Hearing God's Voice in DreamsA–Z symbols

Brother in a dream

Biblical meaning from Hearing God's Voice in Dreams by Apostle Nicholas V. Mbanjwa

Also: A brother in a dream

What it means

The manifestation of the Lord Jesus as your brother — revealing that you are a joint heir with Him, His protection and personal affiliation with you; concerns your inheritance and possessing of promises in the Kingdom.

If you are going through something with a specific fellowship brother, the dream may be a message about that particular brother and your relationship with him — not about the Lord Jesus.

✦ When it is positive

  • Jesus as your joint heir — protection, inheritance, Kingdom promises

How to tell the difference

The key distinction is whether the dream is characterising a spiritual reality (Jesus as brother) or is literally about a specific person you fellowship with. Context determines which applies.

Scripture

He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.

Colossians 1:18 (WEB)

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