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Lately (past two years) I have been growing much more intimate with God. I have had many spiritual encounters but none like this (if it was one). I have in the past year removed ALL secular media from my daily routine, most specifically in the past 6 months. Since then I have felt the presence of God much closer and more frequent.
Last night I had a very profound dream, and I remembered most of it in detail (which is abnormal for me) and it is the first dream (I have remembered having) in about a year. I am hoping someone here will have some insight into this. Is it more than a dream, or have I lodged so much seminary studies, Praise music, Christian media, and prayer into my brain that this is just a random dream without much significance? (Other than obvious surface meanings which I could get directly from biblical thought)
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I was taken from my bed to high place by an angel
He had curly dark hair and warm brown eyes
A white robe that ran almost to the ground
No wings were visible but a light presided behind him
He was medium skinned and wore sandals
He showed me a great looking glass
As I peered inside I seen the Earth
The Earth was clouded and a few places were visible through the clouds
Some regions of the Middle Eastern Nations
Beginning Southwest of Israel proceeding North by Northeast
Then also dropping to the Southeast
The North and Central Africas
The North and West of South America
Parts of Australia and all of Greenland
Some bits and pieces of central and Western Europe were visible
Parts of the former nation of Russia
As well as some of the Southern U.S. and most of the Midwest
Other than this, there were only relatively small holes here and there
These were thousands of tiny points
Which as we viewed closer felt to be hundreds of thousands individual homes
The angel stood atop the great looking glass
I heard the words, "Are you sure you wish to live like Him?"
Though the words seemed to proceed from the angel; his lips did not move
It seemed as though the words were coming from behind
I was taken to great valley that seemed inside the looking glass
There were Roman-like centurions that numbered in the tens of thousands
The centurions lined the horizon as if they were an invasion force
But they remained still at the top of the hills banners flying
[I vaguely remember the name XER-I on some flags]
The angel seemed to have departed from me at this time
There were two men here:
One seemed to be dressed as a Roman senator
Dressed in ornate armor plated with gold and a scarlet cape
On his fingers rings with fine jewels and a signet (IEDIILIF SIVRACIV)
[Note- I have no clue on this but I am looking into it now; anyone know if this is an ancient language? I feel I remembered this for a reason, EDLFSRC were backwards and all made of lines, no bends, the writing like runic also for XER-I]
The other looked like a representation of Jesus
(Typical prophet burlap robes, long haired with a beard)
Then appeared a third person, but it was more a creature
It repeated the question; "Are you sure you wish to live like Him?"
One side of this creature was like a beautiful woman
Androgynous with catlike eyes
The other was dead and decaying
He wore a robe of flowing red silk with a blackness inside it
He began to accuse the man with silent lip service
(not sure if I could not hear, or wasn't supposed to understand)
The man dressed like a Senator began to beat the man that resembled Jesus
The more and more he beat Him, the more the question rang out
But now coming from the dual-faced creature
[Which seemed to represent Sin, in it was beatiful but dead]
"Are you sure you wish to be like Him?"
He was struck, kicked, His blood cast out upon the dry sands
"Will you choose to live like Him?"
The prophet of God would wrestle back up only to be beaten back down
I wanted to yell, "Stay down!" but could not say a thing as if my voice were sealed.
All I could do was watch as he looked into my eyes, I cried
"Is this what you want?" I heard
The Senator continued, kicking the prophet in the face
"To live like this?"
At this point I noticed that a great multitude had gathered
The crowd was like ants flowing from the nest
And they had completely surrounded us
Laughing, mocking, jeering
The creature flew into my face followed by wisps of smoke
[at this point it just had the face of a woman but the voice of a man]
It wailed in an inhuman octave
"Do YOU know HIM?"
I looked at the man, still being beaten by the Senator.
Others from the crowd, these centurions, began to kick him
Blood was being thrown all around, the attackers mocked and laughed
"Will YOU follow Him?"
I was filled with fear, I was uncertain of who the man was
Though I believed He was Jesus, he may also be another prophet
"Will YOU deny Him?"
The creature hit me in the face, the blow was like a ton bricks
The centurions in the crowd shoved me into the circle
The Senator laughed and kicked me in the stomach
The wind was knocked out of me and the others started hitting and kicking me
One minute they were soldiers the next moment priests then soldiers again
[I found this to be the most confusing part of the dream]
The creature again pressed into my face
"Do you know who I am?"
I looked to the prophet whose wounds were beginning to swell
The creature continued
"I am the one that can make it all stop."
I was jammed in the ribs by the blunt end of a spear
It felt as if every bone in my body was breaking
"Vow your allegiance to me!"
The centurions were in a frenzy of laughter
Many appeared drunk and were drinking
Laughing, mocking, drooling their faces contorted and evil
"Only I can make it stop," the creature said again.
"Deny He who rests beside you and you will be saved from this."
The man lays there, beaten and broken.
Staring at me with bloodshot eyes, gasping, reaching towards me
"Deny your protection."
The crowd of centurions closes in and begin stomping us both visciously
The man continues to stare at me as if He is worried about me not Himself
The creature laughs and mocks us both
He returns to my face, on his hands and knees
He whispers sweetly into my ears
"You do not know Him do you?"
I find I am unable to answer
The beating continues I feel I will soon die
"Just kiss my hand," the creature dangles his hand in front of me
"I will make it all stop."
The rapid blunt force trauma is unbearable
The other man looks as if He is trying to drag Himself to me
They all begin to beat Him harder
"I can give you anything you want. Deny Him."
A flurry or wants and desires flow through me like a river
I just want to be away from here at this time
The man drags Himself closer to me still with His every ounce of strength
"Stop looking to Him, He can't help you, He is worse off than you."
The creature begins pacing in circles around us.
The man continues crawling towards me, they stomp on his fingers
"I will give you everything you ever dreamed of, DENY HIM!"
The legion begins to draw their shortswords
The creature motions with his hands
"Kill them both."
I can see several raise their swords over their heads
The man throws Himself over me and their swords all land on Him
His blood flows all over me
A ring of brambles fall to the ground next to me covered in the blood
I begin to cry
The angel stand through the crowd ahead of me
He asks:
"Do you know who this is?"
The creature says:
"Spare yourself, DENY HIM, say MY name!"
I find the strength to muster a whisper
I say:
"Jesus..."
The next thing I know I leap out of my bed. I am covered in sweat and crying, but it was very cold and I had thrown off all my covers. I immediately began to write this so that I didn't forget.
I do not know if this is merely a dream and nothing more, but it feels like more to me right now.
Last night I had a very profound dream, and I remembered most of it in detail (which is abnormal for me) and it is the first dream (I have remembered having) in about a year. I am hoping someone here will have some insight into this. Is it more than a dream, or have I lodged so much seminary studies, Praise music, Christian media, and prayer into my brain that this is just a random dream without much significance? (Other than obvious surface meanings which I could get directly from biblical thought)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I was taken from my bed to high place by an angel
He had curly dark hair and warm brown eyes
A white robe that ran almost to the ground
No wings were visible but a light presided behind him
He was medium skinned and wore sandals
He showed me a great looking glass
As I peered inside I seen the Earth
The Earth was clouded and a few places were visible through the clouds
Some regions of the Middle Eastern Nations
Beginning Southwest of Israel proceeding North by Northeast
Then also dropping to the Southeast
The North and Central Africas
The North and West of South America
Parts of Australia and all of Greenland
Some bits and pieces of central and Western Europe were visible
Parts of the former nation of Russia
As well as some of the Southern U.S. and most of the Midwest
Other than this, there were only relatively small holes here and there
These were thousands of tiny points
Which as we viewed closer felt to be hundreds of thousands individual homes
The angel stood atop the great looking glass
I heard the words, "Are you sure you wish to live like Him?"
Though the words seemed to proceed from the angel; his lips did not move
It seemed as though the words were coming from behind
I was taken to great valley that seemed inside the looking glass
There were Roman-like centurions that numbered in the tens of thousands
The centurions lined the horizon as if they were an invasion force
But they remained still at the top of the hills banners flying
[I vaguely remember the name XER-I on some flags]
The angel seemed to have departed from me at this time
There were two men here:
One seemed to be dressed as a Roman senator
Dressed in ornate armor plated with gold and a scarlet cape
On his fingers rings with fine jewels and a signet (IEDIILIF SIVRACIV)
[Note- I have no clue on this but I am looking into it now; anyone know if this is an ancient language? I feel I remembered this for a reason, EDLFSRC were backwards and all made of lines, no bends, the writing like runic also for XER-I]
The other looked like a representation of Jesus
(Typical prophet burlap robes, long haired with a beard)
Then appeared a third person, but it was more a creature
It repeated the question; "Are you sure you wish to live like Him?"
One side of this creature was like a beautiful woman
Androgynous with catlike eyes
The other was dead and decaying
He wore a robe of flowing red silk with a blackness inside it
He began to accuse the man with silent lip service
(not sure if I could not hear, or wasn't supposed to understand)
The man dressed like a Senator began to beat the man that resembled Jesus
The more and more he beat Him, the more the question rang out
But now coming from the dual-faced creature
[Which seemed to represent Sin, in it was beatiful but dead]
"Are you sure you wish to be like Him?"
He was struck, kicked, His blood cast out upon the dry sands
"Will you choose to live like Him?"
The prophet of God would wrestle back up only to be beaten back down
I wanted to yell, "Stay down!" but could not say a thing as if my voice were sealed.
All I could do was watch as he looked into my eyes, I cried
"Is this what you want?" I heard
The Senator continued, kicking the prophet in the face
"To live like this?"
At this point I noticed that a great multitude had gathered
The crowd was like ants flowing from the nest
And they had completely surrounded us
Laughing, mocking, jeering
The creature flew into my face followed by wisps of smoke
[at this point it just had the face of a woman but the voice of a man]
It wailed in an inhuman octave
"Do YOU know HIM?"
I looked at the man, still being beaten by the Senator.
Others from the crowd, these centurions, began to kick him
Blood was being thrown all around, the attackers mocked and laughed
"Will YOU follow Him?"
I was filled with fear, I was uncertain of who the man was
Though I believed He was Jesus, he may also be another prophet
"Will YOU deny Him?"
The creature hit me in the face, the blow was like a ton bricks
The centurions in the crowd shoved me into the circle
The Senator laughed and kicked me in the stomach
The wind was knocked out of me and the others started hitting and kicking me
One minute they were soldiers the next moment priests then soldiers again
[I found this to be the most confusing part of the dream]
The creature again pressed into my face
"Do you know who I am?"
I looked to the prophet whose wounds were beginning to swell
The creature continued
"I am the one that can make it all stop."
I was jammed in the ribs by the blunt end of a spear
It felt as if every bone in my body was breaking
"Vow your allegiance to me!"
The centurions were in a frenzy of laughter
Many appeared drunk and were drinking
Laughing, mocking, drooling their faces contorted and evil
"Only I can make it stop," the creature said again.
"Deny He who rests beside you and you will be saved from this."
The man lays there, beaten and broken.
Staring at me with bloodshot eyes, gasping, reaching towards me
"Deny your protection."
The crowd of centurions closes in and begin stomping us both visciously
The man continues to stare at me as if He is worried about me not Himself
The creature laughs and mocks us both
He returns to my face, on his hands and knees
He whispers sweetly into my ears
"You do not know Him do you?"
I find I am unable to answer
The beating continues I feel I will soon die
"Just kiss my hand," the creature dangles his hand in front of me
"I will make it all stop."
The rapid blunt force trauma is unbearable
The other man looks as if He is trying to drag Himself to me
They all begin to beat Him harder
"I can give you anything you want. Deny Him."
A flurry or wants and desires flow through me like a river
I just want to be away from here at this time
The man drags Himself closer to me still with His every ounce of strength
"Stop looking to Him, He can't help you, He is worse off than you."
The creature begins pacing in circles around us.
The man continues crawling towards me, they stomp on his fingers
"I will give you everything you ever dreamed of, DENY HIM!"
The legion begins to draw their shortswords
The creature motions with his hands
"Kill them both."
I can see several raise their swords over their heads
The man throws Himself over me and their swords all land on Him
His blood flows all over me
A ring of brambles fall to the ground next to me covered in the blood
I begin to cry
The angel stand through the crowd ahead of me
He asks:
"Do you know who this is?"
The creature says:
"Spare yourself, DENY HIM, say MY name!"
I find the strength to muster a whisper
I say:
"Jesus..."
The next thing I know I leap out of my bed. I am covered in sweat and crying, but it was very cold and I had thrown off all my covers. I immediately began to write this so that I didn't forget.
I do not know if this is merely a dream and nothing more, but it feels like more to me right now.
