Hearing God's Voice in DreamsA–Z symbols

Dusk in a dream

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

Also: Twilight, Nightfall, Evening, Close of day

What it means

The closing of a chapter; time far spent; what is soon to be memory; the close of a cycle.

Dusk announces approaching darkness — a call to readiness, watchfulness and vigilance.

In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night. Dusk is when the unwary are caught out.

✦ When it is positive

  • Spiritual preparedness
  • A call to spiritual discipline before the night

⚠ When it is a warning

  • Vulnerability to spiritual apathy
  • Vulnerability to temptation
  • Impending divine judgment

How to tell the difference

Dusk is a WARNING OF WHAT IS COMING rather than a description of the present. Note what the dreamer does with the remaining light. Distinguish from Sunset, which is the event, and from Night, which is the condition.

Scripture

The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises.

Ecclesiastes 1:5 (WEB)

in the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the middle of the night and in the darkness.

Proverbs 7:9 (WEB)

I must work the works of him who sent me while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.

John 9:4 (WEB)

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