This course is different to those being taught at that time. We investigated the latest and most radical archaeology which proved the historical accuracy of the Bible, even though written by a non-Christian. David Rohl radically reshaped the history of Israel in his book ‘A Test Of Time.’1 Rohl questioned the false basis for the timeline of Egyptian kings and in doing so he swept away hundreds of years of unbelief. I dared to teach this radical stuff to my pupils. I dared to teach that the Bible is true! It was almost like the Holy Spirit approved. Several times during my teaching the presence of the Holy Spirit fell on the classroom and the students became motionless as the Spirit rested upon them. I didn’t realize this so I lectured on, and only when I asked a question did I realized my students were ‘gone’. Not a sound, totally besotted with the ‘Presence of the Lord.’ In biblical terms you might describe it as the Hand of the Lord rested heavily upon the class as He did upon Elijah: ‘And the hand
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After church one day the Holy Spirit descended on the prayer room, the air itself seemed to become heavy. Amazing is the only way to describe the events which followed. The room contained about twenty people of all ages including two in their eighties. He touched our hearts with joy, JOY! A joy so wondrous we began whirling around, dancing and shouting at the top of our voices in praise of the Lord. Like whirling dervishes we spun around and around cheering and praising God as we went. It was so wonderful being touched by God. We kept that up for some time, perhaps forty minutes when we suddenly stopped, puffing, facing each other with broad, beaming smiles. We all knew we were being touched by God and it was so much FUN! Now remember two octogenarians puffed along with us and with not a hint of
After church one day the Holy Spirit descended on the prayer room, the air itself seemed to become heavy. Amazing is the only way to describe the events which followed. The room contained about twenty people of all ages including two in their eighties. He touched our hearts with joy, JOY! A joy so wondrous we began whirling around, dancing and shouting at the top of our voices in praise of the Lord. Like whirling dervishes we spun around and around cheering and praising God as we went. It was so wonderful being touched by God. We kept that up for some time, perhaps forty minutes when we suddenly stopped, puffing, facing each other with broad, beaming smiles. We all knew we were being touched by God and it was so much FUN! Now remember two octogenarians puffed along with us and with not a hint of