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EPISODE 668 – HEARING GOD’S VOICE 19 – How Do I Hear God’s Voice? 14 — MORE ON VISIONS, DREAMS AND TRANCES 5

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Thursday, 21st November, 2024
 

HEARING GOD’S VOICE 19 –

How Do I Hear God’s Voice? 14 — MORE ON VISIONS, DREAMS AND TRANCES 5



“And he said, “Hear my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord make myself known to him in a vision; I speak with him in a dream. Not so with my servant Moses. He is faithful in all my house. With him I speak mouth to mouth, clearly, and not in riddles, and he beholds the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?” 

Numbers 12:6-8 (ESV)



Through the experiences of dreams, visions and trances God communicates and instructs believers.

Yet, every speaking of God through these experiences are judged and interpreted according to the revelation of the scriptures.

From yesterday’s episode, I shared the experiences of Cornelius the Italian Centurion and Peter the apostle as examples to help distinct the difference between a vision and a trance.

Whiles a vision is the capturing of an image or event or a phenomenon in the spirit realm by means of spiritual sight and hearing; a trance is a state where a person’s innerman is caught up or captivated into a different realm beyond the optics. To experience a trance is to transit from one realm into a different dimension, whiles you remain in your physical location.

Paul the apostle had such experiences.

One of his experiences was mentioned in the second epistle to the Corinthians:

“This boasting will do no good, but I must go on. I will reluctantly tell about visions and revelations from the Lord. I was caught up to the third heaven fourteen years ago. Whether I was in my body or out of my body, I don’t know—only God knows. Yes, only God knows whether I was in my body or outside my body. But I do know that I was caught up to paradise and heard things so astounding that they cannot be expressed in words, things no human is allowed to tell.” 2 Corinthians 12:1-4 (NLT)

These experiences do still happen to believers. Nonetheless there is the wisdom of God through the scriptures, established to govern such experiences.

From Paul the Apostle’s experience we realize that, it is not all visions that ought to be uttered. God sometimes brings a believer into certain transcendent experience to affirm a reality in his heart.

The apostle Peter’s experience unveiled some few items on this matter.

“The next day around noon, as Cornelius’ men were approaching Joppa, Peter went up to the flat roof of the house to pray. He was hungry and wanted to eat, but while lunch was being prepared he fell into a trance and entered into another realm. As the heavenly realm opened up, he saw something resembling a large linen tablecloth that descended from above, being let down to the earth by its four corners. As it floated down he saw that it held many kinds of four-footed animals, reptiles, and wild birds. A voice said to him, “Peter, go and prepare them to be eaten.” Peter replied, “There’s no way I could do that, Lord, for I’ve never eaten anything forbidden or impure according to our Jewish laws.” The voice spoke again. “Nothing is unclean if God declares it to be clean.” The vision was repeated three times. Then suddenly the linen sheet was snatched back up into heaven. Peter was so stunned by the vision that he couldn’t stop wondering about what all it meant. Meanwhile, Cornelius’ men had learned where Peter was staying and at that same moment were standing outside the gate. They called out to those in the house, “Is this where Simon, the Rock, is staying?” As Peter was in deep thought, trying to interpret the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Go downstairs now, for three men are looking for you. Don’t hesitate to go with them, because I have sent them.” Acts 10:9-20 (TPT)

Few things to note:

⇒ A rich consistent prayer habit creates the atmosphere which aids you to be launched into such captivation. A person of prayer is a person who activates and enlivens the intimacy we have obtained through Christ. The place of prayer is a place of visions and spectacular prophetic experiences. Whenever you pray or delve into the word of God, your spirit ascends to see far beyond the optics.

⇒ A trance is an experience that helps you see beyond the norm. A trance is not necessarily a vision. However you are able to capture or see a vision whiles in a trance. The vision is the message delivered to you by the Lord.

 The visions of God are not delivered with unrelated elements. The elements of every vision are things you can easily relate with. Peter’s state of hunger and expectation for food, became the medium the Lord used to communicate His message to him in the vision.

⇒ The visions of God are stunning and transcending and leaves you with a burden and desire for interpretation.

⇒ Divine visions cannot be interpreted by human efforts. They are interpreted through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and the insight of the Word of God in your heart.

Whether there is a vision or not, we have God’s greatest revelation given to us through His Word.

I call you blessed!

DIG DEEPER
(Ezekiel 8:1-3; Acts 11:4-18; Acts 22:17-21; Revelation 1:10-13; Revelation 17:3)
 
WE PRAY
We pray that Holy Spirit will guide our hearts and minds through the written word and supply us with the accurate interpretation even as we experience heavenly visions.
 
BIBLE READING IN THE YEAR 2024
1 Thessalonians 5 
2 Thessalonians 1 – 2

DECLARE THESE WORDS:

– I judge every dream, vision or trance with the scriptures.
 
– The Bible is the active voice of the Living God to me today.
 
– I refuse to neglect the word of God for it is God’s voice to me.
 
– I stick to the word of God.
 
– I grow deeply in the love for the scriptures daily.
 
– I esteem the word of God as the authentic utterance of God to me.
 
– I don’t look into the shadows, I rather look into the word.
 
– I don’t give room for any deception.

Thank you Lord for the gift of your word!

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Linda Teye
Linda Teye
22 days ago

But there is the wisdom of God displayed in the scriptures to govern this experiences !

Linda Teye
Linda Teye
22 days ago

Mmmm,
it is not all visions that ought to be uttered “!

Linda Teye
Linda Teye
22 days ago

I have a rich consistent prayer habit!

Emmanuel Nanor
22 days ago
Reply to  Linda Teye

In the name of Jesus

Linda Teye
Linda Teye
22 days ago

Wow…
The place of prayer …is the place of visions ….

Thank you Apostle

Linda Teye
Linda Teye
22 days ago

I’m blessed indeed.
You’re a great blessing Apostle

This episode is soo beautiful 😍
God richly bless you Apostle

Linda Teye
Linda Teye
22 days ago

I grow deeply in the love for the scriptures daily.

Emmanuel Nanor
22 days ago

I am blessed
Whether visions or no visions we have the revelation of God, the sure word of prophecy

Emmanuel Nanor
22 days ago

The place of prayer, is the place of vision and other prophetic experiences

Benjamin Okyere
Benjamin Okyere
22 days ago

God revealed things to Peter to affirm what the men who were sent by Cornillius were to come and do but it was far from Peter announcing what he saw until God made the understanding plain at the residence of Cornillius that non jews received the holy spirit without laying of hands

Benjamin Okyere
Benjamin Okyere
22 days ago

This made me understand the part of todays machaira that it is not everything that was suppose to be announced
because Peter told the brethren only after what the lord had showed him came to pass with plain depiction and he even told them not to boast in what he has seen but that they will know and Glorify God for the move of his Power even in unbelievers and non jews

Last edited 22 days ago by Benjamin Okyere
Gbali Gershon
Gbali Gershon
22 days ago

I refuse to neglect the word of God for it is God’s voice to me.

Simon Dotse
Simon Dotse
22 days ago

Interesting……..

Simon Dotse
Simon Dotse
22 days ago

Whether there is a vision or not, we have God’s greatest revelation given to us through His Word.

Simon Dotse
Simon Dotse
22 days ago

The elements of every vision are things you can easily relate with.
Okayyyy!!!!!!!!!

Simon Dotse
Simon Dotse
22 days ago

No matter what, praying and studying God’s word can never be out of the equation

Benjamin Okyere
Benjamin Okyere
22 days ago

God reveals a part of him to people and they go about letting everyone know they have seen the a part of God there are some knowledge or light God reveals is a concealed message for a particular period of time not for immediate public announcement to prove a point or for fame

Bless Adekpe
Bless Adekpe
22 days ago

Wow so it is not a bad thing to be caught up in the spirit whether in trance or in an open vision. However I judge it by the word of God

Samiratu Sulley
Samiratu Sulley
22 days ago

Thank you Lord for the gift of your word.
I am blessed!!!

Dei Edmund
Dei Edmund
22 days ago

I stick to the word of God.
I grow deeply in the love for the scriptures daily.
I esteem the word of God as the authentic utterance of God to me.

Oh Jesus

Nuel
Nuel
22 days ago

Hallelujah

I’m learning so much from this series

Thank you Apostle Sir

Samuel Larbi
Samuel Larbi
22 days ago

Weather a vision or not there’s we have God’s greatest revelation through His word.

Samuel Larbi
Samuel Larbi
22 days ago

I don’t look into the shadows I rather look into the word

Samuel Larbi
Samuel Larbi
22 days ago

The word of God is God’s voice to me and I pay close attention to His voice.

Samuel Larbi
Samuel Larbi
22 days ago

The place of prayer is the place for visions
ohh I am given to prayer!

Semanu Prince
Semanu Prince
22 days ago

Thank You Holy Spirit.

Guide my heart and mind through the written word and supply unto me and with the accurate interpretation even as I experience heavenly visions

Semanu Prince
Semanu Prince
22 days ago

I judge every dream, vision or trance I experience with the scriptures

Semanu Prince
Semanu Prince
22 days ago

A trance is an experience that helps you see beyond the norm. A trance is not necessarily a vision. However you are able to capture or see a vision whiles in a trance. The vision is the message delivered to you by the Lord

Wonderfully explained

Semanu Prince
Semanu Prince
22 days ago

Every speaking of God through experiences or encounters are judged and interpreted according to the revelation of the scriptures

Semanu Prince
Semanu Prince
22 days ago

This has Blessed me so much

Edward Atiase
Edward Atiase
21 days ago

A trance is a spot where one is carried into another realm. In a trance, one can have visions. God can use any present situation to communicate a reality, divine visions leaves the individual awe-strucked seeking interpretations…and true interpretations of such dreams come strictly by the inspiration of the Holy ghost and the Word of God.

Thank you Jesus

Tanisha Amoh
Tanisha Amoh
17 days ago

I stay in the place of prayer

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