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UNLOCKING
 
THE
 
MYSTERIES
 
OF
 
DREAMS
 

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prophesying out of their own spirit. They did not hear from the 
Holy Spirit, but wanted to please the hearers. 
 Ezekiel 13:1-3 And the word of the Lord came to 
me saying “Son of man, prophesy against the 
prophets of Israel who prophesy, and say to those 
who prophesy out of their own heart. ‘Hear the 
word of the Lord!’” Thus says the Lord God: 
“Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their 
own spirit and have seen nothing! 
Jeremiah 23:32, “Therefore, behold, I am against 
those who prophesy false dreams,” says the Lord, 
“and tell them, and cause My people to err in 
their lies and by their recklessness. Yet I did not 
send them or command them…” 
In the Old Testament times, many of the prophets 
prophesied what they thought the King would like to hear. They 
prophesied victory when God planned for defeat. The king of 
Israel planned to conquer Ramoth-Gilead with King Jeho-
shaphat’s help. Only the prophet Micaiah saw a true vision of defeat. 
He said: I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep 
that have no shepherd…(I Kings 22:17). 
Another time, before the first destruction of Jerusalem, 
the false prophets said there would be victory for Israel. 
Jeremiah however, heard, saw and spoke what the Lord showed 
him. He said that Jerusalem would be overrun by the Babyloni-
ans. Because of this prophesy, he was lowered into a well and 
later put in prison. Miraculously, his life was spared. Jerusalem 
was later conquered and burned. The Israelites would not listen 
to the warning by the true prophets They refused to repent and 
were consequently taken into captivity.