Testing The Platonic ‘Jesus’

A JESUS OF LIGHT

Following on my previous post, a friend of mine had an experience with ‘Jesus’. What do you think of this experience?

“What was there was a plethora of colors that defied description, colors so bright it hurt my eyes to stare at them. Then I saw HIM, in the midst of the rainbows; it was Him, Jesus standing over me, glowing like the sun. I tried to get up but I was “glued” to the floor unable to move at all. He knelt down beside me and placed his hand on my forehead like he was brushing back my hair; his touch sent electric shocks through my being but his hands touch was cool to my skin, his touch brought such “peace”.

He look down into my eyes as I lay there, I have never seen such love or acceptance in anyone’s eyes in all my life. He leaned down and kissed me on my forehead, then did the most astonishing thing one could ever imagine. “He kissed me on my lips” and I saw him chuckle as he leaned back. I was so shaken tears ran like rivers down my cheeks, I was ecstatic.

I then cried out Lord, why did you do that? Is that ok? I mean I am a guy and well I don’t understand? He looked at me with the gentlest look I have ever seen and this is what he said: **** I am going to keep kissing you until you get it”.

MY CONCERNS

I asked him to test his experience. He’s convinced that it was truly Jesus. But this is what leaped out at me:

1. Sensational LIGHT and COLOUR played a role in revealing this ‘Jesus’.

“What was there was a plethora of colors that defied description, colors so bright it hurt my eyes to stare at them. Then I saw HIM, in the midst of the rainbows; it was Him, Jesus standing over me, glowing like the sun.”

2. My friend was bound and was not in control of this experience.

“I tried to get up but I was “glued” to the floor unable to move at all.”

3. This ‘Jesus’ did something that was quite unacceptable against my friend who remained glued to the floor.

“He leaned down and kissed me on my forehead, then did the most astonishing thing one could ever imagine. “He kissed me on my lips”

4. The ‘Jesus’ chuckled to see my friend shaken, in tears and placed him in an ecstatic or confused state.

“and I saw him chuckle as he leaned back. I was so shaken tears ran like rivers down my cheeks, I was ecstatic. I then cried out Lord, why did you do that? Is that ok? I mean I am a guy and well I don’t understand?“

He assumed it was Jesus. I hope it was. But I have a serious niggling feeling about this encounter. I wrote to him about his experience about this:

“Before I even read this I felt uncertain about this piece. You see seeing the rainbow disturbed me – I don’t know why. When I read this Jesus that you saw having a face like the sun, I thought of the Greek Sun God Apollos. A god who had sexual relationships between both men and women, also represented by the serpent who had gifts of healing, prophecy, signs and wonders.

Then when you said he kissed you on the forehead, then on the lips, I really felt not right about this seducing spirit that I believe you had an encounter with.

Hey ****! I love you man. I do not want to undermine the relationship you have with God. That relationship is sacred. But please test the spirits. You reacted to this ‘Jesus’s’ reaction. Spirits/ demons do masquerade as angels of light…

… Love you man. I would not say this if I didn’t love you. Thanks for your honest experiences.”

Do you think I had a right to be concerned? Do you think this is a Jesus of the bible? Do you think I’m right to say ‘Apollos’? Was I out of line? How can we tell if the experience we have with ‘Jesus’ is from the real one or not?

When I generally have an encounter with Jesus, scriptures from left right and center come upon me as a proof this Jesus is the real one. Sometimes when I am not sure, I ask for clarification

This is something we should all consider.

Jake