What Is The Spiritual Meaning Of Grapes

What is the spiritual meaning of grapes? Grapes are a fruit that grows on vine-like plants called vines. They’re usually red, green, or purple in color. Read below for spiritual meaning of red grapes and purple grapes spiritual meaning.

They have been used as food throughout history and have spiritual meaning in different religions around the world. The Bible mentions grapes several times, including in the book of Revelation. In this book, grapes represent God’s love for us and his gift of salvation through Jesus Christ.

The dream interpretation website DreamMoods says that if you dream of eating fresh grapes, your dreams symbolize how good life can be when you’re feeling satisfied and content with yourself and your surroundings. If you dream of seeing crushed or rotten grapes, it could mean that you feel unsatisfied or unhappy with something or someone in your life right now.

Biblical Symbolism Of Grapes

Vines are commonly used as a metaphor for children of God, peoples of God; they are blessed and they grow and progress, just as vines ‘climb’ in the vineyard. In the Old Testament, grapes symbolize God’s relation with people of Israel. In one of verses, Jerusalem is represented as a corrupted vineyard, where only sour grapes grow.

Grapes are also a common metaphor for something blessed, good and prosperous, which could be found in many of the Old Testament’s passages.

In the Bible, grapes symbolize wealth, abundance, prosperity and fertility. Hebrew Bible mentions grapes as a representative of seven species, the only agricultural products accepted as offerings in the temple.

Hebrew traditions have always had a special place for this fruit; grapes were part of various ritual practices and ceremonies and represented happiness and joy for Hebrew people.

In Christian tradition, grapes also have religious connotation, which can be seen in social Christian practice of sharing and drinking wine together, as well as in practice of blessing of the first grapes of the season in church. Later on, this practice has transformed into bringing offerings in wine and bread.

Not only we identify wine made of grapes with blood of the Christ, but grapes are also believed to be one of the symbols of all gifts from God to people of the earth.

In Biblical terms, wine always symbolizes pleasure, joy, prosperity and abundance, but also dedication, devotion and hard work. It all applies to grapes, as well. Grapes are also a common subject of Christian morals.

Something that is bad is commonly referred to as sour grapes. There are also many old folktales featuring the motif of sour grapes. The most popular is probably the fable about the fox and sour grapes.

That grapes in the Word signify charity and what is of charity, and that wine signifies the faith thence derived and the things that belong to it, is evident from the following passages. In Isaiah:

My beloved had a vineyard in a horn of the son of oil, and he that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes (Isaiah 5:1, 2, 4),

where grapes” denote charity and its fruits. In Jeremiah:–

Gathering I will gather them, saith Jehovah there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig-tree (Jeremiah 7:13),

where the vine denotes the spiritual church; grapes charity. In Hosea:–

I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the first-ripe in the fig-tree, at the beginning (Hosea 9:10).

Israel denotes the Ancient Church,; grapes, its being endued with charity. The sense is opposite when Israel denotes the sons of Jacob. In Micah:–

There is no cluster to eat; my soul desireth the first-ripe fig. The holy man is perished out of the earth, and there is none upright among men (Micah 7:1).

Cluster denotes charity, or what is holy; first-ripe fig faith, or what is right.

Spiritual Meaning of Red Grape

[3] In Isaiah:–

Thus saith Jehovah, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not, for a blessing is in it (Isaiah 65:8)

where cluster denotes charity, and new wine the goods of charity and the truths thence derived. In Moses:–

He washed His garment in wine, and His vesture in the blood of grapes (Gen. 49:11);

a prophecy relating to the Lord. Wine denotes the spiritual from the celestial, the blood of grapes the celestial relatively to spiritual churches. Thus grapes denote charity itself, wine faith itself. In John:–

The angel said, Put forth thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe (Rev. 14:18).

Here the subject is the last times when there is no faith, that is, when there is no charity; for faith is no other than of charity, and essentially is charity itself; so that when it is said that there is no longer any faith, as in the last times, it is meant that there is no charity.

[4] As grapes signify charity, so wine signifies the faith thence derived, for wine is from grapes. This will be evident from the passages already cited about the vineyard and the vine, and also from the following. In Isaiah:–

Gladness is taken away, and exultation, from Carmel; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither joyful noise; no treader shall tread out wide in the presses; I have made the vintage shout to cease (Isaiah 16:10),

meaning that the spiritual church, which is Carmel, is vastated; not treading out wine in the presses, means that there are no longer any who are in faith. Again:–

The inhabitants of the earth are burned, and man shall be left feeble the new wine shall mourn, the vine shall languish; they shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it; there is a crying in the streets because of the wine (Isaiah 24:6, 7, 9, 11).

The subject here is the vastated church, and wine denotes the truths of faith, there held to be of no value. In Jeremiah:–

They will say to their mothers, where is the corn and the wine? when they faint as one wounded in the streets of the city (Lam. 2:12).

Where is the corn and the wine, signifies where is love and faith; the streets of the city, signify here, as elsewhere in the Word, truths; being wounded in them, signifies not to know what the truths of faith are.

[5] In Amos:–

I will bring again the captivity of My people Israel, and they shall build the waste cities and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof (Amos 9:14).

This is said of the spiritual church, or Israel, of which planting vineyards and drinking the wine thereof is predicated, when it becomes such as to have faith from charity. In Zephaniah:–

They shall build houses, but shall not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but shall not drink the wine thereof (Zephaniah 1:13; Amos 5:11).

Here is described the opposite condition, when the spiritual church is vastated. In Zechariah:–

They shall be as the mighty Ephraim, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine yea, their sons shall see it and be glad (Zechariah 10:7);

said of the house of Judah, that it should be such from the goods and truths of faith. In John:–

That they were not to hurt the oil and the wine (Rev. 6:6),

meant that no injury is to be done to the celestial and the spiritual, or to what is of love and faith.

[6] As wine signified faith in the Lord, in the Jewish Church faith was represented in the sacrifices by a libation of wine (Num. 15:2-15; 28:11-15, 18-31; 29:7-39; Lev. 23:12, 13; Exod. 29:40). Wherefore it is said in Hosea:–

The threshing-floor and the wine-press shall not feed them, and the new wine shall deceive therein they shall not dwell in the land of Jehovah; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat what is unclean in Assyria they shall not pour out wine to Jehovah, neither shall (their libations) he pleasing to Him (Hosea 9:2-4).

Here the subject is Israel, or the spiritual church, and those in it who pervert and defile the holy and true things of faith by desiring to investigate them by means of knowledges and reasonings. Egypt is memory-knowledge, Assyria reasoning, Ephraim one who reasons.

from AC 1072. And was drunken. That this signifies that he thereby fell into errors, is evident from the signification of a drunkard in the Word. They are called drunkards who believe nothing but what they apprehend, and for this reason search into the mysteries of faith. And because this is done by means of sensuous things, either of memory or of philosophy, man being what he is, cannot but fall thereby into errors. For man’s thought is merely earthly, corporeal, and material, because it is from earthly, corporeal, and material things, which cling constantly to it, and in which the ideas of his thought are based and terminated. To think and reason therefore from these concerning Divine things, is to bring one’s self into errors and perversions; and it is as impossible to procure faith in this way as for a camel to go through the eye of a needle. The error and insanity from this source are called in the Word drunkenness. Indeed the souls or spirits who in the other life reason about the truths of faith and against them, become like drunken men and act like them; concerning whom, of the Lord’s Divine mercy hereafter.

[2] Spirits are perfectly well distinguished from each other, as to whether they are in the faith of charity or not. Those who are in the faith of charity do not reason about the truths of faith, but say that the thing is so, and also as far as possible confirm it by things of sense and of memory, and by the analysis of reason; but as soon as anything obscure comes in their way the truth of which they do not perceive, they defer it, and never suffer such a thing to bring them into doubt, saying that there are but very few things they can apprehend, and therefore to think that anything is not true because they do not apprehend it, would be madness. These are they who are in charity. But–on the contrary–those who are not in the faith of charity desire merely to reason whether a thing be so, and to know how it is, saying that unless they can know how it is, they cannot believe it to be so. From this alone they are known at once as being in no faith, a mark of which is that they not only doubt concerning all things, but also deny in their hearts; and when they are instructed how the case is, they still cling to their disbelief and start all kinds of objections, and never acquiesce, were it to eternity. Those who thus persist in their contumacy heap errors upon errors.

Dreaming About Grapes

Being an important motif in Bible, grapes could represent many things to all believers. Since so much symbolism is put into this delicious fruit, the motif of grapes in dreams carries many meanings.

If you had a dream about grapes, try to recall all the details. The meaning of dreams about grapes could carry strong symbolical secrets. Let us find out what it could mean.

Generally, dreams in which grapes occurs are commonly related to your general well-being, usually with the material part. Grapes represent prosperity, abundance, richness, stability, pleasure and joy.

It is crucial to remember how the grape in your dream did, look like or how it tasted. It is also important to remember if you only seen grapes or they were a subject of an activity.

Dreams About Picking Grapes

If you dream about picking grapes, it means you could expect some gaining in the next period. This dream is particularly a good omen for your financial situation; it means you will earn more money or win something.

Possibly, you will get a job offering with more than a satisfying salary. This dream also reflects your dedication and love for your work. It means you deserved to be rewarded for it and that you will be.

Dreams about picking unripe grapes are the same in meaning as any other dream about unripe fruits, veggies, unprepared but eaten food and so on. This dream reflects your impatience and childish restlessness.

You feel as if you cannot wait to finish something or to get something. This dream is a reminder that good things always need time to grow and reach their true form.

Purple Grapes Spiritual Meaning

The spiritual meaning of grapes is one of the most well-known in the world.

Many religions, including Christianity and Judaism, have their own interpretations of the spiritual meaning of grapes.

In Judaism, the spiritual meaning of grapes is a symbol for God’s Word (the Torah). The Old Testament says that God gave Adam and Eve the fruit from His tree and that He would never again curse mankind with death. This was a promise from God to all mankind that He would never abandon us or leave us without guidance or protection.

In Christianity, the spiritual meaning of grapes can be seen as a representation of Christ’s blood and flesh. In John 6:53-58, Jesus says “I am the living bread which came down out of heaven; if any man eat of this bread he shall live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh which I give for the life of the world.” In Matthew 26:26-29, Jesus tells Peter “This cup is the new covenant in my blood…This do in remembrance of me.”

Dreams About White/Black Grapes

If you dream about picking or eating some of white grapes’ varieties, it is a good omen for your love life. It means you will soon meet someone special and possibly start a romantic, harmonious and joyful relationship. White grapes symbolize romance, desire, sweet life and love.

If you had a dream about black grapes, it means you could expect a positive surprise or an opportunity that you will gladly accept. Black grapes stands for energy, activity and adventure.

Dreams About Eating Grapes

Dreams about eating grapes are fortunate, if the grapes are ripe, sweet, juicy and delicious.

This dream means the time has come for you to relax and fully enjoy life. It also implies a period of stability and good fortune is in front of you.

This dream could also reflect your inner, deeply suppressed need to have some time for yourself. Perhaps you dedicate too much time to your job or you only care about others, neglecting your own needs.

Dreams about eating grapes also reflect your fantasies about something or someone. Grapes are a metaphor for those. The dream could actually imply you are on a good way to get it. If you were devouring sweet tasty grapes in your dream, it means you are afraid of failure and loss, especially in materiel terms. You want to ‘use’ everything, before it is gone.

Dreams About Dried Grapes/Raisins

Dreams in which you have seen or eaten raisins mean you should be more observant when it comes to money. It is not a bad omen, but a warning sign. You should not be greedy and lustful; try to value small things.

Raisins are small and eaten in much smaller amounts than raw grapes, you should not have too much of them. If you were eating raisins in your dream, it means you should decide your priorities in life and carefully choose between opportunities.

Dreams About Making Wine

Dreams about making wine are dreams about celebrating life and friendship. This dream means you have a good company and you feel relaxed around people. If you are making wine with others, this dream could possibly mean there is an event approaching and you are positively anxious about it.

This dream also reflects your inner need to stay in touch with your friends. You do not like being alone and you cannot imagine having fun alone.