Get Ready for a Big Event

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Dream: The Big Event

February 8, 2019, I woke up to a dream from God. I was getting dressed for a big event, wearing a shimmery-gold, sleeveless floor-length dress. It was beautiful enough for the most important and elegant event anyone could be invited to. Surprisingly, I looked really great!

The Auditorium

I arrived at the event place. It was a large auditorium with theater seating and a stage. As I entered from the back of the auditorium I spotted people I knew sitting towards the front right section. I approached the front looking for a good seat and greeted people who were already seated. Still standing, I glanced up to look around. The front was well lit, while the back of the auditorium was rather dim. The rear and middle of the auditorium were full and the front was filling up fast. It was open seating, so I realized that I needed to hurry up and find a seat!

Quick! Find A Seat!

The big event was about to start. I wanted to sit up close. There were several unoccupied seats on the second row next to the first inside isle but I spent too much time socializing. By the time I got over there, those seats were taken. There was a seat on the same row at the opposite end, by the wall. I hurried over there and put my things down to reserve my seat. I looked up and realized that no one else was talking. Although I never saw anyone’s face in this dream, I saw that they were quietly seated. They were facing straight ahead, focused on the stage.

The seats were covered in soft velvet of a golden-tan color. I began to sit down anticipating my view of the stage and knew the big event was going to take place soon. Then I woke up.

Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.  When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Colossians 3:1-4 NIV

Unraveling The Dream

Psalm 45 is one of the most beautiful prophetic scriptures that describes the relationship between our majestic King, Jesus, and His Bride. I believe it is one of the passages that paints a picture of the last days outpouring– a new great awakening. The entire Psalm is astounding, and I hope you will read it. But for this post I will give you just a few verses that pertain to the dream.

Listen to me, O royal daughter; take to heart what I say.
    Forget your people and your family far away.
For your royal husband delights in your beauty;
    honor him, for he is your lord.
The princess of Tyre will shower you with gifts.
    The wealthy will beg your favor.
The bride, a princess, looks glorious
    in her golden gown. Psalm 45:10-13 NLT

The Event

In Revelation 19:6-9 we see that the Bride has made herself ready for the wedding of the Lamb. She is given “bright and clean linen” to wear. We should always be prepared for the Lord to split the skies and rapture us home to Heaven. But if Jesus doesn’t return in our lifetime, we also must be prepared spiritually for the day we die. We must remain in Christ because only in Him can we be saved. But perhaps the Lord is also telling us to prepare to be used in a great outpouring of His glory on the earth!

A Great Outpouring

I believe the Lord’s awesome presence is about to appear in a big event that will display His glory in greater fashion than we’ve ever seen. According to prophecies I am familiar with, God’s anointing will be poured out by angels like water from urns. This will happen in specific locations around the world; some areas in greater measure than others. This anointing will not be confined to one church, community or city. It will affect every nation on the planet. Maybe this dream speaks specifically to this glorious event that is soon about to take the stage. God is inviting us to “get ready” for it– spiritually!

And look, I am sending you what my Father promised. But stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.” Luke 24:49 NET

Getting Dressed

Our self-righteous works can make us look really good on the outside. But if we’re not allowing God to heal our broken hearts, deliver us by His blood and empower us in the secret place of prayer, we are not seated with Him or His Body. The power of the Holy Spirit comes on believers that are willing to humbly pursue God no matter the cost.

It is in the chamber where the Bride is dressed and becomes all-glorious. We must take off the rags of our past hurts and failures to be clothed in the garments Jesus purchased for us on the cross. He is enthralled by the beauty of the new creation that we are– in Him, so we must become confident in who we are in Him. The “chamber” for us is the secret place of prayer where we are seated with God in daily sanctification. We are set apart for God when we are born-again. But we must allow the Lord to continue to transform us from glory to glory.

Heaven On Earth

The plush theater seats of golden-tan velvet represent being seated with Christ in heavenly places (gold), on earth (tan). Not seeing faces in the dream indicates a spiritual realm. As Christians, we are born again by the Holy Spirit to follow the Holy Spirit. He makes it possible for us to live on earth and be seated in heavenly places at the same time. Unless we learn to follow the Spirit we can’t “be seated” with God and our brothers and sisters in Christ.

Distractions

All believers in Jesus are reconciled with God. But earthly distractions can keep us from living in that reality. Offense, love of money, staying too busy and other temptations can lead us away from our relationship with God. It’s time for me and all of us to reject all distractions, be seated in love for our brothers and sisters in Christ and fix our spiritual eyes on Jesus Himself.

Choose Your Seat

Jesus wants us close to the front, but He would rather us be seated somewhere than not at all! In fact, Jesus said it is better to take the lowest seat at the table and perhaps the host would have you move up to a more prestigious place (Luke 14:7-11). Humility is vital in God’s Kingdom because it is the Lord that receives all the glory. It is He that saves, transforms and gives us the power to do anything that lasts for eternity.

Sit Down And Rest

Being seated in Christ is a place of rest. God requires that we stop trying to earn God’s approval through works and just receive His gift of love by faith in His grace. Ephesians 2:1-10 We also must love our Brothers and Sisters with the same grace God poured out on us, no matter where they are in their growth process.

Resting in God’s grace does not mean we do nothing for God. But when we “strive to perform for others” out of fear, we are worried about what other people may think of us. This can be a fear of man, fear of punishment or fear of being shamed. Led by fear, we cannot hear the Holy Spirit’s correction or counseling. We have forgotten that Jesus has already made us perfect in our Father’s eyes. Our Father wants to heal our broken hearts so we can minister to others from a place of rest and contentment.

Perfect Unity

When God’s children are seated, fixing our eyes on Jesus and following His desires, Hebrews 12:2, we are in perfect unity. Sitting still, we are finally in a position to listen to God and fulfill His unique and specific purposes for our lives. Only the Lord knows how to run His Kingdom. All eyes are focused on Him and all ears are tuned in to one Voice, for one purpose– His Kingdom. Unity in the Body of Christ by the Holy Spirit is the spark that will ignite a worldwide awakening.

The glory which You have given Me I also have given to them, so that they may be one, just as We are one; I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and You loved them, just as You loved Me. John 17:22-23 NASB

Preparing For A Great Awakening

I believe a great outpouring of God’s Spirit is just ahead, and His glory is rising even now. The Lord is calling His Bride to an intimate place of surrender– crucified to our insecurities that lead us to selfish pride. Jesus wants us alive in Him, following the Spirit in the secret place of His chamber. Let’s get dressed in the grace of Jesus Christ and be seated– eyes fixed on Jesus!

Through Jesus Christ, you can enter into God’s presence and be seated with Him by the Spirit! For a better understanding of who Jesus is please click here: Meet Jesus