MY TIME IN HEAVEN:
MY TRUE STORY OF DYING AND
COMING BACK
PART 3
XIII. MYSTERIES OF GOD
How unsearchable God's judgments and
His paths beyond tracing out. Who has known the mind of the Lord or
who has been His counselor? Romans chapter 11, verses 33 through 34.
As you might imagine, I had many
questions. There were things I wanted to know. For example, I saw
other levels of heaven that I didn't understand. When we started
floating up into the sky, another level of heaven appeared with
ground, buildings, and sky, but I couldn't see it from the first
level.
OTHER LANDS, OCEANS, AND
SEAS.
Supernaturally, I knew that there were
other continents, islands, freshwater oceans and seas far away. The
seas are large bodies of water surrounded by land, but open to the
oceans. I was not allowed to know anything about them, but I knew
they existed. To me, heaven seemed like a very large planet, millions
of times the size of Earth. Things there were tangible but not
physical.
INFINITE LAYERS
If Heaven is a planet, then it's God's
personal planet. And if heaven is God's personal planet, then it is
multi-layered as I mentioned before. No matter where I was, however,
I could see the throne of God off in the distance. It's the very
center of the universe, the center of all existence. That's where
everything began. It is awesome.
I saw only four of these layers, but
they seemed to go on to infinity. How big is God and how big is His
universe? There are vast places in heaven, where people will never go
or see.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
For some reason, I could talk to only a
few people. There were streets that I wanted to walk down in order to
look at other things but I was not allowed. There were buildings that
I couldn't enter. I was told that there were some buildings people
would never be allowed into.
Again, I marveled at the children. They
were so advanced and yet still children. Apparently, even in heaven,
people grow at different rates.
I wondered where the lumber came from
for the buildings because no tree has ever been cut in heaven. Who
made the bricks? What was made in the factories, they were huge. I
learned that the diamond trees were made before the creation of the
earth. I thought to myself that I could find out how old the earth is
by asking how old the diamond trees are. That was to remain a
mystery. I was not allowed to know. But they were miles in diameter.
Had they been growing since the beginning of creation, or were they
made that way?
It was a mystery to me how the animals
communicated. There were birds singing Amazing Grace.
I knew every language along with a
heavenly language and I could speak to anyone with perfect
understanding. How could this be? And there were people there who had
not died yet. I have heard others say that about heaven. I saw them.
And I wondered about this mystery.
Continents, oceans, transparent
buildings full of people, kitchens without cooking, factories without
power lines, angels with supernatural strength. The mysteries went on
and on and kept growing.
I wanted to know but was not allowed to
know. I knew there was something but what it was I didn't know. I
asked and asked the angels who are guiding me. Regularly they told
me, "It is not for you to know at this time."
Finally, after many questions about the
mysteries I wanted to understand, the angel on my right who was doing
most of the talking looked at me and sternly said, "The
mysteries of God are none of your business."
XIV. PROPHETIC HEAVEN
I looked and there before me was a
white horse. It's rider held a bow and he was given a crown, and he
rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest. Revelation chapter 2, verse
2.
There are areas in heaven that are
prophetic. They depict things to come. I saw the black tornado of
judgment. I saw revival and judgment. There was a prophetic area that
had a landscape that looked like Colorado, with mountains, trees,
rocks, and rivers. It had a white pine pulpit. Two fists came through
the sky, between the Shekinah Glory. The right hand was gold, God's
blessing. The left hand was steel, God's judgment.
SEVEN PROPHETIC SIGNS
I saw the falls of God's glory, one
stream of water falling into vapor on Earth. We on earth can rise up
to that level, we can rise into the midst of the falls of God's
glory. And I saw the tidal wave, the last great move of God. It was
seven tiers tall. Prophetically I was told seven signs.
One, the last great move of God will be
in out of the way places, day and night.
Two, signs and wonders will increase
and be fought against.
Three, laws of physics will be
suspended so that the miraculous can flow.
Four, laws of time and space will be
made known to men.
Five, knowledge of Man will increase
and never be based on fleshly things.
Six, Sevenfold tidal wave, the last
great move of God breaking on the shores of eternity. The greatest
part will be poured out in rural areas. "I seek My bride in
humble places. I was born in a stable."
Seven. Awareness is given My people in
days and weeks just before My return. Mass multitudes will be
involved in this revival, which will be through people who give all
praise to the Lord. It is coming to root out and destroy the phony.
It will keep the faithful and it will be the introduction to the
coming of Christ.
AMPHITHEATER OF PROMISES
I saw Abraham's amphitheater. It was
like a football arena only hundreds of times larger. There was a
cloud in the playing field area. In the cloud, I could see all the
promises that have come to pass for and because of Abraham. The
promises were for the entire world, not just for the Jews. Refer to
Acts chapter two, verses 38 through 39.
There were what looked like 2 to 3
million seats with names on them. People had specific Promises,
promises related to David's throne and the lineage of kings. Each of
the patriarchs had an amphitheater, the angels helped people to
remember the promises.
On the way to the throne, I saw the
amphitheater of David. I didn't go into his building, but I knew
about it when I went by. Somehow I sensed in my spirit, I knew. In
heaven, you just know things. That was where David and his
descendants went to see their promises coming to pass. But everyone
is welcome.
I saw a building in the shape of a
castle like a cornucopia, or a horn of plenty. It was a prayer
center. Angels were traveling in and out of the archway at the speed
of light. To go through the archway was to go into the presence of
God. The angels were carrying golden censers that carried prayers.
They held them by the bowls of the censers. The prayers are precious
cargo and are treated as such. No prayer goes unanswered, even wrong
prayer. The prayers are brought before the face of God. Instantly the
angels go back for more.
FIELDS OF SUPERNATURAL
SUPPLY
I was taken to an area where I looked
down upon what looked like millions and millions of acres under
cultivation. There are huge fields of grain in heaven that are
constantly moving in the breeze. They are a supernatural supply for
others of various kinds. There is a heavenly harvest that is
prophetic.
At one time in my grandfather's life,
he had some land that he had set aside to pay tithes. When he didn't
have cash, he used the income from the crops grown on that land to
support his church. A drought came, corn wouldn't grow. Beans
wouldn't grow. So he planted wheat in this land because he determined
that wheat would grow in pretty dry circumstances.
That year of drought, the tithed land
produced stocks of wheat that were seven feet tall. The people in the
area saw and could not explain what it happened except that it was
the hand of God. Some said it was a species of wheat they had never
seen before. The harvest from that field by itself filled the local
grain elevator. That is the wheat I saw in heaven.
I saw it seemed like thousands and
thousands of trees filled with fruit. Multitudes of people were
coming and picking fruit and taking it away in baskets. They took it
to their homes in heaven.
And there is also a bank in heaven, our
bank, this is how it works. Every time you give anything, it is
recorded in heaven. Angels go to a doorway with a slip, they receive
golden coins and bring them to Earth. The coins are changed to what
we need on Earth. These are supernatural finances.
HORSES IN HEAVEN
The book of Revelation tells us that
the Lord will return riding a white horse. Refer to Revelation
chapter 6 verse 2, Revelation chapter 19, verses 11 through 16. I
have often wondered about that. What would a white horse from heaven
actually look like?
I was taken to an area where there were
supernatural horse-like creatures. Some of them had wings. Some had
abilities that we don't have on Earth. They could walk on the air if
they needed to. I saw thousands of chariots and beautiful horses to
pull them.
All the horses I saw were entirely
white. They had red hoofs, fiery crimson red hoofs, and huge
nostrils. They were about 10 to 15 times bigger than the biggest
horses I have ever seen on earth. And they were all muscle, no fat.
There was no horse byproduct to clean
up and I do think they ever ate. They were there for a specific
purpose. Some of it had to do with the rapture of the church.
The prophet Elijah was taken up to
heaven in a fiery chariot. Refer to the Second Book of Kings chapter
2, verses 9 through 11. And I can tell you there was a chariot there,
that was the Lord's. It was bigger and nicer than the rest, and it
was pulled by the most awesome steed.
There were other supernatural animals
also. I saw a beast that had the body of a giant boar, the neck of a
camel and the head of a horse. An Angel was sitting on it. I was not
told about its purpose.
XV. CLASSES OF ANGELS
O Lord Almighty God of Israel enthroned
between the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the
earth. You have made heaven and earth. Isaiah chapter 37, verse 16.
There are governments in heaven even
though it is an absolute theocracy. God rules over all from His
throne. But He also gives various responsibilities to people and
angels according to His purposes. Although all believers in heaven
are spiritually equal, they have different functions. And certain
people may be responsible for overseeing groups of people of various
sizes, depending on what God has given them to do. Yet everything is
done as a labor of love, never with a sense of superiority over
others. This is the government that exists among the saints of
heaven.
Angels in heaven also have different
ranks and duties. For example, the Bible talks about the Captain of
the host of the Lord, Joshua chapter five, verse 14, and Michael, one
of the chief Prince's, Daniel, chapter 10, verse 13.
I saw at least 70 classes of angels in
heaven, they follow their orders to the letter. I first became aware
of just how many classes of angels there were when I was walking on
the golden pathway and smelled the fragrance that renewed my
strength. I noticed more and more angels of every description and I
believe, of every rank. They were busy with the people and they were
beautiful and were everywhere. Some were in groups, others were by
themselves. All were busy doing the business of heaven. As they
performed their business, they would stop every few feet and bow
their heads, giving silent praise and worship to God.
But I noticed something as I mentioned
earlier. In heaven, there is no such thing as tomorrow and no such
thing as yesterday. It was and is always right now. I asked one of
the angels how time is measured in heaven. He looked at me with a
puzzled expression on his face.
He said, "You mean time as you
know it?"
"Yes."
He continued, "Time here is not
measured in such trivial things as years, but in ages where the glory
of God rolls on forever."
That settled the subject in a big
hurry.
The angels took on a new meaning to me.
The classes of angels looked like they were family members. Some wore
shirts with drawstrings, some wore pants, some had shoes, their hair
was never longer than their ears. None had a shaved head, but some
had beards. They looked like they were about 30 in human years.
I think saw some angels who looked 12
to 15 feet tall, and were as wide as four or five of the biggest
linebackers on any NFL team. Some had swords and some did not. But
they were all huge. I was told that they were warfaring angels on
their way to do battle. I stopped, bowed my head and backed up a bit.
But the angels with me and the voice behind me with a gentle touch -
again, I believe this was Jesus - said, "You have nothing to
fear. They are about the Father's business."
RECORD KEEPING ANGELS
Then I noticed other groups of angels,
some were tall and slender. One of them I had seen before in several
visions I have had in my life. He was there. It was the first time I
had noticed him. He was standing off to the side watching everything
I did and listening to everything I said. And he had a large book, he
was writing it with a quill that must have been six feet long. It was
huge and golden. The book he was writing in was made out of some type
of golden looking material and might have weighed several hundred
pounds on Earth. But he held it in his left hand, writing with his
right. It was as if it weighed nothing to him. I know I had seen him
before.
Now the word tells us that God keeps a
record of every thought and every deed and every action that we do on
Earth. Refer to, for example, Hebrews chapter four, verse 13. I
wonder about this when I saw this angel writing. Now I understand
that everyone has an angel or angels to record everything that he or
she says or does, and God knows it.
In the book of Revelation, we find
that, The books are open and I saw the dead great and small standing
before the throne and books were opened. Another book was opened,
which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what
they had done as recorded in the books. Revelation chapter 20, verse
12.
THE ARMIES OF GOD,
WARFARING ANGELS
I saw what I call the armies of God. I
was taken to a very large area that wasn't in the city. I don't know
where it was, and I don't know what part of heaven it was in. But I
was taken there in an instant. I was in the air and I looked down on
possibly hundreds of thousands of angels lined up in ranks and in
units. They looked just like soldiers getting ready to go on parade.
I knew I understood supernaturally that they were standing right
where they had positioned by God when He first created them for His
purposes. They were God's warfaring angels, and they would leave
heaven and come down to fight battles for us. Then they would go back
to heaven and stand in formation until they were needed again.
Some of them had swords that looked 15
feet long and were on fire. The swords look like they were made of a
flaming material. These angels were not what you would call tall and
slender, such as I had seen in some parts of heaven. Nor were they
friendly looking or kindly looking like other angels I saw in heaven
and still see today. I have seen these warfaring angels before. God
has shown them to me here on Earth, but not as often as other types
of angels.
These were fearsome angels dressed in
battle garb. They didn't have helmets, but they had huge shields,
flaming swords, and spears that were about 30 feet long. They must
have stood 20 feet tall and weighed the better part of a ton,
according to earthly measurement. They were huge muscular angels.
They looked like a Mr. America, but considerably larger. Some of them
had short sleeved garments, while others had long sleeved garments.
Some were dressed in a type of a tunic and pants outfit with
drawstrings around the neck. Others were clothed with just light.
They had supernatural weapons that I do
not know how to explain. I knew that some of them could speak words
and cause whole nations to crumble and fall into the sea. They were
armed, some with words, some with swords, some with spears that had
special purposes, and all with the power of God. And they knew their
jobs. They're highly specialized jobs. Nobody had to tell them how to
do that.
God just told them where to do them.
All the angels whom I saw were very specialized, and each one had an
intended purpose. Some of them were clothed with the power to move
the earth, and others were clothed with the power to bring judgment.
But they all had the power to defend and to keep God's children.
I looked down and said, "Look at
those mighty angels."
The angels standing with me stood
attention and said, "Behold the warfaring angels of God, they
are mighty to the pulling down of the strongholds of the evil one."
Refer to the Second book of Corinthians, chapter 10, verse four.
I noticed that all their hands were
clothed with power. And I asked, "Why are their hands aflame?"
I was told that they are ready at any moment to come and do battle
against the powers of the devil that assail us. They are ready at any
moment to come and be on assignment to deliver from the power of the
devil. The power of God is in their hands to accomplish all that He
wants them to do. They were mighty, and they were lined up, rank and
file, hundreds upon hundreds of them.
I looked at them and knew that they are
released to fight for us, the minute we mention the name of Jesus. I
saw thousands of them coming and going from their rank and file in
the place where they stood to come and do battle on Earth. They would
come out of the ranks almost at the speed of light and disappear. I
knew that they were going to Earth to help someone. Oh, the power of
God that is there and available for us. If we only knew how much the
angels have to do with our victory here, and how God wants us to have
victory all of the time.
WISDOM GIVING ANGELS
I saw that there were multitudes and
multitudes of angels in another place who were given to us for
wisdom. They would go to the library of God's knowledge and get
wisdom and bring it to us, or they would go with a special
instruction to bring it and cause it to happen on Earth.
I also saw that the Holy Spirit was in
charge of it all. He leads, He guides, He directs and He gives
instructions to the angels. The angels do not act on their own but
only under the auspices of the Lord Jesus and the power of the Holy
Spirit. Only the name of Jesus can loose the angels for us. When we
mention the name of Jesus in our prayers, the Holy Spirit immediately
begins to direct the action and the angels of God to come into play
for us.
PROTECTING ANGELS
I saw that each person who is born
again doesn't have only one or two angels. There are literally
legions of angels who are at the disposal of the Holy Spirit on our
behalf. I saw angels who are in charge of the weather, and I saw
angels who are in charge of protection.
Many times in my life God has sent
angels to me. One time while we were driving, I was given a vision of
angels mounted on beautiful white horses, and they were traveling
along with us beside our automobile. I could see them just like I saw
them in heaven, and I could hear them. We had been praying for
protection, and my wife was driving.
Suddenly, my spiritual eyes and ears
were opened, and I heard one of the angels say to me, "I can go
faster than you can." I thought that was strange. And I told my
wife. She said she had been thinking, "I wonder what would
happen if I put my foot on it." Angels were listening. It is
important that we as the children of God, keep our thinking right,
keep our words right, and allow God to go into action for us.
ANGELS FOR ALL OF GOD'S
PURPOSES
I saw what appeared to be millions and
millions of angels for the many purposes that God has intended in
heaven. But I was not allowed to see all of them. The angels would
not speak to me unless it was the perfect will of God for them to do
so. They are totally obedient to God.
Anytime Jesus was near, the angels
would stand at attention and look at Him with the greatest adoration.
They would fall at His feet if He wanted to speak to them. They were
actually there to serve us as children of God and to serve God in
whatever capacity He desired. They were energized to do that, they
were empowered to do anything that He wanted them to do.
ENTERTAINING ANGELS
UNAWARE
I somehow knew that there were other
areas of heaven where I could not go and that there were other
classes of angels I was not allowed to see different types. I was not
allowed to know anything about them. But I do know that some of the
angels took the form of people and came to earth. Scripture tells us
that we may have shown hospitality to angels without realizing it. Be
not forgetful to entertain strangers, for thereby some have
entertained angels unawares. Hebrews chapter 13, verse 2. Certainly,
we all have heard stories of people believing they have encountered
angels in such a way. I saw that the angels who took the form of
people actually came from Heaven to do the purpose that God intended.
XVI. CASTLE OF DREAMS
Delight yourself in the Lord and He
will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37 verse 4.
My angel companion to my right said, "I
have brought you here to observe this portion of heaven." He
said no more. And he wasn't going to. The angel on the left, who
usually said very little, bowed his head in deep respect and
adoration and began to praise the Lord. I fell silent. I just wanted
to do the same thing.
Immediately in front of me was the
largest castle I could ever imagine. It was suspended in the air many
thousands of feet above ground, and there were mountains all around.
It was the most beautiful castle imaginable.
It was completely crystal clear. The
castle seemed to extend for miles in all directions. From the
outside, you could not see anyone inside, even though you could see
right through it. Yet when I went through the massive gates, I saw
that it was filled with what looked like thousands of people. These
people seemed to be heavenly beings who took care of the business of
the castle.
There were also great rooms of books
with thousands of angels tending them. Three diamond trees grew in
the courtyard. They were smaller than the first one I had seen but
just as splendid. The angel said, "Remember this," and
suddenly, we were gone. At the time I didn't understand the meaning
of the castle.
Later, however, the Lord took me aside
and shared it with me. "Remember the Crystal Castle in the Sky?"
He asked. "That is the place where the hopes and the dreams of
My people are kept and fulfilled."
God keeps the hopes and dreams that He
wants to fulfill in our lives.
While I was there, I knew the name of
the castle, but it was wiped from my mind. All I know is that there
is a place where the hopes and dreams that God gives us are stored
for us. The angels became very respectful in the presence of the
hopes and dreams God has for us. They bowed low.
"Now it is time for your
appointment before the throne."
They bowed low at the very thought.
Then they simultaneously stood tall, erect and at attention. The
angel spoke to me, "Your time has come to go to the throne."
XVII. THE THRONE OF GOD
Salvation belongs to our God who sits
on the throne and to the Lamb. Revelation chapter 7, verse 10.
Instantly, we were at the throne of
God. From the moment I got there, I understood that everything in
heaven flowed into and out of the throne. It poses like a dynamo.
Everything was drawn to the throne. Everything cycled around the
throne of God. The Throne building was huge beyond my ability to
understand. It was the biggest building in heaven. It looked several
hundred miles wide and at least 50 miles tall, and it had a domed
roof. There were living statues with flames coming out of them. And
there were columns that looked as if they were 30 to 35 feet across.
STEPS TO THE THRONE
Thousands of steps led up to the
throne. I don't know the exact number but I do know that each step
was significant and prophetic. As we began to go up the stairway I
saw hundreds of thousands or perhaps millions of people going into
and coming out from the throne. They were worshipping and praising
God.
One person said, "He is all I
thought He was and much more." I heard someone else say, "I
just want to go back so bad." He was answered with, "When
God's time is right, you will be back here."
A 1000 STEPS UP
Every step had a purpose. Something was
done to me to be able to withstand the presence of God. The closer I
got, the more magnificent everything became. Proximity causes
tangible things in heaven to become more and more splendid. The entry
area or gateway had columns.
The number of Columns was also
prophetic. Like everything else, they were huge. And I have no idea
how many there were. There were additional columns that were
tremendously tall and looked like they were 1000 feet across. They
were in the doorway leading into the throne.
Suddenly, we were through the columns.
There were millions multiplied by millions of people prostrate on
their faces toward the throne of God, which somehow faced every
direction at the same time. The Throne looked like it was 25 miles
tall. From any part of heaven, you can see the throne of God.
PROSTRATE BEFORE GOD
The throne was still quite a far way
off in the distance. But even at this distance, the angels were in
awe and were prostrating themselves. I found myself on my face before
God. All I wanted to do was worship and praise Him. The throne was
made out of some heavenly material. It was crystal clear yet it
consisted of what appeared to be gold and ivory and silver, and
precious gems and jewels, all sparkling. It gave off what looked like
light rays, which came out of the material it was made of. Great
waves of glory swept through it, liquid fire going through the
building material. The building itself gave off rays of glory.
Something had happened to my eyes, and I was able to look at the
things of God, or else they would have been too brilliant for my
natural eyes.
GOD ON THE THRONE
From this distance, I could tell that
there was a Being on the throne, but He was covered with a cloud of
glory that radiated from Him and all-consuming enfolding fire. That
was the glory of God Himself. He dwelt in a fire of glory. And the
fire must have been the same thing Moses saw in the burning bush.
Whatever it was, it's surrounded the Being on the throne. I could
tell that there was a throne, and I could tell that there was a Being
in the fire, and I could tell that He was looking at me.
I felt like a grain of sand on the
seashore, and I wanted to crawl under other people. I was actually in
the presence of the Almighty God. Such reverential fear fell upon me,
not dread, but a reverential fear of actually being in the presence
of the Almighty God. Unbelievable. That reverential fear fell on
everybody as they got closer and closer to the throne. I could not
stand.
Thousands upon thousands of people were
going in and out. There were millions of people around the throne
worshiping God, some were standing. I'm not sure why, perhaps they
had already been lying down or God had instructed them to stand. But
most were lying on their faces before God, thanking Him for what He
had done for them.
None of us stands before God on our own
merits, but only through the righteousness of Christ applied to us.
For Christ died for sins once for all,
the righteous for the unrighteous to bring you to God. First Book of
Peter chapter 3, verse 18.
Christ Jesus has become for us wisdom
from God, that is our righteousness, holiness, and redemption. The
First book of Corinthians chapter 1, verse 30.
Inside the throne room were seven big
pillars. And then there were nine pillars of a substance near to God.
I believe they are the gifts of the Spirit. There was an inner court
surrounded by pillars. There was also a pavement area with millions
of people lying prostrate, some on their backs, all facing the
throne. The pavement was like the pavement Jesus had stood on with
what seemed like 100,000 acres of inlaid jewels. The Throne had a
foundation, but I was not allowed to know more.
COALS FROM THE ALTAR OF
GOD
As I got closer to the throne, I
noticed an area with a railing. Actually, there were three levels of
railings. Humans are not allowed beyond them. The railings are made
of gold and some other kind of material that radiates the glory of
God and may be the same as the glory of God. Angels stood at the
railings.
Around the area were stones that were
on fire. Living stones shaped like a potato gave off blue and amber
Shekinah glory. They were from the altar of God and roughly two feet
in diameter. They looked like they were coals from the altar of God.
And on each one of them was a name.
My name was on one of these coals
before the altar of God. Again, I was instantly on my face before
Him. All I wanted to do for all eternity was give glory, honor, and
praise to God. The feeling was multiplied millions of times over,
stronger and stronger. But it is the same feeling that I have now on
Earth when I am in deep prayer and seeking God. I don't want to come
out
THE GLORY OF GOD
While I was in the glory cloud, I was
not allowed to look very far. When I would try to lift my head,
something would push it back down. It was not as if I could see God
clearly. I couldn't. But I could tell there was a Being on the
throne.
Again, I never saw God plainly. I was
not allowed to see Him except for one of His feet. His foot seemed
the size of the United States, and His toe looked the size of
Tennessee. I don't understand how this could be, but this was my
impression. These are just my words in an attempt to describe the
indescribable.
The Word declares: This is what the
Lord says, Heaven is My throne, and the earth is My footstool. Isaiah
chapter 66 verse 1.
I understand now how the world could be
His footstool. The glory He was clothed with radiated from Him
sounding like millions upon millions of dynamos surging current,
whooshhhh, whooshhhh.
There was just a surge upon surge of
power. Supernaturally I knew that these surges of power were answers
to someone's prayer. God answers prayers from His glory.
Then there was a raised area beyond
this magnificence. There were beings on the throne and flames went in
and out. Around the throne were winged creatures that flew around and
around saying, "Holy, holy Lord God Almighty." I actually
saw them doing just that, but I can't describe them.
I know that every time they went around
the throne, they saw a different aspect of God. He was totally
revealed to them. Refer to Isaiah chapter 6 verses 1 through 3.
Revelation chapter 4 verses 6 through 8.
Four Rivers flowed from the throne.
They came out of the glory cloud and washed over the coals from the
altar of God, but did not extinguish them. There was no hissing
sound, they could not be put out. The rivers came out as one from the
throne, float across the pavement, and then continued on to the areas
prepared for them as they became four distinct flowings of water. The
small streams looked about half a mile wide, they flowed through
heaven and appeared bottomless.
One of the rivers was the flow of the
mercy and grace of God.
All this time I saw memorials to the
glory of God for what is done. I saw Jesus talking to others, and yet
He always seemed to be behind me. There was what looked like a band
shell at the throne of God. Jesus was there. He looked at me and I
just had to no words. I still cannot describe how I felt as He looked
at me. It seemed important to Him that I noticed Him. Everything in
heaven notices Him, but for some reason He wanted me to remember
this. I looked on Him and He smiled.
There is a scripture that says not to
fear those who can destroy the body, but fear Him who can destroy the
body and soul in hell. That is God alone. He has the power of
eternity.
And fear not them which kill the body
but are not able to kill the soul, but rather fear Him which is able
to destroy both soul and body in hell. Matthew chapter 10 verse 28.
In front of the throne, I saw a laver
or basin filled with the blood of Jesus.
Liquid plasma waves of glory flowed out
from the throne. The hopes and desires of everyone who has ever lived
flowed into the throne. And out of the throne flowed God's love and
the answers to our prayers. All were there.
I noticed that the people who were in
heaven did not necessarily get to see God right away. Sometimes they
had to wait for a long time. I think they have to be there for a
while to be able to withstand being in His presence.
There is something about eating that
fruit and smelling those beautiful leaves as you come into the garden
that helps you to withstand the very presence of God to keep you from
just melting.
There were waves of liquid love coming
out of God. The fragrance would choke you on Earth, but the aroma of
God's presence is beautiful beyond belief.
Sometimes in revival services here I
have noticed a heavenly fragrance that has been released. We have
smelled it many times but not at the intensity that it was in a place
called heaven.
Out of the glory of God, I saw a puff
of smoke that went by me like a big plane, millions of dynamos. This
was my anointing being sent.
I watched the angels who brought
prayers. They were given the substance of God's sent with an answer
everything. All answers are designed out of His glory. When it is
time to leave the throne, you migrate back to what you are to do.
Every person has a God-designed purpose.
UNBELIEVABLE PEACE AND
TRANQUILITY
I was before the throne for what I
thought was a long time but suddenly I was no longer there. I had
been carried from the throne because I could not walk. I was glowing
with light and could not speak either. But I was not the only one in
this state. All who had come from the throne were in about the same
condition and all were giving God the glory. Unbelievable peace and
tranquility. Indescribable.
Then the angel told me, "You have
an appointment with the Lord."
Instantly I was in a park-like setting
traveling at the speed of thought towards something like a gazebo
(canopy).
XVIII. AND AUDIENCE WITH
THE MASTER
The One who is in you is greater than
the one who is in the world. First Book of John chapter 4, verse 4.
I heard a voice saying, "You are
destined to an audience with the Master."
Jesus stood on a platform in a gazebo.
He appeared to weigh about 180 to 190 pounds in earthly terms and He
had a reddish-brown beard. He had scars on His face and neck, open
wounds that were not healed. His feet were also scarred. He wore a
seamless robe of light and was engulfed in a glory cloud of light.
There were seats around the gazebo. The
Lord turned and His attention was on something else. When He turned I
fell flat on my face. The power of God just knocked me right down.
Somehow He stood me on my feet. He must have touched me. The angels
were also on their faces. He told them something but I don't remember
it.
"Sit. I have somewhat to say to
you," He said. There was a golden chair. Again it was shaped
like wrought iron.
Jesus told me, "When you were a
child, I came to you."
When I was seven years old, I saw Jesus
come down on a golden stairway. When I was four years old, I was
caught away to heaven while I was at my grandfather's house. My
grandfather was quite a gentleman and a Bible reader. He was a
protege of evangelist Billy Sunday. They were great friends.
That day, I had gone outside to catch
grasshoppers before my grandfather and I were to go fishing because
he had told me, "It's my time to pray." He sat praying and
watching me from the dining room window. I remember reaching down to
pick up a grasshopper and the next thing I knew I was in heaven
standing before the throne of God. I'll never forget it. There were
royal purple tapestries everywhere and big columns.
Jesus was sitting on the throne. He
looked down at me and smiled. He said, "Never drink, never
smoke, never sin. There's work for you to do later on."
Then I remember jumping. And I don't
know how long I was frozen in that posture. But when I looked up to
the window again, I saw that grandpa had a big grin on his face,
because he knew what had happened. He had probably prayed for it and
then prayed it through. I told him and he was very excited about it.
Now in my heavenly audience with the
Master, Jesus said to me, "I have called you as a prophet to the
nations. In many ways, you have succeeded. In many ways, the evil one
hindered and overcame you, but fear not. I have overcome him. I was
there when you were born. I was there when you were four and the evil
one tried to destroy you."
As a young child, I had contracted
measles, scarlet fever, and other sicknesses. The doctor had given up
on me. My mother was rocking me while my dad was in the field
plowing. Suddenly the house filled with smoke as if it was on fire,
but there was no smell of fire. My mother cried out, 'God, if you
spare this boy..." Out of the cloud came two hands that healed
me.
"Son, I'm going to take you to the
other place." Jesus now said, "I want to do more through
you. Richard, I need your help. You were never designed to be more
than what you are. This is heaven, where I want My people to come."
Thousands of people were listening to
what He was saying to me. He told me about people who are currently
in my life and those who would later come into my life. He told me
some very personal and private things about my life. He told me some
of the heartaches and troubles that I would have, the things I would
go through.
"One is and will not be, and one
is next to come. Beware, the evil one would send you to wrong
people."
Jesus said that the great revivals were
about to spring out in His church. He was going to cause great
revivals to come in small places, and I would be on earth to see
them. He also talked to me about many other things. Holding His hands
out flat, He gestured and said, "All is taken and brought
together."
XIX. THE OTHER PLACE
Do not be afraid of those who kill the
body but cannot kill the soul. Rather be afraid of the One who can
destroy both soul and body in hell, Matthew chapter 10, verse 28,
"Come, My Father wills you to see
the other place," Jesus said.
Immediately I felt dread and did not
want to go.
Jesus looked at me and said, "There
is no disobedience in heaven," and I was ready to go.
I knew that because I was with Jesus, I
would be perfectly safe. Jesus picked me up and carried me like a
baby. There was no fat in His body. It felt as hard as steel. He has
all-powerful arms. He is the strongest Being in the universe.
Instantly we descended into a gray, nasty stench, like a rotting
carcass. I buried my face in His robe.
"You will not want to see,"
He said, and I was scared.
I had both my arms wrapped around one
of Jesus' arms. We descended to a flat area, and I was at the gates
of total destruction. I quickly realized that hell is the exact
opposite of everything that heaven is.
The gates were as big as the gates in
heaven. But these were made of black material. I remember stairs, and
there were hideous, grotesque beings as tall as the angels who
guarded the gates of heaven.
Some cartoon figures of demons
approached, how hideous these creatures were. When they saw the
Master, they screamed in horror. There were also flames of
punishment. I felt the doom and despair there. I heard people crying
out. It seems that demons take people to torture them to the same
level of pain the demons themselves are in, or worse. People were
naked. There was no one there who is not old enough to know what sin
was. There were no babies.
Jesus urged me to tell people what I
saw. "I want you to tell others of this place and warn them that
unless they are washed in My blood, unless they are born again, this
is where they will spend eternity."
There were demons all around screaming,
screaming, screaming at the very presence of Jesus. They could not
stand to be in His presence. As soon as they saw Him, they screamed
and ran in terror.
There were people begging and pleading
with Jesus to get them out of there, but He would not hear them
because their judgment was fixed. Refer to Hebrews chapter 9, verse
27.
I cannot describe everything I saw
because it makes me violently ill. I don't want to remember. But I
can tell you that there is an absolute horror. When you die, you have
a spiritual body. This spiritual body has the exact properties that
your physical body had when you were alive. You are a spiritual
being, yet all physical senses are present.
I saw people in hell who were no more
than walking skeletons, with the flesh of some kind hanging off of
them, rotting off of them. There were maggots, and the smell was
unbelievable. People were being raped, serpents ate undigested parts
of people. Then the people were restored, and it happened all over
again.
I witnessed people being ripped apart
by demons, parts of their bodies were hanging on boulders and rocks
and the demons would take the parts and eat them and pass them
through. And then the body was whole again for the process to be
repeated.
A young girl had hot coals forced into
her mouth as demons mocked, "You really thought you were getting
by with something."
There were groups of people in small
cages that were on fire. People were put into small burning cages
that were then dipped in a lake of fire. However, their bodies were
not consumed. The bodies were never consumed. They were half
skeletons, half beings.
Demons poured liquid fire on people.
There were what looked like cold pits burning. People had cancer with
all its pain and suffering forever. One man had a rotting arm. It
took 100 years to rot off. Then it was restored, only to begin
rotting off again. There was another man with part of his head blown
off from war. He had to keep looking for the rest of his head.
I saw the lake of fire with people in
it bobbing around. Every torment you can imagine is multiplied a
million times. There are degrees of punishment in hell. The people
who are punished the greatest are those who knew the most and didn't
do what they should have done. I thought of Hitler and I thought of
God's justice.
There was a hole and in the bottom of
the hole, demons were chained. When they saw Jesus, they screamed
out, "We're coming to get you."
But Jesus said, "No, you won't."
I pleaded, "Please, I don't want
any more."
There were pits of hell that were
empty, empty now, but waiting for whole nations. It was dark and
there were demons and serpents everywhere. The demons inflicted more
pain than they were going through themselves.
And they will be going out and look
upon the dead bodies of those who rebelled against Me. Their worm
will not die, nor will their fire be quenched and they will be
loathsome to all mankind. Isaiah chapter 66, verse 24.
Then I saw the place reserved for the
devil and his angels. He will have flaming slimy fire over his head
for 1000 years. The lake of fire had depths that got worse and worse
and worse.
"Son, you have fulfilled what God
wanted," Jesus said.
We ascended to the platform again.
I asked, "Who am I going to tell?"
"Tell others about a place called
heaven and the other place, the place of separation."
He took my face in His hands and tilted
it so that I had to look directly into His face.
Then He said, "Don't ever forget
how much I love you and what I have done for you. Never forget how
much I love those whom you are going back to and the place I have
prepared for them, and how much I love them."
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