Answer: I do
not interpret dreams. I strongly believe that a person's dreams and the
meaning of those dreams are between the person and God alone. Does God
still speak through dreams? God spoke to people many times throughout
the Scriptures in dreams. Examples are Joseph, son of Jacob (Genesis 37:5-10); Joseph, the husband of Mary (Matthew 2:12-22); Solomon (1 Kings 3:5-15); and several others (Daniel 2:1, 7:1; Matthew 27:19). There is also a prophecy of the prophet Joel (Joel 2:28), quoted by the apostle Peter in Acts 2:17, that mentions God using dreams. So the simple answer is, yes, God can and does speak through dreams.
However, there is a difference in how we apply that truth today. We must
keep in mind that the Bible is finished, having revealed everything we
need to know from now until eternity. This is not to say that God does
not work miracles or even speak through dreams today, but anything God
says, whether it is a dream, vision, impression, or “still small voice,”
will agree completely with what He has already revealed in His Word.
Dreams cannot be put into a place of authority over the Scriptures.
If you have a dream and feel that perhaps God gave it to you,
prayerfully examine the Word of God and make sure your dream is in
agreement with Scripture. If so, prayerfully consider what God would
have you do in response to your dream (James 1:5).
In Scripture, whenever anyone experienced a dream from God, God always
made the meaning of the dream clear, whether directly to the person,
through an angel, or through a messenger (Genesis 40:5-11; Daniel 2:45, 4:19). When God speaks to us, He makes sure His message is clearly understood.
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