Seeing the Voice of God: What God Is Telling You through Dreams and Visions (18 page)

party:
a celebration (Luke 15:24); if a wild or drunken party, ungodly (Gal. 5:21
NLT
)

passenger (in a moving vehicle):
partners in ministry or in a move of God; see cars

passport:
international travel (
Exod
. 
13:21
NASB
)

pastries:
may represent gossip (Prov. 18:8
NASB
)

pasture:
peaceful life (Ps. 95:7; Ps. 23)

path:
one’s journey through life; if level, represents walking in God’s ways (Ps. 27:11)

pawnshop:
the path of poverty (
Ps
. 
109:11
NASB
)

paycheck:
the wages of one’s lifestyle (Rom. 6:23); financial reward (Matt. 10:10b)

peace:
proof of a God-centered thought life (Isa. 26:3)

peacock:
pride or showiness (1 Kings 10:22
NASB
)

pearl:
the Gospel of Christ (Matt. 7:6); something valuable (Matt. 13:45)

pen/pencil:
the writing gift and the ability to communicate (Ps. 45:1)

penny:
perhaps a symbol of poverty (Mark 12:42)

pentagram:
satanic worship or occult practices (
Mic
. 
5:12
)

perfume:
gladness of heart (Prov. 27:9); aroma of Christ (2 Cor. 2:14–15; Eph. 5:2
NASB
)

peroxide:
healing of wounds, emotional, spiritual or physical (
Job
 
5:18
)

pestilence:
God’s judgment on wickedness (Ps. 91:6
NIV
; Hab. 3:5
NIV
)

Pharaoh:
pride and hard-heartedness in authority (Exod. 8:19)

photographer:
one who makes memories for others (
1
 
Thess
. 
3:6
)

pig:
unclean living (2 Pet. 2:22; Matt. 7:6)

pig snout
:
if with a gold ring, represents a woman without discretion (Prov. 11:22)

pigeon:
was an offering for sin in the Old Testament; a call to repentance (Lev. 1:14)

piggy bank
:
financial savings, bits at a time; faithful stewardship (
Luke
 
12:42
NASB
)

pimple/acne:
a situation that needs to come to a head to find healing (Prov. 4:22)

pinions:
see feathers

pioneers:
leadership; trailblazers; the opposite of a settler (Num. 33:1)

pirate:
a thieving spirit being sent to steal your finances (
John
 
10:10
)

pit:
see hole

pit bull:
fierceness and savagery in conversation (Prov. 26:17
NET
)

plague:
God’s judgment upon wickedness (Ps. 106:29)

plane:
see airplane

planting:
sowing and reaping (Ps. 107:37–38; Mark 4); see farm

plants/vines:
family and children (Ps. 128:3)

plate/platter:
schedule—“a lot on my plate,” especially servanthood (
Luke
 
10:40
)

platoon:
a united group of praying believers in spiritual warfare (Rev. 19:19)

playground:
a place for child’s play, a call to maturity (
1
 
Cor
. 
13:11
)

plow:
faithful, hard Christian work (1 Cor. 9:10)

plumb
line:
lining up with the truth (Amos 7:8)

plumbing (pipes
):
flow in production; if crooked, obstructions (Isa. 40:4; Luke 3:5
NLT
)

poison:
lying, wicked words (Ps. 140:3)

police/cop:
spiritual authority (1 Pet. 2:13)

polishing:
paying attention to excellence in one’s work (Ezek. 21:11;
Phil
. 
4:8
)

pollution:
a nation’s wickedness (
Ps
. 
106:38
NLT
)

polygraph machine:
see lie detector test

pomegranates:
God’s sweetness (Song 4:3; Exod. 28:34)

pond
:
a small place where people gather together, i.e., work, club, school (
Joel
 
2:16
)

porcupine:
a prickly, worrisome situation (Isa. 14:23
ASV
;
Matt
. 
6:34
)

pork:
see pig

porn:
spirit of perversion confronting you or that you have confronted in someone else (
Ps
. 
101:3
)

pot hole:
being stuck or hitting a rocky path in your journey (
Prov
. 
10:9
)

potter’s
wheel/pottery:
being molded or fashioned by God (Jer. 18:6)

prayer:
while asleep or while waking, proves our spirit never sleeps (1 Thess. 5:17)

preacher/clergy:
Jesus, Great Pastor/Shepherd (
Heb
. 
13:20
); literal pastor

pregnancy:
conceiving an idea, waiting through its gestation and delivery (Isa. 66:9)

pressure cooker:
the pressure cooker of life and stress (Job 33:7
NASB
)

prince:
could be a demonic principality (Dan. 10:13
NLT
); or Satan (Eph. 2:2
NASB
)

principal:
a demonic principality or territorial spirit over a region or group; see prince

prison/dungeon:
bondages/restrictions (Isa. 42:7)

prophet:
God’s voice to you; pay attention to precisely what is said! (Deut. 18:19)

prostitute:
see harlot

pruning:
a season of God removing things from you to promote growth (John 15:2)

psychics (mediums):
an evil spirit trying to counsel you in a dream (1 Sam. 28:3–24)

pulpit:
a call to preach or teach (Neh. 8:4–6
KJV
)

puppet/
marionette:
a person controlled by a spirit (
1
 
Kings
 
22:22–23
)

purple:
the color of royalty with humility (John 19:2)

purse:
wealth or finances (Prov. 7:20
NIV
)

python:
large, crushing, evil spirit–like depression, anxiety (Isa. 59:4–5)

Q-tip:
the need to clean out one’s ears and listen to wisdom (
Isa
. 
6:10
)

quadruplets:
double portion—a double double! (
2
 
Kings
 
2:9
;
Job
 
42:10
)

quail:
God’s creative provision in the desert (Ps. 105:40)

quarterback:
leadership under pressure; great responsibility (
Neh
. 
9:38
)

quarters:
represents ¼ of something, e.g., of a year or sum of money (
Job
 
31:6
)

queen:
may mean “the Queen of Heaven,” an evil focus of worship/idolatry (Jer. 7:18)

queen bee:
a highly productive person or woman (
Prov
. 
31
)

question marks:
the questions in your life (
Matt
. 
22:46
)

quicksand:
emotional sinking that can kill you (Ps. 69:2)

quiver:
the womb, with children as arrows (Ps. 127:3–5)

quiz:
see test

race:
endurance; running the race of life (1 Cor. 9:24)

radio:
communication in the airwaves and prayer (
1
 
Cor
. 
14:5–9
;
Eph
. 
2:2
)

raft:
safety on the troubled seas of life (Ps. 65:7)

rags:
poverty or dead works (Isa. 64:6)

rain:
if soft, flourishing prosperity (Ps. 72:6); if hard, the storms of life (Matt. 7:25)

rainbow:
promises God has made to you (Gen. 9:13)

ram:
God’s provision when the time of testing has passed (Gen. 22:13)

rape:
implies taking something without consent, by force (
John
 
10:10
; Gen. 34:27
DARBY
)

rapids:
an out-of-control set of circumstances (Ps. 46:2–4; Isa. 43:2)

rapture:
Christ’s Second Coming; a call to salvation or prayer for the lost (1 Thess. 4:17)

rat:
see mouse

raw meat:
laziness (Prov. 12:27)

razor:
lies and destruction (Ps. 52:2)

rearview mirror:
focusing on the past, not moving forward (
Phil
. 
3:13
;
Luke
 
9:62
)

red:
modern meanings in context—love, passion, courage, heat; scriptural—blood (1 John 5:6)

Red Cross:
salvation and Christ’s sacrifice of His life (1 John 5:6)

red eyes:
red-eyed entities in dreams/visions are demonic; can symbolize drinking alcohol (Prov. 23:29)

red
horse:
war (Rev. 6:4)

red tape:
a tedious process in achieving a goal (
Phil
. 
4:13
)

referee:
a mediator or advocate, possibly Christ or the literal person shown (
John
 
15:26
)

reflection:
seeing self in mirror or water represents seeing into the heart (Prov. 27:19)

relatives:
see family

relay race:
teamwork (Eph. 4:16)

remote control:
control over your life or another’s (
1
 
Thess
. 
4:4
NIV
)

reptile:
a demonic spirit; see snake

restaurant:
where spiritual food is prepared, i.e., a church (
1
 
Cor
. 
10:3
)

resurrection:
life where there was death, physically, spiritually and emotionally (John 11:25)

resuscitate:
see resurrection

reunion:
unity; a gathering for memories (Jer. 3:18)

rhinestones:
artificiality, phoniness, insincerity or deceit (
2
 
Cor
. 
13:8
)

rib:
woman from and by man’s side (Gen. 2:22)

ribbons:
praise, worship and celebration (Ps. 20:5)

riches:
God’s financial security (Phil. 4:19)

right
turn:
a turn toward wisdom (Eccles. 10:2)

ring:
favor, authority and affirmation (Jer. 22:24; Hag. 2:23)

river:
refreshing (Ps. 105:41); peace like a river (Isa. 48:18); clean, living water (John 7:38)

roads:
direction for one’s life path; see journey/trip

roadblock:
in one’s way on life’s journey (Lam. 3:9; Isa. 40:4)

road signs:
follow the sign’s message: “slow,” “stop” “yield” “watch for children,” etc. (
Jer
. 
31:21
)

robe:
modern—relaxation; scriptural—wealth and authority (Isa. 22:21)

rock:
Christ, the Rock of Ages (1 Cor. 10:4)

roller coaster:
thrilling fun; see amusement park/fair

roof:
covering for your household, protection in life’s storms (
Ps
. 
5:11
)

rooster:
a wake-up call (Mark 13:35); denial of Jesus (Matt. 14:72)

roots:
the history of a thing or people (Ps. 80:9; Ps. 1:3)

rope:
bound in sin (Prov. 5:22
NLT
); triple braid symbolizes power in unity (Eccles. 4:12)

roses:
healing; Jesus, the Rose of Sharon (Song 2:1)

rotting fruit:
a sign of bad choices in life (Luke 6:43)

rowing:
hard manual labor under oppression (Mark 6:48)

rubies:
of great value (Isa. 54:12)

ruler/tape measure:
trying to measure up (
1
 
Sam
. 
16:7
)

running:
the race of life and your journey (Phil. 2:16)

rust:
old, tarnished or needing practice; earthly riches (Matt. 6:19)