By
Lisa Grace
The word "dream"
appears in the KJV 74 times in 61 verses from the book of Genesis all the way
through Acts.
God came in dreams, the angel
of the Lord came as His messenger, and the angel of God came as a messenger
too. ( some examples: Gen 31:11, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:19, Dan 4:18)
Some of the dreams were
immediately understood, but other times the dream needed interpretation by a
man of God.
Why would God use dreams
to communicate to man?
In Bible times, much faith
was put in dreams. Many Kings employed astrologers, mediums, and those who
could interpret dreams. In other words, Kings listened to dreams and
their interpretations. They couldn't argue with their dreams. They might kill
the messenger, especially if they thought the interpretation was wrong.
And how did they know if
the interpretation was wrong or right?
The same way they knew they
were supposed to figure the dream out, that it was a form of communication from
God; their conscience told them.
How else does God say He
will communicate with man in the latter days?
In Joel 2:28 & in Acts
2:17 KJV: And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my
spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your
old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
So it specifically mentions
prophecy, dreams, and visions.
How do we know God exists?
Hint: It's the same mechanism
that lets people know they have had a dream from God.
In the book of Romans is a
very interesting verse. Chapter 1: 19 (NKJV) "since what may be known
about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them."
This verse makes it very
clear that every human knows innately there is a God. Elsewhere in the Bible is
the phrase Rom 2:15 KJV: Which shew the work of the law written in their
hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean
while accusing or else excusing one another;
and another: 2CR 3:2 KJV: Ye
are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men.
Since God uses dreams as a
way to deliver messages, these dreams can be thought to be supernatural. You
will know when a dream is from God because He will reveal it as so.
Why would God uses dreams
to communicate?
It's a direct line of
communication. Dreams can also include "visions." Sometimes it's
easier to understand something we "see" rather than just hearing.
The evil angels cannot stop a
dream. They can however, give false information as they appear as ghosts (which
don't exist), or an angel of light in order to deceive, and give false theology
through mediums or those who communicate with supernatural beings.
Evil angels are not
all knowing and cannot be everywhere at once.
You can see why it makes
sense for God to communicate in this way once you understand that other forms
of communication are most often not from God, but from his enemies who
want to lull humans with a false sense of security in an
"anything-goes" "everyone passes-into-the-light" false
theology of the after-life.
Do not be deceived is a
warning given throughout the Scriptures. Read your Bible. Familiarize yourself
with the Jewish customs, geography, and lingo of the times the books of the
Bible were written in so you can interpret it correctly. Learn for yourself. A
great place to go is http://shalomadventure.com/
and sign up for their free newsletter; or http://www.Jewishheritage.net
run by Rabbi Jeff Zaremsky who is a Bible believer.
Lisa Grace is the author of
the Angel Series, which has been optioned for a major movie. You can reach her
at lisagracebooks@yahoo.com
