“How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations! You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon. I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’ But you are brought down to the realm of the dead, to the depths of the pit. Those who see you stare at you, they ponder your fate: ‘Is this the man who shook the earth and made kingdoms tremble, the man who made the world a wilderness, who overthrew its cities and would not let his captives go home?'” (Isaiah 14:12-17).
Sometime after the dream I recounted in Revelation, the Holy Spirit came to me in another dream. Whereas the first dream was one of life and hope, this second dream was one of death and destruction.
I dreamt that I walked into my living room to find Satan sitting on a chair staring at me intently. He presented himself as my grandfather, but I knew immediately that I wasn’t looking at my grandfather; in life, my grandfather was a peaceful man of God. Satan’s eyes were black and filled with an indescribable rage; this rage was tangible and radiated from him. Without saying a word, I knew he wanted to kill me. His presence was one of great power with so much hatred and deceit. He was like a wild animal; a beast. I believe there was something playing on the television involving war and fire next to him, but I didn’t get a good look at the screen. Everything happened so quickly. Just as Satan opened his mouth to speak, I cried out to Jesus. My interruption enraged him. He charged forward and began choking me. I cried out to Jesus once more and immediately woke. If it had not been for the intervention of the Holy Spirit, no doubt restraining him in the first place, and then waking me, I certainly would have died that night in my sleep. Satan wasn’t playing games, and that was no ordinary nightmare.
“How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations! You said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon. I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.’ But you are brought down to the realm of the dead, to the depths of the pit. Those who see you stare at you, they ponder your fate: ‘Is this the man who shook the earth and made kingdoms tremble, the man who made the world a wilderness, who overthrew its cities and would not let his captives go home?'” (Isaiah 14:12-17). I don’t know whether the prophet Isiah’s use of the term “morning star” in relation to Satan is a translation error, or perhaps, sarcasm on the part of the prophet, but what I do know is that Satan’s destruction is foretold. “And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever” (Revelation 20:10).
This dream was the first of many confrontations to come, asleep as well as awake. Satan has appeared to me in so many iterations, from inanimate objects to various people to things difficult to describe, that I’ve lost count of them all. Each time I encounter Satan, I look him square in the eye; his eyes always give him away. You don’t forget a thing like that. Satan is the enemy and the father of lies. Therefore, I must put on the full armor of God, because the arrows are coming. Prayer isn’t my last defense; prayer is my first offense. My mind is a battlefield; war rages in the members of my flesh. Bruised and bloody, tearstained and at times stumbling, I take comfort in that the war is already won.
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We are in the last days and Satan,knowing how short the time is, is appearing to me frequently. I often see him staring back at me through the eyes of empty vessels. I too stare him down, he realizes the power of a blood bought child of God.
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Indeed! Satan knows he’s defeated!
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I too have experienced demonic dreams. Always the eyes give them away. Usually these dreams come when I have been drawn close to God. It is like to try to scare me from following the leading of the Holy Spirit. Though I have found they result in quite the opposite thing. I am more convinced than ever to follow the path that God has laid before me. The witness of the darkness also testifies to the light. Gods power is demonstrated over this darkness by the name of Jesus driving out the dark and the fear. I have always felt these encounters from the spiritual realm were a blessing. That God uses them to mold and shape me for his glory.
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I agree completely. The forces of darkness are self defeating. Satan would have probably been further along with me if he had just left me alone. It’s a difficult walk at times, but I agree that it has been a blessing. God bless you!
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The thing is the battle is more intense the closer you are to God. But I have found that the darts come differently over time if I truly learn the lesson of that test. As God brings me through the deep water from one trial the next temptation may be something totally different.
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I had a dream in 2016 where the devil was sitting in chair on my back porch. In this dream he was dressed like an old man but he identified himself as Satan nd said he was thppere to destroy me. I remember rebuking him and he vanished.
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A good friend of mine described a similar encounter, and in my case, the addition of my grandfather was an attempt at mockery. What a powerful testimony all of these testimonies are to the grace and power of God! It’s so encouraging to hear these testimonies. God bless you!
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I have the same types of dreams and encounters ALL THE TIME. There were few times I was dying in my dream (in all sorts of ways. Choking too) and I desperately pray and shout for God. There was a couple of times I had to exorcise someone in my dream and the force was so real! I shout: “Bow down to the Lord and tell me your name demon! In the name of Jesus Christ, I cast you to the foot of His cross to be trampled and dealt with!”. And I wake up with this massive force that prevents me from moving. It’s freaking scary mann,
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Wow! As I wrote in a previous response, how encouraged I am by these testimonies. I’ve had similar experiences even the exorcisms etc.; they come in seasons. There’s the part of me that struggles; that has even questioned my sanity. Thank you for sharing. God bless you!
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Yeah in the past, it happens so often these dreams esp when I’m a few days away from serving in a retreat or if I slide back from my daily prayer time for a couple of days, when I try to get back on track again, the scariest freaking dreams happen! And I see shadows and feel stuff when I’m awake. Whoever doesn’t believe in evil spirits sure doesn’t know satan. God is good and he’s on our side. God Bless!
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Wow!! I’m going to say those same words next time. Thanks! Powerful!!
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Thank you!
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Amen. The full armor of God is the sure protector and projector of Victory in Jesus.
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Powerful dream! Yeah, I met him too, only in person. He inhabited the body of an elderly man. He tried to scare to me while I was witnessing for Jesus at the local market. We had a very brief conversation because I witnessed to him about the love of Christ and how Jesus died for mankind. satan asked me if I would die for him? Then I knew that little frail old man was satan.That question ended the conversation. As I was driving home, I heard the Holy Spirit say, that was satan. He confirmed what I was thinking.
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That is an extraordinary experience and witnessing opportunity! God bless you!
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