Have you ever had a dream that perplexed you? What about a dream that seemed so real, it scared you! Have you ever been so terrorized in a vision of the night that you asked God to take dreams away from you?
'No don't do that!' I began realizing God gave me dreams that I was to pray and intercede for the people in my dreams. I began getting an understanding that the Lord was entrusting me to 'do something' about what I was seeing and perceiving. Did you ever have the same dream; once, twice, even a third or fourth time? Did you ever set out to understand why you were seeing and feeling what you were being entrusted with?
14"Indeed God speaks once, Or twice, yet no one notices it. 15"In a dream, a vision of the night, When sound sleep falls on men, While they slumber in their beds, 16Then He opens the ears of men, And seals their instruction,…17That He may turn man aside from his conduct, And keep man from pride; 18He keeps back his soul from the pit, And his life from passing over into Sheol.
(Job 33:14-18)
19-22 “Or, God might get their attention through pain, by throwing them on a bed of suffering, So they can’t stand the sight of food, have no appetite for their favorite treats. They lose weight, wasting away to nothing, reduced to a bag of bones. They hang on the cliff-edge of death, knowing the next breath may be their last.
23-25 “But even then an angel could come, a champion—there are thousands of them!— to take up your cause, A messenger who would mercifully intervene, canceling the death sentence with the words: ‘I’ve come up with the ransom!’ Before you know it, you’re healed, the very picture of health! Job 33:19-25 (MSG)
God will open up our spiritual senses while we slumber in our beds. He uncovers our ears at that time and terrifies us with warnings, turning a person from their actions, keeping us from pride, sparing our souls from the Pit and our lives from violent death. Sometimes, our bodies pain us so much that we lose our appetites and begin to really fast, lament, and groan. If we did that....hmmm....what does verse 23 say? That maybe an angel would come and take up our cause, mercifully intervening, canceling the death sentence with words....YOU'RE HEALED!
That's how much he loves us. God is so full of mercy. Visions of the night are a gift from the Lord to protect us from our sinful pride and arrogance. If you have asked for your night visions to be taken away, I encourage you now to repent and ask God to forgive you and restore that gift of life and intercession back to you.
Did you ever stop to study Daniel to see why his prayer was unanswered for 21 days? I have. In doing another 21-day Daniel Fast, I began to ponder and wonder what caused Daniel to seek God in the first place. That's hard-core to seek God for 21 days and still not get an answer...Let's begin in Daniel 10:1-9
In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a word was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshaz'zar. And the word was true, and it was a great conflict. And he understood the word and had understanding of the vision.
'In those days, I, Daniel, have been mourning three weeks of days; I didn’t eat any rich food, no meat or wine entered my mouth, and I didn’t put any oil on my body until the three weeks were over.
On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, that is, the Tigris,
I looked up and saw a man dressed in linen clothing, with a belt of pure gold around his waist. His body resembled yellow jasper, and his face had an appearance like lightning. His eyes were like blazing torches; his arms and feet had the gleam of polished bronze. His voice thundered forth like the sound of a large crowd. Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men who were with me did not see it. On the contrary, they were overcome with fright and ran away to hide. So I was left there all alone to see this amazing vision. My strength left me, my face grew deathly pale, and I felt very weak. Then I heard the sound of his words, and as I heard the sound of his words, I fell on my face in deep sleep with my face to the ground.
Daniel understood the word given through the vision. He saw a great war. Daniel understood and gained insight into the future through his vision. Daniel's fasting prepared his physical body for an angelic visitation from heaven. As he emptied himself out and denied his flesh, Daniel's spirit strengthened. The timing of this vision was very important as well. Notice it was in the four and twentieth day of the first month (The 24th of the first month) What is the first month on the Hebrew calendar?  It was during Nisan (Abib), what our calendar reflects as mid-March -mid-April. Around the Hebrew Passover celebration. Daniel saw the angel with his eyes enough to give a full, detailed description..."His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude. Daniel's visitation brought him to the ground in reverence. When he heard the angel's voice, he fell into a deep sleep... 
Why is it that Daniel was with other men and they did NOT see the angel? I believe Daniel had been fasting and in prayer for three full weeks. He mourned and sought God without missing a day. His physical body was prepared for this encounter. The other men were not physically prepared for this spiritual encounter. I find it very peculiar as to what happened next to the men who didn't see the angel. The men with him who did NOT see the angel were SUDDENLY filled with great terror and dread. Not only were they filled with terror and dread, they ran and hid themselves. I wonder if they heard the angel's voice? Daniel describes the angel's voice as that of a multitude that roared. Do you think they heard the sound and sensed the fear of the Lord and that's why they ran and hid themselves? I mean, seriously, think about that for a moment. Daniel said he was the only one who saw the angel. He saw the angel and was able to describe him saying his face looked like lightening. His body looked like a precious gem (beryl/topaz/yellow jasper/chrysolite)
Daniel 10:10 -And, behold, a hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands. 
The Messenger angel was there with a purpose! He had a message for Daniel. Daniel 10:11-12
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