Cities & Gigantic Hand
"There, clear and distinct, was all the North American continent
with all its great cities. To the north lay the Great Lakes. Far to the
northeast was New York City. I could see Seattle and Portland far
to the northwest. down the west coast there were San Francisco
and Los Angeles. Closer in the foreground lay New Orleans at the
center of the Gulf Coast area. I could see towering ranges of the
Rocky Mountains and trace with my eye the Continental Divide. All
this and more I could see spread out before me as a great map
upon a table."
"As I looked, suddenly from the sky I saw a giant hand reach down.
That gigantic hand was reaching out toward the Statue of Liberty.
In a moment her gleaning torch was torn from her hand, and in it
instead was placed a 'cup'; and I saw protruding from that 'great
cup' a giant sword, shining as if a great light had been turn on its
glistening edge. It seemed to threaten all the world. As the 'great
cup' was placed in the hand of the Statue of Liberty, I heard these
words,
'Thus saith the LORD of hosts, drink and be drunken and
spew and fall and rise
no more because of the sword which I will send.'
I recognized this as another quotation."
Jeremiah 25:27.
"I was amazed to hear the Statue of Liberty speak out in reply,
"I WILL NOT DRINK!"
Then as a voice of thunder, I heard again the voice of the LORD
saying,
"You shall certainly drink!"
Then the giant hand forced the cup to the lips of the Statue of
Liberty, and she became powerless to defend herself. The mighty
hand of God forced her to drink every drop from the cup. As she
drank the bitter dregs, these were the words I heard:
"Should you be utterly unpunished?
You shall not be unpunished, for I
will call for a sword upon all the
inhabitants of the earth,"
saith the LORD of hosts.' "
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War, Death, Destruction
"When the cup was withdrawn from the lips of the Statue of
Liberty, I noticed the sword was missing from the cup, which could
mean but one thing. THE CONTENTS OF THE CUP HAD BEEN
COMPLETELY CONSUMED! I also knew that the sword merely
typified war, death, and destruction, which is no doubt on the way."
"Then as one drunken on too much wine, I saw the Statue of
Liberty become unsteady on her feet and begin to stagger and to
lose her balance. I saw her splashing in the gulf, trying to regain
her balance. I saw her stagger again and again and fall to her
knees. As I saw her desperate attempts to regain her balance and
rise to her feet again, my heart was moved as never before with
compassion for her struggles; but as she staggered there in the
gulf, once again I heard these words:
'Drink and be drunken and spew
and fall and rise no more because
of the sword which I will send
among you.'"
"As I watched, I wondered if the Statue of Liberty would ever be
able to regain her footage, if she would ever stand again; and as I
watched, it seemed that with all her power she struggled to rise
and finally staggered to her feet again and stood there swaying
drunkenly. I felt sure that at any moment she would fall again,
possibly never to rise. I was overwhelmed with a desire to reach
out my hand to keep her head above water, for I knew if she fell
again, she would drown there in the gulf."
Black Cloud Rising
Skeleton Destroys Multitudes
And Mortal Agony
"Then, another amazing thing was taking place, as I watched. Far
to the northwest, just out over Alaska, a huge, black cloud was
arising. As it rose, it was as black as night. It seemed to be in the
shape of a man's head. As it continued to rise, I observed two light
spots in the black cloud. It rose further, and a gaping hole
appeared. I could see that the black cloud was taking the shape of
a skull, for now the huge, white gaping mouth was plainly visible.
Finally, the head was complete. Then the shoulders began to
appear; and on either side, long, black arms."
"What I saw again, was the entire North American continent,
spread like a map on a table and this terrible skeleton-formed, like
a cloud it rose from behind the table steadily until the form was
visible down to the waist. At the waist the skeleton bent toward the
United States, stretching forth a hand toward the east and one
toward the west ... one toward New York and the other toward
Seattle. As the awful form stretched forward, I could see that its
entire attention was focused upon the United States, overlooking
Canada at least for the time being. As I saw the black cloud
bending toward America, bending from the waist over, reaching
down toward Chicago and out toward both coasts, I knew its one
interest was to destroy
multitudes."
"I'm watching in horror, as the great black skeleton stopped just
above the Great Lakes region and turned its face to New York
City. Then out of the gaping mouth appear whispers of white
vapor, like smoke, as a cigarette smoker would blow puffs of
smoke from his mouth. These vapors were being blown toward
New York City. The smoke spread until it had covered all the
eastern part of the United States."
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"Then the skeleton turned toward the west and from its mouth and
nostrils came another great puff of white smoke toward the West
Coast. In a few moments' time the entire West Coast and Los
Angeles area were covered with vapors."
"Then toward the center came a third great puff. St. Louis and
Kansas City were enveloped in its white vapors. Then they came
to New Orleans. Then on they swept until they reached the Statue
of Liberty where she stood staggering in the blue waters of the
gulf. As the vapors spread around the head of the Statue, she took
in but one gasping breath and started coughing as to rid her lungs
of the smoke she had inhaled. She had seared her lungs."
"The coughing grew worse. The Statue of Liberty was moaning
and groaning. She was in mortal agony. The pain was terrific! I
watched her clutching her breast. Then she fell to her knees, and
then fell face forward into the waters and lay still as death. Tears
ran down my face as I realized that she was dead! Only the
lapping of the waves, which, splashing over her body, broke the
stillness."
Screaming of Sirens
"Run For Your Lives"
Mr. Allen heard screaming sirens to him were saying "RUN FOR
YOUR LIVES!" They came from everywhere and from everywhere
people were running for their lives. But none of them ran more
than a few paces, then fell. The people struggled to their feet, as
did the Statue of Liberty, then falling finally on their face to rise not
again. He saw millions of people screaming and crumbling in the
streets and sidewalks. They were coughing, moaning and
groaning like the "Lady Liberty" who was symbolic of America's
people! Some of the people reached shelters, while others did not.
Mr. Allen heard the Lord’s voice quote:
"A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth, for the
LORD has a controversy with the nations. He will
plead with all flesh; He will give them that are wicked to the
sword. Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and
a great whirlwind shall be raised up from
the coasts of the earth, and the slain of
the LORD shall be at that day from one end of the earth to
the other. They shall
not be lamented, neither gathered, nor be
buried; they shall be dung upon the ground."
[Gathering from these words, the judgment is "World Wide". And
the same devastation is predicted for all sooner or later]! Jeremiah
25:31-33.
Mr. Allen said he saw from the Atlantic and from the Pacific and out
of the Gulf rocket-like objects come up like fish leaping out of the
water. Each headed in a different direction, but each one toward
the United States. Then he saw similar rockets ascend from
various places of the States but few appeared to intercept the
rockets. The
enemy's missile rockets hit their targets and all exploded at the
same time. "It reminded me of the H-bomb somewhere in the South
Pacific. In my vision it was so real that I seemed to feel a searing
heat from it."
Mr. Allen states, "The earth was silent as the silence of death." He
then heard sweet music, sounds of laughter, shouts rejoicing and
singing. Above the smoke and poisonous gases, he saw a huge
mountain; it was solid rock! I knew at once it was the Mountain of
the LORD! There in the cleft of it the Saints were shut in,
protected by a Great Hand which reached down out of the
Heavens.
DEA Don Stewart Association ... Internet.
Don Stewart was named to take over Rev. Allen's organization
after his unexpected death.
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Archbishop McGreir
(Sp. ?) of the
Catholic Church
Prediction in
1143 A.D.
Archbishop Malachi McGreir (sp. ?), of Ireland, in 1143 A.D., was
given a Vision from the LORD, in which he saw the next 112
popes. The Vision told him that the 112th pope would be the final
pope who would be the "False Prophet" that the book of
Revelation predicts will arise out of the earth. The final pope will
fall away from the truth, and the Church will be corrupted also.
This pope would reign during the time of the "Battle of
Armageddon". He said that would be 850-875 years from now
(1143). He prophesied that this final pope would take the name of
Peter Ramano ... Pope Peter 11 of Rome! No other pope has
taken this name out of respect for the Apostle Peter.
Pope John Paul 11, the 110th pope, said, "We are only two popes
behind (away from) the most shocking teaching and startling
controversial contradictions about the Church. The spirit of
Antichrist has entered the Sanctuary! It will be the most shocking
religious event in history. The church is in shambles and it is
irreversible." Pope John Paul 11 placed in office
all but three cardinals, and these three are liberals.
Ratzinger is the 111th pope, who calls himself Pope Benedict the
XVI. He is the giant theological enforcer and defender of the
Roman Catholic doctrine today. He has written recently a new
Catholic Catechism. He is a conservative and wrinkles the liberals.
He denounces the filth in the Church and especially in the
priesthood! He is 78 years old, and is expected to live perhaps 7-8
years! Only the LORD knows really. Just how close can the Battle
of Armegeddon be, just how close if the "1143 Prophecy" is true?
Arch Bishop Fulton Sheen, a catholic, of the '50's and '60's
preached, "We will have a religion without the cross; a religion
without a "world to come"; a religion to destroy religions. There will
be a counter Church; Christ's Church will be one and the False
Prophet will create the other. The "Mystical Body' found today will
have it's Judas Iscariot and he will be the False Prophet! Satan will
recruit him from among our bishops!"
Father O'Conner taught the final pope would defect. Father
Bernard Leonard taught that the final pope will fall away from our
religion. The great theologian Malachi Martin states, "The final
pope will turn away and the liberals will have what they want ...
especially those in America."
In the entire Body of Christ we find defectors from the TRUTH and
are teaching anything but "sound" doctrines.
In the New Catechism it states that the Catholic Church believes in
the coming of the full Kingdom of God in which Jesus Christ will
reign personally ... (that is, He will not reign through His people as
some are teaching now). It also teaches that Jesus Christ is the
ONLY way of salvation!
Jack Van Impe
Tape Pope 11 - May 2005
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Saint Francis of Assisi, 1132?-1226, was an Italian Roman
Catholic friar, he founded the Franciscan order in 1209, and was
canonized in 1228. In the year of his death,1226, he wrote this
Prediction:
"There will be an uneconomically elected pope who will cause a
great schism. There will be divers thoughts preached which will
cause many, even those in different orders, to doubt. Yes, even
agreeing with the heretics which will cause my order to divide.
Then there will be universal dissension and persecutions. The last
pope will defect from the Christian faith." This is classified in
Catholic Theology under (the heading of) Tradition. Remember,
Bishop Sheen (50's & 60's) proclaimed this truth.
St. Francis continues, "There will come a time of the hardest
trials for the Church. Cardinals against Cardinals and bishops
against bishops. Satan will put himself in their midst. In Rome also
there will be big changes. What is rotten will fall, and what will fall
must not be maintained. The Church will be darkened and the
world will be plunged into confusion." (The word babel means
confusion).
This prophecy is shocking and Pope John Paul 11nd believed
what was said from this Manuscript. Once again remember, all
these prophecies took place long before Martin Luther's
reformation act and his book
Babylonian Captivity of the Church published in 1520AD.
Archbishop of Ireland
St. Malachi
We will repeat for you the original prophecy given regarding the
"False Prophet" and the "112th Pope." There seems to be two
different dates given on Mr.Van Impe's tapes. One date is 1139,
and the other 1143, I'm sure there is a reason for that ... but since
I don't have the books "After The Darkness" and "The Keys of His
Blood", I can't search those dates out for you.
"In 1139 in Tuwam (sp. ?), Ireland, there was an Archbishop by
the name of Malachi O. Morgurer or McGrier (sp. ?), who later was
canonized Saint Malachi." (Please don't confuse him with the late
Malachi Martin and his works which Mr. Van Impe has been
discussing lately on his TV programs).
"St. Malachi had just been to Rome and God showed him in a
vision what was coming in the future and that there would be 112
popes from that hour onward (1139) beginning with pope #1. In his
discussion with the LORD, Celestian 11nd was the reigning pope
and from then unto the 112th pope St. Malachi was shown each
one of which God gave poetic descriptions of all 112. He saw the
112th pope defect from the Christian faith." And the shocking thing
is ... all the descriptions he's predicted have been right!
"In St. Malachi's prophecy, Pope John Paul 11 would be #110.
#111 would be a conservative carrying out John Paul's
convictions, but the next pope would be the Defector." This
prophecy is Catholic traditional teaching, not that of the Protestant
doctrine and teachings.
"The Keys of His Blood", writings of the late Malachi Martin,
assured us that John Paul 11 knew of these prophecies and what
was coming on the first day he entered his position as Pope. He
saw the defection and he knew what the "second secret of Fatima"
was that there would be the great Apostasy among the clergy,
bishops, cardinals, et cetra. Because he figured the prophecy of
St. Malachi might be (was) true, he tried to do everything he could
do from happening in the next choosing of a pope. So just before
he died he chose 31 new Cardinals. There are a total of 190
Cardinals and he had chosen 185 of them. All but five he
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therefore chose, but these five men guaranteed that there would
be no more conservatives. St. Malachi predicted that Pope #112
would choose the name Peter Romano 11nd. And this pope would
be in power during the battle of Armageddon!
He states Armageddon is the time that the LORD Jesus returns to
stop that battle!
At that time the Roman Catholic's will then have the spectacle of a
pope validly elected who cuts the entire visible body of the church
loose from traditional unity and papacy oriented apostalic structure
that the church has hithertofore always believed and taught was
divinely established. The shutter that will shake the Roman
Catholic body in that day will be the shutter of its death and agony.
For its pains will be from within itself orchestrated by its leaders
and its members. No outside enemy will have brought this about.
Many will accept the new regime, many will resist. All will be
fragmented! There will be no one on earth to hold the fractionating
members of the visible Roman Catholic body together as a living
compact organization. Men will then be able to ask for the first time
in the history of the church, "Where is the visible body of the
church Christ founded?" But there will be none!"
(Rev 11:18). Malachi Martin quotes, p. 684, St. Malachi, in his
book "Keys of His Blood."
Rabbis Teaching Predictions
To give us some history for what is to be said next; "The Rabbis
taught that the Messiah would come and rule on the earth for a
Millennium (1000 yrs.), and they based this teaching on the Word
of God ... that 1000 years is as a day, Ps 90:4 for the Jews, and
for the Christian 2 Pet 3:8.
Because the World was created in 6 days, it therefore, would
produce a Messiah at the end of 6000 years who would come and
reign for a 1000 years, which would be the 7th Millennium, the
Sabbath Day Rest. The Catholic Church believes this and it came
into Christianity the same way on the bases of 2 Pet 3:8.
Therefore they believe the LORD Jesus will come at the end of
6000 years. They believe that the Tribulation and Armageddon
ends the 6000 years history, Messiah will then come and then we
enter the final day, the 1000 year reign upon the earth, which
would be the Seventh Year."
Mr. Van Impe asks, "How do I know the Catholic Church believes
this?"
"In the year 325AD, at the council of Nicea, 318 bishops from
every corner of the world (earth) gathered in Rome and reaffirmed
the 1000 year reign of Christ. But something happened after
431AD. Imagine 431 years after preaching the coming of Messiah
and His reign, something happened! What happened? There was
a man by the name of Origin (e?) who taught Universalism, that
there was no hell, everyone was saved anyway so you didn't have
to bother."
"He and his friend Ambrose both hated the Jews. Since the Jews
are teaching that their Messiah is coming to reign 1000 years, let's
get it out of Christianity! So they called for another Council. It is
called the Council of Ephesis and there everything changed and
there it was proclaimed there would be no 1000 year reign of
Christ! It is presently called A-Millenniumism, meaning
No-Millennium! It was an Anti-Semitic move!!! But it worked!"
"It wasn't long until everything we say about the Jews we now
use symbolically and allegorically! And every time the word Israel
is used we call it the Church. And every time Jerusalem appears
we call it Heaven. Three thousand five hundred times these two
terms have been mishandled by
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Protestants today. They are
A-Millenniumists! (Today’s Replacement Theology teaching in
some of the Protestant Movements). Now when the priests (some,
not all) of the Protestant Reformers left the Catholic Church they
took this teaching with them and that is why Protestantism today is
inundated with this teaching that there will be no 1000 year reign
of Messiah Jesus.
Instead it is taught that when Messiah comes the World ends."
"But it is not so with our roots before 431AD. Pope John Paul 11
said before he deceased, "The World will never end!"
Meaning ... he was going back to his roots!
(Reuters News Service). "
"What does the Catholic Church teach about the Second
Coming of Christ?"
"In the reign of Pope John Paul 11, a NEW Catechism of the
Catholic Church has been written. It has listed what is called
"POINTS", 2,865 of them. Points 840; 2,815; 2,818; 2,817 all teach
on the Second Coming. I will quote only two points, however. Point
349, 'The 8th 1000 years begins after the 7th Day, that is, the
1000 year reign of Christ (Messiah Yeshua). This, the 8th, (which
is called New Beginnings), begins on earth because the heavens
have been transferred to earth for 'eternity.' Two words in the
Greek are used, they are, 'neos' and 'kainos'. Neos means a new
creation; kainos means a remodeling job. Every time the Bible
uses 'kainos' it means to renew or remodel ... and the Catholic
Church agrees with this. Therefore, the Universe, at the beginning
of the 8th Day will be "renewed" not "recreated." And Point 1047
states, 'The Universe has destined for itself to be transformed,
renewed, restored to its original state. World without end! Amen
and Amen!"
Everything is shaping into place ... and right on target. It is later
than any of us are really thinking!
Prophecy In The News
J.R. Church in his News Letter, May 2, 2005, writes: "The death of
the pope and the prospects of selecting a new pope are haunting
biblical scholars. In the twelfth century, a Catholic priest, by the
name of (St.) Malachi, fell in a trance while visiting the Vatican and
listed all of the popes that would sit upon the papal throne until the
destruction of Rome by the great "judge."
According to his published prophecies, two popes remain. The
next pope is described as "the glory of the olive." This has caused
some to think that the Benedictine order will produce the next
pope, since they are known as the Olivetans. The final pope,
according to Malachi, will be Peter the Roman, who will lead the
Catholic Church through the final days, leading to the destruction
of Rome."
"Some have suggested that the next pope will be a black pope
... not necessarily an African, but possibly the general of the Jesuit
order, historically known as the "black pope."
The strange thing today 26 April 2009, is that the United States
has a black president who is leading America into a Socialistic
Government…trying to make us like EUROPE! We are on the
verge of Bankruptcy…and this to me make the prophecies of A.A.
Allen appear more truthful. A warning from David Wilkerson, March
2009, to store-up a 30 day supply of necessities for devastating
disasters in many cities worldwide is predicted in his News Letter.
May the Lord Jesus make us ready and willing… to follow Him,
wherever He may lead us, we love you!
SheepShed of Sent Ministries
"Death Experiences, Miracles & Angels"
"Eyewitnesses in the Spirit World"
"Prophecies"
Chapter One
Howard O. Pittman was a Baptist minister for 35 years. On August
3, 1979, his main body trunk artery ruptured and at some point in
the ensuing hours, he suffered physical death. His spirit was lifted
from his body by his guardian angels and taken to the Second
Heaven (Satan's dominion) where he saw many startling things!
He appeared before our Lord in Heaven two separate times where
he pleaded for an extension of his physical life. It was there that
God showed him what kind of worship, life and service to Jesus
Christ he had really led. He was given a message to bring back to
God's 'end-time' generation. To those who would have ears to
hear.
"Be glad then, children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God:
for He has given you the former rain [of the Spirit] moderately, and
He will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and
the later rain in the first month. Joel 2:23, this includes Jews &
Heathen [Gentile] Christians alike; because God is forming a New
Creation out of the two ... One New Man, not two! The word for
Heathen is translated Gentile in the New Testament. But it should
be translated "Heathen."
Angels can read your mind ... that is, your thoughts.
They and the Holy Spirit impart information through thought
transference. We are always within reach.
God's angels are protected and clothed by the glory of the Holy
Spirit who monitors the Universe.
Outside the body ... one can travel at the speed of thought or one
can float along slowly, even hover.
There is an invisible, dividing 'Wall of Dimension' that one passes
through when the spirit is outside the body.
All consciousness, mental faculties, feeling of awareness is with
the person who has left his or her body after death ...
regardless of destination ... Heaven or Hell.
Unless given a second chance, one's destination is determined
when his or her spirit leaves its/ house, that is, the body.
Myriads of demons are at work in the Physical World, Earth. They
are contending for control and manipulation of our physical fleshly
bodies. They are
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disembodied spirits seeking homes for themselves, bodies to
manifest through ... including animals. Without a body they are
naked!
God instructed Mr. Pittman to go and tell what he 'saw' and 'heard';
he had no means by which to accomplish that missionary
assignment. Other eyewitness accounts will be shared in this
book. The urgent messages of several Visions & Death
Experiences which were given them by the Lord and His angels
will be written for us to study and prepare ourselves for the
Second Coming of our Messiah Yeshua, King Jesus.
You must judge for yourself whether these things be true or not. 'I
will be like the Most High!' is re-echoed today throughout the
world. Conspiracies are at foot, inflated by their discoveries and
their progress in material science, men and women are loudly
proclaiming their self-sufficiency, even in Christian ministries, and
denying the existence of a Creator and Jesus Christ through whom
He created all things. We may say the name 'God' ... but not that
of His Son!
'Governments' and 'secret societies' plotting against God and
striving to blot out from homes and schools, from offices and
corporations, all traces of Christianity, to re-writing History, and
some 'even' re-writing Holy Scripture, show plainly under whose
standard they are assembled. The Scriptures tell us that the Beast
with the ten horned crowns and seven heads all have names of
Blasphemy. Never before in history have the rights of Yahweh God
been so blasphemously mocked and denied as today.
Introduction
Howard O. Pittman
"What I am about to tell you is the whole truth. I know because it
happened to me. It is so amazing that some people find it difficult
to believe. In no way am I going to try to convince you because
that is not my job. My job is to tell you. If you are one for whom this
message is intended, you will know of its authenticity by the
testimony of the Holy Spirit to your spirit. When God assigned me
this task of taking this message, He told me to go by faith and He
would open the doors."
"I was born November 24, 1928, during the depression on a small
farm in a very poor section of the state of Mississippi, the seventh
living child of a family of eight children. My father, being a
carpenter, did outside work. The older children did the farming and
provided most of the food we had to eat. My mother did housework
and cooked three meals each day. All the clothes washing was
done by hand on an old scrubboard. Irons were heated before an
open fire so that mother could iron our clothes. She always said
that being poor was not an excuse for being 'tacky', so all the
children had to be clean and neat. I never heard my father use any
curse words. I never heard him raise his voice to my
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Mother, however, I did. hear her raise her voice to him many times.
It was my father, though, who insisted that peace be maintained in
our home."
"I was raised in a Christian home. My father was a deacon in the
church for over fifty years and at twelve years of age, I made a
public profession of faith and joined the church. At age twenty-two,
as a returning veteran in the Korean war, I surrendered to preach
and entered college in preparation for that ministry. After a two-
year struggle I gave up college and made my way to the city of
New Orleans where I entered the law-enforcement profession.
Here I began a career that lasted twenty-five years. During this
career I practiced my Christian faith as I believed it. I was also able
to continue my education even to the point of attending the
seminary. At one time, while serving full-time as a police officer
and a seminary student, I pastured a church."
"I practiced the 'golden rule' and tried to love my neighbor and
really tried to do all the Bible says a Christian should do ... and
then one day I died. As I stood in the presence of God, He called
my life an abomination." [Mr. Pittman entered Heaven twice to
seek the Lord's permission, as Hezekiah did, to plead his case in
order that he might continue to live in his physical body, for without
it he knew his body would die].
"In the year 1973, a great deal of my time was spent researching
any new clues from scripture about the Antichrist. Because of the
world conditions, I was sure that he was about to be revealed. In
early 1974, a message came to me in the form of five dreams
which covered a seven-day span of time.
They were on December 30, 1973, January 1& 3, 1974, and
then the forth and fifth came on the night of January 5, 1974. I did
not know what they meant, but I did know that God was talking to
me. Because I had been engaged in so deep a research about the
Antichrist, I thought these dreams were some kind of message
about him. I found out later that the dreams related to the great
miracle in which I was going to be involved seven years later."
Preparation & Death
"In the year 1978, I retired from the New Orleans Police
Department and moved my family to a sixty-one acre farm in
Mississippi. It was here on this farm that my wife and I started a
new ministry by opening our home to less fortunate children who
had been neglected, abused, and misused. In a period of three
years we had opened our home to thirty-two children. Realizing
that most people considered themselves blessed raising small
families, we considered ourselves to have been abundantly
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blessed to have had thirty-two children in these three years."
"While conducting our new ministry after my retirement, I was still
involved in a phase of law-enforcement. Since part of my duties
included selling the line of training men and dogs for off-shore oil
industry to be used in the detection and prevention of the use of
illegal drugs, I was required to spend a great deal of time traveling."
"Early in the year 1979, I was still not satisfied with my life.
Feeling emptiness, I knew something was missing. All my time was
occupied, but still I was hungry for something else, not knowing
what that something was. I had been convinced that when we
opened our home to children, it would satisfy my spiritual needs. It
did not. At this time, some friends of mine talked me into getting
into politics. Because of my years of experience in law-
enforcement, they thought I would make a good candidate for
sheriff. I spent the entire spring and summer working my campaign
with all my strength. Just a few days before the election scheduled
for August 7, 1979, I was suddenly struck with a grave and
disastrous illness. The night before the tragedy I went to bed as
usual and carefully planned the following day in my mind."
"On awakening that morning I was slightly nauseated and skipped
breakfast. My wife asked me if I was not going to eat. I replied that
I had to hurry to keep my appointment with some folks who I hoped
would support my candidacy for sheriff with campaign
contributions. I was unaware that God had also made an
appointment for me that day. Let me remind you that the Bible says
that it is appointed once unto man to die and, without warning, my
appointment came. Like a flash of lightning, the main trunk artery
in my body cavity ruptured causing a devastating, sudden, blood
loss."
"I was admitted to the local hospital and immediately tests were
run in an attempt to locate the area of the great blood loss. The
local hospital was very small and did not have sufficient equipment
to deal with the problem. On August 3, 1979, my physician came
into my room and I could tell he was concerned. "Mr. Pittman," he
said, "you are a very sick man. We do not have the expertise,
personnel, nor equipment here to take care of what you have. I
am, therefore, recommending you be transferred immediately to
the regional medical center."
"The medical center was forty-five miles away and I protested by
saying that I was too tired to make the trip. Wanting to rest, I asked
to be allowed to stay where I was overnight and transfer me the
following day. I
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pleaded for him to allow me to gain strength and then I said,
"Perhaps I'll go tomorrow."
"He replied, "You won't be here tomorrow." They prepared an
ambulance, assigned a paramedic to attend me and permitted my
wife to ride as we started off. About half-way from the medical
center, all my vital life signs suddenly failed. My veins collapsed,
preventing my body from receiving the life-supporting blood and
drip. The paramedic judged me dead and radioed ahead."
"A waiting physician took me immediately to the emergency room
where a desperate battle began that was to cover the next twenty-
four hours. A six-man team of physicians desperately fought to
preserve the spark of life left in me. Later one of the doctors told
one member of my family to prepare the family for the worst. Also
that I had lost a tremendous amount of blood and they were unable
to locate the blow-out, but later did. However, a second surgery
was necessary; but I was too old to withstand another surgery
immediate one. I was placed in ICU to try to build me up with some
special nutrients hoping I could last until Monday, then, they
speculated, I would have a chance of withstanding another
surgery. At 6:00 a.m. my vital signs failed again. It was something
else, so they took me into surgery for another seven hours."
A Great Miracle
I came to myself and realized that I was dying. I knew my life was
leaving me and that I was living on sheer will-power alone. Every
breath I breathed was a labor of pain so great that I knew the
human body could not long survive such pain. With each breath it
seemed as though my strength would fail and once that breath
was inhaled, then it required the same amount of effort to exhale.
Nothing was automatic. I knew that I was keeping my appointment
time to die."
"Knowing that only God could give me back my life and that only
God could change this appointed time for me, I prayed a strange
prayer. I prayed that God would allow me to appear before His
throne and plead for an extension of my physical life. In any other
place this prayer would have been unusual, however, all of this
was planned by God to ultimately serve His purpose. This thought
to pray such a prayer was imparted to my mind by the Holy Spirit."
"At the time I concluded my prayer, I heard a voice. O, what a
voice. There are not words in our language to describe such a
voice. This voice was hypnotic and totally captivating. The tone so
sweet and beautiful and by its
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very tone implied that the speaker was God. I thought, "It's God!
He has heard my prayer, He is answering me!" The voice said,
"Stop. Don't breathe. Quit. It will all be over. Rest and peace at
last."
"The voice continued to imply that if only I would obey, I would at
last have all the things that I ever would need. At this point, I began
to comply and started lessening my efforts to breathe. After all, this
was the very first time that I had heard an audible supernatural
voice, so you can understand my total captivation. The very
expression of this voice said God is speaking."
"Then, like a bolt of lightning, "No!" It came to me just like in the
book of James. "Resist the Devil and he will flee."
"At the moment I resisted Satan, he fled from me ... but the
angels of God were there and they lifted my spirit from my body.
These angels were present all the time that Satan tempted me
although I did not know it because I, my spirit, was still in the flesh,
that is, in my body. The angels did not attempt to help me until I
had resisted Satan with MY OWN WILL. The only help I had was
the supernatural revelation from the Holy Spirit that the voice I was
hearing belonged to Satan and not to God. Whether or not to obey
was my choice."
"When the angels lifted my spirit from my body, they carried me
immediately to the Second Heaven. We entered it by passing
through a dividing Invisible Wall. It is a wall that flesh and blood
'cannot' pass through, only spirit, yet we were still in the hospital
room!"
"What happens next is so incredible that some people find it hard
to believe. May I say at the outset I know the difference between
dreams, visions, and a 'real experience'! May I also point out that if
you do not believe in Satan, angels and demons as being real
individual beings, then you do yourself and the Kingdom of God a
GREAT DISSERVICE; It stands to reason that one cannot
understand or even withstand an enemy if he or she does not
believe they exist and are very real indeed."
"When my spirit was lifted from my body, my soul came with it. I
suppose the simplest way to identify the soul would be to say that
it is one's personality. The entire time I was away from my body I
remained an individual, that is, I retained my own personality. I
retained all my faculties. In fact, they were greatly enhanced."
The Way Home
"As we moved through that dimension wall into the Second
Heaven, I found myself in an entirely different world, far different
from anything I had ever imagined. This
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world was a place occupied by spirit beings as vast in number as
the sands of the seashore. These beings were in different
shapes, sizes, and forms, even diverse coloring. Many of the
demons were in human form and animals similar to our animals
here in our present world. Others were shaped too hideous to
imagine. Some were so morbid and revolting that I was almost to
the point of nausea. Some were part human and part animal!"
[Before I write of Mr. Pittman's eye witness experience and
'grand tour' in the Second Heaven, I feel I must take you first to his
'Rude Awakening' with God Almighty! We will come back to the
Second Dimension later in the book. In order for the angels and
Mr. Pittman to travel on to the Third Heaven, he had to be taken
back through the Second Heaven's dimension wall and then into
the Third].
"Suddenly the angels and I came to a most beautiful place, the
most beautiful I have ever seen. There was a tunnel, a roadway, a
valley or some sort of highway. It had a most brilliant light all of its
own and was completely surrounded with an invisible shield. I
knew that the shield was the protection of the Holy Spirit."
"Walking in this tunnel, or whatever it was, were human beings. I
asked my escort who they were. He told me, "They are saints
going home." These were the recognizable departed spirits of
Christians who had died on Earth and they were going home.
Each was accompanied by at least one guardian angel and some
had a whole host with them. I wondered why some saints had
hosts and others only one. I watched as the saints passed through
the way that all saints must take to go home. Here it was the
passageway from Earth to Heaven. I found that only 'authorized'
spirits were allowed in that tunnel. No demons were permitted
there"
"When my escort finished explaining to me about the homeward
trip of the saints, I started to enter the tunnel. The angel stopped
me, then, told me that we had to travel alongside the tunnel, and
not inside of it. Therefore, I traveled parallel with the saints on the
outside. While traveling we were not moving at the 'speed of
thought', instead, we floated as if on a cloud."
"I was able to see the saints at all times ... but I could not detect
any race, age or sixthly were all clothed alike; their garments
appeared to be made up of two pieces, a blouse or shirt and a pair
of slacks. The garments were in two shades of pastel blue, one
darker than the other. The lighter so light it was almost white ... but
they had not as yet received glorified bodies ... because that must
wait until the first resurrection."
"As we traveled along, remember, we were on the outside, I
noticed the demons were beginning to drop behind. The Gates
came into view,
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when we arrived before them, not one demon was in sight.
Although the Gates of the Third Heaven opened out into the
Second, no demon was allowed to even come close."
"Instead of allowing me to enter, the angel stationed me before
the Gates, slightly to one side. I was instructed to just watch as the
saints were permitted to enter theses gates only one at a time."
"As the saints were admitted one by one, and never two, I
wondered why my not being allowed to do what I came to do. I was
so impatient to get my request before God that I missed the whole
point of what I saw. The Holy Spirit pointed out to me that I missed
the time frame involved, and explained that out of fifty saints who
died on Earth, 1,950 other humans also died, only fifty out of 2000
make it to Heaven! He revealed that we are now in the time when
the great majority of church goers are only Laodicean Christians,
'mouth-professors' and not 'heart- professors.' The Lord Himself
stated to me that the condition of our churches are identical to the
church at Laodicea. They think they are wealthy and in need of
nothing when, actually, they are wretched, miserable, poor, blind
and naked! Please hear what I was told! "Many individuals who
think they are doing just fine are, in fact, on the very threshold of
eternal damnation!" Our lip-service may fool man but it does not
fool the Lord. As long as our hearts remain in the 'world,' we will be
in danger of eternal damnation."
Before God's Presence
"My Rude Awakening"
[The angel warned Mr. Pittman that if he entered through the
gates he could not come back out ... but he wanted to ask God for
his physical life back, he thought his request would be a snap].
"My angel told me that if I entered through the gates I had to stay.
If I wanted to speak to God I must do it outside the gates and step
to one side of them. There was such joy and happiness and power
that radiated over the gates from there, I could feel the warmth
produced as I stood in His Presence to plead my case. I felt the
awesome power and majesty of God. At first I had a sense of fear,
a sort of a guilt feeling; maybe I was supposing too much. Then
suddenly, I found strength in my belief that I had served my God
faithfully for many years."
"I started out by reminding God what a great life of love, worship,
and sacrifice I had lived for Him. I told Him of all the works I had
done reminding Him that I had accepted Him when I was quite
young and that
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I had served Him all my life for these many years. Now, I said, I
was in trouble and only He could help me by granting me an
extension of my physical life. The Lord was totally silent while I
spoke. When I completed my request, I heard the real, audible
voice of God coming over the Gates."
"The voice I heard was not like the sweet voice that Satan used
to trick me before. It sounded like storms, volcanoes, tornadoes all
put together and still it only imitates what I heard.
The tone of His anger knocked me on my face as God proceeded
to tell me just what kind of life I had really lived. He told me what
He really thought of me and even others who did as I had. He
pointed out that my faith was dead, that my works were not
acceptable, and that I had labored in vain. He said it was an
abomination for me to live such a life and then dare to call it a life
of worship." "Furthermore, He said to those who do it, they are in
danger of experiencing His everlasting wrath. As God dealt with
me, He displayed His wrath toward me. Notice, it was not yet His
everlasting wrath. He did say, however, there are some who will
experience His everlasting wrath."
"I could not believe God was talking to me in this manner! I had
served Him many years! I thought I had lived a life
pleasing to Him! As He was enumerating my wrongs, I was sure
He had me confused with someone else. [Yes, one can think this
way even before God]. There was no strength left in me to even
move, let alone protest, I was panicking within myself. I just could
not believe what He said was referring to me. It couldn't be me! All
the years I thought I was doing those works for God. He told me I
did them all for myself, even as I preached and testified about the
saving grace of Jesus Christ. I did it all for myself in order to
soothe my conscience. My first love and works were for myself ...
after my needs and wants were met and satisfied, it was for the
soothing of my conscience ... that I set out to do the Lord's work.
This, He told me, made my priorities out of order and
unacceptable. I had become my own false god. God said to me He
would not accept this kind of worship today in the Laodicean age
as He did not receive it from those in the day of the Pharisees.
God put it to me as plain as words and actions could make it. In
order for our works to be acceptable, He said, we must work
according to His command, "Seek first His Kingdom, and His
righteousness; and all other things would be added unto us."
"As the Lord told me about my true motives, the Holy Spirit was
bringing these verses of scripture into my mind and they became
so clear and alive, "If
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any man will follow me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross
daily and follow me, for whosoever will lose his life for my sake
shall find it. If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and
mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yea, and
his own life also, he cannot be my disciple." [Later Mr. Pittman
remembered this scripture also], "For which of you, intending to
build a tower, sits not down first, and counts the cost, whether he
has sufficient to finish it? Whoever he be that forsakes not all that
he has, cannot be My disciple]."
"Only now as I stood before Him being chastised did His words
become crystal clear to me as to their true meaning. The Lord
showed me my true motives. I could see plainly how all my works
were dead! Because of God's wrath toward me, I could not speak.
My strength was gone, I felt like a wet rag and I was in agony. It
was fortunate indeed for me this was not God's everlasting wrath,
but temporary!"
"I must say, He never told me my name was not in the Lamb's
Book of Life, nor did He talk to me about my salvation, He spoke
only that my works were not acceptable to Him, and that some
people think they are saved but are not. These will experience His
eternal wrath in the Day of Judgment and that they are those who
believe and confess they are His children. Others of His children
will be saved, as by fire only."[The Lord revealed to Mr. Pittman
other prophecies relating to the end-time, but we will discuss it
later].
"I thought I had been living in the Lord's will and I was not
thinking in terms of unfinished work."
"There are no words that can describe the pain I endured as
God's wrath was upon me for this life of so-called service. The
agony was beyond the scope of the imagination and the remorse I
felt produced a very heavy burden similar to a physical weight
pinning me down or a heavy stone crushing me. Growing weaker
and weaker, my mind was frantically racing in an effort to grasp
what the Lord was telling me while recalling each actual incident.
He left no room for error and that includes whatever was in my
mind."
"The surprise of His rebuke was so overwhelming in its magnitude
it rendered me senseless. I can't explain to you the jolt of it ... In my
mind I was constantly denying the wrong in my life while
acknowledging the fact that I had committed them. My conscience
was asleep but my mind was not, He showed me."
"When God was through with me the interview was over as
suddenly as one would turn off a faucet. I was not allowed to linger
or even reflect on what the Lord said."
[Mr. Pittman did not get the answer from
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God regarding his request, his extension of physical life. The
angels immediately carried him away leaving nothing in himself,
totally annihilated, he could not even gather his thoughts. Indeed,
indeed, this was a "Rude Awakening," don't you think]?
My Real Father
[The angels carried Mr. Pittman back through the Second Heaven,
through the dimension wall, and into the hospital room where his
body laid. It was not until he reached the bed upon which his body
lay did he regain his composure. Before entering his body and as
he regained himself, he vehemently protested to the angels, "No.
No! "God did not answer me! He did not say yes or no to my
request! Please, O please, take me back!" Mr. Pittman thought if
he re-entered his body it would die ... or without the Lord's
permission to continue to live his body would indeed die!
Because this experience was in the plan of God for Mr. Pittman
and those of us who would hear his testimony, the angels
complied with his request, taking him back. While enrooted, he
was beside himself ... what could he now say? He was trying to
reason it all out. Upon his arrival before the Gates, standing in the
same place, remembering God's anger, Mr. Pittman timidly started
pleading his case again. He quoted scripture and reminded the
Lord of Hezekiah's petition which was granted. God listened to all
his proposals. This time God did not knock him down].
"The Lord listened and answered me in a tone of pity and sorrow,
saying, "Howard Pittman, you have promised before." All I could
say was, "Amen."
[The moment Howard Pittman said, Amen, the scales dropped off
his eyes. The Lord was no longer a distant God, He was his real
and genuine Father and an all-consuming God! He realized for the
first time in his life, and saw in his mind's eye who God really is.
And Howard's physical life was no more important to him].
"God revealed His will to me. I was to take this message of my
entire experience to the world. The revelation of the Second
Heaven's spirit world and Matthew Ten is the essence of it. I was
to wake up His people and I had to walk it out by Faith! The Lord
said, this is Noah's second day! Commerce, planning, building,
expansion is what man is doing ... instead of preparing to meet his
God. Man plans, trades and builds to gather to himself earthly
treasures." God said, "Those who take a position of leadership in
the Christian movement truly had better be called to that position
by Him. Those who preach and teach have much for which to
answer in this responsibility."
[Many other commands the Lord gave Mr. Pittman but I will not list
them all here].
"After I had been instructed what to do, God then placed
restrictions on me that made it impossible for me to do what He
said I must do. I was to recruit no associates, nor followers, He
would supply my needs and direct to me any help I may need. The
Lord then gave me back my life and said I was healed. He then
called my name, "Howard Pittman, be it unto you according to your
faith."
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"When He had thus spoken, the interview was over. The angels
placed their hands on me and I remembered nothing until I opened
my eyes back inside my body in the hospital room. The first person
I remember seeing was my doctor standing at the foot of the bed. I
saw a faint smile on his face and turning to the nurse said, "Come
see the miracle man!"
[Howard tried to tell the doctor about his heavenly experience and
where he had been and what he had seen and heard! ... But the
doctor refused to discuss it with him, however, he did confess that
a miracle had truly happened indeed! It was necessary for Howard
to walk by faith and almost daily that faith was sorely tried. His
faith had to be a living faith and not a dead one. The testing came
day after day, week after week, after week, and month after month,
after month.
Should we not check our standing before God, too? Is not this
testimony written for us today, especially when we are finding so
many ministers and Christians falling away from the Gospel which
was once for all given to the Apostles for the saints and world to
hear]?
"I had to face every day believing in what God had said and going
about my Father's business directing my body to believe it too." [O.
what a statement, what insight this is, Children]!
In the later part of this book we will learn what the Angels were
commanded to reveal to Mr. Pittman in the heavenly realms, and
the places that surround the peoples of the whole earth.
SheepShed of Sent Ministries
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SheepShed
Chapter Two
John Bunyan "I will show you things as never yet beheld by mortal
eye," said "Bright Angel,"
Bunyan's escort. Few reliable records exist of such details as John
Bunyan's account of sojourning in Heaven and stopover in Hell.
John Bunyan, (1628-1688), snatched from suicide one moment,
converted the next, and in a flash, escorted by a "Shining Angel" to
Heaven, then to Hell.
Thus began the spectacular ministry that would shake England
with preaching, and wake Christiandom with writing.
Mr. Bunyan is and was best known for the world masterpiece,
Pilgrim's Progress, translated in 100 languages, rivaling the Bible
in copies sold, he also published 60 other works.
John tells about his incredible journey, conversations with
Angels, dialogue with 'Elijah' and 'Redeemed Ones," and his
discourse with Lucifer, hypocrites, atheists, and friends.
Introduction
John Bunyan
"From traveling tinker to mighty minister, whom God used to
change the destiny of his generation. John was tall, big-boned,
and of ruddy complexion ... he had a large mouth, a high forehead
and piercing eyes. He wore a British mustache and plain attire."
"Bunyan was born in Elstow, a stone's throw from Bedford,
England. His father was a 'tinker,' traveling from door to door
repairing pots and pans. The family had owned land in Bedforshire
since the 12th century."
"Mr. Bunyan served as a soldier in 1645-1646 during the 'Civil
War.' At age 20, he married an orphan girl, "not having so much as
a dish or spoon." In his book he never mentions her name. The
wife's dowry consisted of two books, The Plain Man's Pathway to
Heaven and The Practice of Piety. These books in no small
measure awakened Bunyan spiritually." The couple had four
children, two girls and two boys. The oldest child, Mary, was born
blind. His first wife died in 1658. The following year he married
again, and 'Elizabeth' was a most devoted wife and mother. They
had two children. John experienced an intense spiritual conflict as
a youth. He was fond of dancing, bell ringing and sports on the
village green. While having strong religious feelings, he admits:
"Evan as a child, I had few equals in cursing, swearing, lying
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and blaspheming the whole name of God." In his autobiography he
looked back on himself in youth as "the very ringleader of all ...
that kept me company into all manner of vice and ungodliness."
"After his first marriage, he began attending church. One
Sunday, after the sermon, he went out to play a game of
'tipcat.' About to strike the cat, a voice spoke, "Wilt thou leave thy
sins and go to Heaven, or have thy sins and go to Hell?" He
looked up to Heaven and saw Christ looking down sternly upon
him."
[Note always how the Lord speaks to us in the language we
speak and know].
"John believed he had committed the unpardonable sin, and in
desperation returned to his pleasures of games and dancing."
"Some 'friends' began insisting there was no Heaven, Hell, God,
or Devil. Beginning to doubt that there was a Hell, he suddenly
"found the flames of it flashing in his face."
"Having reached the 'utmost pitch of his desperation,' he decided
to put a period to this wretched life. He took a lethal weapon to
nearby woods where he fully intended to kill himself. But a voice
spoke, "... That fatal stroke thou art about to give seals thy
damnation. For if there be a God, how can you hope for mercy
from Him when you willfully destroy His image?"
"He fell on his knees and praised this merciful Lord who had
prevented his suicide. Taking a seat on a nearby bank, a 'glorious
light' surrounded him. It took on the form of man. This Angel,
Shining Deliverer, explained to him that he was sent to show
Bunyan the realities of those things he had questioned. The
method God chose was for the Angel to conduct him on a tour of
Heaven, Hell and back to earth."
"This work is about that journey of journeys, though Bunyan
admits that he can only speak 'imperfectly' of it ... and cannot tell
the thousandth part."
"After his journey into Heaven and Hell, John added two more
books to his library, 'Foxe's Book of Martyrs' and the 'King James
Bible.' "
"He said, 'I went myself in chains to preach to them in chains,
and carried that fire in my own conscience that I persuaded them
to be aware of.' 'All the midland countries heard of his fame and
demanded to hear him,' said James Froude. The Restoration of
Charles 11 brought to an end the 20 years in which the separated
churches had enjoyed freedom."
"On November 12, 1660, Bunyan was brought before a local
magistrate and, under an old Elizabethan act, charged with holding
a service not in conformity with the 'Church of England.' Refusing
to agree not to preach again, he was condemned at the assizes
and imprisoned in the County Jail in Bedford for three months. In
spite of courageous efforts of his second wife to have the case
brought up for trial, he remained in prison unjustly for 12 years,
1660-1672."
"While in prison, he provided for his family by making "many
hundred gross of long tagged laces for boots." John was offered
his freedom several times upon the condition he would preach no
more. His reply was always the same, 'You release me today; I'll
preach tomorrow.' His confinement was of advantage to him. Here
he "dreamed dreams and saw visions." His bonds too fell "out
rather unto the furtherance of the Gospel."
"It was in Bedford Gaol that Bunyan mastered the Scriptures.
Here also he penned his autobiography, Grace Abounding to the
Chief of Sinners, (1666). Probably much of Pilgrim's Progress was
written here, (1678).
The world can be thankful he received little education. This
enabled him to become an
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original and creative thinker, finally producing the world's first
novel, 'Pilgrim's Progress.' This book was instantly popular with all
classes, though it was perhaps the last expression of folk tradition
before the divisive effects of modern "enlightened" education."
"Upon release from his unjust imprisonment, Bunyan received a
license to preach, along with 25 other noncomformists. He became
the organizing genius of the dissenters and earned the 'title'
Bishop Bunyan ... which for those days was a grand
accomplishment."
Edited by Mary Stewart Relfe
Angelic Visitation
[Bunyan, after confiding in his friend his desperation of doubt
regarding Heaven, Hell and Creator, his friend reassured Mr.
Bunyan that what he was thinking was true, no doubt about it!]
"These talks of his put me to doubting even more. I became so
uneasy that my life was a burden to me. I dreaded to be left to the
belief of those cursed notions, yet they continually ran in my mind.
I wished a thousand times I had never heard them, yet they were
ever before me," wrote John Bunyan.
[Bunyan was overpowered by these thoughts increasingly
hammering, pounding away that all his hopes of God and Heaven
were for nothing! It was impossible to stop the agonies of these
depressive thoughts. So in his 'utmost pitch of desperation' John
said to himself "Is it not better to put a period to this wretched life?"
Upon this resolution to destroy himself, he went out one morning to
a nearbywoods, "But there methought I heard a secret whisper
saying:
"O Epenetus, (Bunyan), plunge not
thyself in everlasting misery to gratify
thy soul's worst enemy. That fatal stroke
thou art about to give seals up thine own
damnation. For if there be a God, as
surely there is, how can you hope for mercy from Him when you
thus willfully
destroy His image?"
John did not know from whence this still secret voice came ... but
he believed it was God. He threw away the instrument which he
had brought to do away with his life! He was trembling so that he
could hardly stand ... he was thinking that it must be the work of
some Invisible and Spiritual Power that had come to his rescue.
Mr. Bunyan kneeled down on the ground and praised and thanked
the Lord in his worship].
"Then rising to my knees, I went and sat down on a bank. My mind
was greatly taken up with the adoring thoughts of the Eternal
goodness."
"Now when my thoughts were taken up as I sat upon the bank, I
was suddenly surrounded with a glorious light. The exceeding
brightness of this was such as I had never seen before. It both
surprised and amazed me. While I was wondering whence it came,
I saw coming toward me a Glorious Appearance, like the person of
a man, but circled round about with beams of inexpressible light
and glory. These streamed from him all the way as he came. His
countenance was very awful, and yet mixed with such an air of
sweetness as rendered it extremely pleasing, and gave me some
secret hope that he came not to me as an enemy. Endeavoring to
stand upon my
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feet, I soon found I had no strength in me, and so fell down flat on
my face. By the kind assistance of his arm, I was set upon my feet
again, and new strength was put into me. Then I addressed myself
to the Bright Form before me, saying, "O my Shining Deliverer,
who hast strengthened my feeble body and restored me to new
life, how shall I thank you, and in what manner shall I adore you?"
"To which he replied, 'Pay thy adorations to the Author of thy
being, and not to me who am a fellow-creature. I am sent by Him
Whose very Being thou hast so lately denied, to stop thee from
falling into eternal ruin whereunto thou wart going to throw thyself."
[I am reminded of the Angel whom the Lord Jesus sent to John ...
The Angel said almost the same thing to John when he fell at his
feet to worship him, "And when I heard and saw these things, I fell
down to worship the Angel who showed me these things. Then the
Angel said to me, 'See that you do not do that. For I am your fellow
servant, and of your brethren the prophets, and of those who keep
the words of 'this book.' Worship God."
John 22:8-9. Do you and I think this holds true for today? Is Jesus
still sending His angels to us? Are they still Fellow Servants?]
"O how utterly unworthy I am of all this grace and mercy," I
couldn't help but crying out ... my heart was so touched. The
Heavenly Messenger replied, 'The divine Majesty shows mercy,
not according to thy unworthiness, but His own unbounded
goodness and vast love."
[The Angel went on to tell Mr. Bunyan that God saw the malice
of his Enemy with his great desire to ruin him and let him go on
with the hopes of overcoming him, yet upheld John with His own
secret power. Then when Satan thought himself most sure, the
snare was broken, and Bunyan escaped. To me, in this case, the
Angel was watching all the time ... and when Bunyan heard the
words of the Lord through the Angel, it broke Satan's power over
him. How wonderful to hear the words of that Voice!
See Dan 10:5-11 also].
"The Angel went on to say, 'that you may never doubt anymore
the reality of eternal things the end of my coming to you is to
convince you of the truth of them. This will not be accomplished by
faith only but by sight also! ... To that end your eyes shall be
strengthened and made fit to behold immaterial objects.' "
... ... "When he had said thus, he took hold of me and said, 'Fear
not; for I am sent to show you things thou hast not seen.' Before I
was aware, I found myself far above the earth, which seemed to
me a very small point in comparison with that region of light into
which I was translated. Then I said to my Bright Conductor, 'O, let
it not offend my lord if I ask a question or two of thee.' 'Speak on,'
he said, 'It is my work to inform thee of such things which thou
shalt inquire of me. For I am a Ministering Spirit, sent forth to thee
... ...' "
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[Mr. Bunyan wanted to know what the
'little dark spot' was so far below. The Angel told him it was the
earth and just how little it appears to ruin so many people, their
lives and destination. He explained how a person could gain that
world and suffer the loss of his own soul. And, the great reason of
their folly is that they did not look to things above. He went on to
say, that if the people of earth could see the world just as it is, they
would not covet it as they now do].
[As Mr. Howard Pittman, Bunyan inquired about "Those multitudes
of black and horrid forms that hover in the air above the world."
The demonic and forms of angels were afraid of the 'bright light'
the Angel was clad with, therefore they fled away. They were
"Apostate Spirits permitted to descend into the world, both for the
trial of the Elect and for condemnation of the wicked," the Angel
told Bunyan. He went on to tell him "though you now see horrid
forms and black and different shapes, yet they were once the
'Sons of Light,' arrayed in robes of glorious brightness like what
you see me wear, before they rebelled and cast out of Heaven." It
was for the loss of this 'Glory of Light' which fills them with rage
and malice against God Whose majesty they fear and hate," the
Angel revealed to Bunyan].
[I have said this before, but we need to hear it again here, 'It was
this Glorious Light that dwelt in the body of Yeshua/Jesus which
Satan and his demonic hosts were able to see and feel, that they
feared and moved away from. This same anointing of the Spirit of
Glory in and on the believer will cause the same effect if we are
walking or living under this Anointing, Saints. There is in 'reality' a
God granted authority in the name of Jesus/Yeshua given to some
more than others in His Body. But we, Children of God, must
tenaciously seek those things from above. Otherwise, the 'things'
of everyday life will crowd your mind without fail, and winnow out
God's word].
[Buyan was conducted among the stars, above the sun's glorious
body and that of the moon. They all "hang within their spheres
without any support in a pure sea of ether. And it is His Word that
keeps them in their station," he was told. The Angel told John that
these were "but scaffolds and outworks to that glorious building
wherein the Blessed above inhabit ... ... that house not made with
hands, eternal in the Heavens]."
"Within moments, what I had been told by My Angel I found good. I
was presently transferred into the glorious mansions of the
Blessed. I saw such things as it is impossible to represent. I heard
that ravishing melodious harmony that I can never utter. Well,
therefore, might the Beloved Apostle John tell us in his Epistle:
"Now are we the sons of God; and it doth not appear what we shall
be." It is not possible to utter ... ... Whoever has not seen that glory
can speak out very imperfectly of it. They that have cannot tell the
thousandth part of what it is. Therefore the great Apostle of the
Gentiles, who tells us he had been caught up into Paradise, where
he heard unspeakable words which is not possible for a man to
utter, gives us no other account of it, but that as it is written ... ...
'Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard,
nor has entered into the heart of man
to conceive the things that God has
prepared for those that love Him."
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[The next Scripture in context is this: "But God has revealed
them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things,
yes, the deep things of God ... ..." please read the remaining
verses of 1 Corinthians 2:9-16].
"I will give you the best account I can of what I saw and heard, of
the blessed discourses I had with some of the Blessed, as near as
I can remember."
Elijah Talks with Bunyan
[The first things John saw was innumerable hosts of Bright Angels
who welcomed him with perfect joy and Happiness on their
countenances. "Even the souls of the Glorified Saints are
transparent."
The enlightenment there is not by the sun. All the light which flows
is nothing else but emanations of Divine Glory. By comparison to
this Glory, the light of the sun is but darkness! Bunyan tells us that
Diety is exalted on a high Throne of the Glory of God, wherein the
radiant rays stream forth and receives adoration of myriads of
Angels and Saints. They sing forth eternal hallelujahs and praises
to Him, who is too bright an object for mortality to view. Well may
He therefore be called the God of Glory ... ... rivers of His divine
Presence and Splendor flow from His throne. Bunyan cried out to
his Angel, "The sight of so much glory is too great for frail mortality
to bear, yet is so 'refreshing' that I fain would behold it, though I
die." But the Angel said, "No, no, death enters not within this place.
Here life and immortality reside; no sin nor sorrow have ought to
do. This place is freed forever from evil. Come along with me and I
will bring thee to one that is in the body, as thou art. With him
converse a while, and then I will conduct thee back]."
[However Bunyan wanted to stay where he was for awhile for he
was taking all things in and that there was no need 'building
tabernacles.' "The heavenly mansions are here ready fitted," he
stated to his Angel.
"Here in a while thou shalt be fixed forever; but the divine will first
must be obeyed," the Angel replied].
[Saints, it seems to me that we Christians should take another
look at what some are teaching us today regarding 'mansions.'
Almost every eyewitness who has visited Heaven state that he or
she saw mansions]!
[Swift as a thought Bunyan was taken to the great Elijah of many
ages past, "and yet methought I knew him at first sight," said Mr.
Bunyan. The Angel permitted Elijah to answer questions that John
may have of him.
Questions & Answers:
Q) Elijah: "By what account this great permission and privilege was
given to Thee ... because the Saints in Heaven are ignorant of
what is done on earth?"
Q & A) Bunyan: "How then can prayers be directed to the Saints
above?"
A) Elijah: "I cannot utter all that I enjoy, nor do I know what shall be
enjoyed, for here our happiness is always new."
Q) Bunyan: "How could this be true? How could happiness be
complete and yet admit 'new additions?' "
A) Elijah: "Know that through all the innumerable ages of eternity,
is 'the soul and the body joined together in the blessed
resurrection state and shall be continued subject of this happiness.
it is in Him this vision consists, It is forever new, for divine
perfections being infinite, nothing less than eternity can be
sufficient to display their glory. This makes our happiness eternally
admit of new additions, and our knowledge of it shall be eternally
progressive, too," said Elijah.
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Q) Bunyan: "What makes a person most miserable?"
A) Elijah: "The souls of all the Blessed are freed forever from
whatever it is that can make them miserable, the chief of which
thou surely know is sin. God at first made all things happy, all like
Himself. Had not sin
defaced the beauty of Heaven's workmanship, Angels nor men
would have never known what is meant by misery. It was sin that
defaced God's image in man's soul and made the highest order of
His creation a slave to his own lust from which there is no
redemption , but the inhabitants of this place are freed forever
through the blood of our redeeming Jesus,."
His answer continued to explain, "In the world below, the best
and holiest souls groan underneath the burden of corruption. Sin is
the heavy clog of the Saints themselves while they are embodied
in corrupt flesh. Therefore when they lay their bodies down, their
souls are like a bird in a cage that has been loosed ... and they
mount upwards. Adam himself in Paradise, though he was in his
first creation perfectly innocent and free from sin, yet was he not
freed from temptations of it. By Satan's deceitful words, he fell to
them and fatally yielded to Satan's temptation.
[Eventhough, it was Eve and through her to Adam, it was still
Satan's words which were yielded to that caused the fall]. As
strong as temptations and allurements are to Saints themselves,
we that are here, look with contempt on all earthly enjoyments.
Here, we are freed from all temptations and the effect of sin.
Those that are confined to the dark regions of eternal misery are
ever groaning under it. The punishment is that which they cannot
bear, and yet as that which they must ever suffer."
"Below the Saints enjoy God in a measure, but here we enjoy
without measure. Below, the Saints' communion with God is many
times broken off, but here we have an uninterrupted enjoyment
with Him, without intermission."
Q) Bunyan: "What about our minds?"
A) "The revelation of the Deity is much more glorious. Our minds
are clarified from all those earthly images that flow through the
gross channels of the senses. Here the 'gold' is separated from the
dross, and our conceptions are more proper through the purity of
God. Here the sensible faculties are raised and refined and made
subjects of glory. It is because the divine light shines with direct
beams ..."
Q) What about the bodies of the Saints?
A) Elijah: "The happiness of the inhabitants of this blessed region
is not complete 'until their bodies are raised and reunited to their
souls."
"Through the divine liberality, myself and Enoch do enjoy a more
peculiar preference,
being translated hither in the body. We represent types of both the
ante- and the post-diluvian world of the resurrection of the Son of
God, and of all the Saints through Him. Our bodies, Enoch and
myself, our bodies have not known death, though they have
received a change equivalent thereto. It is therefore most difficult
to declare what the resurrection state shall be, being discernable
only from the perfection of His glorious Body. Neither that of Enoch
nor of mine are comparable in respect to the glory thereof, though
both are spiritual bodies, of which I will now show you the distinct
properties."
"The bodies of the Blessed here at the resurrection shall be as
mine is now spiritual bodies. [Elijah touched Bunyan's hand that he
may be able to know what he meant by spiritual body and that it
was a substantial one, he said, "not composed of wind and air as
mortals below are apt to grossly imagine].
"Our bodies need no material refreshments as meat, drink, sleep,
and raiment, which
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were the support of our bodies below."
[Now Elijah makes an astonishing statement which I had never
really handled in my mind]. "Man in his corruptible state is mortal
and subject unto death. There is nothing more evident to all that
dwell in the world below. Even the bodies of all the Glorified Souls
that are here at this time are kept under the 'power of death!' "
[What are we told by the Apostle Paul?
"The last enemy to be destroyed is death."
1 Co 15:26. Of course, at the 'firstfruits' resurrection these bodies
of the Glorious Souls will be freed from that destroyer]!
Q) Bunyan: "Why are some souls brighter than others?"
A) Elijah: "Because it is the result of their communion with, and
love for, the ever Blessed God. The more we see, the more we
love. Love assimilates our souls ... ... into His nature and results in
glory," [to put it simply]. "This makes a difference in the degrees of
glory. Here there is no murmuring who has the greatest glory ... ...
and though the vessels are of several sizes, while each is filled,
there is none that can complain."
"My answer therefore to your question is that those who have the
most enlarged faculties do love the Lord most, and are thereby
assimilated most into His likeness. That is the highest glory
Heaven can give.
Nor let this seem strange to you, for even among God's Flaming
Angels there are diversities of order and different degrees of glory.
Perhaps these were some of those you saw as you came hither."
"Comments of Redeemed Ones"
[A shining form drew near Bunyan, he was still a substance, yet an
immaterial one. The Redeemed One said, "We here behold a sight
worth dying for ... the Blessed Lamb of God our Savior. Here we
see Him in the regal state that belongs to Him, His kingly office, on
account of which He is King of kings. It makes Heaven more than
Heaven to me to find Him reigning here ... ... we enter His joy."
[The Saint goes on to say that everyone knows one another no
sooner that you see him. They communicate to each other the
purest love and have a pure society. All the mysteries of Scriptures
they never fully understood while a sojourner below, in Heaven
they discern a perfect harmony between all Scriptures. They
understand the sufferings which are made plain to them. Bunyan
himself understood why they and he met many great afflictions and
"that they came sooner or fell heavier or stood longer than was
needful ... ... but only to secure my title to better things than what I
hoped for]."
[John understood from the Redeemed One that the Lord's love
was like an ocean of happiness and bottomless that the
innumerable company of all the Saints and Angels never can
exhaust it ... and that the Son (Sun) of Righteousness will, by His
presence, impart spender to His Saints].
[The Glorious Soul called Heaven the 'Celestial Canaan' which
truly flowed with 'milk and honey.' Worldly relations cease, nor is
there male and female, but all are like the angels, and therefore, all
relations are there swallowed up in God. Then the Saint took Mr.
Bunyan by the hand, and 'far swifter than a bow from an arrow,'
they passed by several Shining Ones and said farewell, leaving
him to his Guardian Angel].
[John then met a female Saint. She appeared extremely
glorious, compassed round with rays of luster, and exceeding
brightness shone from her face. She explained that the 'robe of
glory' she wore
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was only a reflection of His own Glory that is on the Throne]. She
continued to tell Bunyan that all those she left behind in the world
she had committed to God. "But if they close in with the Enemy,
God will be glorified in His justice. And in His glory I still shall
rejoice. As to their affairs, we are not concerned with them and are
ignorant of them. The prosperity or adversity of the Church below
in their 'militant state' is represented to us by the Angels. And, from
what we learn, we are expected to renew our praises to Him, that
sits on the Throne]!"
Decent To Hell
[As soon as the lady Saint had departed ... John's Angel was
instantly by him to escort him to the regions of the Prince of
Darkness. His Angel told him not to be afraid for "wherever God
grants His presence, Heaven is there]."
('What a revelation that is for us today who quote "Thy kingdom
come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven."
Thy Presence, O LORD! Yeshua/Jesus, O how we need Thy
Presence)!'
[As they passed the globes of fire the Angel remarked about the
six-day Creation and that nothing was impossible with our Blessed
God. "He does whatever pleases Him; and what He pleases to
reveal to us, we know; and what He has not, are secrets locked up
in His own eternal counsel. He can make as many worlds as there
are stars. If He has done so, however, He has not yet revealed it,
nor is it our duty to inquire (meaning the Angels)," John's Guardian
Angel said to him].
Along with Howard Pittman, John Bunyan's eye witness account of
the "Dark Regions" and the 'Intelligence' that is at work even now,
later will be considered.
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SheepShed
Chapter Three
Roland Buck, born June 13, 1918, in Everett, Washington.
There were many times he almost lost his life, but God's hand was
on him. Hoyt, his father, a lay minister soon after his marriage to
Daisy, was a hard worker, and a logger. He had only a forth grade
education and did not come from a religious background. Roland's
mother, Daisy Green, from very wealthy parents in England, was
a frail, small woman. Hoyt and Daisy were an unmatched pair and
her parents disapproved of their marriage. Roland had many
brothers and sisters.
The Buck family was poor, and with little money, they dressed very
poorly.
Times were hard for everyone everywhere during the Great
Depression, the big winter snows froze the water in their house. All
the family had to move into the living room by the fire to at least
keep warm. They ate cornmeal mush and skim milk that the
neighbors furnished them.
Then later the Buck family moved to another house, next to an
apple orchard. The children picked apples in the fall and Hoyt
would sell them door to door in order to earn money to feed his
family.
In 1928 when Roland was ten years old, the entire family came
into a real spiritual renewal in an old theater in the town of
Snohomish, Washington. Hoyt, a minister in the Christian Church
at the time, neither he, nor anyone in his family, understood the
baptism in the Holy Spirit. The man who had invited Hoyt Buck to
special meetings at the theater was an old man named Mr.Yonlik,
who worked for the logging camp. The entire family went to the
services every night. Daisy, Dot and Gladys were right away
baptized in the Spirit. Hoyt however, could not just take it all in. He
gave Mr. Yonlik all the reasons why it was not for today and that
he had preached against it for so long. Mr. Yonlik would just reply,
"I can't talk like you can, and I can't argue with you, but I know
what I have."
[This next part is most amazing to me ... because I too ... spoke an
'oriental' language when I was baptized with the Holy Spirit]!
One Sunday evening, a missionary from China was visiting the
Christian Church. It was a beautiful service and, afterwards, young
Roland went to the front to pray. He was literally slain by
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the Spirit. Nobody in that Church had ever seen anything like that
before. Then Roland began to speak in a language he had never
learned. The missionary was startled, then came and sat beside
him. She listened for a moment, then said, "He's speaking in
perfect Chinese!" This was the dialect she learned for her work in
China. She began to translate as he was speaking. Roland spoke
for over an hour in that language. He told of the mighty wonders of
God. God spoke through him, telling these people about heaven
and what He was preparing for His people. Roland shared with
them in Chinese, translated by the missionary, what God was
really like.
Fifty years later Roland Buck in Boise, Idaho, shared with his
daughter Sharon, the astonishing visitation of the angel Gabriel
who stood in his living room ... dressed in a white thigh-length
tunic laced with gold at the neck, with a wide burnished gold belt at
his waist. He wore what looked like white slacks. His shoes looked
so bright they were almost like fire. His hair was gold and straight.
He was over seven feet tall, and had a slim, but very powerful
build. His clothes and face radiated with a holy brightness because
the angel Gabriel always dwells in the presence of God.
Mr. Roland Buck had 27 Angelic visitations. "The Man who Talked
with Angels,” that part of his life will be shared in the following
pages.
Introduction
Pastor Roland Buck
Roland had four sisters and two brothers, seven Buck children in
all. The original Buck knife was developed by Hoyt Buck and Al
Buck, his first born, was Chairman of the Board for the Buck Knife
Company, which is known world wide.
Roland graduated from Northwest College and accepted a church
in Granger, Washington.
His first church, an old store building with several inches of
dust, had been weighed down with many problems through the
years, but God had sent the right man to pastor in that small town.
Standing in an empty room, Roland made a commitment to God,
a commitment that was to earmark his ministry from that day forth.
He told God that his highest priority would be reconciliation
between God and man.
During that summer he got a job pitching hay to help put food on
the table. A young friend which Roland had in college, Walter
Daggett, joined him in the ministry and they would take turns
preaching.
The Lord blessed their efforts and in 1941 the church was filled
to capacity so they had to build ... but had no money. They were
driving through town one day, passed an old apple warehouse that
someone had begun to tear down. They looked at each other,
"Lumber!" Finding the man that owned the building, offered to help
tear down the building for the lumber. The owner agreed.
They didn't have the slightest idea how to build a church, or any
kind of building. But God had set in the church one of the best
carpenters in town. Each evening he would come by and lay out
work for the young
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carpenters. and they were able to get the sprawling frame up ...
and finish it.
War was declared and Uncle Sam drafted Walter. Roland was left
to carry on by himself. But a young lady he had met in Bible school
was coming soon to marry him, so Roland was about to start a
'new era' in his life. God gave him a spunky redhead with peaches-
and-cream complexion whose name was Charmin, "Charm, for
short."
She also was a minister.
Their first year of marriage was a "special time of learning and
blending their lives together in ministry to others." Charm stated,
"Many speak of difficult adjustments their first years of marriage,
but I'm happy to say we did not have that problem. Our lives flowed
together naturally as we had one main purpose... to build the
Kingdom of God."
I shall not share Roland Buck's family life, their hard times, heart
aches and perseverance here ... because I want to share with you
his eyewitness testimonies with the Lord's Angelic hosts. Which I
feel is very, very important for us to know and understand ...
"because the days ahead will be 'days of severe testings.' "
Selections From
"The Pastor's Heavenly Visitations"
These quotations are taken from the book "The Man Who Talked
With Angels" written by his daughter Sharon White, 1982. It was
written after "Angels On Assignment" by the Hunters. I was
resident manager at Visalia TraveLodge, 1978. Most Christians in
the visitations of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at that time had
heard and read about Pastor Roland Buck's Angelic encounters.
But we quickly forget about the messages and the experiences
some saints have had as eyewitnesses to things that only few
have been appointed privilege to meet unexpectedly.
I want my children and grandchildren to hear about these amazing
visits from our Lord Yeshua/Jesus. I want to be reminded myself
and hear the words that were told them. It seems that God was
unusually concerned about marriages and family life. I believe
what was ministered to them were sent to minister for us to hear
today as well as yesterdays. The Lord open your hearts to hear
and rejoice in what is being transmitted to you and I, in Jesus
name.
"The stars were still twinkling in the darkness. Soon the faint light
of dawn would streak the skies. Summer was just beginning that
early June morning. In downtown Boise, St. Michael’s Cathedral
bells struck 3 A.M., Boise slept. What would those sleeping people
had said had they known that this day, in the twentieth century, the
angel Gabriel would be sent from God to a parsonage on the
outskirts of their little town, sent to one of their own pastors, with a
message directly from the heart of God?"
"Pastor Roland had pastured twenty-nine years in Boise. His
congregation loved him and his wife Charm, who had been married
thirty-six years."
"Pastor was in a deep sleep, enjoying the rest of a man who is at
peace with his Creator. Suddenly his sleep was shattered.
[I believe the Second Coming of Jesus will happen just like this ...
"suddenly, in the twinkling of an eye"], The Pastor was grasped by
two giant hands! Although he was an unusually strong man, the
grip on his shoulders was so powerful, he couldn't even move.
Pastor's heart was beating like a sledgehammer. Was he awake or
asleep? The two strong hands sat him up in bed. Against
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the light coming in through the window, he could see the outline of
a huge form. A voice boomed out, "Pastor, I have a message for
you from the Father. A message that He will help you bring to the
whole world!"
"In the weeks prior to this, God had laid the plight of families on
the Pastor's heart. In his counseling ministry, he noticed the enemy
was trying to get at God by attacking the very foundations of the
home."
"The angel went on, 'The Father has noticed your concern, and He
is happy with you. He wants you to tell people that He has heard
their prayers for the families, and He is sending a host of angels
over the whole earth to push, prod, and do whatever is necessary
to bring people to the point of accepting Him."
"The sun had risen when the angel had finally left. Many beautiful
truths Gabriel had illuminated from God's Word to Pastor Buck's
heart during this visit. He told him to bring the message of God's
care to his congregation that Sunday morning."
"Pastor shared with his wife what had happened to him. He said to
her, 'I've been here twenty-nine years and I have credibility in this
community. How can I share this?"
"He finally decided to wait, and he gave the message he had
prepared instead." [This reminds me of Jeanie B., who was visited
and delivered from a demon trying to kill her by an angel called
'Mercy'. She was instructed by the angel to go to the Miracle
Shoppe where I was to minister to her ... but she didn't obey. So a
day or so later the angel was not as soft spoken to Jeannie ... and
she high-tailed it over to the Shoppe. Well, that's another story].
"Two weeks passed and, once again, he was awakened by the
same big hands sitting him up in bed.'Pastor,' the angel said, 'you
haven't given the message that the Father told you to give!' Pastor
Buck said, 'O, but I will, I will!' He expected the angel to chide with
him, but instead he said, 'The Father knows how you feel, and He
will be with you, and help you, and help you obey Him!' "
"Pastor then asked, 'Who are you?' The angel replied, 'I am
mentioned in Luke 1:13-19.' "
"Again that night the angel shared for many hours about the
beautiful nature of God. Both times that the angel had been there,
the overwhelming presence of God radiated from him. It was so
awesome Pastor could hardly talk about this experience."
"The next morning Pastor and Charmin looked up the passage of
scripture, 'I am Gabriel, I stand in the presence of God, and I have
been sent to speak to you and tell you this good news.' "
"That Sunday, Pastor Buck laid his credibility on the line, along
with twenty-nine years he had ministered in Boise, and obeyed
God by sharing the message given by the divine messenger. He
entitled it, 'Good News for You and Your Family!' "
"In the two years that followed, Pastor Buck had twenty-six more
visits from the Lord's angels. Many of these are described in his
book, Angels on Assignment as told by him to Charles and Francis
Hunter. The last nine visits are shared in this book ... by Sharon
White, his daughter."
"Dad's first "out of the body" experience was a visit to God's throne
room. One Saturday night in January, 1977, about ten-thirty,
daddy was seated at his desk meditating and praying, preparing
his heart for Sunday. His head was resting in his arms on the
desk, when suddenly without any warning he was taken right out
of the room, and he heard a voice say, 'Come with me into the
throne
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room where the secrets of the universe are kept.' Immediately he
was there. And while there he learned many things from God
Himself. In fact, God gave him a paper that had a list of 120 things
that would occur in the two years that were to follow. On that list
were things that related to his ministry, names of people, places
and also events relating to world happenings. These are all listed
in daddy's book. As he was coming back from this visit and as he
entered the room, he saw himself from behind, and saw his body
with his head down on the desk. He told the Lord, 'I didn't realize I
was that white!' He hadn't seen the back of his head that much.
When he sat up, he found the paper from heaven in his hand."
"The following morning he went back to his office to look for the
paper, all that was laying where it had been were very light fluffy
ashes ... He left them there all morning.
His secretary, Jo-Ann Marsen came in an saw the ashes but she
didn't disturbed them, although she wondered what they were."
"Finally at the end of the day he scooped the ashes into an
envelope ... the next day noticing the envelope there was no sooty
marks left on the envelope and finally the ashes evaporated
completely leaving the envelope just like new."
"Before Pastor Buck's death, all 120 predictions had been fulfilled.
Between June 18, 1978, and October 13, 1979, he had
experienced 27 visitations."
"The question was asked many times,
'Why did God send angelic visitors to Pastor Buck?' His answer to
that was, 'I don't know why. I probably wouldn't have chosen me if I
were God! But God did choose me, and I am obeying Him!'
"Pastor was told regarding our families that we are praying for in
the last days ... to bring them [and us] to the point of 'choice' ... that
He has sent hosts of angels to prod, push and do whatever is
necessary to bring us to that turning point in our hearts. The
angels are not listening to any objections from the individual, and if
we don't make that choice the first time, then the cycle will start all
over again." [This is what I call going around the 'wilderness
mountain' again and again ... until finally we either do or die in that
wilderness if "Today we will not hear His voice, and provoke Him
to anger]." The angels said their main message is the Sacrifice of
Jesus."
"More about angels ... 'Daddy,' Sharon writes, 'had the unique
privilege in this day and age of meeting personally Gabriel, the
angel who dwells in the presence of God, Michael the great
archangel, and ministering angels from different parts of the world.
During his several visits to heaven, he was able to see the beauty
of the worship angels as they praised and worshiped Jesus."
" 'Here from daddy's tapes, in his own words, are some interesting
insights about these heavenly visitors,' writes Sharon."
"I used to think all angels looked alike. Every picture I saw of them
made them look alike. I was surely surprised."
"The angel had visited with me twice in my bedroom, and all I had
seen was his outline against the light coming from my yard. Even
this was overwhelming. But one night I noticed a bluish light
coming up from the staircase. I thought I had left a light on in one
of the rooms downstairs, so I decided to get up and turn it off. I got
halfway down the stairs, and the stairway light came on. I looked
up and saw two of the largest men I have ever seen in my life. My
knees buckled and I started to fall down the stairs, partly of
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fright, but not totally. There is such a radiation of power from these
angels because they come directly from God's presence."
"One reached out and took hold of me and my strength
returned. He then told me he was Gabriel, and introduced me to
the angel with him, whose name was Chrioni. He was a warring
angel who was assigned to travel with Gabriel at this time."
"I learned that no two angels are alike. They are all different
sizes with different hair color and styles. Gabriel stands 7'2" tall
and has gold-blond hair. It's straight, and goes about halfway over
his ears. It's kind of a nice style. He had a more slender build than
Chrioni. Chrioni's hair was black and had big loose curls. They
were both very handsome, and looked to be twenty-five to thirty
years old. Chrioni was about four inches taller than Gabriel, and if
I saw a man this big, I would know that he weighed 400 pounds or
more. Chrioni's voice was so full and deep, he would make Big
John Hall sound like a tenor."
"The first time I saw these two angels, Gabriel was dressed in a
silver-colored tunic and slacks with a tie lacing it at the neck.
Chrioni was dressed the same only his shirt was brown. Their skin
and clothing glowed with a heavenly radiance."
"I asked them, 'Why are you here?' ...
He told me that the Holy Spirit monitors the whole earth at one
time, and picks up signals from everywhere. He can even hear the
bird that falls, wherever it is. I knew this was true academically, but
this truth really became real to me that night."
The Holy Spirit had sensed a massive build-up of satanic forces
that wanted to attack me, because of what God was doing through
my ministry. Gabriel told me that the Spirit not only monitors the
whole earth, He's the one who sends out the orders to the angels
to go and scatter the enemy forces."
"I asked, what does it take to get the Holy Spirit to send out
these forces to help people. Was it in answer to a prayer of help?"
"Gabriel said, 'No, if the Spirit waited until you knew about an
attack, you'd already be in trouble! Twenty-four hours a day divine
forces are on the job scattering the enemy forces in response to
the Holy Spirit's directives."
"Gabriel asked me to look out the window. I was amazed to see
about 100 of these men, like the warring angel Chrioni. I might
note that to this point Chrioni had not spoken a word to me. I heard
him talking to Gabriel, but he spoke in another language. Gabriel
said that angels could only speak with people as God gave
permission. Chrioni later was given permission and shared some
really interesting things."
[Pastor Buck learned that during the Children of Israel's
deliverance out of the hands of Egypt ... the angels used some of
God's weapons ... throwing lightning bolts and pulled the wheels
off their carts. Gabriel shared that God has four different kinds of
angels:
1) There are ministering angels who live among the 'people.'
They ride in our cars, live in our homes, and are camped about us
all the time. Their orders from God are to take care of us all the
time. To intervene, but not to interfere with what God is doing in a
man's (man or woman) normal course of life.
They look just exactly like a human being! The only way you
would know them
would be if they disappeared in front of your eyes, or if you saw
them do some super-human feat. There are more of these angels
on earth than there are human beings. Since they do not dwell in
heaven, they do not have the glow that emanates from angels
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who live in heaven.
2) The next group of angels are worship angels. Their function is
to worship the Lord Jesus. "When I was taken to heaven I saw
these angels in action, and it was the most beautiful sight I have
ever seen." These are the only angels with wings (that he, Pastor
saw). There are six wings, however, they didn't really look like
wings because they were a filmy material. They put two wings over
their faces as they bow down. Two more drape around their feet
like a bride's train, and then two short ones on their back. The
cherabim and the serahim are a very 'high order' of these worship
angels, but they have the same type of wings and same function.
(It is said among Christians that this was the same order function
Lucifer enjoyed before his horrendous fall). These are not
archangels.
3) The third type are the great warring angels. These angels come
from the presence of God and therefore a strong glow radiates
from their skin and clothing. (This glory was on and in Paul's
clothing, aprons and handkerchiefs on which he laid his hands and
prayed over. The same glory was seen on Moses' face ... and also
our Lord Jesus). Pastor said, "I never get used to their presence
although I am not afraid. The heavenly radiation from them saps
my strength, and I start to fall until they touch me and pick me up.
Then I am strong again."
Our earthen vessels can't handle it. Pastor sates that Michael is
archangel of all the warring angels.
4) The angels of the 'special forces' are the fourth kind that Pastor
Buck tells about. These include the messenger angels God uses
to bring announcements and messages to the world. They also
work in various ways in the unfolding of God's plans. They also
stand in God's presence and have His radiating glory.
Gabriel is the archangel of the messenger angels and his purpose
is to unfold one chapter of time and closing of another (seasons &
times). Every time he has been referred to in Scripture he has
brought announcements of a new day 'dawning.'
Pastor Roland said, "After he told me what his function was, it
made me wonder what he is doing down here now?" Gabriel said
that the highest and greatest divine being, One above the angels,
and the highest in all the courts of heaven is Jesus. At His name,
regardless of rank, all fall in worship before Jesus.
And he said, "It was interesting to note to me that the angels did
not always wear the same garb." Their shoes are of a flexible
substance and color of copper. Their bone structure of the
eyebrows are a little bit higher and more arched than those of
human beings which he saw. They have penetrating eyes and
they do not look inhuman. He said he had never seen a bearded
angel and Michael looked about forty years old.
The ministering angels looked like human beings and the worship
angels look like a broad variety of people.
Pastor Buck also noted in his writings and on tape that he was told
by Gabriel, "When Jesus comes, He is not going to look in
people's minds to see what position they hold on of His coming ...
but rather, He is looking in their hearts to see if He is 'living inside.'
"
Pastor Roland spoke of the demonic world. How very cleverly
looping round Christians, demons try to cause them to sin against
God. I am reminded of the words of the Apostle Paul,
"Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall. No
temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to
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man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted
beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make a
way of escape, that you may be able to endure
it." 1 Co 10:11-12].
{So far . . . in Pastor Buck's account of Angelic visitations, I know
for my part, more than two occurrences of angelic appointments
such as Pastor Buck relates.
One such incident will be shared in this last visitation the Pastor
had and shared with his Congregation October 14, 1979. It will be
the startling appearing of Gabriel and Chrioni ... just like one sees
on 'Star Trek' A fog-like substance appears, then the angel(s)
materialize within the fog]!
We learned about such an experience in one of our earlier
Lessons, remember?
"It has been about six weeks since I've had a visitation from the
angels.
. . . I feel like God has possibly given me all that I needed in the
illumination of these messages, because God has given so many
ways that He speaks. He speaks through His Word, He uses
human beings as agents to answer needs, and He uses
circumstances. (And certainly He speaks to us through angels).
Anyway, I never know from one time to the next whether it will be
the last visit."
"Last night in my office, I found out that the visit six weeks ago
wasn't the last one, because Gabriel and Chrioni came in. My
head was bent down, and I was doing some meditating, and
looking at the Scripture. They came in just like those people on the
television
series, "Star Trek."
[Pastor states he was breathless ... while gathering himself
together the office phone rang, but he did not answer it. He didn't
want to be bothered with menial things, but finally he did answer it.
It was a seventy-nine year old lady from Sacramento whose
husband was sick. She asked, "Have you seen any of them angels
lately? Would you, the next time you see one of those angels, ask
them to tell God that I really need some help?" Gabriel said he
could hear her conversation and said, "Tell Bonnie Thompson that
God already knows her need, and that he cares for her and loves
her!"
When she was told this, she let out a squeal, "He knows my
name! I don't care if I ever get this help, as long as I know that God
knows my name!" (You know Saint, I have found this to be very,
very true during times of despair, but God's testing my faith ... it is
so comforting to know that the Lord knows my name and then all is
at rest within my spirit)].
[As Christians we have been taught that each Country or Nation
has an Angelic Prince over it. This Prince is usually called by the
name of that nation as the Book of Daniel indicates. However, we
have also learned that Jacob's name was changed to Israel ...
"for as a 'Prince' he had power with God and with man."
This will be the last experience I will share, eventhough there are
many more stories to tell of Pastor Buck's encounters and
testimonies from over the world which he has received. But this
testimony from Africa, I found most exceptional]. Early one Sunday
morning on July 29th, Pastor Roland had angel Gabriel and angel
Chrioni visit him at home. They brought with
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them another ministering angel. He was from Kenya, Africa. This
angel was black and dressed much like a westerner with casual
coat and slacks. He was 6'3", and of large frame. He explained
that "a large heavenly host had been released to ready that
country for the Gospel. He stated that a 'prince with God' who
ministered in Africa, Morris Plotts, would be happily surprised to
hear of these allies from heaven sent to aid him in giving the
Words of life, and scattering the forces of darkness."
He went on to say, "That this host of angels were active through-
out the country. His personal assignment had been Nairobi, but he
was ministering to a family in Msambweni, a city on the south
coast of Kenya when he was directed to appear in Boise."
Sharon, Pastor's daughter writes this true account in her book 'The
Man Who Talked to Angels.'
"I'm a hillbilly from Africa, and I'm here to see Pastor Buck the
man who wrote the angel book!" I looked up to see who was
speaking. He was a very tall man with a beret on his head, a green
plaid coat, and a yellow and red striped shirt. He had the biggest
feet I had ever seen. They were size 16. "I'm Morris Plotts," the
man continued picking up his big black suitcase that was covered
with colorful travel stickers. I wasn't quite sure how to take this
unusual looking "hillbilly," but I fell in love with the twinkle in his
eye, and led him to meet my father."
There was an immediate rapport between the two men. Morris
shared some highlights with the Pastor and family. "One that he
shared was how 'twenty black African angels' (you read that right),
had helped him and his wife when their Land Rover was mired in
deep, sticky mire 200 miles from any known civilization," writes
Sharon.
The story of Morris Plott's life is told in a book by Robert Paul
Lamb: Entitled, Bwana Tembo, A Prince With God. Bwana Tembo
is Morris' African nick-name meaning "Lord Elephant."
Sharon writes, "When daddy shared with Morris, his new found
friend, how God saw him as a Prince, he was overwhelmed!"
Pastor Buck told Morris about the visitation from the angels and
all. They became good friends and they met at Pastor Gorman's
church in New Orleans, just one week before God called Roland
Buck home.
When Morris returned to Africa, he found that what the angel had
shared with Pastor Buck was true. Multitudes of Africans were
finding Jesus as their personal Savior!
Morris was really excited when he and his good friend Louie Earl,
a pastor from Plain Dealing, Louisiana, asked the Lord to guide
them to the family who the angel had been ministering to when he
was directed to appear in Boise to meet with Pastor Roland.
Pamela Berry, a translator for Evangel Translators headed by
Syvelle Phillips was in Mombasa, Kenya. When Morris told her
about the angelic visit to Msambweni, she begged them to take her
along.
The town of Msambweni did not appear on any map, but Morris
knew there was such a town because it was listed on an old
African auto club directory, which he had kept for some reason
through the years. He knew it was on the coast of East Africa
because that's what God had said.
At a hamburger stand in Mombasa they stopped to ask directions
and were told they were only twenty-six miles from Msambweni.
and told them how to find it.
They found a large government building and inside Benjamin
Mungai who was one of a handful of Christians in the town. He
was "District Officer' in charge of the 110,000 people in his district,
and 10,000 in
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the town. Morris then proceeded to tell Benjamin about the
ministering angel and the visit to Boise and Pastor Buck's home.
As he unfolded the story Benjamin realized it was him that the
angel had been ministering to. Everything was just as Pastor Buck
had shared ... even to Mungai's home on the south coast of Kenya
and the waves of the Indian Ocean lapping the rocks in their front
yard!
Benjamin told Morris there was a building right down the road they
could have meetings in. Morris came back March 15, 1981, back
with boxes of New Testaments written in Swahili, for every home in
Msambweni!
Morris states, "Never, since I began preaching the gospel of the
Lord Jesus fifty-six years ago, have I seen such hunger for God as
I find in Africa today. A missions research organization finds that
16,000 people a day are turning to Christ in Africa!"
Missionaries were sent there and a great work began ... all
because the Lord's angel was sent to prepare the way and place
people in their proper places to accomplish God's plan for
harvesting the fruit of Africa.
Just look at the reports today, Saints, how millions of Africans are
being saved and are slaughtered also for being called 'Christian!'
The angels escorted Pastor Buck into the very presence of Jesus
where he was told and shown numberless hosts which the Lord
sends into all the world to help prepare "the precious fruit of the
earth for the harvest, the redeemed souls that He has purchased
and prepared," Jesus' exact words.
The Lord summoned representatives from every part of the world.
Pastor Roland saw ministering angels that had the appearance of
Eskimos, who were working in the Artic Circle. Some from Russia,
from Arab countries, from China, which he called Red China,
angels representing India, from the Islands of the sea. There were
many black ministering angels, from every corner of the world
these angels represented the people to which God was sending
them! Pastor was not sure if he was in his body or not. But the
message is this, "There are workers who feel like they are
ministering alone, but Jesus wants them to know they are not
working alone, but there are workers sent forth with sickles ready
to work beside them preparing the way for the 'precious fruit of the
earth' for harvesting."
I was so surprised when I read about these ministering angels
being in the likeness of the different countries ... that I begin to
have doubts about whether or not I should write this portion of
Pastor's testimony. A couple days ago, while sharing with my sister
Jackie on the phone regarding these ministering angels different
'nationalities,' we both laughed and agreed, "what do we know!" I
mean after all, the scripture does say, "Some entertain angels
unawares." Therefore, if the angels didn't look like them or human
beings, they would know they were angels, don't you think?. We,
Sis and I, have been so blessed to have encountered many times
supernatural experiences, seen the evidence of His right hand,
that for those who have never entered this realm of His Spirit ... we
know just how difficult it is to believe such stories and call it false
teaching. However let me say this, for those who have been
delivered of demons, and seen angels, it isn't difficult for them to
say, "Yes, amen, I know that God's kingdom is a mystery alright,
and He does what He pleases and how He pleases, and no one
can tell Him what to do and how to do it!"
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SheepShed
Chapter Four
Marvin Ford. Jesse Duplantis. Mary Baxter. Betty Eadie. & Others
give their eyewitness accounts of Heaven and Hell. In this chapter
we will extract only portions of their own testimonies on tape or
within pages of the books they have authored.
The message given to each one has been, "Tell my people I am
coming soon," and "Repent of your sins ... be ready," and "It is the
'time' for harvesting."
Marvin Ford in 1976, spoke at the Holiday Inn in Visalia, California.
I was resident manager at TraveLodge just a couple of miles west
on highway 198 from the Inn. Marvin and his wife were registered
quests at our Motel.
Marvin had died and was taken to heaven where he was
instructed to go back to earth and tell what he had seen and
heard. He said he saw his body lying on the bed in the hospital
room, he was able to see and hear doctors and nurses as they
hustled around to save him. He passed over the Hospital, up
through the stars and into God's presence, which was so glorious,
that he fell on his face and uttered worship and praise as words
cannot explain.
The Lord told him that "before I come for My church, I will come to
My church in an unprecedented way." Unprecedented means:
unparalleled, original, unique, different, unequaled and 'individual.'
I remember hearing him speak for two hours or more. People were
filled with the Holy Spirit that evening as he ministered.
However, I had a unique place to see even more than others ...
because he and his wife stayed at our Motel. A Presbyterian
minister had been at Mr. Ford's meeting the night before and had
been baptized in the Holy Spirit. A call came into the office from the
Minister's wife late in the afternoon the following day, Sunday. She
wished to speak with Mr. Ford. Mrs. Ford was in the office at the
time (as I remember, for we were fellowshipping and sharing what
God was doing).
The story was this, "since the Holy Spirit came on her husband the
evening before, he has spoken in a language that neither one of
them know and he can't speak English. He was not able to give his
sermon that morning because he was unable to speak in English.
He has tried to write down on a note pad in 'English' his thoughts,
but he writes, evidently, in this foreign, exotic language he is
speaking, ... and furthermore, he has not been asleep yet!"
Mr. Ford told her that the Holy Spirit would lift off of him soon and
he would be speaking again in English. And so it was!
The message for the Lord's people was to "Prepare themselves to
usher in the Kingdom. He was coming soon!"
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Jesse Duplantis just a Cajun from South Louisiana, a young
minister who prayed to 'see' God. In a Meeting a minister had a
'word of knowledge' for Jesse. He called him out, he said, "I don't
know who you are, sir, but the Lord tells me that you have been
asking to see Him." He continued, "The Lord told me to tell you
that He shall grant you a visitation. He's coming to see you at
night. You shall be in bed with your wife. She will be sleeping. She
will not hear and will not wake up." "When?" asked Jesse He said,
"Quickly." This occurred in 1976 after his conversion in September
of '74.
Jesse waited up three or four nights in a row ... but God did not
come. Two weeks passed, but God had not come to visit. Jesse
thought, "That guy missed it; God doesn't want to come and see
me!"
Going to bed later than his wife Cathy, it was about midnight one
evening when Jesse went to bed. He thanked God for the day and
fell off to sleep. All of a sudden, whether in the body or out of it, he
was not sure ... Jesse was wide awake. He looked at the clock
beside the bed, it was three o'clock in the morning.
The wind began blowing in his room. At first he thought it was the
air-conditioning unit. But it got stronger, so strong in fact that the
curtains started flying up over the rods. He could feel the wind
blowing through his body. It was going out his eyes, under his
fingernails and out the pours of his skin. He felt pinned to the bed
and had no strength.
"What's happening?" he thought. Then a Voice spoke audibly,
saying, "You asked to see Me; turn around!" Still lying face down-
ward, Jesse said, "God!" Twice more, the Lord said, "You ask to
see Me; turn around." Instead of Jesse turning around ... he didn't,
he tried to wake up Cathy by punching her. She would not wake
up! The wind was still blowing, and after the third time God
repeated His words, the wind stopped blowing, and everything
quieted down. Immediately Jesse turned around to look. Nothing
was there!
This experience made Jesse hungry, so he went to the refrigerator
and fixed a sandwich. Eating it he said, "God, You came to me. I
heard You with my physical ears, and I didn't even turn around."
And to his spirit the Lord replied, "I'm glad you didn't. It's better that
you not see Me and still believe. You are living in a corruptible
vessel, a body that will die. You cannot handle My glory." This is
why Jesse's body was hurting, he was told. Jesse claims this is a
true story.
After this experience Jesse entered the ministry filled with Spirit. At
one particular church, the angels came in the middle of his sermon
as he preached to maybe a hundred people. As he was preaching,
he turned toward the seats where the choir usually sits and there
in those seats the angels sat filling them up ... they looked like
shafts of Light.
A lady was able to see them too, and screamed, "I see them too,"
because Jesse's eyes were fixed upon them and he had stopped
preaching.
The angels walked down off the platform. One walked right by
Jesse and smiled. They walked down through the church,
everybody fell to the floor under the power of God these angels
possessed. About thirty minutes later the people began to pick
themselves off of the floor and sit back down in the pews.
The people and the pastor of the church did not believe in this kind
of power that God manifests ... but he and his family were all on
the floor with the rest of the people.
In August 1988, while preaching a revival meeting at Magnolia
Christian
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Center, in Arkansas, Jesse was staying at the Best Western Motel.
When pastor Paul Troqil came and took him to a steak house
across the street for lunch. He suddenly felt that he had to go back
to the motel room to pray. He dismissed himself from the table and
left.
As Jesse knelt to pray beside the bed, the digital clock showed
exactly one o'clock.
He asked the Lord, "What's the matter? What's wrong? What's
happening? What?"
Suddenly he felt a suction as if he was being pulled up out of the
room. He did not look back to see himself leaving his physical
body, as some people have described. He states that he heard a
sound, Whoosh! "Aaaah ..." he gasped. In or out of the body he did
not know. What he did know though, he left the room zooming
along at a Phenomenal rate of speed, being carried in something
like a cable car. A chariot without a horse, like those one sees in
the movies, completely closed in, but with windows. Looking up
Jesse sees the blond-headed angel that had visited him in
Jonesville, Louisiana
"Where are we going?" Jesse asked. "You have an appointment
with the Lord God Jehovah," he answered. And when the door
opened Jesse was in Heaven!
This Is What Jesse Saw
Jesse said, "I fell down on the ground and began praising God, ... "
and later as he stood to his feet, "I saw light that I had never seen
before in my life." He said, "Looking around me, I realized that God
has with Him in heaven some of the things He created on the
earth. I was surround by lush, gorgeous valleys, lots of mountains
and streams of water. I even saw snow, yet it wasn't cold. I was
amazed."
"I saw flowers that I have never seen before and fragrances I have
never smelled ... and colors of reds, greens, purples, blues and
yellows not quite like those I had seen before either," he said.
Jesse said he thought that everybody was grown-up in heaven ...
but he saw children too. He also saw horses, dogs and large cats
like lions.
God's throne was in the 'Holy City.' Itwas high and lifted up. Jesse
was still dressed in his jeans and shirt. Some were wearing
beautiful, glorious robes, while others were wearing gowns. They
took from the trees fruit to eat and some picked the leaves and put
them to their faces and breathed in, smelling them. The angel
explained, "Some of them have not lived the life they should. They
believed in God and love Jesus, but they didn't live up to their
fullest potential."
As they approach the Throne the presence of God, His glory
grows stronger and can be blinding. So it seems that the fruit and
leaves from the trees take an effect of some kind so that they can
be in the Light of His Glory.
Jesse also saw the 'Pure River of Life' flowing out of God and the
Lamb's throne.
For those people who have not lived for God as they should have
(in Christ), they have to be taught because they have not learned
on earth, they do have to learn.
Jesse said the robes were so beautiful
that after he had visited heaven he did some research about
heaven's clothing. "I found in Isaiah 61:10-11, that God gives a
robe of righteousness and a garment of salvation. There is a
difference between the two.
The ones in Christ who have not lived the righteous life of God the
way they should cannot go to the 'Throne,' eventually they will, but
it takes time, Jesse explained.
Jesse was introduced to Abraham. He was a large man. "He
seemed of great age, yet he was young looking. There were no
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wrinkles in his face. It was obvious he was a great patriarch."
Jesse thought, "I'm the seed of Abraham, if it weren't for him, I
wouldn't be here!"
On the way to the City Jesse met David and others. And the
Lord Jesus walked toward him. The children ran up to him and He
hugged them. "To me He looked like a shaft of light. He was so
glorious!" states Jesse. "As I was kneeling down, I noticed Jesus'
feet looked like burnished brass. I thought there would be scars in
His hands and feet. But it wasn't like He had been cut and scarred.
I could see holes in His feet. They were so big ... about the size of
a nickel ... that light was shining through them. I realized then just
how big the nails were that had been pounded into His feet and
hands at His crucifixion."
Jesus put His hand on Jesse's shoulder and told him to stand to
his feet. "There was a brilliance coming out of Him that seemed
like waves of glory. The light was emanating from Him. His clothes
were beautiful and looked like solid diamonds that were sparkling.
He was taller than I thought He would be. I guessed Him to be
5'11" to 6'1". I thought His hair to be white; but when He turned His
head, I saw that it was light brown." Jesus said to Jesse, "Do you
like this place?" "Yes Sir," he replied.
Jesse wanted to know from the Lord, 'what am I doing here?' "I
want you to go back and tell My people I'm coming." But said
Jesse, "they won't believe me." "They did not believe it for
centuries, but I came, and I am coming again. There are many
things you shall see and learn here, but I have brought you here
so that you will go and tell My people I'm coming." Jesse said,
"They know that." The Lord answered him, "No, they don't know
that. I brought you here so that you would go tell them I'm coming.
Do you hear Me? I'm coming. Go tell them."
The Lord after awhile, introduced Jesse to David, who was told to
show Jesse his Home. He took me to my house. When I walked
up, I looked at the grounds. There was a water fountain in the front
yard and manicured grass. It was the prettiest place I had ever laid
my eyes on. I said, 'This is my house?' "
"Yes," said David, "Would you like to go inside?" "Everything
was decorated and the furniture was just the kind I liked. Hey, this
is beautiful and I have furniture like that on earth! I love this!"
Jesse was shown many things in heaven that we have on earth in
their perfection and beauty. Surely He gives us the desire our
hearts have longed for.
But the Lord's exhortation is this, found in Mark 13, speaking of
signs that precede the return of the Lord ... then "Take heed,
watch and pray: for you know not when the time is ... Watch
therefore: for you know not when the master of the house comes,
at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:
Lest suddenly He find you 'sleeping.' And what I say to you I say to
all, Watch."
Jesus told Jesse again, "I brought you here for this." Then He said,
"Now you must go back." ... "I'll see you soon. One day we'll never
part. It will be forever, and sooner than you think."
Back Home Again Jesse heard the power of the chariot's ...
Whoosh! "Within seconds of leaving Paradise, I was back in my
room and in the same position as when I had left at 1:00 p.m. In my
mind, everything seemed to go so fast. I thought I had been gone
for about thirty minutes, but it was 6:15 p.m. when I looked at the
clock again. I had been in Heaven five hours and fifteen minutes!"
There are many other accounts Mr.
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Duplantis has written about concerning all the things and people
which he saw in his
visit to Heaven ... but you can read them in his book "Heaven
Close Encounters Of The God Kind."
Mary K. Baxter was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She was
raised in up in a Christian home, accepted Jesus at the age of 19.
Kathryn backslid for a season after serving the Lord, but she came
back anew when the Spirit begin to deal with her.
In the mid-'60's Kathryn and her family had moved to Belleville,
Michigan, where she began to have visions from God. She had
submitted herself to the elders and the leadership of God.
Kathryn was ordained in 1983 at the Full Gospel Church of God. In
her ministry the Holy Spirit's gifts were demonstrated time after
time. She's a woman of serious prayer.
In 1976, Jesus appeared to her in human form. She has been
visited in dreams, visions and given revelations. During those visits
Jesus has shown her Heaven, the Tribulation period, degrees and
levels of Hell and it's torments. The Lord told her record what she
saw and write it down in a book for the whole world. "I am coming
again, I am going to revel to you the reality of Hell, so that many
might be saved, and that many will repent before it is too late,"
Jesus said.
"It was in March 1976 while I was praying at home, I had a visit
from the Lord Jesus Christ. I had been praying in the Spirit for
days when all at once I felt the presence of God. His power and
His glory filled the house. A brilliant light illuminated the room
where I was praying, and a sweet and wonderful feeling came over
me."
" Lights flowed in billows, rolling and folding into one another! And
then the voice of the Lord began to speak to me."
"I am Jesus Christ your Lord," said Jesus, "and I wish to give you a
revelation to prepare the saints for My return and to turn many to
righteousness. The powers of darkness are real and My
judgments are true.
... ... Make a record and write a book of the visions."
Kathryn spoke with the Lord for awhile and praised Him, she
writes, "I cannot find words to express His presence!"
"Instantly my soul was taken out of my body. I went with Jesus up
out of my room and into the sky. I knew all that was going on
around me ... ... It seemed as though the whole roof had rolled
back and I could see my family below."
Kathryn explains that they went higher and higher into the
heavens. She was able to see the earth below. Protruding out of
the earth and scattered were funnels spinning around to a center
point and then turning back again ... 'as best as she could describe
what she saw.' These moved high above the earth and looked like
a giant, dirty type of Slinky that moved continuously. They were
coming up from all over the earth. .
"What are these?" I asked the Lord as we came near to one.
"These are the gateways to hell," He said. "We will go into hell
through one of them."
They immediately entered the funnel, or tunnel as some have
called it, Kathryn said a smell so horrible came from the walls of it
that it took her breath away! To me that is some kind of statement,
"took my breath away." She states that along the sides were living
forms ... ... ... ... embedding the walls 'n they moved and cried
out ... and she knew that they were evil. And eventhough they still
were attached to the
walls, they were able to move about.
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"O yes, I had all my senses ... I could hear, see, smell, feel and
even taste the evil. If anything, my senses had become more
sensitive and the odor almost made me sick," Kathryn says.
Howard Pittman related the same thing about "making him
nauseated." In the times when I have been near some unclean
spirits, and Sis and I are in a deliverance, I become nauseous,
even to the point of choking. I know for sure that an evil, unclean
demon is in our presence!
Kathryn states that she could see slithering snakes everywhere.
The Lord told her, "Soon we will enter the left leg of hell, and you
will see great sorrow, pathetic sadness and indescribable horror."
"As far as I could see, were flying objects darting here and there.
Groaning sounds and pitiful cries filled the air, it was dark," she
said. These were the souls of those who died without Christ and
those who had fallen away, according to what the Lord told
Kathryn. "Some things I cannot put on paper; they were too awful
to describe. In the writing of this, some things I saw I do not
understand; but the Lord knows all things, and He helped me
understand most of what I saw."
"To those of you who think that hell is here on earth ... well, you
are right; it is! Hell is in the center of the earth, and there are souls
in torment there night and day. There are no parties in hell. No
love. No compassion. No rest. Only a place of sorrow beyond your
belief. Your soul will always be alive, it lives forever; it is the real
you, and these souls had all their faculties," writes Kathryn.
"There were doorways about the size of a small window, opening
and shutting very fast at the top of the tunnel." When Satan gave
command, evil demons flew up and out of the gateways of hell. "I
looked at my body. For the first time I noticed that I was in a spirit
form, and my form was in the shape of myself."
Kathryn saw pits of fire everywhere, they were four feet across
and three feet deep, shaped like a bowl, and filled with brimstone,
and they glowed red like hot coals. "I saw people who had died in
the center of these pits," she wrote. She thought, "This could be
me! How awful!" "Lord," she cried," Can't you let them out?" Jesus
had sorrow on His face as He escorted Kathryn through the
different levels of hell. He told her, "It is written, the just shall live
by faith."
One of the people the Lord allowed Kathryn to see had been a
preacher. She looked at Jesus with amazement for an answer ...
for He could read her thoughts, she said. The Lord answered her,
"While he was on earth, this man was a preacher of the gospel. At
one time he spoke the truth and served me.
He preached what the people wanted to hear, and compromised
the truth. He made his own rules about heaven, right and wrong,
and took money from the poor." Jesus said, "He not only distorted
and misrepresented the Word, but he lied about not knowing the
truth. The pleasures of life were more important to him than truth."
Jesus went on to say that, "I was there all the time, I waited for him
to repent, but he would not. And now judgment has been set."
Kathryn writes, "Pity was on the face of Jesus. I knew that if the
man had listened to the Savior's call, he would not be here now. O
people, please listen!"
The Lord said, "I call different ones for different purposes in My
body. But if man or woman, boy or girl do not want My Spirit, I will
depart." These are very alarming statements coming from Jesus,
don't you think? I've never heard them before ... at least as bold as
this claiming to be "Thus saith the Lord." Perhaps, later, we may
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share more of the Lord's words which He spoke to Mrs. Baxter.
The Mark of The Beast
Jesus' Account
According to Kathryn, the Lord gave her this revelation regarding
the last days.
"I heard the Lord say, 'My Spirit will not always strive with man.
Come see the Beast.'"
She writes, "During the last days and evil Beast will arise out of
the earth and deceive many from every nation upon the earth. He
will demand that everyone receive his mark, the number 666,
placed in their hands or on their foreheads. Everyone who takes
the mark will belong to the Beast and will be thrown with him into
the lake of fire and brimstone."
"The Beast will arise to the acclamation of the world, for he will
bring peace and prosperity such as none can remember. When he
has gained world dominion, those without his mark in their
foreheads or their hands will not be able to buy food, clothes, cars,
houses or anything else that is bought. Neither will they be able to
sell anything they own to anyone else unless they have the mark."
"The Lord God expressly declares that those who take the mark
have affirmed their allegiance to the Beast and will be cut off from
the Lord God forever. They will have their place with the
unbelievers and workers of iniquity. The mark states simply that
those who possess it have rejected God and have turned to the
Beast for sustenance."
"The Beast and his followers will persecute those who refuse
the mark and will kill many of them. Whatever pressures they can
bring to bear will be used to force believers of the true God to be
marked. Children and infants will be killed before the eyes of the
parents who refuse to take the mark. There will be a time of great
mourning (distress)."
"Those who have possessions will be forced to turn them over
to the Beast in exchange for a promise that the Beast will meet all
the needs of his followers."
The Lord said, "Some of 'you' will weaken and surrender to the
Beast and receive his mark. You will say, 'God will forgive. God will
understand.' But I will not repent My word. I have warned you
repeatedly through the mouths of My prophets and ministers of the
gospel. Repent now while it is still day, for the night comes when
judgment will be set forever."
"If you do not obey the Beast (which will be a government
headed by the 'Man of Sin'), and refuse to take his mark, I will take
care of you. I do not say that many will have to die for their faith in
these times, for many will be beheaded for trusting the Lord God.
But blessed are those who die (in Me), for great will be their
reward."
"True, there will be a time of peace and prosperity during which
the Beast will gain
popularity and esteem. He will make the problems of the world as
though they were not --- but the peace will end in bloodshed and
the prosperity in great famine across the land."
As the Scripture says, "Do not fear what man can do to you, but
fear God who can cast your soul and body into hell. For though
there is great persecution and though tribulations are multiplied, I
will deliver you through them all."
"But before that evil day, I will raise up a mighty army that will
worship Me in (their) spirit and in truth. They will do great exploits
and wonderful things for Me. Come together and worship Me.
Bring in the fruits of righteousness, and give Me what is rightfully
Mine, and I will keep you from the evil hour. Repent now and be
saved from the terrible things which will befall the rebellious 'and'
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the unsaved. Choose today whom you will serve ... I love you.".
(Chapter 22, page 143-145).
Rev. Elwood Scott And
Betty J. Eadie
These two saints also have had sights of Heaven, the realm of
Darkness and seen the Glorious Light; and had encounters with
God's heavenly host.
Reverend Elwood Scott had a very peculiar visitor, a man with
silken beard and flowing garments who came into his study entirely
uninvited and without apology.
He wanted to know if he (pastor Scott) could still write shorthand,
and if he could and would, "I will confer a favored saint's blessing
upon you."
It seems there had been an earlier acquaintance with this visitor
... but when? Pastor Scott inquired of him. He replied, "I am the
same man you met some years before on the slopes of the
Cascades."
The Pastor writes, "I remember him quite well, for I had spent a
day and a night in his cheerful home, and under his holy influence.
His name was Seneca Sodi, a Greek of Jewish descent, a fine
scholar, a firm believer in Christianity, and a thorough student of
his Bible. But he seemed so changed now, and his face glowed
with such a halo of light that I did not recognize him at first and
inclined to doubt his story and to let it all pass as a clever trick,
that I could not explain, that was being practiced upon me. Yet I
could see a great similarity in the appearance of this man and my
long bearded friend of the Cascades. I said to him, 'How can this
be?' He quickly replied, in the twinkling of an eye, 'Only an earlier
sheaf in the great resurrection harvest.' "
The Pastor continues, "O, my God! Is it true that there is a man
who has experienced the great resurrection of the just, which is to
occur in the last day?"
Going through his mind rapidly were thoughts of the translation
of Enoch, and the chariot which swept Elijah into the heavens; of
Moses, who twice fasted forty days and was alone with God upon
the Mount of Vision until he caught a radiance of the eternal glory.
He thought of Paul who had been caught up into the third heaven
and heard words of the everlasting Kingdom. He thought again of
the many bodies of the saints which slept and arose after the
Lord's resurrection; who went about Jerusalem showing
themselves alive.
So he reasoned within himself, "May not great events occur in
these last days? Why should not Seneca Sodi, one of the
descendants of the ancient Israel of God, in these last days
receive great revelations from the Almighty and have an earlier
resurrection (visitation) than the rest of the great harvest?"
In his book:
'Paradise the Holy City
and the Glory of the Throne'
Reverend Scott tells his story.
The New York Times #1 Bestseller book
'Embraced By The Light' by Betty J. Eadie
is claimed 'by some' 'The Most Profound and Complete Near-
Death Experience Ever.'
For my part, I would not say that. The forward is by Melvin Morse,
M.D.
The Lord gave her knowledge that stretched forward and
backward through time. The angels that conducted here out-of-
the-body death experience she felt were her "ministering angels."
They told her she had died prematurely. They transferred their
peace to her and told
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her not to worry, that everything will be alright. She states, "At
first, I thought they were using their mouths, but this was because I
was used to people 'speaking.'
They communicated much more rapidly and completely, in a
manner they referred to as 'pure knowledge.' " (In other words, the
way I understand this, this knowledge they are giving her is not
contaminated by the world ... but is absolutely 'pure'). And she said
it is by what we call 'telepathy.'
"My earlier language, the language of my body, was truly limited,
and I realized that my former ability to express feelings had been
almost nonexistent compared with the ability of the spirit to
communicate," Betty writes. (I'm sure glad to hear that! For
learning late in my life proper English words and grammar, it is
very difficult for me to express myself correctly. My son is always
laughing at me... in a kind sort-of-way. When I'm gone ... it will give
my children 'Something to Remember Me By' .I am 76 years old
now).
Betty died in a hospital and the angels were there when her
spirit left her body. Immediately she began looking for an exit, and
she spotted a window. She states that she quickly went through it
and emerged outside. Soon, she learned that she did not need to
use a window, but that she could have left the room at any point.
Betty writes, "It was only because of my lingering thoughts (and
therefore their limitations) of mortality that I thought of using the
window.
It occurred to me that I was in a 'slow moving code' because I still
thought in terms of having my physical body, when in fact my
spiritual body could move through anything that had been solid to
me before. The window had been closed the whole time."
Betty wanted to go to her home and she realized that all she had
to do was to think 'home' and within a moment she found herself
entering her living room without giving herself directions. "I saw my
husband sitting in his favorite armchair reading the newspaper. I
saw my children (6) running up and down the stairs and knew that
they were supposed to be getting ready for bed. I had no desire to
communicate with them, but I was concerned about their lives
without me."
She was shown that eventhough she thought of them "as mine,"
she had been mistaken .. and each one had their own free will to
live their life as they chose." She said she was drawn back to the
hospital, but she didn't remember the trip; it seemed to happen
instantaneously. She says, "I saw my body still lying on the bed
about two feet below me and slightly to my left. My three friends
(meaning the angels) were still there, waiting for me."
"I began to hear a rushing sound."
Betty writes, "... ... I noticed the figure of a man standing in the
distance, with light radiating all around him. As I got closer the light
became brilliant-brilliant beyond any description, far more brilliant
than the sun-and I knew no natural state could look upon this light
without being destroyed. Only spiritual eyes could endure it ... and
appreciate it. I saw this light was golden, as if his whole body had
a golden halo burst out from around him and spread into a brilliant
magnificent whiteness that extended out for some distance." This
wonderful light of glory reached her and she said, "It was the most
unconditional love I have ever felt, and as I saw his arms open to
receive me I went to him and received his complete embrace and I
said over and over, 'I'm home. I'm home. I'm finally home.' "
Betty goes on to say, "There was no questioning who He was. I
knew that He
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was the Savior, and Friend, and God. He
was Jesus Christ, who had always loved me, even when I thought
He hated me. He was life itself, love itself, and His love gave me a
fullness of joy, even to overflowing ... ... "
The Lord told Betty, "It was not yet her time." Her time would come
when the mission and purpose He had for her was accomplished.
"The Lord has a reason for my existing on earth," she said.
"Then questions began coming into my mind," she wrote. "I wanted
to know why I had died as I had ... not prematurely, but how my
spirit had come to Him before the resurrection?"
In later pages you will find where you can buy her book and all the
material found in these our pages.
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SheepShed
"Eye Witnesses in the Demonic Spirit World"
Chapter Five
The Covert War
of Deception (LIES)
This is the term Howard Pittman uses in explaining Satan's
strategy of manipulation on the world, which the angels, sent by
God, were to show in detail to Mr. Pittman, so that he could tell his
experience to us. It is a warning!
Children, when the “Man of Sin arrives before our eyes…his
miracles, signs and wonders will by “Lying Wonders” by which he
will deceive the world! Remember that!
We must hunt up, fish out the nuggets of His Word and long to
have His face shine on ours to 'transform' us, and to see whether
or not we are doing those things that are pleasing and acceptable
to Him. The "relaxed" doctrines which are being taught today in
many of the Lord's Congregations, please hear me, are not sound
doctrine! The Global Government is here now! Israel, which the
Prophets prophesied of, are back in their homeland! The marked
chip is even now being planted in people! Unless your name and
my name are written in the Book of Life, we will take this 'micro
chip!' According to the Lord many will fall away during this time
and be lost. Today millions are coming to Messiah Yeshua/Jesus
all over the world. Why? Because the 'Times of the Gentiles' are
ending! I've learned this, that the more and more I, in a humble
spirit, seek for His Truth, my 'inner man' receives revelation after
revelation about these things.
Please don't say in your heart,
'I don't want to read the accounts of these people about demons!'
Please do not entertain these thoughts in your mind ... where the
devil and demons have access to, this is their entrance of
deception.
Howard O. Pittman on Aug.3, 1979, died of a massive internal
hemorrhage.
"As the result of keeping his appointment with death, Howard
was given a fantastic spiritual experience. In reality, this
experience was a warning to the world of the impending return of
Jesus Christ and God's judgment, which is also about to be poured
out upon mankind!" states Mr. Pittman. "It seems that in this
modern day, most people are not interested in
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hearing something good or pleasing. The Bible says that in the
"last days" men would go to teachers who said only pleasing
things (Timothy 4:3). It does seem that most people have forgotten
that God has a "day of wrath" in store for some (Colossians 3:6),"
Howard says.
"How is it, that most people don't know they are even in a fight,
until they have already lost the battle? Simple, most people don't
know the MO of the enemy! Because they are unfamiliar with his
MO (Method of Operation), they do not realize it to be a spiritual
fight until it's over!" [Most Christians do not really read, study and
know God's Word; and especially in its 'context]!'
The Grand Tour
Howard Pittman writes, "As each type of demon was pointed out
to me by the angels, I quickly discovered a 'social order,' or 'rank,'
that existed among them. Those at the top of that order were
revealed in forms similar to humans. As we moved down the
order, or rank, I saw demons in shapes or forms that looked like
half-animal and half-human. I saw demons in forms resembling
animals we know in this present world and I saw demons in forms
and shapes so revoltingly morbid that you cannot possibly imagine
them."
1) "At the top of the order were the warring demons which
were the 'cream' of Satan's 'crop.' They moved about the Second
Heaven and even in this present, physical world at will always
traveling in groups, never alone (that he noticed). Wherever they
went, all other demons moved out of their way. These warring
demons were revealed to me in 'human form.' They looked like
humans with the exception that they were giants."
2) [In Hebrew, the word is "nephilim," meaning' giants' found in
the book of Genesis 6. This form is the Yahwistic tradition of the
'nephilim,' the Titans of eastern legend, believed the nephilim were
born of the union between gods and mortals. The sons of God
(angels or watchers of mankind), who fell and came into mortal
women, that they found beautiful, and took them as wives ...
bearing them seed. The writer (Moses) of Genesis does not
present this fact as a myth, he records it as 'supernatural' and a
'superhuman race,' which resulted in an increase of wickedness
which provoked God, and brought on the Flood of Noah's day. The
book, 1 Enoch, presents the exact same events ... but in more
detail. You see, certain of God's angelic host are huge and over
nine feet tall].
"These giants ... were rugged and handsomely constructed,
somewhat like giant athletes. All warring demons (angels) were
colored bronze (metalic).They were giant bronze soldiers All the
other demons seemed to be subject to them."
2) "The second most powerful type demon was also revealed to
me in human form and these demons look like ordinary people. All
those possessing this area of expertise seemed to group together
at about the second place of command. Chief among this group
was the demon of 'greed' and contained within this same group
were demons of hate, lust, strife, and a few others."
3) The third most powerful type and group of demons were
revealed to me in mixed shapes and forms. Some had human form
while others had half-human and half-animal forms. Others
resembled animals in their forms. These demons possessed skills
in the dark arts area such as witchcraft and other related areas.
Also among this group were demons of fear and demons of self-
destruction as well as those other demons which are expert in
'mincing departed spirits' (spirits familiar with peoples lives), and in
manifesting themselves to the physical world as ghosts. Demons
of this group are those who control the Satan worshippers."
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4) "When we got down to the fourth group, all the demons of this
rank were revealed in forms other than human. Some had forms
like animals while others were unknown shapes (to me). In this
group were the demons of murder, brutality, sadism, and others
related to carnage."
5) "As we moved further down the order toward the end of the
chain of command, all these demonic spirits were revealed in
horrible and morbid forms. Some were so revolting that their
appearance produced nausea. In this group were the demons
responsible for sexual perversions. They are despised by their
own companions, so that they always seem to be lurking off to
themselves. They do not associate with the other demons except
in the line of duty."
[In this group are found unclean spirits that produce
pornography, obscene language, homosexuality, lesbianism and
the disgusting act of bestiality; plus much, much more. In the
'deliverance ministry,' when I am in the presence of these demons,
the Lord authenticates their presence to me by causing my lips to
feel a numbness, yet stinging sensation; and my tongue feels like
lesions are forming and a swelling lump raises on the left side of it.
I become nauseated].
6) At the time of the writing of this book, 'Placebo,' Mr. Pittman
speaks of another group of demons that he was not able to see,
nor recall much of their abilities. He was not permitted to learn or
even retain too much memory about them. He is vaguely aware of
their powerful hold on the flesh, however. He called them
'mysterious.' They were more difficult to deal with than the others,
he feels. He says, "It seems their great strength rests in their ability
to remain anonymous in their work in the human being. Among this
group is one that is able to manifest himself as a form of epilepsy
in the human. I'm not sure but I seem to recall that some of the
other demons in other groups also have the ability to 'mimic'
epilepsy. I do not know if these demons cause epilepsy per se, but
I do recall very vividly that they can 'mimic' this condition in
people."
In many situations Howard learned that the angel could read his
mind. When feeling an overwhelming, oppressive and morbid spirit
coming from these demons, his guardian angel said to him, "That
feeling you are wondering about is caused by the fact that there is
no love in this world."
[One will find many times, in riding a person of more than one
demon, the spirits are fighting among themselves! They argue with
each other, accuse one another! What kind of behavior is that?
Do you recognize it]?
A Demon Taking Possession
Of A Man
Howard states that he was aware that the higher order of demons
had no fear of him nor the angel(s) with him. They all resented
their presence. The angels wanted him to see a demon in the
process of actually possessing a human being.
The angels escorted Mr. Pittman back to the same hospital where
his body had been left in the physical world, but in a different
room. "The room appeared to be an employee's lounge. I saw
tables, chairs, dishes with food, and in the room were a young man
and a young lady facing each other while laughing and talking. It
was obvious they could not see me nor the angels, yet I was so
close I could reach out and touch them. I could hear and
understand every word they said. They thought they were alone
as they laughed and talked, they were unaware of the horrible
creature standing between them," states Howard.
[Talk about 'big brother' watching over your shoulder. How about
out-of-the-body humans, demons, and angels watching ... and
demons just waiting to take entrance]?
He goes on, "This demon was so horrible in the appearance of his
shape and form that
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I recognized him immediately to be from the lower group, the
perverted group. The angels, the demon and I were in the spirit in
that room and we were aware of everything that was happening.
Those in the flesh were only aware of themselves for they could
not see or hear us eventhough we were back in the 'physical
world.' Since we were in the spirit, we still communicated with our
minds."
"I was not really paying close attention to the words the two were
speaking. My entire attention was focused upon the demon. He
was a most horrible looking thing, reminding me of an over-grown,
stuffed, slimy, green frog all out of proportion. He moved ever so
slowly up to the face of the man just as though he went right
through the pores of his skin. When the demon had completely
entered the man, the angel said, 'Now it's done.' The angel then
proceeded to tell me how it was that this particular man was
possessed. He stated, 'The demon made himself desirable and
attractive.' "The angel pointed out to me that all mankind has a
sovereign will, all his own, beyond which the demons cannot
come. He also pointed out that the angels could not come beyond
the will of man. God, Himself, could not violate that will." Being
made in the 'image of God,' we are given a will, the right to choose.
The angels revealed to Mr. Pittman that all of God's children have
been given the power to cast out demons, however, this power is
based on the Christian's faith and that he or she knows without
doubt what they are doing. Y [Some certain saints have been
especially gifted in this ministry. Usually, those who have been
specifically called by the Holy Spirit, have received the Spirit's
discernment and other of His confirming gifts].
"The demons," Howard learned, "Have developed great skills in
the area of deception. They move completely through our lives by
deceit and trickery and keep us totally unaware of their activity. I
also learned that the born again Christian has a guardian angel
and before the saint's life is over, it might take a whole host of
angels to keep him or her. The fighting they do is sort of like
protecting our 'blind' side."
Howard said he was shown that in these last days we can expect
a substantial increase in Satan's demonic activity, not only in
adults but in children as well!
[Remember this was revealed to him in 1979 and we are now in
2005]. There are certain areas of a persons life in which Satan
must have 'permission' from God to developed circumstances
against him ... as in the case of Job. This increase of Satan's
activity is what the Lord warned us about when He spoke of the
incredible miracles that false prophets would perform in the last
days. However, the great miracles that the Lord will produce,
proclaims Howard, "Will shake the established hierarchy of the so-
called organized religion in the world today."
Saints, the Lord Jesus is tapping everything hidden in our hearts
that pertains to the works of the flesh. He 'must' begin at His own
house, "which house are you/we."
States Mr. Pittman, "He did not promise it would be easy. He did
promise it would be possible! God did not command us to take up
our 'roses' and follow Him! He commanded us to take up our
'cross' and follow Him! What was the 'cross' in the life of Jesus?
THE CROSS MEANT PHYSICAL DEATH! In a sense, that is what
it means to us, die to the flesh! The only thing the devil can appeal
to is our flesh! which is a daily exercise, but doing it overcomes the
devil."
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The Appearance of
Demons & Angels
The warring angels are the most fierce and strongest! In their form
and shape, they look just like they did when they served the Most
High. They enforce Satan's will and are Princes over lands,
countries, nations, territories, et cetra. (Principalities and Powers,
Rulers of darkness). Wherever they go all demonic spirits concede
to them. Many of the 'angels' who are under them, travel in groups.
"While viewing the activity of the demons, and trying to sort out
what I was seeing, my attention was suddenly distracted by a
noise that sounded like a great troop marching. I looked up to see
a cadre of soldiers marching toward me. By their 'uniform and
dress, they reminded me of what I had always thought the old
Roman soldier would look like, except they were giants!" Mr.
Pittman writes. One broke ranks and came up to Howard leering at
him, to let him know that they resented his being permitted to be
and see the evidence of the spirit world.
Mr. Pittman states, "before that day he didn't even believe in this
sort of thing, that is, the 'spirit world.'" He says, "The second most
powerful in Satan's kingdom, are those shaped like humans,
greed, lust, hate, strife.
Spirits Greed is the chief architects of Satan's over-all general
attack plan and are primarily responsible for it's tremendous
success rate!" He quotes Paul's letter to Timothy, "For the love of
money is the root of all evil; which while some coveted after, they
have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with
many sorrows."
[This, in my opinion, is the cause for the fall of many Evangelists
... and Christian TV compositeness and Entertainer-Prophets, not
all, but many have fallen and we Christians must face the facts
presented to us].
Howard writes, "It seemed as though I was looking at an ordinary
man. He looked like an ordinary business man. Even his apparel, it
appeared to be a common, inexpensive, charcoal gray business
suit. He resembled an average, portly caucasian. His hair was
sandy in color and somewhat thin. As I studied his face, he glared
at me with eyes as cold as steel. I noticed a faint smile at the
corner of his mouth, and I found it hard to believe that one so
fierce could look so mild."
It was revealed to Howard that he was looking at the 'deputy
commander,' the second in chain of command directly under the
prince. He was the one charged with the responsibility of putting
the world in ripe condition for Satan's picking in these last days!
[No wonder the 'Prosperity Doctrine' is so over-taught today,
Saints]! Wonder of wonders, "his mild-looking spirit operated in
the image of a "good old boy" deception." Howard was told that the
shapes and forms of demons indicate their area of expertise. In
this case, the 'good old boy' finds it easy to perform his task since
his image is so readily acceptable to society. Mr. Pittman writes, "I
know as I look back at my own life and how I considered myself 'a
good old boy' that this demon was working there! He made me
believe that me and mine came before anything else. This was my
attitude toward my church also. My tithes were not even paid until
my rent was paid and food was purchased because my family
obligations came before God. In fact, Me and Mine came before
anything or anyone. As I look back, I can see the selfishness in my
life which is the by-product of greed."
It was shown to him that, "Mr. Greed, in his deception, had sold
me on the idea that I was to live high as my neighbors and that my
family was entitled to the same things of
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this physical world as my neighbors’ families. To get all those
worldly goods had to take an extra job or work overtime. I did not
have money. Since I was professing to be a Christian, I could not
steal it. So, the only way I could get it was to work extra for that
extra money. For many years I worked eighty to one hundred
hours a week in order to maintain my income at a level where I
could enjoy my high standard of living."
[Saints, are you hearing this? Most of the Body of
Christ, especially in America, has been absolutely
drunk on this 'new wine' demonic spirit]!
Mr. Pittman said he kept making excuses to his conscience
and saying, "God understands. He knows I have to do this so I can
pay my bills. However, his conscience kept telling him he was
wrong ... " there was a war going on in his heart, the Spirit was
faithful to convict him. What was shown him was, "That when he
had to stand before God, God did not understand! In fact, He told
me that this kind of life I called worship was an abomination to
Him."
Howard was told by the angels, "The primary function of these
demons of greed is to destroy the economy of the world. These
are also used in conjunction with demons of
"Perversion" in their work to destroy the morals of the people." The
idea is to get the Christian in debt and despair ..."into the cares of
this world that choke the Word!" and the unbeliever into the grips
of the government and consequently, "the Marked Chip."
He was shown, "The economy of the world must be in such
despair that the people from the grass roots level will cry out for
someone to save them. The world must be ripe before the
Antichrist can pluck it. It must be filled with violence, crime, and
wholesale immorality. Then, it will be ripe."
Y [Read again the 'Rothchild's Manifesto,' we are right on target]!
"Do we see these demons of hate, lust, strife and a few others of
like order?" questions Mr. Pittman. These demons are working in
many Christians. There is a great falling away from the truth of the
Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. "Christians make no public out-
cries against immorality today, because they have been stifled by
Satan ... and if any group does attempt to, they are blitzed by the
'well-organized public media,' " says Mr. Pittman.
[The Lord reveals to me today, 3.25.05, that we have a very
real example in Terri Schiavo's case vs the Government's system
regarding a persons rights, even to live. It is exactly how the
Government's marked chip'd system of buying and selling will be
handled in the cases of those who refuse the 'chip' in America. Our
'hands' will be tied, so to speak, in the courts]!
[Saints, this really bothers me; people are praying to God to
overrule the 'powers' that be decisions in removing Terri's feeding
tube, thereby allowing her to die a painful death by starvation
(murder). Why is it that some Christians are always boasting "We
Have The Power," yet, not one who is claiming they have this
power with God, are acting in the 'Elijah Spirit' by calling Terri, in
the name of Yeshua/Jesus, to 'complete wholeness' in the sight of
all to witness ... thereby giving evidence to His holy Name's
power? Why would we pray to our Father God, to overrule our
'Governmental System,' to reinsert the feeding tube, so that, she
could go on living in the same miserable state? Why not pray "O
Lord God, in the name of Jesus, Terri's Savior, be healed from the
top of your head to the bottom of your feet, and Lord Jesus
magnify Your works in her;" why not this prayer, Saints]?
[When the time comes for the 'mark of the Beast,' and we
begin appealing to our Judges, and the Courts, to change our
'System;' and then begin praying to the Lord to overrule the
Government's laws; then, we will find ourselves having to
completely depend on our own inheritant power with God, in
Messiah Jesus ... for which He has been training His people, for
such a time as this]!
Mystery Demons &
Half-Human – Half-Animal
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Resembling Greek Mythology
Mystery Demons
"We came to a group of demon spirits that I call the Mystery
Demons, simply because I do not know what else to call them.
This was one of the leading groups, and just may be the most
important one. I do not recall their shape or form, I was not allowed
to retain this in my memory, and I don't even know the name of
their group. These remained aloof from all others, and their area of
expertise is most important to Satan's last day attack plan." [His
Conspiracy Plan ... Rothchild's Manifesto]!
"These demons have power over flesh, even more power than the
other demonic forces. Part of their great strength rests in their
anonymity. I also recall that they operate differently from the other
spirits. When a human is demon possessed, there are certain
classic symptoms which indicate that possession. This is not true
with the 'Mystery Demon.' It is a mandated fact that demons must
indicate their presence when they totally possess a person. All
demon possessed people display certain symptoms which give
evidence of demonic activity in that person." [If it quacks like a
duck, it's a duck]!
"A classic example of this is displaying a split personality. It is a
fact that all humans who have more than one personality are
demon possessed. It was shown to me that all 'spirit beings' have
only one soul, one personality. That includes the spirit of man that
lives in the physical body. If that physical body begins to show
more than one personality, then that body has more than one spirit
living in it. There are no exceptions, ifs, ands, or buts about it! In
such circumstances this would be demon possession ... plain and
clear. Another fact is
that it is impossible for a spirit to live in and control a physical body
without revealing itself in the form of a personality to others. This is
true of the spirit of man as well as the spirit of demons." [Also of
animals. See Lesson 'Candy &That Darn Cat' and Luke's account
of Jesus' allowing the demons possession of the pigs].
"However, when the personality of the Mystery Demon is
displayed, it is not always obvious. When he exhibits his
personality in a human he has possessed, it is usually revealed as
a hidden personality in that person. [The demon is free to enter in
and go out of it's house (the body) at its own will ... and does all
the time]. The dark side, for example, there was once a man who
lived a good, clean, Christian life. He was a good husband, a good
father, a law-abiding citizen, and he took an active part in his
church. After this man died, his wife of forty years found some
things he had kept hidden from her throughout their entire
marriage. He had prepared a hidden room in the back of his
workshop. This room was private and when he was not in it, he
kept it locked. After his death, his wife found many obscene
objects and pictures concealed in that room. This man had a
hidden personality, a dark side, that not even his life-long mate
knew about." [But Jesus did]!
"These particular demons may also manifest themselves as
physical deformities, sicknesses, curses, and many other ways
which are not so obvious. When dealing with these demons, a
different approach is sometimes needed." Mt 17:21. [The Holy
Spirit will tell you what demon you are dealing with also. That is
just one of the reasons He has been given to His servant].
"There is a level of accountability. Their
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reasons he has been given to his servant. There is a level of
accountability. Their activity in people below this level does not
exceed 10%. When I use the word of accountability," I am referring
to those persons who are able to make a choice, there are those
who are not free to make a choice." [This brings to our
understanding children. Demons can and do work through children
and certain circumstances are usually present. Which things are
often found in their parents home. They are visited at night; this
activity is found in books, video games, shows and movies. There
are many children who are possessed and uncontrollable ...
especially in today's culture. Then we "wonder why, what's
wrong]?"
[Remember, anyone willfully taking him/herself into a state of
altered consciousness by use of drugs, even prescriptions drugs,
alcohol, TM, hypnosis, or some other such way is responsible for
his own behavior ... because of your own sovereign will].
Half-Human . Half-Animal
Resembling Greek Mythology
Witchcraft Demonic Powers
"The upper half of these demon spirits resemble figures of Greek
Mythology ... man, and the lower half animal. These spirits
possessed skills in the area of the black arts, such as sorcery,
karate, false religion, magic, self-destruction, psychic phenomena,
occult, necromancy, suicide, drugs and alcohol also,
enchantments, Satan worshipers, rock, blues & honky tonk music"
[which has slowly entered Christian music with all the 'outward
attire,' trinkets, tattoos, piercings of all kinds, perverted hair styles,
ungodly make-up and tight fitting clothes ... all in the name of 'our'
Lord Jesus! see Lev 19:28 seq.], "reincarnation, familiar spirits,
and all the other related areas of expertise, writes Mr. Pittman.[It's
a money-making-machine!" even in the Christian market!!! Knights
in Satan's armor! God help us]!
"John Bunyan died August 31, 1688, in his 60th year. He
reconciled a father and son in Reading, on his way to London. In
his journey there, he was overtaken by a rainstorm. His death
resulted from the effects of the weather's exposure. John was busy
preaching and writing, his influence from these activities and
experiences in the Spirit World made him 'second to scarcely any
man in England. John was rightly named. He was another "Son of
Thunder," who, in his short life, caused a spiritual and moral
earthquake that rearranged human landscape," writes Mary
Stewart Ralfe.
Like Mr. Howard Pittman, John Bunyan writes about
"Inhabitants of High Places" ------- despicable! Speaking of his
journey with his Gaurdian Angel he says, "By the time we reached
the lowest regions of the air. I saw multitudes of Horrid forms and
dismal dark appearances fly from the shining presence of my
Bright Conductor. 'These sure,' said I, 'are some of the Vanguard
of Hell, so black and so affrighting are the forms.'"
"'These are,' said my Angel, 'some of the Apostate Spirits that
wander up and down in the air and on earth lions roaring seeking
out those that they can devour. Though they are led hence, you
will see them quickly in their own dark territories, for we are now
upon the borders of the infernal pit.'"
"As quick as a wink, I found the words of my Conductor very
true. We were surrounded with a darkness much more black than
night. It was attended with a stink more suffocating far than that of
burning brimstone. My ears were likewise filled with horrid yellings
of the damned spirits. All the
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most discordant notes on earth were, in comparison of this,
melodious music."
"'Now,' said my Guardian Angel, 'you are on the verge of Hell.
Do not fear the power of the destroyer. My commission from the
Imperial Throne secures you from all dangers.'"
Here it was granted for Mr. Bunyan to ask questions and hear
answers from Devils and Damned Souls. The Angel said, "what
you have a mind to ask, inquire! They shall answer you! The
Devils (demons, same as) cannot hurt you, though they would,
because they are bound by Him that has commanded me, of which
themselves are cognizant."
"We were come within Hell's territories, placed in caverns of the
infernal deep (the abyss)." The Angel called Satan the "Apostate
Spirit," both of sin and blasphemy. Mr. Bunyan writes, "we passed
on further, among dismal scenes of unmixed sorrow. We saw two
wretched souls tormented by a Fiend ... ... the two accused and
cursed each other." What they accused each other of ... were all
the works of the flesh taught by the Apostle Paul in Galatians 5
"that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of
God." They had been companions upon earth in sin and each led
the other in their so-called friendship.
Another wretched soul he saw was a woman being tormented
by one of the demonic spirits with burning sulphur. This woman in
her lifetime had gold enough to be satisfied ... but never was. "She
cared not who she ruined and undid so she could get their gold."
Her love of money so consumed her that she reached the place
where "the love of it would not let her spend so much of it as to
supply herself with what the common necessities of life required.
She was so possessed by it she went often with an empty stomach
and patched apparel. She was always afraid of being cheated by
others or that she may be robbed. She was herself so great a
cheat, that she cheated her own body of its food and soul of
mercy," writes Mr. Bunyan.
John Bunyan told of countless other souls condemned for
eternity in Hell's torments, whose conversations are too numerous
for me to write-up in this account. He states emphatically, "there
are NO ATHEISTS IN HELL!"
All the Souls in Hell that Mr. Bunyan was allowed to converse with,
said, "If only we had responded to the LORD'S many calls while
we lived our lives out on earth!" IF ONLY! This will help each
individual Christian understand the "times and seasons" of
Yeshua/Jesus' first coming until His second coming, His return.
"There is an intermediary period, Rm 13:11, between the time of
Messiah's coming, Ro 3:26, and His return, 1 Co 1:8. This period
is the "Day of Salvation," or "as long as it is called 'Today'," a time
allowed for conversion, Acts 3:20 seq.; it is granted to the
'remnant,' Ro 11:5, and to the gentiles, Ro 11:2; Ep 2:12seq.; see
Lk 21:24; Rev 6:11. Though the duration is uncertain, 1 Th 5:1,
this time of 'pilgrimage' must be regarded as being short, 1 Pet 1:
17; 1 Co 7:26-31; cf. Rev 10:6; 12:12; 20:3, and full of trials &
suffering, Ep 5:16; 6:13, which are a prelude to the glory to come,
Ro 8:11. The end is at hand, 1Pet 4:7; see Rev 1:3 & 1 Co 16:22;
Ph 4:5; Jm 5:8, the Day (of the LORD) approaches, Ro 13:11, & it
is necessary to be on the watch, 1 Th 5:6; cf. Mk 13:33, & to use
the time well that remains, Col 4:5; Ep 5:16, for one's own
salvation and that of others, Ga 6:10, leaving the final vindication
to Yahweh/God, Ro 12:19; 1 Co 4:5.
New Jerusalem Bible: 2 Co 6a, footnote.
We must learn how demonic spirits 'deceive' the fleshly nature
of man, and how to balance just what the lusts of the flesh are ...
for instance; the flesh needs clothing and a place to call home.
Please don't fall for modern day psychology stating just how
wonderful you are and your self-esteem! Be very careful of
changing the Message of Christ to fit in with our forever
alternating, fashionable Culture! The Word of the LORD Jesus
cannot be altered! "Christ supplies all
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our needs .. " whatever we 'need,' while living in this flesh,
whether it be our jobs, our homes, food, any material thing or
spiritual enforcement, so that we may be able to help ourselves
and others also ... "according to His Word." Now the works (deeds)
of the flesh are these:
"The works of the flesh are evident," says Paul. "EVIDENCE," is
that what we need? Well, here is the evidence of the deeds of
demonic activity inspiring the flesh, "adultery, fornication,
uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery (drugs), hatred,
contentions, jealousies, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions
(greed, even in Christian ministries -especially), dissensions,
'heresies,' envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries and of the like ...
this is the 'evidence' of a worldly walk ... that those who live this
sort of life ... will not inherit the Kingdom of God, which is Eternal
life!" Gal 5:19-21.
Dear Saints of Yeshua/Jesus, we are in uncertain times which
were predicted by the Spirit as
... "Perilous!" Try every spirit speaking to you by the Word already
written. Lord, please bless our eyes.
LISTING OF REFERENCES
1) Howard O. Pittman
Books: Placebo
The Covert War (Deception)
Demons An Eyewitness Account
Address: Howard O. Pittman
P.O. Box 107
Foxworth, Mississippi 39483
Publisher: Philadelphian Publishing House
2) Pastor Roland Buck
Book: The Man Who Talked With Angels
Publisher: SonLife International, Inc.
Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920
Heartbeat Ministries
Box 4006
Boise, Idaho 83704
3) Mary K. Baxter
Book: A Divine Revelation of Hell
Publisher: Kathy Baxter Ministries
P.O. Box 3057
Titusville, Florida 32780
4) John Bunyan
My Sojourn in Heaven &
Stopover in Hell
Book: League of Prayer, Inc
321 Fleming Road
Montgomery, Alabama 36105
5) Rev. Elwood Scott
Book: Paradise the Holy City
and the Glory of the Throne
Publisher: Engeltal Press
P.O. Box 447
Jasper, Arkansas 72641
6) Betty J. Eadie
Book: Embraced By The Light
Publisher: Gold Leaf Press
537 Main Street
Placerville, California 95667
7) Jesse Duplantis
Book: Heaven
Close Encounters of The God Kind
Publishers: Harrison House, Inc.
P.O. Box 350035
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74155
SheepShed of Sent Ministries
In Chapter 6
SheepShed's "FYI"
(For Your Information)
"Prophecies Among the Saints"
True or False?
will be addressed in our next Chapter.
One of these prophecies will be that of A.A. Allen, the Evangelist of
the healing revival of the1950's and 1960's. He could also be
called a pioneer in what we now label as the "prosperity" message.
He died in 1970 unexpectedly. But in his early remarkable healing
ministry, the '50's, Mr. Allen was given a Vision of War, Death and
Destruction on America. As the bitter Cup was pressed to the lips
of "Lady Liberty" she speaks out, "I WILL NOT DRINK!" However,
she was made to drink the FULL CUP. She began to become
unsteady on her feet and to stagger again and again falling to her
knees. Finally she was seen struggling in the gulf trying to rise to
her feet.
This Vision reminds me of the Vision given to our first president
George Washington in the cold winter at Valley Forge of 1777-78.
An Angelic Prince whose name was Union of the Republic, sent by
the LORD to show him the destiny of the Republic, the rise and fall
of America! The Vision is recorded in the Library of Congress,
listed by the Library as privilege information.
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SheepShed’s "FYI"
(For Your Information)
"Prophecies"
Chapter Six
"Predictions Among the Saints"
True or False?
Rev. A.A. Allen was known as one of the more important
Evangelists in the healing revival movements of the 1950's and
1960's . He was dramatic and controversial. He became renowned
for his ability to exercise demonic spirits from persons with difficult
cases, and healings for sickness or crippling disease.
He was a man-of-God who was concerned about the rights of
minorities. His crusades were held among the predominately poor
and ethnically diverse audiences. He was one of the first to defy
and break the segregation barrier in the deep south. He was one
of the first, and could be called a pioneer in the development of the
"prosperity" message! He established a Christian community in
Mira Valley, Arizona, in 1958. It was named "Miracle Valley" and
called a "Spiritual Mecca."
At the Miracle Valley he built his headquarters, a Bible School for
pastors, evangelists, teachers and musicians, radio and television
programs, and America's largest independent printing and
distribution center ... magazines, books, recordings and Christian
literature. Also a large feeding program in disadvantage areas.
Thousands around the world attended the Camp Meetings and
Conventions. He claimed God gave him a Master Plan to help
people bring the riches of His blessings into their lives 'to prosper
and be in health.'
I will not write about the Prosperity Message, which has traveled
far out in 'left field' so to speak, but, we will quote only portions
from a six page autobiography journal of the Vision which he
received from the LORD Jesus atop the Empire State Building in
his early ministry of the 1950's.
In 1970 Mr. Allen died unexpectedly of acute alcoholism. A great
fall from grace! "Take heed lest you fall," is still the LORD'S
command to 'every' son of God!
"As I stood atop the Empire State Building, I could see the
Statue of Liberty, illuminating the gateway of the new world. Here,
spread before me like an animated map, is an area 60 to 80 miles
in diameter. I was amazed that the Spirit of the LORD should so
move me, there atop the Empire State Building. Why should I feel
such a surge of His Spirit and power there?"
"Suddenly I heard the voice of the Lord. It was as clear and distinct
as a voice could be. It seemed to come from the very midst of the
giant telescope; but when I looked at the telescope, I knew it hadn't
come from there, but directly from Heaven. The voice said, "The
eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to
show Himself strong in behalf of them whose heart is perfect
toward Him. Herein you have done foolishly; therefore, henceforth
you shall
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have wars.' Immediately when I heard the voice of God, I knew this
was a quotation of scripture; but never before had a thing come to
me so forcibly by the power of the Spirit."
2 Chronicles 16:9.
"The ticking of the telescope stopped. The man before me had
used up his dime's worth, I knew I was next. As I stepped to the
telescope and dropped in my dime, immediately the ticking started
again. This was an automatic clock which allowed me to use the
telescope for a limited time only. As I swung it to the north, the
Spirit came upon me. Seemingly, in the Spirit I was caught away. I
knew the telescope itself had nothing to do with the distance which
I was enabled to see, for I was able to see far beyond the range of
it. It was simply that God had chosen this time to reveal these
things to me, as I looked through the telescope, it was not
Manhattan Island that I saw."
"I could see for thousands of miles! It was all of the North American
continent spread out before me as a map is spread upon a table. It
was not the East River and the Hudson River that I saw on either
side, but the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans; and instead of the
Statue of Liberty standing there in the bay on her small island, I
saw her standing far out in the Gulf of Mexico. She was between
me and the United States. I knew this was not coming to me
through the telescope but a Vision directly from God, and to prove
this to myself, I took my eyes away from the telescope, and the
same scene remained before me."
Great Cities & Gigantic Hand
"There, clear and distinct, was all the North American continent
with all its great cities. To the north lay the Great Lakes. Far to the
northeast was New York City. I could see Seattle and Portland far
to the northwest. down the west coast there were San Francisco
and Los Angeles. Closer in the foreground lay New Orleans at the
center of the Gulf Coast area. I could see towering ranges of the
Rocky Mountains and trace with my eye the Continental Divide. All
this and more I could see spread out before me as a great map
upon a table."
"As I looked, suddenly from the sky I saw a giant hand reach down.
That gigantic hand was reaching out toward the Statue of Liberty.
In a moment her gleaning torch was torn from her hand, and in it
instead was placed a 'cup'; and I saw protruding from that 'great
cup' a giant sword, shining as if a great light had been turn on its
glistening edge. It seemed to threaten all the world. As the 'great
cup' was placed in the hand of the Statue of Liberty, I heard these
words,
'Thus saith the LORD of hosts, drink and be drunken and
spew and fall and rise
no more because of the sword which I will send.'
I recognized this as another quotation."
Jeremiah 25:27.
"I was amazed to hear the Statue of Liberty speak out in reply,
"I WILL NOT DRINK!"
Then as a voice of thunder, I heard again the voice of the LORD
saying,
"You shall certainly drink!"
Then the giant hand forced the cup to the lips of the Statue of
Liberty, and she became powerless to defend herself. The mighty
hand of God forced her to drink every drop from the cup. As she
drank the bitter dregs, these were the words I heard:
"Should you be utterly unpunished?
You shall not be unpunished, for I
will call for a sword upon all the
inhabitants of the earth,"
saith the LORD of hosts.' "
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War, Death, Destruction
"When the cup was withdrawn from the lips of the Statue of
Liberty, I noticed the sword was missing from the cup, which could
mean but one thing. THE CONTENTS OF THE CUP HAD BEEN
COMPLETELY CONSUMED! I also knew that the sword merely
typified war, death, and destruction, which is no doubt on the way."
"Then as one drunken on too much wine, I saw the Statue of
Liberty become unsteady on her feet and begin to stagger and to
lose her balance. I saw her splashing in the gulf, trying to regain
her balance. I saw her stagger again and again and fall to her
knees. As I saw her desperate attempts to regain her balance and
rise to her feet again, my heart was moved as never before with
compassion for her struggles; but as she staggered there in the
gulf, once again I heard these words:
'Drink and be drunken and spew
and fall and rise no more because
of the sword which I will send
among you.'"
"As I watched, I wondered if the Statue of Liberty would ever be
able to regain her footage, if she would ever stand again; and as I
watched, it seemed that with all her power she struggled to rise
and finally staggered to her feet again and stood there swaying
drunkenly. I felt sure that at any moment she would fall again,
possibly never to rise. I was overwhelmed with a desire to reach
out my hand to keep her head above water, for I knew if she fell
again, she would drown there in the gulf."
Black Cloud Rising
Skeleton Destroys Multitudes
And Mortal Agony
"Then, another amazing thing was taking place, as I watched. Far
to the northwest, just out over Alaska, a huge, black cloud was
arising. As it rose, it was as black as night. It seemed to be in the
shape of a man's head. As it continued to rise, I observed two light
spots in the black cloud. It rose further, and a gaping hole
appeared. I could see that the black cloud was taking the shape of
a skull, for now the huge, white gaping mouth was plainly visible.
Finally, the head was complete. Then the shoulders began to
appear; and on either side, long, black arms."
"What I saw again, was the entire North American continent,
spread like a map on a table and this terrible skeleton-formed, like
a cloud it rose from behind the table steadily until the form was
visible down to the waist. At the waist the skeleton bent toward the
United States, stretching forth a hand toward the east and one
toward the west ... one toward New York and the other toward
Seattle. As the awful form stretched forward, I could see that its
entire attention was focused upon the United States, overlooking
Canada at least for the time being. As I saw the black cloud
bending toward America, bending from the waist over, reaching
down toward Chicago and out toward both coasts, I knew its one
interest was to destroy
multitudes."
"I'm watching in horror, as the great black skeleton stopped just
above the Great Lakes region and turned its face to New York
City. Then out of the gaping mouth appear whispers of white
vapor, like smoke, as a cigarette smoker would blow puffs of
smoke from his mouth. These vapors were being blown toward
New York City. The smoke spread until it had covered all the
eastern part of the United States."
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"Then the skeleton turned toward the west and from its mouth and
nostrils came another great puff of white smoke toward the West
Coast. In a few moments' time the entire West Coast and Los
Angeles area were covered with vapors."
"Then toward the center came a third great puff. St. Louis and
Kansas City were enveloped in its white vapors. Then they came
to New Orleans. Then on they swept until they reached the Statue
of Liberty where she stood staggering in the blue waters of the
gulf. As the vapors spread around the head of the Statue, she took
in but one gasping breath and started coughing as to rid her lungs
of the smoke she had inhaled. She had seared her lungs."
"The coughing grew worse. The Statue of Liberty was moaning
and groaning. She was in mortal agony. The pain was terrific! I
watched her clutching her breast. Then she fell to her knees, and
then fell face forward into the waters and lay still as death. Tears
ran down my face as I realized that she was dead! Only the
lapping of the waves, which, splashing over her body, broke the
stillness."
Screaming of Sirens
"Run For Your Lives"
Mr. Allen heard screaming sirens to him were saying "RUN FOR
YOUR LIVES!" They came from everywhere and from everywhere
people were running for their lives. But none of them ran more
than a few paces, then fell. The people struggled to their feet, as
did the Statue of Liberty, then falling finally on their face to rise not
again. He saw millions of people screaming and crumbling in the
streets and sidewalks. They were coughing, moaning and
groaning like the "Lady Liberty" who was symbolic of America's
people! Some of the people reached shelters, while others did not.
Mr. Allen heard the Lord’s voice quote:
"A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth, for the
LORD has a controversy with the nations. He will
plead with all flesh; He will give them that are wicked to the
sword. Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and
a great whirlwind shall be raised up from
the coasts of the earth, and the slain of
the LORD shall be at that day from one end of the earth to
the other. They shall
not be lamented, neither gathered, nor be
buried; they shall be dung upon the ground."
[Gathering from these words, the judgment is "World Wide". And
the same devastation is predicted for all sooner or later]! Jeremiah
25:31-33.
Mr. Allen said he saw from the Atlantic and from the Pacific and out
of the Gulf rocket-like objects come up like fish leaping out of the
water. Each headed in a different direction, but each one toward
the United States. Then he saw similar rockets ascend from
various places of the States but few appeared to intercept the
rockets. The
enemy's missile rockets hit their targets and all exploded at the
same time. "It reminded me of the H-bomb somewhere in the South
Pacific. In my vision it was so real that I seemed to feel a searing
heat from it."
Mr. Allen states, "The earth was silent as the silence of death." He
then heard sweet music, sounds of laughter, shouts rejoicing and
singing. Above the smoke and poisonous gases, he saw a huge
mountain; it was solid rock! I knew at once it was the Mountain of
the LORD! There in the cleft of it the Saints were shut in,
protected by a Great Hand which reached down out of the
Heavens.
DEA Don Stewart Association ... Internet.
Don Stewart was named to take over Rev. Allen's organization
after his unexpected death.
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Archbishop McGreir
(Sp. ?) of the
Catholic Church
Prediction in
1143 A.D.
Archbishop Malachi McGreir (sp. ?), of Ireland, in 1143 A.D., was
given a Vision from the LORD, in which he saw the next 112
popes. The Vision told him that the 112th pope would be the final
pope who would be the "False Prophet" that the book of
Revelation predicts will arise out of the earth. The final pope will
fall away from the truth, and the Church will be corrupted also.
This pope would reign during the time of the "Battle of
Armageddon". He said that would be 850-875 years from now
(1143). He prophesied that this final pope would take the name of
Peter Ramano ... Pope Peter 11 of Rome! No other pope has
taken this name out of respect for the Apostle Peter.
Pope John Paul 11, the 110th pope, said, "We are only two popes
behind (away from) the most shocking teaching and startling
controversial contradictions about the Church. The spirit of
Antichrist has entered the Sanctuary! It will be the most shocking
religious event in history. The church is in shambles and it is
irreversible." Pope John Paul 11 placed in office
all but three cardinals, and these three are liberals.
Ratzinger is the 111th pope, who calls himself Pope Benedict the
XVI. He is the giant theological enforcer and defender of the
Roman Catholic doctrine today. He has written recently a new
Catholic Catechism. He is a conservative and wrinkles the liberals.
He denounces the filth in the Church and especially in the
priesthood! He is 78 years old, and is expected to live perhaps 7-8
years! Only the LORD knows really. Just how close can the Battle
of Armegeddon be, just how close if the "1143 Prophecy" is true?
Arch Bishop Fulton Sheen, a catholic, of the '50's and '60's
preached, "We will have a religion without the cross; a religion
without a "world to come"; a religion to destroy religions. There will
be a counter Church; Christ's Church will be one and the False
Prophet will create the other. The "Mystical Body' found today will
have it's Judas Iscariot and he will be the False Prophet! Satan will
recruit him from among our bishops!"
Father O'Conner taught the final pope would defect. Father
Bernard Leonard taught that the final pope will fall away from our
religion. The great theologian Malachi Martin states, "The final
pope will turn away and the liberals will have what they want ...
especially those in America."
In the entire Body of Christ we find defectors from the TRUTH and
are teaching anything but "sound" doctrines.
In the New Catechism it states that the Catholic Church believes in
the coming of the full Kingdom of God in which Jesus Christ will
reign personally ... (that is, He will not reign through His people as
some are teaching now). It also teaches that Jesus Christ is the
ONLY way of salvation!
Jack Van Impe
Tape Pope 11 - May 2005
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Saint Francis of Assisi, 1132?-1226, was an Italian Roman
Catholic friar, he founded the Franciscan order in 1209, and was
canonized in 1228. In the year of his death,1226, he wrote this
Prediction:
"There will be an uneconomically elected pope who will cause a
great schism. There will be divers thoughts preached which will
cause many, even those in different orders, to doubt. Yes, even
agreeing with the heretics which will cause my order to divide.
Then there will be universal dissension and persecutions. The last
pope will defect from the Christian faith." This is classified in
Catholic Theology under (the heading of) Tradition. Remember,
Bishop Sheen (50's & 60's) proclaimed this truth.
St. Francis continues, "There will come a time of the hardest
trials for the Church. Cardinals against Cardinals and bishops
against bishops. Satan will put himself in their midst. In Rome also
there will be big changes. What is rotten will fall, and what will fall
must not be maintained. The Church will be darkened and the
world will be plunged into confusion." (The word babel means
confusion).
This prophecy is shocking and Pope John Paul 11nd believed
what was said from this Manuscript. Once again remember, all
these prophecies took place long before Martin Luther's
reformation act and his book
Babylonian Captivity of the Church published in 1520AD.
Archbishop of Ireland
St. Malachi
We will repeat for you the original prophecy given regarding the
"False Prophet" and the "112th Pope." There seems to be two
different dates given on Mr.Van Impe's tapes. One date is 1139,
and the other 1143, I'm sure there is a reason for that ... but since
I don't have the books "After The Darkness" and "The Keys of His
Blood", I can't search those dates out for you.
"In 1139 in Tuwam (sp. ?), Ireland, there was an Archbishop by
the name of Malachi O. Morgurer or McGrier (sp. ?), who later was
canonized Saint Malachi." (Please don't confuse him with the late
Malachi Martin and his works which Mr. Van Impe has been
discussing lately on his TV programs).
"St. Malachi had just been to Rome and God showed him in a
vision what was coming in the future and that there would be 112
popes from that hour onward (1139) beginning with pope #1. In his
discussion with the LORD, Celestian 11nd was the reigning pope
and from then unto the 112th pope St. Malachi was shown each
one of which God gave poetic descriptions of all 112. He saw the
112th pope defect from the Christian faith." And the shocking thing
is ... all the descriptions he's predicted have been right!
"In St. Malachi's prophecy, Pope John Paul 11 would be #110.
#111 would be a conservative carrying out John Paul's
convictions, but the next pope would be the Defector." This
prophecy is Catholic traditional teaching, not that of the Protestant
doctrine and teachings.
"The Keys of His Blood", writings of the late Malachi Martin,
assured us that John Paul 11 knew of these prophecies and what
was coming on the first day he entered his position as Pope. He
saw the defection and he knew what the "second secret of Fatima"
was that there would be the great Apostasy among the clergy,
bishops, cardinals, et cetra. Because he figured the prophecy of
St. Malachi might be (was) true, he tried to do everything he could
do from happening in the next choosing of a pope. So just before
he died he chose 31 new Cardinals. There are a total of 190
Cardinals and he had chosen 185 of them. All but five he
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therefore chose, but these five men guaranteed that there would
be no more conservatives. St. Malachi predicted that Pope #112
would choose the name Peter Romano 11nd. And this pope would
be in power during the battle of Armageddon!
He states Armageddon is the time that the LORD Jesus returns to
stop that battle!
At that time the Roman Catholic's will then have the spectacle of a
pope validly elected who cuts the entire visible body of the church
loose from traditional unity and papacy oriented apostalic structure
that the church has hithertofore always believed and taught was
divinely established. The shutter that will shake the Roman
Catholic body in that day will be the shutter of its death and agony.
For its pains will be from within itself orchestrated by its leaders
and its members. No outside enemy will have brought this about.
Many will accept the new regime, many will resist. All will be
fragmented! There will be no one on earth to hold the fractionating
members of the visible Roman Catholic body together as a living
compact organization. Men will then be able to ask for the first time
in the history of the church, "Where is the visible body of the
church Christ founded?" But there will be none!"
(Rev 11:18). Malachi Martin quotes, p. 684, St. Malachi, in his
book "Keys of His Blood."
Rabbis Teaching Predictions
To give us some history for what is to be said next; "The Rabbis
taught that the Messiah would come and rule on the earth for a
Millennium (1000 yrs.), and they based this teaching on the Word
of God ... that 1000 years is as a day, Ps 90:4 for the Jews, and
for the Christian 2 Pet 3:8.
Because the World was created in 6 days, it therefore, would
produce a Messiah at the end of 6000 years who would come and
reign for a 1000 years, which would be the 7th Millennium, the
Sabbath Day Rest. The Catholic Church believes this and it came
into Christianity the same way on the bases of 2 Pet 3:8.
Therefore they believe the LORD Jesus will come at the end of
6000 years. They believe that the Tribulation and Armageddon
ends the 6000 years history, Messiah will then come and then we
enter the final day, the 1000 year reign upon the earth, which
would be the Seventh Year."
Mr. Van Impe asks, "How do I know the Catholic Church believes
this?"
"In the year 325AD, at the council of Nicea, 318 bishops from
every corner of the world (earth) gathered in Rome and reaffirmed
the 1000 year reign of Christ. But something happened after
431AD. Imagine 431 years after preaching the coming of Messiah
and His reign, something happened! What happened? There was
a man by the name of Origin (e?) who taught Universalism, that
there was no hell, everyone was saved anyway so you didn't have
to bother."
"He and his friend Ambrose both hated the Jews. Since the Jews
are teaching that their Messiah is coming to reign 1000 years, let's
get it out of Christianity! So they called for another Council. It is
called the Council of Ephesis and there everything changed and
there it was proclaimed there would be no 1000 year reign of
Christ! It is presently called A-Millenniumism, meaning
No-Millennium! It was an Anti-Semitic move!!! But it worked!"
"It wasn't long until everything we say about the Jews we now
use symbolically and allegorically! And every time the word Israel
is used we call it the Church. And every time Jerusalem appears
we call it Heaven. Three thousand five hundred times these two
terms have been mishandled by
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Protestants today. They are
A-Millenniumists! (Today’s Replacement Theology teaching in
some of the Protestant Movements). Now when the priests (some,
not all) of the Protestant Reformers left the Catholic Church they
took this teaching with them and that is why Protestantism today is
inundated with this teaching that there will be no 1000 year reign
of Messiah Jesus.
Instead it is taught that when Messiah comes the World ends."
"But it is not so with our roots before 431AD. Pope John Paul 11
said before he deceased, "The World will never end!"
Meaning ... he was going back to his roots!
(Reuters News Service). "
"What does the Catholic Church teach about the Second
Coming of Christ?"
"In the reign of Pope John Paul 11, a NEW Catechism of the
Catholic Church has been written. It has listed what is called
"POINTS", 2,865 of them. Points 840; 2,815; 2,818; 2,817 all teach
on the Second Coming. I will quote only two points, however. Point
349, 'The 8th 1000 years begins after the 7th Day, that is, the
1000 year reign of Christ (Messiah Yeshua). This, the 8th, (which
is called New Beginnings), begins on earth because the heavens
have been transferred to earth for 'eternity.' Two words in the
Greek are used, they are, 'neos' and 'kainos'. Neos means a new
creation; kainos means a remodeling job. Every time the Bible
uses 'kainos' it means to renew or remodel ... and the Catholic
Church agrees with this. Therefore, the Universe, at the beginning
of the 8th Day will be "renewed" not "recreated." And Point 1047
states, 'The Universe has destined for itself to be transformed,
renewed, restored to its original state. World without end! Amen
and Amen!"
Everything is shaping into place ... and right on target. It is later
than any of us are really thinking!
Prophecy In The News
J.R. Church in his News Letter, May 2, 2005, writes: "The death of
the pope and the prospects of selecting a new pope are haunting
biblical scholars. In the twelfth century, a Catholic priest, by the
name of (St.) Malachi, fell in a trance while visiting the Vatican and
listed all of the popes that would sit upon the papal throne until the
destruction of Rome by the great "judge."
According to his published prophecies, two popes remain. The
next pope is described as "the glory of the olive." This has caused
some to think that the Benedictine order will produce the next
pope, since they are known as the Olivetans. The final pope,
according to Malachi, will be Peter the Roman, who will lead the
Catholic Church through the final days, leading to the destruction
of Rome."
"Some have suggested that the next pope will be a black pope
... not necessarily an African, but possibly the general of the Jesuit
order, historically known as the "black pope."
The strange thing today 26 April 2009, is that the United States
has a black president who is leading America into a Socialistic
Government…trying to make us like EUROPE! We are on the
verge of Bankruptcy…and this to me make the prophecies of A.A.
Allen appear more truthful. A warning from David Wilkerson, March
2009, to store-up a 30 day supply of necessities for devastating
disasters in many cities worldwide is predicted in his News Letter.
May the Lord Jesus make us ready and willing… to follow Him,
wherever He may lead us, we love you!
SheepShed of Sent Ministries