Nine Days in Heaven: A True Story by Dennis, Nolene Prince Page B
Authors: Dennis, Nolene Prince
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praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen” (Luke 19:37).
7. “Then I said, ‘Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll—I have come to do your will, O God’” (Heb. 10:7).
8. The Gospel of John reads:
On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.”
—J OHN 7:37
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
—J OHN 14:6
9. “ This is Jesus. He is the Son of David…the bright Morning Star, and the Sun of Righteousness. ” “Son of David” was one of the Old Testament titles of the coming Messiah—meaning a descendant of David:
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his government and peace
there will be no end.
He will reign on David’s throne
and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
with justice and righteousness
from that time on and forever.
The zeal of the L ORD Almighty
will accomplish this.
—I SAIAH 9:6–7
A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham.
—M ATTHEW 1:1
“Sun of Righteousness” is a prophetic name concerning the Messiah:
But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall.
—M ALACHI 4:2
The apostle John talks about Jesus being the “bright Morning Star”:
I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.
—R EVELATION 22:16
10. “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost” (Luke 19:10).
11. “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!’” (John 1:29).
12. “He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work” (1 John 3:8).
13. “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed” (1 Pet. 2:24).
S IXTEEN
Jesus the Ransom Must Suffer
A S THIS DREADFUL SCENE CLOSED , I TURNED TO LOOK AT THE angelic spectators and children. They now seemed to be more emotionally affected than at any other time. I asked, “How is it possible that there can be sorrow in a place like heaven? Do angels weep?”
Then a voice said, “That is a good question, Marietta. But angels have hearts to feel, and who in heaven could witness the betrayal of the Savior of sinners and not be sad?”
Ten thousand voices responded, all crying out at once, and I strained to hear at least some of them.
“Yes! Who could be unmoved at this sight?”
“Look at the innocent sufferer.”
“Look! They are beating Him as they run along.”
“They are mocking Him.”
“They are laughing at Him.”
“They are so cruel!”
“Wake up and look! The people hate Jesus! They are rejecting Him!” 1
As the voices ceased, I heard another call, “Look, angels from the highest heavens are coming down.”
Far above the crowd I saw a vast company of angels. They had palm branches in their hands and crowns on their heads. As they drew near, a dazzling light preceded them, filling the whole area. So brilliant was its power that even the angels of the highest order in the audience could not look directly at it. I tried to hide myself because it revealed all my imperfections, but nothing could be hidden in that holy light. I wanted to run but could not. I thought to myself, “If this is only a taste of what the highest heavens are like, what hope do sinful men and women have of going there?” It would be a consuming
7. “Then I said, ‘Here I am—it is written about me in the scroll—I have come to do your will, O God’” (Heb. 10:7).
8. The Gospel of John reads:
On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.”
—J OHN 7:37
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
—J OHN 14:6
9. “ This is Jesus. He is the Son of David…the bright Morning Star, and the Sun of Righteousness. ” “Son of David” was one of the Old Testament titles of the coming Messiah—meaning a descendant of David:
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his government and peace
there will be no end.
He will reign on David’s throne
and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
with justice and righteousness
from that time on and forever.
The zeal of the L ORD Almighty
will accomplish this.
—I SAIAH 9:6–7
A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham.
—M ATTHEW 1:1
“Sun of Righteousness” is a prophetic name concerning the Messiah:
But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall.
—M ALACHI 4:2
The apostle John talks about Jesus being the “bright Morning Star”:
I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.
—R EVELATION 22:16
10. “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost” (Luke 19:10).
11. “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!’” (John 1:29).
12. “He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work” (1 John 3:8).
13. “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed” (1 Pet. 2:24).
S IXTEEN
Jesus the Ransom Must Suffer
A S THIS DREADFUL SCENE CLOSED , I TURNED TO LOOK AT THE angelic spectators and children. They now seemed to be more emotionally affected than at any other time. I asked, “How is it possible that there can be sorrow in a place like heaven? Do angels weep?”
Then a voice said, “That is a good question, Marietta. But angels have hearts to feel, and who in heaven could witness the betrayal of the Savior of sinners and not be sad?”
Ten thousand voices responded, all crying out at once, and I strained to hear at least some of them.
“Yes! Who could be unmoved at this sight?”
“Look at the innocent sufferer.”
“Look! They are beating Him as they run along.”
“They are mocking Him.”
“They are laughing at Him.”
“They are so cruel!”
“Wake up and look! The people hate Jesus! They are rejecting Him!” 1
As the voices ceased, I heard another call, “Look, angels from the highest heavens are coming down.”
Far above the crowd I saw a vast company of angels. They had palm branches in their hands and crowns on their heads. As they drew near, a dazzling light preceded them, filling the whole area. So brilliant was its power that even the angels of the highest order in the audience could not look directly at it. I tried to hide myself because it revealed all my imperfections, but nothing could be hidden in that holy light. I wanted to run but could not. I thought to myself, “If this is only a taste of what the highest heavens are like, what hope do sinful men and women have of going there?” It would be a consuming
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