Saturday, January 29, 2022 18:07:24
Posted By Nan
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There are many answers to that. From a Christian perspective, demonic or satanic activities of evil are associated with the spirit world. That is the primary application of the spirit world to Christians. There is a lot of lip service paid to the Holy Spirit, but little connection to the actual spiritual realm. There is recognition of the Holy Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit and biblical references to God being spirit and needing to worship and spirit and truth. But there is little recognition beyond that of the spirit world. We are taught this way Fear of the spirit world mostly stems from the satanic connection to the spirit world. This is something we are taught as children, both from our culture and from Christian doctrine. Nobody believes in the spirit realm Throughout history, there have been religious groups within Judeo-Christian faith who have not believed in the spirt world. For example, the Sadducees did not believe in a spirit realm. With the reformation, the new Protestant branches of Christianity showed little interest in the spirit world and some groups even rejected the spirit realm. I’m being watched As I researched this topic I came across an intriguing example of the existence of the spirt realm. I read of many studies of the ability of animals and people to know they are being watched or thought about. This might not seem spiritual, but it was theorised by Einstein that everything gives off energy and we can sense that energy. That energy can now be measured and has been proven to exist. Those who study paranormal activity report being able to measure energy discharges in areas where people spirit encounters. It takes energy to create and be alive When the Holy Spirit created everything He would have used energy to do that. It makes sense from a Christian perspective to accept that the energy can still be felt. After all, our bodies function by the movement of energy around them. Nerve impulses for example are electrical. The mystery of life if that we have something that makes us alive. Some energy that departs when we die. Is that energy a manifestation of the spirit realm? Is this energy that we can sense? When you feel God or hear Him speak, is it not an energy that you feel? I think it is. When I am interceding on someone’s behalf and lay hands on them I can certainly feel the energy moving down my arms into the person. When I first encountered God I could feel the energy. When I feel the anointing of the Spirit I can feel the energy. There are ways we can observe that energy. One is the ability we have to pass our energy over distances so that others can feel it. One example is that of observing wild animals. People watching in a hide have observed that the animals become uncomfortable when being watched, even though they cannot see anyone watching them. They sense the attention being paid to them. In another example, I read of a physics professor who asked his students to select someone from the large lecture hall and concentrate on that person. He asked them to say the person’s name to themselves as well. The person who had been targeted became very uncomfortable and looked around, reporting they thought someone was calling them. These are examples of a power that we can’t explain unless we accept that this is part of the spirit realm. That there is another way energy moves and we can sense that. It has been observed how we can transmit our thoughts across distances. After all, this is how God knows what we are thinking and how He communicates with us. Can’t I just ignore it? Rather than reject these things we cannot see we need to accept such things exist and familiarise ourselves with them. If we don’t accept the spiritual realm and become familiar with it, how can we discern when God is contacting us? Unfamiliarity with the spirt realm makes us vulnerable to satan’s tactics and we can be deceived. We can unwittingly become involved in spiritual practices that are not of God. After all, there is a deep curiosity about spiritual and mystical things and many will pursue them. The third heaven In the Bible there are references to the “third heaven” (2 Corinthians 12v2). The third heaven is said to be the realm of energy that permeates the universe. It is here that God dwells. We would do well to familiarise ourselves with the “third heaven”. To be open to God’s teaching and to not react with fear when God gives us glimpses of the place where energy dwells. I will speak more about this in a future blog. You may be aware that I have been missing the Wednesday blogs lately. The amount of research that is required to write these blogs makes it difficult for me to write two a week. As I work, I have more time on a Saturday to write a blog than on a work day. So, for the time being, I will not be writing a blog on Wednesdays. |