Sept. 18, 2000

In the vision, I saw a huge medieval-era battlefield in which the opposing armies were a demonic horde and the Body of Christ. Both sides had some organizational problems and communication was inadequate. I saw the entire battle scene from behind the lines, yet I could move anywhere I wanted to without being noticed by either side.

My attention was drawn toward the side of the Church where some disorganized skirmishes were taking place. I noticed that there were three segments in the Church which were doing different things. In the back and well out of harm's way were older Christians who had on shiny armor. Some were dwarfed in size because of their poor diets and did not have the ability to fight. Some were very tall because they had read a lot of books, but were skinny and weak. Others were sitting in lounge chairs and watching TV, not understanding that the enemy could easily overtake their territory and being oblivious to the potential danger. I noticed that the TV cables were being fed from the enemy's camp directly into these televisions.

The next line of Christians were called "young men" and consisted mainly of housewives and teenagers. These were well aware of the ensuing battle and were busy with different tasks. Some of these were carrying food and water to the front lines to refresh the warriors. Others were holding binoculars to try to see the enemy's movements. Those with binoculars were the focus of many of the enemy's arrows and many fell because they spent too much time looking through the binoculars and didn't see the enemy when a close attack came. Some made the mistake of trying to walk around while looking through the binoculars. This resulted in them falling into pits that the enemy had laid. The biggest problem for these was that they couldn't get high enough to look down on the enemy. Some of those in the rear had tall towers called "finances" that could have helped them, but they did not want to share the towers nor bring them into this part of the battle, lest they get scratched. The third group of warriors was a combination of those mounted on horses and those on foot. The ones on horses were well-seasoned in battle and moved with great skill. These had the names "Apostles," "Prophets," "Evangelists," "Pastors," and "Teachers" on them. Each one had a different colored horse according to their designations. They were systematic in battle and communicated with each other well. Each mounted warrior was responsible for about 100 of those on foot.

The footsoldiers were called "Children" and were extremely ferocious in battle. What they lacked in battle smarts they made up for in their zeal to defeat the enemy. They were motivated by love for the Head of the Church, yet expressed this love on the battlefield by throwing themselves into battle. Most of them had recently come from the side of the enemy and because of this, knew the enemy's tactics very well.

The most unusual thing about these warriors was that they had missing armor. Some were missing the shield of faith or belt of truth, yet this did not stop them from being willing to die for those still caught in the enemy's camp. I watched as several of these children ran straight into the enemy's line and were cut down quickly by the demon's swords. Other children would see this happen, yet go after the enemy time after time. Seeing their zeal, the mounted warriors gathered the zealous children together and started giving them some instructions. Very soon, the battle changed and the Church started getting the advantage.

The Church plan was to concentrate efforts on one area of the demonic horde and systematically send huge numbers of children warriors and mounted soldiers against that area until the enemy was defeated or retreated. I watched as these children were cut by the enemy's swords, cried out in pain, yet still tried to fight. I was overcome with emotion at their zeal and was reminded of the verse, "Those who did not love their lives unto death." What amazed me was that as soon as the wounded children would cry out, a mounted warrior would quickly arrive and apply a topical medicine called "The Word of God" which almost instantly healed the wound. To the horror of the enemy, these wounded warriors would arise again with greater wisdom and resolve to fight, their battle scars being a strength and a symbol of honor. This battle plan was followed until the enemy was totally defeated.

As I pondered the vision, I was reminded of a couple of verses- "He who seeks to save his life will lose it, but whovever loses his life for My sake will find it." "He who has been forgiven much loves much."

Paul Jobe
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