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Originally posted by vjr1113
can we have a date, or should we just hold our breaths until we die?edit on 4-7-2011 by vjr1113 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by lonewolf19792000
Yesterday started as any normal day at church, we walk around and greet eachother and the visitors after being separated for a week, followed by worship. On many a given sunday i can feel the Holy Spirit move through our church, but yesterday it was so very very strong. The songs came and with each passing minute i began to feel more and more the wonder/glory/awe/joy erupt and wash over me and i tried to hold onto it once our pastors' sermon began, the whole while i was trembling with exertion trying to contain the Holy Spirit's message until i could hold on no more and i began to testify before the church. The message was "the Lord has NOT forgotten us, he is coming right now, we WILL be rescued, make way, make way for the King is coming!" The message was so urgent and desperate i felt as though it was a warning for us to hold fast and be ready, and i immediately hit my knees and knelt in front of the altar, i felt as though i was indeed in the presence of our King, and all i wanted to do was kneel down and never get up.
Afterwards when service was ending i talked to my pastor and described to him what i was feeling, of the joy and awe, of feeling like i was in the presence of Jesus himself in all his Glory, that while trying to hold onto the message i could feel my spirit battling my body during worhip and the summon, my spirit was literally catching a glimpse of heaven and it was the most wonderful feeling in the universe. I felt like a star had burst into life inside me and i began to get hotter and hotter on the outside, the Holy Fire felt like i was being consumed and if i held onto his message any longer i thought i would burst into flames. At the end i was left feeling drained, like i had just took on a wrestling match with someone 10 times my size and 10 times my weight, and my pastor told me when the Holy Spirit comes to go ahead and surrender, even if it is during service, for the message it gives is more important than his because its coming from the Lord himself.
Be ready, it will not be much longer, our Lord's day draws near, in our lifetimes. Have courage and hold fast, soon we can go home!
Originally posted by AOA2012
Jesus is making haste
Why is He making haste? Are we in some kind of danger?
Originally posted by lonewolf19792000
Yesterday started as any normal day at church, we walk around and greet eachother and the visitors after being separated for a week, followed by worship. On many a given sunday i can feel the Holy Spirit move through our church, but yesterday it was so very very strong. The songs came and with each passing minute i began to feel more and more the wonder/glory/awe/joy erupt and wash over me and i tried to hold onto it once our pastors' sermon began, the whole while i was trembling with exertion trying to contain the Holy Spirit's message until i could hold on no more and i began to testify before the church. The message was "the Lord has NOT forgotten us, he is coming right now, we WILL be rescued, make way, make way for the King is coming!" The message was so urgent and desperate i felt as though it was a warning for us to hold fast and be ready, and i immediately hit my knees and knelt in front of the altar, i felt as though i was indeed in the presence of our King, and all i wanted to do was kneel down and never get up.
Afterwards when service was ending i talked to my pastor and described to him what i was feeling, of the joy and awe, of feeling like i was in the presence of Jesus himself in all his Glory, that while trying to hold onto the message i could feel my spirit battling my body during worhip and the summon, my spirit was literally catching a glimpse of heaven and it was the most wonderful feeling in the universe. I felt like a star had burst into life inside me and i began to get hotter and hotter on the outside, the Holy Fire felt like i was being consumed and if i held onto his message any longer i thought i would burst into flames. At the end i was left feeling drained, like i had just took on a wrestling match with someone 10 times my size and 10 times my weight, and my pastor told me when the Holy Spirit comes to go ahead and surrender, even if it is during service, for the message it gives is more important than his because its coming from the Lord himself.
Be ready, it will not be much longer, our Lord's day draws near, in our lifetimes. Have courage and hold fast, soon we can go home!
Originally posted by old_god
I don't have a problem with Christianity, I am on a spiritual journey myself (currently looking into Islam) so I do respect the people who have a belief (and subsequently faith).
I am a logical person, it's part of my work after all being involved in software engineering and IT in general, I have to be analytical and to the point.
The problem I have is with this whole trinity thing, it's just illogical and the convoluted explanations do no justice to the religion which is why I went searching for a contrast and found Islam but I don't consider myself a Muslim yet, I am still searching for god.
What drew me to Islam was how you need to develop a belief to have faith however with modern Christianity you have to have faith (lots of it) to develop a belief, often times in nonsensical things that defy logic.
That seems incorrect, why would god defy his own logic and then claim to be god, surely god is above these human fallacies!
Anyway I could debate all day long at this but it's pointless. I am glad the OP had some kind of awakening however I doubt it was the "Holy Spirit", however no one is to know if it was god or something more malevolent?
God is meant to inspire his creation..."his creation"...not subservient to humanity but above it, outside of the realms of his creation yet capable of being understood by mankind.
Everyone and everything has a desire to worship something, it's built into us...to say you are not religious is an idiom because we are religious about everything, it's our survival mode. Sport, Superstars, Movies, Hobbies etc we are all hooked on something, to the point that we are religious even if it is to someone else or the reflection in the mirror.
Adios.edit on 5-7-2011 by old_god because: (no reason given)edit on 5-7-2011 by old_god because: (no reason given)
We're living in dangerous days and it will not be much longer until God takes his children away from this world and then sends his wrath against the corrupt people left here. There isnt enough money and gold on this planet to protect them from a being with unlimited power bent on destroying them. God is the Creator AND the Destroyer, he brings life and creates death.
Be ready, it will not be much longer, our Lord's day draws near, in our lifetimes. Have courage and hold fast, soon we can go home!
Originally posted by Unity_99
reply to post by SaturnFX
The sun is finally warming, its been a long cold winter, but now, hopefully I won't need a warm bath before bed to night, like the last 2 nights. Sungazing prayers, even the moon was positive light for a change. I feel its very very soon, though no one knows the date. In our lifetime is often said, the message that came yesterday, was everything would change soon, as in immediately kind of feel. Immediate in infinity might be hard to peg.
Be ready, it will not be much longer, our Lord's day draws near, in our lifetimes. Have courage and hold fast, soon we can go home!