A Vision of the Return of
Christ
by David Michael
What David saw and experienced was absolutely extraordinary. He
saw the Return of the Lord Jesus, Who had descended from Heaven into earth's
atmosphere, moving through the skies above Teman (Yemen and Saudi Arabia).
He literally experienced what it would be like to be taken up to
be with the Lord and to return with Him in the air.
"As the experience opened I suddenly felt as
though I had been taken to another place. I looked around and saw gathered all
around me, a countless number of saints.
Their faces were beautiful and radiant, for they
were there for the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. His Bride, of which I was a part, had been caught up to
be with Him in the air suspended in His Tabernacle, high in the sky above the
Arabian Peninsula.
We were hidden in the canopy of the divine bridal
chamber. As I looked around, I realized I was in a building that was larger
than anything that I had ever seen before.
It was both vast, and tall. The ceiling was so tall
that had the building been constructed upon the earth it seems as though one
could have perhaps seen it from neighboring states. One can imagine the
immensity of a building designed to hold the saints from antiquity to the time
of the great catching away of the Church.
As I looked
up, suddenly the veil opened and I saw Messiah sitting upon His throne
overlooking with wonder and delight His perfected Bride. As Messiah's eyes
moved slowly across the great community of saints, he would look deep and
penetratingly into the eyes of each one, captivating and caressing their soul
with His tender Love.
So it was with me. When our eyes met, I felt His
approval, His great delight that I was there with Him. I could see and
understand His weighty purpose for my life and for the Church on earth. At the
same time I had an understanding of eternity itself.
Joy overflowing filled my heart. Deep thankfulness
for all that I now understood only added to the exhilarating joy.
The
pageantry, the joyous merriment, the bridal song, the dance of the bride was
all part of this suspended moment of long awaited intimacy with our Beloved.
Finally, we knew Him as we were known. In what were
perhaps only minutes; Love's fulfillment was greater than the heart could ever
have been prepared for.
Everything I ever wanted to feel or ever could have
hoped to feel was exploding inside me. Yet I was fixated upon Him with such
serene calm. Love divine was possessing my very being and sweeping me away with
adoration and wonder.
Yet, even in this incredible moment in time
encapsulated by His Love, riveted upon His watchful and tender gaze, we were
able to know anything we wanted or needed to know about anything, even those
things that did not necessarily pertain to the Chamber in which we were hidden.
We also knew the things that were occurring upon the
earth. Earth was very dark and the space between this heavenly Tabernacle and
earth was filled with clouds so black as to beg description.
What was happening on earth itself was hideously
evil and perilous beyond my limited human vernacular to explain. Only a
drastically reduced number of the human race was left.
Many lay dying within the earth's desolation. Human
carnage was everywhere. We thought as our awareness of the earthly desolations
increased, there has never been anything like this in the history of the human
race.
It left us with an awesome soberness. Yet, being
encapsulated by His wonderful Love and Wisdom, this knowledge did not in any
way take away from the wonder of being with our Beloved Who is Just in all that
He does.
Destiny began
to grip our hearts as we realized that we must soon respond to its call to
re-enter earth to save all of Israel and the remaining Gentiles who were
awaiting the Coming of the true King of Israel.
All of Israel was waiting, looking for their Messiah
to come and deliver them. We saw the huge Commonwealth of Jewish people
desperately searching for Him Who alone could save them.
Messiah knew of the imminent deliverance He was
about to make. We could feel His growing anticipation of this final crescendo,
in human history when at last He would take His rightful place as the King of
all the earth.
As His anticipation and joy grew, so did ours, for
we were now one in heart with Him Whom we love. But, everything was set to
precision timing. At this moment He was enjoying intimacy with His Bride, while
yet the Holy Spirit and His angels were carefully caring for those who were His
on the earth preserving them for His Second Coming.
In what seemed like the next moment, it was time,
and the descent to earth to take up His throne was upon us. Our Messiah began
to lead us forth in our gradual descent, still hidden in the clouds not yet
seen with the naked eyes.
Hundreds of thousands of Jewish people were eagerly
awaiting His Coming. Knowing He was coming to a people who were ready to make
Him King, Messiah, with His grand entourage continued to descend until He
reached the skies just above the Mount Paran at which time we began to move
parallel to the mountain range.
The sight of
Eternity's King and His grand army of saints was so glorious, filled with such
pageantry the likes of which no earthly king has ever seen. The King of Glory
adorned in majesty coming to earth with His Bride clothed in His own glorious
apparel designed just for her.
His glorious Church—jewels immemorial. Oh, words are
pail—books could be written and never tell the real splendor of this divine
crescendo of the ages.
Together we traveled just above the Kings Highway in
the sky across the Jordanian mountains. I don't remember undergoing any special
transition from the suspended palanquin in the sky to being part of a
numberless holy army, but somehow that transition was made and we were now part
of the most powerful army in all creation.
Due east of
Jerusalem, at Ammon, the Holy army being led by their Divine Captain of the
Host now on His white horse became visible to all. Riding on triumphantly for
truth with the host of the saints behind Him.
We turned and
headed straight for Jerusalem, where we would enter through the eastern gate.
Eternity's King—mighty to save, and His glorious Church were re-route to save
all of Israel, His beloved; and those who looked for His Coming.
The anti-Christ had given his best to take what
rightfully belonged to the Great King, but in the end was overthrown by the
Eternal King Himself. Every eye saw Him, and those who looked for His appearing
loved Him.
It was a most glorious vision of the Return of
Messiah with His Church.
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