April 13- 11:30 pm
The other night, I was praying and asking the Lord to give me some perspective on what He is doing. I immediately began to have this vision.
I see a bunch of marionettes on a stage. They are all being manipulated by strings from above. The activities I see them doing are things such as juggling balls, one playing soccer alone, another sleeping and the last one is building legos.
I’m able to follow the strings up to a curtain. Behind this curtain, a pair of hands holding the strings. These hands look reptilian and have very long claws.
From the top left, a sword cuts through the curtain and then slices all the strings that are controlling the marionettes. The puppets fall to the ground and lay motionless. The wind once again blows and the clothes, hair and paint come off the puppets until all that is left is a huge pile of wooden bones.
A third gust of wind begins to swirl around. This wind forms into the shape of a hand. This hand picks up the pile of wooden bones and begins to carve and build with them. The finished product is some kind of large building. It looks a little similar to a cathedral, but it is fashioned completely out of wood.
The inside of this building is very open and reminds me of an arena. It almost looks like a functioning city inside, although there are no houses. All the people are busy with specific tasks. In particular, I see a blacksmith with an open shop. He is making various weapons. I see people working in fields of plants. In another area, several people are practicing fighting with each other using various weapons. There is a huge communal kitchen where people gather to cook and eat together over an open fire. In another area, a group of students are laying on some grass, reading books. There are also delivery trucks who drop off fresh water and clean up any trash or messes made.
All the sudden, a warning alarm goes off. All of the the people immediately drop what they are doing and fall on their knees. As they do this, a staircase is illuminated that had been hidden along the inside wall of the cathedral. The people begin to file up these stairs that lead to the very top of the building. (This required both prayer and action, faith and obedience.) The top part of the cathedral reminds me a bit of being inside the Texas State Capitol building where you used to be able to climb to a small room at the top where the flame is.
As the people climb these steep stairs, water begins to pour into the building and flood it quickly. As the water continues to rise, all of the possessions of the people are carried out through the doors and windows. There are only two categories of things left in the water…food and weapons. These things continue to swirl around in the water as it rises. The water continues to rise until it reaches the feet of the people. As the water stops at their feet, they are easily able to reach the food and weapons that are floating.
They grab the food and eat together. At the end of the meal, a man grabs a sword from the water and slices through the top of the building. It cuts like a piece of paper into another realm. Seeing the opening, another man grabs some kind of ball with spikes at the end of it. This ball is attached to a rope or chain. He swings this ball up out of the building through this slice in space. The spike ball lands on the ground of the new realm. The spikes stick in the ground like an anchor and the people begin to climb up the rope into this new place.
The first to crawl up immediately notices a gigantic dragon and warns the others below. They do not shriek back, but rather this news propels them to move more quickly to join their brother. As the last person is climbing up the rope, a huge earthquake erupts below and the entire cathedral is swallowed up. I can see the cathedral crumble below and disappear into the flooding water.
The view now switches to the upper realm and I see the sequence of the people climbing up the rope, and then landing in the new realm. As each person comes up, they stack on top of each other. They continue this formation until their unified bodies create one single giant.
At this time, the sword (that cut through the marionette strings at the beginning) is placed into the hands of this giant.
I then look at the dragon. The look on his face was one of both defeat and rage. Like a child throwing a tantrum, he begins to swing his tail, stomp his feet and breathe fire on the giant. These tantrums are felt in the realm below, which is now visible from the slicing with the sword between the two realms. The giant is unfazed by these fits of rage and attacks the dragon, slicing his head off.
Thoughts
Marionettes are very much of symbol of the religious system that controls our world today. We have been used as puppets, in an alternate reality, controlled by the enemy. We have allowed the enemy to govern our daily lives and are controlled by things that have no eternal significance. The ways of man alone will always produce chaos and confusion, leading to destruction. Every man is doing his own activities, but none of them are connected in the Spirit. We can become literal puppets in the hand of the enemy, whose delight is to lie to you, steal an inheritance that is rightfully yours.
The Lord will not be mocked for much longer. Soon, our God almighty is going to expose the enemy. He is going to bring back order to this kingdom of earth, just as it is in heaven.
As people come to realize the massive deception, they are able to be cut loose from the control of the enemy. This is shown as the puppets fall to the ground. They are immobilized until the marks of the enemy are removed. The Holy Spirit (wind) must blow and expose all things are are not useful for His purposes. He will do this in a perfect way and at the perfect times. Trust the process. This is sanctification. This is the living Word of Truth.
The puppet was never meant to be a puppet, but a carve-able, useable vessel, part of fashioned masterpiece made for a greater good. The bones lying in a pile may seem useless, but once the falling off of the old self has occurred, He calls the dry bones to life and gives them identity and purpose for His Kingdom and His glory.
“Then he said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the people of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone; we are cut off.’ Therefore prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: My people, I am going to open your graves and bring you up from them; I will bring you back to the land of Israel. Then you, my people, will know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves and bring you up from them. I will put my Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord.’ ””
Ezekiel 37:11-14 NIV
He calls His people to build a new house. It’s not one constructed like a typical building. Man’s hands cannot touch it. No, this is crafted by the Carpenter Himself. He has building a living and eternal Kingdom now, that we are invited to benefit from and become a part of.
“And his fullness fills you, even though you were once like corpses, dead in your sins and offenses. It wasn’t that long ago that you lived in the religion, customs, and values of this world, obeying the dark ruler of the earthly realm who fills the atmosphere with his authority, and works diligently in the hearts of those who are disobedient to the truth of God. The corruption that was in us from birth was expressed through the deeds and desires of our self-life. We lived by whatever natural cravings and thoughts our minds dictated, living as rebellious children subject to God’s wrath like everyone else. But God still loved us with such great love. He is so rich in compassion and mercy. Even when we were dead and doomed in our many sins, he united us into the very life of Christ and saved us by his wonderful grace! He raised us up with Christ the exalted One, and we ascended with him into the glorious perfection and authority of the heavenly realm, for we are now co-seated as one with Christ! Throughout the coming ages we will be the visible display of the infinite riches of his grace and kindness, which was showered upon us in Jesus Christ. For by grace you have been saved by faith. Nothing you did could ever earn this salvation, for it was the love gift from God that brought us to Christ! So no one will ever be able to boast, for salvation is never a reward for good works or human striving. We have become his poetry, a re-created people that will fulfill the destiny he has given each of us, for we are joined to Jesus, the Anointed One. Even before we were born, God planned in advance our destiny and the good works we would do to fulfill it! So don’t forget that you were not born as Jews and were uncircumcised (circumcision itself is just a work of man’s hands); you had none of the Jewish covenants and laws; you were foreigners to Israel’s incredible heritage; you were without the covenants and prophetic promises of the Messiah, the promised hope, and without God. Yet look at you now! Everything is new! Although you were once distant and far away from God, now you have been brought delightfully close to him through the sacred blood of Jesus—you have actually been united to Christ! Our reconciling “Peace” is Jesus! He has made Jew and non-Jew one in Christ. By dying as our sacrifice, he has broken down every wall of prejudice that separated us and has now made us equal through our union with Christ. Ethnic hatred has been dissolved by the crucifixion of his precious body on the cross. The legal code that stood condemning every one of us has now been repealed by his command. His triune essence has made peace between us by starting over—forming one new race of humanity, Jews and non-Jews fused together in himself! Two have now become one, and we live restored to God and reconciled in the body of Christ. Through his crucifixion, hatred died. For the Messiah has come to preach this sweet message of peace to you, the ones who were distant, and to those who are near. And now, because we are united to Christ, we both have equal and direct access in the realm of the Holy Spirit to come before the Father! So, you are not foreigners or guests, but rather you are the children of the city of the holy ones, with all the rights as family members of the household of God. You are rising like the perfectly fitted stones of the temple; and your lives have been built up together upon the foundation laid by the apostles and prophets, and best of all, you are connected to the Head Cornerstone of the building, the Anointed One, Jesus Christ himself! This entire building is under construction and is continually growing under his supervision until it rises up completed as the holy temple of the Lord himself. This means that God is transforming each one of you into the Holy of Holies, his dwelling place, through the power of the Holy Spirit living in you!”
Ephesians 2:1-22 TPT
Inside this cathedral is a training ground, of sorts. I think the activities taking place speak to the nature of discipleship. This is a very different path than that of the marionettes. All of the jobs are for the greater good of the community. There is order, love and an undeniable peace in the process.
As the people go about their daily tasks, an alarm is sounded. I think there is significance in the way the people react to the sound of the alarm. No one scurried about (chaos), but instead hit their knees in a humble position, as if acknowledging the sound was for them to seek the Father for answers. This heart posture is always honored, and Heavenly provisions were offered with the staircase.
The flood and earthquake still take place, but provisions are made even in the flood. What the Lord promises will always be ours, when we abide in Him. The food made available signifies His bread of life. And weapons signifying the wine and meat, which is the ability to know the Kingdom and reign on behalf of the Father, with all the rights to His power and authority. There is no other power or authority that can rise above. It has been sealed.
Next in the vision, we see the Sword of the Spirit being used again. This time, it cuts into the heavenly realm where the enemy lies in wait. Then, another man picks up a weapon and uses it to enter into the upper realm. In quick research, I was able to find the weapon used by this man. It was a Morning Star, which I find significant for many reasons.
“The Morningstar flail was swung around to gain momentum to striking the target. Highly dangerous, were it not for the Knight’s armor, it may have been too dangerous for him to wield, as the unpredictable nature of chained weapons meant there is a chance of accidentally striking oneself.”
This weapon can only be used by one equipped with the heavenly armor of God. This weapon was able to pave the way for the people. As they climb up and enter into this second realm, they are no longer separate beings, but joined together to form a giant.
Only this unified giant is capable of wielding the sword that cuts off the head of the dragon.
7/10/25 -Post Script
As this unified giant is formed, I can now see it goes through a process to grow in stature and maturity. Finally reaching the fullness and mind united with God, in the Sonship realm. From this position, we have the mind of Christ and know how the Father runs and operates His Kingdom of peace and righteousness. All authority and power is given to this One New Man, united in the eternal spirit of God. No beginning or end, outside our human concept of time. What an exciting time to be alive for the glory of our God and King. Let us draw always near. Let there be no separation of perception. Turn your eyes always upon Him and His kingdom. Watch, as the old ways of this passing world, grow strangely dim. Watch, as the eternal seed begins to bring forth fruitful trees in every season. The Glory of Lebanon will be planted from the pattern of the heavens down to earth. All will find healing, peace, righteousness, abundance and rest.
