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0:00 - The Mystery of the Spiritual World
1:29 - Personal Stories of Loss and Longing
3:02 - Do the Departed Watch Over Us?
5:13 - Biblical Analysis of Watching Loved Ones
7:47 - Jesus' Parable on Life After Death
9:56 - Spiritual Manifestations and Familiar Spirits
14:10 - Dreams, Grief, and Spiritual Vulnerabilities
17:31 - Breaking Spiritual Ties Through Jesus
👉 This channel was created in collaboration with https://www.youtube.com/@prantoniojunior
0:00 - The Mystery of the Spiritual World
1:29 - Personal Stories of Loss and Longing
3:02 - Do the Departed Watch Over Us?
5:13 - Biblical Analysis of Watching Loved Ones
7:47 - Jesus' Parable on Life After Death
9:56 - Spiritual Manifestations and Familiar Spirits
14:10 - Dreams, Grief, and Spiritual Vulnerabilities
17:31 - Breaking Spiritual Ties Through Jesus
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00:00Brothers, I was thinking about something here.
00:02The spiritual world is extremely mysterious, don't you agree?
00:06You can't know everything that happens in this invisible world.
00:09No matter how much you know about the Bible,
00:12no matter how many supernatural experiences you've had,
00:16it's impossible to know everything.
00:18And one of those things is related to the death of the people we love.
00:22Are those people who have already left this earth watching us now?
00:26Are they like they're up on a heavenly balcony?
00:30Are they up there looking at us, seeing everything that happens in our lives?
00:35This question often comes with deep longing, right?
00:38The person who lost someone wants to have that awareness
00:42that their father, their mother, their brother,
00:45they are watching what's happening in their life.
00:47In fact, I watched a video recently of a young woman
00:50who had lost her father just a few days before her wedding.
00:53And then, on the wedding day, she was there, of course, very emotional,
00:58still feeling a lot of longing.
01:00And at that moment, a butterfly landed on her shoulder.
01:05She couldn't hold back.
01:06She started to cry.
01:08Everyone there was moved at the wedding.
01:10And then the question remains.
01:12Was it God sending her a sign?
01:15Or was it her father who was already sending that butterfly
01:18as a sign of comfort, of warmth?
01:22Brothers, I'm going to go through several questions and answers
01:25about these topics that you haven't heard anywhere else.
01:29Something also happened with my wife's grandmother.
01:32She's a woman of prayer.
01:34Mrs. Chiquinha is a blessing.
01:36And then, one day, she prayed a lot for her brother,
01:40who was in very bad shape in the hospital,
01:42on the verge of passing away.
01:43She decided then to put it in God's hands.
01:47God, Lord, Lord, if it's your will, may he be completely healed.
01:52If not, may you take him.
01:54In the end, he ended up passing away.
01:56Even though she knows God's word, she trusts in the Lord,
02:00she still missed him a lot.
02:02Until then, one day, after praying so much
02:05and questioning God about why he took her brother,
02:08she had a dream about her brother.
02:10And in that dream, he told her that he was doing very well there
02:14and that he couldn't reveal anything else
02:16because it was God's mystery.
02:19In fact, he said in the dream,
02:21Don't keep questioning God about these things
02:23because they are mysteries of the Lord.
02:25Today, I'm going to bring you some answers
02:27that you've been searching for a long time.
02:30I know this might not please you or you might not agree,
02:33but if you love the word of God above all,
02:36above your feelings,
02:38then you need to let the truth set you free.
02:41Amen?
02:42Jesus said,
02:43You will know the truth and the truth will set you free.
02:46Glory to God.
02:47Let's start right away with the message.
02:49Before anything else,
02:51I just want to ask you to subscribe to my channel.
02:54Every day, I want to pray for you in the morning and at night
02:57and I really want you to be on my prayer list.
03:00Okay?
03:01So, let's get started.
03:03Brothers, as I told you,
03:04these doubts that come into our hearts
03:06are because we want an answer that brings us peace,
03:09that brings us comfort.
03:10Isn't that right?
03:12In fact, when we lose someone,
03:15usually someone says to us,
03:16Look, be at peace
03:17because your relative, your loved one
03:20is watching over you from heaven.
03:22He's guiding your steps.
03:24Surely, he's very pleased with you.
03:26He's happy with your actions.
03:28Isn't that right, brothers?
03:30But is this really in accordance with the word of God?
03:32Is it true that those who die
03:34stay up in heaven,
03:35rooting for us,
03:37interceding for us,
03:38or just watching as if it were a movie?
03:41Think about something with me, brothers.
03:43Let's analyze the following situation.
03:45Imagine that a mother,
03:46while she was alive,
03:48walked with God.
03:49She read the Bible,
03:50she prayed,
03:51she had Jesus as her Savior.
03:53Then, suddenly,
03:55she dies and goes to heaven.
03:56And if she stayed up in heaven,
03:58looking down at earth,
04:00she would see her son every day, right?
04:03But she wouldn't just see the good moments,
04:05like her son's graduation,
04:07the wedding,
04:08the children.
04:09She wouldn't just see the prosperity her son achieved.
04:12No, she could also see,
04:13you know what?
04:14The suffering her son is going through.
04:17She could see her son sinking into addictions.
04:20Because, unfortunately,
04:22many people,
04:22without having a support system,
04:24when they lose a family member,
04:26like a father,
04:27or especially a mother,
04:28they fall apart.
04:29Isn't that right, brothers?
04:31Unfortunately,
04:31we really have to pray a lot
04:33for those who have lost loved ones,
04:35because it truly isn't easy.
04:38Or maybe this mother could see her son's marriage,
04:41which is often full of fights and arguments.
04:44Now imagine this mother's heart.
04:45Would she really be completely at peace,
04:48happy,
04:49especially knowing that she's far away,
04:51watching all of that?
04:53Brothers, forgive me,
04:54but this idea has nothing to do
04:56with what the Bible teaches.
04:58Because if heaven is a place of perfect peace,
05:01if the saved are there enjoying complete,
05:04full joy,
05:05how could they be watching us from where they are?
05:08It doesn't make any sense,
05:09because otherwise they would suffer a lot.
05:12And the Bible,
05:13we know that in the book of Revelation,
05:15God himself,
05:16will wipe away every tear
05:18from those who are there.
05:20There will be no more pain,
05:22there will be no more mourning.
05:23But then comes this question,
05:25why do people believe
05:26that there is someone up there
05:28watching over us?
05:30Many Christians, brothers,
05:32even believe in this idea,
05:34because they remember that passage
05:35in Hebrews 12, verse 1.
05:39I want to read it to you,
05:41and then I'll clarify something very important.
05:44Look at what the Bible says,
05:45we,
05:46who are surrounded
05:47by such a great cloud of witnesses,
05:50let us lay aside
05:51every hindrance
05:52and the sin
05:53that so closely entangles us,
05:55and let us run with perseverance
05:57the race that is set before us.
05:59Amen.
06:00Brothers,
06:01here it says that
06:02we are indeed surrounded
06:03by a great cloud of witnesses.
06:05And what does that mean?
06:07Let me explain it to you.
06:09This letter to the Hebrews
06:10was written by someone
06:12whom no one knows for sure
06:13even today.
06:14But in this context here,
06:16he was making a comparison
06:17with those great stadiums
06:19and arenas of the Roman Empire.
06:21At that time,
06:22athletes ran in the arenas
06:24surrounded by crowds,
06:26that is,
06:26by witnesses
06:27who were there watching them.
06:29Okay?
06:30In fact,
06:31in chapter 11 of Hebrews,
06:32in the chapter before this verse,
06:34the author,
06:35he brings a list
06:36of the giants of faith,
06:37who are Abraham,
06:39Moses,
06:40Noah,
06:40David,
06:41Daniel,
06:42in other words,
06:43men and women
06:44who gave their lives for God.
06:46In fact,
06:47in this context here,
06:49in the original Greek,
06:50the meaning of the word witness
06:52is the word martyr.
06:54That is,
06:55it's a person who ended up
06:57giving their life completely
06:58and many died in a tragic way.
07:01So,
07:01how can we understand
07:02the true meaning of this verse?
07:04Here,
07:05the author is saying the following.
07:08Many heroes of faith
07:09have already left this earth,
07:11but they left as an example
07:13of how to live.
07:14They set a good example.
07:17And because of these examples,
07:19you should imitate their behavior,
07:21you should abandon sin,
07:23set aside all the entanglements
07:25of this life.
07:26So you can run the Christian race,
07:28so you can persevere,
07:30keep moving forward,
07:31because you already have
07:33the examples.
07:34Amen?
07:34So brothers,
07:36it doesn't mean that these men
07:37are spectators up in heaven.
07:39Actually,
07:40they are examples of holiness,
07:42examples of obedience to God.
07:45And maybe you're asking yourself right now,
07:47but pastor,
07:48what does Jesus say about this subject?
07:50Brothers,
07:51this is where Jesus clears up
07:53any doubts we have
07:54about life after death.
07:56And for that,
07:57he told a parable,
07:58which is about Lazarus
07:59and the rich man.
08:01Jesus said that there was a man
08:03who was very rich
08:03and he didn't care about anyone.
08:05He had no love for his neighbor,
08:07no life with God.
08:09He was just living his daily life,
08:11indulging himself
08:12with all the pleasures of this world,
08:15until one day,
08:16he died.
08:17And when he died,
08:18he was there in hell,
08:19suffering a lot.
08:20And at the same time,
08:22the beggar who used to stay
08:23at the door of this rich man
08:24also died.
08:26This beggar was named Lazarus
08:28and he went straight to Abraham's bosom,
08:31to heaven,
08:31to be with Jesus, right?
08:33But then,
08:34the rich man,
08:35who was suffering a lot
08:36in the heat of hell,
08:37he wanted to go back to earth
08:38to warn his brothers,
08:40so they wouldn't come
08:41to the same place
08:42where he was.
08:43He wanted to warn everyone,
08:45but it was already too late,
08:47you know?
08:48And at that moment,
08:49then,
08:49Jesus talks about Abraham.
08:52Abraham answered this rich man,
08:53saying the following,
08:54You know your relatives
08:56back on earth?
08:57They already have the Bible,
08:58they already have the scriptures,
09:00they have the law
09:01and the prophets.
09:02And if they don't believe
09:03in the scriptures,
09:04even if someone rises
09:06from the dead,
09:07they still won't believe.
09:08In other words,
09:09there's no way for you
09:11to try to convince them
09:12not to go to hell.
09:13They already have everything
09:14they need to believe
09:15back on earth.
09:16And then,
09:17there's a detail written
09:19that makes all the difference.
09:21Look at the end
09:22of this parable.
09:23It's written
09:24in Luke 16,
09:25verse 26.
09:27He said,
09:27There is a great chasm
09:29between us and you.
09:31None of those
09:32who are here
09:32can cross over
09:34to your side,
09:34and no one from there
09:36can cross over
09:37to ours.
09:38Amen.
09:38In other words,
09:39we who are on earth
09:40cannot have access
09:42to the dead,
09:43and the dead
09:43cannot have access
09:45to earth.
09:45There is no channel
09:46of communication, brothers.
09:48There is no open window.
09:49There is no permission
09:51for the dead to return
09:52or to keep watching
09:53our lives.
09:55Here,
09:56the state after death
09:57is final,
09:58and there is no way
09:59to go back.
10:00Amen.
10:01Now, my brother,
10:02this is where the conversation
10:03starts to get deeper.
10:04Why?
10:05If the Bible proves
10:06that there is no way
10:07for someone
10:08who has already died
10:09to have access
10:11to us who are here,
10:12how is it that
10:13so many people
10:14have claimed
10:15that they saw
10:16their relative
10:16somewhere
10:17in some room
10:18of the house?
10:19That's right, brothers.
10:20I know this happens
10:21very often,
10:21and I want to share
10:22a biblical perspective here,
10:24okay?
10:24There are people, brothers,
10:25who suddenly smell
10:26the perfume
10:27of a relative
10:27who has already died.
10:29Out of nowhere,
10:30the person starts
10:31to smell that perfume.
10:32Others smell roses.
10:34Others actually see them,
10:36you know?
10:36The other day,
10:37I talked to a guy.
10:38He saw his grandfather
10:39at the bedroom door.
10:40He saw him in detail.
10:42The grandfather
10:43didn't say anything,
10:44and at that moment,
10:45he didn't feel much peace.
10:47He couldn't explain
10:48the feeling,
10:48but he said
10:49it was very strange,
10:50and then I was able
10:51to explain to him
10:52what I'm going
10:53to explain to you now.
10:54Brothers,
10:55think about this with me.
10:56If the Bible says
10:57that the dead
10:58do not return,
10:59so any manifestation
11:00that simulates
11:01a deceased relative,
11:02someone who has
11:03already died,
11:04is actually not
11:05that person,
11:06but a deceiving spirit.
11:07And the Bible
11:08gives a very specific name
11:10to these demons,
11:11the familiar spirits,
11:13to those called
11:14familiar spirits.
11:16This word,
11:17familiar spirit,
11:18appears in the book
11:19of Leviticus,
11:20chapter 20,
11:21verse 27.
11:22In other versions,
11:23they translate it as
11:24medium,
11:25spirit of divination,
11:27or some similar term.
11:29But anyway,
11:30what are these
11:31familiar spirits?
11:32They are falling angels
11:33that are roaming this earth,
11:36wandering around,
11:37and they keep watching
11:38our family.
11:39For decades,
11:40for hundreds of years,
11:41maybe.
11:41In other words,
11:43he saw your grandfather
11:44grow up,
11:45he observed your father's
11:46mannerisms,
11:47he heard your mother's
11:48tone of voice,
11:49he memorized the scent
11:50of perfume
11:51that a certain person used,
11:52and he even learned
11:53the affectionate nicknames
11:55you used at home.
11:56In other words,
11:57he knows even the most
11:58intimate secrets
11:59that no one else knew.
12:01Brothers,
12:02I know what I'm talking about
12:03because I used to be
12:04as spirit is before,
12:05and I've seen a lot of letters
12:07supposedly written by spirits.
12:09My sister,
12:10who now has Jesus
12:11as her savior,
12:12used to write them too.
12:13In other words,
12:14according to the Bible,
12:15these familiar spirits,
12:16they even imitate
12:18the person's handwriting.
12:19It's impressive.
12:20They mention details,
12:22they talk about God,
12:24okay?
12:24But they don't talk
12:25about Jesus.
12:26They don't acknowledge
12:27the sacrifice of Jesus
12:28on the cross
12:29because Jesus is
12:30God incarnate,
12:32the God who sacrificed
12:33himself for us.
12:34That,
12:35Satan cannot acknowledge.
12:37so I'm telling you this
12:39not to make you sad,
12:40but so that you open your eyes
12:42because a lot of people
12:43are falling into this trap.
12:45And how do these familiar spirits
12:48take advantage of people?
12:49Usually,
12:50it's through openings,
12:51through scenes,
12:52and also through the longing
12:54that the person feels.
12:56And with that,
12:56he can even imitate the appearance.
12:58He can simulate the tone of voice,
13:00the exact tone of voice,
13:02brothers.
13:02He can reproduce the way
13:04the person walks.
13:05In other words,
13:06he can materialize an image
13:08so that the person believes
13:09they're having contact
13:10with someone
13:11who has already passed away.
13:13But the Apostle Paul,
13:14brothers,
13:14brings a very serious warning
13:16about the kingdom of darkness's
13:18ability to disguise itself.
13:20In 2 Corinthians 11,
13:22verse 14,
13:23Paul says the following,
13:25And it's no wonder,
13:26for Satan himself
13:28masquerades as an angel of light.
13:30So think with me, brothers.
13:32If Satan himself
13:34has the ability
13:35to disguise himself
13:36as a being of light,
13:37do you think it would be hard
13:39for him to imitate
13:40the voice of your relative?
13:42It wouldn't be hard, brothers.
13:44Definitely not.
13:45And why does he usually
13:46do this to people?
13:48Simply, brothers,
13:49because he wants to keep
13:50as many people as possible
13:51away from the truth
13:53of God's word.
13:55If he makes you believe
13:56that your relative
13:57is there talking to you,
13:58he has managed to make you
14:00reject what the Bible teaches.
14:03Including what I shared
14:04with you here.
14:05That Jesus said
14:06the dead cannot reach us.
14:08Understand?
14:10And secondly,
14:11he will try to create
14:13a spiritual dependency on that.
14:15You will start to believe
14:17and get more and more involved
14:19with occultism,
14:20with things that do not please God.
14:23I know that the grieving process
14:25is not easy.
14:26I understand the pain
14:27of missing someone.
14:28I know you would like
14:29to have at least a minute,
14:31five little minutes
14:32with that person.
14:33But brothers,
14:35we must trust
14:36that God is sovereign
14:37and that we can be
14:39with the Lord
14:39when we depart.
14:40And that we can find comfort
14:42in the Bible,
14:43in prayer.
14:44And that we should be
14:45very careful, you know,
14:46with many things
14:47that people have been
14:48teaching out there.
14:49And I know that
14:50at this moment
14:50you might also be
14:51asking yourself,
14:52but pastor,
14:53what about dreams
14:54about people
14:55who have already died?
14:56What does it mean
14:58when I frequently dream
14:59about a family member
15:00who has already
15:01passed away?
15:02Brothers,
15:03the first thing
15:04we need to analyze
15:05is this.
15:06Our brain is very complex.
15:08You have to understand
15:09that you have
15:09a psychological side,
15:11you have an emotional side.
15:13And when we love
15:14someone very much,
15:15our mind can process
15:17those memories.
15:18The pain of loss,
15:19how much you miss
15:20that person,
15:21can make us end up
15:22dreaming about them.
15:23But this dream
15:24is just a reflection
15:26of our mind.
15:27Dealing with longing,
15:29dealing with grief,
15:30this is completely human.
15:32It's normal.
15:33Amen.
15:33But there's also
15:34the second level,
15:35which is a spiritual level.
15:37And this is where
15:38you need to have
15:39a lot of discernment.
15:40So pay attention.
15:41When the dreams
15:41become very frequent,
15:43usually disturbing,
15:45accompanied by
15:45a sensation
15:46of sleep paralysis,
15:47you know,
15:48fear,
15:49anguish,
15:50or when the deceased
15:51person appears
15:52in your dream,
15:53making demands,
15:54giving orders,
15:56asking for things,
15:57or trying to pull you
15:58somewhere.
15:59Brothers,
16:00that's not just
16:00any dream.
16:02In these cases,
16:03what's happening
16:04is the action
16:05of these deceiving spirits
16:06who are trying
16:07to take advantage
16:08of your weakness,
16:09maybe of spiritual ties
16:11that you have.
16:12You really need
16:13to repent of your sins
16:14and give your life
16:15to Jesus
16:16so that these openings,
16:18these doors,
16:19will be closed
16:20in your family.
16:21Amen.
16:23As I told you,
16:24the devil can use
16:25your grief
16:26over a relative
16:27to trap you spiritually.
16:29And maybe you're thinking,
16:30but pastor,
16:31what would this open door
16:32be in practice?
16:34Brothers,
16:35sometimes,
16:36even without us knowing,
16:38that relative
16:39may have gotten involved
16:40with occult things,
16:41with witchcraft,
16:43with a folk healer,
16:44maybe even went
16:45to a terreiro.
16:46That person
16:46made some kind of pact,
16:48you know,
16:49or had something mystical
16:51inside the house.
16:52And we need to ask
16:53for guidance,
16:54the discernment
16:55of the Holy Spirit.
16:56And there are other times
16:57when the open door
16:58is the family
16:59that doesn't want
17:00to accept that loss.
17:01And you know what they do?
17:03Usually,
17:03they create an altar,
17:04put a photo,
17:05light candles
17:06for the dead,
17:07you know,
17:07every day,
17:08always at the end,
17:10with those who have
17:11already passed away.
17:12Brothers,
17:12all of this
17:13creates a speech
17:14of bondage
17:15and familiar spirits
17:16which are these
17:17evil entities
17:18take advantage
17:19of these gaps
17:20and start acting
17:21in your family.
17:22Or,
17:23as I said,
17:24it could be sin.
17:25Sin creates
17:26these openings
17:27and we have to
17:28ask for forgiveness,
17:29we have to
17:30consecrate our lives
17:31to God.
17:32We can't let
17:32the cycles of the past
17:34repeat themselves
17:35in our lives.
17:36Usually,
17:37as I said,
17:38these familiar spirits
17:39want to repeat
17:40these cycles of sin.
17:41whether it's divorce,
17:43addictions,
17:45these hidden sins,
17:47we need to ask God
17:49for forgiveness.
17:50Amen?
17:51But of course,
17:52that's good news, right?
17:53When Jesus gave
17:54his life there
17:55on the cross,
17:56he shed his blood
17:57to pay our debt.
17:59He paid the highest
18:00price there was
18:01and now
18:02this blood
18:03can be upon us.
18:06When we accept
18:07the sacrifice of Jesus
18:08by faith,
18:09we stop being slaves
18:10to the past.
18:11We are no longer
18:12slaves to these
18:14spiritual inheritances
18:15and we don't need
18:16to be afraid of
18:17anything anymore.
18:18Amen?
18:19On the cross of Calvary,
18:21we were forgiven,
18:22we were redeemed.
18:23And so,
18:24how can you now
18:25close these
18:26spiritual doors?
18:27Let me explain
18:28very quickly.
18:31First,
18:31you cannot turn
18:32to any kind
18:33of ritual practice
18:34at all.
18:36Any religion
18:37that evokes
18:38the dead,
18:39don't do that.
18:39If you have
18:41anything related
18:42to idolatry
18:43or occultism
18:44in your house,
18:45please throw it away.
18:47Now you should
18:47serve only God
18:49and nothing else.
18:50Amen?
18:51Secondly,
18:52you should say
18:52a prayer of renunciation.
18:54Say it out loud,
18:55wherever you are.
18:57Start saying,
18:58Lord Jesus,
18:59I give my life
19:01into your hands.
19:02I ask you
19:03for forgiveness
19:04for my sins.
19:05I ask you,
19:06Jesus,
19:07heal my pain,
19:08my longing.
19:10And I renounce
19:11and I break
19:12by the power
19:13of your blood,
19:13Jesus,
19:14every tie,
19:15every bond
19:16and every intention
19:17of Satan.
19:18In my house,
19:20no deceiving spirit
19:21has any right
19:23over my mind,
19:24over my dreams
19:25or over my family.
19:27Amen?
19:28Start saying
19:29words like this.
19:30Don't accept it.
19:31Use the authority
19:32that Jesus
19:33has already given you.
19:34Hallelujah.
19:35And thirdly,
19:37you have to understand
19:38that only Jesus
19:39is your intercessor.
19:41You don't need
19:41any mediator.
19:43You don't need
19:43to pray to a saint,
19:44to someone
19:45who walked with God
19:46here on this earth
19:47but is now with God.
19:49And they can't
19:50do anything for you.
19:51Only Jesus,
19:52He can intercede
19:53for you.
19:54Amen?
19:55Brothers,
19:55we are living
19:56in this time
19:56of spiritual deception
19:58and this has been
19:59increasing more and more.
20:00People are messing
20:02with serious things.
20:03So my advice to you is
20:05walk only with Jesus.
20:07He is the way,
20:08He is the truth,
20:09He is the life
20:10and without Him
20:11it is impossible.
20:12We cannot reach God
20:13any other way.
20:15It was only Jesus
20:16who sacrificed
20:16Himself for us
20:18and only He can intercede
20:19for us.
20:20As a faithful advocate,
20:22Amen.
20:22Glory to God,
20:23I am pastor,
20:24Antonio Jr.
20:25If you liked it,
20:26if this message
20:27made sense to you,
20:28share it with as many people
20:30as possible.
20:31There are many people
20:31who need to hear these truths.
20:33And I will also leave
20:34some videos here
20:35on the screen
20:36for you to watch.
20:37I hope to see you
20:38in the next video.
20:39May God bless you powerfully.
20:41Sending you a big hug.
20:42you
20:52in the next video.
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