Higher Than the Church; The Hour IS VERY LATE!

2011

My dream began. I was at our home fellowship about one hour away. We planned for a “big event” and made plans to meet again early the next morning at another location. It was very late, already in the wee hours of the morning. It was time to leave, and considering the long drive home, time for food preparation for the event, and travel time the next morning, I knew I had no time to waste; I was in a hurry!

I opened the door to leave my friend’s home to find that it sat on top of a church. The church was built in the style of  a giant football stadium with the pews descending all the way to the ground. I could have traveled down the steps, but there were way too many! I decided to skate / slide over the tops of the pews to save time. Before I began, I was surprised that there were people still sitting in the pews at this late hour.  I noticed that there were not very many people at the top, but it became more crowded the closer I came to the ground. The pews were packed on the bottom 4 or 5 levels. As I skated down I looked to make sure I didn’t disturb anyone, and at the top no one even noticed me, around half way down, a few heads turned.  Finally  at the lowest level, my presence caused a great disruption. I felt bad for disturbing them, but I was in a hurry.  I arrived at the ground level, and it was an actual stadium floor where the game would be played. Interestingly, I noticed there was no preacher present. The people were all simply talking to their neighbors.

I took off RUNNING the moment I hit it to the ground! Attempting to leave, I ran to an opening where the football players run out onto the field when I heard a giant crashing sound. I stopped and saw that the entire bottom level of the church pews collapsed! I knew there was something that I did that caused it to happen. I felt bad, and I considered for a moment going back to help the elderly or anyone who was injured, but I knew I had something more important to do and some place I HAD TO GO. I walked through the opening. There was complete darkness on the other side.  END OF DREAM

This dream is one in which my understanding has grown over time. Immediately, I knew the picture of the stadium-style orientation of the pews pointed to two things, time and rank. It may have been just last year that Ruach haKodesh allowed me to understand more. As the time grows closer to our Messiah’s return, more people will fill the church pews looking for understanding. The bottom pews were packed. Notice there was no pastor. I believe this is because most have taught the pre-trib rapture doctrine. They won’t have answers. My initial understanding of “rank,” matured as well. I thought at first it represented an importance in man’s eyes, such as leaders, but that was incorrect. It represented a rank according in YHVH’s eyes. Those people live closer to Him; there were not very many people there. Our little home fellowship was on top of the entire church. I believe that is because we have returned to the whole word, the Lawgiver/His Son. We desire to return to walk in His Ways and His Feasts and Appointed Times.

The hour was very late! I was in a hurry. I have understood this to mean that I would not spend a lot of time in church making the call for people to repent and return (teshuvah).  It wasn’t until the mid point that anyone even noticed me. This might point to the beginning of the Great Tribulation, the beginning of the last 3 1/2 yrs. I had no real impact at all until the very end. I had already made it to a doorway, when I realized that something I did caused the pews to collapse. I don’t think I have any singular importance, but it is that I represent all of those who have already heard the call and chosen to return. I believe the pews actually represent the man made doctrines that people have been resting on. I noticed also that the upper levels were not affected, only the lower.

Where was I going?  The darkness on the other side of the door could represent death of my fleshly body. It could also simply represent that it is still mystery. I can not overstate the urgency I felt. I had somewhere important to go and something to do!!!

One last thing to mention, consider further the late hour. It was in the wee hours of the morning. Recall that in Gen 1:5 we learn the day begins in the evening. (“..So the evening and the morning were the first day.”) Consider also, a day is as a thousand years and a thousand years is as a day. This day, the beginning of the 7,000th year, may have already begun. At the moment of sunset, it is not yet dark; this is the point of which darkness (profane) begins to MIX with light (holy). It is called erev in Hebrew. I think it’s interesting that it also shares the same root as the word for Arab. It is not until later we are in complete darkness. As the sun rises in the morning, we see the metaphor of going through the darkness of the tribulation period to then a time of rejoicing as His Son returns for His reign. Just a thought.

Shalom.