Prophetic Dream - 21st July 2024
Just before I woke up, when I was in between a dream and a waking, I saw 4 horns followed by a large crown and a smaller crown.
Initially, I didn't want to write this down as I was troubled in my spirit, intuiting that it was related to the horns of the beast in Revelation, and I felt a sense of dread.
Eventually, I plucked up the courage to research the meaning of the 4 horns and I was amazed at what I discovered, as is always the case with God, who is for us, not against us!
The 4 horns are part of a vision that God gave to His prophet Zechariah.
They are preceded by a call to return to the LORD and followed by mercy, evil being overthrown, restoration, the return of righteousness and the returning of the LORD.
Unprecedented Times
This dream came 8 days after 20-year-old gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on July 13th, the same day that Biden stepped aside as the Democratic Party's nominee in the presidential race.
We are living in and through unusual, unprecedented and un-Presidented times, evidenced by both the auto-pen and Biden's seeming inability to form a coherent sentence, where corruption has reached an all-time high, times that many feel to be biblical.
This is a clear reflection of the power that we have handed over to man and not God, as a result of our ignorance, foolishness and total and utter disregard for the truth and it seems that unelected, self-appointed, so-called "leaders" are running the show.
But the true writer of the story is and always will be God, He will decide what happens next, and surely does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets. (Amos 3:7)
God will always have the final say, and anyone that comes against what is good and right and just comes against God Himself, and woe to anyone who is an enemy of the LORD!
We Have Fallen Away
We have fallen away from the vine that gives us life and we have forgotten where we came from and who God is.
Forgetting that God is the Source of all of our blessings and the reason for our existence, we don't see the need for Him and our giant egos have edged God out.
In our ignorant intelligence, we have reduced God down to nothing more than a conspiracy theory and overthrown He who made the earth by His power, founded the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding (Jeremiah 10:12).
Our necrotic narcissism and endless hedonistic pursuits is creating a vortex of victimhood and our idol worship of both ourselves and our own creations are leading us down a very dark path.
In God's extreme mercy and grace, He sees our weaknesses and holds out His long-suffering hand, imploring us to take it.
A Call To Return To The LORD
The LORD was very angry with Israel's ancestors and told Zechariah to tell the people to return to Him and He would return to them.
They must not be like their ancestors who would not listen or pay attention to God, as His words and decrees overtook them.
Then they repented as the LORD Almighty had done to them what their evil ways and practices deserved (Zechariah 1:2-6).
The call to return to the LORD has never been stronger, we no longer know where true north is, and consequently, we are falling into ruin.
We must remember our Creator, the Glorious One who made us and formed us in the womb (Isaiah 44:2) and who's breath gives us life (Job 33:4), and we must remember the terms of the covenant, to keep His decrees and commands, so that it may go well with us and our children (Deuteronomy 4:40).
Resting On Our Laurels
Then Zechariah had a vision, and there before him was a man mounted on a red horse.
He was standing among the myrtle trees in a ravine and behind him were red, brown and white horses.
An angel explained to him that the LORD had sent them to go throughout the earth, and they reported to him that they had found the whole world at rest and in peace (Zechariah 1:8-11).
We rest on our laurels in times of rest and peace, taking it easy and no longer putting in effort.
This results in over-indulging, laziness, not putting God first, back-sliding, sinning and allowing wickedness to take root by our failure to act as we stand idly by, resulting in wickedness steering the ship.
Beauty Through Difficulty
A myrtle tree is an evergreen that produces beautiful blooms and is a symbol of the people of Israel that are under gentile persecution, but still cared for by God.
The beauty of the myrtle tree is born out of difficulty and it's blossoms are fragrant when crushed and used for medicines.
The myrtle smells sweet and looks pretty but has no taste and is a symbol of righteousness and a reminder that actions without obedience to God's law are empty.
Times of peace and rest are a blessing from the LORD, they are not times to relax, we must always be striving upwards, whilst being deeply rooted in intimacy with and service to God, as our focus and priority.
The myrtle is often used for sacred ceremonies when incense is unavailable and is one of the 4 sacred plants used in the Feast of Tabernacles (interestingly, I am completing this blog during this time!), which is a reminder to be faithful and obedient to the God who rescued us, provided for us and brought us into the Promised Land, and as a celebration of God's mighty saving acts.
The LORD Returns With Mercy
Then the angel of the LORD asked God how long he would withhold mercy from Jerusalem and Judah, who He had been angry with for 70 years.
The LORD spoke kind and comforting words to the angel who talked with Zechariah and told him to proclaim that He is very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion and very angry with the nations that feel secure.
He was only a little angry, but they went too far with the punishment.
Therefore, the LORD said that He will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there His house will be rebuilt.
His towns will again overflow with prosperity, and the LORD will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem (Zechariah 1:12-17).
Restoration Begins
God speaks to us in so many ways, in visions, in dreams, in whispers to our heart and nudges to our soul, but our attention is misdirected.
Instead of answering His calls, we send Him to voicemail and delete His messages to free up space, or miss them as they come but in a whisper and we are not attuned to His wisdom.
All day long He holds out His hands to obstinate people, who walk in ways not good, pursuing their own imaginations - people who continually provoke Him to His very face (Isaiah 65:2-3).
Restoration begins with the internal rebuilding of God's house, returning Him to His rightful place, Alpha and Omega, First and Last, Beginning and End and Sovereign over all.
Let us repent for our wicked and foolish ways, let us recognise and be redeemed by the truth and let us be restored, refined and revived.
The Four Horns
Horns represent power in the form of kings, kingdoms and worldly empires (Daniel 7:24 & Revelation 17:12).
In present times, kings are those who have set themselves up as "leaders", those who have taken power by force, and elected leaders who have handed over their power to a higher authority.
Then Zechariah looked up, and there before him were 4 horns and the angel told him they were the horns that scattered Judah, Israel and Jerusalem so that they cannot raise their heads. (Zechariah 1:18-21)
The four horns are 4 unrighteous "leaders" or "kingdoms" who have raised themselves up against God and His people, who are bearing down on us so heavily that we cannot raise our heads.
They were accompanied by a large crown and smaller crown, the large crown belongs to God Himself, who is Sovereign over all, the smaller crown belongs to an earthly "leader" or kingdom.
Four Kingdoms Destroyed
King Nebuchadnezzar dreamed of 4 kingdoms of gold, silver, bronze and iron and clay, represented by an enormous dazzling statue (Daniel 2:31-33).
The fourth kingdom, strong as iron - for iron breaks things to pieces, so it will crush and break all the others. But it was partly of baked clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom; partly strong and partly brittle, the people will be a mixture and will not remain united, any more than iron mixes with clay (Daniel 2:38-43).
While the King was watching, a rock was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and smashed them.
Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were all broken to pieces and became like chaff on a threshing floor. The wind swept them away without leaving a trace.
But the rock that struck the statue became a huge mountain and filled the whole earth (Daniel 2:34-35).
The Kingdom That Will Never Be Destroyed
In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people.
It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever.
This is the meaning of the vision of the rock cut out of a mountain, but not by human hands - a rock that broke the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold to pieces (Daniel 2:44-45).
It feels that we are in the time of the fourth kingdom, Klaus Schwab, puppet master extraordinaire, calls this age the Fourth Industrial Revolution, but little does he know that this kingdom will not only fall, but be smashed to pieces, swept away and replaced!
God is the Rock, the Redeemer and the Righteous One, who will judge, remove and rule over everything that stands in the way of HIS plan, it would be wise to recoil, repent and return to the LORD before He brings everything down on their heads!
The Four Craftsmen
Then the LORD showed Zechariah 4 craftsmen and told him that they had come to terrify them and throw down those horns of the nations who lifted up their horns against the land of Judah to scatter its people (Zechariah 1:18-20).
The 4 craftsmen are no ordinary craftsmen and will terrify and overthrow the 4 unrighteous "leaders" or "kingdoms" and their systems, root out wickedness and restore righteousness.
God then told me that HE would be the one to make America great again, which is exactly what He confirmed to Zechariah when He said that He will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there His house will be rebuilt.
His towns will again overflow with prosperity, and the LORD will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem (Zechariah 1:12-17).
God's people will return to His everlasting kingdom that will never be destroyed and He will live with us, and we Him, once again.
The Horns Who Lifted Themselves Up Against God
Our society has fallen into a level of disrepute and disrepair that is akin to the days of Noah, resulting in a catastrophic flood that wiped out humanity and all life, other than what God preserved.
The horns who lift themselves up against God and His people, making us bow our heads under the weight of their yoke, having openly declared that God is dead and we have no need for Him, are about to experience a mighty fall that they are not expecting.
Under their "leadership", many people lost their homes, jobs, businesses, life-savings, children, parents and even their own lives.
Protests are encouraged, the enemy is being funded, the propaganda machine is bearing false witness and testimony, divide and conquer is the aim and we are deeply grieving God.
To cap it all, demons take centre stage, demonic entities and ideologies are affirmed, encouraged and welcomed, the truth and the lie have switched positions and a sick and sordid agenda of contamination, control and coercion has been allowed to take root.
The Kingdom That Will Fall
The system is rotting and stinking, a pack of rabid wolves are running the show and we cannot even breathe fresh air.
We are losing our children to the very people who are supposed to be protecting them, everything has been weaponised and demonised, God is nowhere to be seen in our schools, our homes and our hearts and His removal from our lives has left a grotesque stain on society and humanity.
We are unfit and overweight, our hands are tied behind our back, our mouths muzzled, our senses dulled and our prayers are made to worthless and lifeless idols, causing our rudderless and captain-less ship to sink.
We have got exactly what we deserve, but sadly, we have unwittingly gone so far down the rabbit hole that we can no longer get out. We have gone too far.
We have sunk too deep. We failed to build our house on rock, we failed to secure our foundations and now, the quick sand has taken hold and we are being sucked in to the vacuum that we created in our failure to stop it when we had the chance.
A Return to Love
Our hollow and empty selves resemble holocaust survivors and meth addicts, we are unrecognisable and spiritually divorced from the spotless bride we are supposed to be and God's glory has departed.
Repentance is not a strong enough word, we need to get on our knees and BEG for forgiveness.
We need to prostrate ourselves low as we implore God to return to us, surrendering all and committing our entire being, body, mind and soul, from now until eternity, to Him and Him alone.
Let us purge everything that is not God from our being and make penance by putting first the only Source that is worthy as we return, with a truly rent heart, to righteousness.
Let us retrace our steps to seek out what we have lost and find what we have so expertly hidden from ourselves with a childlike curiosity and wide-eyed innocence so we can recapture our lost vigour and reclaim our inherent wisdom.
Returning to God
Let us let go of factory farmed fast food and fizzy pop and draw water from the foundation of life at no cost, feasting on pasture-reared spiritual meat that nourishes, nurtures and sustains us.
Let us regain our discipline, self-control and decency and eat from the fruits of the Spirit from the tree of life, that we may be satiated, strengthened and sharpened.
Let us be drenched in the warm rain of the LORD, let us enjoy the heat from under His shade and let us be surrounded by His hedge of protection.
Let us sit at His feet, bask in His radiant glow and look longingly into His eyes, whilst being held in His loving embrace.
Let us be cleansed by His Holy Spirit and purified and sanctified in His refiners fire so that we too may take our place amongst the saints, sharing the inheritance of our Father's estate.
The Power & Dominance of God Almighty!
None of us truly understand God's power, for if we did, we would both fear and revere Him.
God is ALL MIGHTY.
He is SOVEREIGN OVER ALL.
He is the ALPHA AND THE OMEGA, THE FIRST AND THE LAST, THE BEGINNING AND THE END.
God presides over everything, has us in the palm of His hand at every turn and will restore everything the enemy has stolen!
God Restores, Heals & Provides
God is Jehovah Rapha, the God who restores, Jehovah Jireh, the God who provides and Jehovah Nissi, the LORD is our banner.
Call to Him and He will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know (Jeremiah 33:3).
Though God has made us see troubles, many and bitter, He will restore our life again; from the depths of the earth He will again bring us up (Psalm 71:20).
If we return to the Almighty, we will be restored: If we remove wickedness far from our tent (Job 22:23).
Restore us to the joy of Your salvation and grant us a willing spirit, to sustain us (Psalm 51:12).
The City of Righteousness, The Faithful City
Restore us, O God; make Your face shine on us, that we may be saved (Psalm 80:3).
Restore us again, God our Saviour, and put away Your displeasure toward us (Psalm 85:4).
God will restore our leaders as in days of old, our rulers as at the beginning.
Afterward we will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City (Isaiah 1:26).
God's people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up the age-old foundations; they will be called Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorer of Streets with Dwellings (Isaiah 58:12).
God Will Restore Everything
The LORD's temple will be restored (2 Chronicles 24:12), altars of the LORD will be restored (2 Chronicles 33:16), positions will be restored (Genesis 41:13) and prosperity will be restored (Job 8:6).
Walls will be restored (Ezra 4:13), cities will be restored (Numbers 21:27), fortunes will be restored (Deuteronomy 30:3, Job 42:10, Psalm 85:1), flesh will be restored (Job 33:25, 2 Kings 5:10), limbs will be restored (1 Kings 13:6) and health will be restored (Psalm 41:3, Isaiah 38:16).
Full well-being will be restored (Job 33:26), comfort will be restored (Isaiah 57:18), territory will be restored (1 Samuel 7:14), monuments will be restored (2 Samuel 8:3), land will be restored (2 Samuel 9:7, Isaiah 49:8) and the places long devastated will be restored (Isaiah 61:4).
Boundaries will be restored (2 Kings 14:25), kingdoms will be restored (2 Samuel 16:3), God's people will be restored (Psalm 14:7, Psalm 53:6), leaders will be restored (Isaiah 1:26) and covenant blessings will be restored (2 Samuel 16:12).
Sanity will be restored (Daniel 4:34), sight will be restored (Matthew 9:30), dominions will be restored (Micah 4:8), splendour will be restored (Nahum 2:2), salvation will be restored (Psalm 51:12), life itself will be restored (2 Kings 8:5) and God Himself will restore both us and all things (Acts 3:21, 1 Peter 5:10).
God Will Make His Enemies A Footstool!
God is righting the ship and Jesus sits at His right hand until He makes his enemies a footstool for his feet.
The LORD will extend his mighty sceptre from Zion, saying, "Rule in the midst of your enemies!"
His troops will be willing on His day of battle, arrayed in holy splendour, his young men will come to Him like dew from the morning's womb.
The Lord is at his right hand; He will crush kings on the day of His wrath.
He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead and crushing the rulers of the whole earth (Psalm 110).
The Hidden Star
In the same way, King Xerxes extended his golden sceptre to Queen Esther when the enemy plotted to destroy the Jews, setting in motion the saving of a nation.
Before Esther was Queen during the rule of one of the most powerful kings of the empire, she was a homeless, orphaned Jewess by the name of Hadassah, meaning myrtle.
Esther's Persian name translates into Star speaking of Esther's role in the fulfilment of God's promises, prophecies, planning and providence as she lead her people to safety and prosperity, in the same way that the three wise men were lead to Jesus.
In Hebrew, Esther means hidden, which is equally significant because the efficacy of Esther's revelation of Haman's treachery relied heavily on the fact that she made sure that her Jewish roots were hidden from the king until the time was right to reveal them, as he was known for rash behaviour and unwise judgement.
God's word is alive, He gave us guidance to live by to those who study and stay close to Him and His Word is full, infallible and final.
God Is Always With Us!
Esther Israel's myrtle, the man in the myrtle trees, the son of man coming with the clouds of heaven, God is always with us.
He is always in the midst of our striving and suffering, we need only to turn to Him.
God uses people and nations as a rod of discipline and correction, to return His sheep back to Himself.
We must not despise the LORD's discipline, and we must not resent His rebuke, because the LORD disciplines those He loves, as a father the son he delights in. (Proverbs 3:11-12)
Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD our God disciplines us. (Deuteronomy 8:5)
The Perfume of God's Promise
Dear God, grant us that we would learn from your servant Esther and the messages of Your prophets.
Let us be willing to be crushed to reveal the perfume of Your promise, if that is what it takes.
Give us ears to hear, eyes to see and a heart to understand and stretch out Your mighty hand to redeem us.
Let us learn to be wise in our speech and our action, and courageous in our obedience in order to lead in righteousness.
May we be the incense of the myrtle blossom, drawing both ourselves and those we come into contact with, into renewed fellowship with you, Amen.
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