What is the different between Revelation, Vision, Dream and Trance. Please I need a clarification between this...
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Evangelist segun [Missionary}
Revelation is literally "unveiling". For example, it was used to describe an artist revealing a sculpture. He worked behind a curtain until it was ready to be seen. He would raise the curtain and it was a "revelation". Revelation is God showing us what He has done. We can read the words in the Bible but they may mean little to us. Revelation makes them come alive.
Visions are something that you see while you are fully awake. A friend of mine had a vision of a city being destroyed, shortly before it was hit by a massive storm. He saw the city being picked up and thrown down. He was wide awake at the time. The city was Darwin, devastated over Christmas 1974.
Dreams happen while we are asleep. Most dreams are meaningless. Some are from God. I've had one dream from God for sure.
Trances are when you cease to be conscious of the physical realm or even yourself. I've had that experience once in 50 years. It's hard to describe, but I was in perfect peace and as if I was in heaven already.
We need to be careful. All these experiences can be counterfeited by Satan. Some have flashing thoughts that they think are God, but they are not. Some have "visions" which are simply from their own imaginations. Acting on a dream without confirming that it is of God is foolish. Many people involved in the occult, mediums, fortune tellers and so on, fall into trances. Obviously they are speaking from the pit of hell, not God.