I woke up from a dream on Christmas day 2007. In the dream, we were in a very small church while the service was going on. The door opened and I saw a man walk in with a dog on a leash. I seemed to have been the only one there who saw him come in.

I recognized him right away. He was the father of someone I know, but can't remember who now. We have a friend named John (who is not a believer yet but with whom I've been sharing Jesus) who has come to church before with his service dog (a memory aid dog named Eve). I knew that the man who had just come in was the father of someone I knew, but he was not John's father.

The father with the dog on a leash was getting ready to come up the stairs when I woke up.

INTERPRETATION

I knew without a doubt when I woke up that the man with the dog on a leash represents God the Father who is about to release the beast on apostate Christianity. The dog on a leash represents the fact that Sovereign God is in control of the beast. The beast will only be allowed to do what the Father will allow it to do. The Father is about to send judgment on His people. The beast is already in the Church and will soon be released.

The fact that he was not the father of my friend means my friend is not a believer. This friend was also not in the church at that time. This I believe means that judgment is coming to God's people first. (1Pe.4:17) For the time is come for judgment to begin at the house of God: and if it begin first at us, what shall be the end of them that obey not the gospel of God?

Note from David: The fear of the Lord will be restored to the righteous through this dog, which will restore the "memory" of the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

The dogs here are the apostate greedy shepherds of God's people in this time of the approaching beastly nations' attack on Christianity. {Isa.56:9} All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, [yea], all ye beasts in the forest. {10} His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber. {11} Yea, the dogs are greedy, they can never have enough; and these are shepherds that cannot understand: they have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter. {12} Come ye, [say they], I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to-morrow shall be as this day, [a day] great beyond measure.

These are prophesied in Scripture to lose their spiritual strength, discernment, understanding and restraint because of plundering and lying to God's people. {Zech.11:15} And Jehovah said unto me, Take unto thee yet again the instruments of a foolish shepherd. {16} For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, who will not visit those that are cut off, neither will seek those that are scattered, nor heal that which is broken, nor feed that which is sound; but he will eat the flesh of the fat [sheep], and will tear their hoofs in pieces. {17} Woe to the worthless shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.

They are the beginning of judgment to the apostate church because they are a strong delusion to those who have not loved the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. (See Pharisees, Saul & Eli Ministry audios.)

Just as these treated Jesus and the disciples they will treat the end time Man-child and disciples. {Psa.22:16} For dogs have compassed me: A company of evil-doers have inclosed me; They pierced my hands and my feet. ... {20} Deliver my soul from the sword, My darling from the power of the dog.

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