Comforting Zion While She Travails Dream
A few years ago I had a dream with a woman that was crying in the agony of childbirth. I believe the woman in my dream represents the daughter of Zion, wich is Israel in travail as described in Micah 5:3, Isaiah 13:8 and Jeremiah 13:8. I also believe her birth pangs represent the suffering she will have to endure during the Days of Jacob’s Trouble.
Micah 5:3 Therefore He will give them up until the time. When she who is in labor has borne a child. Then the remainder of His brethren Will return to the sons of Israel.
Isaiah 13:8 They will be terrified, Pains and anguish will take hold of them; They will writhe like a woman in labor, They will look at one another in astonishment, Their faces aflame.
Jeremiah 4:31For I heard a cry as of a woman in labor, The anguish as of one giving birth to her first child, The cry of the daughter of Zion gasping for breath, Stretching out her hands, saying, “Ah, woe is me, for I faint before murderers.”
In my dream I was outside the room where the childbirth was taking place and I could hear what was going inside the childbirth room. I remember feeling very excited about what was about to happen, but also very sad because of the pain the woman had to endure. I was both in distress because of the woman’s pain, but glad to know that her baby was about to be born. The baby represents the return of Jesus. And we know that his return can only occur after the tribulation. Once the church has reached her fullness and maturity (Romans 11:25, Revelation 19:7), and once Israel recognizes Jesus as their Lord (Matthew 23:39).
Then I heard the woman scream, so I knew that the time for childbirth was very near. I remember that I was outside the room of childbirth with the Bridegroom (wich I believe was Jesus), and I kept wondering if I should go inside the room to help the woman out. Suddenly I looked up to heaven, and a bag with ice fell on my legs as the bridegroom stood next to me looking up to heaven. I knew It was given to me to appease the woman’s pain and soreness. I believe the bag that fell from heaven represents a spiritual gift given to the church to comfort Israel. Because that is exaclty our role during the times of Jacob’s Trouble. During this time we are given the command to comfort Israel and to speak to hwr tenderly. We are also told to tell her that her sins have been paid off.
Isaiah 40:1-2 Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God. 2 “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem. Tell her that her sad days are gone and her sins have been paid off. Yes, the Lord has punished her twice over for all her sins.”
Right after I received the bag with ice I also was given a boomerang. So I took that as a sign that what I have been given (the gospel) must be returned to the sender. In other words, the good news of salvation must be sent back to the initial sender, which is Israel, because according to John 4:22 salvation comes from the Jews. So if salvation comes from them, then the message of salvation that we have received from them, must go back to them, just like a boomerang.
Later in the dream I decided to go inside the childbirth room to give to the woman the ice pack in order to ease her pain. As I went inside the room I was shocked by what I saw. I saw the woman naked and very exposed. She was laying on a bed, travailing and bleeding heavily. She looked very frail and weak. However the bridegroom was there, next to her. He was holding her hands and was comforting her. And as he did that, she felt at peace, and her pain desapeared. I also remeber that while the bridegroom was there, she did not feel ashamed of her nakedness. She felt safe and comfortable in his presence
Then the bridegroom left the childbirth room, and went outside. Outside the room everything was ready for the wedding supper. There was champagne and other drinks for the celebration that was going to take place as soon as the baby was born.
I believe the Lord is trying to tell us that Israel is getting ready to give birth. She is about to enter her season of trouble and war, and she will have to go through a lot of pain. However the Lord will give us love and compassion for her, so we can comfort her and speak to her tenderly. He will also equip us with many spiritual gifts to proclaim the good news of Salvation to her.
Jeremiah 30:4-7 These are the words the Lord spoke concerning Israel and Judah: 5 “This is what the Lord says: “‘Cries of fear are heard— terror, not peace. 6 Ask and see: Can a man bear children? Then why do I see every strong man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor, every face turned deathly pale? 7 How awful that day will be! No other will be like it.It will be a time of trouble for Jacob, but he will be saved out of it. It will be a time of trouble for Jacob, but he will be saved out of it.
I think that the ice that I received represents the supernatural gifts that the Lord will give his church at the time of Israel’s travail. At that time we will be supernaturally empowered to perform signs and wonders, and to prophecy to Israel. But must be willing to enter the childbirth room, and face the pain she is suffering. He must go near her, to comfort her and to show her Christ love.
As the church are called to comfort Israel. We are also called to go to the towns of Judah and say: “Here is your God! He is coming with power, and his reward is with him. His recompense accompanies him.”
Isaiah 40:9-10 “You who bring good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with a shout, lift it up, do not be afraid; say to the towns of Judah, “Here is your God!” See, the Sovereign Lord comes with power, and he rules with a mighty arm. See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him.”
According to the prophet Jeremiah and many other prophets, the people of Israel will go through a season of very painful trouble. A time of travail that resembles the pain of a woman giving birth. How awful that day will be! No other will be like it. It will be a time of trouble for Jacob, but he will be saved out of it. During this time, many will encounter Jesus in the wilderness as they experience the love, and comfort offered by the church.
Hosea 2:14 “Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her.”