Question 1

What does "Vision" mean in the King James Bible?

Accepted Answer

In the KJV, "Vision" means "strategic plan." The divine origin. 'Where there is no vision, the people perish' did not mean 'without strategic planning, organizations fail.' It meant 'without prophetic revelation from God, the people cast off restraint.' Chazon was God's word breaking into human consciousness -- not a whiteboard brainstorming session.

Question 2

Why did the word "Vision" disappear from modern English?

Accepted Answer

Hebrew chazon ('divine revelation/prophetic disclosure from God') secularized into 'a clear plan for the future' -- corporate 'vision statements' replaced prophetic encounters with God. The word was at peak usage around 1611 and declined by still used but secularized (~1950).

Question 3

What modern word replaced "Vision"?

Accepted Answer

"Vision" was replaced by: "plan" (though this human strategy; chazon was god pulling back the curtain to show what he intended); "mission statement" (though this corporate document; prophetic vision was an overwhelming encounter with divine reality); "goal" (though this human aspiration; chazon was received, not generated -- god spoke, the prophet saw).

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