Demonic Dream

[GrayAngel]

Last Summer, I had a very unusual dream. I was on a dark, empty street. The environment was not very detailed in my dream; it was mostly blackness. I was with the girl who was then my girlfriend, and I was listening to a CD through a pair of earbuds. The idea seemed to be that I would somehow hear the voice of God in the CD.

My girlfriend asked me if I heard anything, and I said no. Immediately after, a demonic voice started speaking to me. Its voice was loud, and sounded like it was coming from all directions, from a distance, but directly to me.

It was hard to understand all of what it was saying, but the voice was speaking as if it were God, but I could tell it was very evil. I can only remember the first and last things it said. Its introduction was, "I'd like to make a telephonic announcement!"

After a few seconds, I opened me eyes, but I couldn't move. The voice continued to speak to me, and I began to wonder if it was speaking over that loud PA system used for warnings. I saw my hand begin to disappear as it said something like, "And now, I accept you into our adopted family."

I then shook, and I was fully awake and able to move. I had heard of night terrors before, but I've never heard them described like this. Fortunately, I haven't had any dreams like that since.

I don't know if I should be concerned or not. I honestly don't know if that was all just my imagination, like maybe just I hadn't gotten enough sleep that night, or if it might have been a real demon speaking to me. I honestly wouldn't know what to do if I knew there was a demon in my house.

 

[Firewater]

I wouldn't be concerned about the dream if this kind of expereince is not a recurring one.

Sometimes what we experience in a dream or a vision can be scary (eg Dan 7:7, Dan 4:5), but this does not necessarily mean there is a demonic entity associated with it. In Rev 12 for example there is a serpent/dragon, but this was not the devil in person, rather a kind of audio-visual from God to illustrate something or be a vehicle for a message.

Something I see in your dream is a comment on a general issue facing people at large in Western culture. It you think about it from this perspective, do you see anything along these lines?

 

[GrayAngel]

I wouldn't be concerned about the dream if this kind of expereince is not a recurring one.

Sometimes what we experience in a dream or a vision can be scary (eg Dan 7:7, Dan 4:5), but this does not necessarily mean there is a demonic entity associated with it. In Rev 12 for example there is a serpent/dragon, but this was not the devil in person, rather a kind of audio-visual from God to illustrate something or be a vehicle for a message.

Something I see in your dream is a comment on a general issue facing people at large in Western culture. It you think about it from this perspective, do you see anything along these lines?

I don't understand your question. Could you rephrase it for me?

 

[Firewater]

No Problem. I'll elaborate a little more.

I see a theme of mass/tele communication in your dream:
- listening to a CD
- sounded like it was coming from all directions, from a distance, but directly to me
- telephonic announcement
- I began to wonder if it was speaking over that loud PA system

But this mass communication was speaking directly to you, the individual. Mass communication is also like a shadow of a god-like attribute of omni-prsesence (ability to be present everywhere at the same time). But it is a fake god-like atribute, because the person speaking is not "really" there.

Whilst there is one true God, people can make a 'god' by what they listen to, spend their money on, rely on & put their trust in, and seek security & significance in.

For example, before I became a Christian. music was like a god to me. As a musician, I sought to develop my craft in music to be significant, respected by my peers. I thought if I would become good enough at it, I would also be able to find security thru receiving a good income from it. So I spent a lot of time on it practising 6-8 hours / day & was trusting in it provision. It was like a god to me.

In the start of your dream, you were looking for God, or to hear from God in the CD, a means of mass/tele communication. Initially you were with your girlfriend (genuine relationship), but later there is no mention of other people aqpart from "And now, I accept you into our adopted family", coming from the demonic voice. The invitatin to a fake or counterfeit family.

These days people grow up with technology & mass/tele communication. My daughter was playing online games when she was 3-4.

How much do we rely on, and trust in tele/mass communication? Satan is referred to as a "god of this age". Maybe mass/telecomms is a god of this age. I began to wonder if it was speaking over that loud PA system used for warnings. Maybe a message(warning) from your dream is to use tele/mass communications, but not rely on it or trust in it.

Does this sound like a reasonable message from your dream as a general issue facing people at large in Western culture?

There are some other folks on this sub-form who have heard from the Lord & researched in relation to the New World Order (NWO). They may be able to comment on your dream from this perspective. Some aspects of your dream may also be speaking of things that will become more pronounced in the future.

 

[heron]

I honestly wouldn't know what to do if I knew there was a demon in my house.

The New Testament tells us that we are continually under attack, and need to stand guard... be alert to the tactics of the adversary that seeks to crush our spirits. Notice how this relates to your dream.

I was on a dark, empty street.
Lack of information and stimulus. No activity to focus on, too dark to see any threats or benefits. A street is a path to direct you places, but you couldn't even see where you might go.

This can be similar to people who don't read the Bible often, and are standing in a church expecting to go somewhere, but not taking in enough information to show them what the destination is, or what the dangers are.

That is just one example, but think about ways you might feel vague about your directions in life. Whether career options feel like a bottomless pit.

The environment was not very detailed in my dream; it was mostly blackness. I was with the girl who was then my girlfriend,
I seldom completely understand who these extra people are in dreams, but they lend a sense of comfort and collaboration. She might show how the vagueness connects with relationships...not knowing where to start in finding partnerships.

and I was listening to a CD through a pair of earbuds. The idea seemed to be that I would somehow hear the voice of God in the CD.
Earbuds block out other sounds, and isolate a person to narrow in on one source of sound. That is like tuning out the worldly concerns so you can hear God. The CD might symbolize a sort of canned information -- sermons, the Bible, books, or church itself. Notice you are taking in, but not interacting with it. Not giving out or conversing.

My girlfriend asked me if I heard anything, and I said no. Immediately after, a demonic voice started speaking to me. Its voice was loud, and sounded like it was coming from all directions, from a distance, but directly to me.
The adversary's voice came from everywhere, while the voice of God was supposed to come from a pre-packaged and narrowed source. That can be good or bad. Either way, you felt overwhelmed by the pervasiveness of the evil sound.

Look at real life, and how often you try to interact with God's still small voice... how often you ask Him to speak to you through His Word. This could be a reminder to amp it up, to see the value or desperate need to make God's narrow voice more powerful in your ear than the world's or the devil's domineering voice.

It was hard to understand all of what it was saying, but the voice was speaking as if it were God, but I could tell it was very evil.
Do you remember Jesus' temptation in the desert? The devil tried to act as though he were in charge, and as though he was just as powerful as God. Jesus put up with it -- not agreeing, but he didn't just zip up to Heaven to escape the devil. Instead, Jesus confronted the devil's lies with truth. He blocked the loud evil voice from going further outward in influence.

I can only remember the first and last things it said. Its introduction was, "I'd like to make a telephonic announcement!"
Lol, oh silly dreams.

After a few seconds, I opened me eyes, but I couldn't move. The voice continued to speak to me, and I began to wonder if it was speaking over that loud PA system used for warnings. I saw my hand begin to disappear as it said something like, "And now, I accept you into our adopted family."

The hand is a universal symbol of ability. We do everything with our hands -- create, destroy, hug, hold, pick apart, weld, pull, carry, draw, write, and even communicate.

Your ability was beginning to disappear as you listened to the voice and allowed yourself to be overwhelmed.

One of the common things I have heard from people who felt oppressed by demonic forces, was that they felt overwhelmed, and tempted to give up.

What better tactic for an enemy to disable its opponent.

 

[Firewater]

The hand is a universal symbol of ability. We do everything with our hands -- create, destroy, hug, hold, pick apart, weld, pull, carry, draw, write, and even communicate.

Your ability was beginning to disappear as you listened to the voice and allowed yourself to be overwhelmed.

he he. I was just thinking "I want more of a handle (pardon the pun) on that hand disappearing". Thankyou Lord.

 

[heron]

he he. I was just thinking

(-: You and your puns. I did a research paper on children's drawing analysis once -- hands are a big deal.

GA, If you have a few minutes (3:55), take a look at this video:
Richard St. John: "Success is a continuous journey" | Video on TED.com

 

[GrayAngel]

Very interesting interpretations. I never noticed the pattern with the mass communication elements before.

After I woke up, I wasn't even sure if the sentence "I'd like to make a telephonic announcement" made any sense. But after looking up the word "telephonic," I saw that the word refers to a long distance communication (not just over the telephone).

There may be some things I should mention. First, when my hand disappeared, the impression on me was that I was dying. It wasn't just a feeling of being overwhelmed, but having my life taken from me while I was powerless to do anything.

The interpretation of my hands being my ability to do things may be accurate, as I haven't really felt like I've done anything useful for a while.

Second, the woman who was my girlfriend at the time turned out to be a maniac. She was beyond strange, and she was not godly at all in the way she acted. She was just religious, and liked to put on the facade of a God-centered life.

I considered after hand, looking back at the dream, that she might have had a connection with this demonic spirit. Being around her, I thought, could have caused her demons to try to expand their territory over me. Or the other way around: the demon might have been using her to try to destroy me faith.

If the latter is true, it almost worked. When she broke up with me, she did everything she could to make me miserable, sometimes out of ignorance but often purposefully. I become more agonized then than I had ever been. I didn't even know I could be so traumatized, and it lasted for about three months before I started getting better. I'm still not even completely over it.

There was a time in between when I did give up on God. I woke up one morning, fed up with everyone and everything. I didn't understand why a loving God would let me suffer like that. Finally, I just decided that if I was ever going to be happy in life, I would have to stop relying on anyone else, and just seek what's good for me.

Fortunately, it didn't last long. Ironically, it was the fear of evil spirits which drove me back. I felt that there was an evil presence watching me, like some kind of beast ready to pounce. I came back to God for His protection.

I'm sure I should be reading the Bible more, but I often feel too overwhelmed with school to read anything I actually enjoy.

 

[ScottMShafer]

Last Summer, I had a very unusual dream. I was on a dark, empty street. The environment was not very detailed in my dream; it was mostly blackness. I was with the girl who was then my girlfriend, and I was listening to a CD through a pair of earbuds. The idea seemed to be that I would somehow hear the voice of God in the CD.

My girlfriend asked me if I heard anything, and I said no. Immediately after, a demonic voice started speaking to me. Its voice was loud, and sounded like it was coming from all directions, from a distance, but directly to me.

It was hard to understand all of what it was saying, but the voice was speaking as if it were God, but I could tell it was very evil. I can only remember the first and last things it said. Its introduction was, "I'd like to make a telephonic announcement!"

After a few seconds, I opened me eyes, but I couldn't move. The voice continued to speak to me, and I began to wonder if it was speaking over that loud PA system used for warnings. I saw my hand begin to disappear as it said something like, "And now, I accept you into our adopted family."

I then shook, and I was fully awake and able to move. I had heard of night terrors before, but I've never heard them described like this. Fortunately, I haven't had any dreams like that since.

I don't know if I should be concerned or not. I honestly don't know if that was all just my imagination, like maybe just I hadn't gotten enough sleep that night, or if it might have been a real demon speaking to me. I honestly wouldn't know what to do if I knew there was a demon in my house.

Dreams like this can help us to pray. The whole context is exposing the tactics and strategy of the enemy which gives you an advantage of it. Another thing you keep in mind is the authority that Jesus can give to you over this. What is revealed in the dream (though probably unpleasant at the time) are things you need to know about some of things going on especially in the larger context of the dream. I might pray things like 'don't let this voice continue Father' or 'stop the work of the enemy in my life'. be creative and pray as the Holy Spirit guides you to overcome what is revealed specifically in the dream.

Scott M. Shafer
Author of What Every Dream Means

 

[heron]

I like how your explanation of real life events tied in with the dream. You were dating her then ... maybe God was giving you a fair warning because He knew what an impact the break-up would be on you.

The long range word telephonic... yeah, when words pop out they rarely seem to make sense, but I think you took a useful route, looking it up for more information. That's what many CF dreamers have done, and found much more meaning after the research, as if the word was intended for the research.

There are very real physical effects of break-ups, and sometimes I think that's why certain cultures have arranged marriages. It can really take the wind out of someone.