I had a dream recently where I was visiting an old church of mine and when I went inside, I noticed a woman sitting in the front row of the sanctuary dressed in fancy clothing, more than the rest of the congregation; she really stood out. Before she could see me, I ducked away to avoid being seen by her. And when I went into another room of the church, I ran into a really nice man that I recognized. And then I woke up shortly after that.
Immediately upon waking I knew that the dream meant something significant so I went to the Lord and asked Him what it could mean. After spending some time looking into it with the Lord, I came to the conclusion that the woman in the dream represented a religious spirit. For sake of privacy and to not name names, I’ll just say that the meaning of the names of the two people in the dream meant “old, ancient, long lived” and “God is judge”. Those meanings were significant to the interpretation as a whole.
After praying about it some more, the Lord spoke this to my heart:
“There's a religious spirit sent to dismantle the freedom My people are discovering in Jesus, a new level of freedom that is different from what people have been used to. Once stuck in a legalistic pattern, many are now discovering their TRUE FREEDOM and LIBERTY in ME, says the Lord. To many, this religious spirit is obvious, exposed and they refuse to go back into the bondage of the religious system. But to others who are more vulnerable and not yet discerning, the religious spirit is attempting to confuse and distort the wonderful freedom in Jesus, causing them to see it as wrong, unholy, impure. This religious spirit is perverting what freedom in Jesus looks like, either making it look dirty on one extreme, or causing people to abuse it on the other extreme.
You must stand guard against this religious spirit—for it presents itself as shiny and pure, dressed in fine linens; but is, below the surface, a deceptive force bent on destruction.
You must stand guard against this religious spirit—for it presents itself as shiny and pure, dressed in fine linens; but is, below the surface, a deceptive force bent on destruction.
It might not be able to steal their souls, but it seeks to steal their experience of heaven on earth.
You MUST pray. Pray for the judgement of God to come down on the religious spirit and systems of this world. Pray for eyes to be opened so My freedom can flood in for my precious ones. This is a whole new level of freedom that changes everything; that upgrades and heals and delivers and sets free. Many are feeling stuck, but My WILL is to pull all these precious ones out from a place of “being stuck” and onto solid ground—the solid foundation found only in me. Where they can run with wild freedom, doing the things I planned for them long ago.
You MUST pray. Pray for the judgement of God to come down on the religious spirit and systems of this world. Pray for eyes to be opened so My freedom can flood in for my precious ones. This is a whole new level of freedom that changes everything; that upgrades and heals and delivers and sets free. Many are feeling stuck, but My WILL is to pull all these precious ones out from a place of “being stuck” and onto solid ground—the solid foundation found only in me. Where they can run with wild freedom, doing the things I planned for them long ago.
This religious spirit is old, ancient and has no new tactics. But, I the Lord, am breaking through with a “new way for a new day” to dismantle this power and set My people free once and for all, for them to carry out My purposes and plans and to enjoy a fruitful and abundant life while doing so! Amen!”
Afterwards, I asked the Holy Spirit for some scriptures to back up what He said, and there were several!
The religious spirit IS indeed ancient and has no new tactics:
Paul said in Galatians 2:4:
Paul said in Galatians 2:4:
“False brothers had been secretly smuggled into the church meetings. They were sent to spy on the wonderful liberty and freedom that we have in Jesus the Anointed One. Their agenda was to bring us back into the legalistic bondage of religion.”
“the enemy (or thief) comes to steal, kill and destroy, but that Jesus comes to give us life abundantly!” John 10:10
"…for even Satan transforms himself to appear as an angel of light! So it’s no wonder his servants also go about pretending to be ministers of righteousness. But in the end they will be exposed…” 2 Corinthians 11:14-15 tpt
“Be FREE from the bondage of religion!” Galatians 4:12
He has promised, “once and for all, I will not only shake the systems of the world, but also the unseen powers in the heavenly realm!” Hebrews 12:26 tpt
A couple of days later I came across this verse which confirmed what the Lord had spoken to my heart:
“He stooped down to lift me out of danger from the desolate pit I was in, out of the muddy mess I had fallen into. Now He’s lifted me up into a firm secure place and steadied me while I walk on His ascending path. A new song for a new day rises up in me every time I think about how He breaks through for me.” Psalm 40:2-3 tpt
Friends I encourage you, press into the Father. Pray for those in the Body of Christ who are stuck in the bondages of religion to be set free once and for all! Pray for eyes to be opened so the TRUE freedom in Jesus can flood in. Pray for God’s judgement to come down on the religious spirit and systems of this world. Pray with the authority given to you through Jesus!
But on the other hand, if you have felt like you’ve been in that place of being stuck, where you feel like there’s more to experience with Jesus, but you just don’t know how, I want to encourage you to go to Him. He loves you and wants to help you. I want you to know that God is faithful and will pull you out of that place of bondage, just like He says in His word. He will put you on a firm foundation, a place where you can run in wild freedom doing the things He planned for you long ago!
Love, Kristin
