Vision Of The Wooden Longboat Shaken Out!
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ScottA
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This is the "hem" or "border" of His garment, the last of it--the Last--the finish.
David in NJ
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The LORD is reminding you/us of His Prophecy
"But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be."
David in NJ
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Do not be shocked, for visions and prophecies from the LORD always direct us back to His words for our edification and warning,
that motivates us to move forward in Him.
The vision included a white cloth in circular form = Job 26:8
He wraps up the waters in His clouds,
yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.
The Ark is a reminder of Noah and how he received the Prophecy of the LORD = Hebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
"foaming white waves" = Jude 1:13
These are spots in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, serving only themselves.
They are clouds without water, carried about by the winds; late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots;
raging waves of the sea, foaming up their own shame;
1 John 4:4 ties all these Truths together in the vision
Looking at this vision as a whole, there are several biblical connections that stand out. They may not all be intended, so this should be held as a possible interpretation.
The vision began with a white sheet, scrunched up into a circular form, being taken up by an unseen hand and then shaken out over the earth. This immediately brings Acts 10 to mind, where Peter saw a sheet being lowered from heaven containing animals that were both clean and unclean.
God told Peter, "Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.” Acts 10:15
Peter later understood that the vision was not ultimately about animals but about people.
He said, "God has shown me that I should not call anyone impure or unclean.” Acts 10:28
There is a strong biblical connection between the sheet in this vision and Peter's vision. It speaks of people whom God himself is gathering and calling, without the distinctions that people make between them.
The closed wooden vessel that appeared from the sheet also brings Noah's ark to mind. In Noah's day, God preserved both clean and unclean animals in the ark, as well as Noah and his family. Eight people went through the flood and were preserved by God. “Then the Lord shut him in.” Genesis 7:16
I do not believe that the ark in this vision is a picture of a church building or necessarily of the corporate Church. It may be with God preserving those who belong to him while they pass through the waters. The fact that the vessel in the vision was closed may therefore be significant. What God had placed inside it was under his keeping.
The vessel then fell into foaming white waves. It would be possible to associate the waves with spiritual opposition, turbulence, or difficult circumstances, particularly because the words that followed were “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” 1 John 4:4
The words “little children” are especially significant because they closely echo the language of 1 John, and the context of 1 John 4 is about discerning and testing spirits. The emphasis is not necessarily on the waves but on the fact that those who are from God have already overcome because of the One who lives within them.
The hand did not point toward the waves but toward the vessel. The attention is more likely, directed away from the turmoil surrounding the vessel and toward what God is preserving within it. As it was with the ark of the covenant, which held the tablets of stone, Aaron's budding rod, and the jar of manna.
There is also an interesting connection with what was being heard in the background while the vision was taking place. You mentioned privately that the recording background was somewhere around 1 Chronicles 13–17, where David was seeking to bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. Those chapters contain the Ark, the presence of God, opposition from the Philistines, David seeking God for direction, victory over his enemies, worship, and God's covenant promise concerning David's house.
In 1 Chronicles 14, after God gives David victory over the Philistines, David says, "As waters break out, God has broken out against my enemies by my hand.”
1 Chronicles 14:11
The imagery of water, opposition, God's intervention and victory occurring in the very passage being heard in the background is noteworthy. It may or may not be part of the surrounding biblical context of your vision, although it would be unwise to force every detail into a direct prophetic meaning.
There is also a possible connection with the prayer and decree that had already taken place that morning. Before going to the gym, prayer had been made for the many people God has placed upon your heart, including prayer concerning generational and genetic curses, familiar spirits and ruling spirits, and the bloodlines of those you have been called to pray for daily.
Isaiah 59:19 came to mind in connection with the thought of the enemy coming like a flood. However, that should probably remain a possible association rather than being declared the meaning of the waves.
It is possible that the morning prayers and the vision are connected, and the connection simply came to mind because of what had already been prayed that morning. That part should be left open for further confirmation.
The strongest anchor in the entire vision remains the words spoken by the Lord: “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” 1 John 4:4
Taken together, the vision may therefore be showing God bringing something forth, gathering people to himself, and preserving those who belong to him even while they are surrounded by turbulent circumstances and spiritual opposition.
The sheet may point toward the gathering of people who God has made clean through Christ. The vessel may recall God's preservation of Noah and his family through the flood. The closed vessel may speak of God's keeping power. The waters may represent the difficult or spiritually turbulent environment surrounding God's people. And the pointing hand may be directing attention to what God is keeping rather than to the power of the waves.
The emphasis in the message from this vision seems to be that the waters do not have the final authority over those who are from God.
The vessel is in the waves, but the final word is not about the waves.
The final word is "You are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.”
This is as deep as I can go without it becoming a book. At the very heart of the vision, it may be about God in us.
The vision began with a white sheet, scrunched up into a circular form, being taken up by an unseen hand and then shaken out over the earth. This immediately brings Acts 10 to mind, where Peter saw a sheet being lowered from heaven containing animals that were both clean and unclean.
God told Peter, "Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.” Acts 10:15
Peter later understood that the vision was not ultimately about animals but about people.
He said, "God has shown me that I should not call anyone impure or unclean.” Acts 10:28
There is a strong biblical connection between the sheet in this vision and Peter's vision. It speaks of people whom God himself is gathering and calling, without the distinctions that people make between them.
The closed wooden vessel that appeared from the sheet also brings Noah's ark to mind. In Noah's day, God preserved both clean and unclean animals in the ark, as well as Noah and his family. Eight people went through the flood and were preserved by God. “Then the Lord shut him in.” Genesis 7:16
I do not believe that the ark in this vision is a picture of a church building or necessarily of the corporate Church. It may be with God preserving those who belong to him while they pass through the waters. The fact that the vessel in the vision was closed may therefore be significant. What God had placed inside it was under his keeping.
The vessel then fell into foaming white waves. It would be possible to associate the waves with spiritual opposition, turbulence, or difficult circumstances, particularly because the words that followed were “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” 1 John 4:4
The words “little children” are especially significant because they closely echo the language of 1 John, and the context of 1 John 4 is about discerning and testing spirits. The emphasis is not necessarily on the waves but on the fact that those who are from God have already overcome because of the One who lives within them.
The hand did not point toward the waves but toward the vessel. The attention is more likely, directed away from the turmoil surrounding the vessel and toward what God is preserving within it. As it was with the ark of the covenant, which held the tablets of stone, Aaron's budding rod, and the jar of manna.
There is also an interesting connection with what was being heard in the background while the vision was taking place. You mentioned privately that the recording background was somewhere around 1 Chronicles 13–17, where David was seeking to bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. Those chapters contain the Ark, the presence of God, opposition from the Philistines, David seeking God for direction, victory over his enemies, worship, and God's covenant promise concerning David's house.
In 1 Chronicles 14, after God gives David victory over the Philistines, David says, "As waters break out, God has broken out against my enemies by my hand.”
1 Chronicles 14:11
The imagery of water, opposition, God's intervention and victory occurring in the very passage being heard in the background is noteworthy. It may or may not be part of the surrounding biblical context of your vision, although it would be unwise to force every detail into a direct prophetic meaning.
There is also a possible connection with the prayer and decree that had already taken place that morning. Before going to the gym, prayer had been made for the many people God has placed upon your heart, including prayer concerning generational and genetic curses, familiar spirits and ruling spirits, and the bloodlines of those you have been called to pray for daily.
Isaiah 59:19 came to mind in connection with the thought of the enemy coming like a flood. However, that should probably remain a possible association rather than being declared the meaning of the waves.
It is possible that the morning prayers and the vision are connected, and the connection simply came to mind because of what had already been prayed that morning. That part should be left open for further confirmation.
The strongest anchor in the entire vision remains the words spoken by the Lord: “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” 1 John 4:4
Taken together, the vision may therefore be showing God bringing something forth, gathering people to himself, and preserving those who belong to him even while they are surrounded by turbulent circumstances and spiritual opposition.
The sheet may point toward the gathering of people who God has made clean through Christ. The vessel may recall God's preservation of Noah and his family through the flood. The closed vessel may speak of God's keeping power. The waters may represent the difficult or spiritually turbulent environment surrounding God's people. And the pointing hand may be directing attention to what God is keeping rather than to the power of the waves.
The emphasis in the message from this vision seems to be that the waters do not have the final authority over those who are from God.
The vessel is in the waves, but the final word is not about the waves.
The final word is "You are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.”
This is as deep as I can go without it becoming a book. At the very heart of the vision, it may be about God in us.
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