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Pastor Pablo Azurduy's testimony. Greetings. This is your friend and fellow servant in the Lord, Pablo Azurduy. It is a pleasure to communicate with you through YouTube and the social media platforms available to us today. At this moment, I would like to share a testimony about an encounter I experienced during my adolescence. Even now, I remember it clearly as though it happened yesterday.
That experience left a lasting mark on my life. Throughout the places where God has allowed me to preach and teach, I have shared his word and delivered his message since I was 17 years old. On many occasions, I have shared this testimony with youth groups and local churches wherever God has sent me. Sometimes, I have shared only portions of the experience. But now, something has stirred in my heart and I feel compelled to tell the entire testimony from beginning to end.
Without further delay, let me explain what happened. I was about 14 or 15 years old when I had this encounter. It happened approximately 19 years ago. Although a considerable amount of time has passed, I still remember it as clearly as if it had happened yesterday. The experience was so powerful that it marked me throughout my adolescence and youth. During that period of my life, I experienced a season when it seemed as though the heavens were open to me.
I felt that I had direct contact with God, a special and beautiful connection with him. I experienced wonderful things from the Lord, but I also witnessed the other side of the spiritual realm. I saw the world of darkness, the realm in which evil operates even today. Nevertheless, we know that light will always prevail over darkness. I remember that around 19 years ago, when I was 14 or 15, I began praying every night before going to sleep.
I would ask the Lord, "Lord, allow me to see heaven. Please let me have an encounter with you while I'm still young, during my adolescence." That was my desire, and it remains a desire that I remember deeply. A persistent prayer. Let me pause here for a moment. If you are watching this testimony and you have doubts about whether such experiences are possible, I want to encourage you to seek God in prayer.
Ask God to reveal himself to you. I believe that if you continue seeking him persistently, he can show you things according to his will. I say this because I experienced it myself. There were things I doubted, and my faith was not always strong, yet I experienced things that I had asked God to show me. I want you to draw closer to the Lord as well. Now, let me continue. For several days, perhaps even a few weeks, I continued praying every night.
I would say, "Father, show me heaven. Lord, show me the place where your presence dwells, where you are. Please allow me to experience this supernatural encounter." Night after night, I remained persistent in prayer. My greatest desire was to know the Lord more deeply while I was still an adolescent. I cannot remember exactly how many weeks passed, but I know that it was several weeks. Then, unexpectedly, my prayer was answered.
I remember that it was a Wednesday night. I believe I was between 14 and 15 years old, although I cannot recall my exact age. As usual, I prayed, "Lord, allow me to see your glory. Let me behold you. Allow me to see heaven, or take me to heaven so that I know you more deeply." After praying, I lay down in bed and turned off the lights. Suddenly, I experienced a vision so real that it felt tangible.
It was supernatural, more real to me than the experience I am having right now as I speak to you. In the blink of an eye, everything changed. One moment, I was in my bedroom at my parents' house. When I opened my eyes again, I found myself in a completely different place. I cannot say whether my soul or spirit had actually left my body. I have heard other testimonies in which people claim to have seen their own bodies from outside themselves, but that was not what I experienced.
For me, it was as though I had simply closed and opened my eyes only to discover that I was somewhere entirely different. I found myself in a place I had never seen before, a place of extraordinary beauty. It bore no resemblance to the bedroom in which I had gone to sleep. At first, I tried to comprehend what was happening. I wondered, "Where am I? Where have I found myself?" I had been lying in my bed, yet suddenly I was standing upright in an unfamiliar creation surrounded by beauty beyond anything I had known.
You may be wondering what I saw during those first few moments. Let me explain.
The beautiful shore. I realized that I had been transported to the shore of a sea. I was standing along the coastline. I looked down at my feet, and what I saw amazed me. The sand was incredibly white and radiant. It reminded me of the softness of baby powder. It was so pure, so bright, and so beautiful that it seemed almost crystalline. Its brilliance was extraordinary.
Then I looked at the water. The sea was a transparent blue, a perfect shade of blue unlike anything I had ever seen in my life. Nearby, along the coastline, I could see mountains. They were breathtakingly beautiful with green hues blended with other colors to create a magnificent landscape. Everything around me was so beautiful that I struggled to describe it adequately.
Then, I lifted my eyes toward the heavens. The sky was filled with a remarkable mixture of colors. I saw beautiful shades of blue and purple with hints of red, all blending together in a way that created an image unlike anything I had ever witnessed. It was not a rainbow. A rainbow has a distinct shape with its colors arranged in recognizable bands. What I saw was different. The colors were blended together, forming an extraordinary spectacle.
As I continued looking upward, I saw thousands upon thousands of stars illuminating the sky. Imagine being in the mountains on a clear night, far from city lights, when the sky is dark and the stars are clearly visible. You can look up and see the constellations scattered across the heavens. That is the closest comparison I can make to what I saw, except that everything was far more magnificent, far more beautiful, and much more expansive. I knew I was somewhere within a creation. Perhaps I was in a part of the universe, or perhaps somewhere beyond it. I could not tell.
While I stood there trying to understand everything around me, I decided to test whether I was still on planet Earth or somewhere entirely different. I began thinking about my human nature and about negative things, thoughts, words, and actions that might go against the will of God or the teachings of Christ. But something extraordinary happened. I could not access those thoughts. I could not bring myself to think about evil things or even recall certain negative words. It felt as though my mind had been closed off, as though God had placed a barrier over it and would not allow me to remember my earthly past. That was the first thing I noticed when I tried to test my surroundings.
The second thing that amazed me was the overwhelming peace I felt. I had no sadness. I felt no insecurity or melancholy. I was not longing for my family, my loved ones, or the people who had been part of my life on Earth. I did not miss anyone. Instead, I experienced a profound realization. I have returned home. I am back where I belong. I have returned to the place where I was with God before coming to Earth. I felt as though I had returned to the place where my spirit had originated before God had sent me into this earthly life.
I felt that I was home. I had no desire to return to Earth. I was completely absorbed in the beauty surrounding me, astonished by how clearly and perfectly everything appeared. Everything was so detailed, so vivid, and so well-defined that it seemed like high-definition vision. Nothing I had experienced during my earthly life could compare with it. I felt complete. I felt a joy so profound that words could not adequately express it.
There was no sadness, no insecurity, and no sense that anything was missing. Above all, I felt the presence of God. It was not merely the kind of feeling that gives you goosebumps or sends a chill down your spine. It was a powerful, tangible awareness of his presence. It felt dense and overwhelming, yet it was comforting rather than unbearable. I wanted more of that closeness. I wanted to remain in that presence and experience it more deeply.
The messenger who appeared beside me. While I was standing there on the shore, surrounded by the sea and the mountains, a figure suddenly appeared beside me. Deep within my spirit, I knew that this was an angel of God, a messenger sent by the Lord. But there was something particularly astonishing about this messenger. He had the face of my father. Although the figure resembled my father, I knew that he was not my father.
Somehow, I understood that he was an angel of the Lord. I did not need to ask him aloud who he was. It was as though we communicated inwardly, not through spoken words, but through a spiritual understanding. I knew that he was a messenger from God. At some distance from where I stood, I also saw a group of people enjoying themselves. There were adults, young people, and children. They were enjoying the beautiful surroundings, the white sand, and the clear waters in front of them.
They appeared completely free and joyful. They lacked nothing. I turned toward the angel and asked him, "Where am I? Where have I found myself?" The angel answered, "You are in one of the thousands upon thousands of creations that God has made. You can feel his presence here, but you have not yet experienced the fullness of his glory. In this creation, in the place where you are now, the presence of the Lord can certainly be felt, but you have not yet entered into the fullness of that glory."
When the messenger told me this, I was astonished and left speechless. I was already experiencing something far greater than anything I had ever experienced on Earth. Of course, I have had beautiful encounters with God and the Holy Spirit in church. I have witnessed moments that deeply affected me and that I will never forget. In our congregation, I have seen what appeared to be oil being poured out, as well as what we described as new wine being poured out among the believers.
I have also seen people covered in what appeared to be gold dust, which we understood as a manifestation of God's presence. These were experiences I witnessed during my childhood and adolescence, and they remain vivid in my memory. Yet, the encounter I was experiencing in this place surpassed them all. I felt complete. I did not want to return to planet Earth. In fact, I pleaded with the angel. "Please, do not send me back home.
I am happy here. I feel completely at peace. I want to stay." I even wanted the angel to send a message to my family. "Tell my loved ones that I am fine, that I am happy, and that we will see one another again someday. But I am satisfied here. I do not want to return home." That was how I felt during this vision, this extraordinary encounter that I believed the Lord had allowed me to experience. Then, the messenger said something unexpected.
"The Lord has told me that he wants to take you to another creation." He instructed me to close my eyes. I obeyed. When I opened them again, the angel, the group of people who had been nearby, and I had all been transported to another creation of God.
The fruit I saw was perfect, beautiful, excellent fruit, perfectly rounded. The colors of the trees, the mountains, and the green grass were unlike anything I had ever seen. The grass was such a beautiful shade of green. When I looked up at the sky, I noticed that its color had changed. It was no longer the mixture of colors I had described earlier. Instead, it was a beautiful, clear blue. I knew I was in another creation of the Lord.
Suddenly, the angel spoke to me again. "You feel his presence. You feel the glory of the Lord, but this is only one of the many creations he has. You still have not reached the fullness of his glory." I was astonished. I was completely speechless. I thought to myself, "How can I already be experiencing something so wonderful? How can I feel so complete? And what will it be like when I am finally with him? When I see him face to face? What will that encounter be like when our day finally comes?"
In the distance, I saw a group of elderly people, adults, young people, and children. They were all playing in the valley, enjoying themselves on the green grass. As I walked through the valley, taking in everything around me, I noticed a group of sheep some distance away. There were white sheep, gray sheep, and even black sheep. They came in a variety of colors, and they were gathered together in the valley.
Suddenly, the angel of the Lord said to me, "Look up at the heavens, because the Lord is going to give you two things." When I looked up, I saw something descending from the heavens. God is my witness. I saw a golden chariot coming down from above. It was incredibly beautiful. The chariot descended until it touched the grass.
I approached it, and I could see that it was enormous. I cannot tell you its exact dimensions, but it was large enough to carry two people. What caught my attention most was that the entire chariot was covered in gold. I could also see two figures on it. In my spirit, I perceived that they were two cherubim, whose forms were depicted on the chariot. Then the angel told me, "This chariot is for you."
"You will ride in it, and I will accompany you." The messenger of God then said, "Look up at the heavens again, because the Lord is sending you something else." Suddenly, I saw another object descending. It was something so unusual that I had never seen anything much like it in my life. I will try my best to describe it. It looked like a circle, a rope, or a loop, but it appeared to be made of crystal.
It was like a transparent crystal cord. I know that may sound difficult to understand, but that is the closest description I can give of what I saw with my own eyes. The crystal loop descended toward the chariot, but it stopped in midair instead of reaching the ground. It connected itself to the chariot, almost as though it had been tied to it. Then the messenger told me, "You and I are going to ride on this golden chariot."
He explained that the elderly people, adults, young people, and children who had been with us would come along, too. Each person was to place their hands on the crystal loop, forming a circle and holding onto it. "When everyone is ready," he said, "the chariot will move toward that meadow of sheep you saw earlier." Everyone gathered and placed their hands on the crystal loop. I climbed onto the chariot with the messenger, and then something extraordinary happened.
The chariot began to move on its own. Ordinarily, a chariot needs horses to pull it, but there were no horses, and nobody was pulling this one. It moved by itself. We arrived at the meadow where the sheep were gathered. The sheep were so obedient that, as soon as we approached, they began entering the large circular crystal loop. No one had to force them or call them. They simply entered willingly.
Once all the sheep were inside the circle, surrounded by the people holding the loop, the angel told me, "Now we must take them to the farm where they will be settled." "All right," I replied. The chariot began moving toward the farm. After traveling for a while, I could see our destination in the distance. When we reached the entrance, the chariot stopped. The angel instructed me, "Get down from the chariot and stand on one side of the entrance. I will stand on the opposite side. I am going to open the gate so that the sheep can enter voluntarily and rest inside."
The messenger of God opened the gate. The people who had been holding the crystal loop moved away from it, and the loop began to rise supernaturally into the air. The sheep then began entering the place of rest one by one in an orderly and organized manner. But what happened next was the most remarkable part of the experience.
I was standing to one side of the entrance while the messenger stood on the other. We watched as some of the sheep entered and began resting and eating the green grass inside. However, I noticed that other sheep were unable to enter. Whenever some of them tried to go into the place of rest, a hole, a deep abyss, would suddenly open beneath them. It was as though the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them.
The sheep would fall into the abyss, and then the ground would close again. I watched this happen repeatedly. Some sheep entered the place of rest while others did not. Those that failed to enter were swallowed by the earth. I assumed that all the sheep we had gathered would be able to enter, but that was not what happened. Only a portion of them entered, rested, and ate the green grass.
Then the angel, the messenger, closed the gate. I was perplexed. I kept asking myself, "What happened to those sheep? Where did they go? Will they return?" Finally, I turned to the angel and asked, "What have I just witnessed?" The angel answered me, "Those who entered were the ones who demonstrated integrity, obedience, and loyalty to the things of the Lord. Those who did not enter were transported to another dimension."
Then he explained that the Lord wanted to take me somewhere else, a place where he himself could not go, and where the group that had accompanied us could not follow. "You will have to go alone, accompanied by another being of light," he told me. When I heard this, I said, "Amen." The messenger asked, "Are you willing to go?" "Yes," I replied. "If the Lord is sending me, then I know I will go under his protection and with his assurance."
The angel then gave me one instruction. "Close your eyes." I closed my eyes. When I opened them again, in that very instant, I was no longer in that beautiful place. I could no longer see the mountains, the grass, the sky, the seashore, the water, or the stars. I was no longer in the reality I had just experienced, a reality that, as I understood it, God had allowed me to witness. When I opened my eyes, I found myself in space.
I do not know whether it was our universe or another dimension. I was astonished, but I immediately noticed two things. First, I was surrounded by a transparent bubble, like a clear sphere. Second, standing to my right was an angel. I do not know whether he was a cherubim, a seraphim, or another kind of angel, because, as I understand it, angels have different forms and purposes. I could see this radiant being holding me securely, almost as though he had his arms around my stomach and my entire body.
I could not get a full look at him, but out of the corner of my eye, I could see that he was luminous and radiant. He emitted an incredibly powerful light. I could also make out part of his clothing. He wore white garments. He held me close, keeping me completely secure. I knew that nothing was going to happen to me. We began traveling through space at a speed faster than light. I do not know whether we were moving at the speed of thought.
Some people say that the moment you think of being somewhere, you can arrive there instantly. I cannot tell you exactly how fast we were traveling, but I know it seemed faster than the speed of light. As we moved through that vast, dark expanse, I began to notice something even darker than the surrounding darkness. There is a verse that says, "In your light, we see light," speaking of the son of God, but what I was witnessing was the complete opposite.
In the midst of the darkness, I could see something that was even darker. As we approached it, the object grew larger and larger. It was a black hole. The angel told me, "Prepare yourself, because you are about to enter another reality that exists. This was not a place God intended for humanity, but unfortunately, many will end up at this terrible destination." We entered that intensely dark tunnel.
The first thing I perceived inside it was two enormous, muscular beings. They appeared to be about 3 or 4 meters, or more than 7 feet, as I tried to estimate their height. They were incredibly strong and muscular, but their faces were horribly disfigured. They looked possessed. They were demonic beings with distorted features, and their appearance was terrifying. I heard them say, "Welcome to the true reality."
The angel and I continued moving forward. Gradually, he began slowing our speed as we traveled deeper into the dark tunnel. Inside that dreadful dimension, I began seeing spiritual powers, unclean spirits, and other horrifying things. It was an awful place to behold. As I entered that tunnel, there was so much happening that I struggled to process what I was seeing. It was as though someone had thrown a tangled mass of different things in front of me all at once. I could hardly take it all in. But I knew that I was seeing demonic beings. They reminded me of the kinds of spiritual beings people sometimes experience on Earth when they feel disturbed during the night, when something seems to interfere with their sleep, or when they experience what they describe as a spiritual nightmare.
As I continued traveling through the black tunnel with the angel, the darkness gradually became a little clearer. The place was still extremely dark, but small points of light began to appear within it. As my eyes adjusted to the darkness, I began to make out what was around me. And this was one of the most shocking things I witnessed. I saw millions upon millions of human beings. They were bound and enslaved. I saw them arranged in what looked like long lines with their arms and feet tied. Some were standing, while others were sitting.
Some were restrained with what looked like handcuffs, while others had ropes wrapped around their bodies. But there was something else that stood out to me. Every human being I saw in that dimension was naked. Nobody wore clothes. Nobody wore a robe. They were all naked and bound, some standing and others sitting, as they were being led toward a destination that had already been prepared for them.
Among the enormous number of people I saw, one person stood out from all the others. It was a woman. I could not see her face, but I noticed that she had very long, extremely black hair. It reached all the way down to her feet, almost to her knees in length. I remember seeing her bound with several ropes wrapped around her body. She was screaming and desperately crying out for help. The suffering she was experiencing was terrible. She was enduring an agonizing torment. What I saw next was even more disturbing.
I saw demons approaching her. They looked like creatures with the appearance of bats or monsters. Their faces and bodies were horribly disfigured. They would come toward her and tear at her flesh, ripping away her skin and flesh while she experienced the pain. Her suffering was unbearable. She kept crying out, "Help me. Help me." But the angel said only, "Observe what is happening to humanity. Look at what is happening to this woman."
As the demons appeared to devour her alive, the same process would begin again. Her flesh, her ligaments, and her entire body would be restored, and then the torment would start all over again. The same disfigured spirits would return and repeat the process. I watched this horrifying scene while seeing the countless other human beings who were naked, bound, and heading toward a single destination. We continued traveling through that dreadful tunnel.
Then the angel said to me, "Prepare yourself because we are approaching the end of this tunnel." When we reached the end, we began to descend. The angel gradually slowed our journey. What I saw next shocked me more than anything else. I saw the lake of fire. God is my witness. I saw the lake of fire. In fact, it did not look like a lake. It looked more like an ocean. It seemed to have no end. It was enormous, vast, and appeared to be filled with something resembling magma or molten lava.
I want to clarify something here. As I understand it, the lake of fire has not yet been inaugurated as the final place of eternal torment. It is the place where Satan himself will also suffer, according to the final judgment. It is possible, I believe, that Satan is not experiencing that final punishment at this moment. The Bible speaks of his former position in heaven and describes him in connection with fiery stones. But at the final judgment, he will lose his power and authority and will suffer as the condemned do.
As I understand the testimony, people are currently tormented in Hades, whereas the lake of fire represents the final judgment. Those outside God's grace will face the eternal punishment described in scripture, in the lake of fire that burns with sulfur. This is why, brothers and sisters, we must take these things seriously. Suddenly, we reached the surface of the lake of fire. The angel stopped there, and then he spoke to me. "Now, lift your eyes and look at the thousands upon thousands of people who are falling into this lake."
As I looked, I understood what I was witnessing to be the second death for those people. I do not know whether you have seen the movie Terminator 2. Near the end of that film, the enemy is thrown into what looks like a pool of molten material. That image came to my mind as I looked at the lake of fire. The material in the lake looked like molten metal or lava, and it seemed to burn and dissolve whatever entered it. But what I witnessed was far worse than anything I had seen in a film. I saw human bodies falling into that place, and I struggled to find words to describe what was happening.
Then something unexpected occurred. I saw two people whom I recognized, two people I still knew at the time I shared this testimony. It has been 19 years since I experienced this vision, and whenever I think about the lake of fire, I ask the Lord, "Why did I see these two people?" As I watched, both of them descended into the lake of fire. I could see their suffering and hear their cries of pain. But then something strange happened. One of the two people was suddenly taken out of the lake while the other remained there.
The experience was so real that even now, almost 20 years later, I remember it very clearly as though it happened yesterday. I saw the two people who had descended. One of them was taken up once again. I do not know exactly what it meant, but perhaps it represented the final opportunity to experience the mercy of God. I know that we are living in the dispensation of God's grace, but I also know that this period of grace will come to an end. There will come a time when the Lord's wrath is poured out upon humanity.
The other person remained there. I remember that this individual had served in the church and had been involved in the youth ministry. Sadly, that person is no longer with us. I hope and pray that they're now in a better place serving the Lord. I pray that this person is growing in their relationship with the Holy Spirit. I do not know for certain, but perhaps seeing those two people during my experience was meant to serve as a warning, a call to awaken the conscience of this generation and of humanity as a whole.
If we do not accept our Lord Jesus Christ as our savior, the only one who is sufficient to save us, our sins can lead us to hell. As the experience was coming to an end, I saw one person being taken upward while the other remained behind. The moment I closed my eyes and opened them again, I was suddenly transported back to my bedroom.
Listen carefully to what I am telling you about this experience. It felt as though it had lasted five, perhaps even seven hours, because everything seemed so long and so deep. I do not know whether to describe it as a dream, a supernatural experience, or a vision, but I felt as though I had been away for five or seven hours witnessing everything that had happened. Yet, when I looked at the clock, only about 30 minutes had passed. It had not even been an hour.
Obviously, our concept of time cannot be compared with God's. In God, time does not exist in the way we experience it. He is who he is. His reality is another dimension, one that our minds cannot fully comprehend until we are with him in glorified bodies and our spirits have been renewed by him.
There are some Bible verses I want to read and leave in your heart today. says, "Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? And in thy name have cast out devils? And in thy name done many wonderful works?" And then the Lord will declare to them, "I never knew you. Depart from me, you that work iniquity."
I want you to remember this passage because it is so important for us today to take our commitment to God seriously. We must seek his holiness. We may have received salvation and called upon the Lord, but we must also work on our holiness and dedication to him. Many people want the benefits that come from God, but few are truly willing to make the effort to become more like Jesus Christ, who walked this earth 2,000 years ago.
I pray that the testimony I have just shared will cause you to reflect on your relationship with the Lord and with the Holy Spirit. I hope it will lead you to examine your own heart and honestly assess where you stand with God. Be sincere with yourself. Are you where you need to be in your relationship with him? If you are not, I want you to know that there is still time. We are still living in the dispensation of God's grace.
It is difficult to explain why the Lord extends his grace to us. It is undeserved grace because none of us is worthy of anything on our own. Nevertheless, Jesus Christ offers us that grace because of what he accomplished for us on the cross at Calvary. I pray that this video, this message, and this testimony will reach the hearts of those who need to turn away from a life of darkness and disobedience, come to the feet of Christ, and experience the true light and a genuine relationship with the Holy Spirit.
That is my testimony. That is what I experienced 19 years ago. I remember it as though it happened yesterday. I pray that, through this video, the Holy Spirit will touch your heart, minister to your life, bring about change, and help you walk according to his will rather than your own.
Dear friend, what does it profit a person to gain a whole world and lose their soul? One of the enemy's strongest strategies in this generation is to keep everyone's mind constantly occupied. The world is moving at an extraordinary speed. People no longer spend as much time sharing meaningful moments with their families. Instead, they spend more and more time in the virtual world, on their mobile phones, and engaging with all kinds of distractions. Sadly, this will lead millions of people to destruction because they no longer think about God or set aside time to reflect on him. The Bible speaks about the importance of doing so.
My beloved brothers and sisters, how blessed is the person who dedicates their youth to the Lord. I am saying this because there is still time to repent. Let me put it in my own words. We must dedicate our lives to the Lord now so that when difficult days come and we grow old, we will not look back and say, "I have found no satisfaction in life." We need to surrender our lives to the Lord because the Bible makes it clear that in God we find rest, peace, and relief from our burdens.
Many of the burdens we carry were never meant for us to carry alone. Instead, we should surrender them to God. And, my beloved brothers and sisters, I can assure you that although I am still young, I have followed the Lord since I was 8 years old, just like this pastor. I can honestly say that I do not regret for a single second having come to the feet of Jesus. Although I turned away from the Lord when I was around 14 or 15, that period was very difficult.
