CategoryDoctrine / Revelation Term
Modern Equivalentprophetic revelation; divinely given sight.
KJV Word TypeNoun / revelation term
DefinitionA revelation, sight, or message given by God, often to prophets or servants, sometimes through symbolic images or dreams.
Key Verses"Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he." (Proverbs 29:18); "And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions." (Joel 2:28)
KJV Usage NoteCan refer to prophetic revelation, a divinely given sight, or the revealed word and direction of God depending on context.
Common MisunderstandingIt does not only mean a personal goal or plan; in KJV contexts it often means divine revelation.
EtymologyFrom Latin visio, meaning sight or seeing.