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Modern Day Prophets? Part 2

April 9th, 2025

If you haven’t already, check out my previous post (“Modern Day Prophets?”before you continue reading part 2 – 🙂

Modern Day Prophets?

Since the Word of God confirms that in the last days, there will indeed be modern day prophets, the question then remains..have there been any or are there any?

There have been many so called claimed prophets aka false prophets that have claimed to be Jesus themselves or have predicted the outcome of future events only to be wrong, sometimes multiple times and therefore they have proven themselves to be a false prophet (Deuteronomy 18:20-22) but again I ask, have there been any? Have there been any true Biblically proven prophets?

Praise the Lord, yes there has been. Her name was Ellen G White.

Now before you continue reading, as with anything else I may share or you may hear, I ask you to test her against the Word itself and investigate what she spoke and what she said herself and let her words along with what the Bible said determine for yourself if she really was a prophet of God or not.

1 John 4:1-3 KJV, “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. (2) Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: (3) And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.”

“To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.” (Isaiah 8:20 KJV)

Taking the Biblical tests of a true prophet that was mentioned in part 1 (https://remnantofgod.org/Trueprophets.htm ) – let’s see if she passes the test:

1. Every prediction a true prophet of the Lord makes will come to pass – 100% of the time.

Here are just a few predictions she made that came true (none of her predictions haven’t come to pass or come true):

The Civil War – “January 12, 1861, just three months to a day before the first gun was fired on fort sumpter, the Seventh-day Adventist meeting-house in Parkville, Mich., was dedicated. At the close of a discourse by Elder White, sister white gave a stirring exhortation, after which she took her seat in a chair. In this position she was taken off in vision. The house was crowded with people, and it was a most solemn place to be in. After coming out of the vision, she arose, and looking about the house she said:” {GCDB January 31, 1893, Art. A, par. 1}

“There is not a person in this house who has even dreamed of the trouble that is coming upon this land. People are making sport of the secession ordinance of South Carolina, but I have just been shown that a large number of States are going to join that State, and there will be a most terrible war. In this vision I have seen large armies of both sides gathered on the field of battle. I heard the booming of the cannon, and saw the dead and dying on every hand. Then I saw them rushing up engaged in hand-to-hand fighting [bayoneting one another]. Then I saw the field after the battle, all covered with the dead and dying. Then I was carried to prison, and saw the suffering of those in want, who were wasting away. “Then I was taken to the homes of those who had lost husbands, sons, or brothers in the war. I saw there distress and anguish.” {GCDB January 31, 1893, Art. A, par. 2

“Then looking slowly around the house she said:” {GCDB January 31, 1893, Art. A, par. 3}

“There are those in this house who will lose sons in that war.” {GCDB January 31, 1893, Art. A, par. 4}

NOTE – Thomas Cobb, while drafting the Confederate Constitution stated “The almost universal belief here is that we shall not have war.” Alexander Stephens, the vice-president of the Confederation said that a battle with the Union was “nearly dispelled.”

San Francisco Earthquake, April 18, 1906 – “Well equipped tent meetings should be held in the large cities, such as San Francisco; for not long hence these cities will suffer under the judgments of God. San Francisco and Oakland are becoming as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the Lord will visit them in wrath.” {LS 412.2}

NOTE – the above statement was penned in 1902.

“Thursday afternoon, April 12, 1906, Mrs. White left her home to attend the annual meeting of the Southern California Conference, at Los Angeles, and the dedicatory exercises of two sanitariums— Paradise Valley, near San Diego, and Loma Linda, in the San Bernardino Valley. The first few days were spent in Loma Linda, and during this time she had a remarkable experience, which she has briefly described thus:” {LS 407.1}

“While at Loma Linda, Cal., April 16, 1906, there passed before me a most wonderful representation. During a vision of the night, I stood on an eminence, from which I could see houses shaken like a reed in the wind. Buildings, great and small, were falling to the ground. Pleasure resorts, theaters, hotels, and the homes of the wealthy were shaken and shattered. Many lives were blotted out of existence, and the air was filled with the shrieks of the injured and the terrified.” {LS 407.2}

“The destroying angels of God were at work. One touch, and buildings so thoroughly constructed that men regarded them as secure against every danger, quickly became heaps of rubbish. There was no assurance of safety in any place. I did not feel in any special peril, but the awfulness of the scenes that passed before me I cannot find words to describe. It seemed that the forbearance of God was exhausted, and that the judgment day had come.” {LS 407.3}

“The angel that stood by my side then instructed me that but few have any conception of the wickedness existing in our world today, and especially the wickedness in the large cities. He declared that the Lord has appointed a time when He will visit transgressors in wrath for persistent disregard of His law.” {LS 407.4}

“Terrible as was the representation that passed before me, that which impressed itself most vividly upon my mind was the instruction given me in connection with it. The angel that stood by my side declared that God’s supreme rulership, and the sacredness of His law, must be revealed to those who persistently refuse to render obedience to the King of kings. Those who choose to remain disloyal, must be visited in mercy with judgments, in order that, if possible, they may be aroused to a realization of the sinfulness of their course.” {LS 408.1}

NOTE – the above statement was penned two days before the earthquake. On April 18, the earthquake struck! The earthquake lasted for 47 seconds. That 47 seconds was enough for the city to erupt in fire following the earthquake, which burned an area over 12 square miles – a district three or four miles in each direction. The estimated damage ran from $300M to nearly $1B. It is regarded as the deadliest earthquake in American history. The death toll remains the greatest loss of life from a natural disaster in California’s history and high on the lists of American disasters.

That Dairy and Meat would become unsafe to comsume – “Let the diet reform be progressive. Let the people be taught how to prepare food without the use of milk or butter. Tell them that the time will soon come when there will be no safety in using eggs, milk, cream, or butter, because disease in animals is increasing in proportion to the increase of wickedness among men. The time is near when, because of the iniquity of the fallen race, the
whole animal creation will groan under the diseases that curse our earth.” {7T 135.1}

“There is no safety in eating of the flesh of dead animals, and in a short time the milk of the cowswill also be excluded from the diet of God’s commandment-keeping people. In a short time it will
not be safe to use anything that comes from the animal creation.” Unpublished Testimony, July
26, 1898. {PUR November 7, 1901, par. 1}

“From the light God has given me, the prevalence of cancer and tumors is largely due to gross living on dead flesh.” —Extracts from Unpublished Testimonies in Regard to Flesh Foods, 7, 1896.

“The meat diet is the serious question. Shall human beings live on the flesh of dead animals? The answer, from the light that God has given is, No, decidedly No. Health reform institutions should educate on this question. Physicians who claim to understand the human organism ought not to encourage their patients to subsist on the flesh of dead animals. They should point out the increase of disease in the animal kingdom. The testimony of examiners is that very few animals are free from disease, and that the practice of eating largely of meat is contracting diseases of all kinds,—cancers, tumors, scrofula, tuberculosis, and numbers of other like affections.”—Manuscript 3, 1897.

“Those who use flesh foods little know what they are eating. Often if they could see the animals when living and know the quality of the meat they eat, they would turn from it with loathing. People are continually eating flesh that is filled with tuberculosis and cancerous germs. Tuberculosis, cancer, and other fatal diseases are thus communicated.” — The Ministry of Healing, 313, 1905.

1. In 1990, a New York Times Article was published on a scientist that studies the effects of animal fat on the human body, and he concluded that “If you step back and look at the data, the optimum amount of red meat you eat should be zero.”

“The largest study of Western diets and colon cancer ever done has found that the more red meat and animal fat that people eat, the more likely they are to develop this common and deadly cancer. Researchers said the study offered strong evidence confirming a long-held hypothesis that diet was an important factor in determining who got colon cancer.

Earlier studies had shown that when people moved from countries like Japan, where they ate little meat or fat, to countries like the United States, where meat and fat consumption was high, they were more likely to develop colon cancer. But the earlier studies had not conclusively shown that red meat and animal fat by themselves, rather than other dietary or environmental factors, led to the cancer.

The Surgeon General, the American Cancer Society and other groups have advised Americans to eat less meat, but Dr. Walter Willett, a researcher at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston who directed the study, concluded, ‘If you step back and look at the data, the optimum amount of red meat you eat should be zero.’” (https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/13/us/animal-fat-is-tied-to-colon-cancer.html)

2. In 2015 the World Health Organization (WHO) based on 800 different studies revealed that processed meat is carcinogenic, meaning that it is proven to cause cancer in humans. https://www.iarc.who.int/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/pr240_E.pdf

“The experts concluded that each 50 gram portion of processed meat eaten daily increases the risk of colorectal cancer by 18%.”

3. The China Study – In the later 19 hundreds, a comprehensive study over many years was performed on regions in Asia and some surrounding areas.

Dr. Collins came to find that in populations where animal protein was more highly consumed directly correlated with high/increased cancer rates, and when they ate less animal protein and fats and ate more plants, this actually not only stopped the cancer from growing but “turned off” cancer genes and other genes in the body that had been “switched on” due to diet/lifestyle choices.

This study is so neat! One of my absolute favorites. I highly encourage you to read the book or watch some YouTube documentaries on it. It brings so much insight. It’s such a well done study.

2. A true prophet of the Lord will receive dreams and visions – “And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.” (Numbers 12:6)

As we just read above for point one, she was given countless visions from the Lord.

3,4,5 & 6

3. When in vision there eyes will be open – “He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance , but having his eyes open: (16) He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:” (Number 24:4&16 KJV)

4 & 5) When in “vision” a true Prophet will NOT breathe nor will they have any strength in themselves and will collapse – “For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.” (Daniel 10:17 KJV)

& 6) Once “touched in the “vision” the Prophet receives supernatural strength – “Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me,” (Daniel 10:18 KJV)

Account # 1: “Frequent mention has been made in this narrative to the visions Ellen White received, but little has been said of the physical phenomena that accompanied these visions and provided those who witnessed them with strong evidence of the work being of God. As she herself was totally unconscious during a vision, we must turn to others who were eyewitnesses of the unusual and thrilling experience. Several who had long acquaintance with her from early years have provided us with vivid descriptions. One such is J. N. Loughborough, who first saw her in vision in 1852 and declared that he had seen her in vision fifty times. He wrote: “In passing into vision, she gives three enrapturing shouts of “Glory!” which echo and re-echo, the second, and especially the third, fainter but more thrilling than the first, the voice resembling that of one quite a distance from you, and just going out of hearing.”

“For about four or five seconds she seems to drop down like a person in a swoon, or one having lost his strength; she then seems to be instantly filled with superhuman strength, sometimes rising at once to her feet and walking about the room. There are frequent movements of the hands and arms, pointing to the right or left as her head turns. All these movements are made in a most graceful manner. In whatever position the hand or arm may be placed, it is impossible for anyone to move it.”

“Her eyes are always open, but she does not wink; her head is raised, and she is looking upward, not with a vacant stare, but with a pleasant expression, only differing from the normal in that she appears to be looking intently at some distant object.”

“She does not breathe, yet her pulse beats regularly. Her countenance is pleasant, and the color of her face as florid as in her natural state.—GSAM, pp. 204, 205.”

Account #2: “Mrs. Martha Amadon, also acquainted with Ellen White from early years, after giving a similar description of what took place in connection with the visions, declared:”

“There was never an excitement among those present during a vision; nothing caused fear. It was a solemn, quiet scene, sometimes lasting an hour….”

“When the vision was ended, and she lost sight of the heavenly light, as it were, coming back to the earth once more, she would exclaim with a long-drawn sigh, as she took her first natural breath, “D-a-r-k.” She was then limp and strengthless.—DF 373, Martha Amadon, “Mrs. E. G. White in Vision.”

Account #3: “Individual visions were marked by various characteristics, some of which will be noted as the stories in which they are involved are told. James White, in introducing Ellen White’s experience in his Life Incidents in 1868, described the visions under four numbered points:”

1. “She is utterly unconscious of everything transpiring around her, as has been proved by the most rigid tests, but views herself as removed from this world, and in the presence of heavenly beings.”

2. “She does not breathe. During the entire period of her continuance in vision, which has at different times ranged from fifteen minutes to three hours, there is no breath, as has been repeatedly proved by pressing upon the chest, and by closing the mouth and nostrils.”

3. “Immediately on entering vision, her muscles become rigid, and joints fixed, so far as any external force can influence them. At the same time her movements and gestures, which are frequent, are free and graceful, and cannot be hindered nor controlled by the strongest person.”

4. “On coming out of vision, whether in the daytime or a well-lighted room at night, all is total darkness. Her power to distinguish even the most brilliant objects, held within a few inches of the eyes, returns but gradually….”

“She has probably had, during the past twenty-three years, between one and two hundred visions. These have been given under almost every variety of circumstance, yet maintaining a wonderful similarity.—Page 272.” {1BIO 123.8}

“In the earlier years of Ellen White’s experience the visions were almost always accompanied by physical phenomena similar to that described in the Scriptures in connection with the respective prophets. In the later years, her work having been established and accepted, the visions were usually given during the hours of the night, as the one described by Daniel in the opening verse of chapter 7: “a dream and visions of his head upon his bed.” Such night visions were briefer, more frequent, but of equal importance and value as the visions given during the hours of the day, accompanied by the physical phenomena.” (1BIO 122.2-123.9)

“It is also the large Bible held in vision in the Harmon home early in 1845. On that occasion, during family prayers, she stepped over to a bureau upon which this large volume rested, and picked it up. Placing it on her left hand, she easily held it at arm’s length for an estimated half hour. During the vision she referred, in short exclamations, to the value of the Word of God. Although in frail health, she was in no way fatigued by the experience.” {1BIO 92.3}

“The account of the experience has come down through the family from Robert and Eunice Harmon to James White, then William C. White. [In a letter written April 2, 1919, to an educator, Sarah Peck, W. C. White declared, “my folks told the story to me.”—DF 732a. Loughborough recounted the incident at the general conference of 1891 (The General Conference Bulletin, 1891, 145) and at the 1893 session (Ibid., 1893, 20)]. It was referred to by J. N. Loughborough, who reported that he got the story from Ellen’s parents, her older sister Sarah, and others (GSAM, p. 236). Ellen White made no reference to the experience, for as she was in vision she had no direct knowledge of what took place. At the time of the event she weighed about eighty pounds.” {1BIO 92.4}

7. A true Prophet will be 100% accurate. there is absolutely no margin for error – “The prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that the Lord hath truly sent him.” (Jeremiah 28:9 KJV)

Of all the prophecies that have been so far predicted, all of them have come true. Praise the Lord!

8 & 9: A true Prophet NEVER gives his private interpretation. He only shares what the Lord reveals. Scripture defines Scripture, not man. – “Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.” (2 Peter 1:20)

A true Prophet only prophecies in the name of the Lord. He only seeks to glorify the Lord. He will never seek glory to himself. NEVER! – “For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. (2 Peter 1:21)

“In these letters which I write, in the testimonies I bear, I am presenting to you that which the Lord has presented to me. I do not write one article in the paper expressing merely my own ideas. They are what God has opened before me in vision—the precious rays of light shining from the throne.” 5T 67.2

“Brother J would confuse the mind by seeking to make it appear that the light God has given through the Testimonies is an addition to the word of God, but in this he presents the matter in a false light. God has seen fit in this manner to bring the minds of His people to His word, to give them a clearer understanding of it.” 5T 663.2

“But I do not ask you to take my words. Lay Sister White to one side. Do not quote my words

again as long as you live until you can obey the Bible. When you make the Bible your food, your

meat and your drink, when you make its principles the elements of your character, you will know better how to receive counsel from God. I exalt the precious Word before you today. Do not repeat what I have said, saying, “Sister White said this,” and “Sister White said that.” Find out what the Lord God of Israel says, and then do what He commands.” {16LtMs, Ms 43, 1901, par. 26}

“This is the treasure that is found in the Scriptures. The Bible is God’s great lesson book, His great educator. The foundation of all true science is contained in the Bible. Every branch of knowledge may be found by searching the word of God. And above all else it contains the science of all sciences, the science of salvation. The Bible is the mine of the unsearchable riches of Christ.” {COL 107.3}

“The word of God should be thoroughly studied. All other reading is inferior to this.” {T17 174.1}

“In giving up His Son, He has poured out to us all heaven in one gift.” {SC 21.2}

“O how I long to see Jesus! I love Him, and the precious promises of His Word warm my soul.” {18LtMs, Lt 170, 1903, par. 7}

10. A true Prophet will look to edify, comfort, and uplift the Church body by his testimony as well as exhort them – “But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort. (4) He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.” (1 Corinthians 14:3-4)

“…but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.” (1 Corinthians 14:22)

“The word of God is sufficient to enlighten the most beclouded mind and may be understood by those who have any desire to understand it. But notwithstanding all this, some who profess to make the word of God their study are found living in direct opposition to its plainest teachings. Then, to leave men and women without excuse, God gives plain and pointed testimonies, bringing them back to the word that they have neglected to follow.” 5T 663.2

11. A true Prophet keeps God’s Law, and abides by the testimony of the Bible Prophets as well. If a Prophet does not agree with the Bible Prophet’s or does not keep God’s Ten Commandments, he or she is a false Prophet – “To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.” (Isaiah 8:20)

“I saw that Jesus did not come to abolish his Father’s law. The ten commandments were to stand fast forever. Adam and Eve broke God’s law and fell, and the family of Adam must perish. God could not alter or abolish his law to save lost man, who had by his transgression fallen so low that God could not accept any effort he might make to keep that holy, just and good law. Jesus saw the degradation of man, and pitied his hopeless condition. All heaven knew that God could not change or abolish his law to save man. Jesus pitied the fallen race and offered to take the wrath of God upon himself that was due to man, and to suffer in his stead. Said an angel, “Did Jesus come to make void the law of God, and by his death abolish it? No, no. If God’s law could have been changed; if it could have been abolished, God would not have given his Son to die a cruel, shameful death.” But the fact of Jesus’ giving his life for man shows the immutability of God’s law. Jesus gave his life to save lost man from the curse or penalty he merited by transgression. He by humbling himself exalted man. He became the stepping-stone to elevate man, that he might lay hold of the virtue of his blood, keep God’s law, and be brought back to eat of the fruit of the tree of life to which Adam and Eve forfeited all right.” {2SG 274.2}

“The righteousness of Christ will not cover one cherished sin. A man may be a law-breaker in heart; yet if he commits no outward act of transgression, he may be regarded by the world as possessing great integrity. But God’s law looks into the secrets of the heart. Every act is judged by the motives that prompt it. Only that which is in accord with the principles of God’s law will stand in the judgment.” {COL 316.2}

“Passing down through the centuries, we find that there came a time when God’s law must once more be unmistakably revealed as the standard of obedience. Christ came to vindicate the sacred claims of the law. He came to live a life of obedience to its requirements and thus prove the falsity of the charge made by Satan that it is impossible for man to keep the law of God. As a man He met temptation and overcame in the strength given Him from God. As He went about doing good, healing all who were afflicted by Satan, He made plain to men the character of God’s law and the nature of His service. His life testifies that it is possible for us also to obey the law of God.” {8T 207.3}

“The question is often asked. Why do you keep the commandments of God? Did not Jesus come to abolish the law? The Son of God gave the law, and was it given only to be abolished? Did Jesus leave the royal courts of heaven to die upon the cross of Calvary, in order that he might give the world license to break the law? Is there reason in this? Was the wonderful, costly process that the Father and his dear Son underwent, only to abolish the law, and give men perfect freedom to trample it in the dust?—No, no. The Lord’s standard of righteousness remains as firm as his eternal throne. It is his holy law, and because not one precept of this law could be changed to meet man in his fallen condition, the Father consented to give his only begotten Son to die. To abolish the law?—No; but to save the sinner. The cross of Calvary is the unanswerable argument as to the perpetuity of the law of Jehovah. When the great Teacher gave his sermon on the mount, showing the immutability of the law of God, he was expounding the law that he himself gave.” {RH March 21, 1893, par. 1}

“Parents, ask yourselves the solemn question, “Have we educated our children to yield to paternal authority, and thus trained them to obey God, to love him, to hold his law as the supreme guide of conduct and life? Have we educated them to be missionaries for Christ? to go about doing good? Believing parents, your children will have to fight decisive battles for the Lord in the day of conflict; and while they win victories for the Prince of Peace, they may be gaining triumphs for themselves. But if they have not been brought up in the fear of the Lord; if they have no knowledge of Christ, no connection with heaven, they will have no moral power, and they will yield to earthly potentates who have assumed to exalt themselves above the God of heaven in establishing a spurious sabbath to take the place of the Sabbath of Jehovah. The tender mercies of this power will be displayed in prison cells and dungeons. Already preparations are advancing, and movements are in progress, which will result in making an image to the beast. Events will be brought about in the earth’s history that will fulfill the predictions of prophecy for these last days..” RH April 23, 1889, par. 5

“On Sabbath afternoon I had freedom in presenting to the people the necessity of obeying the law of God. It is not enough to say that we believe. We must have that genuine faith which works by love, and purifies the soul. God has given us a perfect standard of righteousness in his law. “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.” This comprehends the whole duty of man to his God and to his neighbor. We owe to God our life, and all that makes life desirable, and when we refuse to render obedience to him, we rob and defraud our own souls. No man can choose his own way without deep ingratitude to God; in so doing he renders to God enmity for love..” RH March 5, 1889, par. 2

12. A true Prophet believes and preaches the incarnation of Jesus Christ. He will preach Jesus as God who came to Earth and put on humanity in order to redeem us all – 1 John 4:1-3

“Such is the character of Christ as revealed in His life. This is the character of God. It is from the Father’s heart that the streams of divine compassion, manifest in Christ, flow out to the children of men. Jesus, the tender, pitying Saviour, was God “manifest in the flesh.” 1 Timothy 3:16.” {SC 12.2}

The incarnation of Christ is a mystery. The union of divinity with humanity is a mystery indeed, hidden with God, “even the mystery which hath been hid from ages.” It was kept in eternal silence by Jehovah, and was first revealed in Eden, by the prophecy that the Seed of the woman should bruise the serpent’s head, and that he should bruise his heel. To present to the world this mystery that God kept in silence for eternal ages before the world was created, before man was created, was the part that Christ was to act in the work he entered upon when he came to this earth. And this wonderful mystery, the incarnation of Christ and the atonement that he made, must be declared to every son and daughter of Adam, whether Jew or Gentile. His sufferings perfectly fulfilled the claims of the law of God. None of the apostles could have filled the deficiency, had there been any.” {ST March 25, 1897, par. 8}

“The entrance of sin into the world, the incarnation of Christ, regeneration, the resurrection, and many other subjects presented in the Bible, are mysteries too deep for the human mind to explain or even to fully comprehend. But God has given us in the Scriptures sufficient evidence of their divine character, and we are not to doubt His word because we cannot understand all the mysteries of His providence. {5T 699.3}

“Ages before His incarnation, Christ distinctly chose His position. He foresaw His life of humiliation, His rejection and crucifixion, His victory over satanic agencies, His victory over death and the grave. He saw the world flooded with light and life and heard the song of triumph sung by the millions rescued from the hold of Satan. {21LtMs, Ms 77, 1906, par. 10}

“Jesus is the foundation, the author and the finisher, of our faith. Why are we so powerless? Jesus lives; and because he lives, we shall live also. He is to us a risen Saviour; not a shrouded Saviour in Joseph’s new tomb, which was closed with a great stone and sealed with the Roman seal. Mourn not as those who are hopeless and helpless; never, under any circumstances, give way to despair; but from grateful hearts, from lips touched with holy fire, let the glad song ring out, “Jesus is risen; he lives to make intercession for us.” Grasp this hope, and it will hold the soul like a sure, tried anchor. Believe, and thou shalt “see the glory of God.” [John 11:40.] {GW92 467.4}

“You may err in judgment, but do not lose your hold on Jesus. He is wisdom, He is light, He is power. He is to you as a great Rock in a weary land. Rest under His shadow.” {4LtMs, Lt 8, 1886, par. 21}

13. A true Prophet will show good works, and have identifiable fruits of a Christian. He/she will have abundant BIBLICAL fruits – Matthew 7:15-20

Not only did Ellen White endure many hardships with a faithful trust in God (as she lost two children and was widowed at 54 years of age), people that knew her and witnessed the grace of Christ in her, knew she was sincere in her care for them and they knew she had a love for Jesus above all else. Not only did she love the Lord but she loved those around her. Her works do follow her and God is the One who is glorified.

14. As mentioned in Part 1, gender makes no difference. Women or men can be prophets of God.

Exodus 15:20, Judges 4:4, 2 Kings 22:14, Nehemiah 6:14, Isaiah 8:3, Luke 2:36, Joel 2:28, Acts 2:16-19

15. Age makes no difference in being a prophet –

“And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: (18) And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:” (Acts 2:17-18)

16. Performing miracles proves nothing – Even Satan has the ability to perform supernatural “healings”, etc. Miracles too need testing.

“For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. (25) Behold, I have told you before.” (Matthew 24:24-25)

“For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.” (Revelation 16:14)

“And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, (14) And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.” (Revelation 13:13-14)

“Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. (22) Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? (23) And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” (Matthew 7:21-23)

I hope and pray your were blessed by the evidence shown above! There is so many more predictions, visions, practical counsel and encouragement that could be shared. I encourage you to pray and read some of her readings for yourself. Feel free to reach out with any questions, and I will do my best by God’s grace to answer. I have a few suggestions to start you off, if it’s your first time reading her writings.

You can get your own copy of her original writings at vbates.org or you can also get some of her writings in pdf format here:

How loving of a Father in Heaven we have to bless us with such amazing counsel and encouragement to ever increase our love for God’s Word, the Lord Himself, and to help prepare us for Jesus’ soon return. ♥️ May you by God’s grace and the truth revealed through the Holy Spirit be brought more nearer to your heart and may your love for Jesus ever increase. May the Lord Jesus Christ bless you this day!
How does the Lord heal?

May 15th, 2023

Table of Contents:
–Why is the Lord allowing this?

–So, why doesn’t everyone receive physical healing when they come to the Lord?

–But then the question is, do we truly want to be healed?

–If God deems it best to not heal us physically, has He forsaken us?

–It’s all about perspective.

–So, how does the Lord heal?

I was inspired to write this due to a dear friend coming to learn she was diagnosed with cancer. Since sending this letter, I have updated and changed portions of this letter/article specifically for online. I pray you are blessed!

Good morning,

There are many ways in which the Bible speaks about healing, and this is a topic that has been of deep interest to me over the years, due to my own personal health and most especially because of loved ones near and dear to me having to go through hard health trials. I pray what you read below comforts and encourages you today. 🙂

God bless!

Why is the Lord allowing such trials? How does the Lord heal us?

Why is the Lord allowing this?

As you know, and all can attest to, is that trials and hardships are a part of this life. And they aren’t just a part of this life, they are actually a guarantee in this life, for all, including Christians.

Whether those trials are a result of our own sinful choices, the poor choices of others, for our sanctification, pruning, or for the glory of God to be seen, it is of God’s mercy and love that He does allow us to experience and go through such trials and afflictions.

“Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.” (Psalms 119:67)

“It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.” (Psalms 119:71)

“I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.” (Psalms 119:75)

Now this isn’t to say that God desires any of us to suffer, no, that isn’t the case one bit. He simply knows what the very best thing for us is. If God is allowing grief, then He is doing it with compassion, for He doesn’t willing afflict us. “But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies. For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.” (Lamentations 3:32-33)

No good parent wants to punish their children, but they also know that the very best thing for their child is to discipline them, hoping they will learn their lesson and be better for it. All the more does our perfect Father in Heaven, desire what is the very, very best for us…and correction is one of the many ways in which the Lord shows His love toward us.

“And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.” (Hebrews 12:5-13)

Many are walking contrary to the Lord’s Commandments and His perfect will; they live life as they please and as they deem right, so the Lord allows such afflictions. He longs for all those walking contrary to His will to turn from their wicked ways and come to Him; for He knows that He is the very best thing for them.

“Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.” (Isaiah 55:7)

I can say personally that if it wasn’t for experiencing many hard trials, I would have never desired to seek the Lord, I would have never desired to turn away from my sin, and know if there was more to this life than the life I was living. I cannot thank God enough for the trials He allowed many years ago, and the trials He allows today. For they are what He used to bring me to Jesus, and they are also what continue to keep me close to His side.

So, why doesn’t everyone receive physical healing when they come to the Lord?

All of those made in God’s image are indeed promised healing, but this is on account that they repent, give their lives to Him and by His grace and strength obey His Commandments (to the light that they have been given- , How do I give my life to Jesus?) but that promise isn’t guaranteed to come on this side of eternity.

“In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live. Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying, I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying, Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD. And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake. And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.” (2 Kings 20:1-7)

Notice that the Lord said He would heal Hezekiah, but there was also a test for Hezekiah. Hezekiah was by faith to listen to God’s instructions and “take the lump of figs” and lay it on the boil. If, by faith, Hezekiah was obedient to what the Lord instructed Him to do, he would receive healing. By faith in what God had promised, Hezekiah took the lump of figs, and he was healed.

There are many times in life when the Lord has shown us what He would have us to do, and specific to our to health, He has shown us the best steps to take for healing to come. Yet, for one reason or another, whether that be fear, lack of understanding, ignorance, unbelief, wanting the “quick fix”, lack of trust, etc…we often miss hearing the very way in which we could receive true healing as the Lord would desire to give us. In our pride, fear, and often misunderstanding of how the Lord answers such requests, we can refuse or miss the very thing that would bring us the true healing we need.

Take also the example of Naaman spoken about in 2 Kings 5:1-14: “Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper. And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman’s wife. And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy. And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel. And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment. And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy. And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me. And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel. So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha. And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage. And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean? Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.”

It was according to the Lord’s will that Naaman (who wasn’t a Christian) the leper could indeed receive healing on this side of eternity, but here again we see that Naaman was tested to see if he had faith that God could indeed heal him by heeding the instructions he was given by God’s prophet Elisha.

After the Lord gave instruction, Naaman initially refused to do as the Lord said. “.. Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper..” It was because of Naaman’s pride and the false expectation of how HE thought the Lord would deem fit to provide the healing. And because the Lord knew the pride that Naaman had, in how he was known as this “mighty man of valour”, the Lord tested Naaman’s pride when He chose the river of Jordan over the classy rivers of Damascus, which were “..better than all the waters of Israel..”

We have sadly all done this at some point or at many points in our lives and even in our walks with the Lord, not only in regard to specific health needs or physical healing, but in many aspects of life. We often think WE know the best route or the best decision to make. “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” (Proverbs 14:12)

We all have made many decisions without asking the Lord what He would deem best and what He would have us to do. And the times when we have sought the Lord, how often have we lacked patience to wait for His answer. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:9)

It is God’s mercy and love toward us that He has provided this story as an example for us to refer to and learn from in multiple ways.

We also see that Naaman received a kind rebuke from his servants, “..My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?” Just as God will often, in His longsuffering toward us, send people into our lives to encourage, share with us, and remind us of what He had already instructed us to do, if we desire to receive the answer to our concerns and many prayers. It’s simply up to us to humble ourselves, listen, and obey.

But then the question is, do we truly want to be healed?

Sounds like a question with an obvious answer. You may be thinking, “Of course! Someone that is sick wants to be healed,” so the better question is: “Are they looking for true healing?”

Receiving physical, mental, and emotional healing of any sort is always a blessing and is much more preferable than being sick. But again, why is it that we desire to be healed? What would we do with our lives if we received the healing for which we longed for and have prayed for?

Is it so we can go back to the very things that God was trying to rescue us from in the first place? Drinking, partying, being promiscuous, partaking in dangerous activities, seeking after money and financial success, vanity, spending too much time working, neglecting our own health, neglecting our family, pride of life, fame, fortune, disobeying God and His commandments in one way or another?

We must ask ourselves? Do we truly desire to be made whole, not only physically and mentally, but spiritually as well? Are we willing to do whatever it takes to receive true healing? Are we willing to give up and let go of the very habits and sins that may be the direct cause of (or at least contributing to) our many ailments?

Do we want to be healed so we can live as the Lord would desire us to? Or are we expecting to receive healing instantly?

Take the man that struggled with the ailment of palsy. “And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee. And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. And he arose, and departed to his house.” (Matthew 9:2-7)

This man longed to receive physical healing; think of all the things that he wasn’t able to do, let alone never had the chance to do because of his palsy (paralysis). Yet, what he longed for more than any physical healing was to know and have the assurance that his sins were indeed forgiven. He longed for the hope of salvation and hope of eternity. Just as Jesus prioritized this man’s spiritual healing, Jesus does the same for you and me. And just as Jesus read the heart (mind) of the man with palsy, and the scribes’ thoughts, the Lord sees and reads the hearts of you and me. And if He deems that it is best for our salvation’s sake to not receive full physical healing on this side of eternity, then we must trust Him and believe that He is allowing it for our good. For God knows that maybe if we received full physical healing, we would leave Him again and pursue the very things that took us away from Him in the first place.

God answers each and every one of our prayers according to what He deems best and in the time that He deems best. If it be according to the Lord’s will, healing can happen immediately, but the Lord will also answer our prayers by guiding us to His Biblical diet, natural remedies, and proper lifestyle changes that would bring immense healing as well. Yet, in our often desire for instant gratification, and in our impatience and unwillingness to take the path that takes time, effort, discipline, trust, patience, and faith we often put it aside and then get frustrated or even blame God when we still don’t feel any better. We often decide to take the “easier” route, refuse to change our ways, and go for the option that seems best in our eyes, but sadly only brings us down a far worse path. Yet, His arm is outreached yet.

It is in the process and journey of healing that there is potential for the most growth to happen, for He uses it to teach many lessons, most especially to rely on Him. For in the times of struggle, are we on our knees pleading to God? Do we believe God? Are we being patient to receive that healing? Are we seeking Him in His Word? In the times of struggle, are we thanking God for the healing He has brought and the many blessings He has given? During the good and rough times, are we praising Him for sending His only begotten Son for us? The times we fail to do this, He helps us to see where we have areas we need to grow. Oh how He loves us and cares for us. Though we have so greatly sinned against Him, yet He is so willing to forgive us, cleanse, pick us back up, encourage us, and guide. What love.

The Lord sees what it is we truly desire, and our willingness to surrender our ways and trust God’s ways.

If God deems it best to not heal us physically, has He forsaken us?

Even for the born again Christian that desires nothing more than to please and obey their Father in Heaven, God sees who will have the strength to make it through tough trials ahead. He sees what they will be able to handle and therefore He may allow His child to go to sleep (die) earlier than they or others may have expected, whether through sickness or another trial, to make sure that son or daughter will indeed be rising to meet Him in the air when He returns. Or for the precious unconverted soul on their death bed, knowing they are soon to die may be that the very best circumstance for them to accept Jesus as their Lord and Saviour. Just as the thief on the cross. Thank you, LORD! Whatever the circumstance or wherever we are in our walk with God, God sees the whole picture, while we only see parts. Because we can only see small bits of the whole picture, it is sometimes very difficult to understand why He is allowing sickness or injury, but there again in His amazing love He uses these trails to draw us to Him and to trust Him. May we take comfort in the Scriptures, knowing that His ways are not our ways, nor are His thoughts our thoughts, (Isaiah 56:8&9) and that it is our Father’s good pleasure to give us the kingdom of heaven. (Luke 12:32) We can be comforted in the knowledge that our loving Father knows exactly what He is doing, and it is all to His glory and for our salvation sake. Praise His Name!

“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” (Hebrews 13:5)

Just as was talked about earlier, the Lord may not heal a precious soul from all their physical ailments, but when they do come to God desiring more than anything to be cleansed and to be made whole spiritually, God doesn’t then leave them to bear their burdens alone. No, not at all! Rather the complete opposite! Praise His Name!

“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30)

“Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” (1 Peter 5:7)

He will abundantly bless them with joy and peace like never experienced before in the midst of their difficult circumstance. God will comfort their hearts, bless them with the faith and strength needed each and every day, and give them hope; the hope of Heaven and joy knowing that the One who healed their broken hearts, and carried them through, they will very soon get to meet face to face … never to be apart again.

“But He (Jesus) was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:5)

“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.” (Romans 5:1-6)

Though we often forsake Him, if we stay close to His side. He will never forsake us. And when we often falter, fall into despair, or are tempted to doubt His care, we can time and time again come to the foot of Jesus’ cross, tell Him of our burdens and ask for His strength. He never wearies or gets tired of our continual coming to Him. What a loving Saviour and loving Father we have. May we cling to Jesus and never let Him go. Praise His Name!

It’s all about perspective.

I love reading testimonies of those that have faithfully clung to Jesus through the hardest of times, because it so beautifully shows the strength of Jesus in them while in the midst of the toughest circumstances. It gives me so much hope to know that just as others have been given the courage and strength from Jesus during the toughest trials, He too will do the same for me and others in the tough times ahead.

One of my favorite stories is about a lady named Annie Flint; she suffered through immense physical pain. Yet, in the midst of her worst pain, though she wasn’t physically able to write at this time due her physical limitations, someone wrote down her words for her. This is her beautiful poem:

“He giveth more grace when the burdens grow greater,
He sendeth more strength when the labors increase;
To added affliction He addeth His mercy;
To multiplied trials, His multiplied peace.

When we have exhausted our store of endurance,
When our strength has failed ere the day is half done,
When we reach the end of our hoarded resources,
Our Father’s full giving is only begun.

Fear not that thy need shall exceed His provision,
Our God ever yearns His resources to share;
Lean hard on the arm everlasting, availing;
The Father both thee and thy load will upbear.

His love has no limit; His grace has no measure.
His pow’r has no boundary known unto men;
For out of His infinite riches in Jesus,
He giveth, and giveth, and giveth again!

Those that have suffered through the most trying pains and have experience the greatest grief, they have also had the blessed opportunity to relate all the more to what Our Precious Saviour suffered when He was brutally beaten and crucified on the cross for something He didn’t deserve. And not only did He not deserve what He suffered through, He suffered because of our sins! We caused His suffering! And it is in our many times of weakness, whether it be physical, mental, or emotional, His strength is so mightily seen and shown!

(Please note, that Satan also can cause certain ailments and diseases to us and our loved ones due to allowing certain evils in our life or home, like partaking in new age practices for example or committing willful sin (known sin), having idols in our home (like Buddha), TV (not just the screen used for work or something edifying), witchcraft books, fictional books, etc. Please see the example mentioned at the end of my “Is acupuncture Biblical” post to see what positive changes happened when the acupuncturist renounced and repented of his successful practice.)

“And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.” (2 Corinthians 12:9-10)

It’s also important to understand that the trials we experience aren’t always a result of our own sins, but rather for the glory of God to be seen and known by many.

Take the story of the man that was born blind, “And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.” (John 9:1-7)

Or take the story of Job: Job was perfect and righteous in the sight of the Lord, yet the Lord allowed him to lose all that he had but his life. (Read Job chapters 1-3) And what was Job’s initial response after he lost all of his children, health, abundant livestock, garden, and servants? Job said: “..Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.” (Job 1:21)

It is such stories like Job’s that God has blessed us with to teach us many wonderful lessons. It wasn’t because of any sin that Job committed, that God allowed such trials. Yet, we see Job’s response at the beginning. We see His faithful trust in God regardless of the immense suffering. What an example!

May the Lord bless us all by His grace and His power working in us, to have such faith as Annie did, as Job did, and as so many other faithful Christians we have read about, but most especially, may we all have the same faith as our blessed Redeemer, Jesus Christ did.

“Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.” (Revelation 14:12)

If we faithfully day in and day out stay close to Jesus, we will be filled with wondrous joy and abundant peace, and we will be given the grace and strength sufficient for every trial we face. “As thy days, so shall thy strength be.” (Deuteronomy 33:25)

So, how does the Lord heal us physically?

If it be according to the Lord’s will that He would deem it best for us to receive physical healing on this side of eternity, there are many ways in which physical healing can come, but regardless of which way the Lord deems fit, it is by our faith that any healing will occur in the first place; simple faith.

Now, just to be extra clear..this isn’t the same as the false prosperity gospel spoken of today, wherein the only reason they conclude or give if someone doesn’t receive healing, is because they didn’t have enough faith, didn’t give enough money, etc. This is a very dangerous false doctrine; one that has brought much disaster to many precious souls. 😦

Healing can happen immediately, in the midst of or right after being in prayer. It can happen after a faithful and obedient Christian lays hands and/or prays for that sick person. (But the recipient of those prayers, themselves, still need to have the faith that the Lord can indeed heal them.) Healing can happen through chiropractic adjustments (the spine getting realigned, an ankle bone get put back into place, for example), through traditional muscular massage, herbs, poultices, vitamins and minerals, water therapy, a cleansing protocol (juice cleanse for example), raw food diet, fasting, fasting and prayer, a plant based diet, lifestyle changes, eliminating highly processed foods, pop, etc. Often it’s a combination of these things along with a consistent healthy diet and lifestyle. 🙂

Click here for more information on God’s healing diet! https://remnantofgod.org/health.htm

“And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.” (1 John 5:14-15)

“And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.” (1 John 3:22)

“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” (James 5:16)

Take the lady who was plagued with the issue of blood for 12 years and had spent all of her money seeking physicians. “And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched. And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me. And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately. And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.” (Luke 8:43-48) Praise His Name!

Or take the man that was blind from birth or the man who suffered with palsy as we mentioned earlier. Or the man that had an infirmity 38 years. “And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years. When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole? The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me. Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.” (John 5:5-9)

Or even take the man that was crippled from birth, that was healed because of his faith; “And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked: The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.” (Acts 14:8-10)

There are countless amazing healings that Jesus performed all throughout Scripture and there are many amazing testimonies of His healing power today!

Jesus perceived that many precious but struggling souls had the faith to be healed; for they truly believed that Jesus had the power to heal them. If we too believe (and it’s according to the Lord’s will), we can and will indeed receive healing! We simply must believe!

“And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child. And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead. But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.” (Mark 9:20-27)

Remember when we read earlier about Hezekiah and Naaman? They were both promised healing … IF they, by faith, followed through with what the Lord had instructed them to do. For Hezekiah it was taking the lump of figs and putting it on his boil. For Naaman, it was dunking in the Jordan River seven times. We too must be willing to, by faith, listen and do our part. Even if the answer given isn’t our preference or what we are accustomed to.

Whether we receive physical healing on this side of eternity or not, it is still by our faith in the atoning blood of Jesus to cleanse us of our sins, that we can have confidence that we will receive complete healing when we are changed, and receive our perfected bodies at the coming of Jesus. “Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.” (1 Corinthians 15:51-53)

Praise the Lord!

Thank you for taking the time to read this today. I pray you were blessed by what you read. If you have any comments or questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

I will be adding more recipes, healing remedies, and more information on health soon. 🙂

May the Lord Jesus Christ bless you abundantly. 🙂

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