It was very hard to digest and yet, not wanting to be deceived, I said, "El Elyon if this is not of you then wake me up now!"
Nothing happened. Nothing but a sudden infilling of peace, which assured me of the source of this encounter.
Swallowing, as I tried to come to grips with this situation that was yet far beyond me, I said, "El Elyon's Spirit was going to show me my purpose for being here in Crona I think. Do you know anything about that?"
Urtholan nodded and gestured for me to walk. I started out and he came alongside of me. Glancing surreptitiously over at him I studied him and then quite honestly I said, "I don't understand any of this or why it's happening, much less what's going on all around me."
Urtholan nodded and began to speak, "There are two sides to any reality, the physical which you have lived in up till now and the spiritual. Within the spiritual realm there are many levels. The highest of which is Shamayim, but what you see here is a much lower spiritual level. The spiritual world in general goes largely unseen by that which is physical, but it exists nonetheless. Sometimes the two merge and that which is spiritual is seen in the physical. Reversely, that which is prayed for by believers in the physical manifests over into the spiritual realm."
"So I'm existing in both realms right now?"
Urtholan smiled, "No, you exist in the flesh and the reality of this created world and yet you bear within you the Ruach, the Spirit of El Elyon, which is eternal. You as an individual, because of your free choice of will have become spiritual and yet you remain physical for this present time. You have ushered in a new life beyond just the physical life you exhibit now. You have chosen wisely."
"So I'm alive, but being shown through a reality apart from my own, but which one day I could belong to, like you?"
"Yes, but when that day comes it will occur in Shamayim and not this level that I show you now. Look around you Benaiah. Look closely. Tell me what you see."
We'd come to a stop in a busy street and obediently I did as Urtholan commanded me. Looking around I studied the people that moved about on the scene.
A merchant was talking earnestly with a woman who wasn't showing much interest in his available wares. Despite his efforts the woman moved on. Then, surprisingly, the man looked from her to me and I found myself on the verge of backing away as I was instantly smacked in the face by an evil presence.