Possible Angel encounter...?

I'll start off by saying hi.
I'm new to this forum and I was told that I could find answers to many questions related to the unexplained things.

Well, to be accurate the next story occurred at the age of 17 (2006).
I was walking home from the bus station, it was raining hard. I had my phones on and as usual - didn't give a crap about my surroundings. suddenly a man that appeared to be drunk (he is usually around the station, almost always drunk) started referring me as Gabriel. He touched my shoulder and then I pushed him away (well, it wasn't the nicest thing to do... but he did scare the crap out of me...) But in his eyes I could see that he was totally sure that my name was Gabriel.
that night I had a lucid dream about the battle at Masada. I recall scents and feelings and the taste of blood in the air...and people there referred me as Gabriel.
Later on, after graduation I enlisted in the army, I've seen a many battles and that feeling of deja-vu chased me through the years in service.

Is it possible that Gabriel was trying to tell me something using a dream?

Maybe it's not so much a message as it is some connection you share with Gabriel. I'm not saying it's the Archangel Gabriel but it could be some other being with the same name? Do you dream of flying a lot? Does the name Gabriel stand out to you a lot?