3 Ways to Judge Dreams and Visions
In Joel 2:28, God promised, “I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions.” Dreams and visions are two ways God speaks to His children. Throughout Scripture, God uses them to free the downtrodden, liberate nations and turn hearts back to Him. Dreams and Visions in the Bible The word dream appears 87 times in the Old Testament and eight times in the New Testament. Similarly, the word vision appears 86 times in the Old Testament and 17 in the New Testament. While the notion of divine dreams and visions may seem unusual to us, it’s not unusual to God. Just look at how He spoke through dreams and visions to many leaders and prophets under the Old Covenant: Abraham –Genesis 15 Jacob –Genesis 46 Samuel –1 Samuel 3 Nathan –2 Samuel 7 Ezekiel –Ezekiel 1, 8, 11, 37 and 43 Daniel –Daniel 7. Then, under the New Covenant, God spoke through dreams and visions to: Peter, James and Jo