Genesis 17:1-22 “When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. (2) And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly." (3) Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying: (4) “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations. (5) No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations. (6) I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. … (15) Then God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. (16) And I will bless her and also give you a son by her; then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be from her." (17) Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, "Shall a child be born to a man who is one hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?” … (22) Then He finished talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.”
And so, firstly we will discuss the biblical evidence of the genuine phenomenon of people falling as a result of encountering the power of the Holy Spirit. The above passage of scripture describes the encounter that Abraham had with the Lord when God appeared to him, and changed both his and Sarah’s names as a result of His covenant with Abraham.
Michael E.B. Maher
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