Bible lesson

This one is all about different things I've found in the Bible, and my search is usually provoked by someones question or behaviour. If you're looking for a story then maybe this read is not the best one for you. It contains a few interesting facts and findings. My brother in law said, in reference to one of my last posts that there were no post-Pentecost accounts of god speaking to people through dreams, and from what I can find on www.blueletterbible.com , he is right. I would like to thank Sam for showing me this site, along with many others I have found useful, such as www.blogger.com where you are reading today. So anyways, I was checking out blueletterbible in the New American Standard section, because that's what I trust, and I could not find any examples of dream messages from God. If you come up with any please fill me in. I searched dream, dreams, interpretation, & Cod Tongues, to no avail. The only mention of dreams is in reference to the last days, so I guess the presence of dreams from God is an indication of the time we are living in, do you think, or not? Here are all the new testament accounts of the word dream, plus the last account of the old testament which I have included because it is prophecy of the last days, and comes up again in the last account of the New Testament. The verses in the middle are new testament but they are still pre-Pentecost. For anyone reading who doesn't know what Pentecost is, it was the day when the comforter come to the disciples after Jesus has ascended into heaven. The comforter being the holy spirit who Jesus promised would come to guide us once he left the earth, until his return. Act 2:1 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.

Joe 2:28	"It will come about after this That I will pour out My Spirit on all mankind; And your sons and daughters will prophesy, Your old men will dream dreams, Your young men will see visions.
Mat 1:20	But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
Mat 2:12	And having been warned {by God} in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.
Mat 2:13	Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord *appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him."
Mat 2:19	But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord *appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said,
Mat 2:22	But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Then after being warned {by God} in a dream, he left for the regions of Galilee,
Mat 27:19	While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him {a message,} saying, "Have nothing to do with that righteous Man; for last night I suffered greatly in a dream because of Him."
Act 2:17	'AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,' God says, 'THAT I WILL POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT ON ALL MANKIND; AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY, AND YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONS, AND YOUR OLD MEN SHALL DREAM DREAMS;

I thought that dreams and interpretation of dreams were two of the spiritual gifts listed in the New Testament, but they aren't. These are: Wisdom, Knowledge, Faith, Gifts of Healing, X-Ray Vision, the Effecting of Miracles, Prophecy, Distinguishing of Spirits Various Tongues, & Interpretation of Tongues. Any believer can have all of these, but some will only have one.

1Cr 12:1	Now concerning spiritual {gifts,} brethren, I do not want you to be unaware.
1Cr 12:2	You know that when you were pagans, {you were} led astray to the mute idols, however you were led.
1Cr 12:3	Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus is accursed"; and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit.
1Cr 12:4	Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit.
1Cr 12:5	And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord.
1Cr 12:6	There are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all {persons.}
1Cr 12:7	But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.
1Cr 12:8	For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit;
1Cr 12:9	to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit,
1Cr 12:10	and to another the effecting of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the distinguishing of spirits, to another {various} kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues.
1Cr 12:11	But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills. AND 1Cr 14:1 Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual {gifts,} but especially that you may prophesy. 1Cr 14:12 So also you, since you are zealous of spiritual {gifts,} seek to abound for the edification of the church.

Now this is all just some research I have done, so there is no in depth analysis, but a bare presentation of scripture. With that said I am going to move onto something else which I came across. What are we supposed to do in church? I would love for you to read all of 1 Corinthians 14, but I wont cut and paste it here because it will take up too much space. It's about what we are supposed to do, and not do, when we meet together as believers. This verse sums it up.

1Cr 14:26

What is {the outcome} then, brethren? When you assemble, each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification. 1Cr 14:40 But all things must be done properly and in an orderly manner. That is the order of things, or at least the check list. Now this is the part where our opinions come in and you decided weather you accept the Bible at face value or is it, "Open to interpretation". Do we lean on the principle of Gods individual plan for each of us, in which he may have a different set of rules for you than for me. Nope, not according to 2 Peter. Here's what it says: 2Pe 1:20 But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is {a matter} of one's own interpretation, 21 for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. I guess one might argue that this scripture is referring to prophecy and that the whole Bible is not a writing of prophecy but an account of history. I'll have to leave that up to your interpretation. That's all I have for now.