Another dream to report.

A Personal Rant

Why do I receive dreams? I really don’t feel worthy. I waste so much time getting distracted by worldly things and demonic things. I am trying to live a consecrated life, but failing. This person (BellaDoddMinistries) seems much holier than I. And many people in my family have helped the world more than I. How can I receive so many spiritual experiences, yet still fall short? If Trump is tired of winning, then I am tired of losing.

All I can say is I am sorry, and I will try to do better. Anything that I put above God is an idol. Distractions are from Satan, and he sends the most distraction when you most need to not be distracted.

Ok the Dream

I am in this odd house with my twin brother. We are on the second floor, which at its center has a large balcony looking down upon the living room on the first floor – the balcony goes all the way around in a square, and there is poor lighting. I remember sort of getting lost because the whole second floor was symmetrical and there were no windows, so it was difficult to determine which side of the building I was on (I commented on this to my brother).

Lazarus

In this house I was sort of a hermit reading scriptures. But there was one scene where I was taking a bath and as I was in the tub, the walls moved – a wall covered the side of the tub I entered, and on the other side where there had been a wall it opened up into another secret bathroom.

Inside the bathroom on the walls there were painted lost scriptures. Specifically, I read how Jesus was talking to the wife of Lazarus (or perhaps sister). He said that Lazarus was called out of sin and that Jesus had done his part in saving Lazarus’s soul, so it wouldn’t be Jesus’s fault if Lazarus falls. He then said it would have been better if the great spiritual experiences of Lazarus had happened to a relative instead (I think he listed aunt / uncle / brother in law). I think this was in context of on the condition that Lazarus continues sinning, seeing how his spiritual experiences would lead to him receive greater condemnation.

I think it was at this point where I lost my clothes, which was embarrassing seeing a family gathering then took place on the first floor of this house (I remember it now being well lit). Eventually I did find clothes and was able to give a pair to another guy who needed them. With clothes on I was able to go down to the main room and join. Yes, I know this last part sounds just like a typical dream but there is symbolism which I will discuss later.

Demon Cat

Still in the strange house, I was laying in bed falling asleep. I think I was shirtless (usually I fall asleep with a shirt), and underneath the blanket there was a cat that was hugging my torso very tightly. It didn’t necessary feel unpleasant, but I tried to pull the cat off and was completely unable to do so. I remember the cat meowed slowly and creepily.

Prayers Avert Judgement No More

While standing on the balcony overlooking the living room, I started discussing with my twin brother about prophecies of destruction. My brother then started quoting scriptures, and words from latterrain333 as if they were scriptures, and generally speaking prophetically on this issue. I was told that the saints were depressed because the prophesied destructions haven’t happened yet. However, they only didn’t happen because they were averted by the prayers of the saints. Particularly, apparently some specific plans of the enemy have been foiled and people from the enemy have been stopped. I think he might have mentioned Trump helping with this though I forget.

Notwithstanding, our prayers haven’t been enough and at this point now it is too late – nothing can stop what is coming, not even prayer.

Interpretation

Lazarus

This part of the dream was more personal, though it applies to others.

So, I started off reading the scriptures and sort of devoting myself to God but then I got distracted while taking a bath; much like my personal life, where I switch between adoring God and then returning to the world. So anyway, while comfortably distracted in the bath, the world changed around me I came into this new room with scriptures basically warning me. This led me to lose my clothes and be unprepared for the family gathering.

The family gathering represents the wedding feast discussed in the new testament (the wedding is us returning in good grace to God, and we need to prepare for this wedding because we never know when it will happen). So, when we are distracted by the world, we can accidentally lose our good standing with the Lord and become unprepared to meet him.

On the topic of the Lazarus scriptures, similarly God has done his part in helping to save my soul and it is up to me to succeed or fail. Moreover, as with the case of Lazarus, if I myself continue in sin, then all the spiritual experiences I have had will bring me under greater condemnation (since I should know better), and it would be better for me if someone else had these experiences.

However, in the end I was able to find clothes and then go down into the meeting. So basically, I am very late to the party of getting right with God, but I still will be able to do it at the last moments (I had a similar dream about being unprepared and late for a wedding, but still barely making it here Dream of latterrain333 and wedding).

The silver lining is that after I found clothing, I was then able to give clothing to someone else. So, I hope this means that my experience of giving in to sin but then overcoming it will be instrumental in my capacity to help others likewise abandon their past and overcome sin.

Also, it is worth noting the construction of the house: at first it started off dark and easy to get lost in, until it became bright with the family gathering. Likewise, this world is very dark and disorienting, but we will be filled with light when we finally return to God. The central living room was the place the gathering occurred – so standing on the balcony represents viewing the meeting but not being part of it. So when I stood on the balcony listening to my twin brother discuss end times, that represented looking out upon the end, and when I left the balcony to the bathroom that represented forgetting to watch for the end (as we are commanded to do in Mark 13:33, Revelations 3:3, and 1 Thessalonians 5:2–6). And when I was naked all I could do is look down from the balcony on the meeting, and I couldn’t join until I became clothed; i.e. we can’t join the wedding feast of God unless we are clothed in righteousness.

Demon Cat

I believe this represented a demonic entity that is clinging to me and influencing me. Pretty scary; I will try my best to pray against this, but in a calm and peaceful manner, not with flamboyance / railing accusations / excessive emotions (D&C 50:31–33).

Prayers Avert Judgement No More

Pretty clear – yes some judgements haven’t come as expected because they were prevented. However, now it is too late and nothing can stop what is coming.