Dream And Vision Interpretation

[Hidden In Him]

I'm a newbie to this site, and will admit the offer of dream interpretation is intriguing! I used to be a dreamer, but not for a long, long time. Covid seems to have restarted them. Many of the dreams make sense and there's a few that don't. I'd really appreciate any insight on these ones. I had both the same night. I'm not entirely sure they're related to each other.

Dream#1 - I was at church. We all knew it was time to do something different and everyone was all excited about the prospect of doing something new. Problem was, we didn’t know exactly how to do this. Each person was holding a piece of paper (to write ideas on?), walking around and talking among themselves. Later when it was time to go, I was in the cloakroom, looking for my other shoe, someone came to talk to me and told me the word was the “old pastor” would know how to do it.. End of Dream

Dream#2 - My husband and I were in a wooded area (camping?) with two women I used to work closely with 20 years ago. One of them I knew was “Jennifer”, and since I never saw the face of the other person and sensed she was also an old co-worker, thought it must have been the other woman in the section also named “Jennifer”. They decided it was time to start a fire, and did so in a special “box” already installed on their site. It was made of red bricks, solid three sides and open on the fourth. There may have been a top to the box, but I don’t remember. I do remember the flame was only visible from one side of the box and I couldn’t see the flame from where we were sitting. They suggested we make our own fire in a similar brick box provided on our camping site and we did. End of Dream

Thanks for reading!

Greetings, Faith In Him.

Near certain I know what this is about, but let me ask ask you about your church first to make sure. What sort of church are you a member of, and what was the old pastor like? Also, how "on fire" you would say you and the other members of your church are for God?

Looking forward to your answers, and thank you for joining our forum.
HiH

 

[icxn]

"The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces. "Prov 30:28

The person who like a spider lives in stillness* and has woven his thoughts with the ethereal words of the spirit as with a web/net (Matthew 13:47), can easily sense the disturbances caused by the spiritual insects caught thereat. Such a one, being well trained in the works/ways of God, as with hands, taketh hold of any evil thought that approaches him and has his abode in the heavenly palaces.

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* Most spiders are ambush predators. They will stay on their web or in their burrow often in the same position, for incredible periods of time without much movement, waiting for prey to come to them.

 

[Mayflower]

The person who like a spider lives in stillness* and has woven his thoughts with the ethereal words of the spirit as with a web/net (Matthew 13:47), can easily sense the disturbances caused by the spiritual insects caught thereat. Such a one, being well trained in the works/ways of God, as with hands, taketh hold of any evil thought that approaches him and has his abode in the heavenly palaces.

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* Most spiders are ambush predators. They will stay on their web or in their burrow often in the same position, for incredible periods of time without much movement, waiting for prey to come to them.

In dreams, spiders are usually not a good thing I have learned. :)

 

[icxn]

In dreams, spiders are usually not a good thing I have learned. :)

The spider of imagination weaves many frightening webs in our dreams, yes! But they are just that... spider's webs, flimsy and easily dissolved. :)

 

[Hidden In Him]

We are a small, lively, busy, charismatic church located in the countryside. We believe in all the gifts of the Spirit; worship and prayer being integral to a relationship with the Father. Our previous Pastor was much loved and respected in the area. He had tremendous outreach, but a little over a year ago felt led to move on after being with us for 20+ years. It was a hard decision for everyone, but the transition to new leadership was prayerful, was not abrupt and almost felt seamless. Our new young Pastor is great. He has a heart for evangelism, and was mentored under the previous Pastor for many years.

I feel we're on fire Spiritually for sure. We have been praying for God's will be done and revival, but there's an undercurrent of "we're not ready", which I don't understand. We've continued the programs the previous Pastor established, but it doesn't seem to be enough (the right things?) anymore, especially in this Covid season.

Thank-you so much for your time!

Ok, sister. Thank you for your response. That's a pretty good report, and it sets the stage for what I think these dreams are saying.

Let me take them individually, in the order they were apparently received:

Dream#1 - I was at church. We all knew it was time to do something different and everyone was all excited about the prospect of doing something new. Problem was, we didn’t know exactly how to do this. Each person was holding a piece of paper (to write ideas on?), walking around and talking among themselves. Later when it was time to go, I was in the cloakroom, looking for my other shoe, someone came to talk to me and told me the word was the “old pastor” would know how to do it.. End of Dream

"Doing something different" relates directly to your current situation; the church seeking a new direction spiritually. Each person holding their own piece of paper is actually the key to the dream. It coincides with each couple having their own campfire. The point of the dreams is that the answer will involve everyone finding their own specific calling, rather than going with a program where everyone is doing essentially the same thing. It's a common problem in churches because finding one's specific calling takes more work, more time, and more prayer.

Anyway, the "cloakroom" is an interesting expression. We don't use it here, but it represents a place you find your spiritual "mantle," if you will. But you are looking for your other shoe, which means your walk will not be right before the Lord until you get everything you are supposed to be "wearing" together. Again, the symbolism is of individuality. Everyone wears their own coat, and their own shoes, and so it is in the things of the Spirit. A pastor with an evangelistic bent is a wonderful thing, but maintaining programs with an evangelistic bent will leave many people out whose gift has little to do with evangelism. I think "older pastors" may have understood this better than newer ones. Today, so much of the church is operating under programs rather than encouraging believers to pursue their individual callings in Christ.

Dream#2 - My husband and I were in a wooded area (camping?) with two women I used to work closely with 20 years ago. One of them I knew was “Jennifer”, and since I never saw the face of the other person and sensed she was also an old co-worker, thought it must have been the other woman in the section also named “Jennifer”. They decided it was time to start a fire, and did so in a special “box” already installed on their site. It was made of red bricks, solid three sides and open on the fourth. There may have been a top to the box, but I don’t remember. I do remember the flame was only visible from one side of the box and I couldn’t see the flame from where we were sitting. They suggested we make our own fire in a similar brick box provided on our camping site and we did. End of Dream

These two women serve as an example of the way they used to do things, and the way they decided to "start a fire" was by doing so in their own personal "box." Starting a fire is a metaphor for starting a revival, but it starts with starting one in your own personal life first. The "box" likewise also likely represents marriages and/or various partnerships that will come together in your congregation, since the two Jennifers are together (the common name represents commonality of purpose) and you and your husband are together. These groupings should all be based on whomever the Lord calls each of you to work with. The interesting thing is that you can't see their "flame" from where you are seated, and they by extension would not be able to "see" yours. This relates to having a vision. All dreams start out small, just like kindling in a fire, but for those who "see" them burning, they know the potential for them to get bigger and burn brighter. This speaks to the fact that if you do each pursue whatever callings you are led to by the Lord as groups or couples, you cannot expect everyone else to "see" your vision and what it might ultimately become. They will be too busy trying to "see" their own, and build it up in the Lord, fanning their own gifts "into flame" as the scripture states.

I suppose that's it. But do understand, it is much harder than saying, "Ok, everybody is going to do this." It places more demand on every person in the church to seek the Lord for him or herself.

Hope this is helpful to you. Feel free to ask more questions if you have them, and if the Lord brings anything else back to your remembrance about the dream, please feel free to mention it.

Be blessed in Christ Jesus,
HIH

 

[Hidden In Him]

Praise God for speaking to us. If this forum had a 'love' option I would have clicked it! The veil lifted as I read your interpretation. This dream makes a lot more sense now, and I'm identifying with many of the points you've made. For now, I'm going to focus on finding my other shoe and I feel the rest will fall into place. Maybe some counsel with my Pastor wouldn't be a bad thing either. More time spent in prayer is never a bad thing.

Thank-you for sharing your gift with us.

Amen! Prayer is the big one, for all of us.

Yeah, about the options, all we have is "like" around here, so you have to read into it a little, LoL.

Glad you got something from it. I hope all goes well with your church. Sounds like you have a good congregation.

God bless!
- H

 

[Mayflower]

Praise God for speaking to us. If this forum had a 'love' option I would have clicked it! The veil lifted as I read your interpretation. This dream makes a lot more sense now, and I'm identifying with many of the points you've made. For now, I'm going to focus on finding my other shoe and I feel the rest will fall into place. Maybe some counsel with my Pastor wouldn't be a bad thing either. More time spent in prayer is never a bad thing.

Thank-you for sharing your gift with us.

He is really gifted in interpretation. :) It is why I always tag him and I put him to work.

 

[Hidden In Him]

He is really gifted in interpretation. :) It is why I always tag him and I put him to work.

And I so appreciate it, LoL. Sort of like a glorified pack mule...

 

[Mayflower]

I've been getting a crazy amount of dreams and visions this last while, I may ask again!

Im not all that good at the interpreting part, though I pray. But it is nice to know someone else getting a crazy amount of dreams. Last couple years it seems like I dream quite vividly. And interpreters were all very new to me. Baptists do not really learn about the sign gifts much! I know a lot more now. But I definitely believe in them now. As long as the messages align with scripture, I have no issue. The enemy can just as well attack in dreams as when awake though. I always pray for safety over my mind as I sleep.

 

[Mayflower]

And I so appreciate it, LoL. Sort of like a glorified pack mule...

 

[Mayflower]

 

[Hidden In Him]

@Hidden In Him , I'm B-A-C-K! :)

I've had two different (seemingly unrelated) dreams with dead people in them in the last two months. Here's the one from last night:

"Porch visit with Grandmother"
I dreamed my husband's (deceased since 2003) Grandmother Agnes came to visit! We were all outside on the front porch. Our front porch has two different sitting areas. One on the east side of the front door and one on the west side of the front door. Both areas have a chair and a bench or church pew. The pew came from the old Baptist Church we used to attend and closed a long time ago. When we sit on the porch, we usually sit on the non-pew side, 'cause it has a better few of the road, the west side view is blocked by a massive lilac bush.

Back to the dream. In my dream Grandmother Agnes choose to sit on the church pew! Which was fine and we were more than happy to sit on that side with her.

Anyways, she looked as I remembered her when she was living, tiny (ie small statue), frail and elderly. We were having a great visit and eventually she fell asleep on that hard wooden pew. Taking pity on her, I picked her up to bring her inside the house. I couldn't believe how light she was! My daughter opened the front door and I settled Grandma comfortably on the couch in the livingroom. END OF DREAM.

EDIT#1 - I should add, my husband's grandmother was a lovely, God-fearing, gentle lady, very active in the church who lived to 98 years old!
EDIT#2 - We live in her old house. We purchased it from her after she wasn't able to stay living here on her own anymore.

What do you think? Thanks again!

Greetings, sister. Good to see you again.

When you were spending time with her, what was the conversation about?

 

[Hidden In Him]

Good question. I don't know/remember. I just know it was a really good visit and was thrilled she was there. I also didn't seem surprised to see her, it was almost like she hadn't died in the dream, but the timeframe of the dream was current. Does that make sense?

Yes. :)

I'll write it up for you tomorrow. Just getting home. Positive dream, though : )

 

[Hidden In Him]

@Hidden In Him , I'm B-A-C-K! :)

I've had two different (seemingly unrelated) dreams with dead people in them in the last two months. Here's the one from last night:

"Porch visit with Grandmother"
I dreamed my husband's (deceased since 2003) Grandmother Agnes came to visit! We were all outside on the front porch. Our front porch has two different sitting areas. One on the east side of the front door and one on the west side of the front door. Both areas have a chair and a bench or church pew. The pew came from the old Baptist Church we used to attend and closed a long time ago. When we sit on the porch, we usually sit on the non-pew side, 'cause it has a better few of the road, the west side view is blocked by a massive lilac bush.

Back to the dream. In my dream Grandmother Agnes choose to sit on the church pew! Which was fine and we were more than happy to sit on that side with her.

Anyways, she looked as I remembered her when she was living, tiny (ie small statue), frail and elderly. I was thrilled she was there. I also didn't seem surprised to see her, it was almost like she hadn't died in the dream, but the timeframe of the dream was current. We were having a great visit, and eventually she fell asleep on that hard wooden pew. Taking pity on her, I picked her up to bring her inside the house. I couldn't believe how light she was! My daughter opened the front door and I settled Grandma comfortably on the couch in the livingroom. END OF DREAM.

EDIT#1 - I should add, my husband's grandmother was a lovely, God-fearing, gentle lady, very active in the church who lived to 98 years old!
EDIT#2 - We live in her old house. We purchased it from her after she wasn't able to stay living here on her own anymore.

Ok, sister.

A teaching on Hebrews 12 is in order first. Starting in Chapter 11, several characters from scripture are mentioned: Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Sara, Isaac, Moses, Joseph, Rahab, Samson, and David. Then he starts the next Chapter by saying:

1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. (Hebrews 12:1-2)

Who is the cloud of witnesses here? The same people he mentioned in the previous Chapter, who are now looking down upon him and those he was writing to, watching them run the race with endurance. The analogy is of Christians running in a marathon, which was the premier athletic event of ancient times. The runners all began far away from the city, running 26 miles, until they finally emerged in the stadium before a crowd of spectators who were watching and applauding as they completed their final lap.

We all have our own cloud of witnesses in Heaven. They are our fathers and mothers in the faith, now witnessing our own race and cheering us on. In many cases they can be actual family members, and in your case your Grandmother Agnes is one of them who is watching you and your family, and rooting you on. She was 95, and by your description she ran her race very well, enduring until the end. But this is the reason for her sitting on an old pew you have at the house. It is an appeal to longevity, and remembering those who have gone before you. She seems like she hasn't died in the dream because she hasn't; her "falling asleep" in the dream simply represents that she has gone on to be with the Lord, and she is incredibly light when you carry her because she is now in spirit (not just because she's tiny). You "carrying her" to your living room likely represents her desiring you to "carry" on her legacy; of a woman of God who in your words was "a lovely, God-fearing, gentle lady, very active in the church." In keeping with Hebrews, she was obviously a woman who laid aside the weight of sins and ran her race with endurance until the end.

It's a wonderful dream : )

I have another thread the Spirit is bringing back to my remembrance right now that you might also enjoy. It's along these lines, and I may add this testimony to it if that's alright with you. I didn't get many responses, but I also could add my own as well. My great grandma Grace was the only Christian in my family growing up, and I wouldn't be surprised if it was actually her who prayed me into becoming a Christian, though she passed away a few years before I got saved.

If you would like to read it, Post #3 is the one I was referring to specifically, although the first two posts set the stage.

God bless, and I hope this helps.
- C

Preserving Our Christian Heritage

 

[VictoryinJesus]

Greetings, everyone, in the wonderful name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

I've recently become a member here at Christianity Board, and was sharing with some other charismatic members here how I move in the gift of dream interpretation. I wanted to open a thread for anyone who believes they might have received a dream or vision sent to them by God, and are curious to know what it means.

To those who dismiss dreams as not worthy of being taken seriously, scripture very clearly proves otherwise. Dreams and visions play very important roles in both the Old and New Testaments. I am humble with my gift, and simply present to people what I feel the proper interpretation is, and leave it at that. Most dreams explain themselves internally, such that I do not need to ask any questions. However, whenever this is not the case, I may ask questions to establish the context behind the symbolism being presented.

Should anyone prefer to send me something in private, please feel free to. That is fine as well.

Blessings in Christ Jesus,
Hidden In Him

Revisiting an old thread. I don’t think I’ve ever shared this dream here, if I have I’m sorry to repeat it. But I’m still thinking about it. It was several years ago but still remember it like it was yesterday. it began with me on something similar to those carts once used on railways...

I was alone on it and it wasn’t on a railroad but a road. It dipped through valleys where I felt an overwhelming fear of something perusing me. I became frantic working hard to pick up speed to flee from whatever was after me. I would go up a hill and then slip backwards and had to labor really hard to get over the next hill. The entire time it is the fear of whatever was behind I remember to this day. And the darkness of the entire dream except for the room. the dream changed and I was only aware of doors. I would slam one door to separate myself from what was behind me, and the door didn’t prevent it. Door after door I slammed and every time the door would not hold. But then I came to what felt like the heart of the dream and I knew this door wasn’t like the others and once shut I was in a room so warm and so loving and safe that all fear left. The image or feeling of the safety there was that of a nursing mother. I know that sounds weird. No faces. Only being cradled and knowing I belonged and was accepted there. There were others though and I asked ‘can they stay too. Will you adopt them.’ No voice only knew the answer was an ‘yes. I already have.’

Any input? just a weird dream?

 

[Hidden In Him]

Revisiting an old thread. I don’t think I’ve ever shared this dream here, if I have I’m sorry to repeat it. But I’m still thinking about it. It was several years ago but still remember it like it was yesterday. it began with me on something similar to those carts once used on railways...
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I was alone on it and it wasn’t on a railroad but a road. It dipped through valleys where I felt an overwhelming fear of something perusing me. I became frantic working hard to pick up speed to flee from whatever was after me. I would go up a hill and then slip backwards and had to labor really hard to get over the next hill. The entire time it is the fear of whatever was behind I remember to this day. And the darkness of the entire dream except for the room. the dream changed and I was only aware of doors. I would slam one door to separate myself from what was behind me, and the door didn’t prevent it. Door after door I slammed and every time the door would not hold. But then I came to what felt like the heart of the dream and I knew this door wasn’t like the others and once shut I was in a room so warm and so loving and safe that all fear left. The image or feeling of the safety there was that of a nursing mother. I know that sounds weird. No faces. Only being cradled and knowing I belonged and was accepted there. There were others though and I asked ‘can they stay too. Will you adopt them.’ No voice only knew the answer was an ‘yes. I already have.’

Any input? just a weird dream?

Hi, Victory.

You have a condition, yes? I forget what it is, but it likely relates to this dream.
It is about the spiritual "road" your life has taken, and where it ends up.

 

[VictoryinJesus]

Hi, Victory.

You have a condition, yes? I forget what it is, but it likely relates to this dream.
It is about the spiritual "road" your life has taken, and where it ends up.

trying to remember which came first the dream or the condition. Guess I asked because it was before I had read about Lazarus comforted in Abraham’s bosom. When I read it, a dream about breast didn’t seem so weird. Maybe my imagination ran wild but in the dream, although I didn’t see any faces, the others were family members and the ‘yes’ was comforting.

 

[Hidden In Him]

trying to remember which came first the dream or the condition.

Wouldn't matter. Dreams from God are prophetic, so it may have been foreshadowing it to you in advance.

Guess I asked because it was before I had read about Lazarus comforted in Abraham’s bosom.

This is good.

So what is/was your condition again?

 

[Hidden In Him]

it began with me on something similar to those carts once used on railways...

I was alone on it and it wasn’t on a railroad but a road.

The railway cart represents you "laboring" under your own power in your spiritual journey, and possibly under a condition that makes things more difficult than normal, since for one you are alone, and railway carts work well on rails but not so well on normal roads. The valleys and hills represent highs and lows you go through in life. I'm guessing if your condition involves depression, this would explain why experiencing the highs takes so much laboring on your part.

It dipped through valleys where I felt an overwhelming fear of something perusing me. I became frantic working hard to pick up speed to flee from whatever was after me. I would go up a hill and then slip backwards and had to labor really hard to get over the next hill. The entire time it is the fear of whatever was behind I remember to this day. And the darkness of the entire dream

Your fear here is likely of losing salvation. This is normally what being chased represents in dreams; the enemy trying to chase us down spiritually. It is also confirmed by the darkness throughout the dream.

the dream changed and I was only aware of doors. I would slam one door to separate myself from what was behind me, and the door didn’t prevent it. Door after door I slammed and every time the door would not hold.

The doors represent transitions you make in life, i.e. "closing the door" on things not of God, such as depressions, anxieties, etc. They are clearly transitions from negative influences because you slam those doors behind you. But each time you enter into a new room or "place" in life, your primary fear is still chasing you.

But then I came to what felt like the heart of the dream and I knew this door wasn’t like the others and once shut I was in a room so warm and so loving and safe that all fear left. The image or feeling of the safety there was that of a nursing mother.

Abraham's bosom is indeed what this likely represents. It is said that he greets everyone when they enter Heaven, for "father Abraham" is still considered the father of faith in the family of God. This last door or transition is when you enter Heaven, and feel welcomed. Here there is finally light, and warmth, and rest from your laboring. And as a Gentile, you are adopted into the household of God in Christ, as are many just like you who will have gone before you and will be adopted into His kingdom as well.

It raises some questions, however, that we could discuss in private if you like. I'm not sure you have to labor so hard under your own power. There might be another way to make life easier, although I know how hard it can be to deal with life when suffering depression. I suffer through bouts of it myself, and it's no easy deal to get through sometimes.

It also makes me a little sad that you are on a hand cart alone. They are built for two, and I recall you saying something about your husband doesn't always support you in spiritual things. The implication is that your spiritual journey would be easier if there were two people working your cart, not just one.

Post me in private if you like. I have the time.

And thanks for sharing the dream.
Your friend,
Hidden

 

[Hidden In Him]

I read your post in response before you took it down, and not to worry. We all have our own battles to face. Only it's always better when you can face them together rather than apart, so just pray that it becomes more of an option down the road.

God bless, and glad that it ministered to you. It definitely has a happy ending : )
- H