(04-12-2024, 10:09 PM)Astreja Wrote:(04-12-2024, 05:23 PM)pattylt Wrote: Steve, the point is that no one comes to Christianity before hearing about it.
(04-12-2024, 07:15 PM)SteveII Wrote: Except the Muslims having dreams about Jesus...
Probably because Jesus is considered a prophet in Islam. Muslims living in Western countries would also be inundated by Jesus-talk, the same way that non-believers are constantly hearing Jesus this, Jesus that. The main difference is that Muslims are already believers, and more likely to buy into a Jesus dream.
For the record, I've never dreamt of Jesus (or any other religious figure, for that matter).
There are people who have dreamt of other religious figures than Jesus too. I heard of Christians having visitation from the Egyptian goddess Isis and ditching Christianity in favor of neo-pagan kemetism. Dreams and hallucinations have been found to be very, very strongly culturally influenced and Christianity iconography and mythology is pervasive in pretty much every corner of the world. In late 19th century China there famously was the man who thought he was Jesus' divine brother after having a dream of him while in the midst of a deep depression. His following actions would lead to a rebellion against the Qing emperor that would result in short of 30 million dead people.
