Dictionary entry

Visions

R. A. Torrey's New Topical Textbook

God often made known his will by Ps 89:19

God especially made himself known to prophets by Nu 12:6

OFTEN ACCOMPANIED

A representative of the divine person and glory Isa 6:1

An audible voice from heaven Ge 15:1; 1Sa 3:4,5

An appearance of angels Lu 1:22,11; 24:23; Ac 10:3

An appearance of human beings Ac 9:12; 16:9

Frequently difficult and perplexing to those who received them Da 7:15; 8:15; Ac 10:17

OFTEN COMMUNICATED

In the night season Ge 46:2; Da 2:19

In a trance Nu 24:16; Ac 11:5

Often recorded for the benefit of the people Hab 2:2

Often multiplied for the benefit of the people Ho 12:10

MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE

To Abraham Ge 15:1

To Jacob Ge 46:2

To Moses Ex 3:2,3; Ac 7:30-32

To Samuel 1Sa 3:2-15

To Nathan 2Sa 7:4,17

To Eliphaz Job 4:13-16

To Isaiah Isa 6:1-8

To Ezekiel (See chapters 10, 40-48 of Ezekiel) Eze 1:4-14; 8:2-14; 11:24,25; 37:1-10

To Nebuchadnezzar Da 2:28; Da 4:5

To Daniel (See chapters 7, 8, and 10 of Daniel) Da 2:19

To Amos Am 7:1-9; 8:1-6; 9:1

To Zechariah Zec 1:8; 3:1; 4:2; 5:2; 6:1

To Paul Ac 9:3,6; 16:9; 18:9; 22:18; 27:23; 2Ch 12:1-4

To Ananias Ac 9:10,11

To Cornelius Ac 10:3

To Peter Ac 10:9-17

To John (See also Rev chapters 4 - 22) Re 1:12

Sometimes withheld for a long season 1Sa 3:1

The withholding of a great calamity Pr 29:18; La 2:9

False prophets pretended to have seen Jer 14:14; 23:16

The prophets of God skilled in interpreting 2Ch 26:5; Da 1:17