Originally posted by RhinestoneCowboy
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In fact it seems that when we are meant to understand a visionary experience in the pure sense of an inward experience, the writers go the extra mile to make that clear eg in the case of the man from Macedonia. In Acts 16:9 we see 'appeared' and 'vision' used in the same sentence making the sense clear "And a vision (όραμα) appeared to Paul in the night ....' Acts 10:3 regarding Cornelius "About the ninth hour of the day he clearly saw in a vision (όράματι) an angel ..." Acts 9:10 regarding Ananias "...and the Lord said to him in a vision (όράματι) ..." and talking to Ananias in the vision, the Lord says of Paul "...he is praying and he has seen in a vision (όράματι) a man named Ananias come in ..."
Originally posted by RSC
Originally posted by RSC
Acts 26:19 the 'heavenly vision' is a catch all phrase for everything Paul had been told and shown would happen to him as he ministered about Christ. 2 Corinthians 12 seems to be talking about visions as in mystical experiences because he is comparing himself to the Corinthians and their boasts of spiritual visions (1 Co r 12)
Originally posted by RSC
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