ISLAMIC ERUPTION
A Prophetic Dream Given the Night of February 5, 1998
Don Hawley
Note: Some time ago I started reading a book on prophetic dreaming, but gave it up when the author suggested every dream one has involves the prophetic. Actually, among the billions of dreams dreamt every night by the human race, even those of Christains, very few are prophetic in nature. I myself am a prolific dreamer, and much enjoy dreaming, but I have had only a few dreams that obviously were prophetic.
Sometimes it is startlingly clear that my dream has been a prophetic one. On other occasions, it is only as God nudges me that I realize my dream has prophetic implications. Then, as I ask him about certain elements of the dream, he clarifys the interpretation. Once in a while, there is some single element that I never do completely discern.
In almost every case, my prophetic dreams are the last thing in my sleep period, so that I am awake ready to record the dream. This in itself is a hint that the prophetic is involved.
On one occasion I had a very interesting and vivid prophetic dream, but was not able share it publically. That's because it revealed personal information about certain individuals. The dream was given in confirmation of what leadership of a particular congregation had already suspected.
THE DREAM
I dreamed that ash was falling from the sky and settling everywhere, much like what happened here in the Northwest when Mount St. Helens erupted. This ash was covering the ground and infiltrating everything. Strangely, however, I saw no mountain or any indication of actual volcanic activity.
Outside the building I was in, a slick con-artist type had already set up a table and was offering large, grey cloths--for a price. He explained that with these cloths, dampened, one could adequately mop up the offending ash. His spiel didn't make much sense, but business was brisk.
On the other hand, some of us were seeking out umbrellas for protection, and that seemed to be a reasonable course of action.
At the end of my dream a huge figure loomed up, dressed just like Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. He had the handsome long coat, and the signature karakul hat.
The dream didn't progress beyond that point.
THE INTERPRETATION
Since there was no actual volcano involved, the "eruption" stands for trouble. The fact that it fell on everthing and everyone indicates this trouble will affect the entire human race.
When this trouble breaks out, multitudes will be conned into seeking protection or help from offered sources that really afford nothing valid. People will "run to andfro," but since they are unprepared they will find only false protection.
The umbrellas did offer actual coverage. This symbolism was very meaningful to me, as I have often spoken of the great Renewal movement now sweeping the world in terms of a large umbrella. At first I thought that certain ministries, such as Toronto and Brownsville, were totally independent and unaligned. Lately, I have seen that this is not so. God is calling his people out of denominational entanglements, and into the Body of Christ which is uniting under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. The final test for all living today will not be some cherished doctrine, but whether or not they are willing to follow the lead of the Holy Spirit in this his dispensation. Those who step out on his side will receive him, the Seal of God, and be safe for eternity.
The image of a Mohammed Ali Jinnah type could mean that the nation of Pakistan is soon to unleash widespread trouble on the world. I rather suspect, however, that it points to trouble coming from Islam worldwide. If Iremember rightly, Islam is now the second largest religion,second only to Christianity--and the fastest growing. Surely this militant force will play a central role in the final death throws of planet earth. It's not difficult to see how a worldwide "holy war" or jihad could break out at any time without warning.
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