strange dream

[christianbear144]

I recently had a very strange dream, which came to me after deep meditation on the incident of the fiery furnace in the Book of Daniel (chapter 3).

I dreamed that I was enjoying the steam room of a men's athletic club. While I dozed off, everyone else left, and then the electrical power was shut off. Upon awakening, I found myself locked inside the pitch-dark and extremely hot room. Suddenly the door opened, and a strange person entered the room. As he did so, the power came on just enough that I could see the person who was there with me.

I was terrified to see that this person was none other than Idi Amin, the former dictator of Uganda. He was dressed in his finest military uniform, which was covered with medals and decorations. While Amin was fully clothed, I was totally naked. He said nothing, but beckoned me to come out with him. Although I was frightened out of my wits, I obeyed his command, but my heart felt like it would burst from my chest. He grabbed me by the shoulder and escorted me outside.

The power had now gone out again, and we were plunged in total darkness. While I could not see anything, Amin informed me that he could see perfectly well in the complete absence of light, since he had that power from his sorcery. I knew by instinct that the surroundings were not those of the athletic club, and that I had somehow been transported to another location. He told me that his power of sorcery also extended over the element of fire, and that he would demonstrate that fact to my satisfaction.

We turned a corner and stood in front of an immense furnace. I could feel the intense heat of the furnace on my body, even while we were in total darkness. Amin informed me that the power of his sorcery had made me able to withstand the heat of the fire inside the furnace. He opened the door, and we entered into the fire. The lurid glow of the flames made it possible for me to see once again. We sat down on a stone platform while the roaring fire engulfed us all around.

I was astonished that we could both live and breathe in the fire. I was fully alert while inside the furnace, and I managed to speak to Amin with halting sentences. I noticed that neither of us seemed to really suffer in the fire, despite the terrible heat which registered on every part of my body. My skin remained intact, and I noticed that my moustache and body hair were not singed. Amin's uniform was not at all scorched. While Amin did not seem to sweat in the heat, my body was drenched with perspiration.

While I had enjoyed my unique situation at first, I soon felt uneasy, and I asked Amin to let me go. He laughed with satanic glee, and informed me that I was in Hell! He then procured shackles to bind my hands and feet to the stone platform on which I had been seated, but on which I was now lying on my back. I writhed and screamed in terrible agony as my body began to sense more acutely the heat of the fire. I pleaded to let me have my clothes back, but he told me that I would be kept naked. He mocked me and my Christian faith, and he jeered that God would never be able to deliver me from his power.

Then a deep calm came over me, when I realized that it WAS a dream, and that God, not Idi Amin, was in control over events. I regarded Amin as Satan himself, and I commanded him, in the name of Jesus Christ, to release me from his evil power. Just then the dream ended, and I awoke in my own bed and beside my loving wife. I was sweating profusely and my heart was racing, but there was a smile on my face, since I knew that I had been rescued from the Devil's power, even if only in a dream. My wife asked me what kind of dream I had had, but I found it impossible to put into words, although she could tell that it was a pretty intense one.

[Sir W Dakotah]

I don't pay to much attention to dreams. I have had a few, where there was mental or emotional torment, and I could only think the name Jesus but could never seem to get it out of my mouth.

Then one night, I really don't know what the dream was except there was extreme mental and spiritual anquish. I was not only able to get the name Jesus out. I screamed it out. Woke myself up and my husband who has problems hearing. My throat was sore from the intensity of the effort, but I awoke feeling only very tired and emotionally drained, but not remembering the dream.

[christianbear144]

I would welcome any comments from other persons who might help me interpret the dream which I posted earlier.

I am pretty sure that Idi Amin represents Satan, the enemy of God and mankind. I am also sure that the furnace represents hell, since I strongly believe that the fire of hell is a literal and raging fire. I am not saying that I LIKE the idea of a literal fire of hell, but I am obligated to believe it because the Bible seems to leave very little room for any other explanation.

I wonder if maybe (just maybe) I have some kind of "hell wish". I know that this sounds crazy, but I do not always think straight! Regardless, I am thankful that Jesus Christ has redeemed us from the flames of hell. I am also thankful that the Christian faith is the correct one, else we might end up going to a different hell! While I am not exactly overjoyed by the fact of hell period, I am glad that the real hell is the Christian hell (to where I am NOT going) rather than the Islamic hell (to where I would go if it DID exist).

[christianbear144]

Who knows: maybe I WILL end up in the Islamic Hell.

Just kidding!

[Gerioke]

Who knows:  maybe I WILL end up in the Islamic Hell.

Just kidding!

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wouldn't Islamic hell be Heaven since it's full of christians?

[christianbear144]

Wouldn't it be terrible if we ALL ended up going there?

Something to think about.

Praise Jesus that we are NOT going there.

I don't think that I would handle it very well.

[christianbear144]

Just kidding about the Islamic Hell. Too many Christians, and terribly hot.

But here is something to think about: What would you do if you ended up there?

Not too much chance of that happening. But.......what if?

Better to be glad that we have Jesus as our blessed Savior.

[christianbear144]

What if I choose to ENJOY this dream?

[Guest sonchild]

I don't pay to much attention to dreams. I have had a few, where there was mental or emotional torment, and I could only think the name Jesus but could never seem to get it out of my mouth.

Then one night, I really don't know what the dream was except there was extreme mental and spiritual anquish. I was not only able to get the name Jesus out. I screamed it out. Woke myself up and my husband who has problems hearing. My throat was sore from the intensity of the effort, but I awoke feeling only very tired and emotionally drained, but not remembering the dream.

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[Guest sonchild]

I don't pay to much attention to dreams. I have had a few, where there was mental or emotional torment, and I could only think the name Jesus but could never seem to get it out of my mouth.

Then one night, I really don't know what the dream was except there was extreme mental and spiritual anquish. I was not only able to get the name Jesus out. I screamed it out. Woke myself up and my husband who has problems hearing. My throat was sore from the intensity of the effort, but I awoke feeling only very tired and emotionally drained, but not remembering the dream.

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