I was standing at night upon the edge of a wild, stormy sea. The waves
mounted high in a fury, tossing and pitching. Overhead was the canopy
of black space, filled with shining stars. Suddenly, a bright star plummeted
into the restless sea and instantly spread in two directions around
the entire world. It was indescribably evil and it covered the whole
world. Panic and fear filled me and I turned and fled, at which time
the vision ended.
Interpretation: The sea represents nations of
people in perplexity. (Luke 21:25: And there shall be signs in the
sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress
of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;)
The star represents the time of Satan’s reign over the nations
of the earth in these latter days with great evil and darkness.
I found myself in a night vision outside, staring up into the heavens.
Suddenly I became aware of hordes of demonic beings destined for earth.
As they rapidly descended, a rather thin, dark, filmy cloud formed between
them and the earth. This cloud moved wherever they moved and served
as a camouflage that helped them move into their assigned positions
undetected by the people below. However, the cloud coverings were very
thin and if one were to truly look, the invaders could be seen.
Then there appeared to me in the heavens a brilliant clock made of
stars. I counted the circle of stars and found there were thirteen rather
than our usual twelve. There were no hands on this huge, heavenly clock.
As the demonic forces moved across the world, I panicked and ran, seeking
a hiding place in my closet. Then I asked the Lord, "Why can’t
the people see what is coming?" I shall never forget His response,
"Because they are all in their houses watching television."
Interpretation: As scripture repeatedly warns,
there is a time of great darkness and terror coming on the face of the
earth, a time "when no man can work." (John 9:4). The clock
without hands represents God’s control of the times of all things.
The number 13 represent the time of great rebellion upon the earth and
the time of Satan’s reign. Thirteen represents apostasy. (See 2
Thessalonians 2:3). Scientists may tell us we are only a few minutes
until "twelve" on the earth’s survival timetable, but
God goes one step further!
In a dream I saw Christians, stripped naked and in single file being
led to a concentration camp. There was a fish tank nearby filled with
goldfish. The takeover of Christians came suddenly, overnight, without
warning.
Interpretation: Obviously, this dream was about
the enemy’s sudden invasion and destruction of God’s people.
The fish tank was a confirmation in this way: Fish through the ages
have been a symbol of Christ’s followers. The tank represents confinement
and loss of freedom.
THE FIRE
One night in April of 1985 about 3:00 a.m. in Everett, Washington,
I had the most terrifying dream. (That very same night,
a friend’s daughter had a parallel dream in Phoenix, Arizona, which
I will reveal at the conclusion of the interpretation of this dream.)
I was oil painting outdoors with a friend. I happened to look towards
Mt. St. Helens and saw a little puff of smoke. I said to her, "Look
at the mountain. There’s smoke coming from it." She didn’t
seem concerned. I kept painting while she watched. Again, I looked over
at the mountain, and this time saw a greater amount of smoke. As before,
I directed her attention towards it, then resumed painting.
The third time I looked up at the mountain and saw great billowing
clouds of gray smoke and ash billowing forth in a continuous and increasing
volume. Then I began to hear people screaming and while staring at the
erupting mountain I became aware of multitudes of people running and
scream. They were streaming away from the mountain and running in our
direction. As they came closer I saw them, one by one, bursting into
flames. Their screams were horrifying, terrible, and I shall never forget
it.
Meanwhile, a few firemen appeared with fire hoses and began hosing
off the burning people one at a time. As soon as a fire was put out,
they would turn their hose on another person, but just as quickly, the
person whose fire had been extinguished burst into flames again and
began screaming.
I turned and ran backwards a little ways and put my hands on the ground.
I felt it shaking, and felt heat from underground fire beginning to
break through. All I could do was yell at my companion to run. I woke
with my heart pounding and the hideous screaming of the people ringing
in my ears. It was vivid, real.
Interpretation: I believe there is much more
to this dream than space will allow at this time, but briefly here are
some of my understandings of this horrible revelation: There were three
distinct warnings that tragedy was about to strike, but the people didn’t
take it seriously. By the time everything broke loose, it was too late.
The terror and suffering of the multitudes was incomprehensible, and
speaks of the end times Jesus warned about in Matthew 24. The firemen
represent God’s faithful remnant who are doing their best to help
the people, but they were too few and too late. I knew in my spirit
that I was guilty of not working in the harvest field myself.
Often prophecies and visions have double, or even triple fulfillments
and, in part, I have seen numerous instances in which the fire was heretical
and erroneous doctrines destroying the souls of
the people. The firemen were the few watchmen who still stand for the
truth as once delivered to the saints and they were contending for sound
doctrine. (Jude 3). Through the years of ministry I have witnessed people
being set free from doctrines of demons, only to be swayed by other
heretical teachings, thereby "blowing with every wind of doctrine."
(Ephesians 4:14).
THE OTHER DREAM
My friend’s daughter dreamed a like dream that very same night.
It went like this: She, her husband and her mother were asleep in their
apartment when suddenly the building was engulfed in flames. People
were running and screaming and bursting into flames. The priest came
with a squirt gun and tried in unsuccessfully to put the fire out, one
person at a time. She tried in vain to wake up her sleeping husband,
but her mother did awake and they managed to escape the inferno.
She sat straight up in bed, screaming in terror at the reality of this
dream. She, too, will never forget the sound of those screaming people.
MORE FIRE
Another time shortly thereafter I dreamed the same friend and myself
went to visit some mutual friends. The husband was working in the backyard,
so the wife and the two of us began preparations for lunch. The wife
asked if I would run down to the pantry in her basement and fetch a
jar of fruit. When I got there, I noticed a large crack forming in the
cement foundation wall. Then the house began to tremble, and I saw fire
glowing within that crack. I put my hands on the cement walls, (much
like I did in the other dream when I put my hands on the ground), and
I could feel intense heat. I ran upstairs, yelling a warning to run,
for sudden destruction had come.
I awoke, much shaken by the reality of this dream.
Interpretation: Sudden destruction will come
when we least expect it—when we are going about our day-to-day
normal living. It would appear all the foundations are going to be shaken,
and only that which is built and grounded upon the Solid Rock, Jesus
Christ, will stand. He is our Rock of safety, our refuge in times of
trouble.
He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judment:
a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he. Deut. 32:4
Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of
the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty. Isaiah 2:10
I will put thee in the clift of a rock.Exodus
33:22
For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction
cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall
not escape. 1 Thess. 5:3
(SEE: Matt. 7:24 and Psalm 18. For further study look up "rock",
"fire", "sudden" and "destruction" in
your Concordance.)
I have had countless dreams of an enormous, black cloud coming up from
the West Coast and quickly spreading over the land.
"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you:
and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world"
Matthew 28:19, 20
