ACKNOWLEDGMENT

[As prompted by the Holy Spirit, I sought interpretative help from Pastor Paula Cavu, of Daystar Ministries, Australia, http://www.uq.net.au/daystar/page2.htm. It is with deep and humble gratitude that I acknowledge his assistance and anointed interpretation in helping me bring this dream of December 18, 1999* to the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ while taking time away from his very busy and heavy work and travel schedule. I could not have rendered the needed interpretations in areas where the Holy Spirit led him to interpret. (Thank you, Paula.) His interpretative comments follow at the end of the dream. My interpretation follows thereafter. The reader should keep in mind that most of this dream is allergorical in context. The dreamer here is representative of the five-fold ministry in Eph. 4:11,12.]
 

INTRODUCTORY COMMENT BY PAULA CAVU:

"Celia, this dream seems to constitute a warning and instruction to Christians that the coming resurrection rapture, which is portrayed in this dream as the imminent departure of the air plane, is almost upon us."
 

DREAM

A) I was in uniform with a flight crew at an airport and was aware that I did not have much time left to myself. I told the other In-Flight Purser that I'd be on time for departure as I wanted to pick up something at the Duty Free Shop. I left the crew, and when I arrived at the Duty Free Shop, I saw a large beautiful painting of cats with a blue background, and became interested in it. However, I quickly realized that the shop was too crowded with people and would not get the attention I quickly needed. Instead, I decided to proceed to the aircraft.
 

B) Next, I found myself in the passenger lounge glancing through a newspaper which I had previously bought. I quickly sorted the newspaper, selecting only sections of interest while laying aside the other sections. Somehow I got the impression that it was a New Jersey newspaper. I now became aware of the short time left in getting to the departure gate. I glanced around at an almost empty passenger lounge. There was only one person left. It was a woman who sat fast asleep while leaning over to the right with nothing supporting her. She was approximately sixty years of age, overweight, her complexion was olive, and she wore a black scarf over her head and tied under her chin. She was also dressed in dark peasant style clothing. I quickly left the passenger lounge without the newspaper and walked toward the departure gate. As I arrived at the gate, the ramp agent quickly picked up the phone and told someone that I had arrived. I glanced at my watch, and it was exactly two minutes before departure time. (I cannot recall the time.) I quickly ran down the ramp as the passenger lounge door closed behind me, and when I boarded the 747 aircraft, the ramp agent slammed the large aircraft door closed and locked it from the outside.
 

PAULA'S SCRIPTURE REFERENCE INSERT

Gen. 7:15 And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein [is] the breath of life.

16 And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: AND THE LORD SHUT HIM IN.
 

All the passengers had boarded by now, and I quickly met up with the other purser who gave me a passenger count in both First Class and in Economy Class. The First Class section had more passengers than there were in Economy. I was startled, and asked her if she was sure of the count. She repeated the same passenger count (I cannot recall the exact numbers, but both class sections each had some twenty plus passengers) and I quickly proceeded into the First Class section which I would be working during the flight. After stowing away my coat and shoulder bag, I went into the galley area and looked for my crew bag. I saw many other crew bags but did not recognize mine. (As a former Pan Am In-Flight Purser, I know that regulations require that crew bags be stowed away in other locations in the aircraft and not in tiny galley areas where there is no such room.)
 

C) Next, I found myself outside as I quickly inspected the grounds which surrounded the aircraft. Strange as it may seem, I had opened the aircraft's left forward door, and without stepping out onto a ramp, I found myself walking on firm ground. The aircraft was supposed to be airborne, as I was keenly aware that it had taken off and the pilots were now flying and navigating the aircraft with a computer. Yet, it was sitting flat on the ground with the landing gear retracted into its storage compartment. The engines were not making their typical whining, whirring noise, but were silent. Otherwise, I could not have walked near them due to their strong suction power while in operation.
 

D) As I walked about, inspecting the immediate grounds all around the aircraft in total darkness, I noticed smoldering ground patches throughout the entire surrounding areas. They had the appearance of smoldering orange-yellowish ambers. Although it was nighttime and quite dark outside the aircraft, I could clearly distinguish the color of the soil as I bent down and scooped some of it in my hand to inspect it. It was pitch black, and not its usual dark brownish color.
 

E) I returned to the aircraft, and observed all the activity taking place while the aircraft was supposedly airborne. Some flight attendants were busy quenching the few passengers' thirsty needs while other flight attendants were setting up the meal carts in First Class. With the few passengers in Economy Class, no meal carts were necessary as the meal trays would be hand carried. Galley attendants were busy in both galleys preparing the meals.
 

I became deeply concerned about the smoldering ground patches outside the aircraft, and decided to return outside. The smoldering ground patches had increased in number and size. Suddenly, one of the patches erupted with flames, instantly engulfing a large portion of the left ground area a short distance away from the aircraft. I quickly returned inside the aircraft and grabbed a fire extinguisher. I ran outside with it, pulled out the release pin and began pulling the trigger to release the CO2 (carbon dioxide) as I aimed at the base of the growing flames. I quickly put the fire out and proceeded to run throughout the entire grounds surrounding the aircraft, aiming at all the smoldering patches and putting them out as well. The CO2 bottle was quite a large cylinder in my arms. Strangely, however, it was light to carry and easy to handle. I made a thorough search of where the fire had broken out to insure that it was completely out. Upon making sure that it was and that I had also put out all the other smoldering patches, I returned inside the aircraft with the CO2 bottle.
 

F) In the next scene I was with my husband at a hotel. We had arrived at a crew layover hotel, and I became aware that I had left my crew bag at Customs. I told my husband that I'd have to try and pick it up as some of my personal things were packed in that bag. I had a smaller bag with me that contained only a few toiletries. Then, and for some unexplained reason, I decided to forego the idea of picking up my bag at Customs.
 

PAULA'S SCRIPTURE REFERENCE INSERT

Luke 17:30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.

31 In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and HIS STUFF IN THE HOUSE, LET HIM NOT COME DOWN TO TAKE IT AWAY: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.
 

G) I was aware that I would be deadheading (traveling as a passenger while in uniform) on American Airlines, Flight #9, which would be departing at 9:30 from Gate 19. I told my husband to go ahead without me, and that I would meet him at the gate. I decided to return to the passenger lounge I had previously been at to collect the newspaper I had left behind. I then found myself in the passenger lounge walking toward the newspaper which was still there in one of the seats. A different peasant woman, also wearing a dark scarf tied under her chin, was going through the newspaper, but when she saw me approaching she quickly withdrew from the newspaper. I picked it up and discovered that with the newspaper there was a TIME Magazine with a front cover of two men. The cover picture was divided into two halves which displayed one man's face in the upper half of the cover with a line drawn across the cover and the other man's face displayed in the lower half. Both men were foreign statesmen. I recognized the man pictured above the lower man as the current leader of China, President Jiang Zemin. I did not recognize the other man pictured in the lower half of the cover. The magazine title, "TIME," was printed in large bold red letters, and the magazine cover had a red border all around the cover.
 

H) I looked at my watch. It was now 9:05. I became aware that I did not have much time to spare, yet quickly decided to pick up my crew bag at Customs after all. I abandoned the newspaper and magazine and quickly hastened to pick up my bag. I glanced at my watch again. The time was now 9:15. Again, I decided to forego my bag and hastened to the airline's ticket counter to pick up my boarding pass. The lady ticket agent was on the phone, and as I stood at the counter waiting for her to get off the phone, suddenly two other flight attendants, wearing another airline's uniforms, hastily walked up to the ticket counter to my right. They both had fair complexions, were of average height and weight, had short blond hair down to their necks, and wore light beige uniforms. (My uniform was medium blue.) Their crew hats were also the same beige color. They were just as rushed as I was. It seems that we were to be on the same flight together, and they wanted to pick up their boarding passes too. The agent got off the phone, and gave us our boarding passes and told us to quickly proceed to Gate 19 from where Flight #9 would be departing at 9:30.
 

I) We quickly walked through the crowded passenger terminal to the gate. The other two flight attendants were fast walkers and no matter how I tried to stay close behind them, they kept getting farther ahead of me. I kept them in sight while I continued on toward the departure gate. The next thing I knew, I found both flight attendants outside in the dark night, walking around in circles within a chain linked fenced area. As dark as it was, I could clearly see that they had become confused without light.
 

PAULA'S SCRIPTURE REFERENCE INSERT

Matt. 15:14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
 

[A brother in Christ, Frank M., has made the following observation which I quote as follows: "Suddenly disaster strikes, everything is dark and you find yourself in a compound surrounded by a high fence. Perhaps this is the take over of America with Martial Law ensuing."]
 

When I saw their mistake, as well as the mistake I had made in following their lead, I quickly turned to the right and began climbing up some type of large rock boulder while panting quite heavily. I used my hands to cling onto the boulder's crevices and protrusions as I crawled my way up. The other two flight attendants began following me.
 

PAULA'S SCRIPTURE REFERENCE INSERT

Matt 16:17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

18 And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
 

I climbed to the top and opened a door. As I entered, with the other two flight attendants directly behind me, I was instantly at the same ticket counter as before. The same lady ticket agent urgently told us that we were supposed to be on board Flight #9 by now at Gate 19 for a 9:30 departure while pointing out the direction to the gate. She told us to hurry as it was almost departure time.
 

J) We quickly ran throughout the now empty passenger terminal toward the other end of the terminal. (Dream ended.)
 

COMMENT BY PAULA

"Celia, this dream seems to constitute a warning and instruction to Christians that the coming resurrection rapture, which is portrayed in this dream as the imminent departure of the air plane, is almost upon us (2 minutes before departure time).It is time to put away desires for the temporal things of the world as symbolized by the painting of the cats at the Duty Free Shop and the crew bag which you finally decided to leave at Customs. The timing for the rapture is perhaps related to the time when China will dominate the news media (TIME magazine with the dominant picture of the Chinese leader). It will also be the time when judgment shall be upon the earth (black earth and smoldering amber) and threaten the Church of the Rapture. It is God's end time apostolic and prophetic anointing and ministries which shall keep the Church of the rapture from being consumed by judgment (the dreamer extinguishing the ambers). This also agrees with your mention of number 9 being the number of judgment.
 

The two women with peasant clothing and dark head scarves who were sitting in the passenger lounge and presumably missed the flight most likely portrayed churches in spiritual poverty whose spiritual covering is from the kingdom of darkness (dark scarves).
 

The two flight attendants who wore a different uniform from yours and who led you into the dark and into confusion most likely speak of churches who are not of God's apostolic and prophetic anointing and are therefore not taught and led of the Spirit. Being the dreamer, you are of this anointing so that the churches, who will ultimately be led of the Spirit [by] God's end time apostles and prophets, will receive the quickening of the direct revelation of Jesus (rock that was climbed). Hereby, many churches will be saved.
 

Jude 21

Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
 

Jude 22

And of some have compassion, making a difference:
 

Jude 23

And others save with fear, PULLING THEM OUT OF THE FIRE; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh."
 

INTERPRETATION

[With the interpretative support from Paula, this dream portrays the approaching events leading toward judgment and followed by the Rapture, both of which are to take place shortly. Nine is the number of judgment, and great haste occurs during the ninth hour. A few references are applied to me in this dream. However, I believe that the Holy Spirit will speak to Christian readers, through His conviction, that there are certain activities and distractions currently taking place in their lives that are keeping them from remaining totally focused on their calling and faithfulness to the Lord Jesus.]
 

A) The flight crew represents part of the remnant Church. In First Class: the five-fold ministry of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers (Eph. 4:11,12), and co-laborers for the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. In Economy Class: the faithful few in number that are ready for the flight at departure time. The Duty Free Shop portrays the ongoing distractions in the world around me, even to the time of departure. "Duty Free" represents unceasing temptations to "free" me from my sanctified "duty" (calling) as a servant of God and a watchman. (The painting of cats represents my great attachment to heart memories of previous departed cats as well as a deep fondness for the current one I have.)
 

B) I selected only certain sections of interest from the newspaper which I discerned to be a New Jersey newspaper. Many references have been made to the fact that Israel is the approximate size of New Jersey. (I closely follow current news regarding peace negotiations in Israel, as well as a few other political world events.) The empty passenger lounge indicates that the vigilant Church had already boarded the aircraft while I observed the non-vigilant Church asleep. I decided to set the newspaper aside and remain focused on my departure.
 

C) The strange scene of an aircraft, which should have been airborne, yet sitting flat on the ground, portrays a simulated flight with passengers that in actuality will depart shortly (the Rapture: "caught up" - 1 Thes. 4:15-17).
 

D) Paula's comment, "It is God's end time apostolic and prophetic anointing and ministries which shall keep the Church of the rapture from being CONSUMED BY JUDGMENT..." tremendously describes this scene. Paula's comment covers the rest of the dream's paragraph E.
 

E) The refreshments and nourishment being served to those on board the aircraft represents the provision of the Word of which they are partakers and with which they will continue to nourish and refresh themselves with in the Lord while waiting for their "flight" departure. The CO2 fire extinguisher in this dream is another symbolic representation of the Word of God.
 

F) My ongoing indecision regarding my crew bag is a great confirmation to me in this dream about my deep burdens for both my husband's and my family members' salvation. This is my "bag of burdens." (In reality I am walking in great anxiety for my loved ones' spiritual welfare, wanting to somehow have some form of control in seeing that they will all be saved and enter into the Kingdom of God. However, all I can, and do, is pray for them and keep them covered with the Blood of Jesus daily.) Included in these burdens, and in greater depth, is my great concern for the spiritual state of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ world-wide, as well as the state of the persecuted Church, AND the remnant Church in America which will be kept here during her hour of judgment. http://www.do-you-love-me.org/wsomers/1_inherit.html. Customs represents God: security, a place of safe keeping. I also agree with Paula's scriptural reference about this scene portraying some in the Church as being attached to personal possessions.
 

G) My decision to return to the passenger lounge to retrieve my newspaper brings me together again with another peasant woman. Paula's comment on both peasant women representing impoverished churches "whose spiritual covering is from the kingdom of darkness (dark scarves)" is what I had also received of the Holy Spirit. My observance of the second peasant woman as she browsed through the newspaper and then quickly withdrew herself when she saw me approaching seems to convey that the slumbering and spiritually impoverished Church is more interested in events of the world.
 

The magazine cover brings forth an interesting observation. It pictured the current Chinese President, Jiang Zemin, and another statesman which I did not recognize. How interesting that this dream occurred on December 18th because thirteen days later, on December 31st, the Russian President, Boris Yeltsin, resigned. The number thirteen represents rebellion, apostasy, defection, corruption, disintegration and revolution. My inability to recognize the second statesman pictured below the Chinese leader's picture was about to become a fact. Vladimir Putin, unfamiliar to the world at that time, became Russia's acting president on December 31st, also thirteen days later. The number thirteen could very well portray similar or identical characteristics in both of these men.
 

The color red, as displayed on the magazine cover, is the color of war and destruction (Rev. 6:4). Again, Paula's comment that "The timing for the rapture is perhaps related to the time when China will dominate the news media (TIME magazine with the dominant picture of the Chinese leader)" is intertwined with the pending scenario of nuclear war [see Commentary at the end] that will soon come to pass with China and Russia "jointly" at the helm, as both are "jointly" pictured together on the magazine cover and bordered with the color red.
 

H) Something is about to happen, and there is great haste to get on board the flight before its departure. A sequence of events reveals how the hour of judgment and the Rapture seem to be somehow timed close together. The faithful in waiting are caught in the midst of judgment, as their hopes were that they would be raptured before judgment falls. The number "nine" is surrounded with frenzy and haste. The various moments during the ninth hour seem to reveal the following: 5 = grace and ministry of the gospel; 9 = finality, judgment, gifts of the Holy Spirit and fruit of the Holy Spirit; 15 = rest; 30 = launching out of ministry, the right moment, dedication, and the Blood of Christ, and 19 = faith. All these numbers harmonize spiritually, and tremendously so. It seems that the remnant Church will be fully equipped with all these spiritual giftings as well as completely empowered by the Holy Spirit to endure through what lies ahead during the time of judgment. The color blue (my uniform) represents the Holy Spirit. The color brown (beige--worn by other flight attendants) represents drought, wilderness, famine and death.
 

As for a 9:30 time departure, I cannot bring a full interpretation here. Could it be that the Church will endure halfway through the ninth hour, the hour of judgment, and then be raptured?
 

Further interpretation is explained by Paula quite clearly. "The two flight attendants who wore a different uniform from yours and who led you into the dark and into confusion most likely speak of churches who are not of God's apostolic and prophetic anointing and are therefore not taught and led of the Spirit. Being the dreamer, you are of this anointing so that the churches, who will ultimately be led of the Spirit [by] God's end time apostles and prophets, will receive the quickening of the direct revelation of Jesus (rock that was climbed). Hereby, many churches will be saved." That many churches will be saved is a tremendous interpretation as it puts into perspective why the two flight attendants (spiritually famished churches) followed me up the rock boulder.
 

I) The crowded passenger terminal reveals that people's lives are thriving and have not yet been disrupted. So far, judgment has not taken place. (See "Dreams and Visions from God" to Dumitru Duduman, http://www.throughthefire.com/dreams.htm.) I am portrayed as following after spiritually famished and spiritually impoverished churches, and misled by them when in actuality I am brought together with them to minister to them through prayer or otherwise, and by following them I show that I am concerned about their spiritual welfare and don't want to let them out of my sight. I want to make sure they go in the right direction.
 

"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. To Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen" (1 Pet. 5:8-11). [Bold emphasis is mine.]
 

J) The empty airport terminal seems to portray a two-fold scenario. 1) Judgment has taken place, and 2) the remnant Church has boarded the flight which is ready for departure (the Rapture). There are no more passengers to take the flight. The "no shows" for flight departure have been found lacking in humility, obedience and repentance, and have either perished during judgment or are found unworthy of entering into God's kingdom. They must endure the tremendous suffering and pain of God's wrath during the hour of judgment until it's over. Prayerfully, by the presence of the Church still here, PREACHING THE GOSPEL to them in their hour of devastation, hopelessness and anguish, many will repent, receive the Son of God as their Savior, and become worthy to enter into God's eternal rest in Christ Jesus.
 

"But in accordance with your hardness and your impenitent [unrepentant] heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God" (Rom 2:5).
 

"How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: 'How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!'...So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God" (Rom 10:14,15,17).
 

"The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance" (2 Pet. 3:9).
 

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved" (Jn. 3:16,17).
 

As for the two other flight attendants running with me to catch the flight, these churches were "revived" in their hearts by the power of the Holy Spirit's conviction. At last they set their sight and faith in Jesus, alone, by forsaking religion and denominational teachings of confusion and division through traditions and dogmas. Praise God!
 

"And the Spirit and the bride say, 'Come!' And let him who hears say, 'Come!'" (Rev. 22:17)
 

"'Surely I am coming quickly.' Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!" (Rev. 22:20)
 

COMMENTARY

From all current appearances, it seems that judgment on America has begun, yet the prospering economy and technological and scientific advancements seem to be deceiving most in the Church of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Biblically speaking, there are accounts in the Old Testament that give witness to harsh weather, drought and crop conditions, among other events, that paved the way for severe consequences which followed as God's judgment fell on those nations. Climatic and atmospheric changes are beginning to threaten the quality of life on earth, particularly the increasing famine in many parts of the world. America has begun to witness and experience rapid weather changes affecting her water reservoirs, crops and farmlands, as well as increasing periods of extreme heat and drought. The rest of the world has also begun to experience severe and unheard of weather pattern changes. And then there is Israel and the "imminent" peace that will soon take place there. From all appearances, there are no further arguments left for scoffers in the Church.
 

I cannot state that the hour of judgment is the same as the seven year tribulation period. The Church here in America has been warned by God's Romanian pastor and prophet, Dumitru Duduman (1932-1997), that this nation will be greatly judged through a nuclear attack for her disobedience to Him and rejection of His Word. Only God knows the length of the hour of America's judgment.
 

This dream is also a message to the five-fold ministry of Ephesians 4:11,12 and to the co-laborers for the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. We are to stay completely focused on the Lord and not look to others or become too overly concerned about their spiritual welfare to the point of distraction. We are to remain vigilant in prayer and in our spiritual and anointed calling. And yes, we are to remain highly sensitive to the Holy Spirit's guidance with humility, obedience, faithfulness, and perseverance in the strength of the Lord from this time forth with the remaining time we have left before judgment arrives.
 
 
 

*POST DATE: January 30, 2000
 

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