6 June 2008
Walking onto this infamous psychic property I immediately notice whose heads swivel to glare at me and who merely looks my way. One woman looks up from the receptionist desk and smiles, blinks and a faint, "Ohh," escapes her lips as she watches me walk towards the stairs. Another sits on a couch reading, looks up expectantly before her face suddenly contorts into a glare. I am used to such reactions when I walk into the Edgar Cayce Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.) in Virginia Beach
The A.R.E. library is the largest metaphysical library in the world outside of the Vatican
I am here because several recent encounters with the Lord lead me to believe that in the next few years, the Church is going to walk under an open heaven as never before. We are already starting into this new era of Christendom. And many Saints of old have paved the way through their experiences now largely hidden in books that hint of their God encounters. And many Saints of our generation are talking about God encounters that seem occultist and sound New Age. There are distinct differences and they are becoming clearer and clearer to me as I wander the racks of this library…and release the presence of God as I pray on the property.
What will this new season of the Saints look like? Glorious! For we are the carriers of His glory. Here, while I walk among people who are clearly lost in the darkness of their searching, I see their reactions and their reactions testify to His presence and glory within me. Who's got the light? We do.
So far, my research reveals that of all the historic accounts of wild spiritual experiences, the Catholic saints, with their focus on the redemptive blood of Christ and acute understanding of the Cross, have the edge over any occult practitioner. Their experiences are barely known even in today's books on the market about them. What made them such carriers of His glory that others took notice as they passed by them on the streets or stood in awe of them as they became enraptured in visions or levitated in the Abby or Convent in which they dwelled?
I believe that those who encountered God most dramatically and entered into life under an open heaven had two things about them that set them apart. The first is that they had an incredible revelation of the Cross and the blood atonement & resurrection of Jesus. And secondly, they had an amazing understanding of His love. The revelation of the Cross broke the ceiling, lifted the veil, or whatever metaphor you want to use. The revelation of His love, kept their motives pure and their hearts and minds and lives focused solely upon Jesus. They were not interested in marketing the glory and setting up a ministry. They were so giddy in love with Jesus that they just went about their ordinary day lost in His presence – walking with one foot in heaven and the other foot on earth, saturated in His glory.
What will enable us to walk as carriers of His glory? How can we break through to living under an open heaven? Seek for a revelation of the cross and the blood of Christ. Ask for ongoing encounters with His love breaking through to you.
And you too, will see that others on the street or in your workplace or in your home will turn their heads and say, "Ohhh…surely the light of the world shines through you."
Julia Loren
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