Relational & Legal in dreams
18 symbols · biblical meanings from Hearing God's Voice in Dreams by Apostle Nicholas V. Mbanjwa
Adoption
The legal act of being fully incorporated into a new, higher level of spiritual inheritance and family.
✦ Positive: Full incorporation into a higher level of spiritual inheritance and family
⚠ Warning: Imposter syndrome — failing to embrace your new identity, feeling like a stranger to the grace you have been given
Affidavit
In ancient Israel, legal contracts and testimonies were often written down to serve as official records, much like an affidavit does today. It represents a person's sworn verbal testimony before God (Leviticus 5:1).
✦ Positive: Writing an affidavit in your dream for your defense represents a spiritual warfare dream where you clearly establish a truth and evidence to your character and testimony, thus reinforcing your victory
Bail
A redemption price, ransom, redeem.
✦ Positive: You have been acquitted and set free, all legal claims against you have been met
Buy back
Pay the price
Set free
Purchased for God
Scripture: Galatians 3:13; Ephesians 1:14
Birthday
A new chapter, the birth of a season, or a milestone in destiny.
✦ Positive: A new chapter; The birth of a season; A milestone in destiny
Courtroom
A place of divine justice where the enemy's cases against your life are overturned and your rightful authority is restored.
✦ Positive: Divine justice — the enemy's cases overturned and your authority restored
⚠ Warning: Legalistic warfare — spending all your energy defending your position because you have breached your own covenant
Divorce Papers
The legal termination of an ungodly entanglement or an expired, hindering covenant.
✦ Positive: Termination of an ungodly entanglement or an expired, hindering covenant
⚠ Warning: The severing of a divine connection or mandate you were meant to honor — the abandonment of a mission
Engagement Ring
A binding promise of future destiny — you are spoken for by the Lord for a specific purpose.
✦ Positive: A binding promise of destiny — spoken for by the Lord for a specific purpose
⚠ Warning: A broken promise — a covenant of convenience you intend to abandon when the work becomes difficult
Eviction Notice
A warning dream, represents a need to move out of your immediate condition, change your current life or spiritual condition before you are met with spiritual consequences (judgment), re-evaluate, re-assess and change your current condition.
✦ Positive: After being given grace and mercy by God you are now forced to exchange the current attitude for a better one; About to lose your spiritual inheritance if you do not repent
⚠ Warning: If you cannot change you will face spiritual judgement and there is no way of turning back; Last resort; Change that comes with a sense of urgency, or you will face loss of an assignment or inheritance of blessing, not loss of sonship
Family
The company of believers, or the specific circle of influence you are called to serve, nurture, and lead.
✦ Positive: The company of believers; The circle you are called to serve, nurture, and lead
⚠ Warning: Familiarity that breeds contempt — personal relationships hindering the demands of your spiritual assignment
Family Photograph
A reminder of your legacy and the foundational connections that support your current mission.
✦ Positive: Legacy and foundational connections supporting your mission
⚠ Warning: Looking back with nostalgia that paralyzes you from moving forward into your present assignment
Lawyer
A defense lawyer represents Christ as your advocate.
✦ Positive: Your lawyer represents Jesus' work and blood speaking and representing you as pertaining to spiritual legal ground
⚠ Warning: A prosecuting lawyer represents the devil and his work against you; Condemnation; Guilt; Persecution
Christ's redemptive work
Justification
Righteousness
Forgiveness
Scripture: 1 John 2:1; Romans 8:33; Revelation 12:10
Orphan
A state of total dependency on the Father — recognizing that your only source is God.
✦ Positive: Total dependency on the Father as your only source
⚠ Warning: A feeling of abandonment or lack of spiritual covering — the inability to recognize the inheritance already provided to you
Passport
Divine relocations and authorization for global or cross-cultural assignments.
✦ Positive: Divine relocation; Authorization for global or cross-cultural assignments
Summons
A divine call to serve or to follow God.
✦ Positive: God's direct call to individuals for a divine purpose
⚠ Warning: Biblically God summons nations to account for their actions (e.g., Joel 3:12)
Title Deed
Delegated authority, sphere of authority and power, allotted influence, stewardship.
✦ Positive: What is yours; God-given sphere; Space of influence; Legal ground; Your dominion mandate
Spiritual inheritance
Sphere of your control
Management
Ownership
Scripture: Genesis 1:28; Psalm 115:16
Twins
Multiplication of your mandate — two distinct aspects of your call coming to fruition at once.
✦ Positive: Two distinct aspects of your call manifesting at once
⚠ Warning: A double-minded approach to your assignment — trying to serve two masters or operate in two conflicting callings
Verdict
A final outcome presented by a judge. Divine judgment, final divine decision, acquittal.
✦ Positive: Mercy; Truth; Righteousness; Justice
⚠ Warning: The devil bringing a full-swing condemnation against you; A false judge; Satan
Justice
Righteous
Truth
Scripture: Psalm 7:11; Genesis 18:25; Romans 8:1; John 3:18
Witness Stand
To take a position against someone you know or are associated with.
⚠ Warning: Being summoned or compelled to speak against, accuse, or testify against someone