Slain in the Spirit???

[Lov3lyHair]

I visited my mother's church this past sunday and I watched as people who went up for prayer were " slain in the spirit" (As the minister prayed for them they fell to the ground and laid there for about a minute a so) Does anyone have any insight on this? What exactly is this?

 

[PaperClip]

I visited my mother's church this past sunday and I watched as people who went up for prayer were " slain in the spirit" (As the minister prayed for them they fell to the ground and laid there for about a minute a so) Does anyone have any insight on this.

What are your specific questions?

Fundamentally, the point is that when one encounters a powerful "dose", if you will, of the presence of the Lord, the Holy Spirit, one cannot STAND in that presence and, therefore, will "fall out". The term "slain" is part of the church terminology". Yes, it has happened to me many times. It feels like I'm floating because all of the pressures that I would allow to weigh me down is lifted and I'm freed because of the presence of the Lord.

 

[gn1g]

sometimes you can walk into an atmosphere and fall out under the prescence of the Lord. No one has to say anything to you nor touch you.

I have ministered to others and afterwards I cannot stand up. Sometimes I see ministers go about in a crowd of people laying hands on different ones then an armor bearer has to come along and hold the minister up to keep him from falling. I don't know what this is called.

I love to see the men and women of God "operate in the spirit" It is the most fascinating thing on earth much like Jermiah did. Never take for grant their gestures and body language.


Awwww, I love the Lord His ways are mysterious and it is the glory of man to search them out.

 

[Shimmie]

sometimes you can walk into an atmosphere and fall out under the prescence of the Lord. No one has to say anything to you nor touch you.

I have ministered to others and afterwards I cannot stand up. Sometimes I see ministers go about in a crowd of people laying hands on different ones then an armor bearer has to come along and hold the minister up to keep him from falling. I don't know what this is called.

I love to see the men and women of God "operate in the spirit" It is the most fascinating thing on earth much like Jermiah did. Never take for grant their gestures and body language.


Awwww, I love the Lord His ways are mysterious and it is the glory of man to search them out.

Remember when the woman with the 'issue' touched the hem of Jesus' garment and He asked..."Who touched me for I felt 'Virtue' come from me?" When a man/woman of God is ministering to a 'mass' of infirmities (note I did not say persons)... it pulls from him/her Virtue.

Depending on the anointing being 'pulled' from him/her can render them several ways:

* The Holy Spirit is so strong upon him/her that they can hardly stand or walk under the annointing

* Or, the pull of the numerous infirmities is so great upon him/her that they can no longer operate without assistance. This is why it is crucial for the congregation (those who flow in the Spirit) to pray and not be 'spectators' of what's going on.

I mentioned the word infirmities for a reason. One person alone, can have so many spirits operating within them that it is a tremendous pull upon the annointing upon the one who is ministering. One persons reason at the Altar can equal as many as that of 100 people.

In comparison: Remember the (one) man who was plagued by 12,000 demons and they called themselves "Legion." Yet they feared Jesus so badly that they asked to be cast into a herd pigs nearby, who then ran wild into the sea.

Jesus was always 'prayed' up, for ministry such as this. As humans, we are drawn by compassion to minister to the needs that call upon the annointing we are under. We can't say no. But yet we never know what we will enter at the Altar...

 

[mrsmeredith]

Ladies all your responses were on point and I am in awe of the awesome flow of GOD on this forum sometimes. I have no answers because they are right on.

 

[Bublnbrnsuga]

I found a great response on this:


Is being slain in the Spirit biblical?”



Answer: No, being slain in the Spirit is not biblical. Those who practice "slaying in the Spirit" do use Bible passages that talk about people becoming "as dead" (Revelation 1:17) or of falling upon their face (Ezekiel 1:28; Daniel 8:17-18; Daniel 10:7-9). However, there are a number of contrasts between this biblical "falling on one's face" and the unbiblical practice of "being slain in the Spirit."



1. The biblical falling down was a result of a person's reaction to what he saw in a vision or that was beyond ordinary happenings, such as at the transfiguration of Christ (Matthew 17:6). In the unbiblical practice of "being slain," the person responds to another’s "touch" or to the motion of the speaker's arm.



2. The biblical instances were few and far between, such that they occurred only rarely in the lives of but a few. In the "being slain" phenomenon, falling down is a weekly event in their churches and an experience that happens to many.



3. In the biblical instances, the people fall upon their face in awe at either what they see or Who they see. In the "being slain" counterfeit, they fall backwards, either in response to the wave of the speaker's arm or as a result of a church leader's touch (or push in some cases).



We are not claiming that all examples of being "slain in the Spirit" are fakes or responses to a touch or push. Many people experience an energy or a force that causes them to fall back. We find no Biblical basis for this. Yes, there may be some energy or force involved, but if so, it is very likely not of God and not the result of the working of the Holy Spirit.



It is unfortunate that people look to such bizarre counterfeits that produce no spiritual fruit rather than pursuing the practical fruit which the Spirit gives us for the purpose of glorifying Christ with our lives (Galatians 5:22-23). Being filled with the Spirit is not evidenced by such counterfeits but by a life that overflows with the Word of God such that the Word spills over in spiritual songs and thanksgiving to God. May Ephesians 5:18-20 and Galatians 5:22-23 so picture our lives!

 

[mrsmeredith]

I found a great response on this:


Is being slain in the Spirit biblical?”



Answer: No, being slain in the Spirit is not biblical. Those who practice "slaying in the Spirit" do use Bible passages that talk about people becoming "as dead" (Revelation 1:17) or of falling upon their face (Ezekiel 1:28; Daniel 8:17-18; Daniel 10:7-9). However, there are a number of contrasts between this biblical "falling on one's face" and the unbiblical practice of "being slain in the Spirit."



1. The biblical falling down was a result of a person's reaction to what he saw in a vision or that was beyond ordinary happenings, such as at the transfiguration of Christ (Matthew 17:6). In the unbiblical practice of "being slain," the person responds to another’s "touch" or to the motion of the speaker's arm.



2. The biblical instances were few and far between, such that they occurred only rarely in the lives of but a few. In the "being slain" phenomenon, falling down is a weekly event in their churches and an experience that happens to many.



3. In the biblical instances, the people fall upon their face in awe at either what they see or Who they see. In the "being slain" counterfeit, they fall backwards, either in response to the wave of the speaker's arm or as a result of a church leader's touch (or push in some cases).



We are not claiming that all examples of being "slain in the Spirit" are fakes or responses to a touch or push. Many people experience an energy or a force that causes them to fall back. We find no Biblical basis for this. Yes, there may be some energy or force involved, but if so, it is very likely not of God and not the result of the working of the Holy Spirit.



It is unfortunate that people look to such bizarre counterfeits that produce no spiritual fruit rather than pursuing the practical fruit which the Spirit gives us for the purpose of glorifying Christ with our lives (Galatians 5:22-23). Being filled with the Spirit is not evidenced by such counterfeits but by a life that overflows with the Word of God such that the Word spills over in spiritual songs and thanksgiving to God. May Ephesians 5:18-20 and Galatians 5:22-23 so picture our lives!

The devil is a lie

 

[Pam Pam]

Bubl'n, I'm not sure about the article only because I know for a fact that I've been "slain in the spirit" so to speak.

I'll never forget it. I had been tarrying to receive the impartation of the Holy Ghost and Mildred Harris was holding bible studies at Dixon Elementary School. My friends Valencia and Alvin were there, along with me. I was praying and Mildred Harris came and stood in front of me. I hit the floor like a firecracker. She didn't touch me or anything. I kept trying to get up and couldn't. I could literally feel something holding me to the floor.

And then, the impartation began...I began speaking in tongues so heavily that I couldn't stop. Once the service was ending, I was still going. Since it was my first true impartation, I didn't understand how to calm myself down in the spirit. I spoke in tongues even 10 minutes after I left the school. I had to make myself calm down before I went in the house because I knew my parents wouldn't understand.

 

[natural_one]

I am not sure about your article either Bubl'n, because i too have been slain in the spirit. Numerous times without anyone touching me. I remember being in a service when the preacher prayed for me from the pulpit and i fell to the ground. It was like a gentle weight being put on me. I fell and hit my head on some chairs but i didnt feel a thing even when i got up i wasnt in pain. So i know that being in slain in the spirit happens.

 

[firecracker]

Well as long as they are not calling folk up and putting pillow behind them before touching them I'm good. I use to attend Fred Prices church. They were putting pillows behind folk, literally praying and pushing folk real hard so they could fall back.

I have witness folks truly being overcome by the powerful word and holy spirit to the point that they became weak enough to fall down.

 

[Lov3lyHair]

Thank you all for you replies. I think I have a better understanding of it now.​

 

[gn1g]

Bubl'n, I'm not sure about the article only because I know for a fact that I've been "slain in the spirit" so to speak.

I'll never forget it. I had been tarrying to receive the impartation of the Holy Ghost and Mildred Harris was holding bible studies at Dixon Elementary School. My friends Valencia and Alvin were there, along with me. I was praying and Mildred Harris came and stood in front of me. I hit the floor like a firecracker. She didn't touch me or anything. I kept trying to get up and couldn't. I could literally feel something holding me to the floor.

And then, the impartation began...I began speaking in tongues so heavily that I couldn't stop. Once the service was ending, I was still going. Since it was my first true impartation, I didn't understand how to calm myself down in the spirit. I spoke in tongues even 10 minutes after I left the school. I had to make myself calm down before I went in the house because I knew my parents wouldn't understand.

Girl you had a lot to say to the Lord.

Sometimes, I am just going about my business and tongues will flow out of me just like the first time. I always pay attention to what I am saying. When I travel and go to different locations my tongues is different. One thing that I desire is the interpretation of tongues. I would love to operate in that gift.

 

[gn1g]

Well as long as they are not calling folk up and putting pillow behind them before touching them I'm good. I use to attend Fred Prices church. They were putting pillows behind folk, literally praying and pushing folk real hard so they could fall back.

That's awful, the most powerful encounters I've had was when no one was present.

 

[MindTwister]

Well as long as they are not calling folk up and putting pillow behind them before touching them I'm good. I use to attend Fred Prices church. They were putting pillows behind folk, literally praying and pushing folk real hard so they could fall back.

I have witness folks truly being overcome by the powerful word and holy spirit to the point that they became weak enough to fall down.

Firecracker is the church you talking about the Crenshaw Christian Center (or something of the sort)? I had been meaning to visit it but hmmm what you're describing is somethin I don't like/agree with

 

[EbonyHairedPrincess]

It can get very uncomfortable watching people get slain in the spirit some are truly overwhelmed by God power, some are simply surrendering to the push of a pastor. I am hesistant to make a judgement here. I don't remember reading anything about it in the bible but I also know God is to big for me to try to label what he does and doesn't do.

 

[Bublnbrnsuga]

The devil is a lie

Who are you calling out as the 'devil' in this sense?
It is fine if you don't agree with what I posted but your comment was unnecessary. Issues such as being 'slain in the spirit', tithing, tongues, etc are not as important as being saved by Jesus and walking in His Word. Have a nice day , ladies.

 

[EbonyHairedPrincess]

The devil is a lie

I wasn't expecting you to say this and it's funny.

 

[mrsmeredith]

Who are you calling out as the 'devil' in this sense?
It is fine if you don't agree with what I posted but your comment was unnecessary. Issues such as being 'slain in the spirit', tithing, tongues, etc are not as important as being saved by Jesus and walking in His Word. Have a nice day , ladies.

My comment was toward the article not toward the poster. Chil outlerplexed Yea it was necessary because he is a lie and the article just shows the lengths he will go through to push his web of lies and deceit especially through using the word of GOD. But like I said my statement was not towards you,

 

[Bublnbrnsuga]

My comment was toward the article not toward the poster. Chil outlerplexed Yea it was necessary because he is a lie and the article just shows the lengths he will go through to push his web of lies and deceit especially through using the word of GOD. But like I said my statement was not towards you,

Oh, I am chilled just wanted you to clarify. I don't allow these issues to upset me because they are always debatable. They won't get one person in heaven. You may call it lies and deceit, others understand through scripture what is being discussed and happen to agree with it. And oh, just because you don't agree with it doesn't mean 'the debil' is behind it.

 

[Shimmie]

Girl you had a lot to say to the Lord.

Sometimes, I am just going about my business and tongues will flow out of me just like the first time. I always pay attention to what I am saying. When I travel and go to different locations my tongues is different. One thing that I desire is the interpretation of tongues. I would love to operate in that gift.

I learned this from my Pastors...

Many times after prayer, I just allow the Holy Spirit to 'flow'...I give it no thought (for the word says to 'take no thought') and then I begin to write as the Holy Spirit leads me.

Ummmmm, can you imagine how much I write looking at these threads as an example. I've only be here since March of this year and I'm almost at 2700 posts So imagine what my prayer journals look like....

But seriously, as you pray in the Spirit, just ask the Lord to give you the interpretation. Sometimes it comes right away, but most of the time it comes much later and the Holy Spirit will remind you of the time you prayed. "Though it tarries, wait for it for it shall surely come..."

Habbakuk 2:3

For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

Hebrews 10:37

For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.

Hebrews 10:37 is one of my 'Marriage for Singles" scriptures.

Now don't you just love the Lord....