Night Parables
What Are Night Parables?
The first key to understanding Dreams is that they almost always Parables. A Parable is a story told with symbols instead of the actual people and places and events and problems being presented more directly. This parable form keeps the dreamer from "misisng the forest for the trees" so to speak. Unfortunately in our post "Age of Reason" world we look at dreams and the rest of our world as well, through a veyr direct, linear and scientific lenses that misses the power of parable (the power of story telling). We look for solutions rather meaning and seek them through equations and formulas rather than principles and relationship. This is a far departure from how our ancestors in the Americas, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Celtic Lands would have have viewed their dreams and encounters.
Science can explain infatuation because the chemicals between the people are discovered by Facts and Reason. Science cannot explain Agape Love however that is only revealed through the still and quiet Voice of Truth. Truth is revealed through Revelation and Relationship not Reason.
"And He told them many things
in parables, saying,
“Behold, a sower went out to
spread some seed. "
The Good News As Told By Matthew
Chapter 13 Verse 3
Why Not Make It Plain?
Day Parables and Night Parables are sometimes given as a message or warning or instruction that people will not understand given the Spiritual State they are in. So their options are to miss the message and meaning OR to be humble and repent and seek the face of The Creator for the meaning. The Dream (Night Parable) in itself can be a judgment and also an opportunity for self-correction. It is an opportunity is we respond like Abimelech who released Sarah instead of Nebuchadnezzar who was captive to his own Pride.
"For this reason I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear nor do they understand. "
The Good News
As Told By Matthew
Chapter 12 Verse 3
The Glory Of Kings
On occasion, The Creator will withhold the immediate meaning of a dream. Sometimes this is because the dream is for a later season, but sometimes the dream was given to spark a fire of curiosity within the dreamer.
The dreamer will then begin the journey of searching the Scriptures and connecting with the Spirit Of The Creator to find the meaning of the dream. Like the fever of a gold miner who has just heard rumors of treasure, those with a Kingly Mindset will employ all of their resources to gain understanding.
"These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied:
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter
and the glory of kings to search it out.
As high as heaven and deep as earth,
so the hearts of kings are unsearchable."
The Proverbs Of King Solomon
Chapter 25 Verse 2
Spiritual Quality Time
Most people spend about 1/3 of their life (20 years or more) Asleep. This is a precious time when we are undistracted by the lights and sounds of movements and planning and plotting of the world around us. For most this is the Only Time that Their Creator (Spiritual Father for those in Covenant and in the Kingdom) has their Undivided Attention.
During this time He shares Wisdom, Warnings, Lessons, Advice, Instructions and sometimes just spends time with His Creation and His Children. In Truth, the first act ofter The Creator created mankind, was to Rest with them the very next day and instruct they do this every single week together , they and their descendants, for Eternity to come.
"So the heavens and the earth were completed along with their entire array. God completed—on the seventh day—His work that He made, and He ceased—on the seventh day—from all His work that He made.
Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, for on it He ceased from all His work that God created for the purpose of preparing."
The Beginning
Chapter 2 Verse 1
Recommended Courses
"The Art of Hearing God"
is an E-Course taught by Streams Ministries.
A course within this program is "Interpreting Dreams And Visions" taught by John Paul Jackson.
Recommended Video Resources On Dreams
Dreams
God's Communication From Heaven
John E. Thomas
Are Dreams
For Today?
Encounter Ministries
Autumn Mann
Dreamipedia
A Biblical For Dreams
Streams Ministries
John Paul Jackson
Dream Interpretation
For Christians
Recie Saunders
Recommended Written Resources On Dreams
