THE VISION: I saw Faith over to the right turn right (or east) and just kind of fade out of sight. She was followed by Erin, who also turned right (or east) and just kind of faded out of sight. Then, I saw Dale, front and center, and I heard “Dale Schmale has a snarl.” The snarl turned into a growl and then it was like this horrible cat fight ensued. Then, the song, “It is Well with My Soul” came to mind.
Following this, I saw the coiled snake that is on the yellow flag of the Tea Party Movement. The snake coiled around someone or something and squeezed very tight. Then, there was what appeared to be another battle between this snake and something else. Then, something was going inside the snake, which was now on the right (east), and what was going inside the snake had the force like that force of wind that went inside the “charging bull” near Wall Street in a previous dream or vision (Raging Bull). Only, it looked like a snake from the west was going, with great force, inside this snake in the east that was facing west.
Finally, I saw a cobra snake surface from all of this, like he was the victor in this battle, as he raised his head and just suspended it there in the air. END
Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening. I read Zechariah 4:
The Gold Lampstand and the Two Olive Trees
1 Then the angel who talked with me returned and wakened me, as a man is wakened from his sleep. 2 He asked me, "What do you see?"
I answered, "I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl at the top and seven lights on it, with seven channels to the lights. 3 Also there are two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left."
4 I asked the angel who talked with me, "What are these, my lord?"
5 He answered, "Do you not know what these are?"
"No, my lord," I replied.
6 So he said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: 'Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the LORD Almighty.
7 "What are you, O mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of 'God bless it! God bless it!' "
8 Then the word of the LORD came to me: 9 "The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this temple; his hands will also complete it. Then you will know that the LORD Almighty has sent me to you.
10 "Who despises the day of small things? Men will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.
"(These seven are the eyes of the LORD, which range throughout the earth.)"
11 Then I asked the angel, "What are these two olive trees on the right and the left of the lampstand?"
12 Again I asked him, "What are these two olive branches beside the two gold pipes that pour out golden oil?"
13 He replied, "Do you not know what these are?"
"No, my lord," I said.
14 So he said, "These are the two who are anointed to serve the Lord of all the earth."
My Understanding: I read this about the Cobra in Wikipedia: Guardianship
This Cambodian statue, dated between 1150 and 1175 A.D., depicts the meditating Buddha being shielded by the naga Mucalinda.Serpents are represented as potent guardians of temples and other sacred spaces. This connection may be grounded in the observation that when threatened, some snakes (such as rattlesnakes or cobras) frequently hold and defend their ground, first resorting to threatening display and then fighting, rather than retreat. Thus, they are natural guardians of treasures or sacred sites which cannot easily be moved out of harm's way… The Gadsden flag of the American Revolution depicts a rattlesnake coiled up and poised to strike. Below the image of the snake is the legend, "Don't tread on me." The snake symbolized the dangerousness of colonists willing to fight for their rights and homeland. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpent_(symbolism)
Also, as I considered prayerfully the idea of the snake going inside another snake as though the one snake was eating the other, and with great force, this came to mind:
The Ouroboros or Uroborus is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent or dragon eating its own tail. The Ouroboros often represents self-reflexivity or cyclicality, especially in the sense of something constantly re-creating itself, the eternal return, and other things perceived as cycles that begin anew as soon as they end (compare with phoenix). It can also represent the idea of primordial unity related to something existing in or persisting from the beginning with such force or qualities it cannot be extinguished. The ouroboros has been important in religious and mythological symbolism, but has also been frequently used in alchemical illustrations, where it symbolizes the circular nature of the alchemist's opus. It is also often associated with Gnosticism, and Hermeticism. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros
The Bible talks much about Gnosticism, so I wanted to understand Hermetism:
In Late Antiquity, Hermetism emerged in parallel with Gnosticism, Neoplatonism and early Christianity, "characterized by a resistance to the dominance of either pure rationality or doctrinal faith". The books now known as the Corpus Hermeticum were part of a renaissance of syncretistic and intellectualized pagan thought that took place around the 2nd century. Other examples of this cultural movement would include Neoplatonist philosophy, the Chaldaean Oracles, late Orphic and Pythagorean literature, as well as much of Gnosticism.
The extant Greek texts dwell upon the oneness and goodness of God, urge purification of the soul, and defend pagan religious practices, such as the veneration of images. Many lost Greek texts, and many of the surviving vulgate books, contained discussions of alchemy clothed in philosophical metaphor. And one text, the Asclepius, lost in Greek but partially preserved in Latin, contained a bloody prophecy of the end of Roman rule in Egypt and the resurgence of pagan Egyptian power. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermeticism
Gnosticism is a term derived from Gk. gnōsis, ‘knowledge’. The Gnostics believed that knowledge was the way to salvation. “The Gnostics accepted the Greek idea of a radical dualism between God (spirit) and the world (matter)” [Source: Nelson’s Bible Dictionary].
So, the beginning of this vision had Faith, who usually represents apostate faith in my dreams, turning and fading off to the right (east). Following her was Erin, who lately has come to represent the institutional church married to the government of the USA (the sun god) and to the concept of syncretism (the combination of different systems of philosophical or religious belief or practice) in today’s church. She followed faith in fading off to the east. So, this is a picture of the church in the west and how it has blended in with and has faded into eastern philosophy and religion. This is also representative of the Laodicean-type church in America today that God is about to spit out of his mouth. I believe the Lord is saying that is where we are now in time or very soon will be. So, in essence, Faith represents “Gnosticism” and Erin represents “Hermeticism” - Hermeticum were part of a renaissance of syncretistic and intellectualized pagan thought.
In the sequence of events, next (following the exit of the apostate and institutional church to eastern religion and philosophy) is that “Dale Schmale” appeared front and center. He has come to represent both the time of tribulation to come on the earth as well as he represents this Beast, i.e. the New World Order. And this time he had a snarl.
On September 5, 2010 I had vision, titled “Schmale” in which “Dale Schmale” appeared with a snarl directly following a bird’s beak from the west engulfing Erin’s (the institutional church’s) head in its beak and then screwing a corkscrew down into her head. I saw her head as the U.S. government, so this had to do with not only consuming the institutional church but also the U.S. government. I saw that the “cork” represented the head of the church (the government) and that the cork was keeping the wine (the Holy Spirit) down inside so that it could not come out so this corkscrew thus represented divine judgment against the institutional church in America and its head (the government) so that the sweet aroma and the fullness of the Holy Spirit could be poured out from inside the church and could impact the world for Jesus Christ. And, I believe the bird was this New World Order.
Following the appearance of “Dale Schmale” is then what appears to be a horrible “cat fight.”
“Catfight is a term for an altercation between two women, typically involving scratching, slapping, hair-pulling, and shirt-shredding as opposed to punching or wrestling. However, the term is not exclusively used to indicate a fight between women, and many formal definitions do not invoke gender. Instead, it refers to any "vociferous fight." [1] It can also be used to describe two human females insulting each other verbally or being otherwise nasty to each other. The many ways that women compare themselves to other women and compete with each other are also referred to as catfighting (or cattiness). Catfights are different from other kinds of fights involving women because they usually involve competition between two or more women, usually over men. Catfight is a term also used on occasion to describe a political campaign between two women candidates.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_fight
This certainly could be a reference to the fight between political parties, some of which is definitely acting on the part of those in Congress who are party to the New World Order, but this could imply that some are for it and some are against it and the true fight is not between right and left but between those already committed and those not. It could also be a fight that is instigated by the powers in government and is carried on into the public and that is where the true fight takes place between people who really believe there is a difference between left and right. And, I believe that is part of the plan in all this – to get the nation to be divided and to pit us one against the other on multiple levels because the powers that be want another revolution. They want another civil war. That would play right into their hands.
I read this news story (some of which is a repeat from an earlier story): Obama likely to focus on deficit in next 2 years - http://apnews.excite.com/article/20101024/D9J29I2G1.html.
These key words and/or phrases stood out to me in relation to Obama & the Republicans (the parenthesis are mine and are based upon the news article about Obama in relation to the vision):
• Greater emphasis on … discipline
• Will try to make gains (like the snake, with great force, going inside the other snake)
• Will try to enforce (same as above)
• Executive authority
• No conceding (like the snake holding and defending its ground - Wikipedia)
• Obama wants to extend Bush-era tax cuts (extension like in this snake being extended via one inside the other)
• Moving to the fore (like Dale Schmale appeared front and center)
• A more serious focus (like the snarl)
• How the president will have to adjust his style or goals if power in Congress tilts to the right (like the snake from the left/west forcefully going inside the snake to the right/east)
• Taking control of the House
• He will speak more directly (more force)
• A tough conversation (same as above)
• Framed by a bipartisan debt commission (the coiled snake squeezing someone tightly)
• Unpopular cuts (same as above)
• Divided government – leads to more division (like the cat fight)
• Lack of a serious working relationship among the leaders (cat fight)
• Newly empowered Republicans and Democratic president (like the Cobra)
• Boehner is likely to ascend (rise; arise from; surface) to House Speaker (like the Cobra snake surfacing from all these battles as victor with a raised head)
• Rancorous and nasty environment – may present some areas of opportunity
• Either real compromise or political pressures may pull Obama and enough Republicans together to… (like the snake in the west being pulled into the snake in the east)
• Core democrats who helped get Obama elected are disgruntled about the pace of progress (like Dale Schmale was snarling)
As I was praying about this during my quiet time with the Lord around 8:00 a.m., the Lord brought these scriptures to mind:
Psalm 11: In the LORD I take refuge.
How then can you say to me:
"Flee like a bird to your mountain.
2 For look, the wicked bend their bows;
they set their arrows against the strings
to shoot from the shadows
at the upright in heart.
3 When the foundations are being destroyed,
what can the righteous do ?"
4 The LORD is in his holy temple;
the LORD is on his heavenly throne.
He observes the sons of men;
his eyes examine them.
5 The LORD examines the righteous,
but the wicked and those who love violence
his soul hates.
6 On the wicked he will rain
fiery coals and burning sulfur;
a scorching wind will be their lot.
7 For the LORD is righteous,
he loves justice;
upright men will see his face.
Habakkuk 2:19-20: Woe to him who says to wood, 'Come to life!'
Or to lifeless stone, 'Wake up!'
Can it give guidance?
It is covered with gold and silver;
there is no breath in it.
But the LORD is in his holy temple;
let all the earth be silent before him."
Bottom line: This is God’s judgment on the church in the west and the U.S. government for forsaking God Almighty and Jesus Christ as her only God, for following the ways of the nations; the ways of the world; the philosophies of other religions, etc. God is going to bring us into a time of tribulation where the Beast will rule for 3.5 years and where Christians will be persecuted and killed for their faith in Jesus Christ. During this time, I believe the church will be revived, and that there will be a great harvest of souls (new believers) before the day when Jesus returns for His Bride. This will be a time of great distress on the world, so as believers in Jesus Christ, this must be our heart’s determination:
It Is Well with My Soul / H. G. Spafford / P. P. Bliss
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
when sorrows like sea billows roll;
whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say,
It is well, it is well with my soul.
Refrain:
It is well with my soul,
it is well, it is well with my soul.
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
let this blest assurance control,
that Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
and hath shed his own blood for my soul.
(Refrain)
My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part but the whole,
is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
(Refrain)
And, Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
the clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
the trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
even so, it is well with my soul.
(Refrain)
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