VISION of THE ACID CLOUD - 1994
-by Richard Smith.

The following very significant vision was given to a man in England
way back in September 1994. 

THE ACID CLOUD - A VISION - Richard Smith.

This vision emerged with an unusually vivid degree of clarity on
Thursday morning the 29th September, 1994, just before I was
about to go out and do some studying. 

Following a period of pouring out my distressed feelings about the
condition of the Church to Jesus, who is our heavenly Advocate, I
saw ahead of me a large billowing black cloud which carried lots of
soot and other pollutants. Its sulphurous stench revealed that here
was no natural cloud, but rather it was the type of acid cloud which
arises from the explosion of some chemical plant or oil installation.
Blown by its own momentum, the acid cloud was rapidly heading
towards a low waterless desert plain which lay beneath some rocky
mountains. Filling the plain were all types of people whom I under-
stood represented the Christian population of England.  Most were
indigenous white Anglo-Saxons, but there were members of various
ethnic minorities as well. These stood for the immigrant population
in England.

FOUR GROUPS.  On closer inspection, I could see that this vast
assembly was divided into four main groups.  The first of these was
the one that was nearest to the cloud and was obviously coming under
its influence. This particular group can be known as the intoxicated.
Behind them, closely intermingled together, were the second and
third groups - these can be known as the fearful and the angry.
Still further behind at a little distance was a smaller group who
will be known as the prepared. However, one fact was obvious - the
acid cloud was going to cover all four groups regardless of whether
they wanted it to or not.

It was at this point that I perceived that the cloud was blowing in
from the Westerly direction.

In response to this cloud, the first group were laughing, dancing
and singing.  A few of their members were lying prostrate and making
all kinds of animal noises. Some were so deliriously happy that they
actually formed a dance line, which - while they were dancing the
conga - snaked its way into the cloud. With a start, I realised
their mistake. Already intoxicated by invisible fumes emanating from
the front of the cloud, this group were wrongly assuming that the
polluted cloud was a refreshing rain cloud that represented God's
presence.  They failed to see what its true nature was.

The second group of Christians saw what the cloud consisted of, but
then panicked.  Some ran away and tripped over, knocking themselves
out, while others stood there, frozen to the ground, looking in two
directions at once.  Like the first group, they too were swallowed
up by the cloud.  Their fundamental mistake was to panic in the face
of evil.

Whilst this was happening, the third group of Christians (who also
saw that the cloud was a menace) stood before it shaking their fists
and making all kinds of angry noises. Some were kicking at it with
their feet. Like the previous two groups, they were clad in light,
flimsy summer clothing. Their mistake was to try to fight the cloud
in their own strength. Consequently, they too were swallowed up.
Moreover, as the cloud ate up each of the three previous groups,
there was silence, followed by earpiercing howls of pain, succeeded
by more silence - which was broken only by the odd intermittent moan
or throaty gurgle which very much reminded me of a First World War
gas attack.

THE PREPARED.  However, the fourth group of Christians were getting
ready to deal with the threat posed by this cloud. With urgent haste,
they were donning anti-chemical suits of clothing, clamping on gas
masks and putting on strong safety helmets which had a bright light,
like a miner's lamp, attached to it. Above the lamp (which represent-
ed the light of the Holy Spirit) near the top of the helmet was a
bright red spot. At once I discerned that this symbolised the Blood
of Jesus Christ. It was His mark on this group.

Strapped to their sides were white first-aid cases with red crosses
on them. These carried a wide assortment of medical aids to help
those Christians who had been burned by the cloud. In their right
hands they carried strong transparent riot shields, while in their
left hands they carried various types of weoponry. These were ob-
viously designed to fight the various kinds of principalities which
inhabit the cloud.

Suddenly, at God's own timing, they formed a line, linked shields
and marched at an orderly pace into the cloud.  They were obviously
directed by the Lord to do this. It was also clear that they were
called to work very closely together. (Note; later, Richard was
shown that the strategy of this group would be to advance at the
Lord's command, fight strenuously, rescue and minister to some of
the wounded; then stand their ground awaiting the next call for
advance).

BELIEVE NOT EVERY SPIRIT.  Somewhat taken aback by the
implications of this vision, I then used my mind to apply 1 Jn 4:1-3.
In blunt Yorkshire tones, I said "Do you, the spirit who has brought
this picture so vividly to mind, boldly confess that Jesus Christ is
come in the flesh"? "Yes, I boldly confess that Jesus Christ is
come in the flesh". "Fine, what do you say about the Blood He
shed on the Cross?" "Through the Blood there is forgiveness of
sin. It protected the Israelites from My judgement on the Egyptian
firstborn". "Good. Now let's take counsel together and have some
intelligent discussion. Without repeating all the details that were
revealed earlier, would you please, Abba Father, send your Holy
Spirit to complete the interpretation of this vision?"

THE INTERPRETATION.  Still utterly in control of what was happening,
I then slowly took stock of what the Holy Spirit was saying. While
creating a piercing clarity of mind that served to heighten my
intellectual faculties, the Holy Spirit gave me the following inter-
pretation:

1) The acid cloud not only represented what is currently known as
the Toronto Phenomenon, it also represents all that will come out of
that occurrence. The Toronto Phenomenon is so to speak only the
front edge of the cloud. It is paving a way for even more extreme
manifestations of the evil one.  In short, "Toronto" can be seen as
a beginning rather than an end.

2) Being blown by its own momentum indicates that within the cloud
there is only what can be described as a hostile alien spirit. It is
the head spirit of many other spirits which inhabit the cloud. More-
over, this alien spirit has been given permission by God to try the
loyalties of Christians in this country. Through a process of sharp
division, which will cause many wounds, it will become really clear
who in the Church is standing by Jesus and who is not. However, some
of those who belong to the first three groups will be given a few
further chances to repent. For a little while, the opportunity to
get back into a right relationship with God will exist.

3)  The flat waterless desert plain represents English Society which
is bereft of the Holy Spirit. It may also have some bearing on other
places within the British Isles - even though it is England which is
primarily represented. 

Another point to mention is that if the Lord's people had been on
top of the rocky mountains, (which represents nearness to God's
presence) then they would have escaped the influence of the acid
cloud. Their position on the desert plain has left them desperately
vulnerable to the corrosive effects. In other words, being in the
place where Jesus Christ doesn't want them to be has stripped the
Church of many spiritual defences. Far from putting on the armour of
God, it is wearing loose, light summer clothes. Furthermore, being
in the desert place has caused many Christians to seek to assuage
their thirst from the wrong spiritual sources. That is one reason
why the first group greeted the cloud with such enthusiasm. It
seemed to offer an easy way to meet their needs.

4)  As was stated earlier, the people in the plain were Christians -
mainly charismatic/evangelical Christians, but there were also a
fair number of representatives from the established denominations as
well. They were conspicuous for their clerical collars, long robes
and self-important expressions on their faces. It was clear that
this cloud is going to have a very widespread effect.

5)  As was clearly seen in the vision itself, the four groups rep-
resented four possible reactions to the acid cloud. Only the last
was appropriate to the situation in hand.

In particular, those who stood frozen to the ground looking in two
directions, stood for Christian leaders who were trying to find
expedient diplomatic solutions to what was an impossible situation.
Not surprisingly, most of their supporters were quickly deserting
them - leaving them alone to be swallowed up by the cloud. At this
juncture, I believe the Holy Spirit is clearly saying "beware of
man-made expedients in dealing with the Toronto Phenomenon". What
the Church faces here is primarily a spiritual, not cultural or
psychological problem. Spiritual weapons will be needed to deal
with it.

6)  The role of the fourth group, which was the only one really
doing God's will, was two-fold. Firstly it has to use the spiritual
weapons given it to attack the principalities which were in the
cloud. Secondly, it had to help restore Christians from the previous
three groups who had been injured by it. Regrettably, some Christ-
ians they will have to bypass, because they will either refuse treat-
ment or be in such a wild state that it will be impossible to deal
with them.  

By no means will all Christians survive the passing of the cloud.
Some will forsake their faith, while others will suffer from perm-
anent physical and mental breakdowns. A few will even lose their very
lives there.

I began to see that the acid cloud was also the cloud of God's
judgement, that will have to pass over the Church until evil is
forcibly removed from it. Only after the acid cloud has done its work
will the Church be pure enough to receive the cloud of God's presence.
This cloud will in turn bring further cleansing and much-needed
revival. However, the time for this second cloud to pass over is not
yet. Any hopes of immediate revival are therefore premature.
This means that taken as a whole, the Toronto Phenomenon does not
represent a time of refreshing, rather it represents what is perhaps
the first instalment of a VERY severe judgement on the churches in
this country.

In a very real sense, the mass of God's people are being handed over
to satan for the destruction of the flesh. Only those who are faithful
to the Lord in all things will be exempt from this judgement - even
though they may be distressed by its consequences. For members of the
fourth group, there is the challenge to stand together and not act as
a group of disparate individuals.

In closing, I believe the Holy Spirit is challenging you who read
this document to decide which groups you belong to - is it to be the
intoxicated, the fearful, the angry or the prepared? Great evil is
coming upon many churches in this country - there exists only a
little time to make this decision.

~SOURCE:  Integrity Teaching Services, 10 Hyde Park Close,
Headingly, Leeds LS6 1SF, United Kingdom.

NOTE from A. STROM (2006):  I too have sensed the strong
possibility that there may occur "two Revivals" almost together -
one true and the other counterfeit. So I was very interested to hear
the below vision.

VISION of TRUE and FALSE REVIVAL
-by Patrick Ersig.

Here is the account of a vision from God that I received regarding
true and counterfeit revival. This vision occurred on March 4th 2006.

The VISION

Everything was black and I saw one person walking at a semi-brisk
pace. Not fast walking, but a slight cadence above normal pace.
Walking with purpose. This person was walking straight and sure -
upright and strong - solemn and serious, like a revolutionary  - a
warrior - a light to darkness. I then saw a couple more people and
then others in the distance and they were bright and shining
against the blackness that was all around. They all walked the
same way - solemn and serious and the Lord spoke and said,
"These are my remnant who are walking in holiness, righteousness,
obedience, brokenness and utter submission to MY WILL - watch
what I am doing Patrick." Then I saw the individuals begin to unite
in small groups of two to three at first and then more came and the
groups grew to five and even ten and the light intensified greatly. It
was beautiful like a sunset over the mountains or a sunrise on the
ocean, a rose in full bloom. What I saw next made me burst into
tears and sobs to the point that I couldn't continue to describe what
I was seeing. My wife keep saying "What?!, what is it? What to do
you see?!" After a few  minutes a was able to control the weeping
to explain what I saw happening. As the Lord was drawing together
His remnant into these small groups the power God came down -
like in the book of Acts - the lame were walking, the blind were
seeing, the deaf were hearing, (literally and figuratively) and
persecution fuelled the fire! This end time HOLY and RIGHTEOUS
remnant of serious and solemn warriors and revolutionaries walked
in the deep darkness of America and her backslidden lukewarm
churches with apostolic glory and power not seen since the book
of Acts - to proclaim the true Gospel of Jesus Christ - repentance
and holiness and freedom from sin! 

The Lord spoke and said, "This is the revival that I am bringing
about and it starts with the individuals who have been called out to
personal revival and are walking straight and sure - upright and
strong - solemn and serious, like revolutionaries, warriors, lights to
darkness. My remnant is walking in holiness, righteousness,
obedience, brokenness and utter submission to MY WILL and I am
drawing them together."

Then the vision switched.

Now I saw what looked like a dimly lit movie or a video shot with
poor lighting. I saw clips of people dancing and shaking. I saw
people falling down, shouting, jumping, and singing. There were
huge multitudes rather then the few and many, many were coming
in large groups that filled large auditoriums and stadiums instead
of small groups of individuals being drawn together. Even some of
the lights that were in the first part of the vision were drawn to this
part of the vision. I saw dancing and clapping, shaking, shouting,
strong and powerful emotionalism and sensationalism.  Soulish
and fleshy spirits claimed to be the Holy Spirit. Great miracles
abounded - signs and wonders. People proclaimed, "This is the
revival we have been waiting and praying for!! -This is the revival we
have heard prophesied!!! - This is the outpouring of the Holy Spirit
- a great move of God!" But the Lord spoke and said, "Patrick this
is not from me - this is from Satan - it is a counterfeit!! And many
will be fooled and tricked by this clever deception from the enemy!"

Then the vision switched again.

Now I saw both visions side by side - split screen, so to speak.
They both grew in intensity at an equal rate - as the true would
grow in power, the false would grow in numbers and as the true
would grow in numbers, the false would grow in false signs and
wonders. The Lord spoke and said, "This is not a vision of the
future, but this has already begun and will grow as the days pass.
I am doing this now and the enemy is coming against it at this very moment."

Conclusion:

The Lord is bringing about an end times revival of which the like we
have never seen and it begins with you. The Lord is calling you to
be separate, to holiness and righteousness unto the Lord and to
walk in obedience and utter submission to His will. Be free from sin,
be perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect, be dead to flesh and
alive IN Christ. Walk sober and solemn and serious before the Lord
with a reverent and holy fear of God. If you are looking and waiting
for some big corporate outpouring of emotionalism and signs and
wonders you are going to miss the coming revival. The revival starts
with you! Seek the Lord and press into Him closer everyday. Allow
the Blood and Grace of Jesus to break the bonds of your flesh and
produce Holy and Righteous living in your life. Ask the Lord to show
you what it is in your life that is keeping you from that which is
perfect - no matter how small or how painful; ask the Lord to expose
everything that is keeping you from being closer to Him and bring
Glory to Him and His kingdom and deeply renounce all that He shows you. 

Live your life as a living sacrifice - a living drink offering poured out
before the Lord for His glory and honor. There are many things that
are cultural, societal and religious that keep us separated from God
and walking in His Spirit. Pray for God to bring these things to light
and put them to death no matter how hard it may be. If you don't
realize that the revival the Lord is doing begins with you individually,
then you are going to miss it! The Lord is calling you today, repent
for your lukewarmness and your lackadaisical attitude toward sin in
your own life and those who are perishing and plunging into hell all
around you everyday! The Lord is calling you today to allow the
Blood of Jesus and the grace of God to produce holiness and rivers
of righteousness in your life that you maybe salt to a decaying
world and light to the darkness that prevails. What will you do? The
Lord is calling you right now to make up your mind to love Him with
all your heart, mind, soul and strength, take up your cross, die to
self and follow HIM - forsaking ALL and seeking after Him with all
that you are and have. Come out and be separate in holy, righteous
obedience unto God!

WARNIG - DO NOT be fooled by these sensual, emotional
counterfeits that are and will be popping up, that these people and
churches call "revival". IT IS A TRICK FROM THE ENEMY! When
you hear that "revival" has broken out in the next town or the next
state or even in your own city - please remember this warning.
There will be much singing and dancing and shouting and many
things will sound as though they are true. There will be great surges
of emotion that will cause people to fall down and jump and shout,
cry and weep but this is not from God. Many will be crying out in
joy, "Peace, peace".   But God's Servants will have discernment
above and beyond any gift, and a willingness to die than lie -
despite the increase of signs and wonders from all of the
counterfeit moves around them in the 'churches'. If the "revival" you
are in is not serious and reverent, holy and righteous, and the Love
and reverent fear toward God are not the only things you see, then
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE, and warn everyone you know. These spirits
are strong and extremely powerful - get out of the building and don't
be fooled by the signs and wonders. Please, I am begging you to
remember this, for I know that there will be many who are fooled
and even (if possible) drawn away from the real to the counterfeit,
but I also know that there will be some who read this warning and
remember it and are spared. The true revival army will look like
small bands of revolutionaries or Special Forces with an end
times mission to complete and Satan's counterfeit will resemble a
band of wild Indians or tribal warriors dancing shouting battle cries. 

The true revival army will attack the enemy at its stronghold, sin -
their mission will be the souls of men through the power of the Holy
Spirit - they will be concerned with setting people free from the
bondage of sin through the message of the cross and will watch
strongholds of sin topple. Satan's counterfeit will go after places
and methods of sin - they will try to legislate morality and get laws
changed, which results in forced morality and no salvations. God's
army will seek to save that which is lost in the streets and alleys -
Satan's army will try to change the laws to prevent sin but result
in the salvation of no one. "Whosoever loves his life shall lose it.
Whosoever loses his life for MY sake, shall find it."

Satan you are on notice! God is preparing a revival army that is
going to tear down the strongholds of your kingdom and Jesus is
preparing a bride for Himself that is spotless and pure! 

God is calling to make a decision right now - what will you do?!

~READ MORE: This vision along with much information and
discussion on the current 'Florida healing revival' can be found on
the Forum at the following website-
http://www.revivalschool.com
 ~NOTE:  Andrew Strom will be on 'Watchmen Radio' this Sat
night (USA time) discussing this whole movement and related
issues - http://www.nextcrusade.com .