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Originally Posted by Sam
When I read that article about strange fire, I thought about :
too much emphasis on angels and angelic appearances
magic hair
The OP's are just as bad with the magic hair thing as the other folks are with the angel thing
but, stop and think,
angels appeared to or ministered to Zecharias ( Luke 1:11), Mary ( Luke 1:26), Joseph ( Matthew 1:20), shepherds ( Luke 2:9-13), Joseph again ( Matthew 2:13), Jesus ( Matthew 4:11), Jesus again ( Luke 22:43)women at the empty tomb ( Matthew 28:2; Luke 24:1-9; John 20:12), disciples on ascension day ( Acts 1:10-11), Philip ( Acts 8:26), Peter ( Acts 12:7-8), Paul ( Acts 27:23-24), John ( Rev 22:8). Evidently there was a lot of angelic activity in those early years. The writer of the Book of Hebrews speaks about angels being ministering spirits to those who are heirs of salvation ( Hebrews 1:14) and hints that we all might have angelic encounters ( Heb 12:2). So maybe seeing and interacting with angels should be expected to be more common in our day than we some times think. |
I am a believer in the supernatural, however I am somewhat inclined toward skepticism often times when it comes to specific details. I have heard a lot of stories - some completely unreasonable and from the least credible sources.
The only thing that I can objectively use to evaluate the possibility of such encounters are the Word of God and my own sense and experiences.
Now, I agree that the Bible would seem to indicate the possibilities of such encounters - but I have never experienced a slam dunk bona fide angel walking into the room and saying, "Howdy" type of an experience. So, from the experience level I am bereft of any ability to evaluate the claim.
However, there have been at least four occasions in my life when I can say I honestly don't have a clue as to what I was witnessing and can offer no valid naturalistic explanation. And two of those occasions scared me so badly that I literally ran in fear before collecting myself to look again.
But I have nothing that I can offer another skeptic such as myself.