How to Interpret Dreams and Visions Perry Stone

O ne aspect of my ministry is the teaching of biblical prophecy. Today, more and more people are becoming aware of the ancient dreams and visions of the biblical prophets and are poring over the pages of the Holy Bible to unlock the cryptic codes and strange passages that have stumped scholars in previous generations. When I ask why a believer does not study or even read the apocalyptic books of the Scriptures, there always seems to be one main answer: “I don’t understand all of the symbolism used, so I don’t study it.” The same is true with a real spiritual dream. Oddly, most spiritual dreams that have instruction, warning, or important insight are often slightly veiled in symbolism. Many people who have experienced a spiritual dream may write the event off as some type of weird result of eating too much pizza before retiring for the night. Just as some folks can be slightly spiritually lazy when it comes to digging through the prophetic symbols to discover the dynamic insights, some believers have the attitude, “Well, if God wants to show me something, He can just show me!” This brings up a good point: Why can’t the Lord just show you what is going to happen without using all of the strange symbolism often accompanying a spiritual dream? I believe I have found an answer. First, most people dream throughout the night. In most dreams we are with friends or family and others we know, perhaps on a journey, in a church service, or on vacation, and it’s just a normal dream . Then one night you have a dream that is quite different from the others. In this dream you see dark