Last night I was praying, as I do each night before going to sleep, and sooner than I would have liked my mind began to wander because I was very tired. I wanted to just lay there and be still and listen for Father's voice within me, so I asked if Father would speak to me in my dreams and that Her Holy Spirit provide me any direction She wished me to have. I drifted off to sleep quickly but woke up soon after, remembering the dream I had and also with a sensation of my body “vibrating” - it's a familiar feeling that I've come to associate with Father's visions, which is why I believe it was from Father. As I took a shower this morning and contemplated the dream and its meaning, I felt compelled to include the dream and deciphering in this week’s newsletter as well.
This is what I remember...
In the dream I was seated and speaking with my parents. My Dad was seated to my right, facing me, and my Mom to my left. Next to me was also a large lantern or lamp and it was turned on and shining brightly.
I remember trying to explain to my Dad that Satan is not in bondage at this point and he seemed very confused, saying to me, "But so-and-so said that he is..." (He mentioned a man's name, who I'm assuming is a preacher or priest, but I can't remember what it was. My parents are Catholic.) and I responded by saying, very calmly and patiently, "No, I'm sorry to say that he's wrong." Then, my Mom, who had been listening to the conversation, stood up and changed sides, moving to my right to sit down next to my Dad, and I stood up and took the lantern/lamp with me and sat down next to her so we were then all three seated in a row to the right.
I know that what I was referring to in the dream was Satan being bound during the Millennium. However, right now, Satan IS kept with eternal chains to darkness – (Jude 1:6 and He has kept, with eternal chains in darkness for the judgment of the great day, angels who did not keep their own position but deserted their proper dwelling.) This means that he's not receiving the valuable nutrition that Father's children do.
I also did a search on the word "bondage" in Bible Gateway, and this scripture struck me: Romans 8:21 that the creation itself will also be set free from the bondage of corruption into the glorious freedom of God's children.
What I feel that Father would like for me to relay to those who are receiving nourishment via this blog, is the meaning of bondage, and how it relates to the world today.
The word Bondage means: slavery or involuntary servitude. The state of being bound by or subjected to some external power or control. The state or practice of being physically restrained, as by being tied up, chained or put in handcuffs.
WE are in fact the ones in bondage to sin and corruption and, in effect, to Satan, until Christ returns to rescue us at the Rapture. Today, we, the Spiritual Israelites, those who are truly of Christ’s flock, find ourselves in bondage in the same way that the Israelites were in bondage to the Egyptians in the time of Moses. Only now, we are not in bondage to the Egyptians, we are in bondage to Satan; to corruption and sin and living in the world he created and the only way out, is through Christ. Christ is the one who can untie us from this bondage. This is done through a heartfelt belief in Christ who is our savior and our Lord. Through following his footsteps, which cultivates the heart condition required to be found worthy of eternal life. Through Faith, Obedience, Loyalty and Love.
Isaiah 60:1 [ The LORD's Glory in Zion ] Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD shines over you.