How to Interpret Dreams and Visions Perry Stone

Christ had to stop Saul on the road to Damascus, blind him in a light, show him a vision, and speak in an audible voice before this rebellious and stubborn Pharisee of Pharisees would pay any attention (Acts 9:1–8). Saul later revealed that those traveling with him that day saw the “light” but never heard the “voice” (Acts 22:9). Saul, whose name was later changed to Paul, called this incident a “heavenly vision” (Acts 26:19). Some saw a light and heard nothing. What God allows you to see and hear can be based upon your personal level of spiritual commitment to Him. One of my staff workers, Sherree Fister, recently lost her stepfather, Rev. Eugene Nicola, because of cancer. Days before he passed, he became quite weak. However, he also became very alert to the spirit world. He began telling the family, “I have seen the colors of heaven.” He also said he could hear the music of heaven. After several unusual encounters when his eyes were opened to the next life, he told his family gathered near his bed, “I want to go on home because it’s too carnal here!” WHY GOD LETS YOU SEE A DEPARTED LOVED ONE At times when a person dreams about a departed loved one, it can be a dream from the Lord. When seeing a vision, a person appears very clear and in a threedimensional form. A vision can be so real that the person may seem to have returned from paradise to literally appear before you. In Stephen’s vision Christ appeared and was standing in heaven. In John’s