SPIRITUAL SYMBOLS
"Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree (Jeremiah 1: 11). Symbols can be described as the language of Visions and Dreams. They are signs that communicate words. They can be described metaphorically as a big door that has smaller doors hidden in it. In other words, the meaning of the symbol is hidden in its everyday use. Symbols are a means for both spiritual and physical communication; for instance colours can be used as signs for both physical and spiritual communication. When the light turns RED at a traffic light junction, it communicates stop to motorists and when it turns GREEN it communicates go, without any verbal communication. Symbols are also God’s indirect means of spiritual communication to us. For example when you see an OPEN DOOR in a dream or vision, it could mean ‘access granted to desired opportunities’, whilst a CLOSED DOOR could mean ‘denied access to desired opportuni...