In a dream vision I floated in the sky above the East Coast of the United States. Below me I saw the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, where I watched people living in tents of many different colors and styles. When I traveled northward, I saw two structures in the distance out to sea, objects that broke the surface and stood out above the waves. I moved in to take a closer look and recognized a giant metallic arm carrying a torch. Near the arm’s base, the rays of a metal crown poked up out of the water. I gazed at the remains of New York’s Statue of Liberty! The waters of the Atlantic Ocean had risen 350 feet. New York City and its environs were completely submerged.

New York City will one day literally lie under the sea. Before this takes place, this financial center will be “under water” with debt. The world’s continents, represented by the rays on the statue’s crown, will one day lie partially submerged under water, literally and symbolically. The freedoms represented by the Statue of Liberty will largely disappear, but the torch and parts of the rays of the crown will remain. With God’s grace and assistance, hope for true freedom from spiritual oppression, and faith in a just, compassionate society will survive.