Warrior Angels

I first heard about warrior angels from Doug Mendenhall. I don’t recall if it was from reading his book, Conquering Spiritual Evil, or from his Jedi Workshop, where we talked about all kinds of things related to the spirit world. I think that was Doug’s favorite topic – the spirit world. It has long been one of mine.

Doug passed away in December of 2020. He and I were born the same year, so it was a shock to learn of his passing. I mourned from afar for the loss of my friend. I had visited with Doug outside his home as I was passing through Utah a few years earlier. We had a long heart-to-heart talk about his work for which I expressed my appreciation.

Guarding the Portal

I recently had a conversation with the Lord in which I asked Him why I was always being bothered by this one particular spirit. He said, “Because you’ve left the portal open.” Now maybe my definition of portal and yours are different. What I’m talking about is a place in my mind that is the seat of my creativity.

As I pondered this, I remembered that Doug had taught me about warrior angels along with placing shields around myself, my home, my family and my workplace. He also said that warrior angels are not the same as guardian angels. You can read this yourself in Doug’s books, which are now available free online. (pp. 94-95, vol 2)

The Third Eye

Okay, weirdness warning. Every time I talk about this stuff with others who have not heard about it before, they get all weirded out. Go do some research if you don’t know about the third eye. It’s real. We all have one. It’s a place of dreams and visions. It’s our connection to the spirit world. It’s where we go to create stuff.

It also happens to be a portal from the spirit world. It’s not needed by the Lord, but it is needed by us to communicate effectively with the Lord. It’s a place where we can be lifted up out of this world for a moment. It’s the place where we begin our ascent to the heavens. It also happens to be a place where spirits can reach us.

Guarding the Pass

You probably know where I’m going with this. If it is a portal to the spirit world, a doorway or a pass, then it is probably guarded. Or is it? Are there sentinels there? Is it partially guarded? Are there guardians at certain points or certain levels? If you’ve been through this portal, then you know. But I can tell you, it can be completely open.

It all depends on how you use it and who you let into your portal, to stand at your porch, so to speak. For Carol, who writes deep historical fiction stories, these characters seem to stand around night and day, ready to share their stories, and she is willing to tell them. For me, this portal is a gateway to the waiting world of spirits who have passed on.

Dreams and Visions

When I was a young man, I experienced several visions where I saw myself at some future point in my life, either teaching the gospel, standing at the podium conducting a meeting, or singing in an especially moving choir presentation. One of those is about to come to pass as Carol and I are singing in Rob Gardner’s Lamb of God this Easter.

Nowadays, I dream dreams, and boy, do I dream a lot of them. My journal is filled with these dreams. Sometimes I’ll record three in one night, each one different. I always ask for the Lord to help me interpret them. They are almost all symbolic. Some are nonsense, but many of them have a message to which I pay close attention.

Asking for a Warrior Angel

Anyway, back to the point of this post. There’s nothing really profound in this post other than a personal witness that what Doug taught about warrior angels is true. In response to my question to the Lord and his response back to me, I then pled with the Lord to close the gate. He said he couldn’t or wouldn’t do that, but offered this instead.

“You do what Doug taught you to do. I know you’ve never tried it before, perhaps because you didn’t feel you needed it, but because you asked for protection, I’m willing to place a warrior angel at the portal if you want.” In tears, I replied, “Would you do that for me, Lord? I haven’t asked because I thought it was just part of life to fight them off.”

Created by DALL·E with my textual prompts (kind of looks like Rock Waterman, doesn’t he?)
The Mind’s Eye

And it was done. In my mind’s eye, I saw what appeared to me to be a seasoned Lamanite warrior, a son of one those who had been converted and swore to never lift a weapon of war again. We would call him one of the stripling warriors. This was and is a no-nonsense kind of angel. He does not say much. His assignment is to guard the way.

He is there. I can feel his presence. He is on my left side. When the Lord talks to me, he is on my right side. I don’t know the significance of the difference. I’m just stating what I have observed in my mind’s eye. At first the Lord stood with him. He wanted me to know he was there with full authority and represented the Lord.

Quoting Doug on Warrior Guardians

“We all have guardians assigned to us from the moment of conception onward. They are guardian angels and are assigned for our protection. Warriors are trained to confront and dispatch evil. As stated they operate under the authority, permission, and direction of our Savior Jesus Christ.

“If one thinks they have a warrior guardian and really don’t, I’d be concerned about two things. First, who told you that information or what was the source of it? Second, what are the demons going to do after you ask your non-warrior guardian to dispatch them to hell? Let’s add a third question. Just how fast can you run?”

 

1 thought on “Warrior Angels”

  1. Doug was a good Man. His concept of Warrior Angels are real, as you, I have many experiences with them also. I have Read all of Doug’s books, been part of many portal closings with him, went to dozens’ of his seminar’s. Lived close to him for years. Would have given my life to let him keep his. Through his many experiences and trials and doctrine’s, one that didn’t resonate well was his belief on Polygamy. He stated, Jesus had 3 wives as does the Father. Denver stated that was not true. Christ was not a Polygamist, nor the father. Our group that met weekly at Doug’s house for years,( along with K) was split about a year ago and about half of us decided that the teaching of Polygamy was not of God our Father or Christ. It seems (most) of those who stayed in the class, believed in Brighams teachings. most who left, felt Brigham was an Adulterer. Certain individuals did meet with Denver about the Polygamist view and was enlightened on the darkness of polygamy. Polygamy in Sanpete county is very strong, each to their own.
    Some of my best friends are Polygamists which made it difficult to leave our weekly classes. I cannot accept the Adultery concept anymore than Joseph or Hyrum did. I have read your blog for years and I understand your views and love for our Lord. Thank you for helping us all come closer to Christ. Tim you have been a warrior for Christ. My input to you is knowledge for you to ponder, it only takes one square pool ball to mess the whole game up.

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