Posted on 02/03/2007 10:44:41 AM PST by Between the Lines
Kannapolis Police say something very bizarre happened at several churches this past Sunday. It was a disruption, they say, that left some church goers fearful and others saying “it's a God thing.”
Nearly a dozen churches reported the same thing to police: three men walked into their church during Sunday morning’s service. They walked right up to the pulpit and began speaking Hebrew.
David Lewkowicz is the pastor at West Point Baptist Church and understood what they were saying.
“They said things like, ‘God is peace, God is love, God is comfort, God is joy.’ That is all they said to me,” Lewkowicz said.
The men stayed at the churches for about two or three minutes, then left.
“They didn’t say anything bad about God or offend the church in anyway. They came in peace and left in peace,” Lewkowicz said.
Still some other congregations are concerned about exactly what the men may have been up to. One church reported the men dropping to their knees as they entered the door, then they got up and left.
Lewkowicz said it comes with the territory of being a pastor – he has to be ready for just about anything on Sunday mornings.
“We have to be open minded to anyone that may walk through those doors. Some people thought it was cool that some Hebrew guys came in and I understood them. They think it was a ‘God thing.’ We will have to wait and see,” Lewkowicz said.
Police said these men didn’t commit a crime. If they had refused to leave, it would have been a misdemeanor offense. But the church pastors said they were peaceful and posed no threat at the time.
Nevertheless, police want to know who these men are and what their intentions were. If you have any information you are asked to contact the Kannapolis police department, 704-920-4000.
• Mount Zion Freewill Baptist.
• Memorial Baptist.
• Kimball Memorial Lutheran.
• New Hope Lutheran.
• Ben Avenue Freewill Baptist.
• Franklin Heights Baptist.
• Bethpage United Methodist.
NC ping?
Do yu think they were trying (indirectly) to get people to convert to Judaism?
Maybe they were Messianic Jews.
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Ping.
Interesting.
This will be the least of such things . . . their messaage was true.
Their manner and delivery may have been unorthodox but their message was very orthodox.
Therefore what, remains to be seen.
Given the givens of the incidents, it is probable that some folks will focus on those truths more than they otherwise would have. I consider that good.
In coming months and years, all kinds of characters good and bad will be interrupting church services with all kinds of statements and demonstrations--some with dramatic Holy Spirit miracles of God and some with dramatic hoaxes to lead people astray.
Pastors who are used to listening to God and obeying Him will do fine with both. The rest will be more vulnerable to manipulation by the wind or at least by the forces of darkness.
But a lot of dull services inhabited by the frozen chosen and led by the dead and frozen are about to be enlivened more than they bargained for, if they thought about waking up, at all.
As do I. I consider it very interesting as well that the pastor understood them as, if I am reading the story correctly, he does not normally understand Hebrew.
In coming months and years, all kinds of characters good and bad will be interrupting church services with all kinds of statements and demonstrations--some with dramatic Holy Spirit miracles of God and some with dramatic hoaxes to lead people astray.
And you know this how?
I think if he was given the charism of understanding a foreign tongue, he would have made more of it.
He probably studied Hebrew in seminary - a pastor ought to, I think. Understanding words spoken in a language you studied as a written language - that can be tricky, but it sounds like the men kept it simple.
Mrs VS
My thoughts, too. God may be moving in another of his mysterious ways as well.
They could have been speaking in tongues and he had the interpretation. That happens in a lot of spirit-filled churches. Mxxx
You wrote:
"I consider it very interesting as well that the pastor understood them as, if I am reading the story correctly, he does not normally understand Hebrew."
Maybe. Maybe not. His name and photo tell me he has a Jewish background:
http://www.westpointbaptist.com/templates/System/details.asp?id=33546&PID=315357
Yep, he has a Jewish background: "Student Pastor David Lewkowicz has been at Parkwood for 1 year now. From Shelby, North Carolina, David is a graduate of Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute. Saved at age 16, David is a Messianic Jew who was raised in a Jewish home. A gifted teacher and preacher of God's word, David leads an active youth group where 11 students have answered the call into full-time ministry."
http://cache.zoominfo.com/cachedpage/?archive_id=925289815&page_id=1259515327&page_url=%2f%2fwww.parkwoodbaptistchurch.com%2ftemplates%2flif01or%2fdetails.asp%3fid%3d21839%26PID%3d178273&page_last_updated=1%2f27%2f2006+11%3a47%3a31+AM&firstName=David&lastName=Lewkowicz
None of this means he has to know Hebrew, of course, but there is a chance he does know it.
Not sure about that. He may have studied Hebrew. But I think it's unlikely that he'd be used to hearing it. Certainly could have been a miracle. Not sure at the other churches.
Off hand, do you know if these are large parishes? Nearby each other?
In coming months and years, all kinds of characters good and bad will be interrupting church services with all kinds of statements and demonstrations--some with dramatic Holy Spirit miracles of God and some with dramatic hoaxes to lead people astray.
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And you know this how?
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Not sure how to answer that. It's just a deep, very strong conviction I realized I had on reading this thread's beginning doc.
It is logical given my other convictions about End times. But that sense that I described was very strong--a settled fact, as I experienced it in my inner person.
We shall see.
But I personally have no doubt about it.
I understand from JockoManning that you prayed very fiercely for my chest congestion today. Thanks tons. Much appreciated. Doing better. Should sleep well tonight.
LUB,
BTTT
That would explain it. thanks.
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