The River & The Waterfall

Photo Credit: Screenshot-Awakening Music "River" video

 “Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the main street of the city.”
Revelation 22:1-2

October 13, 2025
 
Dream: I saw a wide river, whose color was a beautiful blue, but it was also transparent. I was floating in the river, and there were others also floating nearby. Then the river began to flow downward, and we ended up at a waterfall. In the next scene I was hovering over the top of the waterfall. It was a HUGE waterfall. It was very wide and it was very deep. End.
 
My interpretation: There are people, including myself, who are in the river of God…living lives in the water of the Holy Spirit. The river was blue, which represents the supernatural; heavenly. But it was also transparent, which symbolizes that it was clean and pure. In Revelation 22, we read that the river was “clear as crystal” (Revelation 22:1). The waterfall is a move of God—of the Holy Spirit. God is going to bring us to a place where we will suddenly be in over our heads, deeply emerged in the water of the Holy Spirit, having lost all control…but He will be in control so there’s no need to fear. The river and the waterfall were wide, meaning there is room for the multitudes. The waterfall was deep, meaning people are going to go deep in their relationship with God. 
 
January 1, 2026
 
I woke up and felt God lead me to a song I had never heard before, entitled “Waterfall” by Charity Gayle. While listening, I fell into a travail. Some lyrics… “I heard of a river flowing from heaven and all who are thirsty would thirst no more…Here at the waterfall I stand in awe under the Rock where mercy reigns…Everything lives where the river flows. I come alive. I heard of a river out of the mountain where healing and pardon are pouring out. I’m over my head in a sea of forgiveness.” The last line made me think of a verse in Ezekiel 47, which is a chapter that uses the analogy of a river. “He measured off another thousand; it was now a river over my head” (Ezekiel 47:5 TPT).
 
January 5, 2026
 
I felt led to share my dream on the New England Alliance prayer call. Following, Julie K. said that God spoke a verse to her right before she came on the call, “Deep calls to deep at the sound of Your waterfalls. All Your breakers and Your waves have passed over me” (Psalm 42:7). Gregg Healey responded with this statement, “We are going to go deeper than we’ve ever been before.” I love the commentary on this verse by BibleHub, "Psalm 42:7 paints a vivid picture of soul-depth crying out to God’s depth, the thunder of His sovereign activity, and the overwhelming waves He allows. The verse reassures us that every surge, every roar, and every deep place is under His control, drawing us closer to the One whose love is deeper still."
 
June 9, 2026
 
I awoke and went to YouTube to play worship music. The very first song suggested by the app had the word RIVER in bold yellow caps so I decided to give the song a try. The song is entitled "River" by Awakening Music and was published 4 days earlier. The video shows live recorded images of a giant waterfall flowing swiftly. It’s lyrics: “God send a river, a mighty river. We wanna be overtaken by the Holy Spirit. We can feel it, already see it—the move of God. We’re joining in. We don’t wanna be ankle deep. We wanna jump right in.” The last line is referencing a verse from Ezekiel 47, “When the man went out toward the east with a line in his hand, he measured a thousand cubits, and he led me through the water, water reaching the ankles” (Ezekiel 47:3).
   About 2 hours after playing the River song, I went on my daily prayer walk. The places where I walk change…different towns, roads, dirt paths. Today I just happened to walk over a bridge that had a small waterfall. I did not plan ahead to go to this location because of the song. When I came upon it, I felt led to stop and sit down. I just stared at it and prayed, “Lord, when are we going over the waterfall? Is it now? When are we going to be over our heads?” I didn’t receive an answer. As I prayed throughout the morning, I had different images in my mind of people standing in the rain; playing in the rain; happily getting soaked to the bone. 

Photo Credit: Holly Otten-Waterfall on prayer walk

At noon I joined a Zoom meeting with the Together Advance the Gospel ministry, and there came a time when Ed Pichette asked the group to be still and quiet so we can hear what the Lord is saying. During those few minutes, I felt God prompt me to share about my waterfall dream and so I did. Following, both Ed and Mike Valdes shared things that they have heard which are of a similar message. I feel that this word is for our state of Rhode Island and also for our region of New England. 

 “Wherever the river flows, all living creatures will live and thrive. Schools of fish will be very plentiful, for wherever the river goes, it brings healing, and everything will come alive! Fishermen will crowd its banks and spread their nets from En-Gedi to En-Eglaim. They will catch as many species of fish as there are in the Great Sea…Along both banks of the river, every kind of fruit tree will flourish. And their leaves will never wither, and abundant fruit will always be on their branches. Each month they will bear a fresh crop of fruit because this life-giving water comes from inside the sanctuary. And their fruit will be good to eat, and the leaves will bring healing.”
Ezekiel 47:9-12 TPT

Note: All Bible verses are from NASB, unless otherwise noted. 

Photo Credit: Prophetic image of the Spirit and the Bride by Debbie Clark

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