Hearing God's Voice in DreamsA–Z symbolsWeapons in dreams
17 symbols · biblical meanings from Hearing God's Voice in Dreams by Apostle Nicholas V. Mbanjwa
Armour
Being physically protected; God having the dreamer secured.
✦ Positive: The dreamer's physical body being targeted, but God keeping them protected; Standing rather than falling
⚠ Warning: A crack in the armour, representing a character flaw that leaves the dreamer exposed to the enemy; Armour worn that was never proved, as Saul's armour on David
Arrow
Direct satanic attacks; unbelief, doubt, fear, worry.
⚠ Warning: Direct satanic attacks; Unbelief; Doubt; Fear; Worry
'With the Christian faith as your shield you can put out all the flaming arrows of the evil one.' (Ephesians 6:16)
Scripture: Ephesians 6:16
Ax
A sharp ax means a sharp mind, strategy, plan, or idea — having an edge; words of wisdom. A blunt ax means words without weight, unpreparedness, or absence of skill.
✦ Positive: Sharp mind; Strategy; Words of wisdom; Preparedness
⚠ Warning: Words without weight; Unpreparedness; Absence of skill
Club
Protection and combat.
✦ Positive: Authority; Leadership; Discipline rightly applied
⚠ Warning: Oppression; Judgment; Force used without authority
Dagger
An attack of a dry situation specifically financially — a drought, a recession. From the Hebrew word 'chereb' which is also the word for drought.
⚠ Warning: Financial drought; Recession; Economic attack
The Hebrew word 'chereb' (dagger) is the same word used for drought.
Gun
A human attack instigated by demons. When pointing at you it means demonic schemes or plots targeted at you.
⚠ Warning: A demon-instigated human attack; Demonic schemes targeting you
Helmet
Being secured in leadership; a mind made resistant to the lies of the enemy.
✦ Positive: A mind protected; Perfect peace; Assurance of salvation guarding the thoughts
⚠ Warning: An unguarded mind; Thoughts left open to accusation and deception
Javelin
About to experience, be involved in, or dragged into a tumult or riot.
⚠ Warning: A coming tumult or riot
Knife
Sharp words, insults, offending words, pejorative or derogatory speech.
⚠ Warning: Sharp insulting words; Derogatory speech
Shield
Divine protection and faith — a tool for defence, and God Himself as a personal refuge.
✦ Positive: The shield of faith; God protecting the dreamer; One's spiritual defence
⚠ Warning: A shield laid down or cast away; Trusting armour rather than the One who gives it
Sling
A stone in the centre of a sling represents a mighty man in the hands of God; the sling itself represents faith and skill.
✦ Positive: Faith; Strength to overcome; Power; Being ready
⚠ Warning: A stone slung out from the centre of the sling, representing one rejected — the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out
Snare
Hidden sin; a hidden trap; deception; the devil's snare.
✦ Positive: Deliverance from the snare of the fowler; A snare broken so that the soul escapes
⚠ Warning: Twisted truth; Heresy; Falsehood and lies; Hidden sin; The fear of man that bringeth a snare
Spear
To strike, being targeted, and destroy.
⚠ Warning: Being targeted; Being struck; Destruction
Sword
The Word of God — living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, cutting deep to divide soul and spirit, joints and marrow; judging thoughts and intentions.
✦ Positive: The Word of God as your weapon; God's Word judging your thoughts and intentions
Scripture: Hebrews 4:12; Ephesians 6:17
Trap
Enticing, sin, temptation, trickery and deception.
✦ Positive: A trap seen and avoided; A trap the setter falls into himself
⚠ Warning: An evil scheme; Trickery; A plan laid to cause someone to fall
War / Bomb
Intense spiritual warfare, or sudden, disruptive, and catastrophic changes.
⚠ Warning: Intense spiritual warfare; Sudden, disruptive, catastrophic change
Whip
Punishment, discipline and authority.
✦ Positive: A call to repentance; Correction received rather than resented; Christ making a scourge of small cords to cleanse His Father's house
⚠ Warning: Punishment; Judgment; Cruelty and forced labour, as the taskmasters used in Egypt