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Jan 14, 2024 · Visions are a type of divine revelation where God reveals something visually to a person. Visions often serve to guide, instruct, encourage or warn. They are a supernatural experience where a person sees something that is not physically present. Visions can involve seeing angels, prophecy of future events, seeing Jesus or seeing things ...
- Moses Has A Vision of God
- Elijah Has A Vision of God
- Three Apostles Witnessed A Vision of God at The Mount of Transfiguration
- Paul Has A Vision of God
- We Have and Will Have A Vision of God
When Moses ascended Sinai, God brought him into heaven. Exodus 24:9–10 records part of his ascent by saying: Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up, and they saw the God of Israel. There was under his feet as it were a pavement of sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness. The ground turned into...
Elijah, high on slaying the priests of Baal, gets a wake-up call when Jezebel threatens to murder him. So he flees to Mount Horeb where God gave the covenant and Moses had his vision of God. There, God too passes him by. While we learn that God’s presence is dangerous in the story of Moses, the narrative of Kings gives us a vivid picture of this da...
It is small wonder that Moses and Elijah appear on the Mount of Transfiguration talking with the glorified Jesus. That had already done this as Exodus and 1 Kings records. They are the ones who, while yet alive, talked with the glory of God, that is, Jesus. At the Mount of Transfiguration, they stood in the presence of Jesus whose “clothes became r...
When Paul has his vision of Jesus (Acts 9), he decides he needs to reevaluate his life. So he says he spent three years in Arabia before heading to Damascus (Gal 1:17–18). Possibly during this time he “received [the gospel] through a revelation of Jesus Christ” (Gal 1:12). Interestingly, Arabia, where Paul went, included Mount Horeb in its region (...
By the Spirit, we unite to Christ. Through uniting to him according to his humanity (we share a common nature), we then have full access to God since we have the whole Christ. So we come to know God experientially in this way. In prayer, we “with confidence draw near to the throne of grace” (Heb 4:16). In this sense, we have a partial vision of God...
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Visions serve a variety of purposes. They can convey what will happen in the future (prophecy) or teach spiritual truth. They can be used to strengthen a believer during a trial, reveal events that would otherwise be unknown or reveal God's majesty. They can confirm punishment for sin, inform someone to do the Eternal's will, or even provide ...
Jan 17, 2024 · Dreams have always held a special place in the Bible as a way for God to communicate with His people. It’s like God’s special language just for us! Throughout the Old and New Testaments, we see incredible stories of how dreams were used to reveal God’s will and give guidance. One of the most well-known stories is about a guy named Joseph.
Dec 17, 2003 · Dreams have been used to reveal something about God or His will. Visions. God has used visions to reveal Himself. Miracles. God used miracles to give credence to what people said. If a man claimed to be speaking on behalf of God, God sometimes allowed a miracle to be performed as proof that the words spoken were indeed His words. The Bible. God ...
That truth is one many people seem prone to misunderstand. Inspiration does not mean the Bible contains God’s revelation. It does not mean gems of revealed truth are concealed in Scripture. It does not mean men wrote God’s truth in their own words. It does not mean God merely assisted the writers.
Jan 1, 2008 · The Spirit at Work in Revealing Truth. The twentieth century has been a period of rapid change. The advent of the atomic bomb, rapid communication and travel, and multiplied social and economic problems have set the present age apart from any similar period of history. The modern mind accordingly is asking new questions about what God is saying ...
