I Saw Jesus

From: Jose Sanchez  (jasalionsfan@yahoo.com)
Story type: Angel
Location: Detroit MI
Source: Form Submission
Date submitted: Thu Jan 29 04:00:50 2009

This is the first time I have posted this experience. I've only ever told 2 other people about it. My wife and my priest. It happened when I was around 13 or 14.

I grew up in a house in Detroit that had several "entities" in it. Some playful, others not so playful. I won't get into all the goings on, only the reason for this posting.

It was during a rough period for our family. Things were tough. A lot of things were going on that had no visible explanation. Arguing without cause, not disagreements,loud name calling arguments. That just wasn't like us. We were a close knit loving family. We still are.

I came from a Catholic background so I was taught my prayers as soon as I could speak. We always said "Grace" (and still do) before meals and "Now I lay me..." and "The Lord's" prayer before bed.

Things were getting out of control including loud noises from no discernable location. Items moving for no apparent reason. The things I had seen and heard in my room were getting more and more threatening. Unseen voices were making threats of harming me and that there was nothing I could do.

A night soon after being threatened as I lay in bed, afraid to sleep, afraid to close my eyes, "they" came. "They" told me they were here to take me to hell. That I was going to die and couldn't stop them and that praying wouldn't help so I'd better not even try. I couldn't move my body, it was being held down when I started to pray directly to Jesus.

I don't remember my exact words, only that I asked Jesus to help me, that if it was my time to go then that was fine but that these things were trying to take me to hell and if that was where he thought I should be then that was ok too but if it wasn't then would he please help me.

The whole time I was being yelled at by those dark things. They kept saying that they were taking me. It's the only time in my life that I felt true cold evil around me.

Then it happened. My room lit up brighter than any light I have ever seen. Jesus came down wearing a white garment with a sash in between me and the dark things.

He was glowing so bright and yet he had an even brighter glow about him. Jesus told them that they had no claim on me and that they were not allowed to take me. Then he banished them and told me that my faith had saved me. I felt a comfort, a joy and a safeness that I have never felt since. The only thing I have to compare such joy is my wedding and the birth of my children.

Jesus saved me. Literally.

Thank you Jesus. I'll never forget it.