Jacob's Ladder

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Jacob’s Ladder

“All day we ascend and descend from Heaven to the earth below, descending and ascending. We are God’s mighty sword, I’m tired of stalling let us join the fight!” Abdas, God’s living sword said.

“You know we must be assigned to this battle by one sanctified. This is not a free for all, but by appointment only,” said the ear of God whose name is Aliya.

“So we wait. Wait for this creature to awake from her slumber. According to the timetable of man, it is 1:00 AM; which translates, we are going to miss another battle.” Abdas says with a hint of aggravation.

“Patience is a true gift of Jehovah our wondrous creator and we must wait for the call, now stand aside and watch me work.”  Aliya placed a left hand of the saint’s heart and whispered, “Awake, I say awake from your slumber and pray.” In human form the angel stood a good ten foot tall, cascading wings covered the angel’s entire body and towered over Aliya’s head a good two feet, a chiseled body smooth as marble looked upon the sleeping saint. The angel removed a perfect hand from her heart and the two of them faded into the fullness of the unseen spirit world.

Her eyes fluttered open, as slurred and sleepy words whispered: “Pray for whom?” As her clarity came into focus a name sprang to thought Thomas, Thomas Bentley. Thomas and his wife Amy are a young couple she met last week at her church.

 

As the saint prays: “Father God, I come to you in the Name of Jesus, and I ask you to place a hedge of protection around Thomas. Appoint angels to him who are in the sound of my voice. Father arm them with the spiritual weapons of heaven."

And in the Heavenly: Mighty swords were passed to the two warriors and two glorious shields, a breastplate of righteousness and the word of God surrounded them.

Meanwhile: Thomas's brown cutlass pulls in front of the lake.

As the saint prays: "Send them quickly Lord with your power and might."

And in the Heavenly: In an instant, the two angels were delivered to the battle for Thomas’s soul.

Meanwhile: Thomas caressed the handle of the revolver, as wild, angry thoughts rushed in his mind.

As the saint prays: "Give them the stamina to withstand the wicked-one, tearing down strongholds that stand in his way."

And in the Heavenly: The brilliant light that is God arrived with His two mighty warriors causing the demons to lose focus and balance. 

Meanwhile: Thomas had a glimmer of his wedding day making him smile, if only for a moment

As the saint prays: "Lord, I bind generational curses that plague his mind,"

And in the Heavenly: Swordplay broke out, a battle that mankind could not compare with began, mighty blows and instinctive moves executed with grace and violence rang out in the atmosphere.

Meanwhile: His failures flashed before him as life had no meaning, he looked forward to a way to end the insanity.

As the saint prays:  "Soften his heart to your voice, Lord, and give him the strength to follow your leading."

And in the Heavenly: The Heavens shook as two nasty vile creatures lost the battle of evil. 

Meanwhile: Again he thought of his wife and daughter and tossed the weapon onto the floor-board.

As the saint prays: "In your Holy name I pray. Amen"

 

 

Back at Thomas's home the ringing phone:

“Hello! Thomas?” Says Amy, his wife in a panic.

“Hello, Dear I’m sorry I should have never stormed out like that.” Says the man in an apologetic tone.

“I have never been so scared in my life,” her words were bathed in tears. “I just knew this was the end, your words cut me in a most painful way.” As she relived him yelling he would just kill himself, as gravel and his car flew down the roadway.

“I don’t know what came over me, but I’m thankful I didn’t do anything stupid. I promise I’ll never say that again. I’m on my way back home, if you’ll have me.”

“Come home to me, tomorrow is a new day for the both of us, and Thomas, I love you.”

 

Author's Note

can you see the 3 fold action of the prayer, the angels and the person that is being prayed for?

Reviews

[Domo]

Very nice piece, thank you for the entry. It has a nice setup and separation.
The most amazing part of writing is that it can be perceived in so many ways possible that it truly can help open everyone's eyes, even the reader sometimes.

If you take a step back and look at the layout you can see how it helps support the reality that in everyone there are different ways things are felt, seen, touched, done.

[madmocha]

Mmmmm... a shorter reminder of 'This Present Darkness' by Frank Pierette (sp?). The prayer was amazing; powerful, it had me in tears. So few understand Spiritual warfare. So many of us need the reminding. This is wonderful Cherrie. I'm going to play with some editing thoughts and send it to you.

[Tony]

Yes I can.

I do not think that so much energy was expelled by invisible entities so as to prevent a course of events,

But who am I too say?
The original, Doubting Thomas I am.....
yet;
Having often thanked the Grand Illustrator for saving my biological vessel from catastrophe.
And more importantly, for saving me from stupidity through comfortable indoctrination, which would have turned me into yet another empty vessel, thereby fulfilling the desires of the OtherGuy.(Beelzebub?)

In the same thread of thought I usually reaffirm that my intentions are good and my behavior will, of course, surely improve.

Joining perspectives facilitate comprehension of concept:
And thereby allow us to think as a collective. Not about survival, but transition.

I would never be seen in a temple made with hands, but I do not make a practice of dissing Haysoos either. In fact, I find myself quoting him all the time......


Angels. Mysterious. One could reasonably say there is a force of some kind acting on many levels of our existence in ways that defy what 'civilized' people call 'reason'.

I enjoyed reading this, your mind is cleaner than most I encounter. And God knows we all need to be cleaner and better informed.
Great Post.

[Crowley]

I will start off by saying that this is one of the most creative writes I have seen in a while, the idea for the 3 character passage was very cool. The way it is layed out is a bit confusing, I dont know if separating the passages with a space and making one regular font, one italics and one bold might read easier. The underlining kind of muddles the flow in my mind. I definitely think the passage works, I just wonder if formatting differently would make it flow better and create separation beween the characters. Crazy good story with a significant message and tribute to the power of prayer.

[Ron]

Very powerful Biblical notes. They have an Old Testament roar! The more remote Biblical names are new to me and needed your clarification. I got the link after a re read. Two typos "weapon ONTO the floorboard" "vile" not "vial". Good experimental work. Difficult read for the religious novice! The last section's direct speech is more familiar CP smooth text! Keep it up Cherrie!

[roarke]

Cherrie, I'm surprised. Such different imagery and approach. I kept saying what? what? what?.... lol. Powerfully written as only you can. There's gotta be more....

[KAREN]

Very intresting read! I love happy endings!!