The Church

[SisVa]

Hello Everyone, 

 I feel its extremely important to tell you about the dream I had last night. 

I saw a lady searching for a wedding gown to marry her husband and inside the store she could not find one. Then I saw a man of authority that told her he will take her home finally I saw a church with a very large comfortable bed inside of it. I also saw a man standing by the door who said to her be to be quiet about it as he had kept it for a lady inside the church. 

 

If I am correct I believe it means that Jesus is coming for his bride however the bride is not ready and the bride is sleeping. Jesus is coming for the church/ his people but his people are not ready they are sleeping. 

[Riverwalker]

This is intriguing but it is missing some detail, especially the emotions you felt.

Could you elaborate?

[SisVa]

Ahh yes, in each stage I felt what she was feeling. At first when the man looked at her and told her he would take her home in the dream I felt he was warm, friendly, kind-hearted very caring actually.

As she was searching for the gown I felt she was not searching hard enough Infact I saw where she even saw other dresses and other home furniture and In stead of worrying about the dress she now cared about material assets. 

 

Lastly the man standing by the door seemed extremely wicked and sneaky. very deceitful and I must add in the dream the church room looked very comfy. The lady he prepared it for had no clue. 

[Riverwalker]

Yes, that defines it more

It seems to be very apt allegory of being side tracked by our desires, not seeking to be ready for what God called us to rather seeking comfort and doing nothing, and in doing nothing being ensnared by the enemy

I mean who goes to church to go to sleep/, aand yet many of us are, because we have forgotten what God has asked of us, or simply do not want to do the work

 

Matthew 25:

1 “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept.

6 “And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom [a]is coming; go out to meet him!’ 7 Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.

11 “Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ 12 But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’

13 “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

Edited January 15, 2021 by Riverwalker

[SisVa]

24 minutes ago, Riverwalker said:

Yes, that defines it more

It seems to be very apt allegory of being side tracked by our desires, not seeking to be ready for what God called us to rather seeking comfort and doing nothing, and in doing nothing being ensnared by the enemy

I mean who goes to church to go to sleep/, aand yet many of us are, because we have forgotten what God has asked of us, or simply do not want to do the work

 

Matthew 25:

1 “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept.

6 “And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom [a]is coming; go out to meet him!’ 7 Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.

11 “Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ 12 But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’

13 “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

You have definitely hit the nail on the head. I've had many dreams from the time I was little, many of my dreams had come to pass. In fact it's almost like I my dreams are like revelations. I literally dream what will happen the next day. However many times I just could not interpret it's true meaning. You have a spirit of discernment something that many do not have. Thank you for this. 

[Riverwalker]

If anything I said helped we shall thank God

 

Edited January 15, 2021 by Riverwalker

[SisVa]

On 1/14/2021 at 11:21 PM, Riverwalker said:

If anything I said helped we shall thank God

Sure did. All praise be to God almighty.

[Unit 11]

On 1/14/2021 at 2:38 PM, SisVa said:

If I am correct I believe it means that Jesus is coming for his bride however the bride is not ready and the bride is sleeping. Jesus is coming for the church/ his people but his people are not ready they are sleeping. 

If we're sleeping then I should ask, what do we need to do in order to wake up?

 

[SisVa]

16 hours ago, Unit 11 said:

If we're sleeping then I should ask, what do we need to do in order to wake up?

 

Good question. I'm not a pastor but in my opinion I would say that a church that is sleeping is one that is less focused on Jesus' coming and more on other things and so I would say to redirect your focus on God. Focus more on washing of the robes because many times as humans (including myself) we are easily focused on eg. Jobs, problems, materials things etc... Basically feed the spiritual more than the physical self. I would also say many leaders do not do what God has called them to do. The bible many times is in metaphoric terms and many persons do not understand certain terms. The leaders of the church has a duty to ensure they give the word clearly and in a way to ensure others will understand. ( This has been a big issue with the churches from where I am from ) The bible says my people suffer because of lack of wisdom. Too many leaders are playing  it"safe " because of this many persons do not truly understand metaphoric biblical terms eg. Revelations 13 vs 1 The beast will come out of the sea...what is the sea and who or what is the beast? 

I know there are many false prophets out there however in Joel 2 vs 28 , Acts 2 vs 17 God spoke about what will happen in the last days. 

I don't know about your church but do you know there are many church folks who thinks the way the world is right now has nothing to do with the bible or end times? Infact I'm even searching deeper into the Mark of the beast. Is it something metaphoric as in mentally accepted just as Jesus declared his children are marked with a seal or is it physical or a combination of both? 

Lastly I would say to live each day as best as one can to ensure if Jesus came this present second there's no worries about not forgiving, not repenting, not trying to help others by sharing his words or being caught in wrongful acts etc...in other words knowing you're dressed for his return. 

 

Of course this is generally speaking. 

 

Edited January 20, 2021 by SisVa

[Unit 11]

7 hours ago, SisVa said:

Good question. I'm not a pastor but in my opinion I would say that a church that is sleeping is one that is less focused on Jesus' coming and more on other things and so I would say to redirect your focus on God. Focus more on...

 

It's good to get a reminder of this every so often. It brings to mind passages like Colossians chapter 3, as well as the start of John 15 which ties in with 1 John 2:28. 

Practically speaking, there's also Luke 3 where John the Baptist calls everyone a "brood of vipers" and tells them to "bear fruits worthy of repentance." 

10So the people asked him, saying, †“What shall we do then?”

11He answered and said to them, †“He who has two tunics, let him give to him who has none; and he who has food, †let him do likewise.”

12Then †tax collectors also came to be baptized, and said to him, “Teacher, what shall we do?”

13And he said to them, †“Collect no more than what is appointed for you.”

14Likewise the soldiers asked him, saying, “And what shall we do?” So he said to them, “Do not intimidate anyone †or accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.”

(Nelson, Thomas. Holy Bible, New King James Version (NKJV) (p. 996). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition.)