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Whose Side Are You On ?

wayfaring man

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Greetings brothers and sisters in Christ,

Was busy writing down some words, when a vision took over my mind and it started rather suddenly, seeing myself some where else, (I was inside seeing myself outside), and the vision started like this (continuing along even as I wrote it down) -

I'm standing outside in an area that appears to be rather open with only some low growing vegetation, and sandy soil, like one finds around the sides of old river banks where the water either isn't flowing anymore, has been rerouted, or run low, so that no water was visible at the time.

Well, I'm standing there, when suddenly what appeared to be a mighty angel of The Lord ( who is "decked out" for war) appears before me, and straight away demands - "Whose side are you on ?"

This seems to startle me, and not being sure of how to answer correctly, I say, "Sir, please forgive me, but I'm not yet sure, where to draw the line."

He then proclaims, "The line's already written in the sand beneath your feet."

I then look down to see myself standing with the line running right under and across the middle of my feet, and understood, I was standing in the place of indecision, too afraid to step forward, and too ashamed to step back.

Then The angel's voice boomed once again saying - "So whose side are you on ?"

Still somewhat in shock, I say, " Please excuse my hesitation sir, do I have to choose today ?"

He then pulls a really large, glittering two-edged sword out from his sheath, holding it high above his and my head and says, "Choose now or be divided asunder instead !"

So, without any further delay, I step forward towards him, and his whole demeanor instantly changes from being very stern to being very friendly, and he puts away his sword and extends his right hand towards me for a warm handshake saying, "Welcome to the team !"

Then all at once I hear a strange commotion of lurid laughter and obscene cackling directly behind me, and when I turned to see what it was, there was a pack of hideous demons mockingly pointing at me and carrying on...but their ranting didn't scare me much, because I understood that the line that I had crossed - they simply could not touch !

And that was the end of the vision.

Have the impression that the vision is for me personally, as well as for much/many of The Church, therefore am led to share it here.

And that it has to do with the spiritual/physical exodus which we'll soon need to make, between now and about 25 years, when, if understood correctly, the time of great tribulation for believers roughly begins.

And with that afterthought was reminded of the following passage -

Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.
Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.
But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.
<-----> Exodus 23:20-22

Thankyou Lord Jesus !

And may The Lord Be Pleased to Bless & Keep !

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That is so unlike you!

Have the impression that the vision is for me personally, as well as for much/many of The Church, therefore am led to share it here. And that it has to do with the spiritual/physical exodus which we'll soon need to make

It sounds that way. You probably represented the church in your dream. Thanks for posting it.

It is encouraging to be reminded how easily we are protected from evil when we make that choice. Not our own fight and might, but principles and the power of God that put up that invisible wall of protection.

And how loving and accepting God is, even when He maintains a firm stance.
 
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wayfaring man

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Thanks !

It felt like I had been slumbering, and was not mentally/spiritually alert enough to know what to say/do right away, except show respect, which may well have made a whole lot of difference !

But it is indeed a pleasant thing to behold how The Lord knows how to "rattle our cage", and shake us up and out of our rut, if/when we get stuck in a lukewarm state of indecision.

Also, like you mention, how great it is that The Lord fights our battle for us when we run to Him, and He warmly welcomes us as one who has chosen Him to be our Saviour !

No loss but sin, when no might but right !

May The Lord Be Pleased to Bless & Keep !

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DreamerOfHearts

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Wow, very powerful and timely with a theme I keep hearing about from my christian friends on this verse:

"[FONT='trebuchet ms',arial,helvetica]The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity.... [/FONT][FONT='trebuchet ms',arial,helvetica]Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father."



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Greetings brothers and sisters in Christ,

Was busy writing down some words, when a vision took over my mind and it started rather suddenly, seeing myself some where else, (I was inside seeing myself outside), and the vision started like this (continuing along even as I wrote it down) -

I'm standing outside in an area that appears to be rather open with only some low growing vegetation, and sandy soil, like one finds around the sides of old river banks where the water either isn't flowing anymore, has been rerouted, or run low, so that no water was visible at the time.

Well, I'm standing there, when suddenly what appeared to be a mighty angel of The Lord ( who is "decked out" for war) appears before me, and straight away demands - "Whose side are you on ?"

This seems to startle me, and not being sure of how to answer correctly, I say, "Sir, please forgive me, but I'm not yet sure, where to draw the line."

He then proclaims, "The line's already written in the sand beneath your feet."

I then look down to see myself standing with the line running right under and across the middle of my feet, and understood, I was standing in the place of indecision, too afraid to step forward, and too ashamed to step back.

Then The angel's voice boomed once again saying - "So whose side are you on ?"

Still somewhat in shock, I say, " Please excuse my hesitation sir, do I have to choose today ?"

He then pulls a really large, glittering two-edged sword out from his sheath, holding it high above his and my head and says, "Choose now or be divided asunder instead !"

So, without any further delay, I step forward towards him, and his whole demeanor instantly changes from being very stern to being very friendly, and he puts away his sword and extends his right hand towards me for a warm handshake saying, "Welcome to the team !"

Then all at once I hear a strange commotion of lurid laughter and obscene cackling directly behind me, and when I turned to see what it was, there was a pack of hideous demons mockingly pointing at me and carrying on...but their ranting didn't scare me much, because I understood that the line that I had crossed - they simply could not touch !

And that was the end of the vision.

Have the impression that the vision is for me personally, as well as for much/many of The Church, therefore am led to share it here.

And that it has to do with the spiritual/physical exodus which we'll soon need to make, between now and about 25 years, when, if understood correctly, the time of great tribulation for believers roughly begins.

And with that afterthought was reminded of the following passage -

Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.
Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.
But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.
<-----> Exodus 23:20-22

Thankyou Lord Jesus !

And may The Lord Be Pleased to Bless & Keep !

wm
 
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DreamerOfHearts

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Is this about those who stand for Jesus and those who stand against Jesus, do you think?

One concern I have had is I work in security and know some great Christians who are in undercover law enforcement and have to keep and establish cover. Then, there are people who are against Christ but also keep their own cover very strongly.

It looks like it is easy for someone trained in that field to tell the difference nowadays, but do you have any thoughts on this?
 
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Hi DOH, Appreciate the responses !

Is this about those who stand for Jesus and those who stand against Jesus, do you think?

Yes, with the idea that it's often not all one way or the other with us, but we are often/sometimes somewhat for and somewhat against...but that Jesus does not accept half-hearted service of double-minded allegiance, and so He allows/causes us to "go through things", which will exert a strong influence for us to go all the way - one side or the other. Along the lines of His words -

Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. <-----> Matthew 12:33

The above verse immediately follows Christ's explanation of the blasphemy of The Holy Spirit, and how such is unforgivable...thus giving the impression that humanity will be thoroughly tried until each of us either join Him fully, or oppose Him utterly.

And again in Revelation Christ speaks of being "neither hot, or cold" as being unacceptable, with hot likely meaning "on fire for The Lord", and cold representing, "couldn't care less".

I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou were cold or hot.
So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of my mouth.
<-----> Revelation 3:15+16


One concern I have had is I work in security and know some great Christians who are in undercover law enforcement and have to keep and establish cover. Then, there are people who are against Christ but also keep their own cover very strongly.

It looks like it is easy for someone trained in that field to tell the difference nowadays, but do you have any thoughts on this?

It appears in some instances that disguising one's true beliefs/motives has strategic value...but it seems it would (for me) be difficult/uncomfortable to do in any ongoing way...suppose one can increase skills of identification; yet, one would need to be guarded against becoming over confident too, or trusting more in them self rather than The Lord...any boasting over ability or successes would be likely to increase the probability of a humiliating failure soon coming to pass.

Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
But let him that glories glory in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.
<-----> Jeremiah 9:23+24

Pride goes before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. <-----> Proverbs 16:18

May The Lord Be Pleased !

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Thanks for sharing, What a Blessing, :thumbsup:

You know I think it's Super Good for the Church, you know many "Christians" don't REALISE they are "sitting on the fence",
the Lord has been telling Us (in Australia)

Hosea 4: 6 (KJV) My people perish from a lack of knowledge

it may not be just not Knowing his Word, but not recieving the Revalation. For Jesus said
John 8:32 (NIV)


32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.&#8221;

but the Revalation is That the Truth Can't set you Free if you don't apply it to your Life. Reading a book on gardening, doesn't mean you won't kill plants unless you Apply what you've Learned....
The Church needs to Understand
If your sitting on the Fence theres BAD NEWS, SATAN owns the FENCE!

Thanks again :thumbsup:
 
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DreamerOfHearts

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Very powerful response, WM, thank you.

On both notes.


Hi DOH, Appreciate the responses !



Yes, with the idea that it's often not all one way or the other with us, but we are often/sometimes somewhat for and somewhat against...but that Jesus does not accept half-hearted service of double-minded allegiance, and so He allows/causes us to "go through things", which will exert a strong influence for us to go all the way - one side or the other. Along the lines of His words -

Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. <-----> Matthew 12:33

The above verse immediately follows Christ's explanation of the blasphemy of The Holy Spirit, and how such is unforgivable...thus giving the impression that humanity will be thoroughly tried until each of us either join Him fully, or oppose Him utterly.

And again in Revelation Christ speaks of being "neither hot, or cold" as being unacceptable, with hot likely meaning "on fire for The Lord", and cold representing, "couldn't care less".

I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou were cold or hot.
So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of my mouth.
<-----> Revelation 3:15+16




It appears in some instances that disguising one's true beliefs/motives has strategic value...but it seems it would (for me) be difficult/uncomfortable to do in any ongoing way...suppose one can increase skills of identification; yet, one would need to be guarded against becoming over confident too, or trusting more in them self rather than The Lord...any boasting over ability or successes would be likely to increase the probability of a humiliating failure soon coming to pass.

Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
But let him that glories glory in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.
<-----> Jeremiah 9:23+24

Pride goes before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. <-----> Proverbs 16:18

May The Lord Be Pleased !

wm
 
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[Originally posted by OnlyBelieve ]-Thanks for sharing, What a Blessing,

You know I think it's Super Good for the Church, you know many "Christians" don't REALISE they are "sitting on the fence",
the Lord has been telling Us (in Australia)

Hosea 4: 6 (KJV) My people perish from a lack of knowledge

it may not be just not Knowing his Word, but not recieving the Revalation. For Jesus said
John 8:32 (NIV)


32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.&#8221;

but the Revelation is That the Truth Can't set you Free if you don't apply it to your Life. Reading a book on gardening, doesn't mean you won't kill plants unless you Apply what you've Learned....
The Church needs to Understand
If your sitting on the Fence theres BAD NEWS, SATAN owns the FENCE!

Thanks again

Very good OnlyBelieve !

Yes, Satan owns the fence, 'cause the fence is a lie ! In truth the only thing separating the light from the dark is that swooping, sharper than any two-edged sword, swift and powerful Word of God ! (Hebrews 4:12+13)

Knowledge has 3 main phases.

Conceptual - hearing/seeing

Experiential - apply/doing

Charitable - sharing/fruitfulness

The Lord is looking for good fruit in our lives, and the way for us to be bearing it, is to (as you've said), take the truth He's revealed to us and apply ourselves to applying it...then we can "know that we know" (See 1st John 2:29, 3:18-23, 4:6-8, 5:2+3,14+15, +18-20) and our lives will shine forth the light of His Truth with the confidence and authority of His engrafted Word ! (James 1:21)

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A further thought on the vision came today, namely that the sternness of the angel, (demanding a swift and complete decision be made), was a merciful manifestation of God's love, for only a moment later the pack of demons comes along, only to jeer and mock, yet, if I had stood on the line any longer, they could well have latched onto my backside, causing serious damage, and possibly pulling me down and back so they could go for the jugular !
(And because the stepping forward was towards the angel of light, (before the demons were heard or seen), it wasn't merely "running from the darkness", which is a far better motivation, one more of love/respect for God, than of fear/dread of Satan.)


Blessed Be The Lord Who Saves us with His Mighty Right Hand !

wm
 
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