Locking in a dream

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

Also: Securing with a lock, Closing up, Locking a door, Shutting

What it means

Securing something; concealing a thing; keeping something safe; Kingdom authority.

Total authority; sealing something up.

Whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven. The keys carry the right both to shut and to open.

✦ When it is positive

Being in full control over something
Something only the dreamer can access
Rightful authority to shut

⚠ When it is a warning

Keeping a secret
Not wanting to share personal struggles with anyone
Shutting what God intended to be open

How to tell the difference

Note WHAT is locked and WHO holds the key. Locking as authority is Kingdom stewardship; locking as concealment may point to isolation the dreamer has chosen. See Unlocking for the opposite motion.

Scripture

I will lay the key of David’s house on his shoulder. He will open, and no one will shut. He will shut, and no one will open.
Isaiah 22:22 (WEB)

I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.”
Matthew 16:19 (WEB)

“To the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write: “He who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no one can shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says these things:
Revelation 3:7 (WEB)