As I worshipped, I couldn’t help but think on the words that were shared during the family meeting. As each recollected sentence made more meaning, fear began to creep into my heart. Like a faint whisper over the fearful thoughts, I heard, ‘It’s the Lord getting us ready. Things will get hotter, seven times hotter. You have to get prepared.’ The words were a reminder—it was the Lord’s doing—and encouragement began to replace the dread I had been feeling.
As my mind began to dwell on the words I just heard, I saw the year 2047. The landscape was fragmented; it seemed war and disaster had broken out in different places—Nigeria and beyond. Scanning the level of chaos, it felt like the whole world was affected.
The streets looked dystopic, littered with mentally deranged people. These people were either almost stark naked or half-dead. While I tried to understand what I was seeing, I noticed an insane person by a building’s wall. He didn’t look so distinct from the surrounding chaos until he began eating the paint he had scraped off the wall. I had the impression this insane person suffered from schizophrenia. Looking at the littered street, it seemed this was the plague that affected many people at this time.
The years 2047 to 2050 came to mind as I recalled this scene. I understood that the events likely to occur within the timeframe of 2047 till 2050 would seem like events that happen in a cyclic manner. A plague or disaster might start in 2047, pause in between, and continue again in 2050. It felt like these events would happen cyclically.
The voice returned, and I heard, ‘This is why you should get ready; the world has a hope in you.’ As the voice trailed off, my point of view turned aerial. I was lifted up to a mountaintop by a white bird. From its size, I suspected it was an eagle. At this time, we were worshipping with the song, _‘We wanna know more of You.’ While in the eagle’s hold, I heard the name ‘Farsight.’ The name brought to mind a character in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Last Battle ,Farsight. This character was an eagle who could see the enemies from very far away.
As I stood at the mountaintop, the eagle began to descend. Its talons rested softly on my head, and immediately I felt a connection happen. It was as though I was to see through its eyes, but there was a blockade. I looked in the direction of the bird; however, my sight was limited. I couldn’t see beyond a certain point.
Although I couldn’t see beyond, the years 2045 and 2047 to 2050 seemed to be highlighted. Excluding the cyclic events that might occur within the years 2047 to 2050, it also seemed like there were other things as well—some things even worse than the dystopic scene—and they may happen in these years, but I couldn’t see anything else.
Hitting this limit to my sight, I began to pray fervently for my eyes. I prayed that the Lord should blind my eyes to worldly things and fix my gaze constantly on Him. As I continued praying, the previous week’s Wednesday meeting, where emphasis was placed on our eyes and the things they behold, came to mind.
After a while, it seemed a veil was placed over those specific years: 2045, 2047 to 2050.
18th August, 2024
Sis ESK
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