DREAMS
Enoch appeared to warn of people getting sidetracked by following spurious dreams in chapter 99
“8. And they shall become godless by reason of the folly of their hearts,
And their eyes shall be blinded through the fear of their hearts
And through visions in their dreams.
9. Through these they shall become godless and fearful;
For they shall have wrought all their work in a lie,
And shall have worshiped a stone:
Therefore in an instant shall they perish.”
Clearly there are dreams and there are dreams.
The magi who visited the Son of Man when He was a baby were following a star in their magi understanding of what it signified but later they saved His life by following a warning in a dream. So magi wise in spiritual things were discerning of God-given dreams and discerning of dreams that should be ignored. The Law given to Moses warned about spirits coming to people predicting things: the warning is that the prediction not coming true is to be ignored but even if the prediction did come true but if the spirit led towards making idols then it should not be heeded. Yet the wise know to not ignore some dreams if they do show signs of coming from a God-sent spirit and are not leading to idolatry. Over thousands of years of human history folk all over the world have been led in dreams to making foolish idols out of things not supposed to be worshipped which has harmed true religion and corrupted humanity. Yet the Holy Spirit when given does lead through dreams as light amid this darkness. The wise magi who went to see the baby Son of Man followed the dream wisely and it proved to be a God-send saving God’s Son. Those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
