Visions of a snake and a car falling into a trench

Job Anbalagan

During May 2004, the Lord gave me two prophetic visions. I woke up from my sleep after seeing these terrible visions.

Vision of a snake

I was traveling in my car in a hill station which resembled my scenic home town in Kerala State, India. My attention was drawn to a road side stream. Inside the stream, I saw a small snake whirling about. As I looked into the stream, the small snake began to grow in size and then turned into a python. The water of the stream was not visible as the snake which became very gigantic occupied the whole stream. It became very powerful. Then it caught a single person and swallowed him.


Interpretation:

The hill station is typical of the hill-top spiritual experiences of the people of God. The stream is symbolical of the blessings of God being channeled into their lives. As they rejoice over the presence of God and enjoy His blessings, the Devil is bent upon getting a foothold in their lives through subtle ways. This is like the small snake in the stream. Then the Devil becomes stronger and stronger in their lives day by day after entering their lives through subtle means which are hardly perceived. The Devil identifies the weak spots in our lives and gets a foothold. He attacks mainly the marriages of His servants. His manner of working in our lives is not easily discernible. A small dose of false doctrines preached from the pulpit is enough for the Devil to deceive the people of God.

In this vision, a single man was swallowed by the powerful snake. This shows that when a child of God remains out of fellowship with the Body of Christ, he or she becomes an easy prey to the Devil. At times, the Devil deceives the people of God by giving them visions or revelations which do not fall in line with the Word. He makes them believe his doctrines.

The snake in the vision is also symbolical of the Antichrist who is becoming stranger and stronger because he is allowed by the ministers of God to roam amongst the churches of God. He is making the people of God as his captives and swallowing them. He is sowing seeds of his pernicious doctrines in the vineyards of God. He deceives and traps the ministers of God who are used by God. He whirls about freely in the stream of a servant of God who does not heed prophetic warnings. His modus operandi is to insulate the ministers of God from the ministries of apostles and prophets. He makes the people believe that the apostles and prophets do not exist today. He truncates the body of Christ by separating the victims of his attack from the Body of Christ.

The Lord taught me recently how the antichrists attack the Body of Christ and attempt to prevent the people of God from receiving the wonderful blessings of God. I cite an example here. In a popular Christian web-site visited by thousands of the people all over the world i.e. Christianity.com, some antichrists entered the streams of this ministry and started posting threads attacking many ministers of the gospel. Last week, I had posted in the prayer forum of Christianity.com a series of prayers under the caption, "Your miracle in 40 days", and exhorted the people who were in need of miracles to pray for 40 days. A dear sister in Christ took a print of that thread and circulated the same amongst her friends. Then one of the moderators sent me a message that my post was removed as it amounted to an advertisement for selling my goods/services and he drew my attention to their advertisement package. I found that the purpose of my posting that thread was fulfilled as the same was meant for that particular sister who took a print of my message.

The people of God should remain awake and find out the weak spots in their lives with the help of the apostles and prophets who are the foundation of the Church. They should come together in the Body of Christ for fellowship and prayers.

This vision shows that during these last days many ministers of God who do not remain in fellowship with the other apostolic and prophetic ministers of the Body of Christ may be overcome by the Devil or his Antichrist.

Vision of a car falling into a trench

I was seated in my car on the driver seat. To my surprise, I was not driving the car. But my friend seated on the rear seat was driving the car holding the steering that was specially provided just near the rear seat. We were traveling at a high speed. All of a sudden, our car came to a sudden halt as my friend applied the brake. Across the road was a very big and deep trench which was not visible at a long distance. After we stopped our car, I saw another car coming from the opposite direction. This car could not stop before the trench. Alas, it fell into the hidden trench. Before we could haul up the car and rescue its occupants, a spate of water came into the trench track violently and swept away the car with its occupants. The trench overflowed with the flood that had strong undercurrents. The occupants of the car died and we could not retrieve the dead bodies.

Interpretation:

My friend seated on the rear seat of the car holding the steering is the blessed Holy Spirit. These days, many servants of God assume that it is only through their prayers and hard labor that they produce fruits in their vineyards for God. In the vision, the Devil dug a deep trench across the road. The Devil sets traps for them. It may be a temptation to gain popularity. It may be a temptation to covet earthly possessions. It may be a prideful heart with unwillingness to listen to other members of His Body. It may be lack of love for other ministers of God. It may be lack of love for the poor saints in the household of God.

Some time ago, I watched the ministry of a budding evangelist in India for the first time in Miracle Net T.V. Channel for India. When this servant of God laid his hands on some people, they fell down through the power of God. The T.V camera focused continuously on those scenes where the people fell down. There was no need for the makers of this television program to focus on such scenes. Let us not glory in the gifts of the Holy Spirit or in the working of the Holy Spirit through our hands. "God forbid that I should glory except in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me and I unto the world" (Gal.6:14).

The moment a minister thinks that he himself is driving the vehicle, he falls into the trap set by the Devil. A minister, while serving God in His vineyard, should find time to sit at His feet and examine his life and ministry. He should also seek the ministries of apostles and prophets in the Body of Christ for further guidance of the Holy Spirit. He should not assume that he is always taught by the Holy Spirit directly.

This vision shows that during these last days many ministers of God who do not heed prophetic warnings and who glory in the gifts of the Holy Spirit or in the working of the Holy Spirit through their hands are likely to fall a prey to the Devil.