The Heavens have been rent!
On 19th Sept.2004), I interpreted the following vision seen by a child of God.
"The heavens have been rent!" These are the words I heard in my spirit as I got up at 5:30 a.m. to have coffee with the hubby. Before lying back down at approximately 8:30 a.m., I decided to read a while from my Bible. I started reading at Zechariah's Chapter 1 and finished at Zechariah's Chapter 6. I then heard the voice of the Lord tell me to wash my hands and face, brush my teeth (again) and to anoint my hands. After doing this, I went down in prayer, flat on my face. I was aware that I was about to either see a vision or the Lord would speak to me. I have learned to know the different ways in which God communicates with me and this was definitely one of those ways. After crying out to God in prayer for a while for His children all over this world, a vision unfolded before me:
I was observing warrior soldiers. They were on "the front line" and were dressed from top to bottom covered in some type of "protective" gear. I looked past the "warrior" soldiers to the next "ranked command" of soldiers. The soldiers appeared less "intimidating"; the farther back I observed them. The "warrior" soldiers who were on the frontlines of these soldiers "had the backs" of their less ranking soldiers. I continued observing the additional soldiers with fewer rankings. After observing the soldiers who were "dispatched" - "soldier ready", I heard the words, "the heavens have been rent!" I was searching my mind for understanding as to what those words meant. The words "the heavens have been rent" continued ringing in my mind. I knew these soldiers were spiritual beings. These "warrior" soldiers were to be feared. Every soldier in this vision was powerful but the "warrior" soldiers were no nonsense beings. I knew these soldiers’ assignment was to "destroy all of their enemies" and to protect their entire fellow, lower ranking soldiers. My feeling observing this powerful vision was a consolation in being a child of God. I was not fearful of these soldiers - all dressed in black - because I "knew" I was shielded and protected in the blood of Jesus. I saw these soldiers standing - prepared - but they never progressed towards their "enemies." End.
Interpretation of the vision:
The person who saw this vision had read Chapter 1 – 6 of Zechariah before seeing the vision. The visions of the book of Zechariah were allegorical only. These were symbolic visions in the light of the Messianic hope, the mission from Babylon, and the Messiah in rejection and afterwards in power. The first message in the Chapter 1 is “Turn ye unto me, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Turn ye now from our evil ways, and from your evil doings; but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the Lord”. This message is applicable to us, the members of the spiritual Jerusalem. Prophet Zechariah was a prophet to the remnant which returned after the 70 years of captivity. Today, there is a remnant that follows the Lord. Born-again Christians are a microscopic minority in the entire world. This message is for us, the remnant.
Please read Isaiah 64:1:
“Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens that though wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence….”
This vision is confirmed by the Word of God. It is very relevant to a gathering of the saints who yearn after a revival. The Lord has given us a promise that He would rend the heavens and manifest His glory to us during this gathering. Though in the old covenant, the Spirit of God was coming down. However, under the new covenant, the Holy Spirit has already come down. He will manifest His presence to us in a tangible manner. The mountains flow down at His presence. When the Heaven-sent revival is sent by God, the individual ministries of many servants of God that look like mountains in these days will flow down. God will be glorified. Mountains also represent those areas in evangelism where we find it difficult to make the people accept our gospel message. When revival breaks out, these mountains will disappear. This is what happened during the Welsh revivals.
The warrior soldiers seen in the vision are the servants of God who have put on the whole armor of God including the protective helmets (Eph.6:11-18). Behind this group of armed soldiers, there is a group of less ranking soldiers. We are fighting a spiritual battle “against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places”. The soldiers who are on the frontlines are those armed ones whom the Lord has put on the frontlines. They are indeed the five types of the New Testament ministers. However, those people of God who intercede for these servants of God and who support them with their monetary support are on the back of these armed soldiers. The less ranking soldiers are in fact the precious prayer warriors. They are also called warriors. They are ranked in the eyes of the people as lower in rank because they do not perform their assigned ministries publicly unlike their counterparts in the frontlines.
The voice, “the heavens have been rent” was heard only after the soldiers were dispatched. The soldiers of Christ have to move forward as led by the Spirit. As they move as a team, the heavens have been rent and the glory of God has been revealed to them. The Holy Spirit is teaching us a very important lesson in this regard. All the soldiers of Christ, be it full-time servants or prayer warriors have to move as a team. It is a body ministry. As the army goes forward as a single unit, the heavens are being rent. Finally, according to the vision, the soldiers did not progress towards their enemies. This means that they need not fight against their enemies. They have to stand still and to see the salvation of the Lord. The battle has already been won because Christ, their Captain, had already defeated the Devil on the Cross. On seeing this disciplined army of Jesus, the Devil will flee.
- Job Anbalagan