Dreams have had a prominent place in the religious literature of ancients peoples. In a dream God warned Abimelech, the king of Gerar, not to touch Sarah because she was Abraham's wife. The Lord spoke to Jacob (Israel) in a dream in which He renewed the COVENANT and assured Jacob (Israel) of His protection and presence.

Two special cycles of dreams in which interpretation was involved occur in the Old Testament. The first cycle related to Joseph - Gen. 37:5-10 - or his officers. The second cycle involved Daniel - Dan. 2:14-45 - with the dreams coming to Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. The dreams in each case pertained to events of the future. God granted the ability to interpret these dreams to Joseph - Gen.40:8, 41:12 - and Daniel. - Dan. 2:20-45 - But dreams with their proposed prophecies were not accepted uncritically. The False prophet and his prophecy had to be recognized and rejected. True prophet Jeremiah, especially, denounced the false prophets who spoke with lies and always with a deceptive nature.

In the New Testament, God appeared to Joseph in a dream after His announcement of the forthcoming birth of Jesus. God also spoke through these dreams to protect the infant Jesus. - Matt. 1:20; 2:13-14 -

Visions refers to experiences similar to dreams through which supernatural insight or awareness is given by revelation. But the difference between a dream and a vision is that dreams occur only during sleep, while visions can happen while a person is awake. - Dan. 10:7 -

People who had visions were filled with a special consciousness of God. The most noteworthy examples in the Old Testament of recipients of visions are prophet Ezekiel and prophet Daniel. Visions in the New Testament are most prominent in the Gospel of Luke, the Book of the Acts of the Apostles and the Book of Revelation. The purpose of visions was to give guidance and direction to God's servants.

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!

I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.


HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -