I saw a great throne room with 2 large golden doors at one end and on the other end up a series of steps was a great throne. The 2 doors would be opened and what appeared to be dignitaries and emissaries and warriors would come and go from the world into the great throne room. They were clothed in various robes and armors and weapons. Robes of many colors, great swords, and heavy armor, everything worn had a bit of wear, not as bright as perhaps it once was. They entered and bowed low and did obeisance to the throne. Some stood at the bottom of the steps some climbed the steps. And the one who sat on the throne would command servants from the left or the right to come and give them robes and swords and armor, many things. They would turn and leave out the great doors carrying the things given to them by the great King. Their robes and armor and swords and the ones given by the great King. And they looked much the same as when they came in as they went out.
But all of a sudden from the side of the throne, out from the curtains, comes a giggle, then a peal of laughter. The great King raises his hand to everyone in the throne room for silence. He looks to the side and smiles and laughs and then, scampering onto the very highest step right up to the throne comes His children. Some are in little bathrobes, some don’t have anything on at all, and they all look like they are fresh from a bath, dripping water all across the throne room floor. They climb on his lap and giggling look into his face, and He holds them close to his heart so that they hear his heart beat and know the warmth of his love. Then He takes clothing from His throne and He dresses them. Fine linens, wonderful colors, bright, shining. Then he takes what appears to be little armor just their size and puts it on them and He takes little swords just their size and gives them to each of His children.
And the whole room smiles and remarks how cute His children look in their little clothes and their little armor and their little swords. The great King whispers to each of them and they smile and each one gets down from the great King’s knee and crosses the throne room towards the great doors. And they walk through the great doors and the room is hushed and there is a gasp that goes up, because as each child crosses the doorway to go outside the walls of the throne room a marvelous thing happens. The children appear no longer small but are great and powerful. The children’s clothing becomes great flowing robes of light and colors. The armor expands to cover them from the crowns of their heads to the soles of their feet. The swords grow and become great and fierce weapons. When they set their feet down the ground shakes and lightning flashes and peals of thunder go forth.
