Sunday, August 19, 2007
Blood Dreams
Dreams of blood, bleeding, or wounds have a two part significance when interpreted from the point of view of the Bible. Hebrews 9:22 describes the two parts clearly. "And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission."
Shed blood by you or others would seem to indicate a purification of the person. The purification could mean the process of clearing of your conscience, via the removal for dead things or activities from your life. While purification can involve suffering, following the purification is the remission or the forgiveness and cancellation of the penalty.
Shed blood by you or others would seem to indicate a purification of the person. The purification could mean the process of clearing of your conscience, via the removal for dead things or activities from your life. While purification can involve suffering, following the purification is the remission or the forgiveness and cancellation of the penalty.
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¶ 8:19 PM 0 Comments
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Sword Dreams
The sword is a very important symbol in the Old Testament, to people who largely lived and died by the sword. In the New Testament, the sword is one of the main items in the whole armor of God, enabling us to stand against the wiles of the devil (Ephesians 6:11). The sword is revealed as none other than the word of God in Ephesians 6:17: "And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;"
Thus the actions of a sword in a dream relate to the actions of the word of God. To dream that you are wielding a sword, represents using the word of God to overcome and conquer obstacles. Alternatively, to be struck with a sword is to receive the word of God deeply into your life.
Thus the actions of a sword in a dream relate to the actions of the word of God. To dream that you are wielding a sword, represents using the word of God to overcome and conquer obstacles. Alternatively, to be struck with a sword is to receive the word of God deeply into your life.
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¶ 4:15 PM 0 Comments
Naked Dreams
Nakedness is first mentioned in the Garden of Eden story of Genesis 3 where the perception of nakedness alerts God that Adam and Eve have disobeyed His word, by eating the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden. In Isaiah 20:3 His servant Isaiah walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and a wonder against Egypt and Ethiopia, to prophesy the shame of being led away as a captive nation.
In Job 1:21 nakedness refers to a state without possessions: "Naked came I from my mother's womb, and naked shall I depart." But following the acknowledgment of this physical truth, Job reveals the spiritual truth in "The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord!" Paul speaks further of this spiritual nakedness in Hebrews 4:13 "And not a creature exists that is concealed from His sight, but all things are open and exposed, naked and defenseless to the eyes of Him with Whom we have to do."
The interpretation of nakedness in dreams is related to the idea that we are as if naked before an all-seeing God. God sees our secret deeds, but we yearn to be clothed over, to put on our celestial body like a garment, adopting the clothing of the spirit (2 Corinthians 5:4). To dream of being naked then, is to be walking without God's protection, out of God's will. The remedy to lack of confidence that comes with public nakedness, is the spirit: 2 Corinthians 5:7 "Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee." and further, "For we walk by faith, not by sight."
In Job 1:21 nakedness refers to a state without possessions: "Naked came I from my mother's womb, and naked shall I depart." But following the acknowledgment of this physical truth, Job reveals the spiritual truth in "The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord!" Paul speaks further of this spiritual nakedness in Hebrews 4:13 "And not a creature exists that is concealed from His sight, but all things are open and exposed, naked and defenseless to the eyes of Him with Whom we have to do."
The interpretation of nakedness in dreams is related to the idea that we are as if naked before an all-seeing God. God sees our secret deeds, but we yearn to be clothed over, to put on our celestial body like a garment, adopting the clothing of the spirit (2 Corinthians 5:4). To dream of being naked then, is to be walking without God's protection, out of God's will. The remedy to lack of confidence that comes with public nakedness, is the spirit: 2 Corinthians 5:7 "Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee." and further, "For we walk by faith, not by sight."
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¶ 2:25 PM 2 Comments
Teeth Dreams
In the Bible, teeth are a common metaphor for lack of personal power, e.g. in Psalm 3:7 "Arise, O Lord; save me, O my God! For You have struck all my enemies on the cheek; You have broken the teeth of the ungodly."
In Mathew 8:12 Jesus used teeth to represent the despair of the unsaved: "While the sons and heirs of the kingdom will be driven out into the darkness outside, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth." However, this passage on the faith of centurion concludes with the remote healing of a servant boy, due to the centurion's powerful faith Matthew 8:13 "Then to the centurion Jesus said, Go; it shall be done for you as you have believed. And the servant boy was restored to health at that very moment."
From a Biblical perspective, dreams of loose, broken or decaying teeth represent awareness of our lack of power of individuals and a longing for the power of Jesus, through which as Paul says, we can do all things.
In Mathew 8:12 Jesus used teeth to represent the despair of the unsaved: "While the sons and heirs of the kingdom will be driven out into the darkness outside, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth." However, this passage on the faith of centurion concludes with the remote healing of a servant boy, due to the centurion's powerful faith Matthew 8:13 "Then to the centurion Jesus said, Go; it shall be done for you as you have believed. And the servant boy was restored to health at that very moment."
From a Biblical perspective, dreams of loose, broken or decaying teeth represent awareness of our lack of power of individuals and a longing for the power of Jesus, through which as Paul says, we can do all things.
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¶ 9:52 AM 0 Comments
Chase Dreams
Giving in to fears leads to anxiety and dreams of being chased. In the bible, running away leads to weakness and defeat. "And you shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword." Leviticus 26:7 And again in Isaiah 30:17 "One thousand of you will flee at the threat of one of them."
But the following verse shows what happens to those who rely on the power of the Lord, remain still and wait on his direction. Isaiah 30:18 "Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!"
But the following verse shows what happens to those who rely on the power of the Lord, remain still and wait on his direction. Isaiah 30:18 "Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!"
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¶ 9:20 AM 0 Comments
