What Does the Bible Say About Dreams?
(14) “But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them, “Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. (15) For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day; (16) but this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:” (17) “And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all Flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams; (18) yea, and on my menservants and my maidservants in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they shall prophesy.
Dreams are the reflections of the stress in your life. Some believe that Satan could be sending you intimidating messages in the form of dreams. But there is little evidence in the Bible scriptures that the Satan can do so. The Bible tells you to trust in God, submit yourself to Him and rest assured that He will solve all the problems in your life. You should pray to God before going to sleep and request him to take away your worries. The Bible proclaims that belief in God and a total loyalty towards Him is a definite way to overcome your difficulties. It was believed that God talks to people through dreams. During the ancient times, people believed that God communicated to men of God and prophets through dreams. The Bible has a verse that talks about God warning people through dreams. The Bible states that God may encourage you through dreams. It is believed that it is your subconscious self that speaks to you through your dreams. Dreams can be the means by which your mind tells you t
My answer will not necessarily be concerned with the scientific study of dreams, but will focus on the Biblical foundation for the definition of a dream, the cause of a dream, the reality of dreams, some common purposes for dreams and the connection or lack of connection between dreams in the Bible and dreams today.
Numbers 12:6 God reveals himself in visions, speaks to him in dreams Daniel 1:17 Daniels could understand visions and dreams of all kinds Joel 2:28 I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dreams dreams, your young men will see visions Zechariah 10:2 diviners see visions that lie; they tell dreams that are false, they give comfort in vain These are a few of the things the Bible says about dreams. There are many examples of God using dreams to either convey a message or speak directly to people. When I went to West Africa, we prayed before we went that the people would dream dreams and while we were there, one of our guys walked 3 miles with a man to speak to himand his wife, when he reached the man’s house, his wife told them that she had dreamed they were coming to share good news, coincidence? Dreams are very common but the interpretation of dreams is a whole different story. Be very careful of where you go for an interpretatio
