Chapter 12: THE COVERING

Again I awoke in my hotel room. Even though I knew it had been a vision, it seemed very real. I wanted to write it all down quickly so that I would not forget it. It was still raining and dreary outside, but I felt energized, as if I was still able to breathe some of the atmosphere of Heaven.

Then suddenly I was sitting on a huge white horse. It seemed to be the one that I had found in the valley with the little girl. Even so, it seemed too big for me. I was very high off of the ground to be on a normal-sized horse. Then I noticed the Lord standing next to me.

"Now you have found your seat," He remarked.

When He said this, I looked down at the saddle. It was a western-style saddle, and it felt like leather with a deep purple color which was almost black. It had a golden border around its edge. It seemed to fit me perfectly and was as comfortable as an old chair.

"Lord, the saddle is perfect," I said.

I wondered how I would get on and off the horse because it was so tall. Then, as I looked at the horse's feet, I saw that they were not touching the ground, but we were hovering several feet in the air.

"This is not a normal horse," the Lord continued. "It can lift you above the earth. When you are on this horse, your journey does not have to follow the contour of the earth, but you can rise above any earthly conditions."

"Lord, is this the same horse I saw with the little girl in the valley?"

"Yes, it is the same, and it is your mission. It is from the one I will ride when I return, the one that I was given by My Father. They are given to those who are preparing the way for My return.

"Many have ridden them in the past, and many must yet ride them in your time. This is the mission that has been given to you from above. When you have learned to ride this horse, you must then teach others how to ride their horses."

I thought about the little girl in the valley and the one who had just fought with us to kill the evil tree. They were already great warriors and wise far beyond their years. If there are many like them, I knew they would soon be the greatest spiritual force the world has ever known.

I also knew that this horse was capable of wonders I could not yet even imagine. I wondered what an army of children would be like if they all had horses like this.

"You live in the day of great wonders," the Lord said, taking the reins of the horse in His hand and beginning to walk.

"Heaven is a place of continual marvel and awe, and those who I am about to send forth will bring many of those wonders to the earth. The children that you are about to meet are for signs and wonders. They will soon go forth to My last mission on the earth before I return."

When we had gone just a few feet, we entered a great hall. There was a long line of people on either side as we passed, and they were all dressed in various clothes from different eras. When we came to the center of the hall, we stopped, and all of the people gathered in front of us.

"These are the ones who helped to prepare you for your purpose. You have received from their teachings or from their stories. They are your witnesses. You are representing them as you are Me, just as those you have a part in preparing will also represent you. We are all one in the great purpose of the Father-the restoration of man and the earth to their purpose."

As I sat on the horse, each one of these people came up to the Lord and bowed and then looked me in the eye and gave me a word, such as "Be strong," "Be fearless," "Be gentle," "Love your neighbors," "Follow the King...."

This went on for what must have been several hours, but I would have liked for it to last longer. I felt a special bonding and impartation as I looked at them and they spoke to me. Some I was quite sure I recognized, and others I had no idea what their names were, but I still somehow knew them.

I especially watched them as they approached the Lord. It was obvious they were all His special friends and were great friends with one another. It was a glorious experience to be with them and to be spoken to by them. I had a yearning in my heart to be one of them. There was a nobility and grace upon them which was far beyond mere human elegance.

When the last one in the procession had finished, the Lord turned to me and said, "You will join them soon enough, but you have work to do first. They are not complete without you. Neither are you complete without them. This is also true of those who are to be called through you and the messengers in your time. Their words will help to keep you on the path that has been chosen for you. You can also give their words to others to keep them on their path. All of those who have life have come from Me."

Then two of them approached with a large purple cape which had the same kind of gold border as the saddle. They gave it to the Lord. He examined it and then put it on me, locking the clasp at the front. It was so large that it not only covered me, but covered the horse's entire body.

I looked around at the crowd and then looked back at the cape. I was astonished that it was now a bright red. When I closed my eyes and opened them, it had turned into a blue more glorious than I had ever seen. I closed my eyes again and opened them and it had turned to a pure white. All of these had the same gold border.

"This is your covering," the Lord said. "It will cover you and your mission. Only here can you see it as you do now. In the realm of earth it looks very different. On earth it is very humble. This is what protects your heart and the heart of your mission. As long as you wear this, you will walk in My grace and authority. Remember this cloak as it really is. It will protect you from the coldness of the evil times that you must walk through."

Then the Lord motioned for me to step down from the horse, which knelt low for me to do so. I knew that I should also kneel and did so. The Lord handed me the reins as I knelt down beside the horse. Then the Lord poured oil all over my head and began to rub it into my hair like shampoo.

"This is the oil of unity," He said as He continued to rub it in.

As He did this, I felt the oil penetrate deeply within my mind. Peace and clarity took the place of my usual raging thoughts, which often seemed out of my control.

Then I felt the love which I had felt just a few times before. This love caused me to love everything deeply that I looked upon. Of all of the glorious experiences I had received in the heavenly realm, this love was the most wonderful of all. I did not want the Lord to stop until this love had penetrated every cell of my being. I desperately wanted to keep this feeling. Then the Lord stopped, long before I was ready.

"This oil of unity is the anointing," the Lord started as He lifted me to my feet to look me right in the eyes.

"What I have given to you, I give to all of My people. I pour My anointing on each one to cleanse their minds. However, where you must walk on the earth, there is much dust and dirt, which will be thrown at you every day. You must learn to come to Me to be cleansed again whenever your mind has been soiled.

"As you do this often, you will not be able to stand any of the filth in this world in your mind, but you will love the purity and clear vision which comes only by this anointing of the Holy Spirit.

"Holiness is the nature of Heaven, and it must be your devotion. True holiness is true love. True love cannot come without true holiness, and true holiness always causes you to love, not condemn. You can come to Me as often as you want for this oil. As you wear it and touch others, they, too, will want to be clean."