Prophecy Puzzle Pieces

[Christ's Free Servant]

Between November 19th and 29th of 2004 God spoke to me through many OT and NT passages concerning End Times. God spoke to me in forms of visions of what is coming. I had never had visions from God before, though I had previously experienced what I believed to be prophetic dreams. I am not an End Times scholar. In fact, the subject has always been rather confusing to me. So, the visions were not a result of endless study in End Times prophecy. In fact, I was just reading through the Bible, just one book at a time. The visions were of God's judgments on the earth, and people I know were in them, particularly family members.

I am a 55 year old woman, married, with four grown children. I have been a believer in Christ since age 7. I have had a call of God like the call of Jeremiah in Jeremiah chapter 1 since I was in my early 20's. I have had a close walk with the Lord these past 30 years and have been a teacher of the word for 40 years. I walk and talk with God 24-7. I know his voice. And, I know without a shadow of a doubt that those visions were from God.

The Lord then gave me a more specific vision like I was actually walking through it, like it was really happening. This took place on Friday, November 26th at 8:00 p.m. In the vision my brother, whose name means Christmas, and his family were in a building and the building collapsed because of a weak support beam. I saw fire from heaven, I heard the sound of an explosion, the building fell into a hole in the ground and my brother and his family were being swept away by rushing waters to their deaths. Then, the Lord gave me an assurance that my brother had repented of his sin and that I was going to see him soon in heaven.

Then, on December 26th in Asia at 8:00 a.m. God did something very similar to that vision. There were other things leading up to this vision that I believed were "hints" as to what was going to take place. But, since I had never had visions like this before, I did not know how to interpret the hints.

I have had people tell me this was not a vision from God because it was not a specific prophecy concerning a specific event on a specific day and time. But, the End Times prophecies in the Bible are not that specific and are, in fact, mysterious and I think in the form of "hints" or "puzzle pieces." Some have also said this could not be of God because I tried to interpret the visions. But, God gave visions to Peter and to Paul and Abraham and to others in the Bible that were not that black and white and they had to interpret what they meant, and sometimes even the interpretation of them came in pieces as they stepped out in faith.

I have no doubts that these visions were from God. I have no doubts that he is going to do everything he showed me in those visions. The main conclusion I was able to reach is that Christ is coming soon, that God is going to judge the USA very soon in some drastic way, that we need to be getting the message out that people need to repent and turn from their sins and turn to God, that when God pours out his judgment he is going to leave survivors who will be exiles and that he will provide places of refuge for those exiles. He gave me the number 2 over and over again. He showed me the judgments, the devastation. And, I believe he is giving me more puzzle pieces.

When the Tsunami took place in Asia, I read an article stating that the earthquake there was being compared to the one in Alaska that took place on Good Friday of 1964. Then, I have been getting visions in dreams about kingdoms or kings being brought down and I had a vision of earthly crowns swirling around in the sky like in a tornado and I even read the name on one of the crowns, which was the name of a local church. The pastor of that church, God reminded me in the middle of the night one night, had gone for a bone marrow transplant on Easter Sunday nine years ago, then a godly woman I know from Ohio told me someone was predicting another severe earthquake for the Spring of 2005, and one of the things God showed me in these visions is that he is basically conquering Canaan right now as he prepares to lead his children into the Promised Land, one battle at a time.

I am not making any predictions, because I don't believe that is what God has called me to do. What I do believe he has called me to do is to warn people of impending judgment on the earth, particularly in the USA, and to tell them that Christ's return is near and that he is calling them to repentance and to belief in him. I think he wants us to prepare not only spiritually for this, but he wants us to prepare physically for a disaster in the USA not like anything we have ever experienced in our lifetime. And, I believe that the big disaster coming is going to usher in the time of tribulation.

Has anyone else experienced visions of End Times in "puzzle pieces"? And, if so, do you try to interpret the puzzle pieces yourselves? And, has anyone else had visions such as what I just mentioned above?

[Dad Ernie]

Has anyone else experienced visions of End Times in "puzzle pieces"? And, if so, do you try to interpret the puzzle pieces yourselves? And, has anyone else had visions such as what I just mentioned above?

Greetings Christ's Free Servant,

I believe that many of us here are being prodded by the Lord to get he message out of the soon Great Tribulation. From my own studies of eschatology there are a few things that I am looking for and when they come about then I will know the end is in sight.

Please hang around and let us know if you have any further visions. You would do well to study the scriptures regarding prophecy and the end times. Revelation says that you will be blessed if you hear and understand. We are told that the Lord never does anything until He first reveal it to His prophets, and it is the Holy Spirit's job to reveal to us what is to come. I hear what you are saying, but I would be foolish to not test the waters first before jumping in. Thank you for your post.

Blessings,

Dad Ernie

[tsth]

The main conclusion I was able to reach is that Christ is coming soon, that God is going to judge the USA very soon in some drastic way, that we need to be getting the message out that people need to repent and turn from their sins and turn to God, that when God pours out his judgment he is going to leave survivors who will be exiles and that he will provide places of refuge for those exiles. He gave me the number 2 over and over again.

I have heard this also. The #2 is significant to me as well, but in regard to the 2 flocks...........Beauty and Bands. (See Zech. 11) There will be 2 flocks in regard to this.

In His Love,

Suzanne

[Christ's Free Servant]

"You would do well to study the scriptures regarding prophecy and the end times. Revelation says that you will be blessed if you hear and understand. We are told that the Lord never does anything until He first reveal it to His prophets, and it is the Holy Spirit's job to reveal to us what is to come. I hear what you are saying, but I would be foolish to not test the waters first before jumping in."

Dad Ernie,

Thank you so much for your response. I am sorry. I did not mean to leave the impression that I had not studied End Times. I have studied End Times many, many times over the past 40 years. In fact, I just recently went through a study of the book of Revelation. What I was trying to state was that I am not a scholar of End Times teachings. God gives us all different kinds of brains and ways of learning and my brain does not retain well facts, numbers, dates, times, names of people or places, etc. I can read a whole book through and not be able to tell you the names of the main characters or any of the facts in the book. But, I can tell you conversations and I can tell you the theme of the book and I can tell you about relationships and can give you practical applications relating to things that went on in the book. This carries over into my study of scripture, as well.

I do know doctrine. And, I know Christ's teachings and the teachings of the Apostles. I know the stories of the OT and NT, but I don't remember names, dates, places, etc. well. History was never my best subject. God is the person who made me, brain and all. I see so many people who have knowledge, but lack understanding and practical application. They keep wanting more knowledge but they don't know how to apply the knowledge they already have. God has gifted me with the ability to apply the word of God to our every day lives. So, when I read the scriptures on End Times, I come away with practical application rather than theories on how it is all going to happen. I believe the Holy Spirit is able to speak to me and give me insight into the truths of scripture because my mind is not cluttered with a bunch of facts and opinions about what is going to happen when. I understand enough to know the signs and to know that we are seeing prophecy being fulfilled right before our very eyes on a day to day basis.

My point was that since my mind was not cluttered with a bunch of knowledge, God's Holy Spirit was able to speak to me and did not have to try to sift through my mental barriers that might have been there if I had strong preconceived opinions about End Times events. My point also was that these visions were not prompted by endless study of End Times, but rather the visions were purely God speaking to me through his word in very practical ways that can be applied to our lives. I have not seen that anything he has shown me so far contradicts the teachings of scripture, and in fact, I believe what he has shown me in visions supports the teachings of scripture, especially since the visions were scripturally based, meaning God was applying the scriptures practically to our lives.

As you know, there are many interpretations about End Times events, so even though the book of Revelation says that we will be blessed if we hear and understand, even the great scholars do not come up with the same understanding. I read somewhere that we should all read the book of Revelation with the simplicity of a child. I think sometimes that adults miss the point because they are too bogged down with trying to solve all the puzzle pieces, perhaps. I see too many Christians fill their minds with knowledge of End Times but they are not out trying to win people for Jesus. Instead, they are meeting with other Christians to argue dates, times, etc. I have even witnessed Christians getting into fights over the whole pre-trib, mid-trib and post-trib theories of the return of Christ. I wonder what God thinks when he looks down and sees this... well, I don't think I have to wonder. He wants us living the word, not just studying it over and over again.

I know Christ is coming soon. People need the Lord. The way to Jesus is through the cross of Christ. People need to repent. They need to turn from their sin and turn to God. Americans are spoiled. God is either not a part of their lives or he is only in their lives on their terms as a matter of convenience. I'm speaking here of those who have not made Christ truly Lord of their lives. Even the Christians in China are praying for the Christians in the USA to undergo some kind of persecution or crises to shake us up and to bring about a revival in the USA. It only makes sense that God would bring some kind of crises here in the USA to bring that about. He promises he will discipline those he loves. He promises persecution and trials. But, he also promises that those who overcome will receive a crown in heaven. We can study End Times until our brains are fried, but if we don't get it that we need to tell people about Jesus because his return is soon and he is coming to judge the earth, then all our knowledge means nothing.

[Christ's Free Servant]

I've already posted this one time on this board, but since you posted these dreams/visions, I will repost one of mine, and another one that I hadn't posted yet.

Around mid-december, I had a dream, plus the Lord gave me a word: "Global Ruin". Here is the dream:

I looked out into the field behind our house and saw a large rock and a tree growing up out of that rock. Were talking about a 15-20 foot tall rock. There is not such formation there in real life. Anyway, as I looked, a wave came and crashed against the rock, lapping right up to the base of the tree. Just after the wave crested, there came wind and fire that blew the tree over to the ground, and burnt up the leaves of it, as well as the smaller branches, etc.

The Tsunami happened just days later.

Several months before that happened, though, I had this dream:

I saw two tornados crossing the same field. Each tornado carried a Stone(Granite) statue in it. The first statue was an American Eagle, wings spread, with the seven striped/seven starred, red/white/blue crest between its claws. It was whirling around in the tornado. In the second tornado was a full American Flag, also cut out of Granite. These two tornados continued spinning across the field until they reached the deep ditch that is on the opposite side of our road. As they got there, the tornados died out, dropping the statues neatly in the road. Then someone came along in a fork lift and dumped the statues into the ditch.

I had this dream after Bonnie and Charley had hit Florida. Then of course they got hit by Frances and Ivan after that. However, I do not believe that is what the dream meant, but I could be wrong. To me, the dream means America is being chastised by God, and if we don't repent as a whole nation, then very soon we are going to be discarded and he'll raise up someone else to do his work. The flag and Eagle are our most cherished symbols of America, and they were tossed out like garbage. They were stone! Now stone is better then "Wood, hay, and stubble", but it is a far cry from "gold, siver, and precious stones."

This seems to bear witness with what you have shown.

Dear WhySoBlind:

Thank you so much for your response to my post. And, thank you, too, for sharing your dreams with me. I am going to share with you the complete dream about the crowns and the tornadoes:

Wednesday, January 26th, very early in the morning I had a dream. (I had a specific vision of events on November 26th, the Tsunami happened on December 26th, I had this dream, then, on January 26th.) In the dream I was warning people of God's judgments that are coming. I believed we were going to see another dose of God's judgments on Easter weekend. Then, a day came when the clouds grew dark, lightning came out of the sky, then the clouds had what looked like blood in them and they were rolling and expanding and I knew this was it. I knew this was another of God's judgments on the earth.

We were out in a boat and the owners of the boat decided to put us in the water, and I protested because I knew another judgment was coming. But, they did not believe me, so they drove off and as they were driving, all of a sudden there was like the ground under them had given way and they drove over a cliff and down an embankment and their boat crashed.

While I was out in the water, and the storm was coming, I saw earthly crowns swirling around in the sky as if in a tornado, and I could read the name of a church on one of the crowns. Then, God spoke from heaven and said something like these were the ones who did not honor him on the earth and that is why he was bringing down this judgment.

Then, I was in a building with people and I tried telling them to find someplace to hide in a basement away from glass, so we found a place and remained there until the storm had passed. I then went to my room in that building. Along the way I warned those who survived the storm that this was a judgment of God and they needed to repent of their sins and turn to God, but many did not listen. They decided they could continue to live their lives as they have been living them, and others did take notice that God had spared their lives.

I knew instinctively who survived the storm and who did not as though God had put that knowledge in my heart. I also encountered a man who was prophesying for God during and after the storm. Then, I awoke with the old gospel song "Good News" going through my head: I've got a crown up ina that kingdom, ain't that Good News. I've got a crown up ina that kingdom, ain't that Good News. I'ma gonna lay down this world, gonna shoulder upa my cross. Gonna take it homea to my Jesus, ain'ta that Good News!" Well, it's something like that.

Lately, any dreams I have that are prophectic in nature end with me singing some Christian song relating to End Times, ususally.

[Keith]

Hello Free Servant,

Welcome to the Worthy Boards! I very much appreciate you sharing your dreams/visions with us. I have a question for you (or whoever else can answer).

How can we tell whether or not that someone's dream/vision is a prophetic one from God? I know the receiver can have that knowing inside them, but how should the rest of us receive someone else's dream/vision as being truly from God? Is there criteria for us to use to discern it?

I don't ask this out of disrespect or suspicion, please know that.

Your dream/vision certainly has a valid point of repentance and an urgency to share Jesus with others. Of that there is no doubt! I just don't know how to discern if it's truly from God or just a person's ego/desire to have one or receive attention from others. (You don't come across this way.)

I hope you will stick around and share more with us!

[Christ's Free Servant]

Hello Free Servant,

Welcome to the Worthy Boards!  I very much appreciate you sharing your dreams/visions with us.  I have a question for you (or whoever else can answer). 

How can we tell whether or not that someone's dream/vision is a prophetic one from God?  I know the receiver can have that knowing inside them, but how should the rest of us receive someone else's dream/vision as being truly from God?  Is there criteria for us to use to discern it? 

I don't ask this out of disrespect or suspicion, please know that.   

Your dream/vision certainly has a valid point of repentance and an urgency to share Jesus with others.  Of that there is no doubt!  I just don't know how to discern if it's truly from God or just a person's ego/desire to have one or receive attention from others.  (You don't come across this way.) 

I hope you will stick around and share more with us!

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FALSE PROPHETS VS TRUE PROPHETS

I decided to do a Bible study recently about false prophets vs. true prophets, because the Bible warns us that in the last days there will be false prophets and that many people will be deceived. I wanted to know how to discern a false prophecy or a false prophet, so I did a word search on the words