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On his web site, Communion With God, in an article entitled "Principles of Christian Dream Interpretation," under a heading of "More Thoughts on Dreams" Mark Virkler claims, "Dreams are reliable messengers. They reveal the condition of one's heart (Dan. 2:30), as well as the voice of God within one's heart (Acts 2:17)" And he claims There are no warnings in the Bible to beware of your own dreams , with the possible exception of Ecclesiastes 5:3,7, which is probably best understood as a reference to "daydreams" since all other references in the Bible to "dreams" are positive .  But are dreams reliable?  Are they assuredly God's voice to you?  Is there only one warning and that about "daydreams"?  What does the Bible say?  Truth is, there are many direct warnings, at least 11, about dreams! 1. God gave stringent warning about the danger of dreams in Deuteronomy 13:1-3, “If a prophet or a dreamer of dre

Marker Virkler on his web site give 7 "foundational principles" for interpreting one's standard night time dreams as the voice of God speaking to us.  This are drawn from his book, Hear God Through Your Dreams .    In one of his principles, he claims that God never gives a dream that implies condemnation: Dreams reveal but do not condemn. Their goal is to preserve life, not to destroy it (Job 33:13-18).  He bases this on a single quote from Elihu in the book of Job.  Is this proof text true?  Do all dreams preserve life? We need go no further than the book of Genesis to see this is not the case.  When Joseph was in prison the Pharaoh's cup bearer and his baker were thrown in jail.  They each had dreams, which Joseph interpreted.  The cup bearer's dream of squeezing grapes into Pharaoh's cup foretold his forgiveness and restoration. But the baker's dream of birds eating the loaves of bread out of the basket on his head foretold his execution!   C