I’m going to touch on three (and a half) aspects of this topic…

Dreams

Scripture is consistent that God speaks to His people in dreams.  For instance, Numbers 12:6 [NASU]:

“Hear now My words:  If there is a prophet among you, I, the Lord, shall make Myself known to him in a vision.  I shall speak with him in a dream.”

The first dream was recorded in Genesis 20:3, when Abimelech was warned in a dream about Sarah being Abraham’s wife.    Joseph had a series of dreams that came to pass.  Two people in prison with Joseph had dreams, both came to pass, but interestingly, one was favorable and the other was not.  (One man was restored and the other was killed.)

Pharaoh had two dreams of warning of severe famine coming to the land that also passed.  His dreams were warnings that saved many people’s lives and also transferred wealth and reset people group’s boundaries.

In Judges 7, Gideon overheard someone telling about a dream and another man interpreting it, and he was encouraged and emboldened.  [It wasn’t even his own dream OR interpretation!]

When God removed His favor from Saul’s life, he was no longer able to hear from Him in dreams as well as other methods of God’s communication:  1 Samuel 28:6 [NASU], “When Saul inquired of the Lord, the Lord did not answer him, either by dreams or by Urim or by prophets.”   Dreams are clearly a method of communication from God.

But there are also false dreams…

Jeremiah 23 recounts that the false prophets of Jeremiah’s day were telling false dreams and misleading the people, telling them via false dreams that calamity would not come when indeed God was saying it would!  For a minute let’s look at what God says in Jeremiah 23 because He has brought this to me numerous times in my life:

Jeremiah 23:16-20 [NASU]

Thus says the Lord of hosts,” Do not listen to the words of the prophets who are prophesying to you.  They are leading you into futility; They speak a vision of their own imagination, Not from the mouth of the Lord.  They keep saying to those who despise Me, ‘The Lord has said, “You will have peace”‘; And as for everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, they say, ‘Calamity will not come upon you.’   But who has stood in the council of the Lord, that he should see and hear His word? Who has given heed to His word and listened?  Behold, the storm of the Lord has gone forth in wrath, Even a whirling tempest; It will swirl down on the head of the wicked.  The anger of the Lord will not turn back until He has performed and carried out the purposes of His heart; In the last days you will clearly understand it.”

Here we have a period of time God has been telling the people through Jeremiah (for eight years before the first deportation and nineteen years cumulative until the second deportation) that judgment was coming.  That’s a long time to prophesy “doom and gloom” with no fulfillment.  Surely he was mocked as a false prophet?  Surely he was doubted?  In the meantime, others in the church (if you will) were saying quite the opposite.  (“Calamity will not come upon you.”  And “you will have peace.”)

The phrase God continually speaks to me in here is:  But who has stood in the council of the Lord, that he should see and hear His word?  See that’s the key.  All kinds of voices are saying all kinds of things, but seating myself in the “council of the Lord” will cause me to see and hear His word.  Keep that in mind as we move on.

[Another side note I want to make about Jeremiah 23 is that phrase there in verse 20:  The anger of the Lord will not turn back until He has performed and carried out the purposes of His heart; In the last days you will clearly understand it.  That’s the “acharit-hayamim” I’ve written so much about.  The last days, the days of the Holy Spirit after Christ’s resurrection and ascension.  Now.  Why do you suppose the Judeans would not clearly understand until “the last days”?  — That’s another topic for another day; I just wanted to pause and make mention of it.]

Another time we hear about false dreams is in Zechariah 10:2  [NASU].  Again, the false dreams are “comforting in vain” which causes the people to wander without proper leadership.

For the teraphim speak iniquity,

And the diviners see lying visions

And tell false dreams;

They comfort in vain.

Therefore the people wander like sheep,

They are afflicted, because there is no shepherd.

It’s interesting to me that the false dreams we’re told about in Scripture are ones that mislead the people that it is a time of peace or rescue when it is not at all.

We’re going to segue into my half point here, which is, dreams can and do cause fear.

In Daniel 2:3 we read that King Nebuchadnezzar had a dream and that his “spirit [was] anxious to understand the dream.”  Then again in Daniel 4:5 King Nebuchadnezzar had another dream and he says, “I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.”

When Daniel was shown the same dream that the King had, and also the interpretation, we learn that “Then Daniel … was astonished (troubled, appalled) for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him.”  From these accounts we learn that dreams can cause fear, turmoil, and other unpleasant reactions.  Because they do does not make them false or mean someone is “walking in fear”.  Our job when this happens is to what?  Stand in the council of the Lord to hear and understand His word.

The last time we find the mention of dreams in the Old Testament is in Joel 2:28-32, who is speaking of a future day that we later learn takes place after Christ’s ascension, and was initiated on the Day of Pentecost, fulfilling another Feast of the Lord:

It will come about after this

That I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind;

And your sons and daughters will prophesy,

Your old men will dream dreams,

Your young men will see visions.

Even on the male and female servants

I will pour out My Spirit in those days.

I will display wonders in the sky and on the earth,

Blood, fire and columns of smoke.

The sun will be turned into darkness

And the moon into blood

Before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.

And it will come about that whoever calls on the name of the Lord

Will be delivered;

For on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem

There will be those who escape,

As the Lord has said,

Even among the survivors whom the Lord calls.

So a future day to Joel’s people, (the people of Judah and Jerusalem), he tells us will entail prophecy, dreams and visions.  Before that day, however, God still spoke and warned through dreams.  The wise men were warned in a dream to not return to Herod in Matthew 2:12.  Joseph was warned in a dream to flee to Egypt because Herod was going to search for the Christ child. (Matthew 2:13)

Then Joseph was instructed in a dream while he was in Egypt to return to Israel.  After he did, he was warned in another dream to find refuge in the region of Galilee.  (Matthew 2:19-23)

In Matthew 27:19 we learn that Pilate’s wife “suffered greatly in a dream” because of Christ, and warned Pilate to have nothing to do with Christ’s trial.  We know that Pilate did not heed his wife completely and was swayed by the mob.  Why the dream of warning if it was not going to change the outcome?

 Scripturally we can see that God instructs, reveals, and warns through dreams.  God is the same yesterday, today and forever, so there’s no reason to think He is not still communicating through dreams.

“Brace yourself, brace yourself”

These are the parts of Pastor Coverstone’s dreams that spoke the loudest to me.  That phrase, “brace yourself”, is uttered twice in Scripture, both times in Job (38:3, 40:7).  Depending on your translation, it also translates as “gird up your loins as a man”.  This is a fascinating phrase, one that was spoken from God’s own lips, so we’d do well to pay special heed to it.

I’m going to quote from Barnes’ Notes because he says it so well:

“To gird up the loins, is a phrase which has allusion to the mode of dress in ancient times. The loose flowing robe which was commonly worn, was fastened with a girdle when men ran, or labored, or engaged in conflict…  The idea here is, ‘Make thyself as strong and vigorous as possible; be prepared to put forth the highest effort.’  God was about to put him to a task which would require all his ability…”

Now when we take that phrase in the context of upending national events, we’re given specific instructions.  To understand how to apply this, look at the first dream.  The first dream occurred in December 2019 – well before any knowledge of covid existed, well before a racial injustice incited riots.  How could one project what would occur across our nation in the next six months?  So Pastor Coverstone did what I would have done:  he waited and watched.  Then it unfolded and he had understanding he did not have previously.

This is the single most reason I am heeding Pastor Coverstone’s dreams.  The first dream has happened and we have the interpretation from hindsight.  Hindsight shows us the dates were specific to events, and the images were specific to events.  Hindsight tells us these events were orchestrated by our nation’s enemies (the Deep State).  We can look at the state of our nation from this vantage now, and apply understanding where we lacked it before. 

An otherwise unspectacular virus was identified and labeled a threat to humanity.  The narrative was commandeered and hysteria took over the medical, political and social arenas.  Truth was the first casualty of this war, and now America is tottering on the edge of a 1984 backdrop.  Unprecedented violations of our civil rights have occurred, our nation has had unprecedented lockdowns and literal behavior mandates (six foot rule and masks, etc.).  No, nothing about our current scenario is “normal”.

Two months later, in what seemed a bizarrely staged police arrest that ended in murder, erupted practically overnight in what could only be manufactured riots, as we watched our cities and businesses burn, and people get assaulted and even killed.  An unprecedented call for dismantling police forces and an equally unprecedented commandeering of city blocks (autonomous zones) occurred as well.  No, nothing about this scenario was normal either. 

These things were depicted in the dreams and played out in real life.  The instruction of the Lord was to “brace yourself”.  Move from a casual position to a position of readiness.  What would it have looked like if believers and patriots alike were braced, and were in a state of readiness when such events occurred?  Would the outcome have looked different?

Now apply that to the second dream.  Should the images of the second dream also be true, what then is our response to be?  Fear?  Shall we stock up some supplies and hunker down barricaded?  Or maybe despair?  Shall we fret and wring our hands with unrestrained emotion, unable to act or move?  I don’t think those are our instructions.  We’re to get ourselves in a state of readiness.  We’re to make ourselves as strong and vigorous as possible and put forth our highest efforts. 

What if fourth quarter rolls into overtime?

I wrote an article over three years ago on some things I thought the Spirit was showing me that keep coming to mind this week.  Basically it was about Super Bowl LI between the Patriots and the Falcons.  I speculated that if the game was a sign, what could it be signaling?  Here’s an excerpt:

Pay attention to the words that were used to describe this game and one recurring word I heard was “historical”.  Remember that it was the game that broke a number of records:  first team to overcome a deficit larger than ten points, first game to go into overtime, first coach to win five Super Bowls, first quarterback to win five Super Bowls.

And then I looked at some small details, like this:

• Twelve is the number of divine government. (Brady’s #)
• Patriots represent the citizens of a nation that uphold and pledge allegiance to the nation’s identity.  (think Constitution, original founding, spirit of intent, etc.)
• Two is the number of division or separation*. (Ryan’s #)                                                              *(It also means witness or testimony.)
• A falcon is a hawk that is trained to sport, and “falcon” is given to the female alone. The male hawk trained to sport is considered smaller, weaker, and less courageous and is called a tircelet or tarsel.  (from the 1828 first edition Webster dictionary)  So a falcon is a stalker or predator of female origin.

Again, this isn’t a “word from God” and I’m not saying God has told me this.  I am saying I have learned to watch and see how things unfold as God orders them.  Is it coincidental that the Patriots played the Falcons at a time our nation is divided (#2)?  Is it a coincidence that a falcon is a female hawk trained to sport and operating as a stalker or predator at the same time Hillary lost an election to a man who wants to give the people the power back (another Constitutional principle)?

Could we simplify it to say our nation is engaged in a battle between patriots in support of the Constitution and upholding the Constitutional Law of the land which preserves freedom, and predators seeking to destroy our freedoms, finances, and security?  That it is God’s government in battle against a divisive spirit?  (#12 vs. #2)

If God could possibly be speaking through any of this, what might we be able to learn?  If we base it loosely and look at it generally speaking, maybe we could observe that God has given the upper hand to the true Patriots for this season, and that the adversity is a predator (consider 1 Peter 5:8).  The first part of the battle had a stalemate, but the second quarter brought the predator ahead significantly (21-3).  The third quarter saw a modest attempt by the Patriots to regain ground while the predator gained some as well 28-9, while the last quarter saw a surge in Patriot ground gained, leveling the battle ground (28-28), and catapulting further battle in overtime.  The Patriots gained the victory in a historical relentless drive and historical conclusion.

Translation:  We should be encouraged.  We, the People, the patriots of the Constitution and the nation it serves, should be relentless and never give up in our advancement of righteousness in our nation.  The battle will look like we’re losing for awhile, but if we are relentless, we will come back.  Then the battle will be extended for a brief time and if we remain relentless and focused, we will get the victory.

The reason this keeps coming to mind is because in Coverstone’s  second dream the calendar was rocked in November, and DC was burning.  I feel like this is the game finale:  election day.  But the (Super Bowl) game went into overtime – historical overtime.  What would be overtime in a presidential term?  That time between Election Day and Inauguration Day?

Then this came to mind from brilliant decoder NeonRevolt:

Some people have been looking at Coverstone’s dreams like an Armageddon.  I’m not convinced that’s what they are.  I think they’re just revelation of the enemy’s plans and God is telling His people to prepare ourselves to counter the works of darkness.  Brace yourselves, get ready; it’s going to get dicey in some areas.  Get a game plan together and ready yourself for war, or work, or whatever God shows you.

Now, from the very first Q post we were told to “expect massive riots”, “organized riots are being planned”, and this one from last month:

So we know that our intelligence departments have been and are aware of the riot plans.  If Election Day November 3 rolls around and President Trump is re-elected, I expect massive riots almost immediately.  If so, by Coverstone’s dream and Q’s forewarning, the White Hats are aware.  I would expect they would have countermeasures.  (Remember he did not see any sign of President Trump in D.C.  I think he took that as a negative, but I take it as a positive:  the White Hats are one step ahead.)  But if Neon’s assessment is accurate, D.C. may very well burn as the Black Hats attempt to overthrow our government. 

Anyone who has been following Q nominally will understand that they have been insistent that the American people will have to be shown the works of darkness in order to be led to the truth.  Burning D.C. would indeed reveal the black hearts of these people.  (though some people will sadly never see)  If the Super Bowl LI was a sign of President Trump’s first term as President, then the historic overtime would be symbolic of the national state of suspension after the election.  Just a theory, but it’s plausible if the interpretations and signs are being read correctly.

But back to my original premise, we should indeed stand in the council of the Lord that we should see and hear His word.  Then we will know what to do to be in His will.