Boanerges

Act 2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

How many of you have had dreams and visions from God? I know this subject could be contraversial but I think we are friends here. I would like to share one I had and would like to hear from others.
My dream: I had a dream I was walking thru Odd Fellows Rest- this is a old cemetary in New Orleans laid aside for the poorest of people . I have a older brother buried there ( I really do ) and I was dreaming I was walking thru the cemetary very confused because I couldn't find his gravesite. I was wandering around in the graveyard and to my shock I saw an open gravesite. It was littered with trash and human excrement and I shouted out "there is someone living in there!" I slowly walk into the open grave and it grew larger and larger as I went in, finally opening up to were I appeared to be outside again. Looking even farther I saw a large crowd of people who were not only oblivious to were they were living but having a party. This is when I heard the gentle voice of the Holy Spirit telling me that this was the condition of all outside of Christ, and I could feel His heart grieving over these lost souls- since that day I have never looked upon a lost person the same way and by God's grace I share His Gospel at every and any opportunity.

Wild huh- I would love to hear of some of your expieriences!

Boanerges

Anybody?

James

Wow, that's a good one. Bet it took you awhile to get going after waking up from that! Interesting how the dream started out and the way it ended up going....

Had an encounter with some righteous dudes in a dream. Dream from God? I don't know...but these were some seriously righteous dudes, that's for sure.
And we are talking about a 'vivid' dream, like I was there....slight departure from the regular run of the mill dream. Have had maybe 3 or 4 of these 'vivid', 'like I was there' dreams in life so far. Always wake up immediatly afterwards and the 'dream' itself seems to last only maybe 15 seconds or so.

<<The Righteous Dudes>>
I 'awaken' from a run of the mill dream sequence, and am in a place that is all white. Down is white, up is white, left and right of me is white, forward is white - and it is bright. There is a 'man' (I hesitate to call him that, he is not a man of this world that's for sure) in front of me about 7 yards away wearing a white robe. He is maybe 5' 7", hair about 4" in length and dark with lighter highlights - struck me as odd, the highlights. Had good color to his skin, like he was getting enough sun. Had some stubble going on, hadn't shaved in a week or so. Seemed like he was 30 something years old.

Behind him about ten yards was a row of men in white robes. The white of the robes is the same white as the back ground of this place, all white. Maybe 10 to 15 of these guys lined up wearing white robes, and they are all looking at me. As I absorbed all that was happening, all that I was seeing - the place, the guy in front of me looking at me, the guys behind him looking at me - the first feeling I had was one of 'uh oh, this is a showdown.' This was an 'event' that I was to be at, everyone was looking at me.

The next feeling I had was one of 'I am not worthy' because this place and these guys were just oozing virtue. This place was permiated with goodness and these people were just powerfully good. I could feel it, it was very palpable and all around me. And, frankly, I felt dirty. Way out of place. Then the guy 7 yards in front of me moves forward towards me.

As he moves forward, he holds out his hand as if to shake mine. I balked, I didn't want to shake his hand because I could feel that I was not worthy to do it. I was also about to crumble from the weight of the 'good' I was feeling about this place, I was just about to go to my knees. He smiled, as if to know what I was feeling - he found it amusing and when he smiled I knew he knew why I wasn't shaking his hand. He wasn't insulted at all. So I took his hand.

What happened next was a series of 'scenes' three of them, very short, that I was 'shown'. I don't understand what they meant. And they were of no comparison to what I had just experienced. So I'll just skip that part. (Sorry! But trust me, you aren't missing anything).

I then awaken for real. And it took awhile to get what had just happened out of my mind. It was very profound, a big moment.

Don't know what the message was, who these 'people' were, or why it happpend. But it was powerfully good.

James

Regarding dreams and visions, the ones not understood anyway, perhaps this is applicable....

"For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known." 1 Cor 13:12 KJV

Boanerges

Interesting brother James , did you feel that this expierience had and impact on your life?

James

Yes...as a single event for sure, but when tied to everything else that God had and has shown me, brought me to - the sum is greater than its parts.

At the time, I was languishing. It, in retrospect, served to jerk the leash. Let me know that I am part of a larger picture, as we all are. I was forgeting and felt forgotten, so it sort of brought me back in line. All things being thru Christ.

I really enjoyed your account of the dream you had. That is an amazing way to present to you the condition of the lost, partying in a grave.

Surely there are others that have had experiences that may fall under the heading of 'dreams and visions'. I too would be interested to hear of them.

Boanerges

James the way the Lord showed you His acceptance of you in your dream was also awesome- God is still speaking- as it is recorded seven times in John the revelator's awesome testimony:
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches;

James

Yes it is awesome. That is a good word for it. I am continually in awe, and thankful. And, thankful again, it will never end.

Daniel

That's a cool dream indeed! A definite message from God, it would seem! I've had dreams, not so important, but about future events that later came true. I dreamed that the Christian music store I always bought music from closed down and a tiny section of the store was reserved for a video rental place. Ended up happening EXACTLY as it did in the dream...several months later!

How about this dream? I dreamed I was walking behind someone in a field...I was about 20 feet behind this person. I could clearly see their backside. And then they turned around to look at me, and I saw who it was, and I knew who it was.

I'm going to stop it right there for now.

Now, I want to tell you about a dream I had when I was walking in a field and happened to look behind me and I saw someone behind me about 20 feet. I saw this person very clearly and I knew who this person was.

Okay, the last 2 dreams I just described were actually one dream. But it was such a strange feeling that it's too impossible to describe! In both versions, the person I saw was ME! I was in two places at the same time!!! I can't even begin to comprehend the feeling of that dream! It lasted for what felt like 5 seconds and then one of "me" became the only one, while the other "me" faded away. I felt the fading away at the same time I was watching it from a distance. I think I know what it was supposed to mean, but I'm not sure. I'm seeking councelling (not for the dream, but something related).

Boanerges

That is a wild dream- you were looking at yourself coming and going! Maybe it suggestive of transition in your life .