"In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;/Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction."
As with any written text, in this case the God document when the Holy Spirit takes over the vision is same as the narrative text, your conclusion is on the basis of your understanding; only that in order to make sense of the divine Will, you have to see it through the eye of the narrator. Thus the Holy Spirit does with a vision, and your eye of faith hears and the eye of faith sees it. Knowledge of the holy is understanding. For example you do not apply the clues you look for in map reading if you are presented with a thermal imaging photo. We shall consider Joseph interpreting the two dreams that the Pharaoh has had. "God hath shewed Pharaoh what heisabout to do./The seven good kineareseven years; and the seven good earsareseven years: the dreamisone./And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after themareseven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine."(Gen.31,25-27) The years tagged by seven places both ears of corn with good kine. It has consistency, or internal logic that is set by the sovereign will of God. It is thus God has sealed instruction in man. God made man a living soul and He also presents the everlasting Covenant in Gen. ch.1. On the seventh day he hallows it. This being the case where did a week come in but in man who wants to see and hear according to his own will?
In Daniel's vision he sees himself, "Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river./And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?"(Dan.12.5-6) From the context it is evident. This is how we read the Bible with the eye of faith open.
"In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;/Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction."
As with any written text, in this case the God document when the Holy Spirit takes over the vision is same as the narrative text, your conclusion is on the basis of your understanding; only that in order to make sense of the divine Will, you have to see it through the eye of the narrator. Thus the Holy Spirit does with a vision, and your eye of faith hears and the eye of faith sees it. Knowledge of the holy is understanding. For example you do not apply the clues you look for in map reading if you are presented with a thermal imaging photo. We shall consider Joseph interpreting the two dreams that the Pharaoh has had. "God hath shewed Pharaoh what heisabout to do./The seven good kineareseven years; and the seven good earsareseven years: the dreamisone./And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after themareseven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine."(Gen.31,25-27) The years tagged by seven places both ears of corn with good kine. It has consistency, or internal logic that is set by the sovereign will of God. It is thus God has sealed instruction in man. God made man a living soul and He also presents the everlasting Covenant in Gen. ch.1. On the seventh day he hallows it. This being the case where did a week come in but in man who wants to see and hear according to his own will?
In Daniel's vision he sees himself, "Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river./And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?"(Dan.12.5-6) From the context it is evident. This is how we read the Bible with the eye of faith open.
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