Dream Guide · Places
What does dreaming about city mean in the Bible?
Community and destiny — the city with foundations
Scripture's story ends not in a garden but a city — the new Jerusalem, coming down from God. Abraham looked forward to "the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God." A city in a dream can speak of community, calling, or the longing for a home that lasts. In the SoulGuide Dream Guide, city is filed under places — one of 54 symbols in the guide — and is answered with 3 King James Version passages quoted in full: Hebrews 11:10, Revelation 21:2, Psalms 46:4. Each passage below carries a short note explaining why it applies to city, so the entry can be read on its own without the rest of the guide.
Verses to read
Hebrews 11:10 (KJV)
“For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.”
The city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God
Revelation 21:2 (KJV)
“And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.”
The holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven
Psalms 46:4 (KJV)
“There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.”
A river whose streams make glad the city of God
“Do not interpretations belong to God?” — Genesis 40:8.
These entries show what Scripture says about each symbol; weigh every dream in prayer and by God's word.