Heavenly Man

Someone gave me this book or I might never have read it, but I'm so glad I did. I have no way of knowing whether it is true, but I will say that the "heavenly man" knows the bible, and as far as I can tell is fully devoted to its message and teachings. I have long believed that the age of miracles ended when the last of the apostles, and those upon whom they laid their hands to transmit miraculous powers, died. However I'm not sure of that, so I read this book with an open mind. The author claims to have been affected by, and to have witnessed, many things that had to have been supernatural. All for the apparent furtherance of Christ's church in China under the harshest and most inhumane conditions imaginable; exactly where I think that miracles would occur in this day and age, if indeed they do.Many things have changed in China in the last few years—the brutality of the communist regime which the writer lived through is explicitly described in its repression of these struggling Christians, as well as the unmistakably miraculous aid they may have received. Their stories are at times sad, joyful, amazing, pitiful, hopeless, inspiring--and yet believable.I will say this; the effect of reading this book was, for me, increased faith and love of God. My love of people all over the world who believe in and love the God of heaven and his son, Jesus, also increased. I have since purchased and given copies of the book to friends, who had similar reactions.

LOVE THIS TESTIMONY! You will not be disappointed but encouraged, strengthened and a great heart posture change ❤️ Praise God for this testimony 🙌🏼

This is probably the most profound bio of "suffering for the gospel" that I have every read - and I've read a few. This book will awaken anew in your heart - go and make disciples - in every circumstance. It will encourage you to be bold to reach out to everyone you meet - to introduce them to Jesus and His saving grace - putting aside all fear and reaching out with love for the lost.Most of us live in a "comfy" Christianity that I don't think the Lord intended. This book will give you a humbling perspective of what it means to give all for the gospel of Jesus Christ. Of all the bios I have read of Christians who have truly suffered for the gospel - this man has gone the absolute limit in using every harrowing circumstance to reach out in Christ's love to everyone he came in touch with - fellow prisoners - jailers - those who tortured him - his whole life is consumed with reaching the lost. This man will walk you thru New Testament living - like Paul and Peter - who suffered much for the Gospel.But it is not all about suffering - but also about miracles. How God gave revelation to Yun and to his wife repeatedly. How, after being beaten so severely that both his legs were shattered and fellow prisoners had to carry him to his many beatings - yet was able to walk out of prison in front of all the guards thru gates that opened for him to walk out of that prison - and many other miracles and God's grace and protection were manifested over and over again.It is also about a man who walked humbly before the Lord and with every heartbeat, in every trial, looking to be obedient to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.As always where Christians are persecuted - how precious even one page of the Bible can be - how out of such love for the Word of God, many books and passages were memorized so that even in the darkest prison, Brother Yun carried much of the Bible with him to share with others.I labeled this "Required reading for every Christian" and so should it be. Even though we may not be called to suffer as Brother Yun - it encourages us to look at our lives and to assess our part in "go and make disciples" in our part of this world wherever we live - to "suffer" to move from the pew, from the couch - into living the passion and focus (and probably with miracles) of the New Testament.Give yourself a blessing – read it.And this from my husband – a total NON-reader: Once you pick it up you will not be able to put it down. I was encouraged by my wife to “just read one chapter” and I have to say I have never been so absorbed in a book and at every chance continued reading for the next 3 days until I finished. An amazing testimony of God's amazing workings in one humble man given to do all for Christ.

This is a great book for all to read. Helps to understand what many go through in this world .

This book is absolutely incredible. If you believe in God, and if you believe that He can -- and does -- perform miraculous signs and wonders, then you will be blown away by this story of how He has used a humble Chinese evangelist to bring many thousands of people into His Kingdom. Brother Yun has suffered mightily for his faith, and you will read all about it in uncomfortable, squirm-inducing detail. But you will also experience the overwhelming joy and blessedness of his intimate communion with his Savior, Jesus Christ. Like the Apostle Paul -- whose story "The Heavenly Man" closely resembles -- Brother Yun's walk with the Lord has an intensity and a ferver that few of us in the West can even imagine.If, however, you don't believe in God, or don't believe in supernatural miracles, this book may seem "incredible" in a different way: in the sense of "not credible"; that is, not believable. If you fall into this category, I would recommend this book all the more. It may change your mind, or it may not; but at the least, you won't be able to read it with indifference.We who are Western Christians sometimes dismiss talk of signs and wonders and visions and the like as being something that, even if it happened in Bible times, certainly doesn't happen in our modern world. Unlike Brother Yun, I have never experienced a clear-as-day vision from the Lord. But does this mean that visions therefore don't happen, or does it mean that my faith is not as strong as it should be? Personally, I would go with the latter choice. So for me, this is a great benefit of reading this book: it has strengthened my faith -- as I believe it cannot help but do, for anyone who reads it with a desire to know God more intimately.Regardless of where you stand with God, this book will have an impact on your life. Read it!