John Paul Jackson was gifted in interpretation of dreams, and was world renown for it. Here in this study he shows us how to gain wisdom and understanding in interpretation of your dreams.
Created to Hear God’s Voice
I. You were created to have fellowship with God.
A. God’s plan for mankind from the beginning was that we would walk in
intimate relationship with Him.
B. You were created to hear His voice and experience Him.
C. God longs for intimacy with you. His heart toward you is filled with
love. You are His beloved and He is yours.
D. Never run to the world to learn how to grow in the things of the spirit.
Run to the Word of God.
E. Jesus reveals Himself as a Shepherd who knows His sheep.
God is a supernatural God who communicates with His people through
supernatural means!
For Example:
Bible refers to angels over 300 times.
Bible refers to “dreams” or “visions” or their variations over 200 times.
Growth Point: God is always speaking and those with a tender heart have the
privilege of hearing his voice. Cultivating a tender and sensitive heart to the Lord is
a great key to hearing His voice.
I. Jewish Culture:
A. Spiritual dreams were valued as a divine encounters with God. Jewish
bedtime customs include inviting God to come and speak to them
through dreams.
B. Hebrew language makes little distinction between dreams and visions.
Whether it was an angelic visitation, a dream, a vision, or other
prophetic experience it was all considered to be supernatural
communication with God.
1. Daniel 7:1- the words “dream” and “vision” are used interchangeably in Daniel’s prophetic experience.
Simple Message Dream:
A. There is no need for interpretation. These types of spiritual dreams
are to the point, direct, self-interpreted, and obvious.
B. Matthew 1-2, Joseph understood the dreams concerning Mary and
Herod. There was no need for interpretation.
II. Simple Symbolic Dream:
A. Dreams can be filled full of symbols. The Lord seems to delight in
speaking through symbols, parables, metaphors, and stories. God is a
poet and a painter. He uses imagery and metaphorical language to
paint His beauty in our minds and hearts.
B. Example: snake – Satan, bread – Jesus Presence, House – The
church or your life, Sword – The Bible, Vine – Jesus, Branch –
Believers.
C. Genesis 37, Joseph’s Dreams. Everybody understood Joseph’s
dreams, in fact his brothers even wanted to kill him because of it. But
the dreams only had a sun, moon, stars and sheaves of wheat in them.
This type of dream may be full of symbols, yet it is easy to understand.
III. Complex Symbolic Dream:
A. These dreams require Revelation knowledge. This dream may need to
be interpreted by someone who has a gift of interpreting dreams and
knows how to seek God to find revelation.
B. God is all about intimacy. He will use dreams to draw you close to Him
and cause you to seek Him.
C. Remember, God desires for you to understand Him! The Lord is the
giver and the interpreter of dreams