The Messengers: A True Story of Angelic Presence and the Return to the Age of Miracles

by Julia Ingram, G.W. Hardin

Nick Bunick was confronted by angels. It will change your life forever...
Prominent and successful Portland, Oregon, businessman Nick Bunick never considered himself a particularly religious person. But he knew in his heart that he had experienced something extraordinary in a past life. Anxious to share it, but convinced that his story would seem unbelievable to most people, he kept it to himself. Then, two years ago, angels intervened.
Nick came to understand that angels were prevailing upon him to tell his story -- a story that began 2,000 years ago when he lived as Paul the Apostle, and walked alongside Jesus. An inspiring chronicle of the angelic visitations that led Nick to finally share his memories, The Messengers also illuminates the events of his life as Paul. Rich with the wisdom and awe borne of Nick's incredible encounter with Jesus, this magnificent book truly signals a return to the Age of Miracles.

Genres: Spirituality, Angels

384 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1996

Reviews

[Bex · Rating 5 out of 5]

Its been about ten years since I read this book, and Im not sure how I would react to it now but it had a profound impact on me at the time.

[Patti · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very intriguing story about the reincarnation of one of the discples and the lives they led. Very believable and realistic. Much more true teachings of Christ than what today's Christians are taught. Make me more interested in seeking the truth than believing just any propaganda the old churches taught. I guess you could say it brought me to Gnosticism.

[Andrea Llanes · Rating 5 out of 5]

i learned a lot from this book.
most of them are about g0d, the angels, and nick bunick as saint paul the apostle...
and how he knew about his past life with jeshua.

this is the best book i`ve ever read, so far. :)

[Jeanne Sauvage · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoy books on reincarnation--and one about someone who is the reincarnation of an disciple of Jesus is fascinating. But I had such a bad reaction to the guy at the center of this--both his current incarnation and his past incarnation. He came across as an arrogant jerk. I realize that I am in the minority here but ugh.

[Dennis White · Rating 4 out of 5]

reminiscing about the book even after ten years now and it still gives me a transcendence.....definitely getting it again soon

[Eve · Rating 3 out of 5]

So Nick believes he's the reincarnation of Paul, the apostle from biblical times. As a social worker, I also worked with an individual who believed he was the reincarnation of the apostle Paul...he also happened to be schizophrenic. I am pagan, I do believe in angels, reincarnation and such. It just seems funny to me that so many people who claim to be reincarnated, always pick someone 'famous' - I've met my share of Cleopatra's and biblical apostles...so when I read the inside jacket of this book about now Nick believes he's the reincarnation of the apostle Paul, I was slightly put off, thinking "here's another flake." Judgmental yes, but the social worker in me, wanted to keep an open mind. I read the book. I gave it 3 stars as I respect the fact that is what Nick's perception is of his reality and whether or not I believe him, I respect it.

[Faye Heath · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay, I'll admit I didn't read the cover. I heard about this book and ordered it online since I love angels and like reading stories about them.

It turns out that this book is about a man who is supposedly the reincarnation of Paul of Tarsus. Paul has never been one of my favorite biblical charachters. This book takes an Oregon man through a series of life regressions where he tells of his life as Saul/Paul, starting from the young age of nine.

He tells of meeting and becoming friends with Jesus when they were in their twenties. He tells the story of Jesus' life and death from his own perspective and then goes on to talk about his (Paul's) later journeys spreading the news. Many of the mysogynistic images that have come to be associated with Paul over the last 2000 years are discussed and refuted.

I can certainly understand that stories get twisted over time. Just remember those games of telephone line where one person would whisper something in the ear of a person next to them and that person would whisper the same thing to the next person and on and on down the line. The last person would repeat the whispered message and it was invariably different from how it started.

I'm willing to say that the way Paul is interpreted today may not reflect his original intent. I also know that what we read today is a translation from a translation. Still, I'm not sure I would have read this book if I'd known it was about Paul.

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an interesting book, for what it is. The beginning part tells the tale of a man who is being compelled/contacted by his personal angels to go forward to tell is his own story of walking with Jesus. The beginning almost lost me but then I read on as the man gets regressed back to his time walking with Jeshua.

The second part is much more interesting as he is asked questions by his regressionist about his friendship with Jesus. It answers alot of questions about the time period and gives a more believable spin about that time 2000 years ago, before TV, cars, phones, newspapers...the rumors and stories that a largely uneducated populace came up with about Jesus. And it tells more about the decision making process of the men involved in shaping early Christianity.

I recommend to it to people who are willing to extend their disbelief to learn more about what was going on at this very important time period.

[Daniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a difficult book to rate. I know I gave it 5 stars. I gave it that for a few reasons. It's a great fictional piece. And it really shows you how alive and kicking the Gnostic movement of the 3rd century is still alive, and kicking. As a reliable source of non-fiction...Well, it's contradictory with all source material on Paul, it's that way within it's own pages. And the weird thing was, the person they tried to paint as the subject the book was about (humble, kind, loving) as an arrogant jackass. Now I don't know Nick in real life. All I can hope is he is nothing like how the 2 autobiographers portrayed him. ignoring both biblical and extrabiblical sources at the time such as: Pope Clement I's epistle to the Corinthians; Ignatius of Antioch's letter To the Romans; Polycarp's letter to the Philippians; and, The 2nd-century document Martyrdom of Polycarp.

[Redcloudstipi/Criss · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not being brought up with any religious background, I was confused by organized religion. I did not understand, nor believe in the message Jesus was attempting to reveal. Then I read this book! A past life regression of Paul the Apostle, and what the REAL teachings were. I questioned wether Jesus had even been a real person. This book explained much to me. I give it as a gift often, ESPECIALLY to those involved in organized religion!

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful read about the true story of a man from Lake Oswego, Oregon (my hometown), who through past life regression found that he had been born as the Apostle Paul in the time of Jesus and his aaccounting of what happened in his eyes during that time.

[Stephanie]

I have re-read this book. Loved what it had to say.

[Connie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Businessman Nick Bunick is convinced he is the reincarnation of Saul of Tarsus--I am not so convinced. Bizarre is the word that best describes this tale. 235.3 ING

[Eduardo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Shocking! One more example of disinformation in society and religious beliefs.

[Blanche · Rating 5 out of 5]

A rather peculiar but another amazing and incredibly moving and thought provoking book.

[Cathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an amazing story that many will simply find unbelievable. Certainly not for everyone, but those with an open mind will benefit from this reading experience.

[Cws]

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