come, Lord Jesus

These are the words penned by John, the author of the book of Revelation. He wrote them upon hearing Jesus say this concerning His return to earth for His people: "Yes, I am coming soon." I couldn't help but think of them when Anderson shared with me a dream he had last night. It was a fairly detailed dream, so I will write as Anderson tells it to me.

I saw the antichrist. People were getting the mark of the beast on their foreheads, the number 666. I saw a little boy who had the mark on his forehead, and he said, "I wish I never got this mark." So, I told him, "Tell your parents not to get that mark like you have." Then I went to play basketball, and all of the people playing had the mark of the beast on their foreheads, but I didn't, so they said that since I didn't have it, I couldn't play. God then tells me to go to Satan and to tell him that his time was up. I didn't want to look at the devil because he was so ugly, but I went and told him. He had a brain that was outside of his head, and when he got angry, it grew. Then, we were in the park and I see this thing in the sky, and I say, "What is that?" It was Jesus coming in the clouds. So he comes down, and we got on, and we go to heaven. When we got to Heaven, we saw that there were flat screens in the houses. (I have to interject and ask, "Does this sound like his dad's dream of Heaven or what?) And if there was something that we wanted on earth, God gave it to us, like a welcome gift. Mine was Jango Fett (a Star Wars figurine that he likes). Then the alarm went off, and I thought it was the trumpets, and I woke up.

After Anderson tells me about his dream this morning, he kept saying, "I can't wait for Jesus to come back and get us. I wish he'd hurry up." It was really very sweet to see him longing for this. It was at this moment that I thought of two things, one being John's words, "Come, Lord Jesus", and the other being the passage in Ecclesiastes which says that God has set eternity in our hearts. I saw eternity in my son's heart today.

I don't know if Anderson's dream occurred because his Biblical knowledge and imagination merged and created this fascinating dream, or if this was something inspired by God. Only God knows. I know for sure that these kinds of things are prophesied in the Bible--both the dream and the return of Christ. I'll close with this passage from Joel 2:28-32.

"And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days. I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke. The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."

I'm with John and Anderson. Come, Lord Jesus.