Friday, February 23, 2024

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In this blog, I provide training and instruction on being delivered from evil.

As the Scripture says:

"Pray, then, in this way: 'Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name...deliver us from evil." (Mat 6:9, 13a)

"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm." (Eph 6:12-13)

Some of the topics covered include the origin of sin and satan, demonology, evil giants, conspiracies, the dangers of disobedience, the consequences of sin, the origin of secular music, the protection of God from the forces of darkness, spiritual warfare, angelic visitations, true freedom from bondage, and overcoming by the power of Jesus' Name.  I hope this will be an instructive, edifying, and encouraging experience for you that will help you to grow in your walk with the Lord.

Demonology 101 Demonology 201 Demonology 301
Overcoming the World The Evil Nephilim Giants What Lurks in the Darkness?
Sin and Consequence The Dangers of Disobedience Hiding Place
Speak to the Storm When All Means Fail - Part I When All Means Fail - Part II
Piercing the Darkness What About Conspiracies? Contending as one man
Even if it doesn’t happen like we expect The Flaming Sword The Kingdom of Darkness
The Evil Spirit of Alcohol The Origin of Sin, Satan, and Secular Music The Rise and Fall of Lucifer the Musician
Demons Disguised as Humans The Lord will Rescue You Sin, Satan, and the Submerged Sphere
Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God The Past Defeat and Present Threat of AI The Temptation of Christ
To Sin or Not to Sin Divorcing the Devil The Antichrist
The Battle Belongs to the Lord True Freedom How to Pray for the Devil
Angelic Visitations in Scripture Angelic Encounters Activating Your Angels
Various Types of Angels Binding Demons Preventing a Person's Salvation

You may also access my complete blog directory at Writing for the Master.

Attribution notice: Scripture quotations taken from the NASB. "Archangel" painting © 2012 Danny Hahlbohm all rights reserved by the artist.

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"
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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.

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Friday, July 28, 2023

Binding Demons Preventing a Person's Salvation

The devil binds and blinds the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel and so get saved; and they may not even realize that they are bound and blinded by demons. They may only be aware that they are unable to pray to give their lives to Jesus. For example, they may say, “I’m not ready yet, stop pushing me,” or “I’ll do it when I’m old,” or “Whenever I consider doing it, I become anxious.” 

Paul the apostle speaks about this in Scripture, when he writes:

“The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.” (2Co 4:4)

Therefore, when you are with such a person, whom you have previously shared the Lord with, but who has made an excuse or other excuses why they can’t get saved now, you may simply say to the demons in them, 

"Now, you demons who are binding and blinding _____, I bind you right now in the name of Jesus, you may no longer operate in his/her life!"

Afterward you could even change the subject immediately and talk about something else for ten minutes. After doing so, you could then mention that you have invited them in the past to pray with you to receive Jesus Christ into their heart as their Lord and Savior, and ask them if they are now ready to do that with you.

Rebecca Brown talks about this in her book, He Came to Set the Captives Free. In one example she gave, she did this with a coworker, and then when she offered afterward to pray with the person to receive Christ, the coworker was ready to do so, and got saved; whereas previously she said that whenever she thought about getting saved, it made her feel anxious unexplainably, as if she hit a brick wall.

I have seen this happen before in my own life. One time in 1991, I was sharing Jesus with a man in the Upper Room in New York City, which is a ministry of Times Square Church. I was there as part of my training in the New York School of Urban Ministry, as a summer ministry during my Bible school training. I asked this man, whose name may have been Freddy, if he was ready to pray and ask Jesus into his heart, but he wasn't ready. So I asked if I could pray with him to remove any barrier that may be preventing him from giving his life to Jesus. He was willing to let me pray for that, so I did. I prayed that the Lord would remove any barriers keeping him from giving his life to Jesus. Afterward, I asked again if he was ready now to give his life to Jesus, and he said he was ready. So we prayed together and he gave his life to the Lord at that very moment on that day. Praise the Lord.

I hope this has given you another tool in your spiritual "tool belt" to help you in your soul winning efforts to bring people to Christ. As Scripture says, "He who wins souls is wise."

Attribution notice: Scripture quotatio taken from the Holy Bible NIV, copyright 2011 Zondervan, used by permission. Quotation of prayer also taken from He Came to Set the Captives Free: A Guide to Recognizing and Fighting the Attacks of Satan, Witches, and the Occult, by Rebecca Brown, MD, copyright 1986, Whitaker House. Photo taken by Tony Rojas, tonyrojasstudio, Unsplash.com, Barcelona, Spain, Published on August 3, 2017, used by permission per the Unsplash License.

Author's note: If you enjoyed this post, you may also like the other posts in this blog available through the Home page for this blog, and you can also find my complete blog directory at "Writing for the Master."

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"
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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.

Saturday, June 10, 2023

Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God


Our enemy is spiritual and invisible. The apostle Paul wrote to the Ephesians, "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places." (Eph 6:12).

There's no question we are in a struggle, but how do we fight? Are we supposed to bind the principalities and powers? Are we supposed to tear down regional strongholds? I heard of one Christian leader, who climbed one of the world's highest mountains to do this. That's a valiant effort. But is this kind of behavior true spiritual warfare according to Scripture? Let's get our Bibles out and see.

Armor of God
Let's continue with the passage I've just cited, which is Paul's most explicit teaching on spiritual warfare. He went on to write, "Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, and having shod YOUR FEET WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE; in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And take THE HELMET OF SALVATION, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." (Eph 6:13-17). God has given us this armor of light as a highly effective protection from darkness when used properly. Now let's review each piece of armor.

The six pieces of armor are the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the preparation of the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. 

The Armor of God is Literal, Spiritual Armor
The armor of God is God's actual armor of light, and is not figurative or symbolic. It comes down from Him in heaven, and it goes on your spirit body. We each have a physical body made of flesh and blood, as well as a spirit body (1 Cor 15:44b). The armor of God is spiritual armor to wear on our spirit bodies.

How to Put On the Armor of God
You may be wondering how to put on the full armor of God, as Scripture instructs us to do. Here is how to do it. Pray like this: "Father, would you please put your complete armor on me now, I ask and thank you for it, in the name of Jesus."

This is what Dr. Rebecca Brown, MD was shown by her guardian angel, as she wrote in her book called, He Came to Set the Captives Free: A Guide to Recognizing and Fighting the Attacks of Satan, Witches, and the Occult. I highly recommend reading this book, which is available from Amazon, Barnes and Nobles, and other major retail outlets, as well as used book retailers online.

How Often Must You Armor Up
In Rebecca Brown's book, regarding the frequency with which we must put on the armor, she wrote: "Father says that once every 24 hours will be sufficient. Even as the Lord Jesus told you when He was here on earth that you must take up your cross daily, so must you put on the armor and prepare for battle daily. You must understand that this is very important. Don't forget to ask for it each day. If you don't have the armor on you will get hurt." 

Pray in the Spirit
Lastly, Paul taught that with our armor on we should pray in the Spirit. He wrote: "With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints." (Eph 6:18). He clarified for the Corinthians, in his teaching about tongues, what it means to pray in the spirit. "Therefore let one who speaks in a tongue pray that he may interpret. For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful. What is the outcome then? I will pray with the spirit and I will pray with the mind also; I will sing with the spirit and I will sing with the mind also." (1Co 14:13-15). When you pray in an unknown language, your spirit prays.

Resisting the devil

One way to combat the enemy is to resist him. Paul wrote: "Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm." (Eph 6:13) When you take up the full armor, you are able to resist the devil.

James put it like this, "Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." (Jam 4:7) To resist is to not back down. Don’t give up to the enemy. Don’t give yourself over to the enemy. Don’t give in to the enemy. No matter what tactics he uses, he will be unable to move you off your ground. Stand your ground. The devil will be unable to take control of any area of your life, which is God's territory.

One way to resist the devil is to act in the opposite spirit. This displaces the enemy. What do I mean by displace? When a ship is put into the water, it displaces water. Likewise, if you fill a tub with water all the way to the top, and then get into the tub, you will displace the water, and it will spill out. Where there is a stronghold of pride, walk in humility. This is real warfare. There may be pride all around you, yet in the place where you are standing there is only humility. Your life, which is God's territory, remains under the control of the Holy Spirit. When you act this way, you effectively displace the enemy. You don't have to worry about the enemy reducing you to nothing when you already know you are nothing apart from Christ. It's only possible by the power of the Holy Spirit, because only the Holy Spirit can bring forth this fruit in our lives. We cannot do it in our own strength.

Likewise, where there is a stronghold of envy, walk in kindness and share with others. In place of hatred, walk in love. As Jesus said, bless those who curse you. Love your enemies.  

Pray in the Spirit
Paul the apostle taught us to pray in the Spirit on all occasions for all the Lord's people. He wrote: "And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people." (Eph 6:18). Notice that we must be alert, too! 

Putting it All Together
Spiritual warfare is more than just casting out demons. It's not just confronting demonic entities that seek to harm, hinder, intimidate, deceive or tempt you. That's just one aspect of it.

You need to make sure that you put on the complete armor of God once per day by asking the Father to put His complete armor on you at that moment, asking for it in the name of Jesus, and thanking Him for doing so. Then walk in confidence. It's very important to do so once every 24 hours, in order to protect yourself from getting hurt. You need not be afraid of the enemy when you are wearing your armor. Pray in the spirit, especially for all the saints.

Submit to God, resist the devil and he will flee. Don't back down. Stand your ground and don’t give in to the enemy. And be sure to stay alert, praying in the Spirit on all occasions for all the saints.

Attribution notice: Most Scripture quotations taken from the NASB. Quotations also taken from He Came to Set the Captives Free: A Guide to Recognizing and Fighting the Attacks of Satan, Witches, and the Occult, by Rebecca Brown, MD, copyright 1986, Whitaker House.

Author's note: If you enjoyed this post, you may also like the other posts in this blog available through the Home page for this blog, and you can also find my complete blog directory at "Writing for the Master."

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"
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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.

Friday, September 30, 2022

Angelic Visitations in Scripture

Dear God seekers,

Today I would like to encourage you by reminding you that there are angels among us. Many people have experienced angelic visitations, and many of these are recorded in Scripture from Genesis to Revelation. There are at least fifty-three such examples I can cite. Here they are:

Biblical Examples of Angelic Visitations to People
Hagar’s first angel encounter in the desert (Gen 16:7-11)

Hagar’s second angel encounter in the desert (Gen 21:17)

The Lord and two angels appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre (Gen 18:1-22)

Abraham’s angelic encounter on Mount Moriah (Gen 22:11-15)

The angel of the Lord helped Abraham’s servant find a wife for Isaac (Gen 24:7, 40)

Jacob’s angel encounter in a dream (Gen 31:11)

Jacob wrestled with an angel (Gen 32:22-32; Hos 12:4)

There the angel of the LORD appeared to Moses in flames of fire from within a bush. (Exo 3:2)

The angel of God traveling in front of Israel's army (Exo 14:19)

God sent an angel ahead of the Israelites into Canaan to guard them (Exo 23:20, 23; 32:34; 33:2)

The destroying angel killed 14,700 Israelites who grumbled (Num 16:41–49; 1Co 10:10)

An angel and brought the Israelites out of Egypt. (Num 20:16)

The angel stood in the road to oppose Balaam on his donkey (Num 22:22-35)

An angel (the commander of the Lord’s Army) appeared to Joshua near Jericho (Josh 5:13-15)

The angel spoke to all the Israelites at Bokim (Jdg 2:1 - 4)

Angelic assistance given to Deborah and Barak in battle (Jdg 5:20, 23)

The angel under the oak in Ophrah appeared to Gideon (Jdg 6:11-22)

The angel appeared to Samson’s mother and his father Manoah (Jdg 13:3-21)

The angel at the threshing floor who came to destroy Jerusalem and was striking down people (2Sa 24:16-17; 1Ch 21:16)

An angel appeared to Elijah under the broom tree (1Ki 19:5-7)

The angel spoke to Elijah (2Ki 1:3, 15)

The angel put to death 185,000 Assyrian soldiers in one night.(2Ki 19:35; 2Ch 32:21)

The angel ordered Gad to tell David to go up and build an altar (1Ch 21:18-30)

The angel rescued Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego from the fiery furnace (Dan 3:28)

An angel shut the mouths of the lions and rescued Daniel (Dan 6:22)

The first time the angel Gabriel appeared to Daniel and spoke to him (Dan 8:13-19)

The second time the angel Gabriel appeared to Daniel and spoke to him (Dan 9:20-23)

Daniel’s third angelic visitation (Dan 10:5-21)

The angel who appeared to Daniel also supported and protected King Darius the Mede (Dan 11:1)

An angel spoke to Zechariah the prophet (Zec 1:9, 11-14, 19; 2:3; 5:5, 10; 6:4-5; 12:8) 

The angel woke Zechariah up (Zec 4:1, 4, 11)

The first time an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream (Mat 1:20, 24)

The second time an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream (Mat 2:13)

The third time an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph (Egypt) (Mat 2:19)

Angels attended Jesus in the wilderness while he was fasting for 40 days (Mat 4:11)

An angel of the Lord rolled back the stone at Jesus’ resurrection (Mat 28:2)

The angel spoke to the women at the empty tomb of Jesus (Mat 28:5) 

The angel Gabriel appeared to Zachariah the priest at the right side of the altar of incense (Luk 1:11-19)

The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary (Luk 1:26-38) 

Angels appeared to the shepherds (Luk 2:9-15)

An angel from heaven appeared to Jesus and strengthened Him in the garden (Luk 22:43)

Two angels appeared to the apostles as Jesus was ascending to heaven (Ac 1:10-11)

An angel opened the doors of the jail and brought out Peter and John (Act 5:19-20)

An angel spoke to Philip (Act 8:26)

An angel appeared and spoke to Cornelius (Act 10:3-7)

An angel appeared in the prison cell and rescued Peter from it (Act 12:7-11)

An angel of the Lord struck Herod down and killed him (Act 12:23)

An angel stood beside Paul on the ship (Act 27:23-24)

The Lord sent his angel to the apostle John (Rev 1:1)

The angel gave John a scroll to eat (Rev 10:8-10)

The angel carried John away in the Spirit into a wilderness (Rev 17:3, 7, 15)

The angel told John to write something (Rev 19:9)

An angel talked with John and showed him the heavenly city (Rev 21:15; 22:1)

The Lord sent his angel to show his servants the things that must soon take place (Rev 22:6, 16)

Putting it All Together
It's important to note that in a number of instances, if not most, angels appeared as men. In other words, in many cases, they looked like men to those that saw them, as was the case with Abraham (Gen 18:2, 16, 22), Joshua (Josh 4:13), Manoah and his wife (Jdg 13:8, 10), Daniel (Dan 9:21; 10:5, 16; 12:5-7), the women at the empty tomb (Mk 16:5), and the apostles at the Lord's ascension (Ac 1:10).

Just as these people in Scripture experienced angelic encounters, in which angels appeared to them and spoke with them, God changes not, and angels are still very active in the lives of the saints today. All of us who believe in Jesus and follow Him as our Lord and Savior have angels assigned to us. Whether we see them or not, they are still with us and around us to protect us, deliver us, guide us, and help us. As it says in Scripture, "The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them." (Psa 34:7). Therefore, there are angels encamped right now around us who fear Him, and they deliver us.

Scripture says:

"In speaking of the angels he says, "He makes His angels spirits, His servants flames of fire.'...Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?" (Heb 1:7, 14)

So if you are a follower of Jesus, be encouraged that the Lord has sent His angels as ministering spirits to serve us who will inherit salvation.

One of the ways they serve us is to guard us in all our ways and protect us. "For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone." (Psa 91:11-12).

However, if an angel ever speaks to you or appears to you, it's very important that you be careful to test the spirits to see if they are from God. For even Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light (1 Cor 11:14). We are not to pray to angels either, as the Lord taught us to pray only to our Heavenly Father. And let's be careful to avoid the worship of angels, as some are in the habit of doing, since angels are created beings that are created by God, and they are not God. John the apostle even made this mistake himself, until he was reproved by the angel before whom he bowed in worship, and was told to worship God alone (Rev 19:10; 22:8-9).

I hope this article has encouraged you today. Don't miss part II called Angelic Encounters, documenting many testimonies of modern day experiences, including those of my own children.

Attribution notice: Scripture quotations taken from the Holy Bible NIV, copyright 2011 Zondervan, all rights reserved, used by permission. "Refuge" painting © 2022 Danny Hahlbohm of Inspired Art, all rights reserved by the artist. All testimonies in written or video format used per the Fair Use act for educational and commentary purposes only, no copyright infringement intented.

Author's note: If you enjoyed this post, you may also enjoy 
Angelic Encounters, Activating Your Angels, Various Types of Angels, and Angelic Escape from Terrorist Assassins. You can find more of my articles on the Home page of this blog. You may also access my complete blog directory at "Writing for the Master." Now I'd like to ask a very important question.

Now I'd like to ask a very important question.

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus. Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15). He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International. He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org

Angelic Enounters

Dear God seekers,

I'm back today with the second part of my study on angel visitations. In my first article called Angelic Visitations in Scripture, I cited most of the biblical instances in which people were visited by angels that appeared to them. In this present article, I want to share with you many encouraging testimonies from people in our own day, who have had their own angel encounters, including our own family's experiences at the end. Here we go;

“Angels Catched Me”
"Two-year-old Ethan Payne fell out of a second-story window. Doctors worried he would have brain damage or never walk again. But through the power of prayer, Ethan was better within six hours." -- The Christian Broadcasting Network. Video
 
 

Two-year old caught by an angel after jumping from third-story window
Irma De Alba
2 years ago
Thanks for your testimony i have experienced the same miracle in my family. My oldest daughter was two years old when she jumped out a third story Window, down to the concrete floor. She has no major injuries. No internal bleedings, no inflammations, no Broken Bones. Now she's twenty Seven and a mother of two beautiful healthy kids. God is great!

Angel caught a 3-year old girl who fell out of third-story window
Jared J wrote 9 years ago: 

My 3 year old daughter fell off our 3rd story apartment balcony and said the same thing. She said she did not want to "go to the sky" and that "a boy had caught her" when she fell. We had never been spiritual or church going at the time and had never talked to her about heaven or God or any of that. I don't care what anyone says, I know there is a God and I know that he most certainly works miracles in our lives. I have recently started changing my life around and started walking with the Lord!
 
Angel catches 3-yr old boy who fell from second-story window
Josh Dub wrote 6 years ago:

This exact scenario happened to my first born son. He was three years old and upstairs on a sofa in our game room. The back of the sofa was against a window and he leaned on the screen and fell out of the second story to the concrete below.  My wife heard someone outside so she went out the front door and there he was standing on the sidewalk.

I was away working 30 miles away in a nearby town called EllensburgWashington when this happened and do you want to know what he said? He said "daddy caught me". I was 30 miles away!!

Well my wife called on the way to the hospital and I had to rush from Ellensburg to Yakima which is 30 miles away to meet her. He was perfectly fine after all the tests and ct scans. Just the scratch (which is a scar to this day) to remind us of that day. 
 
A Strange Encounter: A Real Life Angelic Visitation
"Jimmy Jones was driving his delivery truck in 2011 when he found himself in the cross hairs of an F-4 tornado. Frantic, he was forced to seek refuge under an interstate overpass which is where he ran into someone he wasn't expecting." -- The Christian Broadcasting Network. See Video.



Angels Among Us – My Husband’s Encounter with an Angel
Jenny Bussee shares in this video her testimony about her military husband's encounter with an angel in Afghanistan. She wrote: "Without a doubt the most exciting video I've ever uploaded! In this video I share with you about an encounter with an angel that my husband had while he was on deployment. Angels are REAL!!!!Such an amazing story I literally cannot re-tell it without getting goose bumps! I hope this brings you encouragement today!"
 
Air Force Veteran’s Encounter with an Angel
Sarah Ritter shared 1 year ago:

I can relate being prior Air Force security forces myself. I had a recent angel experience myself. I even made a video about it on my channel. My angel reminded me just how much Jesus loves me...God bless you in a powerful way today! Video


 
Angel called woman’s name and saved her house from burning down
Anita Napp wrote 1 month ago:

I heard my angel twice calling my name, after leaving something on the stove and I went outside and got lost in thought. I looked around wondering who was calling me! I ran inside and smoke was getting thick. Thanks Lord for our Angels
 
Angel calls woman’s name and saves her from being killed by falling tree limb
Marian Keller wrote 1 year ago:

I never believed until the day my life was saved...I didn't see an angel, but I heard one's voice. I was outside in front of the house pulling weeds..it was calm and sunny.. Suddenly the wind came up. I looked up, and the trees over me were bending with the wind. I tried to hurry with what I was weeding when a woman's voice behind me said, "get up and go inside." I sat back and looked behind me and all around the yard. No one was there. Thinking I was just hearing things, I went back to work. Again I heard, "go in the house ." I sat back and looked everywhere for who was talking, and still couldn't see anyone. Bending back down and pulling weeds, I heard a loud voice say, "Go in the house. NOW!" 

I got to my feet and ran for the door. I went up the steps and grabbed the door knob and stepped inside just as a huge tree branch fell hitting the roof, and landed where I had been kneeling seconds before. 

When my husband got home I told him what happened. It took 45 minutes to cut the branch into pieces and haul it off. Later I found out all the neighbors were gone and I was the only one in the neighborhood still at home. If the branch had fallen on me, it would have killed me. I might have laid there for hours before my husband found me. I have read that angels tell you 3 times. Must be true. Mine did.
 
Angel helps a woman close her car door
A YouTube viewer by the user name Twilightsummerbreeze wrote 1 year ago:

I once found myself on the reservation after a store just closed.  The parking lot emptied within three minutes.  I could not get my door to close and stay shut on the car. After about 10 minutes I started to get scared, as I had heard scary stories about that area at night. I prayed and I almost started crying when suddenly, a little boy about 9 years old eating a chocolate ice cream cone appeared, asking what was wrong.  I explained my door was broken.  He fiddled with it and then slammed the door shut, saying, "There you go."  I thanked him and looked down to start the car, and when I looked up, literally two seconds later, he was gone.  That was a huge parking lot and nowhere for him to disappear to.
 
Rescued 
by an Angel from Burning RV Motor Home 
Betty Houk wrote 1 year ago:

A few years I dreamed I smelled smoke but not like wood  ! It was more like a car’s electric wiring I jump out of bed a started looking for the source of smoke as I could still smell strong smoke Odor ! Now no one in our house smokes, and this didn’t smell like cigarette smoke! Like I said a car electric wires! We checked everywhere but all was ok! About two weeks later my mom and step dad came for a visit and she said the wiring in their motor home caught fire!  My step dad was 80 years old and was crippled so he was stuck in the front seat of the motor home! My mother said she was trying to help him out of RV! A white truck came driving up, and a man got out  and went in the RV, picked my step dad up, and carried him out away from the RV, got back in his truck, and drove off! {He did so without [saying] a word, and before my mom could thank him!  If he wasn’t an Angel, he was that day !
  
Angel whispered to lady that her Dad would die, but it would be ok
Jackie Ortero
1 year ago
Jesus is real and angels are real, I lost my Dad about a month ago and 6 days before he died, I was in my room sleeping and right when I was about to wake up a voice whispered in my right ear, "Your Dad is going to die, but everything is going to be ok." I heard that voice clearly and felt like a breeze in my right ear. Then 6 days later my Dad died.
 
This event has given me peace and has shown me that Jesus is real and that he beat death. The lord knows I used to love my Dad a lot and that I had a lot of plans and dreams that I wanted him to be a part of.

Also the day he died I went to the hospital to see him die and I pray to God to forgive him and [take] him [to] a better place. And when I came to the parking lot to pick up my car, there was another car parked right next to me that [had a[ license plate [that] said 23 psalm 1. When I got out of the parking lot, I looked for that psalm on google, and I read it from 1 to 6. And it was God answering my prayer and letting me know that my Dad was in heaven.
 
An angel was taking care of a man in ICU (Intensive Care Unit)
Jenny T wrote 1 year ago:

I have seen an angel. It's a long story, and I'm Finnish, so pardon any possible grammatical errors.
I was still a medical student back then. We were at an ICU and at the time there was only one patient there. A young man who'd been in an MVA. He was running a high fever, so he was naked, he had a urinary catheter, he was intubated, had a nasogastric tube, his abdomen was cut open and covered with, what is called a Bogota bag*. He had all kinds of i.v.-lines going into him. He was in the prime of his life, physically well built, but still weak as a newborn in that situation. So vulnerable. So pitiable.

Seeing him I spontaneously felt great compassion towards him and this earnest question arose in my mind: "Who is taking care of him?" I still don't quite know what I meant with that question, as I wasn't pointing it to anyone, it was just a question that came from deep within my heart.
However, as soon as I had said the question in my head, I felt this extremely gentle warm "wind" against my back. It wasn't a physical wind, by no means, but I nevertheless felt it very real. Words arose in my mind "There's an angel behind you", and yet, they were not words, more like an extremely warm and gentle thought - from someone else.

I immediately turned to look, but there was nothing behind me, so I turned back to my fellow students, feeling a bit silly.

The wind and the thought repeated.

I didn't turn. I felt silly for having turned in the first place.

Now the wind repeated for the third time and again that thought, but with more intensity this time, with more weight and command to it, while still immensely gentle: "There IS an angel behind you".
Almost sighing to myself I turned for the second time, believing it was in vain, thinking I'm stupid even while doing so. And true: at first my eyes saw nothing... Until I started seeing something (hard to describe exactly how I "saw" this - I saw this with my eyes, but yet at the same time not with my eyes but my mind, it's confusing to explain, but it was very natural in that situation) something starting to appear approximately 6 - 8 metres from me (I don't remember the distance exactly, as this was nearly 20 years ago):

It was an angel. Firstly, it was huge, well above 3 metres tall (the height of an average room ceiling) and it emanated immense, totally unconditional love and absolute power, and everything in them was made of this glowing energy. They had a golden, totally smooth helmet on, no face, just this light instead, that can only be described as love. They were neither a man nor a woman - there was no gender (therefore I'm using the word "them", even if it was one single angel). They had a long flowing gown on, moving gently as if floating in waves, and weirdly, from where I was standing, I could see to the microscopic level of the fibers of the thread in the fabric, it was all energy. They had a sword in front of them, the sword's tip was leaning against the floor and their arms were resting on the hilt. But, despite this sword and helmet there was no presence of aggression or violence from them, it's like they were symbols, and their most striking physical feature was the wings. They were bright white, folded against their back, the arches reaching above their head and the tips going below the floor level. I could see to the individual structures of the individual feathers, all glowing energy.

But, despite this all, what got me the most was really the love and the unnegotiable power: absolute love that no words do justice and absolute power, that  emanated from them... It was something... out of this world.

This whole thing felt like it lasted for a long time, but in reality it lasted maybe not more than a couple of seconds, when I already felt this gentle encouragement (for the lack of a better word, "command" is too aggressive a word for what I felt) to turn away. And I did - only to turn immediately back again, but by that time the angel was gone - and my original question had been answered.
I don't think anyone else present even realised what I had just experienced.

*A Bogota bag is a sterile plastic bag that can be used for closure of abdominal wounds. 
 
An angel came into my car from the top
Victoria De Hoyos-Ramirez wrote 1 year ago:

I saw an angel  a few years ago.  It came into my car from the top.   It was transparent and had a big smile.   Remember angels don't do whatever they want.  They do God's bidding.  I thanked God for sending me an angel.  
 
Psalm 103: "The LORD has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all. Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command. Bless the LORD, all His hosts, you servants who do His will.…:
 
Four-year old saw guardian angel
Joanie King wrote 9 months ago:

When I was about 4 years old, I saw my guardian Angel standing at the doorway of my bedroom with his arms crossed. He had blonde hair
 
My children's angelic visitations 
Now here are some testimonies of my own about my own daughter Charity, who is now an adult, regarding her angel encounters as a child. I also have one at the end that my son Christopher, who is now seventeen, experienced as a child.
 
Dec 7 2003
Charity (age 5) just told me that she saw an angel last night in her room while she was lying in her bed.  She said she was afraid when she saw it, and she turned her face into her pillow.  Then the angel said to her "God is going to restore your Mommy and your Daddy to life and health and strength."  We have been very ill for over a week with the flu.
 
Jan 16, 2007
My wife Jennifer was sitting on the couch with the children reading from the Bible about angels appearing to people and saying, "Do not be afraid."  She told the children not to be afraid if one of God's angels appears to them.  That's when Charity (age 9) said, "I'm not afraid.  In fact, I saw an angel today in the bathroom."  She went on to describe how it happened.  She saw the angel today while she was washing her hands in the bathroom here at our apartment.  He was standing in the corner next to the shower to the left of the toilet.  She said he had a white robe reaching down to his feet and his feet were covered by his robe.  His skin on his face and his arms was very smooth. He had a golden sash across his chest.  He had really bright blue eyes.  They were brighter than anybody else's eyes in the whole world.  She couldn't see his eyeballs because they were so bright, but she saw the color blue in there.  She said the brightness of his eyes hurt her eyes, so she could not look directly at them.  His hair was really bright blond, bursting white like the sun.  He was about 7 feet tall and his head reached the ceiling.  He was huge and looked mighty strong.  She said he was stronger than Daddy, so strong he could lift the entire house.  She first noticed him out of the side of her eye when she was washing her hands and singing "la, la-la, la, la".  She stopped singing and looked up at him wondering, "Who is this?"  He just looked down at her with a serious gaze, yet she said it was as though he had a loving look on his face.  He knew whom she was and he was just making sure she was safe. Then she started drying her hands and she kept looking up at him with a puzzled look on her face.  She didn't say anything to him and didn't feel scared at all.  She said it made her feel ticklish and joyful inside. Then as she opened the bathroom door to leave the room he disappeared.
 
Jan 17, 2007
The next day, Charity 
 (age 9) was sitting on the couch, braiding Faith's hair, and Hope was lying down next to her.  Charity prayed in her heart that the Lord would allow her to see another one of His angels, since she saw one yesterday.  Right after she prayed that, an angel appeared in the living room by the sliding glass door to the patio.  His face was very bright, like lightning, and his clothes were as white as snow.  He had huge sleeves.  He was a very tall, about 6 feet tall, and he was floating in mid-air with his wings.  She could see his wings from the side. His head reached to the very top of the glass doors and his feet were a few inches off the ground. She could see his feet.  He moved closer to her and reached out his hand, put it on her head and said with a voice like whispering waters, "You will be blessed with a lot of children."  She felt the Holy Spirit when he touched her.  Then he disappeared.  She immediately ran into my bedroom where I was working, in order to tell me about this.  She hopes she takes good care of her children and that they feel well, and that she finds the right husband who loves Jesus.  I asked her sisters but they did not see the angel.  Charity said this was not the same one she saw yesterday. She said this was not a guardian angel, so he was not as mighty and strong as the one she saw yesterday.  She said this one was a messenger angel and he looked like he was about as strong as her Daddy.  She said she saw a little bit of yellow on his chest, so he may have had a golden sash, but she didn't notice for sure, because his arm was outstretched.  She said...the left side of his chest...was bursting bright...
 
Aug 20, 2008
We had family devotions this morning, and studied Rev. 18 and 19.  It was about the coming judgment on America and Jesus soon return.  Then we had our usual time of family prayer together.  Afterward while I was brewing my tea, my ten-year-old daughter Charity came and told me that during our prayer time, she saw two angels appear in the dining room.  One was standing behind Christopher's chair and the other standing behind Hope's chair, but neither Christopher nor Hope were in the chairs at that time.  She said the two angels looked very similar to one another and she was very surprised to see them.  She said they smiled at her and looked like they were in their mid to late teens.  They were males about 5.5 feet tall and had light-colored hair with white robes.  They each had something tied around their waste, but she said it was not a belt.  She could not quite describe it.  She said that after she returned a big smile to them they disappeared.  I asked her why she thought they were present, but she didn't know.  So I said, maybe they wanted to hear the word of God as we read from Revelation and talked about the things to come.  As soon as I said that, I immediately felt the presence of the Holy Spirit.  So I said, "That's what it was.  I'm sure."  Then the presence of the Holy Spirit got even stronger.

April 29, 2012
During our nighttime family prayer meeting, my seven-year old son Christopher saw (with his eyes closed) an army of holy angels.  He saw their leader in front of them and the army marching behind.  He did not see this in detail, but as a bright light moving from his right to his left and he knew it was an army of angels.  He assured me he was being truthful.

My Own Personal Encounters with Angels
I (the author of this blog) would like to share some of my own personal encounters with angels.

September 2, 2012
On my second missions trip to Romania, while in a city called Ploiesti, I prayed for a pastor named Marian (pictured below) inside the church building after the service ended. He sensed a “refreshing” from the Lord, and there was a lot of joy on his face. He was praising God. 

I prayed for a band of angels to help him in his ministry. Afterward my translator Stefan said that even before I started to pray it, he actually saw a band of angels coming quickly, fully armed for war, standing behind the pastor, and beside him. The two beside him were bigger and had spears and swords. Fully equipped. They were ready to do whatever he said; he was their commander. There were also smaller angels; they were fiercely determined to do their job and protect him. He was in good hands. There were in the background many warrior angels inside the church, standing around the perimeter of the room. They were fiercely determined to do their job to defend. 

I learned later in the evening that Stefan has seen angels and demons before, and has even seen the Lord Jesus.

October 12, 2012
I made the following journal entry on October 12, 2012, regarding what occurred that evening in my hotel room in Sheffield, England, while I was there for a conference:

In a book I am reading, called School of the Supernatural, Wyatt states: “Holiness and purity matter…As we remain loyal and pure He will give us free and open access into the things of the Spirit, into His most holy place, to His very throne…and the world will once again discern the difference between the holy and the profane through you.” Wyatt 140. 

While reading p. 163-165 of Wyatt, I prayed and asked the Lord to grant me an angelic visitation. I immediately sensed the presence of the Lord upon me and I began to worship. It remained for about a minute. It was so real I had to look behind me to see if I could see the angel. 

I asked the Lord that since He had sent His angel into my hotel room, what is the message the angel has brought to me. I just immediately felt the strong presence of the Lord once again. 

I turned off all the lights and laid down on the couch to be still before the Lord. I asked Him what was the purpose of this visitation. He said, “Ordination.” So I asked Him to clarify what He meant. He said, “I’m ordaining you.” 

March 18, 2012
In my article called, Gems from Heaven, I recount another one of my own encounters with what I believe was either the Lord or an angel in my bedroom. I hope you will take a moment to check it out, as well as the others linked below in the author's note.

Child Rescued from Drowning
My wife Jennifer shared the following account with me of how she was rescued from drowning when she was a four-year old child:

"I recently asked my mom about an incident where I almost drowned in a lake when I was four years old.  From what I recall, I had kind of wandered out away from my father and ended up totally under the water and, of course, didn't know how to swim.  A young man (maybe in his late teens?) pulled me up out of the water.  And somehow, I ended up on the blanket that my family had set up on the beach.  It was such a big deal for me, that I remember telling the neighbors about it when we got home.  Neither my mom or dad even remember the incident."  

Closing Words
We have angelic forces around us all the time. We don't see them. In fact most of us never see them, but nevertheless, they are there. 

If you have had your own personal angel encounter, please leave it in the comments below. If you're interested in more amazing, true testimonies of angelic encounters, please see the links in the author's note below.

Attribution noticeScripture quotations taken from the Holy Bible NIV, copyright 2011 Zondervan, all rights reserved, used by permission.  "Under God's Protection" painting © 2022 Danny Hahlbohm of Inspired Art, all rights reserved by the artist.

Author's note: If you enjoyed this post, you may also enjoy 
Angelic Escape from Terrorist Assassins, Carried on Angels' WingsGems from Heaven, Supernatural Encounter While Drawing Closer to God, Angelic Protection in AfghanistanHead on Collision with Highway Overpass Abutment, and Escaped Having a Possibly Fatal Accident. Also see Angelic Visitations in ScriptureActivating Your AngelsVarious Types of AngelsYou can find more of my articles on the Home page of this blog. You may also access my complete blog directory at "Writing for the Master." Now I'd like to ask a very important question.

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org