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To: tired&retired; ConservativeMind; ealgeone; Mark17; fishtank; boatbums; Luircin; mitch5501; MamaB; ..
In 2016 I was helping a 97 year old woman who was blind and bedridden. She began crying and I asked her why? She replied, “I’m afraid I’m going to hell.” She stopped eating that night and did not eat anything for the next 3 weeks.

By 21 days without food a 97 year old person would usually be dead.

about 14 hrs after her death,...her body was totally flexible, no rigor mortis.

One dubious claim after another.

So the Holy Spirit came upon her in a lower strength of Light and cleansed her soul for 3 weeks before she was pure enough to be in the Light of Heaven. Which is not what Scripture teaches, which is that God purifies the heart by faith, (Acts 10:43; 15:7-9) not making us actually good enough to be with God in this life or RC mythical Purgatory, but that those of effectual faith presently possess eternal life, (1 Jn. 5:13) being made "accepted in the Beloved" (Eph. 1:6) on Christ's account, living effectual Abrahamic-type faith being counted for righteousness, (Rm. 4:5) and made to spiritually positionally sit with Him in Heaven (Eph. 2:6) as souls washed, sanctified and justified (1 Co. 6:11) and having access into the holy of holies in Heaven thru the sinless shed blood of Christ. (Heb. 10:19) And that if they die in faith (which Scripture warns against damnably departing from: Gal. 5:1-4; Heb. 3:12; 6:1-8; 10:26-39)

And that wherever Scripture clearly speak of the next conscious reality for believers after this life then it is with the Lord, (Lk. 23:43 [cf. 2Cor. 12:4; Rv. 2:7]; Phil 1:23; 2Cor. 5:8 [“we”]; 1Cor. 15:51ff'; 1Thess. 4:17

And rather than Purgatory conforming souls to Christ to inherit the kingdom of God, the next transformative experience that is manifestly taught is that of being made like Christ in the resurrection. (1Jn. 3:2; Rm. 8:23; 1Co 15:53,54; 2Co. 2-4) At which time is the judgment seat of Christ And which is the only suffering after this life, which does not begin at death, but awaits the Lord's return, (1 Corinthians 4:5; 2 Timothy. 4:1,8; Revelation 11:18; Matthew 25:31-46; 1 Peter 1:7; 5:4) and is the suffering of the loss of rewards (and the Lord's displeasure!) due to the manner of material one built the church with. But which one is saved despite the loss of such, not because of. (1 Corinthians 3:8ff (Note also that the tradition-based Eastern Orthodox reject RC Purgatory, among some other substantial RC distinctives  )

I do believe people can be demon possessed, and in Divine healing, but I find your accounts to be dubious, and your theology poisoned with Catholic heresy.

105 posted on 10/04/2020 5:10:47 AM PDT by daniel1212 (Trust the risen Lord Jesus to save you as a damned and destitute sinner + be baptized + follow Him)
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To: daniel1212

Your skepticism is shared by me, that is why I spent 20+ years studying neuroscience to understand the anatomy & physiology of the spiritual awakening process.

You read and cite scriptures but do not embrace and experience them.

You can read a thousand books on how to ride a bicycle, but not understand the process until you get on and ride. Your intellectual words are like the Pharisees prayers. I don’t mean to criticize, but to motivate you to experience that which you read and study.

The Bible is accurate. Your interpretation is not.

I answer with Jesus’ words.

Would Satan cast out Satan? A house divided against itself will not stand.


109 posted on 10/04/2020 5:32:11 AM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings)
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