Bible Question: I had the worst experiance the other night.I just recently came back to God. I went to church the other day for the first time in a couple years. Anyways the that night, I woke up from an awful dream praying to God (In my dream).Well I didn't really think to much of it prayed and back to sleep.Then I woke up again from having this really bad dream and feeling but dont remember the dream. Well anyways it ended up that I was half asleep and half awake I felt something weighing me down I saw a dark shadowy figure I tried to pray but the words wouldn't come I TRIED TO MOVE but I was paralized. I finally did'nt see the shadow anymore but I couldnt pray or get up.That was so scary.I just want to know what all about.I was so scared that I havent been wanting to go to sleep at night.I go to sleep when Its real late and I cant bare it anymore. What can I do about this I know it was real I know I was awake. please give me some suggestions on how to deal ith this. |
Bible Answer: Shey, I respond in a spirit of the Fear of the LORD and a desire to see you grow in relationship with your Heavenly Father and Eternal King. Still, test all I say in prayer and by the Bible, knowing that the Spirit of God is your Teacher. I am not perfect, nor do I have complete revelation (no man has or will have full revelation while in this fallen body, for we all see as through a glass dimly and only in part). But as the brother said earlier, the Spirit of God dwells in those who are His... all because of Jesus' victory and our acceptance of His Lordship through faith... may He teach us and guide us in all truth, to magnify the Lord Jesus!! MOST IMPORTANTLY: I don't know what you mean by "I recently came back to God. I went to church..." Praise God that you're coming back to Him. Have you received the message of the gospel of the Kingdom of God by faith? ...that Jesus died on the cross for your sins and rose again... that He suffered the penalty of sin in your place, that you may be saved from your sins if you believe? See this Scripture... Hebrews 10:7-13 "...(the word of faith which we preach)-- that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame." For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. For "whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved."" Okay, just had to clear that up :) Now, a brief look at history is important... ETERNITY PAST: Jesus was in the beginning with God and He is the eternal Son of God. All creation was formed through Him. SOME TIME IN ETERNITY PAST, BEFORE MAN (as I understand): The angel Lucifer, who was in charge of worshipping God, was found with pride in his heart and tried to exalt himself above God to be worshipped as God. Nice try-- God kicked him out of heaven, and heLucifer took 1/3 of the angels with him. These angels are now dark/demonic beings who serve Lucifer (other names being Satan, the Devil, the Serpent of old, the Dragon). THE 6-DAY CREATION, BRINGING LIFE AND MAN TO EARTH (Approx. 4,000BC): God created Adam and Eve in His image without sin, and they walked in fellowship with Him. They had dominion over the earth. God told them not to eat of one tree-- the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Eve was deceived into eating the fruit by the Serpent (Satan), who told her she'd be like God, knowing good and evil, if she ate. She told Adam to eat, saying it was good, and he ate. This was the first act of human sin-- disobeying God, missing the mark, walking in a path NOT His. This put a barrier between man and God. All descendents from Adam's seed were (and still are) born into sin. Another huge effect of this sin-- they turned their dominion over the earth to Satan. Satan became the prince of the earth, the ruler of the earth. He rules the earth with his angels/evil spirits. REALITY (as I understand): There currently exists a battle between the Kingdom of God (NOTE: God is and always has been the King of the Universe, never budged from His throne) and the Kingdom of darkness. God reigns in His Kingdom, but because of our sin, the kingdom of darkness is reigning on the earth (NOTE: Satan is a created being). God will one day annihilate the darkness, but He loves mankind and is patient for more people to repent of their sins and accept Jesus' sacrifice. Meanwhile, because of sin, Satan is running rampant on the earth. Satan is a legalist, and when we sin, we give him a legal right to torment our lives. JESUS, BIRTH (Approx. 0BC/AD -- approx. 2,000 years ago): God sent His only begotten Son JESUS to the earth, born of a virgin by the Holy Spirit. Jesus did NOT have the seed of Adam, and He never sinned. JESUS' CRUCIFIXION (Approx. 33AD): Satan attempted to kill Jesus... little did He understand God's love. When Jesus died on the cross, He bore all our sins and He made a public spectacle of Satan. He triumphed over death, and He is now seated on high, at the right hand of the Father. That authority Adam and Eve turned over to Satan when they sinned… well, Jesus won it back! See message #2 (I’ll be more careful before typing so long next time, so it can be one message) |