Hearing God's Voice in DreamsA–Z symbolsColors in dreams
20 symbols · biblical meanings from Hearing God's Voice in Dreams by Apostle Nicholas V. Mbanjwa
Beige
Human fragility.
✦ Positive: God's holy treasure carried in a fragile vessel
⚠ Warning: Human weakness; Fragility mistaken for strength
Black
Shrouded by divine mystery, hidden by God.
✦ Positive: Shrouded by divine mystery; Hidden by God
⚠ Warning: The works of the enemy; Spiritual blindness; Ignorance; Unawareness
Dreaming of someone wearing black clothes can mean a need to pray for that individual's family, since this can also imply death.
Scripture: 2 Samuel 22:12; Psalm 18:11; Acts 26:18; Ephesians 5:11
Blue
Revelation, Scripture, that which is heavenly, communion.
✦ Positive: Revelation, Scripture; Heavenly; Communion
⚠ Warning: Fierce (Hebrew root 'shachal', the characteristic roar of a lion); Emotional load (per John Paul Jackson)
Emotion association: trust, strength, dependable (positive); sadness (negative).
Scripture: Numbers 15:38; Exodus 24:10; Exodus 26:31; Numbers 4:7,9
Bright vs Dull
Bright spaces represent safety and truth; dull, shadow-filled spaces conceal secrets, danger and enemies.
✦ Positive: Brightness revealing promises, joy and peace; What is done in truth coming to the light
⚠ Warning: Dullness concealing deception, secrets and hidden plots
Brown
Nurturing, compassion, sustenance, a soft spot.
✦ Positive: Nurturing; Compassion; Sustenance; A soft spot
⚠ Warning: A dry spot; Earthly; Fleshly
Cream White
That which concerns finances, financial prosperity.
✦ Positive: Financial prosperity; Wealth; God's blessing; Abundance
Faded
Human mortality — the colour of a corpse or of one severely sick, symbolising pestilence, plague and death.
✦ Positive: What fades set against the word of God which abides for ever
⚠ Warning: Plague; Judgment; Life draining away; Vitality lost
Gold
Divinity, Godhead, righteousness, the nature of God.
✦ Positive: Divinity, Godhead; Righteousness, the nature of God; Faith
⚠ Warning: Greed; A counterfeit of God's nature
Faith
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:12-13; Exodus 25:10-11,17; Haggai 2:8; 1 Peter 1:7
Green
Prosperity, peace, calm, rest, abundance, or hope.
✦ Positive: Prosperity; Peace, calm, rest; Abundance, hope; A go-ahead from God (e.g. green traffic light)
⚠ Warning: Envy; Luring, enticing, seductive
A green traffic light in a dream, especially after praying about a decision, signifies God giving a go-ahead.
Scripture: Psalm 23:2; Genesis 13:10
Grey
Made up of equal amounts of black and white — gentle, bland, pleasant, quality, moderate.
✦ Positive: Gentle; Bland; Pleasant; Quality; Moderate; Longevity; Wisdom; Honour due to age
⚠ Warning: Harsh; Severe; Violent; Disagreeable; Lukewarm; Poor quality; Stingy; Frugal; Inexpensive; Impressionable/susceptible
Maroon
Sacrifice and blood.
✦ Positive: Atonement; The shedding of blood for redemption
⚠ Warning: Guilt not yet brought to the blood; Bloodshed without atonement
Multicoloured
Divine favour, a unique status of honour, and the fulfilment of God's promises.
✦ Positive: Favour; Authority; A promise being fulfilled; Distinction given by God
⚠ Warning: Favour that provokes envy, as Joseph's coat did
Orange
Blessing, fortune, happiness, goodwill, fruitfulness, increase, perseverance.
✦ Positive: Blessing; Fortune, happiness, goodwill; Fruitfulness, increase; Perseverance
⚠ Warning: Curse (the opposite of blessing); Bad will, troubles; Unhappiness or stubbornness
The Hebrew word for Asher (meaning 'blessing') was represented by an orange stone on the High Priest's breastplate.
Emotion association: friendly, cheerful, confident.
Scripture: Genesis 30:13
Pink
A combination of red and white — favor, and the love and compassion of Christ.
✦ Positive: Favor; The love and compassion of Christ
⚠ Warning: Selfishness; Self-pity; Self-appointed; Self-approval
Purple
Authority, might, kingship, governance, honor.
✦ Positive: Authority; Might; Kingship; Governance; Honor
⚠ Warning: Autocratic; Totalitarian; Dictatorship; Independence
Emotion association: creative, wise, imaginative.
Scripture: Ezekiel 23:6; Mark 15:17
Red
Salvation, anointing, victory, the blood of Christ, covenant, priesthood.
✦ Positive: Salvation; Anointing; Victory; The blood of Christ; Covenant; Priesthood
⚠ Warning: Destruction; Sin; Rebellion
Emotion association: bold, power, excitement, energy (positive); anger (negative).
Scripture: Exodus 25:5; Joshua 2:18-19; Isaiah 1:18; Revelation 12:3
Silver
Redemption — silver was redemption money in the Old Testament, equivalent to blood, the ransom money paid to God.
✦ Positive: Redemption; The blood/ransom price paid to God
⚠ Warning: The Hebrew word for silver, 'keseph', shares a root with fear, greed, desire, longing, soreness
Turquoise
Divine protection, healing, and the life-giving flow of the Holy Spirit.
✦ Positive: Sanctification; Renewal; The presence of the Holy Spirit
White
Calling, purity, sanctification.
✦ Positive: Calling; Purity, sanctification; That which is heavenly; Wisdom and strength
⚠ Warning: Self-righteousness; Human effort
That which is heavenly
Wisdom and strength
Scripture: Isaiah 1:18; Revelation 3:4; Matthew 17:2; John 20:12; Revelation 1:14; Daniel 7:9; Isaiah 64:6; Leviticus 13:13
Yellow
Being shepherded, provided for (fed), led, cared for.
✦ Positive: Being shepherded, provided for, fed, led, cared for
⚠ Warning: Economic greed; Ravenous, tearing apart; Predator (the devil); Lust; False prophets or false teachers