John Havener January 30th, 2008
Years ago I had a dream of such clarity and force that it made a huge and lasting impact upon me, and I believe it may have relevance for the near future. The only other dream I have had with the same level of intensity was precisely fulfilled. please think about this…
I dreamed I was standing with my youngest son on a wooden porch that was a second floor extension of an old rectangular, brick industrial type building. On the porch with me was a large crowd of people. The narrow end of the structure, which looked like part of a 19th century factory one might see in PA or Ohio, faced a public square or plaza ringed with other buildings. As I looked into the square while standing with the others, a stampede of oxen (bulls?) charged into the central square. “Wow, this is cool!” I said to myself as the oxen filled the large square. Suddenly, the charging herd began jostling the supports of the wooden porch. “This porch is going down!” I thought and grabbed my son by the seat of his pants and stuffed him through a window at the back of the porch. As I quickly followed through the same window, the porch collapsed, killing every one who remained on it.
The scene changed. The “powers that be” had rebuilt the porch,
but when I entered the factory,although it was clean, it had NO economic activity in it…Only a guard was posted outside the entrance to the now deserted building. It reminded me of the sad, old factories in Russia after the Soviet Union collapsed.
I believe the building represented the US economy during its industrial/ manufacturing era (1850- 1950+++), an era when the US led the world in these capabilities. The porch represents an “information age” extension of our economy off the old manufacturing phase which is far weaker, far shakier than most realize. The oxen/ bull stampede speaks of market, price and spending surges/ excesses, of amazing, unprecedented proportions…excesses and surges that eventual bring down an essentially shaky economy. When the economy goes down it will have a “killing” effect on many. And finally, although the economic infrastructure will be cleaned up and rebuilt, it will be a lifeless shell with no vibrant economic life in it.
That was my dream. Over the years I have tried to encourage Christians to prepare themselves for intense economic pressures and huge waves of persecution here in the US. Frankly, this was a message no one wanted to hear and I basically gave up on trying to stir my brothers and sisters into spiritual and practical preparation. I feel strongly encouraged by our Lord that I must speak up, and with urgency. If I could, I would “grab you and yours by the seat of your pants” and stuff you through the window into the place of safety…ultimately that place is nothing less than union with our Lord Jesus Himself. How long the window we have will remain open, how much more jostling the porch can stand, only God knows. This I do know, NOW is the time to prepare steadily and wisely and with faith and urgency…more to follow.
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