SLEEP/ING
Biblical dream symbol meaning
How sleep/ing appeared in your dream
A person lying peacefully in bed, deeply resting and restored. — Rest and refreshment; God's provision for physical and spiritual renewal
Matthew 8:24Mark 4:36-40Psalm 127:2Song of Solomon 5:2
A sleeping figure gradually fading or transitioning into darkness or light. — Death; the temporary nature of earthly life and hope in resurrection
John 11:11, 14Acts 7:601 Corinthians 15:6Ephesians 5:14
A dreamer suddenly awakening in a vulnerable, unprepared state. — Spiritual nakedness and unpreparedness; need for vigilance against temptation
Revelation 16:15Matthew 26:40-41
A person deeply asleep while danger approaches unseen and unheeded. — Spiritual insensitivity and unawareness; danger from dormant faith and passive resistance
Acts 20:9Judges 16:201 Samuel 26:121 Kings 18:26-27
A sleeping figure receiving visions, divine messages, or supernatural encounters. — Place of divine revelation; God speaking directly to the spirit in slumber
Daniel 7:1Daniel 10:91 Samuel 26:7, 23
An exhausted person overcome by sleep, unable to stay awake despite struggle. — Exhaustion of flesh and weak human will; inability to resist fleshly weakness
Mark 4:38Matthew 26:40-41
Possible biblical meanings
Death (John 11:11, 14; Acts 7:60; 1 Cor.15:6; Ephesians 5:14)·Rest and refreshment (Matthew 8:24; Matthew 26:45; Mark 4:36-40; John 11:13; Psalm 127:2; Song of Solomon 5:2)·Spiritually naked (Revelation 16:15)·Spirit willing, weak flesh (Matthew 26:40-41)·Exhaustion (Mark 4:38)·Danger (Acts 20:9)·Warning of temptation (Matthew 26:40-41)·Captive (Isaiah 52:1-2)·God-induced sleep (1 Samuel 26:7, 23)·Dormant or inactive (1 Kings 18:26-27)·Place of revelation (Daniel 7:1; Daniel 10:9)·Unaware (1 Samuel 26:12)·Insensitive to the things of the Spirit (Judges 16:20)
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