There comes a time when a false prophet has to be called on it. This guy prophecies the destruction of a million or two people. It doesn't happen, Portland doesn't repent, yet we see posters talking about the difficulty of understanding dreams. Some posters were immediately ready with excuses. This guy's dream was pretty clear, and pretty clearly wrong. Luckily, the local press didn't pick it up and ridicule us all with it.
Thanks for the feedback. It's a dilemma. To be silent is the choice most make when hearing such, for whatever reason. Posting the thread was the decision I made, my heart was in the right place. I didn't want the dream to come to pass. I just wanted people to know. When I had sent an email around with the same message, for one thing, I hoped my aunt, who lives in Vancouver Washington would get out of town for the day.
But the dilemma is that if the dream comes true then it's catastrophic. And If it doesn't then it casts the dreamer and the broadcasters in a bad light. I am still glad it didn't come to pass.
I don't know if we are entering into the Last Days or if the Lord will tarry 500 more years.
But when I hear a warning, it is in a heartfelt way that I want people to know, so they can prepare, so they can be right with God and man. So, I send it around in email. And in this case, I posted it here on FR.
I know that when God looks at my heart, He sees a person who cares about others and doesn't want harm to befall them. He also sees a person who fears Him and is watching and praying while living my daily life.
I don't think Lloyd Day made up the dreams. I think he really had them. I think his publishing them (my impression is that he printed flyers and handed those out) was done out of concern for others. I found the info on the Torah and the Sabbath beyond what I personally do as a believer, but I know there are some who find such very edifying and meaningful.
To me, a false prophet is someone who fabricates something and says God told it to him.
Sigh. Do YOU think that's what Lloyd Day did?
It's awkward. But, on the other hand, what if the dreams had come true? How many folks read this and stopped to examine their heart and to be sure they were in right relationship with their Creator? How many were convicted that they need to remember life as we know it could end with just a moment's notice?
How many folks did get out of town for the day who would have been safe because of the warning? It would have been worth the awkardness for their sake.
It would be totally wrong for anyone to fabricate a dream about the judgment of God. No resulting heart searching or spending Father's Day in the high country would justify such dishonesty and manipulation. It would be despicable.
There were many viewings of this thread. But very few comments. I am concerned about putting Christians who have dreams and visions in a bad light, but I wouldn't go so far as to say I should not have started this thread. To say that all lurkers here reacted badly is making an assumption that can't be proven. There may be some who were nudged to not take this time of peace and prosperity in the USA for granted. There may be some who were nudged to eschew sin and live a godly life. There may be some who were nudged to keep their lamps trimmed and burning knowing there will be a day when He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and His kingdom will have no end and that that Day may be here sooner rather than later.
To the extent that such dreams being published and not coming to pass gives Christians a bad name, it's regrettable. I still don't think silencing all publications of such warnings is the answer.
jm