05. The first appearance of an angel: God�s calling to follow Jesus

The first appearance of an angel: God’s calling to follow Jesus

It happened in 1948. Once I woke up in the middle of the night. It was very dark in my room. Suddenly a strong light was shining in my room. An angel of the Lord appeared in my bedroom, so it became very bright. He stood close to my bed, his face was bright, his eyes were like fire, his clothes were white as snow. I could not look at him. Holy fear came upon me. He spoke to me: “Come and follow Jesus... follow Him and be His witness... I shall be with you all the time of your life.” When I started to pray he disappeared from my sight and the bedroom got dark again. I could not sleep then. I still felt the holy presence of God. I prayed till morning. The room was full of holiness. Even the walls, chairs and windows appeared very special because of the presence of God. I had never had such a revelation before. I realized that stories about angels were not just fables. I was amazed. The second time an angel appeared to me was in the woods of the Sitno mountains. It was midnight when I was wandering in the woods and got lost. An angel helped me and led me out of the woods. I knelt down and gave glory and thanksgiving to God.

Then I understood that God is real and also the heavens are real – closer to us, than we can imagine. Most believers think that heaven is very far away from us and the earth, but it is very near. When we get saved, it must take place within us! (1 John 4:12) At that time there was only a little Pentecostal group of believers in Bratislava who had been baptized in the Holy Spirit. They prayed and sang in angelic tongues, they were enthusiastic. It was a glorious look. I felt the presence of God there. There was the Kingdom of heaven among them. Then I was baptized in water, as Jesus said: “Whoever believes and is baptised will be saved.” (Mark 16:16)