Heavenly Dreams and Visions

God's "LAST DAYS" Promise

by Bruce and Connie Vyverberg

Introduction

Beginning with the book of Genesis and throughout history, heavenly dreams and visions have been a part of the human experience through which the Lord has spoken to mankind.   The Scriptures tell us that the Lord spoke to kings, priests, wise men, prophets, and ordinary people using these mediums.   At times, He even spoke to unbelievers.   He is a wonderfully wise God and out of His great love for all people, He has designed a wide variety of unique ways to communicate His messages.  In particular, we find the Bible filled with stories of how the Lord often gave dreams or visions as a means to direct, instruct, encourage, warn, correct, and even reveal His coming judgment on people as well as nations.  It has been stated that there are over 100 Bible references regarding heavenly dreams and visions.  These include the New Testament declaration on the Day of Pentecost by the apostle Peter when he quoted the Old Testament prophet Joel saying:  

 “In the last days, God said, “I will pour out my Holy Spirit upon all mankind, and your sons and daughters will prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men dream dreams.”  
                                            (Joel 2:28 and Acts 2:17)

If you believe as we do, that we are presently living in the last days, then we can expect these kinds of glorious supernatural experiences to happen in our lives today through these unusual, yet Biblically common ways. 

While discussing the Biblical truths regarding heavenly dreams and visions, there will always be well meaning Christians, including leaders, who incorrectly believe these supernatural occurrences are limited to only that time in history.  Others will wrongly assume it to be an extraneous Biblical subject, or one that is not important, valid or relevant to our everyday lives.

Because of this, the teachings on heavenly dreams and visions are often discarded or overshadowed in favor of other Bible topics  considered more worthy of attention.  However, nothing could be further from the truth or more detrimental to hearing the voice of God in our daily lives.  It is only when we begin to renew our thinking by embracing the Scriptures on this subject, thereby gaining the Lord's perspective rather than our own, that our personal experiences with heavenly dreams and visions will be greatly enhanced and the God-given benefits will be greater than one could hope or imagine.

For some 30 years the Lord has spoken to Connie and me through this vehicle of Heavenly Dreams and Visions countless times and about many things.  From convicting us of our personal sin, to helping us evangelize the lost, to protecting us from people with evil intentions, to where to invest our money, to even showing us how to fix our lawn mower; you name it and it seems like He's addressed it.  More importantly, is the Lord's desire to cultivate a deeper and more intimate relationship with us all through these avenues of dreams and visions.  Contrary to what some may believe, it is far from an extraneous subject; not when the Lord is doing the talking!  The only question we must ask ourselves is:

"Will we allow, welcome and even invite Him to do so?"  

It is important for us to understand that the heavenly dreams and or visions of those in 5-fold ministry will often be different in content than those of a lay person.  The former will oftentimes deal much with the Kingdom of God and their specific ministry, while the latter will deal mostly with the person's daily spiritual, family and work or business life.  We do not serve a "cookie cutter" God.  He deals with each of us individually and uniquely.

This book was written with a great desire to help people begin to recognize and then understand the intended meaning behind their own heavenly dreams and or visions.  We hope that our personal stories and the teachings that go with them will help spark a greater hunger, love and intimacy with the Lord than you have ever known.  We believe that once you become aware of the Lord speaking in your own life through heavenly dreams and visions, you will never be the same again.  While it is one thing to read about such things, it is far more exhilarating and life changing to experience your own.  Glory to His Name!

Be assured that we take no personal pride in our spiritual experiences of heavenly dreams and visions.  They are rather a holy and sovereign work of the Lord and are being used as testimonies to bring honor and glory to His name.  In the following pages, it is our desire to both resist the temptation to either embellish or water down our heavenly experiences just to make them more palatable to skeptical Christians or an unbelieving world.

 

By sharing these true stories as accurately and simply as we can, we believe that you will be able to capture the Lord's great and loving desire to uplift the discouraged, heal those who are sick and bring inspiration, direction and comfort to us all by making the Scriptures come alive through this medium of heavenly dreams and visions; wonderfully enriching our relationship and experiences with Him.

In the following pages, we will use the Bible as our plumb-line for setting the precedent as well as the final authority for any revelations received through a heavenly dream or vision.  So get ready, because He is a great, great God and Father who loves talking to all of His children; and that means you!    

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