We Beheld His Glory
The Gaborone, Botswana Crusade
by Ernest Angley
August 2000
Over the years the Lord has taken me into visions of the stars, telling me that the stars represented the souls I would win for Christ. I went to Botswana to gather stars. During this fantastic journey into Botswana, our eyes beheld that which we had not seen before. God moved in countless wonderful ways to make Himself real to a hungry people. Never had we been in a nation so ripe for harvest as Botswana was. Workers on tour with me introduced salvation to groups of people as well as to individuals, and God shook the place.
Ministers’ Meeting: Gaborone, Botswana
The Lord told the ministers in a meeting prior to the crusade services that He needed them to be righteous and holy, to walk in the truth like Jesus walked, to give their lives totally to Him. The old self must go and the new self live without sin if they were to serve His righteousness.
This was their hour of visitation, their hour of revelation from the Lord. The Lord said He would reveal Himself in many ways to make Himself real to this people. Your nation will never be the same. God is here, and there is no room for doubt. You will either believe God in this crusade or you will not believe God.
This is the great hour of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit that Joel the prophet foresaw thousands of years ago, the hour of the fulfillment of his prophecy. Parts of bodies would be re-created in these services; many would be healed from death diseases—thousands from AIDS.
I received a letter from another country which told of twenty-five people being healed of AIDS. They had been back to the doctor, checked, and their healings were confirmed. None showed any signs of AIDS.
Expect God to heal you; depend on miracles; they are promised all believers. But he 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). One drop of blood in those divine blood stripes can heal everyone who needs healing. All the power of Heaven is in only one drop of blood.
Jesus walked among men in a human body, but divine blood flowed in His veins. You who are born again have divine blood not in your veins, but applied to your soul. It’s through the blood of the Lamb that you will be victorious; you must be born again. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death (Revelation 12:11).
Alive in Christ through the Blood
Jesus, the Word made flesh, brought divine blood to Earth for man to use, divine blood so we could become new creations. Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new (II Corinthians 5:17). You can’t be a new creature and not be changed, and only through divine blood can this change come. Put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him (Colossians 3:10). Through divine blood Jesus prayed, and the Father always heard Him, and through divine blood, you, too, can reach God.
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive (I Corinthians 15:22). Divine blood makes you alive in Christ, cleanses you of sin. For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins (Matthew 26:28). And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission (Hebrews 9:22). And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power (Colossians 2:10). When you have Jesus, you have all of Heaven; claim all that is offered you in the miracle blood. Stand perfect and complete in all the will of God (Colossians 4:12). Only by the divine blood of Jesus and the grace of God can we be complete. God’s amazing grace has amazing effects.
Thursday: First Crusade Service
“God is here to bless you,” I told the crowd that first night, “to heal you and save you from all sin. The name is Jesus. Speak His name and the blind receive sight, the deaf hear, AIDS disappears.
“God has gifted me with a special gift to deliver people from AIDS. All the honor and glory go to the Lord; there is nothing great about me, all the greatness is in the Lord I serve. I bring you Jesus!”
Healings and miracles were already taking place. In a vision I saw the great miracle sign of God. He tells me where miracles and healings are occurring as He directs me in the services.
“I sanctify the Lord; I declare the miracles and healings are His.
“I see in the vision that many need salvation. The Lord is showing me we must give people a chance to find Him now. To the left I see the miracle power coming in to back away the powers of the night. God is ready to deliver you, to save your soul. Do you believe in the divine blood of Jesus? You can have it in your heart to make you brand-new. Tonight He is going to save thousands.”
For the first time that I remember, I began a crusade service leading everyone in the sinners’ prayer.
Can You Believe?
The sermon Thursday was “Can You Believe?” I told of the man who had come to Jesus wanting his son to be set free. The disciples tried to heal the boy, but failed. The father said to Jesus, 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. And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out? And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting (Mark 9:22-29). If you can do anything, the man said; and Jesus threw that if right back to him. If you can believe, your son can be healed.
“There are no ifs with God. Believing God’s promises makes all the difference; believing makes all things possible. Faith is acting out what God has said. God said it; I believe it, and that settles it. Settle your case through the Spirit of God. We put our faith together and believe God to move. Faith in God heals the sick.
“Do you think you have no faith? The Bible says that God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith (Romans 12:3). Without faith you could not find God; without faith you would have no reality of Calvary.
“Human faith is different from divine faith. Human faith is limited, but divine blood faith reaches all the way to Heaven where we can come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need (Hebrews 4:16). Come boldly before the throne in blood righteousness, holiness and purity.
“God is merciful and longsuffering toward us. Jesus has made the way into God for us, giving us this great promise: What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them (Mark 11:24). Pray through the blood; it’s the only way to pray.
“Divine blood walked the streets of Jerusalem and the shores of Galilee, and people were healed of all manner of sicknesses and diseases. Miracles are just that simple through the divine blood of Jesus. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you (John 15:7). If you are in the Lord and Spirit filled, as you yield to the Holy Spirit He will direct you to pray for the divine will of God all the time.
“Although Jesus freely shared His divine blood with people, many doubted Him. Jairus’ daughter was dead, but divine blood said she was asleep. And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise. And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat. And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done (Luke 8:52-56). Jesus put the doubters out; He didn’t fellowship with doubters.”
Bring Your Burdens to the Lord
“Jesus is calling to all: Come to me; I will save you; I will heal you. Bring your burdens to me! 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).
“Are you weary, carrying a heavy load? Jesus never intended anyone to be sick or afflicted. Jesus, the second Adam, made it possible for you to be a new creature with divine blood in your soul. Can you believe?
“To really know Jesus, you must know the power in His blood to deliver and to fulfill His promises. All the joy and happiness of Heaven is in the blood; the spirit of rejoicing is in the blood. Through divine blood, your miracle is just as close as the faith of God. Don’t live by feelings; live by faith.”
More Miracles Took Place in the Audience
The sermon ended and the Lord began to move in with visions and revelations, pointing out people through the Spirit of God and discerning their conditions.
A father of two children was there. His wife had died with AIDS, and his children had AIDS. Your children are now healed, saith the Lord.
The Lord pointed out a mother of five children, two of whom were already dead from AIDS, and a third looked as though it wouldn’t last long. The Lord said that the third child was healed, and the crowd rejoiced.
Through the gift of discerning, the Lord pointed out a thirteen-year-old boy who had AIDS. It was frightening to him. Before he came to the service he didn’t think God loved him, but he opened his heart to God when the crowd said the sinners’ prayer, and he let Jesus in. He no longer had AIDS.
The Lord is precise. He numbered the exact time a sixty-four-year-old man had AIDS: four years, two months, one week and one day. At one time this man had known the Lord, but he went away from God into deep sin. Although he had degraded his body in whoredom, the Lord had mercy for him. The Lord brought him to the service for his last chance. If he would give his heart to God, he would be healed within the next ten days. But he would have to prove himself. Woe to him if he would ever turn back from God again! The congregation was called upon to help him pray the sinners’ prayer, to help him get right with God, to turn from unrighteousness to righteousness.
A woman whose six grandchildren had AIDS was told her grandchildren were being healed.
More miracles were taking place for AIDS, and then miracles for other afflictions. A woman with a growth the size of an orange in her stomach was healed. There was healing for a back injury, for an enlarged heart, for a severe skin condition, for an inner ear problem, for cancer of the bowels, for blindness, for a brain tumor, and for a nervous breakdown.
The healing line consisted of people who needed to be delivered from deafness, and who didn’t have a sense of smell. God moved for them all in a wonderful way. As the crowd witnessed the instant results of these miracles, their faith rose.
Then in the vision I saw the miracle sign traveling across the crowd toward the invalid section. Five hundred were being healed of a stomach condition. Three hundred two of them had been born with weak nervous systems which affected their stomachs in a great way. The Lord had miracles for 695 people who suffered with arthritis.
God moved for 1,119 people plagued with various nervous disorders; many re-creations took place.
Now more AIDS victims were healed.
One thousand twenty-one people were numbered for healing of bowel conditions.
Four hundred ninety-seven people had come with severe gum trouble, and were told to bite down; their gums were normal.
Finally 2,004 received healing for various conditions in their feet and legs.
The service ended with the trio singing “By Faith I Can Touch Him Now” and the crowd waving the hallelujah cross wave.
Friday: Second Service
The service began with people crying, The blood! The blood! The blood! As they cried The blood! demons were leaving the devil possessed. One hundred ninety-five in witchcraft were delivered. Nine hundred eleven were delivered from voodoo and other devices of the devil that had them bound in the darkness of spiritual night. Then 375 more were delivered from witchcraft. Three witch doctors in the audience were set free. Not long ago one of these witch doctors had caused the deaths of five people; but as he yielded to the blood, he was forgiven.
The devils kept fleeing as the crowd continued to say The blood! The blood! The power of God swept out the devils from more people who were in witchcraft and other works of the devil. What wondrous power is in the holy, divine blood of Jesus! When the people cried The blood! the Holy Spirit drew them to God’s delivering power, and they began to use the blood. As they used the blood, the Holy Spirit could cast out the devils that bound them. Thousands of devils were cast out that night. Although people may not have come for deliverance, as they said The blood! the devils lost their power.
Witchcraft Has No Power over a Child of God
The blood renders the devils helpless. By using the blood, anyone in witchcraft, voodoo or any other cult of the devil can be set free if he or she wants to be free. My book The Deceit of Lucifer uncovers the many works and deceits of the devil, and tells how the power of the devil can be overcome by the power in the divine blood of Jesus.
“You who are in witchcraft: God loves you, but He hates what you are in. If you have a member of your family in witchcraft, stay away from that one. If your preacher allows witchcraft or other works of the devil, don’t go back. Some preachers are involved in witchcraft in a big way. In one African country that I was in, a pastor had paid a witch doctor to steal church members from another congregation. Just before I arrived in that country seven people had been killed, sacrificed to the devil on the very grounds where we held our crusades. On the first night, witch doctors came to my service seeking power they saw they didn’t have. When God took over, they left; and we had a hallelujah crusade with thousands being delivered from witchcraft, including preachers.
“The blood separates people from the powers of witchcraft. The Lord is here to deliver anyone who wants to be delivered. If you yield to His blood, He will deliver. You who are born again needn’t fear witchcraft; no one can put a spell on you if you are under the blood. The devil has no power over a born-again Child of God. He is a bluffer, frightening people until they become slaves to fear.
“Many preachers are afraid of witchcraft, but if they don’t get rid of it in their church, God will get rid of them. This is the hour of deliverance. God hates the power of the devil, and God can hate as much as He can love.
“Through the power of the blood, renounce the power of the devil, separate from witchcraft, voodooism, and all other of the devil’s works in any form; give yourself to the blood of Jesus and be free.”
God’s Great Love and Power Covered the People
“All power is in the blood. Speak through the blood power of Jesus and the devils have to back away. I see them going, and now I see the miracle sign moving down from Heaven.
“We bow humbly in your presence, Lord. We want only your divine will. Through the blood we become sons and daughters in the family of God.”
Now AIDS victims were being healed. A forty-one-year-old man, who had AIDS over five years, struggled to come to the service. He was very weak, but the Lord said he was healed.
A man had been in witchcraft in a big way, but this night he came out of it and was healed of AIDS.
By yielding to the blood, a woman came out of voodooism. The devils went out of her, and she was also healed of AIDS.
More people were healed of AIDS in different sections of the crowd.
The greatness of the Lord continued to move out the darkness as the Lord covered the people with great power and love. Life, blood life took over where once there was only death.
A ninety-one-year-old man thought his life was over. God had told me about him the night before. AIDS had caught up with him through no fault of his own. He loved the Lord and had prayed for God to heal him. Now his prayer was answered.
More people were healed of AIDS. How wonderful the Lord is! “Reach out and touch the Lord and receive whatever you need,” I said. “The blood of Jesus has brought you within reach of the Lord, made you nigh to Him. Through the blood you can touch Him now.”
The Prayer Line
The prayer line for the deaf was called. As I was praying for the people in the line, the Lord at different times would point out people in the crowd who were getting a miracle. I would resume praying for people in the prayer line, and then the Lord would take me back to the crowd. Again people with AIDS were healed in the crowd. A person with a ruptured condition was pointed out for a miracle, and then people suffering from an automobile injury, blindness, colitis, heart trouble, tumors and cancer.
One hundred ninety-eight miracles for arthritis were called out.
Blood healings were there for 1,572.
Three thousand one hundred seventy-four were pointed out for feet and leg healings.
Skin conditions, some very severe, were being healed.
God moved in a great way for people tormented by battles of the mind. Some mind battles were so severe they had resulted in nervous breakdowns. Other people could not sleep, tortured day and night because of nightmares. All were told to turn their minds to Jesus, to His love and greatness, to use the blood of Jesus to protect them…Use the blood!
The Glory of the Lord Came Down
The cloud of His presence and fire of the Holy Spirit were leaping forth like the sun rising all around. At first the glory of God appeared as smoke above; then the glory of the Lord came down. The power of the Holy Ghost, visible to me as a royal blue, swept across the congregation. “Come clean with God,” I said. “Be pure and clean! If you are committing sin, pray the sinners’ prayer: Oh, God, I’m so lost! I am so sorry that I sinned against you, but I have come home, and I will serve you, Lord, the rest of my life. I believe in the blood of Jesus, and I believe that the blood washes away all my sins. Come into my heart, Jesus, come on in! If you believed that prayer, He is yours.”
Saturday: Third Service
The sermon Saturday night was “The Power of the Holy Ghost.”
“The Gospel light shineth in Botswana,” I said. “I came with great love, bringing Heaven’s love to deliver to you in the name of Jesus. He loves you no matter the trials and tribulations you are going through, and He wants to help you.”
First You Must Be Born Again
“No one can come to the Lord unless he is drawn by the Holy Spirit. If you are born new, the Holy Spirit is the agent who applied the blood to your soul. Using the blood of Jesus, the Holy Spirit washes sin from the soul and then seals the soul with the blood. Jesus said, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God (John 3:3). The Holy Spirit is the user of the blood for each person born of the Spirit of God.
“The Holy Spirit will give you the reality of God, make Jesus the living Savior to you if you let Him. Even before Calvary Jesus had power to forgive sin because He had divine blood. 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. 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 (Matthew 9:2,5,6). Jesus proved He had power to heal and power to forgive sins.
“Jesus told a man to go and sin no more. Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee (John 5:14). Why would the Lord tell a person to do something he was unable to do? It is possible to live free from sin.
“The soul that sinneth, it shall die (Ezekiel 18:20). Adam’s soul died; it was a terrible sight to God. The worst soul I ever saw looked like a rotten hollowed-out log, decayed through and through with insects eating away at it. How awful for a soul to be that desolate!
“The soul of everyone who is unsaved is desolate, like a desert with no life at all. Sinning ‘Christians’ are on the road to hell, robbing God of other souls. Although God sees every sin and despises it, He loves the sinner and seeks to bring that one into the truth of God. But if He can’t get sin out of the person, He will destroy the container.
“If you can’t stay out of sin, Jesus’ death is worthless to you. When you are born-again, you are sin-free as long as you do not commit willful sin. Willful sin will cause you to lose your salvation. ‘Once in grace always in grace no matter what you do’ is false doctrine. Peter walked with Jesus, and yet he fell. Judas was one of the twelve, saved—until the devil took him over.
“The disciples finally came to the place they believed everything about Jesus, but it took a Calvary and a Resurrection. The same power that caused the blind to see, the deaf to hear is the power that brought Jesus out of the tomb, the power of the Holy Ghost.
“Water will not wash away sin; it takes the divine blood of Jesus applied to the soul by the Holy Spirit. At the Cross, a fountain of blood was opened to the sinner, a lifeline of salvation. You can only reach God through the blood.
“Water baptism is the answer of a clear conscience before God. John’s blood voice in the wilderness cried out for people to repent before they were baptized in water. John the Baptist refused to baptize the sinners. People were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins. But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance (Matthew 3:6-8). If sin were permissible, why didn’t John baptize the Pharisees and Sadducees? Water baptism, an outward sign of a clear conscience toward God, is not the same thing as the baptism in the Holy Spirit.”
Have You Received the Holy Ghost Since You Were Saved?
“Many today don’t feel the need of the Holy Ghost baptism, but Jesus felt that need. John the Baptist made the distinction between water baptism and the baptism of the Holy Ghost. I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire (Matthew 3:11). We must have that same Holy Ghost fire burning within, that powerful ‘go ye’ to win lost souls for Christ. Jesus is our example; He received the Holy Ghost, and we are to receive the Holy Ghost, too. Jesus did not begin His ministry until He was baptized in the Holy Ghost.
“Jesus said, Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you (John 16:7).
“When the Comforter, the Holy Ghost, baptizes you in His Spirit, He will dwell in you as your teacher, guide, helper and comforter, directing you into all the ways of the Lord as you yield to Him. He is the Spirit of Truth, even the Spirit of truth whom the world cannot receive; because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him; but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you [when you are born again] and shall be in you [when you are baptized in the Holy Ghost] (John 14:17).
“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you (Acts 1:8). We can be emotional in responding to the Holy Ghost as He quickens our bodies, but emotion isn’t the power of the Holy Ghost.
“Jesus told the disciples not to start their work for Him, not to start the Church without the Holy Ghost baptism: And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high (Luke 24:49). And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence (Acts 1:4,5).”
Feel the Need of the Holy Ghost
“If I hadn’t been baptized in the Holy Spirit, I wouldn’t have the gifts of the Holy Spirit working in my life. When you are born again and baptized in the Holy Spirit, you have the same power working within you that those in the Upper Room received on the Day of Pentecost. And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance (Acts 2:1-4).
“Those in the Upper Room received a personal baptism in the Holy Spirit. That same baptism is offered each born-again child of God today. Those in the Upper Room were ordinary people, saved, and the Holy Spirit took them over
“Paul met a group of Christians, and he asked them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism. Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied (Acts 19:2-6).
“Ill winds have blown into the church and caused people to be deceived about tongues. Some do not have the real baptism of the Holy Spirit; they speak in tongues at will and call it the Holy Ghost. It is not the Holy Ghost; it is their own speaking. Speaking in tongues the Bible way is when the Holy Ghost is doing the speaking, using a person’s tongue and vocal organs; the speech is under control of the Holy Spirit and not of self.
“Hide away in God’s Word and let Him direct you. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call (Acts 2:39). The promise of the Holy Ghost is to all children of God. You can’t be a child of God without first having salvation, being born again. All who are born again should then go on to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit.”
God Began to Heal the People
In the healing line and in the crowd, miracles, miracles, miracles were taking place. People with AIDS were healed, eyes opened. A teen-age couple recently married thinking they would die of AIDS together, but both received healing.
The Lord began to call out mass miracles. There were 10,477 back miracles; 14,763 miracles for high blood pressure; 3,751 for inner ear conditions; 21,391 for different kinds of internal trouble; and 171 for accident injuries.
Individuals were pointed out for AIDS, heart trouble, tumor, cancer, stomach trouble and backsliding. 15,174 were delivered from devil possession, thus saith the Holy Spirit.
“In the blood name of Jesus, let God make Himself more real to you than ever before. Feel His love for you; feel as He feels. Feel His loving arms around you. He is a personal Savior. You who have a broken heart, let Him heal you now. His love heals broken hearts. Take a miracle of love.
“God has gifted me to call down the Holy Spirit; get ready to receive Him.”
The wind of the Holy Spirit swept over the crowd in a great wave as over nineteen thousand people yielded to the real baptism in the Holy Ghost.
Sunday: Final Service
The sermon Sunday evening: “Demonology.”
“In 1954 when the Lord gave me the gift of discerning of spirits, He told me I would have to learn the spirit of man, the Spirit of God, and the spirit of Lucifer. Day and night the Lord lived with me as He was teaching me this gift.
“Looking into souls and seeing the demons that possessed them was a horrifying experience. The Lord taught me how to cast out devils. Many devils will be cast out tonight. You who are alcoholics, you who smoke will be delivered if you want to be delivered. Thousands have been delivered through this Jesus ministry. Some who travel with me at one time had been on alcohol and drugs, but are now delivered, saved and baptized in the blessed Holy Ghost. Through the gift of the Holy Spirit, God gives me the power to cast out devils from people who want them cast out.”
The Fall of Lucifer
“How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms (Isaiah 14:12-16)?
“At one time Lucifer had been one of the most beautiful angels that God had created, but pride was his undoing. Lucifer thought he would defeat God. He was so convincing that he persuaded part of the angels to join his rebellion. Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee (Ezekiel 28:17). No longer is Lucifer beautiful; part of his curse is a monstrous appearance.
“In teaching me the gift of discerning, the Lord would bring demons before me, showing me the different forms they take. True angels carry the light of God. I can see the light of an angel in the distance, and this light grows larger the nearer it comes.
“Although I had seen many demons as the Lord taught me demonology, I had never yet actually seen the devil. One day a beautiful light, shining like thousands of diamonds and precious gems of all kinds, appeared in the distance. God had never shown me such a sight before. I was caught up in the dazzle of this glittering light as it moved closer and closer to me. Suddenly the Lord stripped off the light. There I was face to face with the devil himself. He was the most ugly, grotesque creature I had ever seen-terrible eyes, horrible teeth. I just froze. The Lord had planned it; He was teaching me to wait on Him to reveal exactly who and what I would be dealing with, and letting me know I must always try the spirits whether they be of God. Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world (I John 4:1).”
Seducing Spirits
“God has spent thousands of hours teaching me the gift of discerning of spirits. He told me to ask and He would instruct me. In such a forceful way He taught me how the devil can appear as an angel of light, how deceiving he can be. Unholy preachers may seem to have the light of God, but they will not deceive you if you take their words to the Word of God.
“Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils (I Timothy 4:1). Some claim it is important to have sex before marriage to see if the woman can have children. It’s a teaching of seducing, deceiving spirits, making people feel justified in practicing whoredom. When preachers are involved in whoredom, the Lord lets me know, lets me see the whores they are consorting with. They call them ‘girlfriends,’ but the Lord calls them whores. I preach from a Bible that says you must live free from sin. The doctrine that you cannot live free from sin is a damnable one that has sent, is sending and will send multitudes of people to hell.
“There is an unclean spirit going over this nation influencing many to commit whoredom. Seducing devils make the false seem true and the true false, affecting thousands of people. The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God (Psalm 9:17).
“If you have sex with anyone outside marriage, it is sin. The Bible says: Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it (Ephesians 5:25). Don’t give in to the unclean spirit in the land. Women: Take a stand against sex outside marriage. Men: Be good to that good wife. Treasure her with all your heart. You may love her more than you think.
“Clean up your lives completely; clean up your churches. We can’t allow whoredom, witchcraft, sorcery or any other works of the devil. Preachers: God will push you out if you allow witchcraft in your church, and someone else will take your place.”
The Capacity of the Soul Has No Limits
“There is no limit to the capacity of the soul. Just as one soul in a born-again individual can hold all Heaven, one soul totally taken over by the devil can hold all hell. Remember, Jesus delivered Legion, a man possessed by thousands of devils. To show people that devils are real, the Lord allowed the devils to enter a herd of swine who then went mad and plunged over a cliff.
“There is an unforgivable sin: blaspheming against the Holy Ghost. In the visitation in 1954 the Lord told me that even ministers would blaspheme the Holy Ghost in this hour. We first hear about this sin from Jesus Himself: But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation (Mark 3:29). Once a person has blasphemed against the Holy Ghost, he will never again be drawn to the Lord. Ministers who have blasphemed may think they are working for the Lord, but it will be a lie of the devil. They will have no feeling of condemnation about committing whoredom.
“If you have been under the influence of the devil and his works in any way, if you need deliverance, let Jesus into your heart right now. Feel the peace, the cleanness inside, the liberty and freedom in the Lord He wants you to have. Pray the sinners’ prayer with me: Oh, God, save my soul. I’m so sorry I ever sinned against you, but I have come home. I’m going to serve you the rest of my life. I believe in the blood of Jesus. I believe His blood washes away all my sins. Come into my heart, Jesus! Come on in! Jesus, I love you; I’m going to remain pure and clean walking with you, Jesus, all the way.”
We Will Always Treasure Botswana
We will always treasure Botswana in our hearts. It was marvelous how God moved, the miracles and wonders we saw, and it was all through the blood. God rained His power down. People were transformed before our very eyes. These powerful blood services are a story that will take eternity to tell.
At the airport when we were leaving Botswana, an amazing thing happened. As I went through security and customs, a lady said to me, “This man wants to get saved.” Then another wanted to get saved—and it didn’t seem to stop. I was moved into the offices; people lined up and kept coming, and I kept praying. It was like a fifth crusade service. I never dreamed so much of the power of God would fall at an airport! Now people in the gate area wanted to get saved. God poured out His power, and the airport was turned upside down. We beheld His glory in a marvelous way! Souls were hungry and God was moving.
For such a long time the Lord has felt the heartbreak, the despair of a people, their yearning for Him without knowing what they are yearning for. To them God is sending hope, salvation, healing and great love. Through the power in His divine blood, those who sat in darkness are seeing great light, and multitudes, multitudes, multitudes are coming to that light. In this last and final hour, God will send His Gospel to the whole world to bring people out of doubt and darkness into the shining light of His Gospel, and then the end will come. Be ye, therefore, ready also; for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not (Luke 12:40). We must do what we can to get the whole world ready for the blessed hope of His second coming.
AUGUST, 2000, ERNEST ANGLEY, founder & editor in chief, Vol. 45, No. 4, The Power of the Holy Ghost USPS 516-050) is published bimonthly by Grace Cathedral, 1055 Canton Road, Akron, Ohio, 44312. Periodicals postage paid at Akron, Ohio, and additional offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Power of the Holy Ghost, P.O. Box 1790, Akron, Ohio, 44309.
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