Benny Meets Michael
Benny Hinn:...Did I ever
tell you what happened to me that convinced me once and for all that
angels are more real than human beings? Well, in 1973 the Lord touched my
life at Kath... - see, this was '74. The great experiences that were
happening in my life. I knew that they weren't just so God can, so I can
have a picnic or something like that....And one night, asleep, suddenly I
just woke up, just woke up. I thought I told you that, but maybe I didn't.
But let me just tell you again anyways. I woke up, Paul, and there in my
bedroom there was a being -
Paul Crouch: Of
fire?
Benny Hinn: No, a being
wearing a black robe, black hood, coming to kill me. I couldn't see his
face, but I knew it was the angel of death. I saw his nails and fingers,
and I cried out "Lord Jesus, save me." I spoke out loud. "Lord Jesus, save
me." And I had one experience I have never had since. I came out of my
body. Except my legs were in, but from my waist up I was sitting up in bed
and I saw myself laying back. And I don't know whether I died or not, but
I didn't feel dead. I surely felt alive. All I knew was I was sitting up
and suddenly, as I sat up - not before, but as I sat up - I saw angels
rush into my room. One of them grabbed that black thing and shoved him
against the wall. Another one - now I saw that, I'm telling you God's
gospel truth. I'm telling you. If you don't believe it, well, that's your
problem - and suddenly this - there were two of them that rushed in first, and now this one
of them - massive, massive angel. A blond hair, curly blond hair with a
very thick gold belt around him, the size of two men, at least, stood
there, tall, wide, and he stared at me and stared at me. To this day, I will tell you, that angel did not smile, that
angel didn't say "How you doing?", except stared, almost in a puzzling
manner. And I looked, and he looked, and suddenly, and I'm, at the same
time watching the other angel holding that black figure from me, and a
third angel rushed in. God is my witness, before Jesus, I tell you the
fact. A third angel rushed in and
called him by name and said, "Michael, Michael, somebody else is in
trouble!" And out of - now I realize I'm
looking at Michael, and Michael speaks back with the voice of Niagara
Falls, a thick voice, and said, "You take care of him," and from there I
was back in my body singing Hallelujah.
...I myself,
I've had many experiences with angels since. In fact, nearly every night
during that year of glory I would wake up and see them stand by my bed.
Some I saw as small as children. I've seen them. And they'd be standing there talking to each other and they'd
look at me and every single time
I would get the feeling like they're thinking, "What does God want with
this guy?" It was almost like a look of, like
a puzzled look on their face. And that's why I do not believe angels
socialize with human beings. 'Cause there's nowhere in the Scriptures
where they have coffee and tea with you. They come, do a job, and leave.
(Praise The Lord, Trinity Broadcasting Network, May 13,
1999)
