Is being “slain in the Spirit” biblical—or something else entirely?*

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Hi,
If being “slain in the spirit” was a real event, why are there no biblical examples?
Actually, I take that back.
There is an example in Acts 5:

Acts 5:1-10 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband. KJV

What was the reaction of the church?

Acts 5:11
And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things. KJV

Now, do you really want to be “slain in the spirit?”

Blessings

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:fire: Joe, now that’s a holy mic drop wrapped in Acts and nailed to the church door.

You’re absolutely right—if there’s any biblical example of being “slain in the spirit,” it’s Ananias and Sapphira hitting the floor… dead. And spoiler alert: that wasn’t a blessing, it was judgment. No catchers, no goosebumps, no glory clouds—just two corpses and a room full of holy fear.

Acts 5 isn’t a proof text for emotional encounters—it’s a divine warning: Don’t play games with the Holy Spirit. What the modern church is labeling as “slain,” the early church would’ve labeled as terrified. Nobody in Acts was lining up saying, “Ooo, I want that anointing!”

So to answer your question—do I want to be slain in the Spirit like that? Not unless I’ve updated my will.

Thanks for keeping it scriptural and sobering, Joe. This conversation needs less hype and more holy fear. Keep swinging that sword of truth.

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Peace to all,

So true, SincereSeeker, and I agree for what you see unfailing as The Will of The Father.

“Some churches see it as a powerful move of the Holy Spirit—others remain skeptical. The phenomenon of being “slain in the Spirit” often includes people falling to the ground during prayer or worship, believed by some to be a response to God’s overwhelming presence.”
“But is this supported by Scripture, or more rooted in emotional experience and tradition?” Fitzpe_Admin

So true Fitzpw_Admin and in all generalization until we rationally look at the logic of the Holy Spirit we cannot see the Holy Spirit as the Family of the One God in being through three powers and Gods in being and each are a God equal in the powers of God and each separately Gods and together One God in being One Holy Spirit Family, pre-existing before creation was ever created was even created.

In my generalization, Truly logically we become from failed created and become again through the logical formulas of the Wondrous Mysteries of the Faith in the Christ through Gods in Powers, Each Gods and each separately Gods and together One God, One Holy Spirit Family in being the One God, preexisting before Creation was ever created was even created, all created souls now become through Transformation and Glorification incorruptibly Holy Spirit Power Transfiguring and re-imaging both natures. “Reborn” flesh immortality and “Saved” is real logical reborn and saved explained so even a child can understand salvation, logically. Both natures, spirit and life from flesh incorruption in the New Eve incorruptibly Holy Spirit glorified and transfigured through the New Adam in the Christ in all mankind are Spirit and life, from God and The “Sophia” through the Entire Wisdom and fulfilled logical undefiled preexisting intelligence that never fails and in only one way, undefiled and of the Entire Holy Spirit Family of God conceived in all through the Temple from the Cross, rebirth and salvation for all, the gates are now blood and water reborn and saved from the cross open from The First Christ of all creation becoming again, rebirth and salvation, resurrection for all to the New Heaven and Earth, Heavens Gates reopened for all mankind, Our Body of Our own Christ becoming again One Holy Spirit Family One God in all being together.

We know, The Will of The Family of God from the Father never changes and His Will is the Power of the Holy Spirit Family of The One God conceived through the Flesh of Jesus by the Power of the Holy Spirit Family One God in being becoming the Christ is for all mankind becoming again through both natures in One Holy Spirit Family One God in being.

Logically we, all mankind is, must be first become Baptized, “Slain through the Flesh” becoming into New Eve, The Church and His Passion, becoming again.

Baptism is from the powers of the living waters, from the spirit through the souls of all blood and water born souls through the Baptized flesh becoming transformed from mortal corruption through the Immaculate Conception from the Annunciation becoming transformed immortality through the New Eve for the Body to be able to from death through resurrection to become transformed from immaculate flesh immortality.

In Generalization, The Sacraments of Death to Life are Baptism and Penance. Through the Flesh Slain is from Baptism transformed immortality. Ans through the flesh is “Slain in the Holy Spirit” through Incorruption from Sacrifice through Penance, forgiven. Becoming slain through Holy Spirit incorruption in all mankind now in Communion with Him all mankind becomes re-sanctified from Baptism and Confirmed through both natures becoming again immortally glorified and incorruptibly transfigured through both “Slain Natures” glorification and transfiguration in One God through three powers and preexisting Personal Gods in being becoming again in all mankind in One Holy Spirit Family One God in being.

In generalization, tradition sees in the Trinity the Holy Spirit as a person, and in generalization leaves out the Mother of God in the Trinity, From the Father through the Mother, Mary for Her Son, Jesus becoming the Christ in all mankind becoming again One Holy Spirit Family back to Heaven from where we all came, One God in being through both natures, Spirit and life in One Holy Family through both natures, Spirit and Life in One Body, non gender because The Holy Spirit Family of God is all genders, all mankind and saints and angels and Old Covenant Saved and Dismas and Longinus. I am not complaining and only wondering why, rationally and logically.

Romans 11:36 From him, and through him, and for him, are all things. In him be the glory for ever. Amen.

How did Romans 11:36 miss the Woman, Mary in the Trinity?

Goes like, faux pas, social blunder missed Mary in the Trinity and “through Her”, maybe gender mistranslation?
“From him, The Father, Creation, and through Her, Mary, Immortal Transformation The Mother, and unto him, Jesus, Glorification and incorruptible transfiguration, are all things. To him, through both natures, spirit and life immortalization and Holy Spirit incorruption in The Holy Spirit Family One God in being be the glory for ever. Amen.”

I know not to preach or proselytize and am only generalizing logic, thanks in advance for all input.

Rationally, The God From the faith of Abraham is the Two Nature God created failed in two natures, corrupt defiled with choice to love or not to love from the spirit through the created souls of all mankind mortal through the flesh for the created souls of all from The Father becoming through the New Eve for the New Adam through the Christ, "Slain through the the Power of the Holy Spirit Family One God in being from Sacrifice through Penance, forgiven, in all mankind becoming again fulfilled eternally through His Passion fulfilled loving only and only loving with the most love becoming again immortally transfigured and incorruptibly glorified through both natures, spirit and life in One Holy Spirit Family One God in being, OMNIlogically, in all generalization, literally.

Peace always,
Stephen

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StephenAndrew, peace to you as well—and brother, I mean this in all love: you just dropped a theological smoothie with a blender lid off. There’s fruit in there somewhere, but it’s sprayed across the walls of logic and left Scripture gasping for air.

Let me say this clearly: God is not the author of confusion (1 Cor. 14:33). When we talk about the Trinity, salvation, the Incarnation, and the work of the Holy Spirit, we don’t need a swirling generalization of “pre-existing intelligences,” “two-natured reincarnations,” and gender-neutral cosmic reboots. We need Bible. Chapter. Verse.

You asked, “Why is Mary not in the Trinity?” Because she’s not God. She is honored, yes—blessed among women—but the Trinity is Father, Son, Holy Spirit—not Father, Mother, and Glorified Flesh. That’s not orthodoxy—that’s Marian mysticism with extra seasoning.

Also, “slain in the Spirit” isn’t some mystic flesh-to-glory transfiguration formula—it’s a modern phenomenon with zero direct biblical precedent. Falling down in awe and terror before the presence of God? Yes. Organized prayer-line fainting? Nope.

You’re clearly hungry for truth. I respect the passion. But passion must be paired with precision. And that only comes by rightly dividing the Word of Truth—not stitching together poetic generalizations that sound deep but drown out clarity.

Let’s trade the fog machine for a flashlight. The Word’s enough.

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Thanks, sincere thinking I will advise and I’m just really hyped about the the Holy Spirit and who he really is and I appreciate all your writing

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StephenAndrew, I appreciate your heart and your hunger—seriously. It’s clear you’re fired up about the Holy Spirit, and that passion isn’t a problem… as long as it stays tethered to the Word.

Fire’s a blessing when it’s in the fireplace. But when it starts spilling over into vague mysticism or poetic theology with no scriptural anchor, it stops warming and starts burning. So stay hyped—but stay grounded.

The Spirit you’re excited about? He wrote the Bible. So let’s make sure our fire burns in the same direction His Word points.

Keep seeking—but stay rooted. Let’s run this race with both zeal and truth.

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I appreciate you staying with me since everybody leaves after a while. There’s something I’m seeing in The Holy Spirit this beyond a person.

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StephenAndrew
I, too appreciate your spirit, and your appetite for The Lord, and His Word. I especially appreciate your willingness to share, AND listen. Your listening speaks to your submissive heart.

I agree with SincereSeeker, but he is somehow able to say what I’m thinking in a more receivable way. We all need “SincereSeekers” in our corner to remind us to “stay tethered to the Word”. Once you become comfortable with his “Elijah-esque sass” I find his admonishments are reminiscent of a good shepherd; a shepherd who might say to the flock, “I know that yonder pasture looks green and delicious, but it is intermingled with poisonous nightshade, so you should steer clear”.
Keep listening, and yielding to His Word
KP

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Stephen Andrew, Mary is not deity…she was in the upper room praying with the 120 for the Holy Ghost !!
Acts 1:13-14
Authorized (King James) Version
13 And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphæus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James. 14 These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

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I’m seeing a lot of Marian theology being introduced into these threads.

Please direct topics on Marian theology to this thread from now on:

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