Faithful Builders and the Falling Away

I had a dream last night that I felt was regarding the corporate body and was replayed over and over again. I prayed about the dream; parts of it were shown again to me just as if I was sleeping and dreaming, but I was wide awake. I have been shown what most of it means and believe it to be a warning to the corporate body as well as to UBM. It is double-edged in that it embraces warning, judgment and protection. I will not recount all of the dream, only portions for your judgment.

I was in a meeting, a large meeting and it was comprised only of architects. (These are a group of people that understand what it takes to build.) There were thousands of seats all over the place, as far as the eye could see. These architects began to show up: all sizes, shapes, colors, clothing, etc. I was allowed to step out-of-body in the dream. He began to speak to my spirit about how sad He is regarding His body and what seems to be is not what really is. As I looked I wept, crying out to Him.

A hand appeared and handed me a stack of 1-inch square cards, which looked like cardboard. On each square was written one of the following: N-4, E-4 or O-4. I was told to go and place a square on the chairs He would show me. Placing which one on which chair was a deliberate action. I was told, put N-4 here and O-4 there, and so on. I didn't put a square card on every chair, but only on those told to me. I said, "How can I do this for I do not have enough squares?" I was told to get busy, so I started laying a card only on certain chairs as I walked down the rows. I knew which one went on which chair. As the cards began to run out another batch would appear in my hand. I began to tire because I could see no end to the chairs and people, but I was admonished to continue. No one asked what I was doing or what I was placing on their chairs.

Then it began to rain, light at first and then really pouring down. The rain was refreshing and gave me additional energy. I was told to continue and I did. The water began to rise, first over the soles of my shoes and then over my shoes, ankles and mid-shin. (The Word and Spirit arising in the world will refresh the righteous but bring increasing judgment upon the wicked.) This happened three times. The last time everything was the same except the following: As the water kept rising and I kept placing the square cards on the chairs, walking between them. Then I stepped into a large hole with my left leg all the way up to my waist. Once in the hole the cards in my hand went away. (The goats which the Lord placed on the left may represent those in the body who are stubborn and are swallowed up by the earth, meaning their own flesh. {Isa.42:22} But this is a people robbed and plundered; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison-houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore. Once this falling away is complete no more cards will be given out for there will be no more grace given to become a child of God.)

When my left foot hit the bottom of the hole my left leg cramped to the point it woke me up. Waking up, my leg actually was cramping. I was told the "N" was for Nehemiah, the "O" for Obadiah and "E" for Ezra. The 4's represented chapters with the exception of Obadiah. (Ezra 4 speaks of the opposition of the wicked against those who build the true temple. Nehemiah 4 speaks of the opposition of the wicked against those who build the wall of protection. The builders, or architects in this case, had come out of Babylon but were in the process of building that temple which represents Christ in their lives. In the third case of Obadiah this was not true.

What I do not understand is the scripture from Obadiah 1:4: "Though you build high like the eagle, Though you set your nest among the stars, From there I will bring you down, declares the Lord". (Obadiah was written about Edom, which is the seed of Esau, who sold his birthright from his father and became the enemy of Jacob, or Israel. This represents those Christians who will be lost due to selling their birthright by walking after the flesh through bitterness and end up attacking their brother as Esau's seed did in Obadiah. {Heb.12:14} Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man shall see the Lord: {15} looking carefully lest [there be] any man that falleth short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble [you], and thereby the many be defiled; {16} lest [there be] any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one mess of meat sold his own birthright. {17} For ye know that even when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected; for he found no place for a change of mind [in his father,] though he sought it diligently with tears.

Verse 4 here represents these people who are building their own Babylonish structures to heaven and are the 1/3 of the stars which fall from heaven. {Rev.12:3} And there was seen another sign in heaven: and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his heads seven diadems. {4} And his tail draweth the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth. ... {6:13} and the stars of the heaven fell unto the earth, as a fig tree casteth her unripe figs when she is shaken of a great wind.)

The 3 different cards represent the seed of Abraham and not those multitudes who only claim Christianity but received no card. The 1/3 represents the apostates of Obadiah 4 who will be swallowed up in judgment like the left leg of the body and lose their position in heaven with Christ as the stars of Abraham's seed. The 2/3 are those in Ezra and Nehemiah who will see their error and begin to build themselves into the true temple of God. The cards stopped coming at the falling away because their will no more grace be given to become Christians.

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