We would like to share a dream Charmaine had early Saturday (21/09) morning about Israel and Lebanon. Please read and pray with us into it, as the Spirit leads.

In the dream me and Gideon were visiting Israel. It was our last day there and I felt an urgency that we have an assignment that we need to do for the Lord. It is interesting that in reality, yesterday was also the day before the attacks between Lebanon and Israel.

In the dream, as Gideon and I walked through the streets and public plains we saw a red blanket, and Gideon said we must come back and spread it out and set it up as a display for the people. I then cut lots of small pieces of paper and wrote on them: on the one side Isaiah 53 (the prophecy of the crucifixion of Jesus), and on the other side John 3:16. I felt led to spread them in the streets so that people could pick it up and read.

We then went to a hilltop, and two policemen (authorities symbolising angelic authorities) escorted us to the top. The hill was overlooking Lebanon. As we got on top we saw two groups of people with children amongst them. They were dressed in dark clothes.

They observed us to see who we were and what we were doing. They took out shofars and started blowing them. I knew they were of the enemies camp. They were mocking us. The second group also took their shofars out and started to blow but the sound came out very flat and sounded terrible. This symbolises that one group’s call for battle is clear but the other group’s is unclear. “If, for example, the trumpet makes an unclear sound, who will get ready for battle?” – 1 Cor 14:8. One group will get ready for battle, but the other will be confused as to what to do.

Gideon then took out his shofar and the sound came out perfectly and resonated in the heavens. This means that God’s prayer warriors are now clearly hearing the call to start praying.

The people in the opposing groups had a mocking spirit, and I told Gideon, let’s forget about them and focus on our assignment. We started prophesying over the valleys of Lebanon.

The last scene of the dream was again in a public plain in Israel, I felt an urgency to share the gospel. I saw a beautiful little girl, about 8 years of age and told her about the Messiah. I shared the whole story with her about Jesus and the prophecies about the old testament that was fulfilled in Him. She started to grasp it and I could see the excitement in her eyes.

I knew her parents were on their way and had an urgency to finish and explained the death and resurrection of Christ, and that everyone who called on His name will be saved. At that moment her parents arrived. She told them I told her the most beautiful story.

I went to fold up my red picnic blanket sensing the parents were angry at me. Then they came towards me and all of a sudden their faces changed into demonic manifestations and they looked like angry clowns.

Interpretation
I believe we as the ecclesia have an important assignment in this hour concerning the people of Israel. As the hour is getting darker and darker, the good news about the Messiah needs to spread!

Lots of Muslims and Jews are operating in a mocking spirit, mocking the Christian faith, blinded by their own traditions and hardened hearts. However, we need to spread the Word of God and partner with the Lord to lay a table for His word in the presence of those who oppose the gospel (Psalm 23). We need to display the goodness of God’s word and the joy of eating at His table. The red blanket is symbolic of the redeeming work of Christ’s blood which is the basis on which people are invited to come and taste of the goodness of God and His gospel. We need to display God’s redeeming work publicly.

The mocking spirits are trying to release their sound, but it will fail. We need to counter the false sound by focusing on Jesus, prophesying His Word over the current situation in the middle east.

I believe the young girl with whom I shared the gospel represents the upcoming generation, whose hearts will soften towards the gospel. However, a mocking spirit will try to intimidate against the truth, and try to choke out the seed of the gospel.

Ultimately it’s not about Israel being protected from attack as much as it is about Israel turning to their Messiah when they face threats and troubles. Yes, let’s pray for protection, not for the sake of protection, but so that Jews and Muslims will get saved.

May God preserve lives so that they will have a chance to meet their saviour and trust Him for their lives.

Conflict is an opportunity for people to get saved. People rarely seek God when things are comfortable.

May the sound go out to call God’s people to pray and spread His word in this hour.