Bible Question (short): What kind of vision? |
Question (full): Dear Leftwich, It's interesting that you point out the vision Paul was talking about in Acts. There are many kinds of visions and I would like to know which kind your 2nd vision was. You mention Acts 26:19. Paul may have said the word “vision” but it was not as we think of it today. Paul’s vision was not just something he saw, it was the same kind of physical manifestation as the woman at Jesus’ tomb had. Notice the difference: As in Acts 9:10,12; 10:3 Acts 18:9 “Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision (horama),…..” Horama: something gazed at, i.e. a spectacle (especially supernatural):--sight. This was more than likely the kind of vision you had concerning 9/11. Now the “vision” Paul was talking about to Agrippa: Acts 26:19 of which you alluded, “Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision (optasia): notice the "vision" that the women at the well had: Luke 24:4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: Luke 24:22 “Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre; 23) “And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision (Optasia) of angels, which said that he was alive.” Optasia: visuality, i.e. (concretely) an apparition: Was your 2nd “vision” just something one sees in ones mind or was it a physical manifestation as Paul and the woman at Jesus’ tomb had? Peace and Joy in Jesus bgg |