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Will God give us the gift of vision, dream, and prophecy if we request Him?

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In [Acts 2:1-4](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%202&version=NLT) the believers > were filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability. Then in [Acts 2:14-21](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts%202:14-21&version=NLT) Peter quoted [Joel 2:28-32](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joel%202%3A28-32&version=NLT) to explain that they were not drunk: > **¹⁶** No, what you see was predicted long ago by the prophet Joel: > > **¹⁷** ‘In the last days,’ God says, > ‘I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. > Your sons and daughters will prophesy. > Your young men will see visions, > and your old men will dream dreams. > > **¹⁸** In those days I will pour out my Spirit > even on my servants—men and women alike— > and they will prophesy. Someone I know who belongs to a church that is somewhat related to Pentecostalism (independent, no affiliation) makes a big deal about this, saying that **all believers** CAN have dreams and visions (if they ask God to "claim His promise" in vv 17-18), which they can then use to "see the spiritual realm" (her terms) which include: - discerning what the Holy Spirit wants them to do, just like how the [Holy Spirit guided several individuals in Acts](https://www.str.org/w/divine-direction-decision-making-in-the-book-of-acts) - seeing intrusions by demons that they can use to take appropriate action - etc. Her church teaching "encourages" (more like an imperative) that all believers are to seek these gifts. Otherwise: - their spiritual growth is stunted - they "remain in the flesh" - they are unable to grow to their full potential, or even worse, - the lack of "seeing the spiritual realm" will prevent them from seeing warning given by the Holy Spirit to their own peril. The question: **Is the teaching above standard Pentecostalism?** Ideally, I would like a denomination survey, but excepting Pentecostalism and possibly Catholicism, the answer from other denominations would most likely be in the negative. Please comment if I should ask this question to other denominations as well, as it might be interesting to see how different denominations provide the reason why the answer is a "no".
Asked by GratefulDisciple (27012 rep)
Aug 26, 2020, 07:34 PM
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