Many Dying in Shallow Water Christianity

Many ministers actually do the work of the devil and the old man by taking from the saints the sword they need to conquer the old man. Because of this, the old, carnal man conquers the spiritual man who becomes "twice dead and plucked up by the roots", as Jude said.

In a dream I was looking for a close friend who was in trouble. I called out to her with a sense of life-threatening urgency. I walked into an enclosed building and found a pool inside. As I approached the pool I saw nothing but bodies floating face down. All in the pool were dead; no one in the building was alive.

I proceeded to the next door connecting to a second building. Inside again were corpses in the shallow end of the pool with living people in the deep end. A class of instruction was being conducted on "how to commit suicide" by what appeared to be religious leaders. I saw my friend taking instruction from the pastors and she was preparing to end her life as those already face down in the shallow end. I was angered and I walked straight up to her, taking her face into my hand, gazing into her eyes and saying, "Don't you want to follow Jesus?" I then said, "You are confused. This is not the way of Jesus". Then I woke up.

The pools each represent the experience of the Word (water - Eph.5:26) in the life of believers in that particular sect of Christianity. To spiritually die in the shallow waters is to not experience enough of the Word to bring death to the old man and life to the new man. The pastors that do not teach anything but a popular flesh-pleasing word are killing God's people. Come out from among them and find the words of life or you will die with them.

{Joh.6:66} Upon this many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. {67} Jesus said therefore unto the twelve, Would ye also go away? {68} Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

As with Bob's dream, I had one (see below) where the preachers were killing Christians face down in the water of the Word.

Carnal Ministers Killing with the Word
David Eells

I found myself in front of a large church. I walked through the front door and standing in the foyer was an "old man" in a suit. I avoided this old man as if he were a rattlesnake and went into the sanctuary, so called. I saw there a large double sink, full of water. In the water were babies; they were face down and most were dead. I quickly went to the sink, picked up a baby and held him in the air. He spoke to me, saying, "Thank God, I knew he was going to send someone".

Interpretation: I was made to know that there are many carnal ministers (old man - Eph.4:22; Col.3:9,10) who are trying to wash up the people of God (babies in the sink) by the letter of the Law (water - Eph.5:26) and are instead killing them. (2Co.3:6) who also made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. The letter of the Law that is taught by the Pharisees of today gets our eyes on our own earthly ability or inability (face down). Many are they that sit under the condemnation of the Law, which is a powerless false gospel, only to give up in their failure to please God and go back into the world or die on a church pew. We cannot pick ourselves up by our bootstraps or be saved by our own self will. This is an understanding that is from the earth (face down). Seeking this is to be "ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth" that sets free. Jesus purposely spoke in parables so that only those who have eyes and ears for heavenly things would understand (Mt.13:10-14). These seek a knowledge that is born from above (face up). (Mat.16:17) And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jonah: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in heaven.. As always, those whose understanding is "face up" will be fought by those whose understanding is "face down". The good news of the promises is the power of God given freely to save the one who believes (Rom.1:16). These promises get our eyes on God's ability and provision (face up). These promises give faith (Rom.10:17) to get grace (Eph.2:8) in order to have the power to live the Christian life and cease from our works.

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