Do you believe that sometimes dreams is more than

[DividedThigh]

Originally Posted by Ron

I had a dream one time that I came upon an internet forum where I was welcomed warmly,
listened to intently, monies were gathered and sent to me!

All this happened....then the Morphine wore off!

i think i had that dream a couple years ago when i had my gall bladder removed, yeah that was it, and then the morphine wore off also, lol, dt

[OneAccord]

Originally Posted by BrotherEastman

I seem to remember a dream I had about 10-15 years ago that to this day I cannot seem to let go of: I dreamed of a dark skinned man who was missing some teeth, and the ones he had were kind of rotted. I'm not sure, but he seemed to be aboriganal from Australia (even though his English was without an accent). The man looked me in the eyes and said "He is Jehovah in the plains of Russia". For years I have pondered this dream and wondered at the meaning of it. I've told some peole in hopes of some kind of interpretation, but have not recieved one as of yet. Maybe OneAccord can share his thoughts.

I don't know, Brother, kinda new at this, but... I notice 4 refererces to different Nations: Australia. Russia, Jewish (Jehovah) and America (English- or that could be England). 4 nationalities blended into one person. A native. Could be the Lord was showing you the "globalization" thats going on the world today?

Or, maybe a blending of spirituality taking place in the Pentecostal Movement today. There are in fact, 4 areas being influenced or are influencing the Pentecostal Movement today: Russia (revival), Australia (revival), Israel (our "Apostolic" roots) and America where most of Pentecostalism is based. I suspect this is more accurate because of the references in the Bible such as "For by one Spirit are we all baptized into ONE BODY". E Pluribus unum. Out of many, one. Four entities represented by one man.


Bad and missing teeth,- usually attributed to poor diet, eating "junk" or unwholesome foods, not being careful about what enters the body. What kind of spiritual "foods" are alot of people being fed today?

Dark skin- Exposed to sun, heat, under pressure, feeling the heat. Exposed to the elements, unprotected.

Looking into your eyes- speaking truth (liars won't look ya in the eye). Being honest, really, really wants you attention. And "seeing eye to eye" denotes agreement.

Plains of Russia- Barren, unfamiliar territory. Isolated. Think of Scriptues that speak of barren lands, unfamiliar territory.

Take the Gospel of Pentecost that brings unity to a barren, dry church and feed people the wholesome message of Pentecost!

[RandyWayne]

For the record, the typical dream is the result of your brain reorganizing memories that were acquired or remembered that previous day. Think of a truck load of books being dropped off at a bookstore or library and the night staff spending the night putting them in their proper place. Because they often seem to be too vivid (and thus have some important meaning), we place far too much emphasis on them. And since they are so symbolic in nature, we can remember a powerful dream and match it with just about anything of importance that happens. Therein lies the fatal flaw with nearly all prophecies. They are powerfully told, yet vague. Say very little, yet convey all most no real meaning. And when all is said and done, we still manage to match random things that happen in our lives with random dreams and assign significance to them. This IS easy to do because we often wake from dreams that have profound effects on us emotionally and assume that they MUST mean something as a result.

[BrotherEastman]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

For the record, the typical dream is the result of your brain reorganizing memories that were acquired or remembered that previous day. Think of a truck load of books being dropped off at a bookstore or library and the night staff spending the night putting them in their proper place. Because they often seem to be too vivid (and thus have some important meaning), we place far too much emphasis on them. And since they are so symbolic in nature, we can remember a powerful dream and match it with just about anything of importance that happens. Therein lies the fatal flaw with nearly all prophecies. They are powerfully told, yet vague. Say very little, yet convey all most no real meaning. And when all is said and done, we still manage to match random things that happen in our lives with random dreams and assign significance to them. This IS easy to do because we often wake from dreams that have profound effects on us emotionally and assume that they MUST mean something as a result.

So, are you saying that God doesn't speak through dreams?

[RandyWayne]

Originally Posted by BrotherEastman

So, are you saying that God doesn't speak through dreams?

He does speak through dreams. But the dreams will be clearly a sign from Him, and not something that is barely discernible as anything other than a normal "random" dream.
If a dream is from Him, I would expect specifics. Not random imagery (however powerful) that could be applied to a 101 different situations.
My feelings on this are no different from what I expect from a "word of knowledge" -most of which are not even up to the standards of a John Edwards or Uri Geller level.

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

He does speak through dreams. But the dreams will be clearly a sign from Him, and not something that is barely discernible as anything other than a normal "random" dream.
If a dream is from Him, I would expect specifics. Not random imagery (however powerful) that could be applied to a 101 different situations.
My feelings on this are no different from what I expect from a "word of knowledge" -most of which are not even up to the standards of a John Edwards or Uri Geller level.

I totally agree. Every dream I have had from God was very vivid and I had no question in my mind what He meant by it.