Dreams and Visions
By: Phil Machalick (Contributing Writer)
There is a difference between dreams and visions; although each are under the revelatory gift heading, they both have differences that set them apart.
Visions are mostly what they are, something that is seen much like watching a video; simply looking into a situation either future or past. I knew a person that was shown the last minutes of a currently deceased person's life and how the death occurred and why; this was a vision of the past.
A vision needs no interpreting. If a vision takes place at night it is usually called a night vision; a vision that takes place while the person is awake and has their eyes open is usually called an open vision or a day vision.
Dreams on the other hand need interpreting. Dreams usually contain dream elements; dream elements are the main objects used in the dream such as but not limited to: vehicles, animals, objects, people, professions, tools, buildings, numbers or colors. These dream elements are used to form a theme or a message. The dream causes the dreamer to think about it thus creating a challenge and a benefit if the dream if interpreted.
Dreams vary in themes, so much that they are placed in categories. There are some 20 different categories of dreams (depending on the source); for instance there are prophetical dreams that show what is about to happen in the future; there are warning dreams that warn the dreamer of impending danger, there are fear dreams, calling dreams, invention dreams, direction dreams, correction dreams, self awareness dreams, third party dreams, and such like.
To conclude this point a dream needs interpreting and a vision usually does not.
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