I have a vision that won't go away. Help?

[wonderingfai]

I am so nervous about posting this, I have only told one other person about it because it really felt like something I should keep to myself every since it happened.
First off, I am 21, and this happened when I was 6, or 7, around that time, and the reason I am bringing it up is because the memory won't go away, and it's just - okay, let me explain.
One night when I was around said age, I remember it so clearly, I was sitting by the window on the floor in the lounge, in my Winnie the Pooh nightie, watching the news and I got this feeling to look out the window, so I pulled the lace curtain back and stared out into the dark but it wasn't the night, or the street that I was seeing, what I saw was,- (ugh this is why I haven't wanted to tell anybody because it sounds so silly saying it), what I saw was a lake of fire or lava or something and the banks of the lake had heads and bodies and some were in the lake too and the sky was red and dark and in the distance there were steaming mountains, a volcano and all the faces, ohmygosh the faces, I could draw this scene, I could paint it, I remember it so well, I remember the faces so well, they were wide eyed and their mouths were open in a silent scream and I remember staring at one face that was closest to me and just staring at him, his long matter black hair and there was just so many bodies as the lake moved, and all I did was let go of the curtain and turn back to the tv. I didn't feel like I could tell me mum, or anybody.
I hadn't seen anything scary by that age, certainly nothing to give me that idea, but I remember it, it has hung around me for all these years, please don't doubt me. Every once in a while I will google some variation of a description of it to see if anybody else had seen it, I suppose, but just this morning I googled 'lake of fire', and ofcourse it came up with passages from Revelations, and so I googled 'lake of brimstone' and I felt my insides twist at one of the images, because it looks so similar.
I have had times of being a devout Christian, but can you blame me for stepping away when this memory surfaces like the bubbles in the lake. It always gets worse when I spend periods attending church, oh it all sounds so silly, but please, please I need some input, did I really see the lake of brimstone when I was 6-7, or is it just such a huge coincidence. Please, any help is deeply appreciated, no matter how blunt or good news or bad news, please.

 

[paul1149]

I have had times of being a devout Christian, but can you blame me for stepping away when this memory surfaces like the bubbles in the lake. It always gets worse when I spend periods attending church, oh it all sounds so silly, but please, please I need some input, did I really see the lake of brimstone when I was 6-7, or is it just such a huge coincidence.

There used to be a dreams and visions forum here, and things like this were not out of the ordinary. Not necessarily a lake of fire or lava, but that sometimes, and other forms of cataclysmic disaster and destruction as well.

Whether it's a real vision or not I don't know. It sounds like about the time of 9/11, so maybe apocalyptic thinking and images at the time influenced you. But it seems unusual for a child of that age.

Still, influenced or not it could be real. Here's what I don't understand. You say the flashbacks increase whenever you draw near to the Lord. Would that not tell you that you need to draw near to Him? Or do you not know that He is good and His only desire is to give abundant life, not destruction? It's the enemy who comes to kill and destroy (Jn 10.10). I would rather think that the flashbacks are being used to keep you from the Lord by building a wall of fear. And that, with His help, this is something you can face up to and overcome.

Whatever you have seen, the only place you are going to find true and permanent release and rest is in God. His kindness leads us to repentance, and is the antidote for malignant fear. And perhaps this vision is a graphic description of the fate of those who deny Him, and its purpose, once it is harnessed for the Lord's good use, is to motivate you to reach out and rescue those who are headed for destruction. There are many.

You sound more like a believer on the run than an atheist.

 

[Job8]

Please, any help is deeply appreciated, no matter how blunt or good news or bad news, please.

It is entirely possible that God gave you this vision at a very young age to make it crystal clear to you that there is a real, literal, eternal Lake of Fire and Brimstone. And also to bring you to salvation.

Hell was created for the Devil and his angels, but all those who reject Christ or reject the Gospel can expect to be there according to Scripture. But God does not want any human being to go there, and that is why He has given us the Gospel.

If this has been bothering you, it is high time for you to give serious consideration to the Gospel, and then respond to it. If you wish to pm me, you are more than welcome.

 

[jbearnolimits]

I have had times of being a devout Christian, but can you blame me for stepping away when this memory surfaces like the bubbles in the lake. It always gets worse when I spend periods attending church, oh it all sounds so silly, but please, please I need some input, did I really see the lake of brimstone when I was 6-7, or is it just such a huge coincidence. Please, any help is deeply appreciated, no matter how blunt or good news or bad news, please.

What exactly are you asking for? If it was a real vision then what do you want to know? If it was something else then what does it matter? Or are you asking for help in making the memory go away? I just am not sure what you want with this.

 

[GracetotheHumble]

Well it's possible that as a child you heard a sermon about the lake of fire and you imagined it.

 

[Steven Wood]

I am so nervous about posting this, I have only told one other person about it because it really felt like something I should keep to myself every since it happened.
First off, I am 21, and this happened when I was 6, or 7, around that time, and the reason I am bringing it up is because the memory won't go away, and it's just - okay, let me explain.
One night when I was around said age, I remember it so clearly, I was sitting by the window on the floor in the lounge, in my Winnie the Pooh nightie, watching the news and I got this feeling to look out the window, so I pulled the lace curtain back and stared out into the dark but it wasn't the night, or the street that I was seeing, what I saw was,- (ugh this is why I haven't wanted to tell anybody because it sounds so silly saying it), what I saw was a lake of fire or lava or something and the banks of the lake had heads and bodies and some were in the lake too and the sky was red and dark and in the distance there were steaming mountains, a volcano and all the faces, ohmygosh the faces, I could draw this scene, I could paint it, I remember it so well, I remember the faces so well, they were wide eyed and their mouths were open in a silent scream and I remember staring at one face that was closest to me and just staring at him, his long matter black hair and there was just so many bodies as the lake moved, and all I did was let go of the curtain and turn back to the tv. I didn't feel like I could tell me mum, or anybody.
I hadn't seen anything scary by that age, certainly nothing to give me that idea, but I remember it, it has hung around me for all these years, please don't doubt me. Every once in a while I will google some variation of a description of it to see if anybody else had seen it, I suppose, but just this morning I googled 'lake of fire', and ofcourse it came up with passages from Revelations, and so I googled 'lake of brimstone' and I felt my insides twist at one of the images, because it looks so similar.
I have had times of being a devout Christian, but can you blame me for stepping away when this memory surfaces like the bubbles in the lake. It always gets worse when I spend periods attending church, oh it all sounds so silly, but please, please I need some input, did I really see the lake of brimstone when I was 6-7, or is it just such a huge coincidence. Please, any help is deeply appreciated, no matter how blunt or good news or bad news, please.

You must accepted heaven like a child and look at it through the eyes of a child. GOD created the everything in 6 days, everything was completed, including the completion of rest on the 7th. Looking out the window, pulling back the beauty of lace seeing this happen from a distance while you are in the safety and comfort of home, relaxed with no worry in your nightgown with a favored cartoon that brought you joy Like you would have in the house of the Lord. Turning to watch the news, having no care or concern of what's taking place. I believe you but I don't think this should be a turning away reason for you. If anything this should be something that draws you closer. Especially now being at your age. The cycle of threes has a big importance (Jesus saying tear down the temple a.k.a. his body, being 3 days in the tomb, 3 temples of Solomon. etc.) this is the 3rd cycle from your vision and it still resounds to you not to mention there are many many people that are being called to Christ and brought back to him with a new found fervor, I am 1 of them. The thing to get from this not only that you re not one of those who find themselves outside who has turned and hardened themselves but that you share what you've seen. GOD has shown you something that can help so many so they don't choose to be there either. GOD bless you.

 

[jenny1972]

I am so nervous about posting this, I have only told one other person about it because it really felt like something I should keep to myself every since it happened.
First off, I am 21, and this happened when I was 6, or 7, around that time, and the reason I am bringing it up is because the memory won't go away, and it's just - okay, let me explain.
One night when I was around said age, I remember it so clearly, I was sitting by the window on the floor in the lounge, in my Winnie the Pooh nightie, watching the news and I got this feeling to look out the window, so I pulled the lace curtain back and stared out into the dark but it wasn't the night, or the street that I was seeing, what I saw was,- (ugh this is why I haven't wanted to tell anybody because it sounds so silly saying it), what I saw was a lake of fire or lava or something and the banks of the lake had heads and bodies and some were in the lake too and the sky was red and dark and in the distance there were steaming mountains, a volcano and all the faces, ohmygosh the faces, I could draw this scene, I could paint it, I remember it so well, I remember the faces so well, they were wide eyed and their mouths were open in a silent scream and I remember staring at one face that was closest to me and just staring at him, his long matter black hair and there was just so many bodies as the lake moved, and all I did was let go of the curtain and turn back to the tv. I didn't feel like I could tell me mum, or anybody.
I hadn't seen anything scary by that age, certainly nothing to give me that idea, but I remember it, it has hung around me for all these years, please don't doubt me. Every once in a while I will google some variation of a description of it to see if anybody else had seen it, I suppose, but just this morning I googled 'lake of fire', and ofcourse it came up with passages from Revelations, and so I googled 'lake of brimstone' and I felt my insides twist at one of the images, because it looks so similar.
I have had times of being a devout Christian, but can you blame me for stepping away when this memory surfaces like the bubbles in the lake. It always gets worse when I spend periods attending church, oh it all sounds so silly, but please, please I need some input, did I really see the lake of brimstone when I was 6-7, or is it just such a huge coincidence. Please, any help is deeply appreciated, no matter how blunt or good news or bad news, please.

i think the vision is to simply convince you that God exists so that you have faith , but if you want to find the meaning ask God and He will give you wisdom about what it means the only thing any of us can do is guess as to its meaning , take the question to God and He will interpret it for you.

 

[terryjohn]

Wow, a friend of mine who was oppressed by a vision he had told me he had literally seen satan. With out hesitation, I said praise God. When I thought about it I had to say for satan to appear to me would be a mistake for it would only push me into the hands of God. Let all such visions do the same.

 

[Another Lazarus]

Your vision reminds me of Mary K Baxter vision of hell
u can google it

May Jesus bless u all HalleluYAH

 

[throughfiierytrial]

I agree with those who have said that this vision was given you because God loves you and revealed to you that hell is real. I believe He allows us to be frightened by such instances as your own but only for a season and for His own purposes...it should be a deterrent against sin for instance as well as an alarm to save others whom you might meet that are not on the path to eternity (the latter will last a lifetime and it has for me). It is then very, very sweet to learn that God was/is also then affirming that Heaven too is real and He is going to prepare a place for you should you heed His call. Sometimes these fears we have may sort of knock the wind out of us for awhile, but you need to learn to swim upstream and go against the flow. That is to say, love God so much and His Kingdom that you read the Scriptures (and respond as instructed) even though Satan and all hell oppose you.

 

[TheJust]

I am so nervous about posting this, I have only told one other person about it because it really felt like something I should keep to myself every since it happened.
First off, I am 21, and this happened when I was 6, or 7, around that time, and the reason I am bringing it up is because the memory won't go away, and it's just - okay, let me explain.
One night when I was around said age, I remember it so clearly, I was sitting by the window on the floor in the lounge, in my Winnie the Pooh nightie, watching the news and I got this feeling to look out the window, so I pulled the lace curtain back and stared out into the dark but it wasn't the night, or the street that I was seeing, what I saw was,- (ugh this is why I haven't wanted to tell anybody because it sounds so silly saying it), what I saw was a lake of fire or lava or something and the banks of the lake had heads and bodies and some were in the lake too and the sky was red and dark and in the distance there were steaming mountains, a volcano and all the faces, ohmygosh the faces, I could draw this scene, I could paint it, I remember it so well, I remember the faces so well, they were wide eyed and their mouths were open in a silent scream and I remember staring at one face that was closest to me and just staring at him, his long matter black hair and there was just so many bodies as the lake moved, and all I did was let go of the curtain and turn back to the tv. I didn't feel like I could tell me mum, or anybody.
I hadn't seen anything scary by that age, certainly nothing to give me that idea, but I remember it, it has hung around me for all these years, please don't doubt me. Every once in a while I will google some variation of a description of it to see if anybody else had seen it, I suppose, but just this morning I googled 'lake of fire', and ofcourse it came up with passages from Revelations, and so I googled 'lake of brimstone' and I felt my insides twist at one of the images, because it looks so similar.
I have had times of being a devout Christian, but can you blame me for stepping away when this memory surfaces like the bubbles in the lake. It always gets worse when I spend periods attending church, oh it all sounds so silly, but please, please I need some input, did I really see the lake of brimstone when I was 6-7, or is it just such a huge coincidence. Please, any help is deeply appreciated, no matter how blunt or good news or bad news, please.

If this is your earliest memory it could suggest the moment that your ego took over and something in your spiritual memory became fearful. I have a similar experience at a very young age I vividly hallucinated a group of people stoning me. I don't remember much of that age, but I remember that as if it happened an hour ago.

So probably nothing to worry about just a memory. Accurate visions of the future are extremely rare if they even exist at all.