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1 | Biblical Definition And Examples-Visions | Bible general Archive 2 | sincerebeliever | 133846 | ||
What is the biblical standard for "visions". Does anyone have a complete definition that is biblically based. In other words, not just one example but what the WHOLE Bible says on this issue? I know it gets down to that God speaks to each of us individually in a way that is unique and personal but does the Bible say that a vision must be like-------- in order to be a "true vision". | ||||||
2 | Biblical Definition And Examples-Visions | Bible general Archive 2 | EdB | 133847 | ||
Sorry the Bible does not give a definition as such, just some examples of visions. However here is the definition as stated in the Holman Bible Dictionary. VISION An experience in the life of a person, whereby a special revelation from God was received. The revelation from God had two purposes. First, a vision was given for immediate direction, as with Abram in Genesis 12:1-3; Lot, Genesis 19:15; Balaam, Numbers 22:22-40; and Peter, Acts 12:7. Second, a vision was given to develop the kingdom of God by revealing the moral and spiritual deficiencies of the people of God in light of God’s requirements for maintaining a proper relationship with Him. The vision of prophets such as Isaiah, Amos, Hosea, Micah, Ezekiel, Daniel, and John are representative of this aspect of revelation. Several Greek and Hebrew terms are translated by the English word vision. In some references, the literal sense of perception with the physical organs of sight is the intended meaning of the word (Job 27:11-12; Prov. 22:29). In 2 Samuel 7:17; Isaiah 22:1,5; Joel 3:1; and Zechariah 13:4, the Hebrew word refers to the prophetic function of receiving and delivering the word of God by the prophet. Vision in varying forms occurs approximately thirty times in the Book of Daniel. The term denotes the mysterious revelation of that which the prophet described as knowledge of the future. In Ezekiel, the words are used literally and metaphorically. Among the classical prophets (Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Micah, Obadiah, etc.) the vision was the primary means of communication between God and the prophet. By this avenue, the prophets interpreted the meaning of immediate events in the history of Israel. “Vision” and “Word of Yahweh” became synonymous in these prophetic writings (see Obad. 1:1). See Prophecy; Revelation; Seer. James Newell Holman Bible Dictionary EdB |
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