My personal journey into the Seer Realm has been progressive. Some seem to be “born with a full blown gift” – like Bob Jones, John Paul Jackson and a few others in our day and time. Others come forth step-by-step as I did over a period of months and years. In the prophetic I heard first in the Spirit before I ever saw. I was comfortable in this realm and the voice of the Lord spilled over into the gift of prophecy. Later on, I recognized that the feeling dimension had been active in my life all the time – I just seemed extra sensitive and emoted more than others – especially men. But there was no teaching on that realm so the “feeler” stayed at a certain level and found it’s primary expression as burdens from the Lord in the place of prayer. For me, the Seer Realm unfolded over time like a flower blossom – opening in the sunlight ever so slowly. Eventually, especially in the atmosphere of worship, I found the Lord giving me both internal and external visions. Dreams were multiplied and became a regular tool in which the Lord would speak to me. Being around the culture of the seer, hanging out with gifted people enhanced my own hunger, gift and calling. Visitations were never daily with me, but I would come into seasons where encounters with a supernatural God were profuse and not rare at all. For years I taught the ways of the Spirit as those who walk the stairs and those who get to go on exhilarating rides up high on fast moving elevators. For me – I walked the staircase one step at a time most of my life. But for others – like my dear late wife Michal Ann, she got in a wild elevator ride for 9 straight weeks when heaven came down to earth and things never returned to normal! Ha! Those were the days for sure! But know this, it all matters, whether walk up a stair step, or get in an express elevator. Just walk in the Spirit. Watch Him unfold His ways – even The Seer Realm, for you. The following is an excerpt from Days 10 – 12 from The Seer 40 Day Devotional Journal. I trust this teaching of the New Testament Greek words concerning visionary states will be helpful. Pass this teaching along to others. Remember, you too can move in visions and dreams – it is your rightful inheritance as a believer in Christ Jesus.
The Diversity of Visionary States
There is only one Holy Spirit, but He works in a multiplicity of ways. There are many spiritual gifts, but only one gift-giver: the Holy Spirit of God. The prophetic anointing manifests itself in many diverse ways, but they all derive from the same Spirit. This same diversity by the one Spirit applies also to visionary states and experiences. In fact, the New Testament uses a variety of Greek words to express different visionary states. None of these states are “higher” or “better” than any of the others. They are simply different, and the Holy Spirit uses them with different people for different purposes. Let’s take a closer look at some of these visionary states.
Enupnion
Horama
Horasis
Optasia
Ekstasis
Apokalupsis
Egenomehn ehn pneumati
QUESTIONS FOR CONTEMPLATION
- Do you have the ability to “sense” or know when the prophetic anointing is ready to manifest itself in you or others? In your experience, what takes place before prophecy is given in a corporate setting?
- Have you had an “onar” or has someone you know? What makes this visionary state different from “ordinary” dreams?
- Have you experienced an “enupnion”? Do you know of another who has? Why would God want to give a surprise in a dream?
- Have you ever had a horama vision or do you personally know someone who has? What did the vision entail? Why do you think God revealed it? Were there results from its revelation?
- The author encourages us to ask to receive the spirit of revelation and see visions. Have you done this? Why does this type of revelation “scare” some people? Why should we seek horama visions?
- Have you experienced a horasis or do you know of someone who has? How do both the natural and spiritual work in this visionary state?
- What is your understanding of the optasia visionary state? Have you or someone you know experienced this? What impact can this visionary state have on one’s life?
- Have you ever had an ekstasis vision or do you personally know someone who has? What did the vision entail? Why do you think God revealed it? Were there results from its revelation?
- Have you experienced a apokalupsis or do you know of someone who has? How do hidden things become revealed in this vision?
- What is your understanding of the egenomehn ehn pneumatic a visionary state? Have you or someone you know experienced this? What impact can this visionary state have on one’s life?
PONDERINGS, MEDITATIONS AND PRAYERS
Sometimes a ‘surprise element’ is released through seer encounters. Watch out: ready or not, here He comes!” How regular are seer encounters in your life? Do you take the time to wait and pray to receive visions and revelation from the Lord? Do you prepare for sleep by asking the Lord to speak to you while you sleep? Begin a regimen of preparation for bed that includes inviting God to bring revelation in the night hours. We all have two sets of eyes: our physical or natural eyes, and the ‘eyes’ of our heart with which we ‘see’ into the spiritual realm. Those are the ‘eyes’ through which we see and understand spiritual truth. The Bible says that our body is a temple for the Holy Spirit. Every temple has windows and doors. When the Lord comes to dwell in our ‘temple,’ He likes to be able to look out His ‘windows.’ Our eyes—physical and spiritual—are the windows to our soul.” How well do your eyes work in seeing what the Lord wants you to see?
Have you ever had an experience where you suddenly felt like a little light went on inside? You may not necessarily have had an actual vision, but just a sense that something that you did not understand, something that was hidden from you, was now revealed. That is an apokalupsis type experience.” If you have experienced this type of vision, how did God use it? If you have not experienced this, how can you prepare yourself to be open to such revelation?
