Dream August 7, 2006

I dreamt that I was in a frontier type wood rustic building with removable metal folding chairs. It was a small Christian leaders meeting. A man who is an American apostle to communist China was ministering. People were laying on the floor under the anointing of the Holy Spirit except for a small white haired Chinese women. She was standing.  The American apostle was honoring this woman who was to go home to her reward now. She was smiling and very happy.

I went to sit on the left side of the building with a former co-laborer of mine. She did not talk to me throughout the entire dream. I was reading a 3”x5” old leather Psalter. The head of a prayer ministry came in ascending the small wooden platform up front. He sat on a metal folding chair. I did not pay attention to him absorbed in my reading. He came around sitting behind me observing me with interest. I did not acknowledge him. He then went back to the platform laying down on three of the folding metal chairs.

I got up stepping over the people on the floor to look more closely at the Chinese woman as the American apostle was continuing his silent eulogy of her. I then stepped towards the back with my Psalter in hand I began to sing a heavenly song. I heard the Spirit singing through me as I sensed angelic presence around me. The song was, Kyrie Elieson, Christie Elieson, Spirtus Sanctus Elieson, Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, which I repeated several times.

I returned to the chair by the wall. The woman I came in with sat in the corner of the same chair. She did not belong in that space. I awoke.

Interpretation:

The Song is the Prophetic Song that I will be singing to the leaders in the frontlines. The word Kyrie is the only Greek word song from the early church liturgies. Kyrie Elieson means Lord have mercy on us. Christie Elieson means Christ have mercy on us. Spiritus Sanctus is Holy Spirit have mercy on us. It is the traditional prayer at the foot of the altar thereafter an altar boy takes the incense before the altar.

The implication is that of the man in Luke 18:13

¹³But the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote his breast, saying, God, be thou merciful to me a sinner. ¹⁴I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Lamentations 3: 22-26

²²   Through the Lord’S mercies we are not consumed,

    Because His compassions fail not.

²³  They are new every morning;

    Great is Your faithfulness.

²⁴  “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,

    “Therefore I hope in Him!”

²⁵  The Lord is good to those who wait for Him,

    To the soul who seeks Him.

²⁶  It is good that one should hope and wait quietly

    For the salvation of the Lord.

The Sanctus is another old traditional church song taken from the book of Revelation:

English it is:

Holy, holy, (pause)
Holy Lord, (pause)
God of power and might,
Heaven and earth are full of your
Glory.

In Latin it reads :

(1)  Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus
Dominus Deus Sabaoth.

Or as it states  "Holy, holy, holy, the Lord God Sabaoth"!

Now what about Sabaoth? The Hebrew word tsebaoth is the plural of tsaba'. It means "armies" or "hosts". The word was transliterated into Greek, and thence into liturgical Latin, as "Sabaoth". Thus both the Greek Bible and the Latin liturgy transliterate the word.

I. "Lord God Sabaoth". The meaning of Sabaoth will require explanation. But the explanation is easy. And we already admit Hebrew words like Amen, Alleluia, Hosanna and Maranatha.

Ii. "Lord God of armies (or multitudes)". This is accurate, if we decide not to leave Sabaoth in Hebrew. But we should then lose the sacred distance of "Lord God Sabaoth".

Iii. "Lord God of hosts" seems to be a fair compromise.

"God of power and might" is not a translation. It is an ersatz text. It is not accurate, even as a paraphrase. The armies in question are not a metaphor. They are the angelic armies, the heavenly host. (Hugh Ballantyne)

The application is thus the old leadership is transitioning on to their reward in heaven. The move of the Holy Spirit is one of repentant worship before the altar; singing for His mercy; as we are made holy, holy, holy; we are engaged with Him as His Holy Ones destined to return with the Lord of the Armies of Heaven.

Love Kathleen

Is6:3&4 ³And one cried to another and said:

             “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts;

              The whole earth is full of His glory!”

⁴And the posts of the door were shaken by the voice of him who cried out, and the house was filled with smoke.

Rev 4:8 ⁸The four living creatures, each having six wings, were full of eyes around and within. And they do not rest day or night, saying:

           “Holy,  holy, holy,

           Lord God Almighty,

          Who was and is and is to come!”