Also Lightning Bug. Fireflies are nocturnal beetles that produce a bright and soft intermittent light that they use for courtship. Fireflies are symbolic of illumination.

Positive: Dreaming of a firefly could represent that the Spirit of the Lord is in a person. It could also represent the spirit of wisdom and understanding in a person. A firefly could be symbolic of God’s light in the darkness.

Negative: Seeing a firefly in a dream could symbolize that one is being led or following knowledge and being blinded by false wisdom or light.

(Hebrews 10:32; John 1:9; John 14:26; Daniel 5:14; 1 Timothy 6:20; Psalm 119:104; 2 Corinthians 11:14).