Thematic Bible: The man of vision


Thematic Bible



As he traveled on he finally approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He dropped to the ground; then he heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?" He asked, "Who are you, sir?" And He said, "I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. read more.
But get up and go into the city, and there it will be told you what you ought to do."

and on the road at noon, your Majesty, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, flash around me and my fellow-travelers. We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, 'Saul! Saul! Why do you continue to persecute me? It is hurting you to keep on kicking against the goad.' 'Who are you, Sir?' said I. 'I am Jesus,' the Lord said, 'whom you are persecuting.


I have to keep on boasting. There is no good to be gotten from it, but I will go on to visions and revelations which the Lord has given me. I know a man in union with Christ fourteen years ago -- whether in the body or out of it, I do not know, but God knows -- who was caught up to the third heaven. Yes, I know that this man -- whether in or out of the body, I do not know, but God knows -- read more.
was actually caught up into paradise, and heard things that must not be told, which no man has a right even to mention.


Therefore, King Agrippa, I could not disobey that heavenly vision,


But that same night the Lord stood by Paul's side and said, "Courage! For just as you have testified for me in Jerusalem, you must testify for me in Rome, too."




and saw Him saying to me, 'Make haste and at once get out of Jerusalem, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'




There Paul had a vision one night: a man from Macedonia kept standing and pleading with him in these words, "Come over to Macedonia and help us!"