A visitor to the blog asked about my use of the term "bad dream". Here is the response:
Shadow,
I define a "false dream" to be one created expressly to deceive the recipient thereof. Such dreams may actually be exactly prophetic. The demons who author such dreams occasionally predict future events with great accuracy. Often, this is because details are kept vague or because the false dreams are anchored with a spirit of deception.
A "bad" dream may be a false dream or a true dream. A true dream, to me, can even be a dream which is only the mind exploring itself, or the nature of recent life events. It is a valid dream and can be analyzed with scientific means to learn truth about the individual dreamer. A true dream can be "bad" if issues presented are stressful to the dreamer or otherwise address undesirable future events. Such dreams seem “bad” but actually benefit the dreamer by tipping her off to pray against those events, and to take action to prevent their manifestation.
In summation, a false dream is always bad, whether it is 100% accurate or fully a lie. A true dream can be from the Kingdom of God. These dreams always benefit the dreamer whether the topic seems “bad” or “good”. Another true dream is a work of the mind. This dream is risky to assess. The mind shows as true what it believes- even if it is false.
-MFM