Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 11:35 p.m. – As soon as I sent out O Shameful Nation, this song began going through my head:
The Basics of Life / 4 Him / http://www.actionext.com/names_0/4him_lyrics/the_basics_of_life.html
We’ve turned the page, for a new day has dawned
We’ve re-arranged what is right and what’s wrong
Somehow we’ve drifted so far from the truth
That we can’t get back home
Where are the virtues that once gave us light?
Where are the morals that governed our lives?
Someday we all will awake and look back
Just to find what we’ve lost
We’ve let the darkness invade us too long
We’ve got to turn the tide
Oh and we need the passion that burned long ago
To come and open our eyes
There’s no room for compromise
We need to get back to the basics of life
A heart that is pure and a love that is blind
A faith that is fervently grounded in Christ
The hope that endures for all times
These are the basics, we need to get back to the basics of life… Amen!
The Lord gave me A VISION: I saw Keanu Reeves again and then I saw all sorts of animals with horns like bulls and goats, etc. This felt very “New Age.”
Then, on my right (east) I saw a cowboy standing on top of a horse or similar animal. He had a lasso in his hand which he was twirling around as if to catch something or someone that was northwest of him up a hill. I saw on the hill a bull with a goat standing next to him on his right (the cowboy’s left). The bull opened his mouth and it became the mouth of a hawk (or eagle) and it screeched loudly. Then the bird’s face transformed and it looked like the face of a demon. It was biting and attacking fiercely with its beak. I could see the bird’s beak pecking away at human flesh to the point of drawing blood.
Surrounding this scene and the demonic-looking hawk, though, were gentle-looking creatures such as a swan and other non-violent creatures. It didn’t seem to fit.
Next I saw another hawk (or eagle). It was standing on my right (east) and it was facing to my left (west) and it had a look of calm domination about it.
Following that I saw people dressed in traditional Dutch clothing. I inquired of the Lord about them and then I saw a young boy running in a southeasterly direction.
Then, I saw B&W films from the 1950’s. The people seemed to be in a soda shop or at a lunch counter of some kind. I saw Dwight D. Eisenhower. Then, I saw Clark Gable (Gone with the Wind). And, I saw the actor who played the role of Lieutenant Joseph Cable in the movie, South Pacific: Bali Ha'i was one of its songs.
Then, I saw several elephants in a lake and they seemed to be playing with each other, spraying water, intertwining their trunks, etc. When they opened their mouths, nonetheless, there was something strange looking about their tongues. Their tongues looked like a sea creature of some kind with multiple legs. The tongues were red, but it was like their tongues were possessed by evil. The term “forked-tongue” came into my head.
“The image has given rise to the expression ‘to speak with a forked tongue’, meaning to say one thing and mean another or, in more general terms, to act in a duplicitous manner.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forked_tongue
Then I saw Nancy Pelosi (D) and I saw an elephant with its ears spread out and the ears looked somewhat like the gigantic ears of a mouse. Then I saw the elephant lift its trunk. Then all of a sudden the trunk began to split into several sections and to spread out to the east and to the west and the elephant’s trunk ended up looking like the legs of an Octopus.
Next I saw Harry Reid and then I saw several sea creatures under water. And, then it appeared I was seeing and hearing scenes from the cartoon, “The Little Mermaid.” And, I heard the song “Under the Sea.” Harry Reid’s face was superimposed on to one of the creatures, Sebastian who is a crab and is the mermaid’s best friend. I believe the crab ends up telling the king about Aerial’s collection of human things.
Then, I saw a Darth Vader character who looked very evil and like a monster who changes shape and appearance. The black monster sprouted branches like on a tree, like the talking trees you see on Wizard of Oz. Then its branches were like claws and the creature and its branches (claws) started to go after something or someone.
I saw Harry Reid again and then Joe Lieberman kind of faded in from the background. Then I saw Fred Thompson and then everyone seemed to have these cone-shaped “party” hats and we were all having a good time. I felt like I was there representing someone and then I saw Donna Reed of the Donna Reed Show, so this had a look of All-American, wholesomeness, like baseball and apple pie.
Then I saw these biker-looking dudes (dudettes) wearing black leather jackets. They all had their backs to me. Then I saw a bird – it looked like an eagle, then a hawk, then a vulture – it kept changing appearance or else there was more than one. It was going after something or someone to attack with its beak and then I saw bird claws quickly stretch out as if on the attack and it felt very evil and frightening. There was a battle that ensued. The hawk at one point turned into some kind of space craft. And, then I saw the face of Anderson Cooper. Then, I heard the words to this song: Cause I just want to be with You, I just want this waiting to be over…
I inquired of the Lord if we were finished and then I saw a funeral procession in New Orleans at a graveyard and the band was playing “When the Saints Go Marchin’ In.”
Lastly I saw Kitty Pilgrim of CNN and the Lou Dobbs show and I saw Lou Dobbs wearing a white or off-white beanie hat. END
Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening. I read Zephaniah 3:
The Future of Jerusalem
1 Woe to the city of oppressors,
rebellious and defiled!
2 She obeys no one,
she accepts no correction.
She does not trust in the LORD,
she does not draw near to her God.
3 Her officials are roaring lions,
her rulers are evening wolves,
who leave nothing for the morning.
4 Her prophets are arrogant;
they are treacherous men.
Her priests profane the sanctuary
and do violence to the law.
5 The LORD within her is righteous;
he does no wrong.
Morning by morning he dispenses his justice,
and every new day he does not fail,
yet the unrighteous know no shame.
6 "I have cut off nations;
their strongholds are demolished.
I have left their streets deserted,
with no one passing through.
Their cities are destroyed;
no one will be left—no one at all.
7 I said to the city,
'Surely you will fear me
and accept correction!'
Then her dwelling would not be cut off,
nor all my punishments come upon her.
But they were still eager
to act corruptly in all they did.
8 Therefore wait for me," declares the LORD,
"for the day I will stand up to testify.
I have decided to assemble the nations,
to gather the kingdoms
and to pour out my wrath on them—
all my fierce anger.
The whole world will be consumed
by the fire of my jealous anger.
9 "Then will I purify the lips of the peoples,
that all of them may call on the name of the LORD
and serve him shoulder to shoulder.
11 On that day you will not be put to shame
for all the wrongs you have done to me,
because I will remove from this city
those who rejoice in their pride.
Never again will you be haughty
on my holy hill.
12 But I will leave within you
the meek and humble,
who trust in the name of the LORD.
13 The remnant of Israel will do no wrong;
they will speak no lies,
nor will deceit be found in their mouths.
They will eat and lie down
and no one will make them afraid."
14 Sing, O Daughter of Zion;
shout aloud, O Israel!
Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,
O Daughter of Jerusalem!
15 The LORD has taken away your punishment,
he has turned back your enemy.
The LORD, the King of Israel, is with you;
never again will you fear any harm.
16 On that day they will say to Jerusalem,
"Do not fear, O Zion;
do not let your hands hang limp.
17 The LORD your God is with you,
he is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you,
he will quiet you with his love,
he will rejoice over you with singing."
18 "The sorrows for the appointed feasts
I will remove from you;
they are a burden and a reproach to you.
19 At that time I will deal
with all who oppressed you;
I will rescue the lame
and gather those who have been scattered.
I will give them praise and honor
in every land where they were put to shame.
20 At that time I will gather you;
at that time I will bring you home.
I will give you honor and praise
among all the peoples of the earth
when I restore your fortunes
before your very eyes,"
says the LORD.