Ready for Rapture

Chapter 55

TESTIMONIES OF ENCOUNTERS WITH GOD

Dear Followers of CHRIST:

In this writing, I have included three separate testimonies of encounters with GOD (including my own testimony) that led each individual to deep and intense remorse over past and present sinfulness. The Bible says this: Hebrews 10:31 (KJV): It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of The Living GOD. Even in this Scripture you see that CHRIST had a Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the LORD: Isaiah 11:1-3 (NIV): A SHOOT will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a BRANCH will bear fruit. 2 The SPIRIT of The LORD will rest on HIM-the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of The LORD-3 and HE will delight in the fear of The LORD. I hope these testimonies speak to your heart and you understand the importance of seeking GOD with submission and a genuine fear for GOD:

-Othusitse Mmusi from the book "Revelations of Heaven and Hell"

Ever since I was very young, I sensed the call of GOD upon my life, and I gave my life to JESUS!! As far as I remember, I loved GOD from a very young and tender age. I used to have some dreams, visions, and revelations of The LORD, I saw angels, I saw the glory of GOD, had several dreams of JESUS CHRIST, but then I backslid as I reached my teenage years, going into alcohol, filthy relationships, and the world. It continued for something like five years, but then in the year 2010, The LORD had to intervene to stop my madness. HE arrested me on the road while going to buy something. So in my backslidden state, I went and spread myself on the floor before GOD, then came to me a huge conviction of the HOLY GHOST. It was so much that I wept for hours. I felt how sinful I was that I had broken the Heart of GOD. 2 Corinthians 7:10:For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. That's how GOD saved my life from sin, the world, and Spiritual death (Romans 6:23). After so much crying and GODLY sorrow, I felt so much relieved, much lighter. I had just gotten born again or restored back to The LORD by The HOLY SPIRIT.

-Charles Finney, Evangelist

There was no light in the room; nevertheless, it appeared to me as if it were perfectly light. As I went in and shut the door after me, it seemed to me as if I met the LORD JESUS CHRIST FACE-to-face.

It did not occur to me then nor did it for some time afterwards, that it was a wholly-mental state. On the contrary, it seemed to me that I saw Him as I would see any other man. HE said nothing, but looked at me in such a manner as to break me right down at HIS Feet...it seemed to me a reality that HE stood before me and I fell down at HIS Feet and poured out my soul to HIM. I wept aloud like a child and made such confessions as I could with a choked utterance. It seemed to me that I bathed HIS Feet with tears, and yet I had no distinct impression that I touched HIM.

-Susan Davis, from the Book "In Love with the Whirlwind"

While alone in my bedroom, I was reading someone else's personal account of the holiness of GOD. Something about this person's account of GOD truly convicted me. Even though I did not see any bright lights or anyone at all, suddenly without warning there was an overwhelming presence of GOD, which I have never experienced before in my life. Without any thought about what I was doing, I threw myself flat on the ground and then I wept and wept with agony and was exceedingly remorseful. At that point, I caught a small glimpse of the incredible and awesome holiness of GOD and I simultaneously grasped the horror of my own lack of holiness. I recalled many of the things I had done in my past that had never previously struck me as being any problem or even a big deal.

There really are not words to describe the deep anguish I experienced over the realization of my miserable sinful past. I literally felt that I was ruined. In addition, these were thoughts that came to my mind-ruination-such ruin-such remorse-regret-utter ruin. I knew I was near a Holy GOD and there was nothing good about me at all. I despaired greatly over my horribleness. The experience was staggering and I really have no earthly explanation for it. But after such great remorse set in over my horrible past, I felt a great sense of peace-the kind you feel after a storm comes through and the way you feel after the rain has stopped and there is a fresh spring feeling in the air. I felt that kind of incredible peace.