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The dreams that I dream-1-Rapture

In the year 1994, one night I had a dream. In the dream, I am walking along with a very close friend of mine on the road near my clinic. Nothing spectacular happening. The usual buzz of people going about their businesses and traffic plying by. We seemed to be discussing some recent events in our lives, enjoying the good sunny weather as we walked along.

We both had umbrellas to shield us from the slight drizzle that ensued. Suddenly it started getting dark. Still walking along we did not seem to be disturbed by the rain as it was very mild;but the darkness seemed to be getting worse. A very strange fear gripped me as the darkness increased. My steps faltered. I told my friend,"I feel something terrible is going to happen.""I can’t go any further."My friend ressured me,"Why do you worry? The Lord is with us."The darkness not only increased but there were lightnings and thunders. Never in my lifetime had I heard such thunders. It was terrible. It almost seemed to break my back.

My friends’ poise renewed my inner being. He said,"Come, let’s praise the Lord. No evil will befall us. The lightnings were now striking very near us."Despite the terrifying atmosphere, we started praising the Lord whole-heartedly and took giant strides forward."Praise The Lord, Praise The Lord"we shouted in unison.

And then it happened. In a flash, in the twinkling of a eye, a huge lightning came right upto us and sucked us up into the skies. As we ascended into the skies, unspeakable joy filled our hearts. We were still praising the Lord. And there the dream ended.

That dream made me think a lot and I delved deeply into the scriptures to find it’s meaning. I found that the Lord Jesus Christ has a unique plan for my life and hopefully as you leaf through the pages of the Bible you will discover that He has a unique plan for your life too.

Now, very carefully read the following passages from the Holy bible.

"Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: "Death has been swallowed up in victory."(1 Corinthians 15:51-54)

"For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever."(1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17)

These are the two most significant passages from the Holy Bible that speak of an event called "Rapture". This word brings indescribable hope and joy to some and confusion to others.

Rapture should be nothing less than the ultimate blessed hope and eager expectation of every true Christian. It is what the early church longed for and through the centuries has continued to be the hope of many who have believed in the Lord Jesus Christ.

I believe it will happen sometime in my lifetime. And may the Holy Spirit prepare you and me for that blessed moment.

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Dr.Johnson Cherian M.D.PhD.
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The dreams that I dream-2-Earthquakes

In 2004-05, when several earthquakes were occuring all over the world and in India, I was awakened one night by the Lord by showing me a dream of a massive earthquake occuring here in Kerala, South India. In the dream, I was driving my car to our Church but to my horror, the roads are split wide open and I can neither go forwards/backwards. Obviously it was a warning that a quake would hit our state, so I prayed about the matter and then forgot about it.

A week later, the Lord showed me another dream wherein an earthquake has already taken place in our state and I am giving people directions as to where to find shelters. I prayed about the matter again, this time more seriously.

To tell me that my prayers were not enough, the Lord showed me yet another dream of an earthquake that had hit a locality near my house, with broken bridges and fallen electric lines. For several days I and my wife prayed fervently that this may not happen.

I resorted to corporate prayer and asked my church members to fast and pray for a day to avert this calamity.

God saved our state from a major disaster. Well, not many know of my dreams and many wouldn't understand that some had "stood in the gap."

Praise God that He gives prior warning to His children who walk with Him.

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Dr.Johnson Cherian M.D.PhD.
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The dreams that I dream-3- Trapped in a wooden cage

Last Saturday (10/7/2006) night, the Lord showed me a dream. One of the members of our church is trapped in a large wooden cage with nets all around. The brothers from our church are trying fervently to get him out and I too am with them. Finally I was able to tear the nets covering one side of the cage and the brother was freed.

I prayed for the matter at night itself at around 2am, when I woke up seeing the dream. I knew that the Holy Spirit was showing that this brother was going to be attacked by satan and I would be able to free him by taking the appropriate action. On Sunday morning when I reached the church that I pastor, I wanted to immediately tell this brother to be alert in prayer but to my surprise the others there told me that he had been hospitalized at 2am that morning with excruciating abdominal pain and vomiting.

We prayed for this brother fervently during Worship and after the service several of us visited him in the hospital. He seemed to be in dire straits with bad abdominal pain and vomitings. Yet, because I knew what the cause was, we joined together in prayer and I laid my hands on this brother and rebuked the evil forces that were afflicting him. By evening he was better and the next day he was free of pain and vomiting.

Not all sicknesses are sicknesses. Some are demonic afflictions and such can be freed by rebuking the evil forces/demons in Jesus name.

What the Holy Spirit showed in the dream (me freeing him by forcibly tearing the nets that caged him) was rebuking the demons that afflicted him.

Praise God that the Holy Spirit is our Counsellor.

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Dr.Johnson Cherian M.D.PhD.
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The dreams that I dream- 4- Whirlwind

One night in May 2003, I saw a dream which frightened me much. In the dream, I saw myself and my wife stepping into a vehicle without wheels, somewhat like the basket of a hot air balloon. All of a sudden a gust of wind propels the basket like vehicle into the air. I and my wife hold on to the sides of the vehicle. The wind increases in speed in might and speed and turns into a whirlwind. Both of us cling on in desperation with the whirlwind swinging us round and round, up and down in all directions.

Finally everything becomes calm as the wind subsides and we heave a collective sigh of relief. Because of the intensity of the dream, I woke up in fear. I knew it was the Holy Spirit speaking to me of turbulent times ahead. I prayed about the matter then itself and also with my wife later that morning and also in the coming days.

In the second week of June, my father-in-law aged 72, had facial convulsions and in 2 weeks was diagnosed with malignant cancer of the brain. Inoperable, not responsive to chemotherapy or radiation. This was a really testing time in our lives, with both me and my wife busy with ministry work and me with my medical practice. In and out of hospitals we went every few days and later on as his disabilities progressed, we really had a tough time trying to control his generalized convulsions.

While he was in the initial stages of the sickness that afflicted him, my father who was otherwise healthy suddenly came down with Dengue fever. His platelet count fell rapidly and he started bleeding profusely from the stomach. I was called to attend to him while I was leading a Sunday worship. I was with him for about 2 weeks in the hospital while he was saved from death by the prayers of many. He was given 10 platelet transfusions.

My father-in-law mean while deteriorated in health and was bedridden and for the last 2 months of his life was unconcious.

During this period, I developed chest discomfort and breathlessness because of too much stress and strain and this problem lasted for around 3 months.

My father-in-law died on Nov.10, 2003 after 5 months of suffering, my father recovered totally and I was healed by prayers. All in all we had a whirlwind like situation as the Holy Spirit had shown.

My ministry, medical practice, the children's schooling, home matters all were disrupted for a while, but then the God of all comfort, who comforts us in our afflictions comforted us and we had peace that passess all understanding during these turbulent times.

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Dr.Johnson Cherian M.D.PhD.
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The dreams that I dream-5- Double Blessing

We had been desperately searching for a house on rent as we had to vacate the one we were staying in because the term was over. For almost 2 months we looked here and there, asking, enquiring and inspecting. But our search did not yield fruit. Initially our prayers were routine, but as time passed and the deadline drew near our prayers were fervent. During that time, one night the Lord showed me a dream.

" A very rich man dressed in white, was distributing sweets to people gathered for a function. To every one he gave one sweet but when he came to me, he smiled and gave me two sweets." The dream ended there.
I woke up the next morning and wondered what the dream was all about. Surely a double blessing was coming my way. I prayed for the same, not knowing in which area of my life it was to be.
"A man in white and a rich man too."
Men who wore white were few in our town, except ofcourse a certain group of Pentecostals called "The Pentecostal Mission" or TPM. But I had no contacts with them whatsoever.
I forgot about this dream and our quest for a rented house continued. It was almost 2 months that we had been searching. One day after finishing my clinic work, I stopped near a wayside shop to buy a few things.
As I stopped and got down from my vehicle, I saw a Pastor known to me,stop his bike near me. After we exchanged pleasantries, I told him about our search for a house. He spoke of certain possible locations where we could still seek. As we talked, a car came to a stop on the opposite side of the road. Out of it emerged 2 persons both short and stockily built, one older and the other younger, an aura of the rich around them. The Pastor with me said, "Come, lets us ask that person, pointing to the older person who had stepped out the car. I said, "That’s fine with me."
As the 2 came walking towards us the Pastor with me shook hands with them and asked them when they had came from abroad. After talking for sometime, he introduced me to the two and told them that I was searching for a house on rent. Immediately the older man said "That’s no problem, you can take my house, the top floor is vacant." Come let me take you home. Pausing a little, he then said, "let me first show you this new shopping complex that I have built."

A little walk from there, a four storied building built well came into view. He took me to every floor and showed me the rooms; on the top floor he paused and said, "This hall I have specially built in remembrance of my parents." It is a prayer hall that I got made and it can be availed by any one free of cost to conduct prayer meetings or worship services. In front of me was a wonderfully constructed hall with a side room and bath room. I told him that it would be a great blessing to those who worshipped there. "You can conduct meetings here if you want, he said." "Me?" I was almost startled.
What did this man know of me to so suddenly give a prayer hall to conduct meetings free of cost.? All he had heard from the Pastor a little while ago was that I am a Physician doing God’s work. I smiled at his offer saying I’ll think about it. A little later we proceeded in my car leaving the younger man, the other man’s son at the shopping complex.

As we traveled he asked me about the work that I was doing for God, about my family, about my clinic.
He had a wonderful house with a beautiful garden, with lots of flowers and all kinds of plants and trees.
"Come, he said as we entered his house." He introduced me to his wife and told her that we were searching for a house on rent. Later he took me to the 1st floor of the house which was vacant. ‘You can stay here’ he said taking me to each room.
The house seemed ideal for us after such a long search and the rent he asked for was reasonable. I said I’ll discuss it with my wife and let him know.

As I took leave of him, he said "You can use the prayer hall, it’s free." I smiled and returned home with the great news,. In a few days time after praying over this matter we had shifted to the new house and started a new church meeting in the prayer hall that the man had given us. For 4 years we had been praying for a good hall to worship God. Till then we were worshipping in a dilapidated rental house several miles away. Now God had given us this wonderful prayer hall, all of a sudden. I believe while we prayed, God was building a hall for us at another place.

Jesus said,
"My Father is always at his work to this very day,and I too am working."(John 5:17)
Before we shifted to the new house, one night while I sat in prayer (the next night after I had met the man who gave me his house and the prayer hall) I praised God for his kindness and his love for giving us this rented house and the prayer hall.
"Thank you Jesus." I burst into spontaneous praise for some time. "As I praised and them sat quietly before the Lord mediating, the Holy Spirit suddenly said, "It’s a double blessing."
It was then that my mind raced back to the dream that the Lord had showed me about a month ago. "A rich man giving me 2 sweets while he gave only one to others."

My heart again welled with praise as I thought about the dream fulfilled. But one part of the dream made me wonder. The man who gave me 2 sweets wore all white but when I had met him he was just wearing a casual shirt and pant. As we had talked the previous day he had told me he too was a Pentecostal, but I had forgotten to ask him to which group he belonged. (The man whom God had shown in the dream was to be from TPM as I had recognized in the dream)
To make sure, the next day morning I called him and after greeting him asked him casually to which Pentecostal group he belonged.
Oh! We are from "TPM" (The Pentecostal Mission)Why do you ask? He queried.
Nothing! Just asking! I said, my heart rejoicing for God’s faithfulness.

The Bible says,
"Know therefore that the Lord your God is God;he is the faithful God,keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands."(Deuteronomy 7:9)

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Dr.Johnson Cherian M.D.PhD.
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The dreams that I dream-6- Love your enemies

Once when I lived in a rented house, though the owners were kind to me, the person who was looking after the house when the owners had gone abroad, was always seeking an oppurtunity to make us leave the place because of vested interests.

I happened to know this because the Lord would show me a dream regarding this each time the fellow planned against us. Everytime I would pray to the Lord not to allow his tricks to work.

When the Lord started showing me several dreams regarding his plans, I developed a dislike for that man and I changed my prayers. I started praying that the Lord should instead send that fellow away from that place. Some sort of hatred developed inside of me because outwardly he pretended to be kind but he schemed secretly.

Finally when the Lord repeatedly showed me these dreams, I told the Lord, "I have been praying all along about this, why don't you do something?"

The Holy Spirit spoke to me at that moment and said, "Love your enemies, do good to those who persecute you".

I understood that my attitude as a Christian towards this man was wrong. So I decided to do something good for this man for all the wrong that he was doing. I had a brand new shaving set with me and I decided to present him that. That same day when I met him, I presented that set to him. He looked surprised and thanked me. I confessed the grudge that I had towards this man to the Lord and found great peace in my heart. I was happy that I had obeyed the voice of the Holy Spirit.

The Lord was pleased too and I know it for sure because in 2 days, he sent the fellow away from that place, no more to trouble us.

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Dr.Johnson Cherian M.D.PhD.
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The dreams that I dream-7-God's Timing

My father-in-law was bedridden and deeply comatose for the last 2 months of his life because of brain cancer. We had him admitted in a hospital for nursing care. Initially there were many relatives and friends coming to visit, but later on everyone except me and my wife and a couple of others visited. There was nothing much to do except pray for God's will to be fulfilled.

Those days we lived in my wife's house and travelled to the hospital and back from there. In addition to my father-in-law's sickness, my mother-in-law was blind and sick too and needed constant care.Both of us were tired both physically and mentally because of the circumstances. We were living in a place where people were Christians but only for name sake. Most of them had no personal relationship with Christ and hardly approved of our walk with Christ.

Many speculated as to when my father-in-law would die. Some said he would lie in a comatose state for several months, others were not sure.

It was almost 2 months since he had been admitted in the hospital. During those days, one night the Lord showed me a dream. In the dream I am in the hospital room and suddenly my father-in-law sits up in bed, leaning against the wall. He smiles at me and says, '"Come and visit me tomorrow and day after. I'll be going to heaven on the 3rd day from now."

I told my wife about the dream and we knew that 'his' end was near. Now here was a challenge put by God. Did I have the guts to tell the Nominal Christians that this would happen on the 3rd day from that day and make them realize that our walk with Christ was not fake but for real.

I took up the challenge and told our relatives and friends there, that the Lord had told me that my father-in-law would die on the 3rd day from then. Some of them scoffed, some said that he would lie like that for several more months, some of them just laughed it off.

We visited 'him' for the next 2 days; he was in the same condition; no change!
The third day was a Sunday and after worship, we went to the hospital again at around 3pm. We were there till around 8pm and he lay there with no change in his condition for better/worse. We travelled back to my wife's house, prayed, had dinner and slept.

At around 11.30pm that night, we received a phone call from the hospital that my father-in-law had passed away. We travelled to the hospital immediately and asked the nursing staff how he had died, because when we left, he was just lying there, comatose as usual. They said that as soon as we left, his breathing became laboured, he was given oxygen, but he went into cardiorespiratory failure at 11 pm.

The days after this were very hectic, but later when we thought about the dream and my father-in-law's death, we realized that what God had said in the dream was true. His timing was perfect as it always is. God also made the nominal christians realize that God was with us and our walk with God was not just a show after all.

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Dr.Johnson Cherian M.D.PhD.
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The dreams that I dream-8-The devil prowls around like a roaring lion

One night as I slept, the Lord showed me a dream regarding how we must always be spiritually alert and not give a foothold to the enemy in our lives.

In the dream I am on the terrace of our house laying clothes on a clothesline. While I’m laying the clothes, I am in prayer and meditating on the Word. Suddenly I turn back and look and see a lion following close on my heels as I walk to and fro laying the clothes. In the dream, I realize that the lion is waiting for an opportunity for me to sit down so that it can pounce upon me. As long as I am walking and praying, it does not harm me, but it is ready all the time nevertheless.

When I woke up the next morning and thought about the dream, the Holy Spirit brought to my mind these verses from 1 Peter Chapter 5.

"Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings." (1 Peter 5:8, 9)

The Lord reminded me that I was always involved in spiritual warfare and should be careful, lest the enemy gained a foothold in my life.

Laying clothes on a clothesline here just denotes "me going about my daily business"

The Lord was speaking clearly to me through this dream and saying,

"Do not give the devil a foothold." (Ephesians 4:27)

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Dr.Johnson Cherian M.D.PhD.
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