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NASB | 2 Timothy 2:25 with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Timothy 2:25 He must correct those who are in opposition with courtesy and gentleness in the hope that God may grant that they will repent and be led to the knowledge of the truth [accurately understanding and welcoming it], |
Subject: SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH |
Bible Note: Hi Bows44, These are the three examples you gave of being "slain in the spirit": Dan 10:9 Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground. Rev 1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: 1 Kings 8:11 So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD. 2 Chron 5:14 So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God. These include: Daniel's vision of an angel. John's vision of Jesus Christ. The physical presence of the "Shekinah", the Glory of God which shows His physical presence. Each of these was a spontaneous reaction to these visions, and to God's Glory. No action was taken to "cause" these men to fall. One saw an angel, one saw the glorified Christ, and the priests saw God's glory. Daniel and John describe their experience as like "sleep", and like being "dead", the priests simply could not stand up. These are not just three different experiences, they are different types of experiences. On is a response to an angel, and not everyone who had a vision of an angel had the same response. John's vision of Jesus caused him to fall as though dead. The priests, in the actual presence of God, simply could not stand. Examples of the modern day "slain in the spirit" phenomenon that I have seen do not seem to involve visions of angels or of Jesus, nor do they seem to involve the presence of the Shekinah Glory of God. Are you refering to examples that do involve these things, or to the practice of a person putting their hand on someone who then falls down? If that is what you mean, where is it in the Bible? Did Jesus or the Apostles do that? Is it taught about in the Epistles? What do you think? Love in Christ, Mark |