When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. “Oh, my lord, what shall we do?” the servant asked.
“Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered. “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”
And Elisha prayed, “O LORD, open his eyes so he may see.” Then the LORD opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. - 2 Kings 6:15-17 NIV
We live in a world of unopened eyes. There are forces we cannot see that are surrounding us at all times.
Years ago, I heard a young man from India tell about his conversion and his experiences before that as the child of a yogi who practiced astral projection. The young man said that he learned from his father how to encounter out of body experiences. However, he stated, they were not as one would think. Out of body experiences took him to a frightening world where there were all kinds of demons and, ugly creatures as well as angelic beings floating in a universe we cannot see.
Perhaps his story is true. Certainly, from some of the Old Testament accounts, there is another realm to existence that we have yet to experience. For now, we see through a glass darkly. The whole of existence is not clear to us yet, but one day, we will see, we will be known, we will fully know.
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