God Is Our Refuge And Strength
A very present help in trouble.
By
The Man Who Saw God Face To Face
Raphael Okechukwu Nweze
Introduction
The explanations and narrations below shows how ministers of God should inquire from God, on issues and controversies, and not to keep themselves busy arguing or saying their personal opinions as if the opinions were commandments of God. Also, the writing shows that God is a very present help in trouble.
About The Five Eastern Brothers
God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear,
Even though the earth be removed,
And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
Though its waters roar and be troubled,
Though the mountains shake with its swelling.
Psalm 46:1-3
I read about the five eastern brothers, while I was reading the life of Prophet Mohammed. It was said that some people went to inquire whether Mohammed was a prophet of God or not. And they were told (directed) to ask Mohammed about the five eastern brothers. If Mohammed could say the facts about them, he was a prophet. Otherwise, he was not a prophet. When Mohammed was questioned about the five eastern brothers, he asked for time to inquire from God. After the specified time gap, he was able to narrate the account of the five eastern brothers.
In his account, Mohammed said that the five brothers were inside the cave for so many years. When they sent one of them to buy food, the people could not sell to them, because of old currency (old coins). Out of curiosity, people followed the boy to the cave, and found all the five brothers dead.
After reading the account of Mohammed about the five eastern brothers, I inquired from God to know whether what Mohammed said was true or not. According to the revelation l received, it was not only the five eastern brothers that were in the cave. I saw other people with them in the cave. They were sitting or lying down in groups. Some sitting or lying down in threes; others in twos or alone. They ran to the cave during persecution. Inside the cave, God used cold condition to preserve them for many years. They were in a sleep-like condition, and their bodies were put in a state of suspended animation.
Also, I saw a vision of the persecution taking place at that time. l saw people running for their lives, while their persecutors hotly pursued them. And when the persecutors caught up with a group of people running for their lives, the souls of those people were taken away from their bodies to safety, before their persecutors "killed" their bodies. Those people were not actually killed, because their bodies died a painless death. Such was the the loving care of God for His people. When you think He does not care, He is very much around, far more concerned than you can think of.
By the time the five brothers woke up from sleep, they sent one of them to market to buy food. They did not know that so many generations had passed away, while they were sleeping inside the cave. I saw the person sent to buy food moving from one trader to another, asking to buy things. The traders could not understanding his language, because by that time the ascent of community had changed a lot. The boy could not buy food with an outdated currency (outdated coins).
A similar case shall happen again during the end time Armageddon. I saw the lives of children of God who shall be persecuted then,. Their lives were like a cylindrical vessel that was wickedly crushed, but was not deformed. The reality is that God shall adequately care for his people during the end time tribulations - persecutions, natural disasters, man-made calamities and strange happenings. Those who trust in God shall not be disappointed, whether they live inside the caves, on the mountains or in the forests. Such people shall be in the midst of suffering without suffering. That is how God shows the greatness of His love, power and protection. Praise the Lord!
Again, I say:
God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear,
Even though the earth be removed,
And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
Though its waters roar and be troubled,
Though the mountains shake with its swelling.
There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God,
The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.
God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved;
God shall help her, just at the break of dawn.
The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved;
He uttered His voice, the earth melted.
The Lord of Hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our refuge.
Psalms 46:1-7
Necessary Explanations
As to whether Mohammed was a prophet of God, he was a soldier and not a prophet. People started calling him a prophet because of three reasons. One, there was a holy book given to him for humanity. The holy book was just a dictionary. That book has been lost, because it was buried inside the ground. Today, nobody knows again where the book was buried. Yet, the country in which the book was buried are benefiting a lot today, because of the book. The blessings accompanying the book manifests for the country in the form of blessings, favours, success and prosperity. Up till today, the citizens of the country do not know that the buried book is the cause of their success and prosperity.
Two, when Mohammed started his work, he was doing very well, by following the guidance of the Holy Spirit and revelations from the angels of God, until he deviated from God and started doing his own will and became an agent of Satan.
Three, the Muslims started calling him a prophet, because prophets were trending. The Muslims wanted to have somebody that they can refer to be their prophet.
You may ask, the revelation that Mohammed received about the five eastern brothers, does not the revelation show that he was a prophet? Receiving one or two visions or revelations does not make a person a prophet. For example, everybody does have dream, but that is not enough to call everybody a prophet. Series of prophecies – visions, dreams, trances, audio, etc are needed before a person shall be called a prophet. Besides, there is a difference between a prophet and a true prophet of God. A prophet is somebody who can tell you something and it comes to fulfilment and manifestation. But a true prophet of God is somebody who will tell people about the will of God, guide the people in doing the will of God and confirm that the will of God has being done.
Conclusion
If the ministers of God would cultivate the habit of inquiry, by consulting God on the issues of life, so many confusions and controversies shall be avoided or cleared. Even so, very soon.