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Chapter 1, Part 2
Dreams, Visions, Angels, and The Holy Spirit
Joan Boney
God introduced me to open visions in the following way:
Several years ago, I attended a prayer group in a home.
As the women were praying, I heard: "Look up."
I
looked up and it was as if an outline of a body part was drawn on a
white wall in the house. I know almost nothing about the human body. I
knew this was something I'd seen before but I didn't know what it was.
I was silently talking with God, while the women prayed in the group. I
was asking God what that was I was seeing. I heard, "Stomach."
"Oh, yeah ... stomach ... that's what that is." (I recalled the old Pepto-Bismol commercials on TV)
I was a new Christian at that time, approximately 1977.
When the women quit praying, I managed to have the courage to ask, "Does someone have a stomach problem?"
A woman in the group jumped up, excitedly identifying herself as having such.
I'm sure the women in the group began praying over her.
After that, these "open" visions began happening in such places as our Sunday school class.
While they were singing, I would see such outlines on the wall.
(I assume these spiritual gifts were word of wisdom or word of knowledge.)
After they finished singing, our teacher would always say, "Does anyone have a word from the Lord?"
Then I would speak what I had been shown.
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While they were singing, I would see such outlines on the wall.
(I assume these spiritual gifts were word of wisdom or word of knowledge.)
After they finished singing, our teacher would always say, "Does anyone have a word from the Lord?"
Then I would speak what I had been shown.
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I Corinthians 12:4-8 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And
there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which
worketh all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
To me, God showed these as an outline on the wall.
I called these "open" visions.
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A few years ago, a friend of mine was diagnosed with the terrible disease ALS.
The people in the church group where he lived were praying for David to be healed. I was given an open vision about him. In this vision, I saw David playing golf. (He was paralyzed at the time I saw this.)
I saw him completely whole, on the golf course. He was jumping up and
down and waving for us to come on and join him. "It was great," he was
saying to us!
A man in his church group said to me, "Don't you think that means David will be healed?"
I replied: "David is dying ... but he is okay spiritually."
David died shortly after this.
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After I moved from Texas to Colorado, we put the house where I had been living up for-sale. I had an open vision, on the wall in the room where I was sitting in Colorado.
I saw a man in a car drive past the north side of the house in Texas.
He got passed the house and then stopped his car and finally backed up
and sat at the side of the house, staring intently at the house. I felt this meant someone who had viewed the house and passed it by, would back up and seriously consider it again.
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The Bible is full of examples of "supernatural" experiences which are authored by God.
I always consider this to show the way God works with HIS people.
If I find example in Bible, it seems to me like that same thing could be used today in the church, thus dreams, visions, word of wisdom, word of knowledge, supernatural gifts of faith, and such.
If I find example in Bible, it seems to me like that same thing could be used today in the church, thus dreams, visions, word of wisdom, word of knowledge, supernatural gifts of faith, and such.
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In Matthew 2, we see many examples of God leading through dreams.
vv. 11-12 (the wise men) And
when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary
his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened
their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense
and myrrh. And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
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vv. 13-14 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream,
saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into
Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek
the young child to destroy him.
When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
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vv. 19-21 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, Saying,
Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of
Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.
And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
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vv. 22-23 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:
And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a
Nazarene.
(To
me, these Bible examples show us ways God uses dreams with HIS people,
which we are, to show us and warn us and instruct us in ways to go.)
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In 1982, I was travelling all over the United States to the cities where I was on radio. I would go into each city and have two or three day meetings for the radio audience.
During that time, I had a dream showing great danger ... and at the end of the dream, I heard these words, "Don't go until you see Exodus 15."
Immediately I cancelled all the remaining schedule for 1982, going nowhere to speak, just continuing radio broadcasts which I recorded at my apartment in Dallas.
A woman said to me at that time, "Joan ... You have to go out ... If you go out they will give money ... If you don't go out, you will lose money."
I replied, "God showed me not to go out. I'm not going."
I didn't go out ... We did lose money ... But we still had enough money ... And most importantly, I did not deny the heavenly vision that was given to me by God.
I didn't go out ... We did lose money ... But we still had enough money ... And most importantly, I did not deny the heavenly vision that was given to me by God.
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At
one period of time, I went through a good deal of verbal persecution
from church people because of the judgment messages which God had given
me and I had spoken on my radio broadcasts.
In a dream, it
was as if a shot gun loaded with buck-shot had been discharged into my
chest, resulting in holes all over my chest. A man, an angel I think,
applied a healing balm to each wound. It felt so wonderful!
The next morning I awoke completely healed from the emotional wounds.
God gives us that which we need.
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Acts 5:12-16 And
by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among
the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch. And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them. And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)
Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid
them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing
by might overshadow some of them.
There
came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem,
bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
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17-21 Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation, And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said, Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
(Angels can do mighty acts ... and deliver messages of instruction from God.)
And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught.
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21-33
But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the
council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent
to the prison to have them brought.
But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned and told, Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.
Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.
Then
went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence:
for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.
And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them, Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree. Him hath God exalted with His right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey HIM.
When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.
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34-39
Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a
doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded
to put the apostles forth a little space;
And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.
And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.
For
before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to
whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was
slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to
nought.
After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.
After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.
And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:
But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for HIS name.
And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.
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