From Nave’s Topical Bible

Vision

Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.

149
Passages listed
31
Books of the 66
1896
Nave's edition

How Nave’s arranged it

A mode of revelationNumbers 12:6 1 Samuel 3:1 2 Chronicles 26:5 Psalms 89:19 Proverbs 29:18 Jeremiah 14:14 Jeremiah 23:16 Daniel 1:17 Hosea 12:10 Joel 2:28 Obadiah 1:1 Habakkuk 2:2 Acts 2:17
Of Abraham
Concerning his descendantsGenesis 15:1–17
Of Jacob
Of the ladder with ascending and descending angelsGenesis 28:12
At Beer-shebaGenesis 46:2
Of Joshua
Of the captain of the Lord' s armyJoshua 5:13–15
Of Moses
Of the burning bushExodus 3:2
Of the glory of GodExodus 24:9–11 Exodus 33:18–23
Of the Israelites

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Of the manifestation of the glory of GodExodus 24:10 Exodus 24:17 Hebrews 12:18–21
Of Balaam
In a tranceActs 22:17–21
See Balaam
Of Elisha
At the transporting of Elijah2 Kings 2:11
Of Elisha' s servant
Of the chariots of the Lord2 Kings 6:17
Of Micaiah
Of the defeat of the Israelites; of the Lord on his throne; and of a lying spirit1 Kings 22:17–23 2 Chronicles 18:16–22
Of David
Of the angel of the Lord beside the threshing-floor of Ornan1 Chronicles 21:15–18
Of Job
Of a spiritJob 4:12–16
Of Isaiah
Of the Lord and his glory in the templeIsaiah 6
Of the valley of visionIsaiah 22
Of Jeremiah
Of an almond rodJeremiah 1:11
Of the seething potJeremiah 1:13
Of Ezekiel
Of the glory of GodEzekiel 1:3 Ezekiel 1:12–14 Ezekiel 23
Of the rollEzekiel 2:9
Of the man of fireEzekiel 8 Ezekiel 9
Of the coals of fireEzekiel 10:1–7
Of the dry bonesEzekiel 37:1–14
Of the city and templeEzekiel 40:48
Of the watersEzekiel 47:1–12
Of Daniel
Of the four beastsDaniel 7
Of the Ancient of DaysDaniel 7:9–27
Of the ram and the he-goatDaniel 8
Of the angelDaniel 10
Of Amos
Of grasshoppersAmos 7:1 Amos 7:2
Of fireAmos 7:4
Of a plumb-lineAmos 7:7 Amos 7:8
Of summer fruitAmos 8:1 Amos 8:2
Of the templeAmos 9:1
Of Zechariah
Of horsesZechariah 1:8–11
Of horns and carpentersZechariah 1:18–21
Of the high priestZechariah 3:1–5
Of the golden lampstandZechariah 4
Of the flying rollZechariah 5:1–4
Of the mountains and chariotsZechariah 6:1–8
Of Zacharias
In the templeLuke 1:13–22
Of John the Baptist
At the immersion of JesusMatthew 3:16 Mark 1:10 Luke 3:22 John 1:32–34
Peter, James, and John
Of the transfiguration of Jesus and the appearance of Moses and ElijahMatthew 17:1–9 Luke 9:28–36
Of the people
Of the tongues of fire at PentecostActs 2:2 Acts 2:3
Of Stephen
Of ChristActs 7:55 Acts 7:56
Of Paul
Of Christ, on the way to DamascusActs 9:3–6 1 Corinthians 9:1
Of AnaniasActs 9:12
Of a man of Macedonia, saying, "Come over into Macedonia, and help us,"Acts 16:9
In CorinthActs 18:9 Acts 18:10
In a tranceActs 22:17–21
Of Paradise2 Corinthians 12:1–4
Of Ananias
Of ChristActs 9:10–12
Of Cornelius, the centurion
Of an angelActs 10:3
Of Peter
Of the sheet which was lowered from the skyActs 10:9–18
Of John on the island of Patmos
The Book of Revelation
Of Christ and the golden lampstandsRevelation 1:10–20
The open doorRevelation 4:1
A rainbow and the throneRevelation 4:2 Revelation 4:3
The twenty-four eldersRevelation 4:4
The seven lampsRevelation 4:5
The sea of glassRevelation 4:6
The four living creaturesRevelation 4:6–8
The book with seven sealsRevelation 5:1–5
The golden vialsRevelation 5:8
The six sealsRevelation 6
The four horsesRevelation 6:2–8
The earthquake and the celestial phenomenaRevelation 6:12 Revelation 14
The four angelsRevelation 7:1
The sealing of the one hundred and forty four thousandRevelation 7:2–8
The seventh seal and the seven angelsRevelation 8:11
The censerRevelation 8:5
The hail and fireRevelation 8:7
The mountain that was thrown into the seaRevelation 8:8 Revelation 8:9
The falling starRevelation 8:10 Revelation 8:11 Revelation 9:1
One-third of the sun, the moon, and the stars were darkenedRevelation 8:12
The bottomless pitRevelation 9:2
The locustsRevelation 9:3–11
The four angels released from the Euphrates RiverRevelation 9:14
The army of horsemenRevelation 9:16–19
The angel that had a bookRevelation 10:1–10
The seven thundersRevelation 10:3 Revelation 10:4
The measurement of the templeRevelation 11:1 Revelation 11:2
The two witnessesRevelation 11:3–12
The court of the GentilesRevelation 11:2
The two olive trees and the two lampstandsRevelation 11:4
The beast that came up out of the bottomless pitRevelation 11:7
The fall of the cityRevelation 11:13
The second and third woesRevelation 11:14
The woman clothed with the sun; the birth of the male infantRevelation 12
The red dragonRevelation 12:3–17
The war in heavenRevelation 12:7–9
The beast rising out of the seaRevelation 13:1–10
The beast coming out of the earthRevelation 13:11–18
The Lamb on Mount ZionRevelation 14:1–5
The angel having the everlasting gospelRevelation 14:6 Revelation 14:7
The angel proclaiming the fall of BabylonRevelation 14:8–13
A son of man with a sickleRevelation 14:14–16
The angel reaping the harvestRevelation 14:14–20
The angel coming out of the templeRevelation 14:17–19
The angel having power over fireRevelation 14:18
The vine and the winepressRevelation 14:18–20
The angels with the seven last plaguesRevelation 15
The sea of glassRevelation 15:2
The temple openedRevelation 15:5
The plague upon the men who had the mark of the beastRevelation 16:2
The sea turned into bloodRevelation 16:3
The seven angels with the seven vials of the wrath of GodRevelation 16 Revelation 17
The destruction of BabylonRevelation 18
The multitude praisingRevelation 19:1–9
The one who is faithful and true, riding a white horseRevelation 19:11–16
The angel in the sunRevelation 19:17–21
Satan bound for one-thousand yearsRevelation 20:1–3
The thrones of judgment, and the resurrection, and the release of SatanRevelation 20:1–10
The great white throneRevelation 20:11
The opening of the Book of LifeRevelation 20:12
Death and hell (gehenna)Revelation 20:14
The New JerusalemRevelation 21
The River of LifeRevelation 22:1
The Tree of LifeRevelation 22:2
See Dream

The passages, in Bible order (149)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

Genesis 15:1–17
After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
Commentary on Genesis 15:1–172 voices
Because Abraham did not seek recompense from man, he received it from God, as we read in Scripture: "After these words the Lord spoke to Abraham in a vision saying, Fear not, Abraham, I will protect you. Your reward will be exceedingly great." The Lord is not slow to reward. He is eager to promise, and he gives in abundance, lest any delay cause weak souls to repent of having despised visible things.
Ambrose of Milan· On AbrahamPatristic
To dispel his fear, he was favored with this gracious announcement. Having such a promise, how well did it become him (and all God's people who have the same promise) to dismiss fears, and cast all burdens on the Lord (Ps 27:3).
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed
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Genesis 28:12
And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder.
Commentary on Genesis 28:122 voices
There can be no doubt that this use of the original term was common among the early Hebrews; as JOSEPHUS, describing the town of Ptolemais (Acre), says it was bounded by a mountain, which, from its projecting sides, was called "the ladder," and the stairs that led down to the city are, in the original, termed a ladder (Ne 3:15) though they were only a flight of steps cut in the side of the rock.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed
Jacob set out and slept—evidence of tranquility of spirit—and saw angels of God ascending and descending. This means he foresaw Christ on earth; the band of angels was descending to Christ and ascending to him, so as to render service to their rightful master in loving servitude.
Ambrose of Milan· On Jacob and the Blessed Life, Book 2, Chapter 4, Section 16Patristic
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Genesis 46:2
And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob.
Commentary on Genesis 46:21 voice
God spake unto Israel--Here is a virtual renewal of the covenant and an assurance of its blessings. Moreover, here is an answer on the chief subject of Jacob's prayer and a removal of any doubt as to the course he was meditating.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed
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Exodus 3:2
There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw the bush ablaze with fire, but it was not consumed.
Commentary on Exodus 3:22 voices
When the almighty Lord of the universe began to legislate through the Word and decided to make his power visible to Moses, he sent Moses a divine vision with the appearance of light, in the burning bush. Now a bramble bush is full of thorns. So too when the Word was concluding his legislation and his stay among men as their Lord, again he permitted himself to be crowned with thorns as a mystic symbol.
Clement of Alexandria· The Instructor Book 2Patristic
A fire, therefore, being in the midst of such a desert bush was a "great sight." It is generally supposed to have been emblematic of the Israelites' condition in Egypt--oppressed by a grinding servitude and a bloody persecution, and yet, in spite of the cruel policy that was bent on annihilating them, they continued as numerous and thriving as ever.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed
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Exodus 24:9–11
Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,
Commentary on Exodus 24:9–112 voices
Nadab, and Abihu--the two oldest sons of Aaron [Ex 6:23]. seventy of the elders--a select number; what was the principle of selection is not said; but they were the chief representatives, the most conspicuous for official rank and station, as well as for their probity and weight of character in their respective tribes.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed
It would appear that Moses, Aaron with his two sons, and seventy of the elders Exo 19:7 went a short distance up the mountain to eat the meal of the covenant (compare Gen 31:43-47), which must have consisted of the flesh of the peace offerings Exo 24:5. Joshua accompanied Moses as his servant Exo 24:13.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
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Exodus 24:10
and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.
Commentary on Exodus 24:102 voices
And they saw the God of Israel--That there was no visible form or representation of the divine nature, we have expressly intimated (De 4:15). But a symbol or emblem of His glory was distinctly, and at a distance, displayed before those chosen witnesses.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed
They saw the place where the God of Israel stood (so the LXX.), something that came near a similitude, but was not; whatever they saw, it was certainly something of which no image nor picture could be made, and yet enough to satisfy them that God was with them of a truth.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710Puritan
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Exodus 24:17
And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites.
Commentary on Exodus 24:171 voice
The glory of the Lord was like devouring fire - This appearance was well calculated to inspire the people with the deepest reverence and godly rear; and this is the use the apostle makes or it, Heb 12:28, Heb 12:29, where he evidently refers to this place, saying, Let us have grace whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear; for our God is a Consuming Fire.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
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Exodus 33:18–23
Then Moses said, “Please show me Your glory.”
Commentary on Exodus 33:18–232 voices
I beseech thee, show me thy glory--This is one of the most mysterious scenes described in the Bible: he had, for his comfort and encouragement, a splendid and full display of the divine majesty, not in its unveiled effulgence, but as far as the weakness of humanity would admit. The face, hand, back parts, are to be understood figuratively.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed
Something it was more than he had yet seen that Moses desired. If it was purely for the assisting of his faith and devotion, the desire was commendable; but perhaps there was in it a mixture of human infirmity. God will have us walk by faith, not by sight, in this world; and faith comes by hearing.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710Puritan
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Numbers 12:6
He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream.
Commentary on Numbers 12:62 voices
The purely intellectual vision existed in the minds of the angels and of the Lawmaker. Moses was raised up to this vision more completely than any other prophet, for it is written: Should there be a prophet among you, in visions will I reveal Myself …
Bonaventure· Collations on the Hexaemeron, Collation 9, 1257Patristic
If there be a prophet - We see here the different ways in which God usually made himself known to the prophets, viz., by visions - emblematic appearances, and by dreams, in which the future was announced by dark speeches, בחידת bechidoth, by enigmas or figurative representations, Num 12:
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
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Joshua 5:13–15
Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?”
Commentary on Joshua 5:13–152 voices
And so you must beware and exercise great care in order to discern with knowledge the kinds of visions, just as Joshua the son of Nun, when he saw a vision and knew there was temptation in it, immediately asked the one who appeared to him and said, "Are you for us, or for our adversaries?" So, then, the soul progresses when it comes to the place where it begins to distinguish between visions; and it is proved to be spiritual if it knows how to discern them all.
Origen of Alexandria· HOMILIES ON NUMBERS 27.11Patristic
A man - See Gen 12:7, note; Gen 18:2, note. The appearance was that of God manifested in the Person of His Word. Hence, the command of Jos 5:15. That the appearance was not in a vision merely is clear from the fact that Joshua “went unto Him” and addressed Him.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
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1 Samuel 3:1
And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare and visions were scarce.
Commentary on 1 Samuel 3:12 voices
See the margin reference note. Josephus says that Samuel’s call to the prophetic office happened when he had just completed his twelfth year (compare Luk 2:42). Was precious - (or rare) The song of Hannah, and the prophecy of the “man of God” (1Sa 2:27 note), are the only instances of prophecy since Deborah. Samuel is mentioned as the first of the series of prophets Act 3:24. No open vision - Better rendered, “There was no vision promulgated or published.” (Compare 2Ch 31:5.)
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
Perhaps the impiety and impurity that prevailed in the tabernacle, and no doubt corrupted the whole nation, had provoked God, as a token of his displeasure, to withdraw the Spirit of prophecy, till the decree had gone forth for the raising up of a more faithful priest, and then, as an earnest of that, this faithful prophet was raised up.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710Puritan
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1 Kings 22:17–23
So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”
Commentary on 1 Kings 22:17–232 voices
Thus adjured, Micaiah wholly changes his tone. Ahab cannot possibly mistake the meaning of his vision, especially as the metaphor of “sheep and shepherd” for king and people was familiar to the Israelites from the prayer of Moses Num 27:17.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd--The purport of this was that the army of Israel would be defeated and dispersed; that Ahab would fall in the battle, and the people return without either being pursued or destroyed by the enemy.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871Reformed
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2 Kings 2:11
As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.
Commentary on 2 Kings 2:112 voices
But do not marvel in regard to what is said about Elijah, if, just as something strange happened to him different from all the saints who are recorded, in respect of his having been caught up by a whirlwind into heaven, so his spirit had something of choice excellence, so that not only did it rest on Elisha but also descended along with John at his birth; and that John, separately, "was filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother's womb," and separately "came before Christ in the spirit and power of Elijah."
Origen of Alexandria· COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW 13.2Patristic
Elijah went up ... - No honest exegesis can explain this passage in any other sense than as teaching the translation of Elijah, who was taken from the earth, like Enoch Gen 5:24, without dying. Compare Ecclesiasticus 48:9.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
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2 Kings 6:17
Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
Commentary on 2 Kings 6:172 voices
Open his eyes that he may see - Elisha’s servant lacked the faith of his master. Elisha therefore prays that he may be given a vision of the spiritual world, and see, as if with the bodily eye, the angelic host (marginal references) which he himself knows to be present.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)Evangelical
He saw, &c. - Fire is both dreadful and devouring: that power which was engaged for Elisha, could both terrify and consume the assailants. Elijah gave a specimen of Divine justice, when he called for flames of fire on the heads of his persecutors to consume them. Elisha gives a specimen of Divine mercy, in heaping coals of fire on the heads of his persecutors to melt them.
John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament, 1765Evangelical
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1 Chronicles 21:15–18
Then God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem, but as the angel was doing so, the LORD saw it and relented from the calamity, and He said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
Commentary on 1 Chronicles 21:15–181 voice
And God sent an angel - Thus the Targum: “And the Word of the Lord sent the angel of death against Jerusalem to destroy it; and he beheld the ashes of the binding of Isaac at the foot of the altar, and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, which he made in the Mount of Worship; and the house of the upper sanctuary, where are the souls of the righteous, and the image of Jacob fixed on the throne of glory; and he turned in his Word from the evil which he designed to do unto them; and he said to the destroying angel, Cease; take Abishai their chief from among them, and cease from smiting the rest of the people.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the BibleEvangelical
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2 Chronicles 18:16–22
So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”
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