Page 129 - 2nd Sword of Gilead Interior

The Sword of Gilead & The Book of Angels

He was only there a short while and said
very little, and then at one point out of the blue he
turned to me and said quietly, “You need to listen to
your wife.” After which he left. These are the only
words I remember, and that was around 30 years
ago now.
After he left I began to feel that there was
something strange about him and his visit – How
did he know where I lived? - I had not met him
before and only said hello and welcomed him at
the meeting a week or more ago, and yet I was
excited that he came to my home.
I have not seen nor heard of him again and
the more I have pondered this strange feeling of
why I was so automatically attracted to him
inasmuch as with someone of importance I had
met an angel who brought that message to me.
Since then, and shortly afterwards, I have
concluded that this man was an angel; he was
right – I did need to listen more. As well, what
Hebrews 13: 2, says about hospitality and
entertaining angels fitted so perfectly in this
experience.
St. Thomas Aquinas makes a point of this
whilst explaining about angels encounters with
people. He explains that, as with Raphael, angels
can appear in a solid bodily form, and most
importantly, they come and deliver their message
and leave and only necessary conversation is
entered into; their visits are brief, precise, and
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