Has anyone had a paranormal experience??

[TimH2]

I watched the "curse of poltergiest" and wondered if anyone hear as had a weird experience. I have premonitions a lot and don't really like that.

My mother was dying from cancer and she came home from the hospital, she slipped into a coma. I was staying at a villa (with family) on the Gulf of Mexico. I wanted to get back to see the sunset and left my parents home (5 minutes away) to return in the morning. There was a Blue Heron named Percy who live on top of the villa. He would not let another bird in his territory. He would come begging at the porch screen or door to the villa. My parents lived on a canal and would get this certain egret that my mother loved. After we went back in the villa a egret came to the door looking for a handout. I felt something just leave me, it was the worst feeling of my life. I got very emotional and called my parents house right away. My brother answered and told me there was a heron outside their porch. Tears started pouring down my face and I rushed to my parents home. I walked in and saw my mother's friend and neighbor (she was an RN) and she told me she had passed 10 minutes ago. I know my mother's spirit was in the white egret when it came to the door.

Whew, that was hard to write.

[Blake123]

Tim..well, I think what your brother is saying is he can feel the love and goodness of someone else who is filled with the Holy Spirit, when it reflects off of them. Meaning....when someone that is saved is showing compassion and love, as Jesus wants us to do, THAT is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit--to me--is also kind of a 'warning system' of what is right and wrong. See, that's why I responded to your post about the paranormal and mediums. My 'warning system' went off and that's why I wanted to shed a little biblical light on the subject. I know that mediums/psychics are wrong because the bible says so. Remember in the story of Moses, when Pharoah's 'magicians' tried to use their sorcery to make their staffs turn into snakes? And Moses, calling on the LORD also made HIS staff a snake----and Moses' staff/snake ATE the other snakes. It was to prove a point, that God IS, WAS, and always WILL BE stronger than any of satan's deceptions. And that is what a medium is....a work of satan. Alot of people will argue that mediums help to find lost children and, if they were works of satan then why would satan care about finding lost children....well.....think about it. Yes, a medium can help to find a lost child(sometimes) but look who gets the glory in that....satan. That's why so many people can get confused on the matter. satan is the master of deception and will use all tricks available to glorify himself. Including....(and alot of people are going to jump on me for this one)....using his demons to take shape of a 'lost loved one' coming back from the grave.
You see, when someone dies...if they have accepted the gift of salvation...the shed blood of Christ....if a person believes that Christ was crucified and died so that we may live....and if a person truly believes that Christ IS the only way to the Father....then that person is saved.
Acts 2:21
And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'
Romans 10:13
for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."
2 Thessalonians 2:13
[ Stand Firm ] But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth.
Tim, I truly don't want you to think I was attacking you. I wasn't. I was trying to help you....trying to show you what God says about mediums. And also to show you what the gift of salvation means. It really is as simple as it sounds. Whoever calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved. Jesus was tortured, humiliated, and crucified for US. HE took OUR place on that cross. HE died so that we might live eternally with Him in Heaven. I'm sure you are familiar with John 3:16...."For God so loved the WORLD He sent His only begotten son, so that whoever may believe in Him shall not perish but instead have eternal life...." Well, that is probably the most important verse in the whole bible. It is to me, anyway. Please stay away from mediums, and anything like that because it glorfies satan. Keep reading your bible, and pray that God sends you the Holy Spirit to help you understand when you are reading the bible. You know, prayer doesn't always mean you have to get on your knees and speak in latin. (lol) Prayer is just talking to God. Yep. Just saying to Him "Hey, I had an interesting day today...." or whatever. Of course, He already knows about your day, He's God...but He wants to have a personal relationship with you. God WANTS you to come to Him with your problems, your triumphs, your heartbreaks. Well, I suppose I have (as usual) talked too much. lol. But I just wanted to respond to your questions and to let you know I wasn't attacking you.
I pray for you and your family, as I hope to be in your prayers, also.

Blake Ferraro

[darienguy]

What a topic! Regarding the subject matter- it has hit me twice.

Once i had a dream when i was on vacation as a teenager in Florida- a short man in his 50s with a thick eastern European accent was talking to me on Hollywood Beach on multiple subjects- all i can say is this felt very different.  I'm thumbing through some of my Aunt's photo albums and there he was- my father's father who passed away in 1937- this was the 1st time I saw a picture of him

Second, the day my second son was born i received a call that my father was on his last hours. I was on a plane the next day to see him in the Hospice. All i can say was this whole experience was numbing and painful seeing him in a semi-coma state.  However, on the 7th day he somewhat came out of it- somewhat.  I always felt blessed because i had this time with him.  I would have liked to stay with him till the end, however Jewish law dictates that the Bris (circumcision) takes priority over any other event and i had to go back.  I called the hospice constantly that day to see if he was alive (for the naming of the child- Jews do not have juniors due to issues with the angel of death). Anyway, my father was alive and my son was named after my wife's grandparents.  10 pm that evening i felt something and 10:30 i received the call that my dad passed away

[marcatj]

You cannot pick and choose from the Bible... if you want, I will go get many passages that will completely support things I am certain you are "against," as well, just plain ol' nuttiness that was written a very long time ago, and has been rewritten a thousand times, therefore, diluted.

Above all, however, one should not judge.  I know many, many good Christians who believe in "other dimensions" and that makes them no less a good person.  How can one possibly think they know everything that exists in this world, with such a powerful God at the helm?  Do you really think you know all there is?

I pray you do not believe that.. I say that sincerely.  And please do not put others down because their beilefs are not yours... and there are many a born-again Christians who tout the Bible, then go out and sleep with a male hooker while doing crytal meth, all the while telling us how drugs and homosexuality is a sin... there is on of the biggest crimes of all - hypocrisy.

Please.. do not judge others... a true Christian does not judge others.

Be well..
mj

[TimH2]

Question for you. My brother always tells me he can feel the holy spirit in another person, is that not the same as my feeling vibes from someone?  How does he know it is the holy spirit? This is where I get very confused when debating with my brother and there are other points of debate. Am I less of a Christian because I was not born again? In all honesty, I get very confused and have many questions.

God Bless,
Tim

I will start reading my bible!!!

[TimH2]

I take no offense to your question. I never said I was "born again", I have always been a Christian  since I was a small child. I went to bible school all my young life. I go to church, pray and believe that Jesus Christ is our Saviour. I come from a long line of Baptist ministers and missionarys. I went reluctantly to the medium when I was 21 yrs old (my wife begged me to). My brother is a born-again Christian and he believes that (mediums) are the power of the devil, as you do. My brother has different opinions than I and we have many disgreements. eg. He believes that Osama Bin Laden should be forgiven and he will go to Heaven if he repents. I totally disagree with that.
I am curious about this subject (ESP) because it happens to me too often. It bothers my brother that I let my children enjoy Halloween. My brother encourages me on a daily basis to read my bible and he speaks in tongues. I know where you are coming from and have much respect. I have always tried to smother these feelings and have never sought mediums/witchraft/ouji boards or anything pertaining to that, other than the time I mentioned. I can't control my dreams or thoughts of future events.  

God Bless you brother,
Tim

[Blake123]

Tim, a couple of things I wanted you to read:
Deuteronomy 18:10-11   "Let no one be found amoung you who sacrifices his son or daughter by the fire, who practices DIVINATION OR SORCERY, who interprets OMENS, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, OR WHO IS A MEDIUM OR SPIRITULIST THAT CONSULTS THE DEAD."

Leviticus 19:31  "Do not turn to meduims or seek out spiritists, for you will be defiled by them, for I am the Lord your God.

And that is just 2 verses I found. I am not trying to turn this into a religious debate, for there can be no debate. God's word is His word, and for you to claim to be a born again christian, and for you to be quite supportive of mediums and paranormal activity really bothered me, that's all. Please re-examine your beliefs and read your bible.