Christian Dream Interpretation Essay
Principles of Christian Dream Interpretation
Defining Dream and Vision:
1. Dream - “A sequence of images, etc. passing through a sleeping person’s mind” (Webster’s Dictionary) 2. Vision - “A mental image” (Webster’s Dictionary) 3. “In a dream, a vision of the night...” (Job 33:15) You will note from this verse the close connection the Hebrews maintained between the dream and the vision. The words are used almost interchangeably. Both dreams and visions involve the viewing of images on the screen within one’s mind. Often we would think of a dream as the flow of these images while sleeping and a vision as the flow of these images while awake. 4. Daydreaming is MAN utilizing the visionary process. This is not encouraged, and may be what is referred …show more content…
He guides and counsels us through our dreams. He establishes covenants with us through our dreams. He grants us gifts in our dreams. He utilized dreams from Genesis to Revelation, and declared that He would continue to use them in the last days. When you total up all dreams and visions in the Bible, and all the stories and actions which come out of these dreams and visions, you have about one-third of the Bible, which is equal to the size of the New Testament! Dreams are a central way God has chosen to communicate with us, and thus they must be given great …show more content…
This dream is not talking about parts of yourself, but about real outer situations. I have discovered that the more right brain a person is (i.e., visionary and intuitive) the more likely he is to dream further away from home (away from his own self). That means that right brain people may be more likely to have a greater number of dreams about others. For example, I have noted that three different woman who scored 7.7 on the “Brain Preference Indicator” test in the Communion with God book (the highest score I have seen) have vivid dreams about others in which they see the murders, rapes, and thefts
Defining Dream and Vision:
1. Dream - “A sequence of images, etc. passing through a sleeping person’s mind” (Webster’s Dictionary) 2. Vision - “A mental image” (Webster’s Dictionary) 3. “In a dream, a vision of the night...” (Job 33:15) You will note from this verse the close connection the Hebrews maintained between the dream and the vision. The words are used almost interchangeably. Both dreams and visions involve the viewing of images on the screen within one’s mind. Often we would think of a dream as the flow of these images while sleeping and a vision as the flow of these images while awake. 4. Daydreaming is MAN utilizing the visionary process. This is not encouraged, and may be what is referred …show more content…
He guides and counsels us through our dreams. He establishes covenants with us through our dreams. He grants us gifts in our dreams. He utilized dreams from Genesis to Revelation, and declared that He would continue to use them in the last days. When you total up all dreams and visions in the Bible, and all the stories and actions which come out of these dreams and visions, you have about one-third of the Bible, which is equal to the size of the New Testament! Dreams are a central way God has chosen to communicate with us, and thus they must be given great …show more content…
This dream is not talking about parts of yourself, but about real outer situations. I have discovered that the more right brain a person is (i.e., visionary and intuitive) the more likely he is to dream further away from home (away from his own self). That means that right brain people may be more likely to have a greater number of dreams about others. For example, I have noted that three different woman who scored 7.7 on the “Brain Preference Indicator” test in the Communion with God book (the highest score I have seen) have vivid dreams about others in which they see the murders, rapes, and thefts