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I am a born-again Christian since February 2003. The most exciting thing that has happened to me since being saved is my hearing was restored. I used to wear hearingaides and had a 40% hearing loss in both ears. All of that changed in October 2003 when god healed me at my church "Highest Praise Fellowship" in Pueblo, Co. My church that I attend now is "Church for all nations in Colorado Springs, CO. I grew up in a very dysfunctional home. My mother was......
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PROPHET JOHNNY JOHNNY4CHRIST
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As a Seer and a Feeler
(prophetically), I truly believe
that moving in the visionary
realm has moved me forward faster
and with more accuracy in daily
life and ministry. Vision is
needful in these times. In order
to be people of vision we need to
be able to see.
"Jesus gave them this answer: 'I
tell you the truth, the Son can
do nothing by Himself; He can do
only what He sees His Father
doing, because whatever the
Father does the Son also does.
For the Father loves the Son and
shows Him all he does. Yes, to
your amazement He will show Him
even greater things than these.'"
John 5:19-20
Jesus did nothing of Himself. He
only did those things which He
saw the Father doing. This is our
model and example. Let us "look
to see" what our Father is
initiating and respond to His
activity. Let us ask Him for
visions of what He is doing and
wanting to accomplish in the
earth. Then we need to DO IT!
So here is my teaching
communication for this week. Read
it, see it, and pass it on!
Introduction to Visionary
Revelation
Visionary revelation is
manifested in three different
ways: visions, trances, and
dreams. This lesson will cover an
overview of materials on visions
and trances.
Visions are closely associated
with dreams, but visions occur
during the time when the
individual is fully awake and
conscious. Dreams and visions are
signs of God's last day
outpouring of His Holy Spirit.
God reveals Himself to man
through the use of the eyes of
His heart by granting dreams and
visions. God greatly desires to
communicate to us through the
eyes of our heart (Ephesians
1:17-18), but we must first
recognize this faculty within us
and the importance it can have as
we present it to Him to be used
by Him.
Since Christianity is a
heart-to-heart, or
spirit-to-spirit relationship, we
would expect to see this faculty
used much in our relationship
with God. However, it is not
often used as it should be among
Western Christians, because we
have been trained to live out of
our mind rather than our heart.
We have put logic on a pedestal
and neglected the value of
"seeing in the Spirit." So now,
let's consider developing our
capacity to discern God's voice
through the benefits of visionary
revelation.
Developing One's Capacity to See
in the Spirit
A. Jesus Our Model
1. John 5:19-20 - Our Lord Jesus
set the example as He did nothing
of Himself, unless it was
something He saw the Father
doing.
2. Matthew 13:34 - Jesus turned
everything in life into a
parable, and parables become
relatable picture language to
communicate the needed message.
B. Scriptures on Looking
Read the following scriptures and
ask the Lord for your capacity to
see into the things of the Holy
Spirit to be increased.
1. Daniel 6:10
2. Habakkuk 2:1-3
3. Revelation 4:1-2
4. John 8:38
C. Suggestions on Becoming Open
to Seeing in the Spirit
1. Be still outwardly and
inwardly. Learn to quiet your
soul before God.
2. Enter a biblical story using
vision. Simply see what you're
reading and pray over the
scriptures, asking the Spirit of
revelation to open them up to
you.
3. Focus intently on Jesus and
the eyes of your heart will be
enlightened and faith will be
ignited (see Ephesians 1:18-29).
4. In intercession for others or
whatever circumstance, see the
person for whom you are praying
and allow Christ to enter the
circumstances.
5. Ask God to speak to you when
you're awake and when you're
asleep (see Psalm 127:2), then
record a summary of it.
6. Speaking in tongues (praying
in the spirit) opens up
communication with the Holy
Spirit and allows images to arise
within.
7. Quiet prayer and meditation
opens you up to reflective
insights which can form a vision.
8. In times of praise and
worship, the eyes of your heart
may be opened and you can see
what you're singing. Praise
magnifies the Lord and He is
enthroned by the praises of His
people (see Psalm 22:3 and 9:11).
Levels of Vision
A. Internal Vision
1. Zechariah 1-6; 4:1 -
Zechariah's night visions were
most likely received this way
(internal visions), as the
prophet was awakened in
preparation for the visions.
2. Daniel 7:1,13-14 - These
profound visions were called
"visions in the mind."
3. When the face of a friend or
relative pops into our mind, then
we know we must pray for them.
These snapshot picture forms of
revelation from the Holy Spirit
are used to urge us to pray.
B. External Vision
1. Elisha saw the hosts of God
encompassing the city of Dothan
in II Kings 6:17. He then prayed
that the servant's eyes would
likewise be opened.
2. Stephen gazed into Heaven and
saw the heavens open and saw
Jesus standing at the right hand
of God in Acts 7:55-56.
C. Visions While in a Trance or a
Dream
1. Peter received a vision while
in a trance (see Acts 10:10-23).
2. Paul received a vision in the
night as he slept (see Acts
16:9-10).
Detailed materials are available
on this subject in the study
guide Understanding Supernatural
Encounters.
Visions of the Canonical Prophets
The following is a partial
listing of visions recorded in
the Old Testament prophetic
books.
A. Isaiah
1. Vision of the Lord and His
glory - Chapter 6
2. Vision of the valley - Chapter
22
B. Jeremiah
1. Almond rod - 1:11
2. Seething pot - 1:13
3. Two baskets of figs - 24:1-2
C. Ezekiel
1. Glory of God - 1:3,12-14,23
2. Vision of the roll - 2:9
3. Man of fire - Chapters 8-9
4. Coals of fire - 10:1-7
5. Dry bones - 37:1-14
6. Jerusalem and the temple -
Chapters 40-48
7. Visions of waters - 47:1-12
D. Daniel
1. Secret vision - 2:19
2. Four beasts - 7:1-8
3. Ancient of Days - 7:9-27
4. Ram and the goat - 8:1-14
5. Angel - Chapter 10
6. World powers - 11:2; 12:4
7. Man clothed in linen - 12:5-13
E. Amos
1. Grasshoppers - 7:1-2
2. Fire - 7:4
3. Plumb line - 7:7-8
4. Summer fruit - 8:1-2
5. Temple - 9:1-3
F. Zechariah
1. Horses - 1:8-11
2. Horns and carpenters - 1:18-21
3. High priest - 3:1-5
4. Golden candlestick - Chapter 4
5. Flying roll - 5:1-4
6. Mountains and chariots - 6:1-8
G. There are No Recorded Visions
in the Books of the Following
Prophets:
Hosea, Joel, Obadiah, Jonah,
Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk,
Zephaniah, Haggai, and Malachi.
Greek Words for Visionary States
The following are ten different
Greek words that each describe a
different aspect of visionary
revelation.
A. Onar - Matthew 1:20;
2:12,13,19, 22; 27:19 - It is a
common word for "dream." It is a
vision seen in sleep as opposed
to waking.
B. Enupnion - Acts 2:17; Jude 8 -
It is a vision seen in sleep. It
stresses the givenness, almost
surprise quality of what is
received in sleep.
C. Horama - Matthew 17:9; Acts
7:31; 9:10,12; 10:3,17,19; 11:5;
12:9; 16:9-10; 18:9 - It is
translated "vision." It can refer
to visions of the night or
sleeping experiences, as well as
to waking visions.
D. Opasis - Acts 2:17; Revelation
9:17 - This can signify the eye
as the organ of sight, an
appearance of any kind, even a
spectacle.
E. Optasia - Luke 1:22; 24:23;
Acts 26:19; II Corinthians 12 -
It is translated "vision." It has
the sense of self-disclosure, of
"letting oneself be seen."
F. Ekstasis - Mark 5:42; Luke
5:26; Mark 16:8; Acts 3:10;
10:10; 11:5; 22:17 - We derive
the English word "ecstasy" from
this. It literally means
"standing aside from oneself,
being displaced or over against
oneself," and ordinarily there is
a sense of amazement, confusion
and even extreme terror.
G. Ginomai en pneumati -
Revelation 1:10; Matthew 4:1;
Mark 1:12; Luke 4:1; Luke 1:41 -
This is translated "to become in
Spirit." This refers to the state
in which one could see visions
and be informed or spoken to
directly by the Spirit.
H. Ephisteni, paristeni - Acts
23:11; 27:23; Luke 1:11; Acts
10:30; 16:9 - This simply refers
to the fact that some reality
stands by in the night or in the
day.
I. Blepo and eido - Revelation
1:2,11; Mark 9:9; Luke 9:36 - It
means "to see" or "to perceive."
These words are used to mean
"see" in the normal outer sense,
yet are also used to refer to
seeing in the spiritual sense.
J. Apokalupsis - Revelation 1:1;
I Corinthians 14:6,26; II
Corinthians 12:1,7; Galatians 2:2
- Translated "revelation," it
literally means disclosure,
divine uncovering or revelation.
Let Us Learn to Use the
Supernatural Tools the Lord Has
Given Us
Let us each pray that the eyes of
our heart will be enlightened
that we might see. Dr. David
Yonggi Cho has stated, "The
language of the Holy Spirit is
dreams and visions." Watchman Nee
said, "The picture is the Holy
Spirit's memory." Let us learn to
use the natural and supernatural
tools the Lord has given us and
see what God is doing.
Blessings and Peace,
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10/27/2008
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