¹² Then he said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words. ¹³ But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left alone there with the kings of Persia. ¹⁴ Now I have come to make you understand what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision refers to many days yet to come.”

 

Why are dreams figurative? The bible says in Daniel because the prince of Persia(the devil) withstood visions an dreams for 21 days until the archangel Michael came to help.

All people dream. The godly and the ungodly. The difference is that the mayority of dreams of the ungodly has to with the processing of emotions. And then of course a minority of the dreams has to do with fate. By the godly almost all has to do with fate and the will of God.

Since dreams are universal there are good books out there. And good websites

Some are:

• Dream Dictionary: The Meaning of Dreams
• Dream Moods A-Z Dream Dictionary