Doves:

I don't think I did a good job of explaining the "escape" part of my dream.
http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/apr2004/calvinm410.htm

In trying to interpret my dream, I mentioned 2 means of "escape".  The Jews
are said to "escape" into the desert for 1,260 days JUST AFTER the rapture.
The RAPTURE is our "ESCAPE"!!!

   Revelation 12
   5 She gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the
   nations with an iron scepter. And her child was snatched up
   to God and to his throne.

The "snatching up" is our rapture because we (mostly Gentiles)
HAVE BELIEVED on Jesus Christ.  The Israelis (mostly) have
NOT BELIEVED on Jesus Christ as the Messiah.  Although the
prophets, the law, the writings of the Bible, have come THROUGH
(thus the "birth" mother) the Jews, they MISSED the fact that Jesus
was their Messiah.

   Revelation 12
   6 The woman fled into the desert to a place prepared for her by God,
   where she might be taken care of for 1,260 days.

The true - REALLY NASTY - part of the tribulation is 1,260 days / 42 months
/ 3 1/2 years.  Whether we ARE PRESENTLY and HAVE BEEN (according
to God) in a "7 year period" could be the case.  Nevertheless, the REAL
part of the tribulation that is talked about in the Bible is 3 1/2 years.  In the
dream, it seems that the Gentiles may be about to "lay down their swords
or their 'fighting instruments' because their 'part' in the battle leadership
may be over".  I noticed Paul Newman's (a Jew) sword was at the base of
the cliff as if he were about to "take it up".  My sword (I am a Gentile) had
been with me all along.  The TOTALLY FREEING "news" (which was not "new"
to me), obviously, was MORE SHOCKING to Paul and he shouted it loudly out
to the world!!!  And again, this, most likely, ALSO means that the 144,000
ARE ABOUT TO GO TO WAR WITH THE SWORD OF THE WORD OF GOD
(as stated in the first interpretation of Revelation 7)!!!
http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/apr2004/calvinm410-1.htm

I believe the dream symbolizes that the time of the Gentiles is TRULY ending!!!!!

   Revelation 12
   14 The woman was given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she might
   fly to the place prepared for her in the desert, where she would be taken
   care of for a time, times and half a time, out of the serpent's reach. 15 Then
   from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river, to overtake the woman
   and sweep her away with the torrent. 16 But the earth helped the woman by
   opening its mouth and swallowing the river that the dragon had spewed out
   of his mouth. 17Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went
   off to make war against the rest of her offspring--those who obey God's
   commandments and hold to the testimony of Jesus.

It seems that the VERY GREEDY NATURE of the antichrist may distract him
AWAY FROM THE JEWS HIDDEN IN THE DESERT!!!  [Isn't the Grand Canyon
(from my dream) located in a desert region?  This is the "type" of region the
Jews will flee to.]

GOD BLESS!!!

Calvin