Ansel - "helmet of God"

3/23/15

My daughter M dreamt that she dated a young man named Ansel. They were out for a drive and later a stroll for the evening. During their walk, they entered a dangerous section of town that was filled with gang violence, and they both became nervous. Ansel told M to stand close to his side; he would keep her safe. It was known to M that Ansel had a past with one of the gangs. As they walked, one current member of his old gang came up to Ansel and asked for him to rejoin them.  They could use his help. Ansel told them, "No way," and they continued on their walk. (Every one of the gang members had a number tattooed on their arm.) The next thing she remembers is entering a building and coming upon a very large cooler. Inside the cooler were bloodied sheets with dismembered bodies inside bags. Each one had a number on top relating to their tattoo. It was clear these members had stepped out of line, and this was the consequence of crossing their leader. Ansel closed the cooler and told M they needed to get out of there. He took her to a large building that she described was similar to a hospital. They located the laundry room, and Ansel instructed her to hide there. He would attempt to draw them away from her. M hid in a large laundry hamper with clothes on top of her. She was there several hours but finally realized that she was not completely covered. She climbed out and hid under a shelf, and piled clothes all over her.  M heard screams of terror outside her room and prayed for protection. Eventually, angels dressed for battle began appearing. Some appeared to covered her with their bodies and more filled the room. They found her hiding place and the fight came to them.  At some point she was handed a large dagger or sword and fought by their side. She woke up. M said that she woke up feeling very peaceful and confident which was very strange given the highly disturbing nature of the dream.

Note: While M was telling me, I could see her excitement grow as she talked about the angels appearing and covering her.  She was literally radiant by the end of the dream. Incidentally, our family does not permit dating as is our society's custom. If a young man is interested in getting to know my girls, their time together will be chaperoned, so as not to put either of them in a compromising situation.

We looked up the meaning of the name Ansel. We found "helmet of God" and "with divine protection." Honestly, this one has me stumped. The only message I see here is that although our prayers for protection will be answered, we will need to be ready to do battle as well. I would like to say she was given a sword as this would simply represent the Word of YHVH, but she said that she wasn't sure. I submit that we should be armed for all manner of battles, but the Word first.

Any thoughts?