ok. so i have dreams that Jesus is comeing back.. for the rapture.. and sometimes i have dreams that he gets me and the other day i dreamt he left me.. Do you think this is like a spiritual thing.. and that God is trying to tell me something?? besides the obvious..{he's comeing back} bt do u think he's telling me based on my life and my conduct at that moment what my status is on wheather im going to heaven or not? or do you think its jus my conciense telling me to stop being like all my other TEENAGE friends. and get right before he comes.. .. .????
2007-12-28 09:18:22 · 22 answers · asked by ? 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think some of the posters are corrent, that you are having some pangs of conscience regarding normal teen behavior and what is taught as right Christian behavior. They really shouldn't be separate. I mean, God created the evolution of boys and girls and the processes into adulthood. Sure, our culture has totally screwed it up; but that doesn't mean God is any less merciful.
A trap of the 'get right' before he comes was a fad in the 80's...watchman nee was the leader of that movement. He had people scared to death that because of their thoughts, wishes or just random daydreaming, they would fall from God's grace and be lost !!!! What a crock of bull butter !!!
True, we are not supposed to abuse Grace and Love freely given; but, we were made human - in order to work out our salvation (as a process) after the event of accepting Jesus as Savior.
Dreams are important: they are the "royal road to the unconscious" they should be respected and learned from, as this can be God guiding and helping you and me.
We should never, ever attempt to willfully mess with them and guide them or have ego driven outcomes from a dream; as this is not only dangerous to the soul, but it is an offense to the unconscious. And one should never, ever have their unconscious as their enemy.
Be gentle with yourself. Maranantha
2007-12-28 09:47:07 · answer #1 · answered by Bill S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't want to criticize your beliefs, but as a reasonable and responsibile Christian I think you should know a couple of things about The Rapture. Here is a link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapture
In your dream the Holy Spirit is encouraging you rather clearly to consider your life choices very carefully before choosing between or among them. There will always be choices in life and God leaves it up to us to make our choices because we have been given the gift of free will. Of course, we know that choices bring consequences; and we have to be ready to accept the consequences, even the not very good ones. The not good consequences are often another example of God's grace in action, because by the faith and grace which have already been given to us as God's free gifts we can see what we are to learn from them and move on from there to grow in the life of faith and by grace. As to whether any of us is going to heaven, this is something that is up to God to decide. There is no way we can earn our way into heaven. It doesn't work that way. Even so, doing good in this life is never a bad thing. Faith prompts us to love, as Martin Luther said. This love expressed through us is God's action in the world and is at the heart of the incarnational faith is which we believe. Expressing this love keeps us on the "right track", encourages our faith and keeps us aware of the presence of God in our lives and in the lives of every person.
2007-12-28 09:35:07 · answer #2 · answered by Richard B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is more likely that it is your subconscious mind telling you that you do not have 100% assurance of your salvation.
You gain assurance by standing on the promises given in His Word.
But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. - 1 John 2:5
Jesus said, "All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out." - John 6:37
"Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” - Acts 4:12
During my early days since becoming a Christian, I never really had assurance. That is until I read the scripture below, and just realized that God does not lie, His Word is truth, and I can just rest in His mercy and the finished work of Jesus.
...if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” - Romans 10:9-11
2007-12-28 09:32:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
well, look at it this way... if god is trying to tell you something...what do you think it is? Have you done something you regret, or is some big change going on in your life....
maybe god isn't trying to warn you of something
maybe he is trying to guide you safely so that you won't make the mistake your afraid of making
don't overcomplicate anything, dreams make more sense when you break them down into simple parts
stop thinking about logic and the obvious
try to understand how your feelings and life relate to this dream
metaphorically or literally
and then you will find what your looking for
2007-12-28 09:25:32 · answer #4 · answered by Rachel 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You poor soul. God can't tell you anything =/
Your dreams are a result of your emotional state and/or thoughts prior to sleeping as well as what you spend most of your time with. You obviously fear being 'left behind' with 'Jesus's second coming', and this puts you in a certain emotional state that makes you dream about your fears. Other times, you might be feeling good, and then you dream that 'he takes you along.'
2007-12-28 09:25:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The chances are that you've just been thinking about Biblical events, religion, or other happenstances such as those. Dreams are a compilation of your experiences and thoughts, and so that's probably all that they are; dreams.
2007-12-28 09:22:49 · answer #6 · answered by Jon 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i had one like that of recent and i am certain it was a personal message....i would say it is always a personal message, get Back On Track cos you have been warned. even i read the Bible i always relate it to what is currently going on in my life.....cos there is a reason he led me to read that.
Remain blessed.
2007-12-28 09:40:36 · answer #7 · answered by cherry Loves the Lord God 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes may be he wants you to be sinless and do good things as ... Definitely these visions are not for everybody and dont be like ur friends maybe u r unique...And sure he is coming back....
2007-12-28 09:23:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
my self i would just pray and try to find friends that are christain to hang out with as well as read the bible and ask god for leader ship and more understanding .. and attend church on a regular basis hope that this helps you ... and GOD BLESS YOU on your christain walk
2007-12-28 09:27:16 · answer #9 · answered by terry s 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I get those, and so does my dad.
The truth is, Jesus is already back, he wants to have a relationship with you.
It can be for both reasons, ask Jesus, he will talk to you.
2007-12-28 09:23:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋