Tribulation Ministry Before the Great Storm

In a dream, my wife and I were floating along a body of water. It appeared to be a lake, but was large like an ocean. We each were on a separate float, which was yellow gold in color.

The waters are the peoples of the world. The yellow gold is the nature of Christ, which separates (sanctifies) and preserves the righteous from the world.

We were laying on our backs on these floats, looking up at a brilliant sun and beautiful blue sky. At this time the water was still like glass. We were dressed in white body suits similar to skin diving suits.

Those in white are the righteous that are separated from the world (body suits) with their face to the Son of God in faith rather than on the world and the wicked.

In our hands, we each had Bibles and were reading to each other, taking turns reading aloud. These were special Bibles, because they were in no way affected by the weather or water. The ink did not run if they got wet and the pages did not blow in the wind.

The special Bibles are the unleavened bread, which is not polluted with the thinking of men, the water.

The Lake was huge and we floated all over this lake together, just enjoying reading and being together.

When the wind would start to blow, we would join hands (my right, her left)

She is on your right hand as Christ and his true church (called out ones).

and continue to read, holding the Bibles with our other hand. When the rains began we held hands even tighter and continued to read louder, so we could be heard above the dark sky of the winds and rains. These were intense dark rains, but they would not last long and the sun would come out again, and the sky would be beautiful and blue again.

These are the birth pains of coming tribulation which will grow in intensity and frequency.

Every day we would seem to see different and new parts of this huge lake. As we came to a different part of this lake, it was a beautiful part, but there was a cove off the main body of water. From this cove, we heard began to hear cries. At the same time we both became aware of something under the surface of the water. It was bad and very foreboding.

God's true people will receive clear revelation of the dragon, beast, or antichrist in the peoples of the world. (Isa.27:1) In that day Jehovah with his hard and great and strong sword will punish leviathan the swift serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent; and he will slay the monster (Hebrew: also Dragon) that is in the sea. (Rev.12:9) And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him. {10} And I heard a great voice in heaven, saying, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, who accuseth them before our God day and night. {11} And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life even unto death.

As we prayed, it left and headed up towards the cove where the cries were coming from. We prayed again. I said", We need to go see if we can help whoever it was we were hearing". My wife said "yes, but what about the thing under the water". However, even without talking we knew that we had to agree and go, so we did.

Many will seek to stay hidden from the cries for help but the need to help those who are in danger of the beast will outweigh the fear of the Beast itself.

Agreeing to go, we went a long way up the cove, almost losing sight of the main body of water. There were other coves off this cove, lots of them, and we could tell that there appeared to be a maze of coves.

The coves are the smaller bodies of people to whom you and others are sent, which will lead to other bodies. The major body on the broad road will not be saved.

At this point, a dark and rainy wind came up out of no where, and blew us apart. We could see each other, but had been blown apart. We began paddling as hard as we could with our free hand towards each other.

Troubles will separate the body but the hands here represent our own efforts to save ourselves and keep our feeling of safety in unity. As it was with the early disciples you will be separated from your wife for a time as will happen to many for the sake of those who need to hear God's voice in you.

The bibles were still in our other hand. The wind then began blowing so hard, and the waves became so high that we lost sight of each other.

This will happen in tribulation when the peoples are in great turmoil and rise up against the true God. {Isa.57:20} But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it cannot rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt. {21} There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.

I felt my heart faint, and despair gripped my soul , and I knew it was the same for my wife. With all that was in me I started crying out for Jesus to help us. Suddenly, a voice came out of the midst of the storm and said, "Use your arm with the Word as your paddle...Hurry, for worse, much worse storms, never before seen lay ahead".

This separation will bring many to deep, self crucifying repentance but righteous will learn to live by faith in the promises of God's Word rather than their own self efforts. Many will be translated from place to place so that the body will be unified through their faith.

I took the Bible and started paddling, while shouting the Word. Instantly, I began to move over the waves through the wind and rain. Then I made it to my wife, who was crying because she knew that I was coming for her.

It is not just the knowledge of the word but the spoken Word that will save and unify the body through tribulation.

Through much effort we again clasped hands. All seemed to be well, even though this storm continued for a little while longer. The storm then passed with the sun coming back out. We rolled back over on our backs, basking in the sun, and began to sing sweet songs of praise to Jesus for saving us. We rested in him.

When we have entered the rest through our own wilderness tribulations by keeping our eyes on the Son of God we are prepared to give this gift to others in need.

Then it was morning and we again heard the cries coming from the cove. We agreed that I would go, and my wife would stay so that she could keep the main body of water in sight. I would follow the cries no further than I could hear my wife's voice, so that we would know where each of us was, as I went to locate the cries coming from the cove.

Contrary to popular opinion many men will go out to evangelize and many women will teach the younger women and children in communal places of refuge just as it was in the time of the Gospels and Acts and as we are commanded in the Word. History must repeat, "The things that have been are the things that shall be (Eccl.1:9). Also, those men who are called top stay with the baggage in David's day shared in the plunder of conquering the enemy.

As I began to make towards the cove, I remembered the thing under the water, and I prayed for Jesus to protect my wife. Rounding a bend in this cove, I came upon another cove. There were all kinds of people on black floats, trying to make their way towards the main body of water.

These in black floats are those who are called of God but have not been sanctified in separation from the world and are therefore in danger.

They were entangled in a huge, evil looking black vine that came up out of the water. The vine had thorns on it and at the end of the thorns were hooks. These hooks had hold of these people. Some had been there a long time and were still, appearing to be dead. Others just laid there moaning, moving only slightly. Those that had just gotten entangled were thrashing around wildly in the water screaming for help. These were the cries we had heard. The people were of all different colors, yellow, black, brown, and white, and young and old alike.

Those who are called out of the world are entangled by the vine of their carnal life which springs from the earth out of which the fruit must grow. {Isa.27:2} In that day: A vineyard of wine, sing ye unto it. {3} I Jehovah am its keeper; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day. {4} Wrath is not in me: would that the briers and thorns were against me in battle! Some are twice dead and plucked up by the roots. Some are entangled in carnal religion that caters to the fleshly man. (2 Pet.2:18} For, uttering great swelling [words] of vanity, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by lasciviousness, those who are just escaping from them that live in error; {19} promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he also brought into bondage. {20} For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein and overcome, the last state is become worse with them than the first. {21} For it were better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered unto them. {22} It has happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog turning to his own vomit again, and the sow that had washed to wallowing in the mire.

Within myself I thought if I went into this maze, I too would be hooked and my wife would be left alone. I then heard a clear voice, "FEAR NOT". "Use your paddle to cut them free". I begin to swing at the vine with my hand that had the Bible, which I had used as a paddle, which had suddenly become a razor sharp sword. Stunned, I continue to swing the sword, cutting away the vine and the hooked thorns. The people would fall free and turn over on their back and begin to float in the cove towards the main body of water. We were weeping with joy and thanksgiving as the people were freed.

Those who have overcome and are sent must be careful to not be defiled with the leaven of the unsanctified. As long as they use the sword of the spoken Word against the flesh they will be safe and those who listen will be set free by learning to face the Son by faith.

Then I froze as I heard my wife's voice. She was a long way off, and I told everyone to be quiet where I could tell the direction from where her voice was coming from. She was calling out that the thing under the water had come back...to hurry. I knew that this thing was powerful and could pull her under, if she was alone. Crying out, I ask Jesus to help her.

There will be attempts by the Beast against the camps of the saints but faith towards God will preserve them.

Turning to those still caught up in the evil vine, I told them "hold on, help is coming". I then told those that could paddle to follow me, each following the person in front of them out of the cove towards the main body of water.

Those who are committed but yet unstable will be guided to the camp of the saints where prophets, pastors, and teachers will nourish them.

We began to paddle toward my wife's voice, but I could not seem to get anywhere because with so many people in the water beside me, it was creating a drag or wake, and was hampering my progress.

I then remembered what Jesus had said, "That a worse storm is coming, a storm that has never been". All I could think of was getting to my wife, and I ask the Lord to put a hedge of protection around her.

Before the day of the Lord comes after the tribulation God's people will be gathered into the ark of Christ to ride out the beginning forty days of this storm.

I then thought of all the people still caught up in the evil vine, and I paddled even harder, determined not to be separated from my wife in this storm that was coming. I was strengthened.

Some will be gathered but some will be destroyed in the day of the Lord's wrath. {Jude 1:22} And on some have mercy, who are in doubt; {23} and some save, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. {24} Now unto him that is able to guard you from stumbling, and to set you before the presence of his glory without blemish in exceeding joy.

Finally catching sight of my wife, while paddling towards her, I then saw on the horizon behind her, a wall of very black clouds beginning to form. It was on the other side of the horizon, and it was a WALL of BLACK DARKNESS.

{Joel 2:1} Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain; let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of Jehovah cometh, for it is nigh at hand; {2} a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness...{31) The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of Jehovah cometh. ... {Amos 5:20} Shall not the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

Father, I cried "You are not willing that any should perish, Stay the storm a while longer".

This storm will be stayed for seven years while the saints are being purified and gathered into Zion, "the tower of the flock". {Mt.24:29} But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven The called that are not gathered and lose their position with Christ in the heavenlies.), and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: {30} and then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. {31} And he shall send forth his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect (The Chosen who are gathered) from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

I then woke up, and I was crying. My beard and my bed were soaked. I was sick for most of the day.

{Dan.8:25} And through his policy he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and in [their] security shall he destroy many: he shall also stand up against the prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand. {26} And the vision of the evenings and mornings which hath been told is true: but shut thou up the vision; for it belongeth to many days [to come]. {27} And I, Daniel, fainted, and was sick certain days; then I rose up, and did the king's business: and I wondered at the vision, but none understood it.

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