A VISION TO PONDER
This was given by the Holy Spirit to a woman of God in a Charismatic Baptist church where we fellowshipped in Northern Tasmania just before the year 2000. Her prophetic words were welcomed and accepted by the then church leadership, as she was a stable, committed member of the church fellowship living a life of personal and spiritual integrity. We believe it still has relevance to the church today.
The King who was King over all things sent to the earth many, many diamonds. In every place and in every kingdom of the earth He placed His diamonds so they could be treasured and polished and shaped. He had special places in His eternal kingdom for each diamond to return to.
The King watched in pain as those He entrusted with his diamonds saw only how they could use them for their own pleasure and gain. Many of these were even blind to the beauty present in each diamond, seeing in them only a reflection of their own darkness and a target for their anger and greed. Some of the diamonds were smashed to pieces as again and again the entrusted ones hit them with huge rocks. Some were drilled through and put on necklaces as trophies to be worn.
The King looked further down the streets of the nations, looking for those He had made ready to come to the aid of the diamonds.He saw his redeemed people, His bride, sitting in shop fronts with big windows. Looking through the windows, it looked more like a pub. The people were drinking, taking drugs, laughing and eating. Every now and then they would look out of the window and say: "It's not very nice out there. Have another drink, friend." The longer they stayed, the foggier the windows became and the less they could see. Sometimes they seemed to stop for a few minutes and look at each other as if something had disturbed their activities. They looked confused but soon went on with what they were doing.
The King's pain increased as He watched His Son, the Risen Saviour, stand among His people and call them saying, "Worship Me. I am Righteousness and Justice." At times, one or two would hear His voice and see His tears and leave the shop front. This pleased the Lord and He cleared the fog from their eyes and minds and gave them assignments. Some of the assignments were to clear the fog from the window. This annoyed or amused the people inside.
The King watched. His pain increased until it nearly tore the universe apart. His anger burned as He watched. In the dark streets He saw that some of the redeemed had gone out and they were forcing holes through the diamonds and making necklaces with them. Then they went to the evil one who lived in the streets of the nations. They bowed to him, took off their necklaces and offered them to him to add to all the others he wore. The evil one was pleased and greedily snatched them.
The King called to His Son, "It is time. Smash the windows, shake My people. No longer will they sit and become blind, callous and oblivious to what is outside their fogged vision. It is time for them to rise up and see, to use their authority, to call on their Lord, to feel, to go, to pray, to love. It is time, My Son. Call them to pure worship, to see straight, to see Truth, to see Your Righteousness and Justice. My Son, call them."
The Son turned from the Father and pulled from its sheath a huge, brilliant sword. It looked like a bolt of lightning. The sword is to be used in response to the righteous prayers of the redeemed. Written on the handle are the words Righteousness and Justice Belong to the Lord. It is also a warning to the redeemed. The voice of the Son rang out around the nations, "Awake!"
The writer of the above admonished the readers to ask the Lord to show the full meaning of this and what it requires of us.
Here is what she personally believed to be something of the interpretation.
The Diamonds represent the ones who have been lost because the church has been so blinded by seeing its own needs fulfilled, staying in comfort zones, and idolizing traditions of man. These ones are especially the millions of children in the world who are abused, in slavery, orphaned etc - also the millions who are helpless because of economic injustice. This is not an exclusive understanding because the Lord wil speak different things to different people with a vision like this.
The King watched in pain as those He entrusted with his diamonds saw only how they could use them for their own pleasure and gain. Many of these were even blind to the beauty present in each diamond, seeing in them only a reflection of their own darkness and a target for their anger and greed. Some of the diamonds were smashed to pieces as again and again the entrusted ones hit them with huge rocks. Some were drilled through and put on necklaces as trophies to be worn.
The King looked further down the streets of the nations, looking for those He had made ready to come to the aid of the diamonds.He saw his redeemed people, His bride, sitting in shop fronts with big windows. Looking through the windows, it looked more like a pub. The people were drinking, taking drugs, laughing and eating. Every now and then they would look out of the window and say: "It's not very nice out there. Have another drink, friend." The longer they stayed, the foggier the windows became and the less they could see. Sometimes they seemed to stop for a few minutes and look at each other as if something had disturbed their activities. They looked confused but soon went on with what they were doing.
The King's pain increased as He watched His Son, the Risen Saviour, stand among His people and call them saying, "Worship Me. I am Righteousness and Justice." At times, one or two would hear His voice and see His tears and leave the shop front. This pleased the Lord and He cleared the fog from their eyes and minds and gave them assignments. Some of the assignments were to clear the fog from the window. This annoyed or amused the people inside.
The King watched. His pain increased until it nearly tore the universe apart. His anger burned as He watched. In the dark streets He saw that some of the redeemed had gone out and they were forcing holes through the diamonds and making necklaces with them. Then they went to the evil one who lived in the streets of the nations. They bowed to him, took off their necklaces and offered them to him to add to all the others he wore. The evil one was pleased and greedily snatched them.
The King called to His Son, "It is time. Smash the windows, shake My people. No longer will they sit and become blind, callous and oblivious to what is outside their fogged vision. It is time for them to rise up and see, to use their authority, to call on their Lord, to feel, to go, to pray, to love. It is time, My Son. Call them to pure worship, to see straight, to see Truth, to see Your Righteousness and Justice. My Son, call them."
The Son turned from the Father and pulled from its sheath a huge, brilliant sword. It looked like a bolt of lightning. The sword is to be used in response to the righteous prayers of the redeemed. Written on the handle are the words Righteousness and Justice Belong to the Lord. It is also a warning to the redeemed. The voice of the Son rang out around the nations, "Awake!"
The writer of the above admonished the readers to ask the Lord to show the full meaning of this and what it requires of us.
Here is what she personally believed to be something of the interpretation.
The Diamonds represent the ones who have been lost because the church has been so blinded by seeing its own needs fulfilled, staying in comfort zones, and idolizing traditions of man. These ones are especially the millions of children in the world who are abused, in slavery, orphaned etc - also the millions who are helpless because of economic injustice. This is not an exclusive understanding because the Lord wil speak different things to different people with a vision like this.
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