Pastoral guidance needed.
Yesterday I attended a Church service where people were clapping out-of-time and waving their hands in the air and going
“Jesuss, Jesuss, Jesuss, Jesuss, Jesusss” and proclaiming His presence among them or in their head or all around them and stuff and I was quite concerned. I have read The Bible and know that Jesus ascended into Heaven following His resurrection and that this was witnessed by several people and also by angels.
The Bible also explains that Jesus will return. Well if He's going to return then how can He already be here today?
JESUS HAS GONE AWAY
JOHN 16 KJV
2b-6 The time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you. But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.
7-8a 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. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin..
13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
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JESUS WILL RETURN
MATTHEW 24 KJV
23 If any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
24-26 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. Behold, I have told you before. Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold he is in the desert; go not forth: Behold he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
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Only the first part of Jesus
’ promise has been fulfilled. He has gone away. The Holy Spirit bears witness to Christ in the interim, now, but surely would not take advantage of His absence to accept worship Himself as Jesus?
Have I been exposed to some other spirit masquerading as Jesus?