Okay, that helps. I have mixed feelings on whether to believe it or not. First, I’ve known way too many that claim things. Even men claiming to be Jesus Christ. I can see how “not I, but Christ lives in me” can be “as Christ”, but that isn’t what most of these going in front of cameras or gathering followers are saying. instead they put on a show trying to look like the painted Jesus, men have made with their own hands, at best a guess at what Jesus—the man—looked like. It’s pretty clear to see people who say and do things to gain admiration for themselves, authority over others and I don’t believe them. At this point with so many false claims, I don’t know if I would believe the real thing, if He was standing in front of me. I’m not so sure I have to because—He is Spirit, and I do believe the Voice I hear from the Word, which Voice is nothing like my own voice nor the voices of and in the world.
Your sharing of as one who has been called up to the third heaven…I pause at. Second, I don’t want to be like the Corinthians who kept badgering Paul to prove Christ spoke in him. I do see Paul did prove it, in willing to be weak that they be made strong.
Third, I’ll keep an open mind. I genuinely hope you are of a sound mind, Scott. If you are not, there is a greater chance neither am I of a sound mind.