CHRISTIAN SINGLES DATING
GUIDE: WORKING WITH ANGELS
However, we cannot base theology on experience.
Theology must be based on the Word of God. But the
experience helps us to look at the Word in a different
way. Without the experience, I believe none of us will
look at the Word in a different way. Many people were
former hard nut anti Charismatic. One day they became
hungry for God. God touched them and they changed their
view, which all the theology, arguments and persuasions in
the world could not do so. It only takes one experience to
change them. As a result, they re-align their whole
thinking. One good example is the apostle Paul who was a
great intellectual in his time. No amount of arguments, no
amount of reasoning could have converted him. But one
awesome experience with the Lord Jesus Christ on the way
to Damascus was enough to change him. Paul did not base
his theology on experience. However, his experience made
him go back to re-study his theology. Our theology needs
to be re-studied from time to time. Sometimes our theology
hinders us from the experiences of God, especially when it
is a wrong theology. We do not base on theology on our
experiences. But we recognize that experiences help us and
inspire us to look at the Word of God in ways we never
look at before.
In Kenneth Hagin's biography in "I Believe in
Visions," he described a visitation from an angel. I’d
like to read some extracts from that before we look into
the Word and see some principles on working with angels.
Reading from the book "I Believe in Visions":
My fifth vision occurred in Texas in 1958 while l was
holding a revival meeting at the First Assembly of God
Church. One night as we were praying around the altar a
great spirit of prayer of intercession seem to come upon
the whole church. We prayed together for quite some time
and then I got up and sat in a chair on the platform. I
was sitting there with my eyes opened singing in other
tongues. Suddenly he Lord Jesus appeared on the platform.
And about three feet behind Him stood an angel. Jesus said
to me, "I send my angel to speak to you nearly a year
ago in California." I remember the occasion says
Kenneth Higgins and I have not responded to him. One
afternoon I was lying across the bed in my house trailer
resting. I was meditating and reading my bible getting
ready for the service that evening. Suddenly I had a
feeling that someone had come into the trailer.
