In a dream vision I saw American people in a future society that expressed the right to bear arms in a different way.
I walked through the campus of what seemed to be a college or university. The streets and sidewalks thronged with young people – aged 18 to even 30 – of all types. Both men and women carried purses/knapsacks, and most wore natural colors, particularly brown clothing.
I also noticed these people, particularly the male students, carried a wide range of weapons – not a single handgun or rifle, but the kind of ironware (now steel) weapons prevalent before gun use. Young people possessed their own weapons of choice on their persons, and some carried two different kinds of weapons, such as daggers and small hatchets. One person carried a long javelin with which he trained.
The right to bear arms was taken very seriously, and all people, male and female, were trained in self-defense. Yet firearms had been banned and were nowhere to be seen.
Ephesians 6:11-18 King James Version (KJV):
11 Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints.
The drab clothing reminded me of life under communism. In the West, we made jokes about gray clothing under communism. But, this was actually true. The USSR issued only gray clothing. People earned only a few dollars per month. On the black market, jeans sold for $500. My wife (Born in Kyiv) remembers Swedish missionaries bringing clothes and dresses with color. She talks about it like winning a car.
So, drab clothes reminds me of a state-run, controlled population. The USSR also kept everyone in fighting shape. All children learned to fire AK-47s in school. All young men served mandatory 2 years in the military.