What is the true meaning of dreaming about a person who has already died? This is what the Bible says about this ‘vision’

In the vast universe of dreams, one of the most intriguing phenomena is the appearance of people who have already died. For many cultures and traditions, these dreams carry with them deep emotional and spiritual weight. Since time immemorial, explanations have been sought about the meaning behind these dream experiences. What do these dreams say about your emotional and spiritual state? Do they have some hidden message that they must decipher?

One of the most intriguing encounters within this vast dreamscape is meeting departed loved ones. What meaning underlies these encounters? Is it just a trick of the mind or is there a deeper message behind them?

• The Bible, a book that has guided millions throughout the centuries, also sheds light on this mysterious experience. Ecclesiastes 9:5 says: “The living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; They will have no reward, for their memory is forgotten”. This statement seems to suggest that after death, there is no consciousness or knowledge, which could challenge the idea that dreams about the dead are actual encounters with spirits beyond the grave.
• Isaiah 26:14 and 20 add an additional layer to this understanding. Verse 14 states: “The dead will not live; the dead will not rise; for you have punished and destroyed them, and have blotted out all memory of them”. This perception of death as a final state, where consciousness ceases and memory disappears, suggests that dreams of the dead could be mere constructions of the mind, rather than encounters with beings who have transcended earthly life.
• Psalm 146:4 also provides an intriguing perspective on the issue of dreams about the dead: “His breath comes out, he returns to the earth; On that very day his thoughts perish”. This poetic statement suggests that, upon death, a person’s life and consciousness come to an end, and his thoughts no longer exist. From this interpretation, dreams about deceased loved ones could be considered mere constructions of the mind, where memories and desires are intertwined in a tapestry of dream experiences.

Ultimately, the meaning of dreams with deceased loved ones continues to have different interpretations. While the Bible offers insight into death and life after death, personal experiences and relationships with the spiritual theme continue to defy conventional explanations.

*This article was created with the help of artificial intelligence that uses machine learning to produce human-like text, and curated by a specialized journalist from El País.