My interpretation of this vision is below the vision.
The Next Wave is Upon Us
a vision by Rick Joyner he had on May 11, 1992

I saw the church floating on a short surfboard, gazing at the beach, and lazily drifting, dreaming of the big wave. While the surfer was drifting the very wave he was dreaming about was getting closer and closer but he did not know it.

I knew that unless he woke up and looked around very fast, it was going to come crashing down on top of him, and the result was not going to be a smooth ride.

I also knew that his board was too short for the huge wave that was coming. It was obvious that because of his sleepy state, the very wave the surfer dreamed about placed him in serious jeopardy. By the time he did hear the sound of the wave and turned to look, it was too late. What had been the desire of his heart became a terror because when it came he was not ready for it.

The wave turned the surfer over and over, smashing him into the bottom several times, and breaking his board. I feared for his life but he did survive with many cuts, bruises, and a few broken bones. I watched the surfer lying on the beach in great pain. Soon the terror of possibly dieing passed and a deep *?*?*?* replaced it. He gazed back out over the sea.

Even though he was so broken and hurt he could hardly move, an awesome resolve and dignity came over him. I knew he would come back to ride the waves again. I then saw the surfer in a hospital room that looked out over the ocean. He was still gazing out over the sea but I knew that instead of dreaming he was now planning.

I then saw him standing on the beach, not only healed but far more muscular than he had ever been before. Next to him stood the largest surfboard I have ever seen. Even though the sea was calm, I knew and he knew, that the biggest wave of all was already in motion beyond the horizon. He was ready, in that he could ride the wave but fears were rising up in him. I had the knowledge that if he did not quickly dismiss them and get moving, he would not be able to paddle out far enough in time and would again be in great jeopardy from the wave.

There were also many other surfers who looked like professional body builders standing all over the beach. These all had the same kind of short boards the original surfer had at first. These body builders really did not seem interested in the waves at all, but just in showing off their bodies which really looked grotesque, and I knew that their large bulging muscles were not really as strong as the real surfer who's muscles seemed more natural. They had built there bodies for show, but he had built himself up for strength.

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The church in this vision does not represent the entire body of Christ, but does represent a large segment. This part of the church is looking for the return of Christ, but it will not happen as they expect, they expect a glorious return at the Rapture, but Christ has told us that he will return with great destruction upon the world (Luke 17:29-30). The first wave represents the start of the Great Tribulation that will come with three or more asteroid impacts described in the trumpets.

The church is unprepared for the Great Tribulation and will suffer damage, but it will wake up and realize that they are in the Great Tribulation and will rise to the occasion. This group will grow slightly in numbers during the Great Tribulation, which is represented by the toned muscles on the surfer. The hardship and suffering that they endure will make them emotionally and spiritually stronger, along with corrected doctrine, which is all represented by the large surfboard. So they will be ready for the biggest wave of all, which is at the end of the Great Tribulation when most of the world will be destroyed with nuclear war, asteroids, earthquakes, and volucanic eruptions.

The large body builders represent the mega churches who are large in numbers and think they are mighty in power, represented by their large muscles. But even after the start of the Great Tribulation, they will still have small boards which represents that they will not rise to the occasion, they will continue to trust in their false doctrines, thinking that they have great faith and power, but their false doctrines represented by their small boards, will mean they will suffer even more destruction during the final.

The body builders do not necassarily represent the mega churches of today, though it could include some of them, but many new groups will form during the Great Tribulation. Jesus said that during the Great Tribulation many people will be led astray by false teachers:

¹⁰At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, ¹¹and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. (Matthew 24)

When the disasters of the Great Tribulation come upon the world many Christians will loose faith because they are not being taught the truth about what is coming upon the world and will leave their churches and follow after false prophets who could be among those body builders with small boards. They are just for show and have many false doctrines.