Visions From God
Does the Father of Truth (YHVH aka God aka THE LORD) still give people visions today?
The best place to begin is with an explanation of the three different types of vision
An open vision is when the Spirit of Truth (Ruach HaQodesh aka The Holy Spirit aka The Holy Ghost) causes someone to see something that cannot be seen by others - while they are wide awake (Numbers 24:2-4).
A person might also fall into a trance, where they able to move or see the natural world, when they are given a vision (Numbers 24:15-16).
A person can also have their eyes opened to see both the spiritual world and the natural world at the same time (2 Kings 6:15-17).
We will now examine how visions operated under the Original Covenant (Tanakh aka The Old Testament).
The Father of Truth spoke to the Prophets of Truth in visions (Numbers 12:6). The Father of Truth revealed Himself to the Prophets of Truth through visions (1 Samuel 3:19-21). The Father of Truth has spoken to Israel by giving visions to the Prophets of Truth (Hosea 12:10).
The first person to have the Father of Truth speak to them in a vision was Abraham (Abram), where He promised to give Abraham a multitude of descendants (Genesis 15:1-5). Abraham was also the first person to be called a prophet (Genesis 20:7-9).
The Prophets of Truth did not always discern that they were being called by the Father of Truth, because they did not recognize His voice the first time they heard it (1 Samuel 3:4-8). They did not have a vision, until they answer the call from the Father of Truth (1 Samuel 3:9-10).
Often, the vision concerned judgment for sin (1 Samuel 3:11-14). The Prophets of Truth were usually given visions about judgment for sin (2 Chronicles 9:29). Prophets of Truth, like Isaiah, were given grievous visions of judgment, which were called the burden of the subject of the vision (Isaiah 21:1-3).
The Father of Truth gave Obadiah, a Prophet of Truth, a vision of judgment upon the Edomites (Obadiah 1:1-2). He also gave another Prophet of Truth, Nahum, the burden of Nineveh - a vision of coming judgment on Nineveh (Nahum 1:1-2).
Prophets of Truth had understanding in visions from the Father of Truth (2 Chronicles 26:5). These visions were plain and true - unlike those from the Prophets of Lies, which they saw while they were drunk (Isaiah 28:1-7). Yet, people were unable to understand the visions of the Prophets of Truth, when they did not love the Father of Truth with their whole hearts (Isaiah 29:11-14).
The Prophets of Truth often did not want to share the vision with those who faced judgment, but they were compelled to share it (1 Samuel 3:15-18).
The Father of Truth sometimes spoke to a Prophet of Truth about something in a first vision (2 Samuel 7:4-17). Then He confirm it with a second similar vision (1 Chronicles 17:3-15).
However, the details were slightly different to show that the vision would come to pass in two different ways.
For example, consider the two visions concerning the son of David.
First, there was a vision, which had the promise that the son of David, Solomon (Shlomo), would reign over Israel after him, even though Solomon would be punished for his own sins (2 Samuel 7:12-16). Then there was a second vision, which had the promise that the Son of David, the Messiah of Israel, would reign over Israel after him, even though the Messiah of Israel would be punished - but not for his own sins (1 Chronicles 17:11-14).
Some Prophets of Truth had so many visions from the Father of Truth that they had to be written in a book (2 Chronicles 32:32). These visions have been written down, so the Children of Truth could take action and live by faith (Habakkuk 2:2-4).
The Book of Isaiah, one of the ten longest books in the Book of Truth, is a collection of the many visions given to Isaiah (Yeshayahu), along with the historical context of the visions (Isaiah 1:1).
Many of these visions occurred in the Kidron valley just outside of Jerusalem, so it is referred to as the valley of visions (Isaiah 22:1-10).
The visions from the Father of Truth gave to the Prophets of Truth were often spread over a period of many years.
In the captivity of Judah, Ezekiel (Yechezqel), a Priest of Truth, also was given a vision from the Father of Truth (Ezekiel 1:1-3). He saw a vision of judgment upon Jerusalem that none could escape, because they still had not repented of their wickedness (Ezekiel 7:13). There would be no vision given to a Prophet of Truth to help them escape judgment (Ezekiel 7:26-27).
Then Ezekiel, the Prophet of Truth, was given another vision from the Father of Truth, where the people he sat with disappeared from his sight, but instead he saw the Messiah of Israel, and was shown the wickedness that was continuing in Jerusalem by the Spirit of Truth (Ezekiel 8:1-6). After the vision was over, Ezekiel told those in the captivity what he had seen (Ezekiel 11:24-25).
Then Ezekiel was told that the visions of judgment would come to pass shortly - within the lifetime of the scoffers of Jerusalem (Ezekiel 12:21-28). This wrath would come to make it plain that the visions of peace were not from the Father of Truth, but from the wicked hearts of the Prophets of Lies (Ezekiel 13:15-17).
The Prophets of Lies claimed to be from the Father of Truth, but He did not send them and their visions were lies (Jeremiah 14:14). Their visions came from their own hearts, - not from the Father of Truth (Jeremiah 23:16). Since the visions of these Prophets of Lies were not from the Father of Truth, Jerusalem was destroyed (Lamentations 2:8-10).
After Jerusalem was destroyed, then Ezekiel was given another vision of a rebuilt Jerusalem to tell to the Children of Israel (Ezekiel 40:1-3). He was to tell them all that he saw of this better Jerusalem, which would be ruled by the Messiah of Israel (Ezekiel 43:3-7).
Years later, Daniel, the Prophet of Truth had a vision of a warring ram and goat, followed by a little horn that came out of one of the four horns of the goat and became great (Daniel 8:1-10). This little horn then desecrated the Temple and caused it to be desolate of the Children of Truth for 2,300 days (Daniel 8:11-14).
Then Gabriel the Angel of Truth appeared to him in the vision and explained that ram and the goat were the Medo-Persian and Greek Empires that were to come after the Babylonian Empire (Daniel 8:15-22). He also explained to Daniel that the little horn was the Man of Lies, who would oppress many before being destroyed by the Messiah of Israel, far in the future (Daniel 8:23-27).
After, the Babylonian Empire fell, and the Medo-Persian Empire rose, Gabriel was sent again to Daniel to expand upon the vision concerning the Messiah of Israel and the Man of Lies (Daniel 9:21-27).
Years after that, Daniel had another vision after three weeks of mourning (Daniel 10:1-3). The Messiah of Israel appeared to him, but no one else with him saw the vision (Daniel 10:4-7). The vision took away the strength of Daniel, causing him to fall asleep, until the Messiah of Israel raised him up (Daniel 10:8-11).
Then the Messiah of Israel told Daniel that he had been sent to show Daniel another vision inside this vision as soon as Daniel had began his mourning, but had been opposed by the Angel of Lies who ruled over the Medo-Persian Empire in the unseen world (Daniel 10:12-15). The Messiah of Israel promised to show Daniel the vision of what would happen to Israel, and then return to fighting the Angel of Lies who ruled over the Medo-Persian Empire in the unseen world, so the Angel of Lies who ruled over the Greeks could raise up the Greek Empire in its place (Daniel 10:16-21).
So, the only people to have a vision from the Father of Truth in the Original Covenant were the Prophets of Truth.
Then came a time without visions!
During times when people are not keeping the commandments of the Father of Truth, there were often be no open visions given to the Prophets of Truth (1 Samuel 3:1). The Prophet of Truth Amos had warned that there would a famine of the Word of Truth, which had been delivered by the Prophets of Truth (Amos 8:11-12).
Indeed, for over four hundred years after the last of the Prophets of Truth gave their last messages concerning the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the Temple, there was not a vision or message given to a Prophet of Truth. The writings of the Prophets in the Original Covenant were complete and so was the era of the Prophets of Truth being given visions.
However, the famine of visions from the Father of Truth came to an end in an unexpected way.
Joel the Prophet of Truth, had said that the day was coming when visions would be given to all kinds people when the Spirit of Truth was poured out - not just the Prophets of Truth (Joel 2:28)!
An old Priest of Truth, Zacharias (Zachariyah), had a vision where Gabriel, the same Angel of Truth that had visited Daniel, told him that he would have a son named John (Yochanon) - who would be the Prophet of Truth sent to prepare the way for the Messiah of Israel (Luke 1:11-22).
The famine of visions from the Father of Truth was over, but it ended with someone besides a Prophet of Truth being given a vision. This signaled that a new era was beginning.
The vision also promised that the long famine of the Word of Truth not being given would soon end.
Soon, three of the Apostles of Truth saw the Man of Truth (Yeshua HaMashiach aka Jesus Christ) transfigured into a being of light and talking with Moses (Moishe) and Elias (Elijah aka Eliyahu) in a vision (Matthew 17:1-9).
Later, the unthinkable happened - a group of ordinary Jewish women had a vision of Angels of Truth, who had told them that the Man of Truth had risen from the dead (Luke 24:22-24).
The Father of Truth had given visions three times to people who were not Prophets of Truth. First a Priest of Truth, similar to Ezekiel, then three Apostles of Truth, but now to ordinary women who no extraordinary calling or office. The age of only the Prophets of Truth being given visions was plainly over.
Afterwards the Spirit of Truth was poured out on the day of Pentecost and the words of Joel the Prophet of Truth concerning all kinds of people having visions began to come to pass (Acts 2:16-18).
After that, Ananias - an ordinary follower of the Man of Truth outside of the land of Israel - had a vision where he talked to the Man of Truth (Acts 9:10). The only thing extraordinary about Ananias was that he was very respected Jew, who was careful to always obey the Law of Truth (Acts 22:12).
All of those that had been given visions by the Father of Truth since the end of the famine, had been very devout followers of the Man of Truth, or at least knew the Messiah of Israel was coming soon.
However, the Father of Truth also gave a vision to a Jew who was known for persecuting the Children of Truth (Acts 9:11-14). This new born among the Children of Truth was chosen to be shown future visions of the Man of Truth (Acts 22:13-14). Paul the Jew (Shaul aka Saul aka The Apostle Paul) had his first vision when the Man of Truth turned him from persecuting the Children of Truth and commissioned him to help other people become part of the Children of Truth (Acts 26:13-19).
So, visions were no longer for given to only those Jews who had been keeping the Law of Truth as the Father of Truth intended. They were even given to those with misguided zeal and devotion to Him.
Next, a devout Gentile named Cornelius was given a vision of an Angel of Truth, who told him to send for Peter the Jew (Sh'mon aka Simeon aka Simon aka Cephas aka the Apostle Peter), so he did as instructed (Acts 10:1-8).
The Father of Truth had given a devout Gentile, who was still uncircumcised, a vision. The scope of who were candidates to be given visions would even include those outside of the people of Israel!
While the men sent by Cornelius were on the way to meet Peter the Jew, he fell into a trance and had a strange vision about being commanded to eat unclean animals (Acts 10:9-18). While he pondered what the vision meant, the Spirit of Truth told him to go with those sent by Cornelius, so he did (Acts 10:19-23). Peter the Jew finally understood that the vision had nothing to do with food, but rather was about treating Gentiles as being unclean (Acts 10:24-28). This entire vision had been about the Father of Truth accepting the Gentiles into the House of Truth without requiring them to become Jews through circumcision, as proven by these Gentiles being baptized in the Spirit of Truth (Acts 11:3-18).
It was indisputable that the Spirit of Truth being poured out on all flesh included the uncircumcised flesh of the Gentiles! Every Child of Truth - Jew or Gentile - was a candidate to be given visions from the Father of Truth!
However, like Peter the Jew, someone can see an Angel without it being a vision from the Father of Truth, even though a vision can be so real that it is hard to tell the difference (Acts 12:7-11).
A vision can also happen at night while someone is still awake, like when Paul the Jew had a vision of a man from Macedonia asking for help (Acts 16:9-10). He was also given a vision at night telling him to not be afraid to preach the Good News in Corinth, for he would be protected there (Acts 18:9-10).
Paul the Jew was given many visions by the Father of Truth (2 Corinthians 12:1). His visions were so real, that he could not be sure whether or not that some events had been visions or had really happened (2 Corinthians 12:2-4).
John the Jew (Yochanon aka the Apostle John (brother of James)) also had a really long and real vision that covers most of the Book of Revelation (Revelation 9:17).
So, we have seen examples of all kinds of people being given visions from the Father of Truth.
Of these, only Paul the Jew might have been a Prophet of Truth (Acts 13:1). At most, one of them was called a Prophet of Truth, even though there will still be Prophets of Truth under the Renewed Covenant until we all become perfect like the Man of Truth (Ephesians 4:11-13).
They were all kinds of people. Men and women, Jews and Gentiles, Apostles of Truth and regular Children of Truth. The only thing that they had in common was that they were very devoted to the Father of Truth.
We are under the Renewed Covenant until the Man of Truth returns to rule the Earth (1 Corinthians 11:23-26).
So, even today the Father of Truth gives visions to all kinds of people who are devoted to Him. He continues to gives visions to the Children of Truth until the end of this age!
Then the end of all visions will come.
A vision was also given to King David, another Prophet of Truth, concerning both himself and the Messiah of Israel, who was yet to come and reign (Psalm 89:19-21). When that day comes, there will be no more need for prophets or visions (1 Corinthians 13:9-12)!
The Father of Truth will one day keep the Prophets of Lies from having any more visions (Micah 3:5-7). When the Man of Truth rules over Israel, there will be no more prophets or visions (Zechariah 13:1-5).
Until that day, anyone who comes into the House of Truth can be given a vision from the Father of Truth!
The Father of Truth promises that He will make Himself known to everyone who seeks Him with their whole heart (Jeremiah 29:13). Everyone who comes into the House of Truth will know Him (Jeremiah 31:33-34). This is what is promised in the Renewed Covenant to everyone who comes into the House of Truth (Hebrews 8:8-11).
Some of those who come into the House of Truth will even see the Man of Truth in visions (1 John 3:5-6)!
You just need to surrender control of your life to the Man of Truth, because you believe that his Father raised him from the dead (Romans 10:9). Then you will one day no longer need a vision to see the Man of Truth, because you will be like him and see him as he really is (1 John 3:1-2)!
Come into the House of Truth!
The best place to begin is with an explanation of the three different types of vision
An open vision is when the Spirit of Truth (Ruach HaQodesh aka The Holy Spirit aka The Holy Ghost) causes someone to see something that cannot be seen by others - while they are wide awake (Numbers 24:2-4).
A person might also fall into a trance, where they able to move or see the natural world, when they are given a vision (Numbers 24:15-16).
A person can also have their eyes opened to see both the spiritual world and the natural world at the same time (2 Kings 6:15-17).
We will now examine how visions operated under the Original Covenant (Tanakh aka The Old Testament).
The Father of Truth spoke to the Prophets of Truth in visions (Numbers 12:6). The Father of Truth revealed Himself to the Prophets of Truth through visions (1 Samuel 3:19-21). The Father of Truth has spoken to Israel by giving visions to the Prophets of Truth (Hosea 12:10).
The first person to have the Father of Truth speak to them in a vision was Abraham (Abram), where He promised to give Abraham a multitude of descendants (Genesis 15:1-5). Abraham was also the first person to be called a prophet (Genesis 20:7-9).
The Prophets of Truth did not always discern that they were being called by the Father of Truth, because they did not recognize His voice the first time they heard it (1 Samuel 3:4-8). They did not have a vision, until they answer the call from the Father of Truth (1 Samuel 3:9-10).
Often, the vision concerned judgment for sin (1 Samuel 3:11-14). The Prophets of Truth were usually given visions about judgment for sin (2 Chronicles 9:29). Prophets of Truth, like Isaiah, were given grievous visions of judgment, which were called the burden of the subject of the vision (Isaiah 21:1-3).
The Father of Truth gave Obadiah, a Prophet of Truth, a vision of judgment upon the Edomites (Obadiah 1:1-2). He also gave another Prophet of Truth, Nahum, the burden of Nineveh - a vision of coming judgment on Nineveh (Nahum 1:1-2).
Prophets of Truth had understanding in visions from the Father of Truth (2 Chronicles 26:5). These visions were plain and true - unlike those from the Prophets of Lies, which they saw while they were drunk (Isaiah 28:1-7). Yet, people were unable to understand the visions of the Prophets of Truth, when they did not love the Father of Truth with their whole hearts (Isaiah 29:11-14).
The Prophets of Truth often did not want to share the vision with those who faced judgment, but they were compelled to share it (1 Samuel 3:15-18).
The Father of Truth sometimes spoke to a Prophet of Truth about something in a first vision (2 Samuel 7:4-17). Then He confirm it with a second similar vision (1 Chronicles 17:3-15).
However, the details were slightly different to show that the vision would come to pass in two different ways.
For example, consider the two visions concerning the son of David.
First, there was a vision, which had the promise that the son of David, Solomon (Shlomo), would reign over Israel after him, even though Solomon would be punished for his own sins (2 Samuel 7:12-16). Then there was a second vision, which had the promise that the Son of David, the Messiah of Israel, would reign over Israel after him, even though the Messiah of Israel would be punished - but not for his own sins (1 Chronicles 17:11-14).
Some Prophets of Truth had so many visions from the Father of Truth that they had to be written in a book (2 Chronicles 32:32). These visions have been written down, so the Children of Truth could take action and live by faith (Habakkuk 2:2-4).
The Book of Isaiah, one of the ten longest books in the Book of Truth, is a collection of the many visions given to Isaiah (Yeshayahu), along with the historical context of the visions (Isaiah 1:1).
Many of these visions occurred in the Kidron valley just outside of Jerusalem, so it is referred to as the valley of visions (Isaiah 22:1-10).
The visions from the Father of Truth gave to the Prophets of Truth were often spread over a period of many years.
In the captivity of Judah, Ezekiel (Yechezqel), a Priest of Truth, also was given a vision from the Father of Truth (Ezekiel 1:1-3). He saw a vision of judgment upon Jerusalem that none could escape, because they still had not repented of their wickedness (Ezekiel 7:13). There would be no vision given to a Prophet of Truth to help them escape judgment (Ezekiel 7:26-27).
Then Ezekiel, the Prophet of Truth, was given another vision from the Father of Truth, where the people he sat with disappeared from his sight, but instead he saw the Messiah of Israel, and was shown the wickedness that was continuing in Jerusalem by the Spirit of Truth (Ezekiel 8:1-6). After the vision was over, Ezekiel told those in the captivity what he had seen (Ezekiel 11:24-25).
Then Ezekiel was told that the visions of judgment would come to pass shortly - within the lifetime of the scoffers of Jerusalem (Ezekiel 12:21-28). This wrath would come to make it plain that the visions of peace were not from the Father of Truth, but from the wicked hearts of the Prophets of Lies (Ezekiel 13:15-17).
The Prophets of Lies claimed to be from the Father of Truth, but He did not send them and their visions were lies (Jeremiah 14:14). Their visions came from their own hearts, - not from the Father of Truth (Jeremiah 23:16). Since the visions of these Prophets of Lies were not from the Father of Truth, Jerusalem was destroyed (Lamentations 2:8-10).
After Jerusalem was destroyed, then Ezekiel was given another vision of a rebuilt Jerusalem to tell to the Children of Israel (Ezekiel 40:1-3). He was to tell them all that he saw of this better Jerusalem, which would be ruled by the Messiah of Israel (Ezekiel 43:3-7).
Years later, Daniel, the Prophet of Truth had a vision of a warring ram and goat, followed by a little horn that came out of one of the four horns of the goat and became great (Daniel 8:1-10). This little horn then desecrated the Temple and caused it to be desolate of the Children of Truth for 2,300 days (Daniel 8:11-14).
Then Gabriel the Angel of Truth appeared to him in the vision and explained that ram and the goat were the Medo-Persian and Greek Empires that were to come after the Babylonian Empire (Daniel 8:15-22). He also explained to Daniel that the little horn was the Man of Lies, who would oppress many before being destroyed by the Messiah of Israel, far in the future (Daniel 8:23-27).
After, the Babylonian Empire fell, and the Medo-Persian Empire rose, Gabriel was sent again to Daniel to expand upon the vision concerning the Messiah of Israel and the Man of Lies (Daniel 9:21-27).
Years after that, Daniel had another vision after three weeks of mourning (Daniel 10:1-3). The Messiah of Israel appeared to him, but no one else with him saw the vision (Daniel 10:4-7). The vision took away the strength of Daniel, causing him to fall asleep, until the Messiah of Israel raised him up (Daniel 10:8-11).
Then the Messiah of Israel told Daniel that he had been sent to show Daniel another vision inside this vision as soon as Daniel had began his mourning, but had been opposed by the Angel of Lies who ruled over the Medo-Persian Empire in the unseen world (Daniel 10:12-15). The Messiah of Israel promised to show Daniel the vision of what would happen to Israel, and then return to fighting the Angel of Lies who ruled over the Medo-Persian Empire in the unseen world, so the Angel of Lies who ruled over the Greeks could raise up the Greek Empire in its place (Daniel 10:16-21).
So, the only people to have a vision from the Father of Truth in the Original Covenant were the Prophets of Truth.
Then came a time without visions!
During times when people are not keeping the commandments of the Father of Truth, there were often be no open visions given to the Prophets of Truth (1 Samuel 3:1). The Prophet of Truth Amos had warned that there would a famine of the Word of Truth, which had been delivered by the Prophets of Truth (Amos 8:11-12).
Indeed, for over four hundred years after the last of the Prophets of Truth gave their last messages concerning the rebuilding of Jerusalem and the Temple, there was not a vision or message given to a Prophet of Truth. The writings of the Prophets in the Original Covenant were complete and so was the era of the Prophets of Truth being given visions.
However, the famine of visions from the Father of Truth came to an end in an unexpected way.
Joel the Prophet of Truth, had said that the day was coming when visions would be given to all kinds people when the Spirit of Truth was poured out - not just the Prophets of Truth (Joel 2:28)!
An old Priest of Truth, Zacharias (Zachariyah), had a vision where Gabriel, the same Angel of Truth that had visited Daniel, told him that he would have a son named John (Yochanon) - who would be the Prophet of Truth sent to prepare the way for the Messiah of Israel (Luke 1:11-22).
The famine of visions from the Father of Truth was over, but it ended with someone besides a Prophet of Truth being given a vision. This signaled that a new era was beginning.
The vision also promised that the long famine of the Word of Truth not being given would soon end.
Soon, three of the Apostles of Truth saw the Man of Truth (Yeshua HaMashiach aka Jesus Christ) transfigured into a being of light and talking with Moses (Moishe) and Elias (Elijah aka Eliyahu) in a vision (Matthew 17:1-9).
Later, the unthinkable happened - a group of ordinary Jewish women had a vision of Angels of Truth, who had told them that the Man of Truth had risen from the dead (Luke 24:22-24).
The Father of Truth had given visions three times to people who were not Prophets of Truth. First a Priest of Truth, similar to Ezekiel, then three Apostles of Truth, but now to ordinary women who no extraordinary calling or office. The age of only the Prophets of Truth being given visions was plainly over.
Afterwards the Spirit of Truth was poured out on the day of Pentecost and the words of Joel the Prophet of Truth concerning all kinds of people having visions began to come to pass (Acts 2:16-18).
After that, Ananias - an ordinary follower of the Man of Truth outside of the land of Israel - had a vision where he talked to the Man of Truth (Acts 9:10). The only thing extraordinary about Ananias was that he was very respected Jew, who was careful to always obey the Law of Truth (Acts 22:12).
All of those that had been given visions by the Father of Truth since the end of the famine, had been very devout followers of the Man of Truth, or at least knew the Messiah of Israel was coming soon.
However, the Father of Truth also gave a vision to a Jew who was known for persecuting the Children of Truth (Acts 9:11-14). This new born among the Children of Truth was chosen to be shown future visions of the Man of Truth (Acts 22:13-14). Paul the Jew (Shaul aka Saul aka The Apostle Paul) had his first vision when the Man of Truth turned him from persecuting the Children of Truth and commissioned him to help other people become part of the Children of Truth (Acts 26:13-19).
So, visions were no longer for given to only those Jews who had been keeping the Law of Truth as the Father of Truth intended. They were even given to those with misguided zeal and devotion to Him.
Next, a devout Gentile named Cornelius was given a vision of an Angel of Truth, who told him to send for Peter the Jew (Sh'mon aka Simeon aka Simon aka Cephas aka the Apostle Peter), so he did as instructed (Acts 10:1-8).
The Father of Truth had given a devout Gentile, who was still uncircumcised, a vision. The scope of who were candidates to be given visions would even include those outside of the people of Israel!
While the men sent by Cornelius were on the way to meet Peter the Jew, he fell into a trance and had a strange vision about being commanded to eat unclean animals (Acts 10:9-18). While he pondered what the vision meant, the Spirit of Truth told him to go with those sent by Cornelius, so he did (Acts 10:19-23). Peter the Jew finally understood that the vision had nothing to do with food, but rather was about treating Gentiles as being unclean (Acts 10:24-28). This entire vision had been about the Father of Truth accepting the Gentiles into the House of Truth without requiring them to become Jews through circumcision, as proven by these Gentiles being baptized in the Spirit of Truth (Acts 11:3-18).
It was indisputable that the Spirit of Truth being poured out on all flesh included the uncircumcised flesh of the Gentiles! Every Child of Truth - Jew or Gentile - was a candidate to be given visions from the Father of Truth!
However, like Peter the Jew, someone can see an Angel without it being a vision from the Father of Truth, even though a vision can be so real that it is hard to tell the difference (Acts 12:7-11).
A vision can also happen at night while someone is still awake, like when Paul the Jew had a vision of a man from Macedonia asking for help (Acts 16:9-10). He was also given a vision at night telling him to not be afraid to preach the Good News in Corinth, for he would be protected there (Acts 18:9-10).
Paul the Jew was given many visions by the Father of Truth (2 Corinthians 12:1). His visions were so real, that he could not be sure whether or not that some events had been visions or had really happened (2 Corinthians 12:2-4).
John the Jew (Yochanon aka the Apostle John (brother of James)) also had a really long and real vision that covers most of the Book of Revelation (Revelation 9:17).
So, we have seen examples of all kinds of people being given visions from the Father of Truth.
Of these, only Paul the Jew might have been a Prophet of Truth (Acts 13:1). At most, one of them was called a Prophet of Truth, even though there will still be Prophets of Truth under the Renewed Covenant until we all become perfect like the Man of Truth (Ephesians 4:11-13).
They were all kinds of people. Men and women, Jews and Gentiles, Apostles of Truth and regular Children of Truth. The only thing that they had in common was that they were very devoted to the Father of Truth.
We are under the Renewed Covenant until the Man of Truth returns to rule the Earth (1 Corinthians 11:23-26).
So, even today the Father of Truth gives visions to all kinds of people who are devoted to Him. He continues to gives visions to the Children of Truth until the end of this age!
Then the end of all visions will come.
A vision was also given to King David, another Prophet of Truth, concerning both himself and the Messiah of Israel, who was yet to come and reign (Psalm 89:19-21). When that day comes, there will be no more need for prophets or visions (1 Corinthians 13:9-12)!
The Father of Truth will one day keep the Prophets of Lies from having any more visions (Micah 3:5-7). When the Man of Truth rules over Israel, there will be no more prophets or visions (Zechariah 13:1-5).
Until that day, anyone who comes into the House of Truth can be given a vision from the Father of Truth!
The Father of Truth promises that He will make Himself known to everyone who seeks Him with their whole heart (Jeremiah 29:13). Everyone who comes into the House of Truth will know Him (Jeremiah 31:33-34). This is what is promised in the Renewed Covenant to everyone who comes into the House of Truth (Hebrews 8:8-11).
Some of those who come into the House of Truth will even see the Man of Truth in visions (1 John 3:5-6)!
You just need to surrender control of your life to the Man of Truth, because you believe that his Father raised him from the dead (Romans 10:9). Then you will one day no longer need a vision to see the Man of Truth, because you will be like him and see him as he really is (1 John 3:1-2)!
Come into the House of Truth!
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posted by The House Of Truth @ July 13, 2020
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