Holy Fire Baptism

I was first introduced to the holy fire baptism through a book by brother Yong-Doo Kim, called Baptize by Blazing Fire.  I encourage you to read all five books, as I have described in another blog (see here).  There you will see from one church's experience how we receive it, why it is so important, and some of the practical aspects of it in the life of the disciple of Christ.

I have personally experienced this and it has changed my life.  But sometimes I meet people who say that the holy fire is not found in the Bible.  I realize this is controversial, but I want to ask you to be very careful not to deny the Holy Spirit's work.  Consider this matter reverently in fervent prayer to the Lord, searching the Scriptures and seeking to know whether it is truly from God.

In order to help you, I would like to first show you the Scriptures about God's holy fire.  And then I would like to share some people other than brother Kim, who have had divine revelations regarding the holy fire that further corroborate this teaching, and confirm my own experiences.  Lastly, I would like to explain what usually happens when a person receives the holy fire.

Jesus Baptizes in Holy Blazing Fire
John the Baptist said, "As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. (Mat 3:11)

John answered and said to them all, "As for me, I baptize you with water; but One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to untie the thong of His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. (Luk 3:16)

Some people make the mistake in thinking that when you are baptized in water, you simultaneously receive the baptism with the Holy Spirit. This is an incorrect belief.  There is a second experience in which the Lord baptizes the believer with the Holy Spirit.  Those who refuse to acknowledge this are missing one of the greatest blessings God has for His people.  For more about the Holy Spirit baptism, you can read my blog about that (see here).

However, some people who have received both water baptism and the baptism with the Holy Spirit also fail to realize that the Lord has a third baptism.  They assume that the fire baptism is one and the same as the Holy Spirit baptism.  This too is error.  The Lord truly has a third baptism for us.  And John the Baptist made that clear when he said, "He [Jesus] will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire."

God a consuming fire
For our God is a consuming fire. (Heb 12:29)  Therefore it should not surprise you that the Lord is able to baptize His people with fire.  In this same passage, He says that He is once again going to shake both the heavens and the earth, so that everything which can be shaken will be shaken.

Since God is holy, we know that He is a holy fire, as well.  And when He baptizes you in fire, it is a holy fire.

Refiner's Fire
The Lord says that before He comes, He will send His messenger to prepare His people.  We know that He did this through John the Baptist before His first coming, and He is doing it again now right before His second coming.  "He will sit as a smelter and purifier of silver, and He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, so that they may present to the LORD offerings in righteousness." (Mal 3:3; cf., Zech 13:9)

When a refiner purifies gold or silver, he places it in a vessel and then puts intensely hot fire beneath it.  The precious metal melts, and the worthless material inside of it comes to the surface, where it is scooped off and removed.  Then the metal is cooled, and the process is repeated again later as many times as necessary until the gold or silver is pure.

I, for one, desire the refiner's fire to burn up all the worthless dross within me.  I hope you do also.

A Burning Coal Purified the Prophet Isaiah

Then I said, "Woe is me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I live among a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts." Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal in his hand, which he had taken from the altar with tongs. He touched my mouth with it and said, "Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away and your sin is forgiven." (Isa 6:5-7)

When the prophet Isaiah saw the Lord, he was ruined.  He sensed his own uncleanness.  But when he cried out in repentance, a seraphim took a burning coal in his hand and touched Isaiah's lips with it.  When this flaming coal touched his lips, it purified him.  The holy fire has a purifying effect, because it is from heaven where Jesus serves as our Great High Priest.

Now for a moment, I would like to share some extra-biblical testimonies that further corroborate this Biblical teaching.  These are people who have had divine revelations.  If you believe the Lord gives divine revelations like dreams, visions, prophecies, and visitations, according to Joel 2 and Acts 2, then you must acknowledge that this is one of the works of the Holy Spirit.  Of course, we need to test these experiences.  But if they are genuine, then we need to heed their message.

Holy Fire of God – from Anna Rountree’s books
The first one I will share is that of Anna Rountree.  In the mid-1990's she visited heaven.  During one visit, the Father said to her:

"The fire of My holiness, the fire of My love, the fire of My compassion, the fire of My wisdom, the fire of My understanding, the fire of My knowledge, the fire of My zeal, the fire of My purity, the fire of My mercy."

This fire will burn all that is wood, hay, and stubble in the lives of His children (1 Co 3:15). They must desire the fire and long for His holiness. His heart is turned toward them, and the fire of His love will reveal this. The hearts of the children will long to turn toward Him, to walk through the fire of purification, and to rest in His arms. As the enemy hates the fire, so must God’s children love it, for in and through the fire, they will see God. She went on to say that we must learn to live in the fire by allowing it to burn away all that will not pass through it as purely of the Lord.  Learn to love the fire of God.

In her vision of judgment, she saw a plumb line being let down to earth.  "As the plumb line reached earth, great rejoicing began in heaven. It was as though every created being there was singing, and the sound began to shake the celestial realms: 'His righteousness is from everlasting to everlasting. His judgments are sure and will be withheld no longer.' As the thunderous rejoicing increased, fire came out of heaven and traveled the plumb line, passing before us and sweeping down the line to the earth. Suddenly the whole world was aflame."

Her books are available online (see here and here).

Holy Fire -- from Yong-Doo Kim’s books
As I mentioned earlier, I first heard about the holy fire through brother Yong-Doo Kim in his books called Baptized by Blazing Fire.

In his book, he and other learned the following lessons:

• Shout, “Holy Fire” whenever unnecessary or hindering thoughts come to you during prayer.
• If you are having a bad day, feeling sick, or anxious, then shout out, “Holy Fire!”
• The Fire that you long to receive is the power that the evil forces are most afraid of and fear. Therefore, once you receive it, you have to continuously accumulate it daily. Charge it up everyday!
• One of the most powerful weapons used in Spiritual Warfare is Blazing Fire.  When this gift is granted to a saint, their entire Spiritual Body is fully engulfed in holy fire, with a blazing intensity.   The fire is so intense, that a mere touch of a demonic spirit will incinerate it to ashes.
• The Holy Blazing Fire is enormously, unimaginably powerful and can be used as offensive weapons.
• The Fire that the Lord grants us can completely devastate the forces of evil. In fact, it is more than just fire. The fire is a powerful layer of light that can burn up all kinds of diseases on earth, which can heal.
• Any person who prays diligently and persistently will receive the power of fire.
• The fire ministry is a ministry that has the greatest reward in heaven, as well as on earth, but also the trials and testings are highest.
• Even though we once confessed and accepted the Lord as our Savior -- even though we believed in Him -- if we cannot get out from our sinful habitual lives, then our lives are not completely holy. The only way to save ourselves is to repent. If you repent and shout out, "Holy Fire," the evil spirits will have to leave and healing will come.

Holy Fire – from Howard Pittman’s testimony
Then there is a pastor named Howard Pittman, who was raised from the dead.  You can listen to his complete testimony online (see here).  But one of his conclusions is this.  He says, "He’s going to shake this world one more time.  These things He did, you will do greater than these.  But the church must be without spot or wrinkle or blemish.  He’s getting ready to cleanse the church.  How will He do it?  He will baptize you with the Holy Ghost and fire, according to Matt 3:11.  You’ve been baptized in water.  You’ve been baptized in the Holy Ghost.  But now He’s going to baptize you with fire.  Get ready.  Yonder comes the fire!  The third and final baptism with which He’s going to clean up His church is the baptism of fire.  He’s going to take a blow torch!  He’s going to scorch us up one side and down the other to make us ready to turn loose this world.  But if you think God can do this with carnal-minded Christians, you’re mistaken.  God’s got enough fire to get rid of all the chaff.  If you don’t want the fire, get rid of the chaff."

Holy Fire – from James Agboola
In my article, James Agboola Revelation of Heaven and Hell, I wrote about how this brother was shown the international conference of the kingdom of darkness, presided over by the devil himself. 

James was shown that one force for the devil and his demons to contend with on the earth in these last days is God’s end-time evangelists who are just appearing. They are clothed with clothes of fire, and the demons find it difficult to talk to them.  Therefore, the devil has sent out his own demons into the earth to appear as humans, and clothed them with a garment of fire, so that he will be able to contend.  This is his strategy to enable his demons to be able to stand and fight those end-time evangelists.

Holy Fire – from a woman named CJ
A woman named CJ, who saw Jesus in person and was born again, testifies to her experience in an interview online (see here).  It's a very powerful testimony.

She had searched for the Lord all her life.  And on the night she saw the Lord in her friend's living room, He spoke the following things to her: “Unless you repent, you will all likewise perish” (Lk 13:5); “You must keep the commandments” (Mt 19:17; Jn 14:15; 15:10); and “I will not share My temple with idols” (2 Co 6:16).  She then repented and gave her life to Jesus.

In 1981, after she saw Jesus and had become born again, she had another experience where she had about 40 days of tests and trials.  At the end of that time, Christ was really pleased with her obedience.  He came and laid His hands on her and His fire went all through her. This is consistent with the experiences of many others who have received the holy fire.

She also gave warnings the Lord has given her in 2008 or 2009 about coming judgment against the United States (video 33:39).  The Lord also gave her two Scriptures from Ezekiel and Jeremiah to confirm this: And say to the land of Israel, 'Thus says the LORD, "Behold, I am against you; and I will draw My sword out of its sheath and cut off from you the righteous and the wicked. "Because I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked, therefore My sword will go forth from its sheath against all flesh from south to north. "Thus all flesh will know that I, the LORD, have drawn My sword out of its sheath. It will not return to its sheath again."'  (Eze 21:3-5) "Perhaps their supplication will come before the LORD, and everyone will turn from his evil way, for great is the anger and the wrath that the LORD has pronounced against this people." (Jer 36:7)

Holy Fire in the Arctic

Pond Inlet is a small, predominantly Inuit community in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada and is located at the top of Baffin Island.  On February 28, 1999, in Pond Inlet, believers had gathered for a week of revival meetings at the Anglican church, hungry for God and troubled by new reports of community drug use.  They decided to add a special Sunday afternoon youth service.  An invitation was offered for youth who wanted to come closer to God.  The worship leader was praying over youth who had gathered around the altar.

Something started to happen that was out of their control.  A sound like a jet started softly and gradually became very loud.  It was so strong!  The whole place was shaking and everything in it.  The youth leader says that fire went right through him and he started to shake.  He began to shout, "Fire!! Fire!! Fire!! Hallelujah!"

All of this was recorded on a dual cassette deck used to record the service.  In fact, it continued to record the event, even after the sound board was turned off.  You can watch and listen to a short, three-minute video about this event, which includes the original recording of it (see here).

Holy Fire - from Charles and Frances Hunter
Charles and Frances Hunter "spent nearly forty years leading 'healing explosions,' where they prayed for the sick and taught Christians about the ministry of healing. Known as the Happy Hunters for their ready smiles and quick humor, the couple wrote more than 50 books about divine healing, including the best-seller How to Heal the Sick." -- Charisma Magazine, July 14, 2009. "Charles and Frances Hunter were the most effective couple I ever saw among healing evangelists," said Pentecostal historian Vinson Synan, dean emeritus of the Regent University School of Divinity.

In their video series, "How to Heal the Sick," Frances talked about the time when she saw liquid fire coming forth from the hands of her husband Charles in a meeting.  It appeared like blue flames about four inches long, coming off his finger tips.  Although the flames were not visible to him, she could see it.  He prayed for the sick at that meeting, and they were powerfully healed.  Many of them fell under the power of God.  You can watch the three-minute section of that video (31:30 - 34:15), where she shares this wonderful testimony (see here).

On October 16, 1984, the Happy Hunters ministered at a church in Rotterdam, Holland, called Kom en Zie.  On the final day of the conference, they ministered the baptism with fire. Let me encourage you to read what they said at that meeting on my other post called The Happy Hunters on Fire (see here).

Holy Fire - from Neville Johnson
A minister from Australia by the name of Neville Johnson, who has gone to be with the Lord, has an excellent testimony about being baptized in fire in the audio clip below:

  

If you would like to read more of Neville's preaching on the baptism of fire, you can find it on my post called "The Burning Ones."

Experiential Evidence
When people receive the holy fire, they usually sense some sort of tangible evidence.  I have personally experienced this and witnessed it in others.  It is not the same for everyone.  Some people feel warmth or heat in their hands.  It sometimes feels like heavy fireballs in their hands. Others get a stinging feeling in their hands, as if they have just clapped them together.  Still others feel the fire on their lower back and a tingling sensation over their entire body. Others feel the presence of the Lord or a peace that passes all understanding. Still others find it difficult to stand straight.  Some find it difficult to hold out their arms or even to stand.   Some are completely unable to stand under the glory of God. Others begin to shake beneath the power of God. Some people begin sweating. Others feel the great joy of the Lord inside. The glory of God falls upon many who receive the fire. Most people have wonderful experiences receiving the holy fire.

It should be noted that if the person has any demons in their life, they cannot stand the holy fire and sometimes manifest themselves, so sometimes there can be demonic manifestations when the holy fire is imparted. Once the demons are cast out of their life, they will experience a wonderful freedom they did not know before.

Here is an article I've written containing Testimonies of People Who've Received the Holy Fire after I've prayed for them, as well as a video playlist of some more amazing testimonies like that.

Other Scriptures:
Now let's continue with more Scriptures about the holy fire.

Fire from on High in My Bones
Jeremiah said, "From on high He sent fire into my bones, And it prevailed over them." (Lam 1:13a). This verse makes it very clear that the Lord is able to send fire into His people, which prevails over their enemies.

Fire will devour Your enemies
Isaiah said, "O LORD, Your hand is lifted up yet they do not see it. They see Your zeal for the people and are put to shame; Indeed, fire will devour Your enemies." (Isa 26:11).  So we know that God's holy fire will consume His enemies.  It does not consume His people though.   But in warfare against spiritual forces of wickedness, the holy fire certainly consumes God's enemies.

Fire consumed the 250 rebels
Fire also came forth from the LORD and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense. (Num 16:35)

The holy fire of God consumed the 250 rebels that came against Moses and Aaron.  They are an example to us not to rebel against the Lord.

Fire consumes Sabbath breakers
"But if you do not listen to Me to keep the sabbath day holy by not carrying a load and coming in through the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem and not be quenched."'" (Jer 17:27)

The Lord hates it when His people don’t listen to Him and make money on Sundays.  In doing so, they fail to keep the Sabbath day (now Sundays) holy.  So He will kindle a fire in the gates of their city that will not be quenched.  It’s the judgment of God against the disobedient.  You can read more about keeping Sundays holy at my blog on the topic (see here).

Elijah commanded holy fire to consume the captain and his fifty
Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him, and behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. And he said to him, "O man of God, the king says, 'Come down.'" Elijah replied to the captain of fifty, "If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty." Then fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty. So he again sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he said to him, "O man of God, thus says the king, 'Come down quickly.'" Elijah replied to them, "If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty." Then the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty. (2Ki 1:9-12)

In this passage, we learn that the holy prophet of God was able to command holy fire to come down out of heaven and consume the enemies of God, which in this case were soldiers.

Shouting, "holy fire!"
The disciples of Jesus knew that Elijah had called down fire on the Lord's enemies, and they were ready to do the same.  When His disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them (even as Elijah did)?" (Luk 9:54).  The Lord did not tell them that this is impossible.  He simply told them that they were operating in a wrong spirit to think they should do such a thing to people.

Yet this is something we can do to our invisible, spiritual enemies. When we have genuine faith and desire a weapon against the enemy (demons), we can call for it aloud and it will be given to us.  We simply shout “Holy fire!” or "Fire of the Holy Spirit!"

How is that possible?  The word is near you, even in your mouth.  I believed therefore I spoke.  When you speak what you believe, and you do it in genuine faith, there is spiritual power.

Your fire or God’s holy fire
“Who is among you that fears the LORD, That obeys the Word of His servant, That walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD and rely on his God. Behold, all you who kindle a fire, Who encircle yourselves with firebrands, Walk in the light of your fire And among the brands you have set ablaze. This you will have from My hand: You will lie down in torment.”  (Isa 50:10-11)

If you fear the Lord and obey His Word, you must trust in the name of Jesus, rely on Him, and walk in His Light. But if you kindle your own fire and surround yourself with it, then the Lord says to go ahead and walk in the light of your own fire.  He will let you do that, if you choose your own light, your own fire instead of His holy fire.  Here is what you will receive from His hand: in the end, you will lie down in torment.

God’s holy fire or strange fire
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. (Lev 10:1)

And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD. (Num 26:61)

The punishment upon these two newly inaugurated priests was very severe.   Their sin was that they offered unauthorized incense with fire that was not holy.  This is why we must be very careful that we receive God's holy fire and do not operate with strange fire.

Fire to consume gates of Nineveh, the bloody city of lies
Behold, your people are women in your midst! The gates of your land are opened wide to your enemies; Fire consumes your gate bars. (Nah 3:13)

This verse speaks of the gates of the city of lies consumed by holy fire.  Lying spirits cannot stand before the holy fire of God.  They are consumed by it just as the gates of the city of lies were.

Fire to burn and devour God’s enemies
Therefore the Lord, the GOD of hosts, will send a wasting disease among his stout warriors; And under his glory a fire will be kindled like a burning flame. And the light of Israel will become a fire and his Holy One a flame, And it will burn and devour his thorns and his briars in a single day. (Isa 10:16-17).

His holy fire terrifies the sinners in Zion.  As the Holy Spirit said through Isaiah: "The sinners in Zion are terrified; trembling grips the godless: 'Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?' Those who walk righteously and speak what is right, who reject gain from extortion     and keep their hands from accepting bribes, who stop their ears against plots of murder and shut their eyes against contemplating evil..." (Is 33:14-15). 

One commentator says, “The same God that is a rejoicing Light to those that serve him faithfully will be a consuming fire to those that trifle with him or rebel against him.”  Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning?  The righteous who serve Him faithfully.

"Fire goes before Him And burns up His adversaries round about." (Psa 97:3)

God will repay our enemies with flaming fire when Jesus returns
"For after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire," (2Th 1:6-7)

We know that when the Lord returns, he will be revealed from heaven with His angels in flaming fire.

Fire from the mouths of the two witnesses
And if anyone wants to harm them, fire flows out of their mouth and devours their enemies; so if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this way. (Rev 11:5)

This is how the two end-time witnesses will function.  They will have a gift to be able to devour their enemies with holy fire that comes forth from their mouths.  Notice there are only two who will do so against human enemies.  But the idea is the same when dealing with evil spirits. This should not seem strange to anyone acquainted with the Word of God and spiritual warfare.

The Lord appeared as a fire
At the burning bush. “The angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of a bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, yet the bush was not consumed.” (Exo 3:2)

The angel of Lord appeared to Moses in a blazing fire.  Just as the bush was on fire but was not consumed, when a child of God is baptized with holy fire, they are not consumed.  Only the chaff in their lives and the demons are consumed by it.

The Lord's Fire is in Zion
The Holy Spirit spoke through the prophet Isaiah, saying that the Lord is the One "whose fire is in Zion" (see Is 31:9b).

Putting it All Together
The Lord is going to shake this world one last time.  He is coming right away.  Only the ones who are truly seeking the Lord with all their heart will be spared from the coming judgment.  The Lord is coming only for a holy people, ready, without blemish, without wrinkle and without defilement.  He is not coming for those who have walked away from Him.

The only way we can have purity in our lives in these last and evil days is through repentance and the holy fire.  The third and final baptism with which He’s going to clean up His church is the baptism of fire.  He’s going to make us ready to turn loose this world. 

It is a holy fire, because it is not produced by man. It is produced by the one, true, holy God.  It is a promise for the believer, according to Mt 3:11.

Attribution notice: Most Scripture quotations taken from the NASB.

Author's note:  If you enjoyed this post, you may also like the Holy Fire Series, including Songs of the Holy Fire, Holy Fire: Keep Me Burning, The Refiner's Fire, The Three Elijahs, The Burning Ones, The Fiery Sufferings of the Believer, Baptized with the Spirit, and Living Sacrifices in Consuming Fire. You find the Main Directory for this blog at Home, and you can access my complete blog directory at "Writing for the Master." Revival painting © 2012 Danny Hahlbohm, all rights reserved by the artist. Now I'd like to ask a very important question.

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.

Seeing Jesus, Loving Him, Character, and Glory

Both cups can be full, but one is capable of holding more

In John Bunyan’s vision of heaven, the holy prophet Elijah told him: “The happiness and glory which all the blessed here enjoy is the result of their communion with and love to the ever blessed God. The more we see Him, the more we love Him; and love changes our souls into His nature, and from this results our glory. This makes a difference in the degrees of glory. Nor is there any murmuring in one to see another’s glory much greater than his own. The ever blessed God is an unbounded ocean of light and life, and joy and happiness, still filling every vessel that is put therein, till it can hold no more. And though the vessels are of several sizes, while each is filled there is none that can complain. My answer therefore to your question is that those who have the most enlarged capacity do love God most, and are thereby changed most into His likeness. This is the highest glory heaven can give. Nor let this seem strange to you, for even among God’s flaming angels there are diversities of order and different degrees of glory.”

See Him --> Love Him --> become more like Him --> see Him --> love Him more --> etc

Here is how this applies to us while we are still on earth.  Paul wrote: "But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit." (2Co 3:18) You see, God wanted to make each and every one of us conformed to the image of his Son, so that as we view Him (God), we are transformed into the same image from glory to glory!  

When we seek His face we will see Him.  When we see Him, our capacity to love Him is enlarged, and we love Him more.  Then we will become more like Him.  This starts the whole cycle over again: seeing Him, loving Him, becoming more like Him, seeing Him, loving Him, etc.   This continues after we get to heaven.  But depending on how we lived on earth, we will enter heaven “at different places,” and some people in heaven will not love Him as much as others do.  But those who have this enlarged capacity to love, have a greater capacity to contain what God who is Love fills them with, which is His glory.  Therefore, those who love most will shine brightest with His glory in heaven.

I want to see Jesus and love Him with the same love with which He loves me.  I want to purify myself and become more like Him, as John said, "Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is. And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure." (1Jo 3:2-3)

I am pursuing holiness, since no man can see the Lord without holiness.  As Paul wrote: "Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord." (Heb 12:14).  Let me encourage you to do the same.

For John Bunyan's complete book on his vision of heaven and hell, see here. 

Attribution notice: Most Scripture quotations taken from the NASB.

Author's note: You can also find my complete collection of blogs at Writing for the Master.

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.

Praise the Lord!

Communion with the Lord

Often in my quiet time, I feel I lack the words to express my praise to the Lord.  So here are some Scriptural expressions of praise to the Lord:

O come, let us sing for joy to the LORD, Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving, Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.  (Psa 95:1-2)

LORD, who can speak of Your mighty deeds, or show forth all Your praise? (Psa 106:2)

You are altogether lovely, Lord; Your love is better than wine. (Son 1:2; 5:16)

Your oils have a pleasing fragrance; Your name is like purified oil. (Son 1:3)

How handsome you are, My Lover, And so pleasant! (Son 1:16)

Jesus, You are like an apple tree among the trees of the forest, and your fruit is sweet to my taste. (Son 2:3)

You are mine and I am yours. (Son 2:16)

You are a Garden Fountain, a Well of Living Water and flowing streams  (Son 4:15)

You are radiant and ruddy, outstanding among ten thousand.

Your head is like pure gold.
Your eyes are like doves beside streams of water, Bathed in milk

Your cheeks are like beds of spices, yielding perfume.

Your lips are lilies dripping with liquid myrrh.

Your arms are rods of gold set with chrysolite;

Your legs are pillars of marble set on bases of pure gold;

Your mouth is full of sweetness. And you are wholly desirable. (Son 5:10-16)

Your love is as strong as death, Its flashes are flashes of fire, The very flame of the LORD.

Many waters cannot quench your love!

If I were to give all the riches of my house for your love, it would be never even come close to being enough. It would be utterly despised. (Son 8:6-7)

You, O LORD, are a shield about me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head. (Psa 3:3)

At Your holy temple I will bow in reverence for You.

O LORD, how majestic is Your name in all the earth.

You have displayed Your splendor above the heavens! (Psa 8:1)

I exult in You!

I sing praise to Your name, O Most High.  (Psa 9:2)

"O righteous Father! (Joh 17:25)

I trust in Your lovingkindness; My heart rejoices in Your salvation. (Psa 13:5)

LORD, "You are my Lord; I have no good besides You."  (Psa 16:2)

You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup. (Psa 16:5)

Thou Art Worthy

I bless you, Lord!

In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever. (Ps 16:11)

I love You, O LORD, my strength.

You are my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

LORD, you are worthy to be praised. (Psa 18:1-3)

Your way is blameless;

Your word is tried;

You are a shield to all who take refuge in You.

For who is God, but you, LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? (Psa 18:30-31)

LORD, you live! Blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation! (Psa 18:46)

O LORD, I sing praises to Your name.  (Psa 18:49)
The heavens tell of Your glory and their expanse declares the work of Your hands.  (Psa 19:1)

Your law is perfect, restoring the soul; Your testimony is sure, making wise the simple. Your precepts are right, rejoicing the heart; Your commandment is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of You is clean, enduring forever; Your judgments are true; they are righteous altogether. They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb. (Psa 19:7-10)

Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; We sing and praise Your power. (Psa 21:13)

For the kingdom is Yours And You rule over the nations.  (Psa 22:28)

Lord, the earth is Yours, and all it contains, The world, and those who dwell in it.  (Psa 24:1)

LORD of hosts, You are the King of glory! (Psa 24:10)

You are good and upright; You instruct sinners in the way. You teach the humble Your way. All Your paths are lovingkindness and truth To those who keep Your covenant and Your testimonies. (Psa 25:8-10)

LORD, You are my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? You are the defense of my life; Whom shall I dread? (Psa 27:1)

I ascribe to You the glory due to Your name; I worship You in holy array. (Psa 29:2)

Your voice is powerful and majestic. It thunders! (Psa 29:4)

In Your temple everything says, "Glory!"  (Psa 29:9)

You sit as King forever.  (Psa 29:10)

I extol You, O LORD! (Psa 30:1)

Your anger is only for a moment, but Your favor is for a lifetime; (Psa 30:5)

As for me, I trust in You, O LORD, I say, "You are my God."  (Psa 31:14)

How great is Your goodness, Which You have stored up for those who fear You! (Psa 31:19)

You are my hiding place; You preserve me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance.  (Psa 32:7)

Your word is upright, And all Your work is done in faithfulness.

You love righteousness and justice; The earth is full of Your lovingkindness. 

By Your word the heavens were made, And by the breath of Your mouth all their host. (Psa 33:4-6)

You nullify the counsel of the nations; You frustrate the plans of the peoples. Your counsel stands forever, the plans of Your heart from generation to generation.  (Psa 33:10-11)

You fashion the hearts of all men.  You understand all their works.  (Psa 33:15)

Our heart rejoices in You, Because we trust in Your holy name.  (Psa 33:21)

You redeem the soul of Your servants, And none who take refuge in You will be condemned. (Psa 34:22)

LORD, who is like You? (Psa 35:10)

I shout for joy and rejoice in You.

LORD, be magnified. You delight in the prosperity of Your servant. (Psa 35:27-28)

And my tongue shall declare Your righteousness And Your praise all day long. (Psa 35:27-28)

Your lovingkindness, O LORD, extends to the heavens, Your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains; Your judgments are like the great deep.  O LORD, You preserve man and beast. How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! And the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.  (Psa 36:5-7)

LORD, You sustain the righteous. You know the days of the blameless, And their inheritance will be forever. (Psa 37:17-18)

Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders which You have done, And Your thoughts toward us;  If I would declare and speak of them, They would be too numerous to count.

There is none to compare with You. (Psa 40:5)

I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your Law is within my heart." (Psa 40:8)

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, From everlasting to everlasting. (Psa 41:13)

As the deer pants for the water brooks, So my soul pants for You, O God. My soul thirsts for You, for the living God; When shall I come and appear before You? (Psa 42:1-2)

You are the Help of my countenance and my God.  (Psa 43:5)

Lord Jesus, You are fairer than the sons of men; Grace is poured upon Your lips; (Psa 45:2)

You are robed In splendor and arrayed in majesty! (Psa 45:3)

Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom. (Psa 45:6)

All Your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made You glad. (Psa 45:8)

You are our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. (Psa 46:1)

You have wrought desolations in the earth. (Psa 46:8)

You make wars to cease to the end of the earth; You break the bow and cut the spear in two; You burn the chariots with fire. (Psa 46:9)

LORD Most High, you are to be feared, A great King over all the earth. (Psa 47:2)

How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you. All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to you, they sing the praises of your name. (Ps 66:3-4)

I Sing praises to you, my King, I sing praises. (Psa 47:6)

You are the King of all the earth! (Psa 47:7)

You reign over the nations, You sit on Your holy throne. (Psa 47:8)

O God of Abraham, the shields of the earth belong to You; You are highly exalted. (Psa 47:9)

Great are You, LORD, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, Your holy mountain. (Psa 48:1)

As is Your name, O God, So is Your praise to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness. (Psa 48:10)

O Mighty One, LORD, You have spoken, And summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. You summon the heavens above, And the earth, to judge Your people (Psa 50:4)

Lord, out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, You have shone forth. (Psa 50:2)

Fire devours before You, And it is very tempestuous around You.  (Psa 50:3)

The heavens declare Your righteousness, For You are God who Judges the earth. (Psa 50:6)

Every beast of the forest is Yours, the cattle on a thousand hills. You know every bird of the mountains, And everything that moves in the field is Yours.  (Psa 50:10-11)

You are my Helper, the sustainer of my soul.  (Psa 54:4)

You have delivered my soul from death, my feet from stumbling, so that I may walk before You In the light of the living.  (Psa 56:13)

Your lovingkindness reaches to the heavens and Your truth to the clouds. Be exalted above the heavens, O God; Let Your glory be over all the earth.  (Psa 57:10-11)

I shall sing of Your strength; I shall joyfully sing of Your lovingkindness. For You have been my stronghold And a refuge in the day of my distress.  (Psa 59:16)

O my strength, I will sing praises to You; For You are my stronghold, the God who shows me lovingkindness. (Psa 59:17)

From the end of the earth I call to You, the rock that is higher than I. (Psa 61:2)

You alone are my Rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.  (Psa 62:2)

O God, You are my God; I seek You earnestly; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and weary land where there is no water. (Psa 63:1)

Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips will praise You. (Psa 63:3)

I will bless You as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. (Psa 63:4)

By awesome deeds You answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation, You who are the trust of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest sea; (Psa 65:5)

You establish the mountains by Your strength, being girded with might. (Psa 65:6)

You still the roaring of the seas, The roaring of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples. (Psa 65:7)

They who dwell in the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs;

You make the dawn and the sunset shout for joy. (Psa 65:8)

You soften the earth with showers, You bless its growth. (Psa 65:10)

You have crowned the year with Your bounty, And Your paths drip with fatness. (Psa 65:11)

How awesome are Your works! Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will give feigned obedience to You.  (Psa 66:3)

You rule by Your might forever; Your eyes keep watch on the nations. (Psa 66:7)

You will judge the peoples with uprightness And guide the nations on the earth. (Psa 67:4)

You, O God, in Your holy habitation, are a father of the fatherless and a judge for the widows. (Psa 68:5)

Lord, You have ascended on high. (Psa 68:18)

Blessed are You, Lord, who daily bears our burden, The God who is our salvation. (Psa 68:19)

You are to us a God of deliverances; And escapes from death belong to You. (Psa 68:20)

You ride upon the highest heavens, which are from ancient times;

You speak forth with a mighty voice. (Psa 68:33)

I ascribe strength to You; Your majesty is over your people, and Your strength is in the skies. (Psa 68:34)

O God, You are awesome from Your sanctuary. You give strength and power to your people. Blessed be God! (Psa 68:35)

O LORD, Your lovingkindness is good; Your compassion is great! (Psa 69:16)

I will praise Your name with song and magnify You with thanksgiving. (Psa 69:30)

Let heaven and earth praise You, The seas and everything that moves in them. (Psa 69:34)

Let God be magnified. (Psa 70:4)

You are my hope; O Lord GOD, You are my confidence from my youth. (Psa 71:5)

By You I have been sustained from my birth; You are He who took me from my mother's womb; My praise is continually of You. (Psa 71:6)

I will hope continually, And will praise You yet more and more. (Psa 71:14)

My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness And of Your salvation all day long; For I do not know the sum of them. (Psa 71:15)

Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the heavens. You have done great things; O God, who is like You? (Psa 71:19)

All kings will bow down before You.  All nations will serve You. (Psa 72:11)

You will have compassion on the poor and needy, and You will save the lives of the needy. (Psa 72:13)

Your name endures forever; Your name increases as long as the sun shines; All nations call You blessed. (Psa 72:17)

Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, Who alone works wonders. And blessed be His glorious name forever; And may the whole earth be filled with His glory. (Psa 72:18-19)

Surely You are good to those who are pure in heart!  (Psa 73:1)

Whom have I in heaven but You? There is nothing on earth I desire besides You. My heart and my flesh, they may sometimes fail, but there is one thing that always will prevail. You are the strength of my heart and my portion forever.  (Psa 73:25-26)

You are the radiant one. You are more majestic than the ancient mountains.  (Psa 76:4)

Your way, O God, is holy; What god is great like our God? (Psa 77:13)

You are the God who works wonders.

You have made known Your strength among the peoples.

By Your power You have redeemed Your people. (Psa 77:14-15)

You have wrought wonders!  You divided the sea and caused them to pass through, And You made the waters stand up like a heap. Then You led them with the cloud by day And all the night with a light of fire. You split the rocks in the wilderness And gave them abundant drink like the ocean depths.  (Psa 78:13-15)

You commanded the clouds above And opened the doors of heaven; You rained down manna upon them to eat And gave them food from heaven. Man did eat the bread of angels; You sent them food in abundance.  (Psa 78:25)

You caused the east wind to blow in the heavens And by Your power You directed the south wind, when You rained meat upon them like the dust, Even winged fowl like the sand of the seas. (Psa 78:27)

But He led forth His own people like sheep And guided them in the wilderness like a flock; He led them safely, so that they did not fear; But the sea engulfed their enemies.
(Psa 78:52-53)

You shepherded them according to the integrity of Your heart, And guided them with Your skillful hands.  (Psa 78:72)
Oh, give ear, Shepherd of Israel, You are enthroned above the cherubim. You shine forth! (Psa 80:1)

O God, You possess all the nations.  (Psa 82:8)

You alone are the LORD, the Most High over all the earth.  (Psa 83:18)

How lovely are Your dwelling places, O LORD of hosts!  (Psa 84:1)

How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. (Psa 84:4)

How blessed is the man whose strength is in You, In whose heart are the highways to Zion! (Psa 84:5)

One day in Your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere.  (Psa 84:10)

You are a sun and shield; You give grace and glory; No good thing do You withhold from those who walk uprightly. (Psa 84:11)

O LORD of hosts, How blessed is the man who trusts in You! (Psa 84:12)

For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You. (Psa 86:5)

There is no one like You among the gods, O Lord, Nor are there any works like Yours. (Psa 86:8)

All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord, And they shall glorify Your name. (Psa 86:9)

For You are great and do wondrous deeds; You alone are God. (Psa 86:10)

You, O Lord, are merciful and gracious, Slow to anger and abundant in  lovingkindness and truth. (Psa 86:15)

No one in heaven is like you, LORD; none of the heavenly beings is your equal. (Psa 89:6)

Lord God, you are greatly feared in the council of the holy ones, and awesome above all those who are around You! (Psa 89:7)

O LORD God of hosts, who is like You, O mighty LORD? Your faithfulness also surrounds You. (Psa 89:8)

You rule the swelling of the sea; When its waves rise, You still them. (Psa 89:9)

The heavens are Yours, the earth also is Yours; The world and all it contains, You have founded them. (Psa 89:11)

You have a strong arm; Your hand is mighty, Your right hand is exalted. (Psa 89:13)

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Lovingkindness and truth go before You. (Psa 89:14)

Blessed be the LORD forever!  (Psa 89:52)

Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were born or You gave birth to the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.  (Psa 90:1-2)

You turn man back into dust And say, "Return, O children of men."  You have swept them away like a flood, they fall asleep; In the morning they are like grass which sprouts anew.  A thousand years to you are like one day; they are like yesterday, already gone, like a short hour in the night. (Psa 90:4)

You are my defender and protector. You are my God; in you I trust. (Psa 91:2)

How good it is to give thanks to you, O LORD, And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning And Your faithfulness by night,
(Psa 92:1-2)

You, O LORD, have made me glad by what You have done, I will sing for joy at the works of Your hands. (Psa 92:4)

How great are Your works, O LORD! Your thoughts are very deep. (Psa 92:5)

But You, O LORD, are on high forever. (Psa 92:8)

You are upright, and there is no unrighteousness in You. (Psa 92:15)

LORD, You reign.  You are clothed with majesty; You have clothed and girded Yourself with strength;  (Psa 93:1)

Your throne is established from of old; You are from everlasting. (Psa 93:2)

More than the sounds of many waters, Than the mighty breakers of the sea, The LORD on high is mighty. (Psa 93:4)

Your testimonies are very sure; holiness is what makes your house beautiful, O LORD, forevermore. (Psa 93:5)

You are a great God and a great King above all gods. In Your hand are the depths of the earth, the mountain peaks are Yours also. The sea is Yours, for it was You who made it, and Your hands formed the dry land. (Psa 95:3-5)

Great are You LORD and greatly to be praised; You are to be feared above all gods. (Psa 96:4)

All the gods of the peoples are idols, but You, O Lord, made the heavens. (Psa 96:5)

Splendor and majesty are before You, strength and beauty are in Your sanctuary. (Psa 96:6)

I ascribe to You glory and strength. (Psa 96:7)

You reign! Indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved; You will judge the peoples with justice." (Psa 96:10)

Clouds and thick darkness surround You; Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne. (Psa 97:2)

Fire goes before You And burns up Your enemies. (Psa 97:3)

Your lightning lit up the world; The earth saw and trembled. (Psa 97:4)

The mountains melted like wax at Your presence, O LORD of the whole earth. (Psa 97:5)

The heavens declare Your righteousness, And all the peoples have seen Your glory. (Psa 97:6)

For You are the LORD Most High over all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods. (Psa 97:9)

You have done wonderful things, Your right hand and Your holy arm have gained the victory for You. (Psa 98:1)

You have made known Your salvation; You have revealed Your righteousness in the sight of the nations. (Psa 98:2)

You have remembered Your lovingkindness and Your faithfulness to us; All the ends of the earth have seen Your salvation. (Psa 98:3)

You are great in Zion, And You are exalted above all the peoples. Let them praise Your great and awesome name; Holy are You!  (Psa 99:2-3)

We exalt you, LORD our God, and worship at Your footstool; Holy are You! (Psa 99:5)

You spoke to Moses and Aaron in the pillar of cloud.

We exalt the LORD our God and worship at His holy hill, For holy is the LORD our God.  (Psa 99:9)

We know that You are God; It is You who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are Your people and the sheep of Your pasture.  (Psa 100:3)

Lord, You are good; Your lovingkindness is everlasting And Your faithfulness to all generations.  (Psa 100:5)

You, O LORD, abide forever, And Your name to all generations.  (Psa 102:12)

The nations will fear the name of the LORD And all the kings of the earth Your glory.  (Psa 102:15)

You sit high, but you look low.  You look down from Your holy place on high. You look down from heaven to earth.  (Psa 102:19)

You remain the same, and Your years will not come to an end. (Psa 102:27)

You pardon all our iniquities, You heal all our diseases; You redeem our lives from the pit, You crown us with lovingkindness and compassion; You satisfy our years with good things, so that our youth is renewed like the eagle.  (Psa 103:3-5)

You perform righteous deeds And judgments for all who are oppressed.  (Psa 103:6)

The LORD is compassionate and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.  (Psa 103:8)

For as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is Your lovingkindness toward those who fear You. As far as the east is from the west, So far have You removed our transgressions from us. Just as a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him. For You know our frame; You are mindful that we are but dust.  (Psa 103:11-14)

The LORD has established His throne in the heavens, And His sovereignty rules over all. Bless the LORD, you His angels, Mighty in strength, who perform His word, Obeying the voice of His word! Bless the LORD, all you His hosts, You who serve Him, doing His will. Bless the LORD, all you works of His, In all places of His dominion; Bless the LORD, O my soul! (Psa 103:19-22)

O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty, covering Yourself with light as with a cloak, stretching out heaven like a tent curtain.  (Psa 104:2)

You lay the beams of Your upper chambers in the waters; You make the clouds Your chariot; You walk upon the wings of the wind; You make the winds Your messengers, Flaming fire Your ministers. (Psa 104:3-4)

You water the mountains from Your upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works. You cause the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for the labor of man, So that he may bring forth food from the earth. (Psa 104:13-14)

O LORD, how many are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all; The earth is full of Your possessions. (Psa 104:24)

You look at the earth, and it trembles; You touch the mountains, and they smoke.  (Psa 104:32)

Praise you, Lord! Praise you, Jesus!

I glory in Your holy name and my heart is glad. (Psa 105:3)

You are the LORD our God; Your judgments are in all the earth.

You have remembered Your covenant forever, The word which You commanded to a thousand generations. (Psa 105:7-8)

You sent Moses You servant, and Aaron, whom You had chosen. They performed Your wondrous acts, and miracles. You sent darkness and made it dark; You turned their waters into blood And caused their fish to die. You spoke, and there came a swarm of flies and gnats in all their territory.  You gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land. You struck down their vines and fig trees, and shattered the trees of their territory. You spoke, and locusts came without number, And ate up all vegetation in their land, And ate up the fruit of their ground. You also struck down all the firstborn in their land. (Psa 105:26-36)

You brought forth Your people with joy, Your chosen ones with a joyful shout. You gave them also the lands of the nations, that they might take possession of the fruit of the peoples' labor. (Psa 105:43-44)

You rebuked the Red Sea and it dried up, And You led them through the deeps, as through the wilderness.  (Psa 106:9)

You did great things in Egypt, wonders in the land of Ham, and awesome things by the Red Sea.  (Psa 106:21-22)

The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and engulfed the company of Abiram. And a fire blazed up in their company; The flame consumed the wicked. (Psa 106:17-18)

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting.  Praise the LORD!  (Psa 106:48)

You have satisfied the thirsty soul, and the hungry soul You have filled with what is good. (Psa 107:9)

You sent Your word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions.  (Psa 107:20)

I give thanks to You, LORD, for Your lovingkindness, And for Your wonders to the sons of men!  (Psa 107:15)

You changed rivers into a wilderness And springs of water into a thirsty ground; A fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it. You change a wilderness into a pool of water And a dry land into springs of water; And there You make the hungry to dwell, so that they may establish an inhabited city. (Psa 107:33-36)

You set the needy securely on high away from affliction, and make his families like a flock.  (Psa 107:41)

For Your lovingkindness is great above the heavens, And Your truth reaches to the skies. (Psa 108:4)

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, And Your glory above all the earth. (Psa 108:5)

O God of my praise!

You stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul. (Psa 109:31)

LORD, stretch forth Your strong scepter from Zion, saying, "Rule in the midst of Your enemies." (Psa 110:2)

The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind, "You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek." (Psa 110:4)

Father, the Lord is at Your right hand; He will shatter kings in the day of His wrath. (Psa 110:5)
Great are Your works; They are studied by all who delight in them. (Psa 111:2)

Splendid and majestic is Your work, and Your righteousness endures forever. (Psa 111:3)

You have made Your wonders to be remembered; You are gracious and compassionate. (Psa 111:4)

You have given food to those who fear You; You will remember Your covenant forever. (Psa 111:5)

You have made known to Your people the power of Your works. (Psa 111:6)

The works of Your hands are truth and justice; All Your precepts are sure. They are upheld forever and ever; They are performed in truth and uprightness. (Psa 111:8)

You have sent redemption to Your people; You have ordained Your covenant forever; Holy and awesome is Your name. (Psa 111:9)

Your praise endures forever. (Psa 111:10)

Praise the LORD! How blessed is the man who fears You, Who greatly delights in Your commandments. (Psa 112:1)

Praise the LORD! Praise the name of the LORD. Blessed be the name of the LORD From this time forth and forever. From the rising of the sun to its setting The name of the LORD is to be praised.  (Psa 113:1-3)

You are high above all nations; Your glory is above the heavens. Who is like You, LORD our God? Who is enthroned on high? Who humbles Himself to behold The things that are in heaven and in the earth?  (Psa 113:4-6)

You raise the poor from the dust and lift the needy from the ash heap, To make them sit with princes, With the princes of Your people.  (Psa 113:7-8)

Not to us, O LORD, not to us, But to Your name give glory Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth.  (Psa 115:1)

Our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases.  (Psa 115:3)

As for us, we will bless the LORD From this time forth and forever. Praise the LORD!  (Psa 115:18)

I love You, LORD, because You hear My voice and my supplications. Because You have inclined Your ear to me, Therefore I shall call upon You as long as I live.  (Psa 116:1-2)
Gracious are You, LORD, and righteous; My God, You are compassionate.  I was brought low, and You saved me. For You have rescued my soul from death, My eyes from tears, My feet from stumbling. (Psa 116:5-8)

Your lovingkindness is great toward us, and Your truth is everlasting. Praise the LORD!  (Psa 117:2)

The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief corner stone. This is the LORD'S doing; It is marvelous in our eyes.  (Psa 118:22-23)

You are my God, and I give thanks to You; You are my God, I extol You.  (Psa 118:28)

You have ordained Your precepts, That we should keep them diligently. (Psa 119:4)

The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words. (Psa 119:57)

You are good and do good;  (Psa 119:68)

The law of Your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces.  (Psa 119:72)

All Your commandments are faithful; (Psa 119:86)

How sweet are Your words to my taste! Yes, sweeter than honey to my mouth!  (Psa 119:103)

My flesh trembles for fear of You, And I am afraid of Your judgments.  (Psa 119:120)

Great are Your mercies, O LORD; (Psa 119:156)

Lord, there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared.  (Psa 130:4)

I love Your commandments Above gold, yes, above fine gold.  (Psa 119:127)

I esteem right all Your precepts concerning everything, I hate every false way.
(Psa 119:128)

Your word is very pure, Therefore Your servant loves it.  (Psa 119:140)

Seven times a day I praise You, Because of Your righteous ordinances.  (Psa 119:164)

I lift up my eyes to the hills; where shall my help come from? My help comes from You, LORD, Who made heaven and earth. You will not allow my foot to slip; You who keep me will not slumber.  (Psa 121:1-3)

You are my keeper; You are the Shade on my right hand.  (Psa 121:5)

To You I lift up my eyes, O You who are enthroned in the heavens!  (Psa 123:1)

Blessed be the Lord.  Our help is in the name of the LORD, Who made heaven and earth.  (Psa 124:8)

LORD, You have done great things for us; We are glad. (Psa 126:3)

For with You there is lovingkindness, and with You is abundant redemption.  (Psa 130:7)

I lift up my hands to the sanctuary and bless You, LORD.  (Psa 134:2)

Praise the LORD! Praise the name of the LORD; Praise Him, O servants of the LORD, You who stand in the house of the LORD, In the courts of the house of our God!
(Psa 135:1-2)

Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; Sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.
(Psa 135:3)

For I know that You are great And that You are above all gods. Whatever You please, You do, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps.

You cause the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; You make lightnings for the rain, You bring forth the wind from Your treasuries.  (Psa 135:5-7)

You smote many nations And slew mighty kings, and gave their land to Your people. (Psa 135:10)

Your name, O LORD, is everlasting, Your remembrance, O LORD, throughout all generations. For You will judge Your people And will have compassion on Your servants.  (Psa 135:13-14)

Blessed be the LORD from Zion. Praise the LORD!  (Psa 135:21)

You alone do great wonders! You made the heavens with skill. You spread out the earth above the waters, You made the great lights, the sun to rule by day, the moon and stars to rule by night, You divided the Red Sea asunder, and made Israel pass through the midst of it, but You overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea. You have rescued us from our adversaries. You give food to all flesh. (Psa 136)

I will sing of Your ways, for great is Your glory. (Psa 138:5)

For though You are on high, You look upon the lowly, but the proud and arrogant You know from afar. (Psa 138:6)

Your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever. (Psa 138:8)

O LORD, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O LORD, you know it altogether. You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it.  (Psa 139:1-6)

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.  (Psa 139:14)

How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand. When I awake, I am still with You.
(Psa 139:17-18)

Blessed be the LORD, my rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle;
(Psa 144:1)

You are My lovingkindness and my fortress, My stronghold and my deliverer, My shield and He in whom I take refuge, Who subdues people under me. (Psa 144:2)

I will sing a new song to You, O God; (Psa 144:9)

I will extol You, my God, O King, And I will bless Your name forever and ever. (Psa 145:1)

Every day I will bless You, And I will praise Your name forever and ever. (Psa 145:2)

Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised, And His greatness is unsearchable. (Psa 145:3)

One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty acts. (Psa 145:4)

On the glorious splendor of Your majesty And on Your wonderful works, I will meditate. (Psa 145:5)

Men shall speak of the power of Your awesome acts, And I will tell of Your greatness. (Psa 145:6)

I shall eagerly utter the memory of Your abundant goodness And will shout joyfully of Your righteousness. (Psa 145:7)

The LORD is gracious and merciful; Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness. (Psa 145:8)

The LORD is good to all, And His mercies are over all His works. (Psa 145:9)

All Your works shall give thanks to You, O LORD, And Your godly ones shall bless You. (Psa 145:10)

I shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom And talk of Your power; (Psa 145:11)

To make known to the sons of men Your mighty acts And the glory of the majesty of Your kingdom. (Psa 145:12)

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And Your dominion endures throughout all generations. (Psa 145:13)

The LORD sustains all who fall And raises up all who are bowed down. (Psa 145:14)

The eyes of all look to You, And You give them their food in due time. (Psa 145:15)

You open Your hand And satisfy the desire of every living thing. (Psa 145:16)

The LORD is righteous in all His ways And kind in all His deeds. (Psa 145:17)

The LORD is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth. (Psa 145:18)

He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He will also hear their cry and will save them. (Psa 145:19)

The LORD keeps all who love Him, But all the wicked He will destroy. (Psa 145:20)

My mouth will speak Your praises, and all flesh will bless Your holy name forever and ever. (Psa 145:21)

Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! (Psa 146:1)

You  made heaven and earth, The sea and all that is in them; You keep faith forever;
(Psa 146:6)

You execute justice for the oppressed; You give food to the hungry. You set the prisoners free. (Psa 146:7)

You open the eyes of the blind; You raise up those who are bowed down; You love the righteous; (Psa 146:8)

You protect the strangers; You support the fatherless and the widow, But You thwart the way of the wicked. (Psa 146:9)

You will reign forever! Praise You, LORD! (Psa 146:10)

Praise You, Lord.  You heal the brokenhearted and bind up their wounds. (Psa 147:3)

You count the number of the stars and give names to all of them. (Psa 147:4)

Great are You, Lord, and abundant in strength; Your understanding is infinite. (Psa 147:5)

You support the afflicted and You bring down the wicked to the ground. (Psa 147:6)

You send forth Your command to the earth; Your word runs very swiftly. You give snow like wool; You scatter the frost like ashes. You cast forth Your ice as fragments; Who can stand before Your cold? You send forth Your word and melt them; You cause Your wind to blow and the waters to flow.  (Psa 147:15-18)

Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens; Praise Him in the heights! Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts! Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all stars of light! Praise Him, highest heavens, And the waters that are above the heavens! Let them praise the name of the LORD, For He commanded and they were created.  (Psa 148:1-5)

Praise the name of the LORD!  For Your name alone is exalted; Your glory is above earth and heaven.  (Psa 148:13)

Let the godly ones exult in glory; Let them sing for joy on their beds. Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand. (Psa 149:5-6)

Praise Him for His mighty deeds; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness. Praise Him with trumpet sound; Praise Him with harp and lyre. Praise Him with timbrel and dancing; Praise Him with stringed instruments and pipe. Praise Him with loud cymbals; Praise Him with resounding cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD!  (Psa 150:2-6)

Righteousness belongs to You, O Lord!

O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments… (Dan 9:4)

To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness… (Dan 9:9)

Your dominion is an everlasting dominion, which will not pass away; And Your kingdom is one, which will not be destroyed.  (Dan 7:13-14)

Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are Your ways, Thou King of Saints. (Revelation 15:3)

Holy, holy, Lord God Almighty! Just and true are all thy ways, thou King of Saints.

Holy, holy, holy, the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of Your glory. (Is 6:3)

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come. (Rev 4:8)

You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being. (Rev 4:11)

Great and marvelous are your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are your ways,    King of the nations (Rev 15:3)

Now to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forever. Amen. (Jud 1:25)

Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen. (1 Tim 1:17) 

O God, Maker of all! O Lord Jesus, Redeemer and Savior, with high thanksgiving we pour out our souls to You! Eternal praise shall be Yours forever.

Worthy are You, our Lord and our God to receive the glory and the honor and the power for You created all things and because of Your will, they are and were created.

Lord Jesus, You are the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, and uphold all things by Your powerful Word. (Heb 1:3)

You sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. (Heb 1:3)

Your throne is forever and ever.  The righteous scepter is the scepter of your kingdom.  You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness.  Therefore, God has anointed you with the oil of gladness.

Lord Jesus, the Father has crowned you with glory and honor and appointed you over the works of His hands. (Heb 2:7)

Lord Jesus, the Apostle and high priest of our confession, you are faithful to Him who appointed you as a Son over His house. (Heb 2:1-2,6)

Jesus, Son of God, you are the great high priest who has passed through the heavens and can sympathize with our weaknesses. (Heb 4:14, 15)

You are holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners and exalted above the heavens. You have taken Your seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens.  (Heb 7:26; 8:1)

Lord Jesus, You are able also to save forever those who draw near to God through You, since You always live to make intercession for us. (Heb 7:25)

"May the glory of the LORD be praised in His dwelling place."  (Eze 3:12)

"Great is your goodness, O God, since for the Salvation of the sinner the Just entered death’s dominion and rescued the unjust."

For from days of old they have not heard or perceived by ear, Nor has the eye seen a God besides You, Who acts in behalf of the one who waits for Him. (Isa 64:4)

“Ah Lord GOD! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You,” (Jer 32:17)

Jesus, you have made the Father’s name known to us, and you continue to make it known, so that the love with which He loved You may be in us. (Joh 17:26)

Lord Jesus, the government of God’s Kingdom rests on Your shoulders; And Your name is Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. (Isa 9:6)

Jesus, You are the Great I AM, the eternally self-existent One. (Joh 8:58).  

Lord, You gave Yourself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Yourself a people for Your own possession, zealous for good deeds. (Tit 2:14). 

You, O LORD, are our Father, Our Redeemer from of old is Your Name." (Isa 63:16)

O Holy Spirit, You are our Counselor, Who helps us and is with us forever! Praise You for your abiding presence (Jn 14:16).

Holy Spirit, You teach us all things, and bring to our remembrance all that Jesus said. (Joh 14:26)  

Lord, praise You for extending Your hand to heal, and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus. (Act 4:30)

Lord, through You we will push back our adversaries; Through Your Name we will trample down those who rise up against us. (Psa 44:5)

May the name of the Lord Jesus be magnified.  (Act 19:17)

Let them praise Your great and awesome Name; You are Holy! (Psa 99:3)

"There is none like You, O LORD; You are great, and great is Your Name in might." (Jer 10:6)

You have sent redemption to Your people; You have ordained Your covenant forever; Holy and awesome is Your name." (Ps 111:9) 

For our heart rejoices in You, Because we trust in Your holy name. (Ps 33:21)

For the Mighty One has done great things for me; And holy is His name." (Luk 1:49) 

God, you highly exalted Jesus, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, (Php 2:9-10)

Hosanna to the Son of David; Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest! (Mat 21:9; 23:39)

Lord, we are calling on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, with all who in every place call on Him, their Lord and ours. (1Co 1:2)

Praise you God for concerning Yourself about taking from among the Gentiles a people for Your name. (Act 15:14)

We are a people called by You Name. (Act 15:17). 

We give thanks to you, God our Father, for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Eph 5:20)

In God we have boasted all day long, And we will give thanks to Your Name forever. (Psa 44:8)

Willingly I will sacrifice to You; I will give thanks to Your Name, O LORD, for it is good.  (Psa 54:6)

Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your Name; The upright will dwell in Your presence. (Psa 140:13)

"Bring my soul out of prison, So that I may give thanks to Your Name; The righteous will surround me, For You will deal bountifully with me." (Psa 142:7)

O LORD, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your Name; For You have worked wonders, Plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness. (Isa 25:1)

It is good to give thanks to the LORD And to sing praises to Your Name, O Most High; (Psa 92:1)

So I will bless You as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in Your Name. (Psa 63:4)

All the earth will worship You, And will sing praises to You; They will sing praises to Your Name.  (Psa 66:4)

I will give thanks to You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And will glorify Your Name forever. (Psa 86:12)

So I will sing praise to Your Name forever, That I may pay my vows day by day. (Psa 61:8)

I will extol You, my God, O King, And I will bless Your Name forever and ever. (Psa 145:1)

Every day I will bless You, And I will praise Your Name forever and ever. (Psa 145:2)

All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord, And they shall glorify Your Name." (Psa 86:9)

Not to us, O LORD, not to us, But to Your Name give glory Because of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth. (Psa 115:1)

Your Name, O LORD, is everlasting, Your remembrance, O LORD, throughout all generations. (Psa 135:13)

And there is salvation in no one else but Jesus Christ; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.  (Act 4:12)

Attribution notice: Most Scripture quotations taken from the NASB.

Author's note: Artwork and calligraphy by my daughter, C.V. Lacroix. For more of her work, I invite you to visit A Brush with Life.  I also invite you to visit the Main Directory for Seeking the Lord, and my collection of blogs at "Writing for the Master."

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.

The Link Between Two Realms

Actions in the physical realm are transferred into the spiritual realm.  Conversely, actions in the spiritual realm are transferred into the physical realm.  Robert Brownell, author of Spirit Lessons, states: “Revelation from the book Baptize by Blazing Fire: Physical movements do transfer over to the spiritual realm, so you can fight the demonic with hand to hand combat. And you can ask the Lord for divine military weapons, (swords, fire, bow/arrow, axes, etc).”

Brownell goes on to state: “When we say that a teaching of Jesus is just a 'Symbolic Analogy' it opens up the door to a 1000 interpretations, and removes its true meaning. But a 'Spiritual Reality' is different than a 'Symbolic Analogy'. Some biblical teaching is symbolic, but not all.  For example, The Tree of Life is not symbolic, it's a real tree that one can see and touch in the heavenly realm, the Sword of the Spirit is not symbolic either, it is real. I'm re-reading the teachings of Jesus, knowing that maybe things I thought were just symbolic, may actually be 'Spiritual Realities'. Another example of this is from Proverbs 23:32 where it says that wine/alcohol bites like a snake. Most people would consider this a 'Symbolic Analogy', but according to Christians with the gift of Spiritual site this proverb is not symbolic but a 'Spiritual Reality'. There are spirits of snakes in alcoholic drinks. (see here) Another example of this is from Matt 21:21, where Jesus tells us we can cast mountains into the sea. Someone who considers this a symbolic teaching might pray like this, "I cast my Mountain of Debt, into the Sea, I cast my Mountain of Pain into the Sea." But now we're finding out by revelation that it's not symbolic, there are actually demonic mountains in the heavenly realm that need to be cast down. (see here).”

Brownell continues: “When the Church preaches against a sin, like Homosexuality, drunkenness or Abortion, then battles rage in the heavenly realms against these principalities.”

This may all seem new to you, but I want to show you from Scripture, as well as divine revelation that has been given, that this is not new at all.  It is the way things have always operated.

Physical Actions Transferred Into Spiritual Realm

First, let’s examine physical actions transferred into the spiritual realm.  Here are some more examples:

• Prayer - The words you pray on earth with your physical body are seen by the Father in heaven, who is Spirit, and rewards are stored in heaven. "But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. (Mat 6:6)  
• Bible reading – When you read your Bible, a number of things are transferred into the spirit realm.  First  it builds faith in your heart (Rom 10:17).  It also encourages you and can give you hope.  But it also pierces between your soul and spirit, and judges the thoughts and attitudes of your heart (Heb 4:12).  When you put it into practice, it stores up treasures in heaven that are used to build your eternal home.  Jesus said, "Therefore, everyone who hears what I say and obeys it will be like a wise person who built a house on rock. Rain poured, and floods came. Winds blew and beat against that house. But it did not collapse, because its foundation was on rock.” (Mat 7:24-25). 
• Christ’s passion and crucifixion – “And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook and the rocks were split. The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection they entered the holy city and appeared to many.” (Mat 27:50-53). “Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted. But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed.” (Isa 53:4-5) “Having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through Him.” (Col 2:14-15). “For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” (1Co 1:18). “And might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by it having put to death the enmity.” (Eph 2:16)
• Blood of Jesus - and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross; through Him, I say, whether things on earth or things in heaven. (Col 1:20)
• Water baptism – “Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection.” (Rom 6:3-5)
• The Lord’s Supper  -- “For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, ‘This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.’ In the same way He took the cup also after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.’ For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes. Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. But a man must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not judge the body rightly. For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep.” (1Co 11:23-30)
• Preaching the gospel – “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.” (Rom 1:16). “Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret for long ages past.” (Rom 16:25)
• Laying on of hands - "These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover." (Mar 16:17-18). "Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, of instruction about washings and laying on of hands, and the resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment." (Heb 6:1-2). "For this reason I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands." (2Ti 1:6)
• Confessing Jesus as Lord - But what does it say? "THE WORD IS NEAR YOU, IN YOUR MOUTH AND IN YOUR HEART"--that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. (Rom 10:8-10)
• Giving money (tithes and offerings) - "Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this," says the LORD of hosts, "if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows. "Then I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of the ground; nor will your vine in the field cast its grapes," says the LORD of hosts. (Mal 3:10-11). "Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure--pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return." (Luk 6:38)
• Sharing anything you have like fish, loaves of bread, cakes, etc. - They *said to Him, "We have here only five loaves and two fish." And He said, "Bring them here to Me." Ordering the people to sit down on the grass, He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He blessed the food, and breaking the loaves He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds, and they all ate and were satisfied. They picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve full baskets. There were about five thousand men who ate, besides women and children. (Mat 14:17-21). Then Elijah said to her, "Do not fear; go, do as you have said, but make me a little bread cake from it first and bring it out to me, and afterward you may make one for yourself and for your son. "For thus says the LORD God of Israel, 'The bowl of flour shall not be exhausted, nor shall the jar of oil be empty, until the day that the LORD sends rain on the face of the earth.'" So she went and did according to the word of Elijah, and she and he and her household ate for many days. (1Ki 17:13-15)
• Making prophetic models and spiritual maps - "Now you son of man, get yourself a brick, place it before you and inscribe a city on it, Jerusalem. "Then lay siege against it, build a siege wall, raise up a ramp, pitch camps and place battering rams against it all around. "Then get yourself an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between you and the city, and set your face toward it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This is a sign to the house of Israel. "As for you, lie down on your left side and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel on it; you shall bear their iniquity for the number of days that you lie on it. (Eze 4:1-4). Also see Eze 5:2; Eze 21:19.
• Striking the water with a mantle - Elijah took his mantle and folded it together and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground. (2Ki 2:8)
• Throwing a stick in the water to make iron float - Then the man of God said, "Where did it fall?" And when he showed him the place, he cut off a stick and threw it in there, and made the iron float. (2Ki 6:6)
• Blowing air through the mouth, the nose, a trumpet, or a ram’s horn – So Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you." And when He had said this, He breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. (Joh 20:21-22).  “So the people shouted, and priests blew the trumpets; and when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted with a great shout and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight ahead, and they took the city.” (Jos 6:20). Brownell states: “I've noticed a strange thing. I've noticed that when I am tempted with an evil/impure thought that if I breath out my nose quickly, the temptation seems to blow away. Like a person would if smelling something disgusting. I've also noticed that worship times, if I fully exhale out of my mouth, the Worship gets more intense. I've noticed these 100's of times, but I can't explain why.”
• Mouth to mouth and eye-to-eye resuscitation - When Elisha came into the house, behold the lad was dead and laid on his bed. So he entered and shut the door behind them both and prayed to the LORD. And he went up and lay on the child, and put his mouth on his mouth and his eyes on his eyes and his hands on his hands, and he stretched himself on him; and the flesh of the child became warm. Then he returned and walked in the house once back and forth, and went up and stretched himself on him; and the lad sneezed seven times and the lad opened his eyes. (2Ki 4:32-35). And there was a young man named Eutychus sitting on the window sill, sinking into a deep sleep; and as Paul kept on talking, he was overcome by sleep and fell down from the third floor and was picked up dead. But Paul went down and fell upon him, and after embracing him, he said, "Do not be troubled, for his life is in him." (Act 20:9-10)
• Wielding the sword of the Spirit - From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty. (Rev 19:15) Also Rev 19:21. And take THE HELMET OF SALVATION, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. (Eph 6:17)
• Putting clay on blind eyes to form new ones - When He had said this, He spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and applied the clay to his eyes, and said to him, "Go, wash in the pool of Siloam" (which is translated, Sent). So he went away and washed, and came back seeing. (Joh 9:6-7)
• Throwing fire, commanding fire to come down from heaven - Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him, and behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. And he said to him, "O man of God, the king says, 'Come down.'" Elijah replied to the captain of fifty, "If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty." Then fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty. So he again sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he said to him, "O man of God, thus says the king, 'Come down quickly.'" Elijah replied to them, "If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty." Then the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty. (2Ki 1:9-12)  “When His disciples James and John saw this, they said, ‘Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them (even as Elijah did)?’" (Luk 9:54).  "And I will grant authority to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for twelve hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth." These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. And if anyone wants to harm them, fire flows out of their mouth and devours their enemies; so if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this way.” (Rev 11:3-5). When we have genuine faith and desire a weapon against the enemy (demons), we can call for it aloud and it will be given to us.  Shout “Holy fire!”
• Holy dancing - And David was dancing before the LORD with all his might, and David was wearing a linen ephod. So David and all the house of Israel were bringing up the ark of the LORD with shouting and the sound of the trumpet. (2Sa 6:14-15). “Let them praise His name with dancing; Let them sing praises to Him with timbrel and lyre.” (Psa 149:3). “Praise Him with timbrel and dancing; Praise Him with stringed instruments and pipe.” (Psa 150:4)
• Praising the Lord with instruments – When we praise the Lord, it brings down His glory.  “Let them praise His name with dancing; Let them sing praises to Him with timbrel and lyre.” (Psa 149:3). “Praise Him with timbrel and dancing; Praise Him with stringed instruments and pipe.” (Psa 150:4).  “And all the Levitical singers, Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and kinsmen, clothed in fine linen, with cymbals, harps and lyres, standing east of the altar, and with them one hundred and twenty priests blowing trumpets in unison when the trumpeters and the singers were to make themselves heard with one voice to praise and to glorify the LORD, and when they lifted up their voice accompanied by trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and when they praised the LORD saying, ‘He indeed is good for His lovingkindness is everlasting,’ then the house, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud, so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.” (2Ch 5:12-14)
• Praise – Praise is actually visible to those in the spirit, including God, angels, demons, etc. “It was translucent, almost invisible, but I could see it. It seemed to have different properties. Some kinds of praise were like fabric, some like particles.” – Anna Rountree, The Heavens Opened (see here).  Rountree goes on to say that Some praise is like a quiet stream, like a lone violin playing a song of adoration to the Lord.  Some worship is like a tidal wave. I will give You thanks in the great congregation; I will praise You among a mighty throng. (Psa 35:18). O Lord, open my lips, That my mouth may declare Your praise. (Psa 51:15)
• Thanksgiving - Sing praise to the LORD, you His godly ones, And give thanks to His holy name. (Psa 30:4). always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father; (Eph 5:20).  In The Heavens Opened, by Anna Rountree, she writes: “As we drew nearer to the throne, it was as though I began to see praise.’ It was translucent, almost invisible, but I could see it. It seemed to have different properties. Some kinds of praise were like fabric, some like particles. Thanksgivings looked similar to bird flights of light.” (see here)
• Singing - He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear And will trust in the LORD. (Psa 40:3). Sing praises to God, sing praises; Sing praises to our King, sing praises. (Psa 47:6)
• Shouting - And David was dancing before the LORD with all his might, and David was wearing a linen ephod. So David and all the house of Israel were bringing up the ark of the LORD with shouting and the sound of the trumpet. (2Sa 6:14-15). Moreover, they made an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, with trumpets and with horns. (2Ch 15:14). The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of the LORD does valiantly. (Psa 118:15). Then our mouth was filled with laughter And our tongue with joyful shouting; Then they said among the nations, "The LORD has done great things for them." (Psa 126:2). “So the people shouted, and priests blew the trumpets; and when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted with a great shout and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight ahead, and they took the city.” (Jos 6:20)
• Shedding tears – God collects our tears into bottles that are stored in heaven.  Each saint has their own tear bottle in heaven. "Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry; Do not be silent at my tears; For I am a stranger with You, A sojourner like all my fathers. (Psa 39:12). You have taken account of my wanderings; Put my tears in Your bottle. Are they not in Your book?  (Psa 56:8).
• Clapping hands and stomping feet –  When we clap our hands, it causes things in the spirit realm of darkness to break up.  The more saints you can get to clap together, the better it is.  It is like an earthquake to the enemy in the second heaven.  O clap your hands, all peoples; Shout to God with the voice of joy. (Psa 47:1). "Thus says the Lord GOD, 'Clap your hand, stamp your foot and say, "Alas, because of all the evil abominations of the house of Israel, which will fall by sword, famine and plague! (Eze 6:11). "You therefore, son of man, prophesy and clap your hands together; and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword for the slain. It is the sword for the great one slain, which surrounds them, (Eze 21:14). "I will also clap My hands together, and I will appease My wrath; I, the LORD, have spoken." (Eze 21:17)
• Feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, inviting strangers, etc - "Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? 'And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 'When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?' "The King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.' (Mat 25:37-40)
• Suffering – We share in a fellowship of Christ’s sufferings when we suffer for Him.  “that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death;” (Phi 3:10). When we suffer on behalf of Christ’s Body, we help to fill up a cup of affliction in heaven, so to speak, that needs to be filled up.  “Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share on behalf of His body, which is the church, in filling up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions.” (Col 1:24)
• Anointing with oil - Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him. (Jam 5:14-15). And they were casting out many demons and were anointing with oil many sick people and healing them.  (Mar 6:13)
• Arguing and fighting – It has been revealed in Baptized by Blazing Fire that when saints argue, it causes their homes in heaven to collapse.  Saints should not argue or fight.  "What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Is not the source your pleasures that wage war in your members?" (Jam 4:1)
• Using hand-to-hand combat against demons – This includes gouging out their eyes, grabbing them with your hands, chopping off their heads with the sword of the spirit, stomping on them with your feet to crush them, throwing them against the wall, etc. “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.” (Eph 6:12). “If from human motives I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what does it profit me?” (1Co 15:32a). The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. (Rom 16:20). The LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, Cursed are you more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you will go, And dust you will eat All the days of your life; And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel." (Gen 3:14-15) In Book 2 of Baptized by Blazing Fire, a member of the Lord’s church testified: “In the evening sermon, the pastor [Yong-Doo Kim] told us, ‘When the demons appear, don’t be afraid, but fight boldly face to face! Those filthy demons are nothing, so don’t fear them. When you go deeper into the spiritual realm and pray boldly, you will find opposition [in the form of demons]. When you do, capture it and tear it into pieces; destroy it!’ I thought to myself, ‘How can we do such a thing to the terrifying demons? He must be exaggerating.’ But the pastor repeated it with a firm conviction, ‘We can do this. We have been attacked and have handled much abuse. It is now our turn to avenge and attack them.’ Then, he visually taught us how to physically attack them.” “Can we really capture the demons?” I thought. So far, we were able to use the name of Jesus as a weapon, but now we were told we could engage demons with physical hand to hand combat! 
• Fasting – When you fast in such a way that only God sees, something is transferred into the spiritual realm.  You are rewarded with eternal treasures in heaven. Jesus said, “When you fast, wash your face and comb your hair. Then your fasting won't be obvious. Instead, it will be obvious to your Father who is with you in private. Your Father sees what you do in private. He will reward you. "Stop storing up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moths and rust destroy and thieves break in and steal. Instead, store up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where moths and rust don't destroy and thieves don't break in and steal.” (Mat 6:17-20)

Spiritual Actions Transferred Into Physical Realm

Now let’s examine spiritual actions transferred into the physical realm.  Here are some examples:

• The Father’s Voice heard in the natural realm - While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud said, "This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him!" (Mat 17:5). “And a voice came out of the heavens: "You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased." (Mar 1:11)
• Chariots of fire appearing - As they were going along and talking, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire and horses of fire which separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind to heaven. (2Ki 2:11) Then Elisha prayed and said, "O LORD, I pray, open his eyes that he may see." And the LORD opened the servant's eyes and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. (2Ki 6:17)
• Supernatural earthquakes – When there is a shaking in the spirit, it can transfer into the physical realm. Prayer and praise can bring on such shakings. “And when they had prayed, the place where they had gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.” (Act 4:31). “But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them; and suddenly there came a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison house were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were unfastened.” (Act 16:25-26).  “And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth shook and the rocks were split. The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection they entered the holy city and appeared to many.” (Mat 27:50-53). “And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it.” (Mat 28:2)
• Demons causing sickness, disease, lumps, and injuries - After the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds were amazed, and were saying, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel." (Mat 9:33). "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is a lunatic and is very ill; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. "I brought him to Your disciples, and they could not cure him." And Jesus answered and said, "You unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him here to Me." And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured at once. (Mat 17:15-18)
• Placing a seal on the heart or forehead - who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge. (2Co 1:22). And I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, having the seal of the living God; and he cried out with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was granted to harm the earth and the sea, saying, "Do not harm the earth or the sea or the trees until we have sealed the bond-servants of our God on their foreheads." And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred and forty-four thousand sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel: (Rev 7:2-4)  The LORD said to him, "Go through the midst of the city, even through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations which are being committed in its midst."  (Eze 9:4)
• Bread from heaven appearing on earth - This is still happening today (see here). "Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, 'HE GAVE THEM BREAD OUT OF HEAVEN TO EAT.'" Jesus then said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread out of heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread out of heaven. (Joh 6:31-32)
• Water from a rock - "Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink." And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. (Exo 17:6)
• Fire from heaven - Fire also came forth from the LORD and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the incense. (Num 16:35) The holy fire of God consumed the 250 rebels that came against Moses and Aaron. “Then the LORD rained on Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven.” (Gen 19:24)
• Disciples translated through time and space - Then, when they had rowed about three or four miles, they *saw Jesus walking on the sea and drawing near to the boat; and they were frightened. But He *said to them, "It is I; do not be afraid." So they were willing to receive Him into the boat, and immediately the boat was at the land to which they were going. (Joh 6:19-21). When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; and the eunuch no longer saw him, but went on his way rejoicing. But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he kept preaching the gospel to all the cities until he came to Caesarea. (Act 8:39-40)
• Camera flashes – In Baptized by Blazing Fire, angels appeared in the Lord’s Church and took photographs of the pastor and church members.  When they did, the church members actually saw the camera flash in the natural.
• Angels appearing - And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense. (Luk 1:11).  Although angels are spirits, they can appear in the physical realm and even drive cars that appear and disappear.  Angels have even appeared on video recordings and on photographs (see here).  
• Angels have been recorded on tape singing (see here). 
• Jesus appearing - For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep; then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles; and last of all, as to one untimely born, He appeared to me also. (1Co 15:3-8)
• Angels touching people, ministering to them, opening prison doors, unlocking chains, lifting objects, moving heavy things like cars, trucks, planes, etc.  Their movements in the spiritual realm transfer to the physical realm.  So Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made fervently by the church to God. On the very night when Herod was about to bring him forward, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards in front of the door were watching over the prison. And behold, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared and a light shone in the cell; and he struck Peter's side and woke him up, saying, "Get up quickly." And his chains fell off his hands. And the angel said to him, "Gird yourself and put on your sandals." And he did so. And he *said to him, "Wrap your cloak around you and follow me." And he went out and continued to follow, and he did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision. When they had passed the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened for them by itself; and they went out and went along one street, and immediately the angel departed from him. (Act 12:5-10)
• New, human body parts given to people – Many people have received new body parts, such as new heart, new eye, etc.  There is an actual warehouse of human body parts in heaven for this purpose.  According to Anna Rountree in The Heavens Opened, “There is a warehouse in heaven with a sign on it that reads: BODY PARTS. The warehouse was large, as large as a huge auditorium much the same as the municipal auditoriums in major cities. It was as white as a “clean room” at a research facility. It seemed unusually bright in the building, as though the contents were either preserved or incubated in light. This building holds an inventory of available parts of the human body.  There were bins upon bins of parts of all colors and sizes.  This is the parts department. The angels who work there are ready.  The Lord has made ample provision.” (see here).
• Diamonds and other gems – Many people have received diamonds and other gems from heaven (see here, and here and here and here and here). God is doing extraordinary miracles. Gemologists have examined these and said it is impossible to place a value upon them ---- they are priceless. Not find a single flaw can be found in them. This does not exist on earth.
• Gold dust and gold teeth – Some people have seen gold dust appear on their hands and some have received gold fillings in their teeth (see here and here).
• Oil - supernatural oil has been appearing on people's hands (see here and here).
• Jesus gives us food from heaven - "Do not work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you, for on Him the Father, God, has set His seal." (Joh 6:27).But He said to them, "I have food to eat that you do not know about." So the disciples were saying to one another, "No one brought Him anything to eat, did he?" Jesus *said to them, "My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work. (Joh 4:32-34)
• Living water - Jesus answered and said to her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, 'Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water." (Joh 4:10) "He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.'" (Joh 7:38)
• Holy Spirit causing the virgin to conceive of baby Jesus - "And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. (Luk 1:31). Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I am a virgin?" The angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God. (Luk 1:34-35)
• Drawing wages from heaven to earth - This is still happening today.  Money fell from heaven in one church and it was videotaped while it happened (see here). I believe that when you are serving the Lord, the Father will honor you by enabling you to draw wages from heaven. "Already he who reaps is receiving wages and is gathering fruit for life eternal; so that he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together. (Joh 4:36). "And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."  (Mat 21:22)
• Rain - In Baptized by Blazing Fire, the Father wanted the His people to know that when the saints die and it rains outside, the rain means His tears for the one who died.
• Glory of God can be visible as a cloud, keeps people from standing – This is still happening today (see here and here and here). “And all the Levitical singers, Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and kinsmen, clothed in fine linen, with cymbals, harps and lyres, standing east of the altar, and with them one hundred and twenty priests blowing trumpets in unison when the trumpeters and the singers were to make themselves heard with one voice to praise and to glorify the LORD, and when they lifted up their voice accompanied by trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and when they praised the LORD saying, ‘He indeed is good for His lovingkindness is everlasting,’ then the house, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud, so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.” (2Ch 5:12-14)
• Caves, stairs, and other means of hiding or escaping trouble - In The Heavens Opened, Rountree writes that the angel told her “The real, living church of Jesus Christ can hide in caves, float on the water, or climb into Paradise.” A member of the real church will know where the hidden stairs are located. That person can call for help, and we will let down the stairs so that he can escape (see here). Corrie Ten Boom, in her book called Hiding Place (see here), testified that through prayer they became invisible to their captors. Others have testified to the same.  Jesus did this while on earth. "While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of Light." These things Jesus spoke, and He went away and hid Himself from them. (Joh 12:36). “And all the people in the synagogue were filled with rage as they heard these things; and they got up and drove Him out of the city, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city had been built, in order to throw Him down the cliff. But passing through their midst, He went His way.” (Luk 4:28-30). "You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come." (Joh 7:34)

Weapons in the spiritual realm available to saints

There are also weapons in heaven available for the saints who ask for them.  According to brother Yong-Doo Kim in Baptizedby Blazing Fire, there are many high-tech weapons of all kinds, and even missiles, submarines, helicopters, etc.

Weapons and other things the enemy has stolen

In Baptized byBlazing Fire, it has been revealed that in hell, satan has massive stockpiles of various instruments of torture.  Some of these are traditional farming equipment, such as pitch forks, plowshares, etc.  Other items include chainsaws and knives.  There are even high tech weapons there to torture people with. 

In her book ThePriestly Bride, Rountree says that Satan has a display room where he displays trophies he has stolen from God. This is a trophy room. Display tables flank either side of the room.  These are covered with what seem to be black velvet.  The objects on display are shining with light from within.  The objects are beautiful, not because of exquisite workmanship nor because they are encrusted with jewels.  Instead, they seem to have some beauty bestowed upon them by God.  They are His, for His people once used them.  Now they sit on display like war mementos.  Each article is labeled. On display are the just measure, Miriam’s tambourine, Bezalel’s renderings for the workers (of the patterns given to Moses on the mount), the widow’s bowl, various musical instruments of ancient design, and on and on. Each one had been used by God in some extraordinary way and then stolen from Him.  We can only suppose that these had been taken into the enemy camp because of the sins of God’s people (see here).

In her book, The Heavens Opened, Rountree writes:

The Lord spoke, “The enemy has hidden stolen treasure within the darkness of these rooms. Prying eyes guard this treasure. These spies are rewarded for their vigilance. The infested caves are a vortex, throbbing with suspicion. Here there is fear of exposure—the opposite of covering—because of love. The time has not yet come, Anna, to release these captives from the caves [meaning the stolen treasure], but all that is of Me and is Mine will be cleansed and come to Me.”

I did not understand what He meant. He continued, “Just as tears and prayers can be stored above, so can praise be taken captive by the evil one and stored in caves of horn. The enemy bathes in stolen worship—renewing himself in that which belongs to God, putting his hands all over that which is sacred and secret. Since Satan cannot create but only imitate and defile that which belongs to God, his greatest joy is to desecrate that which is of the Light. My Father will one day have all that belongs to Him. The temple vessels were captured and hidden away in Babylon, desecrated by being mocked and used to toast false gods. Just as these were returned and reconsecrated to God, so all that belongs to My Father will be cleansed and consecrated to Him alone.’ The enemy is in dense darkness, doing that which is foul in order to relieve his pain, but instead only multiplies his pain. But My Father will set free all that belongs to Him. He will cleanse it from the filth of deception and idolatry corrupting it so that it might rise to Him.” (see here).

Putting it All Together

It makes no difference whether something is in the spiritual realm or in the physical realm.  It doesn't matter whether you can see it or not.  You don't need to see it, in order for it to exist.  And you don't need to see it in order to receive it, use it, wield it, give it, or wrestle with it.  We don't dispute the principle in science that you don't have to see a magnetic field for it to exist. You don't have to see electricity for it to exist.  The same is true in the spirit, so why should we think it strange?  Things are constantly being transferred from the spiritual realm to the physical realm, and from the physical realm into the spiritual realm.

Some examples of physical actions that transfer into the spiritual realm are prayer, reading your Bible, fasting, Christ’s passion and crucifixion, the blood of Jesus, water baptism, the Lord’s Supper,preaching the gospel, laying hands on the sick, confessing Jesus as Lord, giving money (tithes and offerings), making prophetic models and spiritual maps, striking the water with a mantle, throwing a stick in the water to make iron float, blowing air, blowing a trumpet, blowing a ram’s horn, mouth to mouth and eye-to-eye resuscitation, wielding the sword of the Spirit, putting clay on blind eyes to form new ones, throwing fire, commanding fire to come down from heaven, holy dancing, praising the Lord with instruments, praising the Lord with our mouths, thanksgiving, singing, shouting, shedding tears, clapping hands and stomping feet, feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, inviting strangers, suffering for Christ and His Church, anointing with oil, and using hand-to-hand combat against demons.

Some examples of spiritual actions that transfer into the physical realm are the Father’s Voice heard in the natural realm, chariots of fire appearing, demons causing sickness, disease, lumps, and injuries; placing a seal on the heart or forehead, bread from heaven appearing on earth, water from a rock, fire from heaven, disciples translated through time and space, camera flashes, Jesus appearing, angels appearing, angels have been recorded on tape singing, angels touching people, ministering to them, opening prison doors, unlocking chains, lifting objects, moving heavy things like cars, trucks, planes, etc.; new, human body parts given to people, diamonds and other gems, gold dust and gold teeth, Jesus gives us food from heaven, living water, Holy Spirit causing the virgin to conceive of baby Jesus, drawing wages from heaven to earth, rain, and the glory of God can be visible as a cloud that keeps people from standing.  There are also many various spiritual weapons in heaven available for the disciple, which can be appropriated through prayer.

This world has nothing to offer compared to what is available in the kingdom of heaven for the people of God.  And if you are a disciple of Christ, you can appropriate everything you need from God's kingdom into your life. “His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.” (2Pe 1:3). Likewise, you need to realize that your actions, including your words and physical movements, have a direct impact on the spiritual realm.  This should motivate you in your prayers, your praise, your spiritual warfare, your worship, your sharing, your giving of tithes and offerings, and your entire walk with God.

Attribution notice: Most Scripture quotations taken from the NASB.

Author's note: You may also access my complete blog directory at "Writing for the Master." 

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.