Save Our Souls - I

The Dead are not Dead Our knowledge about the dead is very limited. Despite many attempts in the past the truth about the dead is not fully revealed yet. Jesus said "you will know the truth and the truth will make you free."(Jn8:32).The Word of God is the truth and we shall find out the truth from the Word.

In the light of the Word here I try to explain about the dead from my experience. Though I was born in a catholic family I personally experienced Jesus when I was thirty three years old in the year 1988.From 1989 onwards I started to preach the Word. The Holy Spirit  who led me through the past 21 years taught me about the ' world of spirits.' In the prayer sessions I led, people possessed by evil spirits becoming violent were very common. In certain sessions I have had to pray for hours at length to make them free. During the period 1989 and 1996 God used me to cast out evil spirits from many people, believers and non-believers.

In the year 1997 in one of such prayer sessions done in the presence of the Holy Eucharist in a convent chapel in Kerala, the Lord told me to command the evil spirit to “surrender" in the name of Jesus Christ. At the end of three and a half hours of prayer the evil spirit surrendered before the name of Jesus and proclaimed the truth that Jesus Christ is Lord. This was in the fulfilment of the Word in Philippians 2:10-11 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend in heaven and on earth, under the earth and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.

Since that wonderful experience we have never allowed evil spirits to wander about; instead we made them surrender. After several such encounters the Lord asked me to preach the Word of God to the spirits of the dead. Accordingly in the year 1997 we conducted a retreat for the living and the dead. Till date I have completed 20 years in preaching the Word of God -eight years to the living and twelve years to the living and the dead. It is on the strength of this experience that I share below what the Lord has taught me about the world of spirits.

What is a Soul ?

A soul is the spirit or life of God given to human beings. When God created Adam He formed him from the dust of the ground in his own image and likeness. God breathed into the nostril of the image the breath of life and the man became a living being (Gen 2:7).

"God is spirit" (Jn 4:24).He has no body. A spirit cannot breathe like the body. The breath of life is the spirit of God. God gave His spirit to him when He created Adam. Jesus said: "it is the spirit that gives life, the flesh is useless"(Jn6:63).The spirit of God given to Adam became his soul. It is the soul that gives life to the body. When the soul departs the body, the body dies and becomes dust. But the soul does not die. It lives. If the soul is allowed to re-enter the body it gets back its life. All the activities of the body are related to the soul.

Creation of Eve

On the creation of Eve the Word of God says that God caused a deep  sleep to fall upon the man and he slept. Then He took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man He made into a woman and brought her to the man (Gen 2:21-22).It is plausible that God created Eve from the dust of the ground and gave her life by putting the bone taken from the man. Can bone give life? Jesus said: "it is the spirit that gives life". So it is the spirit and not bone that gave life to Eve. However, in the Bible bone represents spirit or soul. In the Book of Psalms we read: "Like rock that one breaks apart and shatters on the land, so shall their bones be strewn at the mouth of Sheol".(Ps.141:7)"Sheol "is the Hebrew word for hell (ccc.no.633).Bone is solid matter and therefore, cannot enter the spiritual realm of hell. Souls are seen at the mouth of Sheol because it is the place meant for the souls. So bone represents the spirit or soul. When God created Eve He took a portion of the spirit from Adam and formed Eve.

A similar thing we see in the Book of Numbers where God takes a small portion of the Holy Spirit in Moses and gives it to seventy Elders. "Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and took some of the spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders and when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied"(Num 11:25).In the case of Eve, God took a portion of the Breath of Life from Adam and gave to Eve.

Generation to Generation

God gave Adam his own image, likeness and breath of life. When Cain came as the first born of Adam he received the same image and likeness of Adam. He also got a small portion of the breath of life from Adam-the soul of Cain. When Abel was born he received it from Adam. All the descendants of Adam received the same from him. When sperm and egg join in the womb of a woman a child is born. Genes which come from sperm and egg give the image, likeness and breath of life. The breath of life ie., the spirit of God ,consists of the character and power of God. The image and soul that we receive from our parents are not theirs, but gifts from God.

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Spirit in Jesus
The name 'Spirit in Jesus' is neither handwork of man nor of human wisdom. It is given to us by God, the Most high. It is not an organization or a group of any kind. 'Spirit in Jesus' is the Spirit of God, who descended upon Jesus at the time of his baptism. The 'Spirit of God' or the 'Holy Spirit' guided Jesus and gave him the power to perform miracles. He gave Jesus strength to suffer and die on the cross. After his death on the cross, the Spirit of Jesus with the help of the Holy Spirit descended into hell and preached the gospel to the spirits imprisoned there.(1Peter 3:19; Catechism of the Catholic Church (C.C.C) Article 5-635).Jesus resurrected from the dead with the help of Holy Spirit and ascended into heaven. The Spirit of God in Jesus is 'Spirit in Jesus'. After his resurrection Jesus appeared to his disciples for forty days and taught them about the kingdom of God (Acts 1:3). On the fortieth day he ascended into heaven and was seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the world. In the year 1988, God anointed his chosen servant Tom Zachariah by giving him the Spirit in Jesus, that is, the Holy Spirit. He dedicated his life to the spread the kingdom of God in the last twenty years. In 1989, Brother Tom started preaching the Word. In the last nineteen years God used him in a mighty way for spreading the Kingdom of god. Now the 'Spirit in Jesus' ministry has become a leading spiritual movement in Kerala. Besides Catholics of Latin, Syro-malabar and Syro-malankara rites, Jacobites, Marthomites and Protestants of various denominations who believe in Mother Mary work together in this ministry. The name 'Spirit in Jesus' is not a human invention, but given by the Holy Spirit himself.
In 1989, the Lord revealed to Br Tom the name 'Spirit in Jesus'. In several spiritual visions the name 'Spirit in Jesus' was seen written in illuminated letters. On certain occasions a voice was heard calling out the name 'Spirit in Jesus'. The Lord inspired him to accept the name, write it on a piece of paper and offer it on the alter during a holy mass. Rev. Fr Peter Mathirappally, a Latin diocesan parish priest, who was the first spiritual adviser, offered the name in the holy mass and prayed for the plan of God to be revealed. In 1990, the prayer group came to be known as 'Spirit in Jesus'. In the year 1997, the Lord revealed the power and authority in the name: 'Spirit in Jesus'. During the time of casting out of unclean spirits, when the leader uttered the name: 'Spirit in Jesus', the evil spirits cried out in a loud voice and begged not to say that name. The evil spirits felt the falling of fire upon them. Similar experiences have occurred several times. In 1990, this ministry started retreats in Malayalam. In 2001, telecasting of programs in Malayalam commenced. Presently they are done through three channels of which the national channel Surya T.V telecasts the program in the name 'Miracles in Rosary' every Monday at 6.30 am. Now we are planning to start a program in English as well.
ENGLISH SERVICES:
Preaching of the word in English was a dream for the ministry. In 2004, Br Tom visited Doha, in Qatar, for a Malayalam retreat. While the program was in progress, another servant of God, Br Dominic from Goa, met Br Tom by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and invited him to preach the Word in his prayer group. Br Tom told him that he could preach the Word only in Malayalam since he was not well conversant in English. So a lady translator was arranged to help Br Tom. He started the session by praise and worship in English. However, a miracle happened there. After a while he slid into chaste English and preached for an hour. For three days, God gave him the grace to preach in English. This gave him courage and confidence to conduct an English retreat in Mumbai. Br Babu a servant of God arranged the retreat in Mumbai in 2004. There were thirty five participants in the first retreat. Numerous people experienced the love of Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit through the services. The 'one day programs' are known as 'Miracles in Rosary'. The retreats of this ministry are known as 'Born Again in Spirit' and 'Holiness Retreat'. People experience the power of the Word of God and many have received mighty anointing. MiraculousHealings have also happened in the lives of many people.
THE MISSION:
The prime aim of this ministry is to transform the lives of people. A Christian is a citizen of heaven. (Philippians 3:20). The culture of the kingdom of heaven is holiness. "The one who called you is holy, so be holy yourselves in all your conduct", for it is written "You shall be holy for I am holy" (1 Peter 1:15-16). If the Father in heaven is holy all His children should be holy. Again the Word declares that "You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people". (1 Peter 2:4). A Christian is a member in the kingdom of God, a citizen of heaven, a royal priesthood and a holy nation. Millions of people are living in sin. They do not know what holiness is. 'Spirit in Jesus' ministry gives much emphasis in spreading holiness. Without holiness Holy Spirit cannot do anything in our lives. Help the Holy Spirit to work as he did in the beginning of the church. The 'Spirit in Jesus' will do mighty things in these and coming days. Because Jesus has said, " Very truly I tell you the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do, and in fact will do greater works than these because I am going to the Father"(Jn 17:12).

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