This is probably the weirdest thing ever posted on this forum but here it goes.
I really want to see Jesus and not just metaphorically, I want to talk to Him.
Most if not all Christian mystics today speak of fastening and long hours of prayer before being able to see Him.
If I confess my sins, fasten and pray for hours this Easter, will I be able to have a mystical experience?
Does this make any sense?
Consider John 1;18.........
"
No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known."
I would re-think what you are wanting to see, because no one has ever seen God revealed in all His glory. In our fallen human condition, if God were to fully reveal Himself to us, we would be consumed and destroyed.
What would you define as a "Mystic Christian"????
My understanding is that there is NO SUCH thing as mystic Christianity my dear friend.
Mysticism can be found in many religions but Christianity is not one of them. Without a doubt it is certainly right to want to draw close to God, but mystical union with God is different from the type of intimacy with God to which Christians are called.
The Mysticism you are referring to tends to seek out the experiences and is sometimes seen as secretive or elitist. That my friend is exactly what Paul called GNOSTICISM and condemned it. Mysticism tends to be an individual, subjective practice whereas biblical Christianity is both an individual relationship with God and one that is necessarily lived out in community. There is no such thing as a solo Christian.
Now YOU asked so I hope you understand that because we have God’s completed Word, we are not to seek after dreams and visions or extra revelation from God or some kind of mystical expression.
There is NO WAY that we will see Jesus Christ until we die and are taken into His presence.
2 Corth. 5:6-8..............
"Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the LORD. For
we live by faith,
not by sight.
We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the LORD.
Phil. 1:21-23..............
"For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. 22If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet what shall I choose? I do
not know! I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far".