TAKEN TO HEAVENLY PLACES WHERE HIGH
PRAISES REVEAL HIS GLORY
I
awoke from this dream encounter filled with exhilaration and wonder at the
glory of God... I
watched a scene unfold as a woman went through a door into a very dark
hallway filled with many other doors. I could tell it was a place of high
security, governmental in nature. She was looking for something and exploring
this unknown place that was not easily accessed. As she passed by several
doors I could sense her apprehension at the unknown. Yet, undeterred, she
kept walking and talking out loud as if trying to get someone’s attention. Then,
a huge dark curtain seemed to part in front of her and I could tell it was
the entrance. I realized this entire place was hidden behind this huge,
massive curtain that had just parted in front of her. At first, I thought it
would lead her into further darkness, but instead, when the curtain parted,
the light was so bright you couldn’t see anything else. I was surprised at
this unexpected burst of glory that was hidden behind this veil of darkness!
I quickly followed her and we were swallowed into the light. We immediately found
ourselves sitting high up in the sky and strapped into a seat as if starting
some kind of thrill ride. It was so high up, we couldn’t even see the ground
below. We seemed to be in some other-worldly place, about to see things as
we'd never seen. I looked out and saw a broad expanse of the earth before us,
divided into scenes as if watching huge postcards come up before us. As the tour started,
I watched things unfold before me and I realized there was singing. I heard
an amazing chorus of voices singing in high praise with beautiful harmonies.
It was absolutely glorious. The theme of the song declared the incredible
power of the Creator to override and overpower anything and everything below.
As I continued listening, we were taken on this tour and saw scenes passing
before us representing life’s mysteries and unanswered questions. They
displayed various issues of life and concerns of people that were troubling
souls and burdening hearts. The colors were bright and vibrant demonstrating the
realness of what we were seeing. I could feel the air around us as if we were
actually in those places and I knew that this higher realm was even more
alive than the one below. The song being sung
became the narration for the scenes coming before us. At first, the words
spoke of how one might think naturally about that certain aspect of creation
or life that we saw. Upon first impression, one wondered how in the world
that challenge or problem could be resolved. But then another scene would
immediately follow as we were shown a higher perspective - a greater truth.
Then the chorus of voices would sing out “Halleluia!” Their response to every
situation was one of high praise. One after another, we saw scenarios that
would, in the natural, seem despairing or hopeless, but then we would be
shown a higher reality and hear the chorus of voices ring out in response,
“We sing Halleluia!” Their song was the answer to everything in the natural
and I found my own spirit joining in this chorus declaring that I, too,
wanted to sing Halleluia! At one point we saw
a scene that seemed defiant against any hope – a lie of the enemy aimed to
deceive and possibly destroy the people below. Suddenly, we were thrust
forward in our seats and thrown face forward as if we were about to be cast
to the ground below. My initial reaction braced me for the fatal fall about
to occur. But instead, we were catapulted back into our seats and lifted high
above the fray. We heard again the chorus, “We sing Halleluia!” In that split
second, we were awakened to a higher reality of what we had just seen and
knew that the glory was greater! Heaven’s answer to that dilemma may have
been hidden in the natural, but in the glory, victory was assured as Truth
was revealed! It was then we
finally understood that we were so securely fixed in our seats, we couldn’t
fall! We laughed with great joy as we realized how incredible this was. To be
shown these things and see these wonders without fear or apprehension. We
were experiencing a level of Glory and Truth that freed us from any fear of
the unknown. Everything we saw pointed to glory and absolute victory. There
was not one scene that was bound to the natural, for all were under this
higher domain of the Maker's Glory. All at once, the
tour concluded, and we saw the very last scene and heard the very last line
of the chorus. But this one was different than the others. It had been
personalized, and rather than singing “I want to sing Halleluia,” the last
words we heard were, “I want to die.” Even as shocking as the words initially
sounded, the spirit behind the words hinted at another truth. The same hope
and promise that filled all the other choruses was still present – there was
expectation and anticipation that went beyond any natural understanding. Somehow,
I knew that the words signified the glory to be revealed, even in what seemed
to be the final blow. Rather than being an ending point, it’s actually the
starting point to something much greater. Upon waking, the
power of heaven’s praises ignited my spirit with an intense longing for more
of His presence. And the ending message from this visit lingered: It is only
in dying, that one can truly live - and see the absolute authority and
all-encompassing power of His GLORY over all. But when one turns
to the Lord, the veil is removed. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the
Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled faces,
beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image
from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the
Spirit. 2 Corinthians
3:16-18 ESV  |
And might I add Republicans like McConnell and retired Senator Rob Portman
No comments:
Post a Comment