What Does the Bible Say About Visions?
Here are 5 Bible verses about visions, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.
- #11 John 4:1
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
BSBBeloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
- #2Daniel 7:13-14
I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
BSBIn my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
- #3Joel 2:28
And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
BSBAnd afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
- #4Habakkuk 2:2
And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
BSBThen the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it.
- #5Revelation 11:2
But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
BSBBut exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
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Visions in Torrey's 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