Saturday 10th July 2010

The Second World War Miracles Part 1

Dr Victor Pearce

'Arise, shine for your light has come and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See darkness is on the land and deep darkness on the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you.' We live in days when this scripture is beginning to be fulfilled. But the time of darkness and light together, will bring about a greater time of 'spiritual warfare' and will necessitate a deeper call to prayer. To help us get a sense of the power of prayer and the revealing of God during warfare we need look no further than WWI and WWII. These were extraordinary days in our nation to live through. Dr Victor Pearce (now 94) lived in both wars and chronicled the amazing stories of the revealing of the power of prayer and the intervention of the Lord during warfare. This is the fifth in a series of articles revealing these stories. I think you will be moved and inspired, and I pray the Spirit of God will speak into your spirit through what you read - Jonathan Bellamy, Cross Rhythms CEO.

The Supernatural Events Resulting From National Prayer

Yes, there were some angels seen in the Second World War, but so far as one can tell, not so dramatically as in the First World War. It was evident that the main acts of God came after each national day of prayer. There were seven of these, and I kept a diary record of the events which followed each one.

We will look at the angelic incidents first. During the Second World War, I collected clippings from the newspapers, which reported manifestations.

Angelic Appearances

Figure 7.1. Newspaper cutting of Sussex vision of Christ on the cross, attended by angels.

The News Chronicle, a national newspaper, reported the vision of Christ crucified followed by angels in the sky over Sussex. The paper described it as the strangest event yet of the war and compared it with the Angels of Mons (see Fig 7.1).

My second cutting is from 1943. It is headed: 'Vicar interprets the vision in the sky'. A similar vision to the one seen at Lewes 200 miles away three years earlier had been seen at Ipswich by the Reverend Harold Green. A report in the Christian Herald at the time said:

Wide publicity was given to the truth of our Lord's return in the London and provincial press recently when the Rev Harold Green, vicar of St Nicholas' Church, Ipswich, preached to an over-full church just after a vision had been seen in the sky by several people in the parish. A white cross, on which was a figure of Christ, was said to have been seen by several people quite independently of each other, and the vicar took the opportunity to proclaim the truth of the coming of Christ and the setting up of his Kingdom, basing his remarks on Matthew 24 and Luke 21.

My third cutting is from the South London Newspaper, this was reported on September 8th, 1944, and headed: 'ANGEL' SEEN IN PECKHAM DURING AIR RAID.

Mr D.L. Phillips said, 'The figure was perfect; there was no mistaking it.' Mr Halsey says that he was surprised when he looked up into the sky to see a large angel holding out his arms as if to shield the inhabitants from flying bombs which were coming over. There were at least eight others who also saw it.

Victories after each National Day of Prayer

Figure 7.2. Newspaper cutting of Ipswich vision of Christ on the cross.

The big features of the 1939-45 war were the seven national days of prayer and the dramatic events which followed each one. They saved Britain from disaster.

My record of these days of prayer as they occurred from 1940 to 1945 provided the details of each deliverance or victory which followed. Why did I do this? Because I knew that it would be useful for reminding Britain and the world in future years, and here I am doing it at the age of eighty-five! The fiftieth anniversary of D-Day was observed without any mention of those prayer days, when at the call of King and Parliament, the majority of the population crowded into the churches and overflowed outside, because they knew our position was desperate. The only acknowledgement so far as I know, was a report I gave on BCC Radio Stoke which they have repeated since, and on the United Christian Broadcasters' European network, and on Trans World Radio.

Seven National Days of Prayer in Six Years

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Posted by Sierra Collins in USA @ 04:43 on Jul 22 2018

THIS IS GREAT AND VERY TIMELY AS THE BODY OF CHRIST NEEDS TO BE ENCOURAGED AND LIFTED AS THE DAY OF THE LORD DRAWS NEAR.

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Posted by Robert Lenk in Norman OK USA @ 08:47 on Oct 17 2015

During part of WWII, my dad Fred Lenk was pastor of a Presbyterian Church in Kenmore, New York, USA. The church had 146 members in the different military branches. The church prayed every day by name for each member in the war for safety, and all came home with no war injuries. One night, my dad woke up at 2:00 AM, and he knew that he needed to pray for one man in the Navy. Dad prayed for that man from 2:00 AM until 4:00 AM when dad felt like it was then OK, and he wrote down the date and time. Months later, that man was home on furlough, and dad talked with him. Allowing for time zone differences, the man said that at that exact time, he was on board of an American submarine sitting on the ocean floor at a depth of 150 feet in the Pacific Ocean. During that exact period of time, a Japanese destroyer was making many passes to drop depth charges in an attempt to destroy the submarine. By the end of the two hours, there had been explosions that were close but not close enough to break the hull of the submarine.

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Posted by Geoffrey Lampard in Queensland, Australia @ 02:31 on Oct 12 2015

2Ch_7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
God continually calls us to Pray ,personnel y and as it is partly the fault of church leaders that we are in the state we are in as a nation.

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Reply by Nigel James in Bromsgrove, UK @ 13:43 on Aug 27 2017

Yes, when God's people pray, things change for the better. Although I heard Victor Pearce speak on this topic many years ago, I found this article on the web in order to use its content as encouragement for others to pray for our nation(s). In recent years I have seen such vicious and (I would think) unprecedented attacks on Christian ethics and Biblical truth that prayer is much needed for the church to stay true to its calling and not become deluded into believing untruth. I hope this article can reach many more who would be encouraged to join the worldwide 24/7 prayer initiative.

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Posted by adrienne austin in rogers akansas u.s.a @ 02:01 on Jun 2 2014

I found a clipping of my grandmother's about the vision of the cross at ioswich england during ww2. Maybe I'll send it to the Bible bookstore there.
Very touched by comments on the importance of the national days of prayer during the war. We don't take prayer as seriously now as then. In a series about churchill, I was so moved by footage of him and roosevelt in a church service together. God, help us now as then.

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Posted by Shona Quayle in Ayr @ 00:34 on Oct 12 2010

I have had spiritual experiences of both kinds. I am very careful what I look at or talk about as I am deeply fearful of " inviting in" something unacceptqable. i do not seek experiences but thay have come to me sometimes,Only yhe good ones recently thank God.

I once woke to my room filled with moonlight. It seemed as if little tongues of blue flame were dancing all over my bed and my room. A tall figure stood by my door. I sat up and asked who he was. I asked to see his face, but he said no you are not allowed to see that. The room was dark. I got up to see if there was a bright moon and I had been dreaming. There was not. I slept very well and something which had been troubling me deeply was gone. What was it? I don't know . I can't remember.

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Reply by mike bell in Kent @ 22:43 on Nov 22 2018

Just seen this comment, so sorry this is somewhat behind the times. Blue flame or flames prophetically symbolize the Holy Spirit.
Years ago I think it was Bob Jones in 1975 relating the time he first died and found himself in a queue to meet Jesus. Bob was acutely aware of serious sin earlier in his life - realised someone standing beside him whose face he never saw, who told him his robes were 'not spotted'. Bob knew this was the paraklete (Holy Spirit).
So you have mention 2 identifying marks of Holy Spirit (also you were peaceful afterwards which also is a mark of His presence)

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