APOSTOLIC SENDING & SEEING
There are a few objectives with this devotional, and it’s quite important considering the times we are going into and the challenges we will face. I would like to touch on certain things that Father has pointed out to me, especially what He causes me to see right now amongst the brethren. Also, this devotional will be more preparation for what is to come, such as the struggles we will find within the church and how He has provided in various means for us to be able to know what His will is in this time.
We know that Father speaks to us in various ways. In the Old Testament, we know it is a shadow, where the New Testament is the substance and the fulfillment. The new fulfills the old. We also find types and shadows all throughout scripture and even in our own lives. He causes us to open our eyes to be able to see how He speaks to us. If you know scripture, you will start to see significant things happening in your life and they will have meaning, because He is speaking the whole time. I explained this very thing in the previous devotional, “The Spirit of Truth”. I was speaking to someone last week, and we were talking about the devotionals/videos and the time we are in. I found it interesting that Father’s focus with the devotionals are focused on the first two to two-and-a-half years of the tribulation with the churches of Ephesus and Smyrna. This is because we are in that time where what was applicable to them will become more applicable to us. We can already see the types and shadows playing out in real life at this moment… war, indications of mark of the beast, plagues, etc., beginning to unfold but not actually yet the real thing.
In this message, I will be sharing various dreams of mine as well as other people. One dream came a few months ago, and the other dreams came while Father was showing me everything for this message and opening up the related word to me. It was all very timely and God-sent in my eyes as well as confirmation. It also shows the purpose of dreams and visions.
The first thing we need to understand is the meaning of apostolic sending and apostolic seeing. The word “apostle” means to be sent. In order to be sent, you have to go from one place to the other and you have to have a sent message. If you come with a message, you are a witness and a messenger, and you are speaking on behalf of God. You are speaking His word, what He has shown you, and what you have seen – that apostolic vision you are seeing. You are a sent person with a sent word. But where are you sent to? You are sent to two places. First, you are sent into the world, obviously to proclaim the gospel. Just like John the Baptist who was sent to tell people to repent, so obviously he went to sinners. But also, he addressed the Pharisees, which represents the church in our time. The apostolic sending is two-fold – it is to the world and it is to the church. With regard to the church, it is the back-sliding, lukewarm, compromising body of “believers”. That is to whom the apostles will be sent – the world and the church.
The work of an apostle is that of shepherding. The five-fold ministry has within it as foundational to shepherd the flock. Each one is at a different level. Within the prophetic as a prophet, you also shepherd the flock, as well as teach, minister, and exhort; but you do it typically with visions and dreams and specific words that the Father gives you directly. Then there is the apostle, who is very much in the shepherding position where you go from church to church and minister to the congregation and the world. They are also sent to ensure that the people are adhering to that which was first spoken – that they are living truth and their foundation is sure and are not deviating in any way. The apostle is somewhat like a rod. The word apostle is linked to the number 12, and the number 12 means a rod as well as to point out, to judge, to teach, and to disciple. The work of an apostle is huge, but that is also the work of the five-fold ministry. The same you will find with the teacher who has to break open the word and feed the flock. An evangelist is to bring in the flock but also to disciple them, so the flock can stay and not wander off. The pastor is to look to the needs of the flock, to teach, and also to ensure the poor is looked after as well as the widows and children. It all speaks of community and of a Father’s heart. The five-fold ministry in and of itself is to be a shepherd to look after the flock.
This is why apostolic sending is both to the world and to the church. Considering the time we are going into, the church will need to be looked after; they will need to have those the Lord God has chosen to oversee, look after, and help them. This is very important, as everyone will need to stay in the protection of the Body. Those in the Body need each other.
Let’s now go to Genesis 12. This chapter is a very interesting chapter that the Lord God has given me, even just this morning, to share with this teaching. It is about Abram who received the first sending; he was sent. He was told to leave all behind and that he would be going wherever the Lord God would show him. He had no clue where he was going. There was no passport, no plans, and no airport ticket. He knew he was to take everything and leave. That is walking by faith. That is what will be required of us in the time to come.
Before I go to Genesis 12, I need to state that the church is built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. The prophets are a reference to the Old Testament writings, and the apostles are a reference to the teachings that have come from Acts and onwards, also including the gospels. The church is built on the whole of the word of God, and the church will be an apostolic and prophetic entity in the time to come. In other words, the church will be a standard unto this world by how they live, what they say, and what they do in general. Everything they do will be a message; they will be living epistles. But this does not mean that every single person within the workers of the church are apostles or prophets, but they are functioning in an apostolic sending of the church into the world. However, specific apostles have been chosen and will be chosen by Him. Most of the time, it will not be those who come publicly and say, “I am an apostle”. It will be the housewife, the janitor, the mother with the young children, or someone who has gone through the necessary training in this life to prepare them with the wisdom and prophetic understanding to shepherd the flock. This is why I’ve explained the whole shepherding function. It may not necessarily be someone you would think it would be. It might very well be someone who we see as insignificant, and this is because God uses weak vessels. It is also important to state that because someone has dreams and visions, this does not make them a prophet; there is much more involved.
Before we go to Genesis 12, please make a point to make this devotional a personal study that you might know exactly what Father is speaking to you in this regard. As the word says, “… and with all thy getting get understanding”. (Proverbs 4:7)
GENESIS 12
1 Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
4 So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.
5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
7 And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.
8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord.
9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.
Abram is told to leave everything behind. We read this, but we typically don’t consider the cost. What does it really mean to leave absolutely everything behind? This is exactly what will happen with apostolic sending. In verse 2, Abram is given a promise of protection. As you leave in obedience, you will be given the same. Abram leaves based on a sent word from the Lord God, not because there was a need or someone wanted him to. He was sent out only by the word of God. In verse 5 Abram and his company went forth into Canaan. There are two things we must understand about Canaan. It is the land of milk and honey -- provision; but it is also the land of giants -- warfare. An apostolic sending will take you to a place of great revelation and provision, as milk and honey; but it also takes you to a place of giants, as warfare. In verse 6 Abram passes through Sichem and Moreh. Sichem means shoulder or burden, and Moreh means teacher. This is what the apostle will do. They will carry the burden of the different churches and flocks on their shoulders and they will teach and help build the church. In essence, they are tentmakers, like Paul, and they establish different churches in different areas. Then they make sure there is a shepherd to stay behind to care for the flock, and they make sure the teaching is correct. Once that is finished, then their job there is done, and they will be sent again. They may stay in one place two or three years, but then they will be sent again as the word comes to go again. There is always a leaving and a dying that takes place, because they build relationships with the people and must leave once the Lord God has spoken. Next in verse 7 Abram builds an altar. An altar is made for a sacrifice, so the leaving will be a sacrifice. As Abram left his father’s house and his kindred, as well as the land, he was making a sacrifice. In these verses, we have a very clear description of apostolic sending and what it means.
Another interesting part after Genesis 12 when Abram leaves and goes to Canaan is that he then goes to Egypt. Egypt represents the world, and remember that the apostolic sending includes being sent to the world. There in Egypt, Abram is fearful of being killed because of Sarai’s beauty and the likely desires of the men of Pharoah’s company towards her. As a result, he tells everyone that Sarai is his sister. As the story goes with Pharoah later finding out that Sarai is Abram’s wife, he was upset about it and sent them away. The focus here is Abram, being this great man of faith, having to go to Egypt but he fears man. This is obviously the first thing that will face us… the fear of man. We may say now we have no fear of man, but then it may be another story when those of your own household or those in power have the power to kill you or your family, throw you into prison, harm your children, or do other horrible things. In this case, the fear of man may be very great. This is for our understanding that although we may stand before those who are great in power and can do us great harm, we cannot fear man in this time. This is the reason that Father had me deliver one of my previous devotionals called, “The Futility of Man”.
The apostle is chosen. Although the church is an apostolic and prophetic entity, the Lord has chosen certain people for specific purposes. If you look at Acts 9, it talks about Saul who became Paul. He was blind for three days and had to completely depend upon someone else to bring him to a place of safety, and then later on he was ministered to. Paul was chosen. Again, the church is an apostolic and prophetic entity, and we can see this in Acts 15:14 where it says, “Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for His name.” He is taking people out of the world, the Jews and the Gentiles, and then He has chosen from out of them the people whom He will send. There is a group, and within that group people are chosen to be sent out. If you know now that you are not an apostle or a prophet, this doesn’t mean that what I am saying here doesn’t apply to you. The church as a whole is being sent as an apostolic and prophetic entity.
In Acts 9:15, it talks about Paul being chosen. It was Ananias who had to go to Paul to pray for him that he would receive his sight. It is interesting to look at his restored sight from a prophetic perspective that he would then see life completely different. He will have apostolic seeing, seeing things as God sees, speaking things that God speaks, and hearing what God hears. In order to get to that place, something has to happen with a person in preparation. Just because you are chosen does not mean you are already prepared. That is the whole purpose of life… to prepare us.
The word “chosen” in the Strong’s Concordance is G1589, and it means the act of picking out. It comes from G1586, which means choosing one for an office; God choosing whom He judged fit to receive His favour, separated from the rest of mankind to peculiarly His own and to be attended continually by His gracious oversight. This is someone chosen. An example of this is in Jeremiah 1:5, where the Lord God tells Jeremiah, “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations”. This cannot be said of everyone. We would all like to have this apply to us, but this is specifically a prophetic call on Jeremiah’s life determined before he was even born. God knew He would choose Jeremiah for a specific purpose beforehand. Therefore, you can be sure that everything about Jeremiah’s life before he actually received his call and first prophesied was to prepare him for that. Another example is David who was anointed; there could only be one David. Same thing with Samuel who heard the call when he was with Eli. Nehemiah is another one called, and he was assigned to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem. There would only be one person chosen to do this.
The flip side of this is those called out for what we will call the evil side. Pharoah is one of these. In Romans 9 Paul talks about how the Lord God chose Israel, as well as how He chose Pharaoh. With regard to Pharaoh, He said in verse 17, “… Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth”. His choosing is not a general choosing of everyone; He is very specific about who He chooses for His purposes. Even King Saul was chosen to be the king, after the people said they wanted a king. They wanted a king, and they did not want Him. He chose Saul to be that king to fulfil His purposes. Another example is Judas, chosen to fulfil God’s purposes. And then there is the Antichrist, who is also already chosen for that specific purpose. In all cases, the person still has a choice whether they will follow this call. Just like the good/righteous ones chosen, like David, Samuel, and Jeremiah; they could choose whether to follow or not. They were chosen, but it was up to them whether they would do it or not. We all have a choice in the end. With all of these, there are specific reasons why these have been chosen, and the same will be true of the apostles in this time and the time to come.
A good example that came to me is a model train or airplane that you build yourself. You get all the parts in the box or bag, but it is not a train or plane yet. All the parts are there, but someone has to put it together in order to make it what it is meant to be. The same is true with us. Father has provided all things for us to be what we are called to be, but He has to put it together. That is the sanctification process and the testing process. Paul was sent for three years to the wilderness of Arabia where he went through his sanctification process. He had a lot of knowledge of the word, but he himself had to be prepared. Ananias was told that this man (Paul) would suffer much for the gospel’s sake. Even though amazing things happened through his life, he was going to suffer much, and he had to be prepared to endure it.
In previous teachings, I have shared that the seals period is likened unto the wilderness period, and Jacob’s trouble is likened unto Canaan. Canaan is also our heavenly place of receiving rest. The wilderness period is the testing period. During the tribulation period, our faith and love will be tested. Those are the two things that will be tested and tried – our faith and our love. Faith worketh by love, so if either one of these are problems for us, the house will fall because this is the foundation of which we live and move by – our faith in Christ. Let’s now go to Galatians 1 where Paul talks about this wilderness experience and what he learned.
GALATIANS 1
11 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.
12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
13 For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
14 And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
15 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,
16 To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:
17 Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.
Paul is sharing here that none of his revelation came from man. As he was in the wilderness, Yeshua Himself came and taught him. In verse 15, he shares his calling and that he was chosen and separated. If you go back to my last devotional, “The Futility of Man”, I talk about how Father is going to require of us to not go to any textbook or boast in our scriptures, but instead the Spirit will give us unction, and in that moment we will know what to speak. Here Paul is referring to this as well, as he did not go to man or rely on the flesh, but the Spirit taught him these things. The Spirit will reveal to us what to say, and this is how we will preach. He further shares in verse 17 that he didn’t even go to those who were apostles before him, but instead he went into the wilderness to be taught by God.
Another test that Paul went through is in Acts 16. This when Paul and Silas were preaching on the streets, and they were taken into custody and thrown into a dungeon. One can imagine that being in a dungeon would bring about despair with all its awful smells, rats, and even excrement. We can also imagine that the spirit of sickness and death were there. There they are in the midst of this, and all that Paul had experienced beforehand has prepared him for this. Then they broke out in songs of praise and worship of God, and the prison doors opened. Both Paul and Silas were sent to the dungeon. They were not victims of others’ actions; they were sent. And because of this, what happened? The guard and his whole family were saved. God had a purpose for Paul and Silas to be sent to the dungeon.
In my teaching called “The Queen of the South”, I mentioned that the Bride has her virgins. I give a clear explanation of who she is and what will be required, primarily out of Psalm 45. The Queen of the South is the worker Bride with her virgins, those who are the bridal company with her. They follow her. Just as the Lamb has virgins following Him, the Bride has virgins following her. This is all explained in the teaching mentioned above. The disciples came to Yeshua and asked about the end times and what will happen. One of the things He said to them was that the Queen of the South would rise up. We will take a look at this now in Luke 11. Pay attention to what the worker Bride will be doing, remembering that the church is an apostolic and prophetic entity.
LUKE 11
31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
32 The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
Remember in Acts 15:14 where it states, “Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.” As He speaks of the Queen of the South, He is saying that she will rise up with Him. With regard to Nineveh, this includes Arabia and the Jordan, so once again, this is about Gentiles rising up. Here again, these are rising up in judgment, an apostolic function. The worker Bride is going to rise up with her virgins and those who have been prepared to function under her. We can see this as the different churches (the virgins of Psalm 45) with those in the five-fold ministry who will shepherd them.
Let’s go now to Acts 17 and read about when Paul was sent out.
ACTS 17
1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:
2 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
3 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.
4 And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
5 But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
6 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
7 Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.
8 And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.
Paul was laser focused when he entered a city to find the first synagogue to speak to the people. In this case, Paul was speaking to both the Greeks and the Jews. The envy spoken of in verse 5 is related to the dreams of Sister Donna (Servant of God YouTube channel) that she had me interpret for her. This was about gifts and dreams and visions and that some in the church would be moved with envy regarding these. In verses 5 and 6, Paul is staying in Jason’s home, as many like him were opening their homes to help care for the apostles. Because they did this, they too were being attacked. This envy is quite cruel. Proverbs 27:4 tells us, “Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?” If you look up the word “envy” and check for related scriptures, you will see that most of them talk about how it was envy that caused Christ to be crucified. That is the nature of envy, so it is important that we deal with this if it is present in our lives in any way. I discuss just how important this is in my devotional teaching, “Two Johns and a Jezebel”, that the Jezebel spirit is an antichrist spirit that will rise up and increase in this time. She is a religious spirit, and a religious spirit is found within the church. She is an envious spirit, and this is also a murderous spirit. This is why it says that envy moved them to crucify Christ. This same murderous spirit will rise up within the church. It cannot be stressed enough that we deal with any envy that exists in us, for the sake of the church, the apostles, the brethren, and the Body. Envy is not just jealousy; it is much worse; it is murderous. Just as Jezebel was, and who did she persecute? The prophets.
Yeshua told us in John 13:35, “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” The word says that love will grow cold in the end of time. So within the church, this is what we will have to be aware of… envy. There will be great signs and wonders and dreams and visions, and those who do not have these will be envious; and those who do have might envy more and want more. If we do not protect the church from this type of spirit, it will become divided and become murderous. The love that Yeshua speaks of will be so in contrast with the general idea of what we will see in the church, that when we love one another they will know we are His disciples. That is the difference between the church and a disciple. Yeshua said that unless you are willing to leave any of your family members or friends and even hate your own life, then you are not worthy to be His disciple – not His child, but His disciple. We have the church full of children of God but not disciples, because they have not left everything like Abram; they still have something to leave. The disciples are those who love one another and are one as His Body is one. When they see we are one with Him, they see we are one with one another. The one is the other. To be one with Him is to be one with one another. This is why it is so important to protect the Body in the time to come, because the enemy’s focus will not be the world that’s already in His hands. His focus will be to persecute the saints. His focus will be to kill with that antichrist spirit, that murderous spirit. He will come after the church like never before, and he will divide from within working in the hearts of men to break it up. As Yeshua said, “And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand”. (Mark 3:25)
I would like to now share a dream that was shared with me in the midst of Father showing me the details for this message. It is a dream from my friend Mhya, who often receives profound dreams and shares them with me for interpretation. This one was quite timely.
MHYA’S DREAM – ENVY WITHIN THE HOUSE
My whole entire family was playing hide and seek inside my childhood home growing up. I ran to the room under the stairs and put myself into a giant gift bag and used tissue paper to help cover me. Then I ran to the Christmas tree and hid.
I watched a man walk over to me and find me and knew he was a bad guy, so I ran from him. Next scene I was sitting with Cortney, my oldest sister, on a couch and she was drinking wine and having a good time, telling stories with my family. I sat next to her all out of breath and said, “I was just hiding from the men; I hid under the Christmas tree as a gift!”
The next scene I’m on an escalator, only it’s flat, so it’s more of like a conveyor belt. The conveyor belt leads to a very archaic attachment to my childhood home, and it’s this demented children’s hospital, totally burnt to a crisp and so dusty and dirty from all the years of neglect. The conveyor belt was leading us on almost like a tour of the hospital from the outside looking in, because the whole wall was of the hospital like you could see into it the way you can a doll house. The thing that was striking was that all the children’s toys were hanging off the ceiling as if it was the floor. Then the conveyor belt started to turn and it was starting to lead into the children’s hospital, and I started saying, “No, no, no! I’m not going in there”. I turned around and started out the way I’d come in. There were a few other people with me on the conveyor belt too, but they stayed. It scared me because this place was like an abandoned, burnt, demented, haunted children’s hospital, and I didn’t want to go in. End of dream.
Interpretation:
This dream is divided into three parts. The hide and seek, the sitting on the couch with her sister, and the demented children’s hospital. All three are very significant.
Playing hide and seek is a children’s activity, whilst drinking wine is reserved for adults. Mhya’s childhood home where she has grown up represents the Church -- the place where we are His children and grow in maturity. Mhya hides under the stairs. Not wanting to be seen, is pointing to a humble disposition. The steps would lead upwards, but she is choosing to hide under it. She is wrapping herself up as a gift with tissue paper over her, still not wanting to be seen. Those who are used by the Lord through the gifts of the Spirit need to have a humble disposition. Hiding under the Christmas tree is pointing to where the gifts come from. Not a Christmas tree, but from Him who is the Father of lights from where every perfect and good gift comes from. This is found in James 1:17: “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning”. The church is also taught to follow after these gifts in 1 Corinthians 14:1 where it says, “Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.” The words “follow after” mean to seek. In the dream, the family was playing hide and seek, and she (Mhya) is as a gift. This is two-fold: seeking gifts versus seeking Him. Seeking Him comes first, and the gifts come from Him. But when we’re seeking gifts and not Him, that’s when envy happens.
The bad man represents those who through envy come after those who are being used by the Spirit with their gifts. This will be the case of the time we are going into where the outpouring of the Spirit will manifest through signs and wonders and dreams and visions, etc.
Mhya gets it right to get away from this bad man and sits out of breath next to her older sister who is drinking wine and talking about good times with the family. Her sister’s name is Cortney, which points to being courted. She represents those who have served the Lord for a long time, being the older sister, who now thinks they have this discernment thing in the bag. They can just sit back and relax. They have the Holy Spirit, the wine, and they can just sit together with the family of God and talk about the good times. Whereas Mhya is being persecuted, because she is operating and being led by the Spirit. Those who sit on the couch thinking they are secure are no threat to the enemy. They can just go on with what they are doing. However, those who do operate under the guidance of the Spirit will be taken to places. Often, these places will not be what we would necessarily like. It would be an apostolic sending, meaning a sending with a purpose.
This reminded me of one of Donna’s dreams that I interpreted called, “The Black Dog”, and it was about the dog being in the house, and everyone was thinking the dog was great. The dog began attacking her, and eventually it was a dog spirit trying to kill her or lift her up. All of a sudden she was on the street facing a three-story building, and she didn’t want to go in the building because she could hear people screaming. Just like Myha, she did not want to go in the building. That building represents the church, and it had three levels, because the higher you go up, the greater the warfare would be. Please go back to that dream and listen as it is connected.
Moving on…Mhya now finds herself on a conveyer belt with others, having the ability to see what is going on in another house. This other house, a demented and burned down, dirty house, is representing the church in a stagnating and declining state. She and the others are seeing through the wall (which means a portal or door in the spirit) exactly what the true state is. For others it might look like an older sister sitting on a couch, not alert but having a fun time in the church, but they see its true state. It is a children’s hospital and it is sick. The church itself is meant to be as a hospital. Yeshua said in Luke 5:36, “… They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick”.
Then she sees the toys hanging from the ceiling. The reason for this is two-fold. The toys represent spiritual gifts, as toys are gifts unto children. They are hanging from the ceiling, because they come from above. However, hanging there speaks of the fact that they have not been played with; otherwise, they would have likely been on the floor. And this is part of the reason for the state of the church, who is a demented children’s home, unkept, dirty and even burned. It is useless. The gifts of the Spirit are for the purpose of ministering to the Body, and if they do not seek these gifts, the state of the church will decline. Instead, these very people envy those who do operate in them. Some people do not even actually desire gifts. Paul tells that we should desire gifts, because they are there for ministering to the Body and to protect us. Our Father wants to give us these gifts, and we need to ask Him for them, as well as for the gifts He wishes to give to us.
Mhya does not want to go into the church, which the conveyer belt is taking her to. The conveyer belt is something you stand still on and move. She and the others with her represent watchmen on the wall, looking through the wall of the church. The state of the church is so bad that she does not want to enter. However, apostolic sending requires of us to be led by the Spirit, the conveyer belt, and be willing to go into these very churches in order to minister to His sick children. This is much like Donna’s dream with the same message… persecution within the church due to envy, then being sent to a sick house, where spiritual warfare has to take place and being able to see the true state of the church.
About two days before Father starting opening up this particular message to me, He gave me a dream wherein He told me that where I was presently, which was very involved on a forum and ministering to people, and building relationships for about four-and-a-half years, was over and I needed to move on. I practice what I preach, so this message comes from having done this, which most definitely was not an easy thing for me to do. Herewith the dream:
MY DREAM – MOVING OFFICES
We live on a farm and there are wheat fields all around us. I told my husband that I wanted to move all of my supplies/equipment and my artwork, basically “my office”, from our house to this other house on the same land. This other house is broken down, has cob webs, and is dirty. Someone else is walking with me, which is a type and shadow of the Holy Spirit. As we walk into the house, I find two people washing dishes, and I don’t know who they are. I greet them, and then I take this man walking with me to find the place where I will put all my art supplies and equipment. Afterwards, I was wanting to find my dog Chloe, because she was very dirty. She is a small German Spitz, very cute, but her fur was matted and dirty, and we needed to deal with this. End of dream.
Interpretation
Chloe represents the church that needs sanctification still in this time to come. Father was telling me in this dream that He wanted me to move; He is sending me somewhere else, an apostolic sending. Just as Abram, He has not told me where He is taking me. I have left everything and am willing to go, because I follow Him. The connected word He have me is what he told Peter, remembering that my name is Pietra (comes from Peter), when He was preparing the fish and the bread for him and the others on the beach. He asked Him, “… do you love me more than these?” (John 21:15) He asked me, “Pietra, do you love me more than all of these I have given you over these years; will you leave them behind to follow me and feed my sheep? And my answer was “Yes”. In this same case, He is taking me to another place, and it will not look nice. It is a sick and demented place, and I will need to minister to His flock. He revealed that where I was busy before, there were green pastures, and the people were being fed and are full. He is saying there are other flocks and other sheep that need to receive green pastures, and they need His word. He is sending me to them, and I must go. It’s about His heart, the great Chief Shepherd who loves His sheep and sees the demented children’s homes, literally and figuratively. He sees the church broken down, and He is sending us. We cannot hold onto what was. We have to go where He sends us.
Father then guided me to 1 Corinthians 1:
1 CORINTHIANS 1
10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
11 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.
12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
13 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
Abram and Lot came to a place where they had to part and choose their own land. We know that Lot chose the land facing Sodom and Gomorrah. They had to make this choice, because they had become so prosperous. They had so much cattle and goods, and the land couldn’t accommodate it all. The word says that their separate herdsmen were quarrelling amongst one another about whose land was whose. In the same way, we see the church here in this scripture dividing over who they follow, Paul or Apollos or Peter. Father is saying to me that He is sending me to the household of Chloe, where I need to minister to them. He is going to do the same with us and continue to do this. This speaks of immature children, sick children, who need fathers and mothers within the church. Fathers and mothers has nothing to do with how long you have been serving the Lord but everything to do with maturity in the Spirit and the progression of your sanctification process.
The enemy’s focus is envy and division, and it should be our understanding that this is exactly what will happen. A statement that I make often is that it takes tribulation for the true church to stand up. That is a double-sided coin. One side is that the true church under pressure will rise in faith and will not fall. She will be powerful, focused, and a force to be reckoned with. The other side of the coin is the other true church, who is dilapidated, broken down, with no power of the Holy Spirit, like a ghost house so to speak. That true church will also stand up, and we will know them by their fruit.
As I was working on this message, I went into YouTube and the first thing I saw was a short clip. As always, His timing is perfect. I read the title on the clip. It was about the sheep challenging a sheepdog and the video showed a sheep that was very obstinate, standing very aggressively wanting to attack the sheepdog. The sheepdog has the shepherd standing behind him ordering him to do what is necessary to get the sheep in order. I thought this was amazing. Because of this “woke” generation with everyone now all of a sudden realizing all the deception within all of authority whether it be in the government or in the church, the sheep are starting to become aggressive, arrogant, and prideful. They now know the truth. Deception has been revealed; they have seen what has happened in the church, and they trust no one. They are unwilling to submit to authority. This is part of the division that will happen in the time to come. The enemy knows this, so we can understand how he uses the good – finding out the truth – in order to ensure that the sheep will start to rebel against authority. That’s exactly what we need to govern against.
This means that we are not to follow blindly. As Paul said, “Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ”. (1 Corinthians 11:1) In other words, you should follow someone who is in authority to the degree that you see them following Christ. That is not necessarily always just because you know the truth. Sometimes Father will even cause someone you look up to, to disappoint you. You could think that this person is wrong in what they are saying or that you don’t agree, but your reaction to turn away and not submit is showing your true state. The fact that you are not willing to submit to this person when they may be wrong (not speaking here of foundational doctrine or salvation truth but simply a different view on things), this shows the rebellion in your own heart that you do not see. You’re not willing to submit to authority, which could actually save you from further deception. Humility is a very big thing in the time to come because of how Father will be using us. If that humility is not there, it can cause grave mistakes. If you feel that you have all the answers having received dreams and visions and words from Father, and you are not willing to accept that you might be wrong and you cause other sheep to follow you, woe to you. Woe to you when you cause other sheep to follow you, because of your arrogance and unwillingness to submit to authority first, so that God can raise you up. The very test of your knowledge and what He has shown you is how much you are willing to submit in humility before He can use you. The test is to ensure it is not always a display about how much you know. The moment we think we know something, we want to go everywhere and proclaim it and not wait on Him for Him to test our character first before we speak. We need to humble ourselves, pray for our leaders, pray for those in the five-fold ministry, and pray for those who speak into our lives. We need to pray for them and love them. It doesn’t mean we cannot share with them when we don’t agree; it means we have to be willing to submit if they don’t agree. We don’t move because we don’t agree; we move like Abram when God has spoken. If you leave, how will you know if He still requires you to minister to other sheep there? When you decide to move because of an angry or offended reaction of disagreement with your leader or those who teach, then you are in the flesh and out of the Spirit. Let those who have ears to hear, hear what the Spirit is saying. This is about the division the enemy wants to cause in the time to come. 1 Peter 5 is very applicable here:
1 PETER 5
1 The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
3 Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being examples to the flock.
4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
Peter exhorts us to feed the flock with a ready mind, meaning to be humble and willing to love them and suffer whatever comes your way. He tells us to allow the Father to lift us up in His time, after we have suffered a while. After you have been looked upon as wrong, after you’ve quieted yourself not having to prove your leader wrong, after you have suffered that test; then you speak. As Father was sharing with me about Paul who went out to Athens and the different places where he went to the synagogues and spoke, I wrote it in my journal. Right after this, my friend Simoné told me she had a dream about me. We send our morning greetings and messages to one another, and she shared this with me that morning. (Note, her dream happened shortly after my dream about moving my artwork office.)
Keep in mind as you read this that this is one of the purposes of visions and dreams in the time to come… to tell us when to move. This is just like Paul who was told in a vision that he was to go to Macedonia and not to Jerusalem. He was also told on a ship via a dream that they would not be hurt and he should go to Italy. Then there is Peter who saw the vision of the linen cloth and all the animals, being told that this represented the Gentiles being cleansed and open unto the gospel of salvation. Visions and dreams are for serving the Body. Take note of your dreams and write them down.
Herewith is Simone’s dream:
SIMONE’S 1ST DREAM – FOLLOW ME AS I FOLLOW CHRIST
1st Dream: She dreamed that I was sending her and Chantel (another friend) an audio message about how I was moving to the city that weekend. I was telling them how difficult it will be for me having to move to the city, as I would never be able to have the time of peace and quiet I was used to now. I would not be able to play with my dog and do things in my own time. I would be too busy. She then could see me standing in the city, whilst speaking to them. I was dressed in a salmon color office suit with flowers all over it, and I had high heels on with my briefcase. I looked to her like a typical business woman of New York. Very official. The next moment she saw my daughter taking a video of me with her cell phone standing at a distance from me. My daughter was completely focused on me with her cellphone. She noticed that this city was very Mediterranean looking with old buildings, but yet it had a modern feel to it. She could see the white mountains typically found in Greece. The next moment I walked around a corner, and she saw my daughter turn her focus away from me to a charging bull. This bull was very thin and angry, heading straight to my daughter. Simoné shouted that she should get away but noticed that my daughter was completely calm. The next moment, Simoné saw the video zooming out again and noticed that between my daughter and I was a wired fence. Simoné in describing the dream to me called it an "ogiesdraad", which is Afrikaans for a wired fence but one that would be used for a chicken coop. "Ogiesdraad" translated directly would be "eye-wire". This is important. End of dream.
Interpretation:
This dream confirmed what Father was showing me just before she messaged me. Athens is in Greece, which is in the Mediterranean. Then, the salmon office suit I am wearing speaks of going against the flow and being there on official business, or in the office He has called me to (in my teaching, “The Spirit of Truth”, I share that I told my husband that I am a salmon, going against the flow; this is another interesting connection). I have been sent with a message, because I was talking on the phone leaving them an audio message. The audio message is in a sense exactly what I am doing now by writing to you. I am giving you a message that Father is sending me, and He has used my life to be a sign and message unto you. He will send the apostles out in authority. The suit had flowers on it, which connects to bees, which I explain below. For those who have not listened to the “Queen of the South” devotional teaching I did, I mention how the queen standing next to the King in Psalm 45 is a pillar and it also means south. She is standing next to Him dressed for war. She has virgins following her, just like He has. I then further connect all this to Deborah, whose name means bee. And we know a bee stings, and Deborah means to declare and judge, etc. She is both a woman who gives wisdom and who goes into war to judge (and this is what those of the five-fold ministry will do… they will rise up to judge and teach). In other words, she represents the Queen of the south...not the virgins. One can see her as the Queen Bee with the worker bees (the men of Nineveh). And bees need flowers, as the flowers on my suit. These flowers have nectar to make honey, which is a type and shadow of wisdom and revelation, as well as the Gospel. The bees are attracted to this. Their purpose is to get the nectar and to go pollinate -- a type of spreading the gospel if you will. My daughter, which is a type and shadow in this dream of the children, or the worker bees He has given me, is focused on me. It goes from audio to video (I was giving an audio message and then my daughter is using video), pointing to not just focus on what I say, but also what I do. What Paul said here is applicable and should be of us all, "Follow me as I follow Christ." This is why she has to focus on me and basically look to me, which is also what will take place with those in authority positions, meaning the five-fold ministry who are to shepherd the flock. The angry and very thin looking bull speaks of the time period – he is thin because he’s hungry and because of the plague of that time. This happened just as I turned a corner, showing us that it is around the corner...soon to be. This bull represents two things: vacca, which is the name for bull (and the “v” in the arm), and mammon, the bulls we see in major cities in front of financial institutions across the world. In other words, the value of money has gone down and this points to about 2 - 2.5 years into the seals period where the Antichrist comes on the scene and the mark of the beast is introduced. So this "beast" is hunting down the workers, the innocent children or the Smyrna group and so forth. The reason why my daughter is not fearful is because she is looking at me, which is the "eye-wire"; she is focused on me. She lost focus for a moment when she saw the bull but then kept her eyes on me and had peace. Focusing on the sent ones will be so important in the time to come, thus why we must deal with any form of envy that exists within us and obtain and maintain a humble spirit.
This will be such a very critical issue for us in this time. When your children haven’t eaten for days, and someone comes and tempts you with the mark of the beast or to deny Christ in exchange for food for your child, it will be a challenge we cannot fathom at this present time. We must get our houses in order now that we may prepare for these temptations, which will be a matter of survival.
After listening to Simoné’s dream, I started thinking of Paul going to Athens and everything he went through and how in Acts 17 he went to Priscilla and Aquila, all along basically having nothing with him. I thought to myself that this is exactly how it’s going to be with us, because Yeshua told His disciples that they were to go to a house and eat whatever is served unto them and stay there. They were to go to that house, as the church, and feed them and eat what they serve to them. He had already prepared places for them and provided for them, just as He will do for those sent out in the time to come. Many of the preppers of today don’t know that they have already prepared a place for the apostles who will be sent out! The apostles will be so dependent upon the Body to provide for them.
Just after I was thinking about this, Simoné sent me another voice message where she said that she also dreamed another dream of me that morning, and she shared that dream as well.
SIMONE’S 2ND DREAM – FEEDING THE SENT ONES
She dreamed that I was at her house with my daughter. She does not remember much detail apart that her main focus was that she wanted to provide for me. She was in the kitchen and was very concerned about giving me the best. She also wanted me to get along with her family and friends. I was also going out of the house and I would also return again.
Interpretation:
My daughter, once again, represents one of my spiritual children, much like Timothy was for Paul. They were sent out two by two. Her main thought towards me was that she wanted to provide for me and that she would give me the best, and she wanted me to be at peace with her family and friends. She said I would go in the house and out of the house, and then I would return and come in again. Her goal was to serve me and look after me. This was such a blessing and confirmation to me that He will provide for me when He sends me out.
After the second dream, this made me think of 1 Corinthians 9:9 where Paul said, “For it is written in the Law of Moses, thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?” Note that an ox is one who is very strong and is a labourer. Ox means both strong and first (Aleph, the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet that is an ox in pictograph). This speaks of those in leadership over the body, who are in authority and strong in Spirit. Paul was addressing the Corinthians saying that he has not been burdensome towards them concerning his needs, but that they need to remember that the ox is worthy of his labor, which is according to the will and word of God. This is like the bees/virgins following the Queen, and they are Priscillas and Aquilas in a way. And Priscilla and Aquila are also apostles in a sense, because they are also sent out. In fact, they went out to Apollos and taught him.
Let’s go now to 1 Corinthians 4: 17 where Paul talks about Timothy, remembering that my daughter is a type and shadow of Timothy in Simone’s first dream.
1 CORINTHIANS 4
17 For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.
Needless to say, Father was saying very clearly to me, "I am sending you out and you do not have to worry about a thing. I will provide for you." And He will provide for all His apostles in the time to come. Consider reading Luke 10 in your own time where the commission is given to go two by two, and they go from house to house as the Lord God sends them, and they are continuously provided for.
I previously spoke about Acts 17 when Paul went to Athens and he reasoned with the Jews and Greeks there. To reason means to converse, discourse with others, argue, discuss, and to dispute. Remember that apostle is connected to the number 12, and 12 means a rod or staff, to judge and to teach. This exactly what Paul was doing as an apostle within the church. But remember that he was also sent out to the world. To the world the gospel is preached, but with the church there is disputing. This can be warfare, and warfare is two-fold. One is to cast out demons, where we read about it in Ephesians 6:12, “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places”. This is warfare in the spiritual dimension, and this is why we are also told we must put on our full spiritual armor. Then there is warfare on ground level, the earthly dimension, that is the disputing and the reasoning in the synagogue. This is explained in 2 Corinthians 10:4-6:
2 CORINTHIANS
4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
If you look at casting down vain imaginations, bringing down strongholds, and taking every thought captive, what dimension are you busy with? Are you busy with the spiritual dimension or the thoughts and reasoning of man’s mind? That’s the ground warfare. Yes, certain things need to be bound in the spirit dimension, but it is reasoning that you cast down; it’s with disputing and talking about it. It’s speaking the truth in love, and it’s judging with discernment. This is why they are sent to the different churches, because of all the deception that takes place. They need to pull down those strongholds and deal with those issues. Now an apostle or prophet, those of the five-fold ministry, they are the pillars of the church. A pillar has a top and it has a foundation. As pillars, they must be able to handle spiritual dimensional attacks at the top, but they also get pressure at the foundation from the bottom – that which is happening on ground level amongst the flock. They must be able to handle both, so they must be established and strong as towers. This is why we need to pray for those with this call; they deal with much more than most are aware of.
When we read in Acts 17, it says that Paul’s spirit was moved within him as he saw that the whole city was given over to idolatry. He sees this with apostolic eyes; he sees what God sees. He is not just seeing it, but he is moved in his spirit by it, so much so that he goes into the synagogues to address it. God will do this with us; he will move us and cause us to see things the way He sees it. It is His seeing that is important, not ours. Sometimes we can be doctrinally correct but out of timing, out of His will, and not necessarily be the one who needs to speak. In this case, Paul was told to move by his spirit, just as Abram was told to move. All other seeing is not the right kind of seeing, and the Lord God wants us to be able to see the way He sees things. For that to happen, He has to deal with the filters of our own hearts, because out of the heart flows the issues of life. Therefore, whatever you have not dealt with, whether it be rebellion, envy, traditions or laws you still hold on to, bitterness or unforgiveness, the fear of man… those will cause you to see as you ought not to see and then act out of the flesh. We must deal with these things.
I have two friends that I have made recently, and they have blessed me immensely. I praise the Father for the friends He has given me, and I have a very high quality of friends. These two friends are from the forum that I was previously involved with for several years. Their names are Brice and Sandy. They contacted me separately, and I didn’t know they knew each other. They gave me permission to give this testimony about them. I see them as a modern-day Priscilla and Aquila. They were in contact with each for a long time, but they had never met personally. They were speaking to me separately, and I didn’t know they knew each other. Then one day, Brice got in touch with me and told me that he had a dream that he and Sandy were supposed to be together. He was a bit unsure about it, and he didn’t want to move out on his own thinking he was driven by his feelings. Sandy felt the same way. They really did not want to do anything outside of the will of God, even though they felt an attraction towards each other. They asked me to pray with them. When I did, the Lord showed me a vision. I saw straws (not rope) knitted together. Straw is very difficult to break. It made me think of the bales of straw we have here once harvest has taken place. It always makes me think of Vincent Van Gogh's golden landscapes. My eyes were traveling down these two very thick knitted straw strands and I saw that at the end they became two hands holding each other. I had the sense that the thick straw strands (together forming an arm) grew together. They are knitted together because they grew together. Then the words came to me...’Whosoever findeth a wife, findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord”. (Proverbs 18:22) This word "good" is H2896 which means bounty, happiness, best, goodness and gladness. You will remember the word Father gave me for His children called "Turning the Tide" in which He is letting you know that you should expect change, especially in your circumstances. The Spirit also kept on bringing Priscilla and Aquila to me, and we read about them in Romans 16:3 and 1 Corinthians 16: 19 where they expounded on the word and taught Apollos. Father impressed it upon my heart that you never hear of just Aquila or just Priscilla. They are always mentioned both in scripture because they were inseparable. This is what He showed me with regard to the thick straw strands entwined becoming two hands holding. They were a team and they ministered to the body not just in being a refuge, but also in ministering to the body. Then Psalm 126:5-6 came to mind that says, “They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.”
Brice and Sandy are quite of age, which makes this even more beautiful. Father also showed me that they will have many children in the Spirit, and sheaves of joy will come through them. Father will give them His children. They are getting married the 5th June, and this has blessed me so very much. They are truly leaving all behind to follow the Father’s call upon them, specifically Brice leaving all to go and get his bride. This is just like Yeshua who will be coming to get his Bride. This is also like Priscilla and Aquila going out together to bring in the harvest. And Father will use these same Priscillas and Aquilas to look after those who are elders and will be sent to them. There is another couple I am very close to named Ivan and Chantel. They are definitely a Priscilla and Aquila and they have prepared their place accordingly. They will also be sent out.
Brice had a dream not so long ago, before I became personally involved with him and Sandy. I want to share this dream, because it is very applicable to the time we are in. He was given this dream at this time, because the Holy Spirit is telling us it is time to go. Father also gave me a word, and that word was called, “When I Say Go”. I plan to share this in a separate devotional teaching.
BRICE’S DREAM - SINGING THE LAST SONG
The scene was like a fade in, and I was viewing from a portal that no one was aware of. It was in a church where a young black woman about mid 20's was sitting in the pews looking very sad. There were a few others there, but they seemed to be quite happy. (Just like Mhya’s dream…one girl sad, the rest happy.)
I think there was a wedding being planned. The scene changes now and I'm on a small theatre stage around 25 feet wide, like you might see at a school. Two or maybe three others were with me. The girl I saw earlier and I think her grandmother, who was Della Reese in this dream. The third was either me or someone I seemed to be seeing through their eyes. I felt like a spectator. (Just Mhya and the others on the conveyer belt looking into the church.)
I think this was something like a rehearsal for a funeral and a wedding. There was an upright piano on the right side of the stage. The top was only about a foot above the keyboard. There was a painting of Jesus sitting on the top left side of the piano, roughly 15" X 20". It looked just like Akiane Kramarik's painting, except it was in black and white and included His body down to just above where His knees would be. He had a full length, long sleeve tunic on. His hands were by His sides. The background was more like foggy clouds. Della Reese was standing next to the piano where the painting was. She was dressed like she was ready to leave. She had on a hat and overcoat, holding thin gloves in her hand.
On the left side was a large stand-up mic. The young girl was standing at the mic getting ready to sing. I, or whoever I was looking through, played a short sad opening for the song. I can't recall the words to the song, but I do remember it was about the pain of joy. The girl started singing the song acapella. She only made it part way through the song before she was too emotionally broken to continue. I think she would have composed herself and continued on, but Della, looking at her and seeing how much she was hurting, said something like, "That was beautiful, baby. Come on now, it's about time to go."
She then turned towards the painting and said, "I just need to finish this first." She reached in front of the Jesus painting and stood up on another that had been lying face down in front of the first. This one painting was smaller and in colour, beautiful fall colours, with a small house cottage in the country. The painting of the house was sort of a close perspective...it took up much of the scene. There was lots of sky though. The sky was the colors like a sunset -- reds, oranges, yellows, and a little blue. It looked like leaves are falling in the sky everywhere. I can't see any trees though. The leaves seem bright. Della picks up some paint and I think a very small brush or spatula and adds one more leaf. It's while she's doing this that I realize those aren't leaves. They are small burning objects coming from the sky, possibly meteors the average size of a softball. I noticed none have hit the house or ground yet. In real time, it would be less than a second before impact. As she finishes this last one, she says, "There we go, all done. Time to go".
As she let go of the painting, and it fell face down like it was before she stood it up. My first thought was, won't that smudge the fresh paint? I then noticed that the painting of Jesus was changed now. Now the only thing you could see was Jesus’ right arm and hand coming out from the foggy clouds. I woke up then.
Interpretation:
Brice was a silent witness. The church he saw speaks of "The Church". The young black lady represents the Bride, more specifically the Shulamite in Song of Solomon 1:5-6 that says, “I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.” She is saying there is nothing beautiful about her, nothing that qualifies her...she is poor in spirit. She sees her true condition. This points to her awareness of not being worthy and that she is saved by grace. She is also aware of the times and the destruction coming and this is why she is sad vs the others being happy in the church.
The stage scene is as he said, a rehearsal -- in a way preparation for a funeral and wedding. Much like the song played on the piano where you know it is about the "pain of joy". Two opposites. Almost like the piano itself...black and white (for a funeral we wear black and at a wedding we wear white). This is also why he was not sure about whether it was for a funeral or a wedding, because both were applicable. This dream is both about judgment and Him coming to get His Bride.
The small stage versus a big stage speaks almost of a small production.... and only a few take note. There were only a few people part of this "production", which speaks of many are called but few are chosen. We get "chosen" for a production. Della Reese represents the Holy Spirit... grey haired lady, speaking of wisdom. She also played in a TV series called, “Touched by an Angel”, as a messenger of God. She too having been a singer herself apart from acting.
The "black" girl or Bride singing is mourning the pain and sorrow to come...singing her last song to this world before she is to go. It is bittersweet, therefore the song is about the pain of joy. Wisdom or the Spirit tells her basically that she does not need to finish it, telling us that there is not even time left to finish the last song. It was, however, beautiful. Singing acapella speaks of the loneliness of the journey, solo or walking with Him alone as Enoch did and was taken by the Lord.
The painting the black lady is finishing, basically putting the final touches to it, is a prophetic message. She is basically saying, she just wants to say the final last few words. The painting is peaceful and beautiful. It reflects the calm before the storm... or the peace. Even though the world is in chaos right now, it does not remotely compare with what is to come. Della or the Spirit painting the fallen leaves that are fire coming down from heaven, is saying that the destruction is on its way, as he did not see it hitting the ground as yet. In fact, it is so close that he sensed it would take one second to reach earth.
The painting falling over speaks of the destruction itself...the "coming down" of this world or "falling flat on its face" so to speak. Not having an effect on the wet paint speaks of inevitability and irreversible calamity and destruction. The larger painting of Yeshua on the piano in monotone or black and white speaks of the dark and sad mood of a funeral and wedding spoken of before. The black and white painting of Yeshua contrasts the colourful painting of the small house in the country. In fact, the "black" girl who is the Bride is in identification with Him. She reflects His heart and so should we.
The end where you see His hands reaching out through the clouds is where He is calling her up. She will now see Him face to face.
Della Reese, the Spirit, is saying… “It is time to go”.
We always have to ask why He gives us a dream. There are always instructions or guidance. In this case it would seem that the Spirit is saying to start singing your last song. Sing it with all your heart. Do what you need to do with all your heart... because the Spirit is standing with coat and hat in hand saying, "There we go, all done. Time to go".
I pray that you will hear what the Spirit is saying to you personally… to get your house in order, to deal with the issues that have been discussed in this teaching, and understand that He is very close to coming to get His Bride. Are you ready? Have you repented, have you made right with those you need to make right with, are you prepared for what is to come? We can only be prepared to a certain degree, because it will be much worse than we could ever imagine. Have you done what He has already spoken to you about?
Are you ready?
