Hello, John and Doves,Cheryl, may I scripturally paraphrase your dream?It reminds me of the following passages:"He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty."_______________________________________________________I Am the True Vine1“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. 4Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. 9As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. 10If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. 11These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.
12“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. 14You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. 16You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. 17These things I command you, so that you will love one another."
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Children of God
28"And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming. 29If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him."
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~Blessings,
Mike
_________________________________________________________________________ http://www.fivedoves.com/letters/apr2013/cherylg416.htm Cheryl Godden (16 Apr 2013)
"A RAPTURE DREAM"
I am very pleased to say that I had a rapture dream that was after I was finished sleeping and just before I woke up. This was about one month ago. Today is April 10, 2013.It was SO VERY VIVID and very exciting to say the least. I was going up in the sky at a medium speed with my arms outstretched in front of me at a complete stretch. I remember being aware of my arms out in front of me and I could see my hands pointed straight out as if reaching for something.Up above the sky of the earth almost as if just above the circle of the earth was the ARK !! I was heading toward the Ark -- I thought THIS IS IT !! He has come to get us..... I was beyond excited.......breathless with excitement.All of a sudden I heard "GET IN THE ARK -- GET IN THE ARK -- GET IN THE ARK" three times.It was not a strange voice just a voice that sounded like family. It was not urgent the voice but insistent.Then BOOM I was back in my body -- back in my bed -- and VERY disappointed that it had not been real, but a dream/vision only. When I got up I said Yes, Lord I am in the Ark.Cheryl Godden