Daystar Ministry for Prophecy, Dreams and Visions

Realm of Deception in The In-between State of Sleep and Out Of Body Experience

on 24 Nov. 2003

by Paula M. Cavu

Index:

· Divination and seducing spirits can masquerade as close family members
· Deceptions in witchcraft and religions of the world
· You must be born again
· Christians dwell with Jesus in the third heaven

There are many mysteries in our sleep and dream states. Some folks sometimes find themselves lingering in between the sleep and wake states when going off to sleep or coming out of sleep. Strange things can happen in this in-between state. It may be that the realm of the spirit involving this in-between state is inhabited by the forces of darkness and deception. Here I am surmising that the first, second and third heavens alluded to in the scriptures correspond to different realms of the spirit.

In the in-between state of sleep folks can readily experience the presence and influence of the forces of darkness. In their inherent deceiving natures, the entities of darkness often masquerade as close family members and speak in exactly the same voice as the one they are misrepresenting. This can be quite intense involving many experiences at the hands of deceiving spirits such as spirits of divination and seducing spirits.

Act 16:16  And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:

1Ti 4:1  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;

We can expect the forces of darkness in the in-between state of sleep to be naturally their deceiving selves in this realm.  If this is the same realm entered into by folks outside of Christ in out of the body phenomenon as in near death experiences, then it could explain the source of many deceiving experiences.

2Co 11:14  And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
2Co 11:15  Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

The complex and complicated deceptions of the spirit realm outside of salvation in Christ are such that it is best for the spiritually immature not to delve into them at all.  No wonder God commanded His people not to delve into the realm of darkness, deception and death. We do wonder about the explanation of the ability of the witch of Endor to call up the spirit of the prophet Samuel at the request of King Saul in 1 Samuel chapter 28.

Deu 18:9  When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.
Deu 18:10  There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,
Deu 18:11  Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer.
Deu 18:12  For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.

Deceptions in the religions of the world become overwhelmingly intense and convincing in the realm of darkness, deception and death. Thus, in dreams, visions and out of the body experiences folks can experience pantheism, reincarnation, false light, false heaven, false prophets and false Christs etc.

Mat 24:24  For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Mat 24:25  Behold, I have told you before.

Eph 5:6  Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
Eph 5:7  Be not ye therefore partakers with them.
Eph 5:8  For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
Eph 5:9  (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
Eph 5:10  Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.
Eph 5:11  AND HAVE NO FELLOWSHIP WITH THE UNFRUITFUL WORKS OF DARKNESS, BUT RATHER REPROVE THEM.
Eph 5:12  For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.
Eph 5:13  But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

Sometimes folks who linger in the in-between state of sleep feel themselves being captured and would have to exert their will and apply spiritual warfare in order to break out of the realm and back into the wake state. Here, perhaps the deceptions serve to try and keep the subject in this realm. Sleep scientists would probably regard this as a sleep disorder.

The in-between state of sleep does not seem to be confined to activities of the forces of darkness. Experiences or visions involving the things of the kingdom of heaven can also operate here as in Christ and in the Holy Ghost, Christians can delve into all levels of the heavenly places.

Eph 3:10  To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

Eze 8:3  And he put forth the form of a hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.

It is no wonder then that Jesus declared that each person must be born again of the Spirit of God in order to be translated from the realm of darkness, deception and death into the kingdom of God.

Joh 3:3  Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Joh 3:4  Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
Joh 3:5  Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Joh 3:6  That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Joh 3:7  Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

Col 1:12  Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
Col 1:13  Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

The scripture reveal that God dwells in the third heaven.

2Co 12:1  It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
2Co 12:2  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 a one caught up to the third heaven.
2Co 12:3  And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)
2Co 12:4  How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

We understand that when Christians finally leave their bodies in physical death they go to be with the Lord in the third heaven where He dwells. That is, salvation involves being taken out of the spirit realm of darkness and deception and into the heaven where God dwells. Until salvation occurs in the heart of a person, any out of the body experience is not guaranteed to be in the realm of the spirit where the Lord dwells and is therefore given to the realm of darkness, deception and death.

2Co 5:6  Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
2Co 5:7  (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
2Co 5:8  We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
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