"And it shall be in the last days," God says, "that I will pour forth My Spirit on all mankind; and your sons and daughters shall
prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams; even on My bond slaves, both men and women, I
will in those days pour fourth of My Spirit, and they shall prophesy" (Acts 2:17).
God promised that in the last days He would pour
out His Spirit. The result would be prophecies, visions and dreams, given to both men and women, young and old.
The trouble is, these
days there are so many self-proclaimed prophets, false prophecies and visions, that we are tempted to just discredit the whole idea.
I must admit that I am skeptical of at least 95% of the prophecies that I hear or read. They don't sound like God to me. They sound
more like people who are trying to sound like God. And neither does the label of "bond slaves" (the kind of people that God promised
to give prophecies, visions and dreams) seem to fit many of those who are trying to sound like God.
That being said, if God is going
to keep His promise, quoted from Joel by Peter on the day of Pentecost, we can't ignore every prophecy or vision. There might just
be something from which we could benefit. Thus, we should "not despise prophetic utterances, but examine everything carefully, and
hold fast to that which is good" (1 Thes. 5:20-21).
Below is the report of a vision that was simultaneously given to seven young people
in Columbia during a prayer meeting at a time when they were all very new Christians. They all saw and heard the same things at the
same time. In their simultaneous vision, they were taken to hell and heaven. Their descriptions of what they saw in hell are terrifying.
And their account of what they saw in heaven is inspiring. I'll let you judge for yourself if the vision is genuine. I've judged it
to be genuine, in part, because of its emphasis on holiness.
I was also fascinated that much of what these Columbian young people described
about heaven and hell was similar to what was described to me by a Nigerian man whom I interviewed a few years ago. He had died in
a car accident and gone to hell. His name was Daniel Ekechukwu, and he was dead for about two days (his body was kept in a morgue)
until he was resurrected through his wife's incredible faith. I not only had the privilege of interviewing Daniel, but also his wife,
the doctor who declared him dead, and the mortician who temporarily stored his body. If you are interested, you can read my account
of that by clicking here. http://lit4ever.org/revivalforum/index.php?topic=677.0 If one message about hell comes through loud
in clear in Daniel Ekechukwu's and these seven young Columbian Christians' testimonies it is this: "God is not mocked; whatever a
man sows, this he will also reap" (Gal. 6:7) and, "God will render to each person according to his deeds" (Rom. 2:6).
The vision, as
it is described below by six of the seven young people from their own public testimonies (translated from Spanish) is thought-provoking
to say the least. Make sure that you don't just read their vision of hell, but also of heaven! But don't skip over the part about
hell! Read the whole thing!
Brought forth to the body by David Servant
