EVIDENCE
By
Ernie Knoll
June
2007
www.4hispeople.com
Because there have been many requests for
evidence of the divine origin of my dreams, I have compiled the following
information and pray that it will be for the glory of God.
“Dreams
from the Lord are classed in the word of God with visions
and are as truly the fruits of the spirit of prophecy as visions. Such dreams,
taking into the account the persons who have them and the circumstances under
which they are given, contain their own proofs of their genuineness.” {1T 569, 570}
“…taking
into account the persons who have them”–
-- I am a Seventh-day Adventist of over 50
years, an ordained elder for over
25 years and have served as a lay pastor.
-- I desire more than anything else to serve
my loving Savior and lead others to Him.
“circumstances under
which they are given”–
-- What makes these different from other dreams is three
things.
1. Each dream was as clear as if my eyes were
wide open on a bright sunny day.
2. In each dream I could hear distinct things.
3. I had the acute sense of smell.
-- After the second dream of heaven I was
healed by God of acute ulcerative colitis. Without the healing I would not be
able to share these dreams as I have been. I praise God for His incredible
mercy and love.
-- Before the second dream of heaven, I had
been praying for Jesus to come down and talk to me as He did with those in the
Bible. Instead He took me up in a dream and talked with me! At the time, my
wife did not know about these prayers. At the same time, without my knowing it,
she had been praying that I would have a dream or something to encourage me
since I was going through some trials, especially with my health.
-- During my dream of a call to repentance, my
wife was praying about what to put on our website as a call to repentance. Matthew 6:8 says that our Father knows what we need
before we even ask Him.
-- My wife has witnessed the following
physical signs while I am coming out of my dreams:
--My eyes were rapidly scanning the room and I was
wondering where I was.
--I could not speak right away. (I
am very quiet while in my dreams, so she is wondering if I am breathing or
not.)
--I lose physical strength afterwards for about 15
minutes.
--After waking and immediately
typing the dreams, I am able to remember many details which I later forget.
-- Upon gathering all the Bible verses on
dreams, we found the following list of all the subjects of dreams: warning, encouragement, comfort,
affirmation, instruction, prophecy, promise, questions asked. All of these
subjects have been in my dreams. Also, according to Gen. 41:32, if something is
doubled (tripled, etc.) it is “established by God” and He “will shortly bring
it to pass.”
-- Because of these dreams, not only has my
wife’s life changed for the better but also my own as well as others. We
continue to receive phone calls, letters and emails from around the world that
testify of renewal and reformation after reading the dreams. We praise God for
this! If these were false dreams, according to Deuteronomy 13:3, I would not be
leading others to Jesus.
-- Parts of my last dream (unpublished) have
already come true several times. There are also facts in the dream that I
learned of afterwards.
-- The dreams do not contain false doctrine.
-- We believe Acts 2:17 is now being
fulfilled. “And it shall come to
pass in the last days, saith God,I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh:
and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see
visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.” Many others (SDAs and non-SDAs)
are receiving dreams and visions from God. All are of similar content: end-time
destruction, the imminent return of Jesus, and heaven. Even Muslims by the thousands are experiencing dreams and visions about Jesus
and are converting to Christianity.
-- We both have a deep desire to share the
messages of the dreams, the Bible and Spirit of Prophecy and the Three Angels’
Messages with as many as possible before it is too late.
-- We have gained many Christian friends and
acquaintances and are enjoying the fellowship, encouragement and unity of the
faith. Others have also become friends with each other through these dreams.
-- We are gaining so many valuable lessons
through this ministry.
Yes, we must prove all things and there have been
false dreams and visions, but because of the above, we believe that the
following verses are also now in fulfillment and we have “proofs of their
genuineness.” “Tell
them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and
they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days
are at hand, and the effect of every vision. For there shall be no more
any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel. For
I [am] the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to
pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O
rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord
GOD.” Ez. 12:23-25. We also believe that because
of the shortness of time, we do not have years to prove the dreams and that
“spiritual things are spiritually discerned.” “But the natural man
receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto
him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.” 1 Cor. 2:14.