This vision, happened back in about 2002 or 2003. In it I came face to face with a large and exceedingly fierce Red Dragon which appeared to be a form of Satan.
Before I get into the dream I want to say this
First let me display some background info about it. At this time I was struggling with my greatest vice which was pornography. It was a transgression which dominated my life for many years since my youth. It got even worse as a teenager starting from age 13. What makes the 2002-2003 year significant was that it was a few years after I turned 18 and first came to Christ. It was at that time in May 30th 2000 that I actually started fighting back and getting rid of pornography. Thus during 2002-2003 was when I started backsliding and losing to pornography again.
Now when you get a vision it isn't your typical dream. A vision can be a warning or a prophecy of something serious in your life. In the book of Genesis when the ruler of Egypt had dreams concerning the famine of his nation, Joseph realized that they should start storing up grain to combat the coming starvation of the land. Many times God will give us the wisdom to interpret these visions, just like He gave Joseph the power to interpret visions. The great thing about God is that He knows how to speak our own personal language. God knows what we can relate to and understand. He knows what shows most vividly to our senses. Which now leads me to the vision I had
The fight with the Red Dragon
He who has ears to hear, let him hear. The enemy of mankind, otherwise known as Satan, was depicted as a Great Red Dragon in the Holy Bible.
The vision I had began with me entering a great hall. The kind as which appears in Medieval castles or in legends and fairy tales. Beautiful large red drapes and curtains decorated the entire length and height of this gigantic hall. As I entered into it through two large doors, a multitude of spectators stood up cheered greatly for me. The air was full of applause and rooting. He who has ears to hear, let him hear. This multitude that was cheering for me was probably the angels of Heaven. The red drapes and curtains that covered the great hall was a representation of the blood of Jesus Christ. The blood of Jesus washes away all the sins of those who come unto Him. The angels, brothers of heaven, have been known to rejoice when people come to Christ. Me entering this hall was one big representation of me first coming to Christ and the rejoicing the angels had at me repenting and becoming a new man in Him.
I then approached a platform which had a ruler and several important guys standing around this figure. Once I bowed before this important person, this individual began to dub me---as someone would dub a knight. Several phrases this ruler said to me as I was being dubbed was from the Holy Bible. One of the phrases I strongly remember to this day was “put aside childish things”. Upon rising after the dub was over, armor bearers (angels) came over to suit me up. One gave me a sword that appeared to be a crusader's arming sword. Another bearer(angel) offered me armor. However what I said was extremely foolish and full of vain pride. I told him “real men don't need armor”. To this day I am surprised that I would say such a thing. Clearly in the match that I was about to face in the vision, I would wish I had a sheet of cardboard over me! He who has ears to hear, let him hear. The dubbing is a representation of taking in the wisdom from the commandments of the Bible. For the blessed man and the wise man meditates on the Lord's words day and night. The armor and weapons supplied to me in the dream by the armorers was the famous Armor of God---The Belt of Truth, the Helmet of Salvation, the Shield of Faith, the Sandals of Peace, the Breastplate of Righteousness, and the Sword of the Spirit God's Word.
“Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints”
Ephesians 6 10-18
When I left the great hall to do battle I entered into a long dark hallway. As the doors behind me closed shut, I got my sword ready for battle. The hallway was exceptionally large, spacious, dark and cold. As I approached two more large doors toward the end of the hallway, I heard battle already going on beyond the doors. Through the crack of the door I saw a couple knights dressed in armor about to jab at something. When I finally opened the door, I saw it... It was this giant Red Dragon doing battle with several knights. This hall where the Red Dragon resided was not like the first one I was in. This hall was of black stone. It was not as big and certainly not as beautiful as the previous red hall. The most peculiar thing about this black hall was that there was a banquet table stacked with food of all sorts---I'll tell you about what this means later.
This dragon was extremely feral, angry, forceful, large and intimidating---both physically and psychologically. I immediately knew that these knights fighting this beast were fellow Christians. To describe this beast I'll include some specific details; it was capable of making destruction equal to a tornado. It stood about 25 feet, but don't let the size deceive you; for it could move as agile as a cheetah. Be in back of this dragon and gain it's attention, in a blink of an eye it would have been able to turn its entire body around to be looking you dead in the face! Not only was it covered in red scales, but horns and spikes protruded all over it's body. Attacking it from the sides was almost as dangerous as attacking it face forward. And from the way this thing moved, a wisp from the sharp spikes of its side would either impale or or slice you. In terms of it's ferocity, brute force and intimidation, I advise you all to picture the T-Rex from the movie Jurassic Park......at full charge and anger! But then again a T-Rex is stupid. This dragon however, knew how to intimidate you. It could very well talk and it did when it taunted some of the knights in it's diabolic voice. Most of all when it roared or taunted you, the entire room would shake violently.
The dragon was making short work of my fellow Christian Knights. It would tear some in half while squashing and gutting the rest. Needless to say I was gravely sorry I didn't put on any armor to fight this thing. If it was winning against other warriors dressed armor, how long could I have lasted?
For a moment the dragon's attention was diverted to another knight, immediately I saw my opportunity to get a hit off of this thing. As it's head was exposed, I leaped up and struck the dragon across it's brow with full force. I WOUNDED IT! I can't believe I was able to get a hit off! Even though it's body was armored like a tank, the sword slashed it nonetheless. But then I realized that as I wounded this beast, I also ended up destroying some of the food on the long table in the hall---I'll tell you what that means as well later.
Finally I saw the situation as hopeless. The dragon finished off the last few Christian Knights and only I was left. I retreated back into the cold dark hallway. Yet what really broke my heart was what the dragon did to the wounded survivors. I peeked through the crack of the doors at what was going on. The knights who surrendered to the Red Dragon were turned into some sort of....I can only describe them as muddy stumps with faces. What made me grimace with disgust was what the Red Dragon told these former people turned stumps. He said “Since you have surrendered I will let you live another day or two”. Yet this is just what happens when people surrender to Satan or his evil world; we just live empty lives.
So there I stood walking in this long dark hallway. Demoralized, shaken and worst of all, my sword was bent up and dented. I had no armor and I knew I had to fight this thing again sooner or later. He who has ears to hear, let him hear. The dragon is obviously our enemy Satan. The food set on the long table in the great black hall was the temptations and sin of the enemy. Temptations such as drugs, drinking, fornications, occultism and in my case...pornography. When I struck the dragon I also struck this sin, or this food on the table. When we resist sin and temptation we deny Satan any sort of ground in our lives. We combat him and we beat him back. Those stumps with faces represent Christians who conformed back into the world and became as them. The long dark hallway I walked back into, represents moderation or lukewarmness in a Christians life. As followers of Christ we must not be moderate in our walk with Him. We must be on fire with Jesus Christ and taking up our cross daily to follow Him.
I advise everyone reading this to take on the full armor of God as listed above. To take up your cross and walk with Jesus everyday unless you end up beaten and demoralized like me in the dream. The devil/dragon may warded me off in the last vision, but this time I'm going to be ready for him. I will carry on and get stronger in the Lord. So when that time comes for me to meet it again. I will emerge the winner this time!
Well said.
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