The Seer Gift
The ability to see into the spiritual realm is both fascinating... and frustrating.
Join Doug as he unpacks what seers see, the biblical precedent, the historical records, and modern practical applications of this spiritual gift.
Hi, I'm Doug. It's great to see you!
This book has been seven years in the making. I had intended to publish a resource for seers, their parents and pastors, and others who love them, long, long ago. To that aim, I started combining blog posts and articles I had published on this website. I figured I could get it out by 2018. But after publishing Peace in Your House in 2016, I still had a lot to learn before I could write something that I hope contributes to the public discourse of the seer gift. Frankly, this has been one of the hardest projects I’ve had to work on.
Chapter 01
The Seer Gift
Seers see into the Spiritual Realm. Seers are extremely gifted, blessed, or cursed (depending on their circumstances) to see into this world and how it intersects with the physical reality the rest of us experience. This site explores this ability to see into the spirit realm and the purpose of the gift.
We examine the spirit world, the nature of the cosmic conflict between good and evil, and encourage Seers to make a conscious choice regarding their ability. We offer training to both seers and their non-seeing family members, mental health professionals, and clergy
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Chapter 01
For many are called, but few are chosen. Matthew 22:14
To my first daughter,
It was a few days before Christmas, and I had made the decision to take the train to Chicago in order to pick you up from college. You were in your Freshman year, diligently studying to pursue a career in the ministry while interning at a prominent city church, approximately three hours away from our hometown. As I sat on the Amtrak train, attempting to focus on my laptop and get some work done, my mind kept wandering back to the events that had unfolded a few weeks earlier, immediately following the Thanksgiving break.
The Monday after Thanksgiving, you had left quite early when it was still dark out to get to your 9:00 a.m. church staff meeting on time. Thanksgiving had been the first time you made it home your Freshman year, so you made the best of the quality time together. You had planned on driving back to Chicago Sunday afternoon, but you decided you wanted to sleep in your comfy bed one more time, and instead you chose to leave super early Monday morning while it was still dark, even though you would be quite tired. And so you did just that.
And despite copious amounts of coffee and blasting worship music in the car, you fell asleep while driving 70 miles per hour on Interstate 57 and drove into the car in front of you...
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This book is awesome! The instructions to his daughter about her seeing gift as so practical and useful as well as thorough. Going to put this into use in my discipleship ministry and recommend this to other pastors ! Five stars!!!
B. Spain
Very well written, this is a delightful description of the gift of spiritual sight, what its bearers go through, and what God has in mind for them.
R. Woods
I love Seers See because it helped me understand the biblical history of spiritual sight. Churches I've attended did not talk about this ability, so I wondered if it were real. Overmyer explores concerns in a biblical, practical manner. He relies on scholarly research by Dr. Michael Heiser and others to clarify accurate understandings of Scripture.
Overmyer also relies on thousands of testimonies he has collected from seers. His in-depth conversations with many (including his own daughter) clear up confusion about how to best use their gifts. He answers questions like what is common for seers to see, hear and feel? what is helpful for them to share openly with non-seers?
Overmyer differentiates between practices supported by Scripture and practices prohibited. I did not always agree with every biblical interpretation or practical application, but uniformity is not what the Church needs. We need loving support for our children who tell us they can see things we cannot. We need biblical guidance on how seers can use their gifts to support the ministry of their local churches. Overmyer provides these in abundance, and his book is a gift to the Church.
D.J. Vardell
This book is a fascinating read with potential for going off on various rabbit trails with lots of footnotes. It was good to feel like it was written to me personally even though I am not the authors daughter or see myself as a 'full blown' seer. It was good to have various examples both current day and biblical ones of the nature of seers. It has been really helpful to fit the whole subject into a kingdom mindset. It's also good to be reminded as a Jesus follower that we are in a spiritual battle. I also recommend the YouTube discussion of the book with the author and the writer of the foreward. One of my favourite things about the author is that the ministry that he has has come out of years of working with seers with compassion and that he does this without being a seer himself. This is the gift of God and a ministry of grace. Thank you Mr Overmyer! (And all those who have helped in getting this book out into the public domain).
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I hope this work contributes to training up a new generation of seers for serving the Lord Jesus Christ in the Kingdom of God.
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