What could God be telling me?

Who am I · 04-17-2008, 11:16 PM

I’m not quite sure what God is trying to tell me with this one. I’ll try to keep it short.

Last Wednesday night, we had our first “soaking with God” night at Church. Just a few of us there. I got three visions and then a word.
The first vision… I saw the left side of an alligators head with his left eye blinking.
The second vision… I was standing in the kitchen of one of the houses for work. I saw one staff’s face, and then two other staff standing in the dining room.
The third vision… I saw a big wave. Probably 20’ high or so. Then there was a dragon flying over the wave as it moved across the water.

Then I asked God for some Scripture. I kept getting Leviticus 14. I asked if there was a verse, and I kept getting Leviticus 14... Leviticus 14. I read the whole chapter, but it just didn’t seem to fit anything.
The next day I saw one of the staff in my second vision at the house and told her of the visions and Scripture. I invited her to Church. It turns out she is friends with one of the ladies at Church. She ended up going to a corporate deliverance that Saturday. She got a lot of healing of past generational stuff.

Anyway, last night for the “soaking with God” night, the only thing I got was a vision of a thumb. I could see it as plain as day. I don’t know how or why, but I knew it was a right thumb. I didn’t know if it was mine or someone else’s. that’s it. When I got home I did a search and “thumb” is in 7 verses in the Bible and 4 of those verses are in Leviticus 14. Coincidence? I don’t think so either. I’m not very learned in the Old Testament. I’ve been going through chapter 14 and reading some commentaries, but I was hoping someone might have some insight on that chapter and specifically the thumb and it’s significance.

Thanks for your time.
God bless.
Dean

smellycat · 04-17-2008, 11:23 PM

the first vision you seen was from God himself winking at you,the second vision was the low people serving you,the third vision you seen was the end of earth the dragon over a wave and then drowning.

Who am I · 04-18-2008, 10:54 PM

Thanks for the input smellycat, but I don’t think God would represent Himself as an alligator. Satan is represented as a serpent in the Bible. A serpent is a reptile, and an alligator is a reptile.
And with the people I saw, they do a greater work than I do. With my position, I serve everyone else by fixing things, making things safer and more comfortable, etc.
As for the dragon and the wave. I’m thinking it has something to do with leviathan. He is associated with the water.

My main problem is, how does Leviticus 14 and then the vision of the thumb tie in with it all?

Still a little confused.

God bless
Dean

smellycat · 04-18-2008, 11:54 PM

the old testament was God winking to you.the servents will be in hell.and the devil drowning is Jesus coming back.

Ayia Sofia · 04-19-2008, 12:09 AM

My advice would be to find a spiritual adviser of some sort. Someone perhaps in a position of authority who has been a strong, orthodox Christian for many, many years.

Another bit of advice would be to not to go looking for visions, mystical events, and things of that nature. Although you seem to be doing it for the right reasons, uninvited things can happen, such as demonic spirits. The safest, and best thing to do is to not go searching for them, and if it's God's will, then He will allow these things to happen to you.

I have had an encounter at one time with them while I was praying. There was a type of demonic chanting. I was terrified and prayed the Angelic Salutation, and then it stopped. The next day, I sprinkled my room with Holy Water and it hasn't happened since. This was over 6 months ago.

You're in my prayers.

Christ is risen. Glorify Him!
Andrew

Who am I · 04-19-2008, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Ayia Sofia

My advice would be to find a spiritual adviser of some sort. Someone perhaps in a position of authority who has been a strong, orthodox Christian for many, many years.

Another bit of advice would be to not to go looking for visions, mystical events, and things of that nature. Although you seem to be doing it for the right reasons, uninvited things can happen, such as demonic spirits. The safest, and best thing to do is to not go searching for them, and if it's God's will, then He will allow these things to happen to you.

I have had an encounter at one time with them while I was praying. There was a type of demonic chanting. I was terrified and prayed the Angelic Salutation, and then it stopped. The next day, I sprinkled my room with Holy Water and it hasn't happened since. This was over 6 months ago.

You're in my prayers.

Christ is risen. Glorify Him!
Andrew

I thank you for your prayers.
And I do have a spiritual adviser, who is in a position of authority.
I don’t believe in the “orthodox” thing though. A born again Christian is a born again Christian. I like to stay with people who go directly from the Bible.

I don’t know why you would say not to look for visions though. Habakkuk said in 2:1 …and will watch to see what he will say unto me…
If he is going to “watch” and “see” what God will say unto him, he must be waiting for a vision.
Then in verse 2 the Lord answered him and said, …Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables…
So… he was waiting and watching for a vision, and God gave him a vision.

Act 2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

God said it’s going to happen, why not expect it? I get dreams and visions all the time. Very, very few have anything to do with the demonic. I really don’t have a problem with the visions, it is still Leviticus 14 that I am working on. That’s where I am looking for some advice. I would like a little more understanding on that chapter, and the thumb of the right hand and it’s significance.

God bless
Dean

Ayia Sofia · 04-19-2008, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Who am I

I thank you for your prayers.
And I do have a spiritual adviser, who is in a position of authority.
I don’t believe in the “orthodox” thing though. A born again Christian is a born again Christian. I like to stay with people who go directly from the Bible.

I don’t know why you would say not to look for visions though. Habakkuk said in 2:1 …and will watch to see what he will say unto me…
If he is going to “watch” and “see” what God will say unto him, he must be waiting for a vision.
Then in verse 2 the Lord answered him and said, …Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables…
So… he was waiting and watching for a vision, and God gave him a vision.

Act 2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

God said it’s going to happen, why not expect it? I get dreams and visions all the time. Very, very few have anything to do with the demonic. I really don’t have a problem with the visions, it is still Leviticus 14 that I am working on. That’s where I am looking for some advice. I would like a little more understanding on that chapter, and the thumb of the right hand and it’s significance.

God bless
Dean

The word orthodox is nothing more than "right believing." What I meant by it, was don't get someone who believes in heresies or other things that are unChristian to be your spiritual adviser.

Also, in regards to what I meant by not going to look for mystical things to happen to you (i.e. visions, dreams, mystic happenings) is that they can very well can be disguises from the Devil. He is afterall, an "Angel of Light" and deceives many. I'm not saying that you aren't receiving visions from God, but I'm not saying that you are. The main idea is to be extremely careful and try to not go searching for things. Satan is out there to deceive and he will do it ever so subtly. My main suggestion is to just beware and tread with extreme caution.

Christ is risen. Glorify Him!
Andrew

Who am I · 04-19-2008, 01:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ayia Sofia

The word orthodox is nothing more than "right believing." What I meant by it, was don't get someone who believes in heresies or other things that are unChristian to be your spiritual adviser.

Also, in regards to what I meant by not going to look for mystical things to happen to you (i.e. visions, dreams, mystic happenings) is that they can very well can be disguises from the Devil. He is afterall, an "Angel of Light" and deceives many. I'm not saying that you aren't receiving visions from God, but I'm not saying that you are. The main idea is to be extremely careful and try to not go searching for things. Satan is out there to deceive and he will do it ever so subtly. My main suggestion is to just beware and tread with extreme caution.

Christ is risen. Glorify Him!
Andrew

No need to be concerned. I’m actually on the Church schedule to teach a dream interpretation class next month. I’m learned enough to know when it is satan, but not naive enough to believe I can’t be deceived. I am always watching for satan and his little tricks.

I’ve always viewed orthodox as traditional. I still look at it as a label. I just don’t like labels, other than “Christian”, I like that label.

So… have you got anything on Leviticus 14?

Remnant · 04-19-2008, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Who am I

No need to be concerned. I’m actually on the Church schedule to teach a dream interpretation class next month. I’m learned enough to know when it is satan, but not naive enough to believe I can’t be deceived. I am always watching for satan and his little tricks.

I’ve always viewed orthodox as traditional. I still look at it as a label. I just don’t like labels, other than “Christian”, I like that label.

So… have you got anything on Leviticus 14?

May I ask is this part of the Toronto Blessing movement and what type of church teaches this soaking in the spirit? You also said you are scheduled to teach interpretation of dreams. Are you going to teach this from some book or from someone elses interpretation or your own?

You also said:

Quote:

I like to stay with people who go directly from the Bible.

Can you direct me to some scripture that varifies this practice of soaking in the spirit? Just wondering?

Who am I · 04-19-2008, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Remnant

May I ask is this part of the Toronto Blessing movement and what type of church teaches this soaking in the spirit? You also said you are scheduled to teach interpretation of dreams. Are you going to teach this from some book or from someone elses interpretation or your own?

Can you direct me to some scripture that varifies this practice of soaking in the spirit? Just wondering?

It is not part of the Toronto Blessing movement.
The “Soaking with God” is not a “teaching”. I never said it was a teaching.
What it is, is this.
Our Pastor will put a CD into her stereo. She has the music playing and she prays and listens to God. The music helps quiet her mind and it drowns out other noises like the neighbors, traffic, kids playing outside… I don’t think it’s unbiblical to listen to music while someone prays. What she is doing is opening her home to anyone who wants to join her. We just listen to music, pray, and listen for an answer from God. It’s not a teaching or a practice. It is just something she does and others are welcome to join her if they want.

As far as the teaching on dream interpretation, it won’t be from a book. The majority of my learning is from a man who had a dream interpretation ministry. He was doing it for 7 years, and has interpreted close to 5000 dreams, but recently God has told him he needs to move on to something else. All of his teachings were directly from the Bible. I won’t teach anything that I can’t verify with Scripture, and I’m sure you know that there is a lot about dreams and visions in the Bible, along with interpretations.

Now, once again… does anyone have anything on Leviticus 14? I’m just looking for some insight on that chapter and the significance of the thumb of the right hand.

Blessings to all
Dean

04-17-2008, 11:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Who am I Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,262 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 2	What could God be telling me? I’m not quite sure what God is trying to tell me with this one. I’ll try to keep it short. Last Wednesday night, we had our first “soaking with God” night at Church. Just a few of us there. I got three visions and then a word. The first vision… I saw the left side of an alligators head with his left eye blinking. The second vision… I was standing in the kitchen of one of the houses for work. I saw one staff’s face, and then two other staff standing in the dining room. The third vision… I saw a big wave. Probably 20’ high or so. Then there was a dragon flying over the wave as it moved across the water. Then I asked God for some Scripture. I kept getting Leviticus 14. I asked if there was a verse, and I kept getting Leviticus 14... Leviticus 14. I read the whole chapter, but it just didn’t seem to fit anything. The next day I saw one of the staff in my second vision at the house and told her of the visions and Scripture. I invited her to Church. It turns out she is friends with one of the ladies at Church. She ended up going to a corporate deliverance that Saturday. She got a lot of healing of past generational stuff. Anyway, last night for the “soaking with God” night, the only thing I got was a vision of a thumb. I could see it as plain as day. I don’t know how or why, but I knew it was a right thumb. I didn’t know if it was mine or someone else’s. that’s it. When I got home I did a search and “thumb” is in 7 verses in the Bible and 4 of those verses are in Leviticus 14. Coincidence? I don’t think so either. I’m not very learned in the Old Testament. I’ve been going through chapter 14 and reading some commentaries, but I was hoping someone might have some insight on that chapter and specifically the thumb and it’s significance. Thanks for your time. God bless. Dean __________________ Blessings to all Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

04-18-2008, 10:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
Who am I Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,262 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 2	Thanks for the input smellycat, but I don’t think God would represent Himself as an alligator. Satan is represented as a serpent in the Bible. A serpent is a reptile, and an alligator is a reptile. And with the people I saw, they do a greater work than I do. With my position, I serve everyone else by fixing things, making things safer and more comfortable, etc. As for the dragon and the wave. I’m thinking it has something to do with leviathan. He is associated with the water. My main problem is, how does Leviticus 14 and then the vision of the thumb tie in with it all? Still a little confused. God bless Dean __________________ Blessings to all Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

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04-17-2008, 11:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
smellycat Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: uk Posts: 5,544 Rep Power: 7	the first vision you seen was from God himself winking at you,the second vision was the low people serving you,the third vision you seen was the end of earth the dragon over a wave and then drowning.

04-18-2008, 11:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
smellycat Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: uk Posts: 5,544 Rep Power: 7	the old testament was God winking to you.the servents will be in hell.and the devil drowning is Jesus coming back.

04-19-2008, 12:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
Ayia Sofia Former Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: East Coast Posts: 35 Rep Power: 0	My advice would be to find a spiritual adviser of some sort. Someone perhaps in a position of authority who has been a strong, orthodox Christian for many, many years. Another bit of advice would be to not to go looking for visions, mystical events, and things of that nature. Although you seem to be doing it for the right reasons, uninvited things can happen, such as demonic spirits. The safest, and best thing to do is to not go searching for them, and if it's God's will, then He will allow these things to happen to you. I have had an encounter at one time with them while I was praying. There was a type of demonic chanting. I was terrified and prayed the Angelic Salutation, and then it stopped. The next day, I sprinkled my room with Holy Water and it hasn't happened since. This was over 6 months ago. You're in my prayers. Christ is risen. Glorify Him! Andrew