The Vision

The prophetic encounter I had with the Lord many years ago is once again being stirred within me. The Lord has given me the release to share this prophetic encounter. While asleep I was awakened by a foreboding presence of evil all around me. I pleaded the blood of Jesus Christ over the room and myself, immediately I heard church bells ringing. I went back to sleep only to be awakened by the same luminous sense of evil all around me. Although I could not see the evil, I definitely could sense its lurking presence surrounding me. Once again I pleaded the blood of Jesus Christ over the room and myself. Once again I heard the church bells ringing. I dozed back to sleep only to be awakened a third time with the same evil presence surrounding my bed. Again I pleaded the blood of Jesus Christ, and for the third time I heard church bells ringing. I wondered why the church bells were ringing at this time of the night. I then heard the Lord say to me, “Looked at the clock.” I look at the alarm clock, and it was almost midnight.

In the morning I was still puzzled by the events that transpired during the night. I told my husband about the church up the road ringing its’ bells at almost midnight. Later in the week my husband asked the pastor why the church bells were ringing at that time of the night. He told my husband that the church bells would never ring at that time, nor had the bell rang at all on that particular day. I knew what I had heard and went into prayer for revelation on this matter. 

The Lord did give me the revelation of this prophetic encounter. He said, the enemy was closing in on the church and it was time for the church to come out of its slumber, awake and fight (intervention, intercession & spiritual warfare). The enemy was coming in with full force because it was almost the twelfth hour. The church (His people) must rise up with two-edged swords in their hands, and the high praises of God on their lips. Although I received this prophetic encounter years ago, the Lords says, “ Its for now.”