The Beautiful Garden
As soon as I entered the garden, I saw a tree that I knew was the Tree of Life. It was in the middle of this garden, and it was still guarded by angels of awesome power and authority. When I looked at them, they looked back. They seemed friendly, as if they had been expecting us. I looked back, and there was now a host of other warriors in the garden. This gave us all courage, and because of the angels' demeanor we decided to pass them to get to the tree. One of the angels called out, "Those who make it to this level know the Father's love and can eat of the tree.'
I did not realize how hungry I was. When I tasted the fruit, it was better than anything I had ever tasted. Yet, it was also familiar somehow. It brought pleasant memories of such things as sunshine, rain, beautiful fields, and the sun setting over the ocean. Even more, it reminded me of the people I loved.
With every bite, I loved everything and everyone more.
Then my enemies started coming to mind, and I loved them, too. The feeling was soon greater than anything I had ever experienced, greater even than the peace we felt when we first reached the level of "Galatians Two Twenty."
Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, "This is now your daily bread. It will never be withheld from you. You may eat as much and as often as you like. There is no end to My love."
I looked up into the tree to see where the voice had come from, and I saw that the tree was filled with pure white eagles.
They had the most beautiful, penetrating eyes I have ever seen.
They were looking at me as if waiting for instructions.
"They will do your bidding," one of the angels said.
"These eagles eat snakes."
"Go!" I told the eagles. "Devour the shame that has
bound our brothers.
They opened their wings, and a great wind came and lifted them into the air. The eagles filled the sky with a blinding glory. Even as high as we were, I could hear the sounds of terror from the enemy camp at the sight of the eagles descending.
The Lord Jesus Himself then appeared right in our midst. He took the time to greet each one personally, congratulating us for reaching the top of the mountain. Then He said to us, "I must now share with you what I shared with your brothers after My resurrection— the message of My kingdom. The enemy's most powerful army has now been put to flight, but not destroyed. Now it is time for us to march forth with the gospel of My kingdom. The eagles have been released and will go with us. We will take arrows from every level, but remember that I am your Sword and your Captain. It is now time for the Sword of the Lord to be unsheathed."
I then turned and saw that the entire army of the Lord was standing in the garden. There were men, women and children from all races and nations, each carrying their banners, which moved in the wind with perfect unity. I knew that nothing like this had been seen on the earth before.
Although the enemy had many more armies and fortresses throughout the earth, I knew that none could stand before this great army of God.
Almost under my breath, I said, "This must be the day of the Lord." To my amazement, the whole host then answered in an awesome thunder, "The day of the Lord of Hosts has come!"