BOOKS

The Visions Of A Saint


By
The Man Who Saw God Face To Face
Raphael Okechukwu Nweze

Part 1

INTRODUCTORY EXPLANATIONS

Fear not, little flock;
for it is your Father's good pleasure
to give you the kingdom.
Luke 12:32

Chapter 1

NECESSARY EXPLANATIONS

The house builder first clears the ground,
lays a good and solid foundation,
before he starts to build.
…Nweze Raphael

The Life We Live
       We live in a spiritual world. A world that is, in every way, spiritually active. A world where the physical seems to dominate, but does not. A world, where the spiritual dominates, and yet seems not to do so. For a long time, mankind has been guided by the material things of life. But materiality is very much limited. It is the shadow. The real substance is spirit. We have laboured and sacrificed much to bring Science and Technology from the primitive stage to the modern standards. Unfortunately, we have done little or nothing for our spiritual development.

Our fathers worshipped in this mountain;
and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where
men ought to worship. Jesus saith unto her,
Woman, believe me, the hour cometh,
when ye shall neither in this mountain,
nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the
Father. You worship what you do not know:
we know what we worship: for salvation
is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is,
when the true worshippers shall
worship the Father in spirit and in truth:
for the Father seeketh such to
worship him. God is a Spirit:
and they that worship him must worship him in
spirit and in truth.
John 4:20-24

Words Are Not Enough
       Words are not enough to narrate spiritual experiences. This is because the language of the spirit is also silence. And in this silence, great and wonderful things exist and happen. At times, it is better to experience than to be told. However, the narrations in this book will really enrich your spiritual life and understanding, as well as strengthen you in the Christian (spiritual) life.

The Riches Of Christ
       The riches of Christ, which are available to every believer, and which abound in spirit, wait for you to experience and enjoy. This book is meant to wake you up, to call your attention to things you already know, and which things you seem ignorant of.

The Churches
       This book does not condemn any church, because life is full of variety; all for the goodness of mankind and to the glory of God. These churches are important for one single reason: the children of God are therein. But not all churches will last. Eventually, at God’s own time, there shall be one flock, one shepherd, one faith, one teaching, one church, one knowledge, one understanding and one universal destiny.
However, this book does not support occultism, secret societies or churches that are not of God.

Where Have The Angels Gone To?
       Some wonder why Angels are no longer visible as in the Old Testament times. Some claim that Angels no longer visit the world. Some others feel that there are no more saints for them to visit. The truth is that myriads of Angels are on frequent visits to the world. They swarm about the children of God, to guide them, to protect them and to empower them. The real problem is that people do not see them. However, there are few individuals and clergy who see them often. Angels visit you in your homes, in the offices, on the roads, during worships etc. They are busy turning people to God. Indeed, they labour a lot.

The angel of the LORD encamps round about them that fear him,
and delivers them. Psalm 34:7

The Start Point
       Begin to value your dreams, visions, trances and messages, and pray about them. In this way, you repel evil spirits, their bad messages and influences, and at the same time open door for the Angels, Holy Spirit, Jesus and God Almighty.

Play Your Part
       Tell people about this book. Send copies to your friends and relations, for God ensures the continuity of friendship and good relations, even in the new life.

To The Next Level
Let the weak say
    I am strong
And
Let the small say
     I am great.

Likewise,
Let the sinner say
     I am a saint
And
Let everybody say
     I am a spirit.

The Right Way Is Divine Consultation
       This book recommends to the churches, irrespective of their denominations, to develop the habit of divine consultations, in order to know the will of God and lead the flock aright. It is regular consultation with God that made David the man after God’s own heart, made Moses the most humble, and Jesus the one with whom God is well pleased.

The Example Of David
       And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? Shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all. I Samuel 30:8

And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron. II Samuel 2:1

The Example Of Moses
       And Moses brought their cause before the LORD. Numbers 27:5

And Moses spake unto the LORD, saying, Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the LORD be not as sheep which have no shepherd. And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him; Numbers 27:15-18

The Example Of Jesus
       And lo a voice from Heaven, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” Matthew 3:17

Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. John 22:42