Daniel 10:16-19 “And suddenly, one having the likeness of the sons of men touched my lips; then I opened my mouth and spoke, saying to him who stood before me, "My lord, because of the vision my sorrows have overwhelmed me, and I have retained no strength. (17) For how can this servant of my lord talk with you, my lord? As for me, no strength remains in me now, nor is any breath left in me." (18) Then again, the one having the likeness of a man touched me and strengthened me. (19) And he said, "O man greatly beloved, fear not! Peace be to you; be strong, yes, be strong!" So when he spoke to me I was strengthened, and said, "Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.”
Someone said, I know that the bible says that the angel strengthened our Lord in the garden of Gethsemane but how do we know that he did so through the laying on of hands? We know that the angel strengthened our Lord through the laying on of hands because in the account of scripture quoted above, the angel Gabriel did exactly that. In this account the angel Gabriel appeared to the prophet Daniel in a vision, and because of the degree of power manifesting through the angel, Daniel’s physical body couldn’t cope with the exposure and he fell to the ground as his body was completely overcome, retaining no strength in it. In response to Daniel’s plight the angel Gabriel stretched out his hand and touched Daniel and spoke words of strength into him, thus imparting strength to his body. Clearly this is another account where there was a transference of anointing that took place through the laying on of hands.
Acts 28:8 “And it happened that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and dysentery. Paul went in to him and prayed, and he laid his hands on him and healed him.”
The transference of God’s power that takes place through the laying on of hands has many and varied applications. For example we have seen that people are filled with the Spirit through the laying on of hands. We have also seen that people can be strengthened through the laying on of hands. The above quoted passage of scripture reveals to us that the apostle Paul also prayed for people to be healed through the transference of the healing anointing as he laid hands on them. In this account we see that Paul prayed for an unsaved man to be healed while at the same time laying his hands on the man, which resulted in God’s healing power flowing from Paul’s hands into the man’s body and healing him.
Michael E.B. Maher
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