How to Interpret Dreams and Visions Perry Stone

W hen I say the word vision, what comes to your mind? There are several ways in which this word is used in the English language. The common meaning is a person’s eyesight, or their ability to see. The second most common usage deals with an individual or a church’s plans for the future, as in: “We have a vision for the future; we are going to build a new facility.” This meaning of vision alludes to the ability to imagine, or create a plan or idea for the future, and to make it occur. However, the spiritual meaning of the word vision from the prophetic and biblical stories is far deeper than the two meanings above. There are three Old Testament prophets who mention the word vision more frequently than other prophetic books. They are Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel. In Isaiah, the word vision is mentioned in seven verses. In Ezekiel, it is referred to thirteen times, and in Daniel, the word is mentioned twentytwo times— more than by any other prophet. Among the prophets, a vision was a divinely inspired visual scene that a prophet saw either during prayer, during sleep, or at times when they were wide awake. The wide-awake vision is perhaps the most rare and unusual. We read that the prophet Balaam saw “the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open” (Num. 24:16, KJV ). Many of these visions were so remarkable that they are difficult for the average human mind to comprehend. When King Uzziah died, Isaiah saw into the heavenly throne room where the seraphim were flying above God’s throne, each with six wings: two were covering their eyes, two were covering their feet, and two they were using to fly (Isa. 6:2). On the other