The story of Dmitriy Leo, pastor of Father’s Blessing Church, about experiencing the power of the Holy Spirit firsthand and becoming convinced that the river of the Spirit is real.
“Receive the Fire” Conference
The speaker preached about the river of the Holy Spirit that flows from the very throne of God and carries the power and anointing of Heaven. Then he invited all pastors who genuinely hungered to enter the river to come forward. Great, I thought, here is an opportunity for someone to pray for me. The speaker said, “I feel that a river is flowing here on the stage; come here and step into its waters.” My wife, several other pastors, and I walked toward the stage. And then it began…
Suddenly, I smelled electricity or flint. If you stand near a place where powerful power lines are short-circuiting, a distinctive smell of molten metal appears. Likewise, when flint stones are struck against each other, sparks appear along with the same smell.
I began swaying from side to side under the powerful anointing. I could not see it with my physical eyes, but I could feel lightning discharges around the place we had approached, and that was where the smell came from. I began to sway, and my legs started giving way. It felt as if I were walking among lightning discharges. With difficulty, I made my way onto the stage.
The pastors who had gone onto the stage before me took a couple of steps, then their legs began to tangle, and they fell to the floor and started laughing. Wow!.. I thought. Wow! I had never seen anything like this. The stage filled with pastors who were drunk and laughing.
And I stepped into this River
Literally, physically, I could feel my foot sinking into a thick liquid. It felt as if, while wearing trousers, I were putting my foot into a bathtub filled with water. This river was not liquid, but viscous, like jelly. I could hear it go “glug” as one foot went in, then the other. A very interesting sensation.
I tried to take the next step but could not; this river was so saturated with “thickness” that I could not move from the spot, as if I had found myself in liquid resin. Struggling to move my leg, I lost my balance and fell onto the stage, just like everyone else. Then I understood why a group of overcome pastors was lying there. I was very drunk in the Holy Spirit and began laughing, though I do not even know why. I simply felt good and happy.
After this, I felt a surge of strength, and I knew that this river was real and could be experienced. Of course, the river is not a new trend or teaching; it is simply the river of the Holy Spirit flowing from the throne of the Father and the Lamb.
- Rev. 22:1 And he showed me a pure river of the water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb.
- Rev. 22:16–17 I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star. And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. And whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.
Dmitriy Leo
