Vision [from 2005--Hard Times ahead]

I saw a "cut out" of the US, lying flat, "sandwiched" between two pieces of plastic wrap. The wrap was sealed at the ends. Then, I saw a forefinger lift the top layer of plastic wrap, breaking the seal at the edge in a small place. Over and over I saw that finger lift the edge of the top layer of plastic wrap at various places on the edges of the "cut out" of the US. Where the edge of the wrap was lifted, it left an opening between the layers. Those were places where the country was not covered by the wrap.

A hand became visible which the finger was attached to. The finger was pointing at the cut out of the US. Not at any particular place, but just pointing here and there. Then it moved to an edge and pulled the wrap back. Afterward, the hand opened, and moved away.

Then, as if watching some sort of fast flashes of places, I saw several things. First in a forest, I saw people in lean to type structures made out of wood and material (sheet?). The people were destitute, looked hopeless. There was something cooking over a fire. Suddenly, I was in city streets, perfectly good buildings were deserted. People were in doorways, leaning out windows, or aimlessly walking. I did not see any businesses or traffic. Just concrete and buildings. Some children were clutching dolls. Some were playing with a ball in the street.

The plastic wrap represented the covering G-d has on the US. The finger separating the edges of plastic over the "cut out" of the US was from Him, allowing places for adversities to come to the US. The appearance of the hand represented His Hand, removing the cover from protecting a large area then putting His Hand back over it before withdrawing. When I asked when, how long, I did not get an answer, but it just "feels" like 5-6 months.

While people have been saying Katrina was G-d's judgement on New Orleans for sins, He showed me a different view. New Orleans' sins are no more than any other city in the US. It's location would affect the whole nation in many ways. In His mercy, G-d saved more people than man realizes. New Orleans reveals the heart of this nation.

The heart of this nation has become hardened to G-d and opened to the ways of man. Instead of people, we count appearance to be important. Instead of souls, we count money to be important. Instead of homes, we count technology and buildings as important.

We flaunt our sins. We have lost our modesty. No longer do we feel shame. We openly wave it in front of all to see. We no longer share His love without condition. Instead, we have pride, and religion, and callousness, and rebellion, and fear of hardship. We have become lazy and lukewarm. This is not the worldly people G-d is primarily addressing. It is the CHURCH.

What happened in New Orleans gave us, as a nation, opportunity to repent. Instead we yelled at our leaders. Indeed our leaders have made poor decisions regarding blessing Israel. Our leaders are acting according to the heart expressed of the Church. People in our nation acted to rescue the poor and disabled. We gave and continue to give to the needs of those in this tragedy. We see it as an enemy to subdue and overcome.

We no longer realize when we need to repent, bow down, and acknowledge our inability in ourselves. Our nation openly scoffs unchallenged at there being only one way to G-d. Our nation no longer recognizes G-d as G-d. Instead, any name we call Him by is acceptable, as long as we don't make anyone angry. We fear proclaiming truth.

The Church clings to the warm fuzzy words of encouragement. These put us equal to G-d, declaring He has given us power to the point that we proclaim we have power that is His alone. Yet we do not realize we are declaring ourselves to be able to do that which is attributed to the Lordship of G-d and His Son, Jesus. We don't want to be uncomfortable. We are special. We should not have lack, or be in need.

We want the birthright of the firstborn without the responsibility of the care of our siblings. We desire to be only Children due to our selfishness. We see ourselves as Abel, when instead we are as Cain.

Our rebellion is that as of Babel, in that WE will build, and WE will ignore warnings. Instead, WE will be brought down to our knees by G-d.

When I ask the Lord about the people in the forest and in the city, He directed me to Revelation 3:16 - 19 CJB

"So, because you are lukewarm, neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of my mouth! For you keep saying, 'I am rich, I have gotten rich. I don't need a thing!' You don't know that you are the one who is wretched, pitiable, poor, blind and naked! My advice to you is to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be be rich; and white clothing, so that you may be dressed and not have to be ashamed of your nakedness; and eyesalve to rub on your eyes, so that you may see. As for me, I rebuke and discipline everyone I love; so exert yourselves, and turn from your sins!"

We are children in need of discipline and the care of our Heavenly Father. We are those in the forest and in the city...equally in need.

G-d loves His Church, (the people who believe in Him and His Son). He is a healthy Father, and He corrects those He loves. He has against us much that He has against the Church in Laodacea. The Church not only has lost it's love for Jesus; we've lost the passion (not lust) for Him.

Religious pride will rise up in many at these words of rebuke and correction. Many will ignore, and be as the Pharisees. Jesus/Yeshua will still walk with the repentant who see their need, just as He did when He walked this earth in physical form.

The plastic being pulled back, and then God's hand covering it after a small time, represents a greater susceptibility to exposure to the enemy.

The following months will bring us trials to endure. It will reveal the result of that which we have sown. How we handle the challenges ahead of us in the following months will determine the extent of that exposure.

If we repent for our sins, see our need, and humble ourselves before G-d, He will help us through the trials ahead. Our priorities will not be structures. Our priorities will once again be the poor, the disabled, the widowed, the orphan, the sick, feeding the hungry, and taking in the homeless. The one true G-d will be the only One we will speak of when we say "G-d". We will know our need of His Only Son, Jesus/Yeshua. We will be thankful, and we will be humble, and we will not judge by appearance.

Quix note: In giving me permission to post it, the source of this vision requested that I make it known that:

"I have [seen] since first sharing this back in 2005, that G-d's "soon" and my "soon" are different. When He said "soon", I thought He meant in a few months. Just so you know."

http://www.theopenscroll.com/olympicSymbolism2.htm

Olympic Ceremony Symbolism

The closing ceremonies of the Olympics on August 8-24, 2008 were filled with symbols of many kinds. Through this elaborate pageantry that has been so effectively marketed to us as mere entertainment, a series of messages were broadcast that reveal a sinister plan. These covert messages outline an agenda for your future, a future you’re not going to like! The achievement of the goals so published comes at your expense! The cryptic messages being sent will probably shock you! At some point in the not very distant future vast numbers of people are going to discover that the most dire threat they face could have been avoided if only they had taken the warnings seriously. These Olympic signs come as such a warning!

Events and conditions that have begun to impact your life so dramatically have not come for the reasons being suggested by the media. You are being lied to about the most important factors that influence your life. The witness of the Olympic signs testifies to this conspiracy to deceive. You can consider this a conspiracy theory but applying such a label neither validates nor invalidates it. If your eyes are opened to see the deception evident in the presentation of the Olympic signs, you will perhaps begin to see the same lies in the presentation of “news.” The spin put on events being reported today compares to the commentary on the Olympic signs. This is not an indictment of a particular agency, which would be far too narrow a view. Any and all media participants who promote the lies and further the wicked agenda are complicit, but the responsibility for the scheme lies beyond. Who or what is behind the conspiracy to deprive you of everything you value will become plain enough. ...

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