Saul’s encounter with JESUS on his way to Damascus.

(…continues from part seven…)

8)            I want to quote Selma, “I learnt in the spirit that you don’t have to talk to speak. That the language of God is not English, Greek or Hebrew. The language of God is light. The light that left Jesus came into me. How that encounter did not kill me is a question I will ask Him when I go to heaven. The Lord told me, ‘This light that came from Me to you, everywhere you go to preach there must be someone in that meeting that the light must come upon their destiny.’ Jesus said, ‘That was the true light’.” Apostle Joshua Selma himself said, “Now, understand that every time we teach those things, the Bible is the foundational pattern for our spiritual growth. When we share these supernatural experiences it’s not to create a passion in you higher than your love for Scripture.” So, the question here is, “Where in the Scriptures does it say that the language of God is light or that you don’t have to talk to speak?”

                In Genesis 1:3, it reads, “And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.” The word ‘said’ is ‘âmar (aw-mar’): ‘to say, speak, utter.’ What about the documentation of rapport between God and His friend? Genesis 17:3-4 “And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, 4) As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.” ‘Talked’ in this verse is dâbar (daw-bar’): ‘To speak, declare, converse.’ Verse three is rendered quite pointed, “and God talked with him, saying,” using both “talked” and “saying” the expressions of vocality. Exodus 20:22 “And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.” Dâbar is the Hebrew for ‘talked’ in this verse proving that the LORD God performed the act of utterance issuing from Divine vocal cord articulation.

saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

                Let us look at a ventilation that occurred between Divine Visitant and Saul of Tarsus. Acts 9:5-7 5) “And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 6) And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. 7) And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.” The word ‘said’ of verse 5 is epō (ep’-o): ‘to speak or say (by word or writing).’ One is very likely to infer that there is a contradictory element in Acts 9:7 and 22:9. Acts 22:8-9 “And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest. 9) And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.”

                There is a slight difference between the ‘hearing’ of chapter 9 verse 7 and the ‘heard’ of chapter 22 verse 9; while the first ‘hearing’ is made of two words: akouō (ak-oo’-o): ‘to be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf;’ and men (men): ‘truly, certainly, surely, indeed.’ The ‘heard’ of chapter 22:9 is simply akouō without the element of ‘certainty’. So, what is Paul saying in the twenty-second verse? Those with him heard the sound of speech, but they did not hear the words of the Lord with an attendant understanding. And repeating the incidence at another time, it was in Acts 26:13-14 “At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me. 14) And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.”

Saul encountered JESUS

                Methinks Apostle Joshua Selma said God does not use English, Greek or Hebrew to communicate? How come we read of Paul’s documentation, “I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?” I just hope he will not, in Abel Damina fashion, stick to his phony gun, arguing that that “saying in the Hebrew tongue,” is translators’ manipulation.

Subtle importation of teachings into Scripture with the sole aim of satanical scratch of syndromic itchy ears is unfortunately what these teachers are knowingly or unknowingly deep in perpetration. All that these people do is make mention of Jesus and the unwary lot get their minds swindled: with the subtle use of the Scripture. Now, we are of the understanding that mere calling of the name of Jesus and burst into tongues (which can be deceptive) are not the proofs of a good teacher of the Word. All Lucifer needs is for someone to start the unscriptural teaching and Satanism will provide that which makes the eisegesis very, very tasty in the ears of those suffering from Pauline ear itches.

Getting born again is a conscious effort on the part of an individual. Get born again. You were born in sin. Say this sinner’s prayer.

“Dear heavenly Father, I come to You now in the name of Jesus Christ. I believe in my heart that Jesus is the Son of God. I believe that Jesus died on the cross for my sin. I believe that You raised Him from the dead. I confess with my mouth that Jesus is Lord, and I receive Him now as my Lord and my Saviour. I give God all the glory. Amen!”

(…to be concluded…)

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