I wrote to a friend several days ago about a dream I had about her dad, a very dear friend and devout Catholic who died at least ten years ago; This is going to sound odd, but I had a dream about your dad last night. It was very brief but in the dream he stopped at our house just to visit. In the dream I couldn't understand why he was here, I knew he was in Heaven, so I just hugged him and told him how good it was to see him. Then I woke up. With tears in my eyes.I can't think of anything in my current life that would have precipitated such a dream or such memories but I've had two more similar dreams since then about dear friends who passed away many years ago who I had not thought about in years.
I had a dream about 3 years ago now that I've been thinking about recently. At the time, I had posted it on this forum. I have copied that post below. I don't want to clog up the forum with repeated posts but I think that the subject of this dream is growing closer. I feel like I should post this again and my apologies to those who have already read it. I believe the dream refers in a specific way to Ireland. "I had a sort of a forewarning in the dream where I was walking through a graveyard and on the gravestones were the names of people that I knew (including the name of the university I attend). There was a weather-beaten statue watching over them - an older woman. (I don’t know who this is.) I got the impression that these were people that were going to be lost during what was to come. Then I was in a huge church. It was like Easter or Christmas in that the place was packed and there were lots of people there that might only come to church once a year. These people were near the back of the church and a lot of young people were back there too. At the front of the church, in front of a statue of Our Lady, there was a devout atmosphere. Then the church went on fire - the fire had been maliciously set and sort of timed to start. I was afraid and I looked at the statue of Our Lady and thought 'oh I'm really not ready for this. Help me!' and a light started coming from the eyes of the statue and I felt like she was saying that it was okay and she could provide everything I would need. I also saw a cross start to form in her eyes and the shape of the cross became a celtic cross. The church was on fire and some people immediately went up in flames - like the way plastic might burn. There were priests in the church and there was a 'Father Trendy' type trying to look after the young people and he led them outside the church to safety. There was also a holy priest there and he told us that we needed to stay inside the church and that we would be safe even though it was on fire. During all this there were what I’m describing as the ‘ghosts of the past’ turning up to unsettle people. It was like these were hurts from their past and they saw representations of painful memories or times in their lives. I think that this part is to do with the Warning. I know that I often think about the Warning in terms of my sins and have I confessed all my sins. I think this part of the dream was saying that the things which damage our souls the most and will upset us the most during the Warning are those parts of our hearts and souls that need to be healed by forgiving others or ourselves for actions that may be long in our past."
wow, amazing dream Siena. sounds like the way things will be after the warning. some people and institutions will be lost (like in the cemetary), churches will be full with people coming back, but then persecution and our lives in physical danger. Priests will need to be very brave during that time. I must pray more for priests.
Hi PotatoSack, I had different perspective on the interpretation (obviously when we get into interpretation it's a bit tricky so these are just my thoughts). I believe that the church being full was not a reference to churches being full after the warning but was actually a reference to things as they stand now with the Church. In Ireland, over 70% identify themselves as Catholic but many (perhaps the majority I don't know) do not actually have faith. I suppose this must be the same in many countries. At the front were the devout. At the back were the irreverent many of whom were young people. So, in a sense, the Church was full of people but they were split in spirit (which I think is the current situation). When the Church went on fire (although as I recall it now, it was more like a small explosion but I had the dream a long time ago), those at the back of the Church left under the guidance of a priest. However, the other priest (who was very holy) told the devout at the front of the Church to stay. I believe this refers to the schism. At the time I had the dream I did link it to the Warning. This seems to fit with the image of the people going up in flames as if they were kindling. However, the dream also seems to be about a schism. I am uncertain what the connection is. Perhaps the two events be connected in some way? Any thoughts on that?
Schism maybe but more about the lukewarm I think. So many in the church are truly lukewarm, cafateria Catholics now-a-days. This is what I thought of with your dream: [14] And to the angel of the church of Laodicea, write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, who is the beginning of the creation of God: [15] I know thy works, that thou art neither cold, nor hot. I would thou wert cold, or hot. [16] But because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold, not hot, I will begin to vomit thee out of my mouth. [17] Because thou sayest: I am rich, and made wealthy, and have need of nothing: and knowest not, that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked. [18] I counsel thee to buy of me gold fire tried, that thou mayest be made rich; and mayest be clothed in white garments, and that the shame of thy nakedness may not appear; and anoint thy eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. [19] Such as I love, I rebuke and chastise. Be zealous therefore, and do penance. [20] Behold, I stand at the gate, and knock. If any man shall hear my voice, and open to me the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
Could it be what Sr. Natalia of Hungary described as the "fire of the Holy Spirit" - "I saw God's Holy Spirit - as a devastating fire - inundate the world. This fire did not bring peace, nor mercy, but devastating punishment. Wherever the flame of the Holy Spirit swept through, the evil spirits by the thousands fell back to hell." "I understood that we can escape from the just punishment of God only if we seek refuge under the mantle of our Blessed Virgin Mother and plead for mercy through Her."
I agree with this. In my church there is a mentally handicapped guy who told me he dreamt a fire came from the altar and flashed all over the church. He could name everybody there. I was not there. oh no.
Yeah lynnfiat and misericordia, that does seem to fit. Although, I wonder why those that were leaving the Church were not affected in the same way particularly is these are, as Andy 3 felt (if I'm understanding you correctly Andy), lukewarm souls? Presumably at the front were spared this effect as they were under Our Lady's mantle. Incidentally, the priest I saw at the top of the church in the dream is a priest that is known to me and he has a great devotion to Our Lady. Also, all at the front were close to a Statue of Our Lady which would support the idea that it is something like the description of Sr. Natalia of Hungary. P.S. I was in the middle of responding to Andy3's message earlier but I got distracted. I had mentioned that I must have think about what he said but that I am abysmal at interpreting dreams but fortunately people on this forum are always good enough to do the hard work for me Seems like you've done the hard work this time lynnfiat!
(T_T) wonderful... thank you for sharing this, Sparrows. I felt so much love right upon reading the quote of St. Padre Pio regarding how God loves us.
I did no "hard work" - just asked Jesus to explain the dream and He lead me to Sr. Natalia's book and directly what He said which I posted above. Interesting that this morning at Mass, from the Gospel of Mark we heard: "Therefore I tell you, all that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive it and it shall be yours." We only have to ask, and if it be God's Will to answer, He will! God bless you.
hey Sienna, just reread your dream and the statue of the 'older woman', in the graveyard is probably a prechristian church, since the church is a woman and all.
That's interesting misericordia. I hadn't thought about the significance of the woman at all. This would be a reference to a pagan church then? Perhaps an indication that those lost in the graveyard (people and institutions) have returned to pagan values? I think especially of the university I saw on one of the gravestones. The university is very pro-liberal agenda. Pro-abortion, pro-gay marriage, pro-promiscuity, and so on. I don't know much about the paganism that existed in Ireland before Christianity but there is a stone circle near us and as I understand it there is a stone dedicated to Molech there - a god to whom the sacrifice of babies was offered. I'm not sure if this was the actually killing of the child or the shedding of some of the child's blood as a sign of sacrifice but the abortion movement seems to point back to such pagan practices anyway.
You are so right. I suppose when I pray about these things I assume that the connection to upstairs isn't strong enough (i.e. I'm not listening!). A new resolution for me then... to pray with more faith and trust. Thanks lynnfiat.
Prophetic Dream: The Perfect Storm Is Upon America America's perfect storm is coming. (iStock photo ) The Father showed five areas on which the American church must change its position before the 2016 election. One of them was the issue of sexual immorality. Another was abortion. The third is our view and perception of what biblical love and grace really is. He reminded me of a powerful prophetic dream He had given me several years ago. In the dream, I found myself standing on the shoreline of the Atlantic coast facing the ocean. There was a tremendous storm front that was beginning to gather in the Atlantic. I could see the tip of Florida to my right and the upper parts of Maine to my left. I had a sense that I was somewhere near or in Virginia. As I looked up over the Atlantic Ocean, I noticed two enormous storms beginning to form. The first front moved ahead of the other. The Spirit of God spoke to me and said, "The Perfect Storm is upon America." These two fronts immediately began to move toward me, and demons began to manifest inside of them. I called out to the first front sweeping toward me and said, "Who are you?" The word "Rebellion" flashed before my eyes. I called out to the front behind it and said, "Who are you?" The word "Tolerance" appeared in the sky. As these tremendous storms now passed over my head, I violently cried out and said, "I live in the most rebellious and tolerant generation that the world has ever known." The Spirit of God responded to me and said, "The former prophets looked for physical storms by which they saw my judgments coming, but in these days I'm raising up prophets that will discern spiritual storms. You must know that the spiritual storms that are upon the earth are far greater than any physical storm that has touched earth. Physical storms are limited to a region of people. These spiritual storms that shall rise in the earth will have the power to affect every area of culture. Beware!" As I faced America on the Atlantic coast and saw these two massive storms sweeping the land, I felt a tremendous urgency of the hour. I immediately jumped on a horse and began to ride, and the word "Paul Revere" was placed in my mouth as I rode. During the next years in the dream, I traveled to different churches all over America proclaiming what I had seen and heard. Though I went to thousands of different churches and visited numerous ethnic groups all over America, there were only three categories of churches. The following are the encounters that I had as I visited the different churches: The Sleeping Church The first type of church I visited had "Sleeping Church" engraved on its doors. As I opened the doors to these churches, every one of them was in the middle of a service. I would hurry in to relay the message of what I had just seen and heard, only to be shocked to see everyone in attendance, including the leadership, sucking on pacifiers. While this type of church could hear my words, they had no ability to respond. I began to cry out and say, "Why are you silent, Church, why are you silent? Though you are awake, you are sleeping!" In the dream, the Holy Spirit immediately spoke to me Eph 4:14: "Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming." The Street Church The second type of church I visited met in the streets of America. Upon seeing all of these different gatherings in many different cities, I was delighted because many of them seemed to be around my age (18-35) and simply claimed allegiance to "Street Church." I began to interview and ask members of this particular type of church if they had heard about the two storms descending over America named "Rebellion" and "Tolerance." None of them seemed to understand what I was asking. I continued in the street on my horse until I found myself at a gathering of thousands and thousands of these "Street Church" people. I recognized one of the leaders, but for the sake of integrity I will leave his name out. As I pressed into the crowd, there was an incredible sense of chaos and confusion among the people. I cried out to the Lord in the dream and said, "Who are these people?" He said, "These are the products of the works-based gospel movement of the '80s and '90s. These are they who have rebelled in the name of grace but not in the name of My Son." As the Spirit spoke this to me, there began to be mass commotion in the crowd. Suddenly, banners began to be carried by the Street Church all over America that read "GRACE." It was especially intriguing to me that these banners were dusty, and you could visibly see the mud on them. I said to the Lord, "Where have these young people picked up these banners from?" He said, "They have resurrected them from the former generations. False doctrines that were once done away with are now rising in the streets." The Spirit specifically showed me three false doctrines these groups believed in. They were: 1. Manifest Sons of God Doctrine; 2. Joel's Army; and 3. Finished Work of the Cross Movement
continued.......... Manifest Sons of God Doctrine Those that resurrect this teaching will specifically focus on the perfection of the saints, immortalization and the attainment of actually being Christ as we become just like Him in nature and ability. This doctrine, as stated in the dream, will be carried by thousands of young adults being deceived because of the lack of biblical literacy and false teachers leading them astray. Joel's Army Doctrine This doctrine will specifically be marked by those who believe that the church has replaced Israel. This is also known as Replacement Theology. Dominion Theology and claims of divinity will also mark those who follow this doctrine. Finished Work of the Cross Doctrine I am aware that many people have never heard of this doctrine or movement that is really beginning to deceive many young people. In all my prayer and study, I have discerned that burned-out young people in particular who have served God through striving and performance-based Christianity are the primary targets of this deceptive doctrine and movement. In essence, they were extremely faithful to God in past seasons without a heart that truly encountered the love and affection of Jesus. The problem with this movement and doctrine is that while there is much truth in the teaching that Christ is our final sacrifice, many in this movement believe that all mankind has been reconciled to God, which leads to universalism. Taking it a step further, postmodern universalists believe that unrepentant individuals will go to hell, but upon going there will recognize their sin and ultimately be taken to heaven. This movement also teaches that because Christ was sacrificed once and for all, Christians will never have to make sacrifices. Any grace teaching that alleviates believers from the personal responsibility of holiness and accountability is a false doctrine. Jesus Christ did not pick up His cross so that we don't have to. Jesus Christ picked up His cross to show us how to pick up ours. It's impossible to say we love Jesus and not seek to obey His Word. The Holy Spirit showed me that these three doctrines would begin to creep into the church because of the lack of biblical knowledge, coupled with tolerance and rebellion. I began to follow the grace banners with the people to the cities where they went. As the Street Church swarmed the crowds, they pulled out mace from their pockets. They began to spray people in the eyes and the Spirit said, "They are blinding the generations to the truth in the name of grace. They call themselves Joel's army because they believe they will usher in the last day's grace movement in the earth, but know that they are like the locust seeking to devour and ravage the vineyards of young generations. They distort the truth and preach rebellion and tolerance in the name of grace. They shall question if hell exists. They will believe that many paths lead to Me. Their toleration has led to jubilation. They create crazy party atmospheres that attract the drug culture and the homosexual spirit. You must know that things are never as they appear with the Street Church." After visiting these two types of churches, I was in great distress. I cried out to the Spirit and said, "Take me to Your church." I immediately rode up on a church building that had "Surrendered Church" on its doors. The Surrendered Church I quickly walked in and sat down. I immediately noticed that in the back of this church was a gaping hole. It was as if a blast had gone off and almost entirely knocked out the back walls of the Surrendered Church. As I visited surrendered churches all over America, I found the exact same thing. I sat in the back and asked the Father what had happened. He said, "My church was at first deceived by rebellion and tolerance. The Street Church you just saw stormed out of the back of My church and left because of the lack of foundation and character, but now My church has been awakened and shall be repaired." I got up out of my seat and watched as many people were working on repairing the gaping hole in the back of the church. As I watched, I noticed something interesting; the workers were not just any workers. They were true apostles and prophets restoring the foundation, and many of them were teaching other young men how to properly lay the foundation. Meanwhile, many intercessors were in great travail repenting but having a great sense of hope as they cried out and thanked the Father for awakening His Son's bride from deception and for restoring the foundation layers to His church. The Perfect Storm has landed in America and Rebellion and Tolerance have swept over our land. Three different types of churches are on every street corner in America. Will the Surrendered Church arise and take its rightful place among the masses? I prophesy and warn you that one of the greatest challenges that the church in the West is facing and will face is how to deal with young people that have never understood or been taught biblical grace. Many of these individuals have been overly exposed to legalism and because of this are now embracing false grace and unbiblical views on love. There must be a shift in the American church prior to the 2016 election with regard to the views of tolerance and rebellion. The Spirit of Truth must be given access to this specific area that is on the Father's heart in this hour. Jeremiah Johnson is the servant leader of Heart of the Father Ministry in Lakeland, Florida. A gifted teacher, book author, and prophetic minister, Jeremiah travels extensively throughout the United States and abroad as a conference and guest speaker. Jeremiah and his wife, Morgan, reside in Florida with their two children
After graduating from college some mumble mumble years ago, I got very interested in my Irish heritage, with a lot of emphasis on what you might call "Irish Pre-history" -- those stories and tales that have come down to us through the years. That, coupled with reading up on Irish archeology provided me some insight into the Ireland that existed before St. Patrick. First of all, the pagan ceremonies that happened at the changes of the seasons -- Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasadh, and Samhain -- according to reports, were celebrations that might better be described as orgies. According to one source I recall, as a young man Patrick went to one of those celebrations in Britain, where he was captured and sold into slavery in Ireland. (Apparently the slave traders figured there'd be lots of teenaged boys there checking out the girls. Whoda thunk?) One author I read stated this cycle of regular wild sexual abandon was the reason Christianized Ireland clamped down on sexuality. As for child sacrifice, while some modern archeologists discredit the idea (because that would make the ancient Celts, you know, bad, and it's only the Christians who suppressed the local religious expression who are bad), Julius Caesar as well as a number of other contemporary historians described how the Celts and the Gauls in Europe practiced the slaughter of children. It is natural to assume that the practice continued with the Celts across the sea. This wasn't just some ritualistic and symbolic shedding of a little blood. The child was slaughtered through dismemberment.
Hi Muzhik, Thanks for sharing what you've learned. Very interesting stuff. You mentioned the modern archeologists discrediting unpleasant aspect of history. I must say that I feel like I can't believe anything I read. I do think that non-Christian history has been sanitised.
Yes, it has, on both sides of issues. When the monks in certain areas such as Scandinavia took to writing down this histories and folk tales, they invariably included endings that would put a Christian twist on things. On the flip side, you have modern Mexican archeologists who are denying that the Aztecs ever did any human sacrifice or ritual cannibalism, attributing those stories to the Christian conquerors.
Had a terrible dream last night and want to share what I remember. I don't recall the events leading up to it but what I first remember about the dream is that I was in a city and many were scrambling about something or someone. I was scrambling too and then all of a sudden I came around a corner of a building and standing there speaking to a crowd in what looked like an ally with a divider (it was a chain fence and many were on the other side of the fence listening) between He and a crowd, was the Lord. I only saw His back (I think this has to mean something). He was standing there speaking with His arms stretched out and was wearing a long red robe. I don't recall what He was saying but I remember feeling this was important and many were scrambling and searching to find Him. He never turned to look at me. Next think I know there is a panic and all Hell is breaking lose. It was some sort of martial law event. There were some sort of police force gathering on the streets stationed outside all the buildings and walking down the streets to begin to gather and separate people. I began to scramble with my family and remember running down a street with my 5 year old son (don't remember where my wife and daughter were at the time). We ran into what was like a mall in the city and looked for a place to escape. We found a bathroom and in it was a door leading outside of the city. When I opened the door, all of a sudden we were at least 20 stories up now in this bathroom and we couldn't escape that way. Next I remember that I was thinking I could subdue one of the police force (they were dressed in light gray and kind of looked like the troops from the movie the Hunger Games but in all gray instead of white) and change into His clothes and try to get my son out that way because I knew they were separating children from their parents. All I remember next is that I knew this plan would not work so I knelt down to my son (this is so hard to type even now and is hitting me pretty hard) and looked him in the eyes and began to tell him how much I loved him and no matter what and where he goes and is taken that he must pray constantly and call out to Jesus and I would do the same and there in our prayers, we would be together with the Lord and our time apart would not be long. I awoke after that and as you can imagine am quite emotional today about the dream. The Lord looked like this only I saw His back and he had white robe under the red one.
