{"id":2400,"date":"2024-05-24T18:55:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T18:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/sleep-paralysis-bible\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T20:11:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T20:11:20","slug":"sleep-paralysis-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/sleep-paralysis-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Schlafparalyse steht nicht in der Bibel \u2013 und Hiob 4 handelt nicht davon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Sleep paralysis is not in the Bible. It is a well-described sleep phenomenon, it is common, and Scripture contains no account of it. The passage most often quoted about it is real, and it is being quoted wrongly. What sleep paralysis is During dreaming sleep the body is held still. Muscle tone is switched off, which is what stops us acting out dreams. Sleep paralysis is that mechanism persisting for a few seconds or minutes after the mind has woken.\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sleep paralysis is not in the Bible. Job 4 resembles it \u2014 but the speaker is Eliphaz, whose theology God rejects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[38],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-2400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-mysteries"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22327,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/waking-at-3am-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":2400,"position":0},"title":"Is There a Biblical Meaning to Waking Up at 3 a.m.? Scripture Never Mentions the Hour","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Januar 24, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"No. The Bible never mentions 3 a.m. or gives waking then a meaning, though it describes prayer in the night watches and calls sleep a gift from God.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Pentecost, in the style of Raphael","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00387.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00387.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00387.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00387.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":31699,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/bible-eating-dreams-significance\/","url_meta":{"origin":2400,"position":1},"title":"Dreaming About Eating: The Bible Gives It No Meaning","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"April 13, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Scripture gives no meaning to a dream about eating. What it does with meals is decide who belongs at the table \u2014 and Jesus kept choosing the wrong people.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Immaculate Conception, in the style of Veronese","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00493.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00493.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00493.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00493.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":45386,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/prayers-for-good-dreams\/","url_meta":{"origin":2400,"position":2},"title":"12 Prayers For Good Dreams: Simple &amp; Powerful","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Juli 9, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Twelve prayers for good dreams.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Prayers&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Prayers","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/prayers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Jesus in Gethsemane, in the style of Raphael","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00381.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00381.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00381.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00381.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":21933,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/biblical-references-urination-dreams\/","url_meta":{"origin":2400,"position":3},"title":"Do Dreams About Urinating Have a Biblical Meaning? Scripture Never Mentions Them","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Februar 11, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"No. The Bible never mentions urinating in a dream and offers no key to dream images; Joseph said interpretations belong to God (Genesis 40:8).","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Ascension, in the style of Jacques-Louis David","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00507.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00507.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00507.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00507.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":22318,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/plants-in-dreams-bible\/","url_meta":{"origin":2400,"position":4},"title":"Dreaming About Plants: Growth That Cannot Be Hurried","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Januar 2, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Plants are the Bible's favourite way of talking about people, because a plant cannot be hurried.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Abraham and Isaac, in the style of Georgia O'Keeffe","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00287.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00287.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00287.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00287.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":22340,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/killing-cat-biblical-dreams\/","url_meta":{"origin":2400,"position":5},"title":"Dreaming About Killing Cats: Cats Barely Appear in the Bible","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Januar 21, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Cats barely appear in the Bible: one verse in Baruch, in Catholic and Orthodox Bibles, not the 66-book Protestant one. No verse explains this dream.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The creation of the world","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00201.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00201.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00201.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00201.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00569.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1","mfb_acf":[],"mfb_rest_fields":["title","jetpack-related-posts","jetpack_sharing_enabled","jetpack_featured_media_url"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2400"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=2400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}