Schmale
Sunday, September 05, 2010, 9:35 a.m. – I woke this morning with a horrible headache that I actually had all day yesterday and all night last night, and it is still not gone. So, I was nursing my headache and was inquiring of the Lord if he would have me just rest today or if he had something he wanted me to do today. Then, the name of one of my daughters-in-law came to mind, so I prayed for her. As soon as I did, I received this vision.
THE VISION: I saw a bird’s beak coming from the west but facing the east and engulfing in its beak (mouth) the head of this person for whom I was in prayer. I inquired of the Lord if the name of this person meant something. I heard in my mind, “Yes, the flesh of man”. Her name is Erin. Then, I continued to see this bird beak from the west and facing the east with mouth wide open as if to conquer or to devour its prey. The beak was facing to the east.
After this, I saw coming out from this bird beak what appeared to be a cork screw. The cork screw was inserted into the top of this person’s head and it was screwed down inside the head.
Then, I saw to the west, where the bird beak was located, what appeared to be a large, white chef’s hat, or it looked like a large plume of smoke.
Following this, I saw the face of a man (from previous dreams and visions) whose name means “gorge, dell, valley, glen, gulf, vale or dale.” Then, I heard in my mind, “Dale, schmale.” Then, the man had a snarl (scowl; grimace; contortion) on his face. END
I looked up the word “schmale.” It is German for “narrow.” So, this could be referring to “a narrow valley” or a narrow gulf or glen. Interestingly enough, this man keeps showing up in my dreams and visions in relation to the last days (the time of tribulation as a valley), as well as he nearly always appears as German.
Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening. I read Ezekiel 15:
Jerusalem, A Useless Vine
1 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 "Son of man, how is the wood of a vine better than that of a branch on any of the trees in the forest? 3 Is wood ever taken from it to make anything useful? Do they make pegs from it to hang things on? 4 And after it is thrown on the fire as fuel and the fire burns both ends and chars the middle, is it then useful for anything? 5 If it was not useful for anything when it was whole, how much less can it be made into something useful when the fire has burned it and it is charred?
6 "Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: As I have given the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest as fuel for the fire, so will I treat the people living in Jerusalem. 7 I will set my face against them. Although they have come out of the fire, the fire will yet consume them. And when I set my face against them, you will know that I am the LORD. 8 I will make the land desolate because they have been unfaithful, declares the Sovereign LORD."
My Understanding: I looked up “Erin” and found the meaning of the name to be Ireland. So, I looked up “Aaron”, a Biblical name and a same-sounding name as “Erin”, and that brought up the meaning: “mountain of strength, illuminator” (Easton’s Bible Dictionary). Aaron was born in Egypt and was the older brother of Moses. “Illuminator” means “to provide somebody with knowledge or with intellectual or spiritual enlightenment” (Encarta). On the other hand, the name “Erin” made me think of “Eros”, which is sensual, fleshly, and based on desire. I believe these people in this vision are being used for the meaning of their names.
On the thought of Erin being another name for Ireland, I sensed I should pursue that idea further and see what the meaning of the name “Ireland” entailed. I learned this:
“In Irish mythology, Ériu (Irish pronunciation: [ˈeːrʲu]; modern Irish Éire), daughter of Ernmas of the Tuatha Dé Danann, was the eponymous matron goddess of Ireland. Her husband was Mac Gréine (‘Son of the Sun’). The English name for Ireland comes from the name Ériu and the Germanic (Old Norse or Old English) word land. The fact that Ériu is represented as goddess of Ireland, she is often interpreted as a modern day personification of Ireland, although since the name "Ériu" is the older Irish form of the word Ireland, her modern name is often modified to "Éire" or "Erin" to suit a modern form.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89riuOk, so “Erin” is a matron goddess who is married to the Son of the Sun god, so I looked up “matron goddess” and it led me to this Wikipedia article on Discordianism: “…Discordianism recognizes chaos, discord, and dissent as valid and desirable qualities, in contrast with most religions, which idealize harmony and order. Eris, the Greek mythological goddess of discord, has also become the matron deity of the religion Discordianism…”
I believe the Lord is combining the two definitions of “Erin” and “Aaron” together to give the picture that is described in this passage of scripture. First of all, as I thought about this meaning of the name “Aaron” as a “mountain of strength” and as “illuminator,” what came to mind was this passage of scripture in Jesus’ sermon on the mount taken from Matthew 5:14-16:
"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.”
This “City on a hill” is speaking of Jesus’ true disciples; his church; his bride; his true witnesses. So, “mountain of strength” = “City on a hill” = the true saints of Almighty God = true believers in Jesus Christ. And, “Illuminator” = the light of the world that we, as true believers in Jesus Christ, are supposed to let shine before men. The light is not to be hidden. Jesus is the true light; his Word is light – we are to reflect that light to the world.
In contrast to this “Aaron” (City on a hill) is “Erin” which represents idolatry. This “Erin” is married to the Son of the Sun god. In real life, my Erin is married to my son, David. David is often a representative either of earthly kings or kingdoms, Israel, or he represents Jesus Christ as the Son of David. The true church (Aaron) is married to Jesus Christ, the one and only Son of the only true God. The false (or apostate) church is married to the Son of the sun god. Thinking of “sun god” then led me to thinking of the “obelisk.” The Washington monument in Washington, D.C. is in the form of an obelisk.
“Obelisks were prominent in the architecture of the ancient Egyptians, who placed them in pairs at the entrance of temples. The word "obelisk" as used in English today is of Greek rather than Egyptian origin because Herodotus, the Greek traveller, was one of the first classical writers to describe the objects… The obelisk symbolized the sun god Ra, and during the brief religious reformation of Akhenaten was said to be a petrified ray of the Aten, the sundisk. It was also thought that the god existed within the structure…” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ObeliskThe Son of this “Sun god” would thus be the U.S. government and/or the office of the presidency presently being occupied by Barack Obama. Interestingly enough, this obelisk (the Washington monument) stands due east of the Reflecting Pool and the Lincoln Memorial. And, the Lincoln memorial is patterned directly after the Greek temple of Zeus with Zeus sitting on his throne (Lincoln on his throne being a copy). So, this obelisk sits at the entrance of this temple of Zeus in which sits the statue of Abraham Lincoln. And, the Lord has often shown me Obama as a clone (copy; replica) of Lincoln. Interesting!
So, the “David” that this “Erin” is married to is the government the USA in Washington, D.C. This is speaking, thus, of the institutional church. So, the Lord is paralleling this passage in Ezekiel about physical Israel to true Israel (the church), and is showing how he views today’s institutional church here in the USA that is married to the government (her head). The top of her head would thus be the president and/or the White House.
This bird, thus, that is coming from the west and is devouring the head (Son of the sun god – government of the USA) of Erin (institutional church) is either Washington D.C. devouring itself (inside job) and/or it is the New World Order that is engulfing (overwhelming; overcoming; submerging; consuming) the institutional church and its head (government). I believe the Lord has been showing me that many of our government heads are now out west and have set up New World Order headquarters, perhaps in Denver, CO, and that Washington, D.C. is now being run by a “shadow government” which I have seen as military run in previous dreams or visions or as like a skeleton crew and that Obama is really part of the “bird” that is in the west that is working to consume the head (US government) in the east in order to bring it completely underneath the One World Order, just like we are doing in the east in other countries in bringing those governments under the NWO headship.
As I considered prayerfully this passage of scripture in relation to this vision, I realized how the “cork screw” applied to the passage. A cork screw is used as an instrument that is screwed inside a cork, and a cork is usually placed in a bottle of wine to keep the contents of the wine inside the bottle. The cork-screw removes the cork from the top of the bottle so that the wine can be smelled (the aroma) and can be poured into a glass to be seen and can be tasted. The wine is of no value if it stays inside the bottle and never comes out, just like the light of the gospel is of no value to anyone if we keep it hidden inside ourselves and never let the light shine. This is what this passage of scripture is about.
In the NT, the wine represented Jesus’ blood which was poured out for us. If his blood had not been poured out for us, then we could not have salvation. And, if we do not “pour out” this message of the gospel (the whole counsel of God, not just in part), then it is of no use to anyone because they are not able to smell it (take in its aroma), see it (grasp or comprehend its truth) or to taste or drink it (accept; believe in Jesus Christ).
The Israelites of Jerusalem and Judah in Ezekiel’s day believed they were God’s “choice vine,” and they did not believe that God’s judgments would destroy their land. That sounds a whole lot like the institutional church here in America. God gives a parable to Ezekiel to give to the people, which describes the worthlessness of the vine except for bearing fruit (the wine). My commentary states that “the wood was too soft and weak for building.” I thought of this cork and how it is soft and weak and can be easily dismantled by a cork-screw inserted inside. God was comparing this vine to Israel. True Israel is the church. I believe God is specifically speaking here to the institutional church (Erin) here in America who is married to the government (David) of the USA, which is her head (cork). And, this “cork” is facilitating the keeping of the wine (the gospel) down inside (hidden in the bottle).
So, God is going to have to come against the institutional church and its head (the US government) in the USA in judgment. I believe he has done this before, specifically he allowed the events of 9/11/01 at the hands of our government (inside job) that involved a large plume of smoke that our government (the chefs in the White House with the white hats) cooked up for the American people along with the lies that followed as cover-up. Just as Israel, in this passage of scripture, had experienced the fires of God’s judgment without it resulting in repentance and revival, and God had to return to her with the fire of his discipline and allowed her to be devoured (like this bird beak was devouring this head in his mouth), so the Lord is going to revisit, I believe, America in judgment, and in particularly our government (the head/the cork) with a cork-screw (divine instrument of judgment).
And, just as the purpose of this judgment for idolatrous and unfaithful Israel, who had failed to be that light to the world in Ezekiel’s time, was to cause them to return to God and so that they would know that He was their ever-present God and so that they would be fruitful for His Kingdom instead of unproductive, so God will discipline the institutional church here in the USA via a cork-screw (divine instrument of judgment) through the head (government) in order to bring revival to our hearts and so that the sweet aroma of the wine (Jesus’ blood shed for us on the cross, i.e. the gospel message) can flow freely through us and our light can shine to the world instead of being trapped inside the bottle whose “cap” is the US government.
This judgment will come in the form of a valley (dale, glen, gorge) that will be of German origin, i.e. I believe this is this revival of a Hitler-like regime, and it will consume the world and will rule the world (the Beast), will kill all those who do not bow to the beast and its image, will persecute and kill true believers (saints) in Jesus Christ, and this “Dale, schmale”, i.e. this narrow valley is to be attributed, I believe, to this time of tribulation that is to come upon the earth. Yet, for those of us in Christ Jesus, we must know that whatever storms or valleys come, we don’t have to be afraid of the dark. We have the promise of our hope of eternity in heaven with God. So, we can keep going forward in our faith and in keeping the light of the gospel (our witness) shining and not hidden, because of that hope and because we know that we are never alone. Jesus is always with us. We’ll never walk alone!
This song was going through my mind during or right after the vision:
You’ll Never Walk Alone / Rodgers & Hammerstein / From Carousel
When you walk through a storm
Keep your chin up high
And don't be afraid of the dark.
At the end of the storm
Is a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark.
Walk on through the wind,
Walk on through the rain,
Tho' your dreams be tossed and blown.
Walk on, walk on
With hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone,
You'll never walk alone.
1 comment:
Though it may be true that Obama's next trip is literally to Ireland to discover his roots, I believe the Lord is giving me another understanding here concerning this "next trip," and that goes along with what the dream, A Holy Example, is really all about and that is that the next move (trip) of this group of nations, i.e. their endgame, is to come against the church here in America as God's judgment against America and against the institutional (Laodicean-like) church here in America.
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