Watchman in a dream

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

Also: Watchmen, On the wall, Standing watch, Sentry

What it means

An intercessor — a Christian's responsibility over their nation; a national prophetic ministry.

Standing guard spiritually for one's nation; proclaiming divine warning to the people.

I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night. The watchman is answerable for what he sees and does not report.

✦ When it is positive

Protecting one's nation through prayer and intercession
Guarding against evil over a nation
Praying for those in power at national level

⚠ When it is a warning

A watchman who sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet
Holding one's peace when warning was required

How to tell the difference

THIS IS A CORPORATE ASSIGNMENT rather than a personal one — the dream concerns a nation or community. Note what the watchman sees and whether he speaks. See Watchtower for the position itself and Border Post for the same call over a boundary.

Scripture

I have set watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem. They will never be silent day nor night. You who call on the LORD, take no rest,
Isaiah 62:6 (WEB)

“Son of man, I have made you a watchman to the house of Israel. Therefore hear the word from my mouth, and warn them from me.
Ezekiel 3:17 (WEB)

But if the watchman sees the sword come and doesn’t blow the trumpet, and the people aren’t warned, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at the watchman’s hand.’
Ezekiel 33:6 (WEB)

Most certainly I tell you, whatever things you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever things you release on earth will have been released in heaven.
Matthew 18:18 (WEB)