VISION

A supernatural presentation of certain scenery or circumstances to the mind of a person either while awake or asleep, Isa 6:1-13 Eze 1:1-28 Da 8:1-27 Ac 26:13. See DREAM.

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vision. vision, sight, apparition, or a phantasie.

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Vision. Vision
(Luke 1:22), a vivid apparition, not a dream (comp. Luke 24:23; Acts 26:19; 2 Cor. 12:1).

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VISION. → A mode of revelation Nu 12:6; 1Sa 3:1; 2Ch 26:5; Ps 89:19; Pr 29:18; Jer 14:14; 23:16; Da 1:17; Ho 12:10; Joe 2:28; Ob 1:1; Hab 2:2; Ac 2:17 → Of Abraham
* Concerning his descendants Ge 15:1-17

→ Of Jacob
* Of the ladder with ascending and descending angels Ge 28:12
* At Beer-sheba Ge 46:2

→ Of Joshua
* Of the captain of the Lord' s army Jos 5:13-15

→ Of Moses
* Of the burning bush Ex 3:2
* Of the glory of God Ex 24:9-11; 33:18-23

→ Of the Israelites
* Of the manifestation of the glory of God Ex 24:10,17; Heb 12:18-21

→ Of Balaam
* In a trance Ac 22:17-21
* See BALAAM

→ Of Elisha
* At the transporting of Elijah 2Ki 2:11

→ Of Elisha' s servant
* Of the chariots of the Lord 2Ki 6:17

→ Of Micaiah
* Of the defeat of the Israelites; of the Lord on his throne; and of a lying spirit 1Ki 22:17-23; 2Ch 18:16-22

→ Of David
* Of the angel of the Lord beside the threshing-floor of Ornan 1Ch 21:15-18

→ Of Job
* Of a spirit Job 4:12-16

→ Of Isaiah
* Of the Lord and his glory in the temple Isa 6
* Of the valley of vision Isa 22

→ Of Jeremiah
* Of an almond rod Jer 1:11
* Of the seething pot Jer 1:13

→ Of Ezekiel
* Of the glory of God Eze 1:3,12-14; 23
* Of the roll Eze 2:9
* Of the man of fire Eze 8; 9
* Of the coals of fire Eze 10:1-7
* Of the dry bones Eze 37:1-14
* Of the city and temple Eze 40:48
* Of the waters Eze 47:1-12

→ Of Daniel
* Of the four beasts Da 7
* Of the Ancient of Days Da 7:9-27
* Of the ram and the he-goat Da 8
* Of the angel Da 10

→ Of Amos
* Of grasshoppers Am 7:1,2
* Of fire Am 7:4
* Of a plumb-line Am 7:7,8
* Of summer fruit Am 8:1,2
* Of the temple Am 9:1

→ Of Zechariah
* Of horses Zec 1:8-11
* Of horns and carpenters Zec 1:18-21
* Of the high priest Zec 3:1-5
* Of the golden lampstand Zec 4
* Of the flying roll Zec 5:1-4
* Of the mountains and chariots Zec 6:1-8

→ Of Zacharias
* In the temple Lu 1:13-22

→ Of John the Baptist
* At the immersion of Jesus Mt 3:16; Mr 1:10; Lu 3:22; Joh 1:32-34

→ Peter, James, and John
* Of the transfiguration of Jesus and the appearance of Moses and Elijah Mt 17:1-9; Lu 9:28-36

→ Of the people
* Of the tongues of fire at Pentecost Ac 2:2,3

→ Of Stephen
* Of Christ Ac 7:55,56

→ Of Paul
* Of Christ, on the way to Damascus Ac 9:3-6; 1Co 9:1
* Of Ananias Ac 9:12
* Of a man of Macedonia, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us, Ac 16:9
* In Corinth Ac 18:9,10
* In a trance Ac 22:17-21
* Of Paradise 2Co 12:1-4

→ Of Ananias
* Of Christ Ac 9:10-12

→ Of Cornelius, the centurion
* Of an angel Ac 10:3

→ Of Peter
* Of the sheet which was lowered from the sky Ac 10:9-18

→ Of John on the island of Patmos
* The Book of Revelation
* Of Christ and the golden lampstands Re 1:10-20
* The open door Re 4:1
* A rainbow and the throne Re 4:2,3
* The twenty-four elders Re 4:4
* The seven lamps Re 4:5
* The sea of glass Re 4:6
* The four living creatures Re 4:6-8
* The book with seven seals Re 5:1-5
* The golden vials Re 5:8
* The six seals Re 6
* The four horses Re 6:2-8
* The earthquake and the celestial phenomena Re 6:12; 14
* The four angels Re 7:1
* The sealing of the one hundred and forty four thousand Re 7:2-8
* The seventh seal and the seven angels Re 8:11
* The censer Re 8:5
* The hail and fire Re 8:7
* The mountain that was thrown into the sea Re 8:8,9
* The falling star Re 8:10,11; 9:1
* One-third of the sun, the moon, and the stars were darkened Re 8:12
* The bottomless pit Re 9:2
* The locusts Re 9:3-11
* The four angels released from the Euphrates River Re 9:14
* The army of horsemen Re 9:16-19
* The angel that had a book Re 10:1-10
* The seven thunders Re 10:3,4
* The measurement of the temple Re 11:1,2
* The two witnesses Re 11:3-12
* The court of the Gentiles Re 11:2
* The two olive trees and the two lampstands Re 11:4
* The beast that came up out of the bottomless pit Re 11:7
* The fall of the city Re 11:13
* The second and third woes Re 11:14
* The woman clothed with the sun; the birth of the male infant Re 12
* The red dragon Re 12:3-17
* The war in heaven Re 12:7-9
* The beast rising out of the sea Re 13:1-10
* The beast coming out of the earth Re 13:11-18
* The Lamb on Mount Zion Re 14:1-5
* The angel having the everlasting gospel Re 14:6,7
* The angel proclaiming the fall of Babylon Re 14:8-13
* A son of man with a sickle Re 14:14-16
* The angel reaping the harvest Re 14:14-20
* The angel coming out of the temple Re 14:17-19
* The angel having power over fire Re 14:18
* The vine and the winepress Re 14:18-20
* The angels with the seven last plagues Re 15
* The sea of glass Re 15:2
* The temple opened Re 15:5
* The plague upon the men who had the mark of the beast Re 16:2
* The sea turned into blood Re 16:3
* The seven angels with the seven vials of the wrath of God Re 16; 17
* The destruction of Babylon Re 18
* The multitude praising Re 19:1-9
* The one who is faithful and true, riding a white horse Re 19:11-16
* The angel in the sun Re 19:17-21
* Satan bound for one-thousand years Re 20:1-3
* The thrones of judgment, and the resurrection, and the release of Satan Re 20:1-10
* The great white throne Re 20:11
* The opening of the Book of Life Re 20:12
* Death and hell (gehenna) Re 20:14
* The New Jerusalem Re 21
* The River of Life Re 22:1
* The Tree of Life Re 22:2

→ See DREAM

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vision. Vision, n. sight, a phantom, ghost, dream, revelation

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Vi″sion (?), n. [[OE. visioun, F. vision, fr. L. visio, from videre, visum, to see: akin to Gr. � to see, � I know, and E. wit. See Wit, v., and cf. Advice, Clairvoyant, Envy, Evident, Provide, Revise, Survey, View, Visage, Visit.]] 1. 1. The act of seeing external objects; actual sight.
Faith here is turned into vision there. Hammond. 2. 2. (Physiol.) The faculty of seeing; sight; one of the five senses, by which colors and the physical qualities of external objects are appreciated as a result of the stimulating action of light on the sensitive retina, an expansion of the optic nerve.
3. 3. That which is seen; an object of sight. Shak.
4. 4. Especially, that which is seen otherwise than by the ordinary sight, or the rational eye; a supernatural, prophetic, or imaginary sight; an apparition; a phantom; a specter; as, the visions of Isaiah.
The baseless fabric of this vision. Shak. No dreams, but visions strange. Sir P. Sidney. 5. 5. Hence, something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy. Locke.
Arc of vision (Astron.), the arc which measures the least distance from the sun at which, when the sun is below the horizon, a star or planet emerging from his rays becomes visible. — Beatific vision (Theol.), the immediate sight of God in heaven. — Direct vision (Opt.), vision when the image of the object falls directly on the yellow spot (see under Yellow); also, vision by means of rays which are not deviated from their original direction. — Field of vision, field of view. See under Field. — Indirect vision (Opt.), vision when the rays of light from an object fall upon the peripheral parts of the retina. — Reflected vision, or Refracted vision, vision by rays reflected from mirrors, or refracted by lenses or prisms, respectively. — Vision purple. (Physiol.) See Visual purple, under Visual.