How to Interpret Dreams and Visions Perry Stone

feathers on its tail. It is noted in Scripture that there are nine gifts of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 12:7–10) and nine fruit of the Spirit listed in Galatians 5:22–23. The tail feathers are similar to the rudder of a plane and assist in guiding the dove in flight. The five feathers would well be a picture of the fivefold ministry of apostle, prophet, pastor, teacher, and evangelist— the fivefold ministry provided to the body of Christ (Eph. 4:11– 12). The dove is also unique from other birds because instead of its wings pointing toward its tail, they actually point toward the head. The Holy Spirit does not speak of Himself but points believers to Christ. In the parables, the field where the harvest grain is maturing is symbolic of the world itself. Water is symbolic of the Holy Spirit when He is manifesting within the life of a believer, as indicated when Christ compared the infilling of the Spirit to someone with living water flowing from their innermost being (John 7:38). When a believer experiences a spiritual dream with the meaning veiled with symbolism, the meaning of the dream can be understood by using the Scriptures to interpret the symbolism. On occasions I have heard sincere individuals attempting to bring understanding to a dream that was actually nothing more than a strange dream. There was no order, no instruction, and no biblical symbolism. It reminds me of the woman in my father’s church who said to him, “Pastor, I had a strange dream. I saw the congregation here at the church, and instead of having normal heads, they all had large, round cabbages sitting between their shoulders.” With concern on her face, she inquired, “What do you think this means?”