Have you ever counted the number of prophecies, visions, dreams, and angelic visits in the Bible?
Here are some ones related to Jesus' earthly life.
Mt 1:20
But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
Mt 2:12
And having been warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.
Mt 2:13
Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him."
Mt 2:19
But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said,
Mt 2:22
But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Then after being warned by God in a dream, he left for the regions of Galilee,
Mt 27:19
While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent him a message, saying, "Have nothing to do with that righteous Man; for last night I suffered greatly in a dream because of Him."
Mt 17:9
And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.
Lu 1:22
But coming out, he was not able to speak to them, and they recognized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he was making signs to them and continued dumb.
Lu 12:51
Do you think that I came to give peace in the earth? No, I say to you, But rather division.
Lu 24:23
and not finding His body,
they came saying to have seen a vision of angels also, who say Him to be alive.
And later...
Ac 8:26
But an angel of
the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Rise up and go along south on the highway going down to Jerusalem to Gaza. This is
a deserted
place .
Ac 10:3,
7
About the ninth hour of the day, he saw plainly in a vision an angel of God coming to him, and saying to him, Cornelius!
And when the angel speaking to Cornelius went away, calling two of his servants and a devout soldier of those continually waiting on him,
Ac 10:22
And they said, Cornelius, a centurion, a just man and
one fearing God, and being testified to by all the nation of the Jews, was divinely warned by a holy angel to call you to his house and to hear words from you.
Ac 11:13
And he told us how he saw an angel in his house, standing and saying to him, Send men to Joppa, and send for Simon who is surnamed Peter...
Ac 12:7,
8, 9
And, behold! An angel of the Lord stood by, and a light shone in the building. And striking Peter's side, he raised him up, saying, Rise up in haste! And the chains fell off from his hands.
And the angel said to him, Gird yourself, and bind on your sandals. And he did so. And he said to him, Throw around your garment and follow me.
And going out, he followed him, and did not know that this happening through the angel was real, but he thought he saw a vision.
Ac 12:10
And going through a first and a second guard, they came on the iron gate leading into the city, which opened to them of itself. And going out, they went on one street; and instantly the angel withdrew from him.
Ac 12:11
And having come, Peter said within himself, Now I know truly that the Lord sent out His angel and plucked me out of Herod's hand, and out of all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
Ac 12:15
But they said to her, You are raving. But she insisted, holding it to be so. And they said, It is his angel.
Ac 12:23
And instantly an angel of
the Lord struck him, because he did not give the glory to God. And having been eaten by worms, his soul went out.
Ac 27:23
For tonight stood by me an angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
Ac 2:17
`AND IT SHALL BE IN THE LAST DAYS,' God says, `THAT I WILL POUR FORTH OF MY SPIRIT ON ALL MANKIND; AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS SHALL PROPHESY, AND YOUR YOUNG MEN SHALL SEE VISIONS, AND YOUR OLD MEN SHALL DREAM DREAMS;
Jude 1:8
Yet in the same way these men, also by dreaming, defile the flesh, and reject authority, and revile angelic majesties.
1Ti 3:16
And confessedly, great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in flesh, was justified in Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among nations,
was believed on in
the world, was taken up in glory.
Heb 13:2Do not forget hospitality, for by this some unknowingly took in angels as guests.
Re 1:1
A Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to Him to show to His slaves things which must occur quickly. And He signified by sending through His angel to His slave, John...
Notice that an angel, dream, or vision came when there was a need to reveal information. The world speaks of psychics who possess powers, but Christianity speaks of God's power that works in people. We are clay vessels.