Can spiritual battles and demonic attacks exist in our dreams?
What is your take on dreams? Can the devil terrorize us through them? Are they merely a sub-conscious thought already there, or can there exist in our dreams a real spiritual battle? I am not aware of the fact that Satan can control my thoughts, as much as I am aware that my sinful nature desires to think impure thoughts. I am fully aware that God knows my thoughts. Does God allow our dreams to give us insight to the spiritual world that is unseen? Demon assault can be very real. They took on Paul and Jesus, so it’s not necessarily a matter of some sin that’s giving entrance, as many say. Ephesians 6:10-20, James 4:7; 1 Pet. 5:6-10 and others command believers to resist, oppose or push away (all are in the semantic domain of the Greek word there). I think the pattern to follow is what Jesus did in Matthew 4: speak well-interpreted and relevant Scripture and then command it: “you go away right now in Jesus’ name” Jesus triumphed over Satan and all his demons through His work of redempti
