Meanwhile over in Arizona, Tony Puccio posted this today in his Dreams and Visions. It is truly MOST apposite because only two days ago in an online chat with our breakfast bible group, I referred to Jesus’ parable of the virgins awaiting His return for the Bride. Tony writes,

‘While at Tuesday night prayer I was shown a vision where I saw the Lord standing with a grieved look upon His face. The vision that follows is taken from John:

John 3:26-29 (NKJV) 26 And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified—behold, He is baptizing, and all are coming to Him!”
27 John answered and said, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven. 28 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, I have been sent before Him.’ 29 He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled.

In addition to seeing the Lord I saw a bride in a wedding dress ready to be married to her bridegroom.  However, this was not the case because I saw her – Christ’s ekklesia – going from pulpit to pulpit dancing with various pastors, the supposed friend(s) of the bridegroom, but not with the one she is betrothed to! Those dancing with her, the bride, are not friends but foes according to John’s gospel.  The bride is enamored by men, i.e., individual personalities, and not with the One she should be enamored with. When prayer began I heard the Lord say, “I want My Church back”. If you are a pastor reading this post it should grieve you as I felt the Lord’s grief upon seeing the vision.’