It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. (2 Corinthians 12:1-2) Paul did not sensationalize this encounter. He acknowledged that visions and revelations from the Lord are genuine, aligning perfectly with Acts 2 , where God promised vi

The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord's: but the earth hath he given to the children of men. (Psalm 115:16) Psalm 115 expresses the truth so beautifully. God owns the heavens, but He gave the earth to mankind. That is not poetic language; it is legal language. God delegated authority; He gave dominion. Genesis makes this clear. God told Adam to rule, subdue, and have dominion. He even brought the animals to Adam and allowed him to name them. Whatever Adam named them, th

Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:26