It was an angel!

[mattfivefour]

Here is a wonderful testimony of God's protecting power, delivered by Dr. Mike Evans of the Jerusalem Prayer Team. It involves an incident in 1983.

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In October of 1983, I went to Beirut. I filled the trunk of the car with food and medicine and ministered to suffering Lebanese people who were being victimized by the PLO. I also took Bibles to share with the U.S. Marines who had been stationed in the city to keep the peace. I witnessed to them, and many were saved. When I asked if they would be going home for Christmas, they said they would not. So I got my cameraman, and we taped holiday greetings to share with their families.

I’ll never forget the words of one young Hispanic Marine who looked in the camera and said, “Mom, I know you’ve been praying that I would find the Lord. I’ve got a Christmas present for you. I just accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior.” That night I slept on the beachhead while the Marines returned to their barracks. Early the following morning, I was awakened shortly after 6:00 by a horrific sound.

A yellow Mercedes truck driven by an Iran-funded Hezbollah operative made its way to the Beirut International Airport where the Marines had set up their headquarters. The truck was not the water truck that was expected, but rather a hijacked truck carrying explosives. The driver turned onto an access road leading to the Marines' compound and circled a parking lot. He then accelerated and crashed through a barbed-wire fence around the parking lot, passing between two sentry posts, and crashed through a gate. He drove into the lobby of the Marine headquarters where the terrorist detonated the truck laden with explosives. It carried the equivalent of 12,000 pounds of TNT.
The force of the explosion caused the four-story building to pancake—one floor collapsing onto the one beneath it, crushing many of those inside. When the terrible rumbling had stopped and the dust-filled air rose into the sky, 241 American servicemen lay dead or dying. Many of them were men to whom I had given Bibles and shared the Gospel with the day before.

I knew I had to get back to Israel, but in the early morning darkness, I couldn’t find the right road. I ended up in the middle of a Hezbollah funeral peopled by terrorists carrying a body above their heads. To be in an Israeli vehicle with Jerusalem license plates was like painting a bulls-eye on my forehead. Only through the mercy of God did we get through the crowd.

Our car was targeted by artillery shells, and I was driving as fast as I could….Suddenly, the car sputtered and stopped. We had run out of gas. As we sat there praying that angels of the Lord would protect us, a young Arab man, perhaps eighteen or nineteen, suddenly stepped out of the darkness. We were certain the end had come. He rapped on the window and held up a can of gasoline. He walked to the rear of the vehicle and emptied the can into the gas tank. He then came back and pointed at the door lock. I reached over and pulled up the button. He slid into the seat, and for the next thirty-two kilometers, he directed us by pointing his finger first one way and then another. He did not speak a word while directing us toward the border with Israel.

About fifty yards from the border, he held up his hands signaling me to stop. I stopped; he stepped out of the car, and we pulled up to the border crossing. An Israeli lieutenant colonel walked up to the car and said, “We thought you were dead. We reported that to the prime minister’s office. How did you survive?” We turned back to look and there was no one on the road.

It had been an angel of the Lord!

The scripture God had given me [that day] was from Isaiah 41:10: “Fear not, for I am with you. Do not be discouraged, for I am your God; I will strengthen you and help you. I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

[Kris762]

All I can say is Wow!!!

[mikhen7]

I love it! I remember a few years back I was with a friend going on a drive to a pastoral meeting about 40 miles west of home in Kansas. He picked me up and I said "let's see if we can pick up a hitchiker and share Christ with him." My friend agreed and we set out. A few miles into the drive a man all disheveled and looking forlorn had his thumb up so we pulled over and prepared. He got in and we introduced ourselves and he immediately started praising God and talking about Jesus and His grace and mercy. We had a good conversation and I was blessed to talk with him agreeing with everything he said while my friend sat silent. But what was interesting is he did most of the talking, sharing Christ with us. We arrived at our destination and he thanked us for the ride. As soon as he got out I turned to see where he was going and he was no where to be found. He just disappeared.

I have thought about that moment 100's of times since and wondered why he shared Christ with us so strongly. I know now. My friend was not saved. It just occurred to me this morning that shortly after that incident he was caught by the KBI as a counterfeit leader and thief. He ended up in prison. It is a long story but I knew there was something wrong but I couldn't put my finger on it. I especially knew when one day he showed up at church with cases of leather bound Bibles. He was giving them away for free, but he did not have the money to buy them. Later, I found out that they were stolen from a warehouse where the counterfeiters met to launder cash. (all of this came out in the news) He said they were given to him. He always knew the right words to say but the fruit of the Spirit and true love was not in his heart.

God knew this mans heart and I believe He sent the angel to share Christ with him. As subjective as it may be all I can say is it is true.

Praise God!

Thanks for posting Matt!!!

[LivnForChrist]

Amazing testimonies guys! Adrian thank you so much for posting that. It truly blessed
me.

[IamPJ]

Awesome stories!!!!

[Jillian]

WOW , truly amazing stories.

[Carl]

It is so comforting to see that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. We can't always know why God chooses to do some of the things that He does, Save that it brings Glory to Himself. Sometimes our testimony just needs some better seeds to plant.

Praise God for being God!

[Elijah's Mantle]

said Real Carl

God does the marvelous often leaving us to Marvel

[Everlasting Life]

What an encouraging thread!

[Chelsea]

Praise God!!

[caligal]

I love reading stories of peoples true encounters with angels. Rev Graham put out a book years ago about angels that was very interesting.