A parable is a short story that imparts a moral or spiritual lesson. Jesus Christ used parables as teaching tools to reveal the mysteries of the spirit world. Parables are stories with symbols representing something else or speaking to a greater reality.
The purpose of the teaching method was to use cultural references and everyday objects, such as plants, animals, farming, fishing, and money, to convey deeper spiritual meanings. This technique was not exclusive to Jesus but was also used throughout the Old Testament.
Amazingly, this same method is used to understand our dreams for those of us who dream symbolically, which accounts for about 95 percent of us. For example, a "house" can symbolize a person's life in dreams. Jesus also used the symbol of a house to represent a person's life, as mentioned in Matthew 12:43-45. In this teaching, Jesus talked about an unclean spirit that was cast out of a "man" in Matthew 12:43. However, in Matthew 12:44, the same unclean spirit wanted to re-enter the man and referred to the man's life as his "house.""
The Old Testament contains several parables, including one found in Isaiah 5:1-7. In this parable, the prophet Isaiah talks about a vineyard situated on a hill. The vineyard was enclosed with all the stones removed from the property, and the finest of the vine was planted there. The vineyard owner ensured that a tower and a wine press were constructed in the center of the vineyard, and everything was provided to produce the best grapes possible.
Surprisingly, the vineyard produced wild grapes during the grape season instead of the expected high-quality ones. This upset the vineyard's owner so much that he removed the hedge and walls that were previously protecting the vineyard. Unfortunately, this decision ultimately led to the vineyard trodden down, overgrown with briers and thorns, and unable to be pruned.
In Isaiah 5:7, the Bible explains that the vineyard represents the house of Israel, also known as the children of Israel. The Lord had given Israel all the resources they needed to do what was right, but they failed to exercise righteousness and instead oppressed one another. As a result, the Lord withdrew his protection, which led to desolation and hardship. I strongly recommend reading the passage (Isaiah 5:1-7) to better understand this story.
As I mentioned earlier, our dreams often follow a specific format, especially for those who dream through symbols, which mainly accounts for about ninety-five percent of us. Dreaming through symbols simply means that we translate symbols into everyday situations. The remaining five percent of us experience what is known as straight dreams, where things are displayed in reality exactly as they appeared in our dreams.
Ultimately, it is the Holy Spirit who provides interpretation because He is the Spirit of Truth and is responsible for leading us into all Truth according to John 16:13. One who is blessed with the gift of dream interpretation is aided by the Holy Spirit to bring revelation to a dream, provided that the person is willing to be led by the Spirit of Truth. This explains why a dream may seem foolish to the dreamer but makes complete sense to the interpreter. This is also why the scripture says, "But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the mighty things" (1 Corinthians 1:27).
In conclusion, dreams are equivalent to parables designed to reveal spiritual truths. As a dream interpreter, I aim to simplify the understanding of interpreting your dreams. Of course, for this to occur, I must lay out the rules, principles, and protocols that govern the dream realm. The bottom line is this. To understand your dreams, you must believe that there is a spiritual world and that the spiritual world is the parent world to our physical world. Dreams allow us to see the pending events scheduled for our material world.
I hope these teachings are helping you and, more importantly, that you are making them practical to interpret your dreams. At the end of the day, it is God that gives interpretation, Genesis 40:8
Kevin L A Ewing
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