Been dreaming about tarantulas lately.

[StormInside]

Three times over the past week, I've dreamt about tarantulas.

In the first dream, I opened a tin of dog food to feed my dog. The dog didn't finish the tin, so I put the half-empty tin on the kitchen worktop to save it for later. A tiny spider crawled into the tin, burrowed down in the food and began living there. It grew into a huge black and yellowtarantula-type spider. It was so big that it couldn't fit its whole body in the tin any more. One of its inch-thick, long black and yellow hairy legs was hanging out of the tin. I didn't see it at first so I picked the tin up and the leg brushed against my hand and gave me a rash.

In the second dream, I was a vet. Someone brought their sick pet tarantula for me to examine but I was too scared to go near it. I backed out of the room and asked another vet to deal with it. I was a bit outraged that someone would expect me to go near such a horrible creature, and I questioned the other vets as to whether it was really our responsibility to deal with tarantulas.

Then last night I dreamt that I was considering getting a tarantula to keep in my room for a few days. (I can't remember why). But I decided against it because they're horrible and I'd be scared and it might lay eggs in my room and then there would be loads.

What does this mean?

 

[humblewatchman]

This spider (especially since eggs were considered) usually represents a female who has evil intentions and possibly controlling qualities. This spider is black(evil) and yellow (fear). Can you share with me what female is causing you distress? (FYI;this could also be the way you see yourself)

 

[Bobinator]

Storm,

Try to take this with a grain of salt. In my experience, spiders often represent the spirit of Jezebel. This isn't to say that you're being one, but that the spirit may be trying to get a foothold in your life. The Lord describes this spirit in Isaiah 47 and in Revelations 2:20.

What I get from your first dream is how it relates to the ministry. Jesus referred to the heathen as dogs when he spoke to the Samaritan woman by the well. I don't think that your dog being in the dream is relevant so much than the fact that it was a dog. Like most of the unsaved, they won't accept (eat) everything you give or tell them. But a spider creeping into the food, which is your testimony and spiritual gifts from God may indicate this spirit is starting to affect your walk with the Lord. Of course it always starts off small, but becomes stronger as you unwittingly yield to this spirit and give in to its temptations. Moreover, pride will creep in and puff you up so that you become defensive. People afflicted by the Jezebel spirit eventually reach a point where they're too big for their britches.

The second dream about being a vet speaks to me of a culture of acceptance and people doing things to nurture the activities of this spirit. An example would be a group of people in the church (usually ladies), who form alliances and begin a gossip club, undermining the leadership in the church- sort of thing. Problem is, it's difficult for a castle to have more than one queen, and so there's competition involved, and a strong desire not to support the other person who carries the same ambition of being the leader, leading to strife and a lot of back-biting.

Your third dream speaks of what this spirit eventually does to its host. The Jezebel spirit can and will cause illnesses in people, usually women. Problems with their uterus, breast and cancers of various forms are not uncommon with this spirit if it's allowed to fester. I've known several cases of this in my own church where women who refused to repent died of cancer, especially those with spiritual gifts, yet full of pride. Coincidentally, the elderly women in my church who died peacefully were humble and did not have this spirit.

If what I'm sharing consistent with your circumstances, God is showing this out of His love for you.

Here's a link to an article written about this spirit. Hope it helps.
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