GATE
Biblical dream symbol meaning
How gate appeared in your dream
Dreaming of standing before an open gate with a welcoming entrance — An open gate in your dream represents access, invitation, and the opportunity to enter into God's presence with thanksgiving and a heart of worship.
Psalm 100:4Psalm 24:7
Seeing a gate that controls entry and exit from a fortified city or place — A gate symbolizes authority, power, and control over what enters and exits your life, reflecting God's sovereign power and your responsibility to guard your heart.
Genesis 22:17Matthew 16:18Proverbs 17:19
Observing elders or wise people gathered at a city gate conducting business — The gate represents a place of eldership, judgment, wisdom, and important decisions where matters are settled and the community gathers to communicate and witness important agreements.
Ruth 4:1-2, 10-11Proverbs 22:22Proverbs 31:23Proverbs 8:1, 3
Dreaming of walking through a gate toward righteousness or approaching God's house — Passing through a gate in your dream signifies entering into righteousness, approaching God's altar, and making an intentional choice to walk in spiritual truth and sacrifice.
Psalm 118:19Hebrews 13:12Acts 14:13
Seeing a barred, locked, or heavily guarded gate that prevents passage — A closed or barred gate represents separation, restriction, death, spiritual confinement, or being locked away from opportunity, reflecting barriers between you and what you seek.
Luke 16:20, 261 Samuel 23:7Acts 12:14Job 38:17Deuteronomy 3:5
Dreaming of escaping through or exiting via a gate to safety or freedom — An exit gate in your dream symbolizes deliverance, escape from danger, and God's protection providing a way of passage to safety and new beginnings.
Acts 12:10Exodus 20:10
Dreaming of bronze gates or iron bars being broken down or shattered before you — Bronze gates and iron bars being destroyed in your dream symbolize God's supernatural intervention to break through seemingly impossible barriers, fortifications, and obstacles that stand in your way, demonstrating His power to level mountains and remove what appears impenetrable.
Psalm 107:16Isaiah 45:2
Seeing gates made of pearls or precious materials leading to a golden street — Pearl gates in your dream represent the glory, beauty, and ultimate entrance into God's heavenly kingdom, where entrance is not through human effort but through the precious sacrifice of Christ, leading to streets of pure gold symbolizing divine purity and eternal value.
Revelation 21:21
Dreaming of the gates of Zion or seeing God's special affection toward particular gates — The gates of Zion in your dream represent places and entrances that God especially loves and favors, symbolizing corporate worship, the gathering of His people, and the entry points into communities where He dwells, showing His preference for collective worship over individual dwellings.
Psalm 87:2
Seeing guards, security officers, or watchmen stationed at gates in your dream — Guards or watchmen at gates symbolize the spiritual discipline of watchfulness and prayer needed to protect your faith, family, and church, representing your responsibility to keep the enemy outside your spiritual borders and maintain vigilant intercession over what you steward.
Deuteronomy 3:5
Possible biblical meanings
Heart (Psalm 24:7, 9)·Access (Psalm 100:4)·Power (Genesis 22:17; Genesis 24:60; Psalm 69:12; Psalm 127:5; Matthew 16:18)·Authority (Genesis 22:17; Genesis 24:60; Psalm 69:12; Psalm 127:5; Matthew 16:18)·Entry (Proverbs 17:19; Luke 7:12; Acts 10:17)·Separation (Luke 16:20, 26)·Eldership (Genesis 19:1; Genesis 23:10; Genesis 34:20; Ruth 4:1-2, 11; 1 Samuel 4:18; 1 Samuel 9:18; Job 29:7; Proverbs 31:23)·The place of control (Acts 9:24)·The place of observation (Acts 9:24)·Exit (Acts 12:10)·Big entry (1 Samuel 21:13; Acts 12:13; Revelation 21:12)·Barred entry (Deuteronomy 3:5; Acts 12:14)·The place of sacrifice (Acts 14:13; Hebrews 13:12)·Protection (Exodus 20:10; Deuteronomy 3:5)·The place of witness (Ruth 4:10-11)·Locked up (1 Samuel 23:7)·Death (Job 38:17; Psalm 9:13; Psalm 107:18; Matthew 16:18)·Thanksgiving (Psalm 100:4)·Righteousness (Psalm 118:19)·The place of wisdom (Proverbs 1:20-21; Proverbs 8:1, 3, 34; Proverbs 24:7)·The place of judgment (Ruth 4:1- 2, 10; Proverbs 22:22)·The place of communication (Proverbs 31:31)
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