Dreams. We all have them, which makes them rather different from visions. However, not all dreams may be said to be 'inspired'. Most of the dreams we experience are merely recycled thoughts, pictures and feelings from the past, often pasted together in bizzare ways. And yet, however apparently meaningless, all dreams have a smattering of inspiration - a guiding force that is greater than, and external to, ourselves.
According to the Gospel of John every soul born into this world is accompanied by a portion of the Light of Messiah. According to Messianic Evangelical theology, this Light is rather like a pinch of yeast in the dough of the soul - a guiding beacon, usually invisible, but there nonetheless. This Light is the constant divine influence on us which interacts with our sleeping mind often creating interesting night dramas.
These night dreams are not the same as fully blown prophetic dreams. What makes the stuff of dreams so complicated is the fact that there is an almost infinite range of inspiration, from virtually nil to 100 per cent-inspired dreams directly sent from Yahweh. As if this is not complicated enough, there is the added influence of a different kind of 'inspiration' from dark forces - from the world of demons. The more sinful lives we lead, the great the possibility of demonic influences in dreams. And those who are possessed by demons have their dream-life almost completely steered by them.
For this reason we counsel great caution when it comes to interpreting dreams. It can take a whole life to properly understand them, and even then most people never come to work out the meaning of but a tiny fraction of their dreams. And most of those aren't even interested. Great damage can be done by those who misunderstand dreams both to themselves and to others. So a gradual learning is one way to understand.
Another is to have Yahweh interpret them from you by the power of the Ruach haQodesh (Holy Spirit). This is by far the most satisfactory way of learning but such interpretation is only usually given to certain kinds of dreams, namely those which Elohim (God) has Himself given to a navi (prophet) or other messenger. There is little doubt what these dreams mean.
The purpose of this Page is not to study run-of-the-mill dreams but to look at those which have an unmistakable origin in Elohim (God) and which pertain to this Messianic Evangelical work in particular. Some of them are prophetic and appear on our Prophecy Page. Whilst NCAY has much experience with dreams there is no doubt that Yahweh has preferentially used visions.
If you are coming to this site out of idle curiosity or because of personal ambition for power and influence over people, leave immediately. This site is not for you.
If you are coming to understand, or to mature in the gift of understanding prophetic dreams which Yahweh has given you, with a view to bringing honour and glory to Yahweh-Elohim and His Son Yah'shua the Messiah (Jesus Christ) and not yourself, then welcome. If you would like to talk to someone about the meaning of dreams and visions, then join one of our online discussion groups.