Biblical Dream Meaning of the Faceless
As I navigate my dream journey I encounter some of the most unexpected things. Like how God gave a young Buddhist girl a dream in which He revealed Himself to her. As I walked through the dream with her I discovered that asking her the right questions opened up aspects of the dream that revealed the extraordinary measures of God’s love. Although not surprised, I was in awe that we discovered the Biblical dream meaning of a Faceless person as we walked through the dream together.
The Biblical Meaning of Facelessness
The Biblical dream meaning of a faceless person is a spiritual entity of heavenly splendor. There are many references in the Bible to facelessness which include God. This doesn’t mean God doesn’t have a face, faces are perhaps the truest form of identity. Biblical facelessness simply means the face cannot be seen because of radiant, glorious light.
I didn’t realize how popular faceless entities were in dreams until I began to engage dreamers one on one. Most dreamers encounter a faceless man somewhere in the darkness of a frightening dream, which means an evil demonic entity. The dream this Buddhist had when she was seven years old was full of bright light and happy emotions. To top it off, the faceless spiritual entity was quite prominent in the dream. I’m catching myself wanting to tell you the dream, so I might as well start from the beginning.
Just a Dream or Something More?
Here’s the dream:
I’m outside in this really bright and warm place. I’m getting married but I can’t see my husband’s face. All I know is that he had black hair and was really cute. We’re standing at an altar exchanging vows in front of an invisible person who is marrying us. That’s my dream.
It would be easy to assume this dream is the result of the hopes and dreams of a young girl. I mean, what little girl doesn’t dream of her wedding? In other words, it was just a dream.
Yet there was a weightiness to the dream. It seemed as if something more was going on here. Being a naturally curious person, I began asking the dreamer some basic questions such as, had she been to a wedding just before this dream? Being a Buddhist, had she been to very many Christian weddings? Was she in the habit of asking questions as she falls asleep?
She said she hadn’t been to a wedding in a long time before she had the dream. Also, she’d never stepped foot in a Christian church let alone attend a Christian wedding because her mom was a very strict Buddhist. She didn’t want her to have any other religious influence. Many times dreamers will have a dream about an event they attended not long after that event took place, but didn’t seem to be the case. Also dreaming about a Christian wedding without ever having seen one indicates she’s being shown something she doesn’t know by personal experience. This intrigued me so I dug a little deeper.
Unlocking the Mystery
I began to consider the setting of the dream. I found it quite interesting her dream begins in a bright and warm place. It resembled the setting of a couple of God dreams I’d interpreted the week before. God dreams are full of light based on the Biblical reference of God being light. God light carries warmth and peace with it.
Next, I considered the people in the dream. The invisible man who’s performing the wedding is a spiritual authority. Pastors marry couples in a Christian wedding. Then there’s the fact that weddings cannot be performed by just anyone. The person has to be licensed because marriage is a legally binding contract. So the invisible man marrying them is a spiritual and legal authority. Sounds like the Biblical description of God the Father.
Let’s now take a look at the faceless husband the dreamer’s marrying. All she knows about him is that he has black hair and he’s really cute. Based on the Biblical definition of facelessness, the dreamer is marrying a spiritual entity of heavenly splendor. In order to correctly identify this spiritual entity I asked myself if I see this situation in scripture anywhere. Only one thing came to mind. In Ephesians 5:22-33 Paul compares the union of husband and wife to Christ and the church. But wait a minute. This Buddhist girl isn’t part of Christ’s church. How can this dream be saying she’s the bride of Christ?
Here’s a tricky thing about dreams. This young girl’s dream shows she’s being married to Christ, not that she’s not already his bride. It is, however, an invitation for her to become His bride. It’s a very powerful metaphor for someone who doesn’t know that Christ exists. As my amazement began to wear off I then began to ask the question why did this Buddhist girl have this kind of dream? Surely there were multitudes of Buddhist girls dreaming that same night; why her?
Why This Dreamer Had This Dream
To answer this question I resorted to asking her a key question in discovering why this dream and this dreamer. The question is simply: Were you in the habit of asking questions as you fell asleep? She thought for a moment and had the realization that around the time she had this dream she began to have doubts about her Buddhist faith. Her mother was so adamant about Buddhism that it occurred to her to wonder why if she was wrong? This became a worry to her and in her worry she asked a simple childlike question. If an unknown God is out there could you tell me is my mother right or wrong about Buddhism? A very short time later she had a dream she was marrying this dark haired, cute faceless man. She got her answer when she was seven years old. She didn’t discover why she of all peopled this dream until she talked to me when she was twenty. In a very simple way this young girl asked God to reveal Himself to her. He answered with a beautiful metaphorical picture of His love and His invitation for her to become a part of His Bride.
It was in being inquisitive and asking the right questions that I was able to lead us both on a journey of discovering what this dream meant and why she’d had it. Truth was, she had no way of finding God without this dream. Her mother was pointing her in the way of Buddhism until she began to doubt and asked one question. Providence caused her to never forget that dream and eventually lead her to me all these years later. She’s since become a part of His bride.
What Does an Angel with No Face Mean
Have you ever noticed someone off the the side in any of your dreams? It’s like you can feel them there but you can’t ever get a good look at them. Every time you turn and look in their direction they move ever so slightly to avoid your field of vision. This is a sign that you’ve been visited by an angel in human form. Do angels ever visit dreams without their human disguise and show up surrounded by radiant splendor? Absolutely. Whatever the case, an angel with no face visited your dream and your looking for answers to what it means.
So what does an angel with no face mean? They mean you’re not alone in your journey. They’re there to help you accomplish what you were put on this earth to accomplish. They deliver messages to you, as they did with so many in Biblical times, even give you encouragement. Encountering a faceless angel in your dreams also means God sees your circumstances and He’s sending you what you need when you need it. When an angel shows up in your dream be on the look out for a message. It’s a dream so an angel may deliver a message to you directly, or your dream could contain a metaphorical message and the angel is present in order to point to it.
Dark Faceless Dream
Not all faceless beings in your dreams are angels. Some could be demons, which appear faceless in dreams because of their lack of identity. Here’s an example. A woman shared the following dream her four year old son had.
My son told me tonight that last night he dreamed that a monster was on his bed with a black coat, black hat and its face lit up in pink. The monster had no eyes, nose or mouth. After he saw it, it just disappeared.
Most dreams that depict an evil spirit as faceless are obvious. Fear is present, or at the very least shadows and darkness. The fact that the dream referred to the faceless entity as a monster is the first clue. The black coat and black hat are the next clues. The fact that the monster had no eyes, nose or mouth and its face lit up in pink is very telling. This monster has no identity, just another cog in the wheel of never-ending evil.
Having no eyes, no nose and no mouth means the evil spirit doesn’t have the ability to see or speak into this four year old’s life. The pink facial color simply means it’s trying to connect with the child through childlikeness. In other words, its trying to gain access to the child by making him think he’s got a similar identity as him.
The Bottom Line
As you can see from these three dreams there are no cookie cutter answers to the question of the Biblical meaning of faceless people in dreams. The meaning varies depending on if there is light and joy or darkness and fear. The best place to start is by plugging the God or angel into their dream and see if it makes sense. The majority of dreams in which the dreamer sees themselves as faceless speaks of identity issues. They either don’t see themselves as they should or don’t believe the identity they’ve been given.
There are many other identity dreams that frequent sleep. Common among unbelievers is Faceless People in Dreams and Faceless Serial Killer Dreams.
EB
10 Responses
Hello,
I had a dream where the only person I recognized was my niece. But I remember a faceless man telling me to send her back. I started crying in the dream, and woke up crying. But I remember telling the faceless man that I couldn’t do that to her, it really felt like my heart was breaking. SN: I recently was granted full custody of my niece. Which has put a huge strain on my health and finances. With everything going on, all I can think about is relinquishing my custodial rights.
How would you describe this faceless man in the dream? Also, do you remember the location you were at in the dream? and remember if that location had ample light or was shadowy?
He wore a hat and (not a baseball cap, but one we would see in old school movies with the brim all the way around it). It felt like it was someone I respected, loved and feared at the same time. The room had a lot of light, matter of fact. I remember walking through rooms, to get to that room He and my niece were in.
Were the rooms in some sort of house or other building familiar to you?
I think the hat you’re describing is a fedora.
It was a house, but I was unfamiliar with the house.
Having trying to find the meaning of a dream.
I see myself writing a list of names that someone is dictating. The person in front of me who is dictating the names is a faceless figure in soft amber radiant light. Then suddenly I see myself fighting with someone that is trying to take the list away from me. I turned my head towards the figure for directions and the figure shakes his head no back and forth. Then I see myself using teeth and nails in the face and neck of the person and creating furrows in the flesh. I didn’t see the face of the attacker or see no blood in furrows.
Whenever I always have a dream of me having a family I usually play with the kids. Kids faces are the same or different but when it comes to my wife….she never has a face. But something within me tells me and I know that she IS the most beautiful woman I’ve ever received. Although she doesn’t have a face I know she is beautiful. Her hair is always the same and body but the face…like a blank page. Ready to be written or drawn on.
I dreamt about a man can’t remember his face but he was good looking wearing floral print wearing a perfume or scent which smelled wonderful.
Hi, if you can help, I have been have the same dream for years, I at a young age Marry a man named Joshua he is wealthy and very loving he not only takes care of me but my family as well, we always announce we’re having a baby but never have it, I always feel like this my imagination running wild but there’s a part of me that feels like there’s something missing and I never see his face but he makes me so happy. What does this mean?
Kerry, This dream means you are becoming one with God. The name Joshua means God is salvation.