- Seven biblical truths about dreams.
Now when I'm talking about dreams
I'm not talking about dreams like you have goals
or you have particular visions for your future,
you have these desires, vision boards or any of that.
I'm talking about dreams that you get when you are asleep.
The Bible talks about dreams.
In fact, we see 21 recorded dreams in the Bible.
A lot of them in Genesis and a lot of them also
in Book of Daniel and in the Book of Matthew
especially relating to the birth of Jesus Christ.
In Genesis, we see dreams that were focused on
prophetic future, God visiting people in the dream,
as well as warning, encouragement.
For example, Abimelech had a warning concerning Sarah.
Jacob had a dream concerning the staircase.
We see that Joseph had a dream about grain and stars.
God came in a dream to Solomon and gave him a blank check,
and we also see that Daniel had dreams about four beasts.
When you go to the New Testament you see that Joseph
gets in the dream, a visitation from God not to divorce Mary.
Then we see that wise men get also an instruction
and warning from God in the dream not to return to Herod;
Joseph gets another warning to leave;
then he gets another warning to leave Egypt,
then where to go, where not to go.
Also the wife of Pilate was getting a dream of warning
and pretty much like a prophetic picture:
hey, Jesus is innocent, Jesus is pure,
don't do any harm to Him.
She suffered for Jesus in the dream.
So now seven truths about dreams.
The first one is, dreams can come from three main sources:
from our soul, from the devil and from God.
The Bible says in Ecclesiastes 5:3 that through much activity
we can dream. Sometimes a lot of activity
or something is on your heart and on your mind
it will show up in your dreams.
And this is not to say that you should ignore those dreams
even the ones that are from your soul
because they could give you indication on how you're doing.
Maybe you're too overwhelmed
when you're constantly dreaming about this very thing.
Secondly, dreams can come from the devil.
We see in the Bible many references of God
warning His people to pay attention
and not to heed false prophets who were dreamers,
false prophets who would deceive people through their dreams.
Deuteronomy 13:1-5, Jeremiah 23:25-32,
as well as Jeremiah 27:9, Jeremiah 29:8,
Zechariah 10:2, and Jude 1:8.
The Bible clearly warns us not to give heed to people
whose dreams come true and who distract us from following God
because this could be a trap. And a lot of these people
could be operating on the spirit of divination,
spirit of python.
We also know that the Lord speaks through dreams.
We see in Numbers 12:6 as well as Jeremiah 23:28.
God says that Moses is different than the rest
of the prophets to whom God would come in a dream.
God would reveal Himself to prophets in the dream.
Truth number two about dreams is that dreams
are one of the ways that the Holy Spirit will communicate
in the last days.
So dreams was not something that God only used
in Book of Genesis because there was no Torah
or in Matthew because the New Testament wasn't completed
as our friends from the denominations that teach
that gifts of the Holy Spirit and supernatural activity ended
because the New Testament is written
and we don't need to hear God in any other ways
except through the Bible.
And I agree with them that the Bible is the Word of God
and everything has to be checked with the Bible.
But Apostle Peter said when the Holy Spirit was poured out
quoting Joel, he said that in the last days when God will pour out
His Spirit, the people will see visions and dreams.
The prophetic word did not say that in the last days
God will not do miracles, God will not do visions,
dreams, angels, none of this stuff will exist
because the Bible will be given
and will make every other supernatural activity unnecessary.
Actually dreams is the sign of the last day outpouring of
the Holy Spirit upon believers.
Truth number three is that through dreams
God can bypass our walls of self-defense.
In Job 33:14 it says following:
"For God may speak in one way, or in another,
Yet man does not perceive it."
Verse 15: "In a dream, in a vision of the night,
"When deep sleep falls upon men,
While slumbering on their beds,"
verse 16: "Then He opens the ears of men,
and seals their instruction"
verse 17, "In order to turn man from his deed,
and conceal pride from man,"
verse 18, "He keeps back his soul from the Pit,
and his life from perishing by the sword."
So we see that God can speak through the dream
because it keeps man from pride, it conceals pride.
God can seal instruction, God can pretty much
hide His word inside of a man in a dream.
God can reveal something because He can bypass these walls
that we have, defenses that we build up.
Number four, having a dream that come true
does not mean that you are a Christian.
In Matthew 27:19, the wife of Pilate had a dream,
it's like a nightmare about Christ.
It did not mean that now she's born again.
We see Nebuchadnezzar, we see Pharaoh, we see other people
who had very vivid and clear dreams and they came to pass
none of this indicates that these men now are Christians.
So if you are dreaming and these dreams come to pass
that's not a sign or a fruit that you're born again
anymore than getting a nightmare is not a sign
that you are lost in sin and you're going to hell.
And so we have to make conscious decisions to follow Christ.
You can't just accept Jesus Christ when you are asleep
and live your life like the devil,
live your life serving the devil.
Your life when you're conscious,
when you place your trust in Jesus, repent of your sins,
that's what matters.
Not the fact that you have trips ,visitations and all kinds of
things in your dream that are coming true.
Number five, Jesus can visit people in the dreams.
This specially happens with Muslim people who a lot of times
because there are defenses that are built in their mind,
also because there's a lot limited access to the truth
of the gospel, they get Jesus visiting them in the dream;
and it follows usually like this. Jesus appears in a dream
He begins to tell them where to find believers,
a Muslim person follows the instructions from Jesus
in the dream, finds believers,
repents upon hearing the gospel,
and then renounces Islam
and usually putting their life actually in danger.
And so, Jesus showing up in a dream to a Muslim
is to lead them to the gospel,
is to lead them to a believer who can tell them the gospel
or sometimes lead them to the Bible.
And then these people wake up,
and they begin to look for Jesus,
and they begin to reach out to other believers
and they get saved.
I actually had one person reach out to me like that
where Jesus came to him in the dream
and pretty much said, "I am Jesus, the one that died for you.
And I love you." And He hugged him. And the boy woke up
and just started to cry and then he reached out to me
through Instagram and then I led him into a prayer of salvation.
And so, that is completely possible.
Jesus showing up in the dreams, revealing Himself as a Savior
to people who might not be able to hear
or be convinced otherwise.
Number six, God can minister to you in a dream.
God can use a pastor in the dream to deliver you.
God can use a dream to warn you,
and God can also reveal His calling, a prophetic future
in your dream.
I've had many instances where people testified that
I showed up in their dream.
Now I can assure you I was not in their house,
I was home but what was happening is that
God will take the face of a person they're familiar with
they respect or trust,
and God will use that so He can minister to people.
I know people who got delivered in the dream
and afterward they were delivered.
Now, typically that's not necessarily the rule of thumb
for deliverance but God can use any means
and He is a big sovereign God
and He can deliver people how He wants to deliver
but typically, He tells us to go and cast out demons.
That is the rule or that is the standard
or the principle of deliverance.
I also know and I've experienced this in my life
and you probably have in yours where through the dream
God gives you a warning.
Joseph received warnings in the dream.
We see Abimelech received warning in the dream.
Where God gives you a clear warning, you wake up
and you know exactly what the dream means
and that you need to stop this or stop that,
or walk away from this or walk away from this person.
Or God can also reveal His purpose
like a picture of what you're gonna do
or what He called you to do in a dream.
Number seven, the devil can attack you in the dream as well.
Nightmares, sleep paralysis, horror dreams,
snakes, dog bites, spiders and continuous sexual dreams.
We see in Matthew 13:35 that when they slept,
the enemy sowed tares.
And though this Scripture applies mainly to the parable
that Jesus is sharing, but the principle is similar.
Is sometimes when you're asleep,
the enemy can plant different things in your mind.
He can plan different things in your subconscious
or your conscience through dreams.
When Samson fell asleep on the lap of Delilah,
Delilah cut his hair, pretty much cut his anointing,
cut his consecration to God.
But partially is because he was in the wrong place.
So people who are being attacked by demonic oppression
during your sleep, first of all, I want to encourage you
that does not mean that you have a demon.
If you have continuous attacks,
then most likely you have a demon.
I don't believe that you can get a demon from dreams.
I believe that open doors to demonic are intrusion,
it's invitation, and it's inheriting dreams.
You can't just go to sleep and get a demon
because then all of us will have demons.
You have to willfully make something, a decision,
open a door or your ancestors open that door for demons
to infiltrate and attack your life
because otherwise none of us will be protected going to sleep.
Having constant demonic attacks could be a sign that you have
a spiritual warfare and you have a spiritual demonic oppression
that is happening in your life out of which you need deliverance.
But I want to ask you if you're experiencing maybe
occasional nightmares, they're not as frequent
and you went through deliverance
and you're still experiencing them, let me ask you a question:
are you sleeping on the lap of Delilah
or are you sleeping on the rock of ages?
Jacob fell asleep on the rock. He had a dream from God.
Samson fell asleep on the lap of Delilah
and well, he had a visit from the Philistines;
pretty much had his life completely destroyed
after that sleep.
And so, watch where you go to sleep
meaning in what state is your soul when you go to sleep?
Are you watching movies, listening to non-christian music,
maybe doing wicked things and then you're going to sleep?
And so go to sleep with an attitude of prayer,
go to sleep with an attitude of worship,
turn off your phone an hour before you go to sleep,
open a christian book or the Bible,
spend some time in worship and then go to sleep.
Ask the Holy Spirit to come before you go to sleep.
If you are married, pray for your spouse.
Pray for each other before you go to sleep.
Also, I would encourage you that what you do during the day
will affect your sleep.
If you're living like the devil,
well, don't expect the devil not show up when you sleep.
So if you're dedicated to the Lord during the day,
then I believe that God will own the night
and God will give you sleep,
and in this sleep you will experience rest.
But let's say that you're doing all of this.
You sought deliverance,
you're watching what you're doing before you go to sleep
you're also setting your day apart for God
and you're still getting torments.
When you wake up in the morning, abort them
remove them, renounce them with your mouth
and with your confession and I believe that those nightmares
will not come in Jesus' mighty name.
God wants to speak to you through your dreams.
God wants to reveal His will through your dreams.
But we must understand is the Word of God
the Bible is the Word of God.
Not our dreams, not our visions, and not even prophetic words.
Everything is to be in line with the Bible.
And the Bible, the word of God is to be given the highest
place of authority in our life.
It is the final place of authority in our life.
Do you get dreams?
Do you understand your dreams?
Do you get attacked at night?
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