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Mental pictures used by God to convey messages or reveal future events. They are normally received in private by individuals who are often prophets.
God speaks to individuals in visions
Genesis 46:2-4See alsoGenesis 15:1;1 Samuel 3:10-15;Acts 9:10-12;Acts 10:3-6;Acts 11:5-12;Acts 16:9-10;Acts 18:9-10;Acts 26:12-19
Visions may reveal future events
Daniel 8:17-19See alsoDaniel 7:15-18,23-27;Amos 7:7-9;Luke 1:11-22;Revelation 22:6
Visions may contain unusual or startling images
Zechariah 1:8See alsoEzekiel 1:4-28;Daniel 4:10-17;Daniel 7:2-15;Daniel 8:2-14;Revelation 1:12-16;Revelation 4:1-11;Revelation 9:17
Visions received by prophets
Numbers 12:6See alsoIsaiah 6:1-4;Jeremiah 1:11-16;Ezekiel 1:1;Hosea 12:10;Amos 7:1-9
Visions recorded by prophets
2 Chronicles 32:32See also2 Chronicles 9:29;Isaiah 1:1;Daniel 7:1;Daniel 8:1;Obadiah 1;Micah 1:1;Nahum 1:1
False visions associated with lying prophets
Ezekiel 13:6-9See also1 Kings 22:10-28 pp2 Chronicles 18:9-27;Jeremiah 14:14;Jeremiah 23:16;Lamentations 2:14;Ezekiel 22:28;Zechariah 10:2
God may withhold visions
1 Samuel 3:1See alsoLamentations 2:9;Ezekiel 7:26;Micah 3:6
Visions associated with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit
Acts 2:17See alsoJoel 2:28
See also
1403 God, revelation1409 dream1429 prophecy, OT fulfilment1431 prophecy, OT methods1439 revelation1466 vision3257 Holy Spirit, gift of4627 creatures6694 mystery7730 explanation7772 prophets9130 future, the
