Vision: On Mounts Of Error

VISION: ON MOUNTS OF ERROR
14TH JULY 2007

Sometime last month I saw this vision.

I saw 2 mounts.
Mount 1:
Upon the mount on the left, stood a group of people, mostly men. The mount was made from a pile of theologies/thesis/concordances/translations etc. Sprinkled all around it were lots of unopened envelopes. In each envelope were prophetic words. Those who stood on this mount looking /leaning towards the sky, had willfully ignored these envelopes.
In their opinion, reading the prophetic words contained in the white envelopes was a 'sissy' thing to do.
They leaned their faces into the open fiery red skies………..waiting. They saw fire!

Mount 2:

Upon the second mount to the right stood another group, mostly women. This mount was totally made up of opened envelopes in which were some lengthy, some brief prophecies, which they had barely skimmed, but gathered through the ages. These had remained unexamined in the light of God's Word/Spirit. Away from the mount were bibles/teachings that had been discarded. These believed that reading too much of the Word, was ‘pseudo intellectualism’. They believed everything they needed to know would ‘fall from the skies’. These too were leaning their faces into the strong winds blowing in the open skies. They saw wind!

Mount1: The group screamed in delight, “ Look, the Zeal of the Lord!”.
Mount 2: Ecstatic, the group screamed, “ Look, the Holy Spirit Wind”.

Unknown to them, what they were looking into in the skies at, was a mirror reflection, of what was inside them.

Mount 1: The burning fire in the sky was a reflection of the fire they had within. The fire was raging in the skies, uncontrolled, it had no direction and could burn anything, that came their way, whether it was meant for burning or not. This fire was burning indiscriminately all that stood in it's way, caring not what hurt or damage it caused. The more they leaned forward, over the edge, their faces were blackened by fire, which was burning with an amber flame, with much black smoke emanating from it. These thought the fire was their reward for preaching an 'uncompromising' Word, devoid of those 'flaky' prophecies, which they thought were too childish or weird to examine.

Mount 2: The wind was blowing indiscriminately. It was blowing anything and everything in it’s pathway, to destinations, they were not meant to go. This wind had no direction. It just indiscriminately swept things hither and thither, causing harm and hurt and confusion. Those on this mount were swaying to and fro. The more this group leaned forward with faces in the wind, their garments were flying and exposing their nakedness. This group was unable to put their garments in place, as the wind was blowing fast and furious.

These thought it was the Favor of the Holy Spirit upon them, blowing upon them because they stayed clear of all doctrines, and the 'complicated' 'dry' Word.

Mount 1:

Suddenly, a volcano erupted from this mount upon which stood this group.
The force of the eruption blew them, scattering them to places they had not expected to go. As they sat up on the ground, scratching their heads, the unopened white envelopes flew and landed by their side.
Now they opened the envelopes and saw that exactly what was written, had just happened to them!
Had they not have thought it a ‘sissy thing to do’, and read the prophecies, in light of the Word and Spirit, they would not have fallen in such desolate places.

Mount 2:

Those stood on this mount, were now leaning their faces further and further into the strong uncontrollable wind that was fast heading their way. Suddenly, those who stood on this mount were violently blown away and thrown in the same desolate places where those from mount 1 had been thrown.

Both sides were in pain and grief. Both sides were hurt and grazed, some were more seriously injured.
Yet, though they both managed painfully to sit up on the dusty ground, their grazes for all to see, they eyed each other suspiciously, and recoiled, at the sight of each other, as if they were watching reptiles!

“You’re flaky! Don’t you dare come near us we are pure and holy…..Check with the Book, we warned you........….Did'nt we warn you time and time again that you……!” shouted those who had stood on mount 1.

“You’re zealots! And don’t you come near us either and touch our anointing,” shouted back those from mount 2, “And did'nt we warn you too? Did'nt we say open those envelopes?”

For a while they spent all their energies on calling each other names. Once both sides were exhausted, there was a silence.

After a while, breaking the silence, one from mount 1, and another from mount 2, who lay seriously injured, whispered simultaneously, “How do we get out of here?”

Both groups still continued to eye each other suspiciously. Those from mount 1 had the Book and some of those gifted to teach from it. They also had a pile of other books and unopened white envelopes from mount 1, scattered all around them. These unopened envelopes were gathering dust.
“We'll have you know, we’re all teachers’” they boasted.

“And we’re all prophets, we’ll have YOU know”, boasted back the other group from mount 2. They had those who young and old were ALL claiming to be prophets, with a pile of white envelopes, they claimed were from God. The Book they had was gathering dust, a few feet away.

The place both groups had fallen required God Given gifts and skill ,to help them get out of.

At a bonfire that night, as both groups warmed themselves by the fire, wondering how they’d get out of the desolate place they had all fallen in, each began to boldly share on how they saw the situation. They repented that they portrayed themselves as something they were not.
To their amazement not all spoke as teachers and not all as prophets.

The desperate need of the hour and the sincere desire to get out of the desolate place, was revealing much to their own astonishment, gifts that had remained hidden in each.

Glamorized and enamored, many had claimed to be teachers, when they were not, claimed to be prophets when they not.

As each rose to share in humility how they saw the situation, and how they could come out of it, if each did the part they were called to do, and not get glamorized and ape what others do, they would SURELY get out of the desolate place.

Now brightness was dawning upon the place. Their ears were now cleansed and opened by the penetrating Bright Light.

All were amazed at the wisdom they heard. From the least among them came forth words of wisdom, simple truths, many among them had previously paid no heed to.

They gathered the Book and opened the envelopes. Each, as they quietly waited on the Lord, was given a word.
Assembled together, they realized that as each did what God had called them to do, the clamor, the noise, the shouting, the blame, the unfounded suspicions, the accusations just faded away.

All acknowledged to God their sin and foolishness.
They all acknowledged they had fallen. Not one there was any superior than the other.

As they pooled in their resources and gifts, and focused only on getting out of the desolate place to go where God Wanted them to be, they were filled with joy and excitement. Together they gathered their belongings. They threw out theologies that were in conflict with the Book, they opened the envelopes, and also threw out those that made preposterous claims and predictions, which were in open conflict with the Truth and suddenly they found that were traveling real light!
Things both sides did not understand which had in the past caused much conjecture and divisions, were surrendered to God. They trusted that this Great and Awesome God in whom they all believed, would in His time, reveal such as was essential for them to know, in His Time. But they all knew now that on that which they did know, they must act.

It appeared that though both sides had had some valid points to make, both had stood on mounts of error to proclaim their own versions. They had been too proud to listen. They had been deaf to all else.

But now, as they walked out of the desolate place in an orderly manner, the ground which had been shaky under their feet became firm. They knew that to get out of this desolate place, and return to the God-ordained path, they had so foolishly abandoned, they needed each other, for from each came forth such godly wisdom, as the others lacked.

Not all arguments had ended. All along the way they still challenged each other to seek, to search, to discern, to find the correct way out. They warned, they admonished, they chided, with loving boldness. But the greatest challenge of all was getting along with each other. Many were reduced to frustration and tears, as at times they preferred the desolate places, than the companionship of those they thought had been thrust upon them.

They noticed that when each used their gifts for the collective benefit of all, the White Dove appeared in the sky above them to confirm they were on the right path, but hid behind the clouds when the people became elitist/ stubborn and unyielding / when the arguments got so noisy that none could hear little else but the noise.

Psalm 99:8
Thou answeredst them, O Lord our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions.
9. Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the Lord our God is holy.

Isaiah 12 (King James Version)
Isaiah 12
1And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
2Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
3Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
4And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.
5Sing unto the LORD; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.
6Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.

Bombay-India

Swarna Jha