Vision about worshipping God in an underground church
In an underground building, I was worshipping the Lord. There I met a man of God, probably, a prophet of God. I asked him to find out from God whether God was fully pleased with me. Then I saw him go inside the church to enquire from God. He never turned up. When I wanted to leave the place after waiting for him for some time, I heard the voice of God saying, “Job, look at this place!” drawing my attention to a certain spot on the wall of that underground building. When I looked at that spot, I saw something trying to enter the building by making a hole. I saw the head of a big snake come out of the hole. I immediately ran out of the building. Outside the underground church, a shop was situated. The owner of the shop claimed herself to be a Christian. But she was keeping some idols, pictures, candles, etc. in her shop. On my inquiry with her about the snake, she told me that snake would not harm her.
Interpretation:
A local church should be grounded in the Word of God and should be visible to the world as an arm of God. It should not be hidden from the view of the world. It has to evangelize the world and win the lost souls. These days, we find that the churches are only the places of worship and are not actively involved in evangelism. People cannot see the churches which are underground. People cannot hear the gospel from the churches which are underground. A local church should not be underground except in nations where the churches are not allowed by the rulers to function openly. A local church should not be below the ground level. It should be above the world. It has to be led by the Holy Spirit through the elders or deacons as a body ministry.
Secondly, under the New Covenant, a child of God should not approach “any prophet” to know the will of God. We do not need any mediators between God and us. Under the Old Covenant, the people of Israel had to seek the ministry of prophets to know God’s will. But under the New Covenant, the people of God should pray to God and should search the Scriptures to know God’s will. The New Testament prophets only confirm what the Lord has revealed to them. Under certain exceptional circumstances, God does reveal His will to us through the ministry of the New Testament prophets when we are confused.
In the underground church, the Devil deceives people through false prophecies and through false doctrines. The Devil makes an inroad into these underground churches and does not allow the members of these churches to grow in their spiritual lives. These people always remain as babes in Christ Jesus and subject themselves to the Levitical priesthood of the Old Covenant. These churches have become “business establishments”. They covet “tithes” from their congregations in return for “God’s blessings”. They sell the spiritual gifts for building their own kingdoms. The idols, pictures, candles are part of these churches. The church doctrines are their idols. The pictures are the personalities of these ministers of God. The candles are used in these churches because these churches experience black outs frequently in the absence of “prophetic words”. The candles are the tools of the Holy Spirit. The grace of God is still with these churches. The gifts of the Holy Spirit are the tools of the Holy Spirit in these churches. The candles help these churches to perceive the Word of God. Though these churches have idols and pictures, the candles help the ministers of God to minister to their congregations. The people in these churches still experience the power of God through the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
The Devil does not bother much about these churches. The woman in the dream told that she was not harmed by the snake. These churches so long as they follow the Levitical priesthood do not pose a challenge to the authority and power of Satan, the old serpent. If these churches are led of the Spirit and are actively involved in evangelism and revival, then the Devil would try to attack them.
by Job Anbalagan