#7 Q&A: Does God Still Communicate to People through Dreams?

Q&A - Does God Still Communicate to People through Dreams? Introduction • • • Tracing the Scriptural Theme Definitions • Dream: • Vision: OT Examples of Revelatory Dreams/Visions • Abraham (Genesis 15:1) • Abimelech (Genesis 20:1-7) • Jacob (Genesis 28:10-17) • Joseph (Genesis 37:1-11) • Pharaoh’s Cupbearer and Baker (Genesis 40) • Pharaoh (Genesis 41) • Samuel (1 Samuel 3) • Solomon (1 Kings 3:5) • Daniel (Daniel 2; 4) NT Examples of Revelatory Dreams/Visions • Zechariah (Luke 1:5-23) • Joseph (Matthew 1:20; 2:13) • Pilate’s Wife (Matthew 27:19) • Ananias (Acts 9:10) • Cornelius (Acts 10:1-6) • Peter (Acts 10:9-15) • Paul (Acts 16:9-10; 18:9-11; 2 Corinthians 12:1-6) • John (Revelation) Purpose • • • Conclusion What about today? • Numbers 12:6; 1 Samuel 3:1 • 1 Sam 14:37-38; 28:6 • 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:3-4, 20-21 • Acts 2:17; Joel 2:28 • Dangers: See 2 Corinthians 11:14; 1 John 4:1-6. Test of a Prophet/Dream 1. The prophet must lead the people to ___________ _____ _________ alone (no false gods) (Deut 13:1-3; 18:20). 2. The prophet must have a _____________________ _______________ in prophesying (predicting) the future (Deut 18:22; cf. Is 46:8-11 where Isaiah identified this as a distinction of YHWH from all other gods). 3. All prophecy must align with God’s _______________ ______________ (1 Cor 14:31-33; 2 Pet 1:16-21). Authority of Scripture • • •