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GATE

Biblical dream symbol meaning

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How gate appeared in your dream

Dreaming of standing before an open gate with a welcoming entranceAn open gate in your dream represents access, invitation, and the opportunity to enter into God's presence with thanksgiving and a heart of worship.

Seeing a gate that controls entry and exit from a fortified city or placeA 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.

Observing elders or wise people gathered at a city gate conducting businessThe 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.

Dreaming of walking through a gate toward righteousness or approaching God's housePassing 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.

Seeing a barred, locked, or heavily guarded gate that prevents passageA closed or barred gate represents separation, restriction, death, spiritual confinement, or being locked away from opportunity, reflecting barriers between you and what you seek.

Dreaming of escaping through or exiting via a gate to safety or freedomAn exit gate in your dream symbolizes deliverance, escape from danger, and God's protection providing a way of passage to safety and new beginnings.

Dreaming of bronze gates or iron bars being broken down or shattered before youBronze 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.

Seeing gates made of pearls or precious materials leading to a golden streetPearl 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.

Dreaming of the gates of Zion or seeing God's special affection toward particular gatesThe 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.

Seeing guards, security officers, or watchmen stationed at gates in your dreamGuards 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.

Possible biblical meanings

Heart ()·Access ()·Power (; ; ; ; )·Authority (; ; ; ; )·Entry (; ; )·Separation ()·Eldership (; ; ; ; ; ; ; )·The place of control ()·The place of observation ()·Exit ()·Big entry (; ; )·Barred entry (; )·The place of sacrifice (; )·Protection (; )·The place of witness ()·Locked up ()·Death (; ; ; )·Thanksgiving ()·Righteousness ()·The place of wisdom (; ; )·The place of judgment (; )·The place of communication ()

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