What are Prophetic Dreams? Definition
Definition: A Prophetic dream, also referred to as a precognitive dream, are dreams of events or incidents before they happen. A study showed that 42% of people felt they had had a dream about something that later came true. So despite what the sceptics may say many people have experienced prophetic dreams and believe that their dream can predict the future.

Prophetic Dreams in the Bible

People believe that Prophetic dreams or visions are messages from God about the future. There are many Prophetic Dreams and visions which are detailed in the Bible.

• Joseph in the Bible saw eleven stars of the Zodiac bow to himself, the twelfth star
• The famine of Egypt detailed in the Bible was revealed by a vision of fat and lean cattle
• The parents of Christ were warned of the cruel edict of Herod, and fled with the baby Jesus into Egypt
• In the Bible, Pilate's wife, through the influence of a dream, advised her husband to have nothing to do with the conviction of Christ. But the gross materialism of the day laughed at dreams, as it echoed the voice and verdict of the multitude, ``Crucify the Spirit, but let the flesh live.'' Barabbas, the robber, was set free

There are about 121 mentions of this type of dream and visions  in the Bible.  For additional information please click the following link:

Biblical Dreams

Do Prophetic Dreams really predict the Future? Dreams of Famous People

Do Prophetic Dreams and visions really predict the Future? There are many famous people who believe and have planned their lives and even battles based on their prophetic dream of the future. Examples of these are as follows:

• The Roman Emperor Marcian (Flavius Marcianus) dreamed he saw the bow of Attila the Hun break on the same night that Attila died
• Plutarch relates how the Emperor Augustus, while ill, through the prophetic dream of a friend, was persuaded to leave his tent, which a few hours after was captured by the enemy and the bed where he had lain was pierced with the enemies swords
• Joan of Arc predicted her death in a prophetic dream
• Hannibal based his battle plans against the Romans according to a prophetic dream
• Abraham Lincoln dreamed of his own death just days before his assassination
• The defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo was foretold in a prophetic dream
• The author Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) said that his novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, it was conceived in a dream
• Golfer Jack Nicklaus found a new way to hold his golf club in a dream
• Albert Einstein's theory of relativity was inspired by a dream