DO NOT FORSAKE REVELATIONS OF HEAVEN AND HELL

DO NOT FORSAKE REVELATIONS OF HEAVEN AND HELL. HERE ARE THE REASONS:

1. Dreams and visions, revelations, and revelations of Heaven and Hell are biblical:

In the book of Revelation, John was taken to heaven and was allowed to return to write the whole book of Revelation. He was in the spirit.

Revelation 4

1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.

2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.

3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.

5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

6 And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind.

7 And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle.

8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.

Here we see that God allowed John to see the vision of the throne room where God rules over the world, where 24 elders, cherubims and seraphims worship Him days and nights forever and ever because He is worthy. Praise the Almighty God. Amen.

Without God’s permission for John to see Heaven, we would not have the book of Revelation today. In 2 Corinthians 12, Paul stated that he knew a man caught up to heaven.

2 Corinthians 12

2 I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.

3 And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)

4 How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

We can see also in

Hosea 12: 10

I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.

In many revelations from people of today, they saw road of pure gold and the river of living water in heaven. These visions matched with the Scripture, as it is written in Revelation and Ezekiel.

Pure gold road: Revelation 21: 21

And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

Ezekiel was shown the city of God in Ezekiel 47 with river from the temple, living water. Ezekiel 47: 12

And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.

Ezekiel himself had vision of Heaven as he was brought to the city of God.

Ezekiel 48: 35

It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The Lord is there.

Is it then revelation of Heaven and Hell only applied for old prophets as they lived sanctified lives? Is it then revelation of Heaven and Hell only revealed to holy people?

In the prophecies of Joel and in Act, the Bible said that at the end time, which is from Pentecost to now, He will pour out His Spirit to all flesh. Old men shall dream dreams and young men shall see visions.

Joel 2

28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

Act 2

17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

2. What are false revelations in the Bible? For certain, there are many false dreams and revelations, as it has been warned from the Bible. What are they?

Jeremiah 23

25 I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.

26 How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of deceit of their own heart;

27 Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal.

Jeremiah 27

14 Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.

15 For I have not sent them, saith the Lord, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.

16 Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the Lord’s house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.

We notice the pattern that any prophecy, dream and vision which turn away children of God from His Word to sin or make them believe in peace and safety despite their sinful lifestyle are false. For example, they are vision of Mary in Catholics (no dead human is allowed to speak to living person), vision to Mohammad to lead astray Muslim, or vision from angels to lead astray Jehovah’s witnesses and Mormons. There were Near Death Experiences (NDE) that said even homosexuals go to heaven or everyone goes to heaven because God is a loving God. This is the false view of New Age or Universalism. However, revelation that taught about hell fire and the importance of living a holy and consecrated life is true from God and scriptural as proved above.

3. The purpose and the fruit of Heaven and Hell Revelation:

Holiness Churches announced that women covers the head during praying and prophesying, women wear skirts while men wear trousers, no jewelry or wedding ring are allowed, forgiveness, tithing, giving, and restitution are musts, and there was a ban for roll on and perfumes, secular TV, and music, and so on. These announcements and practices, of course, have caused so much opposition from worldly Christians. Nevertheless, these can be found in scripture and are undeniable doctrines from the Word of God.

For example:

Deuteronomy 22: 5

The woman shall not wear that which pertainth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God.

Isaiah 3

18 In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon,

19 The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,

20 The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,

21 The rings, and nose jewels,

22 The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins. 23 The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails.

Matthew 23: 23

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

What are the fruit of revelation of Heaven and Hell: bad or good fruit?

In the books A Divine Revelation of Heaven and A Divine Revelation of Hell, Mary K. Baxter described the magnificence of Heaven and warned that Hindu person went to hell. Ecuadorian Angelica Zambrano’s testimonies of Heaven and Hell pointed out that unforgiveness, listening to worldly music and worldly forms of music such Christian Rock and Roll, Rap and Reggae, children’s watching cartoons which are mostly demonic and children’s disobedience to their parents, being Catholics and idol worshippers, committing suicide, not tithing, and so many more are all leading people to hell.

James Agboola testified about dancing music, possessed oil and perfumes (mostly demonic in names and ingredients like Monster by Lady Gaga claiming to have human sperms and Dark Temptation for men), TV programs which are owned by the devil, and about being extra careful to pray over anything we buy in the market for God’s sanctification.

Rachael Mushala’s testimony warned against jewelry, trousers for women, and hair attachment which is unnatural and defiles God’s creation as fearfully and wonderfully made.

And many more that have repeated accounts and 2-3 witnesses of different testimonies, which are considered accepted claims in the Bible warned about condom, birth control pills and all contraceptive methods, and abortion, wearing jeans (anti-Christ uniform that are popular despite being ugly material compared to God’s natural wool and linen. Jeans was a symbol of rebellion as we researched its history), football players and fans (anti-Christ game), not wearing long skirts to cover nakedness, wearing high heels, wearing skinny and tight fit clothing by men and women, anger, bitterness, greed, stinginess, no restitution, lack of evangelism, working, buying and selling on Sunday, and being late in church all lead to hell fire. All these testimonies opened the eyes of believers and brought them to deeper repentance and fear of the Lord and their lives were changed. These teachings aligned with the Word of God and transformed lives. They had such great effect on the people who were unbelievers, backslidden and lukewarm to the Lord. The Lord is the owner of the world and He has right to use any method to reach souls by His grace.

4. Revelations of Heaven and Hell is not a replacement of Scripture, but they enhance understanding of the Scripture and warn God’s people of old and new deceptions of the devil. Studying this phenomenon, I realized that several people who received these blessed revelations started out to fear God and they had done great job to publish this knowledge in many ways and forms. Many souls, unbelievers and sinful Christians, have repented by these revelations. This happened not only in Africa but also in many regions of the world. Praise the Lord.

However, God commands us to follow Him, study the Word, and obey everything He said. In these revelations, God gave them knowledge of certain areas, not all. I have wondered why God did not give us all at once. Later on, I understood He did that to make sure we are not too overwhelmed and to test which souls are truly dedicated to know Him. If a soul truly love Him and fear Him, he will study more, pray more, and desire to know more about God. He will then give as He promised.

Matthew 7

7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

Several people who saw dreams and visions quickly repented of their lifestyles such as drug usage, alcohol drinking, party going, and suicidal intention. All of these were miracles from Christ. Later on, they did not change the way of dressing and use of jewelry for example. There are preachers, by revelations of Heaven and Hell, were faithful at the beginning, but soon turned to pride and anger. They also rejected others’ revelations, which were very correct according to the Scripture.

I stated this to show it is true that relying on their revelations alone is not enough to go to heaven. A devotional life of holiness, righteousness and consecration is a must for any true saint. It is the same with God’s calling that we have to abide in Christ, in the Word until the last breath. However, to reject the revelations of Heaven and Hell altogether is to reject the goodness of Jesus Christ to warn us of our shortcomings and to call God a liar as He has given His prophets in this way all over the scripture.

Luke 16

30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.

31 An he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

In conclusion, revelations of heaven and hell are the gifts from God to expose devices of Satan in the last days. There are new demonic installments and developments that the Lord by His divine grace revealed to save us. However, we cannot ignore the Word. Rich Bible study is a tradition that we must maintain. Every revelation has to align with the Word. We need discernment from the Lord to combine His Ancient Words (Holy Bible) and understanding from revelations of heaven and hell. Be humble also if you have prophetic gifts. People can see heaven and hell and still end up in hell. If anyone doesn’t believe this phenomenon, ask him to fast and pray that the Lord will reveal to him. I pray the Lord will be with you always, in Jesus’s name. Amen.

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ASK YOURSELF THIS QUESTION: WHAT DO YOU LOSE TO BELIEVE IN THESE REVELATIONS AND LIVE HOLY? NOTHING. YOU ONLY BECOME BETTER HUMAN BEING.

WHAT DO YOU LOSE IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE AND LIVE AS YOU WILL? YOU RISK YOUR LIFE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE MOMENT YOU DIE TO FIND OUT.

Sam Christian

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