Does God Dream?

Answer 1

there seems to be two definitions of "dreaming" here.. one is what you do when you sleep, and one is what you do when you're awake, ie daydreaming or imagining possibilities.

we sleep because we need to. and we dream because we need to. it can be attached to our physiological and psychological needs. God, perfect and omnipotent, needs neither of the two. in fact, he does not "need" anything.

furthermore, god will not need to imagine possibilities. he simply does. he simply is. imagining is a way to work out a possibility in your head. god need not "work out" anything, as he is omnipotent and knows the answer and consequence of everything.

therefore, god does not "dream".

however, if god says he dreams, one way or another, who are we to question whether he dreams or not? i dare not presume anything definite about god. my answer is only for the purposes of the proposition and is not meant to be blasphemous.

Answer 2

No, but God is our dreams. God is everywhere, He is part of everything, He is part of our minds, therefore He is in us when we sleep. Our dreams are as much His dreams for us as they are our own. He can tell us what to do in our dreams. He can warn us, prepare us, or give us his love, all in our dreams of which he is a part.

This is a theory that has many proponents, including more liberal churches including Unity and Church of Religious Science. It is actually a comforting notion, I think.

Answer 3

I really don't see that God could dream, becuase God does not require sleep. God is not a fleshly being, and thus does not need the revitilization that we as mortal beings need.

John 4:24 God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.)

God can not be a mortal being becuase he is in heaven.

Matthew 16:17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed [it] unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

1 Corinthians 15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

Since God IS the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, they are still in His presence, and under his care. Thus he would not be able to sleep, or in which case dream.

Exodus 3:6 Moreover he said, I [am] the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

Answer 4

I don't think God ever sleeps, as He is with us always, so I don't think he dreams or sleeps like we do. He doesn't even have a body like us, of flesh and bone, and would need to sleep like us. If you're asking if He dreams in that He hopes, perhaps He does, but who can know what He is thinking, or give Him council? (to paraphrase the verse). Even if we don't know now, one day we'll be with Him and know beyond a doubt. Blessings,

Brian

Answer 5

God doesnt sleep and if he did day dream , he could make it a reality

Answer 6

God does not have to dream everything is his reality

Answer 7

I think the same question was asked in a round about way by the author Philip.K. Dick, in his enigmatically titled masterpiece 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep', the inspiration by the way for the Sci-Fi epic 'Blade Runner'.
Kinda gets the metaphysical juices going when we start thinking about it in depth don't you think?

Answer 8

this whole universe is God's dream.

Answer 9

Who is he

Answer 10

No he stays there all day watching us thats what he does