In the biblical narrative, dreams are often depicted as a means by which God communicates with humanity. According to Acts 2:17 and Joel 2:28, God pours out His Spirit, enabling both men and women to prophesy and have dreams that reveal His will. However, Ecclesiastes 5:3 and 5:7 caution against giving undue significance to every dream, recognizing that many are merely the product of a restless mind. The Bible also records instances where dreams serve as a warning or guidance, as seen in Matthew 2:13, where an angel appears to Joseph in a dream, instructing him to flee to Egypt with Jesus and Mary.
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‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.
And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.
When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
He will fly away like a dream, never to be found; he will be chased away like a vision in the night.
While Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him this message: “Have nothing to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered terribly in a dream today because of Him.”
He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.
For idols speak deceit and diviners see illusions; they tell false dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore the people wander like sheep, oppressed for lack of a shepherd.